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1 - Secretary Sebelius Releases $27.8 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Expand the Use of Health Information Technology
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards totaling $27.8 million to health center-controlled networks and large multi-site health centers to implement electronic health records (EHR) and other health information technology (HIT...
2 - The Seltzer Group Teams with St. Luke’s Miners Memorial Hospital to Provide Insurance and Health Services
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Schuylkill County’s The Seltzer Group, a member of Keystone Insurers Group, announces it has formed an alliance with St. Luke’s Miners Memorial Hospital to provide medical insurance solutions and occupational health services to...
3 - Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Announces New Social Business Model to Transform the Health Care Landscape for Girls in Bangladesh
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - At the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York City today, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, alongside President William Jefferson Clinton, announced the launch of the Grameen Nurse Institute, a new social business-based health care model that prioritizes...
4 - Product Partners Powers Social Business Model Using Liferay Software
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Liferay, Inc., provider of leading open source software for the enterprise, announced the recent launch of TeamBeachBody.com, a revenue-generating social network built using the award-winning Liferay Portal. The site was commissioned by Product...
5 - Positron Sees Global Growth in Nuclear Cardiology and Announces Pulse CDCC® Sale to Pakistan Institute
INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Positron Corporation (OTCBB:POSC) a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, announces the sale of a Pulse CDCC® camera to CPE Institute Of Cardiology in Multan, Pakistan. The Pulse CDCC®, a compact digital cardiac...
6 - Baron & Budd, P.C. Sponsors CURE Media Group Book on Mesothelioma
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Baron & Budd, P.C. has sponsored the publication of a new informational book on mesothelioma titled Understanding Mesothelioma. Understanding Mesothelioma was published by CURE Media Group, L.P., which also publishes CURE, a magazine dedicated to...
7 - ICF International Awarded Over $17M Task Order to Support Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Underage Drinking Prevention Initiatives
FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Macro International (ICF Macro), a subsidiary of ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI), was recently awarded a new task order under its U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA...
8 - H-TRIO Incorporated Announces the Launch of EGCG-based, Metabolism-Boosting Green Tea Collection
CALGARY-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Canadian owned and Calgary-based H-TRIO™ Incorporated, makers of H3O4U™ , announced today the launch of Tea It Up™, a collection of green tea formulas that contain the natural and potent antioxidant EGCG that helps boost your metabolism. H-TRIO...
9 - Singing Means Survival for Breast Cancer Victim
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Breast cancer. These two words strike fear into the heart of every woman. Facing the challenge of breast cancer following a diagnosis is often overwhelming. For Marguerite Paustenbach, her secret weapon in the fight against breast cancer turned out to...
10 - As Temperatures Cool, Brown Recluse Spiders Are Not So Reclusive
FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Although a frequently misidentified species, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) reminds homeowners of the real health threats posed by the brown recluse spider as fall begins. With bites that can take three hours to develop and three...
11 - SafeStitch Medical, Inc. to Present at UBS 2009 Global Life Sciences Conference
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - SafeStitch Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:SFES) announced today that senior management will present at the UBS 2009 Global Life Sciences Conference on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 12:30 PM EDT. The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York...
12 - ADAO Congratulates the Acting U.S. Surgeon General, Steven K. Galson, and Thanks the U.S. Senate for Efforts to Encourage Warning About Asbestos Dangers
REDONDO BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) today announced its support for the Surgeon General’s statement acknowledging the dangers of asbestos and thanks the U.S. Senate for continued efforts to encourage a warning. The discovery...
13 - Walk on National Mall in November to Benefit Lung Cancer Research
ARLINGTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - A young Bethesda family is taking their personal battle with lung cancer to the National Mall in November, hosting a fundraising walk to benefit lung cancer research. Breathe Deep DC — a 5k walk on the National Mall on November 15th &mdash...
14 - 100 Best Money-Saving Health Tips: Women’s Health Website Lifescript.com Reveals Hundreds of Secrets for Getting Free or Low-Cost Health Care
MISSION VIEJO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Lifescript.com, the leading women’s health website, today published its list of top 100 tips for slashing your family’s health care costs. The special report, 100 Money-Saving Health Tips, reveals little-known strategies for getting...
15 - US Expert Bill Marler Urges UK Adoption of US Petting Zoo Guidelines to Prevent E. coli Outbreaks
SURREY, England-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - News that a large and growing outbreak of highly toxic E. coli O157:H7 linked to the Gladstone Farm and Playbarn in Surrey, England has led E. coli expert Bill Marler to urge animal exhibitors on both sides of the Atlantic to implement existing...
16 - New Weight Loss Training Packages Incorporate 360-Degree Approach for Sustainable Change at California Health & Longevity Institute
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - More than 60 percent of the United States population is considered overweight or obese, contributing to chronic health issues including heart disease and diabetes. California Health & Longevity Institute experts in the fields of...
17 - Campbell Soup Company Teams up with Style Expert Tim Gunn in Search of Red Dress Designs From the Heart, For the Heart
CAMDEN, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) is launching the fourth year of its heartwarming, heart-health campaign with a personal touch — inviting Americans to share their connections to heart disease and channel their inspiration to create the next...
18 - Spanish and English Webinars on Keeping Restaurants Healthy During Flu Season Offered by National Restaurant Association and Ecolab
ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Ecolab Inc. and the National Restaurant Association today announced that they will partner to present two webinars this week – one in English and one in Spanish – to help restaurant owners and operators protect their guests – and...
19 - MedRisk, Inc. and Coventry Workers’ Comp Services Announce New Partnership
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - MedRisk, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Coventry Workers' Comp Services (CWCS), a division of Coventry Health Care, Inc. MedRisk, a claims services and specialty managed care company serving the workers’ compensation industry, will...
20 - Zounds Acquired by Private Investors
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Zounds Hearing, a unique manufacturing and retail company focused on providing hearing aids with state-of-the-art fidelity, lower price point and professional services, has been acquired by a group of its previous investors headed by Derwood Chase and...
