Archive for March, 2010

April 6 is Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Day

PHOENIX, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arizona Legislature today recognized April 6 as Arizona Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) Awareness Day, mirroring the national month of foot health awareness established by the American Podiatric Medical Association. DPN is a serious condition that results...
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University HealthSystem Consortium Selects B. E. Smith for Interim Management and Executive Search Services

OAK BROOK, Ill., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) today announced an agreement with B. E. Smith, based in Lenexa, Kan, for interim management and executive search services. The contract was effective on March 1, 2010. B. E. Smith is a full-service health care...
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Mobility Matters: Faulty OIG Pricing Analysis is Misleading Congress, Says American Association for Homecare

WASHINGTON, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Does the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General advocate for specific policies, rather than objectively monitoring HHS programs and how well their goals are achieved? The homecare community is posing that...
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Investment Professionals, Inc.’s Donation to CASA Is Largest Corporate Contribution in Charity’s History

SAN ANTONIO, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- At its 2010 National Sales Conference held in early February, leading bank broker-dealer Investment Professionals, Inc. (IPI) announced a $50,000 donation by IPI senior management and financial consultants to Court Appointed Special Advocates for children of...
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CCS Medical Completes Financial Restructuring and Emerges From Chapter 11

CLEARWATER, Fla., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- CCS Medical, Inc. a leading provider of medical supplies, today announced that the Company has completed its financial restructuring and has emerged from protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.  Through its restructuring, CCS...
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Little City Readies Grand Opening of ‘Health & Wellness Center’ Providing Dedicated Medical and Oral Healthcare to Individuals with Autism and other Disabilities

Thanks to Northwest Community Hospital's (NCH) dental team and oral healthcare professionals from the community, Little City Foundation (LCF) will receive comprehensive information for treatment planning and service delivery for hundreds of the Chicago area's most vulnerable children and...
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Massachusetts House Passes Bill to Stiffen Penalties for Those Who Assault Nurses and Other Health Care Providers

Unanimous Vote Comes as More Than 250 Nurses Flooded the State House Pushing for Passage of Legislation to Curtail Increasing Incidents of Workplace Violence Against Health Care Workers BOSTON, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Massachusetts House of Representatives cast a unanimous vote...
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PharmMD and ChainDrugStore.net Announce New Partnership

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmMD (www.pharmmd.com), the nation's Medication Therapy Management (MTM) industry quality leader, along with  ChainDrugStore.net, the leading communication and information aggregating service for the retail pharmacy industry,  announces a new...
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More Than One-Quarter of Elderly Patients Lack Decision-Making Capacity at Death, U-M Study Says

, First large-scale study shows that those with advance directives got care they wanted, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine  ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than one in four elderly Americans lacked the capacity to make their own...
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NEWSFLASH: New Sanofi-Aventis Glucose Meters, Brought to You By AgaMatrix

Today, Sanofi-Aventis announced that it’s getting into the glucose meter manufacturing business, by partnering with a small company known for highly accurate meter technology, AgaMatrix (makers of WaveSense products, based on a patented electrochemistry formula). Reports say the new Sanofi-branded meters will be out later this year, and that this move is part of a larger...
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