Archive for June, 2010

Mental Illness: New Study Explores Link with Creativity; NAMI Events Include Music, Drama and Other Arts

WASHINGTON, June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is focusing on films, music and other creative arts this week—at the same time that a new scientific study has found a possible explanation for the link between mental illness and  uninhibited...
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Helping Others Enhances Treatment and Recovery

CHICAGO, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Women seeking to overcome an eating disorder or addiction still face numerous hurdles once they acknowledge their disease and commit to pursuing a path of recovery. Women with advanced or multiple interconnected diseases often seek inpatient or residential...
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Anthem Resubmits Smaller Health Premium Proposal After Consumer Outrage, State Finding of Major Errors; Shows Need for Rate Regulation Bill Now Before State Legislature

Consumer Watchdog Says Average 15% Rate Could Still be Excessive Under Proposed 'Prior Review' Rate Regulations SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Anthem Blue Cross of California, under fire for substantial math errors in its proposed health premium increases averaging 25%,...
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The Placemaking Group Adds New Healthcare Consultant Client

OAKLAND, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- HFS Consultants, which provides a broad range of solutions for healthcare management, has signed on with San Francisco Bay Area public relations, marketing and web design firm, The Placemaking Group, for website development and content strategy, and media...
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Lanx Announces Corporate Leadership Change

BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Lanx, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative devices for spinal surgery, announced today that Michael DeMane has declined to assume the role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and will...
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Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Files Annual Report on Form 20-F

NANJING, China, June 30 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE: SCR), a leading manufacturer and supplier of branded generic and innovative pharmaceuticals in China, today announced the filing of its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 with the...
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URAC Survey Reveals Trends in Medical Management

WASHINGTON, June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Preliminary results from a new survey by URAC, a national leader in health care accreditation, reveals that the medical management industry is continuing to focus resources on health information technology, but the ability of consumers to access their...
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of Refinancing of its 15% Senior Secured Notes Due June 2011 With Closing of $50 Million Term Loan Due June 2013

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced that it has prepaid the remaining $63.5 million principal amount of its 15% senior secured notes.  The prepayment was made using a combination of borrowings under a new term loan and...
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Administrative Law Judge Recommends Approval for Freestanding Emergency Room in North Shelby County

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Administrative law judge James E. Wilson has recommended approval for Brookwood Medical Center to proceed with building its proposed freestanding emergency room at the intersection of Highway 119 and U.S. Highway 280 East. After reviewing more than 2,000...
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New Lancing System Delivers More Comfortable Blood Glucose Testing

LifeScan, Inc., makers of the top-selling OneTouch® Brand Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems, has introduced the new OneTouch® Delica™ Lancing System1. Now nationally available, it is designed to provide more comfortable blood glucose testing for the 18 million Americans diagnosed with...
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