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Bufete de Abogados Presenta la Primera Demanda de Minimed en Corte Federal

Defecto de Producción en Bombas de Insulina Puede Entregar la Dosis Incorrecta de Insulina.Miles de Pacientes Pueden estar en Peligro de Lesión y/o Muerte (PRWeb Feb 8, 2010)

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The New Hospital ERISA Appeals Department Program Announced for Hospital In-House Denial Management and Financial Crisis Turnaround

For The First Time In U.S. Health Care History, ERISAclaim.com Announced The Nation's First Hospital ERISA Appeal Department Program To Provide Hospital With A Turn-Key Set-Up Training For The In-House ERISA Appeals Department To Combat Commercial Managed Care Denials, Overpayment Recoupment Crisis, And Revenue Cycle Outsourcing Dilemmas For Hospital Survival, And ERISA Compliance, In Wake Of The Latest AHA Report Of More Than $36 Billion Hospital Uncompensated Care Cost (PRWeb Feb 8, 2010)

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Mesocare.org Presents Question and Answer Session for Mesothelioma Patients and Their Families

On Tuesday February 9, 2010 at 5:00 pm CST, Sharon Myers, Nurse Practitioner of MD Anderson will be taking calls and e-mails on behalf of Mesocare.org for patients and their families. (PRWeb Feb 8, 2010)

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First Cosmetic Surgeon in Canada to Offer Vectra 3D Imaging Enables Patients to See into Their Future

Dr. Cory Torgerson, a Toronto facial surgeon specializing in cutting edge facial cosmetic plastic surgery procedures and non-surgical cosmetic treatments, is the first in Canada to offer 3D Vectra Face Sculptor, giving clients a true glimpse into their future, allowing them to see post surgical results before the surgery has even begun. (PRWeb Feb 8, 2010)

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Maryland Plastic Surgeon Dr. James Vogel Selected as Physician Advisor by Baltimore Magazine for Annual ?Top Doc? Issue

Each year Baltimore Magazine publishes a list of the best doctors in the region, with the honorees being chosen by their fellow medical professionals. Baltimore rhinoplasty (http://www.drvogelplasticsurgeon.com/html/face.html#nose_reshaping) and facelift surgeon Dr. James Vogel has the distinction of serving as a physician advisor to Baltimore Magazine for the compilation of the 2009 ‘Top Docs’ list. (PRWeb Feb 6, 2010)

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Is Breast Augmentation Surgery Right for Me? Arizona Breast Surgeon Discusses Various Breast Procedures

Dr. Steven Turkeltaub performs breast augmentation and breast lift at his practice offering plastic surgery in Phoenix (http://www.arizonabreast.com/). For women who are interested in enhancing the size and/or shape of their breasts, Dr. Turkeltaub discusses the growing popularity of cosmetic enhancement with breast implants. (PRWeb Feb 6, 2010)

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Pluromed Announces Completion of Enrollment in LeGoo? Cardiac Bypass Clinical Study

Pluromed, Inc. has completed enrollment in its LeGoo™ off-pump coronary artery bypass clinical study, based on a protocol reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). When completed, the report of the study will be filed with the FDA as part of the company's submission for U.S. regulatory approval of LeGoo™. (PRWeb Feb 5, 2010)

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Children with Asthma at Higher Risk for Hospitalization on Warm, Smoggy Days

Children with asthma are at much higher risk for landing in a hospital – and even in intensive care – on days when there are higher ozone levels in the New York air, according to researchers at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center and New York University (NYU). (PRWeb Feb 5, 2010)

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LocumTenens.com Sponsors Medical Brigades to Honduras

LocumTenens.com employees travel with team to volunteer (PRWeb Feb 5, 2010)

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Midbrook Medical Uses New Products to Fight Hospital Acquired Infection

Studies have shown that up to 70% of Hospital Acquired Infections are preventable with proper infection control. With this in mind, Midbrook Medical produces several different products designed to reduce the risk of costly HAIs. (PRWeb Feb 5, 2010)

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APIC Statement in Response to Consumer Reports Article: 'Deadly infections -- Hospitals Can Lower the Risk, but Many Fail to Act'

As a patient safety advocate, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) appreciates the fact that Consumer Reports has chosen to focus on the checklist that many hospitals are using to prevent deadly bloodstream infections and has included summaries of central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates in healthcare facilities. (PRWeb Feb 4, 2010)

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Dr. Jack Gunter One of 2009?s ?Best Doctors in Dallas,? Rhinoplasty Surgeon Embraces Social Media for Community Outreach

Dallas top rhinoplasty surgeons (http://www.rhinoplasty-usa.com/html/dr-jack-gunter-rhinoplasty-surgeon-dallas-tx.html), Dr. Jack Gunter (http://www.gunter-center.com/html/dr-jack-p-gunter-plastic-surgeon-dallas.html) and Dr. C. Spencer Cochran, have been honored as two of the “Best Doctors in Dallas” for 2009 in D Magazine’s November issue on Top Doctors. As part of their continuing outreach to the community, Drs. Gunter and Cochran are embracing social media networks such as Facebook and YouTube to provide previous and prospective patients with new, state-of-the-art ways of communicating with the practice. (PRWeb Feb 4, 2010)

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Murtha Gallbladder Removal Complications Underscore Risk of Common Surgery

NY Lawyer Steven J. Schwartzapfel of Schwartzapfel, Truhowsky, Marcus P.C., has Web site dedicated to medical issues that arise from gallbladder operations. (PRWeb Feb 4, 2010)

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Utah and Colorado Implant Dentists Offers Permanent Dental Implants to Replace Missing Teeth without the Wait

One of the most revolutionary advances in dentistry is the dental implant. One practice offering dental implants in Salt Lake City (http://www.freshstartdental.com/), Clearfield, Utah, and Grand Junction, Colorado says new implant dentistry techniques provide healthier, permanent alternatives to dentures for replacing missing teeth. And Fresh Start Dental Center says… it can be done a lot faster than before. (PRWeb Feb 3, 2010)

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DDL to Host Spring Packaging Seminar

DDL, leader in medical device package, product and material testing has committed to holding a spring medical device package testing seminar in March of 2010 (PRWeb Feb 3, 2010)

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HD For More Than Your TV ? New Technologies Offer Patients High Definition Vision At Any Age

New York City ophthalmologists amongst the first to utilize cutting edge high definition technology for patients with visual impairments. (PRWeb Feb 3, 2010)

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Brain Damage: NFL ?Gets It,? American Society of Anesthesiologists Still Appears ?Asleep?

Routine anesthesia over medication is a common practice without brain monitoring. Why does the ASA appear to continue to resist calling for routine brain monitoring to avoid over medication, especially for seniors whose brains are more susceptible to those effects? Big Pharma millions appear to preclude ASA advocating greater patient safety. (PRWeb Feb 2, 2010)

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Surgical Risk Solutions, LLC Launches Revolutionary New Product: COMPLICATION INSURANCE� Providing Financial Security for Surgical Patients

COMPLICATION INSURANCE® is a patent-pending insurance product that provides accidental death and dismemberment insurance to surgical patients at a reasonable cost. For as little as $80, this unique product provides up to $200,000 worth of financial protection in case of death or other serious adverse surgical outcomes such as brain damage or loss of use of an arm or a leg. (PRWeb Feb 2, 2010)

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Austin, Texas Plastic Surgery Practice Advises Patients on the Importance of Selecting a Board-Certified Surgeon

Dr. David M. Mosier and Dr. Steven Holzman are board-certified plastic surgeons in Austin (http://www.austinplasticsurgeons.com/html/plastic-surgeon-austin-texas.html). Leaders of the Plastic Surgery Center of Austin, Drs. Mosier and Holzman say one of the main priorities for men and women who are interested in cosmetic procedures is to choose a surgeon who has been certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. In order to become board-certified, plastic surgeons must demonstrate a high level of proficiency in their field by completing a rigorous application process. (PRWeb Feb 2, 2010)

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Mesocare.org Presents ?Ask the Expert? for Mesothelioma Patients and Their Families

On Tuesday February 2, 2010 at 1:00 pm CST, Sharon Myers of MD Anderson will be taking calls and e-mails on behalf of Mesocare.org for patients and their families. (PRWeb Feb 2, 2010)

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Fitch, Standard & Poor?s Upgrade Scripps Health to AA-; Scripps to Issue $220 Million in Hospital Revenue Bonds

Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s Rating Services have upgraded Scripps Health from an A+ to a AA- rating with a stable outlook for the issuance of $220 million in California Health Facilities Finance Authority revenue bonds. Proceeds from the series 2010 revenue bonds will fund $120 million in capital projects at Scripps Health’s various patient care facilities and will reimburse Scripps Health for approximately $100 million in prior capital expenditures. (PRWeb Feb 2, 2010)

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Plug and Play Digital Camera Now Available in HD Quality Video for Surgeons, Dentists

VizVOCUS Inc., has made their popular “plug and play” medical camera, featured on the Discovery Channel and in Dental Economics Magazine, available in High Definition format. (PRWeb Feb 2, 2010)

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And the Winner is? After Online Vote, Austin Cosmetic Dentist Crowns the Most Interesting Dental Patient in the World

The contest to see who is The Most Interesting Dental Patient in the World is over. The votes are tallied. And after viewing and voting on the most creative and authentic videos submitted by contestants, Dr. Mark Sweeney, a cosmetic dentist in Austin (http://www.austindentalspa.com/html/cosmetic-dentist-austin-texas.html), is naming the lucky winner of up to $15,000 in free cosmetic dental work. (PRWeb Jan 30, 2010)

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Atlanta Snoring Institute Physician Howard Herman, M.D. Participates in Live Webcast featuring New Oral Surgery Technology

Atlanta Snoring Institute is excited to announce that Dr. Howard Herman, M.D., an expert in oral and sinus surgery (http://www.atlantasnoring.com/minimally-invasive-sinus-surgery.html), recently participated in a live web cast that explored new advances in oral surgical procedures, such as tonsillectomies. The web cast, presented by Johnson and Johnson and the Medical University of South Carolina, features Dr. Herman both and demonstrating the advantages of the new harmonic scalpel during oral surgery. (PRWeb Jan 30, 2010)

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The Brooks Group?s Sales Training Expertise Highlighted at Healthcare Device and Diagnostic Conference

The Brooks Group’s leadership in the area of sales training and development will be highlighted at the Device & Diagnostic Sales Training & Development Conference scheduled for February 8-9, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ. (PRWeb Jan 30, 2010)

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American Podiatric Medical Association Podiatrists Perform Life-Saving Amputations in Haiti

Limb removal surgery all too common since the disaster hit (PRWeb Jan 29, 2010)

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Kalamazoo, Michigan Cosmetic Dentist Celebrates 30 Years in Practice

Dr. Brett Magnuson, a cosmetic dentist in Kalamazoo, Michigan (http://www.michiganbeautifulsmiles.com/html/cosmetic-dentist-kalamazoo-michigan.html), is celebrating his 30th year of bringing healthier teeth and beautiful smiles to the region. (PRWeb Jan 28, 2010)

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The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Hosts Its 30th Annual Conference in Phoenix on April 14-18, 2010

The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) will host an unrivaled educational event at its 30th Annual Conference, Laser 2010, Phoenix, Arizona, on April 14-18, 2010 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel and Phoenix Convention Center. The conference attracts more than 2,000 scientists, clinicians, allied health professionals, industry executives and others involved in laser and light technology. A special press briefing will be held on on Friday afternoon, April 16th featuring key note speakers, award recipients and Society leadership. The Society offers complimentary registration to qualified members of the press. (PRWeb Jan 28, 2010)

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Beverly Hills Cosmetic Dentist Dr. Kevin Sands Embraces Social Media

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media sites allow us to stay more connected than ever before. As their popularity continues to grow, a cosmetic dentist in Beverly Hills (http://www.beverlyhillscosmeticdentist.com/dr-kevin-sands-cosmetic-dentist-beverly-hills-los-angeles/) has started to use these websites to reach out to patients and provide them with information and resources about his practice and treatments. (PRWeb Jan 27, 2010)

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Phoenix, Arizona Plastic Surgeon Using Social Media to Connect with Patients

Facebook and other social networking sites have redefined the ways in which people interact with each other. A Phoenix plastic surgery (http://www.turkeltaub.com/) practice has begun to use Facebook to connect with patients and to help establish a comprehensive online presence. (PRWeb Jan 27, 2010)

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Sacramento Plastic Surgery Practice Using Social Media to Connect with Patients

Facebook and other types of social media have made it easier to stay connected more easily than ever before. Chrysalis Cosmetics, a practice offering plastic surgery in Sacramento (http://www.sacramentoplastics.com/) and surrounding areas, has established a Facebook page to reach out to former, current, and prospective patients. (PRWeb Jan 27, 2010)

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ACUTE Innovations� is Awarded a U.S. Patent for the RibLoc� Rib Fracture Plating System

ACUTE Innovations® LLC is announcing the issuance of another patent on its innovative RibLoc® Rib Fracture Plating System. The system has redefined the way rib fractures are treated. (PRWeb Jan 27, 2010)

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York based Company 'Sweet Cures?', Doubles Workforce to Cope with Demand!

There is apparently no recession for York (UK) based company, Sweet Cures™, which has just doubled its workforce to cope with an ever-increasing demand for their innovative product range. Mainly Sweet Cures supplies rare sugars with positive health benefits, such as their bladder health product, Waterfall D-Mannose™, but they also supply an organic version of the natural powerful antimicrobial, Wild Oregano Oil C80™ and a range of other products such as their QuicklyTest UTItest5V™ urine test strips. The alternative health industry is apparently alive and kicking. (PRWeb Jan 26, 2010)

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New Study Reveals Protein Produced by Spleen Reduces Risk of Deadly Lung Infection

In a lead study published in the American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Ping Wang, MD Wang and his colleagues used an experimental medicine called MFG-E8 on the heels of ischemia and found that it significantly lowered the risk for ischemia reperfusion injury, a condition caused when blood flow to the organ is interrupted (during surgery, injury or disease) and then re-established. (PRWeb Jan 23, 2010)

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Birmingham, Alabama Plastic Surgeon Discusses the Importance of Selecting a Physician with Board-Certification

Dr. Grady Core, a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon performing breast augmentation in Birmingham (http://www.coreandassociates.com/breast-augmentation-birmingham-alabama.html) and other procedures at his state-of-the-art practice, is stressing the importance of selecting a plastic surgeon with the proper qualifications before considering aesthetic enhancement. (PRWeb Jan 22, 2010)

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Male Breast Reduction Surgery Prompts USF Student to Lose Over 80 Pounds and Gain a New Lease on Life

After years of suffering with gynecomastia Luke Hendrickson, 18, turned to Dr. Joseph Cruise, board certified plastic surgeon of Newport Beach, Calif., for a solution. The results of having male breast reduction surgery sparked inspiration in Luke to permanently change his lifestyle habits and lose over 80 pounds. (PRWeb Jan 22, 2010)

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Scripps Health Named to Fortune Magazine?s ?100 Best Companies to Work For? List in 2010

Scripps is one of two San Diego-based companies to make the list (PRWeb Jan 22, 2010)

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Centegra to Host 4th Annual Health Strong Woman Event

Renowned author, chef and TV personality to perform cooking demonstration (PRWeb Jan 22, 2010)

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eMindful Announces a New Course Offering on Chronic Pain in Collaboration with Dr. Jackie Gardner Nix

eMindful, the leading Internet pioneer offering live, interactive online classroom courses in mindfulness, yoga, and qigong skills, is pleased to announce our newest program: Mindfulness-Based Chronic Pain Management (MBCPM) beginning Thursday, February 8th. This course is offered in collaboration with author, and internationally recognized leader in the field of pain management, Dr. Jackie Gardner-Nix, a Chronic Pain Consultant at the Pain Clinics of two major teaching hospitals, and an assistant professor at University of Toronto, Canada. MBCPM online is a 10-week class tailored to accommodate limitations often experienced by chronic pain sufferers. (PRWeb Jan 21, 2010)

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Park Avenue Podiatric Care Opens New Office in Staten Island Specializing in Cosmetic Foot Surgery

Dr. Emanuel Sergi combines the most advanced treatment options with an eye toward aesthetics, limiting visible scarring and focusing on the health and beauty of patients’ feet. (PRWeb Jan 20, 2010)

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