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ASCO 2010: Epeius Tumor-targeted Rexin-G Prolongs Survival in Gemcitabine-resistant Metastatic Pancreas Cancer in Advanced Phase I and II Studies

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation today announces the results of the clinical study entitled ‘Phase I and II Studies of Intravenous Rexin-G as Monotherapy for Gemcitabine-resistant Metastatic Pancreas Cancer’ at the ASCO Annual Meeting on June 6, 2010. The presentation will be discussed by Dr. Howard W. Bruckner, Bruckner Oncology, New York, NY.

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Epeius Tumor-Targeted Nanoparticle-based Gene Delivery Provides Evidence of Therapeutic Vaccination in Patients with Metastatic Cancer

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation today announces the clinical results of the study entitled ‘A Phase I/II Study of Intravenous Rexin-G and Reximmune-C for Cancer Immunotherapy: The GeneVieve Protocol’ at the ASCO Annual Meeting on June 6, 2010. The presentation will be made by Dr. Jorge G. Ignacio, Chairman of the Cancer Institute and Bioethics Committee-Philippine General Hospital, and Principal Investigator of the study.

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Web-based Home Care Software from ContinuLink Now Integrates with Cardiocom

ATLANTA, Ga. — ContinuLink, a leader in Web-based home care software has announced that it has entered into a business development relationship with Cardiocom to provide a two way interface between Cardiocom’s Omnivisor Pro software application and the Web-based ContinuLink application. Cardiocom is a developer, manufacturer and clinical service provider of award-winning telehealth solutions.

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Plant and Send Customized e-cards from Virtual Flower Garden for Mother’s Day 2010

SUNRISE, Fla. — This Mother’s Day, Interim HealthCare Inc., the nation’s largest and oldest franchise healthcare company, is recognizing moms across the country with unique Mother’s Day e-cards. The e-cards allow users to share their favorite stories about their mothers and create a customized flower in her honor.

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Expert Reviews of Epeius Bio’s Targeted Genetic Medicine for Metastatic Cancer

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation, a leader in the field of targeted genetic medicine, reports the publication of three major publications in the field. The first article entitled ‘Rexin-G, A Targeted Genetic Medicine for Metastatic Cancer’ (Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, May, 2010) documents the development of Rexin-G: a tumor-targeted retrovector bearing a cytocidal cyclin G1 construct; the first targeted gene therapy vector to gain FDA Fast Track designation and Orphan Drug priorities for multiple cancer indications in the USA.

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Mother’s Day 2010 Donations Part of the Sher Institute Giving Back Program

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) is donating free In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments at upcoming fertility education seminars on May 11 and 12, in celebration of Mother’s Day on May 9, 2010. The donated treatment cycles are part of the Sher Institute ‘Giving Back’ Program.

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Topcon Medical Systems EyeRoute Imaging Software Now Available for iPhone and iPad

PARAMUS, N.J. — Topcon Medical Systems announced today that the mobile version of its successful EyeRoute(R) Image Management Suite is now available as a dedicated iPhone application from the Apple(R) iTunes store in North America. First presented in October 2009 at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting in San Francisco, EyeRoute Mobile sets the stage for connectivity on the go.

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Eularis Updated Reports Help Pharma Companies Do More for Real Growth

LONDON, U.K. — The pharmaceutical industry is facing unprecedented challenges on many fronts – a slew of patient expiries, a lack of blockbusters in the pipeline to replace the patent expiries, decreasing growth in many major markets, generic competition, constantly changing regulatory and competitive environment rendering old tools for analysis obsolete, increased pressure on CEOs to deliver shareholder growth resulting in budget cuts, downsizing, and less than optimal results.

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World TB Day: Breathe California Announces State-Wide Media Call on Tuberculosis

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tuberculosis (TB) is still a global and local threat. Hear the latest global, U.S., California, and local trends in TB, and recommendations from the experts. Breathe California is hosting a state-wide Media Call on Tuberculosis on Tuesday, March 23, 10:30 a.m. PDT. March 24th is World TB Day.

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Marty Niedelman: Theory on Cancer Cure – Fact or Fiction

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Marty Niedelman (www.martivation.com), a pharmacist from New York, claims he has the answer which will lead to the cure of Cancer. He feels that all the research scientists are leaning toward his conclusion, but are taking too much time to succeed. He has written an article explaining what he knows about [...]

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Epeius Bio’s Rexin-G® Receives High-tech Validation as Strategic Anti-cancer Agent

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation, an emerging leader in the field of targeted genetic medicine, gained international validation of the cutting-edge science behind its lead oncology product, Rexin-G, when scientists around the world rediscovered the Cyclin G1 gene to be a major locus of cancer pathogenesis and disease progression, and thus a prime [...]

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First ‘Viagra baby’ conceived through IVF using Sildenafil on a woman to aid in embryo implantation will turn 10 next month

NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine announced that the first baby conceived through IVF using Sildenafil (Viagra(R)) on a woman to aid in embryo implantation will turn 10 next month. A technique developed and pioneered by Geoffrey Sher, MD, Sildenafil suppositories are administered during In Vitro Fertilization, prior to transferring embryos [...]

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Dr. Sid Kamali joins Renaissance Surgical Arts at Newport Harbor

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Renaissance Surgical Arts at Newport Harbor, a new multi-specialty outpatient surgery center committed to setting a new standard of care in South Orange County, has named Sid Kamali, M.D., as director of anesthesia. Dr. Kamali is a board certified anesthesiologist. In his role at Renaissance at Newport Harbor, Dr. Kamali will [...]

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Epeius Biotech Reports Dose-Dependent Efficacy and Survival Benefits, Efficacy of Rexin-G in Metastatic Pancreas Cancer

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies (www.epeiusbiotech.com) confirms the first real breakthrough for pancreatic cancer seen in years; publishes a landmark report of tumor-targeted Rexin-G as stand-alone therapy in chemotherapy-resistant pancreatic cancer. Following Phase I studies at the Mayo Clinic, which affirmed the general safety of Rexin-G, advanced U.S. Phase I/II studies were undertaken, which [...]

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Tumor-targeted REXIN-G Quells Metastatic Osteosarcoma, Prostate Cancer, and Pancreas Cancer as Stand-alone Therapy

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation today announced more stunning results of its pioneering clinical studies of Rexin-G, the world’s first and, so far only, tumor-targeted genetic medicine to be validated in the clinic. Administered as stand-alone therapy in late-stage cases of chemotherapy-resistant cancer, Rexin-G® has once again accomplished what standard cancer treatments and [...]

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New York’s CityMade Logistics to Distribute Celox Blood Clotting Products

BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.K. Medical products manufacturer MedTrade Products Ltd. has selected CityMade Logistics to manage the sales, marketing and distribution of Celox(TM) blood clotting products throughout the U.S. and Canada. The 10-year-old Buffalo-based company will provide these services through CityMade Logistics – CityMade’s eCommerce, Fulfillment and Logistics division. Celox over-the-counter blood clotting products stop [...]

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Christine Joseph, RN, joins Renaissance Surgical Arts at Newport Harbor

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Renaissance Surgical Arts at Newport Harbor, a new multi-specialty outpatient surgery center committed to advancing surgical technologies and patient care available in South Orange County, has named Christine C. Joseph as clinical administrator. Joseph is an RN, Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) and Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA). She comes to [...]

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Illinois’ Affinity Healthcare LLC Announces New Physicians

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Affinity Healthcare LLC, a multi-specialty medical group practice with northwest Chicago suburban offices located in Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove, IL, is pleased to announce the addition of four physicians to the practice: Maria L. Savitt, MD, Internal Medicine — Dr. Savitt earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of [...]

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Renaissance Surgical Arts at Newport Harbor adds Michael Sundine MD to Board

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Renaissance Surgical Arts at Newport Harbor, a new cutting edge outpatient surgical facility located within the Pacific Medical Plaza building at 1640 Newport Blvd, has named Michael J. Sundine, M.D., F.A.C.S., as its physician representative to the Board of Directors. Dr. Sundine is a board certified plastic surgeon based in Newport [...]

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Long Island fertility doctor declares an end to high order multiples with groundbreaking financial subsidy for single embryo transfers

PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — Dr. David Kreiner, a nationally renowned Long Island reproductive specialist, takes on the long-standing moral and medical dilemma of multiples with a unique approach to IVF designed to make single embryo transfer (SET) the standard of care available to everyone. Kreiner’s East Coast Fertility center offers a critical twist on routine IVF [...]

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Lifemodeler Targets Lower Back Pain with New Software

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — LifeModeler, Inc., the leading global provider of biomechanical human body simulation tools and services, has released LumbarSIM(TM), a new product that adds to its family of unique “virtual prototyping” software. This latest innovation directly addresses the needs of orthopedic device manufacturers and surgeons seeking ways to respond to the growing numbers [...]

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Epeius Rexin-G Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies (www.epeiusbiotech.com) announced today that its lead product, Rexin-G, has been granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use as a second-line treatment for advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. The FDA Fast Track program, like Priority Review and Accelerated Approval, was implemented to facilitate [...]

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Alternative Medicine: Bioenergy Life Project Announces Community Event to Document Benefits of Bioenergy

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Bioenergy Life Project announces the first community event to document the benefits of Bioenergy therapy on Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis. The event will last from July 13th to 16th 2009 at the Marina Del Rey Hotel, Marina Del Rey, Calif. The Bioenergy Life Project offers the public a free [...]

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The World’s Smallest Hero! Epeius Bio’s Rexin-G, Targeted Therapy for Metastatic Cancers

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies’ Rexin-G® is the world’s smallest hero (epeiusbiotech.com). Imagine if you will, a tiny particle that can travel freely within the human body seeking out cancerous tissues and metastatic tumors that have spread far and wide. Imagine an entire army of these tiny nano-particles seeking out and accumulating to high [...]

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N.C. Mental Healthcare Providers Oppose Budget Cuts

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The North Carolina Coalition of Mental Health Providers met today regarding proposed changes to community support and mental healthcare services and to discuss the effects the recent proposed budget cuts by the N.C. House of Representatives will have on the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. The providers who met today agreed that [...]

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Practitioners Face $3 Billion Loss to Silent PPOs, says SALUS Medical Solutions

HOUSTON, Texas — SALUS Medical Solutions of Houston, Texas has developed new software technology that promises to quickly uncover unauthorized discounts, detect Silent PPO activity and spotlight undetected re-pricing methods used by insurance companies and third-party payers. The proprietary software, CLOAK2 (Computerized Logistic and Organizational Algorithmic (K)laims (K)alculator), was developed specifically to recover the lost [...]

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Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks Construction Milestone for Iain Mackenzie Medical Plaza and Surgery Center

YORK, Pa. — Congero Development, LLC, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Iain Mackenzie Medical Plaza, a new destination health care campus in York, Penn. The 7.3 acre project will include Brookeside Surgical Arts at York, a Medicare certified and Joint Commission accredited Ambulatory Surgery Facility (ASF). The namesake of the project, Dr. Iain Mackenzie, [...]

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Denver Dentist Protects His Patients from Identity Theft with idBUSINESS FTC ‘Red Flag Rules’ Compliance

DENVER, Colo. — A victim of identity theft himself in late 2008, Denver dentist Dr. Miles B. Collett this spring implemented a patient data security solution by Denver-based idBUSINESS (www.idbusiness.com). The solution, which ensures the protection of personal information and guarantees complete restoration of “prior to event” status in the event of a patient data [...]

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Epeius’ Rexin-G Controls Tumor Growth and Improves Survival in Chemotherapy-Resistant Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies (www.epeiusbiotech.com) today announced the results of two related studies using Rexin-G, a tumor-targeted anti-cancer agent designed to seek-out and destroy metastatic cancers that have spread throughout the body. While Rexin-G is currently approved for the treatment of all solid tumors in the Republic of the Philippines, Epeius Biotech is [...]

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idBUSINESS Receives Metro Denver Dental Society Endorsement for FACTA ‘Red Flag Rules’ I.D. Theft Compliance

DENVER, Colo. — idBUSINESS, a Denver-based identity theft security expert and identity recovery services provider today became the preferred provider of the Metro Denver Dental Society (MDDS) for the provision of “Red Flag Rules” compliance solutions to its more than 1,500 members. In February 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) explicitly included healthcare practices in [...]

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North Carolina Doctor Gets Your Head on Straight with Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Atlas Family Chiropractic is excited to announce that they are offering state-of-the-art chiropractic therapies in their new Asheville, NC office located in the Pioneer Building at 190 Broadway Avenue, Suite 202. Dr. David Nygaard, MS, MBA, DC, Board Certified Atlas Orthogonist, Palmer College Graduate and owner of Atlas Family Chiropractic is a [...]

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Glaucoma Research Foundation to Host Update on Higher Incidence of Glaucoma among Asians

SAN FRANCISO, Calif. — The Glaucoma Research Foundation with Hisako and Paul I. Terasaki, MD will host an update and reception on Thursday, May 7, 2009 to detail newly released research into the incidence of glaucoma in the Asian American Community. “Asians and Glaucoma: A Different Spectrum of the Disease” will be presented by Shan [...]

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Pastor Craig X Rubin says Obama Supports Gang Violence with White House Policies

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Pastor Rubin of The Family Church takes donations for medical marijuana at his Beverly Hills Green Cross located at 2370 Robertson Blvd. in Los Angeles. The Pastor says, “Obama is missing the boat on cannabis and Clinton’s policy promotes the type of violence we are seeing in Mexico rather than ending [...]

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Medical Tourism for Cancer Treatment? Choosing a Mexican Cancer Clinic

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Every year, thousands of US citizens travel to Mexico for cancer treatment, because clinics there offer non-toxic therapies and the cost is much less expensive, says TMD Unlimited, a medical tourism corporation. When Tom Teeter was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), he went to three different Mexican clinics, and had good [...]

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New DNA Test is Basis for Groundbreaking In Vitro Fertilization Refund Plan

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Sher Institutes of Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) announced today the introduction of the world’s first CGH-Risk Sharing Plan that guarantees qualified IVF patients a baby or offers a full refund of the clinic’s medical fees. CGH is an acronym for Comparative Genomic Hybridization – a genetic process that analyzes the chromosomal [...]

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Special Equestrians Announces Launch of New Program for Children Diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum

WARRINGTON, Pa. — Special Equestrians is proud to announce the launch of a new program for children diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. “We successfully completed a pilot of this program and were so pleased with the results that we are opening the group to our currently enrolled riders.” Deb Saffern, one of the Occupational Therapists [...]

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Cutting Edge Surgery Center to Bring a New Standard of Care to Newport Harbor Area Patients

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Renaissance Surgical Arts at Newport Harbor announced today it is entering its final phase of construction and near completion. The center will be a Medicare and Joint Commission accredited Ambulatory Surgical Facility and is expected to open in Spring 2009. The professionally managed, but majority physician-owned facility will represent a new [...]

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PreViser Corp and MacPractice Announce Cooperation Agreement

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — PreViser Corporation, a world leader in risk and disease analytic software designed to enhance treatment planning for patients affected by oral disease, today announced a cooperation agreement with MacPractice, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of dental practice management software running on the Macintosh computer platform. The agreement will involve cooperation in [...]

TOPICS: Apple, iPhone and iPod, Medical, Newsdesk, Software, State: Washington
 
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New Study Finds Lifeclinic Self-Testing Health Stations in Workplace Help Reduce Obesity and Hypertension

BURTONSVILLE, Md. — A new study finds that Lifeclinic automated self-testing health stations in the workplace are a valuable tool for employees and employers in the management of hypertension and obesity. Results of the study appear in the January 2009 issue of Postgraduate Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal. The study analyzed blood pressure and weight [...]

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2009 TEPR Awards Honorees Announced: iChart(TM) for iPhone Awarded ‘Hot Product’

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — The Medical Records Institute last week awarded iChart(TM) EMR from Caretools as one of the most innovative healthcare information technology products of the year. The award was presented at the 2009 TEPR+ meeting held in Palm Springs California. TEPR Awards identify outstanding health information technology and electronic medical record (EMR) innovations [...]

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HeartIT Launches Free Portal for Managing Diagnostic-quality Medical Images

DURHAM, N.C. — Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT(R)) today publicly announced the world’s first free website allowing patients to upload and share diagnostic-quality medical images using nothing but a standard web browser, www.webpax.com. “Patients can literally email a web link to someone halfway around the world allowing them to instantly view movies of a beating heart,” [...]

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Epeius Bio’s Rexin-G Shrinks Metastatic Tumors and Triples Survival Time in Chemo-Resistant Pancreatic Cancer

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies (epeiusbiotech.com) announced the results of a U.S. Phase I/II study evaluating the safety and efficacy of Rexin-G in chemotherapy-resistant metastatic pancreatic cancer (ASCO GI Symposium, #249; Sant P Chawla, P.I., Santa Monica CA, January 2009). Rexin-G was well tolerated and there was no dose-limiting toxicity. At Dose Level I, [...]

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Rexin-G Controls Tumor Growth and Improves Survival in Chemotherapy-Resistant Soft Tissue Cancers

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies announced today the results of Phase I/II and II studies of Rexin-G in chemotherapy-resistant metastatic soft tissue sarcoma and osteosarcoma, as presented by Dr. Sant P. Chawla, principal investigator, at the CTOS 14th annual meetings held in London UK on November 13-15, 2008. Patients received repeated infusions of Rexin-G [...]

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Rexin-G Clinical Trials for Pancreatic Cancer and Breast Cancer Open in New York

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation announced today the expansion of clinical trials using intravenous Rexin-G for pancreatic cancer and breast cancer in Manhattan, New York. Rexin-G is the world’s first tumor-targeted genetic medicine that is designed to seek out and destroy both primary tumors and metastatic cancers that have spread throughout the body. [...]

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Doctor Travels From Michigan to Mongolia to Lend a Helping Hand

DETROIT, Mich. — Allure Medical Spa announces that Dr. Kotlus, a cosmetic and oculofacial plastic surgeon in Shelby Township, Michigan, spent the last two weeks of September, 2008 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on a humanitarian medical mission. He worked with a group of Mongolian surgeons to train them in eyelid and facial reconstructive surgery. He assisted [...]

TOPICS: Global Aid, Medical, Newsdesk, State: Michigan
 
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Free Fertility Consultations Offered by Sher Institutes During National Infertility Awareness Week

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Sher Institutes for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM(R)) announced today that their physicians across the country will offer free fertility consultations in support of National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW), which runs October 19-25, 2008. Conceived by Resolve: the National Infertility Association, NIAW is in its 19th year. The theme this year is [...]

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Virginia Surgeons Perform Groundbreaking Minimally Invasive Surgery for Chest Deformity

NORFOLK, Va. — Surgeons at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) have successfully performed a groundbreaking, minimally invasive surgery on three patients with pectus carinatum, a chest-wall deformity that causes the chest to jut out like the breast of a bird. The rare condition, also known as pigeon chest, can sometimes be treated with [...]

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Epeius Biotechnologies Reveals a New Generation of Tools for Medical Gene Delivery

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation today announced the publication of another landmark paper describing recent technological advances in medical gene delivery. The latest scientific paper, entitled “Targeting metastatic cancer from the inside: A new generation of targeted gene delivery vectors enables personalized cancer vaccination in situ,” was published in the October issue of [...]

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Natalie Schultz, M.D. Joins Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Illinois

PEORIA, Ill. — The Sher Institutes for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM(R)) have announced that Natalie Schultz, M.D. will assume the role of Medical Director of SIRM-Central Illinois, located in Peoria. Dr. Schultz brings to SIRM more than 20 years’ experience in assisted reproductive technologies. She has been involved with top IVF programs in Chicago, Boston and [...]

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Harvard Doctor’s New Service Offers Peace of Mind to Florence and Tuscany Travelers

BOSTON, Mass. — Navigate Health International, an innovator in international medical assistance services, announces its first service line, Florence Medical Assistance. Florence Medical Assistance is a service providing coordinated access to medical care for internationals living in or visiting Florence, Italy, and the nearby Tuscan countryside. This service, with its high level of in-person client [...]

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LifeModeler Gives $400K Grant to Inmotion Musculoskeletal Institute

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — A software grant that could lead to orthopedic surgeons being able to immediately gauge the effectiveness of implanted joints has been announced by LifeModeler, Inc. The company, a leading global provider of biomechanical human body simulation tools and services, will provide $400,000 of software and services to InMotion Musculoskeletal Institute and [...]

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Epeius Biotechnologies Rexin-G® for Metastatic Cancer Highlighted by National Cancer Institute Journal

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation today announced that Rexin-G, its lead product in development for metastatic cancer, has been highlighted in a recent NEWS article published by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI, Sept. 9, 2008). The article, authored by Vickie Brower, describes recent advances and new approaches in genetic medicine [...]

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Ohio’s First and Largest Outpatient Pain Clinic Continues to Grow Despite Weak Economy

CENTERVILLE, Ohio — Dr. Richard Donnini, President and Founder of the Pain Evaluation & Management Center of Ohio has recently announced that Dr. Mark Thomas, one of the most renowned addiction and pain medicine specialists in the State of Ohio, has joined the team at PEMCO. This outpatient pain clinic is unique in many ways, [...]

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California Foot Surgeon Receives International Recognition

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Orange County foot surgeon Dr. Richard Moy is widely recognized as the developer of “virtually pain-free” bunion surgery. Normally, bunion surgeries are painful and require lengthy recovery time. But signed patient affidavits (compiled since July of 2005) confirm that 97% of Dr. Moy’s patients describe their surgery and recovery as virtually [...]

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Popular Orthopedics Medical Handbook Now Available in Portuguese

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Due to high demand in Brazil, a popular medical handbook, “Fracture Classifications in Clinical Practice” (ISBN: 978-184-628-0252), has recently been published in Portuguese by DiLivros Publishing company. Authored by Dr. Seyed Behrooz Mostofi, FRCS (Tr&Orth), the book benefits an array of orthopedic medical professionals and helps them to communicate with greater [...]

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With Capzule, Electronic Medical Records Are No Longer Limited to Physicians with Deep Pockets

LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich. — Webahn Inc. announces the launch of an online electronic medical records application – Capzule.com. This new system makes it affordable for small physician groups to make the switch. The launch of Capzule comes at an ideal time. A recent study appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine that reported many [...]

TOPICS: Medical, News: Taxes and Accounting, News: Websites, Newsdesk, Software, State: Michigan
 
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PreViser Appoints Dr. Randy R. Nolf Director of Medical Technology

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — PreViser Corporation, a leader in oral health risk assessment and management, announced that Dr. Randy R. Nolf, DDS has been appointed as their new Director of Medical Technology. PreViser (www.previser.com) has the only patented, research-validated software that allows all dental professionals to accurately analyze patients’ current oral health and future risk [...]

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Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter Foundation and The ALS Association Announce Opening of ALS Clinic at Pitt County Memorial Hospital

GREENVILLE, N.C. — The ALS Association – Jim “Catfish” Hunter Chapter today announced that Pitt County Memorial Hospital will open an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) clinic in late September. ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to progressive paralysis usually [...]

TOPICS: Hospitals, Medical, News: Non-Profit Organization, Newsdesk, State: North Carolina
 
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Affinity Healthcare LLC Launches Travel Medicine Services in Illinois

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Affinity Healthcare LLC, a medical group practice with northwest Chicago suburban offices located in Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, and Arlington Heights, announces new Travel Medicine services offered at the 1538 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL office. This international travel consultation and inoculation service is open to established patients of Affinity [...]

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FDA Grants Epeius Biotechnologies Rexin-G® A Third Orphan Drug Designation

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation today announced that Rexin-G has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of all soft tissue sarcomas. This latest approval is the third clinical indication for which Rexin-G has been formally recognized by the FDA in the United States. [...]

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Epeius Biotechnologies’ Tumor-Targeted Rexin-G Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for The Treatment of Osteosarcoma

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation today announced that Rexin-G has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of osteosarcoma. Based on several criteria, including the rarity, seriousness, and current lack of effective therapies for metastatic osteosarcoma, as well as the scientific and medicinal merit [...]

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Fertility Specialist, Steven A. Brody, M.D., Ph.D. to Anchor New San Diego Medical Institute

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Sher Institutes for Reproductive Medicine(R) (SIRM) have announced the opening of an office in La Jolla, California, with Dr. Steven A. Brody accepting the position of Scientific Director and attending physician. Dr. Brody is a world renowned physician, author, and reproductive health expert with longstanding ties to San Diego. Sher Institutes [...]

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Pamela Madsen, Founder of American Fertility Association Joins One of the Nation’s Largest Infertility Care Networks

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Sher Institutes for Reproductive Medicine(R) announced today that Pamela Madsen has been named as Director of Client/Practice Relations to service its 15 offices across the United States. Additionally, Ms. Madsen will be representing ReproCure, a reproductive genetics laboratory, to help promote its mission of providing fertility preservation (egg freezing/banking) services [...]

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Intravenous Infusions of Epeius Rexin-G Demonstrates Dose-Dependent Anti-Tumor Activity Without Toxicity

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies announced today the results of an on-going Phase I/II study of Rexin-G for metastatic bone and soft tissue sarcoma (J Clin Oncol 26: 14509, 2008). Rexin-G is the first and so far only targeted gene therapy vector that has been tested in the clinic (Nature Reviews/Genetics 2007). In this [...]

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Detroit Dads Opt for Cosmetic Enhancement, Not Power Tools, This June

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — “Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter,” said Satchel Paige… but, if you ask the men that frequent cosmetic surgeon Mark Berkowitz’s office (Accents Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa) they will explain how powerful the mind can be. In our society that values [...]

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Intravenous Infusions of Rexin-G Followed by Reximmune-C Induce Tumor Necrosis and Recruitment of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes

SAN MARINO, Calif. — ASCO 2008 — Epeius Biotechnologies announced today that the results of a Phase I Feasibility Study of sequential targeted gene delivery-using Rexin-G followed by Reximmune-C-for cancer vaccination will be presented at the ASCO meetings in Chicago on June 1, 2008 (J Clin Oncol 26:3077, 2008). Rexin-G and Reximmune-C are pathotropic (disease-seeking) [...]

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M2SYS Fingerprint Software Integrated with Medical Marijuana Dispensary Solution

ATLANTA, Ga. — M2SYS Technology, an award-winning fingerprint biometrics research and development firm, announced today that it has finalized an agreement with IMCL (Innovative Marijuana Caregiver Logistics), a leading provider of inventory and patient management solutions to the medical marijuana dispensary industry. Through this agreement, IMCL has exclusive rights to integrate the Bio-Plugin(TM) fingerprint solution [...]

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TARGETED GENE DELIVERY IN VIVO: Rexin-G Monotherapy Reveals Significant Biological Activity without Toxicity

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies announced today the promising results of an on-going United States-based Phase I/II study of Rexin-G for metastatic breast cancer that is refractory to conventional chemotherapy (J Clin Oncol 26:14509, 2008). This clinical trial employed intra-patient dose-escalations of Rexin-G given i.v. two to three times a week for 4 weeks, [...]

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Affinity Healthcare Receives Accreditation for CT and Ultrasound

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Affinity Healthcare LLC’s diagnostic imaging practice located at 1051 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights, IL was recently awarded accreditation for Computed Tomography (CT), as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Affinity Imaging has also been awarded accreditation by the ACR for Nuclear Medicine and [...]

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PreViser and Oral Health Innovations Ltd Form UK Partnership

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — PreViser Corporation (www.previser.com), a Washington State-based provider of patented oral disease and risk assessment technology to the dental profession, announced today the finalization of a licensing agreement with Oral Health Innovations (OHI) Ltd (www.previser.co.uk) of Birmingham, England to market PreViser technology to dentists within the United Kingdom and the Republic of [...]

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Illinois Based Affinity Healthcare, LLC Adds New Physicians

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Affinity Healthcare, LLC is pleased to announce the recent addition of two new physicians to its Internal Medicine clinical staff. Established in 2007, Affinity Healthcare LLC was created by the merger of the Northwest Chicago Suburban medical practices formerly named Greater Northwest Medical Group, North Suburban Internists, and Adult Care Specialists. [...]

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Interim Analysis of Phase I/II Study of Rexin-G Confirms Efficacy with No Dose Limiting Toxicity

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation announced today that Interim Analysis of an on-going Phase I/II study of Rexin-G for pancreatic cancer confirmed Rexin-G’s anti-tumor activity with no major toxicity in patients with metastatic chemotherapy-resistant pancreatic cancer. The clinical trial design includes 5 escalating doses of intravenous Rexin-G.

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Back Pain Treatment Proven 86-Percent Effective, According to Dr. Scott Bender, D.C.

STAMFORD, Conn. — Approximately 80 percent of Americans suffer from low back pain. Second to the common cold, low back pain is the number one reason for a visit to a primary care doctor. And it is the fifth most frequent cause of hospitalization. Dr. Scott Bender, D.C., of the Connecticut Spine & Health Center in Stamford, Connecticut, offers hope for those who suffer from the agonizing, oft-times debilitating pain of low back ailments.

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PreViser, White Cross, to Provide Oral Disease Analysis

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — PreViser Corporation, a Washington State-based provider of patented oral disease and risk assessment software technology to the dental industry, announced today the finalization of a licensing agreement with White Cross GmbH of Lindau, Germany, to market PreViser technology to dentists within Germany, Austria and portions of Switzerland.

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National Social Work Month Honored by Interim HealthCare

SUNRISE, Fla. — Interim HealthCare, one of the nation’s largest home care and health care staffing companies, proudly recognizes the important role Social Workers play in home care, hospice and hospitals throughout the year and during National Social Work Month.

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Safe Return! Offers Public Service Emergency Care Seminars

HEATHSVILLE, Va. — Safe Return! Wilderness Emergency Care & Survival Training Center, an independent American Safety and Health Institute authorized training center, is offering schools, groups, and organizations with outdoor and public safety interests free medical emergency care seminars as an outreach and public information service.

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Detroit Cosmetic Surgeon Offers Lip Tips You’ll Love: Luscious Lips Improve Valentine Celebrations

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Dr. Mark Berkowitz, Medical Director of Accents Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa, is just in time to prepare pouty lips and transform thin lips for a special Valentine’s Day. Berkowitz has just released a free, fact-filled report, entitled: “Lip Tips You’ll Love.”

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New Laser Skin Resurfacing Procedure Offers Traditional Laser Results with Fraction of Pain and Recovery Time

DETROIT, Mich. — Though we were all born with smooth, baby-soft skin the effects of time and heredity begin to show on the faces of Detroiter’s of all ages. Dr. Mark Berkowitz of Accents Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa has reintroduced many people to more vibrant, youthful, and healthy-looking skin with a single, 30-minute in-office treatment using the newest fractional laser technology imported just last month from Italy.

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MedSort Online Health Record System Ensures Patient Privacy and Physician Efficiency

ENCINO, Calif. — In December 2007, MedSort.com, a premier online personal medication list management system, launched a comprehensive personal health records system – MedSort Health(TM) – which empowers consumers and patients to take control of their health records.

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Detroit Cosmetic Surgeon Unveils His Top Picks, Declaring 2008 as the Year of Patient Satisfaction

DETROIT, Mich. — While Dr. Mark Berkowitz’s patients complain frequently about drooping eyelids, sagging skin, and deep wrinkles, these days their main concerns are how to avoid surgery, anesthesia, lengthy recovery time, and hefty surgical fees. To satisfy his patients, Berkowitz and his Accents Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa now has a cache of non-surgical services to address this wildly growing trend.

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