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HEALTHCARE: Featured Headlines
Jan. 5--Tickets for Old Crow Medicine Show, a band that has opened for Dolly Parton at the Grand Ole Opry, toured with Merle Haggard and appears regularly on "A Prairie Home Companion," go on sale at 10 a.m. today.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:49:00 GMT
Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSI) -- announced today that David T. Blair, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Hai Tran, the Company's Chief Financial Officer are scheduled to present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Confer
Business Wire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:34:00 GMT
Jan. 5--EL PASO -- A Central El Paso health clinic will close for two days beginning Tuesday for repairs, city officials said.
El Paso Times Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:13:00 GMT
Jan. 5--DANVERS -- Within hours after Mark Haubner died Friday night in a Boston hospital after a New Year's Eve crash on Route 1, a 41-year-old averted death.
The Salem News Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:11:00 GMT
Jan. 5--PANA -- If the state of health care in Pana leaves you feeling under the weather, a meeting Tuesday could be the start of finding a cure.
Herald & Review Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:10:00 GMT
Renato Corporation (FRANKFURT: 4OZ) is in negotiations to invest in Tissu, a company that provides regenerative and rejuvenating treatments to patients.
MARKET WIRE Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:51:00 GMT
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Prism Pharmaceuticals announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the new drug application (NDA) for NEXTERONE(R) (amiodarone HCl) Injection, a novel, patent-protected, coso
PRNewswire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:15:00 GMT
BOZEN, Italy, January 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Robotics today announced that the European Union (EU) Commission and eTen have made available the first results of the SafeChemo Project it sponsored at three of its pharmacies.
PRNewswire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:13:00 GMT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- As one of Governor Crist's chosen health care insurers selected to participate in the Cover Florida plan, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) today launched its low-cost insurance plans available t
PRNewswire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:08:00 GMT
ATLANTA, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- MDdatacor, Inc., a leader in health care quality management solutions for insurers and health care providers, today announced a new contract with Summa Health Network (SHN), the physician-hospital organization of Summa
PRNewswire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:07:00 GMT
Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSI) -- announced today that David T. Blair, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Hai Tran, the Company's Chief Financial Officer are scheduled to present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Confer
Business Wire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:34:00 GMT
Jan. 3--PLATTSBURGH -- A new regional pilot program will work toward improving access to quality health care while strengthening reimbursement rates for physicians.
Press-Republican Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:28:00 GMT
Jan. 5--WASHINGTON -- The 111th Congress will convene next week determined to avoid the mistakes of two eras: the Great Depression and the Carter administration.
McClatchy Washington Bureau Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:13:00 GMT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- As one of Governor Crist's chosen health care insurers selected to participate in the Cover Florida plan, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) today launched its low-cost insurance plans available t
PRNewswire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:08:00 GMT
ATLANTA, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- MDdatacor, Inc., a leader in health care quality management solutions for insurers and health care providers, today announced a new contract with Summa Health Network (SHN), the physician-hospital organization of Summa
PRNewswire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:07:00 GMT
MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Arlington Medical Resources (AMR), a provider of premier market intelligence for the pharmaceutical and diagnostic imaging industries, finds that the number of micro-bubble echo contrast procedures performed in Oc
PRNewswire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:07:00 GMT
Jan. 5--A $400,000 CT scanner now resides at Preston Memorial Hospital, just one more tool to better serve patients.
The Dominion Post (Morgantown, W.Va.) Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:53:00 GMT
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the cardiovascular imaging market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Toshiba America Medical Systems with the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Healthcare Innovation
PRNewswire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:46:00 GMT
Sirona (Nasdaq: SIRO), a leading global manufacturer of technologically advanced, high quality dental equipment, today unveiled CEREC® AC, the world's most advanced digital impression unit for CAD/CAM dentistry.
Business Wire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:04:00 GMT
Microvision (NASDAQ:MVIS), a leader in innovative ultra-miniature projection display products for mobile devices, today announced plans to unveil the pre-production version of its laser display solution for mobile devices at Macworld Conference and E
Business Wire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:04:00 GMT
Jan. 5--The TennCare Bureau has completed the transition to a new managed care setup intended to provide more "holistic" and cost-effective care to enrollees.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:48:00 GMT
Consistent with its commitment to addressing unmet patient needs, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced the first enrollment in the company's FDA-approved clinical trial of its self-expanding (SE) Complete SE stent for the treatment of periphe
Business Wire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:04:00 GMT
Jan. 5--VCA Detwiler Animal Hospital, 22 Kenhorst Blvd., received accreditation from the American Animal Hospital Association.
Reading Eagle Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:27:00 GMT
The State of New Jersey has awarded Unisys (NYSE:UIS) a contract extension that continues the company's role as the state's Medicaid fiscal agent and Medicaid Management Information System provider.
Business Wire Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:04:00 GMT
Jan. 5--As the winter holiday season wanes, the season for kindergarten registration ramps up.
The Sacramento Bee Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:06:00 GMT
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), the largest environmental advocacy organization dedicated solely to protecting the Southeast, today announced a list of ten special places in the South that fa
NEW YORK, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To celebrate 2009, value airline JetBlue Airways today announced a New Year's More for Less Sale, with fares to more than 40 destinations in the Northeast, Florida, California and the Caribbean on sale in th
Jan. 5--CHARLOTTESVILLE -- His first basket came on a pretty turnaround jumper from the right baseline, his second on a nifty jump hook.
Jan. 5--The cost of convenience went up today on Pocahontas Parkway.
But if you think that guarantees anything, check out Sunday night's final from Chapel Hill.
Jan. 5--Let the winter weather roller coaster continue.
Jan. 5--DALLAS -- A Dancing With the Stars live show is much more about the dancing than it is about the stars.
Jan. 5--MEMPHIS -- Josh Howard's production is bouncing from one end to the other.
Jan. 5--MEMPHIS -- All streaks must die, and on Sunday afternoon the Grizzlies finally ended Dallas' dominance.
Jan. 5--What amazes Tracey Carr the most about her brother, Capt. Frank Michael, is that the U.S. Navy ship he commands has a crew complement larger than the population of the borough where they grew up.
NEW YORK _ "Waltz With Bashir," an Israeli's memoir of his nation's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, and "Happy-Go-Lucky," a British feature about a cockeyed optimist, were named top movies of 2008 by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) Saturday.
MUSIC AND technology have walked hand in hand since the dawning of records and radio in the early 1900s.
The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Friday, Jan. 2:
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Philadelphia Brewing Co. is pleased to announce the release of their fourth offering in the brewery's Select Ale Series.
PHILADELPHIA _ Although it pales beside the loss of a loved one, today's complex financial system has created a new headache for grieving relatives to cope with: identity theft.
Dec. 31--BLUEFIELD, Va. -- A large contingent from the Hokie Nation is either in Florida, on the way to the Sunshine State or staying at home to watch their beloved Virginia Tech Hokies as they square off against the Cincinnati Bear Cats tonight at 8
Records: Virginia Tech 9-4, Cincinnati 11-2
CINCINNATI, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation today confirmed another step in previously announced executive transitions with the retirement from active employment of Vice Chairman James E. Benoski, effective January
Dec. 23--Individual businesses can't change the housing market, but they can change what they build into it.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation announced that on December 19, 2008, its lead property casualty insurance subsidiary, The Cincinnati Insurance Company, appointed Watkins Insurance Group, with locations i
Jan. 5--The Blue Jackets' already- depleted cast of forwards absorbed two more blows yesterday.
Detroit got its final points on a goaltending violation in an 88-87 victory Sunday over the Los Angeles Clippers -- the Pistons' seventh consecutive win.
Jan. 4--Political decisions don't get bigger than the one that Detroiters will make in less than 60 days.
Jan. 4--Despite the state's economic woes, mass transit advocates saw significant progress in late 2008 toward proposed light rail and mass transit projects in southeast Michigan.
Jan. 4--General Motors unveiled photographs of its redesigned Cadillac SRX today.
Jan. 5--The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch -- alerting Baltimore metro area residents to the possibility of freezing rain and sleet -- for Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning.
Jan. 4--Steven Graham was just 14 when he was shot and killed Nov. 18 while riding his bicycle in front of a fire station in Brooklyn.
Jan. 2--Murray Steinberg, a Baltimore-area gynecologist who nurtured a lifelong passion for physics by attending college-level science classes for decades, died of pancreatic cancer Tuesday at his Pikesville home.
LAUREL, Md., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for residents and visitors in Baltimore, Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with two new cell sites.
WASHINGTON - The Washington Post and The (Baltimore) Sun, facing cost pressures as advertising revenue continues to sink, said Tuesday that they will share some stories, photos and news content starting next year.
Jan. 5--SALEM -- A Salem woman has written and designed a book that traces the history of Boston women who had prominent roles in the field of law and the fight for equality.
Jan. 5--CHAPEL HILL -- Tyrese Rice was embarrassed by Boston College's performance against North Carolina at the Dean E. Smith Center last season.
Jan. 5--CHAPEL HILL -- Boston College dropped a bombshell on the opening night of the ACC season last night by powering past top-ranked North Carolina at the Smith Center and ending its hopes of unbeaten season.
Jan. 5--Still cruising with a full tank, Bang Camaro will unveil a new model for 2009 when sophomore album "Bang Camaro II" is released on Jan. 13.
Jan. 5--Hyde Park homegal Maura Tierney, who recently departed the cast of NBC's "ER," tells The Improper Bostonian's Jonathan Soroff that -- in a medical emergency -- she's no good.
Three babies found living in rat-infested squalor with their parents on Chicago's West Side were rescued and turned over to relatives for custody, police say.
Jan. 5--In animated Arabic, Helany Younan struggled to explain what was ailing her.
Jan. 5--Chicago Restaurant Week returns for a second run in February, and with a vengeance, as the coldest economic conditions in decades are exacerbating the usual winter doldrums for the city's dining establishments.
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