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Nationwide Vote to Determine Best Organ Donation-Themed Movie

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — In a lead-up to the second Donate Life Film Festival June 11-12, the nation’s organ donation and transplant community will vote for the best organ donation feature film of all time.  The four nominated films ar…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Analysis: Do blacks want to transcend race?

A television host’s five little words in reference to Barack Obama — “I forgot he was black” — have exposed a contradiction in the idea of a post-racial nation.
 

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |
 

President’s ‘As Popular as a Root Canal’ Comment Misses Mark

CHICAGO, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — In his first State of the Union address, President Obama outlined many challenges facing our nation, but fear of root canals should not be one of them. Obama unintentionally reinforced a myth and outdated misconception …

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

President’s ‘As Popular as a Root Canal’ Comment Misses Mark

CHICAGO, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — In his first State of the Union address, President Obama outlined many challenges facing our nation, but fear of root canals should not be one of them.

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US Oncology to Report 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year End Operating Results

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — US Oncology, Inc., supporting the nation’s foremost cancer treatment and research network, will announce its operating results for the fourth quarter and year end of fiscal 2009 on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

United Concordia Dental Honors February as National Children’s Dental Health Month

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — United Concordia, one of the nation’s largest dental insurers, will observe February as National Children’s Dental Health Month by pledging to improve the oral health of communities it serves through education…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |
 

Which Health Care Organizations Are Advancing Consumer Protection and Empowerment?

URAC’s 2010 Best Practices Awards Will Recognize Innovative Leadership and Successful Health Programs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — URAC, the nation’s leading health care accreditation and education organization, has issued a call for …

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

GOP: Nation can’t afford Dems’ policies

The nation cannot afford the spending Democrats have enacted or the tax increases they propose, Virginia’s governor said in the GOP response to the State of the Union address.
 

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Dems vow to press forward with health bill

Giving up on overhauling the nation’s health care system is not an option, the top House Democrat said Wednesday as lawmakers looked to President Barack Obama for guidance in his State of the Union address on how to revive the stalled legislation.
 

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Mayo Clinic Recognized by Three Certifying Boards for Quality Improvement Activities

Mayo is the first organization approved for three specialties
LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), and the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)&#…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |