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  • Volunteers needed Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:27PMNew Jersey Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers to work blood drives.
  • Business Briefly July 17 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:23PMA new electronic newsletter is available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Nevada.
  • :: 19, Jul 2011 :: A*STAR INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS SHORTENS DRUG DEVELOPMENT Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:18PMSingapore, 19 July 2011: Researchers from A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have developed a lateral silicon-based drug screening tool that has demonstrated simultaneous capture of 12 individual cells – 12 times higher throughput than conventional patch clamping.
  • State is charged with mismanaging $50 million post-Katrina health care grant Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:17PMThe federal grant was intended to restore health care access to the New Orleans region
  • Ghana Health Service commends TBAs for promoting safe delivery Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:14PMNkoranza (B/A), July 18, GNA - Madam Salamatu Ibrahim, Nkoranza Sout= h District Director of Health Services, has commended traditional birth attendants (TBAs) for their voluntary service and invaluable role in promoting safe delivery to complement efforts of the Ghana Health Service.
  • Crowding concern for China's capital city Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:14PMChina 's think tanks called on Monday for stricter steps to be taken to control the capital's fast-increasing population and said population pressures are likely to become stronger in the next 20 years.
  • Heat wave sends Q-C people to hospitals Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:05PMMore than 20 people visited Quad-City hospital emergency departments because of heat-related issues over the weekend, and officials expect the situation to continue for the remainder of the week.
  • At least four people shot on Knoxville's Lillian Street Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:01PMAt least four people were shot and wounded this evening at a home on Lillian Street in Knoxville. The victims - including one person reportedly shot in the neck - were taken to two city hospitals.
  • VA Hospital Having Air Conditioner Issues Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:00PMAir conditioner problems at the VA Hospital have caused officials to move two ICU patients to other hospitals in Sioux Falls.
  • Mooresville Doctor-Pilot Killed in Fiery Plane Crash Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:59PMA plane crash that killed a Mooresville doctor is under federal investigation.
  • Focused state spending urged by IMF official Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:20AMMORE SOCIAL development projects are needed to achieve the government’s anti-poverty aim, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official yesterday said, as current growth has not been inclusive.
  • Morgan Stanley builds up 6.5% stake in MPIC Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:20AMA UNIT of Wall Street bank Morgan Stanley has amassed a 6.5% share in Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) as of early July despite uncertainty over the Philippines policy on foreign ownership of firms operating public utilities.
  • Apollo Hospitals closes Rs 330 cr QIP Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:19AMApollo Hospitals today said it had closed the share sale to the qualified institutional buyers, which it had recently started to raise Rs 330 crore for expansion purposes.
  • Polite doctors 'make for healthier patients' Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:18AMPolite doctors make better doctors, which in turn results in healthier patients, according to studies of staff behaviour in hospitals.
  • Sharp HealthCare to Build New Healthcare Facility with Citi Financing Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:17AMCiti Community Capital, the community development lending and investing arm of Citi, along with Lowe Economic Development Company and The East Los Angeles Community Union will provide $39.7 million of New Market Tax Credit allocation to assist Sharp HealthCare to build a new 68,350-square feet health care facility in downtown San Diego.
  • Bacterin anticipates 134% increase in revenue for second-quarter 2011 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:15AMBacterin International Holdings, Inc., a leader in the development of revolutionary bone graft material and anti-infective coatings for medical applications, expects to report its seventh consecutive quarter of record revenue growth.
  • AngioDynamics Slips On Charges Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:15AMAngioDynamics has turned in a loss in the fourth quarter on account of hefty charges and lower sales.
  • Prize Winning Journalist and Gannett Executive David Green Joins Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, Inc. Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:15AMDavid Green, nationally recognized journalist, former managing editor of The Tennessean and founder of web content marketing agency Alphanumeric, has joined healthcare public affairs firm Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, Inc.
  • Selling himself Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:14AMLaid off salesman Joe Brooks, of Holland, loves being a salesman. "I love people. I love meeting people and I really like solving problems."
  • PINKBERRY AT WESTSHORE PLAZA PARTICIPATES IN CHRISTMAS IN JULY Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:14AMPinkberry, the number one frozen yogurt brand in the United States, is participating in the annual St. Josephs Childrens Hospital Christmas in July event by collecting new, unwrapped toys at their WestShore Plaza location. Pinkberry has also created a special Christmas in July yogurt and topping combination to donate a percentage of sales to the St. Josephs Childrens Hospital....
  • Fear for key hospital services as trusts run up £459 million debt Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:21AMHospitals in London are facing financial crisis after it emerged they have run up crippling bills of almost half a billion pounds.
  • Uganda: Blessings, Curses of Multiplication of Districts Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:19AMThe populist and prevailing opinion is that decentralisation of government brings services nearer to the people. In general terms, there is merit in this belief.
  • 17 injured in road accidents, 2 receive burn injuries in Kashmir Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:15AMSrinagar, Jul 17 : As many as 17 people were injured in different road accidents while two others received wound after they got in contact with live wires in the Kashmir valley, official sources said here this afternoon.
  • Andy Holder goes the distance as a man of steel Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:15AMWhen someone who goes by Iron Andy talks, people are likely to listen.
  • Amendment in Drug and Cosmetic Act will affect sale of LSD:JCDA Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:14AMRanchi, Jul 17:Jharkhand Chemist and Druggist Association (JCDA) today said that fresh amendment in Drug and Cosmetic Act 1945 would affect sale of life saving drugs in the market.
  • Wisconsin program prepares hospitals for disaster Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:13AMToday, the virus is an afterthought a standard component to the annual flu vaccine.
  • Fake ID law ratchets up penalties Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:13AMAny Georgia adult who uses a fake ID to get a job could go to prison for 15 years and pay a fine of $250,000.
  • Soldier recalls Afghanistan shootout Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:12AMMarshalltown, Ia. - Here's how determined Todd Eipperle is: You can shoot him in one hip and in the other knee, and he'll still find a way to bounce his baby granddaughter on his leg.
  • Two injured when car hits moped Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:12AMTwo residents remained in hospitals Sunday afternoon following an accident the evening before.
  • Fort Drum soldiers injured in crash on post Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:02PMMore than a dozen Fort Drum soldiers were transported to area hospitals Sunday afternoon after a crash involving several vehicles on post. Our Amanda Kelley joins us now outside Fort Drum with more.
  • C. difficile precautions order of the day at Guelph General Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:55PM— On Sunday, as Ludwig Batista left Guelph General Hospital, the current site of a C. difficile outbreak, he encountered a front entrance notice suggesting visitors use the supplied hand sanitizer to cut the risk of transmitting the ailment to others.
  • Masimo Upgraded on Improvements Near and Far Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:52PMMasimo is set to outperform the stock market, in Healthcare
  • Elderly patient with C. difficile dies in Niagara-area Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:51PMAn elderly patient with Clostridium difficile has died at a hospital in the Niagara region.
  • WJFW News Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:49PMPLOVER - Six Asian males received stab wounds during an altercation in teh parking of to a Memories Ballroom around 11:30pm Saturday on Plover Springs Drive in Plover.
  • Mumbai stumbling back to normalcy Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:49PMSeveral blast victims with fewer injuries were discharged from several hospitals on Sunday. Five patients are still serious and admitted to ICU at Saifee Hospital in Charni Road. Eight others from Harkisondas, Bombay and KEM Hospitals were discharged on Sunday.
  • Additional news "Medicine" Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:43PMIn the Kirov region over the course of repair of medical institutions in the framework of the modernization program will monitor the health review boards.
  • Cleveland Clinic Researchers Launch Long-Term Study of Brain Health in Pro Fighters Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:43PMLas Vegas: The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health has launched a landmark...
  • Digital progress Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:37PMAustralia and New Zealand have come equal second to Korea in digital literacy among 15-year-olds, according to a new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report examining how students use computers and the internet to learn.
  • Paramedic bravery award created Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:32PMDALE CARRUTHERS The London Free Press They work all hours of the day. They often arrive first on the scene at car accidents, medical emergencies and natural disasters. They're Ontario's 7,000 paramedics.[...]
  • 2011 SAN ANGELO LIVING: Health Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:30AMSan Angelo prides itself on being a regional health care center. The following is useful information to keep at your fingertips as you make health care choices.
  • Caregiver crime growing trend Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:21AMCaregiver crime growing trend
  • Police officer, child porn suspect wounded in Plainville shooting (VIDEO) Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:19AMPLAINVILLE â“ A Plainville police officer and a suspect are both recovering from gunshot wounds after at least one Plainville officer discharged his service weapon outside the Loews Theatre early Saturday while attempting to arrest the suspect on a warrant.
  • Police officer shot Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:17AMPLAINVILLE – A Plainville police officer and a suspect are both recovering from gunshot wounds after at least one Plainville officer discharged his service weapon outside the Loews Theatre early Saturday while attempting to arrest the apparently unarmed suspect on a warrant.
  • Sharp's New Printer Technology Provides Businesses Simple Way to Reduce Cost Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:15AMDubai, UAE, July 17, 2011 - Sharp Middle East Sharp Middle East has introduced the first version of its new Eco-Driver for its Multi Function Printers (MFPs) in the region.
  • Even as economy staggers, one Plainville company expands Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:15AMPLAINVILLE — Daniel Laifer and David Nolan like the fact that they not only sell life-saving equipment, they service it.
  • LAWRENCE: Board rejects detox center request Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:09AMAfter eight months of public hearings, the township Zoning Board of Adjustment rejected a use variance application to permit a residential alcohol and drug detoxification center to open in a vacant office building on Federal City Road last week.
  • RVMC works to increase awareness of palliative care Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:08AMA new poll released by the National Journal saying that Pacific Northwest residents largely support end-of-life and palliative care did not come as a surprise to Sue Kilbourne.
  • American Red Cross in need of blood Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:04AMWILLIAMSBURG -- This week the American Red Cross issued a nationwide appeal for blood donations in the face of a critical shortage of blood across the country.
  • Translation services crucial to good health care at Alameda County Medical Center campuses Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:34AMOAKLAND -- Fam Saephan is a slight, 31-year-old woman with short dark hair and a big toothy smile. She suffered a seizure in her native country of Laos when she was a child that left her a severe development delay. She is in a wheelchair and does not speak.
  • They have the technology Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:27AMPLANNING THE SURGERY: Visiting surgeon Dr. Joel Heiser, left, looks on as surgeon Dr. Robert Lock points out his patient’s degenerative hip arthritis on an x-ray prior to performing hip-replacement surgery Thursday morning at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center.