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2007-03-08 | Should hospitals routinely test patients for MRSA is under review by various State Governments. Two major epidemiology organizations have argued against such a provision. The counter argument is that such measures, along with testing healthcare personnel, will help reduce community levels of MRSA.

2007-02-11 | The Be a Tree dog bite prevention program is an innovative and interactive dog bite prevention education program aimed at primary grade children. It is endorsed by the Canadian Association of Animal Health Technologists and Technicians (CAAHTT).

2007-02-05 | The epidemic of stealth-adapted virus infections explains the skin fibers forming in patients diagnosed as having delusional parasitosis or Morgellon's disease. The fibers comprise a source of alternative cellular energy (ACE). Clinical trials are underway using ACE generating Enerceuticals .

2006-06-30 | Remarkable Chicago woman receives $25,000 and title of "super star" among community health nurses for her ongoing work supporting the medically underserved throughout Chicago and internationally. Catharine "Cat" Quinn receives the VNA Foundation 2006 Super Star in Community Nursing Award.

2006-06-28 | Fiction thriller, Sledgehammer, is receiving outstanding reviews as a must read fiction thriller. You go inside the ER and journey though 6 days where the plot thickens as an ER Doctor tries to save his hospital, and the nation from a small pox epidemic.

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2005-12-16 | ChoiceMaker Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of record matching software, announced today that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has selected their software for use with the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) applications that CDC is developing.

2005-10-07 | My Vitamin Guide (MVG) has added an enhanced diabetes section to its website. It includes extensive information on diabetes, plus in-depth articles on type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Ten supplements received MVG's highest, 3-star rating, showing substantial health benefits with type 2 diabetes.

2005-08-31 | My Vitamin Guide (MVG), an online review of vitamins, supplements, herbal remedies and alternative medicine, announced it has compiled a list of nutritional supplements that can help alleviate symptoms of depression, thus helping people understand alternatives to traditional depression medications.

2004-11-19 | North Carolina strength athletes will have the chance to “beat” a local author, but only if they double what he lifts and make a donation to the MDA to win.

2004-10-13 | Pearsall Medical & Bariatrics is seeking men and women age 50 and older who have had a heart attack to join a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study.