Health & Medicine Week articles from March 2002

Health & Medicine Week archives from March 2002

NIH panel outlines strategies for managing tumors of the adrenal glands.(U.S. National Institutes of Health)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A panel convened by the U.S. National Institutes of Health issued recommendations to help physicians evaluate a particular class of tumors of the adrenal glands and determine which should be removed and...

Organizations renew professionalism vows.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three influential organizations of internal medicine physicians have unveiled a new charter on medical professionalism. The charter, consisting of three fundamental principles and 10 definitive...

Workforce shortage, aging population strain ICUs.(intensive care units)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intensive care units (ICUs) staffed by critical care experts provide better patient outcomes and are more cost effective than units without these specialists; however, because of the current workforce...

National campaign to promote new 24/7 poison hotline.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) has launched a nationwide public awareness campaign to promote 1-800-222-1222, a new life-saving toll-free hotline that connects Americans to...

E.U. wants better checks for GM foods.(European Union, genetically modified)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Safety assessments should be improved before a greater variety of foods made from genetically modified plants are declared fit for human consumption, a Royal Society report warned February 4, 2002. ...

Online medical liability addressed by national consortium.(eRisk Working Group for Healthcare)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As physician-patient e-mail and other medical communications move online, so does the medical liability risk, according to the eRisk Working Group for Healthcare, a consortium of national medical...

Fluoridation, sealants can prevent, reduce tooth decay in children.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease in the U.S., affecting 50% of first graders and 80% of 17 year olds. A great time to focus on ways to improve oral health care for the...

Harris Methodist's rehab center achieves three-year accreditation.(Mabee Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Mabee Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital has been awarded a 3-year accreditation from CARF, the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission, for three of...

ResCare New Mexico receives three-year CARF accreditation.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ResCare (RSCR), the nation's leading provider of services to persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities and youth with special needs, announced that the Rehabilitation Accreditation...

HealthWatch announces change in board.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HealthWatch, Inc., (HEAL) announced that Travis Lee Provow has joined the Board of Directors. Provow will replace John Gruber as a director effective immediately. Provow is currently focusing on...

Murphy named VA acting under secretary for health.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Anthony J. Principi announced the appointment of Frances M. Murphy as the acting under secretary for health. With this appointment, Murphy occupies the highest...

Democrats denounce Bush's efforts on embryos, sex education.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Terry McAuliffe issued the following statement opposing the Bush Administration's proposal to extend health insurance to cover embryos under the Children's...

Net2Link partners with SurfControl.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As healthcare organizations nationwide grapple with ways to meet the fast-approaching deadlines for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), one security services firm is...

iBX Group continues national expansion.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- iBX Group, Inc., (IBXG), a publicly held Florida corporation, announced an extension of its agreement with Providence Hospital in Washington, DC. The new contract amendment is expected to result in an...

Matria, Quovadx sign technology agreement.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matria Healthcare, Inc., (MATR) and Quovadx (QVDX) have entered into a preferred agreement for Quovadx to provide comprehensive integration technology and services for Matria's disease management...

ALR Technologies selects office location in Winston-Salem.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ALR Technologies, Inc., (ALRT), is a step closer to relocating its headquarters to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with the selection and lease of office space at Piedmont Triad Research Park. The...

Phoenix Children's Hospital to become one of nation's largest.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When the new Phoenix Children's Hospital is completed this April (2002), it will become 1 of the 10 largest children's hospitals in the nation. The new facility should go a long way toward resolving a...

Ciber launches solution to help clients become compliant.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ciber, Inc., (CBR) announced the launch of its focused healthcare initiative to help clients proactively meet compliance regulations required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...

Duke University, Cap Gemini Ernst and Young collaborate.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cap Gemini Ernst and Young (CGE&Y), Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and Duke University Medical Center announced a collaboration to investigate the return on investment that healthcare...

Matria announces preliminary 4Q results.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matria Healthcare, Inc., (MATR) announced that it expects fourth quarter of 2001 revenues to exceed its previous guidance with expectations now in excess of $69 million for the quarter, an increase of...

Mediware continues strong growth in second quarter.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mediware Information Systems, Inc., (MEDW) announced that revenue for its second quarter ended December 31, 2001, rose to $7.5 million - an increase of 25% over the comparable quarter last year. System...

Omnicell announces 4Q 2001 results.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Omnicell, Inc., (OMCL), a provider of clinical infrastructure and workflow automation solutions for the healthcare industry, announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2001....

Americans evenly divided over environmental risks, benefits of genetically modified food and biotech.
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American public is evenly divided over whether genetically modified food and other agricultural biotechnology products hurt or help the environment when given basic information on risks and...

Cigna launches network for employees on global assignments.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Beginnings this month, expatriate employees and their families on international assignment will be able to enjoy instant access to a unique new service that features an expanded global network of...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan acts on request to reform insurance market.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan provided details to its long-standing request for changes in the state's health care insurance market. A routine triennial state audit of the Blues released last...

I-trax creates personal health assessment tool.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- I-trax, Inc., (IMTX) a population health-management solutions company, announced that I-trax and ActiveHealth Management, a leading provider of evidence-based clinical information and healthcare quality...

McGraw-Hill Professional selects Unbound Medicine's CogniQ.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Unbound Medicine and McGraw-Hill Professional, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education, are partnering to create Harrison'sOnHand (HOH), the mobile extension to Harrison's Online. Using Unbound Medicine's...

Class action lawsuit filed against Regeneration Technologies.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Law Firm of Cauley Geller Bowman and Coates, LLP, announced that a class action has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida on behalf of purchasers of...

Dynacq International subject of class action lawsuit.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Law Firm of Cauley Geller Bowman and Coates, LLP announced that a class action has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on behalf of purchasers of Dynacq...

Groups file brief supporting lawsuit to compel state to provide adequate nursing home funding.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Texas' two leading nursing home organizations have joined in a federal lawsuit filed to require the state to live up to a 1997 settlement agreement in which the state promised to address longstanding...

Jury awards $22.5M to patient who lost legs.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- On January 30, 2002, a 12-person jury in Cook County, Illinois, awarded $22,565,618.98 to a 54-year-old Chicago man who lost both legs while a patient at Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago...

American Cancer Society and the National Hockey League team up to stick it to cancer.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Saku Koivu, the center and captain for the Montreal Canadiens hockey team, was in his prime when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma just before the 2001 hockey season. Much of his comfort has...

Healthcare bonds strong in 2001, indexes outperform 32 others.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Standard and Poor's announced the municipal healthcare market showed strong improvement compared with the rest of the marketplace. In the BBB rated healthcare bond sector spreads tightened 85 basis...

Hospital council issues statement on St. Francis/Mercy talks.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Following is a statement from Ian G. Rawson, PhD, president of the Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania regarding the announcement of Mercy Health System to end merger talks with St. Francis Health...

Crest Healthy Smiles 2010 empowers families with outreach programs.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- During February, National Children's Dental Health Month, Procter and Gamble wants to raise the awareness of the important role that early dental care plays in the overall health of children. ...

Attorney General's skin surgery highlights need for prevention, early detection.(John Ashcroft)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's benign skin lesions that were removed recently highlight the need for early detection of skin cancer. Each year skin cancer is diagnosed in more than 1 million...

Full integration of Siemens technology creates futuristic hospital.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Siemens Corp. (SI) has entered into a multiyear strategic partnership with HealthSouth Corp. (HRC) to create the world's first totally integrated, all digital, and completely automated hospital....

HIP announces advanced website security awarded TRUSTe privacy seal.(HIP Health Plan of New York)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIP Health Plan of New York, which has been acknowledged nationally as an industry leader in the application of healthcare information technology, announced that its website has been awarded the TRUSTe...

New IDXtend version is integrated, enterprise-wide, web-based solution.(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
March 4, 2002... 2002 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IDX Systems Corp. (IDXC) announced the release of IDXtend for the Web v. 2.0, the only integrated, enterprise-wide, web-based business performance solution in the healthcare information technology...

Experts take aim at substandard care for minorities and underserved populations.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The United States could significantly reduce the incidence of cancer in the years ahead without any further research breakthroughs - if all available information about cancer prevention, detection,...

Medical education lacks emphasis on adverse drug reactions.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although studies have reported that adverse drug reactions may cause more than 100,000 deaths annually in the United States, only a small percnetage of the curriculum at many medical schools is...

Eye doctors, pediatricians, and family physicians call for increased preschool vision screening.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American ophthalmologists, pediatricians, and family practitioners have joined forces to call for increased vision screening for preschool-age children. The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)...

Study laments car safety for kids.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nearly half the children in cars checked in the past year were in inappropriate car seats or completely unrestrained, say advocates for tougher child passenger safety laws. The National SAFE KIDS...

Agreement reached to develop and market nasally administered apomorphine.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nastech Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., (NSTK) and Pharmacia Corp. (PHA) have inked an agreement for the development and marketing of Nastech's proprietary nasally administered apomorphine product for the...

Ardesta LLC invests $3 million in biodefense company.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ardesta LLC has invested $3 million in MesoSystems Technology Inc., a biodefense company specializing in the development and manufacture of systems for the assessment and mitigation of environmental...

AMN Healthcare Services names COO Susan Nowakowski executive vice president.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., (AHS) today named Susan Nowakowski to the additional position of executive vice president. She will continue to serve as COO and corporate secretary. "For more than...

Horizon elects interim CEO, extends forbearance agreement, and retains investment banking firm.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Horizon Medical Products, Inc., (HMP) announced that its president, William E. Peterson Jr., has assumed the additional position of interim CEO. Dick Redden of Osnos Associates, serving as interim...

Steven A. Silber, MD, named chief medical officer.(of SCP Communications, Inc.)
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Steven A. Silber, MD, has been promoted to chief medical officer of SCP Communications, Inc. Dr. Silber has held the position of president of Premier Research since January 2000, when SCP acquired...

Texas Orthopaedic Association selects automated claim and contract verification service.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Texas Orthopaedic Association (TOA) chose San Antonio-based Medical Present Value, Inc., (MPV) as its automated healthcare-claim and payment-contract verification service provider. The...

BioStar grant to support research initiative with UC-San Diego.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AgraQuest, Inc., and the University of California-San Diego will embark on a joint initiative, funded in part by a BioStar (Biotechnology Strategic Targets for Alliances in Research) award. The...

Phytomedics, Inc., enters partnership to develop ingredients for cosmetic products.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Phytomedics, Inc., a private life-sciences company focused on the discovery and development of plant-derived healthcare products, and Henkel KgaA, a chemical company, have signed an agreement to...

CryoLife, Inc., signs distribution and allocation agreements with tissue bank.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoLife, Inc., (CRY) a life-science company involved in the development and commercialization of tissue-engineered implantable heart valves, vascular and orthopedic grafts, and surgical adhesives has...

Orthodontic Centers of America report record year end, fourth quarter increases.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orthodontic Centers of America, Inc., (OCA) announced that it saw record increases for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001: earnings per share were $0.34 for the quarter, up 17.2%, and...

PHC reports record net income and revenue growth for second quarter.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PHC, Inc., dba Pioneer Behavioral Health (PIHC), a provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, reported net income from ongoing operations of $12,736 for the quarter ended December...

Berger & Montague, PC, sues Elan, certain officers and directors on behalf of investors.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- On February 6, 2002, the law firm of Berger & Montague, PC filed a class action suit against Elan Corp., plc, (ELN) and certain of its principal officers and directors in the United States District...

New clinical trial directory available to public and medical libraries.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CenterWatch has launched a new printed reference resource designed to let patients and professionals identify active clinical trials. In association with the Physicians' Desk Reference, the directory...

Digene acquires rights to chlamydia/gonorrhea tests.
March 18, 2002... 2002 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corp. (DIGE) has reacquired from Abbott Laboratories (ABT) the exclusive rights to distribute Digene's chlamydia and gonorrhea (CT/GC) tests and accessories worldwide. Under a marketing and...

Some promising psoriasis treatments may offer long-term relief - sans side effects - but no cure, yet.
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Although a cure for the debilitating skin disease remains elusive, researchers offered up a group of moderate to encouraging studies on psoriasis treatments at...

Despite advances in laser therapy, old standby procedure remains best treatment for varicose, spider leg veins.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Unsightly and painful leg veins affect up to 50% of the population by the time they reach middle age. Hormonal influences at menopause mean that women are more...

Physicians urged to participate in new program for Accutane.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Considered the biggest breakthrough in acne treatment in 2 decades, isotretinoin (Accutane) for severe recalcitrant nodular cystic acne comes with risks,...

Debugging the flu: Antibiotics are not always the answer.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As the Twin Cities enter the middle of what is traditionally the peak of the flu and cold season, area clinics are reminding people that during the cold, cough, and flu season, patients will see their...

Travelers worry about being hospitalized far from home.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 200 million people traveled by air last year. Most of these passengers and the hundreds of millions traveling by other means fail to focus on what might happen if they become seriously ill...

Movie ignores real transplant issue.(film 'John Q' and scarcity of organs)(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing, the demand for transplant surgeries in the United States has nearly quadrupled since 1990. Although the new movie "John Q" would have us...

Nighttime heartburn is keeping Detroit awake.(Michigan)(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Of the nearly 1,000,000 people in the Detroit, Michigan area who suffer from heartburn, almost 75 percent report experiencing nighttime heartburn, a painful and serious health concern, according to a...

Arthritis Foundation report identifies major warnings for LA's Latinos.(Los Angeles, California)(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Arthritis Foundation released results from a first-of-its-kind $700,000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant appropriated to the organization in 1999. The dollars were used for a...

Dermatologists need to quiz patients about supplements, herb usage.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Even though up to 69% of dermatology patients report using some form of alternative medicine, they are not satisfied with the emotional support they get from...

Integrative approaches to managing menopause are vital.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - The postmenopausal population is expected to double in the next 3 decades with a subsequent increased healthcare burden of illnesses linked to estrogen...

Lasers, chemical peels having limited results for nonfacial sun-damaged skin.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - First popularized for the face, laser resurfacing and chemical peels are now available to treat nonfacial skin, including the chest, neck, and upper extremities,...

Australian dermatologist reports favorable outcomes in liposuction for breast reduction.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Breast reduction is sought by many women who suffer neck, back, and shoulder pain in addition to the psychological effects and stigma associated with having...

Doctors say direct-to-consumer ads of medicines improves physician/patient relationship.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physicians report that direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising can be an important and productive part of the office visit according to the results of a new study by Market Measures/Cozint. Doctors say...

Galderma to increase reach to dermatologists, patients.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Salu, Inc., the provider of web-based tools and services that help physician-specialists improve patient care and practice efficiency, announced that Galderma Laboratories, the manufacturer of...

Experts: Studies needed on kids in Trade Center zone.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers are charting the health of firefighters and iron workers who toiled at the World Trade Center site. They are studying women who were pregnant at the time of the attacks, and even examining...

ASAPS 2001 cosmetic surgery statistics quick facts.(American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: * There were nearly 8.5 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed in 2001, according to the largest national...

New biologics offer effective, long-term management for psoriasis.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Three new biologic drugs on the immediate horizon will likely have a profound effect in the treatment of 7 million Americans who suffer from psoriasis, a...

Healthcare Distribution Management Association provides compilation of statistics.
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Healthcare Distribution Management Association's (HDMA) 2001 Industry Profile and Healthcare Factbook is available. The newest edition of HDMA's annual research study, the Industry Profile and...

Pennsylvania recognizes best practices of 10 nursing care facilities.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- On behalf of Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker, Health Secretary Robert S. Zimmerman Jr., recognized 10 Pennsylvania nursing care facilities for ensuring quality care through the implementation of...

Study finds procedure effective in removing facial veins.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Until recently, sclerotherapy has been used primarily to remove unwanted blood vessels ranging in size from .2 mm (spider veins) to 6 mm (varicose veins) from...

Risk of sunburn still exists in winter.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most people assume the winter sun is weaker and less dangerous than the summer sun and therefore do not wear proper sun protection. However, two recent studies show that if you're at a higher...

A variety of fillers can smooth wrinkles.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - New and old soft tissue fillers can erase the telltale signs of aging and help restore a more youthful appearance for patients. Speaking at the American...

Dermatology could succumb to 'lifestyle dermatology,' managed care, economics.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Is the practice and science of dermatology as a medical specialty being overshadowed by what some refer to as lifestyle dermatology or aesthetic medicine? This...

IDX introduces Carecast Enterprise Clinical System to help healthcare organizations advance fail-safe care.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IDX Systems Corp. (IDXC) announced the launch of its new Carecast enterprise clinical system. The Carecast solution represents the next generation of healthcare information systems, building on the...

MedUnite selects Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and MedUnite, Inc., an independent full-service technology firm founded by seven of the nation's leading health plans, announced that MedUnite has selected the Microsoft BizTalk...

Memorial Hermann Healthcare selects NetScout.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NetScout Systems, Inc., (NTCT) announced that Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, the largest, community-based not-for-profit healthcare system in southeast Texas, is using NetScout's nGenius...

St. Vincent's Medical Center selects Landacorp's Maxsys II System for quality, case management.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2002... 1902 MAR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Landacorp, Inc., (LCOR), a leading provider of technology-driven population health management solutions, announced an agreement with St. Vincent's Medical Center of Jacksonville, Florida, to implement...