WASHINGTON, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Personalized medicine and targeted therapies hold great potential to improve patient care and health care efficiency. At the Ninth Annual State of Personalized Medicine Luncheon hosted by the Personalized Medicine Coalition (PC), Janet Woodcock, M.D., Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will discuss how the FDA is dealing with the expanding field of personalized medicine, including the new program to encourage its development. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130517/DC16280LOGO) When: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:00 p.m. Continue reading
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GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama’s health care law. But no one appears to have connected the factual dots yet, and it’s unclear whether they will. Continue reading
Freedom from Religion Foundation threatens suit against Union Co.
by WCNC.com Staff WCNC.com Posted on May 6, 2013 at 12:47 PM Updated yesterday at 12:50 PM UNIONCOUNTY, N.C. — Union County leaders could soon be facing a lawsuit over how they start County Commission meetings. A group called The Freedom from Religion Foundation is warning the county to drop the opening prayer or face a lawsuit. Continue reading
Precision for Medicine, Inc. Appoints Former FDA Advisor Vicki Seyfert-Margolis as Chief of Science and Strategy
CHEVY CHASE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Precision for Medicine, Inc. (Precision) today announced that Vicki Seyfert-Margolis PhD has joined the company as Chief of Science and Strategy. Dr Continue reading
Liberty, BTW plans both now stuck in limbo
This is one of those awkward and, at least for now, irresolvable situations in which discretion is indeed the better part of valor. The Housing Authority of Columbus exercised that discretion last week in a letter to Mayor Teresa Tomlinson confirming that, as a result of “unexpected opposition,” its redevelopment plans for the Booker T Continue reading
"60 Minutes": Lethal medicine linked to meningitis outbreak
The following script is from “Lethal Medicine” which aired on March 10, 2013. Scott Pelley is the correspondent. Continue reading
Staten Island beaches still unsafe, say Parks officers concerned about trespassers
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Learn To Grow – Community Recognition Banquet – Video
Learn To Grow – Community Recognition Banquet The Learn To Grow Community Recognition Banquet (2012), featured great food and fellowship with members, family and friends of Learn To Grow, Inc and the HEART Coalition. Three of Atlanta's outstanding community leaders were also honored, including Commissioner Emma I. Continue reading
Liberty University Racquetball Player Lands Sponsorship Deal
Liberty University Flames racquetball standout Shawn Furman recently received a one-year sponsorship deal from ProKennex Racquetball, a leading racquet sports equipment company. Lynchburg, VA (PRWEB) December 15, 2012 Furman, a senior, will utilize ProKennex equipment and is expected to participate in a specified number of tournaments and host demonstration clinics to showcase the brand. He said the Liberty University racquetball team plans to host one such event at its home court, the Liberty-owned Sports Racket in Lynchburg, where he will have his own station to represent ProKennex Continue reading
Cayman Islands premier says he will not step down
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The leader of the Cayman Islands government on Thursday rejected calls to resign over his arrest on suspicion of corruption, calling the investigation a plot by political enemies who are trying to weaken him and smear his reputation. Premier McKeeva Bush shrugged off the allegations during a visit to Jamaica’s capital on Thursday, two days after he was arrested by the British Caribbean territory’s police and a day after being released on bail until early February. The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service said they are looking into allegations that Bush misused his government credit card and abused his office by importing explosive devices without valid permits. Continue reading
Ex- Broward hospital district chief squirms in '60 Minutes' hot seat
The man squirming in front of the 60 Minutes cameras on Sunday night was familiar to those who follow politics and health care in Broward County . Alan Levine, the former chief executive of the North Broward Hospital District the legal name for the entity that has since branded itself with the softer and more customer friendly Broward Health name was the executive sent to face the inquisitors by his employer, Health Management Associates Inc Continue reading
Malta at World Travel Market 2012
Malta has been very prominently represented at the World Travel Market (WTM), the leading global event for the travel industry under the auspices of the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA). Continue reading
Here's how you can help cleanup beaches today
Three beach fronts will be ready for cleaning Saturday and Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson promises fun while helping keep Texas beaches clean. The 26th Annual Texas General Land Office Fall Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup will take place from 9 a.m Continue reading
Groups sue La. commissioner over Isaac action
Two health care groups are suing Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, claiming he exceeded his authority with emergency insurance coverage changes made after Hurricane Isaac. Continue reading
NYPD unveils super computer
Published: Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:09 PM NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (UPI) — The New York City Police Department unveiled a super computer system created to help police better track criminals, officials said. Continue reading
Chinese Medicine Fair to Spotlight Health Solutions
Conference on Chinese Herbal Medicine Among Highlights Hong Kong, Aug 8, 2012 – (ACN Newswire) – More than 110 exhibitors and a score of expert speakers will present the latest Chinese medicine products, services and intelligence at the 11th edition of the International Conference & Exhibition of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products (ICMCM), which will take place, 16-18 August, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Modernized Chinese Medicine International Association, the event will be dedicated to trade visitors over the first two days before welcoming the public on 18 August. Continue reading
Governors aside, health care markets being shaped by feds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican governors who’ve balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul may end up getting stuck with the very thing they’re trying to avoid. Unless Mitt Romney wins in November, states that haven’t set up the required markets could find Washington calling the shots on some insurance issues the states traditionally manage, from handling consumer complaints to regulating plans that will serve many citizens Continue reading
Libertarian Chairman Sounds Off About Upshur County Salaries
GILMER–Upshur County Libertarian Party Chairman Vance Lowry told his party’s monthly meeting here July 10 that county employees who think their pay is too low should seek employment elsewhere. Lowry attended a recent “town hall” hosted by Upshur County Pct. Continue reading
Modernizing Medicine Named No. 1 in the South Florida Business Journal's 'Fast 50'
BOCA RATON, FL–(Marketwire -06/22/12)- Modernizing Medicine, the creator of Electronic Medical Assistant (EMA), a cloud-based specialty-specific EMR application, announced today that it has been named the number one fastest growing company by the South Florida Business Journal (SFBJ) in its ‘Fast 50.’ Each year the SFBJ ranks South Florida’s fastest-growing companies to determine the prestigious ‘Fast 50.’ Companies chosen are both private and public, range in industry, including real estate development, manufacturing, technology, healthcare and retail, and in size and annual revenue. Continue reading
Open beaches an issue in Texas Supreme Court race
GALVESTON – The Texas Supreme Court’s decision weakening the state Open Beaches Act has become a key issue in the race for one of the two contested Supreme Court seats in the Nov. 6 election. San Antonio attorney Michele Petty stood in front of a battered beach home in Surfside last weekend to criticize her opponent, Justice Nathan Hecht, for siding with the majority in Severance v Continue reading