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Kaiser, Stanford get $3.89M grant to study heart care  Kaiser Permanente and Stanford University Medical Center have won a $3.89 million, four-year grant to establish a Northern California heart research center to study and help define “optimal” care in cardiovascular medicine, as well as train high-level researchers.

iCan Benefit Group, LLC Announces: Major Medical Division Now Offers Avalon Healthcare Products   iCan Benefit Group, LLC announces iCan Insurance, LLC "iCan Insurance", "iCan" is now offering major medical health plans from Avalon Healthcare, Inc. PRWeb Aug 24, 2008 Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1240564.htm

350 Illegal Workers Found at Major Manufacturing Plant  Hundreds of illegal immigrants are taken into custody at a major manufacturing plant in south Mississippi. Federal agents raided Howard Industries in Laurel early this morning. The city is located in Jones County approximately 85 miles south east of Jackson.

Dallas VA Medical Center praised for swift upgrades after suicides  The U.S. secretary of Veterans Affairs and Sen. John Cornyn on Monday praised administrators at the Dallas VA Medical Center for what they called an "aggressive response" to four suicides by mentally ill patients earlier this year.

Turmoil at Mount Sinai Medical Center  Some weeks ago, heart surgeon Don Williams wrote a letter to the chairman of the board of the Mount Sinai Medical Center, complaining about the institution where he's worked for almost 20 years, much of that time as head of the department of surgery:

Medical debris washed ashore on Avalon beach  MOUNT LAUREL - High tide brought a fresh mystery and an old problem to New Jersey over the weekend when medical materials washed ashore on a beach. Between 100 and 200 needles of the type used for IVs, along with cotton swabs and pill casings, were found Saturday and Sunday in Avalon.

USC, MUSC research pulls in record funding  USC and the Medical University of South Carolina brought in a combined $408 million in research funding during the past fiscal year, with each school setting records for pulling in money. MUSC got $202 million in research funding, an increase of $9 million from the 2007 fiscal year. USC’s haul of $206 million was a $21 million boost from the year before. Clemson, the state’s third major research ...

AeroScout's Visibility Solution Optimizes Workflow And Improves Patient Care For Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center  AeroScout's Visibility Solution Optimizes Workflow and Improves Patient Care for Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center Award-Winning Michigan Hospital Deploys AeroScout's Wi-Fi-Based Active RFID Solution to Track More Than 600 Patients.

Thai police brace for major anti-government rally   Thai police are braced for a major anti-government demonstration on Tuesday, with tens of thousands expected to take to the streets and speculation protesters may try to occupy the prime minister's compound.

AMSA calls for greater medical teaching in rural areas  The Australian Medical Students' Association AMSA says there has been an increasing number of medical students in recent years, but they are not taking jobs in the areas of highest need.

Glut of medical graduates 'face training bottleneck'  Medical students say young interns are missing out on adequate training because there are too many places for students being created at medical schools.

Stow all carry-ons, advises bus union  In light of the killing of Tim McLean aboard a Greyhound bus, drivers for the company in Western Canada are being told by their union president to stop taking carry-on luggage, unless it contains mandatory items such as medical supplies, reading materials or baby-related items. "It's a simple solution to a major problem," said Jim Higgs, Calgary-based president of Local 1374 of the Amalgamated ...

Lewisville: Burgess discusses issues with Denton County GOP  U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess R-Lewisville discussed major national issues before a standing-room only crowd in the Community Room on the second floor of Medical Center of Lewisville Thursday night.

Auditors find much higher rate of Medicare payment errors for medical equipment  WASHINGTON - A review of Medicare payments to suppliers of wheelchairs, oxygen machines and other medical equipment showed nearly three in 10 were made in error — about four times the rate previously cited by the federal government, investigators said Monday.

Hikers receive backcountry medical attention  LAKE PLACID -- Backcountry emergency personnel responded to two hiking incidents over the weekend. Both events were medical related, according to ranger reports.

Transit from Sugar Land to Texas Medical Center begins Sept. 2  Sugar Land residents will have to wait a little longer than expected to take the county’s express transit service to the Texas Medical Center. But the wait will be worth it, as the county plans to offer a week of free rides once the transit service begins.