Some of the firms and companies that have invested in or partnered with
companies in the EMT Database include: Accuitive Ventures, Advanced
Technology Ventures, Aesculap, Affinity Capital Partners, Alta Partners,
Baird Venture Partners, Battelle Ventures, Bay City Capital, Boston
Scientific (BSX), Canaan Ventures, Conmed (CNMD), Covidien (COV), CR
Bard (BCR), Delphi Ventures, Domain Associates, Edwards Lifesciences Read the rest of this entry »
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Dalai Lama will undergo a second medical checkup in as many months while he recovers from exhaustion, a spokesman for the Tibetan spiritual leader said Monday.
The 73-year-old Dalai Lama leader is scheduled to arrive in the Indian capital later Monday from Dharmsala, a north Indian hill town where he set up his headquarters after fleeing Tibet in 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule.
“The Dalai Lama Read the rest of this entry »
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 (Bernama) — The Health Ministry is setting up more laboratories, which will be equipped with modern and sophisticated equipment, to carry out test for melamine in food products, its Minister, Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said.
He said currently, there were only four laboratories for the purpose and that efforts would be made to set up 10 more.
“We want to increase the number of laboratories to 14,” he told reporters after the MCA Read the rest of this entry »
Universal health care was the dominant theme during a public forum held this morning to gather recommendations for improving health care in the United States.
, U of L Health Care,
and Save the Children.
Attendees of the forum, held at the Brown & Williamson Club at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, offered suggestions and grievances regarding the quality, access and affordability of health care in the United States.
Comments made at the Read the rest of this entry »
They want condoms for school kids and prisoners, public money for needle-exchange programs, health care for everyone with HIV and prevention campaigns that aren’t anti-sex.
After a decade-long lull, AIDS activists are reviving their fight.
This time, they’re pushing for a science-based plan from the Obama administration targeting a disease that still kills more than 14,000 Americans each year.
Gay and lesbian activists from across the country Read the rest of this entry »
12:00 AM CST on Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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Sharon Alt remembers receiving a panicked phone call from her daughter three years ago.
Her then-22-year-old daughter, uninsured and in excruciating pain from an infection, was about to receive treatment in the emergency room. Ms. Alt asked to speak to the doctor.
“My first question was, ‘Does this have to be done in the emergency room or can she go into the doctor’s office Read the rest of this entry »
When personal trainer John Verd meets with a new client, he requires a pen and paper workout before anybody begins to stretch, run or sweat. There’s a good reason for Verd’s approach and it has nothing to do with filling out forms.
“I find the clients who take the time to write out their fitness goals are most able to meet those goals,” said Verd, who owns Game Plan Fitness gym and training center in Ballard. “The most successful clients take it Read the rest of this entry »
Just before Thanksgiving my friend John Lyons, an organic gardener who specializes in kitchen gardens, left a gorgeous 5-pound
he grew from a New Zealand seed by my kitchen door. Turning the delicious squash into several Recipes for Health was an easy task, as winter squash is versatile and vitamin-rich.
Like other orange vegetables, winter squash is an excellent source of vitamin A, in the form of
, which has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory Read the rest of this entry »
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Another notable name is joining BarackObama’s Cabinet — former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will be Health
and Human Services secretary pending Senate confirmation, FOXNews learned Wednesday.
Daschle accepted the
offer, according to two Democratic sources close to Daschle and with intimate knowledge of the decision. Daschle had been
a longtime adviser on Obama’s campaign and served as a frequent surrogate on the campaign Read the rest of this entry »