During 2009, millions of Americans will undergo unnecessary and costly spinal surgeries and injections or be given mind-altering drugs that fail to eliminate their back pain — unless their physicians recognize and treat the actual source of most back pain, says pioneering pain specialist, Norman Marcus, M.D.
It’s muscles, not the spine, says Dr. Marcus.
Back pain [...]

Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a market leader in laboratory and diagnostic information systems, will be exhibiting its latest best-of-suite Laboratory Information System (LIS), anatomic pathology software, and comprehensive business management solutions at the Arab Health 2008 Conference being held at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre from January 26-29, 2009. Sunquest solutions enable hospitals and laboratories [...]

MetLife announced today that four quality resource guides have been added to its American Dental Association (ADA) and Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) recognized dental continuing education program. The new self-study courses focus on: 1) Adolescent Oral Health: Perspectives for Dental Practitioners, 2) Cosmetic Dentistry, 3) Digital Radiography (second edition), and 4) Restoration of the [...]

A series of public service announcements (PSAs) jointly sponsored by the US Family Health Plan, a DoD-sponsored military healthcare plan and the National Military Family Association, a non-profit organization committing to improving the lives of military families, has been honored with an Emmy® Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The PSA [...]

Sermo (http://www.sermo.com), the world’s largest physician-only online community, has captured the attention of both presidential candidates. Senators McCain and Obama agreed to open a dialog with physicians on Sermo by answering questions ranging from their stances on healthcare regulation to the recent shortage of primary care specialists. In less than 24 hours, the candidates garnered [...]

HealthPartners Institute for Medical Education and the American Hospital Association (AHA) have partnered with more than a dozen national organizations to launch an initiative designed to generate awareness among medical professionals and others within communities about the challenges — medical, social and emotional — that veterans and their families face as they return home from [...]

Great American Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Great American Financial Resources, Inc., is pleased to introduce Safe ReturnSM, a new single premium fixed-indexed annu­ity product designed for those who desire wealth protection and growth potential. Safe Return is unique to the Great American Life product lineup in that it offers clients the security of [...]

Statement from Dr. Donald Palmisano, spokesman for the Coalition to Protect Patients’ Rights and the former president of the American Medical Association (2003-2004) in response to President Obama’s speech to the American Medical Association House of Delegates Annual Meeting in Chicago today:
I want to thank President Obama for coming to Chicago today. He came with [...]

Great American Insurance Group’s Executive Liability Division is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Non Profit and Employment Practices Liability book of business from AUSCO, a division of Financial & Professional Risk Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Aon Corporation.
AUSCO has been providing management liability solutions for non-profit organizations since 1981. Since 2005, AUSCO and [...]

Great American Insurance Group’s Executive Liability Division is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Non Profit and Employment Practices Liability book of business from AUSCO, a division of Financial & Professional Risk Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Aon Corporation.
AUSCO has been providing management liability solutions for non-profit organizations since 1981. Since 2005, AUSCO and [...]