MALVERN, Pa., Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Endo Health Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: ENDP), a U.S. based specialty healthcare company, announced today that it had appointed Suketu “Suky” Upadhyay as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Endo, effective September 23, 2013. “We are delighted to have Suky join the Endo team at this pivotal […]
DUBLIN, Ohio, Sept. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Cardinal Health announced today that its board of directors has elected Patricia A. Hemingway Hall, president and chief executive officer of Health Care Service Corp. (HCSC), as an independent director, effective Sept. 12. “We are extremely pleased that Pat is joining our board of directors,” said George Barrett, […]
DUBLIN — Sept. 03, 2013 — With the window for Medicare enrollment opening on Oct. 15 and running through Dec. 7, Cardinal Health recently launched a new, customizable Medicare Enrollment Toolkit to help its retail pharmacy customers educate the rapidly growing Medicare-eligible population about coverage options. The new toolkit provides a wide range of pre-printed […]
SUNNYVALE, Calif., September 3, 2013— Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), announced today that Derek Bertocci has resigned as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company effective September 2, 2013. Today, Accuray has appointed Gregory Lichtwardt, executive vice president, chief financial officer, effective immediately. Mr. Bertocci is anticipated to continue in a consulting role […]
Highlight: Abilify Maintena Have I taken my meds today? I think so. This morning, right? No, that was yesterday… The lastest breakthrough in new psychiatry meds is Abilify Maintena. Currently, it is only FDA-approved for the treatment of Schizophrenia. But remember all those TV ads about Abilify being used to make your antidepressant work better? […]
Boucherville, QC, August 27, 2013 – Sandoz Canada announced today the launch in Canada of Salinex ProTect™. Salinex ProTect™ is a 20 mL nasal spray indicated for the early treatment of viral infections of the upper respiratory tract and the early treatment of common cold for both adults and children. As a non-pill alternative to fighting […]
DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 27, 2013 — Cardinal Health today announced that Tony Caprio, executive vice president in the Office of Customer Experience (OCE) and general manager for the Healthcare IQ business partnership, will retire from the company after nearly 40 years of service to the health care community. Caprio will leave his current role at […]
Leksell® Coordinate Frame G and associated accessories form a minimally invasive frame system for Stereotactic Radiosurgery treatment of intracranial targets. The Leksell Coordinate Frame G is engineered for maximum accuracy, ease of use and flexibility. SOURCE: Elekta
The DSM-5 has changed the term “mental retardation” and replaced it with “intellectual disability”. This was done for several reasons, one of the main was to decrease the stigma associated with the use of the former term. There are several levels of intellectual disability severity: mild, moderate, severe and profound. By Dr. Terra Caudill, MD, […]
The FDA recently called for a decrease in the recommended dosage of Ambien, a medication used to treat people who have trouble going to sleep. This was in part due to many reports of people having a sleep-walking type of event in which the person feels wide awake at the time, but has no memory […]
