Health
07 Jan MotherToBaby Launches Free App Connecting Moms with Experts in Real-time
BRENTWOOD, TN (THE WIRE PRESS) - What if you could find out the potential effects of a medication during pregnancy by asking a real-life expert instead of unreliable “Dr. Google?” Now you can. In fact, there’s an app for that, according to MotherToBaby, a service of the international non-profit Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS). As January’s Birth Defects Prevention Month kicks off, MotherToBaby has launched a free, one-of-a-kind app to bring the most accurate, evidence-based information to pregnant and breastfeeding women. “Information and research about the risks of medications, vaccines, chemicals or diseases during a woman’s pregnancy are constantly changing and can be confusing, or misrepresented in regular internet searches,” said Stephen Braddock, MD, MotherToBaby President who serves as the Director of Medical Genetics at Saint Louis University. “That’s where our new app comes in to help.”
07 Jan University of Arkansas Researchers Recycle Debunked Voucher Claims Regarding Crime Reduction
BOULDER, CO (THE WIRE PRESS) - A new report from the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform claims that Texas voucher legislation would reduce crime and thereby save the state a cumulative $194 million by the end of 2035. This claim is not warranted and has, in fact, already been discredited. The report’s calculations arise from another University of Arkansas analysis, by the same authors. The Arkansas researchers had argued that some subgroups of voucher-receiving students in Milwaukee, Wisconsin were less likely to commit crimes as adults. That earlier analysis was reviewed in April 2016 by Clive Belfield, Professor of Economics at Queens College, City University of New York.
07 Jan Ask The Doctor Announces 13 Million Users, Opens Office in Shenzhen to Accelerate Presence in China
TORONTO, CANADA (THE WIRE PRESS) - Ask The Doctor, the world's largest medical question and answer platform, announced today it will begin operations in China to meet the countries user-base demand. Ask The Doctor allows users to ask a doctor sensitive medical questions anonymously in any language and receive answers from a network of over 20,000+ general physicians and specialists in a few hours or less. These question and answer pairs are then published with all personal information removed to create a medical q&a library. This library is proving to be a very valuable asset for medical AI research, even used by the National Institutes of Health.
22 Apr Sweetie Pie Organics Announces Launch of a New Lactation Smoothie in Whole Foods Stores Nationwide
Raleigh, NC (THE WIRE PRESS) - Sweetie Pie Organics announced its partnership with Whole Foods Market chain of natural food stores. Whole Foods will be the first to carry Sweetie Pie Organics’ new Lactation Smoothie Product Line in its stores across the United States. Lactation Smoothie is designed for nursing moms; the product will appear on Whole Foods Stores’ shelves nationwide beginning of May 2016. “We are beyond excited to be able to introduce this unique product line for moms at Whole Foods; Whole Foods is a great strategic partner to emerging fast growing brands like ours”, - says Liliana Cantrell, founder and CEO.
19 Apr Usage of Medical Stop Loss Captives Growing as Companies Seek to Better Control Costs of Self-Funded Healthcare Insurance Plans
NEW YORK, NY (THE WIRE PRESS) - QBE North America, an operating division of global insurer QBE Insurance Group, today released a new white paper about the increased use of medical stop loss captives by companies that self-fund their employee health insurance plans. Titled "Medical Stop Loss Captives: Issues and Answers," the paper attributes the recent growth to several factors:
19 Apr Aflac Incorporated to Release First Quarter Results on April 26, 2016
COLUMBUS, Ga. (THE WIRE PRESS) - Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) announced today that it will release first quarter financial results after the market closes on April 26, 2016. In conjunction with the earnings release, Aflac Incorporated will webcast a conference call scheduled for 9:00 a.m. (EDT) on April 27, 2016. During the teleconference, Aflac Incorporated Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Daniel P. Amos will discuss first quarter results and the company's outlook. Other Aflac executives will be available to answer questions, including Aflac Incorporated President Kriss Cloninger III; President of Aflac Paul S. Amos II; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aflac Incorporated Frederick J. Crawford; President and Chief Operating Officer of Aflac Japan Hiroshi Yamauchi; President of Aflac U.S. Teresa L. White and Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer Eric M. Kirsch.
19 Apr Linhart Dentistry Announces Dental Scholarship Program
New York, NY (THE WIRE PRESS) - For students who are in at least their second year of dental school, Linhart Dentistry is offering a dentistry scholarship in the amount of $1,500. Scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year, the scholarship is an ongoing effort by the dental office to encourage students who wish to enter the dental care field. Achievements, academics and leadership will be examined to determine the recipient of the dental scholarship. Previous recipients of the scholarship are not eligible to apply.
19 Apr CDA Cares Ventura Dental Clinic Delivers Oral Health Services to 1,884 People
Sacramento, CA (THE WIRE PRESS) - The California Dental Association Foundation's volunteer dental clinic, CDA Cares, provided $1.5 million in charitable dental services to 1,884 people during the April 16-17 event at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. In addition to providing dental services at no charge to...
