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NEW YORK, N.Y., Dec. 7, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., today announced that the firm has expanded the scope of its investigation into SGLT2 inhibitor drug injuries. SGLT2 inhibitor drugs include Invokana and others listed below. This move will allow the nationally known mass tort law and personal injury firm to focus on cases where people taking SGLT2 inhibitors were hospitalized after developing urosepsis (serious infection of the blood) or pyelonephritis (infection of the kidneys) from SGLT2 inhibitor-associated urinary tract infections.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., Nov. 10, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Four Seasons Compassion for Life, an award winning hospice and palliative care industry leader, has been recognized as a Level 2 ‘We Honor Veterans’ partner for its organizational capacity to provide quality care for U.S. military veterans.

HIGHLANDS, N.C., Nov. 5, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Three Four Seasons Compassion for Life volunteers were recently awarded for their exemplary service to hospice patients and families in the western region of North Carolina, including Jackson, Macon and Swain counties.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Nov. 3, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — This Halloween, Spodak Dental Group wants to help you earn cash for your candy and support our troops. All trick-or-treaters are encouraged to bring their excess unopened and uneaten 2015 Halloween candy to the office and receive $1 per pound (five pound maximum). Candy will be collected through Nov. 14, 2015.

DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 3, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT) announced that CloudCMR has surpassed 25,000 de-identified Cardiac MRI (CMR) procedures and their associated, finalized, clinical reports.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Nov. 2, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Spodak Dental Group and Marlins All-Star fielder Giancarlo Stanton provided free dental care to nearly 100 children this past Friday, October 30. The children are students of Marlins Ayudan Partner School Lenora B. Smith Elementary School in Liberty City, Fla.

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., Oct. 22, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — C Diff Foundation launches C. diff. Nationwide Community Support (CDNCS) for patients, families and survivors. C. difficile (C. diff.) infections caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United States in a single year, according to a 2015 study by the CDC.

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 19, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Council for Vaccine Safety, and A Voice for Choice, in collaboration with community leaders, announce that on October 24, 2015 at 12 noon, protesters will rally at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, Calif. in solidarity with the Truth, Transparency and Freedom Rally happening on the same day at the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Oct. 15, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Nationally known personal injury and mass tort law firm Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., today announced that one of its lead attorneys, Paul J. Pennock, successfully argued to a federal court judicial panel to consolidate into a single multidistrict litigation dozens of lawsuits claiming injuries from use of power morcellators manufactured by Johnson and Johnson subsidiary Ethicon Inc.

BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 7, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United States in a single year. A worldwide panel of experts, hosted by the C Diff Foundation, will gather at the 3rd Annual International Raising C. diff. Awareness Conference and Health Expo on November 9, to discuss vital information for healthcare professionals.

KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept. 23, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Long-term care insurance agents often resist reaching out to friends who could use their help. And seekers of LTC insurance information also resist reaching out to friends who may be in the business. But there’s much to gain from overcoming this reluctance, according to ACSIA Partners, a leading long-term care insurance agency.

NEW YORK, N.Y. and Tokyo, Sept. 15, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Eularis announces today the release of E-VAI, the latest development in sophisticated artificial intelligence technology delivering next generation analytics and decision making to Pharma marketers globally. E-VAI changes the game for marketers struggling to understand and get value from their marketing.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 9, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Reliable group counseling by certified experts is now available online, according to a group of therapists, psychologists, and consultants who have coalesced to form Growthnet, the world’s largest multi-lingual network of Web-based group counselors. According to founders John Toomey, Amy Chang, and Savithri Gandhi, current technology allows services to be provided in several languages, with simultaneous interpretation soon to be available in 17 different tongues.

DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 8, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Heart Imaging Technologies LLC (HeartIT) announced today that Vital Images Inc., a leader in advanced medical image visualization software, has licensed HeartIT’s zero footprint patent portfolio.

DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 8, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT) is extremely excited to announce that their CloudCMR service now contains over 10,000 de-identified Cardiac MRI (CMR) procedures and their associated, finalized, clinical reports.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., today launched an investigation into injuries sustained by patients when catheters used during cardiac angiogram procedures to inject contrast dye into blood vessels malfunctioned by either splitting or separating, the firm announced.

KIRKLAND, Wash., Aug. 11, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — High-flying birds tend to flock together. At least that seems to be the case with long-term care specialists from ACSIA Partners, a leading long-term care insurance agency. Twenty eight of them received the ‘2015 Long-Term Care Sales Achievement Award’ and were among the top 100 individual LTCi producers, based on premium.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Weitz and Luxenberg today initiated an investigation into the harm suffered by patients whose private health and financial records were hacked during a recent data breach in Indiana, the law firm announced.

NEW YORK, N.Y., July 23, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Representatives are volunteering and advocating with the C Diff Foundation, raising Clostridium difficile (C.diff.) awareness and providing educational information to the thousands of fair-goers in North Central Pennsylvania and South Central New York.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., July 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Spodak Dental Group has been named as a Top 1 percent Provider of Invisalign for 2015, which is the highest distinction in the field. Top 1 percent providers make up a select few of all North American Invisalign Providers and are among the most experienced.

KIRKLAND, Wash., July 20, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — If you’re in the market for long-term care insurance, you’ve probably submitted some online forms. And your phone may be ringing. How should you respond? ‘Cautiously at first,’ says Denise Gott, CEO of ACSIA Partners, a leading long-term care insurance agency.

CORTE MADERA, Calif., July 16, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dr. Don Harte, Marin chiropractor, charges the media with ‘an evil bigotry.’ He says, ‘The mass media refuses to acknowledge the existence of vaccine-injured children. This is quite a trick, since we are talking millions of children.’

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., July 8, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dr. Samin Eftekhari of Spodak Dental Group has been named the Freedom Day USA State Co-Director for Florida. As a Captain in the ARMY Reserve, he is dedicated to giving back to our nation’s personnel.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 3, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Council for Vaccine Safety announced today that on Friday, July 3, Californians will rally simultaneously in cities across the state, to illuminate the truth and stand for health, safety, education, medical freedom and justice for all. Join us as we stand in sincere opposition to the unwarranted and threatening force of the government as it moves – in partnership with big pharma – to strip us of our parental, health and medical freedoms through proposed mandated healthcare legislation, such as California Senate Bill 277.

KIRKLAND, Wash., June 24, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Today ACSIA Partners LLC announces a straw poll asking Americans to say which 2016 Presidential candidate, Democratic or Republican, is more likely to back federal incentives for owning long-term care insurance.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., June 18, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Spodak Dental Group expands the team of eminently qualified doctors to include George Sanchez, DDS. He has a passion for excellence and is committed to providing his community with superior dental care.

CORTE MADERA, Calif., June 15, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ‘Giving voice to a growing public health problem,’ notes Dr. Don Harte, Marin County straight chiropractor, ‘a recent cover of TIME magazine bears a picture of a fishhook, with a pill as ‘bait.’ That cover proclaims ‘They’re the most powerful painkillers ever invented. And they’re creating the worst addiction crisis America has ever seen.’ No kidding!’

NEW YORK, N.Y., June 15, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Nationally prominent personal injury law firm Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., today said that 95 percent of registered eligible patients are now enrolled in the Stryker modular hip settlement program. This program has been established to ensure that each injured patient will receive a share of more than $1 billion as compensation for problems encountered with Rejuvenate and ABGII metal-on-metal modular hip implants.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa., June 5, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Rejuvatek Medical, Inc., Sandy, Utah, announced the opening of their latest Tatt2Away(R) center in Eastern Pennsylvania at Marc’s Tattooing and Body Piercing. Tatt2Away offers a patented, innovative alternative to laser tattoo removal that is less painful, less costly, and more effective at removing all tattoo colors of pigment.

KIRKLAND, Wash., May 27, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Today ACSIA Partners announces the availability of a national network of speakers with expertise in long-term care funding. They’re prepared to address any group about how to cover the long-term care expenses most longer-living Americans will incur at some point.

NEW YORK, N.Y., May 26, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Weitz and Luxenberg P.C. is investigating another privacy breach that has resulted in the theft of patients’ personal information at several hospitals in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. These hospitals all used the billing services of Medical Management LLC, based in North Carolina, announced the law firm.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 5, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The County of San Diego, Aging and Independence Services awarded Consumer Advocates for RCFE Reform (CARR) a fixed price contract for a pilot project to create a rating system for the County’s assisted living facilities, and to develop a consumer-friendly website to display the ratings and facility information.

PACIFICA, Calif., April 30, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Sympathizing with those who started their tattoo removal process but whose service provider could no longer continue with the process, Rejuvatek Medical, Inc. of Sandy, Utah, flew in a top tattoo artist from Virginia, Melissa Lukeson, in order to continue the tattoo removal process for those incompleted customers.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., April 28, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Spodak Dental Group is excited to announce that it has been selected as one of South Florida’s Top Small Workplaces 2015. The company was recognized for its strong team culture, encouraging work environment and professional development efforts. The winners were announced at the Sun Sentinel’s Top Workplaces luncheon on April 23, 2015.

PUYALLUP, Wash., April 28, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — TriWest Healthcare Alliance announced today a new hiring initiative with the non-profit organization Hire America’s Heroes(R). The purpose of the initiative is to provide a unique avenue for job-seeking Veterans in the Puget Sound, Washington area to find jobs in the health care industry. Interested Veterans will submit their resume to an online repository.

RALEIGH, N.C., April 28, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Claire Hicks, M.D., with Four Seasons Compassion for Life, Flat Rock, has been named 2015 Physician of the Year by the Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina.

RALEIGH, N.C., April 27, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A resolution recognizing the importance of hospice care and honoring the memory of a western North Carolina visionary and Four Seasons Compassion for Life founder Jean Moulthrop Hoogstra is slated to be read this evening from the floor of the House of Representatives today.

KIRKLAND, Wash., April 27, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Many people envision long-term care insurance as a means of paying the bills when they move into a care facility. If you’re one of them, ‘You should widen your vision,’ says Denise Gott, CEO of ACSIA Partners, an industry leader. ‘LTC insurance also pays for care in one’s own home. But some policies do a better job of it than others.’ Today ACSIA Partners announces a campaign to promote Homecare-Friendly LTC plans.

ORLANDO, Fla., April 23, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — BioTE Medical President and Founder Gary Donovitz M.D. releases his book ‘Age Healthier Live Happier – Avoiding Over-Medication through Natural Hormone Balance’ (ISBN: 9780990706458) to kick off the Age Management Medicine Group Conference at JW Marriott / Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes April 23 – 26, 2015.

BISMARCK, N.D., April 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As a result of the efforts of a small group of dedicated acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM) practitioners from the North Dakota Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and proponents of AOM in North Dakota, Governor Jack Dalrymple signed SB 2191 into effect on March 23, 2015, the state’s first law regulating the practice of acupuncture, the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM(R)) announced today.