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Allergen barrier mattress covers trap dust mites, their broken down body parts, eggs and excrement that cause allergic symptoms! Covers protect and reduce contact with these allergens by applying to pillows, mattresses and box springs.

Stop Smoking, Look and Feel Like a New Person More people are dying and having their lives affected by smoking related diseases. Will you be one of the 400,000 that will die in America this year from tobacco-related disease?

National Nonprofit Organization Kids with Food Allergies Announces the Release of “From Confusion to Confidence: a Free Starter Guide for Parenting a Child with a Food Allergy”

Why A Nursing Shortage? Could the media’s stereotypical portrayal of nurses be the reason for a nursing shortage? ADVANCE Book Club for Nurses reads Saving Lives and gets some answers.

KW Solomon Makes Medical Offices More Efficient

The Accident and Injury Recovery Center and Military Connections are joining forces this December to send 10,000 holiday stocking to troops this December.

Devon Prep’s CAP sponsors 12 hour fundraising event.

Hospital patients deserve better than a tent! H1N1 National Emergency has been declared. The PMG PORTABLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM is fully scalable, fully functional, and has real walls! The PMG Portable Hospital Systems Provide Real Surge Capacity!

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital will be offering free cancer screenings during November. The Mercy Cancer Care program will perform free prostate screenings for men on Tuesday, November 10 and free clinical breast exams on Tuesday, November 17.

Tubing and hose choices for fluid transfer in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes will be the focus of AdvantaPure’s table at this year’s ISPE Meeting. Single use systems, identification solutions, and molded items will also be highlighted.

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (MFH) and Mercy Philadelphia Hospital (MPH) have announced the addition of Penn Cardiac Care physician Steven Weiss, MD to its cardiovascular program. He will lead the hospitals’ cardiothoracic surgery program.

New Image Dental Arts is offering its first "Cash for Candy" program this Halloween season by offering to buy back children's excess candy and donate it to American troops overseas through Operation Gratitude. See www.newimagedentalarts.com

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is offering free clinical breast exams and mammograms on Tuesday, October 20. Appointments are required. Please contact Joy Hepkins, RN, OCN at 610.237.2648 to sign up.

Improved monitoring for progression of disease in affected children is essential

A large Teeter inversion table dealer has announced expanded warehousing for Teeter inversion tables and other products. Their new Nevada warehouse will supplement their Pennsylvania distribution center, providing 1 to 2 day shipping to many areas.

ADVANCE Custom Promotions developed Your Logo Here as way to keep our customers informed and give them the ability to share their comments, ideas and suggestions.

For the first time since his horrible car accident left him a quadriplegic over a year ago, Carl Edwards publicly presented a soul-stirring sermon in his church, Northampton Assembly of God, on experiencing a close relationship with God.

Nursing on the Battlefield! Kate Cumming was definitely ahead of her time. The genteel Southern woman did not believe women of her region should hesitate to volunteer to “nurse” soldiers during the Civil War.

Silicone tubing and manifold manufacturer AdvantaPure will exhibit its latest single use systems and identification solutions at the show to be held October 12-16, 2009. DocuLink(TM), a new manifold identification system, will be part of the focus.

There are a number of ways to protect oneself from the swine flu virus – without subjecting yourself to the problems associated with the vaccination.

Customers taking Resveratrol, Red Wine grape extracts and Quercetin report increased energy, endurance, mood, lower blood pressure, lower sugar levels, and weight loss.

Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and their companies have filed a lawsuit against a long list of companies using thier names and images to market nutritional supplements based on Resveratrol and other nutraceutical ingredients.

Allowing healthcare professionals the opportunity to actively participate in our online community, ADVANCE Healthcare Haven gives customers a “voice” in the healthcare blogosphere.

Executive Director Lindsay Groff can be reached at 215-320-3708 or lgroff@fernley.com

This week on "Saturday Mornings with Joy Keys"-podcast found out about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and how to treat it.

Future Pharmaceuticals magazine’s interview with Deacom President Jay Deakins discussing pharmaceutical ERP software is now available.

Reproductive Science Institute of Suburban Pennsylvania, P.C. (RSI) is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Hyacinth Nicole Browne, M.D. to their team of leading fertility doctors.

Advanced Breast Care Imaging, a diagnostic imaging center dedicated to women’s breast health from screening to diagnosis to treatment, becomes the first health care provider in Pennsylvania to offer AccuBoost radiation treatment for breast cancer.

The Institute of Addiction Medicine (IAM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph R. Volpicelli, M.D., PhD as CEO and President. In this role he will define the mission and strategic goals of the Institute’s philanthropy.

Deacom President Jay Deakins has been named to PharmaVOICE magazine's list of the 100 most inspiring people in the life sciences industry for his insight in developing fully-integrated pharmaceutical software.

Manufacturer of the Year Continues to Build on Experience, Quality, and Success

Droopy eyelids, puffiness and bags under your eyes can make you look older, worn and tired. There is a procedure called Blepharoplasty which can improve the way you look and correct these problems.

Philadelphia Law Firm Announces Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Fairy-Tale Daycare Center on Behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Slutsky in the Wrongful Death of Son Daniel

Technology Evaluation Centers and pharmaceutical software provider Deacom, Inc. have released an executive report discussing technology strategies and guidelines for Food and Drug Administration compliance.

As part of its complete line of isolated power solutions, Bender Inc., the leading manufacturer of ground fault protection equipment, offers its LIM2000plus™.

Medical Alarm Concepts™ introduces the ONLY fully monitored medical alarm system that allows you to speak and listen directly through the pendant. MediPendant™ is designed to improve safety, mobility, and peace of mind for those at home.

Newly founded Learn Reiki Philadelphia will provide affordable Reiki classes to many in Philadelphia. Reiki, recently featured on CNN by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, is an energy healing method from Japan useful for physical and emotional healing and wellness.

At DocAsap.com, patients can now quickly search the real-time availability of local doctors and dentists that match their insurance and background preferences and instantly book appointments online with those doctors

Secret2WeightLoss.Com is the premier online information source for healthy life style products.

ADVANCE has scheduled its second series of free online healthcare career events on September 2nd, 16th and 23rd. Each day will focus on the career opportunities available within a specific region.

Patient data company first to align with chart auditing service provider

In June 2009, Enterprise Imaging & Therapeutic Radiology Management and ADVANCE for Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals merged into one powerful resource.

GammaTag 500 handles repeated exposure to gamma radiation up to a cumulative amount of 500 kGy. It is ideal for identifying high volume items in the pharma, biotech, medical device, and gowning industries that require repeated gamma sterilization.

In June 2009, ADVANCE for Managers of Respiratory Care and ADVANCE for Respiratory Care Practitioners came together as one valuable resource.

Timeless Touch, LLC offers discounts to help new businesses and individuals.

Avenues, a nonprofit, human service agency that empowers individuals with disabilities and their families, is pleased to announce the addition of a Marketing Manager to their management staff.

NetHealth, Inc. announced today that their exclusive Performance Improvement Platform (PIP) was approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a participating registry of the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI).

Tina Rudisill, President of Marketing Works in York, has published the article "Smart Marketing in a Sick Economy" in the April/May 2009 issue of Radiology Business Journal (RBJ), a leading magazine for radiology practice managers.

Give Blood & Support the American Red Cross at Franklin Mills

Matrix Medical Communications (MMC) is pleased to announce that its peer-reviewed journal, Psychiatry (Edgemont), will be published exclusively in digital format.