NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer and Keas announced today they have entered into an alliance to collaborate on the Keas platform to enable Health and Wellness experts to author, sell and distribute personalized online Care Plans directly to patients. Pfizer and Keas will collaborate to develop care plans and related capabilities that seek to provide consumers, patients and their providers an intuitive, engaging, easy-to-use, and low-cost way to manage their health & wellness, prevention and care delivery. [more]
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, today announced the company is now offering PatientFinder, a healthcare analytics tool that assesses local markets for pharmaceutical company expansion opportunity by determining the number of insured patients in a territory who have a specific disease but are untreated. [more]
LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Which medical news stories are physicians reading to stay informed about key developments? MedPage Today publishes the Most Read Stories for the Past Week. [more]
New York, February 9, 2010 – The Internet has considerably more influence over consumer health decisions and actions than traditional channels like print, TV and radio, according to pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research’s latest report, “Health Influence Mapping: Benchmarking the Influence of Various Sources on Consumer Health Actions.” The report also points out that though the Internet’s role in healthcare has soared over the past decade, healthcare professionals still have the strongest effect on consumer health behavior. [more]
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 8, 2010 - Pfizer and Keas announced today they have entered into an alliance to collaborate on the Keas platform to enable Health and Wellness experts to author, sell and distribute personalized online Care Plans directly to patients. [more]
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Health Interventions announced the launch of its innovative health text messaging applications: Health Txts and Custom Txts. [more]
New York, February 4, 2010,– Nearly half of consumers who research pharmaceutical information on the Internet include online health videos in their search sessions, according to pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research. The study also found that online health video drives action among this segment - nearly three quarters of consumers performed additional research after watching health videos online. [more]
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 4, 2010 - Epocrates, Inc., today announced its top-ranked clinical reference application for the iPhone® and iPod® touch devices will be customized for the new iPad™ computer tablet. The iPad is already receiving a warm reception from the healthcare industry with nearly 20 percent of clinicians expressing plans to purchase in an Epocrates survey conducted days after the Apple announcement. [more]
San Mateo, Calif. – February 4, 2010 – Epocrates, Inc., today announced its top-ranked clinical reference application for the iPhone® and iPod® touch devices will be customized for the new iPad™ computer tablet. The iPad is already receiving a warm reception from the healthcare industry with nearly 20 percent of clinicians expressing plans to purchase in an Epocrates survey conducted days after the Apple announcement. [more]
BRISTOL, Tenn., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today launched PainBalance, a new educational initiative which provides quality information, practical tools, and essential resources to healthcare professionals and others, helping them provide optimal, appropriate care for all patients with pain. [more]
WESTLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 3, 2010 - MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it is partnering with DoctorDirectory.com, Inc. (DoctorDirectory) to promote MOXATAG through DoctorDirectory's virtual marketing solution, IncreaseRx. [more]
WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 3, 2010 - Some pharmaceutical companies begin planning their Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) programs without considering the entire lifecycle of their product. [more]
NEW YORK, February 3, 2010 – As mobile devices become more advanced, European physicians are turning to them for a number of uses in their professional practice, according to a recent study by Manhattan Research. About half of online European physicians check email on their mobile devices while nearly four in ten search on a mobile web browser. [more]
LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Which medical news stories are physicians reading to stay informed about key developments? MedPage Today publishes the Most Read Stories for the Past Week. [more]
BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 2, 2010 - Click Commerce, the pioneer in customer-configurable solutions for the business of research, announced today that Western Institutional Review Board (WIRB) will use Click Commerce's eResearch Portal software to fully automate its Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes. [more]
OAKVILLE, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 2, 2010 - Skura Corporation, the leading provider of Closed Loop Marketing solutions, announced strong Q4 growth with fifteen new customers. [more]
NEW YORK, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- MPR - the most widely used drug reference by clinicians - is now available as a free App for the iPhone and iPod touch. The MPR drug database is also available for free for BlackBerry, Palm, and Microsoft Mobile devices, as well as desktop and laptop computers running Microsoft XP and Microsoft Vista (www.empr.com/download). [more]
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare Today, LLC has announced the release of HealthAssist, a medication adherence and health management application available on the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application is free and can be downloaded through the Apple apps store.
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MORRISVILLE, Pa., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Managing Myeloma (www.ManagingMyeloma.com) convened the 2010 Multidisciplinary Advisory Board on January 16, 2010 to review the past 18 months and discuss the educational and practical needs of myeloma practitioners in an evolving therapeutic landscape. [more]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 1, 2010 - Sitting in a doctor's waiting room for long periods of time always decreases patient satisfaction, but seniors are far more tolerant of the long waits than any other age group, according to DrScore.com's 2009 Annual Report Card on Patient Satisfaction. [more]
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