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Support Groups  -  Mar 22, 2008
North County Times,Ostomy Support Group of North San Diego County: For ostomy patients or those considering ostomy surgery and their caregivers. Call (760) 433-3440.

Bristol-Myers Squibb: Auction for ConvaTec still in second round ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Financial Times,The first source said up to 10 parties are still vying for an interest in the unit, which makes products related to services for ostomy care, skin care and

Great Comebacks(R) Program Announces 2007 National Award Winner  -  Feb 28, 2008
FOXBusinessThis year, the Great Comebacks Program also welcomed two new sponsors, the United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. (UOAA) and the Intestinal Disease

Support Calendar  -  Mar 18, 2008
Baxter Bulletin,Twin Lakes Ostomy Association, noon Saturday: March, June, September and December, location varies. For those who have and will have ostomy surgery.

Community Briefs  -  Mar 19, 2008
Nevada Appeal,For information, call 887-2242 or stop by the pool, 841 N. Roop St. The Kangaroo Gang, an ostomy education support group will host a special session 4 pm,

Bridgeport Hospital offers screenings, support groups and classes  -  Mar 7, 2008
Stratford Bard,The United Ostomy Chapter of Greater Bridgeport will meet 2:00 pm Sunday, March 16, at the offices of Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut,

A Big Bundle for a Small Package  -  Feb 25, 2008
Nurse.com,A home care nurse in Essex County managed administration of the total parenteral nutrition and multiple IV medications and his ostomy care.

Stryker, Medtronic and Coloplast ranked in top 100  -  Mar 13, 2008
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies,The company, which specialises in the supply of urology and continence care products, wound and skin care products and ostomy care products, came top of the

Coloplast Signals Commitment to US Market with New North American ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
StreetInsider.com (subscription),The company's business areas include ostomy care, continence and urology care, and wound and skin care. Fifty years ago Coloplast developed the world's

SGV Medical Supplies: 'Colostomy Supplies Easier to Obtain for the ...  -  Mar 3, 2008
Earthtimes,SGV Medical Supplies is a national mail order supplier of ostomy supplies. Based in Van Nuys, CA the company strives to live up to its slogan "Helping

Registered Nurse - RN  -  Feb 28, 2008
ADVANCE,Use your expertise to educate patients/caregivers in ostomy care and products. Act as a consultant for clinicians and physicians regarding wound assessment

HEALTH CALENDAR  -  Mar 10, 2008
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,OSTOMY SUPPORT: Sponsored by Luzerne County Ostomy Association, 7 pm, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, Medical Arts Building basement, Church Street,

Weekly calendar (for March 23)  -  Mar 22, 2008
MyWestTexas.com,Midland Odessa Chapter of the United Ostomy Association meets 2:30 pm the third Sunday at Midland Memorial Hospital West Campus.

CMH Regional Health System April Community Health Calendar  -  Mar 21, 2008
Wilmington News Journal, OH,Clinton County Area Ostomy Support Group will now meet the third Thursday of each month. Next meeting: Thursday, April 17, 7-8 pm, CMH Conference Room 1,

North Shore support groups  -  Mar 21, 2008
The Salem News,Call 978-573-5318 for dates and times. r NSMC Cancer Center offers an ostomy support group the third Sunday of every other month, from 1 to 3 pm,

Derma Sciences Announces Numerous Clinical Presentations on ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
Earthtimes,Becky Strilko, RN, BSN, CWOCN, APN, Christine Barkauskas, RN, BA, CWOCN, APN, Andrea Mcintosh, RN, BSN, CWOCN, APN, Noreen Reaney, RN, BSN, Wound Ostomy and

Staff get a taste for work abroad  -  Mar 19, 2008
Peterborough Today,Kirri Reedman and Lisa Hilton from customer care, Carol Bonney from finance, Martine Barrett from the warehouse and John Pelan from ostomy marketing.

Community Calendar: March 21 to April 4  -  Mar 20, 2008
Norton Mirror,Ostomy Support Group meeting. 7 to 8:30 pm, Sturdy Memorial Hospital’s Auditorium, 211 Park St., Attleboro. Free and open to the public.

Anne Arundel Community Events March 6-13, 2008  -  Mar 5, 2008
Washington Post,OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP,7:30 pm the first Thursday of each month, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Sajak Pavilion, 2001 Medical Pkwy., Annapolis. Free.

Monday, March 17  -  Mar 17, 2008
International Falls Daily Journal,Borderland Ostomy Support Group will meet at 2:30 pm Thursday at Falls Memorial Hospital. Rainy River Community College will offer an Excel 2007 Basic

Indian River County community connection: March 17  -  Mar 17, 2008
TCPalm,Indian River Ostomy Association: Indian River Medical Center cafeteria, 1000 36th St., Vero Beach, 7:30 pm (772) 562-2272.

Datebook for 3-16-08  -  Mar 15, 2008
Enid News & Eagle,Ostomy Association of North Central Oklahoma support group, 7 pm third Monday in March, June, September and December, in classroom C in basement at St.

Health Notes  -  Mar 13, 2008
Burke Connection,The Ostomy Support Group of Northern Virginia, LLC has its monthly support group meeting Sunday, April 6 from 1:30-3:30 pm at the Physicians' Conference

Health and support  -  Mar 12, 2008
St. Petersburg Times,Hernando County Ostomy Association: 2 to 4 pm March 20, Spring Hill Enrichment Center, 11375 Cortez Blvd. (behind Oak Hill Hospital).

Movie tech comes home with Healthphone SaaS  -  Mar 12, 2008
ZDNet BlogsThe system is EMR neutral, meaning it will work with any hospital computing system out there, and new applications are being developed for ostomy care and

Breaking Boundaries Program Honors Colorectal Cancer Survivors for ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Earthtimes,In addition, Carol serves as the 2008-09 co-president of the Ostomy Association of Minneapolis. -- Kate Murphy of Skaneateles, New York - Recognized for her

Today's calendar  -  Mar 11, 2008
Daily News Journal (subscription),Ostomy Association of Rutherford County meeting: 7 pm, second Tuesday each month, fellowship hall of Bellwood Church of Christ, Southeast Broad Street.

SUPPORT GROUPS  -  Mar 10, 2008
Las Vegas Review - Journal,The Ostomy Support Group meets at 7 pm the second Tuesday of the month in the Rendezvous Room at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, 3186 S. Maryland

HEALTH HAPPENINGS  -  Mar 10, 2008
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com,Colostomy support group The Staten Island Ostomy Association hosts a support group for adults and parents of children with a colostomy, ileostomy,

Posted -27 sec ago  -  Mar 10, 2008
Belleville Intelligencer,The Belleville, Quinte West and Area Chapter of the United Ostomy Association of Canada will be holding its monthly meeting at 7:30 pm on March 13 in Room

Health Calendar  -  Mar 10, 2008
Waukegan News Sun,Lake County Ostomy Association: Support for those with urinary or bowel diversion meets at 10 am March 15 at Hollister Inc., 200 Hollister Drive,

Tea Table Listing Updated 3-6-08  -  Mar 6, 2008
Petoskey News-Review,The Straits Area Ostomy Association meets 2 pm Sunday, March 9, in the doctor’s dining room, Northern Michigan Regional Hospital.

Medical Supply Warehouse begins second year in new location  -  Mar 5, 2008
MyWestTexas.com,In the future, he said, he probably will add products for diabetic care and ostomy care. "I'm still getting a feel for what customers want," he said.

Danish medical firm building $40M Minneapolis headquarters  -  Mar 4, 2008
Twin Cities Finance and Commerce,...industry market as a key draw for the firm, which provides products and services for people with continence, urology, ostomy, wound and skin care needs.

Click to View Article  -  Mar 4, 2008
The Keene Sentinel (subscription),Ostomy Support Group, Thursday, March 6, 7-8:30 pm, Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene. Kitty Doty, 354-5454, extension 6631, or Lois Kitz,

Daily Planner: March 2  -  Mar 2, 2008
Enterprise-Record,CHICO OSTOMY ASSOCIATION: 2-4 pm Those who have had or will have intestinal or urinary tract diversions. Enloe Conference Center, room 110,

On the move  -  Mar 2, 2008
GoErie.com,RN, MSN, recently had an abstract accepted for a poster presentation at the 40th Annual Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Conference.

Support group meetings for March  -  Feb 28, 2008
Lynchburg News and Advance,...--Central Virginia Ostomy Group, 7:30 pm, March 11 at the Mammography Center, Timberlake Road. --Children’s Support Group, provides on-going support for

White Plains Hospital Center Upcoming Events  -  Feb 24, 2008
Westchester.com,A support group for ostomy patients and those with related intestinal disorders. All ages are welcome for open and frank discussions of life as an

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association  -  Mar 17, 2008
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)Ostomy Wound Manage 52: 26, 2006.[Medline] PEYROT M, RUBIN RR: Persistence of depressive symptoms in diabetic adults. Diabetes Care 22: 448, 1999.

Health Calendar for March 4, 2008  -  Mar 4, 2008
Ocala.com,401-1388 OCALA OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP - 2 pm Marion County Sheriff Sub-Station South, 3260 SE 80th St., Ocala. 629-4727 ANGER-MANAGEMENT CLASSES - 7 pm

TBO.com - Live in the moment  -  Feb 28, 2008
Tampa Tribune,OSTOMY: United Ostomy Association of America Support Group meets at 1:30 pm the third Saturday of each month at Cheek-Powell Heart and Vascular Pavilion,

Correlation of Procalcitonin and Cytokine Expression with ...  -  Mar 1, 2008
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Ostomy Wound Manage. 2003;49(7A Suppl):1-7.[Medline] Bascom JU. Pilonidal care: anaerobes as invisible villains. Eur J Surg. 1996;162:351.

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