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PLANO, Texas, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Perot Systems Corporation and New West health Services — Montana’s second largest health services corporation — today announced an agreement in which Perot Systems will host New West’s enterprise core administrative system (CAS), and also will migrate its current Perot Systems DIAMOND 950 (TM) software to Perot Systems Xcelys 5.0 software, all while experiencing uninterrupted health administration for its plans members during the transition. Specific terms of the 5-year deal were not disclosed.
“This agreement is another milestone for New West as we pursue our goal of becoming the best health plan in Montana. Perot Systems’ hosted solutions combined with its Xcelys core administrative software will give us greater product and service flexibility while improving administrative efficiency. After extensive review of other system alternatives, expanding our relationship with Perot Systems is the best business decision. Perot Systems will enable us to focus on what we do best — provide outstanding healthcare benefits for the people of Montana,” said David Kibbe, CEO of New West health Services.
“Our CAS solution combined with our Xcelys 5.0 software provides New West with improved product flexibility for its members. They will experience greater efficiencies in enterprise information management, dynamic healthcare transaction processing, and 24×7 technical and operational support, without having to make a large capital investment,” said Chuck Lyles, president of Perot Systems’ Healthcare industry group.
About New West health Services
New West health Services is a provider sponsored, consumer responsive Montana health service corporation reporting 2007 revenue of $76 million. New West covers over 41,000 Montanans through commercial and managed care health benefits and Medicare Advantage plans. Partnering with Montana physicians and hospitals, New West offers benefit innovation and Montana service through its 95 employees in the Kalispell operations center and Helena headquarters.
Additional information about New West is available at
About Perot Systems
Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot Systems reported 2007 revenue of $2.6 billion. The company has more than 23,000 associates located in North America, Europe, MENA and Asia. Additional information on Perot Systems is available at .
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. For factors that could affect our business and cause actual results to differ materially, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available at , as updated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such Form 10-K, for additional information regarding risk factors. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.
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Jonathan Moss
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 11 /PRNewswire/ — Winning an Olympic Gold Medal is quite an accomplishment; winning six from two Olympic Games is unbelievable. However for Phoenix local Amy Van Dyken, that is exactly what this Village health Club member has done. To honor her amazing accomplishments as a world-class swimmer, Van Dyken will be inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame on June 19th 2008, a month before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
From 1996 - 2000, Van Dyken earned the top spots on awards platforms at competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championships, Pan Am Games, and World Trials. Van Dyken’s six Olympic gold medals were won in the following events: 4x 100M Freestyle Relay, Sydney 2000; 4X 100M Medley Relay, Sydney 2000; 50M Freestyle, Atlanta 1996; 100M Butterfly, Atlanta 1996; 400M Freestyle Relay, Atlanta 1996; 400M Medley Relay, Atlanta 1996. During the 1996 Atlanta Games Amy was the first American woman to earn four Gold Medals in one Olympic Games.
In addition to reaching her own achievements, Van Dyken helps others reach their swimming potential and individual goals. As an assistant swim coach for the Village swim team, which practices at Camelback Village and DC Ranch Village health Clubs, she passes her enthusiasm and passion for swimming onto the younger generation, instilling dreams of Olympic Gold in her students.
“It is such a joy to teach the kids swim techniques and to watch them reach their personal goals,” says Van Dyken. “Teaching kids the importance of setting goals and reaching them, and showing them through my successes that it can be done, is a treat for me.”
For more information on Van Dyken and her accomplishments go to her web site at
About Village health Clubs & Spas
Village health Clubs & Spas are owned by DMB Sports Clubs and operate as high-end, family-oriented health clubs and spas in the Phoenix metropolitan areas. Beginning as Metro Sport and health Club in 1976, Village health Clubs & Spas has grown to 4 clubs around the Phoenix area: Camelback Village, Arcadia; DC Ranch Village, North Scottsdale; Gainey Village, Scottsdale; & Verrado Village, Buckeye; and provide unique experiences that positively impact people’s lives. Visit
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MCLEAN, Va., June 11 /PRNewswire/ — It’s a sign of difficult times for many. Social workers and counselors are now among some of the nation’s most in-demand professionals, according to new findings in the Jobfox Top 25 Most Wanted U.S. Job Candidates: June 2008 rankings, released today.
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Social workers and counselors ranked as the seventh most wanted professionals, according to the June report from Jobfox (), a free online service that uses precision matching to help qualified candidates link up with compatible job opportunities. The Counseling/Social Work profession cracked the Top 25 for the first time since Jobfox began tracking job trends in March 2008.
“For about a year now, there’s been a steady increase in the demand for social workers and counselors,” said Debbie Sikes, the clinical director for the National Counseling Group Inc., a private group of therapists and counselors providing community-based and outpatient services to individuals and families throughout Virginia. Her organization uses Jobfox services to help find qualified mental health professionals.
“With increases in gas and food prices, we are seeing more stress and more demand for outreach services — especially among low-income families,” Sikes said. “Money and job pressures are often the triggers to higher levels of anxiety and emotional problems.”
The June report is available at:
Demand for Human Resource Executives also on the Rise
The Jobfox rankings also indicate increased hiring activity for human resource executives — perhaps more signs of what’s well, what’s not so well and what remains a challenge for U.S. businesses in the current economic climate.
Human resource executives are now the 25th most wanted, according to the Jobfox rankings report for June. Recruiting/Staffing professionals also ranked 24th — the second-consecutive month that recruiters have held this position.
“There are still many bright spots, even in the face of an uncertain economy,” said Rob McGovern, CEO of Jobfox (). “Most companies continue to place a premium on the recruitment and retention of qualified professionals. There will be layoffs, but most companies are depending on human resource managers to keep talent losses to a minimum. And many companies continue to aggressively seek new sources of talent from their recruiters.”
Many professions remain in high demand, according to the Jobfox Top 25 Most Wanted U.S. Job Candidates: June 2008 rankings. The most wanted professions include Software Design/Development, Sales Representative/Business Development, Accounting/Finance Executive, Accounting and Nursing.
Rounding out the Top 10 are Networking/System Administration, Counseling/Social Work, Business Analysis — Research, Business Analysis — Software Implementation and Mechanical Engineering.
Mental health care organizations throughout the nation say they are not surprised by the appearance of social workers and counselors in the Top 10.
“We’re certainly seeing more demand for mental health services,” said Richard Jennings, the director of Human Resources for Momentum for Mental Health, Santa Clara County’s largest private, nonprofit agency providing mental health services to adults and transition-aged youths. “The indigent and disadvantaged, especially, are having a tough time holding jobs and coping with rising costs for essentials such as food and shelter.”
“Social workers and their services are needed now more than ever,” added Deborah Brackens, director of case management at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Virginia. “The acuity of patients, coupled with the demands of society, contribute to a very compressed time frame to assess and meet patients’ needs. Medical social workers have the skills and capabilities to alleviate the stress that patients and their families often experience.”
About the rankings
The Jobfox Top 25 Most Wanted U.S. Job Candidates: June 2008 rankings were derived from a stratified random sample of more than 4,000 U.S. job openings from the Jobfox database during a 120-day period ending March 24, 2008. In total, Jobfox identified more than 150 distinct professions for which employers were seeking candidates during the period. Also captured in the rankings are the professions most desired by candidates, based on a stratified random sample of more than 100,000 Jobfox candidate profiles.
About Jobfox
Jobfox gives job candidates and organizations complete control to connect with each other — in real time — by providing intelligent skills matching and popular communication tools such as instant messaging and mobile text message alerts. Jobfox provides free Web pages for professionals to showcase their unique skills, talents, work-styles, career desires and job-change receptivity. Visit today.
About Rob McGovern
Jobfox is the inspiration of CEO Rob McGovern, one of the nation’s leading career experts. McGovern is the founder and former CEO of CareerBuilder and the author of “Bring Your ‘A’ Game: The 10 Career Secrets of the High Achiever.”
Jobfox is a trademark of the company. All other company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.
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PLANO, Texas, June 10 /PRNewswire/ — Edition 19
Host: Dr. Kevin Fickenscher - Perot Systems’ Executive Vice President,
International Healthcare
Guest: Dr. Jack Lord, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer,
Humana

Perot Systems continues its series of podcasts with a forward-looking discussion about the increasing role Information Technology will play in the transformation of healthcare. In this episode, Dr. Kevin Fickenscher discusses with Dr. Jack Lord the innovations taking place across the healthcare industry, as well as what the future holds for healthcare providers.
The following quotes from Dr. Lord are highlights of the podcast:
Regarding the purpose of Humana’s, ‘Innovation Center’: ” … We decided very clearly to break out of what was a traditional casting of the HMO and move both the clinical and product activities into a spot that would be forward looking … every year has been a little bit different, we’ve added new features, we’ve grown because of talent and I think by virtue of having an innovation center, it’s really created an opportunity for us to bring talent in from all over the world.”
Regarding enhancing the quality of healthcare for individuals: ” … health is something that is co-created … by the person … and with the healthcare system. So that … says that the expert around health becomes (the patient) as opposed to the doctor or with the legacy expert system. I think a second piece is moving out of a world that we refer to as the world of sickness and death to a world of life and happiness. The traditional healthcare delivery system has constantly focused on things that fall into the repair shop type of mode and it’s taken us down a path of insatiable economic utilization of services.”
Regarding the state of innovation in the healthcare industry: ” … I think innovation is almost bimodal in healthcare. It’s fabulous in the area of discovery of new molecules and devices and new medical techniques and it’s abysmal in terms of rethinking the actual delivery of services.”
Regarding healthcare policies at the state and federal level: “There seems to be consensus on both sides of the aisle that creating a connected IT architecture is something that people agree upon. I think it becomes really important to understand that you need to look at population health in a way where each person’s health becomes sort of a tile that fits into a mosaic that allows you to understand what’s going on with that person’s life, that person’s family, their connectivity.”
Information about Jack Lord, MD: Dr. Lord joined Humana in 2000 to help develop the company’s consumer-centric business strategy. In his role as Chief Innovation Officer, he is responsible for designing innovative health plan products and leading processes that enable people to navigate the healthcare system and support their health needs. A board-certified forensic pathologist, Dr. Lord began his medical career in the U.S. Navy, where he spent 11 years on active duty, most recently as director of the Naval Medical Command’s Quality Assurance Division in the Office of the Surgeon General.
Information about Kevin Fickenscher, MD: Dr. Fickenscher is a recognized senior physician executive and healthcare thought leader. He has extensive experience in healthcare management, and holds an international reputation as a dynamic, visionary, and strategic leader in the healthcare industry. Dr. Fickenscher’s bio can be found at:
What: Healthcare Tech and the World: A New Perspective on Innovation
in Healthcare — one of a series of podcasts presented by Dr.
Kevin Fickenscher of Perot Systems.
When: This podcast will be available for download on June 10, 2008
Where:
Contact: Jonathan Moss
1 972-577-6395

About Perot Systems

Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot Systems reported 2007 revenue of $2.6 billion. The company has more than 23,000 associates located in North America, Europe, MENA and Asia. Additional information on Perot Systems is available at .
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. For factors that could affect our business and cause actual results to differ materially, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available at , as updated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such Form 10-K, for additional information regarding risk factors. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.

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NEW YORK, June 10 /PRNewswire/ — Alonzo Mourning, center for the Miami HEAT, will host an educational basketball clinic for local youth in Harlem today. During the clinic, Mourning, who was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in 2000, will share his personal story to raise awareness of CKD and two common risk factors, diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as highlight the importance of preventing these diseases.
Approximately 20 million Americans suffer from CKD — including an estimated 650,000 New York City residents — and another estimated 20 million are at risk. The basketball clinic, hosted by Shape Up New York and sponsored by the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) and Ortho Biotech Products, L.P., aims to increase awareness about these health problems and encourage individuals who may be at risk to speak with their doctors.
The clinic will take place at the Jackie Robinson Recreation Center, located at 85 Bradhurst Avenue & 146th Street in East Harlem, at 6 p.m. EDT.
Nearly 20 percent of the adult population in East Harlem and the South Bronx has diabetes, a risk factor for CKD, according to a report by the City University of New York and the Public health Association of New York City. The report also noted that African Americans with diabetes are more than twice as likely to develop CKD than individuals of other ethnic backgrounds with the disease. In addition, African Americans have a higher incidence of high blood pressure compared to other ethnic groups, which, if left untreated, can also cause CKD.
“Chronic kidney disease can occur at any age, and I want to encourage those who may be at risk to get tested and treated,” said Mourning. “It is important for people to understand the risk factors for the disease and to talk to their doctors. Had I been aware of the disease, I might have been diagnosed earlier and prevented my condition from worsening.”
The most common risk factors of CKD are diabetes, high blood pressure and a family history of kidney disease. In New York City, approximately 800,000 adults have diabetes, while an estimated 2 million adults have high blood pressure.
“The American Diabetes Association, the American Association of Kidney Patients and the National Kidney Foundation all emphasize the importance of screening for CKD in patients with diabetes or high blood pressure,” said Simon Prince, MD, FACP, FASN, and a nephrologist in the New York City area. “We encourage children and their parents to attend the clinic together, listen to Alonzo’s story and learn more about CKD and its risk factors. Early recognition and intervention are crucial to improving health outcomes.”
Mourning was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2000, and had a kidney transplant in 2003. Since then, he has made a triumphant return to the NBA, and has dedicated much of his life to helping others with kidney disease. In addition to Mourning, AAKP President, Roberta Wager, RN, MSN, will be available to discuss some of the resources available to patients who have CKD.
About Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease is a progressive condition in which the kidneys are unable to function effectively. Many people, including Mourning before his diagnosis, do not realize that they have CKD, or are at risk for developing it, until they have reached the advanced stages of the condition. The incidence of CKD appears to be correlated to diabetes and high blood pressure. Diabetes is the leading cause of CKD in the U.S.
About Shape Up New York(TM)
Shape Up New York is a FREE family fitness program offered at parks sites, community centers and housing sites around New York City. Fitness classes are open to adults and children. Classes include step aerobics, fitness walking, light weights, stretching and toning exercises. Shape Up New York is designed to encourage the development of healthy lifestyles and help improve participant self-esteem through energizing physical activity in a non-competitive environment. The program is sponsored jointly by the City’s health and Parks Departments.
About the American Association of Kidney Patients
The American Association of Kidney Patients is the voluntary, patient organization, which for more than 35 years, has been dedicated to improving the lives of fellow kidney patients and their families by helping them deal with the physical, emotional and social impact of kidney disease. The programs offered by AAKP inform and inspire patients and their families to better understand their condition, adjust more readily to their circumstances, and assume more normal, productive lives in their communities.
About Ortho Biotech Products, L.P.
Ortho Biotech Products, L.P. is a leading biopharmaceutical company devoted to helping improve the lives of patients with cancer and with anemia due to multiple causes, including chronic kidney disease. Since it was founded in 1990, Ortho Biotech and its worldwide affiliates have earned a global reputation for researching, manufacturing and marketing innovative products that enhance patients’ health. Located in Bridgewater, N.J., Ortho Biotech is an established market leader in Epoetin alfa therapy for anemia management. The company also markets treatments for recurrent ovarian cancer, rejection of transplanted organs and other serious illnesses. For more information, visit .
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BELLEVUE, Wash., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Microsoft HealthVault Be Well Fund request for proposal (RFP) recipients were named today at the second annual Microsoft HealthVault Solutions Conference. The 15 recipients represent a wide range of inventive online solutions designed to address significant health issues, such as childhood obesity, medication reconciliation, gathering and dissemination of mobile health information, diabetes management, and ways to help people manage their health more effectively.
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The recipients are the following organizations:

— BayCare health System, Medication Reconciliation & HealthVault
Integration

— Columbia University, Managing Immunization Information Using
HealthVault

— Columbus Research Foundation, The Columbus Model for Childhood Obesity
Intervention: A Computer-Based Initiative Integrated Into HealthVault

— Intermountain Healthcare Clinical Genetics Institute, Capturing
Electronic Family health History Data to Improve Patient Care

— Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts
University, Remote Monitoring of Body Weight and Food Intake in
Free-Living Individuals

— Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Impact of Automated
Dosing Reminders on Medication Adherence Using HealthVault

— LSU Healthcare Network, LSUHN Medication Reconciliation Evacuation
Response

— MedStar Diabetes Institute at Washington Hospital Center, ehealth2go

— Morehouse School of Medicine, Integrated Mobile health Solution for
Diabetes Care

— Partners HealthCare, Utilization of HealthVault in a Patient-Centric
Diabetes Management Program

— Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Increasing Autonomy in
Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

— St. Joseph health System, Be Well From Birth — e-BabyBook

— St. Joseph Hospital Foundation, EMS Bridge

— St. Vincent’s Birmingham, St. Vincent’s Birmingham successful
management of obstetrics population

— University of Washington, Using Mobile Technologies to Uncover
Barriers to Healthy Behavior in Heart Disease Patients

“The Be Well Fund winners share our vision of using the Internet to empower people to fully engage in managing their health and improving health outcomes,” said Peter Neupert, corporate vice president of the health Solutions Group at Microsoft Corp. “We’re excited to help these organizations turn their ideas into reality and to expand the capabilities and services available through HealthVault.”
Microsoft received nearly 200 proposals from leading academic and research health organizations across the United States, making it one of the most successful Microsoft Research RFPs in the company’s history. Based on the strong interest, Microsoft increased award funding from $3 million to $4.5 million to help bring these proposals to market.
A distinguished panel of judges from across the health field determined the fund recipients. The judging panel consisted of the following:
— Adam Bosworth, CEO of Keas Inc.

— Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House of Representatives; and
founder of Center for health Transformation

— Mark Liponis, M.D., corporate medical director at Canyon Ranch

— Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., senior vice president for Health
Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine; and professor of
obstetrics and gynecology at Meharry Medical College

— Leslie Norwalk, former acting administrator at the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services; and strategic advisor at Epstein
Becker & Green P.C.

— Marc Pierson, M.D., regional vice president of Clinical Information
and Special Projects; and regional vice president of Medical Affairs
at PeaceHealth

— Brent Ridge, M.D., vice president of Healthy Living at Martha Stewart
Living Omnimedia Inc.

The Be Well Fund is designed to stimulate not-for-profit research and development across a broad range of health disciplines that have the potential to significantly improve health and wellness outcomes. The Be Well Fund helps seed innovative avenues of research and explore the potential for disruptive improvements to health management enabled by reuse and sharing of data among people, families, caregivers, doctors and facilities.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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ARLINGTON, Va., June 10 /PRNewswire/ — The HealthCentral Network, Inc. () announced today the acquisition of consumer health information company MedTrackAlert, LLC. The move more than doubles the size of HealthCentral’s email newsletter reach and offers advertisers more ways to reach high-quality audiences that are deeply engaged around specific health conditions. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
With the acquisition, HealthCentral is building an unmatched suite of patient engagement capabilities benefiting both users and advertisers. MedTrackAlert’s e-mail newsletters are delivered to opt-in audiences that have expressed a strong concern for a specific health issue, providing unique, timely health alerts that help users manage life-changing conditions.
For users, the acquisition means the latest, most relevant health alerts providing need-to-know information about specific health conditions. Ensuring that users miss nothing about a condition that matters in their lives, editors choose the most relevant and important stories to help users manage their health needs. MedTrackAlert’s news alerts will be offered in conjunction with HealthCentral’s existing e-mail newsletter offerings, which provide users with healthcare management tools and tips for their everyday lives.
For marketers, the collaboration means significantly expanded reach, allowing them to engage patients through more than 2.4 million permission-based subscriptions and patient education programs. Marketers currently reach health consumers across the company’s more than 35 condition-specific and general health properties, and largest targeted online health ad network. With the MedTrackAlert acquisition, advertisers with HealthCentral can now reach audiences across a spectrum of online engagements, including condition-specific sites and newsletters; highly-targeted, permission-based e-mail education programs; and CareCentral.com, HealthCentral’s private communities for those organizing caregiving activities.
“MedTrackAlert is a perfect complement to HealthCentral’s already powerful, highly targeted online health network,” said Christopher M. Schroeder, President and CEO of The HealthCentral Network. “We now have the largest, highest-quality capability for bringing together passionate and motivated health consumers with the most relevant advertiser information and offers.”
MedTrackAlert co-founders Ted Smith and David Silver will join HealthCentral, leading development of ad products, analysis and marketing and HealthCentral’s offering of advertiser services and audience research. Smith becomes Vice President of Patient Engagement and Marketing. Silver becomes a Vice President of Business Development.
“By providing timely and very relevant information, we give highly engaged patients the tools to help manage their conditions,” said MedTrackAlert President and Co-Founder Ted Smith. “MedTrackAlert makes certain that consumers receive information directed to their specific concerns and that they miss nothing that could be important to their needs. Joining with HealthCentral allows us to build on this service, combining our e-mail newsletter offerings and reaching their nearly 11 million monthly unique visitors.”
Before co-founding MedTrackAlert, Smith was Senior Vice President of Research and Intelligence at CNET Networks, responsible for thought leadership and product research. At CNET, Smith developed a suite of business intelligence tools that are benchmarks for the industry. Silver, MedTrackAlert’s co-founder, is an experienced entrepreneur and manager, having led business and product development for two successful online and health-related start-ups.
The MedTrackAlert acquisition is HealthCentral’s second recent acquisition and first since it received a significant minority investment from IAC/InteractiveCorp. The company will continue to acquire and build new capabilities and products that deliver high quality and targeted opportunities for health and wellness audiences and marketers.
For more information and a list of product offerings from The HealthCentral Network and MedTrackAlert, see .
About The HealthCentral Network
The HealthCentral Network, Inc. () is the leading collection of online consumer health assets, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. By offering connections to renowned experts, a network of patients and caregivers who share “real world” experience, and in-depth information, sites in The HealthCentral Network make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and caregivers. The HealthCentral Network also manages the highest-quality health advertising network, not building size for size’s sake — but targeting condition-specific audiences who value and engage with information from marketers on their terms.
The HealthCentral Network was acquired in 2005 by Polaris Venture Partners, The Carlyle Group, Sequoia Capital, and Allen & Company. In January 2008, the Company received a significant minority investment from IAC/InteractiveCorp and additional investment from its original investors, and IAC CEO Barry Diller joined The HealthCentral Network’s board of directors. In April 2008, HealthCentral and IAC Ad Solutions Network announced a new ad network relationship, expanding the collective reach to nearly 50 million monthly unique users.
HealthCentral’s management team combines decades of interactive media, medical and journalism experience: CEO and President Christopher Schroeder was the CEO and Publisher of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, the interactive subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.
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MINNEAPOLIS, June 10 /PRNewswire/ — Nonin Medical, Inc. announces the compatibility of its revolutionary Onyx(R) II, Model 9560 fingertip pulse oximeter with Microsoft Corp.’s online consumer health platform, Microsoft HealthVault. The Onyx II 9560 is the first pulse oximeter and the first Bluetooth(R) enabled device to wirelessly transfer monitored SpO2 and pulse rate information to HealthVault — enabling patients to easily manage, store, share and review their health information with their clinicians and family.
Nonin Medical’s strategic relationship with Microsoft and its HealthVault platform, coupled with the recent release of the FDA cleared Onyx(R) II 9560 with Bluetooth(R), is another step to drive the development of interoperable, cross-industry initiatives to simplify healthcare delivery. With this significant advance, patients will be able to monitor and record their oxygen saturation along with other health and fitness records by utilizing HealthVault’s wide array of health device and application management tools.
“The intuitive, reliable and convenient product solutions we develop here at Nonin are intended to empower patients to manage their health,” says Nonin Medical’s Program Manager, Jayant Parthasarathy, Ph.D. “By interfacing our industry leading fingertip oximeters with the HealthVault platform via Bluetooth(R)-ready technologies such as PCs and laptops, we can provide patients with a new means to track their vital signs anytime.”
Nonin Medical released the first Onyx(R) in 1995 and it has since become the most trusted name in fingertip pulse oximetry due to its ease-of-use, extreme durability and precision accuracy. The Onyx(R) II, Model 9560 provides superior accuracy and versatility with its unique SmartPoint(TM) technology and Store and Forward capabilities. To learn more about the Onyx II, Model 9560, go to .
About Nonin Medical Inc. —
Minneapolis-based Nonin Medical, Inc. is a privately owned company specializing in the design and manufacturing of noninvasive physiological monitoring solutions. Nonin distributes its products to health professionals in more than 125 countries and has over 90 OEM partners worldwide. Nonin’s industry-leading capabilities in signal processing and sensor design, plus its on-going integration of features not available in competitive products, are the foundation of its leadership in innovation.
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WAYNE, Pa., June 10 /PRNewswire/ — InterComponentWare (ICW) announced today the formation of ICW Labs, a Silicon Valley based R&D organization focused on deepening ICW’s use of leading technology as part of its eHealth solutions. ICW Labs will be headed by Thomas Odenwald, veteran SAP technology leader and visionary.
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The new ICW Lab is chartered with expanding the ICW eHealth solution set, which delivers fully interoperable, secure and reliable communication of medical data and associated information throughout the US. The new organization will work in tandem with the ICW product management team also located in San Mateo, CA. ICW’s European development teams, operating from company headquarters in Walldorf, Germany, have been very successful in implementing eHealth solutions for all participants in the delivery of healthcare.
Odenwald brings extensive experience to his new post. At SAP, Odenwald held strategic positions such as founding director of SAP Labs India and was responsible for integrating cutting edge technologies such as open source, Green IT, Semantic Web, RFID and Sensor Networks into the SAP portfolio.
Jeremy Coote, CEO of InterComponentWare Inc., comments on the value ICW Labs will bring to the company’s US efforts: “Our European colleagues have moved quickly and with notable success into the eHealth marketplace. Having a dedicated Lab, headed by Thomas Odenwald and tasked with addressing country-specific needs, will increase our ability to share ICW’s innovative technologies and extensive eHealth experience within the US.”
About InterComponentWare
InterComponentWare (ICW) is a leading international eHealth specialist with networking solutions for creating a longitudinal view of patient information available at the point of care. Among other things, ICW develops and distributes software and hardware components for networking solutions for hospitals and resident physicians, the personal electronic health record LifeSensor, and the health care IT infrastructure of electronic health cards. ICW is a major participant in the national electronic health card initiatives underway in Germany, Austria and Bulgaria. ICW has locations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the USA and Bulgaria.
For additional information, please contact:
InterComponentWare, Inc.
Anne Marie Heil
Tel: 1-610-933-8065
Fax: 1-480-247-5402
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InterComponentWare AG (ICW)
Dirk Schuhmann
Tel: 49 (0)6227-385-133
Fax: 49 (0)6227-385-199
E-Mail:

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LOS ANGELES, June 10 /PRNewswire/ — Paramount Farms, a leading grower and supplier of pistachios, today announced the selection of its Pistachio health Scientific Advisory Board. Members of the Pistachio health Scientific Advisory Board were selected for their expertise and industry leadership in the areas of scientific nut research and public health.
“We’re bringing together a distinguished group of scientists, each an expert in a different area integral to pistachio nutrition research,” said Dominic Engels, vice president marketing, Paramount Farms. “We’re proud that this assembled prestigious group, ranging in expertise from cardiovascular disease, obesity, nutrition to behavioral sciences, have come together to advance the understanding of the health benefits of pistachios and promote its role in a healthy lifestyle.”
Members of the Pistachio health Scientific Advisory Board include:
— Dr. David Heber, director, UCLA Center for Human Nutrition
— Dr. Carl Keen, distinguished professor, Nutrition & Internal Medicine
at UC Davis
— Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor of nutrition,
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
— Dr. James Painter, chair of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences,
Eastern Illinois University
— Dr. Joan Sabate, chair and professor of nutrition, School of Public
Health, Department of Nutrition, Loma Linda University

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About Pistachios
A one-ounce serving of pistachios, with 49 kernels and 160 calories, provides more than 30 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. Pistachios are an excellent source of vitamin B6, copper and manganese; and a good source of protein, fiber, thiamin and phosphorus. Offering the most nut per 1 oz serving, 30 kernels make a satisfying, delicious snack for about 100 calories. For more information visit , the leading online source of information on the health and nutrition benefits of pistachios, research updates and educational materials, to consumers and health professionals. The site is provided by Paramount Farms, California’s largest pistachio grower and processor, as an industry-wide resource.
About Paramount Farms
Paramount Farms is the world’s largest vertically integrated supplier of pistachios and almonds. Paramount Farms’ 30,000 acres of pistachio orchards, located in California’s San Joaquin Valley, are the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Paramount Farms’ pistachios can be found in the produce department of grocery stores nationwide sold to consumers under the Wonderful(R), Everybody’s Nuts(TM) and Sunkist(R) brand names.
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