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GLEN COVE, N.Y., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the news that DePuy Orthopaedics, the manufacturer of an artificial hip system, issued a recall of its ASR product line after data indicated a higher than expected need for device replacement surgery five years after the initial procedure, Dr. Eugene S. Krauss, chairman of the Department of Orthopedics and director of the Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Institute at Glen Cove Hospital, a member of the North Shore-LIJ Health System,...
EVANSTON, Ill., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The former ambassador to New Zealand, Carol Mosley Braun, will headline a business Mash UP! event on Wednesday, Sept. 15th at 5:30 p.m. on Northwestern University's beach campus. Gaye van den Hombergh, president of Winning Workplaces, will co-host. The first ever Mash UP! dialogue will provoke Evanston business to innovate, pulling expertise from Northwestern University, Evanston non-profits and local businesses. Patrick Hughes, President of Inclusion...
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Castino Painting and Home Services, the leading home service provider on the North Shore and parts of Chicago, announces today the launch of their new, interactive web site. The web site contains the first home services blog on the North Shore as well as an extensive portfolio gallery of their multi-services including interior and exterior painting, stucco, flood, fire and mold restoration, carpentry, faux finishing and much more. The web site...
DENVER, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) proudly announces a new agreement with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, New York's largest health system and recipient of the 2010 National Quality Healthcare Award from the National Quality Forum. The agreement includes the sale of MSC's endovascular simulation system, Simantha®, and licensing of MSC's curriculum and training services to advance North Shore's education and patient safety goals over the next three...
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- North Shore Animal League America kicked off June as National Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month. Kitten season has begun, and while they generally get adopted quickly, there are many adult cats that also need loving homes. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100604/DC16016) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100604/DC16016) The Animal League advocates adoption of adult cats as the first consideration when planning to...
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sponsor Me athlete, Makua Rothman, has been nominated for the 2010 Billabong XXL Biggest Wave of the Year Award for his epic ride at Jaws/Peahi, Maui. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100423/LA92415) The two time world tow-in champion, Makua Rothman, dubbed the Crown Prince of The North Shore said, "I am stoked to be part of these awards once again. It feels good to be recognized as a top athlete in my respective sport." Makua...
WINS $5,000 first prize; Solar Sheds, second prize; EcoCentric Resources TOPIA, third prize. SALEM, Mass., April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Enterprise Center at Salem State College today announced the winners of the Sixth Annual North of Boston Business Plan Competition. Local Ginger of Newburyport, MA won the grand prize of $5,000. Solar Sheds of Peabody, MA came in second winning $3,000 and EcoCentric Resources TOPIA of Salem, MA took home the third prize of $2,000. The...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ --In the early morning hours of Monday, February 1st, 47 highly adoptable dogs arrived safely in New York as part of a first ever coast-to-coast dog transport operation. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/millanfoundation/42252/ (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100209/MM50706 ) The newly formed alliance between the Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation, the Jason Debus...
SLIDELL, La., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The private, not-for-profit Ochsner Health System today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase NorthShore Regional Medical Center (NSRMC), the ambulatory surgery center and several pieces of property on which the facility is located in Slidell, Louisiana. The projected closing date is April 1, 2010: this purchase will expand Ochsner Health System to eight hospitals in Southeast Louisiana. The medical staff will remain "open," which...
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- L.B. Foster Company (Nasdaq: FSTR) of Pittsburgh, PA has received a $2.7 million contract to supply a wide ranging package of rail products to the Allegheny County Port Authority Light Rail System. L.B. Foster is providing rail fasteners, trackwork and new rail for construction of the 1.2 mile North Shore Connector. This light rail transportation corridor will travel in two bored tunnels beneath the Allegheny River to connect Pittsburgh's city...
