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University of California, Irvine Medical Center (UC Irvine Medical Center)—one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals in America—recently selected Altanta-based Jvion as their ICD-10 financial risk assessment and crosswalk provider. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 05, 2013 UC Irvine Medical Center is no stranger to innovation or industry leadership. It has Orange County’s only comprehensive cancer center, level I trauma center and is a leader in robot-assisted surgery. UC...

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The minds behind FiestaFrog.com, have made it their mission to help people find nightlife events, no matter where they are located. It's no surprise that a lot of parties happen on college campuses. So, this month, Fiesta Frog rolled out their 2013 ranking of the top 100 party schools in the nation! To create the list, campuses were visited, students were polled, and countless partiers were spoken to. (Photo:...

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Contemporary U.S. households have more possessions per home than any society in all of global history. Put simply, Americans sure do love their stuff. But at what point do all of the toys, gadgets and big box consumables that fill their homes become too much? University of California Television's (UCTV) web series "A Cluttered Life: Middle-Class Abundance," tackles these questions by following a team of UCLA anthropologists into the...

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- University of California (UC) San Diego Extension will award four "Change the World" merit scholarships of up to $5,500 in 2013 for adults to pursue continuing education. Applicants do not need to live in the San Diego area because more than two dozen certificate programs are offered online. All UC alumni who have received a bachelor's degree or a graduate degree from any UC campus are eligible to apply by completing an online...

Robert J. Birgeneau to Lead American Academy Lincoln Project: Excellence and Access in Public Higher Education CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Arts and Sciences today announced at the University of California, Berkeley, a new initiative - The Lincoln Project: Excellence and Access in Public Higher Education - to advocate for the importance of public colleges and universities. As key engines of economic growth,...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UCLA Anderson School of Management has teamed up with three other UC schools to offer an executive training program that helps diverse business enterprises (DBEs) meet the changing technological needs of their customers. The first group of participants in the Advanced Technology Management Institute (ATMI), which launched in 2012, will complete its final program module on Jan. 26. "Entrepreneurs in emerging growth companies will find that...

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences Technique may lead to earlier diagnosis, tracking of brain disorders in athletes Sports-related concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries have grabbed headlines in recent months, as the long-term damage they can cause becomes increasingly evident among both current and former athletes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that millions of these injuries occur each year. Despite the devastating consequences...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Climate change could cause soil to grow warmer and release additional carbon dioxide into the air, enhancing the effects of global warming, a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change has discovered. The study, which was completed by scientists from the University of New Hampshire (UNH), the University of California-Davis (UC Davis), and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), provides new insight into how...

Earlier therapy enhances restoration of CD4+ T-cell counts Patients who are started on antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection within four months of estimated infection date — and who have higher counts of CD4+ T-cells at the initiation of therapy — demonstrate a stronger recovery of CD4+ T-cell counts than patients in whom therapy is started later, a new study shows. The report, to be published Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine, is co-authored by physicians of UT...

New research in Nature concludes the eye – which depends on light to see – also needs light to develop normally during pregnancy. Scientists say the unexpected finding offers a new basic understanding of fetal eye development and ocular diseases caused by vascular disorders – in particular one called retinopathy of prematurity that can blind premature infants. The research, led by scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of California, San...