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Already a leader in pay for performance projects, RPM will create customized promotions and marketing campaigns which maximize their clients awareness and demand. Using the latest marketing tools available including direct email, social media, and SEO/SEM to reach target markets. RPM announced it’s partnership with Net-results in September, Net-Results is a leader in lead generation and was rated the #1 marketing automation vendor. RPM is invested in delivering successful metrics to it’s clients and their businesses.

For further information regarding Radix Promotions and Marketing visit: www.radixpromotionsandmarketing.com
PR Contact:
Akua Harris
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While many backpackers have a relaxed attitude about travel insurance those that take the time to put a basic backpacker travel insurance policy in place can make their journey without the risk of high medical costs ruining a great holiday.

As a general rule backpackers are single, young and not keen to pay high insurance premiums for benefits they do not consider relevant to their circumstances. The reality is that backpackers have few concerns about traveling other than falling ill or meeting with an accident that leaves them hospitalized for a lengthy period of time and incurring huge medical bills as a consequence. As a result they are generally not seeking disability or death cover but rather unlimited overseas emergency medical assistance and hospital expenses. They may also want backpacker travel insurance to cover off a nominal amount for the loss and replacement of credit cards or travel documents and stolen luggage or personal effects.

Purchasing backpacker travel insurance online is often much cheaper than the travel insurance that may be offered by a travel agent. In Australia there is quite a lot of competition for online insurance and basic backpacker traveler insurance that provides adequate cover for young travelers is readily available at a cost that is within their budget.

Whether you are looking for backpacking travel insurance that covers you for emergency hospitalization and the medical bills that you might incur when you are traveling either internationally or backpacking locally around Australia, there is basic backpacker travel insurance available online at a very low cost. Cheap backpacker travel insurance does not have to mean compromised cover, it simply means that you are not paying for cover you deem unnecessary – luggage delay for example will generally be of little concern to a backpacker taking his or her time traveling the world – an extra day waiting for bags is of little consequence.

The beauty of travel insurance for backpackers is that it is designed with backpackers in mind: policies for single trip, multi-trip, or even annual trip travel insurance are also available but there will be a premium for this. There are insurance plans and policies to cover hitchhiking, trekking, road trips, boat trips whatever traveling you have in mind on your backpacking holiday. If you are planning more dangerous activities such as skiing then you can cover for accidents but again this will obviously increase your backpacker travel insurance premiums.

When you purchase a basic backpacker travel insurance plan you are not buying hidden extras which simply won’t apply to you, you are not paying for add-ons that are more likely to suit some high flying tourist slipping on a spilt martini along glass tiles of the roof top pool of some ritzy five star hotel. No, with backpacker travel insurance the policy is tailor made for the type of risks and dangers a traveling backpacker is far more likely to encounter. A basic backpacker travel insurance policy will cover emergency hospitalization, hospital and medical bills along with up to say $2000 cover for loss of credit cards, stolen travel documents or lost luggage.

If you have any other car insurance questions please visit http://www.1cover.com.au/travelinsurance/

Sushi Rock Grill consistently rated one of the Top sushi restaurants in the St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay area engaged Aberdeen Advisors to assist in the sale of its business and real estate.

Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Both the business and the real estate were sold in the transaction to an out of state buyer.

Aberdeen assisted the buyer with SBA financing to facilitate the purchase of both the business and the real estate.

They operate on a unique success-based compensation plan, meaning that Aberdeen receives no money for its services until a business transaction closes. There are no retainers, consulting costs, or upfront fees to business owners or buyers. They help you for preparing business to sale and what things to consider for avoiding mistakes when selling a business. They’ve a unique and large database of Tampa Bay businesses, Florida businesses and United States businesses are available for sale and more business opportunities.

Aberdeen Advisors is the leading mid-market business brokers based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company assists in the sale and purchase of manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and service businesses locally and nationally. Aberdeen specializes in mid-market businesses located in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon, Lakeland, and Southeastern United States.

Emery Ellinger, the principal of Aberdeen Advisors, brings over 15 years of experience in buying and selling businesses and maintaining their growth and management. He has directed more than 40 mergers, acquisitions, and the financing of transactions. In 2008, Emery was the #1 Top Dollar Producer  in the Southeast for the Business Brokers Network (BBN).

For more information visit www.aberdeenadvisors.com

Resource: About Aberdeen Advisors
Aberdeen Advisors is the leading mid-market business brokers based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company assists in the sale and purchase of manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and service businesses locally and nationally. Aberdeen specializes in mid-market businesses located in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon, Lakeland, and Southeastern United States.

This Publications report (http://www.aarkstore.com/reports/Disposable-Medical-Supplies-Markets-1507.html) is intended to provide basic marketing data pertaining to the U.S. and worldwide market segments of the disposable medical supplies market, including: surgical gowns, surgical drapes, isolation gowns, surgical and examination gloves, institutional incontinence disposables, operating room (OR) custom kits and trays, non-OR custom packs, shoe covers, masks, disposable coveralls and lab coats, headwear, protective eyewear, sterile wipes, swabs and mops. Each market segment is analyzed to determine size, growth rates, sales projections and factors influencing growth in the U.S. and internationally. Unit and dollar volume are used to indicate market sizes. Growth rates and sales projections are reported in units and U.S. dollars. Market shares are based on units and apply to the U.S. only.

Table of Contents : 1. Introduction 10
1.1 Objectives 10
1.2 Scope 10
1.3 Methodology 11
1.4 Executive Summary 12

2. Disposable Medical Supplies Market 14
2.1 Overview 14
2.2 Technological Advancements in Disposable Medical Supplies 14

3. Nanotechnology in Medical Devices and Disposables 15
3.1 Implants 16
3.2 Tissue Engineering 16
3.3 Sensors 16
3.4 Stents 16
3.5 Nanostructured TiOx Ultra Thin Films 16
3.6 Drug Delivery 17
3.7 Heat Therapy 17
3.8 MRI/X-ray 17
3.9 Bone Cement 17

4. Medical Design Excellence Awards for Medical Disposables 18
4.1 Winning Disposable Medical Products and Suppliers, 2008 18
4.1.1 HemCon® Bandage 18
4.1.2 Veramyst™ (Fluticasone Furoate) Nasal Spray Delivery Device 19
4.1.3 Akreos® AO Microincision Lens, Model MI60 19
4.1.4 GeeWhiz Male External Condom Catheter 19
4.1.5 Natural Nurser™ Baby Bottle 20
4.1.6 NovoFine® Autocover™ Automatic Safety Pen Needle 20
4.1.7 Uresta™ Continence Care Kit 20
4.1.8 InteguSeal™ Microbial Sealant 21
4.1.9 Patient Registration Mask 21
4.2 Winning Disposable Medical Products and Suppliers in 2007 21
4.2.1 Thermoplastic Drill Template Set 21
4.2.2 Ospol Dental Implant System Packaging 22
4.2.3 Episure™ AutoDetect Epidural Syringe 22
4.2.4 Odor Absorbing Hydrocolloid Wound Dressing 23
4.2.5 SureSkin® Central Catheter and I.V. Dressing 23
4.2.6 Gynecare TVT Secur™ System for Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence 23
4.2.7 Conveen® Optima Silicone Urisheath 24
4.3 Winning Disposable Medical Products and Suppliers, 2006 24
4.3.1 eFlow® Electronic Nebulizer 24
4.4 Winning Disposable Medical Products and Suppliers, 2005 24
4.4.1 OptraGate® 24
4.4.2 RelyX™ Luting Plus Cement 25
4.4.3 3M™ Foam Adhesive Dressing 25
4.4.4 ClozeX Wound Closure Device 25

5. Overview of Non-woven Industry 26
5.1 Future of Global Non-woven Production 31
5.2 U.S. Non-woven Market 33
5.3 Non-woven Production in Europe 34
5.3.1 Non-woven Industry in Turkey 34
5.4 Non-woven Industry in Asia 35
5.4.1 India is the Next Booming Market for Non-wovens 36
5.5 Non-wovens in Medical Sector 39
5.6 U.S. Medical Non-woven Market 43
5.7 Characteristics of the Medical Textile Market 45
5.8 Trends in World Trade of Medical Textiles 47

6. Surgical Gowns 49
6.1 Size and Growth Rate of the Market 49
6.2 Company Profiles 52
6.2.1 Kimberly-Clark HealthCare 52
6.2.2 Cardinal Health Corp. 53
6.2.3 Medline Industries, Inc. 53
6.2.4 Mölnlycke HealthCare 53
6.2.5 Johnson & Johnson 54
6.2.6 Dynarex Corporation 54
6.2.7 3M HealthCare 55
6.3 Competition in the Medical Gown Market 55
6.4 Overall Trends 56

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SOUTH PERTH, WA  ( Prfriend ) August 07, 2009 – The Internet gives coaches, consultants and service professionals in the health and wellness sector an opportunity to engage new and existing clients like never before. However, many professionals don’t have the knowledge or tools needed to develop a comprehensive strategy to take capitalize on endless online income opportunities.

As an Internet strategist and marketing consultant, Anton Pearce helps health and wellness professionals capture their share of the online market, and develop and monetize their online presence. The strategic consulting and business development services he provides are critical for consultants, coaches, therapists and other health or medical professionals who want to continue to succeed in the Digital Age.

“The Digital Age has vastly changed the way coaches, consultants and advisors market their services, especially in the health and wellness sector,” said Anton Pearce, marketing consultant. “Health and wellness professionals now have a unique opportunity to use the web to manage and enhance their reputations, build their client base, better serve their clients, and increase income. I give them the tools they need to accomplish these goals and benchmarks.”

Anton Pearce is a web developer and online marketing specialist with close to 20 years of business and professional experience. He uses his keen insight into turnkey Internet strategies to help health and wellness professionals across the globe create additional income streams, take full advantage of new product opportunities and automate and streamline the process of generating leads and finding new clients. Through coaching and consulting, Pearce provides intuitive solutions designed to help his clients overcome the challenges of entrepreneurship and build more productive and profitable enterprises.

Anton Pearce specializes in results-driven solutions based on time-tested, proven strategies and an “offer value first” philosophy. Unlike traditional consulting services, Pearce’s menu of outcome-based consultation services are guaranteed, and include website SEO, sales copy, marketing strategy, product strategy and social networking strategy consults.

For professionals who need more personalized assistance with implementing long-term goals, Pearce offers online business building coaching and hourly consultations. Solutions include action plans, detailed reports and other resources clients need to ‘productize’ their expertise and maintain momentum once new solutions have been implemented.

In addition to consultation services, all web services, implementation and support are offered through The IT Hive, a full-service web firm owned by Pearce. The IT Hive is a leading provider of web application development and programming, DTP, SEO and other online services.

“The services that I offer are comprehensive and designed to help my clients increase revenue and distinguish them from their competitors,” said Pearce. “My ethical and authentic ‘reputation enhancing’ online marketing methods are unique to my business model, and I take great pride in equipping and empowering health and wellness professionals to do what they do best, which is helping other people.”

For more information, free articles, Anton Pearce’s blog or to take a five-minute checkup to determine the health of your practice, visit www.antonpearce.com. Initial consultations and Profit Mentor Club memberships include Pearce’s “Automate Your Coaching, Multiply Your Profits” e-book, “The Help Blueprint” report, a listing in the online coach directory or health professional directory and a credit for the “Ask the Profit Mentor” service.

About Anton Pearce

Anton Pearce is a leading web developer and online marketing specialist. He is the director of The IT Hive, author of The Health IT Advisor and developer and owner of Find-A-Psych, the fastest growing online mental health directory. Pearce received his MBA from the University of Newcastle and holds several certifications. For more information, visit www.antonpearce.com.

For more information, contact:
Anton Pearce, Marketing Consultant
[email protected]

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Basecamp International Centers believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Basecamp has volunteer placement on Social, Health and Medicinal, Environmental, Children and Building Projects in Nepal, Peru, Ghana, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Costa Rica and Ecuador.We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Upon arrival in country our staff will pick you up at the airport and return you to our Orientation Center for a safety briefing and general country orientation. For this program you are required to complete one week of language training and orientation which is included in the cost of the program. At the end of that week you will transfer to your placement to begin volunteering. Our staff are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week should you require help of any kind.

Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.basecampcenters.com

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Phone: 613.541.7862

Toll Free : 866.646.4693

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FBI says insurance fraud assumes many forms
Wallingford, CT – June 11, 2009 – As baby boomers enter their silver years, they are becoming targets of sophisticated medical insurance fraud.

Connecticut Better Bureau President, Paulette Scarpetti, says victims are easy prey for fraudsters.

“Consumer education can help people in need of medical attention protect themselves from these crimes. Medical insurance fraud doesn’t only contribute to skyrocketing insurance premiums, but they can also compromise patients’ health.”

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert about the top four most common types of health Insurance frauds: Medical Equipment Fraud, “Rolling Lab” Schemes, Services not performed and Medicare fraud.

Medical Equipment Fraud:
Individuals are offered “free products” from equipment manufacturers. Insurers are charged for products that were not needed and/or may not have been delivered.

“Rolling Lab” Schemes:
Unnecessary and sometimes fake tests are administered at health clubs, retirement homes or shopping malls and billed to insurance companies or Medicare.

Services Not Performed:
Customers or health care providers bill insurers for services never rendered by changing bills or submitting fake ones.

Medicare Fraud:
Medicare fraud can take the form of any of the schemes described above, and seniors are frequent targets of Medicare schemes, especially by medical device manufacturers who sell medical equipment and offer seniors free medical products in exchange for their Medicare numbers.

The fraudsters will either forge a physician’s signature or bribe an MD for merchandise or a service, and then bill Medicare for medical devices that were neither needed nor ordered.

Estimates by government and law enforcement agencies place the loss due to health care fraud as high as 10 percent of our nation’s annual health care expenditure—or a staggering $226 billion—each year.

Other types of healthcare fraud target the patients with Medical Identity Theft: using a person’s name or other identifying information without that person’s knowledge or consent, to obtain medical services or goods, or to submit false insurance claims for payment.

Medical identity theft frequently results in erroneous information being added to a person’s medical record, or even the creation of an entirely fictitious medical record in the victim’s name.

Methods used to carry out healthcare fraud include:

•Misrepresenting non-covered treatments as medically necessary covered treatments for purposes of obtaining insurance payments—widely seen in cosmetic-surgery schemes, in which non-covered cosmetic procedures such as “nose jobs” are billed to patients’ insurers as deviated-septum repairs.

•Falsifying a patient’s diagnosis to justify tests, surgeries or other procedures that aren’t medically necessary.

•Billing a patient more than the co-pay amount for services that were prepaid or paid in full by the benefit plan under the terms of a managed care contract.

•Connecticut Better Business Bureau offers the following advice to prevent consumers from becoming targets of healthcare fraud:

•Protect your health insurance ID card like you would a credit card. In the wrong hands, a health insurance card is a license to steal. Don’t give out policy numbers to door-to-door salespeople, telephone solicitors or over the Internet. Be careful about disclosing your insurance information and if you lose your insurance ID card, report it to your insurance company immediately.

•Report fraud. Call your insurance company immediately if you suspect you may be a victim of health insurance fraud. Many insurers now offer the opportunity to report suspected fraud online through their Website.

•Be informed about the health care services you receive, keep good records of your medical care, and closely review all medical bills you receive.

•Never sign blank insurance claim forms.

•Never give blanket authorization to a medical provider to bill for services rendered.

•Ask your medical providers what they will charge and what you will be expected to pay out-of-pocket.

•Do not do business with door-to-door or telephone salespeople who tell you that services of medical equipment are free.

BiCOM Inc. is proud to present its unsurpassed Trans-palpebral and Tras-scleral tonometer Diaton to the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery ASCRS on April 3th – 8th, hosted by the city of San Francisco. With FDA approval, CE MARK and now Health Canada approval opens many international doors for BiCOM Inc., a global distributor of Diaton tonometers.

Tonometry through the EYELID Tonometer Diaton is showcased at ASCRS 2009

Exhibition of Diaton tonometer to the members of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) presents the opportunity for BiCOM to display the incomparable unique qualities of trans-palpebral and tras-scleral Diaton tonometry – tonometry through the Eyelid.

Diaton Tonometry is an unparalleled approach to measuring intraocular pressure (IOP) THROUGH THE EYELID – no contact with the cornea, no anesthetic drops or sterilization is required. BiCOM’s pen-like, hand-held, portable device is ideal for measuring eye pressure (IOP) and helps ophthalmologists and optometrists in diagnosis and prevention of blindness caused by glaucoma, the number one cause of preventable blindness in the United States. This ophthalmic device is irreplaceable for mass glaucoma screenings.

Diaton Tonometer will be showcased by Optimetrics Inc. Florida’s largest Hispanic Ophthalmic Leader. With well over 20 years of experience providing quality, new and used ophthalmic equipment and supplies to optometrists and ophthalmologists, and optical retailers. Optimetrics is located in Miami; one of the largest exporting and importing ports of the United States Optimetric offers the latest technology in equipment available today. State of the art showroom displays a variety of products ranging from a simple bulb to a visual field analyzer, chairs and stands, autorefractors, corneal topographers and much, much more.

The founder, Amado Diaz, was the youngest ophthalmic dealer in the country when he started Optimetrics, Inc. His training and experience cover a wide globe of suppliers in the ophthalmic industry from companies like BiCOM, Nikon, Topcon, Marco, Welch Allyn, Carl Zeiss, Tomey, RH Burton, Haag-Streit, HGM Laser, Sonomed, Canon, AIT, Essilor, Humphreys, Vision-Ease, Katena, and many others.

There is a notable benefit in patients after Refractive Surgery or with Corneal Pathology since the Diaton does NOT applanate the cornea. The Diaton tonometer is a clinically useful device in the IOP measurement of both children and adults. Diaton readings are independent of corneal irregularities such as thickness, crookedness, etc.

Tonometer Diaton is the perfect solution in the following cases when the use of other tonometry devices is problematic or impossible: Conjunctivitis, Keratitis, Keratotone, Cornea Dimness, Keratoplastics, Keratoprosthesis, LASIK, LASEK, PRK, Ametropy, Astigmatism, etc.

BiCOM Inc. covers the full scope of customer service, which involves client training, follow ups, hotline support, sales support, etc. To get more information on the device or to make a purchase, visit the official website – www.DiatonTonometer.com, or call BiCOM at the toll free number 1-877-diatons (877.342.8667).

About BiCOM Inc.

BiCOM, with its 15 years of tradition and global clientele, has proven to be the enterprise of the highest level of professionalism, integrity and financial solvency. A unique team of engineers, medical, legal and business experts makes BiCOM Inc. the right place for global talent to find support and guidance. BiCOM Inc. sees its mission in bringing to market innovative products developed and manufactured worldwide.

BiCOM represents and supports Diaton tonometer in over 50 countries and growing.

http://www.TonometerDiaton.com

About Optimetrics Inc.

Optimetrics Inc. Florida’s largest Hispanic Ophthalmic Leader. With well over 20 years of experience providing quality, new and used ophthalmic equipment and supplies to ophthalmologists, optometrists and optical retailers. Located in Miami; one of the largest exporting and importing ports of the United States Optimetric offers the latest technology in equipment available today. State of the art showroom displays a variety of products ranging from a simple bulb to a visual field analyzer, chairs and stands, autorefractors, corneal topographers and much, much more.  Optimetrics covers a wide globe of suppliers in the ophthalmic industry from companies like BiCOM, Haag-Streit, Topcon, Marco, Humphreys, Carl Zeiss, Sonomed, Tomey, Katena, RH Burton, Welch Allyn, HGM Laser, Canon, Nikon, AIT, Essilor, Vision-Ease and many others.

More about Optimetrics at http://www.Optimetrics.com phone: 305-863-4144

Press Contact –
Heather Joy Roth / Media Relations
BiCOM Inc.
151 East Walnut Street
Long Beach, New York 11561
Phone: 1-877-342-8667

Fax: 1-888-260-0606
[email protected]
http://www.TonometerDiaton.com

Heart Health Resources will guide you through the many different factors that affect the health and vitality of your heart and body.

James McCreary, the owner of the site, provides useful information related to the human body with helpful resources to address declining health. Educating people about heart health and suggesting solutions to improve their health is the service provided by the site.

Coronary artery disease or atherosclerosis is a condition in which plaque builds up inside the arteries that carry blood to the heart. As the artery walls thicken, the passageway for blood narrows. Sometimes platelets gather at the narrowing, forming a clot that decreases or prevents blood flow to the region of the heart supplied by the artery. Heart Health Resources provides detailed information on the issues pertaining to the heart and circulation and suggests suitable measures to tackle the problems of heart disease and poor circulation.

Coronary heart disease is the number one killer of Americans, both men and women. Stroke is the third leading cause of death and a major cause of some serious disabilities. Healthy eating habits can help to reduce heart risks but it is equally important to know other ways that can help you to improve the condition of your heart.

Your heart beats 100,000 times a day—that’s more than 36 million times a year. The more knowledge you have about heart disease and suggestions of how to avoid or correct it, the better your chances are of having a healthy heart.

For more information, visit – http://www.heart-health-resources.com
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