Overweight Teen Profiled on ‘Dr. Phil’ Will Now Receive BistroMD Meals to Achieve a Healthy Weight
NAPLES, Fla., Oct. 18, 2011 — In a recent Dr. Phil show titled “Overweight or Underfed,” BistroMD was selected to provide healthy weight loss meals to a teen at the center of a Supreme Court case related to childhood obesity.
The teen and his mother made national headlines and have been…
ACPE Announces New Award in Honor of Dr. Lucian Leape
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 18, 2011 — The American College of Physician Executives today announced the creation of a new award aimed at medical schools and teaching hospitals making extraordinary strides in promoting a culture of leadership, professionalism, communication and teamwork among medical…
SponsorFit Offers Free On-Site Fitness to Teachers in the DC Metropolitan Area
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2010 — SponsorFit LLC, a privately held, hybrid company consisting of fitness, advertising, and marketing, today announced the launch of their initiative to provide free exercise programs to educators in the Washington, D.C. metro area through corporate sponsorships, wh…
ISMPP Supports Best Practices and Transparency in Medical Publications: Better Understanding of Terms Such as ‘Ghostwriting’ Needed
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y., Oct. 15, 2009 — The mission of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) is to advance the medical publication profession through education and advocacy. The organization believes that to correct the growing misperceptions in the medic…
Obama’s Healthcare Debate and Dr. Chao’s 8 Herbal Ounces of Prevention
CLAREMONT, Calif., Oct. 1, 2009 — President Obama’s healthcare reform effort dominates American news. From raucous meetings to Sen. Max Baucus’ suggested legislation, front-page stories, headlines, op-eds, talk radio, TV talking heads and blogs chronicle and wrangle over pro…