Archive: May 2000

The information in Media Moves is provided by the health research department of Press Access, which provides contact informaton for more than 1,000 journalists at more than 1,000 consumer and business publications. Internal Moves ADVANCE… Continued

Counselor Magazine 3201 S.W. 15 Street Deerfield, FL 33442 Editors at Counselor: The Magazine for Addiction can’t get enough information about how to help healthcare professionals manage their patients’ drug and alcohol addictions. The recently… Continued

June 4-7 American Association of Health Plans’ Managed Care Institute and Display Forum. Orlando. 877/291-2247, http://www.aahp.org. June 9-13 American Diabetes Association’s 60th Scientific Sessions. San Antonio, Texas. 800/924-4ADA. http://www.diabetes.org. June 11-13 The Alliance for Healthcare… Continued

The healthcare industry is wrestling with how to best address patient concerns about the high rate of medical errors – an issue spotlighted in December by an Institute of Medicine report that found 98,000 deaths… Continued

A Web site that specializes in providing fitness information for seniors is spreading its wisdom offline. StrongWomen.com is partnering with the public health departments of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont to conduct training workshops for… Continued

If a campaign launched earlier this month accomplishes its goal, new moms will make practicing good oral health a top priority. Inspired by the findings of a study that suggests mothers of pre-term, low-birth-weight babies… Continued

To restore its wounded image among angry physicians and hospitals in Connecticut, Aetna earlier this month announced friendlier managed care policies designed to resolve financial concerns and restrictive “gatekeeping” complaints. The health plan offered changes… Continued

If physicians are not yet comfortable with the idea of using the Internet as a marketing tool to attract new patients, the controversy surrounding two online surgery auction sites will more than likely exacerbate their… Continued

Hey, at least we read all the press releases that come across our desks – unlike most journalists. But don’t expect us to zip our traps when there’s fun to be made. The winning (albeit… Continued

Powerful Media 601 West 26th St. 13th Floor New York, NY 10001 212/937-0100 http://www.inside.com The much-ballyhooed media and entertainment Web site inside.com opened its digital doors early for a “sneak preview” last week for fear… Continued