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Health Highlights: Sept. 2, 2010
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:02:34 -0700

Varian Medical Systems Management to Present at Baird's 2010 Health Care Conference
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) is scheduled to present at Baird's 2010 Health Care Conference at 1:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 15th at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. Participating executives will include Elisha Finney, senior vice president and CFO and Spencer Sias, vice president of investor relations and corporate communications. The ...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:15:13 -0700

Medical Mistakes that Affect Multiple Patients Should Be Disclosed
Health care organizations should disclose medical mistakes that affect multiple patients even if patients were not harmed by the event.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:20:04 -0700

iSEEK™ Medical Wins Don Walker Award at 2010 Health Informatics Conference
iSEEK™ Medical places first in the “Access” category due to its natural language intelligence and strides in the health informatics industry.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:01:00 -0700

Health department launches new Medical Reserve Corps
PARK HILLS — The St. Francois County HealthDepartment is launching its new Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) today.The local corps will be part of a national program that falls underthe Civilian Corps of Engineers. The corps will respond to publichealth emergencies.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:36:00 -0700