Synovis Life Technologies believes no one should have to cow to life's illnesses, no matter how serious. The company makes biomaterials (using bovine heart lining) used in surgeries to reinforce tissue and prevent air and blood leaks. Its biggest seller is the Peri-Strip buttress which is used by surgeons to reinforce surgical staple lines, mainly in gastric bypass procedures. The Veritas line of devices are used to repair soft tissue during a range of reconstructive surgeries including abdominal wall, breast, and chest wall operations. Synovis manufactures products to repair and replace damaged tissue under its Tissue-Guard brand. It also makes devices that connect vessels or nerves in microsurgery procedures.

White Memorial Medical Center provides health care services to the colorful Los Angeles community. The hospital has 370 beds and provides acute health care to residents in and around the "City of Flowers and Sunshine." Services include inpatient psychiatric care, cancer and heart care centers, occupational medicine, orthopedics, pediatrics, women's health, and other acute and specialty programs. Part of Adventist Health, the hospital is affiliated with Loma Linda University and its medical center. The White Memorial Medical Center was formed in 1913 by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Crozer-Keystone is a cornerstone of health care in Pennsylvania, northern Delaware, western New Jersey. The system has five acute care hospitals including Community Hospital, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Springfield Hospital, and Taylor Hospital, which combined house about 760 beds. The system's facilities include Level II trauma, cancer, and fertility centers. It also operates family, occupational, and diagnostic health clinics, as well as home health and hospice agencies. Crozer-Keystone is actually a management company providing (what else?) management services. Clinical services and treatment are provided by its not-for-profit member hospitals operating as subsidiaries.

Q-Med seeks a smooth future, but thus far it still has a few wrinkles in its plans. The company develops and manufactures the high-tech goo Restylane dermatologists inject to fill in lines and creases in facial skin. Its Durolane product, also based on its non-animal sourced hyaluronic acids, is used as an injection to treat osteoarthritis of the knee. Its products are distributed in over 70 countries, but only Restylane has received FDA approval for use in the US. The Swedish company entered the US exchanges by buying up the shell of a public company in 2008.

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center is a hospital that provides medical care in southern Louisiana. The facility cares for denizens of the bayou with a medical staff of more than 400 physicians representing some 50 specialties including cardiology, neurology, and oncology. The medical center also offers oupatient care and urgent care as well as a general family practice and pediatric care. Our Lady of Lourdes extends its reach outside the facility into the Acadiana regional community by offering primary care physicians' offices, home health care programs, and occupational medicine.

Hawaii Dental Service company provides dental benefits to more than half a million members throughout the islands and is a not-for-profit affiliate of Delta Dental Plans Association. Hawaii Dental Service provides dental plans to individuals, families, companies, associations, not-for-profit organizations, and unions in a variety of industries. Its network includes nearly all practicing dentists in Hawaii, as well as many in Guam and Saipan. Hawaii Dental Service's membership in Delta Dental provides members with access to tens of thousands of dentists across the US. Hawaii Dental Service company was founded in 1962 by a group of community dentists.

The SCOOTER Store sells freedom -- or at least a motorized scooter or wheelchair -- to senior citizens and other persons with physical limitations.The SCOOTER Store company sells power chairs and outdoor scooters, including products made by Pride Mobility and other third parties, through a network of retail and distribution facilities across the continental US and Puerto Rico. It also sells other durable medical equipment (DME), such as wheelchair lifts and home ramps. Owners Doug Harrison (CEO) and his wife, Susanna, started The SCOOTER Store in 1991 in response to an increasing elderly population and a fragmented scooter and wheelchair industry.

SyntheMed helps keep surgery patients from getting scars. The company develops polymers aimed at preventing or reducing post-operative adhesions (scar tissue) for a variety of surgical procedures. In 2006 its REPEL-CV product received marketing approval from European Union regulatory authorities for prevention of scar tissue in open heart surgeries; the company launched the product in Europe and some Asian markets through a network of independent distributors. It has received approval from the FDA for use in pediatric cardiac surgery patients in the US. SyntheMed is developing similar products for use in gynecological, abdominal, orthopedic, spinal, and general surgeries.

Guided Therapeutics (formerly SpectRx) can shed some light on your condition. The firm is developing diagnostic products, including a cervical cancer detection device, using its proprietary biophotonic technology known as LightTouch. The technology uses optics and spectroscopy to provide doctors with non-invasive diagnostic methods for finding cancer. In order to zero in on its diagnostic business, the company in 2007 sold its SimpleChoice line of insulin pumps, which diabetics use to control blood glucose levels, to ICU Medical; it changed its name to Guided Therapeutics the following year to reflect its new focus.

HealthAmerica Pennsylvania is doing its part. HealthAmerica Pennsylvania, a subsidiary of Coventry Health , provides health insurance products and related services to more than 700,000 members in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The company offers HMO and PPO benefit plans to small, medium, and large businesses under the HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance brands. Its provider network includes more than 21,000 providers and about 170 hospitals. HealthAmerica Pennsylvania was founded in 1975 and acquired by Coventry Health in 1988.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.