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Weight-Loss Surgery Can Potentially Reverse Diabetes, Researchers Claim
Two recent studies at Rome’s Catholic University and the Cleveland Clinic suggest that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes. The studies compared...
Impact of Systemic Nasal Sprays Gaining from Patient Acceptance, Diverse Pipeline
(Amherst, NH) – Interest in nasal sprays for systemic drug delivery has increased dramatically in the last five years, driven by the need to develop...
Delivering Hormones Transdermally Positioned to Benefit from Favorable Demographic Trends
(Amherst, NH) – As life expectancy in the developed world increases and populations age, the incidence and associated morbidity of decreasing hormone levels have come...
Intelligent InSites to Present to Biomedical Engineering Community on Using RTLS to Improve Operational Efficiency
Measurable and meaningful benefits of Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) presented at the AAMI 2012 Conference and Expo. Fargo, ND, May 28, 2012 -- Intelligent InSites Inc.,...
SYNERGY HomeCare Earns Home Care Pulse Certification
SYNERGY HomeCare today announced the completion of a comprehensive national client satisfaction benchmarking research project with Home Care Pulse. SYNERGY HomeCare is now officially a...
BMI Is Faulty Indicator of Body Composition, Recent Study Claims
A recent study by two New York physicians concluded that BMI is a faulty indicator of body composition. The BMI scores of over 9,000...
Comprix Award for Ottobock
Advertising campaign changes healthcare communication True to the motto of this year's award "Best of...," Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH won the 2012 Comprix Gold Award over...
"Stem cells market will reach $7.3 billion in 2014" visiongain report predicts
A new report by visiongain predicts that the overall world market for stem cell technologies in medicine will reach $7.3 billion for 2014. That market...
Pathology Expert Dennis Padget Joins Other Industry Leaders at CodingCon 2012
Coding Conferences, LLC , Conference Organizer of CODINGCON (@codingcon) 2012, the 5th Annual 2013 Medical Coding Update and Reimbursement Conference proudly announced the inclusion of...
Barbecues – Obstacles on the path to a beach body?!
The barbecue season has started and invites all fans of grilled meat to join. In the right atmosphere, with family or friends, it is more...
Pathology Expert Diana Vorhees Joins Other Industry Leaders at CodingCon 2012
Coding Conferences, LLC , Conference Organizer of CODINGCON (@codingcon) 2012, the 5th Annual 2013 Medical Coding Update and Reimbursement Conference proudly announced the inclusion of...
Adopting Healthy Habits Reduces Cancer Risk in Males, Say Japan Researchers
According to a recent study conducted by the National Cancer Center in Japan, the adoption of only one of five healthy lifestyle habits, such as...
Growing Prospects of Wellness Tourism in India
The Indian ‘Wellness’ industry is one of the fastest growing segment of the travel and leisure industry. India has the potential to become an attractive...
Increasing Privatization Boosting Hospital Services’ Industry
RNCOS in its latest report, “Indian Healthcare - New Avenues for Growth”, says Hospital services constitute an important part of the overall Indian healthcare industry...
Botox Training for Nurse Practitioners at IAPAM's Symposium
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - May 23, 2012 -- The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine is offering industry-leading Botox ® training for Nurse...
Researcher Suggests It’s Okay to Be Fat If You’re Fit
A recent New York Times article asked, “Is it okay to be fat if you’re fit?” According to Duck-Chul Lee, a research fellow at...
Cerbomed GmbH: First patient included in the chronic migraine trial
ERLANGEN/MUNICH, May 22nd, 2012 – The medical device company cerbomed GmbH, Erlangen, and the Headache Center of the Neurological Department at the Großhadern Hospital in...
Factor V leiden and prothrombin G20210A mutations may predispose for cerebral infarction
A recent age- and sex-matched paired case-control study comparing patients suffering from cerebral infarction with and without patent foramen ovale (PFO) revealed that the occurence...
Brazil Medical Equipment Market Showing Promising Growth
Brazil is one of the most lucrative healthcare markets in Latin America. Medical equipment industry is comprised of several associated products and services, such as...
Bright Health Physicians Achieves Elite Status in 2012 Standards of Excellence Survey
Bright Health Physicians was one of 30 California physician groups to receive this designation by the California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) On Friday, May 18,...
Benefits of Antioxidant-Rich Diet Documented Yet Again
New York, NY – May 21, 2012 -- Recent research conducted at Fordham University points to the importance and potential benefits of consuming a diet...
Bettina Wulff is involved in the London 2012 Paralympics
Ambassador for people with disabilities Bettina Wulff is actively involved in competitive sports for people with disabilities at the London 2012 Paralympics (29 Aug. 2012 to...
Ottobock promotes integrative equitation
Burgturnier tournament offers a foretaste of the Paralympics Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH presented a dressage test for handicapped riders as part of the Hardenberg Burgturnier this...
During May, San Clemente Dentist Celebrating Moms And Mergers
San Clemente, CA -- Orange County, CA family dentist Dr. Eric Johnson has a lot happening around the office in May. First of all, they...
PIH to Host Free Hands-Only CPR Training in Honor of National CPR Week
Free training held on June 7, 2012 In honor of National CPR Week, the American Heart Association (AHA) is collaborating with the Los Angeles Emergency Medical...
New White Paper Sheds Light on Flow Chemistry's Strengths
A drive to improve quality, yield, and cycle time coupled with desire for high personal performance has led to novel chemistry methodologies enabling a wide...
Botox Training with the IAPAM Helps Physicians Boost Revenues
As physician incomes decline, physicians are looking to cash based services to boost their bottom lines. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - May 18, 2012 -- Physician...
Transporting Teens to a Better Future
Allen Cordoza of West Shield Investigations recalls his early career experience as a 19-year-old discovering a runaway girl being exploited by the sex trade in...
San Antonio Health Services Company Announces Establishes Training Center
May 15, 2012 (San Antonio) - Carenet Healthcare Services (www.callcarenet.com), a performance-driven organization providing results that improve today's healthcare cost, access to care and quality...
Overeating Might Increase Risk of Memory Loss, Study Suggests
In a recent study, researchers found that consuming between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day may double the risk of memory loss, or mild cognitive...
Sweetened Beverages Endanger Health of the Young and Old Alike
New York, NY – May 15, 2012 -- One in four high school students drinks soda every day, according to a national study recently released...
Cleveland Clinic “Cleveland” NAFC Center of Excellence
The National Association For Continence (NAFC) has designated the Section of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery in the OB/GYN & Women’s Health Institute and...
IAPAM Publishes Latest Reviews for its hCG Training
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - May 16, 2012 -- The latest reviews from physicians who have attended the IAPAM's hCG Training Seminar in 2012 have...
Helping San Myo
A twelve year-old from Myanmar receives a leg prosthesis from Ottobock – Foundation covers costs San Myo from Myanmar is a bright and happy boy. Though...
London 2012
Off to the Paralympics with 15,000 spare parts Ottobock, the medical equipment company, is preparing for a large-scale operation at the Paralympic Games in London (29...
Curetis AG Achieves CE-Marking for Unyvero™ Solution and Initiates Commercialization
- Successful completion of performance evaluation study; CE Mark for Unyvero™ instrument system and pneumonia application - Holzgerlingen, Germany, May 14, 2012 -- Curetis AG, an...
Prof. Hans Georg Näder is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the NADA effective immediately
Prof. Hans Georg Näder is the new chairman of the supervisory board of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) effective immediately. The 50-year-old is an entrepreneur...
Shaping the Future Together
Ottobock at Orthopädie + Reha-Technik 2012 Every two years, the world leading Orthopädie + Reha-Technik trade fair in Leipzig (16 to 18 May 2012) presents the...
Ottobock is a Top Employer
96th place on the trendence barometer: numerous career entry and advancement opportunities. Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH is one of the top employers for up-and-coming engineers: in...
Proper Diet and Activity Can Maintain Healthy Blood Pressure in Children
A recent study by researchers at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock found that as many as 25% of teenagers may be at risk...
"Neuroprotection market will reach $2.6 billion in 2014" visiongain report predicts
A new report by visiongain predicts that the overall world market for neuroprotective products will reach $2.6 billion for 2014. That revenue forecast appears in...
Infertility Treatment Leader CHR to Collaborate with University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
May 10, 2012 (New York, NY) – The Center for Human Reproduction (CHR), a prominent New York City-based clinical and research center specializing in female...
Kerr Drug Goes to the Dogs (and Cats) with Pharmacy Program
Raleigh, NC – Kerr Drug, a trusted provider of pharmacy services for families across North Carolina, is now providing prescriptions for four-legged family...
Link Found Between Healthy Heart and Clean Teeth
A study conducted at the Veterans General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan has found a link between clean teeth and a healthy heart. Researchers followed...
International Conference and Exhibition on Biosensors & Bioelectronics
International Conference and Exhibition on Biosensors & Bioelectronics OMICS Group invites you to attend the International Conference and Exhibition on Biosensors & Bioelectronics which is...
Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Will Keynote Living at Your Peak, Vail’s Interactive Health Event
Navratilova joins distinguished panel of health, fitness and longevity experts at exclusive event specifically designed to help people learn how to live longer and better Vail,...
New Application Note on the Differential Lysis to Provide Autosomal DNA Profiles in Forensics
A novel economic and universally applicable approach constitutes the mini spin-column format. Sampletype i-sep® DL has the potential to decrease the forensic DNA analysis backlog...
Online Immunofluorescence Guide for Diagnosis of Autoimmune Diseases
Mainz, May 09 2012 – From now on the Immunofluorescence Guide for the Modern Autoimmunity Laboratory is available as a free ebook. The online reference...
We’ve Been Fishing for 42,000 Years Researchers Find
Fish appeared in the human diet around 1.9 million years ago, usually from lakes and streams that didn’t require some kind of boat. Now...
IAPAM's Announces June 1, 2012 Date for hCG Training
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - May 9, 2012 -- Obesity in the United States will rise over the next 18 years, resulting in 42% of...
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