Press Releases by Category Health & Medicine
People Who Knit and Crochet May Be Happier and Healthier
Manhattan, New York - August 17, 2007 – Have you ever wondered why people who craft yarn into garments always seem to be smiling and happy? It turns out that the repetitive actions needed for knitting and crochet can bring the mind and body to a state called a \"relaxation response\" that is quite similar to what people experience with techniques such as repetitive prayer, yoga, meditation, Tai Chi, and…
Raleigh NC Pest Control Co Launches Bedbug Removal Plan Following Surge in Bedbu …
(Raleigh, NC) Though bedbugs have mainly existed only in popular children’s bedtime rhymes for the past several decades, Raleigh pest control company CEO Donnie Shelton says the pest’s population has exploded in the Raleigh area over the past three months.
“In the past, we might get one call a month about bedbugs, but over the past 3 months the number has shot up drastically. First it was one call,…
New Style of Entrepreneurial Addiction Recovery Centers Becoming Main Stream
(Austin, TX) In the past, high-priced clinical drug and alcohol treatment centers driven by big insurance payouts dominated the market. But according to Treatment Magazine, a leading publication with its finger on the pulse of the industry, drug and alcohol rehab centers started by passionate entrepreneurs with unique approaches to recovery are gaining the lion’s share of the market.
Featured on the August edition’s cover is entrepreneur Mark Houston,…
Healthbase Assists American Heart Patient to Get Life-Saving Cardiac Bypass Surg …
Steve Slaven of Arizona had lost his health insurance after an angioplasty 7 years ago. So, last month when he suffered from chest pain and lack of energy, he like 45 million uninsured Americans had no place to go for healthcare. Healthbase, a Boston-based medical tourism provider, arranged cardiac bypass surgery for Steve Slaven in India and helped him save his life.
“I got on the Internet looking for information. Luck…
Returning Military Personnel sought for project to alleviate symptoms of PTSD
Brain State Technologies announced today to provide free brain state conditioning training for returning military personnel who experience symptoms of PTSD. Symptoms may include: difficulty sleeping, difficulty controlling emotions including irritability and anger, anxiety, hypervigilence and intrusive thoughts, flashbacks and/or nightmares, depression, difficulty maintaining concentration and desire to self medicate with alcohol or other substances in an attempt to return to normalcy.
Project participants will receive a free…
New dimension in automation of nucleic acid purification and molecular diagnosti …
Invitek Biotechnolgy & Biodesign Ltd. announces the introduction of a new generation of superparamagnetic nanoparticles for nucleic acid isolation (InviMag® nano). In cooperation with the Chinese company Allrun Nano Science & Technology CO., Ltd. Invitek will adapt and extend its product portfolio for manual and fully automated magnetic extraction of nucleic acids during autumn 2007. The high-performance paramagnetic nanobeads with a controlled surface featuring various functionalities are applicable for efficient…
Brad Shiverick Named Chief Quality Officer for My InnerView
WAUSAU, Wis., Aug. 13, 2007 – My InnerView, the nation’s leading provider of management intelligence to senior care leaders, is pleased to announce that Brad Shiverick has joined the company as Chief Quality Officer, responsible for the company\'s research agenda, information services activities, and development of strategic direction into new products and business lines.
Shiverick comes to My InnerView after serving as the Vice President of Quality Assurance and Improvement for…
End Fluoridation, say 600 Physicians, Dentists, Scientists, and Environmentalist …
In a statement released August 9, 2007, over 600 dentists, physicians, scientists and environmentalists urge Congress to stop water fluoridation until Congressional hearings are conducted. They cite new scientific evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and has serious health risks. (http://www.fluorideaction.org/statement.august.2007.html)
Signers include a Nobel Prize winner, three members of the prestigious 2006 National Research Council (NRC) panel that reported on fluoride’s toxicology, two officers in…
LifeSensor technology provides the basis for scientific study:
Research study evaluates advantages and benefits of the personal health record for BARMER insured
Walldorf, August 9, 2007 – BARMER, Germany’s largest health insurance provider, starts evaluating the effects of the personal health record on the health behavior and the situation for the provision of health care to its insured as part of a Germany-wide research study. A research working group led by Dr. med. Hanna Kirchner is responsible for the…
Healthbase Announces Expansion to Turkey for Low Cost Medical Care
Uninsured Americans get more affordable options to choose from for their healthcare needs.
Healthbase Online Inc., a Boston-based medical tourism facilitator, has partnered with Anadolu Medical Center (AMC), a not-for-profit multi-specialty hospital in Turkey. Healthbase will now offer low cost yet high quality medical travel services in Turkey. AMC, a JCI accredited Istanbul-based medical service provider is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine, USA.
Saroja Mohanasundaram, the CEO of Healthbase says, “We like…
Consumers Life Insurance Company Launches New Personal Health Plans Website
[Cleveland, OH – August, 2007] -- Consumers Life Insurance Company has introduced a new Web site to assist current and future customers with their personal health insurance plans. The new site, ConsumersLifephp.com, assists consumers looking for personal medical insurance plans.
Consumers who are interested in purchasing their own health insurance will find tools and information in a user-friendly environment designed to help them identify the appropriate coverage options. Consumers will…
KU64 co-operates with blend-a-med sience
Berlin dental practice becomes Dental Spa
~ Market-introduction of the new blend-a-med - tooth-paste
~ Dr. Stephan Ziegler constitutes the first German Dental Spa
~ Dental Spa with the \"dentist on the beach\"
Berlin (ku64/07.08.2007). The Berlin dentist and professional Dr. Stephan Ziegler enters as protectionist of the American Dental Spa–idea into a co-operation with blend–a-med sience. The market-introduction of the new tooth-paste >blend-a-med complete plus white< in Germany is the first result…
Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev and Weight Loss Controversy
London 3th August: Whenever any media statement does not goes in favour of world famous Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev Ji, he quickly strike back at media saying that media is misinterpreting him (as he claimed has happened in reference to Shri Mahatma Gandhi Ji), however he himself has been making misleading statement or remain silent on misleading news which serve his interest.
Recently Swami Ramdev Ji organised yoga camps in US…
Author Shares Experience of Caring for Elderly Parents
When it comes to taking care of parents who can no longer care for themselves, most people don't even know the right questions to ask, much less the answers to them. Do their parents have a will? Who, among the siblings, will care for their parents if they become ill or incapacitated? How will that responsibility be shared? Who is authorized to make medical or financial decisions on a parent's…
Lucid to Showcase VivaNetTM Telemedicine Server for Dermatology Applications at …
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK – August 1, 2007 - Lucid, Inc. (lucid-tech.com) will showcase its VivaNetTM telemedicine server for dermatology applications at the American Academy of Dermatology’s (AAD) Summer Academy Meeting, August 1-5, 2007.
The VivaNetTM server is intended to link dermatology practitioners using Lucid’s non-invasive VivaScope® confocal imagers with other dermatologists or pathologists via the Internet.
Lucid’s non-invasive VivaScope® confocal microscopes provide cellular resolution images of skin that…
Researchers at DCU & Beaumont Hospital in race to identify brain tumour patients …
Cancer Research Ireland (the research division of the Irish Cancer Society) announced that it is investing €196,241 in a potentially ground breaking brain tumour research project, which is being led by a team of researchers at Dublin City University (DCU), working in partnership with Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
The team is analysing glioma brain tumour samples donated by patients attending Beaumont Hospital, so that they can to help identify which…
Free Video DVD Available to Help Hospitals Inform Patients, Families about Safe …
Franklin, Mass. – August 2, 2007 – A new, free video clip is available to help hospitals and nursing homes inform patients and their families about safe lifting policies. The brief video can be viewed online -- or may be requested as a DVD -- from Liko, the pro bono sponsor of the healthcare industry’s popular “Safe Lifting Portal” injury prevention site.
The video, titled "Help Us Prevent Caregiver Injuries,"…
DNA-FluHunter - The all-rounder weapon against bird flu virus
First commercial DNA-Test worldwide to detect all pathogenic strains of bird flu H5, N1, H9 and H7.
Duisburg, July 31 2007: Genekam Biotechnology AG has now developed the first commercial DNA-Test of the world to detect all dangerous types of bird flu H5, N1, H7, H9. These stocks lead to disease and death in both human and animals. Especially H5 and H7 are aggressive to birds, leading to mortality and economical…
On Health Journal Television
Talk Show Host General Norman Schwarzkopf Discusses ICW’s Vision to Transform Healthcare Delivery
San Mateo, CA, July 31, 2007 – General Norman Schwarzkopf, host of Health Journal Television on CNBC, discussed on July 29 InterComponentWare’s (ICW) vision of a personal health record (PHR) as the driver that will transform healthcare delivery in the United States. ICW is a leading international eHealth provider and its mission is to establish a patient-owned, Web-based…
GORILLABILL.COM HELPS CONSUMERS DIAGNOSE MEDICAL BILLS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Gone are the days of letting your insurance company handle your health care expenses. For many Americans, out-of-pocket medical expenses have soared because of higher insurance premiums, larger deductibles and an increasing number of medical services that are excluded from coverage. More individuals are managing their own expenses and utilizing Heath care Savings Accounts, while the number of uninsured individuals continues to grow. …
Healthbase Interviews Beauty From Afar Author on Medical Tourism
Outsourcing is not just about manufacturing and call centers and computer programming and financial services – today, people are actually outsourcing their own medical care.
Everybody who experiences medical tourism raves about the low cost high quality health care phenomenon. For Jeff Schult, it resulted in a book. In a recent interview with Healthbase.com, a Boston-based medical tourism provider, Jeff Schult, the author of one of the top selling books on…
New neurological findings and documentation system developed at Göttingen Univer …
\"NEMESYS\": Cooperation at commercialization of the new system between Göttingen University School of Medicine, MBM ScienceBridge and the company MEDNOVO
(umg) An innovative neurological findings and documentation system named \"NEMESYS\" has been developed in the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology at Göttingen University School of Medicine. As regards content NEMESYS was developed in the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology at the University Hospital Göttingen (UKG) by Professor (Prof. Dr.) W. Paulus, Director…
Liver Tumours – Good & Evil is Decided by Two Signalling Pathways
The linking of two signalling pathways in the cells of liver tumours has a clear influence on their malignancy. Activation of the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) messenger molecule is decisive for this linking. This results related to the development of liver cancer was generated during a current project by the Austrian Science Fund FWF and has been published in the Journal Oncogene. When the signalling pathways in liver tumour cells…
ZYTO Corp. Announces Strategic Marketing Alliance with XYMOGEN Improves Revenue
Orem, Utah – ZYTO Corp. (OTC - ZYTC.pk) has announced a strategic marketing alliance with XYMOGEN, Inc. of Orlando, FL for the sale of ZYTO (tm) technology to the healthcare practitioners who are customers of XYMOGEN.
The marketing arrangement is expected to bring increased revenues to both companies, according to Dr. Vaughn R. Cook, OMD, president and founder of Zyto Corp.
“The use of ZYTO technology by the healthcare practitioners who use…
Analysts In Media Announces Successful BPA audit of Future Pharmaceuticals
Analysts In Media is pleased to announce a successful BPA audit of Future Pharmaceuticals. Future Pharmaceuticals is a report which unites the top pharmaceutical companies as well as small, specialty, and biotech organizations in a dynamic forum to present challenges that the pharmaceutical industry faces, and best practices to address them.
Future Pharmaceuticals has successfully partnered with several leading organizations including Pfizer, Wyeth, Frost and Sullivan, and Deloitte. This ensures that…
Analysts In Media Announces Successful BPA audit of Future Healthcare
Analysts In Media is pleased to announce a successful BPA audit of Future Healthcare. Future Healthcare is a report which unites the leading healthcare industry experts and world-class editorial from key opinion leaders who are shaping the future of the medical industry in a dynamic forum to present challenges that the healthcare industry faces, and the best practices to address them.
Future Healthcare has successfully partnered with several leading organizations including…
Definiens Expands in the North American Market by Strengthening its Management T …
Morristown, NJ, USA / Munich, Germany – July 25th, 2007 – Definiens, the number one Enterprise Image Intelligence™ company, is preparing for further growth and has formally appointed Greg Calaman as Vice President of its operations in North America. Mr. Calaman has been a member of Definiens’ management team since April 2006. His promotion to the role of Vice President of the North American Operations reflects Definiens success in this…
Athletes Enhance Physical Performance With Care By Dr. Gary Loos At North County …
What do Barry Bonds, Tiger Woods, Andy Roddick, and Lance Armstrong have in common? They are incredibly accomplished athletes that have used chiropractic care as a key ingredient to their success.
The fact is that more professional athletes use chiropractic than ever before. Even more revealing is the increased use of regular chiropractic care for entire professional teams. In fact, Chiropractic Economics reported that over 95% of teams in the NFL…
Goji Berries Clusters With Dark Chocolate Launched
Goji clusters dipped in dark chocolate for enjoying antioxidant rich food with the super taste of dark chocolates, was launched by the leading Goji Berries online store.
Goji Berries USA (http://www.gojiberries.us) announced today that it has launched Goji clusters dipped in dark chocolate for those seeking to enjoy antioxidant rich Goji berries without compromising on the taste. Jeni Bachleder asked the assembled reporters: "What better way to eat the world's healthiest…
Female genital cosmetic surgery. Rising demand. Sensualmedics AG publishes its l …
Munich, July 25rth 2007 Also in Germany, an increasing demand of corrective operations in the female genital area is confirmed by the Munich-based surgeon, professor Dr Stefan Gress. According to a report published by AFP, British researchers have complained about the rising demand for genital area surgery in Britain (31%) without any comparing long-term study.
Professor Dr. Stefan Gress, head surgeon at Sensualmedics AG, has already been working in this…
Animal Replacement Technologies - Convertible Bond Offering
Animal Replacement Technologies announced today the availability of $1 million USD in convertible bonds in conjunction with their IPO (Initial Private Offering). These securities will pay 15% annually in quarterly installments and may be exchanged for common stock either upon demand or at the company\'s first organized equity offering (scheduled for late 2008). This opportunity is open to individuals, business entities, and educational institutions, and will involve up to $1…
Spider Vein Removal from the New Abbott Clinic
The new Abbott Clinic treatment centre offers spider and thread vein removal in the South West of England covering Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset.
Abbott Clinic is a newly-opened treatment centre specialising in the removal of facial thread veins. The clinic, set up and run by qualified beauty therapist Sally Abbott, offers state of the art V-Beauty technology for the removal of facial imperfections such as thread veins, spider…
Purple Onions Launches its First eBook: Fitness Designed for a Healthy Pregnancy
Crawley, UK – July 2007: A new eBook designed to keep expectant mothers in tiptop condition during and after their pregnancy became available today. The first title from new publishing house Purple Onions, “Fitness Designed for a Healthy Pregnancy” specifically addresses the physical changes women encounter during each stage of their pregnancy.
“There is a lot of confusing and conflicting information available on the internet on this subject, so I…
Just how serious is OxyContin addiction? Pharmaceutical company fined over $630 …
Since its introduction in 1995, the pain killer OxyContin has resulted in increasing
patterns of abuse. It became one of the most powerful and most addictive street drugs and, for years, doctors prescribed the pain killer without knowing how addicting it really was. Hundreds of people have died as a direct result of their addiction to OxyContin.
According to the DEA, in 2002 alone, OxyContin caused 146 deaths and contributed to…
Fluoride Supplement Warning
Fluoride supplements put children six and under at significant risk of permanently discolored teeth, according to a review of studies recently posted on the American Dental Association’s (ADA) web site in their new section, “evidence-based dentistry,” for dentists and their patients. (1)
Fluoride supplements, in graduating amounts up to 1 mg daily, are often prescribed to children who don’t drink fluoridated water, ostensibly to reduce tooth decay.
“This review confirmed…
Definiens Reveals an Integrated Data Management Approach For Image Analysis in L …
Munich, Germany – July 18th , 2007 – Definiens, the number one Enterprise Image Intelligence™ company, today revealed the Definiens Enterprise Image IntelligenceTM Suite 7, available immediately. The latest version of the powerful image analysis platform provides Life Science organizations with superior data management capabilities. Definiens Data Management is an open framework that gives organizations easy access to all relevant information acquired in image analysis. The wealth of image information…
Affiris begins clinical testing of Alzheimer's vaccine
Vienna, 19th July 2007. The Alzheimer's vaccine known as Affitope AD01 from Affiris has now entered the clinical phase of its development. All relevant regulatory and statutory approvals have been secured and this innovative treatment is now being tested on humans for the first time. This development means that the 8.5 million-Euro venture capital finance agreement the company concluded with Munich-based MIG-Fonds in April 2006 has reached a key milestone…
Professional Athletes Score With Chiropractic Care Says Dr Raymond Sue Of Univer …
Why have Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, Joe Montana, and Emmit Smith all turned to chiropractic care? \"Because it has been shown to increase athletic performance as much as 16.7%,\" says Dr. Raymond Sue of University Chiropractic in Seattle, Washington.
\"Athletes today are in the most competitive environment we have ever seen. Chiropractic care plays a vital role in musculoskeletal performance, prevention of injury, and recovery from injury. That\'s why…
DiapharmGruppe shares in Cimicifuga licensing approval success in the UK
London, Oldenburg, 18 July 2007 – For the first time British women are able to use a registered traditional herbal medicinal product (THMP) for the treatment of symptoms of the menopause such as hot flushes, night sweats or mood swings following the successful registration of a herbal product containing an extract of Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa). MH Pharma UK Ltd., supported by its German partner, the Dr. Kolkmann & Partner…
Don Clark Named Chief Financial Officer for My InnerView
WAUSAU, Wis., July 16, 2007 – My InnerView, the nation’s leading provider of actionable management intelligence to senior care leaders, is pleased to announce that Don E. Clark, CPA, MBA, has joined the company as chief financial officer, responsible for directing all financial functions pertaining to the company. Clark joins the Web-based applied research and data management firm from 3M Health Information Systems, where he was the healthcare revenue cycle…
Keurig Awards Distributor of the Year 2006 to Alpine Valley Water, parent compan …
Cincinnati, Ohio - July, 17 2007 - Keurig, the leader in single-cup coffee brewing technology in the U.S., honored Alpine Valley as Distributor of the Year for 2006. Several factors went into deciding the winner of the award including: customer satisfaction, volume sold, highest selection of quality brand name K-Cup™, and commitment to timely product delivery.
The award was presented to Alpine Valley Water, the bricks and mortar company behind the…
The Anderson & Anderson anger management model breaks new ground in couples coun …
Couples struggling with ongoing conflict and frustrated with failed couples counseling turn to Carlos Todd, LPC,NCC,CAMF for help to resolve the problem of anger in their relationship. Carlos Todd is the Founder of Todd’s Anger Management Solutions located in Charlotte, NC and has been doing innovative work using the Anderson & Anderson anger management model to do what marriage counselors sometimes fail at--resolve martial conflict
Charlotte, North Carolina--July 12, 2007. The…
More than 90% of maternal deaths in India are preventable: FOGSI
In India, as many as 300 women die everyday due to pregnancy and childbirth complications. Over 90% of these deaths are preventable. India’s apex body, the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), is taking an innovative route to spread the message of Safe Motherhood –through India’s national network radio and television! FOGSI has produced a 13-episode documentary drama titled Jeevan Dor (Life-Line), for radio and television. The…
Personalised medicine: milestone in the therapy control of humanised antibodies
CENiMED GmbH, BioTeZ Berlin-Buch GmbH and Invitek Gesellschaft für Biotechnik & Biodesign mbH (company for biotechnology and bio-design) announce their cooperation in the development, production and marketing of Recovery-ELISAs for the therapy control of a new group of therapeutics, the so called humanised antibodies.
Humanised antibodies offer unforeseen potentialities in cancer therapy, e. g. for the treatment of mamma carcinoma. Previous therapy control methods, however, could not avoid overdoses which…
Teen drug rehab reports cites important drug abuse issues for parents to deal wi …
The teenage years can be a challenging and confusing time. The bad news is that almost a quarter of American youngsters abuse drugs at this stage of their lives. Some get involved in a recreational manor, some experiment out of peer pressure. The good news is that it is much easier to curb addiction patterns in a young person.
The longer one waits to deal with addiction issues the harder…
Animal Replacement Technologies - Stock Offering
Animal Replacement Technologies announced today the opening of a new (Series A) private stock offering to fund initial expansion. This opportunity is open to individuals, business entities, and educational institutions, and will involve the placement of up to 1 million shares of common stock at $1 USD per share. A complete prospectus is available for review by potential investors.
Animal Replacement Technologies is a high-tech startup company based in Sarasota, Florida…
Ldiamon presented a unique product for direct Kt/V and entire haemodialysis trea …
LDIAMON has participated in its second EDTA meeting (European Dialysis & Transplantation Association) in Barcelona 2007.
The LDIAMON introduced new and unique products at this meeting to a large number of highly interested physicians and international distributors.
Distribution contracts are agreed for six major countries, including France, UK and China, expecting a great start of DiaSens, monitoring Kt/V and additionally also provide a “road map” of the entire dialysis treatment.
“We are extremely…
European Health and Food Security - Ensuring Quality and Safety for Patients and …
Whether the goods we buy are counterfeit or contaminated - there are clearly no winners only losers if the current upward trend is not stopped. Consumers and patients suffer from health problems or worse still, death; the environment suffers from pollution and other hazards; employees suffer from poor working environments; innovation suffers from piracy; industry suffers from distorted competition and the economy suffers from loss of revenue.
During a high level…
ICW America and Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Team up to offer an Interopera …
Pawtucket, RI, July 9, 2007 – ICW America (ICW), a leading international e-Health provider and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University’s Center for Primary Care and Prevention (the Center) at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, a leading research and teaching institution, have reached agreement to enter into a strategic collaboration to “develop and test a 21st century patient-centered, e-Health model of care”.
The key objective of the strategic collaboration…
Executive drug rehab - How depression, drugs and alcohol creep into the lives of …
Why do high achievers like doctors and lawyers, politicians and professional athletes, famous actors and rock stars, business owners and executives succumb to drugs, alcohol, and depression? The answer is simpler than you might think. Recent results from surveys and research conducted by the drug treatment website ChooseHelp.com have shown highly productive people have made up the majority of the populations at many drug/alcohol treatment centers.
When a hard worker…
