Press Releases by Category Health & Medicine
New In-Home Solutions Help Local Elderly Live With Alzheimer’s
(November 10, 2010) – Half of all Americans know someone who has Alzheimer’s disease. For one third of us, that person is a family member. The growing prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease among seniors is an increasing national concern, particularly now as we sit on the cusp of an unprecedented demographic shift. The first of the Baby Boomers turn 65 in January and 20 percent of the population will…
Weight Loss Diet, Weight Loss Dietician, Indian Dietician, Dietician Diet Plan
Life century is increasing awareness around physical fitness across all ages and the especially in baby boomers retiring. In today’s atmosphere it is very much difficult to convience the growing younger age about the healthy foods.
Life Century is a twentieth century Indian healthcare company but our Weight Loss Diet plan including losing weight in a healthy way does not involve starvation or deprivation. Life Century Dietician always design the food…
The Sexiest WebClip to Add to Your iPhone's Home Screen?
London, England (29 October, 2010) – A London-based massage company have recently launched, with great success, their first mobile web application designed for all models of iPhone (which is also compatible with Android handsets).
Ease of access is one of the key features to this incredible application, most of which is by-and-large thanks to the WebClip feature that can be added to smartphone home screens. With a striking, shiny black design,…
Learn from Leading Dermatologists at IAPAM's Symposium with Botox Training
The IAPAM continues to offer the industry's best clinical, hands-on, aesthetic medicine training in the most advanced skin care procedures. The IAPAM's Aesthetic Medicine Symposium is a weekend training program, designed by physicians for physicians, and supports the addition of the top 5 minimally invasive procedures: botox, dermal fillers, lasers, microdermabrasion, chemical peels and hCG for Weight Loss to an existing practice or the launch of a medical spa.
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Happy to 102: The Best Kept Secrets to a Long and Happy Life Exceeds All Sales P …
(November 9, 2010) Since its June release, Happy to 102 has achieved overwhelming success worldwide. Author Lily Sarafan, Chief Operating Officer of Home Care Assistance, has been featured on a wide array of media outlets including San Francisco's ABC7 "View from the Bay”, Washington D.C’s “ The Kathryn Zox Show,” internationally syndicated “Age Wise Living”Voice America, and at The Villages in San Jose, one of the largest senior living communities…
Balanced Care Method™ Unlocks the Secrets to Longer Life Spans Through a Healthy …
(Palo Alto, CA – November 9, 2010) Home Care Assistance (www.homecareassistance.com), the premier live-in senior care agency based out in Palo Alto, CA, recently released its proprietary caregiver training program: the Balanced Care Method™. Created by Dr. James H. Johnson, Co-Founder of Home Care Assistance and a geriatric PhD with extensive senior care experience, the manual was designed to promote healthier and longer life spans among people of all ages.
The…
Home Care Assistance, Balanced Care Method™ Brings New Meaning to Customer Servi …
Home Care Assistance (www.homecareassistance.com), a premier senior home care agency based in Palo Alto, CA, released its exciting new caregiver training system earlier this month: the Balanced Care Method™. Exclusive to Home Care Assistance’s forty-plus locations throughout North America, the method promotes longevity and wellness for seniors by emphasizing a healthy diet, physical activity, exercises to sharpen the mind, maintaining social ties and achieving consistent state calmness and balance.
The…
Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Medication Reconciliation
Implementing medication reconciliation across a healthcare continuum
Bellevue, WA – Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Sentri7, a real-time clinical surveillance, documentation and reporting system, is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar on medication reconciliation with Michelle Thoma, RPh, PharmD, in "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day: Current and Future Challenges with Medication Reconciliation."
Thoma will review the current status of the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal for Medication Reconciliation, provide…
Novalung now in “Future Park”
The innovative medical device company moves into new headquarters in Southern Germany
On October 27th the new head office of Novalung GmbH was officially opened. During a short celebration CEO Dr. Georg Matheis and COO Hannes Wetscher inaugurated the new offices located in the newly constructed technology park “Zukunftspark” (Future Park) in Heilbronn, approximately halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt in the South of Germany.
”Our innovative solutions for lung failure are gaining…
Utopia Home Care Offers Free Caregiver Training at Babylon and Westbury Offices …
Utopia Home Care, Inc. announced today that it will hold its free caregiver training classes at its Babylon office as a community service, on Tuesday, December 21. The classes will be held at the following locations:
* 120 Deer Park Avenue, Babylon, NY
* 95 Post Avenue, Westbury, NY
Utopia offers its classes free to help the public meet the needs of the area’s growing aging and disabled populations. Increasingly, the…
Therapeutic Proteins to Reach $103 Billion by 2014, According to Greystone Resea …
(Amherst, NH) – Driven primarily by strong demand for engineered antibodies for treating a growing list of cancers, commercial protein drugs - a group that includes recombinant mAbs, cytokines and related immune modulators, growth factors, enzymes, and hormones - are forecast to grow at a 9.7% CAGR over the next four years, reaching $103 billion by 2014, according to the latest estimates from Greystone Research Associates.
“Growth in this sector will…
Head of MP Birla Group of Hospitals Guinness Record Holder Dr Sanjay Maheshwari …
Telemedicine expert and ace cancer surgeon, Dr Maheshwari takes his inspiration from Apple CEO Steve Jobs quote "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and follower." The MP Birla Hospital a 184 bedded state of the art hospital at Satna in Madhya Pradesh is one among the largest rural healthcare model institution established in 1991 under the banner of MP Birla Institute of Fundamental Research. With the vision of Late Syt Madhav…
Is dry indoor air making you look older?
Humidifiers.Selection4Less.com -- the online humidifier resource from the healthy living experts at Selection4Less.com -- provides visitors with useful and up-to-date information and tips for buying and using humidifiers.
According to the healthy living experts at Humidifiers.Selection4less.com (http://humidifiers.selection4less.com) dry indoor air during the winter heating season can lessen the positive effects of skin care products.
During winter in cold climates, it’s likely that your heating system, without humidification, is creating an indoor environment…
Ultra Multi 90 Plus Is A New Comprehensive Nutritive Support Product
This new product from Vitamin Power, Ultra Multi 90 Plus, has a full spectrum of vitamins, minerals antioxidants, digestive enzymes and phyto-nutrients, and is now available from the Vitamin Mineral Shop.
Each power packed single dose tablet contains the most comprehensive nutritive support available. With forty six vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, trace nutrients, enzymes, and phyto-nutrients (green foods from plants and vegetable sources) in each tablet, it creates a foundation for…
Insulation Company in Kansas City Hires Online Advertising Pros to Help Meet Cus …
A+ Insulation, an insulation company that serves the Kansas City region, has joined with Prospect Genius, a leading online advertising company, to help local residents and business owners find professional insulation contractors who can supply and install spray foam insulation, batt insulation, blown insulation, and soundproofing insulation. By teaming with Prospect Genius, A+ Insulation is making it faster than ever for customers in the market for insulation contractor services to…
Village Foundation International, An Africa Relief Organization, Observes World …
Village Foundation International, an Africa relief organization whose mission is to support the rural communities of Mali and Burkina Faso with classrooms, basic school supplies, basic health care and access to clean water, will be providing diabetes screening, counseling and resources in Mali on November 14, 2010 in honor of World Diabetes Day.
According to Adam Kane, President of Village Foundation International, World Diabetes Day presents an important opportunity for the…
New Free eCookbook Provides The Necessary Healthy Meal Ideas You Need For A Quic …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2010 – Northbrook, IL – Increasingly, preparing healthy low fat meals at home has become harder and harder to do. Trying to make cheap and healthy meal ideas for kids is even more difficult. Sure, many of us say we want to incorporate low fat recipe ideas into our diet, but more often than not we don’t turn to low calorie dinner ideas at mealtime. To…
Finding Cure through Herbal Medicines?
Folkestone, Kent ( ) November 8, 2010 - Herbal medicines have been in use for centuries and people all over the world have benefitted from them. Despite the controversy surrounding the use of herbal medicines a large number of people still have faith in these medicines and use them for body complaints and sicknesses.
People who’ve used these herbs and medicines ( http://www.lyndajoneskent.co.uk ) find them to be a better…
Former Strength and Conditioning Coordinator of the Oakland A’s Takes Kosama Fit …
Judd Hawkins looks to bring his expertise in fitness and training to Kosama’s first Arizona location.
Judd Hawkins, 36, of Mesa, Arizona is the new manager and co-owner of Kosama Tempe/Chandler. Kosama Complete Body Transformation is a 10 week program designed to increase lean muscle mass and transform the body from the core out.
Judd recently left his position as the Strength & Conditioning Coordinator for the Oakland Athletics, a…
World Diabetes Day: Largest Human Blue Ring to enter Guinness Book of World Reco …
The organizers (Dr. Sanjeev Bagai, Dr. S.K. Wangnoo, Mr. Swadeep Srivastava, Ms. Rashi Singhal & Ms. Misha Dange) of “Lifebuoy Child Health Congress (LCHC) 2010 and Diabetes Blue Fortnight (DBF)” request for open support from all in forming the LARGEST EVER HUMAN BLUE RING on World Diabetes Day, Nov 14, 2010 for spreading awareness on diabetes.
We have learnt that the largest number of people to have formed a 'human…
When Sterile Pipette Tips are not Clean Enough
BioCleanTM - 100% Inert
When sterile is not clean enough
For successful experiments, pipette tips have to be completely inert and must not interfere with samples in any way. For this, being contamination-free is no longer enough. Pipette tips also need to be free of any bioactive components: they need to be BioClean. From raw material selection to clean production, extensive testing and safe packaging, RAININ BioClean tips are the purest and…
Multi-Parameter Analysis: The Next Stage in Automation Revolution
Modern laboratories are already automated but a recent new development is taking this to a new level: Combining multiple parameters into one analysis station further improves accuracy, productivity and security. METTLER TOLEDO's LiQC allows the simultaneous measurement of up to four parameters often analyzed in the quality control of liquids.
Combining Parameters for Improved Productivity
Laboratory automation has been a constantly improving process over the past decades. It started in the 1970s…
Team Fitness America November Personal Trainer Of The Month Announced
Team Fitness America announced their November Personal Trainer Of The Month. From Parlin, New Jersey, Megha Shah has demonstrated what it takes to be chosen as a top personal trainer of Team Fitness America from a nationwide team of personal trainers. Shah’s dedication to her client’s success and weight loss shows her exemplarily fitness training skills and her ability to keep her clients motivated in the toughest of situations. For…
Exercise 'Can Prevent a Panic Attack', Results Show
People who exercise regularly are less likely to get panic attacks, workout benefits show. Most people feel more relaxed after a workout – and for some it reduces worry, stress and gives a sense of well-being. We know that exercise strengthens the immune system and keeps obesity related diseases at bay. However does that apply to people who experience panic attacks?
Exercise makes us feel…
Easy Auscultation Releases Medical Education Course: Congenital Abnormalities
Today Easy Auscultation (www.easyauscultation.com) is launching a stethoscope training course Congenital Abnormalities. This course consists of 6 multimedia lessons. Each lesson includes an audio recording, a virtual manikin, cardiac animation and dynamic waveform. A course quiz is also included.
Abnormalities covered in this course include Coarctation of the Aorta, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Atrial Septal Defect, Ventricular Septal Defect, Tetralogy of Fallot and Ebstein's Anomaly.
In addition to this course, the…
Wellicious Featured in Women's Running Magazine
London, United Kingdom (October 29, 2010) - Wellicious, a leading provider of sophisticated yoga clothing and loungewear, will be featured in the December edition of one of the UK's leading running magazines, Women's Running.
Women's Running, a magazine providing tips and advice about how running can help women to stay healthy and in good shape, will have a feature dedicated to the Wellicious brand in the December edition of their publication…
Wellicious Retail to Finland, New Zealand and Thailand
London, United Kingdom (October 29, 2010) - Wellicious, a leading provider of sophisticated yoga clothing and loungewear, are now showcasing their selection of yoga wear, mats and accessories to Finland, New Zealand, and Thailand.
Available from online shops, yoga and Pilates centres, boutiques, spas and their official company website, Wellicious yoga clothing has now become readily available to fans located in Auckland, Bangkok and Finland, as the brand continues to grow…
Ultra Trim Protein Powder Provides Perfect Mix Of Proteins For Diet Supplementat …
This new product from Vitamin Power, Ultra Trim Protein Powder, has an ideal mix of proteins from three quality sources, formulated to assure essential daily protein intake, for dieters and non-dieters alike.
This protein powder is formulated from three low calorie protein sources, Isolated Soy Protein, Calcium Caseinate, and Whey Protein Isolate.
Isolated Soy Protein is a highly refined, processed, and purified form of soy flour. It has a minimum content…
Get Fit 4 Christ Workshop at WEA 8th Celebration
The St. Louis Empowerment Network is bringing fitness trainer and author, Lyle Johnson of MVP Fitness to speak at the Women Entrepreneurs of America 8th Celebration on Saturday, November 6th as part of the organization's Crème de la Crème event. Johnson will present information on weight loss, body transformation and exercise.
“I want to help people make lifestyle changes that will produce long lasting benefits and not just quick fixes,”…
Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Drug Diversion
Assessing the impact of prescription drug diversion and suggestions for prevention
Bellevue, WA – Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of VeriForm, a checklist management system, is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar on drug diversion with Jim Jorgenson, RPh, MS, FASHP in "Controlled Substance Diversion: Tales from the Front."
Jim Jorgenson, RPh, MS, FASHP will examine drug division to better understand the magnitude and implication of prescription drug diversion. He will identify potential…
Apeiron Acquires Rights To New Clinical Stage Project:
License for therapeutic enzyme for treatment of inflammatory conditions marks first step of project portfolio build-up
APEIRON Biologics AG (Apeiron) today announced that, as part of its effort to broaden its current project portfolio, it has concluded an agreement with Polymun Scientific GmbH (Polymun) granting Apeiron exclusive rights to recombinant human Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD). SOD, a naturally occurring enzyme with important, antioxidant properties, has so far been under development as…
Nutra Trim 7 Diet Booster Is One Key To An Effective Weight Management Plan
This new product, Nutra Trim 7, provides essential nutrients and supplements to assist the body’s metabolism, to suppress appetite, and alleviate excess water retention.
Nutra Trim 7 Diet Booster is designed to enhance the effectiveness of a person’s calorie reduction or weight management plan. As part of a lifestyle that includes a balanced diet and regular physical activity, Nutra Trim 7 contains and contributes key nutritional factors to support natural…
Synergy HomeCare Inland Empire (Corona, CA) to Benefit Family Caregivers
Corona, CA – November 1, 2010 - In Synergy HomeCare’s largest community outreach project to date “Arms Around Family Caregivers” seeks to honor family caregivers throughout the nation.
Family caregivers are held in high regard at Synergy HomeCare. Not only does this national franchisor provide a growing online resource database for family caregivers, but it maintains a policy to work around the schedule of a family caregiver to provide…
How to “Scrooge Proof” Yourself This Holiday Season
MEDIA ALERT
How to “Scrooge Proof” Yourself This Holiday Season
Aurora Behavioral Health System is offering free public seminars
on how to manage your mental health during the holidays.
WHAT:
With the holidays quickly approaching, stress levels are already on the rise for many Arizonans. Folks are dreading the usual fatigue, having to deal with certain family members, figuring out creative ways to make their dollar stretch and unrealistic expectations of…
Aciont® Awarded Two Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Grants Totaling $48 …
Salt Lake City, UT – November 4, 2010 – Aciont Inc. announced today that it has been awarded $488,958 to support two projects under the U.S. Government’s Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) program. Aciont submitted only the following two applications to the program of which both were funded at the maximum allocation amount:
• “Iontophoretic Treatment for Age-related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy”; and
• “Non-Invasive Treatment for Severe Uveitis and Related Posterior…
Free Website Helps Older Georgians Make Informed Housing and Care Decisions; Cen …
For Release: Immediate
Contact: Dan Curran (770-658-9586 or 404-872-9191)
Free Website Helps Older Georgians Make Informed Housing and Care Decisions
Center for Positive Aging Site Connects Seniors With Services They Need
(ATLANTA, Ga.) – A free website that helps consumers learn about housing and care options for older Georgians, such as affordable senior housing and continuing care retirement communities, is now available from the Center for Positive Aging.
The website, www.centerforpositiveaging.org, provides older…
South Florida Business Evolving to Meet Patients Demands
Entering their 12th year of business, Bader Chiropractic Center in Delray Beach has seen tremendous growth in the medical industry, especially in South Florida. "Although the population of South Florida continues to age, the demand for information and how my patients like to receive this information has evolved with modern technological advances. The same patients that told me last year that they'd never use Facebook, are now joining…
StomaBags Offers Lowest Prices on Cymed Products
StomaBags, the preferred choice for ostomy bags, guarantees the lowest prices for Cymed ostomy bags and accessories. StomaBags also commits to its clients fast, secure and discreet service plus direct to the doorstep delivery.
StomaBags exclusively endorses Cymed and MicroSkin products. StomaBags believes in uncompromising high-quality products made under the strictest standards, and they firmly believe that Cymed products embody this in the ostomy bags market. Having this relationship with Cymed…
Kettlebells Vindicated As The King Of Cardio-Fat Burning
October 2010, Dover, DE Scientist at the University of Wisconsin are stunned by new research proving kettlebell calorie burn is off the charts!
Claims that the kettlebell delivers superior fat loss than any other method of exercise have now been vindicated by science in a recent study by the American Council on Exercise.
Dover Delaware’s premier fitness expert states, “Scientific research has now shown us that kettlebells strip off unwanted body fat…
M-Scan attends BIOEurope 2010
M-Scan will be participating at the annual BIO Europe conference and partnering event, which will be held from 15-17 Nov in Munich.
Dr. Jörg Müller will be available for one-to-one meetings to discuss potential projects and cooperations in the area of protein characterisation and other high-end analytical services provided by M-Scan.
Being a co-sponsor of the Bio M paviliion M-Scan will also be available for discussions in the "Bio M Beergarden."
M-Scan offers…
2011 Anticipated to be a Good Year for the Optical Industry in Asia: GfK Asia
Over 90 percent of optical retailers across six Asian markets* are optimistic that the industry will continue to do well, if not better next year
October 29, 2010, SINGAPORE — Key industry players in the six Asian countries of Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand are hopeful that the current good performance of the optical market in the region will carry on into 2011, and the…
Mercola.com Offers Free Shipping and Handling on Krill Oil Packs
Chicago, Illinois, November 3, 2010–From November 4 to 9, 2010, Mercola.com offers freeshipping and handling on all Antarctic Pure Krill Oil Packs. This applies to the 3-Month pack, the Economy Pack, and the Family Pack that offers a one-month supply of Pure Krill Oil, Krill Oil for Women, and Kids’ Krill Oil.
Studies reveal that krill oil is a safer alternative to fish oil, which may be contaminated with heavy…
Synthetic Endovascular Repair Systems to Top $2 Billion by 2013, Says Greystone …
(Amherst, NH) – The global market for synthetic endovascular repair (SER) systems will grow at an average annual rate of seventeen percent over the next four years and will exceed $ 2 billion in 2013, according to the latest estimates from Greystone Research Associates. While abdominal aortic aneurysms account for about 90 percent of all procedures, repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) is the fastest growing application segment for SER.…
Physicians Jump on IAPAM's Botox Training to Meet the Growing Demand for Medical …
The market for minimally invasive procedures continues to grow, and to capitalize on this growth, physicians must seek out the most comprehensive, hands-on, aesthetic medicine education. The IAPAM's 2-Day Aesthetic Medicine Symposium is the most focused training for physicians in Botox®, dermal fillers, laser skin resurfacing & laser hair removal, chemical peels, microdermabrasion and hCG for Weight Loss.
A survey of 10,000 people, published this month by Saga, "looked…
Your cold or sinus problems could be due to dry indoor air
Humidifiers.Selection4Less.com -- the online humidifier resource from the healthy living experts at Selection4Less.com -- provides visitors with useful and up-to-date information and tips for buying and using humidifiers.
The healthy living experts at Humidifiers.Selection4less.com (http://humidifiers.selection4less.com) report that if you suffer from frequent colds or upper respiratory ailments, it’s possible they may be caused by below-optimum humidity levels in your home or workplace.
According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma &…
RSV- Combating a highly contagious virus with Vital Oxide
RSV — respiratory syncytial virus — may not be common initials to most Americans, but ask pediatricians about it, and they'll tell you it's one of their biggest headaches. RSV races through day-care centers and preschools, behaving at first like a common cold until it morphs into more serious coughing and wheezing. The virus already has reached epidemic levels in Florida, according to the Centers for Disease Control. RSV is…
Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Positive Deviance
Examining an approach to prevent infections in healthcare settings
Bellevue, WA – Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Sentri7, a real-time infection prevention surveillance, documentation and reporting system, is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar on positive deviance with Dottie Borton, Infection Preventionist at Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, in "Positive Deviance: Another Tool for Infection Prevention."
Most healthcare personnel respond that hand hygiene and standard precautions are essential in preventing infection, however, observations…
Emergent Detection Awarded $229,900 Therapeutic Discovery Project Grant For It’s …
Emergent Detection Awarded $229,900 Therapeutic Discovery Project Grant For It’s Health Product, BodyKey
SEATTLE, WA., Nov. 2, 2010 – Emergent Detection, the maker of BodyKey, a handheld device that tells people immediately how much fat they are burning from their diet and fitness efforts, today announced it has been awarded a grant under the U.S. Government's Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project ("QTDP") program.
"We are extremely pleased to have been…
New opening of Beta Sport & Reha at Beta Klinik in Bonn, Germany
Bonn, Germany. Physical fitness does not only enhance the physical well-being but also the mental performance and the quality of life. Improve you quality of life through training and therapy at Beta Sport & Reha, new opening on 5th November 2010 from 3 to 6 pm. At the new opening, you can enjoy our program (live presentation of our training machines and physical performance diagnostics) and benefit from our exclusive…
Mettler-Toledo launches AXR X-ray system in China
The Mettler Toledo Safeline AXR X-ray system is now available in China and is designed to achieve very fast start-ups and product changeovers in food and pharmaceuticals production.
He X-ray system can automate the identification and rejection of contaminants at production-line rates of more than 500 packs per minute.
It is said to guarantee speed, hygiene and cost effectiveness, as well as comply with the latest Chinese food safety laws.
X-ray inspection systems…
