Press Releases by Category Health & Medicine
Johnson & Johnson Sued Over Ortho Evra Damage
FORT WORTH – A Plano, Texas, woman who suffered a miscarriage and developed potentially life-threatening blood clots after using the Ortho Evra® birth control patch has filed a federal lawsuit against drug manufacturing giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) in Marshall, Texas.
Elizabeth Barroso, now 24, began experiencing chest pains and difficulty breathing after using Ortho Evra® for only three weeks in 2004. She spent eight days in the hospital, where…
During National Preparedness Month, Online Company Aims to Save Lives
New ecommerce retailer Survival Kits Online (www.survivalkitsonline.com)
intends to help the public ready itself against any natural or man-made disaster. “The number one goal of this business is saving lives by providing an easy, affordable way to one-stop-shop on the internet or by telephone,” say its two managing partners Chad Allen and Scott Kastner. “We are committed to helping the public and to minimizing the pain and suffering as seen in…
Decades After Discovery of Asbestos Risk, Mesothelioma Still a Silent Killer
More than 30 years after the dangers of asbestos became commonly known, new cases of mesothelioma—a rare and deadly form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure—are still being diagnosed.
One reason is that mesothelioma can take up to 40 years to develop. So workers who came into contact with asbestos in the late 1960s and early 1970s may only now be starting to show symptoms. Asbestos had been used in many…
Aerotel Medical Systems Is Taking Part in Georgetown University’s Diabetes Resea …
Tel Aviv, Israel, September 5, 2006 -- Aerotel Medical Systems, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of cutting-edge diagnostic telemedicine systems, is playing an important role in a diabetes research project conducted by the eHealth and Telemedicine Division of the Imaging Science and Information Systems Center at Washington D.C.’s Georgetown University.
The study is being conducted in multiple Native American communities across the US – including Alabama, Idaho and Hawaii.…
A different way to look at your smoking habit
A London Hypnotherapist claims that even the way you think about your smoking habit can prove to be very powerful in helping you to begin to take the steps you need to stop your smoking habit for good.
Alan Crisp DHP, is one of London’s leading Clinical Hypnotherapists. Alan says “I am often asked by people who call or email me about therapy for stopping smoking, “how much will it…
Signature Diagnostics Introduces the MARVIN EDC-CDM System in its Multi-Centre D …
Signature Diagnostics has selected XClinical’s EDC-CDM system MARVIN to support a 6-year multi-centre diagnostic trial in colorectal cancer (CRC). This trial is sponsored and organized by Signature Diagnostics and involves presently 10 different hospitals throughout Germany. The trial will be extended to include more than 30 hospitals. Within this trial Signature Diagnostics is collecting high-quality snap-frozen tumour tissues, FFPE tumour tissues and blood cells from more than 3.000 CRC patients.…
eHealth and Application Services: ICW to Cooperate with yellowworld in Switzerla …
yellowworld AG, a company of the Swiss Post Group, and the eHealth specialist InterComponentWare (Switzerland) AG (ICW) have signed a letter of intent for a partnership in the Swiss market. The main focus of the partnership is on customer demands in the field of IT services for disease prevention and health promotion.
The desired cooperation unites the know-how of yellowworld AG as leading provider of application services (ASP) and business process…
ADHD Answers from an ADHD Teen Brings Help to Parents, ADHD Boys
Sept. 4, 2006--Parents of boys with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) have a new place to find answers to questions, problem-solving suggestions, and general help and support, both for their sons and for themselves. But the help comes from a source some will find surprising. \"Talk Back with Jack\" offers a forum for 11-year-old Jack Dixon to offer help and advice to ADHD boys and their parents as part of That\'s…
Professor Michele Goodwin Named Advisor to LifeSharers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – September 6, 2006 – Michele Goodwin, Professor of Law at DePaul University College of Law, has agreed to serve as an advisor to LifeSharers. LifeSharers is a non-profit network of organ donors that gives registered organ donors preferred access to transplantable organs. It was launched in 2002 to help alleviate the shortage of human organs needed for transplant operations. That shortage kills over 6,000…
RESCUE SLEEP - Non-habit forming, fast acting natural sleep aid
At last a non-habit forming and fast acting natural sleep aid from the makers of Bach Rescue Remedy is available as of today at your favorite health food and nutrition stores or can be ordered online at www.bachflower.com.
We Americans have a problem getting restful sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation, about 70 million people in the United States experience sleep-associated problems. Almost 40 million Americans suffer from chronic…
Analysts in Media announces release of Q3 Edition of Future Pharmaceuticals
Analysts In Media, Inc. (AIM) released the Q3 August 2006 edition of Future Pharmaceuticals (FP) a high-level publication both online and in print, designed to provide senior-level business and technology executives with an in-depth analysis of, and key insight into market trends and innovative technologies within the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industry.
This Q3 edition of FP features keynote editorial thought leadership from the most respected industry analysts, experts, and solution…
Premium product Aldekol Des® 04 expands the Aldekol Des® Range
High performance formaldehyde-free disinfectant is launched
EWABO has expanded its product range of disinfectants and placed the premium product Aldekol Des® 04 on the market which meets highest requirements to the full extent in the veterinary sector.
Aldekol Des® 04 constitutes the consequential modification of the top-quality product Aldekol Des® 03, which had already earned excellent reputation so far.
Aldekol Des® 04 is a high concentrated and foaming acreage disinfectant which is…
COSSMA report: Hair colorants banned for out-of-date safety dossiers
COSSMA, the international trade journal for the cosmetics and personal care industry, reports in its September issue that the European Commission has now decided to ban, with immediate effect, 22 hair colorants. Further bans are expected before the end of this year. When we think of cosmetics ingredients being banned we usually think of substances that in one way or an-other represent a risk to the consumer. However, the background…
A Bible for Individuals and Families Planning Care Services
The ‘Grey Pound’ Care Revolution is an innovative new book that will help families and individuals through the process of choosing the best care possible, either for themselves, or for elders with physical illness or diminished mental ability who are unable to lead a totally independent lifestyle within their own homes.
Planning is important to ensure that we continue to live with dignity and fulfilment, even when we may need…
Strong Feelings – Latest Findings on Pain Sensitivity
The recent discovery of the amplification of even low levels of pain has prompted the organisation of an upcoming symposium in Vienna on "Risk Assessment in Pain Therapy". This international expert meeting will aim to optimise pain therapy by taking account of this previously unknown phenomenon. As a result the findings of an Austrian Science Fund FWF project, which were recently published in SCIENCE, may soon be benefiting patients who…
Fluoride Harms Children's Liver & Kidneys, new study shows
Fluoride in drinking water damages children’s liver and kidney functions, according to a new study in “Environmental Research” (1), reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation (NYSCOF).
Xiong and colleagues write, “Our results suggest that drinking water fluoride levels over 2.0 mg/L can cause damage to liver and kidney functions in children.” Further, dental fluorosis (fluoride-discolored teeth) can be an indicator of kidney function harm, they report.
Researchers grouped 210…
Womans-Health.Net Announces The Start of Women's Breast Health Awareness Month
The Woman\'s Health Network (WHN) continues to educate and inform about critical issues facing women\'s health, this time with the launch of a month-long campaign addressing Women\'s Breast Health: http://www.womans-health.net/womens-breast-health.htm. The month long campaign will last from August 21st – September 21st.
With over 1 million women diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide and 1/2 million dying from the disease, Woman’s Health Network: http://www.womans-health.net, challenges women from all over the…
17 Million Americans Currently Suffer from Acne, Making it the Most Common Skin …
As NIAMS finds that nearly 17 million people in the United States currently have acne, making it the most common skin disease in the country, Ryan and Jill Cote have done extensive research and partnered with Tiffany Lauren® to form ChinaDollSkin.com.
Pompton Plains, NJ (August 22nd, 2006) -- As NIAMS (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) finds that nearly 17 million people in the United States currently have…
ICW offers testimony on Personal Health Records to American Health Information C …
Washington, DC, August 21, 2006 – The American Health Information Community’s (AHIC) Consumer Empowerment Workgroup recently received information from invited panelists and the public on personal health records (PHRs), their functions, features, current usage, interoperability capabilities, and importance to health care. Testimony from InterComponentWare (ICW) featured information on its LifeSensor® PHR.
In his oral testimony, Mark Wallin, Vice President Business Development and Sales for ICW stated, “As a PHR capable…
postnasaldrip.net is offering a free report entitled: “Sinus Treatment Success S …
This short report chronicles how several different individuals have overcome their sinus difficulties or at least have managed to get them under control such that they are feeling much better”, states Walt Ballenberger, founder of www.postnasaldrip.net. “They were all people who had been treated by ENT specialists for years and continued to have sever sinus problems in spite of that treatment. In fact one of the people…
The xyzmo Digital Seal: Security and Cost Reduction Online
For many companies, the potential of cost-saving is exhausted. However, possibilities to lower costs even massively are still offered in the online-area. Such an innovative solution, the xyzmo Digital Seal, was developed by the Austrian xyzmo GmbH.
The xyzmo Digital Seal allows that documents of all kind can be sent per email in a verifiable form, which is officially acknowledged by authorities and courts. That can be individual invoices or contracts,…
Sonix SP installation at St. Boniface General Hospital
August 10, 2006 (Burnaby, BC) – Ultrasonix Medical Corporation, a company dedicated to providing “Smart Ultrasound for better patient care,” announces the recent installation of its Sonix SP at the St. Boniface General Hospital, the second largest hospital in Manitoba, Canada.
In 2005, an unprecedented 5,300 babies were born at St. Boniface General Hospital. According to Dr. Philip Hall, Professor at University of Manitoba and Director of St. Boniface’s Fetal…
direct/ Medify Solutions ´Pink Sheets - MFYS´ Provides Leading Edge Technology A …
STAFFORD, UNITED KINGDOM -- (MARKET WIRE) -- August 09, 2006 -- Medify Solutions Limited (Pink Sheets: MFYS) are focused on the development, marketing and delivery of leading edge mobile solutions for the healthcare market. With operations across the EU, Medify are at the forefront of the technology revolution in patient care. Remote Access to patient notes is the ideal solution for healthcare professionals in their quest to provide more efficient,…
direct/ Simbionix Announces Immediate Availability of Its Newest Module for Trai …
Industry´s First Module That Uses Simulation for the Teaching and Practice of Laparoscopic Hernia Treatment Procedures
CLEVELAND, OH and LOD, ISRAEL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- August 09, 2006 -- Simbionix announces the availability of a new add-on module for the teaching and practice of laparoscopic ventral hernia procedures. First of its kind in the industry, the LAP Hernia module is the latest addition to the suite of laparoscopic procedures developed for…
Medical Transcription in the Era of Electronic Medical Records
August 9, 2006 - EMR has revolutionized the healthcare industry in recent times. Many experts felt that EMR & Voice Recognition would totally replace Medical Transcription - however; the industry soon realized that transcription has certain advantages over point & click charting and many physicians preferred to dictate notes rather than document the data at the point of care themselves.
The most critical part of any Electronic Medical Record (EMR)…
BioLink solution made compatible with the Citrix platform
BioLink Solutions announces successful development and implementation of the custom application allowing for biometric identification of users on the CITRIX platform. The custom application was developed and integrated for the global pharmaceutical company Quintiles Transnational Corporation, by BioLink’s partner in India – Logistic Solutions, Inc.
The project is intended for biometric integration with the QECG (Quintiles Centralized Electrocardiogram) service. It is an advanced application designed to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies…
Smallpox Threat – Author Explores the Risks in Medical Thriller - Sledgehammer
Dr. Paulo Reyes knows firsthand about life in the emergency room. Born in San Joaquin Valley, he’s a practicing Emergency Room doctor in Los Angeles with 25 years experience in ER medicine and internal medicine and a first responder for one of the busiest cities in California. That’s why when he decided to write a book about a smallpox threat in a California ER, it was a natural fit.
The book,…
Amigo Health Offers 3 Superfoods - Goji, Mangosteen and Acai in One at a Fractio …
Calgary, AB, July 29, 2006 – The MIM-Amigos Team (http://www.2mentors.amigohealth.com) announced the concept of Amigo Health juice that is giving the competition a run for their money. The combination of three superfoods - Goji, Mangosteen and Acai, at a fraction of the cost of just one of the juices is attracting not only business seekers, but people from the competition to join their team. Amigo Health offers these three superfoods…
Frames Direct Announces the Opening of Austin Area Office
Internet-based eyewear superstore expands customer service for online eyeglasses, sunglasses and contact lenses.
Austin, TX July 27, 2006 – The owners of Frames Direct (http://www.framesdirect.com), the online leader in eyeglasses, sunglasses, contact lenses and fashion eyewear sales, are pleased to announce the expansion of their customer service department with the opening of a new Austin area office.
FramesDirect.com is a Houston-based 24-hour/7-day-a-week eyewear store that went online in 1996 and currently features…
Merrill Matthews Named Advisor to LifeSharers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – July 27, 2006 – Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., has agreed to serve as an advisor to LifeSharers. Doctor Matthews is Director of the Council for Affordable Health Insurance and Resident Scholar at the Institute for Policy Innovation. LifeSharers is a non-profit network of organ donors that gives registered organ donors preferred access to transplantable organs. It was launched in 2002 to help alleviate the shortage…
Hiccups are Nothing to Sneeze at: Breakthrough Medical Product Offers Relief to …
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, July 27, 2006
Hic-Cup Ltd., an emerging health and medical device innovator, announced the release of their flagship product, The Hic-Cup, as an all-natural, science-based cure for singultus, or chronic hiccups. Despite the jokes and folklore remedies surrounding the condition, chronic hiccups classify as a legitimate medical problem that affects people of all ages. Thanks to the Hic-Cup, a patented Class I medical device, hiccup sufferers can now…
The Cost of Record Heat Hits More than Just Your Wallet
As heat waves continue to grip the nation, people are advised to drink extra water and avoid dehydration. This advice comes with a hefty healthcare price, especially if you have autoimmune diseases like MS, Fibromyalgia or diabetes. Tap water contains chemical additives that are harmful to the autoimmune population. With one out of twenty women in the U.S. having an autoimmune disease, heat waves create a healthcare epidemic.
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Three-Step Detoxification Therapy Program Focuses on Increasing Energy and Well …
Las Vegas, NV – Achieving balance in the body is about creating the right combination of negative and positive ions.
A new three-step detoxification therapy program, Body Balance Systems (BBS), helps to restore that fine-tuned balance, lessen pain and increase energy.
David Black, founder of BBS, has created a three-step detoxification therapy program that focuses on the feet to recharge the body, increase well being, and restore overall health, and balance. The…
XClinical exhibits at Oncology Congress in Munich / The EDC-CDM System MARVIN is …
Due to the special suitability of the EDC-CDM system MARVIN for oncological studies, XClinical is going to exhibit at the congress „Cancer Research in Munich“ on 20th July 2006. This congress on current research projects in industry and clinic, which will be taking place in the MRI-Klinikum rechts der Isar, is intended to exemplify oncology-related projects in Munich.
The EDC-CDM system MARVIN from XClinical is particularly suitable for the implementation…
Team24 Ltd Healthcare Specialists
Team24 continues to grow its market share in the UK Healthcare market despite the National Health Service facing huge cuts in their resourcing budgets. Team24 originally entered the GP Locum market as a niche player operating across the UK. Its aim was to introduce a client orientated competitive service into an industry which has been dominated by high cost, high profit agencies.
Team24 operates a proactive Web Site www.team24.co.uk which…
New Hope for Sufferers of Obsessive and Compulsive Disorders
Alan Crisp DHP, a Clinical Hypnotherapist based in Beckenham on the West Kent and S.E London Border says, “There are so many people suffering with one form or another of a group of disorders that don’t fit neatly into any category for which there is any current effective treatment”.
Alan stated that “Little is known about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and the range of Eating…
Huge Need: Dealers and Retailers Love Product That Protects Valuables from Moist …
Ashley Falls, Mass. —Virtually every consumer needs an inexpensive way to prevent moisture damage to valuable items and sentimental posessions, which opens the door for huge profits for dealers and retailers of the inexpensive solution.
Even though Hydrosorbent Dehumidifiers has been around since 1975, many people are just discovering the simple and inexpensive method made by this company to protect products from moisture damage.
“Many people do not know there is such…
The Rising Fear of a Terrorist Attack - Could It Happen Today?
Los Angeles, CA July, 2006. You’ve read about it, you’ve seen it: terrorist attacks on trains, in nightclubs and the worst terrorist attack in U.S history on September 11th in New York City. Every explosion brings forth the added fear that it is terrorist related. But will the next terrorist attack strike even closer to home – your own hospital’s emergency room.
Dr. Paulo J. Reyes, a First…
RehaDesign Wheelchair Gloves: Specially Designed for Active Wheelchair Users
The hands of a manual wheelchair owner hold tremendous power. They are ‘the engine’, ‘the steering’, and ‘the brakes’. They are the heart of a chair owner’s mobility.
They also take a great deal of abuse.
A wheelchair owner’s hands are exposed to constant friction and heat generated by pushing, stopping and turning. They are numbed and desensitized in cold and wet weather. Active and athletic owners are particularly…
Harrison Clinical starts Phase III clinical trial with MARVIN
Harrison Clinical Research is a global full-service CRO that meets the highest international standards. HCR has licensed MARVIN, XClinical’s EDC-CDM System non-exclusively. In April 2006 a pivotal phase III vaccine study started, involving the screening of 1600 subjects with the objective to include 800 individuals into the study. HCR has set up the study in MARVIN and has created the e-CRF, based on the international CDISC ODM Standard, in a…
International eHealth Expert Presents European Success Story to U.S. RHIO: ICW S …
Harrisburg, PA, July 3, 2006 - InterComponentWare (ICW), a leading international healthcare IT solution provider, addressed the PA eHealth Initiative (PAeHI) Executive Board in an educational session to share information about its healthcare technology successes in Europe. Peter Reuschel, CEO of ICW, travelled from Walldorf, Germany, to present strategies and real-life examples of implemented eHealth projects that utilize eHealth Cards (smart card technology), Personal Health Records (PHR), and full…
Canada's ADHD Drug Warning Lifts Lid On Questionable Diagnosis
Last month, Canada's health ministry issued a new warning concerning the controversial drugs used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
The drug warning stated that people with high blood pressure, heart disease or other related medical ailments are at risk from the "heart-related side-effects" such as "cardiac arrests, strokes or death,". The ADHD drugs named and shamed include Ritalin, Adderall XR, Concerta, Dexedrine and Strattera.
"This is another nail…
Miracle anti-obesity pill Acomplia rimonabant launched in Europe
Acomplia, the brand name of Rimonabant has been developed by the French Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis to act as a major deterrent to increasing obesity and smoking. Although it has been permitted to be marketed only as a anti-obesity drug it possesses wondrous properties of curbing smoking and persuade heavy smokers to relinquish the habit as per clinical test results. This drug Acomplia Rimonabant acts on the complex mechanism of the…
Terror Attack or Flu Pandemic – A Nation Prepares
Los Angeles, California, June 2006. In late September, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt told members of Congress in a classified closed-door meeting that the bird flu could conceivably kill hundreds of thousands of Americans. Within 24 hours, a $3.9 billion legislative proposal to buy and stockpile huge new quantities of vaccines and antiviral medications was designed and passed with almost no debate or discussion. …
Vienna: The Human Genome on 6 x 4 cm - Symposium on Molecular Diagnostics
The importance of molecular diagnostics for cancer treatment is set to increase significantly in coming years, according to a symposium held yesterday in Vienna. The reason for organising the symposium was the acquisition of a cutting-edge microarray analyser as part of the EU OVCAD (Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis) project. The device provides what is currently the most sensitive technology for analysing the activity of all human genes and therefore enables the…
A Leading International Healthcare IT Solution Provider offers a Model for US He …
Washington, DC, June 21, 2006 – Newt Gingrich appeared before the US Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness today and testified on the subject of how Health Information Technology is transforming and will continue to transform health and healtcare in America. InterComponentWare (ICW), a leading international healthcare IT solution provider, is identified by Gingrich as one of the many success stories marking private sector progress in deploying health…
International Healthcare IT Solution Provider Advances U.S. Market Plan: ICW Rec …
San Mateo, CA, June 22, 2006 – A leading international healthcare IT provider, InterComponentWare (ICW), has held its second meeting with its U.S. Advisory Board, which represents over a dozen national key opinion leaders in the healthcare and E-Health technology industries. ICW continues its strategic commitment to bring groundbreaking solutions from the European Union and deliver innovative tools to the U.S. E-Health market that empower consumer driven healthcare.
The second meeting…
Direct Access to Dental Lab Allows Public to Skip Dental Visit for Teeth Whiteni …
Los Angeles, Calif. -- The same dental lab used by dentists offering teeth whitening services is now available directly to the public, because the process is easy to do at home.
\"Thanks to an exciting new advance in dental technology, professional teeth whitening is so incredibly simple that anyone can buy from the dental lab and avoid going to a dentist for expensive treatments. This is the same system that dentists…
Now future in the hospital begins
"Technology helps to us doctors to save human life every day. The available possibilities it is a matter, above all of being of use now increasingly to master the necessary bureaucracy in the hospital lighter and more efficiently", says MD Markus Müschenich, medical board of the Verein zur Errichtung Evangelischer Krankenhäuser e.V. (VzE), an association which establishes Protestant hospitals in Germany.
Today doctors need during the work in the hospital more…
Everyone Should Be Able To Afford Hypnotherapy
This is what two of the leading figures in the world of personal development believe.
Richard MacKenzie and Terry Doherty got together to create a great new site which is already helping thousands of people all over the world and all for just the price of a meal.
Richard MacKenzie explains, “Terry Doherty and I have discovered a new way to get the power of hypnosis out there for everyone. After…
