Infants Cared for in Another Home Become Heavier Toddlers

Being in own home, day-care centers didn't increase weight, study found THURSDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- When infants attend day care in someone else's home, they're more likely to be heavier than average by the time they're toddlers, new research suggests. Harvard researchers...

Zix Corporation Reports Another Record-High Revenue Quarter as Company Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

DALLAS, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zix Corporation (ZixCorp((R))), (Nasdaq: ZIXI ), the leader in hosted services for email encryption and payor-sponsored e-prescribing, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. ZixCorp recor...

New Study Finds Yet Another Link to Cancer, Synthetic Hormones

Dr. Randolph says evidence against synthetic hormones is overwhelming, urges alternatives Jacksonville, FL (Vocus) July 21, 2009 -- A recent study has found that post-menopausal women who underwent synthetic hormone replacement therapy had a sharply increased risk of ov...

Clearly Contacts Announces Another Quarter Of Growth In The Economic Downturn

Clearly Contacts released their second quarter unaudited financial results today, for the quarter ending April 30, 2009. With consistent growth and increased orders, the Company is one of the rare businesses succeeding in the recession. Vancouver, British Columbia (Vo...

Wall Street Not Affecting Mainstreet Property Group; Group Breaks Ground on Another Senior Care Campus in Lafayette, IN

Commercial construction and development are not a problem at Mainstreet Property Group, despite the turbulent economic conditions affecting other real estate development companies. Trilogy Health Systems is one of the latest recipients of such development services at an estimated $16.6 million in...

NYU School of Medicine pathology researchers solve another mystery in B lymphocyte development

New York May 18, 2009: A new study published online in Nature Immunology ahead of the June 2009 print issue has found that homologous immunoglobulin (lg) alleles pair up in the nucleus at stages that coincide with V(D)J recombination of the heavy and light chain (Igh and Igk) loci. Researche...

Hyperferritinemia is another surrogate marker of advanced liver disease

High serum ferritin, being a hallmark of hereditary hemochromatosis , is frequently found in chronic hepatitis C, alcoholic or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients . A study in Italy has investigated the link between ferritin and steatosis in a non-obese coh...

New Study Shows Women Experience Significantly Less Unscheduled Bleeding With the ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO Birth Control Pill Versus Another Pill

CHICAGO, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The birth control pill ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol) is associated with fewer mean days of unscheduled bleeding than another popular birth control pill, YAZ (R) (drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol), in healthy, sexually active wome...

Women's Gynecological Exams: Another Victim of the Troubled Economy?

New Survey From National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Says Gynecologic Health Exams Likely To Fall To The Wayside Due To Economic Factors DALLAS, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- At Mother's Day, a new survey from the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC), www.ovarian.org , reveals some startling fact...

American College of Pediatricians: Another Blow to Children's Rights

GAINESVILLE, Fla., April 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the American College of Pediatricians: Children's rights have suffered a severe blow in the last week. Iowa and Vermont became the third and fourth states to redefine marriage and in so doing has jeopar...

TRICOR Systems Inc. Receives ISO 13485 Certification; Contract Manufacturer Achieves Another Significant Milestone in 32 Year History

TRICOR Systems Inc. announced that it had received an ISO 13485 Certificate of Registration issued by NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland). The certification ads to TRICOR's previous certifications and FDA registration. Elgin, IL. (PRWEB) April 8, 2009 -- TRIC...

Set Up Your Computer to Work in Another Language – New Tips at Argotrans.com

Argo Translation, provider of efficient, accurate translation and localization services for a wide range of companies across North America, announced today the availability of new tip sheets for setting up computers to work in foreign languages such as Chinese, French, Italian, German, Japanese, ...

Pennsylvanians Encouraged to Take Another Look at COBRA Options

Stimulus Provides Relief on Premiums, Re-enrollment Opportunities HARRISBURG, Pa., March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario today advised Pennsylvanians who were recently laid off from a job that offered health insurance to know that that the federal stimulus pack...

Acuo Technologies(R) Announces Another Record Sales and Implementation Growth

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Acuo Technologies(R), developers of the market leading high-performance software for intelligent medical image management, data migration tools and services, announces another year of record growth during Fiscal Year 2008. The company achieved 91% growth ov...

Medical research community needs to speak louder to prevent another Canadian brain drain

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA Canada may not be able to compete globally in tomorrow's economy, and may repeat the brain drain of the mid-90s as a result of the recent federal budget, states an editorial in CMAJ published online today http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.090209 . Health researchers ...

Agresso Wins Another $1 Million+ Deal in Health Care Sector

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Agresso has followed up its $1 million+ Emeritus Corporation deal with another win in the health care sector. After a lengthy selection process, Bethany Care Society has selected Agresso's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution over a num...

Employees Have Yet Another Reason To Lose Their Office Chairs In Favor Of A Treadmill Desk: Their Brain

Use of Treadmill Desks May Increase Production of Small Blood Vessels in the Brain Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) December 2, 2008 -- Numerous studies in recent years have shown that walking on a regular basis lowers an employee's incidence of stroke, dementia and Alzheimer's Dise...

Rowenta, Iron Manufacturer, Pits Marines, Quilters, Mothers and Daughters Against One Another to Help Iron Out Breast Cancer

100% of Profits to be Donated to Breast Cancer Research Foundation HOUSTON, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Marines, quilters and Americans from all walks of life came in force to challenge one another at the Rowenta Iron-a-thon held today at the Houston Quilt Festival in an effort to raise funds fo...

Argentyn 23(R) Homeopathic First Aid Gel - Another World's First by Natural-Immunogenics Corp. for Healthcare Professionals

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- It is a fact that Multi-Drug Resistant organisms are on the rise due to abuse of antibiotics and petrochemical medicines. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) these fast-mutating organisms are responsible for needless increases in hospita...

Philip Morris International Forced to Drop Another Concert Sponsorship; Philippines Health Department Applauded for Taking Action

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: For the second time in a month, Philip Morris International has had to withdraw sponsorship and promotion of a concert in a developing country after com...

Philip Morris International Caught in Philippines in Another Concert Sponsorship

Company Urged to End Role as It Did with Alicia Keys Concert in Indonesia WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the second time in recent weeks, international tobacco control advocates are calling on Philip Morris International to withdraw its sponsorship and promotion of a majo...

Scientists identify another piece of the weight-control puzzle

BOSTON Controlling body weight is a complicated process, as any frustrated dieter might attest. But as scientists continue to investigate the brain's intricate neurocircuitry and its role in maintaining energy balance, they are forming a clearer picture of the myriad events that lead to weight ga...

Announcing Another Great Reason to Eat Chocolate

Maramor Chocolates combines antioxidant benefits of dark chocolate with anti-inflammatory benefits of Omega-3 "In terms of its potential impact on health in the Western world, the Omega-3 story may someday be viewed as one of the most important in the history of modern nutr...

U.S. Patent Office Allows Another Significant VNUS Patent

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VNUS(R) Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has decided to allow a second continuation patent application related to the patents in the VNUS patent infringement lawsuit against suppliers of endoven...

Drugs, Doctors and Death: Heath Ledger Becomes Another Victim

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Throughout the past decade, Florida Detox(TM) has successfully treated over 5,000 addicted patients. Interestingly, Florida Detox(TM) has seen an exorbitant increase in the ratio of patients using prescription medications, compared to patients usin...

Study identifies another strategy for normalizing tumor blood supply

Manipulating levels of nitric oxide (NO), a gas involved in many biological processes, may improve the disorganized network of blood vessels supplying tumors, potentially improving the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy. In an upcoming issue of the journal Nature Medicine, researchers fr...

Will This President Never Learn? Another Budget -- Another Increase to Ineffective Abstinence-Only Programs

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, President Bush submitted his FY 2009 budget which includes $204 million in funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, including a massive $27.7 million increase to Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE). The budget also includ...

Fi-Med Management, Inc. Acquires California and Utah-based Mediplete, Looks Ahead to Another Year of Growth

WAUWATOSA, Wis., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Wisconsin-based Fi-Med Management, Inc. announced last week the acquisition of Mediplete, a growing medical billing firm with offices in Utah and southern California. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080130/AQW173 ) The acquisition, com...

Teen Pregnancy Epidemic Another Reason for Women to Carry Condoms. Just in Case, Inc. Announces 10,000 Chic Condom Compact Give-Away to Women's Non-Profits Nationwide.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in Case, Inc., the makers of the first high style, discreet condom compacts for women, will donate 10,000 of their compacts to women's Non-Profit Groups Nationwide. They are CALLING FOR ENTRIES this month. Two organizations from each state will be chos...

FDA Sunscreen Labeling Decision Delayed Another Month, Leading U.S. Physician to Say, 'Enough Is Enough'

Dr. Karl Gruber Says New Rules for Sunscreen Are Necessary to Protect All Consumers LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday delayed its decision on adopting a new rule and rating system for over-the-counter sunscreen pr...

Portico(TM) Systems Charts Another Period of Rapid Growth

Major Customers Accelerate Roll-outs of Portico Solution PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Portico Systems, the leader in Provider Network Management solutions, capped a nine-month period of rapid growth, with revenue climbing 67% year-over-year. Customers -- including five of the ...

Beckman Coulter Signs Agreements With Amerinet, Inc.; Ten-Year Partnership Extended for Another Three Years

FULLERTON, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC ), a leading manufacturer of diagnostics instruments in the U.S., announced that it has been awarded new agreements with Amerinet, Inc., to provide a full range of core laboratory systems and supplies, value...

Latest Edition of Ripon Forum Highlights Schwarzenegger's Leadership on Another Challenge Facing his State - Health Care

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Responding to raging wildfires is not the only challenge in which Arnold Schwarzenegger is currently providing leadership. According to THE RIPON FORUM, California's Governor is also providing leadership in the effort to reform California's heal...

Message for Activists at Latino National Congreso Convention: Amnesty Will Exacerbate National Problems and Turn the U.S. into Another Mexico

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to the November 2006 Rand Corp. study, health care provided to illegal adult migrants alone costs about $6.4 billion a year nationally and that 68 percent of illegal migrants are uninsured. If another amnesty were adopted, tens of mi...

Eat Seafood, See Weight Loss: Recent Study Finds Another Reason to Eat Seafood for a Fit Lifestyle

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recent news reports confirm that obesity rates continued to climb in over 30 states in 2006, so it might be surprising to learn that there are some foods Americans need to eat more of. Currently only 20 percent of the general population and 18 per...

Exacerbations in COPD: One thing leads to another

New research shows that individual exacerbations in chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) themselves increase the likelihood of repeat exacerbations, even after five days of full, asymptomatic recoverybad news for patients with COPD, where each exacerbation can drive the progression of the disea...

10 Great Ways for Teens to Stay Fit - from One Teen to Another

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- It's time to think about fun ways to get fit, says Natasha Darras, 17, a rising star on the high school golf circuit in southern California. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071220/AQTHFNS1 ) Aside from practicing golf and competing in tou...

One Species' Genome Found Within Another

Movement of genes between unrelated groups may happen more frequently than thought, study says THURSDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) --The discovery of an entire genome from one species inside another adds a twist to the study of evolution, new research suggests. Writing in the Aug. 30 issu...

Lindsay Lohan Gets Another Vodka Deal!

Svedka Vodka may have backed out of sponsoring Lindsay Lohan's birthday bash, but now another company has stepped in. New York-based Georgi is offering Lohan, as well as jailed pal Paris Hilton a service called Georgi-Mobile for a period of one-year "if they decide to go clubbing or partying." ...

Animal Research Uncovers Another Mechanism of Cholesterol Lowering Drug

New research in animals suggests why the commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering drug ezetimibe (Zetia) is so potent. The research, reported by scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, is reported online today by the Journal of Clinical Investigation and will appear in the July 2 ...