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Researchers consider herd movements to help eradicate bovine TB

In 2008, the U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $31 million to depopulate herds of cattle affected by bovine tuberculosis (TB), even though the risk of the disease has been significantly reduced in the U.S. over the past several decades. Worldwide, especially in developing countries, the disease...

As Lawsuits Hit the MTA, Personal Injury Lawyers Consider How Much is Too Much, or Too Little

As the MTA once again tries to get the New York Legislature to change the law regarding personal injury accidents, New York personal injury lawyer David Perecman weighs in. New York, New York (PRWEB) July 8, 2009 -- Each year, New York City's chronically cash-strapped m...

Americans United for Life Memo Urges Senators to Consider New Abortion Polling Data Showing Majorities of all Parties Oppose Judicial Activism, Support Abortion Regulations

WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans United for Life (AUL) today sent a letter to all U.S. Senate members urging them to consider new abortion polling data when they evaluate the President's Supreme Court nominee. The data reveal that Democrats, Republicans, and Independe...

Sainsbury's Travel Insurance will Consider Claims for Cancelled Holidays to Mexico

In the wake of the swine flu outbreak in Mexico, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is advising against all but essential travel to the country. Sainsbury's Travel Insurance confirms that it will consider all claims for cancelled holidays to the country, scheduled to depart on or after 28 ...

FDA Fails to Consider Risks of Over-the-Counter Plan B

WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Moira Gaul, Family Research Council 's Director of Women's and Reproductive Health, released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration's decision to sell the morning-after-pill to 17-year-olds without a prescription. (Logo: ...

Healthcarebluebook.com: Consider Price Before You Receive a Test, Treatment or Surgery

WASHINGTON, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington, DC. Employers offering high deductible health plans such as consumer directed health plans (CDHP) with health savings accounts (HSA) should help their employees learn to price healthcare services before they use them, says Dr. Jeffrey Rice, CEO of ...

Survey Finds That Women Are More Likely to Consider Plastic Surgery Than They Were Ten Years Ago, But Men Are Less Likely

NEW YORK, March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new survey shows that more than half (56%) of all Americans approve of cosmetic plastic surgery and nearly one-third (30%) say they would consider having cosmetic surgery themselves, either now or in the future. The February 2009 consumer attitudes p...

Holding On to Your Health Coverage: 5 Steps to Consider If You've Been Laid-Off

'You shouldn't have to lose your safety net... ' says nonprofit founder SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- With U.S. unemployment at a record 6.5% and layoffs continuing, the ranks of the uninsured will continue to grow. However, armed with statistics that nearly one-third of the cu...

Why women should eat less, move more and consider wearing transdermal HRT patches during menopause

Weight and appetite experts from around the world met at a conference in Bangkok earlier this year to discuss sex differences in obesity. One line of discussion looked at factors leading to women's weight gain during menopause, and how it might be avoided. Co-chairs of the conference, Dr Amand...

NCPA Encourages Member Pharmacists to Consider Refraining From Selling Tobacco Products

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recognizing November 20th as the 33rd Great American Smokeout sponsored by the American Cancer Society, the National Community Pharmacists Association House of Delegates has approved a resolution asking its pharmacist members to consider refraini...

Research suggests doctors should consider kidney-sparing surgery

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C A study of almost 1,500 kidney cancer patients treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center suggests that surgery to spare as much kidney tissue as possible may improve overall survival in patients who also have reduced kidney function at the time their cancer is diagnosed...

Survey Shows People With Varicose Veins Unaware of Health Risks; Most Never Consider Treatment

Sufferers Consider Veins a Cosmetic Issue Despite Experiencing Leg Pain and Discomfort CHICAGO, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Varicose veins -- unsightly bulging veins in the legs -- force many embarrassed sufferers to cover up, even on the hottest summer days. While ofte...

Report says clinicians should consider economic impact of new interventions

ATLANTA July 2, 2008 Cancer clinicians should understand and consider the economic impact of new interventions, which often have substantial costs, according to a report appearing in the July/August issue of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians , a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Soc...

Combined Insurance: Consider Supplemental Accident Insurance and Disability Insurance During Safety Awareness Month

Safety Awareness Month an Ideal Time to Take Stock of Supplemental Insurance Protection Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 26, 2008 -- Combined Insurance , a leading provider of supplemental insurance, encourages consumers to use Safety Awareness Month in June as a good time to ...

Social Security Statement Advises Seniors to Consider Private Long-Term Care Insurance, LTC Agency Reports; Medicare Won't Cover It

KIRKLAND, Wash., June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- A few months ago, members of Congress asked the Social Security Commission to clear up a misperception of many Americans approaching retirement age. "A lot of seniors had the idea that Medicare would cover their long-term care expenses," says Cameron Tr...

Americans must consider cost and effectiveness when comparing and choosing medical interventions

Washington, May 15, 2008 The American College of Physicians (ACP) proposed today a means to improve physician and patient access to and use of information about clinical and cost-effectiveness when comparing medical products, procedures and services. The recommendations are featured in an arti...

Medicare to consider public opinion about medical maggots

At its upcoming Public Meeting on April 22, 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will solicit public input for the establishment of a Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) for medicinal maggots. Level II of the HCPCS is a standardized coding system that is use...

Oracle Healthcare Acquisition Corp. Changes Record Date and Date of Special Meeting to Consider and Vote on Dissolution and Plan of Liquidation

GREENWICH, Conn., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oracle Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: OHAQ) announced today that it has changed the date of the special meeting (the "Special Meeting") of the Company's stockholders to consider and vote on the proposed dis...

Want a Free Education? Consider Being a Farm Veterinarian

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- When Dr. Brad Leuwerke graduated from Iowa State University veterinary school in the summer of 2006, he was pleased to learn that he was a hot commodity. "At the time I was looking for a position, there were six to seven practices that were act...

Survey Reveals Most Pet Owners Consider Kennel Boarding a 'Necessary Evil'; Pet Care Industry Shortcomings Spawn Improved Approach

BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid the gamut of pet care choices today, one survey has found that pet owners deem kennel boarding a "necessary evil," with more than three-quarters of the 1,100 respondents overwhelmingly preferring at-home professional pet care for the convenience, s...

FDA Panel to Consider Over-the-Counter Statin

Experts oppose idea on medical and safety grounds THURSDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) -- For the third time in seven years, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has been asked to recommend making Merck & Co.'s statin drug Mevacor available over the counter. But wi...

From Hot Flashes to Breast Cancer: ZRT Labs' Hormone Testing Catches On As Women Consider Safer, More Natural Options.

BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormone balance vs. hormone replacement is the hot topic among those who believe breast cancer can be prevented and menopause symptoms treated safely without the use of synthetic, potentially carcinogenic hormones. According to Oregon biochemist and ca...

Why Healthy People Should Consider Individual Disability Insurance

ONTARIO, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- When you are healthy, purchasing disability insurance can seem counter-intuitive. Purchasing disability insurance protects your most precious financial asset: your ability to earn a living, says Frank N. Darras, the nation's leading disability and long-...

Study to consider social risk in guiding prevention of heart disease

A University of Rochester Medical Center researcher has been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant to study whether accounting for social risk factors, in addition to traditional predictors, can be useful in assessing patients risk and ultimately preventing coronary heart disease. Kevin...

Despite Advances in the Accuracy of CT Colonography in Detecting Polyps, Digestive Health Experts Urge Patients to Consider Risks and Realities

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New research from the University of Wisconsin comparing optical colonoscopy to CT colonography published in the New England Journal of Medicine today raises several important issues for the public about colorectal cancer screening using a CT sca...

Americans consider global warming an urgent threat, according to poll

Links (in order of appearance in the text) to have active are: Anthony Leiserowitz Yale Project on Climate Change New Haven, Conn. A growing number of Americans consider global warming an important threat that calls for drastic action, and 40% say that a presidential candidates posi...

Doctors Must Consider Spiritual Needs of Their Patients: Study

The worlds of medicine and religion tread different paths due to obvious sensitive issues, yet authors of a recent study urge doctors to consider meeting// the religious and spiritual needs of their patients. This suggestion stems from a study carried out by Tracy Balboni of the Harvard Radia...

Women - Do You Consider the Condom, a ‘must-have’ in Your Hand Bag, on a Night Ou?

Is the everyday talk of HIV/AIDS falling on deaf ears? ‘Careless’ is perhaps too mild a word to describe the women of today,// who appear to be completely in-charge of their lives, yet throw caution to the winds, in life and death matters. A new survey has shown that, nearly three out of four...

House of Lords to Consider New Mental Health Laws

A law may be passed in the House of Lords in connection with the mentally ill patients.//The proposed law may insist on detention of such patients even though there is no record of them having committed a crime. This has evoked mixed response from everyone. This law may also try to emphasize on...

NHS Debts Forces Hewitt to Consider Resignation

Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt told Members of Parliament tuesday that she would resign if the national health //scheme (NHS) does not break even financially by March 2007. Her comment was made during cross-examination by members of the Commons health select committee who were apprehensive a...

Government To Consider Ragging Victim's Plea

The Kerala Government will soon take a decide whether the nursing student who was the alleged victim of sexual ragging by her seniors at the School of Medical Education in Kottayam be granted admission in Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.// The next state cabinet meeting on November 30 will...

Scientists Consider About New Technology Called Nanotechnology

“AGARA mudhala Ezhutthellam AADHI Bhagawan Mudattre Ulagu” Wondering what the above verses from Thirukurral written by Thiruvalluvar somewhere around 300 BC is doing in this special report about nanotechnology? // “ Annuvai Thulaithu Ezhkadalai Purati Kuruga Tharitha Kurral” – Ouvvay Such i...

Physicians Consider Self-Prescribing Ethical

Most physicians consider writing a prescription for themselves "ethical," but only about half see it as "healthy," and few consider it "necessary". Medical student Robert Wroblewski and others at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, surveyed 300 urban and rural physicians to determine general attit...

Apollo Hospitals to consider listing on US Bourses in 2003

Health care major Apollo Hospitals announced on Thursday that plans are afoot to consider listing on US bourses in 2003. "We would consider listing on the US bourses after 2002," Pratap C Reddy, chairman of the Apollo Hospitals group said, adding it was a part of the business plan for the post-2002...

How to make negative services less unpleasant for consumers

...tic test felt less stress as their belief in the efficacy of mammography increased. These findings suggest healthcare providers in hospitals should consider a patient's stage in the testing process to determine how to best manage the patient's experience and reduce stress levels. The article suggests sepa...

School Closures May Not Be Necessary When Swine Flu Strikes

...tudents (for example, schools for "medically fragile" students) may want to consider closure. However, these guidelines may need to be revisited and revised...h numbers of high-risk students or students getting the flu should actually consider closure," Napolitano said. Health officials may have another tool in th...

Hill-Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

...lts relative to employee performance compensation targets. Investors should consider non-GAAP measures in addition to, not as a substitute for, or as superior t... with financial models developed by research analysts. Investors should consider non-GAAP measures in addition to, not as a substitute for, or as superi...

ThermoGenesis Announces Launch of Res-Q System; New Device Expands Company's Presence in Bone Marrow Sector

...isk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, and you should consider each of those factors when evaluating the forward-looking statements. ThermoGenesis Corp. Web site: http://www.thermogenesis.com ...

The New Next Generation Hot Tub

...days, shopping for a hot tub requires a little time and research, especially since there are so many brands and models to choose from. Shoppers should consider that owning a hot tub means forming a long-term relationship with both the manufacturer and local dealer - so choosing who you buy from is as importan...

New Research Suggests Most Are Willing to Make Tradeoffs and Would Embrace Comprehensive Health Care Reform

...through certain questions before they are ready to consider others. The report suggests a sequence of question...that allows them to come to firm judgment. consider the implications of the economic downturn. The ec...omic downturn seems to make people more willing to consider hard choices and rethink expectations. At the same...