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Schneider Introduces APO-Xenoplan 2.0/24mm Lens, Specially Designed for Kodak 4 MP Sensors Having Microlenses

The new Schneider APO-Xenonplan 2.0/24mm lens is optimized for cameras with sensors sizes up to 1.3 - inch format. Van Nuys, CA (PRWEB) June 8, 2009 -- Schneider Optics, a worldwide market leader in high-quality lenses for industrial applications, has just introduced th...

Fathers' Concern Rises When Teens Start Having Sex

Dads become more motivated to intervene and keep kids safe, study finds FRIDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that family togetherness can be a tool to prevent teens from engaging in risky sexual behavior and provides surprising insight into the role played by father...

More Single Women Are Having Babies

In U.S., 40 percent of new moms aren't married, CDC reports ,,,,,, WEDNESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- The number of unmarried women having children has risen sharply in the United States and several other countries, according to U.S. health officials. In the United States, 40 pe...

$12 Million New Jersey Medical Malpractice Verdict for Wrongful Death of a 21-Year-Old Man After Having Wisdom Teeth Removed

A New Jersey jury awarded a verdict of $10.2 million in a medical malpractice case against an oral surgeon whose negligence resulted in the death of his patient. With interest, the total verdict will exceed $12 million. The verdict was achieved by New Jersey medical malpractice lawyer David Maz...

Fewer Women Are Having Mammograms

CDC reports decline in two-thirds of the country,, TUESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Mammography use has declined this decade in nearly two-thirds of the states, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC's data analysis showed that ...

'The Two Martini Diet': How Author Lost 100+ lbs While Eating Well and Having a Drink

LITTLETON, N.H., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Jerry Sorlucco, author of "A Good Stick" and "Facing Fascism," has written of his recent battle of the bulge. "The Two Martini Diet" ( published by AuthorHouse ) tells readers after facing a world of pain, he made the decision to lose weight. Jerry had...

PlanetHospital(TM) Helps Gay Couples Discover Having Children Via Surrogacy in India

FREE Presentation/Surrogacy Seminar Series CHICAGO, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Who: PlanetHospital(TM), the leader and pioneer in medical tourism. What: A highly informative meet and greet between gay couples, singles, and infer...

Don't Know How Much an X-Ray Costs You? Highmark Network Providers Will Begin Having Conversations With Highmark Members About Their Actual Cost of Care

Real-time capabilities support providers in discussing health care costs PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- As health care costs continue to rise, many employers have shifted more of the cost of health care to their employees through higher premiums or cost-sharing on their benefit progra...

Do you know you're having a stroke?

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A Mayo Clinic study shows a majority of stroke patients don't think they're having a stroke -- and as a result -- delay seeking treatment until their condition worsens. The findings appear in the current issue of Emergency Medicine Journal at http://emj.bmj.com/ . Researc...

Seniors Having More Sex Than Ever

Study finds big jump in number of those over 70 who are 'doing it' WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to sex, grandma and grandpa are having more of it these days, new Swedish research suggests. According to the study, the last quarter century has seen a dramatic ri...

Specialist nurses can play a key role in supporting patients having radiotherapy

Cancer patients who attended a specialist nurse clinic rather than a consultant-led clinic for regular radiotherapy reviews benefited from longer, more frequent consultations and good symptom management, according to a paper in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. And because the...

US unemployment having impact on kids' health-care coverage -- and that puts their health at risk

CINCINNATI -- Two new studies conducted by researchers at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center point to the negative impact of parental job loss on childrens healthcare and the importance of having continuous health insurance coverage to meet childrens healthcare needs and reduce healthcar...

U.S. Unemployment Having Impact on Kids' Health Care Coverage - and That Puts Their Health at Risk

Studies Demonstrate That Children Have Unmet Health Needs When Parents Lose Insurance CINCINNATI, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Two new studies conducted by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center point to the negative impact of parental job loss on ...

Who is Your RD? To Mark First Registered Dietitian Day, American Dietetic Association Urges Everyone to Start Having an Annual 'Nutrition Checkup'

CHICAGO, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- You know who your doctor is. But who is your registered dietitian? "In the same way that you have a physician whom you see regularly to manage your medical needs, everyone should also see an RD routinely for help in managing your nutritional nee...

Leading National Patient Advocacy Group Delivers Warning to U.S. Patients: Having Health Insurance Does NOT Mean Your Medical Needs Will Be Covered

Non-Profit Foundation Has Assisted Over 6 Million Americans Since Its Inception in 1996 With Rejected Insurance Claims and Coverage Denials NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) - a national non-profit organization providing information...

Teens find the benefits of not having sex decline with age

The percentage of teens who report solely positive benefits from not having sex declines precipitously with age, according to a new study by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco. The finding suggests that adults should give teens guidance in coping with both the negative o...

Nine Questions to Help You Protect Your Heart Before Having Surgery

BOSTON, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's too bad that ticker trouble doesn't guarantee good health elsewhere in the body. Most people with heart disease have other ailments, including some that require surgery. What's needed to protect the heart during such operations? The December issu...

Overweight mothers run greater risk of having hyperactive children

If a woman is overweight when she becomes pregnant, the probability is much greater that her child will evince ADHD-like symptoms when he/she reaches school age, according to a new Nordic study. The investigation was carried out by Alina Rodriguez at Uppsala University in collaboration with inter...

New Survey Finds that over Half of MRSA Patients Report Having Received No Information about the Disease from Health Care Providers

BOSTON, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a national online survey administered by the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA), 53% of patients diagnosed with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) reported that they were given no information on the conditi...

More reports of children having trouble falling asleep than maintaining sleep

WESTCHESTER, Ill. Children have more difficulty initiating sleep than maintaining sleep. Further, parents tend to underestimate their childrens sleep problems. This highlights the importance of having treatment options available to help a child overcome a sleep disorder, according to a study pu...

Researchers estimate about 9 percent of US children age 8 to 15 meet criteria for having ADHD

An estimated 8.7 percent of U.S. children age 8 to 15 meet diagnostic criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, but fewer than half receive treatment, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. De...

Is It Worth Having Surgery to Remove Your Tonsils?

Adults with recurrent sore throats may benefit from having a tonsillectomy in the short term, but the overall longer term benefit is still unclear, and any benefits have to be balanced against the side effects of the operation. A small study of adults from Finland showed that tonsillectom...

Single Embryo IVF Increase Chances of Having Child Sans Risky Multiple Births

According to a new research that studied hazardous multiple births, women undergoing IVF (In vitro fertilization) could be treated with single embryo without reducing their chances of having a child. The researchers found that that moving one embryo at a time to the womb can marginally rai...

Is It Worth Having Surgery to Remove Your Tonsils?

Adults with recurrent sore throats may benefit from having a tonsillectomy in the short term, but the overall longer term benefit is// still unclear, and any benefits have to be balanced against the side effects of the operation. A small study of adults from Finland showed that tonsillectomy...

Not Having a Good Night’s Sleep? -You Might Need a Check U

According to a study, a person who snores or wakes up several times in the night may be causing more harm to himself, and being more than a nuisance to others.// Sleep apnea refers to disturbances that occur during sleep. There are many types of this disorder, yet the most common is obstruct...

Boston: Best Place For Having a Baby

A new study says that Boston ranked the top city in America for having a baby. According to a survey of top 50 U.S. cities conducted by Fit Pregnancy magazine, Boston’s outstanding// healthcare resources is what made the city the best apart from other factors like low birth risks and family recreat...

Fewer Women Having Inpatient Breast Cancer Surgery

Hospital admissions for breast cancer fell by a third between 1997 and 2004, according to a new report by HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The decline// reflects, in part, the shift to outpatient facilities for breast cancer surgeries, plus the growing use of breast-conserving opera...

More is not Merry! Proposal to Ration Embryo to Women having IVF

The fertility caretaker must get its act together to check the perilous trend of twin and triplet births. A recent proposal to the department has suggested a cap on the// embryo, allowing only one embryo at a time. An expert panel set in motion by the Human Fertilization and Embryology Author...

Men Continue To Pay For Sex Despite Having Partners

Scottish men continued to pay for sex despite having steady partners, according to a new study. One in 10 men polled in Glasgow admitted to visiting prostitutes recently while 27 percent admitted that it was a regular habit. // "Approximately half of all men paying for sex were in a concurren...

North East Having Highest Cancer Incidences In Country

Certain pockets of the North Eastern region have the highest cancer incidences rate compared to that of the rest of the country, a study done by the National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) has shown.// Mizoram capital Aizawl has the maximum number of tongue cancer surpassing the figure of B...

Sex Workers Rewarded for Having HIV Check

Southern India prostitutes have been awarded with discount shopping cards in return for having regular checks for HIV at a sexual health clinic as part of the HIV/AIDS awareness program//. According to the UNAIDS which is the United Nation's AIDS-prevention agency India has largest number of pe...

Children Having An Early Exposure To Cats May Develop Eczema

According to a new study the children who are exposed to cats soon after birth face an increased risk of developing eczema, an inflammatory condition that causes the skin// to become red, scaly and itchy. This study was presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 21st...

Hip Fracture Risk Increases In Men Having Low Estrogen Levels

A new study published in the May issue of The American Journal of Medicine has found that estrogen plays an important role in males as well. Low levels of the female// sex hormone increase the risk of hip fracture in men, the study found. Those who had low levels of both estrogen and testosterone h...

Murdered Nurse Was Having IVF Treatment

According to a friend who was a colleague of the murdered nurse, Cheryl Moss said that she was having IVF treatment before she was tragically killed. //When speaking to the press outside the St George's Hospital in Hornchurch, Essex. Carly Waite worked with Cheryl on the Canvey ward. She said ...

Parental Supervision Reduces Likelihood of Teenagers Having Sex in the Afternoon

A new study which is to appear in the March issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health has found that teen sex is not only a result of unsupervised afternoons, but is actually a more complex behavior.// Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine Adolescent Medicine conducted a study of...

Complication More in Women Having IVF Treatment

A report on IVF has emphasized that women having IVF treatment subject themselves to more risks and complications from the hormonal treatment to conceive a baby.// In-Vitro fertilization (IVF) has been very successful in women who are infertile due to problems with their eggs or tubes. In the ...

Indians are certainly having their greens and eating them too!

From arugula leaves that have a crunch and a peppery tinge to lettuce buds and zucchini, the bounty at vegetable markets is finding its way into the most divine salad bowls in Indian hotels // . Salad leaves and coloured bell peppers are becoming hot favourites for toss-it-up-your-way spreads. J...

Stressful Work Can Put Men At Risk Of Having Blocked Arteries

Work stress can affect younger men with clogged arteries leading to a condition of early atherosclerosis, according to a research published in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. However, women in the same // situation do not show any such tendencies, said the study. The researchers ...

Airlines Pilot At Heightened Risk Of Having Cataracts

Exposure to cosmic radiations while flying may increase the risk of having cataracts for airlines pilots, in comparison to non-pilots. The research was published in the recent issue of the journal Archives of Ophthalmology. Commercial airline pilots are reported to be at an increased risk for ...

Teens with diabetes may be already having cardiac problems

In an alarming research study, scientists have shown that teenagers who have diabetes may already be having //cardiovascular diseases. Researchers for the study found that teenaged boys seem to be more at risk from cardiovascular disease in their teens from atherosclerosis. Boys who smoked, or...