Lasting in Medical News

Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center Selects Artefill to Meet Growing Patient Demand for a Longer Lasting Dermal Filler

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Lawrence N. Gray, M.D., a board-certified plastic surgeon, and Mark Ballentyne, M.D. at Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center have selected Artefill, the first and only FDA-approved microsphere-enhanced collagen filler for the correction o...

Dr. Kim-Chi Vu in Portland Selects Artefill to Meet Growing Patient Demand for a Longer Lasting Dermal Filler

PORTLAND, Ore., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Kim-Chi Vu, M.D., P.C. has selected Artefill, the first and only FDA-approved microsphere-enhanced collagen filler for the correction of smile lines. Dr. Vu has been an avid Artefill user the past several years due to its proven success an...

Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Frank Fechner Selects Artefill to Meet Growing Patient Demand for a Longer Lasting Dermal Filler

WORCESTER, Mass., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Board-certified facial plastic surgeon Frank P. Fechner, M.D. has selected Artefill, the first and only FDA-approved microsphere-enhanced collagen filler for the correction of smile lines, to treat patients who are looking for a longer lasting de...

Vein & Cosmetic Center of Tampa Bay Selects Artefill to Meet Growing Patient Demand for a Longer Lasting Dermal Filler

TAMPA, Fla., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeffrey A. Hunt, D.O., R.V.S. and Medical Director at the Vein & Cosmetic Center of Tampa Bay has selected Artefill, the first and only FDA-approved microsphere-enhanced collagen filler for the correction of smile lines, to treat patients who are ...

Integrative Dermatology of Boca Raton Selects Artefill to Meet Growing Patient Demand for a Longer Lasting Dermal Filler

BOCA RATON, Fla., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Laura E. Skellchock, M.D. at Integrative Dermatology has selected Artefill, the first and only FDA-approved microsphere-enhanced collagen filler for the correction of smile lines, to treat patients who are looking for a longer lasting dermal fil...

Dr. Benjamin Raab of Naperville, IL Selects Artefill to Meet Growing Patient Demand for a Longer Lasting Dermal Filler

NAPERVILLE, Ill., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Benjamin J. Raab, M.D., head of Dermatology & Cosmetic Skin Surgery, has selected Artefill, the first and only FDA-approved microsphere-enhanced collagen filler for the correction of smile lines, to treat patients who are looking for a longer lasting d...

New 3M CDI System Promotes Lasting Clinical Documentation Improvement

To assist hospitals in obtaining complete and accurate clinical documentation, 3M Health Information Systems is introducing the new 3M DRG Assurance Program, now enhanced to include a leave-behind software tool, the 3M Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) System, to help hospitals achieve and...

Heartburn Sufferers Find Lasting Relief With TUMS(R) Dual Action

One tablet goes to work in seconds to relieve heartburn all day or all night PITTSBURGH, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately 60 million Americans experience heartburn at least once a month. For those sufferers whose occasional heartburn gets in the way of life, TUMS(R), the best selling a...

A Lesson for Parents: Arguing in Front of Your Teens Has Lasting Impact, Researchers Find

Nation's Longest-running Mental Health Predictors Study Shows Long-term Influence of Family Conflict BOSTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Exposure to family arguments during adolescence has a lasting impact on an individual's mental health and functioning as an adult, according to a stu...

Expert Hypnotherapist Dr. Olga Stevko Offers Clients Simple and Powerful Tools for Lasting Weight Loss; Dr. Olga Combines Hypnotherapy and NLP to Transform Clients' Limi

With two-thirds of Americans classified by the government as overweight, and with stress regarding the current economic environment making it even more difficult for people to lose weight, San Francisco-based Dr. Olga Stevko, Clinical Hypnotherapist and MD from Russia ( www.drolga.com ) offers cl...

CEL-SCI Launches Study to Determine Long Lasting Beneficial Effects of its Rheumatoid Arthritis Vaccine

Results expected to Support Licensing Activities VIENNA, Va., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE Alternext US : CVM ) announced today the initiation of a definitive study of its new rheumatoid arthritis treatment vaccine (CEL-2000) to determine the long-lasting b...

Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost

Psilocybin may help treat patients with cancer, depression, drug abuse, study says WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- The spiritual effects of a substance in "sacred mushrooms" can last more than a year, Johns Hopkins researchers claim. The scientists said their investigations ma...

Dr. Arnold Klein Warns of Dangers With Permanent and Longer Lasting Injectable Fillers

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- As injectable fillers become mainstream it is no surprise people are looking for longer lasting and less expensive alternatives to prevent facial wrinkles. Dr. Arnold Klein, world-renowned cosmetic dermatologist with a busy practice in Beverly Hills...

Stroke Rehab Technique Has Lasting Results

Constraint-induced movement therapy improves strength and quality of life, researchers say TUESDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- With just two weeks of so-called constraint-induced movement therapy, some stroke patients can have significant improvement in the functioning of their affect...

Brain patterns of former anorexics reveal clues to disorder's lasting impact

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1 Even after more than a year of maintaining a normalized body weight, young women who recovered from anorexia nervosa show vastly different patterns of brain activity compared to similar women without the eating disorder, Walter H. Kaye, M.D., professor of psychiatry, University...

Education program leads to lasting improvement of cancer knowledge in African-Americans

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 Disparities in access to health care and education hinder minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations from receiving needed cancer services and often lead to delayed cancer diagnoses. To determine the lasting impact of cancer education geared toward African-Ame...

Education program leads to lasting improvement of cancer knowledge in African Americans

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 Disparities in access to health care and education hinder minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations from receiving needed cancer services and often lead to delayed cancer diagnoses. To determine the lasting impact of cancer education geared toward African-Ame...

Teenage Drinking Can Spell Lasting Trouble

The earlier kids abuse alcohol, the more likely it is to persist, experts say,, FRIDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Parents sometimes look upon teen drinking as a harmless rite of passage. But new research suggests it has a darker side, one that can last a lifetime. "Not only are p...

NYU study points to lasting impact of mild hearing loss on neurological processes

Mild to moderate forms of hearing loss can have a lasting impact on the auditory cortex, according to findings by researchers at New York Universitys Center for Neural Science. The study, which is the first to show central effects of mild hearing loss, appears in the latest issue of the Journal of...

Female Heart Attack Victims Show Signs of Lasting Depression

A study conducted by University of Alberta and McGill University indicate Female heart attack victims show signs of lasting depression. The rate of women is much higher compared to their male counterpart. Results of the study were published recently in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nurs...

Thrombosis Risk in Travel Lasting Over Four Hours is Higher: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the risk of developing venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) approximately doubles after travel of four hours or more. In a research study of global hazards of travel, the WHO, however, says that the absolute risk of developing VTE, if seated and i...

Cocaine's Use During Pregnancy May Cause Lasting Cellular Effects

Cocaine use during pregnancy can cause subtle but disabling cognitive impairments -- attention deficits, learning disabilities and emotional problems //– Says a recent study by investigators. The studty Investigators at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development may help ex...

Once a Lawn Mower, a Self-made Billionaire Makes a Lasting Gift to Virginia Tech

A self-made billionaire has announced a gift of $2 million to Virginia Tech, even though he did not complete his graduation from that college of engineering. // His philanthropy is the result of a long-term relationship with Paul and Dot Torgersen of Blacksburg, Va. When he was a youngster, he ...

Split-Second Helpings of Intuition Serve Lasting Impressions

Gut feel or intuition is fleeting that we could use it in just one tenth of a second to gauge a stranger, according to research in this area. Researchers say that impressions// are formed even in the absence of speech and movement, because all it needs is just a split second to size up a person’s c...

Big Brands Ensure Lasting Influences In Dietary Choices.

Boston: Well known food brands hold many families sway to their recommendations on what is good and what is not under the garb of promoting healthy food culture. // This attitude has really got under the skin of many consumer lobbies that are unable able to digest the ingredients, labeling and mark...

DuPage Community Foundation Awards $15,000 Grant to Marianjoy Pediatric Continuing Care Program

...ounty and receives contributions and bequests into a permanent endowment from individuals, corporations, organizations and foundations wishing to make lasting contributions to the people of DuPage. The earnings on these funds are then used, in accordance with donor wishes, for the Foundation's grantmaking a...

Midwest Medical Aesthetics Helps Defy Nature and Wrinkles with Artefill

... its proven success and effectiveness for the long lasting correction of wrinkles. She commented, "We...r dermal fillers with the key difference being its lasting effect. The unique microspheres in Artefill are no...refore provide the support the skin needs for long lasting natural feeling results. This is different from te...

Survey Compares Aussie and English Barbeque Attitudes

... comedy outfit and 40% England kit The English are twilight barbecuers citing 6:00pm, while more Aussies prefer lunchtime 1:00pm - their parties lasting over 1.5hrs longer at 5.57 hours to the English 3.89 Aussie Vs English comparison AXA PPP healthcare's Nutrition and Fitness...

Leading Boston Dermatologist Performs Live Artefill Patient Demonstration at American Academy of Dermatology Summer Meeting

...proven to be the treatment option of choice for patients that want a longer lasting solution for wrinkle correction," commented Dr. Graber. "The product has a ...o our peers that Artefill is not only easy to administer but can retain its lasting effect." Dr. Graber was one of several leading Massachusetts dermato...

Leading U.S. Expert Offers Ten Warning Signs and Symptoms of Mental Health Problems in Elderly

... mind, body and sprit. Here are Dr. Nanda's ten signs that show a senior you care about might need help: Depressed mood or sadness lasting more than two weeks. Feelings of worthlessness, inappropriate guilt, hopelessness, helplessness. Decreased ability to think, concentrate o...

St. Joseph Health System-Sonoma County Partners With Aegis Health Group to Bring Health-Management Program to Area Employers

...oving the health and lives of people in the area." About Aegis Health Group For 20 years Aegis has helped hospitals across the country form lasting relationships with area employers while improving the health of the workforces. Aegis' workforce health initiatives can currently be found in more tha...

Dementia induced and blocked in Parkinson's fly model

...everely impaired than that of young healthy flies that had also been sleep-deprived. "This was still true even 10 days later, so it seemed to be a lasting effect," says Seugnet. Galvin had earlier found that curcumin, a derivative of the spice turmeric, blocks alpha-synuclein aggregation in cell model...

North Florida Sculptra Expert, Richard Sadove MD, Comments on FDA Approval

...m a multicenter study of 233 patients. "We are excited by the FDA approval of Sculptra because it changes what doctors can offer patients that is long lasting and natural looking," said Richard Sadove MD former Associate Professor Plastic Surgery at the University of Florida and now private practice in Gaine...

Medifast Reports Record Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...recommended by 15,000 physicians and used by over one million customers. Medifast is committed to enriching lives by providing innovative choices for lasting health. Medifast programs have been proven effective through studies by major university teaching hospitals. The company sells its products and progra...

Proper Physician-Relationship Management Ensures Hospital Stability and Vitality

...fits" - are available free at aegisgroup.com . About Aegis Health Group For 20 years Aegis has helped hospitals across the country form lasting relationships with area employers while improving the health of the workforce. They have translated their success in the employer-health arena to help...

Swine Flu Could Eventually Affect 40% of Americans: CDC

... who developed neurological complications from encephalitis, associated with the H1N1 flu. Two of them also had seizures, but all recovered and had no lasting neurological effects after leaving the hospital. "This is a reminder that seizure, encephalitis and other neurologic complications can occur in the...

Medifast, Inc. to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results on Thursday, July 30, 2009

...s been recommended by 15,000 physicians and used by over one million customers. It is committed to enriching lives by providing innovative choices for lasting health. Medifast programs have been proven effective through studies by major university teaching hospitals. The company sells its products and progra...

Medifast Independent Director Lt. Gen. Dennis McCarthy Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs

...ended by over 20,000 doctors and used by over one million customers since 1980. It is committed to enriching lives by providing innovative choices for lasting health. Medifast programs have been proven effective through studies by major university teaching hospitals. The company sells its products and progra...

National Leaders Examine Sex and Responsibility in New Book

...andra Debenedetto, Founder, Anscobe Society, Princeton University. "It will take a combination of responsible behavior and responsible polices to make lasting progress in reducing the nation's high rates of teen and unplanned pregnancy," said Sarah Brown, CEO of The National Campaign. "In a modest way, we ho...

Medifast Adds Pretzel and Puffs to Meal Replacement Line

...ended by over 20,000 doctors and used by over one million customers since 1980. It is committed to enriching lives by providing innovative choices for lasting health. Medifast programs have been proven effective through studies by major university teaching hospitals. The company sells its products and progra...