Loss in Medical News

TELEHOUSE America Offers Integralis' Data Loss Prevention Consulting Services as Part of its Manage-E Solution

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. and EAST HARTFORD, Conn., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- TELEHOUSE America ( www.telehouse.com ) the United States' leading provider of dedicated data centers, international Internet exchanges, and managed IT services, today announced it is offering Integralis ...

Dr. Chugay (drchugay.com) - Revolutionary Weight Loss Surgery

LOS ANGELES, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Chugay, a leading Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon based in Southern California, now offers a new tongue patch procedure to aid patients with goals of rapid weight loss. Dr. Chugay, a Board Certified Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon, has over thir...

Canonsburg Woman Undergoes Robot-Assisted Weight Loss Procedure at AGH

A Pittsburgh area woman has undergone a new, robot-assisted weight loss surgical procedure at Allegheny General Hospital. (Vocus) July 9, 2009 -- A Washington County woman is recovering well today after undergoing a new, robot-assisted weight loss surgical procedure at ...

Actor Chris Noth to Share Story of Loss in National Life Insurance Awareness Month

ARLINGTON, Va., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer and fall, Chris Noth will team with the insurance industry to help tackle a big problem facing far too many American families -- the lack of adequate financial protection through life insurance. Noth, star of Sex and the City and Law & Orde...

New national adolescent weight control registry will recognize successful teen weight loss efforts

PROVIDENCE, RI According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 16 percent of children ages 6-19 years are overweight or obese a number that has tripled since 1980. In an effort to combat this epidemic of pediatric obesity, researchers at The Miriam Hospital and The...

BariatrivTV.com Educates and Entertains Weight Loss Surgery Patients with Coverage of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Meeting

In their continuing effort to educate and entertain pre and post operative weight loss surgery patients, BariatricTV.com provided video taped coverage of the 2009 ASMBS meeting. Coverage consisted of interviews with various provider of products and service to the bariatric community as well as an...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Mourns the Loss of Michael Jackson

Nation's Leading Cause of Death Reportedly Claims the Life of a Pop Icon PITTSBURGH, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation joins millions in grieving the loss of pop icon Michael Jackson. His apparent death from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a painful remind...

Stroke survivors report loss of sexual desire, blurred gender roles, anger and fatigue

Suffering a stroke can have a profound effect on relationships and lead to significant changes in how couples relate to each other on a physical, psychological, social and emotional level, according a study in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing . Researchers from Northern Irelan...

Renaissance America Tracks Trend on Loss of Retiree Benefits in New Whitepaper

Employer-Sponsored Retiree Benefits Quickly Becoming Thing of the Past OKEMOS, Mich., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard economic times have hit the United States and many companies find themselves in a cost-cutting mode that reaches further and deeper than ever before. This forces painful cutback...

Roux-en-Y weight loss surgery raises kidney stone risk

The most popular type of gastric bypass surgery appears to nearly double the chance that a patient will develop kidney stones, despite earlier assumptions that it would not, Johns Hopkins doctors report in a new study. The overall risk, however, remains fairly small at about 8 percent. As rat...

Diabetes Drug Byetta May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients

Combined diet, exercise and injection had best results in study THURSDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Exenatide (Byetta), a drug normally used to treat diabetes, may also help non-diabetic obese people lose weight when combined with diet and exercise, new research has found. Researc...

Pamela Lyon, M.D. Achieves Board Certification in Bariatric, Weight Loss Medicine

Dr. Lyon has assisted hundreds of patients in the Lexington, Columbia and Midlands area of South Carolina to reach their weight loss goals through her physician-supervised program. Now, Dr. Lyon has added board-certification in bariatric medicine to her list of impressive medical credentials. ...

VIVUS' Qnexa Shows Significantly Improved Blood Sugar Control Through Weight Loss In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

- Year-Long Phase 2 Diabetes Study Results Presented at ADA Annual Meeting - NEW ORLEANS, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS ), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative, next-generation therapies to address unmet needs in obesity, diabetes and sexual health...

Amilpar - Revenue Increases 13.4% and Medical Loss Ratio Falls in the First Quarter 2009

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amilpar ( BOVESPA: AMIL3, Bloomberg: AMIL3 BZ and Reuters: AMIL3.SA ), the largest managed care organization in Brazil, announced today its results for the first quarter of 2009. Highlights: At the end of March, t...

Medical Care Corporation Enables Early Detection of Memory Loss Due to Alzheimer's Disease

IRVINE, Calif., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Care Corporation (MCC), the leading provider of high accuracy memory assessment technology, announced today that physicians now have a fast and accurate memory assessment procedure, the MCI Screen, which enables them to accurately separate normal ...

Study: Vibration plate machines may aid weight loss and trim abdominal fat

Amsterdam, the Netherlands: New research suggests that, if used properly, vibration plate exercise machines may help you lose weight and trim the particularly harmful belly fat between the organs. In a study presented on Friday at the European Congress on Obesity, scientists found that overwei...

Seniors Cope With Sleep Loss Better Than Young Adults

But those who unintentionally doze off in daytime should see a doctor, study concludes THURSDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Healthy older adults cope better with sleep deprivation than younger adults, and daytime sleepiness among older adults isn't a normal part of aging, U.S. researche...

Cell Therapeutics Reports 76% Decrease in First Quarter 2009 Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders; Completion of Pixantrone NDA Submission on Track for Second Quarter 2009

Pixantrone Named-Patient Program Initiated in Europe SEATTLE, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq and MTA: CTIC) reported recent accomplishments and financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. "Our focus for the first half of 2009 was to in...

Weight loss competitions produce encouraging results

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Statewide weight loss competitions appear to be a potentially successful weapon in the battle against obesity. These programs can produce weight loss in large numbers of people at minimal cost, according to a new study from The Miriam Hospital and Brown Univers...

Tyco International Reports Second Quarter Earnings from Continuing Operations Before Special Items of $0.55 Per Share; Impact of Special Items Results in Loss From Continuing Operations of $5.40 Per Share

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ($ millions, except per-share amounts) Q2 2009 Q2 2008 % Change ------- ------- -------- Revenue ...

Physician and Author to Share Clinically Proven System for Permanent Weight Loss and Optimal Health in Westerville and Dublin, Ohio Areas

Dr. Wayne Andersen to discuss weight management system and book, "Dr. A's Habits of Health" which is helping thousands maintain permanent weight loss. Westerville-Dublin, Ohio (PRWEB) April 30, 2009 -- Dr. Wayne Scott Andersen, a leading critical care physicia...

Aderans Research Launches Second Phase of Hair Loss Study

Aderans Research Institute Inc. (ARI) announced today it has launched Phase 2 of its clinical study on cell-based hair regeneration for men and women. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 24, 2009 -- Aderans Research Institute Inc. (ARI) announced today it has launched Phase 2 of ...

Children Speak Up: A Parent's Hearing Loss Hinders Relationships

From denial to missing important details: A new survey reveals that boomers' relationships with their adult children can suffer when a parent has a hearing impairment ST. LOUIS, April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with Better Hearing and Speech Month in May, Energizer Battery,...

The Most Common Cause of Hair Loss Is the Least Suspected, Warns Trichology Expert

COSTA MESA, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In the United States, one of the most common causes of hair loss often goes undetected: hyperhydrosis, also known as hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating. Erkkie Harris-Wells, who diagnoses and treats hair and scalp ailments in her role as trichologist ...

Help for Owners Dealing With the Terrible Loss of a Beloved Pet; Morris Animal Foundation Offers Card Celebrating Pet's Life

Proceeds from Card Sales Fund Research to Improve Animal Health DENVER, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- As pet lovers/pet parents know, the death of a beloved pet is a terrible, heart-wrenching experience. When a beloved pet leaves this life, its owners/pet parents suffer emotionally. Family and f...

Helpful Host: After the Loss of Her Child, This Grieving Mother Started Her Own Radio Show

PHILADELPHIA, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacqueline Foreman has found a positive outlet for the negatives in her life -- a successful, community-minded radio show. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090302/NY76774LOGO-b ) The New Jersey resident is the host of Your Mental He...

Super Bowl Loss Can 'Kill' Some Fans

Study found death rates rose after a defeat, and dropped after a victory SATURDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Watching your favorite NFL team lose in the Super Bowl could actually end your life, a new study suggests. However, the good news is that a victory might do just the oppos...

Researchers studying hearing loss find auditory regions of the brain convert to the sense of touch

RICHMOND, Va. (March 24, 2009) Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that adult animals with hearing loss actually re-route the sense of touch into the hearing parts of the brain. In the study, published online in the Early Edition of the Proceedings ...

Job Loss Means Fewer Americans Have Health Care Coverage: How Will the Economic Downturn Affect the Small-Joint Implant Market?

Procedure growth and average selling prices to be affected into 2010, according to Millennium Research Group WALTHAM, Mass., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group's (MRG's) US Markets for Small-Joint Implants 2009 report, which includes arthroplasty implants (shoulde...

University of Washington scientists one step closer to stopping bone loss during spaceflight

Bone loss in long-duration spaceflight has been identified for decades as a significant problem affecting astronauts. More recently, scientists have found that the absence of gravity is causing astronauts on the International Space Station to lose up to 10 times more bone mass in key regions of t...

Hawaii's Most Experienced and Only Fellowship-Trained Weight Loss Surgeon Now Coming to Hilo

Dr. Paul Cirangle, the most experienced bariatric surgeon in the state of Hawaii is now treating patients in Hilo. As the only surgeon that practices on the outer islands, Dr. Cirangle's weight loss surgery patients will now have more treatment options and resources closer to home. ...

CSC Launches New Enterprise Data Loss Prevention Service

Company Teams with Symantec to Deliver Comprehensive Solution FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC (NYSE: CSC ) today introduced a data loss prevention (DLP) service to identify, monitor and proactively protect confidential data wherever stored or used throughout the enterprise. ...

Weight loss improves fatty liver disease, researchers find

ST. LOUIS In a recent study, Saint Louis University researchers found that weight loss of at least 9 percent helped patients reverse a type of liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a finding that will allow doctors to give patients specific weight-loss goals that are likely ...

Eye Problems, Hearing Loss May Be Linked

One gene mutation accounts for bulk of cases, study finds,, TUESDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- About 20 percent of children with sensorineural hearing loss also have eye disorders, a new study has found. Sensorineural hearing loss, caused by damage to the inner ear or to the nerve...

Weight Loss Without Hunger!

Full Sense(TM) Device completes successful clinical evaluation GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Sentinel Group announced the completion of the first study of the Full Sense(TM) Device. The study was conducted at Galenia Hospital in Cancun, Mexico by American doctors Randal Baker ...

Best Hair Loss Treatment Results Ever Captured on Video?

The Belgravia Hair Loss Centre publish their newest hair loss video diaries and hair growth comparisons. The results are thought to be the best hair treatment results ever captured on video. London, UK (PRWEB) February 11, 2009 -- For six months now, the Belgravia Centr...

Bonus Footage From The Ground-breaking New Reality Show Hair Loss Confidential

Show surprises Dad of 16 year-old school bully victim Phoenix, AZ. (PRWEB) February 11, 2009 -- It's common knowledge that fathers and daughters have a close bond and share many physical traits, but it's a bit unique when they both suffer dramatic hair loss. Such is th...

Hospice By The Bay Group Help Ease Grief from Spousal / Partner Loss

Hospice By The Bay offers an eight-week support group to help adults who have lost a spouse, partner, or significant other, cope with feelings of grief. The group meets Wednesdays, March 18th - May 6th, 6:00-7:30pm, at Hospice By The Bay, 17 East Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Larkspur. ...

Employee Weight Loss Programs Offered By Half of Employers Who Provide Wellness Programs

Recent Survey Examines Employer Offered Wellness Programs Brookfield, Wisconsin (PRWEB) February 6, 2009 -- Watching your weight? So is your employer. A recent survey conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans found that of those organization...

New Hair Loss Treatment with BOTOX

Botox has been used for everything from anti-aging, wrinkle busting to treating migraine headaches. But hair loss? A recent study shows Botox, injected along with a customized vitamin cocktail 2-3 times per year may make baldness a thing of the past. Beverly Hills, CA ...