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Nation's Most Popular Cosmetic Surgery Procedure is a Way for One Houston Plastic Surgeon to Renew Body Contours and Self-Esteem

New statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery indicate breast augmentation has surpassed liposuction after years of dominance as the number-one surgical cosmetic procedure performed in America. Houston plastic surgeon Dr. Philip J. Straka makes breast surgery procedures...

New Survey Reveals High Expectations for Popular Aesthetic Injections

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans aren't willing to give up aesthetic injections and interest is growing, whether as a means to stay competitive in today's job market or simply to maintain a youthful image, the demand and want is strong. At the time of a recent Kelton Research* ...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Legendary Rapper and Popular Actor Ice-T

WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Grammy-winning rapper and award-winning actor Ice-T, known as the "Original Gangster," will be the subject of this month's episode of Sharing Miracles - a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stori...

PatientAssistance.com Releases the Top 20 Most Popular Searches for Patient Assistance Programs

Patient Assistance ( www.PatientAssistance.com ), which connects those who can't afford their prescription medications with available patient assistance programs run by pharmaceutical companies, releases a list of the top 20 patient assistance programs searched for on the organization's Web site, ...

Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Financial Impact of Itinerary Changes Responding to H1N1 Influenza Mexico Travel Advisory; Plans Rapid Return to Popular Mexican Ports

MIAMI, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE CUK) today announced a financial impact estimated at approximately $0.05 per share, the majority of which will be incurred in the second fiscal quarter of 2009, as a result of modifications to cruise itiner...

Telesso Technologies wins Popular Science Invention Award for its novel peripheral IV catheter

Telesso Technologies Limited (ASX: TEO), a global healthcare company, announced today the FDA-approved guide wire-assisted peripheral IV catheter it is developing with Vascular Pathways, Inc., has been honored with the Popular Science Invention Award. "Telesso is pleased to receive another exci...

Medical Tai Chi (Qigong) - Chinese 'Miracle Exercise' Popular as U.S. Health Costs Rise

BLOWING ROCK, N.C., May 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Mehmet Oz on Oprah called qigong "the secret to anti-aging." It's the "miracle exercise" for people seeking to avoid drugs, surgery, and expensive doctor bills. Medical Tai Chi, known in China as Qigong, may eventually replace health insuran...

Renowned Smoking Cessation Expert Launches Popular Stop Smoking Seminar in UK

America's favorite Smoking Cessation Expert Franc Tausch is launching the Stop Smoking London Seminar. Attendees of the Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy London event quit smoking in one day, without nicotine withdrawal or weight gain. London, UK April 28, 2009 -- TV- an...

Breast Augmentation: Survey Highlights Recent Trends In Today's Most Popular Cosmetic Surgery Procedure

Despite the highly anticipated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of silicone gel implants for cosmetic purposes in 2006, saline-filled implants remain the most popular choice for primary breast augmentation, according to a study published in the March/April issue of Aesthetic Surgery J...

Energy-Saving LED Replacement for Popular Appliance and Display-Case Light Fixture Design Now Available

A First in LEDs for Illumination: New Off-the-Shelf OptoElectronix 180-Degree LED Floodlights Deliver up to 60-Watt Light Equivalent With 75-Percent Energy Savings and 50,000-Hour Life SAN JOSE, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- OptoElectronix today announced a breakthrough in the use of LEDs ...

Harris Corporation Redesigning Popular Radiology Web Site to Enhance Content Management and Accessibility

CHICAGO, April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (HIMSS'09, Booth #3974) -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS ) is re-engineering and redesigning the web site "CTisUS" ( www.ctisus.com ) to deliver intuitive navigation to state-of-the-practice medical imaging content for radiologic technologists and o...

Research Finds Popular Household Pets Transmit Dangerous Parasites to Humans

CHULA VISTA, Calif., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A study by the Stanley Medical Research Institute and Johns Hopkins University Medical Center links Toxoplasma, a cat-borne parasite, to neurotic behavior in infected men and women. Between 25 and 50 percent of the world's human population - and 30 ...

LENA Foundation Revives Popular Online Child Language Assessment Tool

BOULDER, Colo., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The LENA(TM) Developmental Snapshot is back by popular demand, once again offering parents a confidential, quick and easy way to find out their child's developmental age online ( https://www.lenababy.com/secure/LenaDevelopmentalSnapshot.aspx ). (Logo: ...

Liposuction No Longer the Most Popular Surgical Procedure According to New Statistics

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Reports 10.2 Million Cosmetic Procedures in 2008 NEW YORK, March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over 10.2 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2008, according to statistics released tod...

Sexual lyrics in popular songs linked to early sexual experiences

San Diego, CA, February, 24, 2009 With sexual activity among adolescents in the United States resulting in over 750,000 teenage pregnancies each year and reports of up to 25 percent of all female adolescents in the US having sexually transmitted infections, researchers and public health officials...

Back by Popular Demand! DIAKADI Body Announces Its Spring Edition of Outdoor Boot Camps

Sessions begin Saturday, March 14 at 10 a.m. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- DIAKADI Body, Personal Training and Wellness Center , is excited to bring back its outdoor boot camps, the hottest and most economical workout in San Francisco. Starting Saturday, March 14 at 10 a.m., ind...

Common Flu Strain Resistant to Popular Antiviral Drug

But other medications are available that work, CDC officials stress THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The most common strain of flu this season is resistant to the popular antiviral drug Tamiflu, but government health officials said Thursday there is no reason to panic. The fact ...

American Council on Exercise (ACE) Says Budget-Friendly and Boot Camp-Style Workouts Among Most Popular Fitness Trends in 2009

Fitness Industry Leader Releases Top Workout Trends for the New Year SAN DIEGO, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America's leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world, today ann...

Back By Popular Demand - dLife Holiday Helpline

Making the Holiday Season Happier and Healthier for People With Diabetes and Their Caregivers WESTPORT, Conn., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The winter holidays are a time for love, laughter, and family, usually accompanied by trays of cookies, cakes, and cocktails. The abundance of holiday temptati...

Fraxel(R) Laser at Plastic Surgery Services of Fredericksburg Proves Popular Treatment in Cost-Conscious Economy

Practice Draws Patients from Richmond, Northern VA, Washington DC FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Plastic Surgery Services of Fredericksburg is seeing a 500 percent increase in the number of patients seeking Fraxel(R) Laser treatments, an FDA-approved procedure for reducing wrin...

University of Ottawa Heart Institute Trial Finds Popular Blood Clotting Drug Does Not Improve Patient Outcomes and Increases Risk of Bleeding

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ - A popular drug used to prevent blood clotting during the treatment of severe heart attacks does not improve outcomes for patients undergoing a life-saving surgical procedure. Further, the drug - known generically as eptifibatide (pronounced ep-ti-fy-bah-tide)...

Post-Graduate Veterinary Education - Residencies and Internships - Becoming Very Popular Among New Veterinarians

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Post-graduate education has never been more popular among recent graduates of veterinary schools in America, according to recent studies and reports published by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). In the class of 2008, almost 40 perc...

Nursing homes a popular option in Taiwan

Dr Szu-Yao (Zoe) Wang, who recently completed her PhD with UQ's School of Nursing, found that in Taiwan, where the culture dictates that children should care for their parents, aged-care facilities are becoming more popular. "Family caregivers in Taiwan may experience criticism from a society ...

Move Over, Popular Beauty Fillers--Here Comes Evolence

SKINTASTIC™ is pleased to announce the arrival of newly FDA-approved Evolence®--the latest injectable collagen filler in the Skintastic arsenal of little- or no-downtime beauty treatments. EVOLENCE® utilizes highly-purified porcine Type I collagen, regarded as a preferred medical ...

Wake Forest researchers say popular fish contains potentially dangerous fatty acid combination

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The researchers...

Leading Eating Disorder Treatment Center Identifies Popular Diet Myths

PHOENIX, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders ( http://www.remudaranch.com ), the nation's leading eating disorder treatment center, reports that many myths surround the nation's obsession with dieting. As the dieting industry continues to surge at $50 billion a year, A...

Maryland Dermatologists Set New Records in Sun Safety Outreach at Popular LPGA Tournament

"Play Safe in the Sun" volunteers reach new heights in checking for skin cancer and raising awareness among crowds of sun-drenched golf lovers, LPGA Tour players, caddies and news reporters HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Amidst sweltering temperatures and huge crow...

Plaintiff's Lawyer Orders Lead Testing on 3 Popular Herbalife Products; Results Show 728% More Lead Than Allowed by Law Under Proposition 65 Violation

Investigator accuses Herbalife (NYSE: HLF ) of being less than candid about recent publicized lead testing results; sites difficulty in confirming two labs did testing OAKLAND, Calif., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Christopher Grell ordered lab tests on behalf of...

National Pharmaceutical Company to Sponsor Popular Kansas City Walk

Salix teams up with Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America for this year's Take Steps event KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) is happy to announce that Salix Pharmaceuticals, a leader in gastroenterology, is a...

National Pharmaceutical Company to Sponsor Popular Indianapolis Walk

Salix teams up with Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America for this year's Take Steps event KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) is happy to announce that Salix Pharmaceuticals, a leader in gastroenterology, is a...

Study Supports Popular HIV Drug Regimen

But other treatments work well, too, giving patients options WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- The largest study of its kind supports the use of a popular three-drug regimen for HIV patients and suggests a cocktail of two classes of drugs is a good alternative. But an older reg...

Former Bristol-Myers Squibb Senior Vice President Indicted for Lying to the Federal Government About Popular Blood-Thinning Drug

WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice announced today that the former senior vice president of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS), Andrew Bodnar, was indicted for his role in lying to the federal government about a patent deal involving the popular blood-thi...

Best use for popular CAD assessment procedure is misunderstood

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (April 14, 2008) What is the best way to determine if you are developing the nations most deadly condition, coronary artery disease (CAD)" An increasing number of doctors are encouraging patients especially those deemed to be at high-risk for developing CAD to undergo a n...

DyCE(TM) (Dynamic Contrast Enhancement) Technology Now Part of CRi's Analysis Software Suite for the Popular Maestro(TM) in vivo Molecular Imaging System

WOBURN, Mass., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi) is shipping DyCE(TM) (Dynamic Contrast Enhancement), a new technology application, to users of the award-winning Maestro(TM) in vivo molecular imaging system. Customers can now generate all- optical anatom...

PROGNOSIS Extends its Popular IP Telephony Management Software to Support Nortel Environments

ORLANDO, Fla., March 18 /PRNewswire/-- VoiceCon 2008, Integrated Research (ASX: IRI), developers of PROGNOSIS performance monitoring and management solutions, today announced the official launch of support for Nortel IP communications technology through version 9.5 of its market-leading PROGNO...

Liko Introduces New LowBase(TM) Model of Its Popular Golvo Mobile Lift

- New unit is designed to meet the needs of emerging low-profile beds and stretchers - FRANKLIN, Mass., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Many of the newer model beds and stretchers emerging onto the healthcare market utilize components such as frames and drive mechanisms tha...

Consumer-Directed Health Plans Continue to Grow as Popular Vehicle to Bring Choice, Flexibility and Access to Consumers

AAPPO Releases Second Annual CDHP Study WASHINGTON, March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Enrollment in Consumer-Directed Health Plans (CDHPs) continues to grow, spurring employers to offer more health care information tools to employees in order to leverage the true value of these product...

Small-Diameter Dental Implants Increasingly Popular In the US

The US market for small-diameter implants expanded more than 30% in 2007, according to Millennium Research Group WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Research Group's US Dental Marketrack shows that small-diameter (less than or equal to 3.0 mm) dental implants are ...

Two Little Hands Productions, Creators of Popular Children's TV Series Signing Time, Debuts Second Season at This Year's Toy Fair 2008

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Little Hands Productions -- creators of the popular Signing Time! series and the hit public television show designed to teach babies, toddlers and young children to communicate using American Sign Language (ASL) -- will debut its second season at thi...

PetFirst: Pet Insurance To Be More Popular in 2008

More companies to offer as employee benefit Increasing animal obesity, more and better pet care to help double industry's size by 2012 JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The insurance industry is going to the dogs ... and cats. Officials with ...