Raising in Medical News

Pulmo BioTech Inc. Announces Fund Raising Agreement with Moody Capital Solutions, Inc.

NEW YORK, June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pulmo BioTech Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLMO; Frankfort Borse: PBO) has announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Moody Capital Solutions, Inc. to secure up to $7.5 million in funding to enable the company to complete Phase II/III ...

Salient Mobility Launches the 'Text For a Cause(TM)' Campaign in Raising Awareness Through Wireless Health Tips

ATLANTA, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Salient Mobility LLC, a leading provider of mobile content, today announced the launch of the 2009 " Text For a Cause(TM) " campaign, which will enable wireless participants to receive health related tips from organizations such as the Georgia Cancer Foundation ...

UN Foundation Chairman Ted Turner Thanks Ashton Kutcher, CNN and Others for Raising Awareness About Malaria on Twitter

Turner calls on Twitter followers to send a net and save a life Washington, D.C. (Vocus) April 17, 2009 -- "I salute both Ashton Kutcher and CNN for causing a buzz about malaria, a leading killer of children and refugees in Africa. "Now, I challenge t...

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Applaud Congresswoman McCarthy's Resolution Raising Awareness of Preventable Facial Trauma During Sports Activities

ROSEMONT, Ill., March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Facial trauma is a too frequent occurrence during sports activities ranging from cycling to volleyball. Earlier this week Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) introduced H. Res. 193 , a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to des...

Innappropriate drug prescriptions wasting millions, raising health risks

CORVALLIS, Ore. A recent study in Oregon suggests that drugs designed for treating the most severe mental illnesses are often prescribed at inappropriately low doses and at considerable expense, for use in conditions where their benefit has not been established. In this case, prescription drug...

Carcinoid Cancer Foundation Sets Sights on Raising Awareness

New president/CEO announces timely goals for established foundation WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Several high-profile cancers are infamous for being silent killers - but they are not the only cancers that catch victims by surprise. Carcinoid cancer can go undetected for many ye...

Stand Among Friends Raising Money and Awareness Through 'Food, Friends & Fine Wine' Benefit

BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Stand Among Friends , a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting opportunities for people with disabilities, will hold its ninth annual benefit, entitled "Food, Friends & Fine Wine," tonight at the Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton. Pompano B...

Patient Advocate Foundation Partners with Breakaway from Cancer, Raising Awareness and Funds for Free Services Available to Cancer Patients

PAF Selected as Charitable Partner for National Initiative as Part of 2009 Amgen Tour of California Cycling Competition and Fundraiser NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) - a national non-profit organization that provides patient servic...

Travel Advantage Network Enjoys Silencing Co-Workers, Raising More Than $1,600 for Autism

MILLERSVILLE, Md., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It was a quiet day at the office, and quite ordinary if you didn't notice the playful daggers employees shot at each other throughout the day. Travel Advantage Network employees paid $1 toward the charity Autism Speaks in order to silence one c...

Looking Years Younger, Raising a Few Brows

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Brett Kotlus is the first cosmetic surgeon to use a combination of radiofrequency energy and tissue glue to lift the brow for facial rejuvenation. The result is a safer and less-invasive alternative to previous brow-lifting techniques. Cosmet...

CVS/pharmacy Raising Funds for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R) Thanks and Giving(R) Campaign to Support Expanded Rehabilitation Services Center

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy will be participating in the fifth year of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Thanks and Giving campaign, which will run nationwide in CVS/pharmacy locations through December 13. CVS/pharmacy store colleagues will encourage customers t...

The health burden of raising a grandchild

Precautionary health measures such as mammograms and cholesterol tests that identify the risk of heart disease are critical for the well-being of women over 50. Add the responsibility of providing sustained care for a grandchild, and these preventive examinations become even more important. Ye...

Health-care barriers for undocumented immigrants: Raising tuberculosis risk?

A new study raises the question, do barriers to health care for undocumented immigrants increase the public health risk of tuberculosis? The study, published in the November 15, 2008 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and now available online, suggests that undocumented immigrants with tuberc...

UNC study: 'chilling' hardship rates among families raising disabled children

CHAPEL HILL Families with disabled children are struggling to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads, and to pay for needed health and dental care. But according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, these challenges are now falling on middle-income househ...

A High-Density Lipoprotein Raising Drug That Has a Lower Discontinuation Rate Than That of Extended Release Niaspan Would Earn a 20 Percent Patient Share in the Dyslipidemia Drug Market

Crestor Will Remain the Clinical Gold Standard Drug Through 2016, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, ...

Cost of raising a child with special needs: Where does your state rank?

Therapies, rehabilitation and specialty medical care are just a few of the extra costs that parents face when raising children with special needs. In a new study that will be published in current issue of Pediatrics, Paul T. Shattuck, Ph.D., professor of social work at Washington University in St....

Record-Breaking AIDS/LifeCycle Pedals into Los Angeles, Raising AIDS Awareness, $11.6 Million for HIV/AIDS Services

Riders from 12 Countries, 42 States Complete 545-Mile Trek from San Francisco LOS ANGELES, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- After a week experiencing the physical and emotional challenges of a 545-mile journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles, the 3,000 participants in A...

2,500 Riders in AIDS/LifeCycle Set to Leave San Francisco June 1, Bound for Los Angeles, Raising a Record $11+ Million for HIV/AIDS Services

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What: More than 2,500 cyclists and 500 volunteer "roadies" begin a 7-day, 545-mile bike ride to Los Angeles on Sunday, June 1. Participants in the 7th annual AIDS/LifeCycle will have raised more than $11 million for the San Francisco AIDS Foun...

Three-Day Strike by Hundreds of Security Officers at Kaiser Hospitals Succeeds in Raising Red Flag About Unfair Labor Practices

OAKLAND, Calif., May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Large rallies in Northern and Southern California today marked the close of a three-day, statewide unfair labor practice strike by hundreds of hospital security officers at 23 Kaiser medical facilities that succeeded in raising public awareness...

More Cowbell! To end ALS, Riders of the Tri-State Trek Cycle 270 Miles - Making Noise and Raising Money!

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of bicyclists are expected to participate in the sixth annual Tri-State Trek, a three-day fundraising ride starting in Newton, Massachusetts and finishing in White Plains, New York, this July 18-20. The event and its participants r...

U.S. House of Representatives Supports May as Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month An Important Step in Raising Awareness

NEW YORK, April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD) and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) commended the U.S. House of Representatives for its recent Resolution supporting May as Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness ...

Does raising the terrorism alert level cause undue stress?

The U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys color-coded system for warning the public of the risk of a terrorist attack does not appear to cause undue stress among law enforcement officers, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University ...

CompareNetworks, Inc. Fuels Growth by Raising Round of Financing

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- CompareNetworks, Inc., a global online B2B media company for the life science and healthcare industries, today announced that it has closed a round of financing from Alta Communications. Based in South San Francisco, California, Comp...

TV Personality and Best-Selling Author Jenny McCarthy Comes to Detroit to Share Her Story of the Struggles and Triumphs of Raising Her Son, Evan, During a Day-Long Autism Workshop

DETROIT, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Metro Parent and Henry Ford Health System are proud to welcome Jenny McCarthy, the internationally known TV and movie personality, and best-selling author of Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism to the metro Detroit area. McCarthy will be the...

Middle-Aged Women Gaining Weight, Raising Their Stroke Risk

Study finds both went up simultaneously in recent decades WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged American women are gaining weight, especially around the waist, while their risk of stroke has increased significantly, a new study finds. "In this study, we can't determine ...

Six in 10 Voters Support Raising Taxes to Fight Breast Cancer

With high African American death rates and disparities in access to care, more than 90 percent of voters want federal government to focus more attention on breast cancer issues WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As America marks Martin Luther King Day and reflects...

EHE International Supports the American Liver Foundation's Efforts at Raising Awareness for Hepatitis

Naomi Judd Provides an Exclusive Interview with ALF Regarding Her Battle with Hepatitis C NEW YORK, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Liver Foundation (ALF), the nation's only not-for-profit dedicated to advocating on behalf of Americans with liver disease, is prou...

Photo: Two Men Raising Awareness of HIV/AIDS by Running Minimum of a Marathon a Day from San Francisco to Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mike Sacco and Lejon Boudreaux are running a minimum of a marathon a day for 14 days, withstanding bone-shattering pain, reckless drivers and tons of highway debris to get a message across. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http:/...

Wackenhut Enhances Health Insurance Plans Without Raising Costs

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wackenhut Corporation, the leading security services provider, announced today that it has once again managed to enhance its employee medical and dental insurance plans significantly for most employees, without raising costs. This is furthe...

Friends of Warren Zevon To Play at Maverick Saloon - Raising Awareness of Asbestos Cancer, Mesothelioma

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Maverick Saloon will host a tribute to the late songwriter Warren Zevon on December 8, 2007 from 4 PM until 7 PM to raise research money and awareness for Mesothelioma, the disease that claimed the life of the much loved and respected troubadou...

Sonic Foundry to Host Wisconsin Lt. Governor Lawton in Raising Awareness for National Depression Screening Day

Sonic Foundry among companies inviting a record 700,000 employees to participate in Wisconsin's largest observance WHO: Rimas Buinevicius, CEO and Chairman Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFO ) Barbara Lawton, Lt. Governor ...

Alzheimer's Foundation of America Encourages Global Action on Awareness Raising

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the United Nations General Assembly convenes this week, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging foreign leaders to collaborate on a global effort to advance a dialogue about minimizing the impact of Alzheimer's disease on the ...

Hair Raising Problems With Hair Dyes

Doctors have revealed that there has been a marked increase in allergic reactions among people who use hair dye, which has increased eight times during a 30 year period.// Teenagers appear to be more susceptible, as they are seen sporting different hair colors, in keeping with a trend. The comm...

US Student Raising Funds For Cancer-Ridden Indian American

A young American university student in Chicago has launched a leukaemia awareness campaign and fundraiser for the benefit of an Indian American youth suffering// from the disease. Steve Hill, a junior at Loyola University, Chicago, started the campaign after coming to know that Nikit Patel, t...

TV Star to Moon Walk for Raising Funds to Support Breast Cancer Research

Breast cancer campaigners and fund raisers are taking part in the moon walk which will be held at Edinburgh. About 7999 people are participating// in the walk along with the famous TV star Lorraine Kelly. They are going topless wearing decorated bras, to try and raise one million pounds for bre...

Solution For Controlling The Raising Health Costs

According to Allan Hubbard, a close friend of President Bush, a businessman-turned-policy maker, and the "White House's lead pitchman// on the president's health care proposals, he has found the solution for taming rising health costs. He is promoting Bush's proposals to provide bigger tax breaks...

Warner Chilcott Reports Operating Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2009 and Updates 2009 Full Year Guidance

...to anticipate revenue to be in the range of $1,015 to $1,025 million. Based on the current and forecasted mix of products sold, the Company is raising its guidance on gross margin as a percentage of total revenue to a range of 80% to 81%. This reflects of the Company's current expectation that a favo...

Angelman Syndrome Foundation Takes Major Step Toward Furthering Research Efforts

...rome Foundation Executive Director - The Angelman Syndrome Foundation is committing $125,000 in seed funding to start ATRI with an ultimate goal of raising $2 million within two years. - Funding will be used to implement program goals while the Angelman Syndrome Foundation's Scientific Advisory Committee...

Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared to Help New Jersey Workers Hurt by Recession

... the state's unemployment rate now hitting 8.8 percent -- compared to 5.1% a year ago -- the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) bus tour is raising awareness of patient assistance programs among state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits. The PPA, a nationwide effort ...

Largest Survey of Its Kind Finds That People With Psoriasis Are at Risk for Other Medical Conditions

...ity to educate the public about these diseases. Sponsored by the National Psoriasis Foundation every August, Psoriasis Awareness Month is dedicated to raising awareness, educating the public and dispelling myths about psoriasis. For more information, go to www.psoriasis.org . About the National P...