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Cities Rapidly Turning to Nixle as Communications Platform for Swine Flu Updates; Outbreak Exemplifies Need for Secure, Trusted Communications

More than 600 municipalities now testing or pushing out Nixle service SAN FRANCISCO, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Nixle, a new rapidly growing community information service, is receiving hundreds of new requests to have the service activated, so municipalities nationwide can keep residents infor...

CRi's New Vectra(TM) Platform Rapidly Analyzes Tissue Slides and Microarrays in Brightfield and Fluorescence

DENVER, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi) introduced the Vectra(TM) Intelligent Slide Analysis System at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Denver. The Vectra system is the world's only multispectral bright...

Robot improves suture proficiency more rapidly for surgeons inexperienced in laparoscopic techniques

CHICAGO (April 20, 2009) New research published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that, among surgeons inexperienced in laparoscopic techniques, closing incisions using robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) requires less time to learn and resu...

New Research Shows MicroPhage Test Accurately and Rapidly Detects Serious Bacterial Infections

LONGMONT, Colo., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A simple and inexpensive developmental diagnostic assay produced by MicroPhage, Inc., http://www.microphage.com , was shown to be highly accurate for rapid detection of serious staph bacteria infections and for simultaneous assessment of antibiotic suscept...

Spotting Vitamin-D Deficiency in the Absence of Symptoms: ZRT Laboratory's New, One-of-a-Kind Blood Spot Test Answers the Call for Early Detection of Rapidly Rising D-Deficiencies

PORTLAND, Ore., June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Not so long ago, any mention of Vitamin D deficiency brought to mind malnutrition and images of third-world children with rickets and bone deformities. But now the picture has shifted from the developing world to the developed, where Vitamin D deficiency...

Kids Growing Up on Grown Up Drugs: New Research Shows Treatments for Adult Ailments Rapidly Rising in Children

Lifestyle Factors Pushing Children's Use of Prescription Drugs for Health Conditions Once Seen Primarily in Adults FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Health problems long considered adult conditions and caused in large part by lifestyle factors are rapidly aff...

'The Polyamory Handbook': New Guide Covers Entire Spectrum of Rapidly Growing Relationship Style

EUGENE, Ore., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In a society that hails monogamy as the tried and true form for romantic relationships, many are surprised to find that there is a large group of people who practice polyamory, taking part in more than one emotionally intimate relationship at a time. Others ...

Emerging Ultrasound Market to Grow Rapidly Over Next Five Years

Compact ultrasound systems will drive emerging market to over $300 million in 2012, according to Millennium Research Group WALTHAM, Mass., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group's US Markets for Ultrasound Systems 2008 report, the emerging ultrasound market w...

Health Insurance Premiums Rise 6.1 Percent in 2007, Less Rapidly Than in Recent Years But Still Faster Than Wages and Inflation

Annual Premiums for Family Coverage Now Average $12,106, With Workers Paying $3,281 Worker Enrollment in Consumer-Driven Health Plans Remains Modest WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose an average of 6.1 percent in 2007, less...

Rates of bipolar diagnosis in youth rapidly climbing, treatment patterns similar to adults

The number of visits to a doctors office that resulted in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents has increased by 40 times over the last decade, reported researchers funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Over the same time period, the number of visits by a...

HIV Spreading Rapidly Among Gay Men in Hong Kong

The HIV is spreading rapidly among Hong Kong's gay community as research indicates a rise in the number of men having unsafe sex, officials said Tuesday. Profiling of the virus acquired by HIV sufferers has revealed a cluster of cases with similar genetic sequencing which has risen from 34...

Cognitive Problems Occur More Rapidly in Female Alcoholics Than in Males

It is a known fact that alcohol abuse and/or dependence can lead to severe and potentially irreversible brain damage. //It is also known that women, more than men, is severely affected by chronic alcohol abuse within a shorter period of drinking and with less overall consumption. A new study shows ...

Alzheimer's Disease Progresses Rapidly In Highly Educated

A recent study has now found that educated people could face increased risk from Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common cause of dementia in old people. // Although Alzheimer's tends to be associated with a later age of onset among the educated, it progresses more rapidly. In other wor...

With More Appearance Conscious Consumers The Need For Slimming Products Is Rapidly Rising

With the increase in concern of ones appearance, their a large demand for slimming products among consumers shows a latest survey conducted in Belgium.// The survey also shows that slimming products in Belgium grew by 14 per cent in value over 2004 to reach a retail value of €29 million. ...

Breastfed babies grow rapidly

Researchers feel that, healthy infants breast-fed uniquely for the first three months of life grow faster than their formula-fed peers, but there are no differences in weight,// length or head circumference between the two groups by the time they reach the age of one year. The findings contrad...

Smallpox Would Spread Rapidly

Smallpox was eradicated by 1979 and vaccination against the disease gradually ended around the world. But stockpiles of the smallpox virus remain in laboratories in the US, Russia and possibly other nations.// Recent fears of bioterrorism have ignited concerns that these stockpiles could be used to...

Breast Cancer In India Rising Rapidly

The incidence of breast cancer in India is on the rise and is rapidly becoming the number one cancer in females pushing the cervical cancer to the second spot. The seriousness of the situation is apparent after going through recent data from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). // The ri...

Immunoglobulin Can Predict Some Diabetic Complications

...l disease. This association is largely independent of the level of albuminuria." Bakoush said the "findings may offer a new approach to manage this rapidly increasing patient population. While measurement of albuminuria is routinely used to evaluate and manage patients with diabetes, increased urine IgM e...

Nuvo Announces 2009 second quarter financial results

... once Pennsaid is approved by the FDA, our marketing partner Covidien will help Pennsaid become a best-in-class treatment for knee osteoarthritis in a rapidly expanding U.S. market." Financial Results: (thousands of Canadian dollars) Three Three ...

Hill-Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

...pproach to capital spending by U.S. providers. These providers were just beginning to experience improved access to capital when the uncertainties of rapidly emerging healthcare reform struck them. In spite of this, our order trends and product trial activities are stable and quote activities continue to i...

Angelman Syndrome Foundation Takes Major Step Toward Furthering Research Efforts

...eatment and Research Institute (ATRI), which will direct the organization's rapidly increasing research funding. The ATRI will also serve as a hub for more tha...eatment and Research Institute (ATRI), which will direct the organization's rapidly increasing research funding. News Facts Related to Angelman Syndro...

Stroke Doubles Risk of Hip, Thigh Fractures

...rsity of Utrecht, and lead author of a report that appears online Aug. 6 in the journal Stroke . "We know from other studies that bone loss starts rapidly after stroke," de Vries said. "Furthermore, there is evidence from a randomized controlled trial in an Asian population that administration of bisphos...

Care to Care Receives Full URAC Health Utilization Management Accreditation

...rs operating in New Jersey. Such accomplishments demonstrate Care to Care's commitment to providing high quality services and care as it continues to rapidly expand. About URAC The Utilization Review Accreditation Commission, an independent, nonprofit organization, is well-known as a leader in ...

America Takes on the Challenge to Fight Obesity

...al leaders are already taking charge of their personal wellness by joining Dr. Ian Smith's 50 Million Pound Challenge. The community-based movement is rapidly building momentum and rallying Americans to lose a collective 50 million pounds. This tremendous accomplishment will make an enormous dent in the nati...

Cryo-Cell to Present Novel Adult Stem Cell Research During 2009 China Medical Biotech Forum

... in Dalian, China. Data from an in vitro study show that MenSCs proliferate rapidly and have significant potential to develop into multiple cell types. Dr. Jul... stem cells. The data show that MenSCs have the capability to differentiate rapidly and plentifully into stem cells, such as bone, cartilage, fat, nerve and ca...

Coastal Contacts Helps Students Set Sights on Good Grades with $19.95 Glasses

...cts offers a unique blend of private label and branded products to over 150 countries across the globe. Already #1 in many of its markets, Coastal is rapidly advancing toward its goal of becoming the "World's Vision Store." For Further Information: Jennifer Harvey Communications Manager Co...

1957-58 Flu Pandemic Can Provide Clues to Planning for h1n1

...erson. During the 1957 pandemic, 25% of the U.S. population became ill, and excess mortality due to pneumonia and influenza occurred. It was a rapidly spreading disease, and it quickly became apparent to U.S. health officials that efforts to stop or slow its spread were futile. Thus, no effor...

GenVault's GenSolve(TM) Reagents Enable State-of-the-Art Genomic Analysis of Dried Blood Spots

...nVault is empowering over 150 pharmaceutical companies, medical centers, academic institutions and law enforcement agencies to more fully leverage the rapidly growing genomics industry. As a scalable, reliable and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional freezers and DNA purification systems, the ...

TrinityCare Senior Living Announces Further Expansion in Houston Area

...s with local churches and developers for each facility and offers a wide range of both community and personal services to residents. TrinityCare is a rapidly growing company with three successful facilities currently operating in Texas and Tennessee and funding commitments for three additional facilities to...

UBA offers Free Webinar: NAHU Executive VP and CEO to Discuss Health Reform Bills

...e uniquely prepared to share their collective wisdom with busy employers who want the assurance that they are making informed choices in a complex and rapidly changing employee benefits marketplace. As trusted and knowledgeable advisors, UBA Members go to extraordinary lengths to seek out solutions, ideas, i...

CMC Limited and FileVision LLC Announce Partnership to Provide Business Productivity Solutions to a Global Market

...olution and CMC Ltd.'s world class consultancy services will help companies rapidly automate existing manual and document intensive processes, dramatically inc...hips between people, data, assets and processes. Combined with FileVision's rapidly deployable BPA software, enterprise specific workflows can be created to au...

LSTM leads project to develop HIV/AIDS strategy for Libya

...tion of key HIV strategy messages and policies LSTM's Professor Joseph Valadez will manage the project. He is one of the pioneers of methods to rapidly assess Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP), having utilised them within HIV assessment programmes throughout the world. The KAP studies will be ...

Walk for Parkinson's Disease Scheduled for Saturday September 19, 2009

...fects more people than Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy and Lou Gehrig's disease combined and the incidence of Parkinson's disease is increasing rapidly as America ages," shares Jeff Molander, President of the Iowa Chapter of the American Parkinson's Disease Association. "Currently, there is ...

RecoverCare and MedaSTAT USA Complete Transaction

...innovative technology solutions, sophisticated asset management practices and growth capital to expand organically and through acquisitions within the rapidly growing healthcare markets of wound care and bariatrics. "With strong and supportive capital partners, I am excited to have completed this com...

FDA Approves LIVALO(R) for Primary Hypercholesterolemia and Combined Dyslipidemia

...(1 mg, 2 mg and 4 mg). After a thorough review of the statin market, KPA is also seeking a co-promotion partner in order to broaden the reach of KPA's rapidly growing internal sales force. Partnering with another organization to expand the sales efforts for this product is aligned with KPA's long-term visio...

Anti-growth factor drugs raise hope and concern for treatment of children's eye diseases

...scular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in pediatric ophthalmology. The two anti-VEGF antibodies available so farbevacizumab and ranibizumabhave been rapidly adopted for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss in older adults. The antibodies work by blockin...

Why anorexic patients cling to their eating disorder

...hway between the cortex and the diencephalon is less activated. This network pathway plays a decisive role in initiating and controlling actions under rapidly changing environmental demands. New therapy approaches through brain research The results of the study contribute decisively to a better unde...

Synthetic biology -- opportunities and risks

...r to create artificial life forms. These methods are based on the advances in gene technology, in particular the technical feasibility of increasingly rapidly decoding genetic information and re-synthesising it. In the medium term, the potential applications of synthetic biology range from medicine and envir...

Madzone Marketing LLC Taps TransMedia Group to Provide Publicity Lift to Knife and Forklift(TM)

... promote Knife and Forklift together with another TransMedia client, the calorie-burning beverage Celsius ( www.celsius.com ), which is growing rapidly in nationwide distribution, thanks in large part to publicity that the PR firm has generated, said Mazzone. Among other wacky products fro...

Employers Recognize Potential Impact of Employee Health Management on Future Plan Costs

...e uniquely prepared to share their collective wisdom with busy employers who want the assurance that they are making informed choices in a complex and rapidly changing employee benefits marketplace. As trusted and knowledgeable advisors, UBA Members go to extraordinary lengths to seek out solutions, ideas, i...