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Exciting Innovation in Burn Scar Treatment Using Lumenis(R) UltraPulse(R) Laser Treatments Revealed on the Today Show

NEW YORK, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The UltraPulse CO2 fractional laser was featured today on NBC's Today Show as an exciting and revolutionary new treatment for scars. During the broadcast, triplets who were severely burned in a fire as infants told their personal story and discussed recent treatm...

Garth Fisher, M.D., F.A.C.S., World Renowned Plastic Surgeon and Co-Founder Of CellCeuticals(R) Biomedical Skin Treatments Revealed On E!'s Keeping Up With The Kardashians as the Surgeon Behind Bruce Jenner's New Face

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- After teasing viewers with the news that a member of the Kardashian family will undergo plastic surgery this season, the latest episode of E!'s hit reality show Keeping up with the Kardashians has revealed the secrets behind former Olympian and Karda...

Long Term Care Alerting Methods Revealed by Industry Leaders

LTC Financial Partners Shares Secrets for Keeping Up on Developments in the Long term Care Insurance Field KIRKLAND, Wash., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers and professionals with an interest in long term care insurance need no longer dig so hard for information. Now they can do as the pros...

New Approach to Progesterone Supplementation in ART Revealed in Recently Published White Paper

Expert Panel: Vaginal Progesterone Preferred for Luteal Support in ART PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a leader in the infertility market with the broadest portfolio of treatments in the U.S., today released a white paper titled, Recommendations on the ...

Effects of disease severity on autobiographical memory in semantic dementia revealed in new study

Milan, Italy, 2 April 2009 - In a study conducted by the Laboratory of Neuropsychology of the Universit de Caen Basse-Normandie and published by Elsevier in the April 2009 issue of Cortex ( http://www.elsevier.com/locate/cortex ), researchers studied for the first time autobiographical memory in...

'Secrets Revealed By A Medical Collector, The Patient's Guide to Avoiding Bankruptcy'

SHAWNEE, Kan., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- With 27 years of experience in myriad aspects of the healthcare industry, Barbara Gail Kimberlin-Murphy reveals the behind-the-scenes knowledge she's cultivated in her new nonfiction guidebook, "Secrets Revealed By A Medical Collector, The Patient's Guide to ...

Bleeding hearts revealed with new scan

Images that for the first time show bleeding inside the heart after people have suffered a heart attack have been captured by scientists, in a new study published today in the journal Radiology . The research shows that the amount of bleeding can indicate how damaged a person's heart is after ...

Studies on Smoking Genes and Transcriptional Control of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Revealed in Molecular Medicine

Smokers who have an easier time quitting may have the benefit of specific genes that can foster success, according to a new study by a team of federal scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Manhasset, NY (Vocus) December 23, 2008 -- Smokers who have an easi...

Genetic blueprint revealed for kidney design and formation

CINCINNATI Researchers have generated the first comprehensive genetic blueprint of a forming mammalian organ, shedding light on the genetic and molecular dynamics of kidney development. Part of an international consortium sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney...

Aegis Health Group Revealed Next Generation of Employer-Based Health-Improvement Strategies at Nashville Conference

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- "The only way to flatten the trajectory of healthcare spending is to fight disease" was the overriding sentiment at last week's I3 (insight, innovation and impact) Conference sponsored by Aegis Health Group. This statement made by keynote speaker Wally...

American Transplant Congress 2008 - Critical New Data to be Revealed in Toronto

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The eighth annual American Transplant Congress 2008 (ATC) is the most comprehensive, in-depth educational event in the field of basic and clinical transplantation science and medicine. 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of the first successful Canadian...

Mechanism of blood clot elasticity revealed in high definition

Blood clots can save lives, staunching blood loss after injury, but they can also kill. Let loose in the bloodstream, a clot can cause a heart attack, stroke or pulmonary embolism. A new study reveals in atomic detail how a blood protein that is a fundamental building block of blood clots give...

Secrets to Long-Lasting Marriages Revealed in Senior Survey

Golden Couples Living at Sunrise Senior Living Communities Provide Insight into Their 50+-year Relationships MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunrise Senior Living (NYSE: SRZ ), one of the largest providers of senior living services with more than 450 communities...

Details of Oregon Wine Region's First Luxury Inn, Spa Revealed at Groundbreaking Ceremony

The Allison inn and spa will open in late spring 2009 NEWBERG, Ore., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- An 85-room country estate-style inn, timeless in design and rising from a gentle hill in northeast Newberg, Ore., will provide the most luxurious accommodations in the Willamette Valley's famed...

Major differences revealed in how local authorities in the UK support disabled people

Diverse local authority policies and practices throughout the UK are making big differences to the uptake and operation of direct payments a system for supporting people who are receiving community care by enabling them to purchase their own care. New research from the Economic and Social Researc...

Critical link in cell death pathway revealed

The role of a protein called XIAP in the regulation of cell death has been identified by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers and has led them to recommend caution when drugs called IAP inhibitors are used to treat cancer patients with underlying liver conditions. A team led by Professor ...

New lung cancer staging system revealed

For the first time in more than 10 years, the universally accepted lung cancer staging system has been revised to more accurately reflect the prognosis for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A new report in the July issue of CHEST , the peer-reviewed journal of the American Col...

Latest Berry Health Benefits Revealed

Leading Scientists Add to the Growing Body of Research Linking Berry Consumption to Disease Prevention WATSONVILLE, Calif. and CORVALLIS, Ore., June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than twenty acclaimed researchers presented the results of their latest studies on the positive effects of be...

Protein's essential role in repairing damaged cells revealed

ANN ARBOR, Mich. University of Michigan researchers have discovered that a key protein in cells plays a critical role in not one, but two processes affecting the development of cancer. "Most proteins involved in responding to DNA damage that can cause cancer either help detect the damage and ...

New anti-cancer components of extra-virgin olive oil revealed

Good quality extra-virgin olive oil contains health-relevant chemicals, 'phytochemicals', that can trigger cancer cell death. New research published in the open access journal BMC Cancer sheds more light on the suspected association between olive oil-rich Mediterranean diets and reductions in br...

America's 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Revealed

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. ranked Passport Health 3,296 on its annual ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy -- America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a who...

America's 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Revealed

5000 Fast-Growth Companies to Quell Your Recession Fears - List Reports Aggregate Revenue of $185 Billion; Nuclear Medicine Professionals, Inc. Ranks No. 46 on the 2008 Inc. Top 100 Health Companies and No. 1161 on the Inc. 5000 With Three-Year Sales Growth of 322.6% Ne...

Secrets of Telomerase Revealed

Researchers unlock active region of enzyme involved in cancer, aging MONDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have revealed the structure of the active region of telomerase, an enzyme involved in both cancer and aging. Telomerase works by adding repeats of a short DNA sequen...

America's Worst Restaurants for Kids Revealed

Eat This, Not That! Authors Grade 43 National Chains; 6 Receive an 'F' NEW YORK, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Which kids' menus are most likely to make your children fat? A year-long study of children's meals has revealed vast dietary differences among America's favorite fast-food and sit-down cha...

Some like it hot! Structure of receptor for hot chili pepper and pain revealed

You can now not only feel the spicy kick of a jalapeno pepper, you can also see it in full 3D, thanks to researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Using sophisticated equipment, the research team led by Dr Theodore G. Wensel, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at BCM, g...

Key step in the 'puncture' mechanism of cell death revealed

A team of medical researchers led by Dr Ruth Kluck at Melbournes Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) has discovered a key step in the mechanism by which cells destroy themselves. In this process, called apoptosis, certain proteins cause the cell to self-destruct by puncturing its power plant. H...

Oscar Makeover CHEAT Secrets of the Stars Revealed

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- They wear Prada. They do Pilates. They primp and pluck. But celebrities getting ready for Oscar night -- and any other big event -- also take advantage of high-tech last-minute beauty maneuvers to look better younger, faster. According to Dr. Cameron Rokhsar...

The structural basis of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is revealed

Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (FHC), the leading cause of sudden death in athletes and young people, is a genetic disorder of the heart that is characterized by an increased thickness in tissue of the left ventricle. FHC is thought to be caused by a mutation in the myosin heavy chain, one ...

Scientists Revealed the Key Molecule That Controls Pain

Chronic pain, unlike the acute pain associated with trauma, has no apparent physiological benefit, often being referred to as the disease of pain . Scientists studying one of natures simplest organisms have helped to unravel the structure of a key molecule that controls pain in humans. The f...

Astrazeneca's Investigational Cancer Therapies Revealed at ASCO

CHICAGO, AstraZeneca today announced details of two new investigational cancer therapies at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting. AZD2281 (KU-0059436) is a small molecule inhibitor of Poly-ADP Ribose Polymerase (PARP). PARP is an enzyme involved in Base Excision Repair ...

'Origin Of Sex' Can Be Revealed By Sperm Proteome

The Scientists say that the first ever catalogue containing different types of proteins found in sperm could even help in revealing the origins of sex and also can explain some// of the mysteries of infertility. Research published in Nature Genetics today describes 381 proteins present in sperm...

Link between Fish and Mammal Immune Systems Revealed by Killer B cells

An evolutionary link between the immune systems of fish and mammals in the form of a primitive version of B cells, white blood cells of the immune system //has been discovered by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Their studies link the evolution of t...

Medical mishaps – to be revealed or not

According to a recent research, doctors usually do not disclose the major medical mishaps if the error is not noticed by the patient.// The study was conducted on about 2700 American and Canadian doctors. It was found that 65% of them would surely reveal a serious mistake made during treatmen...

Missing Chromosomes Revealed Brain Tumor Therapy Effect – Research Find

Study results have uncovered that missing portions of 2 chromosomes located at 1p and 19q predicted the prognosis of Brain tumor therapy//. The senior author Walter J. Curran Jr., M.D., professor and chair of radiation oncology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Phil...

A National Survey Revealed That Mental Disorders Are Common In Lebanon

Even though mental disorders are said to account for a large portion of disease burden worldwide, no national studies have been undertaken to assess// this assumption in the Arab world. To overcome this and as part of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative, a nationally representat...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onnasis Phobia Over Daughters Weight Gain Revealed

Former First Lady of the United States, late Jacqueline Kennedy Onnasis, was so worried about her first daughter Caroline Kennedys weight , that her daughters drinking spree did not bother her even half as much as her weight gain. In the book American Legacy: The Story of John & Caroline Ken...

Brain Pathway for Depression Revealed

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified one unifying principle that could explain how a range of causes and treatments for depression converge. Scientists hunt for the cause of depression has implicated so many suspects and found so many treatments with different ...

Reason Behind Trouble Remembering in ADHD Kids Revealed

Using brain scans to track the brain activity of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), researchers at Flinders University in Adelaide have shed light on why such kids have trouble remembering, and why they do not recognise distractions as a distraction. The researc...

The Emotional Side of David Beckham Revealed

Soccer heartthrob David Beckham has admitted that he is a big softie who sobs while watching emotional romantic comedies. The 32-year-old, who recently moved to the US after joining LA Galaxy, said that his wife, singer Victoria Beckham, can predict that he is crying while he is watching an...

Aedes Agypti Mosquitos Immune System Revealed

The immune system of this mosquito is of great importance as scientists believe it plays a key role in controlling the transmission of viruses that cause yellow and dengue fevers diseases that infect over 50 million people worldwide every year.The genes that make up the immune system of the Aedes...