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Mathematics taking guesswork out of plastic surgery tissue transfer

COLUMBUS, Ohio Plastic surgeons are turning to mathematics to take the guesswork out of efforts to ensure that live tissue segments that are selected to restore damaged body parts will have enough blood and oxygen to survive the surgical transfer. In the world's first published mathematical mo...

Swine Flu Vaccine Taking Longer Than Expected

A fully tested shot may not be ready until year's end, WHO says MONDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- A fully tested swine flu vaccine may not be available until the end of the year, a vaccine expert at the World Health Organization said Monday. But countries could use emergency measu...

Drug Limits Stomach Trouble in Patients Taking Low-Dose Aspirin

Study found famotidine effective at curtailing ulcers MONDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- The drug famotidine prevents stomach and upper-intestinal ulcers in people taking low-dose aspirin, often to reduce the risk of heart attack, a new British study finds. The phase III trial inclu...

Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies

For those with no history of heart disease, risks may outweigh benefits, research suggests FRIDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) --Taking aspirin reduces heart attack risk in people with no previous history of vascular disease but increases the risk of internal bleeding, say British researc...

Financial Distress Taking Toll on Employee Health

SUMMERFIELD, Fla., May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Financially distressed employees have trouble functioning in their jobs, and this is hurting their physical health as well as taking a bite out of the employer's bottom line," says Dr. E. Thomas Garman, president, Personal Finance Employee Educ...

Chronic diarrhea unresponsive to conventional medication: Are you taking lansoprazole?

Lansoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor which powerfully suppresses gastric acid production and is widely prescribed for chronic use in gastroesophageal reflux disease. Lansoprazole uncommonly causes chronic watery diarrhea unresponsive to conventional medication as a symptom of collagenous coliti...

APA Poll Finds Economic Stress Taking a Toll on Men

Middle-Aged Men Stressed about Work, Money and the Economy Seven out of 10 American Workers Affected by Employers' Cost-Cutting Measures WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Economic pressures are having an increasing impact on men aged 35 to 54, according to a new survey by the ...

Polls Show Americans Concerned About Swine Flu, Taking Actions to Protect Themselves

Red Cross Survey Findings show people are following common sense practices to prevent the spread of flu- proper hand washing, visiting the doctor and staying home when sick WASHINGTON, May 6 /PRNewsiwre-USNewswire/ -- One in three Americans is worried about the swine flu (H1N1) outbrea...

Seniors Should Watch for Drug Interactions When Taking Multiple Medications

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A recent study found that more than 80 percent of adults age 57 and older take at least one prescription drug a day and that about half of them regularly mix drugs with over-the-counter medications and supplements. Interactions between presc...

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center: Taking the Message of Trust to the Streets of LA

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestled in the heart of one of the most diverse communities in Los Angeles, the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) is reaching out to families throughout the city with a promise to be their trusted home away from home; a place that is comfortab...

Economic Downturn Taking Toll on Patients and Communities Hospitals Serve: New Survey Finds

Hospitals are cutting services and staff, while more patients are in need of assistance WASHINGTON, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Six out of ten hospitals nationally are seeing a greater proportion of patients without insurance coming through their emergency departments, according to ...

Six Flags Friends Invites Guests to Help Cure Kids Cancer by Taking 'A Walk In The Park'

Six Flags Parks to hold second annual Walk-a-thon event THIS SUMMER NEW YORK, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Flags Friends, the philanthropic arm of Six Flags, and Cure Kids Cancer have teamed up once again to raise awareness and funding for pediatric cancers through its "A Walk In The Park" pr...

More U.S. Kids Taking Diabetes, Blood Pressure Drugs

Prescriptions rose by more than 15 percent in 3 years, researchers say,,,, MONDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- The number of American children and teens taking drugs to lower blood pressure and control diabetes has risen significantly since 2004, according to a new study. The study ...

How to Keep the Weight Off? By Taking Gene-Eden, a New Dietary Supplement Based on Dr. Hanan Polansky's Discovery of the Cause of Many Diseases

ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- You went on a diet. Great. You lost weight. Awesome. But what are your chances of keeping the weight off? What are your chances of avoiding the notorious Yo-Yo diet? The Center for the Biology of Chronic Disease recommends that you turn to your doctor and ...

Consumer Reports Poll: 66% of Americans Blindsided by Cost of Drugs; Many Not Taking Needed Medications

New Consumer Reports Best Drugs For Less Magazine Rates 200 Medications YONKERS, N.Y., March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sticker shock is taking a toll on Americans when they fill their prescriptions: 66% of those polled by Consumer Reports said they found out the cost of a drug when they...

Ozone Pollution Taking Toll on American Lives

Breathing in smog heightens lung, heart risks, report finds WEDNESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Thousands of Americans are dying each year from lung disease caused by atmospheric ozone, a new study finds. The greatest risk may for those living be in hot, dry cities such as Los A...

Prescription Copay Assistance for Patients taking Gleevec or Tasigna for Philadelphia chromosome-positive Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (Ph+ CML)

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation offers a prescription copay assistance program for Ph+ CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia or Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) patients through the My CML Circle Copay Assistance Program ( www.mycmlcircle.com ). East Hanover, NJ (PRWEB) Febru...

Following peanut product recall, six in ten Americans taking steps to reduce risk of sickness

BOSTON, MA A new national survey conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health finds that the vast majority (93%) of Americans have heard or read about the recent ongoing recall of peanut products. Among those who are aware of the recall, about six in te...

CVS/pharmacy Taking Health to Heart in February

Health services, educational resources and special product offerings available in store during American Heart Health Month WOONSOCKET, R.I., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy, America's largest retail pharmacy, will mark American Heart Health Month in February by educating patients about ma...

Aegis Living Focuses On Taking Care of Their Own in 2009

In this Recession there is at least one company making sure employees come first REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In corporate boardrooms around the nation, business leaders are sitting down to discuss bottom lines and the effects of the recession on their business. Layoffs, cutbacks ...

Lung Cancer Alliance Hails Massachusetts State Senator for Taking Lead on Lung Cancer

For Second Straight Year, Legislation Introduced to Fund Lung Cancer Research BOSTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) hailed Senator Susan Fargo (D-3rd Middlesex), the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health, for once again introducing compreh...

Survey: Americans' Love for Financial Security Taking Precedence over Traditional Romance This Valentine's Day

The LIFE Foundation Launches Campaign to Encourage Americans to Insure Their Love ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Concern about the economy is causing many Americans to reconsider their approach to Valentine's Day. A new survey commissioned by the nonprofit LIFE Foundation reveals ...

Novel prostate cancer vaccine taking aim at cancer cell 'sweet spot'

Molecules of sugar sitting on the surface of cancer cells are keys to the development of a new vaccine aimed at both treating and stopping the spread of certain types of cancers called carcinomas, which include prostate, breast, ovarian and lung, among others. Armed with a new two-year grant for ...

Massive Cuts to Medicare Home Oxygen Therapy Benefit Taking Effect January 1 Creating Acute Anxiety Among Beneficiary and Provider Communities

27 Percent Funding Cuts in 2009 Will Reduce Payments for Home Oxygen Therapy to Less Than Half of 1997 Payment Rates WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Americans nationwide prepare to celebrate the New Year, the home oxygen community is looking to 2009 with great unease due ...

Economic Stress Taking Toll on Peoples' Health

AARP Survey Finds Financial Stress Causing Health Problems for Nearly 20% of 45 plus Population CHICAGO, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The latest victim of the economic recession could be your health. According to a recent AARP survey, one in five adults ages 45 and older are suffering ...

U.S. Workers Taking Steps to Lower Medical Costs, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds

Significant Drop in Number of Employees Willing to Pay Higher Premiums to Keep Out-of-Pocket Costs Low WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the midst of an economic crisis, rising health costs are leading an increasing number of U.S. workers to take steps to reduce their own s...

Study Showed New Episodes of Depression Delayed in People Taking Cymbalta(R)

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New data suggest that Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl) 60 mg to 120 mg once daily delayed the onset of a new episode of depression in patients who had previously responded to the medication and who had recurrent depressive disorder, defined in the study as ...

Texas and North Carolina Students Tackle Lifesaving Research in Chemistry and Genetics, Taking Home the Grand Prize at Nation's Premier High School Science Competition

$100,000 WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN THE 2008 SIEMENS COMPETITION IN MATH,SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Wen Chyan of Denton, Texas, Wins Individual Grand Prize; Sajith M. Wickramasekara of Raleigh, North Carolina and Andrew Y. Guo of Cary, North Carolina, Win Team Grand Prize NEW Y...

New study: A Common Class of GI Medications Reduce Protection Against Heart Attack in Patients Taking Widely Prescribed Cardiovascular Drug

Proton Pump Inhibitors increase risk of major cardiovascular event by more than 50 percent for patients taking Plavix(R) Study may anticipate a role for genetic testing in association with clopidogrel prescribing FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-Firs...

Centennial Taking Control of Your Diabetes Conference Returns to San Diego to Bring Answers, Advocacy and Hope

November 22, 2008 The Premier Diabetes Education Program for People Living with Diabetes Returns to San Diego SAN DIEGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) conference, lunch and health fair will be held November...

Lions Taking to the Street Corners!

CHICAGO, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The Lions are coming! Look for them in their yellow vests on the corners 'shaking their cans' Friday and Saturday, October 10 and 11 for Lions Candy Day, all over Illinois," according to Foundation Executive Director Van Stone. The face of Lionis...

Philip Morris International Forced to Drop Another Concert Sponsorship; Philippines Health Department Applauded for Taking Action

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: For the second time in a month, Philip Morris International has had to withdraw sponsorship and promotion of a concert in a developing country after com...

AIDS Action Committee Applauds Legislature for Taking Action to Protect Patient Privacy Within New Electronic Medical Records System

Measures on privacy and data security set foundation for future systems BOSTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. (AAC) commends state lawmakers for passing legislation that includes privacy and data security protections within a statewide electron...

New Survey Reveals Hispanic-Americans Are Taking Steps to Better Understand and Manage GERD

- Follow-up Evaluation Shows Increased Disease Awareness Levels, However, More Doctor Visits Are Still Needed - WILMINGTON, Del., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Over the last three years, Hispanic-Americans have become increasingly aware of a potentially serious condition call...

Nearly 40 Percent of GERD Patients Taking PPIs Experience Recurring Symptoms

- A majority of patients self-medicate with over-the-counter remedies to relieve ongoing symptoms - BETHESDA, Md., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite daily use of doctor-recommended proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to control gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms, near...

Nearly 40 percent of GERD patients taking PPIs experience recurring symptoms

Despite daily use of doctor-recommended proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to control gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms, nearly 40 percent of patients who take them continue to experience breakthrough, which is a return of GERD symptoms, such as acid regurgitation and heartburn. These bre...

Health Clubs Open Doors Free for 5th Annual Get Active America! Campaign, Taking a Stand on Prevention and Becoming Gateway to Healthy Living

BOSTON, May 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) announced today the start of its 5th Annual Get Active America! campaign as health clubs nationwide become the "Gateway to Healthy Living" for tens of thousands of Americans seeking to t...

Cardiac Screening Recommended for Kids Taking Stimulants for ADHD

American Heart Association issues new guidelines in response to growing concerns about heart complications MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- The American Heart Association on Monday issued recommendations that call for cardiovascular screening before prescribing stimulant treatment ...

Acupuncture relieves hot flushes in breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen

Berlin, Germany: Acupuncture provides effective relief from hot flushes in women who are being treated with the anti-oestrogen tamoxifen following surgery for breast cancer, according to new research presented today (Friday) at the 6th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-6) in Berlin. Mrs J...

First do no harm? UH prof taking opposite approach to treat asthma

HOUSTON, April 9, 2008 One month of tough breathing may help asthma sufferers breathe easier in the long run, according to research from one University of Houston professor. In a move that challenges one of the most basic tenets of the Hippocratic Oath first do no harm Richard Bond, associ...