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With a Broken Hip Comes Higher Risk for Dying

Expert warns that consequences of osteoporosis go far beyond weak bones,, TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Older people who break a hip have nearly a 25 percent chance of dying in the next five years, a Canadian study has found. The five-year death rate for those who have a spina...

'Here Comes the Sun': Celebrity Equinox Named in Southampton

MIAMI , July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In formal ceremonies today in the historic port of Southampton, England, before an audience of press, travel agents, and other special guests, Celebrity Cruises' newest ship - Celebrity Equinox - was officially named. After b...

Mt. Lebanon Comes Alive Saturday, August 8th with ULTRAparty

Former Steeler Robin Cole to Appear PITTSBURGH, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Uptown Mt. Lebanon is the place to be Saturday, August 8, as Experience LEBO and Miller Lite present the third annual ULTRAparty , Mt. Lebanon's premiere summer street party event, from ...

Diabetes Screening Comes Home with A1c Testing

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- BioIQ is offering turn-key A1c screening programs to help people assess their risk for diabetes, a devastating disease that impacts tens of millions of Americans. BioIQ's A1c test kits can be distributed at an employer wellness...

Traveling Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall Comes to Seattle

SEATTLE, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dignity Memorial(R) Vietnam Wall, a three-quarter-scale traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be open for public viewing August 14-16, 2009 at Acacia Memorial Park, 14951 Bothell Way NE in Seattle. ...

NEUTROGENA(R) and BabyCenter Sun Survey Finds While 'Mom Knows Best' She Can Learn Even More When it Comes to Sun Protection

LOS ANGELES, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- NEUTROGENA(R), the #1 dermatologist recommended suncare brand, and BabyCenter LLC, the leading online resource for expectant and new moms, released today the results of a Summer Safety Survey that reveals that while moms understand the importance of sun protecti...

Help for Struggling CPAP Users Comes to Sleep HealthCenters in Weymouth

WEYMOUTH, Mass., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Registration is underway for the CPAP SUCCESS GROUP being held at the Sleep Health Center of Weymouth. Sessions begin on Monday, July 6 at 4PM at 541 Main Street in the Stetson Medical Building. THE CPAP SUCCESS GROUP is designed to help struggli...

Photos: New Image Survey Reveals 'Perception Is Reality' When It Comes to Teenagers With Acne

DIGITAL SIMULATION OF ACNE ON CLEAR-SKINNED TEENS REVEALS STARTLING TRUTHS PALM COAST, Fla., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's image-obsessed society where millions of photos are uploaded daily through digital networks such as Facebook and Flickr, how much of an impact can a common skin ...

When It Comes to Lifting, the Pros Have Your Back

Techniques used by professional movers can help reduce risk of serious injury SATURDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Following the example of professional movers can help you reduce the risk of injury the next time you move, says a new study that included 20 men who carried a load on a t...

Equality of the sexes? Not always when it comes to biology

This release is available in French . Montreal, May 11, 2009 When it comes to immunity, men may not have been dealt an equal hand. The latest study by Dr. Maya Saleh, of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University, shows that women have a more power...

The New Face of AD/HD Comes to Capitol Hill

Young Adults with AD/HD Make a Visit to the Halls of Congress This Week to Advocate for Additional Resource and Funding for the Mental Health Disorder WASHINGTON , May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This Friday, May 8 will mark the fourth annual national Children's Mental Health Awarenes...

Community Comes Together to Support Children in Need

Sheboygan Q Mart Stores Break Fundraising Goals To Help Kids with Muscular Dystrophy SHEBOYGAN, Wis., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In these current economic times, many people are trying to cut back their spending, which often means giving less to charities. However, the employees of the 2...

American Society of Anesthesiologists Recent Public Debate Comes to Dead End

CORONA DEL MAR, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Patient Safety Week was March 8-14. Promoting the use of the automated blood pressure device (1979), the pulse oximeter (1983) and the brain activity monitor (1997) was never for personal financial profit. All of these technological devices c...

Dr. America Comes to Obama's Aid, Helps Doctors Digitize

Dr. America Billing, a new medical billing company, announces services that help medical professionals go paperless, gain more time with patients, and prepare for coming changes to the healthcare industry. (PRWEB) April 21, 2009 -- Announcing his plan to modernize healt...

Broadway Comes to New Jersey

Stars Perform to Raise Awareness of Neurological Disease EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., April 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by Dystonia Medical Research Foundation: WHO: Anthony Galde of Wicke d & the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation WHA...

AILA Believes There Has To Be a Better Way When It Comes to the H-1B Lottery

AILA calls on Congress to fix our broken immigration system. AILA believes this reform must include a rational model for giving American businesses timely, targeted and sufficient access to the global workforce of professionals that can open the door to innovation and international markets. ...

Orange County Plastic Surgeon Warns: When It Comes To The Face And Body, The Best Deal Could Cost More

Highly regarded Orange County plastic surgeon, Dr. Michael Niccole says there are plenty of ways to look and feel younger through affordable non-surgical treatments while taking time to research and do the homework before jumping into a more permanent change. Newport Be...

When it comes to intelligence, size matters

This release is available in French . A collaborative study led by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University has demonstrated a positive link between cognitive ability and cortical thickness in the brains of healthy 6 to 18 year olds. The correlation is e...

'Less is more' when it comes to treating high blood pressure

A newly published study found patients actually have more control of their high blood pressure (hypertension) when treated with less medication. The study led by Dr. Ross D. Feldman, a clinical scientist with the Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario recommends a simplif...

Medical Tourism Comes to Macao -- World's Largest Integrative One-Stop Wellness Centre MaloClinicSPA Opens at The Venetian(R) Macao-Resort-Hotel

MACAO, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The MaloClinicSPA, the largest integrative wellness centre of its kind in the world, is soon to open at The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel. The centre will offer the most comprehensive array of world-class medical treatments, spa services and wellness programme...

With Age Comes Greater Risk of Hypothermia

Higher temperatures when inside and more layers when outside are advised SATURDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Older people often focus their wintertime worries on fears of slipping on the ice, but they ought to be equally concerned about the risks of being too cold, advises the U.S. N...

TeeBeeDee Boomer Poll Finds that Health Comes First -- Money is Secondary Concern

Online Boomer Social Network TeeBeeDee surveyed members and found that older Americans are less worried about the current economic crisis and more concerned about staying healthy. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 29, 2009 -- TeeBeeDee ( www.tbd.com ), a social network ...

Autism Speaks Announces Yearlong Partnership With Thomas & Friends (TM) Live! On Stage: A Circus Comes To Town

New Thomas & Friends Stage Show Kicks-off This Month Helping To Increase Autism Awareness Across the Country and Raise Funds for Research. Autism Speaks, the nation's leading autism advocacy organization, announced today a yearlong partnership with Thomas & FriendsTM Live! On Stage: A Ci...

Study: Growth in research comes at a steep price

A study released this month confirms and quantifies what many medical school deans and financial administrators have long understood: Basic science research can be an expensive luxury. The study, which was conducted by the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, found that the s...

New hope for cancer comes straight from the heart

Digitalis-based drugs like digoxin have been used for centuries to treat patients with irregular heart rhythms and heart failure and are still in use today. In the Dec. 16 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine...

Mayo Clinic researchers find tamoxifen's power comes from endoxifen

SAN ANTONIO - Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that a chemical known as endoxifen appears to be the primary metabolite responsible for the effectiveness of tamoxifen in treating breast cancer, and that it works against cancer in an entirely unexpected way. Their study, being presented at...

Gasping Is Good When It Comes to Cardiac Arrest

Those who do have better survival odds, but swift action is needed MONDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Call it what you will -- gasping, gurgling, moaning -- but noisy breathing increases the chances for survival when someone is suffering sudden cardiac arrest, a new study shows. Th...

When It Comes to Prescription Drugs, Get Smart

A well-informed consumer will be a healthy one, too WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Getting a prescription filled is such a routine task, most people do it without thinking about it. And that's potentially a big mistake, according to medical experts -- one that could hamper yo...

Tummy Hurts From Eating Too Much or From Too Many Turns in the Road? Clear Motion & Digestive Aid(TM) Comes to the Rescue

Scientifically Formulated Homeopathic/Herbal Supplement Relieves Motion Sickness, Acid Reflux, Abdominal Distress and General Nausea - Quickly, Naturally and Safely SAN DIEGO, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The season of travel and tempting meals is almost here and though we...

When It Comes to Flu, the More Who Get Vaccine, the Better

While not possible to protect all, studies show shots cut deaths, hospital visits TUESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The more people who get the flu vaccine, the better it is for everyone, according to two new studies. In the first study, researchers from the Institute for Clinica...

World of Grains(TM) - The Cookie That's One Bite Better Comes to a Store Near You

World of Grains(TM) Kicks Off Regional Expansion With Mobile Healthy Living Experience in Greater Boston Area BOSTON, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- World of Grains brand announced today their expansion into the greater Boston market. In celebration, the brand will host a Mobile Healthy Living Expe...

"PEACE of Heart" Campaign Comes to Metro Washington to Help Fight Heart Disease Epidemic among Minorities : Hallmark of Campaign's Health Screening Events Is Personalized Follow-Up

The PEACE of Heart campaign today came to Washington, D.C. and Maryland, launching a third preventive health screening and educational event as part of a national initiative to fight the epidemic of heart disease afflicting African Americans, low-income minority groups and other medically underse...

Teens making poor choices when it comes to riding in vehicles

Nashville, TN Injury prevention experts have long known that teens are less likely than other motorists to wear seat belts while driving. Now, researchers from the Meharry-State Farm Alliance at Meharry Medical College have discovered lack of seat belt use by teen passengers may be an even bigger...

When it comes to abstinence teens, adults aren't speaking the same language

Abstinence can mean different things to adolescents than to adults. That's one reason why abstinence-only programs do not have strong effects in preventing teenage sexual activity, according to new University of Washington research. "Interventions that have been created to encourage abstinen...

What's in a Name? When It Comes to Drugs, Plenty

Doctors and pharmacists struggle to keep pace with medications that sound alike but aren't WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- You say tomato, I say tom ah to. Which is all well and good as long as we're talking about fruits and vegetables -- but not so good if the nurse says "fen...

When it comes to putting, Tiger and Nicklaus might not have best advice

Golfers who heed the advice of instructors to keep their heads perfectly still while putting may be hampering their game, according to a study that examined coordination patterns. The research appears in the July issue of the Journal of Motor Behavior . Tim Lee, professor of kinesiology at...

When it comes to putting, Tiger and Nicklaus

Golfers who heed the advice of instructors to keep their heads perfectly still while putting may be hampering their game, according to a study that examined coordination patterns. The research appears in the July issue of the Journal of Motor Behavior . Tim Lee, professor of kinesiology at...

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 ...

Sour comes after a lemon has gone

The research group led by Professor Makoto Tominaga and Research Assistant Professor Hitoshi Inada (National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan) found that a sour taste receptor, PKD1L3-PKD2L1 channel complex, could be activated by acid stimulus but opened gate only after the rem...

Advanced Digital Mammography System Comes to Vacaville

VACAVILLE, Calif., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sutter Regional Medical Foundation (SRMF) announces that its Vacaville care center has upgraded to digital mammography, offering another advanced tool in screening for breast cancer. Digital mammography, a computerized X-ray of the breast, is one of ...