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Fat Reduction Market in Europe to Soar Despite Economic Downturn

WALTHAM, Mass., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the fat reduction device market will experience the highest growth of all body contouring devices in Europe through 2013. MRG's European...

Hip Arthroscopy Procedures to Soar Through 2013

WALTHAM, Mass., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, over 30,000 hip arthroscopy procedures were performed in 2008 -- a number set to grow at an average annual growth rate of over 15% over the next five...

Fruit flies soar as lab model, drug screen for the deadliest of human brain cancers

LA JOLLA, CAFruit flies and humans share most of their genes, including 70 percent of all known human disease genes. Taking advantage of this remarkable evolutionary conservation, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies transformed the fruit fly into a laboratory model for an inno...

Melanoma Rates Soar Among Younger Women

But rates of the cancer in young men haven't changed, study says THURSDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are increasing sharply among younger women in the United States, but not among younger men, a new study says. "These findings...

Medicare Costs Soar for Cancer Care

Expenditures will continue to rise as the population ages, experts say TUESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Treating elderly cancer patients for five years costs Medicare $21.1 billion, and these costs are expected to increase dramatically as the population ages, a new study says. ...

Cases of Age-Related Farsightedness to Soar

Presbyopia already affects more than 1 billion people worldwide, study says TUESDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- More than 1 billion people worldwide had age-related farsightedness -- called presbyopia -- in 2005. And about 410 million of those people were unable to perform tasks tha...

Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar

Increased expenses for chemotherapy may affect treatment decisions, expert says TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Costs for treating Medicare patients with cancer increased substantially from 1991 to 2002, researchers report. The upward trend, seen with breast, lung and colorecta...

Diabetes Rates Continue to Soar

Trend will lead to health and economic trouble for U.S., report says MONDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans being diagnosed with and also living with type 2 diabetes is soaring, presenting a major health and economic crisis for the United States, a new study report...

Skin Cancer Rates Soar In Warmer Regions Of UK

Experts are voicing their concerns as cases of the deadly melanoma continue to rise over Britain and especially in sunny West Country regions like Cornwall . According to dermatologists, though the summers get increasingly hot each year, Britons are still not aware of how to protect themselves...

Diabetes Rates Soar High in NSW

In the past two decades the incidence of diabetes in NSW has grown two-fold, according to a recent study. // Obesity which is one of the major contributing factors is also on the increase and presently 50% of the adult and 25% of the child population is on the overweight or obese side. In...

Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Soar In North UK

According to The Journal - Newcastle-upon-Tyne, there is an acute failure to deal with the soaring rates of sexually transmitted diseases in the North of the UK//. Patients with such diseases are able to get proper attention from the concerned clinics. The report says that sexually transmitted ...

Bihar Health Officials Worried As Polio Cases Soar

The significant increase in the incidence of Polio in Bihar state has led to much panic and confusion amongst the state health officials. The state stands unparalled with respect to the number of polio cases in the country. // A massive polio immunization programme for provision of polio drops to ...

HIV Cases at Tihar Jail Soar

The number of HIV cases among the inmates of Tihar Jail in the national capital has increased three-fold in the past five years, an official report// said here Thursday. In 2006, 36 inmates were found suffering from the disease as compared to 12 in 2002, Minister of State for Home Affairs S. ...

Suicide Rates in Children Soar

According to a latest Government data, there is an alarming rise in suicides in youth population. Health authorities feel that this could be linked to the plummeting sale of// antidepressants. This data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also indicated that youth in their...

Premiums for Health insurance Soar

An annual survey of employers has revealed that premiums for employer-based health insurance has risen over twice as fast as overall inflation and wages, Fo the seventh straight year.// The Kaiser Family Foundation, which is a nonprofit educational group and the Health Research and Educational...

UK Plastic surgeons cash in as cosmetic operations soar

Cosmetic enhancement has fuelled a booming industry and turned plastic surgeons into millionaires in the U.K. More than 22,000 operations were carried out on men and women in 2005, an increase of 35 per cent on 2004. The number of women // opting for cosmetic surgery increased by a third to 19,6...

Aurora Health Care Sponsors Education Event to Improve Care for the Elderly

...tp://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090303/CG78204LOGO-b ) The need for such education is critical. The number of older adults in the US will soar to 70 million by 2030, when nearly 20 percent of the population will be 65 or older. At the same time a persistent shortage of geriatric caregivers is...

Aethlon Medical Releases Shareholder Letter to Discuss the Treatment of Hepatitis-C Virus (HCV)

...er disease resulting from HCV infection is anticipated to jump to $85 billion in the next two decades. As a result, Medicare costs are anticipated to soar 500%, from $5 billion to $30 billion. As the stakes to treat HCV are high, the competition for new drugs is intense with more than sixty treatment ca...

How Prepared are America's Communities to Handle the Aging Boom?

...n 2006 and will be 65 in 2011. This rapidly aging population will hit its peak in 2030 when the number of people over age 65 in the United States will soar to 71.5 million, double the figure for 2000, or one in every five Americans. "This is both a challenge and an opportunity to make our communitie...

Pregnancy Magazine Touts Web Site Designed by Vitamin as 'Web Site We Can't Live Without'

...noteworthy web project," says Amanda Karfakis, president/CEO of Vitamin. "We are especially excited to have the pleasure of watching Angela's business soar from concept to reality to a widely recognized resource in such a short period of time. She is providing valuable content on a topic that people want ...

Sunrise Senior Living Communities to Show HBO's The Alzheimer's Project

...nd most-feared illness in America behind cancer, and may affect as many as five million Americans. As Baby Boomers reach retirement, that number could soar to more than 11 million by 2040, and have a huge economic impact on America's already fragile healthcare system. "As more seniors develop cogniti...

New P.E. Drug Approved In Europe While Premature Ejaculation Cure Remains Out of Reach to American Men

... Demand for one of the leading, anti-premature ejaculation formulas is expected to soar after regulatory approvals for the first medicine for premature ejaculation are granted outside of the United States. Los A...

New book series renews call for ban on gambling

...tor of the three-volume series. "They know that you can't gamble yourself to prosperity. It actually makes everything worse." Personal bankruptcies soar 18 to 42 percent in areas with casinos, crime jumps 10 percent and rates for new addicted gamblers double, according to the nearly 3,000-page series, ...

Sodexo Receives 2009 Disability Matters Award

...w York City, in April. During its first year, soar made great strides towards its goal to create a cu...n disability awareness for employees. In addition, soar spearheaded a series of events and webinars with t... Staff from Sodexo's Talent Acquisition Group and soar members have been reaching out to national and reg...

Limited resources, unlimited needs: Americans should ration health care, says MSU ethicist

... EAST LANSING, Mich. As health care costs soar past $2.5 trillion and more than 47 million people remain uninsured, Americans must be willing to give up certain medical options to ensure health car...

Mice Study Shows How 'Fat Gene' Works

... but people won't do them," Weiss said. "People are not comfortable following long-term diet and exercise plans." And with obesity rates continuing to soar in the United States, "we need medical approaches," he said. More information There's more on obesity at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

Nano World Headquarters Positioned to Boost U.S. Economy

...cted to impact the global economy by 3.1 trillion dollars by 2015. Strikingly, the total volume of nano-related products sold globally is expected to soar past that of oil & gas in the next 10 to 20 years. NWHQ will provide an important avenue for innovation and foster the growth of new nano business...

Blitzkrieg Declared On American Medicine

...s the interoperable electronic medical record. This is needed for controlling and monitoring doctors, and rationing their care. Demand will inevitably soar if care seems to be "free" or nearly so to millions of newly insured. Increasingly severe rationing of sickness care will be unavoidable. Electronic s...

Take Taste Buds on a Trip Around the World This Holiday Season

...tenderloin, which is as lean as a skinless chicken breast and a great option to incorporate into heavier holiday menus. As consumers watch food prices soar and tighten the purse strings on holiday spending, pork also is priced more economically than some other choices in the meat case, making it a cost-ef...

Nothing Has Stopped This Woman--MS, Divorce, Abuse, Trauma--How to Live Adventurously and Fearlessly No Matter What Happens

... soar Unafraid: Learning to Trust No Matter What by Jo F... Battle Ground, WA (PRWEB) December 2, 2008 -- soar Unafraid: Learning to Trust No Matter What by Jo F...and the adventure really began. Jo was learning to soar Unafraid. Jo horse-packed into the Rockies wit...

THE CURE FOR CANCER? Documentary Film Defies the American Medical Community's Prescribed Treatments for Cancer and Chronic Disease

...e multi-billion dollar medical industry has made it their mission to dismiss the notion of alternative and natural cures. As chronic disease rates soar in this country, THE BEAUTIFUL TRUTH shines a light on a little-known but a much-reviled (by the American Medical Association) cure for cancer known a...

Aflac Duck Gives Back

...e nation." This year, as in years past, the Holiday Duck is dressed to thrill even the most finicky shoppers in its wintry garb, and it is likely to soar off of shelves. Since 2001, Aflac has sold thousands of Holiday Ducks, raising more than $2 million for the cure and treatment of pediatric cancer. Th...

Medical Debt Sending Many Over Financial Brink

... TUESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) --Since 1999, Keith and Deborah Krinsky of Magalia, Calif., have seen their health insurance deductible soar from $1,000 to $10,000. And their health-care costs have put them in a financial hole. A combination of Keith's chronic asthma and potential hea...

Booz & Company Study Finds Top Corporate Spenders on R&D Boosted Investments to Nearly Half a Trillion Dollars in 2007

...Booz & Company analysis found that lower engineering labor rates explain only a third of moves to site R&D facilities overseas, as labor costs soar in many low-cost countries. The study found there is still some money to be saved by arbitraging labor costs – those investing more than 10% in ...

Tag, You're Healthy!

...research conducted by Open Society Institute in Baltimore found that schools that partnered with Sports4Kids saw conflict resolution on the playground soar and suspension rates plummet. Further research by the Harvard Family Research Project, which tracked Sports4Kids at a Boston elementary school over th...

New Survey Reveals How Much Employers Spend on Incentives for Health Management Programs

... person per year. "More than three out of four major employers are using health and wellness programs in an effort to rein in costs that continue to soar year after year," said John Engler, president and CEO of NAM. "But trinkets and t-shirts aren't enough to motivate employees for the long term. Employ...

New Sun Shower(TM) Superfood Smoothies

...ntioxidant vitamins A, C, & E. Fortified with 20-plus essential vitamins, nutrients, amino acids, electrolytes and herbs. Grab a few G's and soar through life healthy(TM). 2. Strength (Protein Smoothie-Orange Crme) -- Fuels and repairs muscles. This powerhouse is packed with 30 grams o...

PCMA Response to New York Times Article on Biotech Medicine Costs

...has missed another opportunity to explain the real reasons behind increased spending on biotech medications. In the April 14, 2008 piece, 'Co-payments soar for Drugs with High Prices,' the Times blames employers and plan sponsors for the high cost of biotech treatments. Then, in a piece dated tomorrow, 'P...

Diabetes' Toll Continues to Grow

... clinical nurse specialist for the University of Michigan and a past president of the American Diabetes Association. Health care costs are expected to soar as more people with diabetes complications fill doctors' offices and emergency rooms. Even the U.S. economy will be affected as potentially healthy...

AHIP Statement on New York Attorney General's Announcement

...sents an opportunity to shed light on one of the root causes of rising health care costs in America. "At a time when the costs of medical services soar above inflation every year, health insurance plans' tools and techniques are mitigating the damage done to consumers and employers. Last year, health ...