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UC design research points the way so you won't get lost at the hospital

Help is on the way for anyone who has ever gotten lost at a hospital or other health-care setting. That help is in the form of health-care signage symbols being developed by design students at the University of Cincinnati and three other U.S. universities. These symbols will be tested this f...

What you eat depends on with whom you eat

Hamilton, ON. August 5, 2009 If you are a woman who dines with a man, chances are you choose food with fewer calories than if you dine with a woman. That is one of the findings in a study conducted by researchers at McMaster University. The results appear in the online version of the internati...

Patients Issue Summer Call to Action: 'We Need You to Donate Blood -- NOW'

NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Three New York Blood Center (NYBC) patients are taking to the airwaves to recruit new blood donors, and encourage existing blood donors to donate blood NOW. Demand for blood has been very high this summer from the 200 hospitals served by NYBC and its regional...

Finding a Dentist Can Be Easier Than You Think

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Are you looking for a new dentist? Perhaps you moved to a new area or your dentist is retiring? The search for a new dentist can be both time consuming and stressful, but, it doesn't have to be. The Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA)...

Learning Takes Place When You Get Things Right

Brain cells tune in on success, monkey experiment finds THURSDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- It is often stated that people learn from their mistakes, but new research sugests people may figure out more from their successes than from their failures. In experiments with monkeys, res...

In Case You Missed It: The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus: A Bipartisan Plan on Health Care? Try Two

Says BPC's health care proposal "would expand coverage and control costs" WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In today's Washington Post, columnist Ruth Marcus praised the Bipartisan Policy Center's (BPC) plan for reforming health care, entitled: "Cros...

realbuzz.com Helps you Deconstruct Your Diet

LONDON, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- realbuzz.com offers you a straight path through the weight-loss maze with the best way to give your diet the overhaul! With recent reports even suggesting that calorie counting could make you fat, we at realbuzz show you how to sort your food from the fad. There...

When You Make Things That Get Implanted in People, Small Things Count

PASO ROBLES, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On a routine day, Specialty Silicone Fabricators in Paso Robles, California, will make silicone micro-implants such as surgical drains, catheter systems, intravenous drug delivery devices and pacemaker leads. What is not routine is the incredibly p...

Norma McCorvey (Formerly Roe of Roe vs. Wade), Randall Terry, and Over 30 Anti Abortion Activists From 7 States To Confront Nancy Pelosi Over 'Health Care' Reform. Their Message: 'Expect a Tax Revolt. If You Think We Will Willingly Surrender Our Money To

At 3:30 PM, Tuesday, July 28, over 30 pro-life activists to descend on Speaker Pelosi's office at 235 Cannon House Office Building. 'Fireworks' expected. WASHINGTON, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by Randall Terry, Director, Operation Resc...

DURECT Corporation Invites You to Join Its Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

CUPERTINO, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with DURECT Corporation's (Nasdaq: DRRX ) second quarter 2009 financial results press release, you are invited to listen to the conference call that will be broadcast live over the internet on Monday, August 3, 2009 a...

What the Medical Biller Knows (That You Should Know)

DENVER, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Because nearly everyone struggles with medical bills, medical billing and practice management firm Clinic Service Corporation of Denver is offering some tips on how you can best use and pay for your health care services. The firm is one of Colorado's oldes...

Photos: Don't Let Them See You Sweat This Summer

PIPERSVILLE, Pa., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- For the millions of Americans suffering from hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating, the body's mechanism for cooling itself is overactive and can cause sweat production that is up to four or five times more than normal. While some people may only thi...

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. Invites You to Join Its Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Earnings Webcast

BATESVILLE, Ind., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.'s, (NYSE: HRC ) fiscal 2009 third quarter earnings release will be issued Thursday, August 6, 2009. You are invited to participate in a webcast the following morning on August 7, 2009, at 8 a.m. EDT. Earn...

Mandate for Health Insurance: Inconvenient Truths About How It Will Affect You and Your Family

WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There are many provisions in the House Tri-Committee health reform bill (H.R. 3200) that concern citizens who care greatly about the freedom to choose their health care. Some of the key concerns are that the bill: * Eliminates Exi...

Urban Caucus Chair Says Healthcare Reform Means You Can Have Your Care and Keep It Too

WASHINGTON ., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Chairman of the Congressional Urban Caucus, release d this statement today as the three House Committees with jurisdiction over health policy introduce the American Affordable Health Choices Act:...

Healthy Diet, Exercise Keeps Mind Sharp As You Age

New research finds eating healthy, moderate activity are protective TUESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Eat right, exercise and hope that your genes don't predispose you to dementia. That's the recipe for preserving cognitive function as you age, according to four new studies that ...

Buyer Beware! Know What You're Getting When You Buy Online Genetic Tests

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- They may offer to predict your baby's height, eye color, or athletic ability, and they may even suggest they can predict your risk for cancer, diabetes, Parkinson disease or obesity. But many of those at-home genetic tests (also known as ...

Spa Chefs Prepare You for a Healthy Summer

LEXINGTON, Ky., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Strawberries are ripe, tomatoes are plump and watermelons are juicy...it must be summertime! Eating healthy as part of leading a spa lifestyle is easier than you might think -- by visiting local farmers' markets and food co-ops, you can buy locally and healt...

Covance Inc. Invites You to Join the Webcast of Its Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call

PRINCETON, N.J., July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with its second quarter 2009 earnings release (expected to be issued after market close on July 29, 2009), Covance Inc. (NYSE: CVD ) is pleased to invite you to listen to its quarterly investor conference call that will be broadcas...

This Summer, EyeCare America and Celebrity Chefs Want You to Feast Your Eyes on Eye Healthy Foods

National Non-profit Says That Healthy Eating Habits and a Free Eye Exam May Delay Age-related Macular Degeneration San Francisco, CA (Vocus) July 1, 2009 -- This Summer, EyeCare America , has teamed up with celebrity chefs from across the country to provide healthy su...

Before You Take the Plunge ... Kessler Offers 10 Important Tips on Water Safety

WEST ORANGE, N.J., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer is here and along with days spent at the pool, lake or ocean comes the increased risk of water-related injuries. In fact, diving is among the leading causes of spinal cord and traumatic head injuries in the United States today. "Diving is argu...

'How to Change Someone You Love' Offers Help to Those Who Feel Powerless in the Face of Addiction

SEABROOK, N.J., June 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seabrook House is proud to announce their sponsorship of "How to Change Someone You Love" seminars in coordination with Brad Lamm, BRI-I, CAI. Founder of Intervention Specialists, author of "How to Change Someone You Love" and a nationally r...

Premium Latex Condom Donation by IBI Synergy, Inc. Are You Looking For a Few Good Latex Condoms?

Due to an overstock in Premium Brand Nonoxyl-9 (N-9) latex clear and color condoms, IBI Synergy, Inc. is looking for organizations/individuals that are interested in receiving a donation of up to 800 cases of Premium latex condoms. Each case contains 1,000 condoms with the minimum donation being...

After Major Ruling on Unsafe Lead Levels in Paint, Experts Reveal How You Can Ensure Your Kids Are Safe

ANAHEIM, Calif., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattel, Inc. and its subsidiary, Fisher-Price, have been fined $2.3 million for importing and selling toys containing high levels of lead. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the toymaker violated a federal ban on lead paint in toys. The co...

New Fitness Website Offers a No Gym, No Equipment, No Excuses Workout Solution: SqueezeItIn.com Challenges You to Let Life Be Your Workout

WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Multitask Productions LLC is changing the way you think about exercise by launching SqueezeItIn.com --a website and online community featuring dynamic videos of exercises and a content-rich blog designed to help you make simple, effective exercises a part of yo...

Have a Purpose in Life? You Might Live Longer

Longevity joins physical, psychological health as potential benefits,, TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- If you have a purpose in life -- lofty or not -- you'll live longer, a new study shows. It doesn't seem to matter much what the purpose is, or whether the purpose involves a ...

New L.A. Experience Not Only Leaves You Feeling Good but Looking Great

Spa 7 Cosmetic & Laser Center Opens at LA's Landmark Burke Williams as Part of Growing Day Spa plus Medical Spa Trend WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- After walking into Burke Williams Day Spa's front doors and enjoying the amenities from sauna, steam, citrus infused water ...

ResponsibleShopper.org: What Do You Know About The Companies In Your Medicine Cabinet?

New "Big Pharma" Section Added to Green America's Web Site for Concerned Consumers; GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Rated Highest, While Novartis, Abbott, Pfizer and Sanofi Aventis Bring Up Rear. WASHINGTON, June 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Are the corporations in your medicine cabinet good compa...

Asthma rates and where you live

Chicago, Ill. --- Neighborhoods with restaurants, entertainment, cultural facilities and ethnic diversity have lower asthma rates in the city of Chicago than neighborhoods where residents are less likely to move, and where there are more churches and not-for-profit facilities. Published in the...

SHOW DAD YOU LOVE HIS FACE

For Father's Day, Forget The Usual With A Gift That Does Wonders For His Skin Dermagenics Physician Formulated Anti-Wrinkle Moisturizer PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Forget ties and cologne for Father's Day. This year, give Dad something he secretly desires but may no...

While you were sleeping

It has been linked to learning impairment, stroke and premature death. Now research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has found that snoring associated with sleep apnoea may impair brain function more than previously thought. Sufferers of obstructive sleep apnoea experience similar...

Want to Stop Cancer? You Can, Experts Say

Lifestyle changes have been shown to lower odds, even for those at higher risk,,,, WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Although some believe that certain people are destined to get cancer and nothing can be done to change their fate, that's just not the case, experts say. Even pe...

Do Good When You Shop: Buy Produce and Raise Money for Kids

Meijer Stores and Produce for Kids(R) raise money for local children's hospitals GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- During these challenging economic times, it can be difficult to make charitable giving a priority, but Meijer Stores is partnering with Produce for Kids(R) on behalf ...

Convenient Safety Magnets Tell You What To Do In An Emergency

Company Makes it Easy to Remember CPR Instructions CHANDLER, Ariz., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Years ago, you took a class in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). At the time you knew what to do if someone was having a heart attack, but now, it's not so clear. Is CPR thirty compressions or sixty?...

Video: truth(R) Asks: 'Do You Have What it Takes?'

New Campaign Explores Decisions Made by the Tobacco Industry, Impact on Americans WASHINGTON, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Each and every day in America, 1,200 people die from tobacco-related diseases -- from heart disease and cancers, to emphysema and strokes. The latest advertising cam...

Social Security Disability Backlog Worsens, So Make Sure You Qualify Before You Apply

Contact an SSDI representation company to learn if you could be eligible for benefits before you apply; average wait times for initial applications will jump by 20 percent this year Belleville, IL (Vocus) June 1, 2009 -- The Social Security Disability Insurance applicat...

Not Feeling Well? Can't Leave the Office? The Doctor Will See You Now

HOUSTON, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicine At Work, the first company to enable physician services to the workplace using advanced video telemedicine technology, has secured full-time physician staffing for its clients. All services are provided by emergency medicine and internal medicine physician...

If You Could Travel to Mars, Would You Go?

The Health Museum in Houston, Texas to be Site of Facing Mars ' U.S. Premiere HOUSTON, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On May 30, 2009, the John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science, also called The Health Museum, will launch the U.S. premiere of Facing Mars . The...

It's How You Listen That Counts

Evergreen Speech & Hearing Clinic presents a safe listening concert at the Kirkland Teen Union Building this Saturday Kirkland, Wash. (Vocus) May 26, 2009 -- This Saturday, May 30th at 8pm, audiologists from Evergreen Speech and Hearing Clinic will join forces wi...

H1N1: What You Should Know

DALLAS, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Gonzalo Venegas, M.D., has issued the following press release: As a Dallas-based physician, there has been a recent flurry of panic about the H1N1 (swine influenza). School districts closed down. Intramural sports statewide were cancelled. Some even sug...