Midwest Medical Aesthetics Helps Defy Nature and Wrinkles with Artefill
LEAWOOD, Kan., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Medical Aesthetics has selected Artefill, the first and only FDA-approved microsphere-enhanced collagen filler for the correction of smile lines, to help patients defy nature and wrinkles. Kathleen Stegman, RN, M.A. has been an avid Arte...Coastal Contacts Helps Students Set Sights on Good Grades with $19.95 Glasses
Coastal Contacts, the world's largest online retailer of contact lenses and eyeglasses, launches their Back-To-School Kids Glasses Deals, aiming to help kids and teens in need of vision correction to afford eyeglasses for the new school year. Vancouver, BC (Vocus) Augus...Smart Choices Program helps shoppers identify food and beverage choices
This summer, the Smart Choices Program TM will appear on hundreds of products in supermarkets and other retail outlets across the country. This first-ever uniform front-of-pack nutrition labeling program, developed by a diverse coalition of scientists, nutritionists, consumer organizations and foo...New Book Helps Those with Bipolar Disorder Manage Diets - and Lives
Author Sarah Freeman recently published a new book entitled, " The Bipolar Diet: Managing Mood, Food and Weight ." The book is designed to provide a roadmap for those with bipolar disorder on improving diet and making lifestyle changes that can improve both mental and physical health. ...Calcium Scan of Arteries Helps Spot Big Trouble
Study shows it predicts severe events in those with known heart disease WEDNESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Adding a scan for calcium in the heart arteries to a standard test of blood vessel function helps predict which people with known coronary disease are likely to develop seriou...DNA Helps Reunite Children With Their Families
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Of the 600,000-800,000 people trafficked across international borders each year, 50 percent are under 17. It is estimated that by 2010, human trafficking will be the No. 1 crime worldwide. Arthur Eisenberg, Ph.D., professor a...Online H1N1 Management: FairChoice Helps Schools Respond to Infectious Disease on Campus
NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- FairChoice Systems has announced an expansion of FairChoice Health, its campus health management service, in response to rising concern about H1N1 (Swine Flu). FairChoice Health empowers campus health officers to alert students about disease prevention,...Exercise Helps Prevent Age-Related Brain Changes in Older Adults
CHICAGO, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Older adults who exercise regularly show increased cerebral blood flow and a greater number of small blood vessels in the brain, according to findings presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). ...Breakthrough Mapping of Alzheimer's Genome Helps ID Four New Suspect Genes
BOSTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four novel genes that may significantly increase the risk of the most common form of late-onset Alzheimer's have been identified by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, as reported in the November 7th issue of Amer...NJ-Based Surgeon Helps Pioneer Dramatic Advance in Treating Damaged Discs
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A longstanding and fruitful collaboration between researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Neuchtel in Switzerland, together with contributions from colleagues in Munich and the US, has produced another first: the successful manipulation of a crop plant to...New computer simulation helps explain folding in important cellular protein
Athens, Ga. Most parts of living organisms come packaged with ribbons. The ribbons are proteinschains of amino acids that must fold into three-dimensional structures to work properly. But when for any reason the ribbons fold incorrectly, bad things can happen, and in humans misfolded-protein diso...Test helps in fight against lung infections and for treating other life-threatening infections
Edmonton, Alberta A new test developed by Edmonton-based Innovotech™ Inc. will now allow doctors to more accurately identify the right antibiotics required to treat serious, chronic infections that are biofilm based. With more than 80 per cent of infections in the developed world caused by...University of Toronto helps to 'barcode' the world's plants
An international team of scientists, including botanists from the University of Toronto, have identified a pair of genes which can be used to catalogue the world's plants using a technique known as DNA barcoding a rapid and automated classification method that uses a short genetic marker in an or...Sticky protein helps reinforce fragile muscle membranes
A new study by scientists at the University of Iowa shows why muscle membranes don't rupture when healthy people exercise. The findings shed light on a mechanism that appears to protect cells from mechanical stress. The study, which appears online July 20-24 in Proceedings of the National Acad...Spring cold snap helps with stream ecosystem research
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 23, 2009 -- A rare April freeze in 2007 provided researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory with further evidence that climate change could have negative effects on stream and forest ecosystems. As warm weather arrives sooner in many parts of ...Quantros ACE Helps East Jefferson General Hospital Achieve Best-in-Class Performance
New Case Study Details Productivity Gains, Process Improvements Realized with Quantros Accreditation and Compliance Excellence Solution San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 21, 2009 -- Quantros, a leading provider of safety and quality software and professional services solut...High-Tech 'Smart' Face Mask Helps Hong Kong Families Combat Swine Flu
HONG KONG, July 6 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Beginning today, Hong Kong people and their children will have direct access to Filligent's patented anti- microbial face mask, the BioMask(TM). The revolutionary mask, which traps and kills germs like H1N1 upon contact, was launched at Asia's leading dru...New Hospital Energy Performance Service Helps Hospitals Cut Energy Costs by 25% or More
NEEDHAM, Mass., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Hospital Energy Performance Service can help hospitals to improve both building systems performance and energy efficiency by 25% or more -- with much of the savings linked to low-cost modifications. The service is available from Environmen...Swine Flu a Reminder: Using Hand Sanitizers Like Remi-D Helps Fight Infection
No Alcohol, All-Natural Formula Avoids Pitfalls of Alcohol-Based Sanitizers CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- When widespread illness hits, it's easy for individuals to feel helpless to protect themselves and their loved ones. Fortunately, an important way to prevent infection and the...Guava® Personal Cell Analysis 96 System from Guava Technologies
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