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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...

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Wound Management Technologies, Inc. Announces Conference Plans in Boston and Additional Clinical Research on CellerateRx(R)

... are becoming a major expense. In the United States alone, when additional costs associated with wound care morbidity are factored in, the total costs soar to over an estimated 200 billion annually. CellerateRx(R)'s performance and cost effectiveness is key element in today's healthcare environment. Being...

Alzheimer's Growth Shows Need for Increased FDA Funding

...mer's Association estimates that without a cure or effective treatments to delay the onset or progression of Alzheimer's disease, the prevalence could soar to 7.7 million people with the disease by 2030 and 16 million by the middle of the century. More information on the Alzheimer's Association report can...

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Health costs soar as 60 million Americans classed as obese

A new method for manipulating macromolecules has been developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The technique uses double-stranded DNA to direct the behavior of other molecules. In previous DNA nanotechnology efforts, duplex DNA has been used as a static lattice...

Argonne to showcase science and technology at community open house

...t will feature interactive exhibits, hands-on demonstrations, engaging presentations and tours of Argonne's unique facilities. Let your imagination soar as you learn about the wonders of science, explore technology innovation and experience Argonne's research firsthand with experiences like: Strap...

Jeepers creepers: Climate change threatens endangered honeycreepers

... "Unfortunately," said study co-author, USGS scientist Dr. Dennis LaPointe, "this seasonal movement happens at the same time that mosquito populations soar at mid-elevations, which fuels high disease-transmission rates there. There's a continuous source of disease-susceptible birds each fall." Although...

A longer lasting tumor blocker

...obbing the tumors of the structural support they need to grow. Meanwhile, the scaffold of mice treated with anti-VEGF remained intact. M-CSF levels soar in patients with osteosarcoma (a malignant bone cancer), breast cancer and prostate cancer, making these cancers potentially the most responsive to M-...

Decreasing insulin resistance prevents obesity-related cardiovascular damage

...icine and Graduate Studies. Over time, the body gets in the vicious cycle of making more insulin and paying less attention to it. Blood glucose levels soar while the body has decreased ability to use or discard the fuel. To make matters work, PTP1B is over-expressed in obesity, further hampering the body'...

Algae could one day be major hydrogen fuel source

... ARGONNE, Ill. (April 1, 2008) As gas prices continue to soar to record highs, motorists are crying out for an alternative that wont cramp their pocketbooks. Scientists at U.S. Department of Energys Argonne Na...

Sunshine pill for prostate cancer in 2009

...xotere for three weeks out of every four. Business analysts say Asentar is a potential blockbuster, because prostate cancer rates are expected to soar in the next few years. But James is not so sure. 'A confounding factor is that if you go looking for more cases of cancer, you will find them. But thi...

UCLA: How does your brain respond when you think about gambling or taking risks?

...s likely to extend your life but poses some risk that you will not survive the operation? Should you invest in a risky startup company whose stock may soar even though you could lose your entire investment? In the Jan. 26 issue of the journal Science, UCLA psychologists present the first neuroscience rese...

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Antiviral Drugmaker Shares Soar as Swine Flu Spreads; Beacon Equity Issues Stock Alerts on: HEB, GNBT, BCRX, DVAX, NVAX, SVA

DALLAS, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- BeaconEquity.com announces the availability of Stock Alerts on stocks making news today. As the influenza dominates the headlines, several biopharmaceutical stocks are parading up the charts. So how does swine flu affect the markets? Check out a video chart f...

Neogen Named to Fortune's List of 40 Stocks 'To Retire On'

... its Fortune 40 list in 2002, stating: "We wanted to assemble a diversified, dependable portfolio of stocks for the long term - a selection that could soar when the market did but also hold steady during darker times." "We are pleased any time we receive independent recognition of Neogen's outstandi...

Consumers Looking to Sustainable Food Production to Feed Global Population

...ows Stable Attitudes on Using Biotechnology for Food Production Washington, D.C. (Vocus) October 23, 2008 -- As food prices soar and the need to feed more people with fewer resources becomes increasingly challenging, new International Food Information Council (IFIC) research s...

Research Triangle Area Health Care Collaborative Launches Bridges to Excellence(R) Initiative to Improve Quality and Lower Costs

...acher, president, US Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, agrees. "Chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, are causing health care costs to soar while patients' health declines." He suggests a three-part solution to provide better care and lower costs: preventive efforts that keep people health...

Wisconsin must produce more science-savvy students to remain competitive

...hats especially true for K-12 children who are poor or come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The supply of technically trained workers in America would soar if we simply used the young people we already have to their highest potential. Wisconsin schools, tech colleges and universities have what it takes...

Debate over `intelligent design' is a not-so-wise diversion from science education

...at's especially true for K-12 children who are poor or come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The supply of technically trained workers in America would soar if we simply used the young people we already have to their highest potential. The debate over evolution and intelligent design is nothing more tha...

Job hunting the Air Google way

... Silicon Valley's current enfants terrible Googles brilliant duo have given the global populace wings to soar over towns and cities, and the flights include everything except peanuts. Fasten your seat belts. Consider these two observations: First, every hal...

In western Wisconsin, the innovation economy is growing

...nty alone (St. Croix) demonstrate. Between 2000 and 2004, the population of St. Croix County grew by 17.7 percent to 74,339 - and it is expected to soar over 80,000 by 2010. Per capita income grew by 18 percent between 1997 and 2002 and has continued to surge beyond the statewide average. By most me...

While schools combat low tech enrollment, are businesses contributing to IT workforce woes?

...de girls with interactive STEM experiences. The projects include Women soar , which has established a relationship with the Experimental Aircraft Asso...ophomore this fall at Monroe High School, a mentoring experience with Women soar has made all the difference in how she views the future. Weeden, who wil...

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Interneuron

... Name: Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Corporate Profile for Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ... ... Interneuron ... Interneuron shares soar after study finds Redux may not be as ... The news propelled Interneuron stock up 2-1/4 points to 12 ... Most types of interneuron innervate pr...