Wants

The US Drug Watchdog Expands its Zicam Investigation and Wants to Hear From All Users Who Lost Their Sense of Smell

According to the US Drug Watchdog, "we want to hear from any Zicam Nasal Gel or Zicam Nasal Swab user who has lost their sense of smell." The group says, "on June 16, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers to stop using products marketed over-the-counter as c...

Schwarzenegger Wants To Eliminate Home Care For 400,000 Elderly, Blind and Disabled Californians

"Outrageous" Proposal Would All But Destroy the IHSS Program SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gov. Schwarzenegger today proposed catastrophic cuts in the In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program that would all but destroy the program, which provides home care for more t...

Association Wants One Million People to Commit to CPR Training

DALLAS, May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senior offensive tackle Matt Nader felt like his chest exploded when he collapsed on the sidelines at his high school football game. Quick action by his parents who knew cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the availability of an onsite automated exte...

Alliance for Patient Access Wants Health Care Code of Conduct

Insurers Negatively Affect Patient Care, Interfere with Prescribed Therapies SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California chapter of the Alliance for Patient Access (AfPA), a national network of over 250 physicians with the shared mission of ensuring and protecting pat...

Consumer Group Wants Public to Share Profits From Federally Funded Stem Cell and Medical Research

Lauds Lifting of Ban and Calls on President Obama to Follow Policies Established by California Stem Cell Agency SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today praised President Obama for lifting Bush era restrictions on federal funding of stem cell research a...

Guam's First Lady of Fitness Wants You to Look Good Without Clothes

51-year-old Mona Roberts proves "50 is the new 30" in groundbreaking new calendar HAGATNA, Guam, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Mona Roberts has published the island's first au natural calendar to promote her "Look Good Naked" theme for women of ALL ages. The 51-year-old native Chamorrita is beautif...

Why Your Pet Wants You to Read 'Trust Me: I'm Not a Veterinarian!': Jim Schwartz's New Book Is a Self-Defense Manual for Animal Guardians

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Your animal buddy can't read it. Your vet may not read it. But you can read it for your pet -- and that may save your pet's life. That's the reason Jim Schwartz wrote the book: to save one dog at a time; to stop har...

FDA Wants New Diabetes Drugs Tested for Heart Risks

Companies must now show their drugs don't increase chances of cardiac trouble WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now asking all companies looking for approval of new type 2 diabetes medications to undertake studies that determine whether the...

New Poll Shows Public Worried About Medicare Cuts Impact on Seniors, Boomers - Wants Congress To Act

WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eight out of 10 Americans are concerned about access to care for seniors' and baby boomers because of government cuts to physicians caring for Medicare patients, according to a new public poll released today by the American Medical Association (A...

British Woman Who Has inherited Breast Cancer Wants to Spread Awareness

"The beast" has felled her mother, her older sister, five of her aunts, one great, great aunt and six of her cousins . Another cousin in the United States has just found out that "the beast" has attacked her too. "I feel like I'm standing in the middle of the M25 waiting for a lorry to hit ...

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Wants in Medical Technology

Inspiration for 'My Sister's Keeper' Speaks Out

... Couple wants to Promote Dialogue On Ethical Issues Raised by Novel, Motion Picture DENVER, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The acknowledged inspiration for Jodi Picou...

AUA Guideline: Full Kidney Removal Not Necessary for All Kidney Tumors

...iofrequency ablation), performed either percutaneously or laparoscopically, is an appealing treatment option for the patient at high surgical risk who wants active treatment and accepts the need for long-term radiographic surveillance. Counseling about thermal ablation should include a balanced discussion ...

New Study Confirms That the Supports Intensity Scale Assessment is Effective in Measuring the Support Needs of People With Intellectual Disability and Making Funding Decisions

... do. The Supports Intensity Scale on the other hand, measures the level and intensity of support a person needs to do whatever the individual needs or wants to do in life. In the study conducted by six researchers, including four of the original SIS authors, 274 people with intellectual disabilities ...

New Survey Explores the Impact of Insulin Injections and Communications Between Patients and Healthcare Providers

...cellent resource for answers concerning quality of life and day-to-day concerns with diabetes management. The Injection Impact Report Discussion Group wants patients to utilize their diabetes educator in dealing with any issues around injections, and also encourages physicians to work with diabetes educato...

Mosquito Season Approaching: American Heartworm Society Reminds Pet Owners of Risk

... BATAVIA, Ill., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- As temperatures grow warmer, the American Heartworm Society (AHS) wants every pet owner to be prepared for mosquito season and the heartworm disease risk it carries for pets. Although the risk of heartworm disease is hei...

Health Secretary Reminds Kids to Stop Germs - Wash Hands

...Hand Washing Awareness Week Dec. 2-8 HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson today said he wants all children in Pennsylvania to help stop spreading germs by spreading the word about good hand washing. Health officials are celebrating National...

Leading AIDS Groups Turn Up The Heat on '08 Presidential Candidates

... in the election but also hope to better inform the candidates themselves," said Rebecca Haag, AIDS Action Council executive director. "AIDSVote.org wants to make sure that whoever moves into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in January 2009 will make ending the AIDS epidemic a top priority," said David Ernesto M...

FDA Confirms Seizure of Eyelash Product Was Not Prompted by Reports of Adverse Effects

...tion has created some public concern about the safety of similar eyelash products sold by Athena Cosmetics, Inc. and other companies. Athena Cosmetics wants to assure its customers that, as confirmed by the FDA for the product it seized, there have been no reports of patient injuries or significant adverse...

This Thanksgiving Give the Gift of Good Health - Remind Family and Friends to Get a Flu Shot.

...ations are the single most effective way to prevent flu and strongly encourages high-risk individuals to get vaccinated. This includes: -- Anyone who wants to reduce the likelihood of becoming ill or spreading influenza to others -- All persons over 50 years old -- Children and adolescents who are r...

Flu Season Is Here -- Vaccinations Are Still Plentiful

...ations are the single most effective way to prevent flu and strongly encourages high-risk individuals to get vaccinated. This includes: -- Anyone who wants to reduce the likelihood of becoming ill or spreading influenza to others -- All persons over 50 years old -- Children and adolescents who are r...

Wants in Medical Products

Claiborne Eyewear Collection

Description:... The Claiborne brand provides the perfect look for the man who wants to be comfortable and relaxed, yet look appropriate for each occasion....
Company:Safilo Group

Biomedics® EP Contact Lens

Description:...iculty reading small type and seeing objects up close. While everyone wants to enjoy the best vision possible, not everyone wants to wear bifocals or reading glasses. Fortunately, Biomedics EPs unique opti...
Company:CooperVision

Eclipse TE2000E2

Description:... Designed for the scientist who wants a fully automated, computer-controlled advanced microscope system, the TE2000E2 is a high precision Z-focus automated microscope featuring a unique St...
Company:Nikon

AMS 700 Ultrex™

Features:... For the patient who wants expansion in girth and length; provides up to 20% cylinder elongation. ...
Company:AMS

VisPath Analyzer (VPA)

Features:...The test results are displayed in a chart indicating various measures in relations to population norms, with abnormal results highlighted. If the user wants to examine the results of specific tests, graphs can readily be displayed. ...
Company:Visual Pathways, Inc.

Wants in Medical Dictionary

Tryptophan

...n about tryptophan , an essential amino acid necessary for normal growth in infants and for nitrogen balance in adults. Find out why everyone wants to take a nap after the big Thanksgiving Day feast. ... Tryptophan also can be metabolized into serotonin and melatonin, ... Everyone knows yo...

Time out

... of hotels and restaurants, bars and clubs, and movies. Time Out Chicago. Chicago secrets. Selling weed, sex and real estate. XOCO ... Art Smith wants some Time Out Chicago readers in his " ... ... his behavior with the time-out . Introduce time-out early, by eighteen months. ... Time-out...

Separation anxiety

...always leave ... The question in question deals with separation anxiety . ... Separation Anxiety . My child is afraid of strangers and never wants ... of separation anxiety . ... Separation anxiety usually peaks between ten and eighteen ... ...

Pyorrhea

...le references. ... No, pyorrhea is a case of advanced periodontal disease. The fish sounds better doesn't it? ... It's pretty safe to say no one wants pyorrhea . ... pyorrhea or pyorrhoea n. Purulent inflammation of the gums and tooth sockets, often leading to loosening of the teeth ...

Pregnancy Complications

...can leave you feeling uneasy and confused. ... Complications with pregnancy are not uncommon; ... Complications in Pregnancy ... No mother wants to have a difficult delivery or an unhealthy baby. Learn what to watch for and you might be able to prevent complications . Complications durin...

Organ Transplant

...an Transplantation Center is the only hospital in New ... Today, most organ transplants are relatively safe procedures. ... a patient who wants an organ transplant from a cadaverous donor must become ... ... throughout the country regarding adults and children who need organ transpl...

Insecticide

...n Pets. Become.com searches billions of web pages to find the most relevant information on 6 ring compact... Insecticide can't decide whether it wants to be an adventure or a platformer, so it does ... Insecticide is loaded with puns, inside jokes, and references ... Insecticide for DS - Game...

Epstein

...cases of Automobile Negligence, Chancery, and Civil Litigation Personal Injury in ... "I have always thought," says Joseph Epstein , "that if one wants to be a writer, ... Joseph Epstein manages to keep aloft two distinct genres, the nonfiction of ... Photographs, Books and Work by the photograp...

Wants in Biological News

Palm Beach County wants to establish a Max Planck Institute in Florida

The Max Planck Society received an offer to establish its first foreign institute in the US: On Sept. 11, Florida's Palm Beach County unanimously proposed the sum of $86.9 million for the next 10 years. In the coming weeks, it is expected that the State of Florida will contribute funds to complete...

Study links virus to some cases of common skin cancer

...develop a mutation that causes it to integrate into host-cell DNA, and, therefore, may play a role in causing the cancer," Toland says. Next, Toland wants to test normal skin in healthy individuals to learn how common this virus is in people generally and to learn whether the virus actually integrates wi...

'Uphold the ban'

...iger Coalition (ITC). "The World Bank's groundbreaking statement underscores the fact that tiger trade from any source cannot be allowed if the world wants wild tigers." ...

Anti-biotech groups obstruct forest biotechnology

...distinguished professor of forest biotechnology at OSU, and one of the world's leaders in the application of genetic science to forestry. "Everyone wants safe and responsible regulations that protect the environment," Strauss said. "But some extreme opponents who see anything that is genetically modifie...

Working to conserve endangered 'Playboy' bunnies

...ursi joined the team and is conducting fieldwork this summer in the Everglades and Florida Keys. The USFWS is interested in Tursi's finding because it wants to prevent the bunnies' from becoming extinct. The USFWS hopes to identify rabbits from the most genetically diverse populations, relocate them an...

Targeting helpers of heat shock proteins could help treat cancer, cardiovascular disease

...ent on Hsp90. Experience with Hsp90 inhibitors already under study for cancer shows they tend to migrate to the highly active Hsp90 in tumors. He wants to block Hsp90 in cancer cells by learning more about how it works in normal and cancer cells. A recent grant from the American Heart Association will...

NIH funds $9.5 million for research on HIV and the human innate immune system

...hers' concerns is that prolonged use of HAART and/or low level chronic HIV infection may impact the human innate defense system, and the research team wants to know what happens. Working with Mark Chance, professor and director of the Case Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics, McCormick and Santosh ...

The downside of microtubule stability

... dynamin 2 was essential for the capture step, not for transportation. Dynamin 2 also clings to microtubules of the mitotic spindle, and the team next wants to determine whether the protein regulates microtuble dynamics during the cell cycle. ...

Author says challenging simple concepts can save planet

...unds of packaging material. The third idea she wants to challenge is the notion that humans are by natu...raced the idea, she says. The final concept she wants to challenge is the idea that our problems are so ...ere's only one way to run the economy. She also wants to challenge the idea, she says, that change is im...

Triage technology with a Star Trek twist

... a crisis, every second shaved can be a life-saver. With this in mind, S&T wants to make a revolutionary leap forward in triage. Why not 30 seconds per per... SPTT, of course, is the first responders themselves. S&T's Tech Solutions wants to put working prototypes in the hands of medical teams this fall for exten...

Wants in Biological Technology

Wisconsin Cannot Dawdle if it Wants a Healthy State of the State

MADISON Heres a quote that may sound familiar if youve listened to Gov. Jim Doyle over the last year or so: My goal is to create the very best business climate possible for technology firms so we can develop and attract the good-paying jobs they provide. That speaker wasnt Doyle, however. It ...

"You're fired!" Trump wants trademark rights

Donald Trump is the living legend with one of the greatest surnames of our period. Trump, a superb name brand that fits like a glove his personality and his business empire, is also my hero. Don is a savvy global marketer with a great personality and now with the recent success of "The Apprentice",...

Facing shortage of U.S. scientists, UW wants to boost math enrollment

MADISON - On the surface, math may seem less glamorous than biology or engineering, but the field, which deals with abstract concepts and equations, is integral to all other scientific fields. As the United States faces a critical shortage of American scientists, the University of Wisconsin-M...

State CIO wants to unify electronic government

As Wisconsin pushes ahead with its goal of extending electronic government and consolidating its behind-the-scenes information-technology infrastructure, questions remain about how such a massive undertaking can take place given the political realities. The importance of sharing information an...

Governor wants $2 million for biofuels in budget

Madison, Wis. Governor Jim Doyle announced Wisconsins next energy move would be away from oil on Friday with the creation of the Biofuels Initiative. The initiative opens up funding to develop new fuel sources, such as ethanol from corn, and research where they would be most effective. In Wis...

Interview: New commerce secretary wants to keep momentum on jobs and business programs

Burke Stevens Point, Wis. I sat down recently in Stevens Point with new Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce Mary P. Burke during her third full day on the job to talk about the foremost issues at hand for Commerce, Governor Jim Doyles budget proposals and Wisconsins business scene. WTN: What ...

Brown Deer start-up wants to serve up foreign film through broadband box

Brown Deer, Wis. Anil Gupte plans to refine the niche of independent, foreign films as the U.S. improves its broadband service. He forsees a new wave of media through broadband Internet access, which reached a majority of U.S. homes mid-2004, according to a survey by NetRatings, and serves a ...

State wants to encourage industrial biotechnology

Most of the biotech companies you'll hear about are developing new drugs, genetic tests or similar life-science advances. But some are merging biotech with Wisconsin's old signature industries: agriculture and forest products. "Neither of those is exactly rolling in cash right now. They're tough...

Senate wants state involved in healthcare-IT partnership

Madison, Wis. A bill passed by the Wisconsin Senate attempts to unite public and private interests in a new effort to improve health care in the state using information technology. Bill AB 907, which was introduced by state representative Gregg Underheim and approved unanimously by the Senate...

Researcher wants to commercialize adult stem cell discovery

Wauwatosa, Wis. - Maya Sieber-Blum doesn't even have a patent and she's excited about the commercial possibilities of her discovery involving adult stem cells. Sieber-Blum, a professor of cell biology, neurobiology, and anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin , leads a research team that ...

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Wants in Biological Definition

Osmoregulation

... the osmotic pressure of a solution the more water wants to go into the solution. The pressure that must b... (higher osmotic pressure) than another thus water wants to move in. Hypotonic is a solution with lower s...n (lower osmotic pressure) than another thus water wants to move out of it. Isotonic is solution with the...

Protein biosynthesis

...unwind. The second process is known as elongation. As the RNA polymerase travels through the strand that is opposite to the coding strand (the cell wants a copy of the coding strand, so it needs to copy that from the DNA that is the opposite of the coding strand), it matches corresponding mRNA nucleotid...

Vision

...ligious metaphor). Vision is BeOS's leading IRC client. A Shared Vision is a way of reaching consensus about where a group of individuals wants to be at some future time. Facilitation skills can be helpful for achieving consensus. Vision is one of the student newspapers of the Unive...

Wants in Biological Dictionary

Wild-type

...n scientific ... Ouran High School Host Club, Romance/Humor, pairing: Mori & Haruhi, How did Mori get designated as the ' wild ' type ? Haruhi wants to know. Wild Bettas is the internet source for purchasing wild betta fish. ... Since 1999, Wild Bettas has been importing wild type bett...

Segregating

...lation of mice segregating the high growth ... Nearly four decades after this rural Georgia county stopped segregating its schools by race, it wants to divide students again this time by sex. ...

Run-on

...I didn't run the Afton 50K as I went up to the lake with the ... Run On ! I first began running marathons. ... Guy steals something. Other guy wants it back. If you're a faithful follower of Run On , you know that my marathon journey began ... On the week of the pre-marathon 26-mile run , he...

Competent

... ... most competent . Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications. He is a competent skier and an expert snowboarder. ... wants to be part of a new social media business! Invite me to join yours! ... From Competent : Obama's Chief Auto Adviser Steps Down: Steven Rattner, who h...