http://www.prnewsnow.com/News for the world!en-ushttp://www.prnewsnow.com/firebase_images/prnn.jpghttp://www.prnewsnow.com1255592231>>While some struggle to relieve daily joint pain many are overcoming their joint pain quickly and easily. Largely because they have mastered the proven but littleknown methods of preventing joint pain from becoming overwhelming before it's too late.That's the opinion of Joint Pain Relief Today online joint pain relief resource and designer of this new free tool the Joint Pain Analyzer: http://www.ArthritisJointPainRelief.net/74/jointpainreliefanalyzerMiddleaged...]]>1253603608>>Xybion Medical Systems a world leader in enterprise research solutions and the developer of Pristima8482 the premier preclinical data management system on the market is excited to announce the release of Pristima 6. This milestone release includes a host of improvements throughout the entire product suite and specifically introduces the Pristima Colony Management module to the toxicology community....]]>time()>>Zrii LLC www.zrii.com announced last week that Dr. David Simon will become the fourth member of the Zrii Scientific Advisory Board a group consisting of awardwinning Western doctors and worldrenown Ayurvedic physicians and scholars. Current members of the Scientific Advisory Board include Dr. Thomas Yarema MD Suhas Kshirsagar BAMS M.D. Ayurveda and Daniel Rhoda D.A.S Ayurveda. Our company has a special...]]>time()>>change:healthcare has been chosen by GeneSyn IP Ventures LLC a partner of the Keystone Institute for Translational Medicine in Philadelphia Penn. to support a national translational medicine technology consortium officials announced today.The move is intended to help the Keystone Institute for Translational Medicine more quickly reach their goal of increasing the speed with which medical and healthrelated...]]>time()>>Nationally renowned trainer Tim Martin has credited a new product utilising stem cell technology as a key factor in one of the most satisfying wins of his career. His 7 year old mare Teasing stormed to victory from the back of the field in the 125000 group 3 Missile Stakes 1100 metres at Rosehill on August 2 and Martin believes the treatment will now be sought after by trainers around the country.Teasing...]]>time()>>Reprints Desk Inc. the content workflow company today announced that it has joined AIIM The Enterprise Content Management Association as a corporate trade member. With strong membership representation from Global Fortune 500 organizations including decisionmakers with responsibility in content management www.reprintsdesk.com document management and IT and IS AIIM provides us with the opportunity...]]>time()>>HEAD Hearing Aid Savings Galore nbspnbsp PHearing Aid Savings Galore /P pAidRight Hearing Aids http://www.aidright.com issues updated guide/p PAtlanta GA Consumers looking to save hundreds of dollars on new digital hearing aids http://www.aidright.com...]]>time()>>StyleTap Inc. and Techneos Systems Inc. today announced the completion of an OEM agreement which allows Techneos to integrate StyleTap174 Platform with its Entryware8482 mobile survey application. The resulting Entryware 6.4 system enables customers to seamlessly obtain the benefits of the world's most powerful and flexible mobile survey software on inexpensive and readily available devices running...]]>time()>>HEAD Derycz Scientific Subsidiary Expands Agreement with Leading European Information Delivery Services Provider nbspnbsp PDerycz Scientific Subsidiary Expands Agreement with Leading European Information Delivery Services Provider /P pAgreement between Reprints Desk Inc. and FIZ...]]>time()>>Reprints Desk Inc. the content workflow company and FIZ Karlsruhe a Europeanbased provider of information delivery services today announced the immediate availability of Reprints Desk's article ePrint procurement service within the FIZ AutoDoc fulltext brokerage routing system for document delivery. The new service offering enables FIZ AutoDoc customers including dozens of major life science and other...]]>time()>>On June 2025 the College on Problems of Drug Dependence CPDD will hold its 71st Annual Meeting bringing together research scientists and clinical investigators from diverse sectors to explore the biochemical behavioral and public health aspects of drug dependence. Inflexxion a company that develops clinically validated solutions for critical areas of health care will present research on new models...]]>time()>>Xybion Medical Systems a world leader in preclinical data management solutions and the developer of Pristima8482 the premier enterprise solution on the market has opened a new sales and support office in Frankfurt Germany. This office will strengthen Xybion's European sales network and broaden local customer service capabilities.Dr. Pradip Banerjee CEO of Xybion Medical Systems explained: quotIt is...]]>time()>>RCRC Independent Review Board providing ethical review services for greater than 20 years announced today that it was awarded Full Accreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Inc. AAHRPP. This achievement demonstrates the high quality of RCRC's human research protection program in meeting the rigorous accreditation standards and processes. Attaining...]]>time()>>Provalis Research is pleased to announce the release of QDA Miner v3.2 Provalis Research's document management and qualitative coding tool. QDA Miner is an easytouse qualitative analysis software tool or coding annotating retrieving and analyzing small and large collections of documents such as interview or focusgroup transcripts journal articles web pages patents and technical reports as well as customer...]]>time()>>New England Peptide LLC NEP has named John Phipps a leading peptide chemist and entrepreneur to the new position of western region business development manager. In 2001 Phipps founded Global Peptide Services a Coloradobased custom peptide synthesis company that produced molecules for biological research and development. John has always been an innovative and respected leader in the peptide community...]]>time()>>The American Statistical Association ASA the nation's preeminent professional statistical society has released a statement that provides the association's perspective on the risks associated with data dissemination and an overview on how statisticians can help limit that risk. The statement urges distributors and users of data particularly sensitive public health and biologic data to consult with statistical...]]>time()>>PraderWilli Syndrome Association USA www.pwsausa.org announces that the First International Conference on Hyperphagia will take place June 4 and 5 as an extension of the PWS Scientific Conference. The First International Conference on Hyperphagia www.hyperphagia.org will focus on the puzzle that is hyperphagia the extreme unsatisfied drive to consume food and will for the first time unite experts...]]>time()>>Orthopedic surgeons in Singapore http://www.itravelmed.com/search.php are now treating shoulder injuries with a homegrown technique that has proven much more successful compared to the current gold standard.Called the Triple Endobutton Technique this relatively simple yet highly effective concept was developed as a response to the high failure rates associated with conventional methods of mending Acromioclavicular...]]>time()>>Cetero Research an industry leader in clinical pharmacology and Cardiocore an industry leader in centralized cardiac testing announce a global strategic alliance to optimize the design conduct and reporting of cardiac safety studies. The alliance provides clinical trial sponsors direct access to the world's most experienced team of Thorough QT TQT scientists unparalleled subject enrollment and bed...]]>time()>>Recent clinical studies have indicated that penile extenders or traction devices can effectively be used as an alternative means to plastic surgery or augmentation. Conducted by the British Journal of University in conjunction with X4 Labs Inc. the study finds that men who used traction devices achieved gains ranging between 32 and 36. The study analyzed the use of traction devices like the X4 Labs...]]>time()>>ITLE nbspnbsp PNIH/NHLBIfunded PACT Group Announces Cell Therapy Workshop Scheduled for April 2324 2009/P pThe Production Assistance for Cellular Therapies PACT Group has announced the scheduling of an NHLBI PACT workshop quotConverging Concepts in Cell Therapyquot on April 2324 2009....]]>time()>>Scientists at Children's National Medical Center http://www.childrensnational.org/research/utmsourcepressrelease38utmmedium31038utmcampaignsepsis have identified a previously unknown contributor to organ failure in patients suffering from sepsis: platelets. The finding published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is the first time doctors have looked at and linked platelets...]]>time()>>Researchers have revealed a direct relationship between two specific antibodies and the severity of Alzheimer's disease http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alzheimersdisease/alzheimersdisease.htm symptoms raising hopes that a diagnostic blood test for the devastating disorder is within reach.Researchers from the University of Georgia the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta and the Medical College...]]>>>TabletKiosk http://tabletkiosk.com/174 a leader in mobile computing solutions today announced the new MediSlate8482 MCA i1040XT the only mobile clinical assistant MCA featuring a sunlight readable 10.4 inch resistive touch screen. 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Ultrasonix has become the leader in ultrasound...]]>>>ActiGraph announces the release of the GT3X the first activity monitor with 3axis data collection capability by the industry leader in activity measurement devices. The highlyanticipated GT3X ActiGraph collects and records human motion using a triaxial accelerometer allowing for the maximum level of activity and movement pattern analysis available today. GT3X features include 4MB of nonvolatile memory...]]>>>Midbrook Inc. http://www.midbrook.com has recently expanded their cleanliness testing capabilities to include ATP Testing a form of testing that can be utilized in a variety of different fields including the medical arena. Adenosine triphosphate ATP is the chemical substance that powers reactions within cells. ATP is present in all life forms except viruses and prions. Viruses require living cells...]]>>>For years the diabetic community has been calling for a glucose monitoring system that is both functional and attractive. In recent years many companies have developed smaller glucose monitoring systems but until now those systems required large blood samples and looked like toy phones. The new Glucocard XMETER http://homedeliverymedical.com/weeklyspecials11.aspx from Arkray is what America's 23...]]>>>HEAD Laboratory Equipment Magazine selects Teledyne Tekmar's Fusion TOC Analyzer as Winner for Readers Choice Award nbspnbsp PLaboratory Equipment Magazine selects Teledyne Tekmar's Fusion TOC Analyzer as Winner for Readers Choice Award/P pTekmar's Fusion wins 2009 Readers Choice...]]>>>Groundbreaking research published in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control http://www.ajicjournal.org/ validates a new surface disinfection process that may one day replace chemical disinfectants in hospitals. The process incorporates a saturated steam vapor system with TANCS174 technology harnessing the power of steam to eradicate antibioticresistant bacteria viruses and...]]>>>The American Statistical Association ASA will present a halfday course titled quotEvaluating Probability of Success for Internal Decision Making in Early Drug Developmentquot on Thursday April 2 8 am to 12:30 pm at the Cerner Vision Center on Cerner Corporation's World Headquarters Campus in Kansas City Missouri. The course is being held in conjunction with the Symposium on quotInnovations in Design...]]>>>Exercise videos http://www.dancexfitness.com are now the hottest trend as family budgets continue to shrink. Sales are up 65 percent yearonyear according to Tesco. As consumers face cutbacks in the tough economy many are ditching their gym memberships and are now choosing to exercise in the comfort of their homes. Many have realized that exercise videos are cheap convenient and can be used regardless...]]>>>HEAD Ugandan Children Receive LifeSaving Treatment For Heart Defects At Children's National Medical Center nbspnbsp PUgandan Children Receive LifeSaving Treatment For Heart Defects At Children's National Medical Center /P pThrough partnership with Samaritan's Purse and Gift of...]]>>>Bioidentical hormone http://www.holtorfmed.com/ replacement therapy is both more effective and has greater health benefits for women suffering with symptoms of menopause than hormone replacement therapy with synthetic hormones. 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Consider how you would feel if you couldn't even accomplish simple tasks such as making a phone call grocery shopping or scheduling an appointment.We...]]>>>IF marketing 38 advertising a fullservice agency located outside of Austin TX is providing pro bono services to help raise awareness and donations for the Joshua Frase Foundation. Founded by Paul and Alison Frase and named for their son Joshua the Joshua Frase Foundation is a nonprofit organization funding research for a cure for myotubular myopathy and other related congenital myopathies. IF marketing...]]>>>OxyHeal Health Group174 OxyHeal announced today that it has been awarded a contract for the design manufacture and installation of a rectangular multiplace hyperbaric chamber system at the Centre Hospitalier Affili233 Universitaire CHAU de l'H244telDieu de L233vis in the city of L233vis Canada. The CHAU H244tel Dieu de L233vis is an academic hospital affiliated with Laval University. Under this contract...]]>>>Mr Keith Borowsky an eminent orthopaedic surgeon at the University of Brighton Medical School has chosen a Mecmesin MultiTest 10x http://www.mecmesin.com/ucm/home/Multitest10x.aspRange50 consolecontrolled force testing system to conduct research on a new orthopaedic prosthesis for shoulder reconstruction. Shoulder prostheses are used to replace shoulders fractured in falls in the elderly and occasionally...]]>>>Tekscan Inc. leading manufacturer of force and pressure measurement sensors is pleased to announce the release of the new HighTemp FlexiForce174 Sensor Model HT201 measuring forces in environments as hot as 200176 Celsius 400176 Fahrenheit. The ultrathin highlylinear typically /1.2 HighTemp FlexiForce sensors are ideal for nonintrusive force measurement in a variety of processing applications including...]]>>>InnerSpace a market leader in storage and inventory management solutions for the healthcare industry announced that its realtime inventory management solutions SpaceTRAX174 and SpaceTRAX174 plus RFID are now available to more than 2300 Amerinet healthcare customers.A proven realtime inventory management solution successfully utilized in hundreds of hospital labs SpaceTRAX helps hospitals reduce their...]]>>>Quantros President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sanjaya Kumar appeared on PBS Nightly Business Report last week discussing the importance of using technology to track and monitor data trends over time to reduce preventable medical errors http://www.quantros.com/suiteofsolutions.htm. During a special broadcast that highlighted the top 30 medical innovations in the past 30 years Dr. Kumar stressed that...]]>>>RCRC Independent Review Board providing ethical review services for greater than 20 years announced today that it has implemented GlobeSync8482 Virtual Workspace a WEBbased IRB document delivery and repository for clinical trials. GlobeSync allows sponsors study managers study monitors and investigators secure realtime access to IRB study documents enabling more efficient document delivery. The launch...]]>>>Three of the world's leading foundations involved in global health technology and humanitarian assistancethe Rockefeller Foundation the United Nations Foundation and The Vodafone Foundationannounced today at GSMA's Mobile World Congress an agreement to form the Mobile Health mHealth Alliance http://www.unfoundation.org/globalissues/technology/mhealthalliance.html a partnership that will work to maximize...]]>1234426648>>OpenHelix http://www.openhelix.com today announced the publishing of an article introducing and exploring the many online genomics resources available to the public. With over 3000 genomic resources tools and databases available on the web and more being added rapidly the article also explores the various issues concerning the growth of these tools their number and the sheer size of the data available.The...]]>1234265706>>Reprints Desk Inc. www.reprintsdesk.com the content workflow company today announced the release of enhancements to its toprated STM Document Delivery service that enables researchoriented organizations to transform article ordering and delivery into an enterprisewide content workflow solution. Notable enhancements include the addition of web services technology capabilities that allow users to order...]]>1234168111>>Amphora Research Systems http://www.amphoraresearch.com is pleased to announce the introduction of the new PatentSafe Personal Edition. This edition of the marketleading PatentSafe product is aimed at small early phase companies of up to 5 researchers who until now have been underserved by an ELN market traditionally focused on Bluechip companies.As a new biotech company is born it might only have...]]>1233994052>>the National Press Club./p PWashington DC Vocus February 6 2009 As the new administration embarks on one of its top priorities reforming the nation's health care system twelve pharmacy stakeholder groups have collaborated to establish the Pharmacy Principles of Health Care Reform which will be announced during a media briefing on February 12 2009 at the National Press...]]>1233649878>>BioDiscovery Inc. the leading developer of integrated software solutions for microarraybased research announced today that Fox Chase Cancer Center's Keystone Program in Blood Cell Development and Cancer has acquired a site license for Nexus Copy Number and Nexus Expression two companion tools designed specifically for scientists working on DNA copy number and RNA expression analysis from microarray...]]>1233044519>>SimmonsCooper LLC a national leader in helping victims and their families in the fight against mesothelioma a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos today announced the addition of seven new partners to the firm. The new partners are Nicholas Angelides Brian Cooke Amy Garrett Christopher Guinn Shane Hampton Robert Phillips and Shelby Reed. Each has extensive experience in asbestos litigation....]]>1232277233>>Now that everyone is in New Year's Resolution mode one more challenge to staying in control of getting in tiptop shape is the tough economy. While you can't control the economy you can control your risk of developing one of the growing health problems in America... diabetes. This Video News Release educates viewers on the importance of diabetes awareness and how simple lifestyle changes combined with...]]>1232275266>>Effectively and safely achieving glycemic goal has long been considered the quotbrass ringquot in diabetes management but recent studies ACCORD ADVANCE and UKPDS80 paint a more complex picture showing that aggressive glycemic control in some cases is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease.A newly launched online multimedia presentation by Anthony McCall Professor of Diabetes at the...]]>1232267964>>BioSpace.com the leading resource for life science careers and information and the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council MBC have unveiled the tenth edition of the Genetown8482 Hotbed Campaign.The regional campaign is a promotional effort that launched in 1993. It features printed and electronic maps as well as online profiles that showcase companies across the Massachusetts biopharmaceutical industry....]]>1232093345>>LegalView.info the number one resource for everything and anything legal available on the Web recently updated its traumatic brain injury information http://braininjury.legalview.info/blog blog readers with news of the development of a longterm study that will likely increase treatments of TBI patients as well as improve upon rehabilitation therapies according to a January article from the Chicago...]]>1231691098>>A proven and widely adopted research informatics platform OnCore174 achieved another milestone this fall with the implementation at a worldclass multidisciplinary research organization. At the end of September the University of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational Research UWICTR began using OnCore to handle their clinical research data collection and administration needs. OnCore http://www.percipenz.com...]]>1231689933>>M2S Inc. a global provider of image management services http://m2s.com for biopharmaceutical and medical device clinical trials announced today that the company has acquired DXA Resource Group DRG of Westborough Mass. Founded in 2002 DRG recognized the need for costeffective and responsive DXA Dual Emission XRay Absorptiometry clinical quality assurance project management and data management services...]]>1231684429>>MedTrust Online a leading provider of medical information and tools for physicians has recently launched its website http://www.medtrustonline.com. The site is geared towards physicians providing the latest clinical findings surrounding oncology in order to inspire improvement in patient care. MedTrust Online connects physicians to their peers as well as the OncoAssist advisory board consisting of...]]>1230885164>>Ariadne announces the completion of a key partner program with Illumina Inc. to provide advanced integration and interpretation capabilities for data generated from their iScan and BeadArray Reader platforms. The coupling of Ariadne's Pathway Studio174 to Illumina's next generation software GenomeStudio8482 Data Analysis Software provides researchers with a stateoftheart toolset to quickly analyze...]]>1230710812>>Full recovery from an anterior cruciate ligament ACL reconstruction can be difficult but a review of several studies from the University of Utah published in the inaugural edition of Sports Health www.sportshealthjournal.org: A Multidisciplinary Approach highlights how the use of eccentric resistance training may improve leg strength and lessen recovery issues. This review paper demonstrates that progressive...]]>1230710786>>Testing for concussion symptoms before athletic participation may help clinicians better evaluate concussion issues after an injury according to a study published in the January/February issue of Sports Health www.sportshealthjournal.org: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Understanding commonly reported concussion symptoms and performing a baseline test of all athletes may allow clinicians to more accurately...]]>1229679221>>HemCon Medical Technologies Inc. has selected the BBCS Primary 5.0 Application from Blood Bank Computer Systems Inc. to support their automated Blood Establishment Computer System B.E.C.S needs while they await FDA approval for a new unique lyophilized plasmabased resuscitation program.The BBCS Primary Application was the obvious choice for this projectquot states Dr. Clint Pepper VP Product and Process...]]>1229674163>>Addiction affects people from all walks of life8212presidents struggling to stop smoking doctors dependent on pain pills elderly widows who gamble too much and teenagers abusing stimulant drugs. Nearly a quarter of Americans have a nicotine addiction at one point or another and more than one in seven grapple with a drug or alcohol use disorder. Overcoming Addiction: Paths toward recovery a new report...]]>1229501186>>Ask someone where their ancestors were from and odds are that they know. Or maybe not. A new study published in Human Molecular Genetics suggests that scientists using the latest tools to scan the human genome must pay attention to ancestry when analyzing and interpreting their results.Chao Tian and Michael F. Seldin MD PhD of University of California Davis and Peter K. Gregersen MD of The Feinstein...]]>1229339370>>Progenitor Cell Therapy LLC PCT announced today the appointment of John P. Gandolfo as Chief Financial Officer effective January 2 2009.Mr. Gandolfo has over 21 years of experience as chief financial officer of rapidly growing private and publicly held companies with a primary focus in the life sciences healthcare and medical device sectors. He has had direct responsibility over private and public...]]>1229242375>>Heidelberg Instruments announced the sale of a 181PG101 table top maskless laser patterning system to the Alberta Center for Advanced MNT Products Canada. System will be used for prototyping and fabrication of various devices including biosensors and microfluidics.The 181PG101 is an extremely economical and easy to use Micro Pattern Generator for direct write applications as well as low volume mask...]]>1228897771>>OpenHelix http://www.openhelix.com today announced the availability of an updated suite on the Gene Ontology GO database and a new tutorial on Textpresso. Gene Ontology http://www.geneontology.org/ is a consortium project developed to create a list of biologically relevent and carefully structured terms that can be shared among all sorts of bioinformatics resources. Textpresso http://www.textpresso.org...]]>1228809970>>Markus Heilig M.D. Ph.D. clinical director at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAAA and chief of the NIAAA Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Studies has earned the 2008 Dan Anderson Research Award for his identification of a novel neurotransmitter system involved in craving for alcohol. Sponsored by the Butler Center for Research at Hazelden www.hazelden.org/research the...]]>1228292330>>M.D. Venture Partners a healthcare technology venture capital firm is pleased to announce an equity investment of 5 million dollars into ProstimRx Corporation of Hendersonville Tennessee.ProstimRx pioneered the development of a patented medical device and process for the treatment of prostaterelated disorders. This process and equipment has been successfully used in over 10000 clinical cases for the...]]>1228208656>>People suffering from chronic back pain are reaching out to an innovative solution helping them to quotStand Up and Be Freequot through minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. With facilities in Tampa and Scottsdale the Laser Spine Institute is revolutionizing the landscape of spinal surgery using cuttingedge lasers and a 5day process from surgery to recovery drastically reducing the time it takes for...]]>1228208490>>Proving that a technology works is critical to acceptance in any industry. NASA was looking for a locking screw thread that could not only be implemented into a threaded fastener but into a threaded hole as well and it had to be reusable. Most orbitbound space vehicles are completely assembled and dissembled 3 times before they are launched into space. This requirement coupled with the extreme operating...]]>1228208349>>Techneos174 Systems today launched the full beta version of its Survey OnDemand Application SODA8482 software platform for mobile phone surveys.The SODA platform brings the power of advanced survey software to a wide range of mobile phones. An ideal replacement for paper surveys and an effective upgrade path for entrylevel mobile survey tools SODA software is also an accelerator for innovation. By...]]>1228208329>>Reagents used in biotechnology are complex chemical compounds used in a range of biotech related areas including biochemistry cell biology molecular biology immunology protein chemistry pharmacology and biotechnology research. The market is dependent to a large extent on applications of biotechnology instrumentation. With the focus shifting from the gene towards the protein disciplines such as molecular...]]>1228129615>>It's one of the most debilitating diseases known to man and new findings about Alzheimer's disease have just been posted on the Natural Health News Report website http://www.naturalhealthnewsreport.com/. A compound found in red wine and grapes may counter a hallmark of the disease. According to the website Dr. Philippe Marambaud of the LitwinZucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer's Disease...]]>1228129440>>Since 1989 Biotrial has provided consistent and reliable clinical data management for inhouse clinical trials as well as complex global clinical studies. From CRF design data entry database design data validation statistics and consulting to name a few Biotrial's experience includes a wide range of therapeutic areas. Monique Dugu233p233rouxKlocke brings over 15 years of experience in the field of clinical...]]>1228129388>>Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia CLL is a disease of the B lymphocytes of the immune system. Under normal conditions B lymphocytes or B cells play an important role in battling infection. CLL is a disease manifested by uncontrolled growth of these B lymphocytes. In this month8217s issue of Molecular Medicine Rosa Catera and her colleagues found that CLL cells react with cells undergoing programmed cell...]]>1228129212>>New clinical evidence indicates that a measurement called highsensitivity Creactive protein CRP is an independent marker that can pinpoint those at risk for stroke or heart attack even when cholesterol measurements are normal. Life Line Screening the nation's leading provider of communitybased preventive health screenings includes testing for this risk indicator among its services.Healthcare professionals...]]>1228129204>>TGone Tinnitus Remedies today published the results of what could be the most significant tinnitus survey since the 1980's.The survey which was completed by over 1700 tinnitus patients was aimed at discovering the major cause of hearing loss and tinnitus http://www.tgone.com/tinnitus/. It was also aimed at discovering the exact tinnitus noises and sounds experienced by thousands of tinnitus patients....]]>1228129193>>Whether it's planning for the future or due to a death of a family member or friend there is just so much information available today. A traditional funeral still the most widely recognized and accepted form of final disposition is still the number one choice of families in the US. Emerging from the ashes of the Civil War the funeral industry was born of a necessity to dispose of a body after death....]]>1228127587>>The Citizens Commissions on Human Rights International http://www.cchr.org CCHR officially endorses a recent survey released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The survey states that psychiatrists representing only 4 percent of the U.S. physician population accounted for nearly 50 million 29 percent of antidepressant prescriptions in 2005. Essentially the survey concludes that there...]]>1228127342>>Mainsail Partners a San Francisco based private equity firm announced today that it has completed an equity investment in Novus Biologicals a leading provider of antibodies peptides proteins and other reagents for life science research based in Littleton CO. Financial details of the transaction have not been released.nbspnbspnbspnbspFounded in 1996 Novus Biologicals has experienced significant growth...]]>1219390450>>Existing health search engines often fail to provide relevant current and actionable information to consumers. WebLib CEO Endre Jofoldi said: The mission of HealthMash Health Knowledge Base http://www.healthmash.com is to promote health and well being in the world by providing personally relevant information of high quality from trusted health sources on the Web. HealthMash will be powered by an innovative...]]>1219130107>>iChemLabs a developer of chemical software for students and professionals announces that ChemDoodle can now natively read and write ChemDraw files. Because ChemDoodle works on Windows Mac OSX and Linux it is the first application to give scientists full access to all ChemDraw file properties on whatever platform they choose to work. ChemDoodle is available for download today at http://www.chemdoodle.com.Developed...]]>1218266447>>i/p PVancouver Canada August 8 2008 Dr. Julio Montaner Director of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS part of Providence Health Care has been appointed president of the worlds leading independent association of HIV/AIDS professionals.Montaner who is also Professor of Medicine Chair of AIDS Research http://www.providencehealthcare.org/mediaroomfactshiv.html and Head...]]>1218179970>>Integrating efforts to control malaria and neglected tropical diseases NTDs is an inexpensive and effective solution to reduce the incidence of deadly tropical anemia in subSaharan Africa according to a new analysis published in the Public Library of Science PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. In this region many people are coinfected with malaria and NTDs such as hookworm and schistosomiasis. Malaria...]]>1218094738>>XTELL announced today the launch of its commercialized independent biorepository service stemming from its collaborations with The Ohio University Endocrine Diseases Biorepository. XTELLs bioVAULT service will provide storage of biological samples derived from human/animal serum and tissues with 100 guaranteed confidentiality. BioVAULT will allow clinicians and researchers alike to facilitate and link...]]>1217747789>>A statistical analysis of one surgeons 13year experience performing cosmetic breast implant surgery using Mentor fourth generation cohesive silicone gel breast implants for Los Angeles patients was recently presented at the joint annual meeting of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Rocky Mountain Association of Plastic Surgeons.The study entitled Silicone Breast Implantation: A Retrospective...]]>1217575996>>Recent trends of antidepressants being prescribed to women who experience depression and anxiety are at an all time high. In fact according to a government study antidepressants have become the most commonly prescribed drug in the United States. Additional new research estimates that up to 70 of women who take antidepressants experience sexual side effects losing interest in sex or having difficulty...]]>1217488757>>Forest Laboratories Inc. www.frx.com NYSE: FRX presented today positive Phase III data of a oncedaily extendedrelease formulation of Namenda memantine HCl at the 2008 Alzheimers Association International Conference on Alzheimers Disease ICAD. The study evaluated the efficacy safety and tolerability of an innovative proprietary 28 mg oncedaily extendedrelease formulation of Namenda compared to placebo...]]>1217402378>>Italian researchers have added to the growing number of studies that confirm the benefits of using QuadraBloc magnetic devices to expedite the healing of bone fractures.The study conducted by three doctors and a nurse in the orthopedic rehabilitation unit of Parma Hospital involved 40 patients with wrist and hand fractures. The patients were treated with standard plaster casts in which a QuadraBloc...]]>1217278367>>Today Experience Project http://www.experienceproject.com the first and largest Social Experience Website announced that they will enable the public to ask questions to The V Foundation for Cancer Researchs prestigious scientific forum held at the Foundations upcoming annual Wine Celebration fundraiser. Using Experience Projects EP online anonymous cancer community called Cancer Support Project.com...]]>1216970924>>One of the leading orthopedic surgeons in his field hand specialist Dr. Evan Collins was asked to present findings from his newest research study Mesh Implant Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Basilar Joint Arthritis at the 2008 Eurohand Congress held in Lausanne Switzerland mid June. Researchers and physicians from around the world gathered to hear the latest advances in the field of orthopedics for...]]>1216803357>>Trusted LASIK Surgeons http://www.trustedlasiksurgeons.com announced today that Dr. Randy Epstein of Chicago Cornea Consultants Ltd. Chicago Cornea Consultants has joined the Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory http://www.TrustedLASIKSurgeons.com an informational resource for people looking for the best vision correction treatment in their local area. Dr. Epsteins practice is accessible to patients in...]]>1216801327>>Since its inception in 1993 the only computer kneeling chair which offers the highest levels of continuous comfort and support has been the Kneelsit http://www.kneelsit.com/ with its patented swivelaxle design.But there was one segment of the population who couldnt enjoy the benefits as the chair was designed for the average size range of people namely those up to 6feet2inches tall. So in its continual...]]>1216711480>>Advanced Medicine and Research Information www.PolyMVAHealthClub.com the primary distributor of PolyMVA for Cancer patients is announcing the release of a one of its kind comprehensive Medical and Health Encyclopedia largely focused on Cancer and Cancer Treatments.The PolyMVA Health Club Encyclopedia www.polymvahealthclub.com/hd/ contains invaluable information on many subjects and many aspects within...]]>1216711395>>Life Force Books announces The BackwardFlowing Method: The Secret of Life and Death http://www.lifeforcebooks.com/announcements2/newbookbyjjsemple.html by JJ Semple http://www.lifeforcebooks.com/Media/authorqa2.pdf a breakthrough book on the power of meditation.Curious about the hidden powers of the body Interested in recent discoveries on meditation Want to know more about improving concentration...]]>1215848105>>infoQuant Ltd. announced today that it joined the Illumina Connect bioinformatics program and is proud to provide stateoftheart copy number analysis of Illumina array data. 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