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UH Case Medical Center launches novel clinical trial using stem cells to prevent amputation

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:50:28 MST

University Hospitals Case Medical Center clinical researchers have launched an innovative clinical trial, unique in its design, which will evaluate the ability of a patient's own stem cells to prevent leg amputations in end stage peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Led by Vik Kashyap, MD, Division Chief, Vascular Surgery at University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Harrington Heart & Vasc...

SimuCase avatars advance speech-language pathology training

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:50:17 MST

CLEVELANDA new commercial venture, using technology developed at Case Western Reserve University's College of Arts and Sciences and Case School of Engineering, has made available avatarsvirtual patientsto train speech-language pathologists. SimuCase allows graduate students and others training to evaluate speech-language disorders to practice using an interactive, Web-based program, reduc...

Scientists catch EGFR passing a crucial message to cancer-promoting protein

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:50:04 MST

HOUSTON Researchers have discovered and mapped the signaling network between two previously unconnected proteins, exposing a link that, if broken, could cut off cancer cell growth at its starting point. A team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported the tie between epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a well-known cancer drug target, and MCM7, a...

Allsup Observes National HIV Testing Day June 27

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:31:51 MST

Belleville, Ill. (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 More than 1.1 million people in the U.S. ages 13 and older are living with HIV/AIDS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of those, nearly 20 percent don’t know they are infected. In support of National HIV Testing Day on June 27, Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) representation...

Skin Care – Getting Your Body Beach Ready

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:31:36 MST

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 The July 2013 issue of Marie Claire magazine in an article entitled “The Cheater’s Guide to Getting Beach Ready,” offers a list of home and doctor’s office treatments to get women ready to look their best in a bathing suit this summer. The list includes treatment options for stretch marks , skin firming , smoothing cellulite , and more. (go to goo.gl...

One Million Babies Born HIV-free Signals Major Milestone in Global Effort to Eliminate Pediatric AIDS

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:05:25 MST

Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) joined the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to mark PEPFAR’s 10 year anniversary and celebrate significant new milestones in the global effort to eliminate pediatric HIV/AIDs. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced that as of June 2013,...

myCNAjobs Adds New Resources to Growing Caregiver Career Center

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:05:13 MST

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 myCNAjobs announces the addition of new resources to their growing database of free downloads, articles, and tips to the Caregiver Resources Center. As more caregivers enter the workforce to care for the 10,000+ retiring baby boomers each day, the need for caregiver training and professional caregiver job resources has never been greater. myCNAjobs,...

Dr. Bernabe Vazquez Speaks on Miami Woman’s Deadly Silicone Butt Injection

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:05:01 MST

Miami, FL (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Two months ago, Suyima Torres, 28, died from respiratory arrest after going into surgery for a second session of a silicone treatment for gluteus augmentation at Cuerpos Health & Aesthetic in Miami-Dade County. The treatment was allegedly performed by a mystery Venezuelan doctor in a center that was not certified by the board. According to Dr. Bernabe...

Healthcare Solutions Appoints Richard Leonardo to Chief Sales Officer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:04:50 MST

Atlanta (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Healthcare Solutions , the parent company of Cypress Care, ScripNet and Procura Management, today announced the appointment of Richard Leonardo to the position of chief sales officer. In this position, Leonardo will direct Healthcare Solutions’ national sales team in support of the company’s strategic growth initiatives. Recognized in the property and casua...

New $119 Million Industry Swimming Up the East Coast

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:04:31 MST

Destin, FL (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 A new $119 million industry is taking the east coast by storm. The burgeoning aquaculture industry is redefining the way consumers get their seafood. Chef Jekyll, one of the most acclaimed personal culinary chefs on the Emerald Coast panhandle of Northwest Florida advises his clientele on benefits of sustainable seafood and the promising industry of aqua...

Zane Benefits Publishes New Information on Health Reimbursement Accounts

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:04:18 MST

Park City, UT (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Today, Zane Benefits, Inc. published new information for employees on Health Reimbursement Accounts . Zane Benefits, which provides comprehensive and flexible alternatives to traditional employer sponsored health benefits, is the leader in defined contribution and health reimbursement arrangement plans. According to Zane Benefits’ website, employe...

Mirena Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Comments on Mounting Reports of Mirena Side Effects, Including Device Migration, Uterine Perforations

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:03:59 MST

New York, New York (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 As Mirena lawsuit claims continue to move forward in both state and federal court, a new report has revealed that that the IUD has been the subject of more than 70,000 U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) adverse event reports since coming on the market in 2000. According to NewsChannel5 in Cleveland, Ohio, over 4.700 Mirena users have report...

WesternU's David Connett Elected OMBC President

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:03:47 MST

Pomona, Calif. (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 David Connett, DO, vice dean, medical director and an associate professor of Family Medicine for the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) at Western University of Health Sciences has been elected president of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California (OMBC). Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. appointed Connett, a 1984 alumnus of COMP, to th...

Mount Sinai Tops the List in New York Magazine’s 2013 “Best Doctors” Issue

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:03:36 MST

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 New York magazine named 145 physicians from The Mount Sinai Medical Center to its “Best Doctors” list, up from 129 last year and more than any individual hospital in New York City. The new issue also lists 52 additional doctors who serve at hospitals within Mount Sinai’s affiliate network, which continues on a strategic growth trajectory. The “Best Docto...

Casey Gollan Shows What We Can Learn From One of the Best Facebook Pages There Is

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:03:25 MST

(PRWEB) June 19, 2013 By studying one of the most successful Facebook brands of all time Gollan has outlined a set of successful strategies in his article What We Can Learn From one of the Best Facebook Pages: A Case Study. The inspirational brand Gollan refers to is the multi-national Coca Cola who, last time he checked, had an impressive 62 million followers (and rising). The bra...

Lauren Sciences independently recognized as a Technology Innovator in Drug Delivery with its V-Smart™ Platform, and selected as a Featured Company, in new report by MCD Group

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:02:43 MST

New York, N.Y., June 18, 2013 -- Lauren Sciences, a privately-held biotechnology company furthering development of its novel V-Smart nanovesicle platform technology, announced today that it was independently recognized as a Technology Innovator in Drug Delivery with its V-Smart Platform, and selected as a Featured Company, in a new report by MCD Group. The report, " Early Stage Drug Delive...

Fat cells in breast may connect social stress to triple-negative breast cancer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:02:32 MST

Local chemical signals released by fat cells in the mammary gland appear to provide a crucial link between exposure to unrelenting social stressors early in life, and the subsequent development of breast cancer, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the July 2013 issue of the journal Cancer Prevention Research . Some forms of stress exposure may be associated with an increa...

Respect may be the key to stopping patient 'no shows'

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:02:21 MST

People with HIV are more likely to keep their scheduled medical appointments and their disease under control if they feel their physician listens, explains things clearly and knows them as a person, not just a "case," new Johns Hopkins research suggests. "If people feel their doctor really knows them and listens to them, they feel that doctor has their best interests at heart and may...

UH Case Medical Center among first to enroll patients for global carotid artery trial

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:02:09 MST

Physicians at University Hospitals Case Medical Center enrolled their first patients in the ROADSTER Study, a global, multicenter clinical trial evaluating a novel, less-invasive procedure to help clear blockages in carotid arteries and prevent strokes. Every year, more than 300,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with blockages, or plaques in their carotid artery. If left untre...

Sexual minority youth need specialized treatment from therapists

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:32:05 MST

President Obama officially declared June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. However, despite advances in civil rights, sexual minority youth are still at greater risk for suicide than their heterosexual peers, according to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. A University of Missouri psychology graduate student recently published recommendation to improve psycholo...