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DSM-5: Caught between Mental Illness Stigma and Anti-Psychiatry Prejudice

Like many psychiatrists, I have been amazed by the debates surrounding the DSM-5 , the first major revision of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in nearly twenty years, which was just releas...

Sports Turf Northwest Announces Two NFL Teams Have Incorporated the GreenZapr™ UVC Synthetic Turf Sterilization Machine into Their Bacteria and Virus-Fighting Arsenals

Two National Football League teams have added the GreensGroomer WorldWide GreenZapr™ synthetic turf sterilization equipment to their field maintenance regimen. Sherwood, Oregon-based Sports Turf Northwest, an authorized dealer for the GreensGroomer WorldWide line of natural and synthetic turf maintenance equipment, says the NFL organizations chose the GreenZapr for its effective, chemical-free b...

New AirFloss Product Offers Oral Hygiene Innovation, Dental Professional Warren Melamed Comments

While reports suggest that traditional string flossing is most effective, the new Philips AirFloss may help some consumers break into the habit. Dentist Warren Melamed offers his thought on this product. Nashville, TN (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Along with most every other dentist in the United States, Warren Melamed has remained a fervent proponent of regular oral hygiene, encouraging all of his patien...

AstraZeneca: A Dividend Payer With An Attractive Growth Prospect

ByFund Gurus:Pharmaceuticals have been fairly unloved by investors for a number of years. However, as the equity rally continues and prices increase, to me, a number of these companies look incredibly cheap.The healthcare story is one many can relate to; demographics are changing, people are living longer as medicine and healthcare technology advances. Furthermore, the developing consumer demand i...

Study finds improved CPR quality saves lives

(Medical Xpress)—Life-saving CPR has been a foundation of emergency medicine for more than a half century. But researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix are continuing to refine the procedure, with a new study concluding...

American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2013 International Conference

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ATS 2013. Medscape Pulmonary Medicine

Hospital Medicine 2013: Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Annual Meeting

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from SHM 2013. Medscape Internal Medicine

Amarin: It's The Strategy, Not The Science

By EnhydrisPECorp:Talk about betting the entire ship on fish oil.New Jersey's Amarin Corporation (NASDAQ: AMRN) braves the global biopharmaceutical industry with only one product: Vascepa (codenamed AMR-101), a prescription grade omega-3 fatty acid drug for cardiovascular disease. Since Vascepa's launch in January 2013, Amarin has seen a steep rise in the total number of prescriptions, rising by a...

CEO Roundtable on Cancer accredits UW Medicine with CEO Cancer Gold Standard

UW Medicine, a leading healthcare provider serving Seattle and the Northwest, is leading by example when it comes to promoting workplace wellness and encouraging healthier behavior.

SMART Medical and Rehab Therapy's 2013 Scholarship - Becas 2013

SMART Medical and Rehab Therapy offers scholarship to local Latino high school seniors. The 10 scholarships total $10,000 and will help students begin the process to achieving their dreams. Greater Washington, DC Area (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 SMART Medical and Rehab Therapy is offering 10 Washington area Latino high school seniors $1000 scholarships. Students who live in suburban Maryland, Washingt...

The International Congress on Personalized Medicine - Up Close and Personalized 2013 in Paris

On 25-28 July, 2013, UPCP 2013 will convene once again, this time – in Paris - the beautiful city of lights. Paris, France (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 On 25-28 July, 2013, UPCP 2013 will convene once again, this time – in Paris - the beautiful city of lights. According to Prof. Eddy Karnieli, the congress chairperson, "Personalized Medicine is revolutionizing the medical world. Understanding an...

Discovery of novel medicine for treatment of chronic wounds

Every 20 seconds, a limb is lost as a consequence of diabetic foot ulcer that does not heal. To date, medical solutions that can change this situation are very limited. In his doctoral thesis Yue Shen from the Industrial Doctoral School and the Depar...

Novel medicine for chronic wound treatment

Every 20 seconds, a limb is lost as a consequence of diabetic foot ulcer that does not heal. To date, medical solutions that can change this situation are very limited.

Syntermed Awarded 510(k) Clearance for Novel Cardiac Imaging Decision Support System – Emory Toolbox™ 4.0

Syntermed to launch Emory Toolbox 4.0 with the new SmartReport powered by Syntermed IDS at the June meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Emory Toolbox™ 4.0 is the result of an award (1 R42 HL106818-01) from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute titled “Novel WEB Decision Support System for cardiac image interpretation and reporting.” Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) Ma...

AlignLife of Waunakee Sponsors Kids Triathlon to Fight Childhood Obesity

Dr. Chad Updike is a proud sponsor of the Tri-4-Schools series of races in the Madison, WI area. (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 AlignLife of Waunakee is proud to announce that it is a 2013 race series sponsor of the Tri-4-Schools children’s triathlon. Tri-4-Schools is a nonprofit organization that uses athletic events as a platform to get kids active and fight childhood obesity. Their events aim to teach...

Putting group fitness classes in the proper light

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitness experts are shining a new light on group classes from Zumba to yoga because they believe the right lighting can transform the four walls of a fitness studio from a dance party to a meditation space, and back again.

AGA announces first AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn and Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer

The AGA Research Foundation is honored to announce the first AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn and Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer, which will support Andrew D. Rhim, MD, from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Phi...

Patients with treatment-resistant depression benefit from ketamine

Patients with treatment-resistant major depression saw dramatic improvement in their illness after treatment with ketamine, an anesthetic, according to the largest ketamine clinical trial to-date led by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine a...

Download: Moleac- A Specialty Pharma in Neurology and Aging

Moleac brings together Asian and Western techniques by identifying medicine discovered in China and developing them into Western mainstream medicine. Moleac’s first product, Neuroaid (also [...]

Medicare's payment carrots turn to sticks

Connected coverage — selected articles on trends, challenges and controversies in the changing world of medicine.

Local CROs Unite for International Clinical Trials

SYDNEY, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global CROs are no longer the obvious choice for companies looking to run international clinical trials. The motion is towards locally based CROs that are connected internationally to drive down R&D costs and leverage local know-how and quality.  An international team of locally entrenched contract research organizations (CROs) and specialist service...

Transition to Propellant-Free Combivent® Respimat® (ipratropium bromide and albuterol) Inhalation Spray Nears Completion

RIDGEFIELD, Conn., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the company's commitment to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in respiratory health, is updating healthcare professionals (HCPs) and patients that the transition to COMBIVENT® RESPIMAT® (ipratropium bromide and albuterol) Inhalation Spray for the maintenanc...

The Personalized Medicine Coalition's Ninth Annual State of Personalized Medicine Luncheon to Feature Janet Woodcock, M.D., FDA

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Personalized medicine and targeted therapies hold great potential to improve patient care and health care efficiency.  At the Ninth Annual State of Personalized Medicine Luncheon hosted by the Personalized Medicine Coalition (PC), Janet Woodcock, M.D., Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA...

ObGyn.net Covers the Latest Women's Health at ACOG 2013

NORWALK, Conn., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Medica US announces that ObGyn.net, the longest-running online community dedicated exclusively to the needs of practicing obstetricians and gynecologists, covered the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 61st Annual Clinical Meeting.   ACOG's Annual Clinical Meeting brings together ob/gyns, nurse practitioners, and...

Wild Medicine On View at The New York Botanical Garden Through Sept. 8

NEW YORK, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The power of plants to cure and rejuvenate, one of the most important ways in which mankind depends on the plant kingdom, is the subject of The New York Botanical Garden's multifaceted exhibition Wild Medicine: Healing Plants Around the World, Featuring The Italian Renaissance Garden, on view from May 18 through September 8, 2013. (Photo:  http://photo...