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NFL Legends Treated For Sleep Apnea By David Gergen Of Pro Player Health Alliance And Dr. Bradley Eli Leading Up To The Next Event At Scripps Memorial Hospital

Recent news on Dr. Bradley Eli treating Hall of Fame CB Mike Haynes, as well as other former NFL legends, and more information on the next Pro Player Health Alliance event. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 Mark Walczak of Pro Player Health Alliance (PPHA) asks the public to join him and other NFL greats such as Dermontti Dawson and former Raiders player Mike Haynes at the next free PPHA event a...

SciAps Raman Analyzers Chosen for World Cup Security

SciAps, a Woburn, MA based portable analytical instrumentation company, is pleased to announce the sale of a large number of handheld Raman spectrometer units – The ReporteR™ – to the Brazilian Federal Police to aid in World Cup security. Woburn, MA (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 SciAps, a Woburn, MA based portable analytical instrumentation company, is pleased to announce the sale of a large numbe...

Taylor Baldwin With San Diego Union Tribune Welcomes Pro Player Health Alliance And Dr. Bradley Eli On Her Show To Spread Sleep Apnea Awareness

Pro Player Health Alliance supported by Taylor Baldwin of the San Diego Union Tribune. More information on the upcoming event hosted by Dr. Bradley Eli. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 Many NFL players have been loyal and outspoken advocates of spreading awareness of the deadly disorder, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Joined with David Gergen, owner of Gergen’s Orthodontic Lab and founder of...

Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Comments on New Study Finding that Tissue Damage Precedes Pain in Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Patients

The Firm is representing alleged victims of metal-on-metal hip implants, including clients who have filed DePuy ASR hip recall lawsuits, DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement lawsuits, Biomet hip implant lawsuits, Stryker hip recall lawsuits, and Wright hip implant lawsuits. New York, New York (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 As metal-on-metal hip implant lawsuits continue to mount in courts throughout the country,...

Peer-referral program can bring more patients into emergency departments for HIV testing

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that incorporating a peer-referral program for HIV testing into emergency departments can reach new groups of high-risk patients and brings more patients into the hospital for testing.

Authors urge importance of patients' rights in genome sequencing

Informed consent is the backbone of patient care. Genetic testing has long required patient consent and patients have had a "right not to know" the results. However, as 21st century medicine now begins to use the tools of genome sequencing, an enormo...

Dr. Avi Ishaaya Offers Screening and Assessments for Sleep Apnea in Honor of World Hypertension Day

Between May 17 and May 31, 2013, Dr. Avi Ishaaya will offer free screening and assessment for sleep apnea, an identifiable cause of hypertension. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Dr. Avi Ishaaya, a nationally recognized sleep specialist and the founder of the I AM Sleep Program, specializing in portable home diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea, will offer free sleep apnea assessments and $...

Women with family history of cancer need to have proper counseling, testing

In the wake of actress Angelina Jolie's public announcement that she recently underwent a preventive double mastectomy, Loma Linda University Medical Center urges women with a family history of cancer to have proper counseling and testing, if indicat...

Ysios and Axis provide [STAT-Diagnostica & Innovation] with €2mm Series A financing

[STAT-Diagnostica & Innovation SL] (near-patient testing systems that integrate molecular diagnostics and immunoassays to provide rapid results in acute care settings) raised €2mm ($3mm) in its Series A financing. Ysios Capital Partners and Institu...

[STAT-Diagnostica] raises €17mm in Series B round

Kurma Life Sciences Partners has led a €17mm ($22.1mm) Series B financing for Spanish point-of-care testing company [STAT-Diagnostica & Innovation SL]. Other first-time investors Idinvest, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, and Caixa Capital Risc (...

Puma Biotechnology Comment on Trading Activity

Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NYSE: PBYI), a development stage biopharmaceutical company, has been contacted by the New York Stock Exchange regarding today’s trading in the Company’s common stock. It is the Company’s policy not to comment on trading activity. About Puma Biotechnology Puma Biotechnology, Inc. is a development stage bioph...

Loma Linda University Medical Center Urges Women With Family History of Cancer to Seek Genetic Counseling

In the wake of actress Angelina Jolie’s public announcement that she recently underwent a preventive double mastectomy, Loma Linda University Medical Center urges women with a family history of cancer to have proper counseling and testing, if indicated, to see if they are at similar risk. Jolie, 37, had her procedure after learning that she carr...

TaiGen submits nemonoxacin applications in Taiwan, China

TaiGen Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan) submitted a pair of NDAs in Taiwan and China for oral nemonoxacin to treat community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The company, which said these are the first applications submitted worldwide, expects a deci...

Scientific Research Supports Amaçari Health & Wellness Benefits

New-to-market Camu supplement demonstrates superior performance in potency tests for Vitamin C, total Phenolics and total ORAC. The Camu capsules contain about 30 to 50 times more Vitamin C than an orange and are made with raw, organic whole fruit without any GMOs – creating a Kosher, Gluten-Free and vegan supplement that is Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Compliant. Naples, FL (PRWEB) May 17,...

XBiotech Takes Aim at Inflammation That Weakens Cancer Patients

Few could accuse XBiotech CEO John Simard of failing to think big. The Austin, TX-based startup he founded in 2005 is testing a novel biological drug candidate that is aiming to treat the persistent inflammation that makes cancer patients feel so wea...

Peer-referral programs can increase HIV-testing in emergency departments

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that incorporating a peer-referral program for HIV testing into emergency departments can reach new groups of high-risk patients and brings more patients into the hospital for testing.

How Will Angelina Jolie Affect Your Practice?

By Celebrity Diagnosis Have the phone calls already started? With the announcement on Tuesday that Angelina Jolie had undergone a prophylactic double mastectomy because she carries the BRCA1 gene, the media were buzzing with the story. Other celebri...

Marshall Faulk and Mike Haynes along with Many NFL Greats Back Pro Player Health Alliance on Spreading Sleep Apnea Awareness with an Event at Scripps Memorial Hospital

Pro Player Health Alliance and Dr. Bradley Eli prepare for upcoming free public Sleep Apnea Awareness event at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, CA. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Pro Player Health Alliance is preparing for the next Sleep Apnea Awareness event which will be held in California May 21 at Scripps Memorial Hospital. Part of the "Tackle Sleep Apnea” campaign is traveli...

First influenza vaccine brought to clinical testing

Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Switzerland's Cytos Biotechnology AG today announced that the first healthy volunteer has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial with their H1N1 influenza vaccine candidate based on...

American Society for Microbiology Hosts Antibacterial Product Testing Workshop

Experts on the topic of antibacterials and manufacturers of antibacterial soaps are showcasing the latest methods for demonstrating the effectiveness of antibacterial hand soaps and sanitizers in killing disease-causing germs. During the 2013 meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and the

PSA Testing: Have We Learned From Our Errors?

After many years of excessive screening for prostate cancer, new AUA guidelines are more closely aligned with the evidence, says Dr. Gerald Chodak. Medscape Urology

Angelina Jolie and the Power of the Informed Decision

Dr. Kathy Miller comments on the importance of genetic testing in women at high risk for breast cancer so that they can make personal, informed decisions about their care, as Angelina Jolie has done. Medscape Oncology

Injectable Nanogel Monitors Blood-Sugar Levels

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an injectable nanogel that can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed, a breakthrough that could someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin....

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Revolutionary supplement can lower your blood pressure and improve your quality of life Wainwright, Alberta, Canada (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 ProArgi9Challenge.net, a website dedicated to giving health conscious consumers the opportunity to buy and experience ProArgi-9+, has announced its offering of the acclaimed supplement to the public. ProArgi-9+ is now for sale via ProArgi9Challenge.net and can b...

Sound Relief Hearing Center Announces Expanded Tinnitus Treatment Offerings in Sync with National Tinnitus Awareness Week

Highlands Ranch, CO, May 17, 2013 --(PR.com)-- In sync with National Tinnitus Awareness Week May 19 – 25, the Sound Relief Hearing Center today announced the expansion of its tinnitus treatment offerings. With the addition of the Neuromonics Sanctuary and Phonak Audéo Q devices, Colorado’s premier provider of hearing and tinnitus services now offers patients eight treatment optio...