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hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diets & Weight Loss Offers improved hCG Diets With More Beneficial Nutritional Content, Possibly Offering Relief for Painful Symptoms of IBS

Richmond, VA (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, is commonly characterized by abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating and alteration of bowel habits, and is a difficult condition in which the bowels do not function as they should....

New Compendium Offers Freely Available Testing Standards to Help Ensure the Quality of Herbal Ingredients Used in Traditional Medicines

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With herbal medicines relied upon by consumers worldwide, a new online resource available from the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) will provide freely available public standards to help ensure the quality of the herbal ingredients used in these products. Today, USP proposes the first 23 ingredients to be included in the new Herbal Medicin...

Get Ready For the New Health Insurance Marketplaces

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health Insurance Marketplaces are a key provision of the Affordable Care Act that can help you get health insurance regardless of income or health history. You can start exploring your options now, enroll in October, and start taking advantage of the benefits of your state Health Insurance Marketplace beginning in January 2014. People looking f...

ACLS Online Course Manuals are Now Available at No Cost through United Medical Education

NEW YORK, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- United Medical Education, a company that provides online certification for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS), is now offering free PALS, BLS and ACLS online course manuals. In order to gain access to the free manuals, people simply need to build an account with the company. By offe...

Department of Public Health to Hold Public Hearing May 21 On the Proposed Closure of a 13-bed Pediatric Unit at Steward Morton Hospital in Taunton

Opponents to the Closing Will Present Testimony Detailing the Devastating Impact the Loss of this Service Will Have on the Vulnerable Children of Greater Taunton Steward's Decision Violates Its Promise to the Community to Maintain All Services at Morton Hospital, and Will Mean Sick Children Will be Boarded in the Busy Emergency Department or Shipped to Boston, Providence or Fall River for C...

26th Annual Minnesota AIDS Walk

MINNEAPOLIS, May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Sunday, May 19, 2013, join the Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP) at Minnehaha Park for the 26th year of the Minnesota AIDS Walk. Donations to the AIDS Walk help the Minnesota AIDS Project prevent new HIV infections and keep people living with HIV in Minnesota healthy. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130518/DC16602) The day's events...

Doctor of Chiropractic Honored for 25 Years of Service and Commitment to Public Health

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Minnesota Chiropractic Association (MCA) recently honored one among them for their endless dedication to public health and wellness. Dr. Debra Proechel of Rice Minnesota was recognized by her peers for outstanding and continuous dedication to public health over the last 25 years.  The award was presented during the MCA Awards Ba...

Médica Sur becomes first international member of Mayo Clinic Care Network

Mayo Clinic today announced that Médica Sur passed Mayo's rigorous review process to become the first international member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. As a member, Médica Sur will offer medical services that enable physicians to interact, shar...

[Health Policy] Mapping of available health research and development data: what's there, what's missing, and what role is there for a global observatory?

The need to align investments in health research and development (R&D) with public health demands is one of the most pressing global public health challenges. We aim to provide a comprehensive description of available data sources, propose a set...

South Korea To Launch Global M&A Fund Based On Israel’s Yozma Model

South Korea’s public fund will help companies expand globally, because private investment is lacking.

HIV-Testing In Emergency Departments Can Be Increased Through Peer-Referral Programs

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. Co-au...

Proximity Of Fast Food Restaurants Has Impact On Body Mass Index Of Low Income African-Americans

African-American adults living closer to a fast food restaurant had a higher body mass index (BMI) than those who lived further away from fast food, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and this association w...

Health Care Professionals Should Prepare For Increased Numbers Of Pregnant Women With Disabilities, Suggests Study In Medical Care

Like the general public, health care professionals may hold certain stereotypes regarding sexual activity and childbearing among women with disabilities. But a new study finds that women with chronic physical disabilities are about as likely as nondi...

GovDelivery Announces May 29th Webinar to Help Public Sector Organizations Learn From Peers How to Better Serve Citizens

SAINT PAUL, Minn., May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GovDelivery, the leading provider of public sector digital communications solutions, announced an upcoming webinar to wrap up its national Digital Communications Tour. Created to help government organizations across the country transform digital communications for true mission impact, this tour brought the experience of GovDelivery and its publi...

Edgewater Ranks 89th in The Boston Globe's Annual Globe 100 Top Performing Public Companies in Massachusetts

WAKEFIELD, Mass., May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edgewater Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:EDGW), a leading consulting firm that brings a blend of classic and product-based consulting services to its clients, has been recognized by the Boston Globe in their annual Globe 100 list of top performing public companies in Massachusetts. On May 19, 2013, The Boston Globe unveiled its 25th annual Globe 100...

Memorial Production Partners LP Announces Proposed Offering of Additional Senior Notes

HOUSTON, May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Memorial Production Partners LP (Nasdaq:MEMP) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Memorial Production Finance Corporation, announced today that, subject to market conditions, they intend to offer $100 million in aggregate principal amount of their 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 2021. The notes are being offered as additional notes under the same indenture...

Pacific Island Public Health Group Declares Diabetes at Pandemic Proportions

Pacific Island representatives of The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors published a new assessment of extreme health dangers in the region. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 At a May 6th, 2013 meeting organized by the National Council of Asian Pacific Physicians (NCAPIP), the Pacific Chronic Disease Coalition (PCDC), a council of the National Association of Chronic Disease Directo...

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. Announces $200 Million Senior Notes Offering by Certain of Its Subsidiaries

IRVINE, Calif., May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. ("Sabra") (Nasdaq:SBRA) today announced that certain subsidiaries of Sabra plan to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $200 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2023 (the "Notes"). The Notes will be offered pursuant to an effective automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR filed...

Leading Children’s Sun Protection Swimwear Company Platypus Australia use Skin Cancer Awareness Month to Help Educate Parents

On 6 May 2013, Platypus Australia observed ‘Melanoma Monday’ and began their mission of making May, the official Skin Cancer Awareness Month, known to families. The children’s sun protection swimwear company urges parents to learn how to protect their kids from the ill effects of prolonged sun exposure. Sydney, NSW (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 May is officially known as Skin Cancer Awareness Month...

Indonesia's nationwide healthcare plan stumbles at first hurdle

JAKARTA (Reuters) - When a sick Indonesian baby died after 10 hospitals in Jakarta turned her family away in February, critics blamed a pilot health insurance scheme that had overwhelmed the city's public hospitals.

Collagen is a Key Anti-Aging Ingredient and is Featured in the New Collagen Peptide Serum at Sublime Beauty®; Introductory Offer on Now

St. Petersburg, FL (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 The special introductory offer for the Sublime Beauty® Collagen Peptide serum will end soon. "We are so excited to introduce our serum to the public," says Kathy Heshelow, founder of Sublime...

Vivus Taps Into More Cash

By Spencer Osborne: With sales of anti-obesity drug Qsymia not progressing to the desired point, and cash burn at Vivus (VVUS) such that it was faced with either added debt, stock dilution through an offering, or finding a partner, Vivus seems to have chosen the former and came to terms on $220 million in 4.5% covertible notes due in 2020.This route should not have been unanticipated by anyone. Th...

Jimmy Buffett Las Vegas Tickets: Jimmy Buffett Tickets in Vegas at the MGM Grand on Oct. 19 and Oct. 26 Go on Public Sale Monday, May 20 at 10:00 a.m. Local Time

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 Cheap Concert Tickets announces that Jimmy Buffett tickets for his two concerts in Vegas in October will go on sale to the public Monday morning, May 20th. Additionaly, during the spring and summer months of...

28 Day Fat Loss Formula Offered To Minnesota Residents

Minnesota (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 People in Minnesota have a great option to get in shape for the summer. Altman Fitness is offering its 28 Day Fat Loss Formula. The best part is people can use the program from the comfort of their own home. The pro...

University of Houston Opens Anxiety and Health Research Lab Substance Use Treatment Clinic

Houston, TX, May 19, 2013 --(PR.com)-- More than 40 to 50 percent of the cigarettes in the United States are consumed by people with anxiety and other mental disorders, according to Michael J. Zvolensky Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Distinguished University Professor at the University of Houston (UH) and director of the new Anxiety and Health Research Laboratory – Substance Use Treatment Clinic...