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Bausch + Lomb ReNu MultiPlus multi-purpose solution named "Best Eye Care Product of the Year - Asia"

Bausch + Lomb ReNu MultiPlus(R) multi-purpose solution has been named "Best Eye Care Product of the Year - Asia" for its revolutionary bottle design at this year's A.S. Watson Global Suppliers Awards. Held in Hong Kong on 4 March 2010, the awards recognize international brands for outstanding performance in bringing innovation, differentiation and excitement to the consumer experience.

19 Mar 2010

Asian-language speakers actively use "quitlines", University of California study finds

Telephone counseling programs for smoking cessation, popularly known as "quitlines," are an increasingly common way for smokers to quit. Every state in the U.S. now has one. However, most of them provide counseling services in English and Spanish only. The only quitline so far to offer counseling in multiple Asian languages is the California Smokers' Helpline. Since 1993, the Helpline has been counseling smokers in Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese dialects), Korean and Vietnamese, in addition to English and Spanish.

19 Mar 2010

Postcard campaign: Staff request Ontario government to fund deficit of Brockville General Hospital

The Ontario government should fully fund the deficit of the Brockville General Hospital, hospital staff will request today, as they kick off a postcard campaign aimed at the provincial government.

19 Mar 2010

Technique of igniting nanoparticles with low-intensity laser may help destroy cancer cells from within

University of Florida engineering researchers have found they can ignite certain nanoparticles using a low-power laser, a development they say opens the door to a wave of new technologies in health care, computing and automotive design.

19 Mar 2010

Predominantly white, insured and sick patients frequently use ER

Frequent users of the emergency department are predominantly white, insured and at greater risk for hospitalization due to serious illness, despite public perceptions of them as abusers of the healthcare system with minor complaints and no health insurance. This is the consensus of a systematic review of two dozen published studies of so-called "frequent flyers" ("Frequent Users of Emergency Departments: The Myths, the Data, and the Policy Implications").

19 Mar 2010

Role of structured physical activity in preventing or delaying mobility disabilities in older adults

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, together with Wake Forest University, will play a key role in a new study that seeks to determine whether a program of structured physical activity can prevent or delay major mobility disabilities in older adults.

19 Mar 2010

Physical education classes slim down America's children, not obesity boot camps

Obesity boot camps are not the answer to the nation's waistline problem, says Deborah J. Wray, associate professor in the department of kinesiology at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

19 Mar 2010

Landmark Legal Foundation to sue the President if 'Slaughter Rule' is used to enact H.R. 3590

Mark R. Levin, president of Landmark Legal Foundation, today issued a warning to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives about the possible use of the so-called "deem and pass," "self-executing," or "Slaughter Rule" to enact H.R. 3590, the legislative version of President Obama's healthcare proposal that has been previously approved by the Senate.

19 Mar 2010

QUANTEC review: Updated recommendations for safe irradiation of 16 organs

The Quantitative Analysis of Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic (QUANTEC) review has been published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to update recommendations for the safe irradiation of 16 organs. For each organ, the relationship between dose/volume and clinical outcome is reviewed. These reviews replace initial recommendations published in 1991.

19 Mar 2010

Enrollment in internal medicine residency program remains stagnant

The number of U.S. medical students choosing internal medicine residencies inched higher from 2009 but not enough to significantly impact the shortage of primary care physicians.

19 Mar 2010

Mini-laboratory: IVD platform to be presented at Analytica trade show

Many illnesses can be reliably diagnosed through laboratory tests, but these in vitro analyses often use up valuable time. A system developed by Fraunhofer research scientists, which can carry out complex analyses on the spot, will soon be ready for the market.

19 Mar 2010

Noscapine can be used as prophylactic treatment for prostate cancer: Study

New research has revealed a major breakthrough in the use of cough medicine ingredient noscapine as a prophylactic treatment for prostate cancer.

19 Mar 2010

Fraunhofer FIT to present IMIKRID and automated protein-level microscope system at HANNOVER MESSE

Proteins, the cellular building blocks, can be visualized and analyzed in great detail today. Here, Fraunhofer FIT presents a fully automated high-performance microscope. One of its diagnostic applications will be to study the complex interactions of proteins between cells. In tumor diagnostics our microscope allows to classify slightly different types of tumors more precisely and to fine-tune therapy accordingly.

19 Mar 2010

Women need education on risks associated with early elective cesarean sections: Survey

Results of a national survey point to a greater need to educate women on the risks associated with early elective cesarean sections and labor inductions.

19 Mar 2010

Financial incentives may influence frequency of cataract surgery in Medicare and VA health system

Patients seen at private facilities reimbursed by Medicare were more than 550 percent more likely to have routine cataract surgery than those who received their care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, a strong indication that the frequency of cataract surgery may be responsive to financial incentives to either or both the medical facility and the physicians who perform the procedure.

19 Mar 2010

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Bausch + Lomb ReNu MultiPlus multi-purpose solution named "Best Eye Care Product of the Year - Asia"

Asian-language speakers actively use "quitlines", University of California study finds

Postcard campaign: Staff request Ontario government to fund deficit of Brockville General Hospital

Technique of igniting nanoparticles with low-intensity laser may help destroy cancer cells from within

Predominantly white, insured and sick patients frequently use ER

Role of structured physical activity in preventing or delaying mobility disabilities in older adults

Physical education classes slim down America's children, not obesity boot camps

Landmark Legal Foundation to sue the President if 'Slaughter Rule' is used to enact H.R. 3590

QUANTEC review: Updated recommendations for safe irradiation of 16 organs

Enrollment in internal medicine residency program remains stagnant

Mini-laboratory: IVD platform to be presented at Analytica trade show

Noscapine can be used as prophylactic treatment for prostate cancer: Study

Fraunhofer FIT to present IMIKRID and automated protein-level microscope system at HANNOVER MESSE

Women need education on risks associated with early elective cesarean sections: Survey

Financial incentives may influence frequency of cataract surgery in Medicare and VA health system

New summit: Health care reform for children in California

Global halt on Molybdenum-99 production: Discussion of implications

CryoLife responds to Medafor's allegation on repudiation of exclusive distribution agreement

NAFC to help meet medical needs of people in Atlanta who are without health insurance

Northumberland Hills Hospital to lose vital services as a result of dramatic cuts to beds, services and staff

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From Discovery Biology to ELRIG Chair

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