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A properly managed metabolic detoxification program can benefit

“Detox” programs have been in the spotlight recently, with a bevy of Hollywood celebrities citing their “detox” programs as the secret to looking great on the red carpet. But, what exactly is detoxification? Is it merely the latest health and beauty fad, or is it a true health therapy? And can anyone besides the Hollywood elite benefit from it?

22 Dec 2009

Samaritans of New York expands suicide prevention campaign for holiday season

The Samaritans of New York is providing resources that could save people's lives to more than 250 NYC hotels, bars, department stores and health clubs to help staffers identify and respond to customers who are in crisis and may be suicidal over the holiday season.

22 Dec 2009

TLC Vision reaches agreement with holders of Company's senior secured debt to restructure balance sheet

TLC Vision Corporation, North America's premier eye care services company, said today that it has reached an agreement with holders of a majority of the Company's senior secured debt to restructure its balance sheet.

22 Dec 2009

Effectiveness of Genfit’s GFT505 clinical drug candidate questioned

It has come to the attention of Genfit, a leading biotech company listed on Alternext, that an undisclosed group of so-called “well known scientific experts” have issued a press release, via a news wire, purporting to put into question the effectiveness of Genfit’s main clinical drug candidate GFT 505.

22 Dec 2009

Projects In Knowledge provides support for local, national, and global organizations

The deep-rooted tradition of charitable giving at Projects In Knowledge (www.projectsinknowledge.com) is kicking into a higher gear during the 2009 holiday season.

22 Dec 2009

Veolia Energy North America and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners to acquire MATEP for $320 million

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22 Dec 2009

Prescription medication at lower costs for Oregon state agency employees

Public employees in the state of Oregon will soon have access to a wider range of prescription medication at lower costs.

22 Dec 2009

PGI to install custom-designed, spunmelt machines in U.S. and China

Polymer Group, Inc. (PGI) announced today it is investing in industry-leading technology in both the U.S. and Asia to serve the hygiene and healthcare marketplace.

22 Dec 2009

Cegedim Dendrite and Ping Identity announce new partnership deal

Cegedim Dendrite and Ping Identity today announced a partnership to enable Internet Single Sign-On security for Cegedim Dendrite’s flagship Customer Relationship Management (CRM) suite, Mobile Intelligence.

22 Dec 2009

PracticeMatch Services launches PhysicianRPO

PracticeMatch Services, LLC announces the launch of PhysicianRPO, a new service for healthcare systems needing to hire at least 60 physicians or advanced practitioners over a 3-year period.

22 Dec 2009

RNAO: Nurses care about climate change and will continue to demand action

An historic opportunity to reach a much needed agreement on climate change has been squandered due to a lack of political will, nurses say.

22 Dec 2009

Researchers develop new technique for pH adjustments

How do individual cells or proteins react to changing pH levels? Researchers at the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente have developed a technique for 'gently' adjusting pH: in other words, without damaging biomolecules. This should soon allow them to measure the activity of a single enzyme as a function of pH.

22 Dec 2009

Orthopaedic Center of the Rockies updates its name to Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies

The Orthopaedic Center of the Rockies (Fort Collins and Loveland, CO) has updated its name to Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies. The name change highlights the 40-year-old medical practice's services for patients with disorders or injuries to their back or neck.

22 Dec 2009

Aviation-based training can improve patient safety

Team training based on protocols originally developed for aviation crews may change safety-related behaviors and contribute to perceptions of empowerment among nurses and other surgical staff, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

22 Dec 2009

New quantities of H1N1 vaccine available for walk-in patients; no appointments necessary

U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group, a leading operator of occupational health and urgent care centers in the nation, today announced that most of its 128 medical centers have new quantities of H1N1 vaccine available for walk-in patients – no appointments necessary.

22 Dec 2009

ICBS targets U.S.regulatory agencies to sell its TOGS 9000 bio-photonic incubation & detection systems

ICBS Ltd., announced today that it will be targeting U.S. state and municipal regulatory bodies for the sale of the TOGS(TM) 9000 bio-photonic incubation & detection systems.

22 Dec 2009

New home cardio machine from Nautilus

Jeans too tight? Could be just what the doctor ordered. A new study reveals women would be more likely to start a new exercise program if they couldn’t fit into their favorite jeans (52 percent) than if they received advice from their doctors (37 percent), according to a study by Kelton Research for fitness equipment leader Nautilus, Inc.

22 Dec 2009

CPRIT extends Company Investment application date to January 12, 2010

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced today that it has extended the deadline to January 12, 2010 to file a letter of intent to submit a proposal for the Company Investment request for application (RFA). The RFA is available on the CPRIT website, www.cprit.state.tx.us/funding.html.

22 Dec 2009

ADHD Support Twitter page from Shire

Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced the launch of its newest online Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) resource, the ADHD Support Twitter(TM) page (http://twitter.com/adhdsupport), derived from the Shire award-winning online educational resource, ADHDSupport.com.

22 Dec 2009

Genome-wide study of African and African-American ancestry released by scientists

People who identify as African-American may be as little as 1 percent West African or as much as 99 percent, just one finding of a large-scale, genome-wide study of African and African-American ancestry released today.

22 Dec 2009