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Many Women Seeking Toned Arms as the Weather Heats Up May Find Benefit in Plastic Surgery Options TARRYTOWN, N.Y., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Body type, age or significant weight loss can prevent some women from achieving tight and toned upper arms despite diligent efforts with diet and exercise, but relatively simple surgical options may offer an alternative. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/NY18209) "Working out and watching calorie intake is the first and...
Company releases industry's first fully-integrated CAC and CDI solution at ACDIS. NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BayScribe, a leading clinical documentation technology company, today announced a new cloud-based offering aimed at eliminating bottlenecks in the documentation and coding process. The new application, v6 CACDIS, creates structured data from unstructured text, thereby facilitating fluid communication between clinical documentation improvement specialists...
NATICK, Mass., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Five-year data from the Asthma Intervention Research 2 (AIR2) clinical trial presented today demonstrated that the Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) Alair(® )Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) System continues to show therapy benefits in adult patients with severe uncontrolled asthma. Bronchial Thermoplasty was shown to provide long term asthma control, demonstrated by a sustained reduction in the rate of severe exacerbations (asthma...
Saint Luke's Liver Disease Management Center says testing is key to saving lives, 'silent infection' rampant among baby boomers KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If you're a baby boomer, you may not know that odds are high that you're carrying the hepatitis C virus, putting yourself at risk for illness that can range from minor to life threatening. Hepatitis C is a contagious disease affecting primarily the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The...
NORCROSS, Ga., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As a testament to its focus on quality, UHS-Pruitt Corporation announced that seventeen of its five-star healthcare centers were recently named to the U.S. News & World Report's Best Nursing Homes list for 2013. The respected directory is compiled every year to help highlight for consumers the best nursing care facilities in the country. Figuring out where to go to receive post-acute, rehabilitative and elderly care services can be a...
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nurses from Northside Medical Center are attending the Community Health Systems' annual shareholders meeting in New York City today to voice concerns about the company's plan to adopt a staffing model that could hurt the quality of patient care. The nurses carried shareholder proxies that allowed them to question the CHS Board of Directors about the Nashville, Tenn.-based company's stewardship of Northside and other...
Experts call for an end to a devastating women's health condition affecting millions NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To mark the first International Day to End Obstetric Fistula on May 23, EngenderHealth recognizes the achievements to date in fistula prevention and treatment and calls for an end to this devastating women's health condition. EngenderHealth currently leads the Fistula Care project, the largest U.S. government-funded worldwide effort to address fistula, which...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Blue's BlueDirect Sales Center (BDSC) has been ranked among the top 10 for medium-sized call centers in all industries in North America (101-250 agents) for quality and effectiveness of customer service. This is the third year in a row that Florida Blue has won distinction from BenchmarkPortal, the leader in call center benchmarking. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120904/MM67207LOGO) Steve Snell, vice president,...
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) has declared a quarterly dividend of 49.5 cents per common share, payable on June 28, 2013 to holders of record on June 7, 2013. The indicated annual dividend rate is $1.98 per share. About BDBD is a leading global medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. The Company is...
Fight Fraud First! asks lawmakers to focus on eliminating waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fight Fraud First! (FFF!) - a national coalition of organizations representing older Americans, persons with disabilities, military veterans and healthcare providers who advocate for the elimination of waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare - today called on Congress to implement program integrity reforms in Medicare instead of re-imposing...
Latest Health Medical Pharma Reference Libraries
The activity of any living cell, and by extension life itself, depends on protein synthesis and the transcription of DNA. If proteins are the machinery of cellular function, then DNA are the machine assembly lines – responsible for accurately and efficiently ‘transcribing’ protein messengers, structures and enzymes. DNA transcription begins in the nucleus of a cell when an enzyme called RNA polymerase binds to the DNA strand. Sequences within the DNA direct the polymerase to...
The Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis) is a species of parasitic worm that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It can be found in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Japan, and China and is present in nearly 30,000,000 humans today. It is thought to be one of the world’s most pervading parasites. The Chinese liver fluke requires two intermediate, or secondary, hosts and one definitive, or main, host to successfully complete its lifecycle. The first intermediate host is typically...
Echinococcus multilocularis is a species of tapeworm that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It is one of a few worms that cause echinococcosis, a disease that affects many canid species including wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, domesticated dogs. Humans can also contract this disease. Adult members of this species can reach an average length of .2 inches, and like other species of tapeworm, its body is segmented by three proglottids. Its head, or scolex, is equipped with...
Trichinella spiralis, sometimes known as the pork worm, is a parasite within the Nematoda class. It can be found in pigs, rats, humans, and bears. This worm causes trichinosis in humans, most often from consuming undercooked pork. This species is the smallest within its class, reaching an average body length of .16 centimeters. Females are twice as large as males, displaying a sexual dimorphism. The reproductive organs of females are unique to the species in that the front end holds developed...
The eye-worm (Loa loa) is a species of roundworm within the Nematoda phylum. It can be found in India and Africa, among other areas. This species causes a disease known as Loa loa filariasis and is one of three species that can cause subcutaneous filariasis in humans. Females are larger than males, reaching an average body length of up to 2.7 inches, with males reaching an average body length of up to 1.3 inches. The first stage of life for the eye-worm begins when an adult worm, which is...
