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Dr. Andrew Amborski, DDS, and Team to Offer Full-Service Dental Care, Personalized Treatment Plans SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Aspen Dental office is opening in Defiance, OH on Thursday, June 6. Located at 1601 Clinton St., the practice will provide dental services that range from dentures and preventive care to general dentistry and restoration. Dr. Andrew Amborski, lead dentist at the Defiance office, received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from...
Dr. Candace Lauderdale, DMD, and Team to Offer Full-Service Dental Care, Personalized Treatment Plans SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Aspen Dental office is opening in Columbus, GA on Thursday, June 6. Located at 6783 Veterans Pkwy, the practice will provide dental services that range from dentures and preventive care to general dentistry and restoration. Dr. Candace Lauderdale, lead dentist at the Columbus office, received her Doctor of Medical Dentistry degree...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) announced today that it plans to build a 50-bed comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Newnan, Ga. "We look forward to bringing this new hospital and the much needed comprehensive, inpatient rehabilitation services to the residents of Coweta, Fayette and south Fulton counties," said Linda Wilder, president of the southeast region for HealthSouth. "We also are grateful for the...
Public Advisory Panel Accepts FDA's Class II Re-Classification Suggestion FREDERICK, Md., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioElectronics Corporation (OTC Pink: BIEL), the maker of very effective, safe consumer medical devices, comments on the FDA panel meeting for non-thermal shortwave diathermy: The FDA's Public Advisory Panel Reclassification - Pulsed Shortwave Therapy Meeting was held on May 21, 2013 in Gaithersburg, MD, USA. The focus of the meeting was very narrow, in that the...
National Business Group on Health Awards Company Highest Honor for Third Consecutive Year DUBLIN, Ohio, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal Health received the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) Platinum Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® award for its ongoing commitment to promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging employees and their families to pursue and maintain healthy lifestyles. The Platinum award is in recognition of the company's work to establish workplace...
NW Bio Exhibit Will Describe DCVax Technology and Clinical Trial Progress at Annual Meeting of Over 25,000 Oncologists BETHESDA, Md., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: NWBO) (NW Bio), a biotechnology company developing DCVax(®) personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, announced today that it will use its exhibit at this year's American Society Of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago to highlight its leadership role in immune...
NEW YORK, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICPT) (Intercept), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel bile acid therapeutics to treat chronic liver diseases, such as primary biliary cirrhosis, today announced that Mark Pruzanski, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Deutsche Bank Securities 38th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston on Wednesday, May 29, 2013...
VIENNA, Va., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE MKT: CVM) announced today that Geert Kersten, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Second Annual Marcum LLP MicroCap Conference on Thursday, May 30, 2013 in New York City at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The Company's presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. EDT. For more information and registration, please visit the conference website: http://www.marcumllp.com/microcap About CEL-SCI CEL-SCI is...
BRANFORD, Conn., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CAS Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASM) (CASMED), a leader in medical devices for non-invasive patient monitoring, today announced that Thomas M. Patton, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 2(nd) Annual Marcum MicroCap Conference on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET in the Estate 10 room and will be available via a live...
Direct Trusted Agent accreditation ensures adherence to data processing standards and compliance with security infrastructure, integrity and trusted identity requirements FT. LEE, N.J., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MaxMD, a secure information technology company, announced today it has achieved full accreditation with the Direct Trusted Agent Accreditation Program (DTAAP) for HISP, CA and RA from DirectTrust.org and the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC)....
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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...
The Southeast Asian liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) is a parasite that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It is native to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and the Lao People's Democratic Republic. It occurs in higher numbers in northern areas of Thailand when compared to central areas of Thailand, and the disease the worm causes, known as opisthorchiasis, does not occur in southern areas of Thailand. The Southeast Asian liver fluke is so small that it can only be seen under...
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 giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) is a parasitic worm within the Nematoda phylum. This species can be found throughout the world, but occurs in higher numbers in tropical and subtropical areas. It causes the disease known as ascariasis in its human hosts and infects about one quarter of the entire world’s human population. It displays a sexual dimorphism, with females growing larger than males. Females reach an average body length between 7.8 and 19.2 inches, while males reach a...
