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PLAYTIME is featuring high-quality play areas at the world’s largest gathering of play therapy professionals. Denver, CO (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 PLAYTIME, the global provider of interactive, soft play areas, will join more than 1,000 child life specialists from around the world in promoting play therapy at the 31st Annual Child Life Council Conference, May 16-19, 2013 in Denver, CO. Child life specialists are experts in child development, promoting effective coping skills through play and...
Diet Doc’s hCG diets not only offer new weight loss tips that help patients lose weight fast, they also aid in the fight against diabetes symptoms and other weight related health concerns. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 According to a new release by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over the next thirty years, the rates of diabetes symptoms and diagnoses could reach staggering levels. Diet Doc recognizes the relationship between weight gain and diabetes symptoms and...
Whether employers admit it or not, obese people may find discrimination in the workplace because of their size, as alluded to in a January 26, 2013 article in USA Today (“Do Penalties For Smokers and the Obese Make Sense?”). Lap Band Surgery Center's Dr. Joseph Naim suggests that weight loss from installing the LAP-BAND® system may help patients in their work lives. Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Obesity can have consequences other than just a person's...
San Diego dermatologists at the landmark medical center Goldman, Butterwick, Fitzpatrick, Groff & Fabi Cosmetic Laser Dermatology explain how new FDA regulations on indoor tanning beds could lead to a drastic decrease in new cases of skin cancer and discuss top treatments for pre-cancerous lesions. San Diego, California (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 In a recent article published by the New York Times, new proposed regulations for tanning beds in the United States was examined. Expert...
Diet Doc offers prescription hCG diet plans that signal the body to release and burn years of trapped fat, resulting in fast weight loss, better health, and the reduction of risk for weight-related liver damage and disease. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 One of the United Kingdom's most senior doctors, Professor Christopher Hawkey, warns to an English newspaper that obesity will overtake alcohol as the main cause of liver cirrhosis in the not too distant future with more than five...
Bel Marra Health, who offers high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, reports a new study that reveals a natural way to reduce stress, anxiety, and high blood pressure, and remedy insomnia. Toronto, ON (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Bel Marra Health, who offers high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, reports a new study that reveals a natural way to reduce stress, anxiety, and high blood pressure, and remedy insomnia. As Bel Marra...
On anniversary of devastating tornado in Joplin a patient's family advocates why medical records matter. Joplin, Mo. (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Diane Humphrey remembers the frustration two years ago as she sat with her stricken husband in the cardiac care center of the old St. John’s Regional Medical Center. His room was close to the floor’s station, where she heard nurses struggling to learn newfangled electronic records software installed by Mercy just weeks earlier. “I’d just...
Peripheral Neuropathy affects an estimated 24 million people in America alone. For people suffering from Peripheral Neuropathy, Neuracel has come up with a product that combines the best natural ingredients to provide pain relief at http://www.neuracel.com. Boise, Idaho (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 According to the latest research conducted by the Back and Pain Relief Center in April, 2013, an estimated 24 million Americans suffer from Peripheral Neuropathy. The condition is more likely to affect...
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Learn the symptoms and act quickly at first signs of stroke. Trenton, NJ (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Seeking prompt emergency care at the first sign of stroke is more important than ever because new interventions can open clots and restore blood flow to the brain, often reducing or preventing permanent damage. A new generation of mechanical blood clot retrieval devices, some available in just the past year, is making emergency interventions more effective,...
New Technology Offers Effective, Pain-Free, Non-Invasive Treatment for Wrinkles, Cellulite & Skin Tightening Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Lumiere Medical, a premier U.S. distributor of cutting-edge, clinically-validated technologies and Pollogen, a global leader in the medical aesthetics market, are set to showcase the Apollo powered by TriPollar with LumiCam —the world's most advanced radiofrequency (RF) technology system, providing skin tightening, cellulite reduction...
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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...
