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"I wish I knew what a prosthodontist was earlier," said Ronnie, whose rapid tooth decay was a medical mystery until she sought the services of a prosthodontist. Find a prosthodontist on GoToAPro.org. CHICAGO, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Prosthodontists is pleased to celebrate National Prosthodontics Awareness Week((TM)) (NPAW((TM))) from April 7-13, 2013. Now in its fourth year, the week-long celebration seeks to raise public awareness about...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Cardiology today elected John Gordon Harold, MD, MACC as president for the year ahead at its 62(nd) Annual Scientific Session. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130311/DC74912) Dr. Harold is a clinical professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles and the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles, Calif. He previously served as Chief of...

RESTON, Va., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Americans celebrate National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (March), the Colon Cancer Alliance, COLONTOWN -- a survivor/patient support group for colorectal disease, including cancer -- and the American College of Radiology (ACR) call on Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (H.R. 991). Introduced recently by Reps. Ralph Hall (TX-04) and Danny Davis (D-IL), H.R. 991 would require Medicare...

BETHESDA, Md., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has just launched a smartphone mobile application "app" called ACMG 2013 to give attendees a convenient and comprehensive way to navigate the 2013 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting and a convenient method to receive and utilize program, speaker and exhibitor information before, during and after the Annual Meeting. The ACMG mobile app is available for iPhone and...

BETHESDA, Md., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New treatment guidelines on the diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), one of the most prevalent digestive disorders, appear in the March issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology. The new guidelines from the American College of Gastroenterology provide an overview of GERD and its presentation and offer clinical recommendations for the approach to diagnosis and management of this common...

NEW YORK, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- First publication now available online Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com ], a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) are pleased to announce that the American College of Cardiology [http://www.cardiosource.org/acc ] (ACC) journals' portfolio has been expanded with the launch of JACC: Heart Failure...

PHILADELPHIA, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, has published seven new editions of their exercise science list in partnership with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Several titles provide the content students and professionals must master to obtain multiple ACSM certifications, including ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, ACSM Certified Health Fitness Specialist or ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oakstone, one of the foremost providers of nonbiased multimedia educational programs for healthcare professionals, announces its recent release of MKSAP® 16 Audio Companion (Parts A and B). Available in compact disc and MP3 formats, this audio-based product is designed to provide an enhancement to the educational resource physicians have come to depend on with the Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program® (MKSAP®) developed by the...

Yearly national conference to focus on improving the health of people from the Clinic to the Community Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 17, 2013 The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), the nation’s leading society of physicians committed to health promotion and disease prevention, is proud to host Preventive Medicine 2013, taking place February 20-23, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. This meeting serves as the leading annual gathering of physicians, health professionals, health care...

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents keep a close eye on their growing children, watching for proper development and alert for any sign of a problem because small problems can have big implications. Surgeons at the Annual Conference of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) this week are conferring with one another on Pediatric Flatfoot, a childhood condition that, if left untreated, can result in permanent deformity in adulthood. Flatfoot deformity...