The French parliament's lower house adopted a groundbreaking bill Tuesday that would make it illegal for anyone - including fashion magazines, advertisers and Web sites - to publicly incite extreme thinness.
Proactive security practices, monitoring of controls and deliberate log management essential to effective security programs; resulting in more effective security and compliance (PRWeb Apr 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://ww1.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb861584.htm
A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that women who adhered to a diet high in fruits and vegetables and low in animal protein, significantly lowered their risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has linked at least 23 illnesses in 14 states to a Salmonella strain that triggered a recent recall of puffed rice and puffed wheat cereals made by Malt-O-Meal, based in Minneapolis.
The discovery of a gene for a rare form of inherited iron deficiency may provide clues to iron deficiency in the general population - particularly iron deficiency that doesn't respond to iron supplements.
Summer camps just for kids with chronic diseases are booming - places to learn about epilepsy or finally meet someone else with Tourette's tics or slice open a cow's heart to see what's wrong with their own.
A hospital group says more needs to be done to prevent medication errors in children. A safety alert issued Friday by the group comes days after the release of a study finding that drug mix-ups and overdoses harm roughly one
An increasing number of adults - particularly those in their 30s and 40s - are using marijuana, according to a new Ontario-wide report that reflects what experts describe as a growing cross-country trend.
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield System strongly believes everyone should have health insurance. However, the Blues are concerned a healthcare system that is unaffordable for many today will not work for even more people tomorrow. With 30 percent of
Children and teens who spend more than a couple of hours a day on average in front of a TV, video, or computer screen, are more likely to be overweight than their peers who limit their screen time. We Can!
The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists® (ACVO®), Pet Health Systems (PHS) and Merial are launching the ACVO® National Service Dog Eye Exam event the week of May 12, 2008. This unprecedented event will provide free sight-saving eye exams and preventative
Results of a phase IV, open label, head-to-head study of intramuscular AVONEX and high-dose, high-frequency subcutaneous Rebif(R) (interferon beta-1a) provide clinical evidence that the two drugs show similar efficacy over 18 to 30 months of continued therapy in patients with
Scientists from around the world have established the first global library of Avian flu virus antibodies using samples from survivors of the 2005/2006 "bird flu" outbreak in Turkey with the potential for developing a therapy that could stop a pandemic
Sen. John McCain will propose today that affluent seniors pay more for government-provided drug benefits as a way to control health-care spending, aides said in previewing a major speech on economics that the Arizona Republican will deliver in Pittsburgh.
Additions include registration Web page design tools & invitee search tool for Salesforce. (PRWeb Apr 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://ww1.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb857604.htm
New Program offers First Responders Discount and peace of mind in the event of a major earthquake; Firemen, Police, Doctors, Nurses, Professional and volunteer Emergency Response Personnel, National Guard, etc, can now leave their homes and assist their communities knowing
The results of a private journalistic inquiry conducted by Modern Health News .org concludes that valid preventative treatments are being turned down by federal authorities, and could be the major contributor to the poor state of US health care.The results
The latest medical technique to treat fibroid tumors, exablation, also known as MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), "offers significant advantages over existing treatments for uterine fibroids," says the FDA. The incision-free fibroid tumor treatment that destroys tumors with high-energy sound waves
CampusRN will award $50,000 in scholarships to nursing students. (PRWeb Apr 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://ww1.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb856564.htm
