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Consumers seek functional foods and supplements to enhance wellness quotient

An expanding aging population and increased consumer awareness boosts growth for the U.S. bone and joint health ingredients market. Consumers increasingly seek supplements and functional foods that enhance their wellness quotient and have strong scientific backup.

3 Sep 2009

Iowa voters are less confident in the safety of food sold in the U.S.

Ninety percent of voting Iowans believe the government should be given additional authority to ensure the food they eat does not make them sick, according to a new poll commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts and conducted by Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies.

3 Sep 2009

The 4th annual OPENeCTD forum to be hosted by EXTEDO

EXTEDO, a key eSubmission solutions provider for life sciences firms, today announced that they will be hosting the fourth annual OPENeCTD forum on September 28-29, 2009, in Nice, France.

3 Sep 2009

Smith & Nephew commits platinum level sponsorship for the WUWHS Congress

Smith & Nephew's (NYSE: SNN) (LSE: SN) Advanced Wound Management division, today announced their platinum sponsorship for the 4th Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS). The meeting will take place in Yokohama, Japan on the 2nd to 7th September 2012. The early commitment to platinum level sponsorship continues the long and successful partnership between Smith & Nephew and the WUWHS.

3 Sep 2009

Diet and lifestyle book offers tips on nutrition, health and exercise

The unusual diet book "The Models Diet - More Than A Body" has just been published. In contrast to most of the other books about health and beauty, this book is not based on the nutritional theory of one or another expert - but rather on what a number of gorgeous models have to say about the subject.

3 Sep 2009

Consortium on Neuroscience, Ethics, Legal and Social Issues

The Center for Neurotechnology Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is proud to announce the launch of the Capital Consortium on Neuroscience, Ethics, Legal and Social Issues (CCNELSI) on Friday September 4, 2009.

3 Sep 2009

Fashion show to help raise public awareness of psoriasis

Today, Tim Gunn, television host and fashion consultant ("Project Runway," "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style") and chief creative officer of Liz Claiborne, Inc., is hosting the Addressing Psoriasis(TM) Fashion Show, sponsored by Amgen and Wyeth, in New York City.

3 Sep 2009

eCardio is #117 on the 2009 Inc. 500 list

eCardio announced today their inclusion on the Inc. magazine's annual list of America's fastest-growing private companies - the Inc. 500. Inc. magazine released the list on Wednesday, August 12. eCardio was included in the top quarter as #117 with a three-year sales growth of 1,424%.

3 Sep 2009

Brookhaven Retreat to raise awareness on substance abuse

An estimated 22 million Americans suffered from substance dependence or abuse, according to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in 2002. September is National Recovery Month and Brookhaven Retreat, a multidisciplinary treatment facility that helps women overcome emotional trauma and addiction challenges, is working to raise awareness about one of the nation’s biggest health crises: substance abuse and how recovery is essential to regain the balance a person once had over their life.

3 Sep 2009

Connecticut increases tax on cigarettes to prevent kids from becoming addicted adult smokers

Connecticut's leaders have taken decisive action to protect the state's kids and taxpayers from the devastating toll of tobacco use by increasing the state cigarette tax by $1 to $3.00 per pack, making it the second highest state cigarette tax in the nation (Rhode Island's tax is $3.46 per pack).

3 Sep 2009

Mosquito screens prevent malaria

Trials of a screen-based malaria prevention programme in 500 homes in The Gambia, Africa, have led to a 50 per cent reduction in malaria transmission and anaemia in children. A child dies from malaria in Africa every 30 seconds and infection can lead to an increased risk of anaemia, which can also prove fatal. Yet to date, screens have often been ignored in favour of using drugs and insecticides.

3 Sep 2009

Pfizer to pay $2.3 billion for health care fraud settlement

American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc. (hereinafter together "Pfizer") have agreed to pay $2.3 billion, the largest health care fraud settlement in the history of the Department of Justice, to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from the illegal promotion of certain pharmaceutical products, the Justice Department announced today.

3 Sep 2009

American diners prefer meals that offer the most nutrition for the calories

When dining out, 65 percent of Americans prefer to see nutritional information on a restaurant menu over calories alone. As several cities around the country adapt to menu-labeling mandates that require restaurants to post calorie-counts on their menu, it is yet to be determined if it will have the desired impact on consumer behavior and therefore overall public health.

3 Sep 2009

New study finds severe injuries vary by sport, gender and type of exposure

High school football and wrestling athletes experienced the highest rate of severe injuries, according to the first study to examine severe injuries - injuries that caused high school athletes to miss more than 21 days of sport participation among a nationally representative sample of high school athletes. Severe injuries accounted for 15 percent of all high school sport-related injuries.

3 Sep 2009

Yale University awarded $36 million ARRA funds for over 100 research projects

Faculty at Yale University have been awarded over 100 research grants totaling $36 million since February 2009, when the federal stimulus package was signed into law. Known as the American Recovery and Revitalization Act of 2009 (ARRA), the law aims to reinvigorate the economy and lay the foundation for long-term economic recovery by increasing investments in infrastructure, education, the environment and scientific research.

3 Sep 2009

Kaiser Foundation invites nominations for 2010 National Awards for Excellence Program

The Kaiser Foundation is pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for the 2010 National Awards for Excellence Program in mental health and addictions initiatives.

2 Sep 2009

Pre-hospitalization strategies will bring down mortality rate of patients with heart disorders

Mortality rate following a heart attack has fallen by more than 50% in Europe over the past 25 years. However, because only minor advances in the medical treatment of AMI are expected over the next decade, it is through organisational changes in the pre-hospital phase that mortality rate will continue this decline to below 5%.

2 Sep 2009

Research is active and diverse in U.S. academic medical centers

A survey indicates that research is active and diverse at U.S. academic medical centers and that a substantial proportion of faculty conduct research and publish without sponsorship, according to a study in the September 2 issue of JAMA.

2 Sep 2009

Lupus Foundation of America to educate people with lupus on clinical trial participation

It has been more than 50 years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last approved a new medicine specifically for lupus – when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. Existing treatments have been "borrowed" from other disorders and the risk/benefit ratio of these treatments is far from optimal. However, hope is on the horizon.

2 Sep 2009

Spectrum Healthcare Resources receives The Joint Commission's intra-cycle certification

Spectrum Healthcare Resources (Spectrum) recently passed The Joint Commission's intra-cycle certification, a program that offers an independent, comprehensive evaluation of a staffing firm's ability to provide competent staffing services. This certification follows Spectrum's third consecutive Gold Seal of Approval, which the organization received in 2008.

2 Sep 2009