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Survey Finds Economic Downturn Has Had A Major Negative Impact On Americans' Ability To Pay For Long Term Care Services
Withsignificant losses to their savings and investments, and economists warning of a prolonged recession, many Americans are feeling uncertain about their retirement security and their ability to pay for long-term care services.

Mayo Clinic Develops Potential New Therapy To Stop The Progression Of Parkinson's Disease
Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.org) researchers have developed a method to reduce the production of alpha-synuclein in the brain. Alpha-synuclein is a protein that is believed to be central to the cause of Parkinson's disease (http://www.mayoclinic.org/parkinsons- disease). All patients with Parkinson's disease have abnormal accumulations of alpha- synuclein protein in the brain.

RSN Leaders Convene At ASN Renal Week 2008
Renal Support Network, a national non-profit organization for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), brought kidney community patient leaders together for a weekend meeting during the American Society of Nephrology's (ASN) Renal Week 2008 in Philadelphia this past week.

Government Welcomes Taskforce Report On Organ Donation, UK
Alan Johnson calls for 25 million people on the organ donor register by 2013. An organ donation awareness campaign that will see nearly half the population recruited on the organ donor register was announced today by Health Secretary Alan Johnson.

Arizona Rejects Ballot Measure To Make Mandated Health Coverage Illegal
Arizona voters in the Nov. 4 election rejected the ballot measure Proposition 101, known as the Freedom of Choice Healthcare Act, the Vail Sun reports (Grimes, Vail Sun, 11/12). The measure would have amended the state's constitution to prohibit laws that mandate people obtain health coverage, or that restrict an individual's choice of private health care systems or private health plans.

World COPD Day 2008 Features New Initiatives That Drive Enhanced Diagnosis And Treatment
World COPD Day 2008 features new patient and health professional initiatives that address the misconceptions and lack of awareness surrounding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Prometheus Presents New Clinical Insights Into Diagnosis Of Crohn's Disease In Children From Analysis Of PROMETHEUS(R) IBD Serology 7 Test Results
Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, announced new findings regarding the correlation between serologic markers and the diagnostic predictions of children with Crohn's disease following an analysis of PROMETHEUS(R) IBD Serology 7 test results.

Robotic Assisted Neck Surgery Spares Incision, Scar
Surgeons at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago have performed an innovative robotic-assisted procedure to remove parathyroid glands without an incision or scar on the patient's neck. Bilal Akbar, 53, suffered from hyperparathyroidism caused by chronic kidney failure. His overactive parathyroid glands produced too much parathyroid hormone (PTH), which caused dangerously high calcium levels in the blood. This can lead to bone, blood vessel and heart damage.

News From The American Chemical Society Oct. 15, 2008
LEDs may help reduce skin wrinkles, researchers report Researchers in Germany are describing a potential alternative to Botox and cosmetic surgery for easing facial wrinkles.

Innocoll Receives Fast Track Designation For Gentamicin Surgical Implant
Innocoll, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, announced that the FDA has designated Gentamicin SURGICAL Implant as a Fast Track development program.

Newspapers Examine Possible HIV/AIDS Treatment Through Bone Marrow Transplant
Several newspapers recently profiled the case of an HIV-positive person who underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia and who has had undetectable HIV viral loads for almost two years.

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Plastic Surgery - Choose It for the Right Reason

Ask a teenager about plastic surgery and the youngster will have enough to say about the contoured bodies, broad shoulders and the picture perfect features of the cine stars. For most of them, plastic...

Cosmetic Surgery Center Offers Reconstructive Program

The South Florida Center for Cosmetic Surgery offers Breast Reconstructive Surgery to Breast Cancer Survivors in Financial Need Fort Lauderdale, FL, September 24, 2005 - The South Florida Center for Cosmetic...

Cosmetic Procedures South of The Border

Cosmetic surgery is rarely covered by health insurance, which makes it a pricey decision. Cosmetic surgery in Mexico can be undertaken cheaply and safely. Cosmetic Procedures South of The BorderDeciding...

Plastic Surgery - Talk with Past Patients

When evaluating whether to use a particular plastic surgeon, there are a lot of factors to consider. Talking with other patients about their experience with a surgeon is one of the best. Plastic Surgery...

Cosmetic Surgery - Will It Really Change Your Life?

Thanks to recent advances in surgical techniques and equipment, cosmetic surgery is more specialized than ever. You can literally have the fat sucked out of your thighs through liposuction or your breasts...

How To Find The Best Cosmetic Laser Surgery

As we all know, this subject is something that we could all use a little education on no matter who you are.When most people think of Cosmetic Laser Surgery, what comes to mentality is generally basic...

New Jersey Cosmetic Surgery Tax

New Jersey is the first state to pass a law that explicitly taxes cosmetic surgical procedures (June 2004). NJ consumers, who seek plastic surgery, now pay a 6 percent tax on elective procedures. The 6...