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Archive for January, 2009

Knee Replacement Works Best When Patients, Providers Agree (HealthDay)

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Knee Replacement Works Best When Patients, Providers Agree (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) — People with severeosteoarthritis tend to be happier with their care and treatment if theysee eye-to-eye with their health-care providers on the issue of total kneereplacement, a new study finds.
Health Tip: Save Your Back at Work (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) […]

Nature’s Biology Announces Transparent"Free-Trial Offer"for its New Product Ultra Prime Amidst Acai Marketing Scams

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Nature’s Biology Announces Transparent"Free-Trial Offer"for its New Product Ultra Prime Amidst Acai Marketing Scams
An established health supplement company called Nature's Biology has decided to release its newest doctor-formulated product called Ultra Prime™ with a free trial offer, despite recent misuse of the offers by unscrupulous organizations. (PRWeb Jan 29, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1908694.htm
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Celebrate American Heart Month with a Treadmill Desk

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Celebrate American Heart Month with a Treadmill Desk
Yet another reason to use a treadmill desk to prevent obesity: heart health. (PRWeb Jan 28, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Treadmill_Desk/TrekDesk/prweb1928094.htm
"Critical Conditions"Wins Best Health Book of the Year Awards
“Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital Guide to Get Your Loved One Out Alive,” by author and patient advocate, Martine […]

Energy Technology Paves the Way for Increased Performance and Gas Mileage in All Motor Vehicles

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Energy Technology Paves the Way for Increased Performance and Gas Mileage in All Motor Vehicles
There is a new fuel saving technology on the market that is helping consumers save gas, money and the environment. The technology is different in that a patch is placed on the fuel line which helps to eliminate hydrocarbon clumping resulting […]

adidas Originals’2009 House Party Celebrates’60 Years of Soles and Stripes’

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

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Knee Replacement Works Best When Patients, Providers Agree (HealthDay)

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Knee Replacement Works Best When Patients, Providers Agree (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) — People with severeosteoarthritis tend to be happier with their care and treatment if theysee eye-to-eye with their health-care providers on the issue of total kneereplacement, a new study finds.

IVF Treatments Often Work for Women Under 35 (HealthDay)

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

IVF Treatments Often Work for Women Under 35 (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) — Women under 35 who undergosix cycles of in vitro fertilization have up to an 86 percent chance ofgiving birth, a new study found.
Philippines pig farm worker infected with Ebola strain: WHO (AFP)AFP - A Philippine pig farm worker has […]

Wheelchair Sports and Recreation Association and Triple Knot Productions Team up as Achieve Through Motivation.

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Wheelchair Sports and Recreation Association and Triple Knot Productions Team up as Achieve Through Motivation.
Very much aware of the many veterans returning from Afghanistan and `Iraq with mobility issues, Charlie Ekizian of Wheelchair Sports and Recreation Association and film-maker Brian Dery of Triple Knot Productions have teamed up to present a series of motivational talks […]

Meningitis Vaccine Seems to Work Like a Charm (HealthDay)

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Meningitis Vaccine Seems to Work Like a Charm (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) — Rates of pneumococcalmeningitis, a potentially life-threatening infection, have declinedsubstantially since a new vaccine was introduced in 2000, a new studyshows.

Liberia battles gaping shortage in health workers (AFP)

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Liberia battles gaping shortage in health workers (AFP)AFP - Just how much dirt-poor, war-scarred Liberia needs medical staff can be summed up with an anecdote about the country’s health minister: he moonlights as a provincial surgeon.
Workplace program ups employees’ exercise levels (Reuters)Reuters - A workplace program that encourages employees to set exercise goals appears to […]