Studying Simulated Car Crashes Involving Pregnant WomenAlthough states are not required to report fetal deaths in accident data, between 300 and 1,000 unborn babies die in car accidents each year. This accident fatality rate is about four times the rate for victims between infancy and four years old, said Stefan Duma, head of the Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Science (SBES). "There is no silver bullet to solving these problems," Duma added...
Source: feedproxy.google.comAcculturation Affects Smoking Cessation Success Among LatinosLess acculturated Latino men have a more difficult time quitting smoking than those who are more acculturated to U.S. culture, but acculturation has no affect on Latinas odds of quitting smoking. Details of these findings are published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. The December issue has a special focus on tobacco. "Acculturation affects smoking cessation differently for Latino men and women," said researcher Yessenia Castro, Ph.D...
Source: feedproxy.google.comAxxonis Pharma AG Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Nenad (lisuride), EuropeThe European Medicines Agency has been formally notified by Axxonis Pharma AG of its decision to withdraw its application for a centralised marketing authorisation for the medicine Nenad (lisuride), 2.5 and 5.0 microgram/h transdermal patch. Nenad was expected to be used in adults with moderate-to-severe idiopathic restless legs syndrome. The application for the marketing authorisation for Nenad was submitted to the Agency on 12 May 2008...
Source: feedproxy.google.comUltragen Launches TriPollar STOP Clinical Anti Aging Device in Hungary Ultragen Ltd, the home beauty innovators, launches TriPollar STOP, a skin anti aging device to the Hungarian market in partnership with Eurowares Trading Kft. The launch of TriPollar STOP will offer consumers in Hungary the benefits of salon quality clinical results for wrinkles and fine lines reduction as well as tightening of aging skin at the comfort of their home. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2009)
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Source: www.prweb.comCritics Say Obama Administration Not Providing Enough Funding For PEPFARCritics Say Obama Administration Not Providing Enough Funding for PEPFARSome critics contend that President Obama is not committing enough U.S. funding to the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which President George W. Bush initially launched as a commitment of $15 billion over five years to fight HIV/AIDS, Time reports. A year ago on World AIDS Day, when Bush was in the final weeks of his presidency, global health advocates and world leaders praised his initiative as a major public health accomplishment...
Source: feedproxy.google.comU.S. H1N1 Cases Decreasing, CDC Says; HHS To Review Approach To Health-Threat PreparednessThe number of H1N1 (swine flu) cases in the U.S. appears to be decreasing, the CDC said Tuesday, CQ HealthBeat reports. "Flu was widespread in 32 states by the end of the week of Nov. 21, a decrease from 43 states in the prior week and 46 states earlier this fall, according to the CDC," the news service writes. "At the same time, supplies of H1N1 vaccine doses slowly are building and it's expected the vaccine will be more widely available in the coming weeks" (Norman, 12/1). The Los Angeles Times' "Booster Shots" reports that U.S...
Source: feedproxy.google.comOnline Compression Garments Retailer Introduces 3D Animation of Surgical Procedures 3D animation detailing plastic surgery procedures is now available at the Recovery Elements website. Surgical candidates can view procedures and print out informational handouts directly from the page. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2009)
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Source: www.prweb.comYouths Targeted By Alcohol Companies Via Magazine AdsAlcoholic beverages popular among youths are more likely to be advertised in magazines with high youth readership than alcoholic drinks consumed mainly by adults, resulting in disproportionately high youth exposure to such targeted alcohol ads, according to a new study...
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