Consumers to benefit from organic potato breakthrough
...he project's main objectives was to encourage more consumers andproducers to 'go organic' - currently just four... chemicals. "Hopefully we can then encourage more consumers and farmers alike to takethe healthy eating option and go organic," said Professor Leifert, addingth...Complementary and alternative therapies and conventional medical therapies
... for supplements. This is of concern because many consumers use these products without consulting a health car...he effectiveness of products and brands and on how consumers use these products....Researchers develop way to track quality of home health care
...n 22 measures. Home care agencies, governments and consumers can use the results of these 22 measures to evaluate the quality of home care. The assessment is a project of interRAI, a 26-country network of researchers and clinicians working on health information systems to improve the care of the elderly and pe...Florida Department of Citrus responds to URMC's release on grapefruit-drug interactions
... 17th. The FDOC's first priority is the health of consumers in regards to possible interactions between grapefruit and certain drugs. "The conclusions concerning death and pregnancy made in the University of Rochester Medical Center's press release are not based on scientific evidence," comments Dr. Hartmut D...Study says 43% of US adults at risk of heart disease are not utilizing aspirin therapy
...tionally representative survey of 1,299 U.S. adult consumers (647 men, 652 women) age 40 and over and 533 healt...years to elevate awareness among professionals and consumers about the proven benefits of aspirin therapy in reducing the risk of heart attack and recurrent stro...Cholesterol under-treated in high-risk women in managed care study
...pply the new guidelines and educate physicians and consumers is clear. "Because heart disease is at least six times more likely to kill high-risk women compared to women without cardiovascular disease, reducing high-risk women's cholesterol to optimal levels is vital to winning the war against heart disease i...Phobic anxiety increases heart disease death risk among women
... from heart disease. Still, Albert suggested that consumers and their health care providers should consider that women who suffer from phobic anxieties are at elevated risk of death from heart disease and should, at the very least, try to control their other potential heart disease risk factors. "One of the r...Carrot component reduces cancer risk
...they could contribute to healthy eating advice for consumers and recommendations for growers and may eventually... grows her own organic varieties, recommended that consumers should eat one small carrot every day, together with other vegetables and fruits, to benefit from th...Many postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease don't use lifesaving aspirin therapy
...eeds to be done," he said. Berger recommends that consumers get more involved in their health care. Women who have cardiovascular disease and are not taking aspirin therapy should talk with their physicians about the pros and cons of taking low-dose aspirin daily. "Physicians need to be cognizant of these d...Brain-scanning technologies need standards, according to Stanford researcher
...and risks. "People are capable of being very savvy consumers of medical technology, but the information has to be available to them to allow them to be savvy," Illes said. She has advocated developing guidelines that require ads to accurately depict the technology....Chemicals in apples could reduce the risk of breast cancer, Cornell study in rats suggests
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...the physician's job." Larson also urged healthcare consumers to seek long-term, continuous relationships with physicians they like. "The better the physician knows you, the easier it is to develop an empathic, healing relationship."...eDocAmerica launches Hispanic Website for members
...rkansas for Medical Sciences. The company provides consumers with secure access to board-certified physicians via the Internet. There is no co-pay for the service, and access is unlimited. Consumers can communicate with a physician 24/7 without having to go to the doctor's office and sit in a waiting room. Th...Malt liquor beers, and the people who drink them, are different
...tdoors. 'The drinking levels we observed among MLB consumers were on average higher than the amount of alcohol consumed by individuals who are entering alcohol treatment programs," said Bluthenthal. "The study also confirms that MLBs are consumed in potentially more hazardous amounts and settings than regular...Compound may help prevent diabetes in fast-food fans
...ould benefit young people, who tend to be frequent consumers of high-fat fast-foods. Although HPMC isn't likely to prevent obesity, the compound may reduce the chances that obese people will develop diabetes and its deadly complications, particularly heart disease, the researchers note. This study was funded b...'Chemistry and Flavor of Hispanic Foods' one-day symposium, March 15
... and its rich and diverse culinary heritage. While consumers have enjoyed treats such as tortilla chips and mar... array of new and innovative choices introduced to consumers in the past few years. Researchers at Oklahoma State University and Cornell University surveyed the ...9.2 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2004 - up 5%
...ctable wrinkle fighters entering the market. More consumers are considering injectables to prolong or avoid facelifts, forehead lifts and eyelid surgeries. In fact, the demand for hyaluronic acid injectable fillers like Restylane and Hylaform jumped 927 percent in 2004. Botox injections increased 4 percent ...Consumers with disabilities empowered by American Disabilities Act
...ketplace are more satisfied with life and the more consumers with disabilities interact in the market place, th...cates the value behind efforts designed to empower consumers with disabilities by offering services that assist them and by creating environments that enable the...First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
... meeting the needs of healthcare professionals and consumers alike. More information, including this and past press releases of Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., is available online at www.endo.com ....