St. Jude study findings suggest that therapies to restore vision in people with retinal degeneration should emphasize the use of other types of stem cells Cells isolated from the eye that many scientists believed were retinal stem cells are, in fact, normal adult cells, investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have found. If retinal [ Read More ]
Archive for March, 2009
More than 13 million(1) people in Britain suffer from hay fever and five million1 of these could be taking inappropriate medicines, which can affect both their health and hip pocket, however, new developments in acupressure may have the answer in the shape of Hay-Band(R). Borrowing from the principles of acupuncture, Hay-Band(R) is a specially designed [ Read More ]
Younger Looking Skin is so Important it is Recession Proof Anti-aging and skin renewal look to be one of the few industries not affected by the current economic downturn. The anti-aging skincare sales in the US having risen 13% to $1.6bn between 2006 and 2008, outperforming the general facial skincare sales which were up 11% [ Read More ]
HealthInsurancePlan.us, a new option for those seeking Health Insurance More and more people are managing a new and unexpected level of uncertainty in their lives, due to the present economic crisis that is affecting our country. With businesses struggling, employees are now facing not only the risk of unemployment, but also losing benefits they have [ Read More ]
Company also Introduces Everest Award for Hospitals with Fastest Improvement and Top Performance The Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters today released its annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance. The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals(R): National Benchmarks study is based on the 100 Top Hospitals National Balanced Scorecard [ Read More ]
Instantaneous full-volume imaging and knowledge-based workflow applications streamline exam processes During the 58th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) from March 29-31 in Orlando, Fla., Siemens Healthcare (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare) demonstrates the ACUSON SC2000(TM) volume imaging ultrasound system that delivers workflow speed and improved diagnostic confidence with non-stitched, instantaneous full-volume imaging of the [ Read More ]