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Athens Oconee Audiology will conduct a 2-day Lyric Hearing Aid Special Event on August 30 to 31, 2011. All who are interested in finding out more about this brand new technology for people with impaired hearing are invited to come.

Those riding in mobility scooters should be able to feel as much comfort as possible. Without comfort, the ride can be a miserable one and with the body’s condition the way it is, it’s vital that users get as much as they can out of it because there’s no telling how long they will need the scooter.

Bill Horne, CEO of Laser Spine Institute, the leader in endoscopic spine surgery, has announced that the medical organization will provide surgical treatment to military personnel under a contract with TRICARE insurance, effective Thursday, Sept. 1. The contract will help more than 2.8 million members of the military, located in the southern region, gain access to minimally invasive spine procedures. Services are provided to all active duty members, retired military members and those who qualify for TRICARE Standard, Extra or Prime coverage.

There are scooters and there are SCOOTERS. A scooter worthy of the praise and adoration it deserves is that of the Pride Wrangler. This scooter is one of the best scooters today because of what it can offer its users.

Aesthetic Medicine is pleased to announce that they are one of the West Coast's first providers of Exilis, the new state of the art body contouring device. Exilis uses focused Radio Frequency technology to redefine appearances by reducing wrinkles, tightening skin and reshaping the body from head to toe.

Bill Horne, CEO of Laser Spine Institute, the leader in endoscopic spine surgery, has announced the successful completion of the 2011 Infection Prevention Symposium on July 8 and July 9 in Tampa. The symposium provided more than 50 attendees with hands-on training sessions and presentation lectures from industry experts to discuss the latest in infection prevention with medical operations staff from Laser Spine Institute’s surgical facilities.

A new phase in Medical Tourism Industry by MEDIC YATRA announcing the start of its new upgraded website “MedicYatra.com”,which is secured by Godaddy.com renowned Web Security company. Now all the transmission of Patient's medical data will be on secured connection to Ensure patient trust on Organization. In this New Upgraded Website Patients can browse the hospitals Information, And also request for more inforamtion on Hospital and Contact hospital from there itself.

Our mobility is affected in a number of ways. We could be facing a physical ailment or we could be dealing with a post-surgical procedure that requires us to be nimble for a few days or weeks.

Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc., a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medication, has announced that Ron McFarlane, chief operating officer, has been selected to serve a three-year term on the board of trustees for the Medical College of Virginia Foundation, whose objective is to support educational, clinical and research excellence on the MCV campus at the Virginia Commonwealth University.

Glenmore Healthcare and Wellness is the longest standing provider of safe and effective hCG for weight loss in Calgary. Since opening in December 2010, over 300 patients have lost weight utilizing the IAPAM's exclusive hCG Protocol, offered in Calgary only at Glenmore Healthcare. Worldwide, over 14,000 patients have successfully lost weight using the IAPAM's hCG Diet.

It’s hard for people with mobility problems to get around and experience the world around them. They often rely on vehicles to transport their mobile device on them and that’s perfectly okay. The problem becomes that the device is too heavy disabling any ability to get it into the vehicle.

Financing is one of the main obstacles toward cracking the final piece of the HIV cure puzzle-HIV reservoirs-and the backing of the NIH helps out in that regard.

Mobile equipment is utilized by several people a year. They can range from bariatric patients to post-surgery personnel who need a device to help them get around. Mobility options are plentiful because it doesn’t just stop at the traditional four-wheel look.

Andreas Marzinzik, Director of Exploratory Medicinal Chemistry and Global Discovery Chemistry at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, will give a presentation on “Novel Approaches to Inhibit Kinases: The IGF1R Case” at the 5th Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry Conference to be held in San Diego, CA on October 19-21, 2011 by GTC.

Dr. Heinrichs will discuss the development of vaccines for the prevention of Chlamydia trachomatis genital infections. Chlamydia trachomatis is a leading cause of both ocular disease (trachoma) and urogenital infections, and is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease in the United States. Although genital infection with chlamydia is frequently asymptomatic, failure to treat women can lead to serious health conditions including pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. Merck, in collaboration with the University of Texas Health Sciences Center and the University of Texas at San Antonio, is seeking to identify novel vaccine candidates from the proteome of this organism.

Dr. Joseph Joyce will discuss M-Protein-derived peptide conjugate vaccine candidates for Streptococcus pyogenes. Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections caused by S. pyogenes represent a major health care burden in both developed and developing nations. Disease etiology ranges from mild pharyngitis to life-threatening manifestations such as necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome. In a percentage of individuals, post-infection sequelae can lead to serious autoimmune manifestations such as rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis. While first line antibiotics are generally effective, recurrent infection and limited accessibility to therapeutics in the developing world where incidence of severe disease is highest drive the need for prophylactic vaccine development.

Oftentimes it happens that people shy away from going anywhere they need to go because they’re in a scooter. There is nothing to be ashamed of when riding one. Many people ride them on a daily basis – and the fact is users still have to go out and run errands.

Medical tourist arrival in Malaysia is anticipated to reach around US$ 775,000 by 2014, growing at a CAGR of around 19% during 2011-2014, acknowledged RNCOS in its latest research report.

The Bailey Aesthetic Surgery Institute is proud to announce the opening of their newest office in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Lawrence Gray and Dr. Mark Ballentyne announce the addition of Dr. R. Brannon Claytor to Atlantic Plastic Surgery, following Dr. Claytor’s six years of practice in Portland, Maine. He is board certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery, as well as in hand surgery. Dr. Claytor is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, offering our patients a high level of skill, outstanding training and commitment to excellence in cosmetic, reconstructive and hand surgery.

Glenmore Healthcare and Wellness is the longest standing provider of safe and effective hCG for weight loss in Calgary. Since opening in December 2010, over 300 patients have lost weight utilizing the IAPAM's exclusive hCG Protocol, offered in Calgary only at Glenmore Healthcare. Worldwide, over 14,000 patients have successfully lost weight using the IAPAM's hCG Diet.

With the increasing demand for effective health services and rising investment, the Indian diagnostics market reached to the value of US$ 2.4 Billion in 2010, says RNCOS in its latest research report.

The European market for medical imaging equipment continues to thrive despite the impact of a global economic recession. As such, the European medical imaging market represents a dynamic and robust sector which will progressively represent an increasingly important sub-market within the medical device business. In order to provide a comprehensive and relevant analysis of the European medical imaging market, this TriMark Publications report covers the major medical imaging modalities of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and ultrasound. In order to reflect the ongoing shifts in the utilization of the modalities from single to multimodality systems, this study also includes analyzes of the European markets for PET/CT and SPECT/CT.

GlobalData’s new report, “Interventional Neurology Market Outlook in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) to 2017” provides key market data on the Interventional Neurology market in the BRICS countries. The report provides value ($m), volume (units) and average price ($) data for each segment within four market categories - Navigational Systems, Embolic Systems, Aneurysm Clips and Neurovascular Stents. The report also provides company shares and distribution shares data for the overall Interventional Neurology market in each of the aforementioned countries. The report is also supplemented with global corporate-level profiles of the key market participants with information on key developments, wherever available.

PlacidWay, an international medical resource and provider, actively promotes the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, a JCI-accredited 400-bed hospital dedicated to serving the needs of regional and international patients.