Tag: Health

ARDEN, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Aging in place shouldn't be a mystery. Ten years ago, dynamic female entrepreneur Lana Wilde started her business, Mountain Home Care, in the basement of the family home with one client, one caregiver, and a commitment to meet the needs of families who take care of their loved ones in times of extended illness.

SOUTHGATE, Mich. /eNewsChannels/ -- Southgate Surgery Center announced that it is again offering its complimentary screening colonoscopy program throughout March, 2013. The facility will qualify 21 applicants from Michigan who need a screening colonoscopy are aged 50 or over, uninsured, severely financially distressed and cannot afford the procedure. The facility implements the program every March to promote National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. /eNewsChannels/ -- Ron and Cynthia Peterson, the founders of Sobriety Navigator have announced the launch of their new, full feature web site dealing with addictions - both chemical and behavioral - and the effects they have on individuals, their friends, families and loved ones.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Accurate Imaging Resources announced this week its launch of Accurate Films - screen protectors for cell phones, tablets, laptops, monitors, PCs, and LCD TVs. 'These new multipurpose and multifunctional screen protectors will work for Apple iPhones, Samsung Galaxy 3S phones, Apple iPads and more,' Michael Doyle, Director of Sales for Accurate Imaging, says.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. /eNewsChannels/ -- The National LTC Network is pleased to announce the merger of two of its member firms' Long Term Care insurance brokerage operations. Effective January 1, 2013, Individual Commercial Brokerage, Inc. (ICB) and Gelbwaks Executive Marketing Corp. (GEM) are combining their two award-winning and nationally-recognized operations.

SEBASTIAN, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- Riverside Surgical and Weight Loss Center is now offering robotically-assisted minimally invasive surgery as a weight loss surgery option. The addition of this technology to the practice makes Riverside Surgical and Weight Loss Center one of only a handful of bariatric surgical centers in Florida using the most advanced techniques to perform bariatric surgery.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Surfers Healing, a non-profit working to enrich the lives of children with autism by exposing them to the unique experience of surfing, is competing for grants ranging from $125,000 to $1 Million through the American Giving Awards, presented by Chase. Residents can help ensure their favorite charity's success by simply voting for Surfers Healing through the American Giving Awards program on Facebook.

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- 'This food will keep you alive and vital, and I am living proof,' says Francis Lingel, a 90-year young veteran who has joined Alegria Farm's team to assist with farm tours. 'Fresh greens are the secret to longevity,' he adds.

SEBASTIAN, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- Riverside Surgical and Weight Loss Center is now offering the STARR Treatment to its bariatric surgery patients. STARR, which stands for 'surgical tiny access and rapid recovery,' is a state-of-the-art, micro-laparoscopic technique that is thought to improve recovery from a gastric sleeve or band procedure.

STRATFORD, Conn. /eNewsChannels/ -- In its 4th year of business and hundreds of bed bug inspections performed, Bed Bug Finders LLC and Northeast Heat Treatment LLC of Stratford, Connecticut, announce a new service option for eradication of bed bugs by means of a unique heat treatment process. Combined with over 130 years of trade heating experience, the principals of Bed Bug Finders and its technical advisors have developed this new 'heareat' process that employs the latest industry equipment standards.

BOSTON, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ -- Omni Publishing Co. announces the launch of a new concept in retirement planning with a Dec. 4, 2012, seminar designed to address the non-financial, soft-side of retirement. Attendees to the seminar 'Building Your Emotional Pension' will be presented with the planning tools that will enable them to map out a retirement that works.

MIAMI, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- Cosmetic Reconstructive Dentistry recently announced that they will be hosting free diabetes screening days at their Ives Dairy Road location in North Miami starting on October 18, 2012. Future screenings will be held on the third Thursday of each month.

DETROIT, Mich. /eNewsChannels/ -- SafeToSleep announces the launch of its innovative new baby product, the Sleep and Breathing Monitor, a breakthrough in infant sleep safety that monitors each breath of a sleeping baby with hospital accuracy and streams the breath wave to a smartphone as it occurs. The Sleep and Breathing Monitor will alarm upon detection of slow, fast, and no breath events.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. /eNewsChannels/ -- Delta Dental of Oklahoma announces that The Oklahoma Dental Foundation Mobile Dental Unit has provided free dental care to more than 10,000 patients as of Sept. 6. Dafne Soto, 8, of Oklahoma City was the honored 10,000th patient served on the mobile unit as it made a stop at the Latino Community Development Agency. Soto was one of eight children and youth who had an appointment for needed dental care that day.

LAKEWOOD, Colo. /eNewsChannels/ -- Inspri, LLC, developer of seating systems and cushions for sciatic, low back and coccyx pain sufferers, has unveiled a new type of foam with the release of its second generation Sciata(R) Seating System. Generation II combines Inspri's proprietary memory-style Sciata(R) Foam with an enhanced version of Inspri's patented and proven Troff(TM) design in order to provide 'suffering sitters' with an option for relief beyond the traditional coccyx cushion.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Latino Consultants, LLC today announced that Josh Valdez, DBA, the former Regional Director for the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), has been named the Chair of Health Care Insurance Industry Group by the Romney for President campaign.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- KatMoJAM blazes its way from being NYC's hottest workout to becoming America's hottest new workout. The editors of Shape Magazine hailed 'KatMoJAM made me sweat and smile.' KatMoJAM is now being featured nationally on The Better Show, airing on August 15, 2012 (check local listings).

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Waller Wellness Center, one of the largest Natural Medicine centers in Michigan, commemorated the opening of its new office at 1854 W. Auburn Road in Rochester Hills on July 9 with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Mayor Bryan Barnett helped cut the ribbon and other local dignitaries joined the celebration.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- 'Sarcophagus' by Jean-Pierre Chevalier (ISBN: 978-0-595-67678-1; ebook: ISBN: 978-0-595-83618-5) is now available in Kindle Edition at Amazon.com. This underground classic is a compelling literary phenomenon, read by patient advocates and would-be whistle-blowers.

TORRANCE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Smart phones have changed the way most of us do many things. Now they can aid those who provide in-home care for seniors or the disabled, according to Anna Chu Lin of Friends Beyond Borders. Golden Days Senior Care Services, in Torrance, Calif., has released a list of some of the best apps for the iPhone, Blackberry, and Android operating systems.

NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- Mary Davidian, M.D., of Highland Ophthalmology Associates, LLC, a leading eye surgeon in the Hudson Valley, announced today that she has been invited by 'AMERICAN HEALTH FRONT!' to present the latest developments in corneal eye wound treatment. Dr. Davidian will be discussing her experiences using a unique alternative to surgery for corneal wound repair and healing called ProKera.

LAKE FOREST, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- PCM (Professional Community Management of California, Inc.) treated 200 employees to a different type of lunch hour with a Health and Lifestyle Expo on Wednesday, May 23 at the company's corporate headquarters.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- Anna's Pocket Bee Venom, from Kalon Skincare, has already broken into the Top 100 bestseller list in its category on Amazon.com, and is rated the #1 Hottest New Beauty Product Release. These rankings have been achieved in Amazon's Beauty department. This department includes over 300,000 products including almost every major cosmetics brand.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Get in on the action and make your NCAA March Madness picks count this year! Camp Blue Skies Foundation (campblueskies.org) is a non-profit organization that offers weeklong residential camp experiences to individuals 21 and older with cognitive and developmental disabilities. Camp Blue Skies has just launched its latest and greatest fundraiser, NCAA March Madness Hoops for Camp Bracket Challenge.