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10:03:54 10/29/09
Research Shows Americans are Missing Out on Phytonutrients
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For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com We are used to being told to eat our “greens.” But what about our reds, blues, yellows and oranges? According to a new report, 78% of Americans are suffering a “phytonutrient” gap, missing out on the disease-fighting benefits of colorful fruits and vegetables. The most severe gap was found in blue/purple fruits and vegetables – with 88% of Americans falling short. America’s Phytonutrient Report is the first major analysis of fruit and vegetable consumption by color category to calculate a “phytonutrient gap.” Registered physician assistant and health/lifestyle expert Amy Hendel shares some findings from the report along with simple tips to add color to your diet. Hendel says that America’s Phytonutrient Report by Nutrilite is the first major analysis of fruit and vegetable consumption by color category which revealed a shortage of important “phytonutrients” in our diets. A staggering 8 out of 10 Americans are missing out on the health benefits of a diet rich in colorful fruits and vegetables because they have a “phytonutrient gap.”
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15:03:45 10/26/09
The Importance Of Accreditation In Breast Cancer Treatment
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More more info visit www.newsinfusion.com A new survey found most women don’t understand the importance of accreditation in breast cancer treatment centers. Surprisingly, new research from the American College of Surgeons found two-thirds of women (66%) admit they were not aware or did not know if breast cancer treatment centers and facilities can be accredited. However, where women choose to get breast cancer treatment can impact the care they receive, and ultimately the results they achieve. To be “accredited,” breast cancer centers must follow a comprehensive and consistent set of standards for treatment based on medical guidelines and evidence. They must also support patients’ social and emotional needs. Accredited centers are screened by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, a program of the American College of Surgeons and advised by leading patient groups and professional medical societies. After a brief overview of accreditation – what it means and why it is important – women overwhelmingly find it to be an important aspect in choosing a breast cancer treatment facility. Dr. David Winchester, medical director for the College’s cancer programs, talked about the importance of accreditation and what women need to know about accreditation. He was joined by a breast cancer surgeon and a patient and they discussed the results of the survey that revealed women’s lack of awareness of accreditation, the importance of choosing an accredited institution and the facilities available in your area.
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14:44:17 10/19/09
FDA Approves Use Of Gardasil In Boys And Young Men
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For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com GARDASIL Now Approved for Use in both Males and Females in the U.S. GARDASIL is not recommended for use in pregnant women. The most common adverse reaction was headache. Common adverse reactions that were observed among recipients of GARDASIL at a frequency of at least 1.0 percent and greater than placebo were: fever, nausea, dizziness; and injection-site pain, swelling, erythema, pruritus and bruising. The Prescribing Information and Patient Product Information for GARDASIL is attached and available at: http://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circulars/g/gardasil/gardasil_pi.pdf http://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circulars/g/gardasil/gardasil_ppi.pdf
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11:16:56 10/15/09
Yahoo! Sets Out to Personalize its Signature Yodel
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For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com/yahoo Launches Global Online Yodel Search and Live Studio Recording Events; Music Mentors include Randy Jackson, Pete Wentz, Jewel, LeAnn Rimes, Kimberly Caldwell, Rob Cavallo SUNNYVALE, CA – October 13, 2009 – As part of the launch of its global “It’s Y!ou” brand campaign in late September, Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) is giving the yodel back to the people by inviting them to participate in the creation of the next generation of one of its best known brand assets – the Yahoo! yodel. “The foundation of the ‘It’s Y!ou’ campaign is about making the web more personally relevant to each of our consumers, so it’s important that we engage the world in the creation of our new yodel,” said Elisa Steele, Yahoo! executive vice president and chief marketing officer. “It’s essentially a unique form of user generated content that honors the millions of people who visit Yahoo! every day.” The Yodel Studio kicks-off a casting call for the world’s best new yodels, allowing people to personalize and reinterpret the Yahoo! yodel. From now until November 8, people can create and submit their own yodel at http://yodelstudio.yahoo.com. In addition, Yahoo! is hosting live recording events today in New York City and London, and on October 14 in Mumbai, with celebrities and musical artists to coach yodelers. Participants will compete for a chance to be featured in Yahoo!’s new global advertising campaign and on one of the world’s largest stages: the Yahoo! homepage. For each yodel submitted in the online contest, Yahoo! will also donate to participating global charities.* “The yodel is synonymous with Yahoo! and we’re ready for people around the world to put their unique expression on it,” added Steele. “Whether your yodel is 80s punk or country funk, the Yodel Studio is about self-expression, having fun and allowing all the people who use Yahoo! to be an essential part of our brand revitalization effort.” “My parents were both musicians, and my dad taught himself to yodel by listening to Jimmie Rodgers records. By the time I was six, my parents had me performing a yodel act during their dinner shows,” explains country music superstar, Jewel. “Yodeling has deep roots in the history of country music and I have finished many of my concerts with a yodel. It’s always rewarding to have my audiences respond so positively to it. I love that Yahoo! is helping expose more people to yodeling now, too.”
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11:06:15 10/15/09
Michelle Yeoh Urges Congress to Help Stop Road Death Epidemic
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For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com Washington, DC) Five million lives could be saved and 50 million serious injuries prevented over the next ten years, according to a report presented to Members of Congress today by international road safety experts. But to do so, world leaders must launch a ‘Decade of Action’ to combat the growing global road death crisis. Actress and Make Roads Safe Campaign ambassador Michelle Yeoh, urged Members of Congress to join efforts to combat the world’s fastest-growing and most neglected public health emergency. Yeoh, best known for her roles in the Hollywood hits Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Memoirs of a Geisha, urged the US government to play a leading role at next month’s first-ever UN Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Moscow. “The US has made progress on road safety, but of course much more needs to be done,” Yeoh said. “The United States can be a world leader on road safety, to save lives both at home and abroad in a Decade of Action.” “Having traveled to Africa, Asia, and Latin America to see the world’s dangerous roads,” Yeoh added, "I am known for my action movies and doing my own stunts, but some of my most frightening moments have been crossing a dangerous road with children who are just trying to get to school. We must act now to save our children."
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11:28:22 10/02/09
The Doc & Diva Dish Details on Dealing With Mid-Life Changes
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For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com You always wanted to be “hot.” But this is not what you had in mind. The Change…The Big “M”…The Silent Passage. Call it what you may, but when you go through menopause it can be very difficult to understand what’s going on. The fact is, every woman on the planet who lives past, say 50, will go through menopause. And that means hot flashes, night sweats, even…dare we say….vaginal dryness (and yes, many women are too embarrassed to even discuss certain symptoms with their doctors). So the first question you might want to ask is: Why isn’t anyone else talking about menopause? Women are savvier than ever, and are in need of a place where they can connect and get candid, useful and relevant information! The Doc & Diva have the answer.
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12:34:13 09/22/09
Style Secrets For Real Women
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For more information visit www.newsinfusion.com Women across the country are getting a little tired of clothes that are priced too high and cut too low. They want to look sleek and stylish but still be comfortable. But many women, with real bodies, have trouble finding the right look in the right size at the right price. Celebrity Stylist Sam Saboura who has dressed some of our favorite celebrities as well as countless everyday women on ABC’s Extreme Makeover literally wrote the book on finding a personal style that fits your body and your budget in his book, Style Secrets for Real Women with Real Bodies, is helping women learn how to make fashion choices that best suit their figure and personality.
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13:53:36 09/16/09
AMA Working for Health Reform to Improve System for Patients
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For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com American Medical Association Working for Health Reform to Improve System for Patients and Physicians Physicians Agree that Medical Liability Reform is Needed “It is clear that the status quo is unacceptable. The AMA will continue to work for reform that makes the system work better for patients and physicians. We must seize this opportunity this year to achieve meaningful health reform for America’s patients and physicians. “The President outlined three essential goals that are vital to reform efforts in this country, including: ensuring the current system remains secure and stable for those who already have insurance coverage and are happy with it; making insurance coverage affordable and accessible to those who need it; and reducing unnecessary costs and waste in the current system. “The AMA believes these core goals are ones that the majority of the American people can and do support, and we urge Congress to find common ground in achieving them.
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14:03:53 09/10/09
United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program
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For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com WASHINGTON - The United States Mint today announced the nation will honor 56 national sites to be honored through the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program. In 2010, the first year of the program, the agency will mint commemorative quarter-dollar coins honoring the Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Yosemite National Park in California, Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona and Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon. The complete National Site Registry, which lists all 56 sites to be honored under the program, is available at http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/NSQuartersProgram/?action=siteRegister. The quarters will be issued sequentially each year, in the order in which the featured site was first established as a national park or site.
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14:41:29 09/08/09
Scraptheftalert.com Launches to Help Fight Crime
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More info visit www.newsinfusion.com September 2nd 2009 -Rising commodity prices for metals, combined with the crisis in the housing market, have created a unique opportunity for thieves who are stealing scrap metal from abandoned and foreclosed homes and selling the material to unwitting recyclers. Thieves have also created public safety hazards by targeting public sources of valuable metals, such as manhole covers, traffic lights and telecommunications and electric infrastructure. Because in many cases the recycling facilities were taking the heat for accepting the stolen materials, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI), the national trade association for the $87 billion industry, began working aggressively to combat the theft problem by creating coalitions with local law enforcement agencies.
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14:37:03 09/08/09
Happy Mommy – Happy Baby, Keys to Having a Fit Pregnancy
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For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com Pregnancy can be a roller coaster of emotions. Of course there's happiness, even elation and giddiness. There also can be fear and anxiety. Peg Moline, editor-in-chief of FitPregnancy shares some insights from their current Hollywood Issue about how well-known celebrity moms such as Jessica Alba, Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie, and Jennifer Garner prepared for pregnancy and motherhood: What women often experience is that their emotions are very close to the surface; they might tear up at a movie or even a greeting card; then have heart-clenching anxiety about their upcoming responsibilities as a mother. And more and more we are realizing that some women experience depression during pregnancy. After the baby is born, the same feelings -- joy, fear, even sadness -- arise, and they also are intensified by exhaustion. Most new mothers experience some form of baby blues, or mild postpartum depression, simply due to sleep deprivation and the feeling of being overwhelmed by this new territory.
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12:15:32 09/01/09
The Buzz on Bioidenticals On-Demand Webcast and Magazine
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For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com This program will clarify the many common misunderstandings about menopausal hormone therapy, and explain the importance of FDA approval. Parsippany, NJ – August 19, 2009 – “The Buzz on Bioidenticals,” is a multimedia program that will clarify common misunderstandings regarding bioidentical hormone therapy and is being offered through a partnership of The Female Patient, a leading medical journal for obstetrician-gynecologists; the Red Hot Mamas, a menopause education organization; and Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD, women’s physician, hormone therapy expert, author and radio show host. Supported by an educational grant from Ascend Therapeutics, Inc, the program includes: A free, On-Demand Webcast available at www.thebuzzonbios.com and www.femalepatient.com. A free women’s magazine available at www.thebuzzonbios.com and www.femalepatient.com, or in your ObGyn’s office. Hospital programs around the country that have incorporated this learning activity into their community education programs.
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11:26:36 09/01/09
Survey Shows Parents Fear Safety Concerns on School Campuses
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For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com Boca Raton, Fla. – August 25, 2009 – With over 53 million students going back to school, a national survey released today shows that more than one out of ten teachers believe their school is unprepared to protect kids. The results are part of the second annual ADT Back-to-School Survey conducted by Zogby International. Asked for reasons to explain how they felt, four in ten of those teachers said their school was not doing enough to help protect students, while three in 10 said they believed their school is vulnerable to an attack by outside predators. Other frequently mentioned concerns included: Worry that students would bring a weapon onto the campus – 24 percent Students being involved with street gangs – 12 percent Worry about violence happening in other schools – 12 percent Not enough awareness of dangers to students on campus –10 percent
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14:46:24 08/19/09
New Study Reinforces Safety Profile of GARDASIL Vaccine
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For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Aug. 18, 2009 – Merck is proud to have introduced GARDASIL [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16 and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant], the world's first cervical cancer vaccine, a vaccine that can also help to prevent vulvar and vaginal cancers and genital warts caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. The paper published in JAMA on Aug. 19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is another important milestone in the medical community's ongoing effort to monitor the safety of vaccines, including GARDASIL. "We are pleased that the study published by JAMA today further reinforces the safety profile of GARDASIL. We welcome continued study and discussion about the safety of this important vaccine," said Richard M. Haupt, M.D., MPH, pediatrician and head of the clinical program for GARDASIL. "Our children, our parents, our spouses and we, ourselves, are vaccinated with the same vaccines that we distribute to the public every day. Merck knows that our customers make choices about the medicines and vaccines used by their families, too. That is why we remain committed to providing timely and comprehensive information about the safety and efficacy of our products."
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11:34:11 07/28/09
Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes - New Book from Martha Stewart
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For more information visit www.newsinfusion.com A delicious addition to the Martha Stewart library, Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone’s Favorite Treat (Clarkson Potter/Publishers; paperback; $24.99) is the perfect companion to the wildly successful Martha Stewart’s Cookies. A book for everyone—kids and grown-ups alike—who love the ease and fun of making (and eating!) cupcakes, Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes is the one-stop resource for preparing just about any kind of cupcake you can imagine. A New York Times best-seller, the book offers 175 ideas and recipes and more than 200 full-color photographs for cupcakes, frostings, fillings, toppings, and embellishments that can be mixed and matched to make treats for any day or special days. From classics such as devil’s food cupcakes to sweet surprises like peanut butter and jelly cupcakes or s’mores cupcakes, and elegant delicacies like tiny cherry-almond tea cakes to festive showstoppers topped with piped buttercream blossoms or meringue bouquets, each cupcake is accompanied by a gorgeous color photograph. The recipes and images will inspire home bakers of all skill levels.
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08:35:42 07/27/09
Energy Efficient Home Improvements to Help You Go Green
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For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com These products trim utilitybills and protect air quality A new round of products are ready to help you green up your home for comfort, efficiency and big savings year-round. Check out the following options for smart improvements to add to your DIY project list. Tom Kraeutler is the Home Improvement Editor for AOL and host of The Money Pit, a nationally syndicated home improvement radio program. To find a local radio station, download the show’s podcast or sign-up for Tom’s free weekly e-newsletter, visit the program’s website.