SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Defining a new vision for medicine was the mission of the consortium of global leaders in healthcare who gathered in Seattle, Wash., April 12 14 for the first Thought Leaders Consortium hosted by the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute (PLMI). With the epidemic of chronic illness across the globe continuing to diminish the ability of individuals to lead full and healthy lives, we need innovative solutions for the current system of medicine, commented Jeffrey Bland, PhD, President and Founder of the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute Continue reading
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Health Care REIT, Inc. Declares First Quarter Dividend
TOLEDO, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Health Care REIT, Inc. (HCN) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 of $0.765 per share. The dividend will be the company’s 168th consecutive quarterly payment, payable May 20, 2013, to stockholders of record on May 7, 2013 Continue reading
Stem Cell Institute Public Seminar on Adult Stem Cell Therapy in Miami, Florida May 11th, 2013
The Stem Cell Institute, located in Panama City, Panama, will present an informational umbilical cord stem cell therapy seminar on Saturday, May 11, 2013 in Miami, Florida at the Conrad Hotel from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Miami, Florida (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 Speakers and topics include: “Umbilical cord stem cells: regeneration, repair, inflammation and autoimmunity” – Neil Riordan, PhD Dr Continue reading
NASA now footing entire bill for plutonium production
NASA The Voyager 1 spacecraft is among NASA’s fleet powered by Plutonium-236. By Mike Wall Space.com NASA will now foot the entire bill for the United States’ production of plutonium-238 spacecraft fuel, which recently started up again for the first time in a quarter-century. The space agency had been splitting costs for the reboot with the U.S. Continue reading
NASA Imaging Sensor Prepared For Western Wildfire Season
Airborne imaging technology developed by NASA and transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service (USFS) in 2012 is being tested to prepare for this year’s wildfire season in the western United States. The Autonomous Modular Sensor (AMS) is a scanning spectrometer designed to help detect hot-spots, active fires, and smoldering and post-fire conditions Continue reading
NASA Must Pay for Plutonium Production to Fuel Deep-Space Probes
NASA will now foot the entire bill for the United States’ production of plutonium-238 spacecraft fuel, which recently started up again for the first time in a quarter-century. Continue reading
Governor Bill Richardson Joins Fuel Freedom Foundation's Board of Advisors
IRVINE, CA–(Marketwired – Apr 22, 2013) – Fuel Freedom Foundation announced today that former governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson has joined their board of advisors. Richardson’s accomplished career in public service will help drive the organization further toward its goal of creating open competition in the transportation fuels market. Fuel Freedom is a nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign that advocates for the end of the oil monopoly, which will enable cheaper, cleaner, American-made replacement fuels to compete fairly with gasoline at the pump. Continue reading
‘Liberty’ cop force sliced
Lady Liberty will have fewer federal officers protecting her and her visitors when she reopens on July 4, The Post has learned. Starting Friday, United States Park Police officers who screen visitors bound for Liberty Island will be furloughed to save cash Continue reading
Penn receives prestigious national award for breakthrough in gene therapy
Public release date: 19-Apr-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Katie Delach katie.delach@uphs.upenn.edu 215-349-5964 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine PHILADELPHIA A gene therapy study focused on finding a cure for a rare congenital blinding disease has been recognized as one of the ten most outstanding clinical research projects of the year by the Clinical Research Forum (CRF). The study, led by Jean Bennett, MD, Phd, F.M. Kirby professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and carried out in collaboration with Penn Medicine’s Albert M. Continue reading
Penn Medicine gene therapy study receives Distinguished Clinical Research Achievement Award
A gene therapy study focused on finding a cure for a rare congenital blinding disease has been recognized as one of the ten most outstanding clinical research projects of the year by the Clinical Research Forum (CRF). The study, led by Jean Bennett, MD, Phd, F.M. Kirby professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and carried out in collaboration with Penn Medicine’s Albert M. Continue reading
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UIF – United Islands Freeroam (0.3e) By: Let6s6Play Continue reading
Jorge Riopedre delivers health care to immigrants
Jorge Riopedre, an influential networker in the local Hispanic community, has morphed into the role of executive director of a nonprofit health clinic. Continue reading
Buy This Global Leader In Health Care At A Huge Discount
In the next 30 years, the U.S. Census Bureau expects the number of people age 65 or older to double, jumping to 80 million. That domestic trend mirrors a larger global trend: By 2050, more people worldwide will be older than 65 than younger, according to the United Nations. Continue reading
Waxman Urges Dems to Support Global Internet Freedom Bill
By John Eggerton — Broadcasting & Cable, 4/17/2013 9:57:27 AM The House Energy & Commerce Committee Wednesday unanimously approved a bill establishing a multistakeholder model of global Internet governance as the official policy of the U.S. That came after a phrase was dropped from the bill that had stood in the way of Democrat support. In opening statements on the mark-up Wednesday on H.R. Continue reading
Former Congresswoman | Cynthia McKinney | Atlanta Music Liberty Fest | Exposes Government Corruption – Video
Former Congresswoman | Cynthia McKinney | Atlanta Music Liberty Fest | Exposes Government Corruption Cynthia Ann McKinney (born March 17, 1955) is an American politician and activist. Continue reading
Health care reform looks expensive to Modesto-area workers, businesses
MODESTO — When a severe rash sent Ryan McGee of Salida to an emergency room last month, he didn’t have health insurance to help pay the bill. Continue reading
Vatican Conference Hopes to Promote Truth on Adult Stem Cell Therapy
Doctors, Patients Speak on Personal Experiences Vatican City, April 11, 2013 (Zenit.org) Junno Arocho Esteves | 876 hits During todays first session of the Second International Vatican Adult Stem Cell Conference, scientists, doctors and patients had an opportunity to share not only the advances in adult stem cell research, but also the potential it has to transform modern day health care. The ethical debate on the use of embryonic stem cells has, according to Dr. Continue reading
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Morehouse School of Medicine Partner to Spread Lessons from Together on Diabetes™ …
PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) today jointly announced the creation of the Morehouse School of Medicine/Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Partnership for Equity in Diabetes. The partnership will be based at MSMs National Center for Primary Care (NCPC) in Atlanta. The partnership, which is funded through a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the Foundation, will share successful models and best practices emerging from the Foundations Together on Diabetes initiative and other demonstration projects with the broader U.S. Continue reading
David Long to succeed Ted Kelly as Liberty Mutual chairman
The Liberty Mutual Insurance board of directors today elected David H. Long, 52, chairman of Liberty Mutual Insurance, effective June 28. Long, who is currently the companys president and chief executive officer, will succeed Edmund F Continue reading
Freedom of art celebrated at Iowa State
Nowhere in the First Amendment does it say anything about the freedom of art, but does that mean that artists don’t have the same Freedom of Speech rights as everyone else? On Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in the Great Hall of Memorial Union, Brian Duffy and Heidi Wastweet spoke to a crowd of about 60 people about their unique forms of Freedom of Speech, and their struggles with the First Amendment. Heidi Wastweet is a medal sculptor, and her specialty is in bas-relief bronzes. Continue reading