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Daytona Beach

Dr. Carol Gaines has joined the medical staff of Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center. She previously worked with the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio, and more recently, with Winn Army Community Hospital, Ft. Stewart.

Ormond Beach

Jim Theriault has joined the sales staff of The Door Store a company that specializes in doors, screens, windows and hurricane panels. He worked in the window and door business for 40 years and formerly worked at Dunns Lumber in Daytona Beach.

Palm Coast

Dr. Ryan Smith has joined Flagler Dental Associates. He earned a master's degree in biomedical science at Nova Southeastern University and graduated from the university's College of Dental Medicine. He is a member of the American and Florida Dental Associations, the Academy of General Dentistry and American Society of Forensic Odontology.

Ana DeAlmeida, a Realtor with Exit Realty First Choice, has been recognized by Exit Realty Florida as a top producing associate for the state of Florida for the month of February. She ranked fifth statewide for the company in representing the buyer's side in real estate transactions.

Sheila K. Benn is the new executive director of the Windsor of Palm Coast, an assisted living community. She is a licensed practical nurse and has 11 years of geriatric experience.

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YOKNEAM, ISRAEL--(Marketwire -03/29/12)- Syneron Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELOS - News), the leading global aesthetic device company, announced today that it will host a joint symposium on Body Shaping featuring its VelaShape body contouring system and the recently acquired UltraShape focused ultrasound fat lipolysis system at the 2012 Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress & Medispa Conference in Monte Carlo. The symposium will feature an overview of Syneron's complementary product offerings for body shaping and a review of the pre-clinical and clinical experience with the UltraShape system. It will also feature two thought-leading physician speakers that will discuss their experience with the VelaShape and UltraShape systems.

Event: Brunch Symposium - "NEW Opportunities & Trends in the Dynamic Body Shaping Arena"

Speakers: Shimon Eckhouse, Ph.D., Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Syneron Medical

Lior Greenbaum, Ph.D., Clinical Director of UltraShape

Chris Inglefield, M.D., Plastic Surgery Clinic at the London Bridge Hospital

Dean Adel, M.D., Head of Plastic Surgery Division at Rabin - Schneider Medical Center, Petah Tikva

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Time: 11:00 am

Location: Le Meridien Beach Plaza Hotel 22 Avenue Princesse Grace Monte Carlo 98000 Monaco

Louis P. Scafuri, Chief Executive Officer of Syneron Medical, said, "The symposium provides the first opportunity following the acquisition of UltraShape for Syneron to highlight the synergies associated with our proprietary technologies and the UltraShape focused ultrasound technology to deliver comprehensive body shaping treatments. More than 7,000 VelaShape systems have been sold worldwide since its launch, demonstrating the strong patient demand for body contouring treatments with our safe and efficacious els technology. We believe there is a tremendous opportunity to offer our VelaShape customers the UltraShape system to further enhance their patients' body shaping results. Syneron remains committed to be the global market leader in non-invasive body contouring."

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Contact: Nicole Giese Rura rura@wi.mit.edu 617-258-6851 Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

FINDINGS: The drug rapamycin has been shown to extend lifespan in lab animals, yet rapamycin has also been linked to impaired glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, two hallmarks of diabetes. By teasing apart rapamycin's activity at the cellular level, researchers at Whitehead Institute and the University of Pennsylvania have determined that inhibiting only the protein cluster known as the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) prolongs life in mice without adversely affecting glucose tolerance or insulin sensitivity.

RELEVANCE: With this novel understanding of how rapamycin produces its anti-aging effects, researchers may be able to develop a drug that specifically targets mTORC1, thereby promoting longevity while preventing the adverse effects associated with rapamycin.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (March 29, 2012) One of the secrets to a longer, healthier life is simply to eat less. When subjected to calorie restriction (CR), typically defined as a 20-40% reduction in caloric intake with corresponding maintenance of proper nutrition, animals in labs not only live longer, but also have improved insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, both of which decline during aging.

Yet, for all of its benefits, CR's restricted diet is a stumbling block for most Americans. If only we had a drug that could do the same thing.

Well, we do, sort of. The drug rapamycin, which is used for immunosuppression in organ transplantations, mimics the longevity effects of CR and may tap into the same cellular pathway as CR. Unlike CR, however, rapamycin actually impairs glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, two hallmarks of diabetes. Clearly, rapamycin is doing something CR is not.

To understand better rapamycin's benefits and risks, researchers from the lab of Whitehead Institute Member David Sabatini and Joseph Baur, assistant professor of Physiology, at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, have discovered precisely how rapamycin is behaving at the cellular level. Their intriguing results are published this week in the journal Science.

"We know that despite its adverse effects, rapamycin still prolongs lifespan, so there's a potential that we could make it better by just having lifespan affected and not induce the adverse effects," says Sabatini, who is a professor of biology at MIT and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator. "The data in this paper suggest that it's possible."

Rapamycin, which is also called sirolimus and marketed in the United States as Rapamune, is a known inhibitor of the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), a protein complex that regulates many cellular processes linked to growth and differentiation. mTORC1 is part of a cellular signaling pathway, called mTOR, which responds to nutrients and growth factors. Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 2 (mTORC2) is also part of the mTOR pathway and regulates insulin signaling.

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"Cancer Cure Discovered : Guyabano - The Soursop Fruit!" This article was forwarded to us by email by no less than former House of Representatives member and incumbent DavOr vice governor Mayo Almario. We also found out that

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Why are we not aware of this? Because some big corporations want to make back their money spent on years of research by trying to make a synthetic version of it for sale.

So, since you know it now you can help a friend in need by letting him/her know or just drink some sour sop juice yourself as prevention from time to time. The taste is not bad after all. Its completely natural and definitely has no side effects. If you have the space, plant one in your garden. The other parts of the tree are also useful. The next time you have a fruit juice, ask for a SOUR SOP.

How many people died in vain while this billion-dollar drug maker concealed the secret of the miraculous Graviola tree?

This tree is low and is called graviola in Brazil, guanabana in Spanish and has the uninspiring name "sour sop" in English. The fruit is very large and the subacid sweet white pulp is eaten out of hand or, more commonly, used to make fruit drinks, sherbets and such.

The principal interest in this plant is because of its strong anti cancer effects. Although it is effective for a number of medical conditions, it is its anti tumor effect that is of most interest.

This plant is a proven cancer remedy for cancers of all types!

Besides being a cancer remedy, graviola is a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent for both bacterial and fungal infections, is effective against internal parasites and worms, lowers high blood pressure and is used for depression, stress and nervous disorders.

If there ever was a single example that makes it dramatically clear why the existence of Health Sciences Institute is so vital to all concerned and especially Americans like you, it's the incredible story behind the Graviola tree.

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Increasing vitamin D may now be a matter of life or death, as recent studies have shown that it may play a vital role in the fight against lung cancer. To date, lung cancer is one of the three most common cancers that kill men and women in developed countries with a statistic of one million deaths every year.

Researchers from the University of California at San Diego discovered a correlative relationship between higher rates of lung cancer and less exposure to the sun.

Cancer and vitamin D

The study compared data from national and international databases and compared the lung cancer rates in 111 countries. It found a correlation with smoking, lung cancer and significant lower UVB exposure. Although the current study focused only on lung cancer, research conducted on other cancers have pointed to the fact that most cancer cases are seen in subjects living far from the equator, suggesting that lower levels of vitamin D also account for a high risk of colon and other cancers. Read more...

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"There is not one, but many cures for cancer available. But they are all being systematically suppressed by ... the major oncology centers. They have too much of an interest in the status quo," stated Dr Robert Atkins, MD, creator of the Atkins Diet, after licensure problems for curing cancer patients with ozone therapy during the 1960s.

Yet the cancer industry keeps doing exactly what Dr. Atkins described. It is amazing how many cures do exist while many suffer and die from "accepted" incredibly expensive toxic chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

At least 100 natural cancer cures have been discovered and used successfully without side effects since 1920.

Now independent research points to another potential natural cancer cure, Sacred Frankincense. This is an herb grown mostly in Oman, south of Saudi Arabia and east of Yemen on the Arabian Sea coast. It has been used medicinally for thousands of years for several ailments by Ayruvedic medicine. However, research is being conducted with the goal of isolating active ingredients in the herb that Big Pharma may mimic with lucrative FDA approved patents. Read more...

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Drinkers the world over have been thrilled by the notion that resveratrol, a chemical found in red wine, might be some kind of anti-aging powerhouse.

The supposed wonder substance can make perilously chubby lab rats live as long as their slim counterparts, protect them from cancers and reduce their risk of dying from a high-calorie diet. It can lengthen the life of certain fish while warding off brain decay and improving the creatures' swimming chops.

Which may sound very alluring for those of us who'd like to think that sipping Pinot Noir while relaxing on a couch counts as doing something healthful.

But does what goes for mice and fish go for people too? Well, nobody yet has divided us into two groups, given one group resveratrol, the other a placebo, then checked several decades later to see how long we all lived. But results from a few small human trials show a lot of potential.

A study of 11 obese men, for instance, found that administering 150 milligrams of resveratrol a day for 30 days mimicked the effects of calorie restriction, which has been shown to increase life span.

Another study of 40 patients who'd had heart attacks demonstrated improved cardiac function after participants took 10 milligrams of resveratrol a day for three months.

Still more research has shown that people who took the substance in varying amounts were better able to control their blood sugar.

But here's the catch: To get the doses of resveratrol used in these studies, you'd have to drink between two and 100 bottles of wine a day. "I definitely don't recommend that," says Dr. Jill Crandall, director of the Diabetes Clinical Trial Unit at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She's not a fan of resveratrol supplements either: "The reliability of suppliers and purity of preparations is not very regulated," she says.

Still, studies do show that a glass or so of red wine a day may be good for the heart (which is why people started looking at the qualities of its ingredients to begin with). "There are many things in red wine that are beneficial to health," says Joseph Baur, assistant professor of physiology at the University of Pennsylvania. The tricky part, he says, is figuring out how much credit each substance is due and how it does what it does. In the meantime, raise your glass in moderation, of course.

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FCX-DNA New DNA Specific Cosmetic Line Targets the Unique 1% of DNA. FCX-DNA to Announce the Forthcoming Diet Products. Your Skin Your Body Your Genes

FCX-DNA anti aging Cosmetics and Diet Products target that 1% uniqueness of the Human DNA. Your Skin Your Body Your Genes.

FCX-DNA has the exclusive marketing rights to market and sell the products.

Creating the vision of FCX-DNA is the newly appointed CEO, Founder and President Sandra Harshman.

Ms. Harshman, one of the first female accountants in Idaho has worked as a tax accountant and comptroller for companies such as Touche Ross & Company and Pepsi Cola Corporation. Ms. Harshman was an MSP (merchant service provider) and Credit Card Issuer for 17 years. Ms. Harshman is the recipient of the National Business Women of the Year Award in 2003 as well as a publisher and author.

These DNA products offer potent nutrient blends of vitamins, minerals and other natural extracts to delay skin aging, protect skin from DNA damage caused by UV radiation and environmental pollutants, prevent premature skin aging, stimulate skin cell regeneration, and provide optimal skin nourishing and moisturizing.

FCX designed DNA testing called Anti-Aging DNA to detect gene mutations affecting skin aging, nutrient metabolism, and susceptibility to disease which affects both the appearance of skin and general health status. FCX learns about each persons genetic profile and can recommend appropriate preventive measures to delay the onset of aging and the formation of wrinkles. Genes tested are related to dermagenomics, collagen synthesis, skin anti-oxidation and replenishment, early hair loss, and skin cancers such as basal cell carcinoma and melanoma.

FCXs skin and body care is a regiment consisting of shampoo, conditioner, soaps and cleansers, as well as products for detoxifying, cell renewal and anti-aging.

The science behind these remarkable new products, developed by Burstein Ecological Laboratories - a leading research laboratory in natural cosmetics - is Bio Anti-Aging Technology. This progressive technology is the micronized process of ingredients, breaking them down to their smallest living particle for ultimate delivery allowing for the best results in skin care, hair care, and nutrition.

After years of study, research and data collection, Dr. Burstein developed a process to extract the essence from organically grown fruits and vegetables without harming its texture or genetics.

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New York, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The third Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Anti Aging Medicine: The Next Generation Symposium will be held on July 20-22, 2012 at the Conrad New York, a new luxury complex overlooking the Hudson River in lower Manhattan. This interactive, multidisciplinary conference brings together world-class faculty from around the globe who will share ground-breaking research and practical advancements in aesthetic surgery, cosmetic medicine and anti-aging therapy.

The Next Generation Symposium combines the best of continuing medical education, state-of-the-art information that is presented in a manner that encourages forward thinking among the core specialties of Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Dermatology and Oculoplastic Surgery. Now in its third year, The Next Generation Symposium is distinguished for providing attendees a multitude of practical hands-on instruction, expert insights and pearls from world renowned experts in the field.

As Course Chairman Z. Paul Lorenc, M.D., F.A.C.S states, "We are focused on what is happening now, what is coming next and what the future will bring."

NEW for 2012:

The meeting encourages excellent interaction and discussion among the international core specialty faculty, fostering an atmosphere of different points of view, which creates a positive learning experience. "The Next Generation Symposium will continue to deliver both in the quality of the presentations and the scope of the program," states Executive Co-Chairman,Brian M. Kinney, M.D., F.A.C.S.

About Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Anti-Aging Medicine: The Next Generation An interdisciplinary approach to disseminating, teaching and promoting the most advanced information and developments in the fields of aesthetic plastic surgery and anti-aging medicine. In view of the rapid pace in development of new technology and techniques employed in these fields, collectively we feel that it is critical that new information is shared in an efficient, unbiased, forward looking manner with the focus of enhancing patient's safety and level of care.

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(HealthDay News) -- Obese patients are at a significantly increased risk for surgical site infections after undergoing partial or full removal of the colon, a new study finds.

It included 7,020 patients, aged 18 to 64, who had either partial or total colectomy for colon cancer, diverticulitis or inflammatory bowel disease between 2002 and 2008. Of those patients, 1,243 were obese.

The overall rate of surgical site infections was 10.3 percent, but the rate was higher in obese patients (14.5 percent) than in non-obese patients (9.5 percent). After adjusting for a number of factors, the researchers calculated that obese patients were 60 percent more likely to develop surgical site infections than non-obese patients.

The average cost of colectomy for all the patients was $16,399, but the average cost for obese patients was about $295 more than for non-obese patients.

The researchers also found that surgical site infections greatly increased the cost of the procedure. The average total cost for patients who developed surgical site infections was $31,933, compared to $14,608 for patients without infection. Read more...

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OCEANSIDE, N.Y., March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Ellman International is pleased to announce that it will showcase its Pelleve Wrinkle Reduction System, Ellumine Fractional CO2 Skin Resurfacing System and full line of Surgitron radiofrequency systems at the 70th Annual AAD Meeting in San Diego March 16 20, 2012.

Located at BOOTH #337, some of the country's top dermatologists will be on hand to give presentations about the benefits of the Pelleve System in a dermatologist's practice. Pelleve is a proven, effective, safe and virtually painless cosmetic treatment that reduces wrinkles on the face using advanced radiofrequency technology. Ellman will also be highlighting the Ellumine System, a fully flexible CO2 laser for a versatile range of treatments from full factional skin resurfacing to light touch ups, for a more gentle treatment and minimal downtime. The program covering these two industry-leading, anti-aging systems includes four days of strategic presentations.Ellman invites AAD attendees to learn about the solutions offered by Ellman through any of the presentations listed below:

Friday, March 16:

Saturday, March 17:

Sunday, March 18:

Monday, March 19:

Beyond Aesthetic TreatmentsAn innovative multi-modality system, the Pelleve Wrinkle Reduction System offers physicians unmatched versatility in a compact design. Physicians can use the Pelleve system to deliver aesthetic treatments as well as perform surgical treatments using the same S5 platform. The Pelleve S5 System incorporates the proven Surgitron technology, providing maximum control in precision cutting with minimal thermal damage to surrounding tissues, plus more versatility than other energy-based technologies, including:

Only the Pelleve Generator offers such unprecedented value and versatility of both non-invasive skin tightening and precise cutting and control for aesthetic surgical procedures.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Cannabis Science, Inc. (OTCBB:CBIS.OB - News), a pioneering U.S. biotech company developing pharmaceutical cannabis (marijuana) products, is excited to be embarking on a medical marijuana documentary project. Pre-production of this groundbreaking educational film is currently underway.

Many documentaries about marijuana have been made, typically focusing on getting high or the medicinal effects and benefits. Cannabis Science will be first documentary to focus on the science behind medicinal cannabis, including untangling the history of marijuanas reputation, the improvement it can bring to peoples daily lives, and what breakthroughs could be on the horizon for this emerging industry.

Modern science supports a long list of illnesses that cannabis can treat: Multiple Sclerosis, Cancer, Arthritis, HIV/Aids, Asthma, Alzheimer's Disease, Anti-aging, Auto Immune Disease, brain trauma (closed head injury), Crohn's Disease, chronic pain management, Diabetes, digestive illnesses, Gastro Intestinal Reflux Disease (GERD), high blood pressure, Glaucoma, Influenza, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Tourette Syndrome, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), etc. The science gives a foundation for understanding the broad spectrum of benefits that can be achieved by increasing the cannabinoid activity in people suffering from so many illnesses.

Part of the science that will be explored are the various forms marijuana can take as a medication, including edibles, pills, liquids, and strips that dissolve on the tongue. The documentary will investigate how these forms are processed in the body and can reverse or minimized the effects of disease. Cannabis Science is first and foremost a patient orientated company. Therefore, patients will be interviewed, giving the audience a glimpse at the real, positive benefits the medicine provides for those with chronic illness, as opposed to the prevailing and false belief that marijuana is addictive and even harmful.

Other documentaries showcase marijuana culture, likening it to the popular view of the 1960s and marijuana use running rampant among the hippie population. Cannabis Sciences documentary, however, will show cannabis in a positive light and demonstrate that what has been, and is, taught by prohibitionists is false, and ignores modern science, history, and the voice of patients. The documentary will also focus on the co-founders of Cannabis Science, how the company is working to target critical illnesses, conducting much needed research, and is developing cannabis-based medications. The audience will hear the views of doctors who have discovered for themselves through treating patients the amazing benefits that cannabis based medicines can provide for their patients.

While the main focus of the documentary is not political, learning the truth about the science of cannabinoids will educate the public on the damage caused by prohibition. Patients whose circumstances could have drastically improved and who could have reduced the severity of their illnesses much earlier from medical marijuana will be interviewed. The film will explore the reasons behind the delay in world governments opening up to the idea that medical marijuana is a beneficial reality.

About Cannabis Science, Inc.

Cannabis Science, Inc. is at the forefront of pharmaceutical grade medical marijuana research and development. The second formulations will address the needs of patients choosing to use concentrated cannabis extracts to treat their ailments. Eventually, all Americans will have access to a safe and effective FDA approved medicine regardless of which state they live in. To maintain that marijuana is a dangerous, addictive drug with no medical value is scientifically absurd. Cannabis medicines, with no effective lethal dose, are far safer than aspirin, acetaminophen, and most other OTC drugs that kill thousands of Americans every year.

The Company works with world authorities on phytocannabinoid science targeting critical illnesses, and adheres to scientific methodologies to develop, produce and commercialize phytocannabinoid-based pharmaceutical products. In sum, we are dedicated to the creation of cannabis-based medicines, both with and without psychoactive properties, to treat disease and the symptoms of disease, as well as for general health maintenance.

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Two graduate programs at East Carolina University have been ranked among the best in the nation according to an annual list from U.S. News & World Report.

The rehabilitation counseling program and the Brody School of Medicine were included in the magazine's 2013 listing of the best professional and graduate schools released today.

The rehabilitation counseling program in the College of Allied Health Sciences is ranked the 13th.

"Our graduates are in high demand in substance abuse, mental health and other rehabilitation settings," said Dr. Lloyd Goodwin, professor and interim chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Studies at ECU.

"Student interns are almost always offered jobs at the end of their internship and often before completion of their internship. It is rare for a graduate to not be offered a position within one month of graduation."

The Brody School of Medicine tied for 31st overall among primary care schools this year. ECU also sent the seventh-highest percentage of its graduates, 49.6 percent, into primary care residencies between 2009 and 2011. U.S. News defines primary care as family medicine, pediatrics and internal medicine.

"We are glad to be included among some very fine and well-established schools from across the country," said Dr. Paul Cunningham, dean of the medical school. "We will continue to pursue our mission to serve the citizens of North Carolina with passion and purpose."

The U.S. News guidebook of U.S. professional and graduate schools will be available on newsstands April 3.

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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. Aging is a natural, necessary part of life. Over time, your body begins to illustrate the bends, twists and turns your life has taken. Wrinkles and sun spots reflect damage from days spent under the intense glow of harmful ultraviolet rays. Joint and muscle pains may indicate too little or even too much exercise over a lifespan. Skin sags in places you wish it wouldn't, fat cells accumulate in unflattering proportions, and hormone imbalances only expedite the aging process.

But what if you could rehabilitate a torn meniscus without surgery and a long recovery process? What if you could lose weight quickly without going under the knife? What if you could look 10 years younger without the painful aid of a face lift?

Dr. Rebecca Gelber is proving that you can.

As founder of Tahoe Medical Spa in Incline Village, Gelber's mission is to bring minimally invasive anti-aging therapies to the aesthetic medical field through innovative treatments and technologies. At her boutique-like practice, which she co-owns with her husband Matthew, Gelber offers an abundance of non-invasive services like dermal fillers, vein sclerotherapy and weight loss plans.

It sounds vain; however, Gelber is anything but.

In fact, until opening the medical spa nearly two years ago, Gelber had dedicated her life's work to emergency response medicine. After graduating from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1993, Gelber completed her residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where she met the love of her life, Matthew.

When I started looking for a job with a university, Michael said to me, I'll follow you any place in world as long as it's in California and not within 3 hours of Los Angeles,' Gelber said, turning to her husband with a grin stretched across her angelic face.

Without hesitation, Gelber followed her heart's desire to Northern California where she worked as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center for eight years before relocating to Tahoe in 2000.

With a passion still burning for emergency medicine, Gelber went to work in the ER unit at Renown Medical Center and also taught classes at UNR, but the chaos and hardships of emergency response began to take their toll on Gelber's graceful spirit.

I really did enjoy emergency medicine, but after a long period of time, you start to want to develop relationships with your patients that are ongoing you really want to help people be well, and what you're seeing in emergency medicine is the end result of people who haven't been able to take care of themselves, Gelber said.

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What if it was possible to eliminate much of the world's otherwise very-slowly-biodegrading plastic waste using a natural Amazonian fungus? Well, it just might be, thanks to research conducted by Jonathan Russell and colleagues from Yale University's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, who recently discovered that Pestalotiopsis microspora effectively eats away polyurethane (PUR) plastics, and is capable of using plastic as its sole food source in both aerobic and anaerobic environments.

Entitled Biodegradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Endophytic Fungi, the study aimed to find new potential plant sources of bioremediation, also known as the use of microorganisms to biodegrade and eliminate pollutants that otherwise persist in the environment. Several students attending Yale's annual Rainforest Expedition and Laboratory course collected various samples from the Yasuni National Forest in the Amazon basin, and took them home for testing. Read more...

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By Michelle Bosmier

According to a new study carried out at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore, fasting for one or two days each week may help improve the condition of individuals suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Researchers have found that stopping nearly all food intake for short periods of time triggers a protection mechanism within the brain which also works against the effects of neurodegenerative disorders.

Calorie intake impacts the brain

Professor Mark Mattson, lead author of the study and professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, explained at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Vancouver that "reducing your calorie intake could help your brain, but doing so by cutting your intake of food is not likely to be the best method of triggering this protection. It is likely to be better to go on intermittent bouts of fasting, in which you eat hardly anything at all, and then have periods when you eat as much as you want. In other words, timing appears to be a crucial element to this process." Read more...

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Columbus, Ohio Cosmetic Practice welcomes laser skin treatment physician Dr. Christine Edwards.

Columbus, OH (PRWEB) March 08, 2012

As the Laser Physician at Columbus Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery, Dr. Edwards will focus on providing the latest advanced non-invasive, anti-aging & rejuvenative laser skin treatment options available to correct a multitude of common skin concerns for her Columbus patients including: Pigmented Lesions, Sun Damage (freckles, age spots), Vascular Lesions (small blood vessels) Acne, Skin Firmness, Poor Skin Tone and Texture, Rosacea, Skin Redness, Facial Veins, Spider Veins, Broken Capillaries, Deep and Mild Wrinkles, Surgical & Acne Scars, Actinic Keratoses and Pigment Irregularities.

Dr. Edwards is extremely talented and her ability to treat so many common skin issues truly enhances the level of care at Columbus Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery. It is an honor to welcome her as the newest member of our team, said Dr. Robert Heck.

Dr. Edwards is highly skilled and will use the latest in laser procedures including light based laser skin rejuvenation and skin resurfacing treatments in Columbus, OH with the most advanced available laser systems. Dr. Susan Vasko commented, With our assortment of laser treatments: Broadband Light (BBL, Photofacial), YAG treatments, MicroPeels, Profractional Treatments, and now skin tightening with SkinTyte II, Dr. Edwards will be able to truly enhance the level of treatment for the patients at Columbus Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Christine Edwards, a native from Columbus, OH, completed her medical degree at the West Virginia University Medical Center. While in West Virginia, she gained valuable experience on many fronts including her time practicing Emergency Medicine at Monongalia General Hospital, a Level One Trauma Unit. She spent much of her time in West Virginia in emergency medicine treating patients who presented extremely delicate and difficult situations. She also worked as a Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine with the West Virginia University Hospital, where she found great joy in training and mentoring new doctors in Emergency Care. Dr. John Wakelin noted, Dr. Edwardss extensive training, coupled with her love of teaching has given her an incredible ability to connect with each and every patient, making their experience here a comfortable and personal one.

Dr. Edwards always wanted to use her skills in aesthetic medicine. She spent additional time training in advanced laser therapies around the country, including training at Harvard, prior to joining Columbus Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery Group. Dr. Edwards commented, It has always been dream to pursue my love of aesthetic medicine. The team at Columbus Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery has always been associated with the highest level of patient care and advanced cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. I believe that my skills complement what the surgical staff does so well. She continues, The laser technology at CAPS is second to none. And with the addition of SkinTyte II, loose skin from aging, post weight-loss, and pregnancy, can be tightened faster, and easier than before. We offer the most advanced technology to help all our patients achieve their desired outcome.

About Columbus Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery

Columbus Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery consists of four Ohio based board-certified plastic surgeons: Dr. Timothy Treece, Dr. Susan Vasko, Dr. Robert Heck and Dr. John Wakelin, as well as four full service Columbus Medical Spa locations and a certified laser treatment physician, Dr. Christine Edwards. We are dedicated to creating an enjoyable, stress-free and thoroughly rewarding experience for you from your initial consultation to your last post-operative visit. Our job is to help you realize your aesthetic dreams and to help enhance the confident, beautiful person you already are.

At Columbus Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery our goal is to make your cosmetic dreams a reality and we work to make that happen for each and every one of our patients.

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