| Health Groups Launch New Effort to Increase California Tobacco Tax
Lung cancer causes more deaths than the next three most common cancers combined (colon, breast and prostate). An estimated 160,390 deaths from lung cancer will occur in the United States this year. Unfortunately, lung cancer research into better early detection and screening methods has not received sufficient funding over the last several years, thus lung cancer survival rates have remained flat for the past 30 years. To support the effort to pass SB 600, the American Lung Association, American Heart Association and American Cancer Society will be coordinating a statewide grassroots and media campaign that emphasizes public support for increasing the tobacco tax. In particular, the health organizations will be targeting grassroots activities in legislative district s that will be important to winning a two-thirds vote in each legislative house.
Pfizer recognizes 'World Cancer Day'
Among women worldwide, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. According to the WHO, smokers are some 22 times more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers; smoking causes about 90% of lung cancer cases in men and 80% in women. In an effort to provide support for smokers to break their lethal addiction and focus on combating the human and economic cost of disease through prevention and wellness, Pfizer developed the first new nicotine-free prescription cessation treatment Champix (Varenicline). Nevertheless, Pfizer's new grants support the global commitment to promote access to quality health care and education and to advance science and innovation in the development of breakthrough medicines that will cure or control cancer. Since 2007, 29 Global Health Partnerships grants have been awarded to NGOs working in more than 46 countries around the world.
Singapore Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q1 2009
In October 2008, a government official revealed that the rates of breast cancer in Singapore increased by around 25% over the past 10 years, with Singapore´s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) recently forming an alliance with New Zealand´s Health Research Council to launch a joint research fund for the investigation of cancer and heart disease, which are the two leading causes of death in Singapore. Diabetes is also becoming a major issue in the country, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) forecasting that the prevalence of diabetes in Singapore will rise from the current 8% to some 17% by 2030. HIV/AIDS is also emerging as an area of concern in Singapore, with around 2,500 people currently being infected. UN AIDS reports that � in 2007 � prevalence reached 0.2%, up from 0.1% in 2001.
Philanthropy Spotlight: Harrison Ford
The former Ally McBeal star is an avid and enthusiastic supporter of causes such as breast cancer research and domestic violence, and Ford often accompanies her to events to raise money and awareness of social issues. In November 2007, the pair joined Kirk Douglas in Los Angeles to provide Thanksgiving meals for the homeless. But Ford's overwhelming passion is the environment. In 1991, he was introduced to Conservation International, one of the world's leading environmental research groups, and was deeply impressed with the intellectual capacity of its directors. Founded in 1987, Conservation International provides a fund for scientists in 30 countries to identify and overcome biodiversity threats. It focuses its efforts on tropical wilderness areas, marine areas, and major wetlands, and since its inception has donated over $100 million to conservation partners around the world.
Invest in a most precious asset
Females who invest in regular daily exercise can help reduce the potential for breast cancer up to 65 percent.Strength training using free weights or circuit training systems has shown to increase stability thus reducing falls, a significant cause for hip fractures in women and men.Both men and women who exercise regularly have reported a greater quality of life and more confidence with physical activity.DietThe top causes of death in the United States, excluding accidents and suicides, can be attributed primarily to lifestyle and diet.Individuals can prevent nutrition deficiencies by seeking practitioners who employ nutritional counseling in their practice. Nutritional supplementation can be very beneficial in disease prevention and overall health.Including fish oil and increasing dietary fiber has shown to decrease the potential for heart attack and cancer.
New Hampshire Scientists, Advocates React to Obama's Stem Cell Order
He's trying to pinpoint the causes of breast cancer. And he says the ban limiting the use of embryonic stem cells slowed down the research. DiRenzo1.wav: And so what could have been learned about embryonic stem cells had there been funding for it and support for it over the last five or six years would have almost certainly translated into the work that we do on adult stem cells. DiRenzo welcomes not only the lifting of the ban, but the grant money that may follow. He says the National Institutes of Health is sure to use federal stimulus money for research. DiRenzo3.wav: There are a number of researchers here who would probably have sufficient interest and expertise to be competitive for those grants, and you know, these are the grants that we use to train our students, to keep our staff employed, and to conduct the research, so it has fairly far reaching implications for Dartmouth.
Revolutionary Genetic Test Now Available for Age-Related Macular
According to reports from the AMD Alliance International and the Foundation for Fighting Blindness, more people have AMD than breast cancer, prostate cancer, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease combined. Over 15 million people in North America are currently affected by AMD and experts estimate that, as the population ages, the number of those afflicted will double by the year 2020. AMD is a progressive disease associated with aging that causes damage to the macula - the light-sensitive cells at the center of the retina at the back of the eye. The macula is responsible for our ability to see with enough detail to read, drive, watch television and perform other activities that require focused, straight-ahead vision, as well as providing information that allows us to perceive colors.
HH Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Lauds Memon
Sound Campaign� against Breast Cancer. The developer�s focus on CSR is in line with the Memon Group�s involvement with various charitable causes outside of the UAE, including the Rabia Charitable Foundation and the Rabia Relief Fund, which it has actively supported for the past 19 years.
Ahmed Shaikhani, Managing Director, Memon Investments, said, �Our commitment to the development of Dubai continues to be one of the foremost driving forces that push us to strive for excellence - both in our property developments and our CSR initiatives. In addition, our support for this prestigious event underlines our loyalty to the present and future leaders of Dubai, and to the emirate itself, as we aim to undertake more projects that are in line with the Dubai Government�s vision for this great nation.
ONEHOPE to Sponsor American Airlines Medal of Honor Flight
These causes are breast cancer awareness (Susan G. Komen), AIDS research and services (AIDS/LifeCycle), Autism research and services (ACT Today!), preservation and protection of US forests (American Forests) and support for the families of fallen US soldiers (Snowball Express). For more information, go to www.onehopewine.com. ### Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/VGhpci1NYWduLUZhbHUtQ291cC1Db3VwLUNvdXAtWmVybw== .
Surgeon performs first telesurgery in Abu Dhabi
Some of the topics discussed included 2009 safety procedures in surgery; when to operate; new advances in the surgical approach to breast cancer; how to communicate surgical errors to patients; live transplant in children and many more; however disaster and trauma surgery was the highlight of the whole event. "Trauma is a life-threatening occurrence, either accidental or intentional, resulting in injuries," Ahmad Kloub, Chairman of Trauma Services, General Surgeon in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at Al Mafraq Hospital, told Gulf News. "The leading causes of trauma are motor vehicle accidents and falls and it's the leading cause of death in the capital city, however since 2007 the mortality rate of trauma patients has been reduced by 17 per cent," he added.
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