(SkyNewswire.com)--- Pocatello resident Cindy Cartwright knows first hand the damage a popular prescription diet drug sold in the '90s can have on your heart. Fen-Phen is perhaps one of the most recognized weight loss drugs. It's an anti-obesity drug that was pulled off the market because of the effect it had on the hearts of those who took the medication. Since the drug was pulled, heart surgeries have been performed on many of those who had taken the drug to control their weight.

Cartwright’s heart surgeon, Dr. Jacob DeLaRosa says his patient was otherwise in good health, but her heart valves were damaged in a way that is characteristic of Fen-Phen users. “Once you’ve been on Fen-Phen, and you have a complication in the heart, the valve leaflets are affected. Usually we can repair heart valves, but her valves were so damaged, secondary to Fen-Phen, they needed to be replaced,” says DeLaRosa.

Cindy Cartwright took Fen-Phen 23 years ago to help her lose weight after the birth of her last child. While she regrets that decision now, Fen-Phen was considered safe at the time. Cartwright says she only took the drug for 6 months and is amazed at the effect it had on her heart. “I’m kind of mad that I took it at the time but losing weight was important to me. But I didn’t take it for long and not ever again,” said Cartwright. However, as Dr. DeLaRosa points out, “Even 20 years later it can still affect you. You need to come in, and you need to be evaluated.”

(SkyNewswire.com)--- Connect Healthcare Communications, Inc., a leading women’s health strategic marketing and education company that develops communications strategies for the pharmaceutical, device, diagnostic, and biotech industries, has named Jenny Day as President. Day will report directly to Connect Healthcare Communications CEO, Frank Russomano.

“Jenny has two decades of outstanding experience creating comprehensive communications strategies that focus on key issues in women’s health,” explained Russomano. “She understands the impact that these strategies have on healthcare professionals and patient health. We are well positioned for continued growth in 2010 with her managerial, leadership, and team building skills.”

“I am thrilled to be joining Connect Healthcare Communications,” said Day. “Our core focus on increasing awareness of the clinical and technological advancements within the field of women's health is an incredible competitive advantage. The market research and communications plans Connect Healthcare develops are indicative of the powerful strategic partnerships we build."

(SkyNewswire.com)--- On April 7th – 10th the Cranberry Marketing Committee will be a sponsor of the American College of Sports Medicine’s 14th Annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition in Austin, TX. The event is expected to attract health professionals from all over the world to meet to hear about new breakthroughs in physical fitness and exercise science. With over 70 breakout sessions and 15 attendee workout sessions scheduled throughout the four day event, attendees are going to need a heart healthy, antioxidant boost filled with unique healthful compounds.

The Cranberry, with an array of health benefits including urinary tract health, heart health, anti-cancer properties and one of the highest antioxidant contents among fruits, will provide all of this and more to the attendees of this high-energy conference.

The ACSM is the largest sports medicine organization in the world with over 30,000 national, international and regional members representing science, medicine, education and sports. The 2010 ACSM Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition is a four day event targeted at health and fitness professionals who want to stay current with today’s most applicable and controversial topics in the health and fitness industry. Summit events include guest speakers, breakout sessions, daily workout sessions and a full exhibition experience. This year the ACSM will be unveiling new, indispensable, conference components making it one of the best educational destinations for today’s health, fitness and certified professionals.

(SkyNewswire.com)--- The study found that sleeping with the head partially or fully covered by bedding would result in a 92.8% chance of suffering from either an early stage, middle stage, or late stage of dementia, by the age of 70.

The study also found that dementia appeared to occur at an earlier age, when head covering is practiced.

The data suggested that as much as 23% of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease was solely due to head covering as opposed to other causes.

The study considered that sleeping in a restricted air space would result in a depletion of oxygen over time accompanied by an increase in carbon dioxide through rebreathing, the repeated inhalation of exhaled air. This can result in episodes of hypoxia. Hypoxia has been considered responsible for an increase of A-beta proteins, the accumulation of which is considered as the significant marker of Alzheimer’s disease.

(SkyNewswire.com)--- A 22 participant pilot study revealed that Zerona not only reduced circumferential inches following a two week treatment phase, but also lowered all patients' Leptin resistance and reduced low-density lipoprotein numbers in over 50% of the participants in just two weeks.

Although Zerona is usually promoted as a slimming low level laser technology to reduce inches from the stubborn fat areas but the clinical application of low level lasers are way more than what we think. The decline in fat percentage and the LDL (bad cholesterol) of the patients using Zerona treatment is a wonderful example that Zerona can play an important role in cardiac health and wellness and is not just a slimming device. This new data sheds light on the beneficial results for many patients struggling with overeating. Suppressing the very hormones that may cause individuals to be overweight or obese can further aid Zerona patients with their weight-loss goals. Success of Zerona treatments and its acceptance has already positioned it ahead of its competitors in terms of its ability to non-invasively, safely and effectively reduce an average of 3.64 inches around the waist, hips and thighs

Dr Anoop Chaturvedi, who is the International scientific adviser of ,The World Society of Anti-aging Medicine, President of Anti-aging Medicine and Research India and Life style consultant of Amaya Clinics worldwide, comments, "Zerona is not a magic machine, since there are other factors which work in conjunction with it and there is a protocol that involves strict vigilance under the supervision of a qualified health care professional'. For most devices, that are used in spa's the patient comes in, receives the treatment and leaves; the reason why that person was overweight or obese to begin with is not addressed. Similarly simply placing each and every patient on Zerona will not do the trick unless other factors that may hamper the results like Hypothyroidism, Insulin resistance and hormone imbalances are ruled out or fixed simultaneously for which testing and treatment if required is essential. By suppressing the resistance to the hunger switch or satiety hormone Leptin, patients' appetites can be lessened helping them modify their diets and establish portion control going forward." Life style modification is the key factor..

(SkyNewswire.com)--- OTC Perspectives, Inc., the leading conference, training and publishing company for over-the-counter (OTC) marketing, today announced the 2nd annual “Top OTC/Healthcare Marketers of the Year.” The 2010 Top Marketers award recipients will be honored at a special luncheon, hosted by Everyday Health, May 19, during the OTC National Conference (May 18 & 19), at the Penn’s Landing Hyatt in Philadelphia.

The 2010 list includes marketers from both established and upstart manufacturers, with Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, and Novartis Consumer Health among the companies with multiple Top Marketer selections. Marketers representing 11 different companies have been awarded the prestigious OTC Perspectives Top Marketers honor for 2010. The 2nd annual Top Marketers class was selected after an industry-wide nomination and rigorous screening process. OTC Manufacturer companies, their agencies and supplier partners were invited to submit nominations.

Top OTC/Consumer Healthcare Marketers of 2010: (alphabetically)
Robert Amo, Director, Global Marketing, Capsugel, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare
Luigi Cappello, Claritin Allergy Senior Product Manager, Schering-Plough
Steven Carvalho, Marketing Director, Novartis Consumer Health
Rajnesh Chahal, Senior Brand Manager, Clearasil, US Reckitt Benckiser
Haven Cockerham, Marketing Director, Abbott Nutrition
Kim Holdsworth, Brand Manager, Pepcid, Johnson & Johnson/Merck
Albert Hwang, Brand Manager, Matrixx Initiatives
Colleen Jay, VP NA Healthcare & Brand Franchise Leader, Procter & Gamble
Matt Kemme, Vicks North America Brand Manager, Procter & Gamble
Colin Mackenzie, Vice President, Oral Care and Customer Marketing, GlaxoSmithKline
Jason Milligan, Brand Manager, Benefiber, Novartis Consumer Health
Jessica O’Donnell, Senior Brand Manager, Prevacid 24 Hour, Novartis Consumer Health
Carla Oliveira, Global Brand Leader, Bayer Consumer Care
Nancy Sabin, Group Product Director for Allergy, McNeil Consumer Healthcare
Roger Scarlett-Smith, President, Consumer Healthcare North America, GlaxoSmithKline
Karen Schlosser, GI Associate Marketing Director, Procter & Gamble
Jennifer Sigel, Senior Brand Manager, Mucinex, Reckitt Benckiser
Girard Smith, VP Consumer Wellness, Bayer Consumer Care

(SkyNewswire.com)--- Acne is a kind of skin ailment that mostly affects the skin's oil glands in particular on the face. It might not be harmful to the man or women but it results in scars on the face that might possibly not easily go away. The oil glands produce an oily liquid that flows along vessels identified as follicles to the skin surface. Mostly, all of these dead cells will be pushed all the way through your skin as well as get cleaned off. Sadly i must say, some substances may possibly block the end of the follicle producing a pimple to appear right now there. This condition is recognized to primarily affect kids plus young adults of under the age of 25. This is actually attributed by scientist to be due to hormone changes in the human body.

The majority people with pimple reach for creams or lotions as the primary solution in a bid to get the zits to go away. Nevertheless, what the majority of persons do not realize is that the creams plus lotions might actually aggravate the situation. They will have harsh ingredients in addition to toxins that damage the epidermis and only hide the symptoms from the surface of the skin. After stopped utilize of the creams or lotions, this signs or symptoms come to be evident just as before.

1 fast technique to cure acne is consuming a balanced diet in addition to offering the body using all the vitamin supplements which are necessary. This valuable quickly cure technique makes sure that the epidermis is given with from the inside prior to getting inflamed and also is certainly not a symptom suppressor. There are specific natural oils that usually are harmful to the skin as well as do possibly not make the cleansing method easier. These are the not refined oils which include more oils than the human body can use. Oils are very easily extracted from the body via the epidermis as well as so the human body uses this kind of method to rid itself of excessive oils.

(SkyNewswire.com)--- Through the years, people have been used to using herbal medicine to aid them cure their illnesses and diseases and the Chinese have proven for thousands of years now that herbal medicine mostly answers all our problems with regards to our health. And right now, they have found that pumpkin for diabetes, which is one of the most killing diseases in the whole world, is related to help cure the disease.

Aside from the fact that bitter melon could help people with diabetes deal with their disease and help cure them, pumpkin is one addition to those herbal or natural ways to cure it. And there are now products of pumpkin for diabetes that people could enjoy to help them deal with it.

Findings In 2007

Last July 2007, Asian pumpkin has been found out to cure diabetes by a research conducted in China though they first implemented the method of introducing the pumpkin to rats. So it is therefore only early to conclude that pumpkin could work for humans who have diabetes but more and more people believe that pumpkin could really help cure the disease.

(SkyNewswire.com)--- Author of the recently released book, The American Medical Money Machine: The Destruction of Healthcare in America released the following statement after the Democratic Party Tsunami healthcare reform vote in Congress on Sunday, March 20, 2010.

"Pelosi, in her congratulatory remarks after the successful sweep of the healthcare vote mentioned the support of important allies, referring to the AARP as being instrumental in winning the vote, which is supposed to be in the interest of the American people."

Who are the supporters of this thing that has become known as health reform? Oscar Wilde said, "The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple."

(SkyNewswire.com)--- A condition where the Uric Acid deposits in a human body reach alarming levels sometimes accelerates the genesis of Gout in an individual's body. Rather than being flushed into the kidneys, the excess formation of uric acid is deposited in the knee joints, or the ankles of the patient in question. Cures for Gout and Ayurveda Treatments are being tested on patients across the world nowadays, for it is safe and natural, and in several cases it has been seen that the body responds in a good way.

A half cup of French Beans juice taken twice on a daily basis is recommended by Ayurveda specialists for the Cure for Gout and Ayurveda Treatments.

With regard to remedy for Gout and symptoms, one must understand that the causes for Gout in a human body generally takes place when there's too much Uric acid that gets built up in the body.

(SkyNewswire.com)--- Want to learn how to lose weight in a month? Here are 4 ways you can melt away lbs. of fat easily, quickly, and permanently:

1. Burn Calories During Sleep - Getting plenty of sleep each night can do wonders for how quickly you can lose weight. If you get 8 hours of sleep every night, you can burn 500 calories or more!

2. Increase Water Consumption - I recommend for you to get at least 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water each day. The more water you consume, the more water weight you'll release, the more toxins you'll flush out of your body, and the more you'll metabolize body fat.

3. Switch Around Nutrients - Firstly, make sure that you get ALL types of nutrients in your diet without restricting... which is why I always encourage people to avoid fad dieting (low carb, low fat, low calorie, etc.) since those types of diets are only going to reduce your metabolism. Secondly, when you switch around nutrients (calorie shifting), you will force your bodies fat burning hormones into seriously increasing to the maximum (there's a diet to help you with this powerful trick).

(SkyNewswire.com)--- The Association of Commercial Real Estate Executives of the Inland Empire (ACRE/IE) and Public Relations Sponsor Marabella Commercial Finance, Inc. announces "Health Care In The 21st Century: What's the Current Pulse?" conference which will take place on April 21, 2010 the Ontario Airport Ayres Hotel and Suites, 1945 Holt Boulevard, Ontario, CA 91764. Registration begins at 2:30pm, panel presentation at 3:00pm followed by social/networking hour from 5:00 - 6:00pm.

According to Christian S. Marabella who is head of Public Relations and Promotions for ACRE Inland Empire and President of Marabella Commercial Finance, Inc. "This conference is designed to assist Developers, Commercial Real Estate Agents and other Commercial Real Estate Professionals who want to learn about development, leasing and sales opportunities with Hospitals, Pharmacies and other Healthcare Commercial Real Estate opportunities."

ACRE/IE is a pro-growth trade association known throughout the region as a prime source of information, education and networking for professionals who work in or with the real estate industry. ACRE/IE's mission is to nurture working relationships within the commercial real estate community in the Inland Empire of Southern California.

(SkyNewswire.com)--- Having type 2 diabetes means you need to be more careful about your intake of alcohol than you may have been in the past. However, alcohol doesn't need to be avoided completely when you have type 2 diabetes, but you should know how much alcohol you can drink safely and which types of drinks are better for you than others.

Your liver is the key organ in your body involved in processing alcohol... it also happens to be where blood glucose is released. This means when you drink, your liver focuses on eliminating alcohol from your body and, depending on the amount you drink, may not be able to release enough glucose into your bloodstream to take care of your needs.

Alcohol and Hypoglycemia:

If you imbibe a bit too much, you may find yourself with a drop in blood sugar levels. These can go low enough to cause hypoglycemia, which means there isn't enough glucose in your blood. Too low blood sugars can result in a life threatening situation and, at the very least, cause dizziness and confusion. Since these can also be symptoms of intoxication, no one may know that you need immediate treatment for low blood sugars.

(SkyNewswire.com)--- Are you looking for the most effective weight loss diet? The following type of diet program is sure to get you easy, fast, and permanent results.

Okay my friend, I would like to firstly forewarn you about the types of programs I recommend for you to avoid. The diets that you should stay away from is any program that is based on fad diet principles (low carb, low fat, low calorie, starving yourself, excessive cheat days, etc.). All of these programs have one thing in common... they will DECREASE your metabolism! The lower your metabolism, the harder it will be to lose weight and your body will actually STORE fat instead of losing it!

The best type of diet that is sure to get you consistent and speedy results is a natural diet based on getting all types of foods daily and also increasing your metabolic rate to the maximum peak.

(SkyNewswire.com)--- Pazopanib, an investigational topical therapy for macular degeneration, shows positive beneficial results in clinical studies, Says Dr. Ilan Cohen, a New York City Ophthalmologist.

Macular degeneration is the most common cause of legal blindness in Caucasians. This disease effects the center of the patients’ retina called the “Macula” and can cause legal blindness.

Dr. Cohen explains: There are currently two drugs available for the treatment of Macular Degeneration: Lucentis, and Avastin. These drugs have been found effective both in preventing the progression of the disease and in improving overall visual acuity; however, both of these medications need to be injected into the eye with a needle every month, indefinitely, in order to prevent progression of the disease. In addition to the pain and the discomfort of receiving an injection into the eye each month, the patients are also exposed to the risk of a catastrophic eye infection due to a needle penetrating the eye. Moreover, the very high cost of the medication along with its administration by an Ophthalmologist can become a large burden on the healthcare budget and patients without insurance may not be able to afford it.