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The survey, commissioned by Biogen Idec, examined the issue of mobility impairment in more than 430 people living with MS from six countries. This research supports other previously conducted studies which have consistently found that mobility issues are a top concern for MS patients.

Of those who reported an impact on their working life, more than one third (39%) stated that mobility problems forced them to take time off of work – with some taking up to 40 days from work in the last six months. However, it was encouraging that 83% of respondents felt their employer was supportive.

“The results of this survey reinforce our understanding that the loss of mobility is a leading concern for those diagnosed with multiple sclerosis,” said Professor Hans-Peter Hartung, Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

“We know that MS is a debilitating disease and these results implicate mobility loss as a primary driver in reduced productivity in the workplace. As physicians, we must continue to explore methods and treatments to better manage the physical and psychological impacts from mobility impairment.”

The survey examined the life experiences of MS patients in Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Biogen Idec continues to analyze the results and will continue to share data with the broader MS community.

About Biogen Idec

Biogen Idec creates new standards of care in therapeutic areas with high unmet medical needs. Founded in 1978, Biogen Idec is a global leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative therapies. Patients worldwide benefit from Biogen Idec's significant products that address diseases such as lymphoma, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. For product labeling, press releases and additional information about the company, please visit www.biogenidec.com.

Notes to editor:

Methodology

• Research was conducted by an independent market research company.

• Research was carried out between 4 June 2010 and 29 June 2010 utilizing a rigorous and robust questionnaire development process. The questionnaire was validated to ensure compliance with ICC/ESOMAR Code on Market and Social Research (European research guidelines) and the Market Research Society Code of Conduct. Please visit www.esomar.org and www.mrs.org.uk for more information

• Respondents were recruited via a mix of patient group liaisons and online recruitment. International patient groups were utilized to recruit MS patients. A network of contacts in each country was also approached. The people invited to take part were pre-screened to ensure that they had been diagnosed with MS and fit the criteria for the research.

• The survey was anonymous and completed online.

• The survey sampled 436 people with MS from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. They were selected at random to help ensure a result representative of the overall MS patient population.


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Media contact:

Vicky Squires
Tonic Life Communications
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Our researcher has visited each of the leading services below to look at the cost of erectile dysfunction treatment (Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra). The results are striking.

Dr Fox online clinic prices are about half or less than all the rest for erectile dysfunction treatment. The service and the medicine is the same.

See examples below comparing the costs of Cialis, Levitra and Viagra on prescription from UK online clinics. For regular users of these treatments there can be huge savings.

Price matters

The drugs industry and the UK regulators warn people not to buy medicine from overseas websites supplying fake and dangerous tablets. People might take the risk when prices from regulated UK websites can be extraordinarily high. It is good medical practice to tell patients the cost of treatment. For most people price is important.

Viagra, made by Pfizer, comes off patent in 2012 when there could be a big shake up in the price of these expensive drugs.

What do clinic prices include?

The prices below are not prices just for prescription medicines. Online clinics in the UK employ GMC registered doctors to issue prescriptions. The prices include consultations and supply of medicine from registered UK pharmacies, and sometimes the cost of postage.

The GMC and the Care Quality Commission require doctors and medical services to advise on the costs of treatment at the outset. There are regulations prohibiting pharmacies from advertising the cost of prescription medicine. The table below does not give the cost for medicine alone.

Costs compared (see full comparisons of ED clinic prices)

Viagra 50mg x 4
- Dr Fox: £29.40
- Lloyds Pharmacy: £47.00
- 121 Docs: £65.00
- The Online Clinic: £59.95
- My Online Doctor: £52.00
- Meds 4 All: £65.00
- First Med: £59.00
- Health Express: £84.95
- Private Meds: £55.00

Cialis 10mg x 8
- Dr Fox: £69.40
- Lloyds Pharmacy: £92.00
- 121 Docs: £140.00
- The Online Clinic: £119.95
- My Online Doctor: £94.00
- Meds 4 All: £130.00
- First Med: £109.00
- Health Express: £134.95
- Private Meds: £105.00

Levitra 10mg x 8
- Dr Fox: £59.10
- Lloyds Pharmacy: £92.00
- 121 Docs: £110.00
- The Online Clinic: £109.95
- My Online Doctor: £82.00
- Meds 4 All: £110.00
- First Med: £99.00
- Health Express: £134.95
- Private Meds: £87.50

Prices may change and are, to the best of our knowledge, accurate on 19th July 2010. Dr Fox does NOT claim to provide a superior service to any of the online clinics listed. All the clinics, as far as we are aware, comply with all regulation and, as far as we are aware, operate to high ethical standards.

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Dannii and partner Kris Smith were delighted at the arrival of Ethan Edward earlier this month. But the popular Aussie star has revealed her radiance is not just down to her adorable new son, but thanks also to Deborah Mitchell, who owns Heaven beauty salon in Shifnal, Shropshire.

Whilst expecting, Dannii was a huge fan of Deborah’s pregnancy massage – a treatment using aromatherapy oils – and as the massage is also a great way to help new mums relax and re-energise, she is hoping to use them as part of her post-pregnancy beauty regime when she is back in the UK.

Deborah explained Dannii is also looking forward to helping get back to her sumptuous pre-pregnancy shape with Deborah’s lymphatic drainage massages.

This is a therapeutic treatment, using light pressure and long gentle strokes to increase the lymphatic flow and get rid of the body’s toxins, helping improve general health.

Deborah said: “Dannii is just thrilled to be a new mum, and like all new mums, as well as being elated, will also have her hands full, coping with a new baby, the sleepless nights and everything a new-born entails.

“Dannii loved my pregnancy massages, which will be equally beneficial for her in the first few weeks and months of motherhood, as a great way of relaxing, but in the past, she has also adored my lymph drainage massages, which will be an ideal way of helping her get back to the great figure she had before pregnancy.”

Deborah, who has developed her own range of Heaven Skincare beauty products and therapies, with an A-list clientele also including Victoria Beckham, Emilia Fox and Michelle Pfeiffer, said: “The massage increases your lymphathic flow, and decreases the build up of toxins and water retention.

“This is a great aid to weight loss, and can help you to lose up to 4lb per treatment, as well as bringing all the benefits of feeling totally relaxed and de-stressed.

“Dannii has been coming to me for massages for a few years now, and loves how they help her to relax and get her body in harmony – so she fully appreciated the benefits they bring you while expecting, and immediately afterwards.

“Like all women, she looked great whilst expecting, and you can be sure she will look equally as stunning as a mum too.”

Dannii has been using Deborah’s treatments for more than five years, turning to her organic Bees Venom Mask to help keep her youthful looks after ditching Botox.
More details about Deborah’s Bee Venom Mask and her full range of products and treatments are available at www.heavenskincare.com


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Notes for editors:

Dannii has been using:

Heaven Slimming Lymph Drain Massage £45 (pre-payment for course of 3 £120.00)

A manual way to have lipo-suction, you can lose up to 4lb per treatment. It can also help relieve flu, allergies, fluid retention, digestional problems, arthritis, rheumatism and IBS. Lose weight as well as fluid and feel totally relaxed

Bee Venom Face Mask from £55

Bee Venom Mask is a natural alternative to Botox and the first product of its kind. It is a unique product has been specially created using natural and organic ingredients, combined to work in synergy.
It contains Manuka Honey, renowned for its soothing and healing properties, it also contains the magic Bee Venom ingredient that works to control the facial muscles for immediate lifting, tightening and firming, whilst getting to work on frown lines and wrinkles.
No bees are harmed in the making of the product. Bee Venom Mask also contains ingredients of softening and calming Shea Butter, Rose and Lavender essential oils.
The mask is applied daily and left on the face for 20 minutes.

Pregnancy massage £45

Before, during and after pregnancy. The whole body is treated with relaxing massage movements and double back massage. Throughout the pregnancy aromatherapy oils are used to keep mother and baby safe and well. 1st Trimester – use peppermint oil to help morning sickness. 2nd Trimester – a double back massage is used when mums-to-be don`t have to lie on their fronts when they are being massaged. 3rd Trimester – special attention is paid to feet and ankles to alleviate the build up of body toxins that can occur at this time

More treats for expectant and new mums:

Divine Firming and Stretchmark Cream:

This intensive firming and exfoliating treatment moisturizes and softens the skin. It evens skin tone and increases elasticity. It’s suitable for anyone to use and is especially effective after weight loss or during and after pregnancy. Healing properties help reduce scars and rosacea. Contains vitamins A, C and E, calendula, mandarin and orange. From £35.

Firming & Stretchmark Oil

Intensive firming treatment whilst moisturising and softening. Evens the skin tone. Increases elasticity. Especially good for slack skin after weight loss or during and after pregnancy. Healing properties help reduce scar formation and calm rosacea. Contains Vitamins A, C and E as well as Calendula, Mandarin and Orange.

Body Firming Moisturiser

Created for women who want to regain a firmer skin. It is ideal for those whose skin has slackened with time due to over exposure to the sun, excessive rapid weight, fluctuation and pregnancy. Indulge the skin and senses with this gorgeous body moisturiser. It will nourish, hydrate and plump the skin. Rose and Sandalwood will alleviate dry and parched skin as well as work to maintain elasticity. Your skin will be firm and silky soft to the touch.

For more information, please call Deborah on 07792 693255. Any journalists or editors wishing to sample one of Heaven Skincare's products with a view to reviewing it in a feature, please contact Deborah direct.







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Based on global data collected from 2005 to 2007, 12% (one in eight) of women born today will be diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) at some point in their lives. In 2007, it was estimated that 2.6 million women in the US had a history of BC – a figure that included individuals with active BC, as well as those who had been cured of the disease. (Source: US National Cancer Institute).

Based on five-year relative survival figures, global data collected from 1999 to 2006 showed that 98% of women diagnosed with localised BC are alive five years after diagnosis, compared to 83.6% in the case of BC with regional lymph node involvement, and 23.4% for distant metastatic BC (Source: US National Cancer Institute). This means that 2 in 100 patients diagnosed with localised BC will die within five years, whereas this number increases to 77 out of 100 for metastatic disease.

More effective drug treatments are required for BC, and these statistics, notably those on survival rates, underline the need for better diagnosis. Today, early diagnosis remains a key priority, to enable treatments to start as soon as possible.

BC may be discovered by self-examination. However, routine mammograms (breast x-ray) may identity changes the individual is not aware of, and which require further investigation. Other tests used to detect or investigate BC include MRI, ultrasound, full-field digital mammogram, ductograms, ductal lavage, nipple discharge and nipple aspirate analysis.

Histochemical tests are also important in the diagnosis of BC – a field that is seeing substantial development and growth. Today, histochemical tests are used to investigate the presence of cell receptors, including oestrogen (ER), progesterone (PR) and Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2 (HER2). Patients found to be oestrogen receptor positive (ER+) may be treated with anti-oestrogens, and HER2+ positive patients may be prescribed the therapeutic antibody trastuzumab (Herceptin®), that targets the HER2 receptor. BC cells that do not show any of these three receptors are described as triple negative, which is associated with a poorer prognosis. Individuals with a family history of BC may also be offered genetic tests to investigate whether or not they may be at increased risk of developing the disease (e.g. BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations).

ER, PR and HER2 are well known examples of biomarkers used in the diagnosis of BC and, in these cases, commonly influence subsequent treatments. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has produced recommendations on the use of nine BC biomarkers, namely: CA15-3, CA27.29, carcinoembryonic antigen, oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2), urokinase plasminogen activator, plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 and some multi-parameter gene expression assays.

These 2007 ASCO recommendations are based on defined clinical circumstances. For example, HER2 tests are recommended to be used on all primary invasive breast tumours to establish whether the patient will benefit from trastuzumab. Overexpression of HER2 is also believed to identify patients who benefit from anthracycline-based adjuvant therapy. In the case of uPA/PAI-1, tests can be carried out to determine the prognosis of patients with newly diagnosed node negative BC. Low levels of both uPA and PAI-1 indicate a low risk of recurrence, especially in hormone receptor–positive women who receive adjuvant endocrine therapy. Patients with high levels of uPA and PAI-1 show significant benefit from cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and fluorouracil 5FU (CMF).

However, a recent report by John Bates of Biopharm Reports identifies more than 190 BC biomarkers, from studies largely published in the last five years. While many of these findings are based on small early studies and will require more expansive investigations, they offer significant hope of new and much-needed advances in the tests that can be used in the diagnosis of BC. These findings may also advance the range of end-points that can be used in clinical trials, as well as giving new insights and opportunities in drug discovery.

More importantly, new biomarkers are required in the treatment of patients, notably in guiding the most effective use of today’s BC drugs and in better defining patient groups, as therapeutic developments move ever-closer to more-personalised therapies.

Today, the very small number of officially recognised BC biomarkers reflects several factors, not least the complexity of reliably and unambiguously linking specific molecules (or parameters) or combinations to specific clinical (patient) circumstances. All cancers are highly diverse, genetically and phenotypically, and do not readily offer up unambiguous indicators upon which fixed clinical recommendations can be based. Nevertheless, there is urgent need to make the maximum use of existing findings on breast cancer biomarkers, to more rapidly translate these advances into better diagnostics and the most effective treatments. Today, biomarkers are driving these developments.

The recent report by Biopharm Reports classifies the list of 190 candidate biomarkers according to their potential utility in early detection, metastasis, in directing therapy, response to therapy, prognosis and predisposition. Developments in this area are also offering greater scope for minimally invasive methods, such as blood or urine tests, as distinct from invasive tissue biopsies. For further information, contact John Bates of Biopharm Reports




- John Bates 28-07-2010]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:12:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58276 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireHealth/~3/MKYvfVrc6-Q/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58274 28/7/10

THE SECRET INGREDIENT TO BEAUTIFUL SKIN- the power within you

Beauty entrepreneur Natasha J Gordon knows the secret key to beautiful skin. Known for her high class facials amongst the rich and famous, as well as a handful of clients who she has been treating since she was sixteen, her Couture Facial includes her signature non-surgical lifting massage and all the trimmings of a high-class facial plus an exclusive secret ingredient.

Natasha's secret ingredient is "the power within yourself" and she knows exactly how to draw out this power within you, no matter how down you feel and how bad you see yourself! A fundamental part of the facial is her listening to how you are feeling whilst working her magic to make your skin visably glow.

Her facials are not only skin deep but divulge deeper with Natasha's highly intuitive people skills. Having been in the hair and beauty industry since she was 14 years old, Natasha has gained a huge insight into how to make anyone feel immediately better about themselves. She empowers and motivates her clients to be able to deal with any situation.

Her clients not only leave her with instantly lifted and glowing skin but also feeling 100% better about themselves and ready to achieve anything. They see her as a motivator and coach, as well as the best facialist in the business. She believes the best facials are those which give you an immediate result not one you have to wait for.

Natasha J Gordon says "beauty is not only skin deep, it begins within, if you feel good, you naturally look good and when you feel like this you can achieve anything."

She finds that people find it really hard to talk to their friends or family about certain things in life, a lot of the time people are just too busy to listen. Just being able to talk to someone impartial, who will listen and make you feel more positive and confident helps you to feel more empowered, radiant and ready to conquer the world.

"What's really amazing is how strangers randomly start telling me about their problems and issues whilst in a queue in the supermarket or in the doctors waiting room, says Natasha. Even at weddings or parties, I have people pouring their hearts out to me and I find myself coaching them to feel better".

A treatment with Natasha is a true therapy session, except you leave with immediate radiant skin as well as feeling great!

Notes for Editors:

32 year old Natasha is known as a legend in her field with over 18 years experience behind her backed with five years training. She regularly trains professionals and is also the founder of The Trusted Beauty Guide and The Trusted Fitness Guide and has interviewed celebrities including Eve, Sophie Anderton, Denise Van Outen plus many more. She is also key speaker at one of the biggest trade show's Professional Beauty 2010

Although she is an energetic super mum of four, Natasha looks like she is in her teens and puts this down to living happily. She is dedicated to her career and family and demonstrates you can be a successful mummy or 'yummy mummy' as they call her. She radiates enthusiasm and is full of positivity. Many are shocked when they find out she is a 32 year old mum of four and how she has managed to get back into her size 0 just weeks after having her fouth baby.

Her and her husband have helped their eldest son to recover from Autism and Natasha has chosen to donate 10% of profits from the Couture Facial, The Trusted Beauty Guide and The Fitness Guide to Children's Charity Cauldwell. Its a Charity where every single penny is used for the cause as staff who work for the charity are paid by Phones4U founder John Caudwell out of his own pocket.

Natasha's work focuses on the inside and outside, so you leave her looking and feeling truly amazing!

Tasha J Gordon Couture Facial 1 hour £95 1 hour 30 mins £130

07886 698 908
www.tashajgordon.co.uk

For more information contact info@thetrustedbeautyguide.com Natasha is available for interviews and quotes
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It was research carried out in the late 1950s (2) that showed that if women were taken out of the family environment and, like men, made decisions collectively they became less risk averse. The results were backed up by further research in the late 1990s (3) that looked at the growing proportion of small businesses started by women in North America and put forward the idea that gender differences with respect to risk taking may no longer exist. It remains to be seen if, as anecdotal evidence suggests, women also become less risk averse when it comes to their own and their family’s health. While it is unlikely women will, as some men do already, ignore their health completely, the loss of a generation of family carers would be catastrophic for the healthcare sector. As Peter Kruger, founder of Alphadaughters points out; “Family carers act as a shadow healthcare service, providing billions of pounds worth of free care each year.”

Alphadaughters.com highlights the important role online healthcare services provide in creating a forum where both genders can gain an awareness of healthcare issues and verbalise concerns over medical issues. “By creating forums where men can discuss their own and their family’s health outside traditional male groupings, it is possible we will see a closing of the gender gap in perceived health risks and, as a consequence, more men will take on the role as the family carer”, says Kruger.

The Report “Alpha Moms Become Alpha Daughters” is available from http://www.alphadaughters.com

1 Gender Differences in Risk Perception, Per E. Gustafson 1998

2 Sex Differences and Judgement Processes, Wallach and Kogan 1959

3 Sex Differences and Risk Taking Propensity of Entrepreneurs, Meirer and Masters 1998

About Alphadaughters.com

Alphadaughters.com helps companies and organisations develop business models and marketing strategies that will enable them to reach the influential ‘Alpha Daughter’ consumer. It also develops innovative new services to help family carers who are providing support for elderly parents.

www.alphadaughters.com

For further details contact:

Toby Jackson
Steinkrug Publications
tjackson@steinkrug.co.uk


+44 (0)1223 208926
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Phoenix Representative and Expert on Somalia, Dr Mohamed Zayed spent nearly 2 hours covering important ongoing support for the President and His UN Backed Government.

Dr. Zayed affirmed that "Phoenix Intelligence Support Inc maintains it high confidence in the Presidents New Government which include some very effective new ministers."

Speaking on behalf of the President of Somalia, Presidential Office Spokesman Hassan Khalif Stated that "The Government of Somalia and The President is pleased to reaffirm our long relationship with Dr. Zayed and Phoenix Intelligence Support and thank them for these past 17 months of support for our Government and for developing important programs and other support to our Government in its fight against Al Shebab and their Foreign Terrorist elements and for their support of our Illegal Fisheries and Anti Piracy Programs, though most important is their recent success in gaining support from important members of the United Nations and others for an International Security Zone ("Green "Zone") to be privately managed and funded inside Mogadishu as an addition to the AMISOM protection force."

Dr Zayed Stated that "the International Security Zone Somalia is a Green Zone Concept which we have been lobbying for some time and during the Istanbul Summit on Reconstruction and Development in Turkey recently, the majority of all delegates agreed to support the initiative which will be funded, managed and deployed privately (under supervision of the United Nations and other officials) depoliticizing the critical need and desire for all Major Aid Agencies, Embassies, International Organizations and Private Investors, Developers, Technical Staff and Capacity Building Human Resources to be Deployed Back to Mogadishu within the next 12 weeks."

We drafted a White Paper on the Program and technical paper including a demarcated map of the new green zone area which has been approved by the Transitional Federal Government and all permissions and access have been granted by the office of the President of Somalia to facilitate the Implementation of the Green Zone Somalia as soon as possible.

Speaking on behalf of the Office of the President Hassan Khalif stated further that "the New Defense Minister Abukar Osman agreed to fully support the facilitation of the Green Zone Somalia and to assist Phoenix Intelligence Support and others in the consortium of companies organizing the operations according to the rules and regulations and to work closely with their advisers on Counter Terrorism Advice and Technical issues, including the development of Zone Defense Support from several important Eastern European Countries who have expressed serious and great desire to provide defense support in accordance with the UN Security Council Exemption Criterion which is currently being lobbied for through Phoenix and our Ministry of Defense as they have expressed a strong desire to help having first the permissions to proceed according to the UN Rules."

In Conclusion Phoenix Regional Chief Dr Zayed stated that “we look forward to increasing our efforts during this year and build on our already long relationship with the Transitional Federal Government to bring peace and stability to Somalia and its nearly 9 million inhabitants very soon with real action on the ground inside Somalia where the issues are located and where they will be solved.” No conflict has even been solved by the international community working from outside the country in conflict and Somalia is no exception to this historical rule.

Contact:

Dr Mohamed Zayed
Phoenix Intelligence Support Inc
consultants.international@gmail.com
Tel: +20101121818
www.phoenixintelligencesupport.com


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Health secretary Andrew Lansley has set out his blueprint for the NHS in a White Paper this month. The Strategic Health authorities and primary care trusts will be facing the axe. The department of Health will have a reduced role in overseeing nurse training and education and local foundation trusts will become the employer with the right to decide and agree local pay deals .This is in a back ground of GPs taking on the responsibility for spending a large part of the NHS budget.
.Why has the GP alone been given this responsibility? Would it not be wiser to have consortia which includes nurses and allied health professionals for a more balanced approach to care?
.There was a promise that the NHS would be left alone and front line staff would not be under threat, unfortunately that is not the case in many areas in the UK. Who and how will this care be provided in the future? It will take more staff, not less to manage and care for patients in their own homes.
A key area of concern is the area of education, specifically in continence care .Here is a few facts -
A recent study by the RCN and the ACA demonstrated 68% of per registered students did not know about basic bladder and bowel care and over 50% of post registered nurses felt they could not assess for these problems, a basic skill.
There is a move to reduce training to NVQ nurses .Graduate nurses are being held as the way forward, this has failed previously in the UK and in other countries. Not all care needs highly qualified staff.
In a back drop of NHS saving billions the concerns are for those who care for the less life threatening or media attractive conditions , especially incontinence .Incontinence , a condition that brings many patients and carers to their knees .it is an embarrassing and very distressing social condition.
We know there is an increase in older people, more dementia, more people with long term conditions, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and falls in older people, what is the biggest area of concern to most sufferers? Bladder and/or bowel incontinence frequency and urgency.
There are many statistics about the cause of admissions to residential care being over 50% as a result of incontinence .In the Parliamentary debates and speeches the aim is to maintain people in their own homes for as long as possible . However, without clear investment in training for all staff this will not occur. The disposable pad expenditure already out strips the above conditions .Staff need to be able to cure the problems not just” mop” it up.
Continence has never been more important and with so many people requiring help now and in the future this topic must be seriously reviewed.
ARC Healthcare Management Consultants are committed to bringing this topic to everyone’s attention. We are striving to ensure there will be adequately trained staff , providing patients and sufferers quality care and hope for the future for themselves and others in continence care .ARC is hosting a seminar in Birmingham on the 11th of October to bring these very issues to the debating table , with key note speakers and workshops.
For more information and to book a delegate place on this seminar please visit ARC website at www.arc-healthcare.com or call + 44 (0)1767651891 .
Relevant links
Arc Healthcare conference information..www.arc-healthcare.com
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For more information Mr Trevor Pile Managing Partner
www.arc-healthcare.com on 01767651891
trevor@arc-healthcare.com

About ARC Healthcare Management Consultants.

Arc Healthcare is a unique quality provider of health education and management from clinical nurse specialist practising within the UK.

Arc Healthcare was one of the first providers in the UK to specialize in all aspects of bladder and bowel care, from both a clinical and managerial perspective.

Arc Healthcare aims are to ensure quality educational sessions are provided to all areas affiliated to this speciality both within the NHS and Private sectors. In addition to clinical knowledge ARC Healthcare offers providers of care expert managerial support in developing quality services, benchmark existing services and assisting with addressing local and National objectives in a proactive innovative ways.

- Trevor Wayne Pile : Managing Partner ARC Healthcare 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:20:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58240 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireHealth/~3/AvJTIiA0Cqo/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58239 Gavin Henson chooses Gold’s Gym Supplements

Gold’s Gym is partnering with one of the country’s most recognisable sports personalities, International rugby player Gavin Henson to launch their sports supplement range. Henson will be the brand’s ambassador in a fully integrated global marketing campaign.

Gold's Gym is a name synonymous within fitness and bodybuilding. In the decades since opening its doors in 1965 it has become the world’s largest gym chain with more than 3,500,000 members.

Gavin Henson: “I chose to use and represent Gold’s Gym Supplements as it’s such a trusted brand with a great heritage. When I hear Gold’s Gym I think of physiques like that of Arnold Schwarzenegger. With 35 years of experience who better to trust than Gold’s Gym to keep me in shape! Their supplements assist me greatly with endurance, strength and recovery in my every day training schedule, and make it easier to maintain my physique.”

Like Gold’s Gym enthusiasts, Gavin boasts a toned and powerful build. He has served Rugby admirably over the years, becoming a legend of the sport. As part of his role as Gold’s Gym Supplement ambassador, Gavin will be writing a monthly online blog sharing his training experience and expertise.

Each Gold's Gym nutritional product has been carefully created to ensure the perfect supplement to assist the body before, during and after workout at the highest level.

• The supplement range consists of: 1kg Whey Protein (SSP £29.99), 2.5kg Whey Protein (SSP £59.99), Lean Extreme (SSP £24.99), 1kg Performance Fuel (SSP £29.99), 1kg Sports Recovery (SSP £29.99), 1kg Meal Replacement (SSP £29.99) and 400g Creatine (SSP £24.99). Flavours include strawberry, chocolate and orange.

The full supplement range is available to buy from www.ggsupplements.com

About Gold's Gym
The original Gold’s Gym opened in Venice Beach, California in 1965, just steps from world famous “Muscle Beach.” Gold’s Gym is known internationally for its superstar members and its super serious approach to fitness.

In the decades since opening its doors, Gold’s Gym has become the world’s largest gym chain with more than 3,500,000 members. The Gold’s Gym experience is also available at home, through fitness products bearing the Gold’s Gym name. With over 35 years experience in the gym, this unparalleled expertise is built into each and every Gold’s Gym home fitness product. From bars, dumbbell sets and display stands to complete weight sets and plates, Gold's Gym have all the weight lifting equipment needed to build the best bodies at the highest level.

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Contact
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- bio-synergy Ltd 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:33:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58239 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireHealth/~3/V-7VFAmk_RE/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58232 Teens and Toddlers Sustainability Replication Programme has been selected to feature as a best practice case-study on The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes (C4EO) for its project in Tameside, Manchester. The local authority chose to invest in Teens and Toddlers as an effective programme of early identification and prevention, to positively impact rates of NEET and teenage pregnancy in vulnerable young people. Long term outcomes include raised self-esteem, aspiration and educational attainment. C4EO works to support and drive positive change in the delivery of children’s services and ultimately outcomes for children, young people and their families. It showcases excellence in local practice, combined with high quality research and data about ‘what works’. The panel acknowledged the Teens and Toddlers programme as effective, good value for money and well evidenced.

Tameside MBC has one of the highest rates of teenage conceptions in the North West, so recognised a need to invest in early intervention to reduce teenage pregnancy rates, as well as raise the esteem and aspirations of participants for positive long-term outcomes in education and employment engagement. Since 2007, over 100 young people from four high schools, have participated in the programme and to date none of those young people have caused a pregnancy or fallen pregnant. The Teens and Toddlers Sustainability Replication Programme is an accredited Youth Work Level 3 Diploma, training local authority workers to deliver Teens and Toddlers.
Teens and Toddlers is a targeted youth support programme designed to reduce teenage pregnancy and increase aspiration and educational engagement in at risk young people. It combines hands on experience in a nursery with one-to-one counselling and classroom sessions. It is the only youth development and teenage pregnancy prevention intervention that provides a gateway to employment and qualifications through its accreditation scheme and the opportunity to gain a Level 1 NCFE Award in Interpersonal Skills.

The young people are each teamed with a vulnerable small child, who they mentor and develop a relationship with as a role model. The small child benefits from additional attention and for the teenager it brings into sharp relief the hard work, responsibility and great privilege of becoming a parent. The focus is on realising potential, making positive choices and postponing parenthood until they are more mature and appreciate the importance of emotional and financial stability when raising a child.

Diana Whitmore, Chief Executive of Teens and Toddlers, said: “We know that investment in early intervention transforms lives. By taking part vulnerable young people can learn valuable life skills, gain work experience and confidence and reengage with education and their community. In partnership with Tameside we are delighted with the recognition we have received from C4EO and are absolutely committed to delivering it in as many Local Authorities as possible.”

For further information on the work of Teens and Toddlers please visit www.teensandtoddlers.org.uk.
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For images or further information on Teens and Toddlers please contact Damian Ford on 0207 089 6180 or email dford@teensandtoddlers.org.uk.

Notes to Editors:

For the full case study please visit: http://www.c4eo.org.uk/themes/general/vlpdetails.aspx?lpeid=...

The Teens and Toddlers Retrospective Study can be found in full at http://www.teensandtoddlers.org/pdfs/Annual%20Retrospective%....

About Teens and Toddlers (www.teensandtoddlers.org.uk)
Teens and Toddlers is a targeted youth support and sexual health programme for at risk young people aged 13-17, that has been designed to significantly reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies amongst participants.

Through nursery-based work experience and classroom sessions, highly experienced facilitators help vulnerable young people develop their own skills, confidence and outlook on life, as well as their understanding of sexual health and relationships. Research has shown that as well as reducing the incidence of teenage pregnancies, participation also increases self-esteem, aspirations and educational engagement.

Originating in the USA, the Teens and Toddlers programme is delivered in the UK by the independent charity Children Our Ultimate Investment UK (COUI UK), founded by Diana Whitmore and Stacey Millichamp in 2001.
About the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes (C4EO http://www.c4eo.org.uk)

The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s Services (C4EO) is a collaborative centre, which gathers and shares the best knowledge available of ‘what works’ to contribute to a step-change in outcomes for children and young people, especially those who are most vulnerable.

It will seek to do this by identifying, coordinating and communicating ‘what works’ knowledge about systems and practices that have improved outcomes in services for children and young people. The Centre will share this knowledge with the children’s sector and offer tailored support to Local Authorities and their Children’s Trust partners, to help them improve outcomes for their priorities in their local context.
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For immediate Release: Book Launch date 15th September 2010

If Irvine Welsh wrote life affirming self-help books then they would probably smell, feel and taste like this.

Choose Life. Choose a destiny. Choose a purpose. Choose its family. Chose a fucking big dream. Choose to aim high, inspire, make a difference and be happy. Choose good health, happiness and inner desires. Choose to know the real you. Choose a path choose to follow it. Choose to be a rare creature. Choose to be allowed and know that it’s ok to fuck up. Choose to know you can be a good person and still be wild. Choose to leave the couch, take action and make it happen. Choose to start with the end in mind and know you made a difference. Choose the possibility to be remembered as part of a generation that was more than facebook, binge drinking, gang culture and shit soul-destroying chat shows.

With her life escalating into a scene from the movie ‘Trainspotting’ it was her rewriting of the above poem from the film that inspired debut book ‘Sort out you’re your crap life’.

In the book MTV voice and Virgin presenter Claire Anstey candidly tells the story of her own journey back from self destruct, enlisting an amalgamation of the wisdom she learnt for experts across the globe to sneaky peeks of the her own private diary, all interspersed with pitch perfect quotes from a spectrum of 21st century gurus spanning Mahatma Gandhi to P Diddy.

This modern day bible with its fresh word-on-the-street-kick-in-the-butt-approach makes sure the reader sits up, takes hold and is guaranteed not to let go until he or she (yes, a book that speaks to men too!) goes careering headlong into the back cover. If you want clip art adorned psychobabble, look elsewhere. This book is graphically designed interactive biography with reader exercises that have titles that include Bang Bang Your Dead, Shit Magnets And Dream Thieves, Iconic Applause starts from within and Bog Role Baggage.

What readers are saying:

“Up to page 40 and I’m loving it. Even without doing any exercises yet I feel fully inspired and supported by your words! This is going to be a huge success” Keeley aged 30

‘So motivated, I am looking up a Thai massage course for a new challenge and string to my bow. Wow this book makes you feels so good” Andy aged 31

‘I need to buy this for all my friends” Lindsey aged 27

The emphasis is on the reader taking control from the off but the irony is, it's if Anstey herself has rocked-up, plonked her “size-xx arse” down on your bed, grabbed your hand and decided to take you through the stages herself. The genius lies in the delivery, namely - digestible lumps coupled with accessible language, sans patronisation.

With talk of her desperation to be famous, the suicide of her childhood sweet heart and intimate diary entries her character shines through. She lost her TV job, she got fat, she got thin and she drunk quite a bit to try and find her answers. It is Anstey’s honesty that can make even those whom think their life is doing ok engage and relate. Suddenly Sorting Your Crap Life Out, which flummoxes us all from time to time, is like shooting fish in a barrel. A credible, incredible and inspiring read.

"With over 30 exercises, and its Benchmark Chronicle 21 day plan this book is made to make you feel better. It holds all the details of how I sorted out my crap life, the exercises I used to discover myself and real diary entries from when I felt messed up. Today I feel amazing; I have absolutely no crap in my life. This new strength enabled me to be open and honest with my experiences and these principles are now shared with you in this book so that if you are willing you can sort out your life too." - Claire Anstey

Claire Anstey now knows that being her will always be good enough. She wishes to share her triumphs and is happy to speak about her personal experiences to help others within various media formats

Suggested topics Anstey is available to speak about include:

How Kerry Katona and Z list celebrity’s can sort her life out
why do we all want to be famous and why I know it doesn’t make you happy.
We are a Chemical Generation. How did we become so lost, and where do our answers lie when we can’t find them in booze and drugs
With a lack of jobs for our graduates, how can they fill this void and deal with the fact that the most exciting thing in their day is a episode of Jeremy Kyle.

The way you think will change your life, not your waist measurements. Success equals thinness or does it?
You can fu*k it all up and still be a good person. Don’t believe the hype or your mother.
Anstey talks frankly about sex, love, life and other stuff that can mess with our heads.

Editor notes:

Books available for review.

Transformation photos of Claire before and after are available.

More information can be found at www.theanstey.com, A dedicated book website will launch on 15th August.

Sort Out Your Crap Life by Claire Anstey is available to buy from http://www.amazon.co.uk and all good book shops

Contact:
For more information and to receive a copy contact Claire Anstey direct via claire@claireanstey.co.uk

Agent: Seamus lyte Management seamus@seamuslyte.com
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For immediate release: 26 July 2010

Time to smarten up your look at the menopause ...

Does your wardrobe need some attention? Do you want to dress fashionably without looking like mutton dressed as lamb? If so, it’s time to give yourself a menopause makeover – choosing clothes that flatter your body shape and help you dress to impress.

In the Summer 2010 issue of The Menopause Exchange newsletter, image consultant Sue Donnelly has some advice for women who want to improve their appearance at the menopause. She has tips on choosing the correct size, shape and cut for your body, co-ordinating your colours, layering your clothes (to ease hot flushes) and choosing the right make-up.

“As you get older, your body shape changes and some women find it more difficult to dress in the latest styles,” says Norma Goldman, founder and director of The Menopause Exchange. “You can buy clothes to flatter all shapes and sizes, but need to know how to wear them. Even basic things like your underwear and posture can make a big difference to how you appear to other people.”

The Menopause Exchange is completely independent – it’s not sponsored by any companies and is funded purely by subscriptions from individuals and healthcare professionals. Other articles in the Summer 2010 issue include benefits and risks of HRT, acupuncture at the menopause and dealing with depression.


Visit The Menopause Exchange website at www.menopause-exchange.co.uk.

For more information on The Menopause Exchange, write to The Menopause Exchange at PO Box 205, Bushey, Herts WD23 1ZS, call 020 8420 7245, fax 020 8954 2783 or send an e-mail to norma@menopause-exchange.co.uk
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NOTES FOR EDITORS:

1. The Menopause Exchange Newsletter was launched in June 1999.

2. The founder and director of The Menopause Exchange is Norma Goldman, a pharmacist with a Master’s degree in health promotion. She gives talks on the menopause to employees in the workplace and hospitals, women and women’s groups, healthcare professionals, GP practices, organisations, health clubs and at exhibitions. Her daughter, Victoria, the editor of the newsletter, is an experienced health journalist with a BSc. degree in Biomedical Science and a Master’s degree in Science Communication.

3. The aim of The Menopause Exchange is to raise the awareness of the menopause among women, healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses and pharmacists) and complementary practitioners.

4. Topics covered in previous issues of the newsletter include: the perimenopause; types and forms of HRT; easing flushes and sweats without HRT; phytoestrogen and herb safety; testing for osteoporosis; sleeping better at the menopause; menopausal libido; vitamin D; coping with stress; and premature menopause.

5. UK annual membership (4 issues of the newsletter, regular fact sheets, use of the information service and ‘Ask the Experts’ panel) costs £18 for individuals; £22 for local organisations; £40 for companies/national organisations; corporate (over 10 copies) and overseas memberships are available on request.

6. All press enquiries to Norma Goldman on 020 8420 7245.

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For immediate release: 26 July 2010

Boost your mood ...

Women can experience a low mood at any time of life, not just at the menopause, triggered by financial problems or work stress. However, troublesome menopausal symptoms can also increase the risk. It’s important to protect yourself by managing your symptoms, taking regular exercise and maintaining a good work-life balance.

In the Summer 2010 issue of The Menopause Exchange newsletter, Professor Myra Hunter and Professor Margaret Rees look at the risk factors for depression and common signs that a woman has a problem. They also cover how you can help to boost your mood with positive thinking and lifestyle changes, as well as professional help (e.g. counselling or anti-depressant medicines) and complementary therapies.

“Many women are at risk of depression, including those who have severe hot flushes or night sweats,” says Norma Goldman, founder and director of The Menopause Exchange. “It’s important that you learn how to manage your menopausal symptoms effectively and to ensure that you have good social support from family, friends and work colleagues.”

The Menopause Exchange is completely independent – it’s not sponsored by any companies and is funded purely by subscriptions from individuals and healthcare professionals. Other articles in the Summer 2010 issue include benefits and risks of HRT, acupuncture at the menopause and menopause makeover.

Visit The Menopause Exchange website at www.menopause-exchange.co.uk.

For more information on The Menopause Exchange, write to The Menopause Exchange at PO Box 205, Bushey, Herts WD23 1ZS, call 020 8420 7245, fax 020 8954 2783 or send an e-mail to norma@menopause-exchange.co.uk

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NOTES FOR EDITORS:

1. The Menopause Exchange Newsletter was launched in June 1999.

2. The founder and director of The Menopause Exchange is Norma Goldman, a pharmacist with a Master’s degree in health promotion. She gives talks on the menopause to employees in the workplace and hospitals, women and women’s groups, healthcare professionals, GP practices, organisations, health clubs and at exhibitions. Her daughter, Victoria, the editor of the newsletter, is an experienced health journalist with a BSc. degree in Biomedical Science and a Master’s degree in Science Communication.

3. The aim of The Menopause Exchange is to raise the awareness of the menopause among women, healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses and pharmacists) and complementary practitioners.

4. Topics covered in previous issues of the newsletter include: the perimenopause; types and forms of HRT; easing flushes and sweats without HRT; phytoestrogen and herb safety; testing for osteoporosis; sleeping better at the menopause; menopausal libido; vitamin D; coping with stress; and premature menopause.

5. UK annual membership (4 issues of the newsletter, regular fact sheets, use of the information service and ‘Ask the Experts’ panel) costs £18 for individuals; £22 for local organisations; £40 for companies/national organisations; corporate (over 10 copies) and overseas memberships are available on request.

6. All press enquiries to Norma Goldman on 020 8420 7245.


- Norma Goldman 26-07-2010]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58197 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireHealth/~3/JCdNRR_f-9c/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58196 DEGENERATIVE DISEASE AFFECTING BRITAIN’S EYESIGHT

[August 2010:] 1 in 2000 Britons are needlessly losing their eyesight each year to a degenerative eye disease called Keratoconus, costing the NHS over £5 million.

Sufferers are calling for increased training for the 67% of medical professionals who are unaware of the condition and how to treat it.

Non-invasive laser treatments are now available to treat Keratoconus. Only 3% of sufferers are aware of these procedures.

Keratoconus is a condition of the eye that can severely affect vision, and in some cases, cause blindness. It is a degenerative disease where the normally round cornea progressively thins and causes a cone-like, shaped bulge to develop. In the early stages this thinning causes blurred vision, in the later stages it results in extreme loss of vision and blindness. The cause is unknown and at the current time there is no cure.

Around 30,000 Britons have the disease which can severely affect a person’s ability to drive, read or even cross the road safely. It is a condition that is most common in young people and is usually detected in the teens or early 20’s. Within the British Asian population cases of Keratoconus rise to 1 in 500.

Keratoconus cannot usually be corrected with spectacles, but instead patients are encouraged to wear hard contact lenses which can improve vision in the short term but do not slow down or prevent the progression of the condition. In more severe cases, corneal transplants may be recommended but this is a complex surgery with a recovery time of 12 to 18 months.

There are less invasive treatments that are now available that can treat the condition safely and relatively painlessly. However, only 3% of Keratoconus sufferers are aware of these treatments due to a lack of training and awareness within the NHS. Corneal Collagen Cross-linking uses a combination of Riboflavin drops and ultra violet light that react with the tissues in the cornea, strengthening them and stabilising the cornea to prevent the progression of Keratoconus.
A recent advance in the treatment of keratoconus has now been introduced. For suitable patients a new treatment called Topography Guided Custom Ablation is used to re-profile the cornea, prior to 'fixing' the new shape of the cornea with Corneal Collagen Cross-linking, thereby stabilising the keratoconus.

This new treatment increases the acuity of vision for most patients and makes the wearing of contact lenses more comfortable for the patient and in some cases the patient can return to spectacles.

Daryus Panthakey, Founder of Accuvision Laser Eye Clinics which offers advanced treatments for Keratoconus, says: “There is simply not enough awareness about Keratoconus across the country as a whole. Patients are often diagnosed with the condition after suffering with it for several months, or years, during which time their sight can deteriorate quickly and significantly. If the condition is spotted early, it is easily treatable using the advanced laser surgery techniques at our disposal during a simple and straightforward procedure. We are calling for more training for medical professionals so that patients can be identified quickly and efficiently and they are offered all the choices available for treatment.”

August is Keratoconus Awareness Raising Month. For further information or case studies please contact Cathy Warren or Rachael Dean at Green Row Communications on 020 8960 8950 or cathy@greenrow.co.uk.

For more information about Keratoconus and its affects, visit www.keratoconus-group.org.uk.

For more information about Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking and Topography treatments visit www.accuvision.co.uk

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Notes to Editors:

About Accuvision

Accuvision introduced Wavefront optimised laser eye surgery into the UK in 2001 and pioneered the use of the very latest and safest technologies including wavefront LASIK procedures and 'all laser' trans-epithelial surface treatments. Accuvision offer correction for longsight, shortsight, astigmatism, reading vision restoration ambylopia, and cataracts. They are also pioneers in new treatments for keratoconus, like C3R corneal collagen cross-linking and topography guided corneal re-profiling with corneal collagen cross-linking. Accuvision was founded by Daryus Panthakey and its clinical Director is Mr Chad Rostron (FRSA).

Clinics are located at:

Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic
42-48 New Kings Road
Fulham
London
SW6 4LS

Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic
3 The Courtyard
707 Warwick Road
Solihull
Birmingham
B91 3DA

Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic
1 Cromwell Park
York Road
Wetherby
Leeds
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‘Mum’s Survey’ by Stiefel, a GSK company, with the National Eczema Society . Just some of the results from research questioning over 300 mums with children with eczema found;

• One in six (15%) mums revealed that dealing with their child’s eczema had put them off having more children
• One in five (20%) mums say their child had been bullied because of their eczema
• 32% of mums admit the stress caused by their child’s eczema results in regular family arguments
• 37% of mums admit to feelings of helplessness, frustration and anger when dealing with their child’s eczema
• Full summary of the survey results available on request.

Experts available for interview, advice and tips on the best treatment and management of eczema

Case studies: Parents with children who suffer from eczema aged 0-12 years, and adult eczema sufferers will be available for interview

Oilatum Junior Product Information:
Oilatum Junior provides a range of emollient treatments especially developed for babies and children with dry skin conditions such as eczema. The fragrance free formulations are soothing and gentle on sensitive skin.

For more information on any of the above please contact Nikki Button nikki@spinkhealth.com or call 01444 484888


References:
National survey conducted by Oilatum® Junior in association with the National Eczema Society, 2008
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