Health and Wellness News
ARDEN, N.C., March 19, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ten years ago, dynamic female entrepreneur Lana Wilde of Mountain Home Care started her business in the basement of the family home with one client, one caregiver, and a commitment to meet the needs of families who take care of their loved ones in times of extended […]
SOUTHGATE, Mich. /CitizenWire/ — Southgate Surgery Center announced that it is again offering its complimentary screening colonoscopy program throughout March, 2013. The facility will qualify 21 applicants from Michigan who need a screening colonoscopy are aged 50 or over, uninsured, severely financially distressed and cannot afford the procedure. The facility implements the program every March […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. /CitizenWire/ — Ron and Cynthia Peterson, the founders of Sobriety Navigator have announced the launch of their new, full feature web site dealing with addictions – both chemical and behavioral – and the effects they have on individuals, their friends, families and loved ones.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Accurate Imaging Resources announced this week its launch of Accurate Films – screen protectors for cell phones, tablets, laptops, monitors, PCs, and LCD TVs. ‘These new multipurpose and multifunctional screen protectors will work for Apple iPhones, Samsung Galaxy 3S phones, Apple iPads and more,’ Michael Doyle, Director of Sales for […]
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. /CitizenWire/ — The National LTC Network is pleased to announce the merger of two of its member firms’ Long Term Care insurance brokerage operations. Effective January 1, 2013, Individual Commercial Brokerage, Inc. (ICB) and Gelbwaks Executive Marketing Corp. (GEM) are combining their two award-winning and nationally-recognized operations.
![BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Head lice love the holidays as much as kids do, says George Coleman, founder of Dermedics Laboratories and master-mind behind the only non-toxic, FDA registered head lice treatment and repellent used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to treat and prevent head lice infestations. Holiday parties give [...]](https://send2pressnewswire.com/image/12-1018-xpel-lice_72dpi.jpg "Make 2013 a Year Without Head Lice!")
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Head lice love the holidays as much as kids do, says George Coleman, founder of Dermedics Laboratories and master-mind behind the only non-toxic, FDA registered head lice treatment and repellent used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to treat and prevent head lice infestations. Holiday parties give […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — On March 14 at the White House, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer and U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby announced a joint initiative to provide $4.65 million in small grants to grassroots organizations to address gender-based violence (GBV) issues.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. /CitizenWire/ — Get in on the action and make your NCAA March Madness picks count this year! Camp Blue Skies Foundation (campblueskies.org) is a non-profit organization that offers weeklong residential camp experiences to individuals 21 and older with cognitive and developmental disabilities. Camp Blue Skies has just launched its latest and greatest fundraiser, […]
LAKE WORTH, Fla. /CitizenWire/ — The Pew Center on the States on Monday reported tremendous nationwide growth in emergency room visits for many easily prevented dental problems. In Florida, emergency room visits doubled between 2008 and 2010, totaling more than 115,000 visits and generating more than $88 million in medical charges. Pew obtained its Florida […]
KIRKLAND, Wash. /CitizenWire/ — Today one of America’s most experienced long-term care insurance agencies – LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) – reveals a little-known secret for people in the market for LTC insurance. ‘Just ask your employer about it,’ says Dan Cahn, LTCFP’s Senior Vice President of Business Development.
DALLAS, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Women’s History Month celebrates triumphant women and mothers who empowered themselves through education then nurtured their daughters and paved the way for them to have access as well. A local celebration will be held on Saturday, March 3: Beauty Inside Out Fierce You is an event for professional and entrepreneurial women […]
KIRKLAND, Wash. /CitizenWire/ — Today MedAmerica Insurance Company (MedAmerica) and LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) announce a distribution agreement to make a broad suite of long-term care insurance products available at reduced underwriting and multi-life discounts to employees. The policy suite is the latest incarnation of multi-life LTC insurance, a relatively new, increasingly-popular type of […]
CINCINNATI, Ohio /CitizenWire/ — ‘Our Whole Life Is Our Whole Responsibility’ (ISBN: 978-0578094489), published by Life Energy Publishing, is a recently-launched book that inspires people to take control of their lives.
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — Mary Davidian, M.D., of Highland Ophthalmology Associates, a leading eye surgeon in The Hudson Valley, announces offering her patients a unique corneal wound repair and healing device called ProKera(R). Today, ProKera(R) is the only medical device that can provide wound healing to patients afflicted with a damaged cornea, the outer […]
SANTA MONICA, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Los Angeles chapter of the American Parkinson’s Disease Association (apdala.org), along with James Gray Gallery, present ‘Living Artistically with Parkinson’s Disease,’ a unique exhibition featuring works of art created by celebrated artists living with PD. To celebrate the exhibition, which runs from February 8-13, 2012, the APDA L.A. is […]
AUSTIN, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Bio-Medical Services has received USDA approval and is now offering ACTT(TM) – allergy drop immunotherapy – as an alternative method for administering allergy treatment for pet allergy patients. An in-house pilot study is now underway, and preliminary findings are expected in the Fall of 2012.
KIRKLAND, Wash. /CitizenWire/ — Christopher Gardner, played by Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness" (Columbia Pictures, 2006), was jobless and homeless with a baby boy to support. He bounced back, gaining wealth and a future for his son. Inspired by this example, LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) invited Gardner to speak at the company's […]
LONG BEACH, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Since 1974, Dr. Marc Spitz of the Foot Pain Center has been helping patients to beat peripheral neuropathy. After observing epidemic numbers of people developing peripheral neuropathy in their feet, he decided to make this his practice's focus. In the United States, alone, more than 20 million people suffer with […]
PLACENTIA, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Today the Association of Professional Ball Players of America (APBPA) announces the selection of LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) to offer long-term care education and long-term care insurance coverage to their 11,000 Members. For members that choose to purchase the insurance, applications for individual policies will be completed by LTCFP and […]
BETHLEHEM, Pa. /CitizenWire/ — Sher Fertility Institute announced today that Joel and Mary Roberts of Slatington, PA would be receiving free In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments as the winners of a contest that the company offered this month. The donation is part of Sher Fertility Institute's "Giving Back" initiative, intended to help some of the estimated […]
KIRKLAND, Wash. /CitizenWire/ — Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or another end-of-year holiday, long-term care insurance just might be the best present you could possibly give. "That may sound crazy," says Denise Gott, National Sales Manager and Chairman of the Board of LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP). "But think about it. The whole point of […]
MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /CitizenWire/ — Today the EraNova Institute announces the publication of a special report, Avoiding the Long-Term Care Wipeout by Riding the Life-Extension Wave. "It offers a win-win-win strategy that can enrich three constituencies while helping America thrive again," says Richard W. Samson, Director of EraNova and author of the report. The constituencies […]
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Mike Shirk of San Diego, CA lives with a degenerative and deadly disease called IBM, "inclusion body myositis." There is no known treatment or cure. Rather than going quietly, Shirk has used his years productively to help and inspire others with physical disabilities. His website and blog are full of […]
DURHAM, N.C. /CitizenWire/ — Heart IT, the global leader that pioneered the first FDA approved zero footprint medical imaging workstation and Johns Hopkins Medicine, announced today the award of an NIH grant to enable the inclusion of medical images in the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN). The Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) is a federal […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — At least one in nine seniors is at-risk of going hungry due to the inability to obtain sufficient food for their household or having to choose between food and medical care (*note 1). During the Holidays, Comfort Keepers(R) in South Bay and Peninsula is asking the community to make food […]
LONGVIEW, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Point Zero Seven announced this week the release of a new movie trailer for "Blind Turn," a psychological thriller that centers on drunk driving. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 30 people die each day in motor vehicle crashes that involves an alcohol-impaired driver. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — During a major address on November 8, 2011 on HIV/AIDS at the National Institutes of Health, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that Ellen DeGeneres has been named as a Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness.
KIRKLAND, Wash. /CitizenWire/ — The majority of adults believe that long-term care insurance should be purchased between the ages of 45-64, yet 82 percent of this age group have not purchased a policy, finds a new study from the 3in4 Association. The study, sponsored by Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW), also shows that since the 2008 financial […]
MADISON, Wis. /CitizenWire/ — Collegiate Caregivers announced this week the launch of a new home care business that aims to revolutionize the senior care industry through an intelligent and unique use of college students and technology.
LADY LAKE, Fla. /CitizenWire/ — Alliance Healthcare Foundation announces mother and daughter country legends Naomi and Wynonna Judd will make their final scheduled Central Florida stop on their Last Encore Tour, October 15, as headliners of The Grand Oaks Festival featuring The Judds. The event will benefit the Alliance Healthcare Foundation.
KIRKLAND, Wash. /CitizenWire/ — Regenerative Cellular Therapy (RCT) of Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico, is holding its first annual treatment giveaway. Over the next five weeks, starting September 13, two lucky winners per week will receive state-of-the-art regenerative cellular cancer treatments free of charge.
KIRKLAND, Wash. /CitizenWire/ — Many Americans – unsatisfied with traditional treatments for cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, and other intractable diseases – are looking south for advanced remedies. ‘We’re struggling to keep up with demand,’ says Dr. Oscar E. Castro, head of Regenerative Cellular Therapy (RCT).
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CitizenWire) — On Friday, July 15, universal principles of eldercare were affirmed by exiled Tibetan leaders and Dr. Marion Somers, the pre-eminent U.S. advocate for better long-term care. Dr. Marion was in Washington, D.C., representing the 3in4 Association on a national tour.
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — On Independence Day, if you’re a potential long-term caregiver or one who may need care, why not resolve to protect your own independence in the years to come? This advice comes from LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), one of America’s largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies.
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Scant planning for long-term care is a big problem in America. Prudential Financial Inc. notes that 74 percent of consumers ages 55 to 65 (about three in every four) polled for a recent survey said they are concerned about needing some kind of long-term care. ‘Yet nearly 54 percent of Baby […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — Braving a threat of thunderstorms, busy New Yorkers and vacationing tourists gathered in Times Square Tuesday morning to hear classical music by Juilliard students followed by a flash mob of seemingly disabled older people who suddenly abandoned their crutches to begin dancing joyfully. That captured the crowd’s attention. What was […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (CitizenWire) — Achieving a 5-star rating for the third consecutive year, Lyn Lake Chiropractic has once again earned the prestigious CMUS Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award in the Chiropractors category for 2011. The award is presented by Talk of the Town News, Customer Care News and Celebration Media U.S.
STRATFORD, Conn. (CitizenWire) — Northeast Heat Treatment LLC announced this week the launch of a new business serving Connecticut and Massachusetts and upper Middle Atlantic areas businesses, apartment buildings and homes.
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — Osama bin Laden’s death can present challenges to parents who might not know what to make of their own mixed feelings. Dr. Peter Favaro, child psychologist and parenting expert, offers advice to parents who want to know how to help children cope with information and images they might encounter […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CitizenWire) — Today, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a new partnership, the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA), which will harness the power of mobile technology to deliver vital health information to new and expectant mothers. The partnership leverages the collective resources of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and […]
