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Dr Arya Sharma recently spoke at the XII Congreso Internacional Avances en Medicina 2010 hosted by the Hospital Civil de Guadalajara.

There is indeed no denying that Mexico, as does everyone else in North America, has a substantial obesity problem.

As recently pointed out by Dudley Althaus, who writes for the Houston Chronicle:

“Though still afflicted by large pockets of the malnourished poor, Mexico is fat and quickly getting fatter, its children gaining weight faster than anyone else in the country.

About 70 percent of Mexican adults are now overweight, according to government estimates, more than triple the number of three decades ago. Also, about a third of the country’s schoolchildren and teenagers are overweight, making Mexicans the second-heaviest people on the planet, gaining quickly on their American neighbors.

With more people living in urban areas, and some with more money, Mexicans are eating more and exercising less. Forgoing the beans, tortillas, fruit and vegetables their grandparents ate, people flock to U.S.-style fast food.

Also, calorie-laden Mexican dishes once reserved for special occasions have become routine fare. Anything fried; packaged pastries, soft drinks and candy are widely available.”

Not surprisingly, last month, Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a national campaign against obesity (beating the US Obama initiative by a few weeks) and called on parents, teachers and the food industry to guide people to more healthful living.

Whether or not this appeal will indeed have any noticeable impact on the obesity epidemic remains to be seen.  From Dr Sharma’s conversations with fellow delegates, at least the interest and concerns amongst health professionals seems considerable – but so does their sense of helplessness.

About the Author;

Dr Arya M, Sharma is Professor of Medicine & Chair in Obesity Research and Management at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. He is also the Scientific Director of the Canadian Obesity Network. He has published widely on the management of obesity and related health problems.

For more information on Obesity visit;

http://www.drsharma.ca/

In the past years, the Canadian Obesity Network has hosted two think tanks on the importance of rehabilitation expertise in the prevention and management of severe obesity. The proceeding of the first bariatric rehabilitation workshop held in Edmonton, Alberta in 2008 was now published in the latest edition of Disability and Rehabilitation.

Participants at this think tank consisted of around 50 health professionals, administrators, researchers and even EMS professionals.

The main goal of this workshop was to identify gaps in research and professional training that need to be addressed in light of the burgeoning number of individuals with severe and extreme obesity in Canada.

According to this paper:

“Gaps in knowledge and research included the need for better understanding of the biopsychosocial causes and consequences of obesity and the role for novel and existing rehabilitation interventions to prevent and treat obesity. Research is needed to explore how existing rehabilitation interventions and technology impacts the patients with obesity, which also has physical and psychological impairments typically treated by rehabilitation practitioners.

Although the need for rehabilitation for persons with obesity is documented in the literature, the capacity in terms of human resources, funding for research and technology and the development of bariatric friendly, accessible environments is limited. Participants of this meeting reinforced the need to develop training programmes in the form of continuing education and the inclusion of topics in bariatrics in discipline specific training programmes.

Additionally, in order for patients, their families and healthcare professionals to have access to obesity prevention and treatment services, models of care and education that reach out to rural and marginalized communities must be used. These currently exist through forms of telehealth, webinars and online courses.”

Clearly a bariatric rehabilitation is a topic that deserves far more emphasis in the training of health professionals and an area where there is an urgent need for rehabilitation research regarding best practices in dealing with this rapidly growing vulnerable population.

A full report on the Canadian Obesity Network’s First Bariatric Rehabilitation Think Tank can be downloaded here.

About the Author;

Dr Arya M, Sharma is Professor of Medicine & Chair in Obesity Research and Management at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. He is also the Scientific Director of the Canadian Obesity Network. He has published widely on the management of obesity and related health problems.

For more information on Obesity visit;

http://www.drsharma.ca/

LaPorte, IN, February 26, 2010 – In the ongoing controversy of hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms, there is a distinct, fresh voice offering solutions that can only come from years of proven success. Since there are over six thousand American women reaching menopause every day – two remarkable doctors made it their goal to get these women the help they need.

Cutting through the hype, marketing, and ill-informed opinions on this sensitive subject, Dr. Lovera Wolf Miller and Dr. David C. Miller wrote Womenopause: Stop Pausing and Start Living (O-Books), for the approximately 38 million women boomers in the U.S. who are dealing with perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. In their insightful book, these two amazing doctors provide women with what equates to a menopause makeover, covering everything from hormones and hot flashes, brain and bone preservation, breast health, skin, food, sleep, sex and a whole lot more!

Since most women (and their partners) anticipate menopause with trepidation, often seeing it as the beginning of decline and demise, they will welcome with open arms the thirty years of experience and ideas that Dr. Lovera Miller brings to the subject. She has witnessed public fascination swing from one trend to the next when new options became the “treatment du jour” – adding more confusion as women sorted through what might work best for them.

Womenopause is being welcomed like a dependable and loyal friend, sharing experiences by allowing readers into the intimate conversation that takes place between a woman and her female gynecologist. The superior credentials of both doctors authenticate how they are devoting their lives to guiding women through menopause to feel fit, feminine, and fabulous in four weeks! More information can be found at http://www.womenopausebook.com and http://www.loverawolfmillermd.com.

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Readers of these pages are by now probably quite familiar with the complexity of ingestive behavior and the importance of understanding brain function in relationship to food intake.

A study, published in this month’s issue of Obesity, illustrates how differences in brain function between obese and non-obese people can explain important differences in response to food.

In this study, Laura Martin and colleagues from the Kansas Medical Center used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine changes in brain activity in obese and normal weight adults while they viewed food and nonfood images in pre- meal and post-meal states.

Both in the pre-meal and post-meal state, obese participants showed increased activation in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the medial pre-frontal cortex (MPFC), regions of the brain responsible for the reward response and impulsiveness, respectively.

In addition, activation of the ACC was associated with decreased levels of self-reported dis-inhibition while MPFC activation was associated with increased self-reported hunger amongst obese participants.

These findings clearly suggest that brain function associated with food motivation differs in obese and non-obese adults and may well explain the different susceptibilities to weight gain and variability in response to diet interventions.

Given the emerging science on brain plasticity, it is certainly of interest whether or not these differences in brain function are acquired or are indeed innate. Whatever the case, we need to understand and acknowledge that our brains respond differently to the same food stimuli which easily explain why some people may find it much harder to resist overeating in our current obesogenic environment than others.

As I have said before, the obesity epidemic is simply the natural response to our unnatural environment.

About the Author;

Dr Arya M, Sharma is Professor of Medicine & Chair in Obesity Research and Management at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. He is also the Scientific Director of the Canadian Obesity Network. He has published widely on the management of obesity and related health problems.

For more information on Obesity visit;

http://www.drsharma.ca/

Dr Arya M, Sharma is Professor of Medicine & Chair in Obesity Research and Management at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. He is also the Scientific Director of the Canadian Obesity Network. He has published widely on the management of obesity and related health problems.

Besides being an expert in Obesity, Dr. Sharma also keeps the netizens updated with his informative blog posts related to Obesity. In one of the blog posts he talks about how childhood obesity may affect mortality.

The blog post reads as, “Despite the wide-spread concern about the health impact of the childhood obesity epidemic, there is actually not much data that directly shows how this excess weight may affect mortality.

Such data is now available at least for native American kids, from a study by Paul Franks (National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ) and colleagues, just published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The researchers analysed data from a cohort of 4857 American Indian (Pima or Tohono O’odham Indian) children without diabetes (mean age, 11.3 years) born between 1945 and 1984.

During a median follow-up period of around 24 years, death rates from endogenous causes among children in the highest quartile of BMI were more than double those among children in the lowest BMI quartile.

Similarly, rates of death from endogenous causes among children in the highest quartile of glucose intolerance were 73% higher than those among children in the lowest quartile and childhood hypertension was significantly associated with a 60% increased risk of premature death from endogenous causes.

Thus, at least in native Americans, childhood obesity is a significant risk factor for premature death – certainly a warning for those who believe that early obesity is something you can simply grow out of.

Given the raging epidemic of childhood obesity amongst the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis populations in Canada, these data should certainly prompt decisive action to address obesity amongst its native peoples.”

About Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes;

Dr. Sharma has authored and co-authored more than 250 scientific articles and has lectured widely on the etiology and management of obesity and related cardiovascular disorders. He sends his informative messages through his blog Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes.

For more information on Obesity visit;

 http://www.drsharma.ca/

Dr. Shailendra Trivedi’s appreciable contribution to the medical world of Indore.

Born in 1960 in Indore, 49 years old Dr. Shailedra Trivedi has been serving the people of Indore for more than 25 years. M.D. in Medicine from M.G.M. Medical College, Indore (M.P.) and D.M. (Cardiology) from L.P.S. Institute of Cardiology of G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur (U.P.). Dr. Trivedi completed his fellowship program in Interventional Cardiology from Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia in 2001.

He has been fulfilling his duties in providing specialized services in cardiology since 1994 when he started his career as Senior Resident, DNB Trainee at Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission (MMM), Chennai. His work included Routine clinical and diagnostic work up, invasive and non-invasive, of all cardiac patients & management of cardiac emergencies, post op care etc. Had hands on experience on Transthoracic Echocardiography (more than 3000 cases), TEE (more than 100 cases), TMT & Holter Analysis (>500 cases), Diagnostic cardiac catheterization & Coronary Angiography (>100 cases). From November 96, He shifted to Institute of Cardiology, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur as D.M(card) trainee as a Sr. Resident. Here He was responsible for detailed work up of out patients & in patients including ICU care, Active participation in academic activities of the department and Non-invasive & Invasive assessment of these patients. He performed more than 50 diagnostic angiograms & catheterisations and more than 15 PPI. In 1999 he joined Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai as a Staff Cardiologist where he took the responsibility of taking total care of all acute emergencies, chronic cases, preoperative and post operative care independently. He handled Non-invasive and Invasive procedures (coronary angiogram 8-10 cases/week, paediatric cardiac catheterization 4-5 cases per week) and Coronary and non-coronary interventions 2-4 per week. In January 2001 he got a chance to complete his fellowship at The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, where he worked as a trainee fellow with Prof JHN Bett. Who had an excellent hand on training in interventional work by performing >700 diagnostic procedures, > 400 interventions as first asstt/first operator. He also actively participated in the academic activities of dept. and patient care along with cardiology trainees. He returned to Indore in 2002 at CHL Apollo Hospital as Consultant Interventional Cardiologist. Here he worked as full time independent Consultant. He started the cathlab and interventional work in a 100 bed new hospital, Performed 545 Diagnostic procedures, 68 coronary interventions, 24 BMV and other misc. interventions over a period of nearly 18 months. Then He joined Bombay Hospital as Consultant & Interventional Cardiologist. Here he established another new unit in the city, a 160 bed facility with all state of art equipments. He performed nearly 350 diagnostic procedures and 90 interventional procedures over 10 month’s period. He was also involved in teaching the resident staff, nurses. In 2004 he once again joined CHL Apollo Hospital as Consultant & Interventional Cardiologist. Now he is working again with the same unit as full time consultant, performing 40 to 50 diagnostic procedures, 12 to 15 coronary interventions, 4-6 non coronary procedures every month.

Since 2002 he is involved in delivering lectures and organising scientific sessions in Cardiology for the Family physicians, Internists and various speciality groups to help improve medical care of cardiac patients in the city and adjoining districts of state. He also conducted awareness programmes in society. He is immediate past Secretary of the Cardiological Society of India, Indore branch, where regular clinical meetings, CME programmes, workshops etc as part of educational activities are organised.

As a teaching and training professional his contribution is reflected in his active involvement in various training activities on national and international platforms. He has taught many undergraduates and post graduates during M.D., D.N.B & D.M. course. At MMM he regularly took sessions for D.N.B. trainees, Physician Assistants and Nurses. He was actively involved in Echocardiography training program held several times every year participated by doctors from all over India and also from abroad at MMM. At present he undertook teaching sessions for nursing staff and residents of the CHL Apollo hospital to update them on recent advances in cardiology. He held faculty positions at “CIT 2006, 2007 and CIT 2008” in conjunction with TCT and Euro PCR” held at Beijing in March 2007 and Singapore Live 2006 and 2009” held at Suntec city Singapore on international platform and Transradial angioplasty course organised at Holyfamily Hospital, Mumbai in Oct 2005 and “Advanced cardiac therapeutics 2008 and 2009” held at Madras Medical Mission, Chennai on national platform.

Dr. Trivedi has attended various reputed national and International training programmes. Some of these are

Indo-American Update on Echocardiography held at Bombay in December 90 chaired by Prof. N.C. Nanda of Atlanta University.

Percutaneous Complex Intervention workshop held at Madras Medical Mission 1994- Course Director Jean Macro of Toulouse France.

Workshop on Paediatric Echocardiography & Morphology of Complex CHD chaired by Dr. Paul Weinberg in February 1999.

Workshop on Adult Peripheral Vascular Interventions chaired by Dr. Luigy Inglese & Dr. George Joseph, February 1999.

Workshop on Adult Cardiac Surgery Emerging Trends (Batista Prcedure, MIDCAB, Surgery for LA reduction), chaired by Dr Batista & Dr Benneeti, March 1999.

World Congress in cardiac Sciences – Dec 95, International faculty Dr. Christian Bernard, Sir Donald Ross, Dr. Devega etc

Coronary Interventional Teaching Programme organized by Medtronic and AVE at       S.S.K.M.Hospital, Calcutta in August 1999.

Radiation safety course at The Prince Charles hospital, Brisbane as a part of Fellowship training programme. February 2001.

Annual meeting of Cardiac society of Australia and New Zealand held at Auckland in August 2001. Also presented a paper on “Same day percutaneous intervention” which was the earliest experience of Percutaneous Radial interventions at The Prince Charles hospital, Brisbane, Australia.

“TCT 2002” held at Washington DC convention centre.

Observer with Prof Mark Wholey at Shadyside Hospital of Pittsberg University in particular reference to Carotid Artery Stent procedure. Sept 2002.

“Singapore Live” course 2003 as a delegate.

“Euro PCR 2004” course at Paris. Attended the “Training village” sessions on Carotid artery stent, Bifurcation stent and Small vessel stent.

“Vascular interventions 2004” course at Cairo, Egypt. Presented the cases of interest and actively participated in interactive sessions.

“TRICO” the first Transradial interventional course held at Ahmedabad India conducted by  Prof.  Saito and  organised by Sterling hospital and Dr Tejas Patel.

International summit on Coronary artery disease and cardiovascular interventions held at Mumbai in February 2005.

“TCT Asia Pacific” course at Seoul April 2005.

“CCT 2005 From Asia to the world” held at Kobe, Japan in Sept. 20005.

“TCT 2006” held at Washington convention centre in Oct 2006. Attended Hands on workshops on Carotid Stent and new Proximal Protection device.

Worked as observer at Cardiac catheterisation lab of Mount Senei hospital, New York under guidance of Dr Samin Sharma for a fortnight in Nov 2006.

Participated in hands on work shop in animal lab and Mentice on Carotid Stenting at Johnson & Johnson’s centre in New Delhi under the guidance of Dr A Karapurkar, an established Neurointerventionalist in the country.

Dr. Trivedi remained a versatile personality. He has showed his presence in various publications. His first publication was “A 5 year angiographic follow up study of Radial artery grafts used for CABG surgery; A single institution study. Circulation 2004.” Then he published “Use of “Radi pressure wire” in assessment of coronary lesions – Under publication in International Journal of Cardiology“. “Allograft vaculopathy in cardiac transplant recipients: An initial experience. IHJ 1999; 51 : 546” was his third publication. After that his works have been published as various abstract publications. Some of them are:

Comparison of Transoesophageal Echocardiography and Transthoracic Echocardiography in the evaluation of patients of Infective Endocarditis. IHJ 1994 ; 46: 229

Echocardiographic Profiles of AV Canal Defects : An Indian Perspective  IHJ 1996;48; 539

Role of Potassium Channel Modulators in Ischemic Preconditioning. IHJ 1997; 49 :669.

Intracoronary abciximab for acute intrastent thrombosis in patients with unstable coronary syndromes undergoing prcutaneous intervention. IHJ 1999; 51: 604.

Aortic arch and branching anomalies in congenital heart disease. IHJ 1999: 51: 618.

Is patent ductus arteriosus a favourable factor in predicting left ventricular compatibility for late arterial switch operation? IHJ 1999: 51: 622.

Institutional review of pacemaker implantation and follow up in paediatric age group. IHJ 1999; 51: 671.

A study of serial short term lipid profile changes in patients undergoing CABG surgery. IHJ 1999; 51: 708.

Clinical decision making is influenced by the Radi Pressure Wire in patients with intermediate coronary lesions at Angiography. World congress of cardiology 2002, Sydney.

Correlation of coronary angiographic profile and Troponin I levels in patients with acute chest pain syndrome. World congress of cardiology 2002, Sydney.

Transradial approach for bifurcation stent implantation using kissing balloon technique (poster presentation) at Singapore Live 2006.

The success graph of Dr. Trivedi doesn’t stop here. He has the life membership of various reputed organizations as

Cardiology Society of India

Associations of Physicians of India

Indian Medical Association

Indo-French Interventional Cardiology Foundation.

His personality gives a living inspiration to newcomers in medical field. He will always work as a milestone in this field. He gave our city a national as well as an international recognition. When asked about his further interest in medical field, he tells that he wants to work in the field of advanced research work in coronary and peripheral interventions with special reference to coronary and carotid stents, IVUS, and modalities to prevent restenosis after catheter based interventions.

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Shivam Yadav

Increased orders of healthy takeaways since New Year’s Day have prompted the UK’s leading online takeaway portal, which services 35,000 meal orders a day, to release a list of the healthiest takeaway option for each of the most popular cuisines, including calories.

Since New Year’s Day, the UK’s leading online takeaway portal www.just-eat.co.uk estimates that 36% of its orders have been healthier option takeaways, due to customers still wishing to enjoy takeaway food whilst also trying to lose the Christmas pounds.

In order to aid hungry consumers with their takeaway choices, Just-Eat has released a list of the healthiest takeaway options for people looking to trim down this New Year whilst still treating themselves, all available from restaurants across the UK online.

Here are Just-Eat.co.uk’s healthiest takeaway options by the five most popular cuisines, including vegetarian options:

Indian

Chicken Tikka with half a Naan Bread = 390 Calories

Dhakla (Lentil dish) with half a Naan Bread = 335 Calories

Chinese

Lemon Chicken with Steamed Rice = 210 calories

Mushroom Chow Main and a Vegetable Spring Roll = 250 calories

Pizza

Two slices of Thin Base Pepperoni (medium pizza) Pizza with half a Garlic Bread and Salad (no dressing) = 380

Two slices of Cheese and Tomato (medium pizza) Pizza with half a portion of Potato Wedges and Salad (no dressing) = 410 calories

Thai

Thai Green Curry with Chicken, stir fry Vegetables and a Spring Roll = 550 Calories

Soup, Tom Yam (Hot & Sour) followed by Thai Banana and Green Chilli Salad with one Spring Roll = 310 Calories

Turkish

Small Chicken Shish Kebab with Pita Bread and Salad = 240 Calories

Small Kofta Kebab with Pita and Salad = 260 Calories

A user-study by Just-Eat.co.uk of 1,086 people found that 92% of women are aiming to lose weight in the New Year, compared to 48% of men. Despite the fact that 72% of women said they’d happily replace their takeaway favourites with a healthier option, just 18% of men agreed that they’d do the same.

David Buttress, UK MD of Just-Eat.co.uk said:

“The New Year will always bring new aims and goals; however these healthier takeaway options are available all year round and are a fantastic option if you are looking for low-fat alternatives. Certain fast food chains have given takeaways a bad reputation, but when you order from independent restaurants such as the 4,000 we are partnered with, you are getting hand prepared food, with no longevity-enhancing additives.

He continues:

“There has been a noticeable rise in healthy options being ordered via our site since the New Year, a time when many decide they’d like to get into better shape. Treats are an important part of any weight loss effort, so I hope this list of healthy takeaway options is of some use!”

***ENDS***

For further information, or to speak to Just-Eat, please contact Charlotte Horsfall, of 10 Yetis Public Relations Agency on 01452 348 211, charlotte@10yetis.co.uk

EDITORS NOTES

Just-Eat was founded in Denmark in 2000

Just-Eat services 35,000 meals a day

Just-Eat have received and dealt with more than 7,000,000 meal orders

Just-Eat has 3800 restaurants signed up to its UK site and uses it’s patented Just-Eat technology to offer a seamless on-line ordering service including latest menu’s, over 105,000 customer reviews, secure card ordering and automatic confirmation of orders and delivery times.

American College of Healthcare Sciences announces that Moses Untulan, a 21-year-old Vancouver, WA resident and student in the ACHS Associate of Applied Sciences in Complementary Alternative Medicine degree program, is the winner of the ACHS 2009 Be Part of the Solution video contest. Moses will be awarded a $250 gift certificate to the Apothecary Shoppe College Store and have a link to his video featured on the homepage of the College website at www.achs.edu.

“We received several great video entries,” said Tracey Miller, ACHS Dean of Admissions. “However, Moses’s video really summed up the spirit and purpose of the College, to use holistic medicine as a tool for whole-person health, thus improving your life, your environment, and your community.”

Untulan’s video is simply titled, “What I learned from the American College of Healthcare Sciences,” and talks about the current healthcare crisis. At the beginning of the video Untulan says that holistic medicine is the “increase of awareness to maintain a healthy mind, body, and spirit,” then further explains the importance of taking responsibility for our lives and surrounding environments as a way to heal the root cause of common diseases. Untulan says he has learned to “fear less and be driven with passion.”

Contest runners up include Maureen Jeanson, a graduate of the ACHS Diploma in Herbal Studies and co-author of Squeaky Gourmet, and Emily Stein, a current student in the Diploma in Holistic Health Practice program.

The winning video can be viewed on ACHStv, the College YouTube channel, or on the ACHS website at www.achs.edu. Additional ACHS student-made videos can be viewed on the College website under News and Events: http://www.achs.edu/news/news-detail.aspx?nid=199

American College of Healthcare Sciences is the only accredited, fully online college offering degrees, diplomas, and career-training certificates in complementary alternative medicine. Founded in 1978, ACHS is committed to exceptional online education and is recognized as an industry leader in holistic health education worldwide. For more information about ACHS programs and community wellness events, visit achs.edu, call (503) 244-0726, or stop by the College campus located at 5940 SW Hood Ave., Portland OR 97239.

According to the agreement, Infonetica Ltd. will provide the NIHR CRN CC with 1,200 training licenses for the next six months, which shall be used to support and train NHS staff working on CRN portfolio studies.

The training is entirely online based and includes multiple sections, which are organized within a core individual account per every trainee. The sections include useful documentation, glossary, and a bookmarking utility, in addition to ICH-GCP course information itself. In addition, there is an administration panel, which allows for management and exportable data analysis of multiple trainee accounts. The training has been designed to be used as either main or auxiliary means of providing ICH-GCP training and certification. The 30-question multiple choice exam may be taken at any point of the training and on multiple occasions until successful completion. Therefore, it allows individuals to work at their own pace and administrators to receive instant information about the progress of trainees.

The certificate, which is obtained only after successfully answering 80% of the exam questions, is available as a downloadable .pdf file. This makes it easy to store digitally or print out, depending on personal needs over time. Furthermore, once obtained and downloaded, the certificate may be edited and re-downloaded to reflect changes in the individual’s personal or work details.

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Clearpath Technology is organizing a Free Eyes Check-up Camp

July 26, 2009, India – In August 2009 Clearpath Technology will be organizing a free eyes check up camp. In line with this Clearpath Technology will distribute spectacles for free as well as conduct free diabetes check up for those who will be joining the team. It will benefit both its clients and employees.

As a marketing company online, Clearpath Technology has spread reaching its consumers around the world. Clients from Australia, USA Canada, Europe, South Asia, and United Kingdom are included in the company’s clientele base. At present this program will have its initial take off at the main office in New Delhi, India and eventually reach its clients worldwide.

Clearpath Technology is not only popular in web hosting in which you can design web pages, construct, manage and keep up high quality solutions for a wide range of businesses and individuals at the heart of commercial products and service that facilitate IT employees and developers to deliver business-critical PHP applications. The company is also dedicated to help the less fortunate one as part of the social services that the company wants to provide.

As a start Clearpath is organizing this free eyes check up camp. In partnership with other companies aside from free eye check up the camp will be also giving away free spectalcles for those who need it. The company believes in benefiting the people who need these services but was not able to get what they need because of lack of money.

Aside from free eyes check up Clearpath will be conducting a free diabetes screening for all. It will be a day of public service and health consciousness. The two activities will take place on the same date 8^th August 2009 at the main office New Delhi, India.

These free check-ups and other social services will be introduced soon in different part of the world where Clearpath is located. Details on how to avail the service for free will be posted few days before the activity.

The company is aiming to provide services not only in the IT world but also in humanitarian way. You are all invited to come and avail of the free services that the company will provide. Clearpath will be organizing more free camp in the future. For more details you can visit Clearpath’s website, http://www.clearpathtechnology.com. The company wants to see you all there.

Rpgshow, a professional online beauty center with considerable experience in shopping, health, beauty, hair care, and fashion e-commerce, has just come up with a large amount of stocks of its flagship product, Virgin Remy Hair. By offering affordable Virgin Remy Hair through its website rpgshow.com which uses the advanced Web technologies to improve the overall user experience of its site visitors looking for quality wigs, the Rpgshow hopes to expand its reach on the Internet and bring the many benefits of wearing high-quality beautiful wigs closer to people searching for long-lasting solutions that may possibly help them naturally address their day-to-day challenges.

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Basecamp International Centers believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Basecamp has volunteer placement on Social, Health and Medicinal, Environmental, Children and Building Projects in Nepal, Peru, Ghana, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Costa Rica and Ecuador.We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Upon arrival in country our staff will pick you up at the airport and return you to our Orientation Center for a safety briefing and general country orientation. For this program you are required to complete one week of language training and orientation which is included in the cost of the program. At the end of that week you will transfer to your placement to begin volunteering. Our staff are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week should you require help of any kind.

Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:

Email: info@basecampcenters.com

Website: www.basecampcenters.com

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Florida, USA 27^th June 2009: Don Burnham is an entrepreneur, author, real estate investor, teacher and speaker.  Almost everyone not only in our economy but the global economy has lost some of their net worth and the focus has turned from ‘getting rich” to “getting back” CEO Burnham who formed WRI with Judy Jacobs, the President and a host of other investors described WRI as a like minded community.

As a community of people who have lost some or all of their net worth in these difficult economic times, through the combined support of the interactive community, programs and services WRI is committed to provide knowledge and encouragement to all who seek the restoration of their wealth, be it financial, social, spiritual, mental, physical, and/or emotional.

Financial Security, Helping Others, Integrity, Health, Making a lot of Money are the values which matters most to any individual. Before spending your time or money resources, one should keep in mind that what value you are spending brings to you. This will help you focus on what’s really important and to realize that getting that value might not require spending money at all!

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BiCOM Inc. is proud to present its unsurpassed Trans-palpebral and Tras-scleral tonometer Diaton to the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery ASCRS on April 3th – 8th, hosted by the city of San Francisco. With FDA approval, CE MARK and now Health Canada approval opens many international doors for BiCOM Inc., a global distributor of Diaton tonometers.

Tonometry through the EYELID Tonometer Diaton is showcased at ASCRS 2009

Exhibition of Diaton tonometer to the members of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) presents the opportunity for BiCOM to display the incomparable unique qualities of trans-palpebral and tras-scleral Diaton tonometry – tonometry through the Eyelid.

Diaton Tonometry is an unparalleled approach to measuring intraocular pressure (IOP) THROUGH THE EYELID – no contact with the cornea, no anesthetic drops or sterilization is required. BiCOM’s pen-like, hand-held, portable device is ideal for measuring eye pressure (IOP) and helps ophthalmologists and optometrists in diagnosis and prevention of blindness caused by glaucoma, the number one cause of preventable blindness in the United States. This ophthalmic device is irreplaceable for mass glaucoma screenings.

Diaton Tonometer will be showcased by Optimetrics Inc. Florida’s largest Hispanic Ophthalmic Leader. With well over 20 years of experience providing quality, new and used ophthalmic equipment and supplies to optometrists and ophthalmologists, and optical retailers. Optimetrics is located in Miami; one of the largest exporting and importing ports of the United States Optimetric offers the latest technology in equipment available today. State of the art showroom displays a variety of products ranging from a simple bulb to a visual field analyzer, chairs and stands, autorefractors, corneal topographers and much, much more.

The founder, Amado Diaz, was the youngest ophthalmic dealer in the country when he started Optimetrics, Inc. His training and experience cover a wide globe of suppliers in the ophthalmic industry from companies like BiCOM, Nikon, Topcon, Marco, Welch Allyn, Carl Zeiss, Tomey, RH Burton, Haag-Streit, HGM Laser, Sonomed, Canon, AIT, Essilor, Humphreys, Vision-Ease, Katena, and many others.

There is a notable benefit in patients after Refractive Surgery or with Corneal Pathology since the Diaton does NOT applanate the cornea. The Diaton tonometer is a clinically useful device in the IOP measurement of both children and adults. Diaton readings are independent of corneal irregularities such as thickness, crookedness, etc.

Tonometer Diaton is the perfect solution in the following cases when the use of other tonometry devices is problematic or impossible: Conjunctivitis, Keratitis, Keratotone, Cornea Dimness, Keratoplastics, Keratoprosthesis, LASIK, LASEK, PRK, Ametropy, Astigmatism, etc.

BiCOM Inc. covers the full scope of customer service, which involves client training, follow ups, hotline support, sales support, etc. To get more information on the device or to make a purchase, visit the official website – www.DiatonTonometer.com, or call BiCOM at the toll free number 1-877-diatons (877.342.8667).

About BiCOM Inc.

BiCOM, with its 15 years of tradition and global clientele, has proven to be the enterprise of the highest level of professionalism, integrity and financial solvency. A unique team of engineers, medical, legal and business experts makes BiCOM Inc. the right place for global talent to find support and guidance. BiCOM Inc. sees its mission in bringing to market innovative products developed and manufactured worldwide.

BiCOM represents and supports Diaton tonometer in over 50 countries and growing.

http://www.TonometerDiaton.com

About Optimetrics Inc.

Optimetrics Inc. Florida’s largest Hispanic Ophthalmic Leader. With well over 20 years of experience providing quality, new and used ophthalmic equipment and supplies to ophthalmologists, optometrists and optical retailers. Located in Miami; one of the largest exporting and importing ports of the United States Optimetric offers the latest technology in equipment available today. State of the art showroom displays a variety of products ranging from a simple bulb to a visual field analyzer, chairs and stands, autorefractors, corneal topographers and much, much more.  Optimetrics covers a wide globe of suppliers in the ophthalmic industry from companies like BiCOM, Haag-Streit, Topcon, Marco, Humphreys, Carl Zeiss, Sonomed, Tomey, Katena, RH Burton, Welch Allyn, HGM Laser, Canon, Nikon, AIT, Essilor, Vision-Ease and many others.

More about Optimetrics at http://www.Optimetrics.com phone: 305-863-4144

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Seniors Seek to Minimize Healthcare Costs as

Anthem Blue Cross Increases Premiums

Los Angeles, Calif. (March 3, 2009) – Anthem Blue Cross implemented an across-the-board increase in Medicare supplement insurance plan premiums March 1, 2009, which is causing senior citizens to look for ways to maximize their healthcare dollars and minimize expenses.

This is particularly true in light of today’s recession and as IRAs and 401(k) retirement accounts continue to dwindle in value. As federal bailout and stimulus monies are released, some economists warn of possible increasing inflation rates, a concern for many on fixed incomes.

There is no way to entirely avoid rising insurance rates. AARP and AETNA both increased their Medicare supplement insurance plan premiums on Jan. 1, 2009, and depending on the plan, rates can go up at regular intervals as seniors get older. For seniors who are not affected by the upcoming Anthem Blue Cross rate increase, in the current economy it can be beneficial to shop around, since costs vary from plan to plan and from insurance company to insurance company.

Comparisons can be made by calling the various insurance companies one by one, by seeking out an insurance broker specializing in Medicare supplement insurance plans or even more conveniently by visiting a California-based Medicare supplement insurance plan Web site, such as www.MedicareSupplementPlans.com. The site provides easy access to information about rates, plans and benefits from several prominent insurance companies.

“I received a notification that my insurance was being increased again. I went on the Internet…and now I’m saving over $100 a month,” said Sharon Davis, 67, of Rancho Palos Verdes.

Why purchase a Medicare supplement insurance plan at all? There is a common misconception that Medicare pays 80 percent of a senior’s healthcare costs. What Medicare actually pays is 80 percent of the amount it has approved for a particular health care service, not 80 percent of what the doctor actually charges. Medicare’s “80 percent” might, for example, cover only 50 percent of the doctor’s bill, often making a Medicare supplement insurance plan, also known as Medigap insurance, essential for senior citizens’ financial well-being.

Larry Peschek, 78, of Thousand Oaks said that his insurance broker “helped my wife and me get a Medigap policy that saved us money, but still had the same benefits.”

Available insurance options and plans can often be bewildering to seniors, leaving them to wonder what the difference in costs and benefits are between various Medicare supplement insurance plans. The information is out there; it’s just a mouse-click away at

www. MedicareSupplementPlans.com

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With Anthem Blue Cross set to deliver an across-the-board increase in California Medicare supplement insurance plan premiums March 1, many senior citizens are looking for ways to maximize their healthcare dollars and minimize expenses.

This is particularly true in light of today’s recession and as IRAs and 401(k) retirement accounts continue to dwindle in value. And as federal bailout and stimulus monies are released, some economists warn of possible increasing inflation rates, a concern for many on fixed incomes.

There is no way to entirely avoid rising insurance rates. AARP and AETNA both increased their California Medicare supplement insurance plan premiums on Jan. 1. And depending on the plan, rates can go up at regular intervals as seniors get older. But even for seniors who aren’t affected by the upcoming Anthem Blue Cross rate increase, in the current economy it can be beneficial to shop around, since costs vary from plan to plan and from insurance company to insurance company.

Comparisons can be made by calling the various insurance companies one by one, by seeking out an insurance broker specializing in Medicare supplement insurance plans or even more conveniently by visiting a California-based Medicare supplement insurance plan Web site, such as www.MedicareSupplementPlans.com. The site provides easy access to information about rates, plans and benefits from several prominent insurance companies.

“I received a notification that my insurance was being increased again. I went on the Internet… and now I‘m saving over $100 a month,” said Sharon Davis, 67, of Rancho Palos Verdes.

But why purchase a Medicare supplement insurance plan at all? There is a common misconception that Medicare pays 80 percent of a senior’s healthcare costs. What Medicare actually pays is 80 percent of the amount it has approved for a particular health care service, not 80 percent of what the doctor actually charges. Medicare’s “80 percent” might, for example, cover only 50 percent of the doctor’s bill, often making a Medicare supplement insurance plan, also known as Medigap insurance, essential for senior citizens’ financial well-being.

Larry Peschek, 78, of Thousand Oaks said that his insurance broker “helped my wife and me get a Medigap policy that saved us money, but still had the same benefits.”

Yet all the available insurance options and plans can often be bewildering to seniors, leaving them to wonder what the difference in costs and benefits are between various Medicare supplement insurance plans.

That information is out there, however, and it’s just a mouse-click away.

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http://www.MedicareSupplementPlans.com

114 W. Main St. Ste. 2R

Visalia CA 93291

1-800-243-8100

manager@MedicareSupplementPlans.com

Alan Weinstock is the owner of www.MedicareSupplementPlans.com and is an independent insurance agent with more than 20 years experience with Medicare supplement plans. He can be reached at 1-800-243-8100, ext. 704.

Syndication and Partnership Deal Enriches Health & Fitness Collection on Graspr and Extends Distribution for Diet.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW, October 30, 2008: Today Diet.com, the premier online nutrition and health solution provider, partnered with Graspr (www.graspr.com), the world’s leading instructional video site, to distribute their original video content on Graspr as well as through the Graspr network of over 2,000 syndication partners. Diet.com’s complete showcase of diet, health, fitness and lifestyle content will now be featured within Graspr’s high-quality instructional video library, which currently covers seventeen categories including cooking, home improvement, education, fitness, parenting, and more. Graspr enables video creators and producers to easily edit, market and monetize their content, and with this partnership, Diet.com will have additional opportunities to expand their already vast audience even further and achieve incremental revenues.

“Our partnership with Graspr provides us a tremendous distribution network and brings our inspirational video content to a new and diversified audience,” said Sarah Dussault, Senior Video Producer, Diet.com.

“Our commitment is to provide our audience and syndication partners with the best available instructional video content. This partnership with Diet.com is testament to this commitment,” said Teresa Phillips, founder and CEO of Graspr. “This partnership is also a great way to empower many people on multiple sites to manage their health and lifestyle with confidence.”

About Diet.com

Diet.com provides the next generation platform for consumer nutrition and health education. Diet.com leverages innovative channels such as online video and text messaging to make healthy living easier and fun. As an undisputed leader in online nutrition and fitness videos, Diet.com video has received more than 29,000,000 views.

About Graspr

With over 25,000 high-quality videos from producers and experts across major lifestyle markets, Graspr is the world’s leading instructional video network. Graspr is the only site where learners, users, and creators of videos can edit, watch, collaborate on, and syndicate to make money from instructional videos.

Launched in September 2007 by Teresa Phillips, a former executive at both Yahoo and Time Warner, Graspr raised $2.5 million in Series A funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and angel investors. Graspr is a privately-held company based in Mountain View, California and can be found at: www.graspr.com.

‘Citizen Therapy’ website, Big White Wall (bigwhitewall.com), is the first emotional health network where people can express themselves anonymously without fear of being judged or stigmatised. Big White Wall empowers individuals from all over the world to reach out and share support with their online neighbours.

Big White Wall users express their secrets, fears or deeper concerns on a brick on The Wall by uploading images, drawing or writing. The brick is then posted alongside thousands of others on The Wall, each of which represents one unit of human emotion. The range of topics posted so far is vast, from self harm and depression, to family issues and relationship problems; all of which can lead to mental health problems if not addressed.

Big White Wall offers peer support, or ‘citizen therapy’, as users interact with each other by commenting on bricks, offering views and encouragement in the Talkabout forum or through using one-to-one private messaging.

At a time when emotional health is fast being recognized as a global issue with anxiety and depression are set to become the second largest health problem by 2020, with economic recession beckoning, and with increasing doubt about the value of medication as an adequate response to poor mental health, Big White Wall offers a life-enhancing space for those who need a place to express what is really on their mind. As one of the users recently commented:

‘I am very new in here, finding my way to the wall is my last attempt to keep fighting. I find everything so difficult to bear at the moment, but this community is somehow enabling me to continue the struggle. I thank you for your kind welcome and for all the people who have not turned their back on me in my moment of crisis. My only hope is that when my strength returns, I can be as empathetic as you all.’ JayT

The Big White Wall audience is hugely varied and more recently has included US and UK military veterans struggling to come to terms with rehabilitation into civilian life as well as those who are feeling the bite of economic downturn. Also on Big White Wall are concerned parents, distressed and lonely college students, individuals struggling with their sexuality, and many others.

The one thing all these users share is a struggle to express how they are really feeling to their friends and family. On Big White Wall people share issues in a safe online space to gain the confidence to have emotionally healthy lives offline.

Founder Jenny Hyatt, Chairman Vanda Scott OBE, and CEO Charlotte Vere of Big White Wall, are all available for interview

Contact:

Clare Spurrell, Communications Director

email: clare at bigwhitewall.com

A new technology known as ActivePure (RCI), developed by Tennessee-based EcoQuest International, has been proven in peer-reviewed, published university laboratory studies to reduce Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on inoculated surfaces.

Recent outbreaks of MRSA in many school districts have had school administrators and parents concerned.

Based on NASA research, ActivePure (RCI) has been proven in laboratory testing at Kansas State University to reduce MRSA by more than 99 percent in 24 hours on surface areas. This has enormous implications for reducing exposure to infection-causing germs.

“ActivePure safely inactivates germs in the environment 24 hours a day, without sprays or wipes, the same way it happens in nature,” said EcoQuest Founder Mike Jackson.

“And, it’s convenient. One of our systems called the ecobox is about the size of a toaster,” said Jackson. “You can move it all around the environment.”

Testing also proved that the units reduce other bacteria, viruses, yeast, mold and fungi on surfaces by up to 99 percent. Products using ActivePure (RCI) have been installed in schools, day cares, nursing homes and restaurants. This technology is also available to consumers.

“The use of ActivePure can reduce exposure by inactivating a majority of harmful bacteria, viruses and mold from surfaces in the protected area,” said Dr. James Marsden, Regents Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University and a lead researcher involved with the testing.

“In combination with good hygiene practices, such as hand washing, a reduction in bacteria and viruses on environmental surfaces could reduce the risk of infections,” said Marsden.

For more information on products featuring ActivePure (RCI), and a copy of the Kansas State University study, visit http://www.activepure.com.

EcoQuest International is the developer of ActivePure-equipped “Certified Space” indoor environment and water purification systems. EcoQuest’s technology recreates natural processes to clean indoor environments in more than five million homes and businesses around the globe. Based in Greeneville, TN, EcoQuest employs more than 450 people.

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My DNA Fragrance™ introduces First Exclusive and Revolutionary Fragrance Formulation Process using DNA blueprints to create Personalized Perfume
Beverly Hills, CA DNA identity test are becoming the new norm in determining exclusivity and many manufacturers are using it to authenticate everything from art and cosmetics to wine, making DNA testing a more and more common practice in the creation of exclusive authentic products. So why not fragrance?”

For consumers desiring exclusive personalized products, My DNA Fragrance™ introduces the first one-of-a-kind revolutionary fragrance that is uniquely formulated using each customer’s DNA profile as the blueprint to create a biologically seductive liquid treasure that caresses the secret desires of the mind. Unlike the 30,000 mass produced and celebrity endorsed fragrances on the market today, the fragrance offers you the opportunity to leave a memory of you in every room.

While US sales lag slightly behind the products phenomenal international success the Company is ahead of the wave in DNA based product launches introduced in the US and stands to gain quickly from its revolutionary DNA fragrance formulation process as it has no fragrance competitors.

When asked what he sees as the biggest challenge in bringing DNA based products to the US market; Zack Gaskin, President of GFI Laboratory stated, “One of the biggest challenges is giving consumers the confidence that their private information will remain private and that no further testing will be performed without their approval.”

Still it is interesting to note that we are literally leaving our DNA everywhere we go, whether it is in the gym, a restaurant, a public restroom, the subway, etc… We leave it in the form of sweat, tears, saliva, hair or dead skin cells leaving a trail of DNA that can be traced right back to us everyday. So why the fear?

US consumers are bombarded daily with entertainment keen on using DNA based forensics to capture criminals or fantasies about DNA cloning on television making them more cautious about waving a DNA swab freely for testing even though generally more and more consumers are participating in DNA based studies and purchasing DNA tests for paternity, genealogy, and forensics every day. International consumers have fewer reservations when submitting their DNA for testing than Americans as DNA testing has been embraced as a norm for individual identity purposes abroad and even the bus drivers in the UK carry DNA collection kits as part of their routine requirement.

Per Gaskin, “DNA holds a colossal amount of information, most of which scientists have yet to learn how to read, but getting all the information that your genetic code holds is not an easy task and much more expensive to produce than the price one pays for testing. DNA tests have to be focused on the genetic markers that have been determined to provide specific information. In the past 5-10 years, DNA testing has become a common household phrase and the blueprint of life is trusted by millions of people each year to help solve issues and provide information about ourselves that was not possible in the past.

My DNA Fragrance™ has tapped into a process that combines the fields of genomics and chemistry to produce a fragrance that is specific to your genetic code. We all have a unique set of building blocks that make up our genetic code. The pattern of the building blocks determines many things about how our bodies will function and react. In the field of personalized medicine, researchers around the globe are trying to determine from your DNA how you will react to medications and your susceptibility to disease based on your genetic code. The goal being that in the future you will go to your doctor and have a DNA screening that will provide you with specific information about you that will, in turn, provide a specific treatment that is best for you. My DNA Fragrance™ has unlocked the potential of our DNA and allowed us a premier to the future of a personalized lifestyle.”

Disease and dust mites threaten family health.

Fort Wayne, IN – November 7, 2007 – Dust mites may be causing your breathing discomfort. Medical professionals know that runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, sore throats, and other symptoms triggered by allergens are present in every home. No matter how clean you think your house is, no matter if you use the most advanced cleaners and cleaning techniques some of these particles which threaten your family’s health get through. Dust mites, pollens, mold spores, smoke bacteria, and house dust are airborne. This means that unless you can seal your home surgical clean, they will get through every time you open a door or a window.

Mites are a particular threat because they lurk in corners of rooms and other hard-to-clean areas. They contain and spread germs. No once-a-day or once-a-week cleaning method totally works. Only continuous air filtering rids a home of enough of these pesky intruders to make a difference. (Passive air filters sit and wait for something to come over and get cleaned!) Find a system that guarantees to eliminate all or most harmful airborne particles. This is the only way to keep from re-infecting clean surfaces with new contaminants immediately after cleaning.

“Fresh Air” by EcoQuest International uses a unique fresh air technology which will eliminate smoke and odors completely and greatly reduce surface contaminants on kitchen counters and door knobs. No more wipes that leave a toxic residue. “Fresh Air” uses Radiant Catalytic Ionization in normal mode which produces safe oxidizers and super oxide ions. This is intensified in “Away Mode”. The Away Mode increases the maximum output of activated oxygen in unoccupied areas. EcoQuest officials, along with the studies done by the University of Cincinnati and the University of Kansas, maintain that the unit will remove 99.99% of mold, viruses, avian flu and the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that is invading our schools, hospitals and child care centers. The unit actually cleans the air and surrounding surfaces when you are gone. It has a dual effect: the bad guys are gone and the air is re-oxygenated at the same time.

Interested persons should know that a three day free trial is available for this product.

For Information: http://www.ecoquestintl.com/pureproducts
Contact: pure298@freshairliving.com
Phone: 1-877-657-6111