Spirit of Women Program Names Local Heroes
Spirit of Women Program Names Local Heroes
Fredericksburg, VA (PRWEB) May 19, 2012
Three women from the Fredericksburg region were honored yesterday as Mary Washington Healthcare’s 2012 Spirit of Women Award Winners. As a Spirit Hospital, MWHC participates in an annual awards program to honor the unsung heroes of this community. Winners are chosen based on the contribution they have made to the issues the community faces in the areas of work, family and health; and on the impact they have had in their community and on the lives of others.
The 2012 Spirit of Women Awardees are:
Kristen Roth, Senior, Riverbend High School – Young Person Role Model
Andrea McConnell, Founder, Fairy Godmother Project – Community Hero
Gail Perkins, RN, MWH Forensic Nurse Program- Healthcare Hero
These three women were selected from over 20 nomination submissions from extraordinary women in all walks of life. The winners were announced at an awards banquet and tea among their family and friends on May 16, 2012 at the John F. Fick, III Conference Center.
Our local winners will also be candidates for the National Spirit of Women Awards. If selected as a National Winner, these women will represent Mary Washington Healthcare at the Spirit of Women National Awards Celebration Breakfast on Friday, July 13, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida.
Visit http://www.spirit.mwhc.com to see photos and full nomination submissions of our award winners.
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Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff Prepares for First DePuy ASR Trial
Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff Prepares for First DePuy ASR Trial
Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) May 18, 2012
Monday, attorneys at Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff initiated an early trial date for a lawsuit* involving the DePuy ASR hip replacement recall. It will likely be one of the first of more than 7,000 DePuy ASR cases in the country to be tried before a jury.
KCR’s lawyers report that they are seeking an expedited trial date on behalf of a client who alleges she is currently suffering from an incurable staph infection she acquired during a surgery to remove her recalled DePuy ASR hip.* Under California law, anyone over the age of 70 who is suffering from a life threatening health condition may obtain an expedited trial date.
“We have now been litigating these cases for almost two years and I think everyone involved is anxious to see how a jury will evaluate these claims,” said plaintiff’s attorney Stuart Talley. “If the plaintiff’s motion is granted, it is likely that the DePuy lawsuit trial date will be set in early November or December 2012.”
According to the complaint, the DePuy ASR hip was touted as being a revolutionary new hip replacement that incorporated a more durable metal on metal design. However, after several years on the market, doctors discovered that this revolutionary design was anything but durable. The complaint alleges that a flaw in the design causes excessive wear and tear in the ASR hip, releasing metal wear debris into the patients hip joints and blood stream, which can cause severe tissue damage, pain, potential long term health issues and a host of other related problems.
The complaint also states that after the DePuy ASR recall was announced, thousands of DePuy ASR hips had to be surgically removed from patients through what is commonly referred to as revision surgery. In many cases, these revisions surgeries occurred only months after the original ASR was implanted in their hip.
“These hips were supposed to last up to 20 years and instead many had to be removed just a year or two later,” Talley explained. “What many people do not understand is that hip revision surgeries are extensive and are fraught with potential complications. In older individuals these complications can shorten their life by years.”
The medical device lawyers at Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff encourage anyone with a DePuy ASR hip to contact a lawyer as soon as possible to protect their legal rights. Because the statute of limitations varies from state to state, patients who do not act fast may lose their right to claim damages if they occur in the future.
*DePUY ASR™ HIP SYSTEM CASES, JCCP No. 4649, San Francisco Court
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BodyLogicMD, the Pioneers of Anti-Aging Medicine, Speak at A4M Conference
BodyLogicMD, the Pioneers of Anti-Aging Medicine, Speak at A4M Conference
Orlando, FL (PRWEB) May 18, 2012
May 18 – 19, 2012 – This weekend, the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine hosts their 20th Annual World Congress conference at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida.
Among the speakers are the Chief Medical Officer of BodyLogicMD and top-selling author, Jennifer Landa, M.D. to discuss female sexual dysfunction and President of BodyLogicMD, Patrick Savage covers the critical legal topics every doc should know. BodyLogicMD is also featuring live coverage of the conference on Facebook and Twitter, including a sweepstakes to win an iPad, when you “like” BodyLogicMD on Facebook.
Of course, the star of this year’s conference is Suzanne Somers, whose new book, Bombshell, reveals more about her in-depth journey into Anti-Aging Medicine. She is also promoting the launch of her new show, The Suzanne Show, premiering on Lifetime Television in September.
About The American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine:
The A4M is a U.S. federally-registered, non-profit program with more than 22,000 members, including physicians, health practitioners, scientists, government officials and members of the general public, representing 105 nations. The mission of the program is to fuel the education and advancement of technology and methods to detect, prevent and treat disease as it relates to aging. The A4M plays an integral role in promoting research methods and developing medical practices to optimize the human aging process and improve quality of life.
About BodyLogicMD:
Founded in 2003, BodyLogicMD physician-owned practices make up the nation’s largest and fastest growing network of the most highly-trained physicians specializing in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and anti-aging medicine. This expert group of physicians has led the movement that has brought anti-aging medicine into the mainstream. Integrating fitness and nutrition programs with medically supervised bioidentical hormone therapy for men and women suffering from hormone imbalances associated with aging. The Florida Trend cover story in December 2009, featured BodyLogicMD as the national leader in the growing anti-aging industry. BusinessWeek cover story in March 2006, features the BodyLogicMD start-up story.
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Chuck Brown, Godfather of Go-Go Dies at 75; GreenBeanBuddy.com Probes the Real Cause of His Death
Chuck Brown, Godfather of Go-Go Dies at 75; GreenBeanBuddy.com Probes the Real Cause of His Death
Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 18, 2012
Musician Chuck Brown has died, a report from huffingtonpost.com said. The performer passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on May 16 at age 75, added the report. And with limited information available, entertainment news website GreenBeanBuddy.com probed his death’s real cause.
Last week, on a report from washingtonpost.com dated May 8, KK Brown, daughter of the Godfather of Go-Go revealed that his father got pneumonia. She added that Brown had been hospitalized for two months. It is because of that and other health problems that prompted the cancellation of the performer’s shows for the last two months, it was said.
However, Tom Goldfogle, Brown’s manager stated on a separate report that the music legend died of multiple organ failure as a result of sepsis. And with no words from Brown’s family of what truly caused his death, the question remains unanswered.
Here’s an excerpt of the post “What Caused Chuck Brown’s Death?” from GreenBeanBuddy.com
“Any other night, Chuck Brown would be winding up his audience with his soulful conga beat. He would be answering the ‘Wind me up, Chuck’ call of his fanatics and induce them to dance along with his music. With his passing though, that will never repeat.
The legendary go-go progenitor died on May 16. However, it is still unclear what caused his death. Last week, Brown’s daughter KK Brown announced his father got pneumonia and said he was hospitalized for two months. Because of that, speculations rose that the said disease caused the music icon’s death.”
Read more about Chuck Brown and What Caused His Death at: http://www.greenbeanbuddy.com/1930/chuch-brown-real-death/
According to the entertainment news website GreenbeanBuddy.com, fans of Chuck Brown flooded the web with tributes and condolences to his family following news about his death. And with his great contribution to music, he surely deserves those praises, the site added.
Additionally, the request of his family for respect of their privacy regarding the cause of his death must also be granted, said the website. After all, no matter what it is that claimed his life, it will never claim his legacy in the music industry, it commented.
Get more entertainment news today at http://www.GreenBeanBuddy.com.
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-Exposure To Internet Porn Causes An Emergence Of Lousy Lovers and society as a whole suffers from it! says Paula Jacobsson in her recent book “The Horny Heart?”.
-Exposure To Internet Porn Causes An Emergence Of Lousy Lovers and society as a whole suffers from it! says Paula Jacobsson in her recent book “The Horny Heart?”.
Stockholm, Sweden (PRWEB) May 18, 2012
Too much of anything, even a great thing, can ruin it. No, this is not to say abstinence is the only way. Rather the opposite actually. Millions of people feel disheartened and don’t light up anymore when they talk about sex. It’s as if the magic is gone, the excitement, the expectations. The worst part of this is that this includes a large number of young adults just starting out in life. Partly to blame for this is the glamorization of porn and the porn revolution. Exposure to this kind of material can wreak havoc with our brains and emotional health. Some even say that we stand before a new pandemic – porn addiction!
Excessive exposure to porn can turn a healthy, thriving libido and sex drive into a weak trickle, and even kill it completely. It also has a numbing effect on our emotions. There seems to be a lack of awareness of how much the pornographic way of life –isolation – has influenced human interaction as well as society as a whole.
This attempt at trying to isolate sex from love and love from life is never going to work. Love is an integral part of great, amazing and awe-inspiring love-making and sex.
Time to re-focus, time to give love and romance a well deserved renaissance? Absolutely, unless we are willing to settle for a life as half dead, zombie-like shadows. In the book The Horny Heart? the Swedish author, Paula Jacobsson, discusses and reflects on the subjects of sex, porn and love, mixing facts with her own thoughts. The book which combines a candid, lighthearted and yet serious tone is a reminder of the necessity to make conscious choices in order to have the fantastic and enriching experiences we all dream of as well as to regain our inherent ability to love. Provocative – maybe, but if you manage to keep your reactions in check, you’ll find that the whole book truly is a deeply felt tribute to love. The book is now available at Amazon both as paperback and as a Kindle wireless.
About the author:
Paula Jacobsson, born in Stockholm, Sweden, was “discovered” at the age of 19, by Stockholm’s most prominent fashion model guru and her work as a model took her to Germany, Japan and the US. Her career has since mainly been focused on marketing within various organizations and a variety of positions. After becoming a mother her interest turned more into quality of life, creativity, health and wellbeing. In 2007 she was asked to write a booklet on psychosocial work environment and stress management and found the work so stimulating she decided to write more. In 2010 she released a book (Jobbigt – så funkar jobbSverige) on the Swedish labor market together with her colleague Pernilla Wadborg challenging the Swedish government by describing the many challenges and possibilities from a personal viewpoint questioning and promoting a change of values in politics. Paula prefers to write and lecture about creativity, values, holistic health and the power of love. Despite the fact that you may find an outspoken sharpness and sometimes even cynicism in her wording her warmth and sense of humor is what characterizes and dominates her writing.
Contact information:
Paula Jacobsson email: paula.b.jacobsson(at)gmail(dot)com
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Cell: +46 706 82 8702
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Blavo & Co gives players peace of mind when they hang up their boots
Blavo & Co gives players peace of mind when they hang up their boots
London (PRWEB UK) 18 May 2012
Euro 2012 is on its way, and with it comes the promise of glory for an as-yet unknown group of players. Football is often a game consumed by the immediate spectacle, by the bright lights; but, away from the pitch, the game contains more challenges than ever before.
‘In my last few years of working with Premier League players, primarily those from Africa, I have seen the pressures upon them growing steadily greater. Club football is now truly globalised, meaning a fiercer competition for team places, and an expectation of elite performance with little to no time to get used to their new surroundings. Though a career at the peak of the game brings remarkable financial rewards, it becomes harder to reach and remain at that peak with each passing year.
As a lawyer, I have seen my role transform to meet their evolving needs of these players, and to help them to maximise the considerable commercial opportunities that are available to them. There might have been a time when a lawyer simply drafted a signing-on contract for a player, and that was the end of their engagement. But things are very different now: planning is everything.
From the very first day that I start working with a player, I begin thinking about the very last day that he will put on a pair of boots, and beyond. Will he have made and saved enough to provide a platform for whatever he goes on to do next? Will his personal arrangements give him the peace of mind to perform to the best of his ability on the field?
In taking this rounded and long-term view of a player’s career, I have found myself going far beyond the simple job description that I had when I first got my practising certificate. I’ve found myself doing everything from arranging sponsorship deals to personal promotion, holidays, global investments, high fashion, tailoring and picking out the colours of curtains for a player’s new house. My working life is as exciting as it is varied; best of all, though, is the quiet satisfaction that I take from seeing a player financially fulfilled at the end of his footballing days, and looking back with him at a job well done.’ John Blavo, Senior Partner at Blavo & Co.
‘I am extremely grateful to Blavo & Co for the high standard of professional advice I receive from them which allows me to make positive and long-term decisions – benefiting and protecting my assets. John Blavo has been instrumental in assisting me to look at my career as a player and my future after retirement; I feel I am a member of a family rather than a client.’
Lauren Etame Mayer, Ex-Arsenal footballer
‘I Thank Blavo & Co for their friendly and professional approach to my needs. Football is a truly global sport. Their turnaround speed and ability to reduce long winded conversations to simple, workable, cost effective advice are fantastic.’
Mr Antonio Flares, CEO and FIFA Agent. Seville, Spain
‘I am very impressed and delighted with the well rounded and seamless, professional and friendly service I continue to receive from Blavo & Co Solicitors.’
Mr John Pantsill, Leicester City & Ghanaian International Player.
Blavo & Co is a full service law firm, with seven offices in London, Hertfordshire and Surrey. The firm covers almost every legal area, from commercial law and litigation, family law, mental health law, sports law, employment law, housing law, criminal law and prison law, to name but a few.
Blavo & Co has developed a reputation for being approachable, friendly and for consistently exceeding its clients expectations whilst maintaining ethical and socially responsible standards.
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Telemedicine Website Relaunch for MD247
Telemedicine Website Relaunch for MD247
Tampa Florida (PRWEB) May 17, 2012
MD247 announced the relaunch of its supplemental telemedicine health website at http://www.md247.com on Thursday morning. The new website is intended to make information regarding both the field of telemedicine, and the Talk to a Doctor Hotline provided by MD247 more easily accessible and understood by potential new telemedicine program members.
The creative staff behind the new MD247 website advises that potential consumers, businesses and the media review the new website frequently because the website will evolve to meet the needs of telemedicine program members.
Largo Florida based MD247.COM (MD247; MD/247; MD 247; M.D.247; MD-247) provides an affordable telemedicine supplement to existing healthcare services. MD247.COM telemedicine program members have unlimited telephone access to a nationwide medical support team, all with just a single phone call to the MD247.COM telemedicine Talk to a Doctor/Talk to a Nurse Hotline. MD247.COM has a virtual platoon of registered nurses; board certified physicians and a support staff available to members for all non-emergency situations. More information about MD247.COM is available online at http://www.md247.com.
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Liverpool FC share their vitamin D levels
Liverpool FC share their vitamin D levels
Liverpool, UK (PRWEB) May 17, 2012
A new study released by a team of researchers out of Liverpool, UK, report on the vitamin D levels of twenty soccer players who played for the city’s beloved and famed soccer club, Liverpool FC.
The report, led by James P. Morton of Liverpool John Moores University and published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, measured the levels of the players in late August of 2010 after a summer full of World Cup games, outdoor training, and retreats to the Mediterranean.
They found that players had mean levels just over 40 ng/ml of vitamin D, much higher than the national average in the UK.
However, four months into the season in December, the researchers measured the levels of the soccer players again. This time their levels had dropped significantly, down to 21 ng/ml. This drop occurred despite the players training for 90 minutes outside before noon on most days during the season.
Vitamin D plays a role in bone health, muscle function and immunity, so proper vitamin D levels could play an important part in fitness and injury prevention to soccer players.
The authors point out that in Liverpool at 53°N, sunlight is hard to come by during the winter and not intense enough to maintain high vitamin D levels during the cold season.
“In wintertime, it looks like some of these players require supplementation probably from October onwards until the end of the season,” Morton says. The season ends in May.
Improved vitamin D levels could be important for soccer players during long, cloudy and grueling seasons during the wintertime.
Corresponding researcher:
James P. Morton: j(dot)p(dot)morton(at)ljmu(dot)ac(dot)uk
For a detailed look at the study’s findings, visit: http://blog.vitamindcouncil.org
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