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Physical Therapists Say Proper Fit And Use Of Walkers And Canes Can Prevent Fall-Related Injuries In Elderly
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is urging elderly adults who use canes and walkers as walking aids to be properly assessed and fitted by a physical therapist to avoid fall-related injuries. This advice comes in response to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (June 2009), which found that 47,000 senior citizens end up in emergency rooms each year due to falls from improper use and fit of walkers and canes.

Mapping HIV's March Around Europe
Those travelling abroad should take seriously advice to pack their condoms and keep their needles to themselves: research published today in the open access journal Retrovirology shows that tourists, travellers and migrants from Greece, Portugal, Serbia and Spain actively export HIV-1 subtype B to other European nations.
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Discretionary Fortification Of Junk Food With Vitamin And Mineral Could Be Approved By Health Canada
Health Canada considers permitting vitamin and mineral (iron, calcium etc.) additives in high-calorie food products of all sorts, such as potato chips, energy bars, fruit flavored drinks. However dieticians and other health professionals caution that those products continue to be fortified junk food and that the little added nutritional value will boost consumption and enhance problems of obesity and diabetes.
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Medimix International To Exhibit At American Society of Clinical Oncology AGM

Medimix International, a leader in global healthcare marketing research for life sciences industry, announced that it will be exhibiting at the 45th AGM of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which will take place in Orlando, Florida from May 29-June 2, 2009. The annual ASCO meeting is considered to be the premier educational and scientific event in the oncology community, a forum for cutting-edge scientific and educational developments in oncology with a focus on personalizing cancer care. Medimix International has a long history of working in the field of oncology/hematology, one of its key therapeutic areas, and in fact around 35-40% of its yearly projects are conducted in that field. It currently manages a panel of more than 17,000 oncologists and over 13,000 hematologists from North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Specialties included in the panel are medical, radiation, surgical, gynecology, and pediatric oncology, with Medimix"s demonstrating particular expertise in the areas of anemia, breast, lung, bowel, prostate, and renal cancers. "Oncology is a very challenging field where treatment options are continuously evolving," commented Dr. Tessa Schoor, Medimix"s Chief Medical Officer. "It is crucial for us to stay up to date on the new therapeutic outcomes that are discussed at the ASCO meeting every year. " With over 26,000 professionals from 128 countries attending the ASCO event, Medimix"s presence will have a dual purpose: to extend an invitation to these experts to become part of its new online community and to showcase its services to clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology fields. "Over 53% of visitors at ASCO come from outside the United States," noted Henry Gazay, CEO of Medimix International. "The reach of our onco/hematology panel being global, exhibiting at ASCO represents a unique opportunity to meet some of the key members of our community from diverse countries around the world. Physicians and KOLs will come to our booth to share their experience of working with us and working together. It is also a great opportunity to show new marketing services to our clients." Medimix International will be present at the ASCO exhibition, May 29- June 1, booth #426 Medimix International


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