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Lahey Clinic Cancer Walk & 5K Run Scheduled for June 2

May 19, 2012     No comments


Burlington, MA (PRWEB) May 16, 2012

Lahey Clinic?s Annual Cancer Walk & 5K Run will take place rain or shine on Saturday morning, June 2. The events, held simultaneously on the Burlington and Peabody campuses, are open to all and raise funds to enhance Lahey?s cancer services in both locations. Thank you for leaving pets at home.

Inspired by the realization that there are a million reasons to walk because cancer impacts us all, the event celebrates its seventh year in Burlington and third in Peabody. With the help of community support and participation, 2012 will be the year when the Walk reaches an impressive milestone?a cumulative total of $ 1,000,000 raised in support of cancer care at Lahey Clinic. Donations to this year?s walk will go to the nurse navigator programs and other supportive services. This year?s Platinum Plus sponsor is Salter HealthCare, which operates rehabilitation and nursing centers in Woburn and Winchester, Mass. The event media sponsors are Magic 106.7 and 105.7 WROR.

The family-friendly event will feature music, dancing, amusements, educational booths, and inspiring stories from cancer survivors. Walkers can form teams by mobilizing family and friends or walk individually. A complimentary continental breakfast at registration and after-walk brunch will be available.

Registration is available online at Walk.Lahey.org. For more information, contact the Lahey Philanthropy Office at 781-744-3333.

Lahey?s Sophia Gordon Cancer Center offers a full range of comprehensive medical and surgical specialists. Board-certified physicians in medical oncology, radiation oncology and surgical oncology collaborate to bring personalized, compassionate care to patients.

Among its many distinctions, Lahey has been granted the Outstanding Achievement Award by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. Lahey is one of 13 programs, and the only one in New England, to receive this award for the past three consecutive surveys, spanning the past nine years

About Lahey Clinic

Lahey Clinic, a physician-led, nonprofit group practice, is world-renowned for innovative technology, pioneering medical treatment, and leading-edge research. A teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, the Clinic provides quality health care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty, from primary care to cancer diagnosis and treatment to kidney and liver transplantation. Lahey Clinic nurses also earned Magnet status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition only achieved by six percent of American hospitals. For more information please visit http://www.Lahey.org.

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Process Pink Renews National Breast Cancer Foundation Partnership

May 18, 2012     No comments


LODI, CA (PRWEB) May 02, 2012

Process Pink Payments, LLC (?Process Pink?), an emerging leader in payment processing services, announced today that it has renewed its exclusive agreement with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (?NBCF?). NBCF is one of the most highly visible, nationally recognized and trusted organizations devoted to saving lives through early detection and providing mammograms for those in need. This prized agreement marks Process Pink and NBCF?s four- year anniversary and in addition to other mutual benefits, allows Process Pink to incorporate the NBCF logo and pink ribbon in its exclusive payment-processing offering.

The renowned Process Pink? brand and the Pink Ribbon are used in the exclusive partnership with the NBCF to market payment processing to those merchants who want to aid in the effort to help the fight against breast cancer. Through the Process Pink program, with the assistance of our processing merchants, Process Pink received the NBCF Platinum Sponsorship Award for 2011.

?Process Pink is extremely proud to continue supporting NBCF in the fight against breast cancer,? said Anthony Holder, President of Process Pink. ?We are committed to being a socially responsible corporation with the goal to contribute to society in a more lasting and meaningful way, while still remaining true to business objectives. Process Pink’s trademarked program is a prime example of this philosophy,? added Anthony Holder.

Process Pink is committed to support the NBCF in a variety of ways including:


Exclusive Process Pink? brand and the Pink Ribbon to promote partnership with the NBCF
Process Pink? point-of-sale terminal, the only point-of-sale device in the world which saves lives
Process Pink exclusive program, where a portion of transactions is donated to NBCF
Events and programs for moving Process Pink agents nationwide to become involved
A dedicated website http://www.processpink.com and social media related to the partnership

?We are pleased to continue our partnership with Process Pink in our mission to save lives?, said Janelle Hail, Founder and President of NBCF. Hail, a breast cancer survivor of thirty-two years, continued, ?This year more than 211,000 new cases of breast cancer are expected in the United States, and most doctors believe that early detection tests for breast cancer save thousands of lives each year.. With the support of Process Pink, we look forward to helping save more lives.?

It all begins with one simple decision, watch YouTube video about Process Pink and its cause: http://youtu.be/5QOQm-EWyYY.

About Process Pink Payments:

Process Pink Payments, LLC (?Process Pink?), a subsidiary of Unified Payments, LLC, is a leading socially responsible provider of payment processing services to small, medium, and large-size merchants across the United States. By being a socially responsible company, Process Pink works with its merchants to give back to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. When a consumer makes a credit card purchase at a Process Pink participating merchant, a portion of transactions is donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

For more information about Process Pink, please visit http://www.processpink.com.

About National Breast Cancer Foundation:

Recognized as one of the leading breast cancer organizations in the world, the National Breast Cancer Foundation?s (NBCF) mission is to save lives through early detection and to provide mammograms for those in need. A recipient of Charity Navigator?s highest 4-star rating for eight years, NBCF provides women ?Help for Today?Hope for Tomorrow?? through its National Mammography Program, Beyond The Shock?, Early Detection Plan, MyNBCF online support community, and breast cancer research programs.

For more information about NBCF, please visit http://www.nbcf.org.







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CanDiag?s Early Breast Cancer Detection Focus Garners a $50,000 Win at Charlotte Venture Challenge

May 18, 2012     No comments

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB) May 02, 2012

CanDiag, Inc., a spin-off of the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Charlotte focused on early-stage breast cancer detection, has been named the grand prize winner of the 2012 Charlotte Venture Challenge. CanDiag went head-to-head with 117 other startup companies for a prize pool of more than $ 100,000, including the $ 50,000 grand prize.

?CanDiag survived four rounds of competition against 117 amazing early-stage companies, proving itself to be one of the most innovative companies with high-growth potential in the Southeast,? said Devin A. Collins, Assistant Director of Business and Entrepreneurial Development, UNC Charlotte?s Charlotte Research Institute. ?The company is a prime example of what happens in the Charlotte Venture Challenge when innovative research is connected with an entrepreneurial team and mentors and then put to the test in front of experienced investors.?

The Charlotte Venture Challenge is the region?s premier business plan competition. It is organized by Charlotte Research Institute and The Ben Craig Center in an effort to accelerate the growth of scalable new ventures in the Charlotte region and build recognition of Charlotte as an innovation center.

Founded in 2011 by Pinku Mukherjee, Ph.D., Irwin Belk Endowed Professor for Cancer Research at UNC Charlotte, CanDiag acquired from the university exclusive license to a patent-pending tumor antibody with diagnostic applications spanning the life cycle of cancer patients, from detecting and locating cancer to treatment and monitoring for recurrence. It was based upon this antibody that CanDiag developed a simple blood test that has demonstrated unprecedented accuracy in detecting early-stage breast cancer.

In a pilot study with blood samples from breast cancer patients and healthy individuals, CanDiag?s test outperformed the commercially available tumor marker test, accurately detecting early-stage breast cancer when the latter failed to do so. CanDiag?s test also returned no false-positive results, compared to a 50 percent false-positive rate for the commercial test.

?The anticipated impact of this blood test is twofold: greater peace of mind for women through more accurate testing and improved survival with early detection. It also is expected to lower healthcare costs by eliminating the need for redundant and expensive testing,? said Dr. Mukherjee, CEO and Chief Scientific Officer, CanDiag. ?It is an honor to have won the Charlotte Venture Challenge, and we are excited by the growth opportunities it creates for CanDiag.?

As the grand prize winner, CanDiag receives a $ 50,000 convertible-debt note from Charlotte-based venture capital fund, Vaterra Capital. The investment will pave the way for further clinical validation and regulatory approval of its blood test, which may also have diagnostic implications for other forms of cancer.

Further, while CanDiag is initially focused on diagnostics, it also holds an exclusive option to license the therapeutic rights to the tumor antibody. This sets the stage for development of future therapeutic applications, the potential for which has been demonstrated by UNC Charlotte.

About CanDiag, Inc.

CanDiag is a University of North Carolina (UNC) at Charlotte spin-off that has licensed a patent-protected technology from the university with applications spanning the life cycle of cancer patients, from detecting and locating cancer to treatment and monitoring for recurrence. In a pilot study with blood samples from breast cancer patients and healthy individuals, CanDiag?s test outperformed the market tumor marker test in both detection and accuracy. The organization is raising funds for a pivotal clinical study of its blood test and will pursue additional diagnostic, imaging and therapeutic product development and commercialization based upon its tumor antibody technology.







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Mobile Commons Partners with National Cancer Institute to Help Teens Quit Smoking via Text Message

May 18, 2012     No comments


New York, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2012

Mobile Commons announced today it has partnered with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, to use text messaging to help teens and young adults quit smoking. Developed by smoking cessation experts, SmokefreeTXT provides the targeted advice and encouragement that young people need to quit smoking ? all via text message. The text messages run in both English and Spanish, and the content is paced according to the recipient?s individual quit date. This announcement also marks the launch of Mobile Commons? new health care edition ? Mobile Commons for Health ? which will allow the health care industry to integrate the power and reach of mobile messaging to improve health care outcomes.

?We are proud to partner with the National Cancer Institute on such an important and effective use of mobile messaging,? said Jed Alpert, CEO and Co-founder of Mobile Commons. ?We know how great the possibilities are for effecting real change through mobile messaging ? from helping heavy smokers quit smoking to motivating HIV+ patients to adhere to complicated medication regimens. Our new health edition will make it even easier for health care organizations of all types to drive healthy outcomes by reaching people on the device they use most ? their mobile phone.?

Mobile Commons for Health is a complete mobile messaging platform for the healthcare industry. Departments of health, health care providers and pharmaceutical companies can encourage (and track) behavior change and medication adherence, provide private counseling through a live text chat, and share vital health knowledge all on the mobile phone.

Young Adults and Text Messaging

Participants in NCI?s SmokefreeTXT campaign, powered by Mobile Commons, will receive text messages timed to their selected quit date and will continue receiving texts for up to six weeks following their target quit date ? a critical time period in the smoking cessation process. Teens and young adults can enter the program by texting QUIT to 47848 or through the SmokefreeTXT website.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research shows that nearly 20 percent of teens currently smoke and 80 percent of adult smokers began before 18 years of age. By connecting with young smokers on their mobile phones, NCI looks to more effectively encourage them to quit with proven cessation tools and strategies.

Teens exchange an average of nearly 3,500 messages per month (according to Nielsen?s State of the Media: The Mobile Media Report from 2011) illustrating that text messaging remains the centerpiece of teens? mobile behavior.

Mobile Commons and Health

For nearly five years, Mobile Commons? award-winning service has helped public and private organizations quickly and easily reach their target audiences via mobile messaging. By using a technology available to almost everyone across the country ? nearly all cell phones support texting ? health care organizations can provide access to information and services for people of every socioeconomic status ? at a significantly lower cost ? with positive results that are four to five times greater than other channels.

Mobile Commons has helped numerous health care organizations create healthy outcomes for their target groups through mobile messaging programs. For example, the New York City Department of Health used Mobile Commons to create a citywide smoking cessation program; heavy smokers who received the texts were twice as likely to quit as those who did not. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute?s text campaign motivated parents to get their children to eat healthier and exercise.

The new Mobile Commons for Health edition was designed based on years of powering health messaging and honing best practices for effectiveness. The edition?s user interface and APIs seamlessly integrate text, voice and web applications with customers? CRMs, databases and social marketing tools. Coupled with real-time analytics and reporting, Mobile Commons makes it easy for organizations to integrate mobile communications with their existing channels and databases.

About Mobile Commons

Mobile Commons, a mobile strategy and software company, is the technology behind today?s most effective mobile messaging campaigns. Mobile Commons makes messaging simple with its industry-leading expertise. The software is easy to use, quick to implement, fully integrated and equipped with every feature needed to make health outreach and engagement more effective. Mobile Commons customers have achieved remarkable results ? among them are California Department of Public Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Harvard Pilgrim, New York MTA, San Francisco MTA, Nike, AARP, the Humane Society, R/GA, and hundreds of others. For more information, please visit http://www.MobileCommons.com.







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Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation Appoints New Leaders

May 17, 2012     No comments


Sioux Falls, SD (PRWEB) May 03, 2012

Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce that Eva A. May and Chris Orzechowski have been added to the leadership team, with May serving as the vice president of marketing and Orzechowski as the vice president of branding and communications. Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation was recently created to pioneer a bold new comprehensive approach to breast cancer with a mission to unlock each women?s genetic code, advance today?s prevention and treatment, and end breast cancer for future generations.

Eva May – As the vice president of marketing, May will primarily focus on the development of cause-related marketing partnerships. May is the former president of Espa?ol Marketing & Communications, Inc., an integrated marketing agency focusing on the US Hispanic market. May has more than 25 years of experience in marketing and advertising, having worked with clients such as Procter & Gamble, Kraft General Foods, Corona beer, Coca-Cola Foods, Countrywide, Quaker and Pillsbury. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning and market program development and implementation. According to May, ?I look forward to developing creative long-term partnerships with strategically-aligned corporations in support of cutting-edge technology and research to personalize breast cancer care and treatment, and to ultimately eradicate this horrible disease.?

May earned her MBA in marketing and finance from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.

Chris Orzechowski- As the vice president of branding and communications, Orzechowski will work to position the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation as one of the most progressive and responsible breast cancer organizations in the world. Leadership abilities in her previous national roles as vice president of marketing and communications at Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), director of brand marketing for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and corporate image manager at the American Heart Association, have made her a driving agent in marketing large healthcare-related brands. Orzechowski shared, ?The substance behind this work is second to none and I?m honored to be a part of the team that will strengthen credibility and transform the breast cancer space.? Orzechowski has served on numerous boards and has been an active volunteer in various service organizations.

Orzechowski?s education includes a Masters of Liberal Arts from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelors of Fine Arts, with a minor in marketing, from the University of North Texas.

About the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation

The Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation is pioneering a bold new comprehensive approach to breast cancer, with a mission to unlock each woman’s genetic code, advance today’s prevention and treatment, and end breast cancer for future generations. Edith Sanford Breast Cancer is pursuing cutting-edge translational genomics research to identify specific treatments that will work best for each person, prevent the disease on an individual basis, and ultimately eradicate breast cancer. To accelerate the research and advances in care, a cornerstone of this ground-breaking organization is our biobank ? a shared collection of genetic information from people of all ages, medical histories and backgrounds ? that provides researchers easy access to data.

The launch of this movement began with a gift from Denny Sanford, who tragically lost his mother, Edith, to breast cancer when he was just four years old. For more information about the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation, visit edithsanford.org or call 1-855-GO-EDITH (463-3484).

About Sanford Health

Sanford Health is the patient care and research partner of the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation, and the largest rural, not-for-profit health care system in the nation with locations in 112 communities, in seven states. In addition, this dynamic integrated health system is now developing international clinics in Ireland, Ghana, Israel and Mexico.

Sanford Health has been in service for more than 100 years and includes 34 hospitals, 116 clinic locations and nearly 1000 physicians in 70 specialty areas of medicine. With more than 20,000 employees, Sanford Health is the largest employer in North and South Dakota.

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Resource Center Warns Increased Actos Use for Depression Could Lead to More Cases of Actos Bladder Cancer

May 17, 2012     No comments


Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 11, 2012

The Actos Resource Center, a bladder cancer patient advocacy group, is alerting patients of the risks of bladder cancer from Actos after new research in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology indicated the drug may be beneficial in treating depression.

Actos, a popular treatment for type II diabetes, has been linked to bladder cancer by researchers in France, Germany, Canada and the United States in recent years. Researchers with Health Canada and the French Medicines Agency have discovered as much as a 40% increased risk of bladder cancer with long-term Actos use.

However, scientists recently found Actos may improve the effects of antidepressants in treating Major Depressive Disorder. Last week, the journal Neuropsychopharmacology published findings from researchers at Tehran University indicating patients given Actos along with antidepressant drugs reported more symptom relief.

Professor Shahin Akhondzadeh commented that the results were important since a large percentage of patients treated for depression fail to respond to the available antidepressant medications.

According to a Bloomberg report on June 9, 2011, Actos was already the most popular drug in the world for the treatment of type II diabetes. However, with the FDA estimating that 20% of Americans take antidepressant drugs, experts with the Actos Resource Center fear that millions more could be prescribed the drug to help with depression, putting more at risk of bladder cancer.

According to a Bloomberg report on March 13, 2012, Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly face as many as 10,000 Actos lawsuits from patients in the U.S. over bladder cancer allegedly caused by the drug.

A federal Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated all of the lawsuits into a federal court in Louisiana. The case is known as In Re: Actos Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2299, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana (Lafayette).

The Actos Resource Center cautions anyone considering taking Actos to speak with their doctor about the risks. Anyone diagnosed with bladder cancer after taking the drug should speak with a lawyer about their legal rights.

The Actos Bladder Cancer Center only works with qualified Actos lawyers who are actively involved in this litigation and have handled thousands of cases.

For more information on the research, actos warnings, side effects and legal options relating to the drug Actos, or to speak with a lawyer, visit ActosCancer.com.







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UBM Medica?s CancerNetwork Recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Details Latest Findings

May 16, 2012     No comments

(PRWEB) October 07, 2011

This October, UBM Medica?s CancerNetwork (http://www.cancernetwork.com) recognizes National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with dedicated content detailing the latest findings in breast cancer research. CancerNetwork serves as a premier online resource designed to meet the informational needs of today’s busy cancer care specialists. This month, the site will focus on the issue of breast cancer by highlighting the most recent news and findings from the leading research institutes and hospitals in the field, including:


The latest research data and best treatment practices from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute
An update on the use of PARP Inhibitors in breast cancer from the University of Pittsburgh
Advances in lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) for women from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New reports on drug resistance to PI3K Inhibitors and novel DNA silencing
The most recent approvals and updates from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Practice-changing highlights from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Breast Symposium in San Francisco

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, other than skin cancer, and there will be approximately 230,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women by the end of 2011. ?Physicians of almost every discipline have need of the latest cancer research ? from the cancer care specialists working on the front lines, to the primary care physicians who play a critical role in cancer screening and early detection,? says Rachel Warren, editor of CancerNetwork and the ONCOLOGY journal. ?Until we eradicate this disease, it is imperative that we arm today?s physicians with tools that result in better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.?

About UBM Medica

Addressing today?s healthcare information needs, UBM Medica, a division of UBM Plc (UBM.L), delivers strategic, integrated communications solutions and comprehensive reach?online, in print, live, and via custom programs. Improving the effectiveness of healthcare through information and education, UBM Medica provides unbiased clinical, practical, and business information for physicians, providers, payers, and patients around the world. Through journals, magazines, directories, drug databases and other electronic databases, Web sites, face-to-face meetings, and other valuable resources, UBM Medica also delivers comprehensive communication solutions for the pharmaceutical and related industries. US websites include PsychiatricTimes.com, CancerNetwork.com, DiagnosticImaging.com, ConsultantLive.com, OBGYN.net, PhysiciansPractice.com and SearchMedica.com. Employing more than 1,400 people with offices in 29 countries, UBM Medica is headquartered in London.

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Charleston, SC Schools ?Eat Up? Healthy Vending as Seven Area Schools Install Healthy Snack Machines – Local Cancer Survivor to Donate 1% Sales to Breast Cancer Research

May 16, 2012     No comments


Charleston, SC (PRWEB) May 02, 2012

Charleston, SC schools have embraced healthy vending and early results from machines sales indicate a strong appetite for the all-natural and organic snacks and beverages in new, state-of-the-art vending machines, announced Vend Natural (http://www.vendnatural.com). Vend Natural, one of the fastest-growing healthy vending companies in the U.S., has installed machines in six Charleston area schools with more scheduled installations in the coming weeks. These schools are a model for the state and the country, which is facing skyrocketing rates of obesity for both adults and teenagers.

Over the past several months, six schools in Charleston area Berkeley County school district – including Hanahan Middle and High School, Sangaree Middle, Westview Middle, Sedgefield Middle and College Park Middle – have installed new state-of-the art Vend Natural healthy vending machines as part of a strong commitment to wellness for students, staff and visitors. A seventh school in the Berkeley school district ? Cane Bay Middle School ? is scheduled to install a healthy vending machine in the coming weeks. The Vend Natural dual-zone machines carries a wide selection of both refrigerated drinks and ambient temperature snacks such as all natural chips and popcorn, low fat health bars, organic fruit smoothies, natural coconut water and more. All of the products available through Vend Natural meet or exceed federal, state and school nutritional standards for calories, fat, vitamins, fiber, sodium and more.

Commenting on the newly-installed machines, Hanahan Middle School?s Principal Robin Rogers said, ?This new vending solution was a top priority for our school to ensure that all of our students have access to healthier snacks and drinks with better nutritional components, which we know is crucial for learning.? He continued, ?Our Vend Natural machines are exceeding our expectations, as the kids are enjoying the new product selection and the school is enjoying a stronger revenue stream from commissions than anticipated. We are all thrilled and hope to see more schools in Berkeley and other neighboring school districts follow our lead.?

Vend Natural, founded by company CEO Gil Sanchez, is one of the fastest-growing healthy vending companies in the U.S. and was formed to address the declining health of our nation and skyrocketing teenage and adult obesity rates by providing healthier snacking alternatives to schools, hospitals and businesses. The company?s mission is to support improved eating practices by offering healthy products that are easily accessible and affordable to everyone.

Managing Vend Natural of the Carolinas is entrepreneur and breast cancer survivor Jan Moore. Jan?s personal story is compelling. Like many southerners, Jan was raised on fast food and southern style cooking. In 2007 and with no family history, Jan was suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer. Early detection and medical treatment saved her life and she is now cancer free. This experience compelled Jan to learn more about the impact and importance of good nutrition on health and motivated her to change her own and her family?s diet.

Jan commented, ?My unexpected battle with cancer opened my eyes to the role that diet plays in overall health and wellness. As a fast-food kid my whole life, it didn?t occur to me that diet could contribute to poor health. Now, I know all too well how essential it is to eat well for life. I knew that joining Vend Natural in Charleston would be a way to provide others in our community with access to healthier snacks and drinks, which is so important. I have even seen a major, positive change in my daughter?s ADHD since bringing home healthy snacks from our vending machines.?

She continued, ?To make that connection even clearer, I will donate 1% of sales from Vend Natural healthy vending to Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research. It is my hope that more schools, hospitals and businesses join with me in the battle for better health and bring delicious and healthier snacks and drinks to Charleston?s kids.?

Vend Natural is the only healthy snacking company in the country that not only partners with business owners coast to coast, but also owns and operates its own machines on the west and east coasts. This enables the company to test new equipment and products before full roll-out and provide the most relevant training and customer service operation for its distributors. ?We don?t just ?sell? the business, we are IN the business, which makes us significantly more knowledgeable about what works and what doesn?t,? said Mr. Carpenter. Vend Natural also enjoys an exclusive relationship with Del Monte Fresh Produce to provide fresh cut apples, pineapples, carrots, celery, bananas and more, to their customers.

Vending Machines Go Green: Good for the Body and the Planet

Vend Natural?s vending machines are not the old school machines you are used to. Today?s state of the art vending machines are not just good for the body, but have gone ?green.? They feature:

Energy efficient design, costing a third of what traditional machines cost to run.
-More than 40% recycled metals.

-Remote, internet-based monitoring systems, preventing unnecessary fuel costs and emissions to replenish products.

-5 Star energy rating.

About Vend Natural

Vend Natural is America?s fastest-growing healthy snacking company and is based in Ventura, California and Annapolis, Maryland. The company was inspired by the vision of helping to transform eating patterns by providing healthy snacking alternatives in convenient vending locations across America. Specializing in placements in schools, hospitals and businesses, Vend Natural currently operates more than 600 machines in 24 states and the District of Columbia with plans for significant growth over the next several years.

The company is known for its innovative and environmentally-sensitive vending machine design offering state-of-the art, dual temperature-zoned, energy efficient machines that hold a large variety of both natural organic snacks and beverages. Vend Natural is also known for its fresh, bright, signature machine graphics featuring large, appealing illustrations of grapes, raspberries and its tag line, ?Snack Better. Live Better.? Vend Natural was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year award in Maryland for 2010. For more information, visit http://www.vendnatural.com.

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Fort Lauderdale Dermatologist To Offer Unprecidented Free Year-Round Skin Cancer Screenings

May 16, 2012     No comments

Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) May 14, 2012

In an effort that no human being ever die of melanoma again, Will Richardson, MD FAAD and his team at Natura Dermatology and Cosmetics have announced Free Screen Cancer Screenings at their Coconut Creek location, year-round beginning in May.

The Free Skin Cancer Screenings, sponsored by the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) and Natura Dermatology & Cosmetics, will begin in May to kick off National Melanoma Month and will be offered year-round exclusively at Natura Dermatology & Cosmetics’ Coconut Creek office located at 6552 North State Road 7, Coconut Creek, FL 33073.

The screenings are part of a national campaign to encourage early detection and teach prevention of skin cancer as more than 3.5 million skin cancers in more than 2 million people are diagnosed annually.

The Academy?s national Melanoma /Skin Cancer Screening prevention program is in its 27th year and is intended to raise awareness of melanoma and urge Americans to regularly examine their skin for signs of this serious form of skin cancer.

Self skin-examinations consist of periodically looking over your body for any changes in the size, color, shape or texture of a mole, and the development of a new mole or any other unusual changes in the skin. Any of these signs should be reported to a dermatologist right away.

A survey commissioned by the Academy showed that more than a quarter of Americans never examine their skin for signs of melanoma and three in five have never been screened for skin cancer by a health care provider. Dr. Richardson wants to change this because when treated in its earliest stages, melanoma can be cured. If not treated early, the disease can quickly spread to other parts of the body and can be fatal. ?The key to the successful treatment of most types of cancer is early detection and treatment,? Dr. Richardson said. Current estimates are that 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.

It was estimated that 123,590 new cases of melanoma would occur in 2011, and more than 8,790 people were expected to die of the disease. One American dies from melanoma almost every hour. More than 75 percent of skin cancer deaths are from melanoma. The members of the American Academy of Dermatology and Natura Dermatology & Cosmetics invite the public to take advantage of the free screenings throughout the year.

For more information or to schedule a free Skin Cancer Screening, call Natura Dermatology & Cosmetics at 954.537.4106.

Founded in 2006, Natura Dermatology & Cosmetics is wholly owned by Will Richardson, MD FAAD one of Fort Lauderdale?s premiere skin cancer prevention physicians and Mohs Surgery specialists.

Headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill., the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy), founded in 1938, is the largest, most influential, and most representative of all dermatologic associations. For more information, visit http://www.aad.org

Media Contact:

Christine Zullo, PA-C

954.537.4106

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W. Marston Linehan, M.D., Honored for His Dedication to Kidney Cancer Research

May 14, 2012     No comments


Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) October 23, 2011

W. Marston Linehan, M.D., Branch Chief, Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), was honored at the 10th International Kidney Cancer Symposium held recently in Chicago for his career-long commitment to advancing breakthroughs in kidney cancer research. In addition to delivering the Andrew C. Novick Memorial Lecture, an award of $ 10,000.00 is to be made in Dr. Linehan’s name to support the research of a young investigator.

Dr. Linehan came to the National Institutes of Health after completing his training in urologic surgery at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. He has held positions of increasing responsibility at the NCI and was part of the team responsible for identification of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) and hereditary papillary renal cell carcinoma (HPRC) kidney cancer genes. He has a wide range of scientific interests and accomplishments spanning molecular genetics of urologic malignancies and evaluation and treatment of patients with hereditary and sporadic forms of genitourinary cancers.

Bill Bro, CEO of the Kidney Cancer Association (KCA), praised Dr. Linehan saying, “As a survivor of kidney cancer, I know that patients are grateful for Marston’s career-long dedication to unlocking the secrets of this dreadful disease, as we work together to improve the quality of life for the many thousands of people now living with kidney cancer.”

KCA was founded in 1990 by a small group of patients, including Eugene P. Schonfeld, Ph.D., and medical doctors in Chicago, Illinois. The organization reaches more than 70,000 people in 102 countries and educates medical professionals at its annual symposia in the USA and Europe.

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