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(PRLEAP.COM) MIAMI, FL – NEOAIR INDUSTRIES LLC, known worldwide for their advanced air purifier systems, released today a new set of independent performance tests for their Enviro 68108 model. (more…)

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt recently announced a new Medicaid program that will give elderly and disabled Vermont residents more options to remain in their homes and communities and out of institutions. (more…)

(PRLEAP.COM) Having been in businesses for the past year and a half Rajeunir Medical Spa has come to know women. This demographic comprises nearly 85% of their current customer base. (more…)

HHS today announced first-year findings showing that students participating in abstinence education programs have a more positive view toward abstinence than students not participating. The information was released in an interim report of an evaluation designed to measure the impacts of a select set of abstinence education programs. (more…)

(PRLEAP.COM) The Lasik Directory – http://www.the-lasik-directory.com is now open to serve the needs of a growing community of people who are looking for no-nonsense information about laser eye surgery and a handy resource for locating a LASIK doctor in all 50 states. (more…)

ATLANTA – Although blood lead levels (BLLs) in children aged 1 to 5 years are decreasing in the United States, the prevalence of elevated BLLs among newly resettled refugee children is substantially higher than children born in the United States. (more…)

(PRLEAP.COM) Every year, billions of dollars are spent on medication to relieve headaches. Billions more are lost due to time away from work for headache sufferers. Why do we have so many headaches and what can be done about them? (more…)

Researchers supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have found that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, and that despite effective treatments, there are long delays — sometimes decades — between first onset of symptoms and when people seek and receive treatment. (more…)

(PRLEAP.COM) New York, June 14, 2005 — The worldwide market for prescription cardiovascular medications, which topped $75 billion in 2004, will surpass the $100 billion mark by 2008, according to a new report released today from Kalorama Information. However, growth in the market is uneven—certain therapeutic classes are on the decline while some niche areas show double-digit annual growth. (more…)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Spring Valley, NY — Golden Taste, Inc., 45 S. Central Avenue, Spring Valley, New York 10977 is recalling its Golden Taste Tuna Deluxe in 7.5 ounce and 3.5 ounce clear plastic containers because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. (more…)