The Harley Medical Group, The UK’s Largest Cosmetic Surgery Provider, Has Released Its Performance Figures Covering The 12 Months Up To The End Of June 2009, Which Shows An Overall Growth Of 4% Over The Previous Year

The period covered by the report has proved to be a busy time for The Harley Medical Group, which achieved increases in both its cosmetic surgery provision and a notable uplift in its non-surgical divisions, with the group’s clinics in Cardiff, Newcastle and Southampton performing particularly well.

The Harley Medical Group

While breast enlargement remained the most requested surgical procedure across The Harley Medical Group’s 26 clinics, abdominoplasty surgery saw the biggest growth across the financial year (up 23%), followed by rhinoplasty which increased by 15% and liposuction (13%).

The non-surgical division has also been rapidly expanding and now accounts for 29% of Group revenue (up from 27% a year ago), with facial peels showing the biggest treatment uplift, up 171% year on year.

To help deal with the increase in the number of requests, The Harley Medical Group opened six new clinics throughout the year, with new branches launched in Maidstone, Cambridge, Reading, Sheffield, Liverpool and Manchester. The next clinic is due to be opened in Glasgow this September, giving the group a total of 27 clinics, although Chairman Mel Braham intends to quickly grow the estate, with the target set at 90 clinics across the UK and Ireland.

Mel Braham commented, “Per capita, people are five times more likely to have cosmetic surgery in the US so there’s a huge market potential still remaining in the UK. Despite the recession we’re seeing increases in surgical and non-surgical procedures at our existing clinics and that’s why we’ve committed to an expansion programme.”

Three new revolutionary treatments are also due to be released exclusively through The Harley Medical Group in 2009, including the first and currently only, FDA approved treatment for successfully reducing and removing stretch marks, a problem that afflicts nearly 90% of all women over the age of 25.

About The Harley Medical Group:
The Harley Medical Group is the UK’s largest cosmetic surgery provider, performing more procedures and with more clinics than any other cosmetic surgery provider. It has been established for 26 years and is one of the most highly-regarded Cosmetic Surgery Groups operating in the UK. The Harley Medical Group has conducted over 435,000 procedures to date.

The Harley Medical Group is renowned for introducing and pioneering most new surgical and non surgical techniques in the UK and Irish markets. These include breast enlargement surgery, Aesthera PPx, Laser Hair Removal, Cool Touch Laser, Silk Touch Laser, Collagen for lines and wrinkles, Laser for snoring, Tumescent Liposuction, and LPG cellulite treatment.

All new treatments and techniques are first thoroughly researched and tested before they are submitted for approval by the Group’s Medical Advisory Committee, as being suitable for application by the Group’s fully trained and specialized Plastic Surgeons, Doctors and Treatment Nurses. The Harley Medical Group is now 26 years old and has an annual turnover in excess of £35 million.

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According To A Recent Survey LighterLife, 62% Of Overweight Women Prefer To Be Under The Covers Before Their Partner Comes To Bed

According to a recent survey by weight loss specialist LighterLife, 62% of overweight women prefer to be under the covers before their partner comes to bed whilst 46% of overweight men would rather avoid sex all together.

Whilst the overweight and obese women surveyed made sure their bodies were firmly out of sight by having sex with the light off (32%), getting undressed before their partner comes to bed (42%) or keeping the bedcovers or nightclothes firmly on (43%), the men preferred to avoid hopping into the sack all together.

The figures emerged in a study of the bedroom habits of 3,000 Brits, which also revealed that more than one in ten obese people haven’t had sex for a year because they are so worried about being seen naked and 8% of obese people claimed they couldn’t remember the last time they had sex. A massive 98% of size 16+ women stated they felt unattractive, and while 68% of obese people said they have never felt sexy, just 12% of those with a normal BMI said the same.

When it comes to frolicking in the bedroom more than one in five said the lack of bedroom activity was because they couldn’t bear the thought of someone seeing them naked compared with just three per cent of those who have a normal BMI.

Mandy Cassidy psychotherapist and consultant for LighterLife, said: “The study shows that being obese affects the mind as well as the body, and reveals the problems faced by so many people.

“For growing numbers of people, it’s a vicious circle – many use food as a substitute for love, and as the pounds pile on, their relationship switches from their partners, to food.

“They need to learn how to break the cycle – and clearly, for those who do, the sauce will not be in the kitchen, but in the bedroom.”

About LighterLife
LighterLife is a weight loss and weight-management programme for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a bmi of 25 or above. Over 150,000 people have successfully lost weight with LighterLife since 1996.

The unique LighterLife approach offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight in the form of weight loss diets, nutritionally complete soups, shakes and bars combined with specialised counselling using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and transactional analysis (TA) techniques. Clients not only safely lose weight fast but also benefit by learning the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

Founded in 1996, the LighterLife Programme was developed by three of its directors – Jackie Cox, Bar Hewlett and Rebecca Hunter.

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Sunset Is Announcing Its Redoubled Commitment To Clinical And Therapeutic Excellence

Sunset Malibu, an exclusive treatment center on the California coast, has long been a transformational force in the field of rehabilitation and recovery. Now, Sunset is announcing its redoubled commitment to clinical and therapeutic excellence.

Clinical And Therapeutic Excellence

Addiction treatment is a delicate undertaking. To be successful, it has to be administered the right way, by people who understand precisely what they’re doing. The most effective rehab facilities are invariably those which employ the most qualified caregivers. In the end, there’s simply no substitute for expertise in the rehabilitation process.

Those considerations, in turn, are at the heart of Sunset Malibu’s treatment philosophy.

With its world-class caregivers and elegant accommodations, Sunset Malibu is an unparalleled recovery destination. The center has always catered to upscale individuals from every corner of the globe. Now Sunset is renewing its commitment to its core values, with the goal of delivering cutting-edge care to individuals who seek it. At Sunset Malibu, the client always comes first.

“Our residents come to us expecting the best service money can buy,” said Sunset Malibu owner Richard Taite. “We believe that it’s our responsibility to deliver exactly that, with everything from advanced dual-diagnosis techniques to specialized nutritional analysis and gourmet meals. Anything less than excellence is simply unacceptable. “

Unfortunately, those high standards set Sunset apart from its competitors.

All Drug Rehab Centers pay lip service to the importance of caregiver expertise. But only a few of them actually put principle into practice. In fact, many of the most high-priced rehab centers in California employ inexperienced or unqualified counselors and therapists. It should come as no surprise that those institutions rarely help their clients achieve any sort of meaningful recovery.

Taite, for his part, suggests that such shortcomings are inexcusable.

“Successful rehab saves lives,” Taite said. “But failed rehab can jeopardize them. Our clients trust us to do everything in our power to safeguard their long-term health. We take that responsibility with the utmost seriousness, and we like to believe that our track record reflects our commitment to doing things the right way.”

It’s no secret that addiction is an awful disease. The good news is that addiction treatment really can help to solve the problem—but only if it’s administered the right way. Sunset Malibu has a long history of helping its clients rebuild their lives from the ground up. Under the circumstances, no outcome could ever be more important than that.

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Sunset Malibu Is Announcing Its Redoubled Commitment To Helping Patients Win The Long-Term Fight Against Substance Abuse

Sunset Malibu, an exclusive treatment center on the California coast, is a true transformational force in the field of rehabilitation and recovery. Now, Sunset is announcing its redoubled commitment to helping patients win the long-term fight against substance abuse.

Long-Term Fight Against Substance

Addiction is a resilient disease. Successful addiction treatment must mount a sustained and determined response. The best rehab facilities are those that pay closest attention to the long-term needs of their clients. There’s simply no other way to guarantee recovery over the long run.

Those considerations, in turn, are at the heart of Sunset Malibu’s long-term treatment philosophy.

With its world-class caregivers and elegant accommodations, Sunset Malibu is an unparalleled recovery destination. The Exclusive Drug Treatment Center has always catered to upscale individuals from every corner of the globe. Now Sunset is renewing its commitment to its core values, with the goal of delivering long-term, life-changing care to individuals who seek it. At Sunset Malibu, the client’s future always comes first.

“Addiction recovery never happens overnight,” said Sunset Malibu owner Richard Taite. “Our clients come to us because they need support at every step along the road to wellness, from Detox through sober living and aftercare programs. It’s our responsibility as a rehabilitation facility to ensure that they get what they’re seeking. “

That sense of long-term responsibility sets Sunset apart from many of its competitors.

Quite often, even the highest-priced treatment facilities in California focus on the short-term successes of their clients. This is a tremendous mistake. While it’s important to celebrate incremental progress in the fight against addiction, that celebration can’t be allowed to obscure the big picture. More often than not, institutions which lose sight of rehab’s ultimate goal fail to help patients reach it.

Those shortcomings, Taite argues, are inexcusable.

“It’s not enough to stay sober for a few months, or even a few years,” Taite said. “The only meaningful recovery is the kind that lasts forever. At Sunset Malibu, we help our residents develop the strength they’ll need to stay sober over the long run, with everything from holistic life counseling to professional depression treatment.”

There are no shortcuts to addiction recovery. The only successful rehab patients are those who receive competent, compassionate support through every phase of their rehab experience. Sunset Malibu has a long history of delivering precisely that sort of assistance to its residents. As the center’s graduates have learned firsthand, no gift could ever be more precious than that.

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Eating Disorders, Just Like All Other Addictions, Are Also Diseases

Sunset Malibu, an exclusive treatment center on the California coast, has long been a transformational force in the field of rehabilitation and recovery. Now, Sunset is announcing its redoubled efforts in the fight against eating disorders.

Eating Disorders

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are diseases. Like all diseases, they exist outside the willful control of their victims. No one ever decides to be sick. And, by the same token, no one can ever simply decide to get better. In the end, those individuals who try to recover without professional eating disorder treatment are invariably doomed to fail.

The good news, though, is that Sunset Malibu’s eating disorder treatment programs really do change lives.

With its world-class caregivers and elegant accommodations, Sunset Malibu is an unparalleled recovery destination. The center has always catered to upscale individuals from every corner of the globe. Now Sunset is renewing its commitment to its core values, with the goal of delivering specially-tailored eating disorder treatment to individuals who seek it. Even for Teen Eating Disorders, the facility can help sufferers find the right treatment. At Sunset Malibu, the client’s needs always come first.

“Eating disorders are an increasingly pernicious problem in America and around the world,” said Sunset Malibu owner Richard Taite. “We believe that our focus on eating disorder treatment puts us at the fore of a growing field of therapy. More importantly, we know that our eating disorder treatment programs have a measurable impact on the lives of our clients. “

It’s this forward-thinking philosophy that makes Sunset almost unique among its competitors.

Many drug and alcohol rehab facilities dabble in eating disorder treatment. But very few make a concerted commitment to the eating disorder recovery process. In fact, many of the most expensive eating disorder treatment centers in California provide their clients with insufficient levels of care. It should come as no surprise that many of those clients rarely achieve lasting success.

Taite insists that such shortcomings are unacceptable.

“Eating disorder treatment can literally be a matter of life and death,” Taite said. “There are no second chances, no do-overs. At Sunset Malibu, we’re humbled by the faith our clients invest in us, and we take our responsibility with the utmost seriousness. We believe that our record of success reflects our commitment to healing process.”

Sunset Malibu has a long history of helping clients rebuild their lives from the ground up. Now more than ever before, the center promises to effect meaningful and lasting wellness for every individual who walks through its front doors. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are awful diseases—but they aren’t unconquerable. As Sunset’s successful graduates have learned firsthand, there really is a tried-and-true way forward.As with all co-occurring disorders, Sunset Malibu treats eating disorders as a co-occurring disorder with drug and or alcohol abuse.

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Sunset Malibu Has Redoubled Its Commitment To Holistic Healing

Sunset Malibu, an elite treatment clinic on the California coast, has long been a transformational force in the field of rehabilitation and recovery. Now, Sunset has redoubled its commitment to holistic healing.

Addiction is both a physical and psychological disease. Addiction treatment, in turn, must promote both physical and psychological wellness. The most effective treatment programs are invariably those which help patients get better in body as well as in mind, in spirit as well as in substance. In the end, there’s simply no better way to ensure lasting sobriety.

The importance of holistic therapy is reflected in the success of Sunset Malibu’s treatment approach.

With its world-class caregivers and elegant accommodations, Sunset Malibu is an unparalleled recovery destination. The center has always catered to upscale individuals from every corner of the globe, whether their addiction is cocaine or Prescription Drugs. Now Sunset is renewing its commitment to its core values, with the goal of delivering comprehensive care to all individuals who seek it. At Sunset Malibu, the client always comes first.

“No one ever gets halfway sober,” said Sunset Malibu owner Richard Taite. “Recovery either happens or it doesn’t. Treatment either succeeds or fails. Our exclusive treatment programs are specially designed to help clients get all the way to where they’re trying to go. That, more than anything else, accounts for our outstanding record of success.“

Unfortunately, not all treatment facilities can say as much about themselves.

There are plenty of rehab clinics in Los Angeles. Some of them really do provide quality care to their clients. But many more don’t. Many of the highest-priced institutions in California routinely target selected symptoms of addiction while ignoring others. Over the long run, such strategies are doomed to fail.

Taite believes that those sorts of shortcomings are unacceptable.

“Successful addiction treatment changes lives,” Taite said. “But failed addiction treatment can destroy them. At Sunset Malibu, we aim to provide clients with all the support they need to achieve positive results. The process begins with our special dual-diagnosis techniques—and it typically ends with meaningful and lasting sobriety.”

Every case of addiction is a personal tragedy. Every successful treatment experience, on the other hand, is a personal triumph. Sunset Malibu’s clients ultimately discover the world as they used to know it, before substance abuse stripped them of their hope and joy and dignity. Those who’ve been lucky enough to learn the truth firsthand know that no outcome could ever be more important than that.

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Sunset Malibu – Chronic Depression Treatment

Sunset Malibu, an exclusive treatment center on the California coast, has long been a transformational force in the field of rehabilitation and recovery. Now, Sunset is announcing its redoubled efforts in the fight against clinical depression.

Sunset Malibu - Chronic Depression Treatment

Depression ruins lives. To succumb to the disease is to be stripped of one’s dignity, and one’s capacity for hope. The good news is that professional depression treatment really can help to solve the problem—but only if it’s administered with empathy and expertise. In the end, anything less than exceptional care is a recipe for failure.

Those considerations, in turn, are at the heart of Sunset Malibu’s depression treatment strategies, from Bipolar Disorder Treatment to severe depression treatment.

With its world-class caregivers and elegant accommodations, Sunset Malibu is an unparalleled recovery destination. The center has always catered to upscale individuals from every corner of the globe. Now Sunset is renewing its commitment to its core values, with the goal of delivering life-changing depression therapy to individuals who seek it. At Sunset Malibu, the client’s long-term wellness always comes first.

“Successful depression treatment allows patients to rediscover life as they used to know it,” said Sunset Malibu owner Richard Taite. “Our depression treatment programs are specially designed to help clients rebuild their world from the ground up, by giving them the skills and strength they need to heal on their own terms. That, in a nutshell, is why we’re so successful in our depression treatment efforts.”

But that success, unfortunately, is precisely what sets Sunset apart from its competitors.

It’s one thing for a rehab facility to offer depression treatment services to its clients. It’s quite another for that facility to make a sustained and meaningful commitment to the depression treatment process. Many Los Angeles treatment clinics claim to meet the emotional needs of their clients, but few of them actually deliver. Institutions that fail to provide proper care can’t be expected to produce lasting recovery.

Under the circumstances, argues Taite, those sorts of shortcomings are inexcusable.

“Our clients trust us with their health,” said Taite. “There’s no more important responsibility than that, and we take it with the utmost seriousness. At the end of the day, we believe that our record of success speaks to the commitment we make to each and every one of our residents.

No depression victim needs to be told about the perils of the disease. On the other hand, graduates of successful depression treatment do not need to be told about the true effectiveness of complete recovery. Sunset Malibu has a long history of helping clients heal from the inside-out. It’s hard to imagine that any gift could ever be more valuable. As with all co-occurring disorders, Sunset Malibu treats depression disorders as a co-occurring disorder with drug and or alcohol abuse.

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Report: British Breasts Go Smaller

The Harley Medical Group reveals that, as Ulrika Johnson grabs the headlines for her reduced and reshaped breasts, the trend for down-sizing has hit its 26 clinics with breast reduction surgery up 7.8%. In addition, 75% of women who have had a breast augmentations at The Harley Medical Group in the last six months, opted to go up just
one or two cup sizes.

Mr Riccardo Frati, surgeon for The Harley Medical Group, comments on breast reduction surgery: “Many women feel over-sized breasts dominate their appearance, some find it makes exercising very difficult and in extreme cases large breasts can cause physical discomfort including backache, neck pain and poor posture. A breast reduction will take away excess tissue, fat and skin to give smaller, better proportioned breasts.”

Liz Dale, director at The Harley Medical Group, adds: “Over the last year we have seen a definite move towards smaller, more natural looking breast shapes, as illustrated by today’s breast reduction figures. Where women are choosing to have breast enlargement surgery they’re opting to go up just one or two sizes with C/D cup the most popular size. Contrary to popular belief, most cosmetic surgery patients want to fit in – not stand out.”

Breast reduction surgery usually takes three hours to complete, depending on the size of the breasts. The operation is carried out under general anaesthetic and patients stay in hospital for one or two nights. Breast reduction patients are required to wear a supportive bra for up to three months to keep the breasts well supported whilst healing takes place and ensure the best possible results.

All patients considering cosmetic surgery should ensure that their surgeon is trained and registered in the GMC Specialist Register as a plastic surgeon and ensure that their first consultation is carried out by a medical professional. Every surgeon at The Harley Medical Group is GMC registered as a Plastic Surgeon and all consultations are carried out by a fully qualified Cosmetic Surgery Nurse Counsellor. The Harley Medical Group has been established for 26 years and has 26 clinics in the UK.

About the Harley Medical Group:
The Harley Medical Group is the UK’s largest cosmetic and plastic surgery provider, performing more procedures and with more clinics than any other cosmetic surgery provider. It has been established for over 25 years and is one of the most highly-regarded Cosmetic Surgery Groups operating in the UK, with over 435,000 patients treated to date.

The Harley Medical Group is renowned for introducing and pioneering most new surgical and non surgical techniques to the UK and Irish markets, such as Aesthera PPx, Laser Hair Removal, Cool Touch Laser, Silk Touch Laser, Collagen for lines and wrinkles, Laser for snoring, Tumescent Liposuction, LPG cellulite treatment etc. All new treatments and techniques are first thoroughly researched and tested before they are submitted for approval by the Group’s Medical Advisory Committee, as being suitable for application by the Group’s fully trained and specialized Plastic Surgeons, Doctors and Treatment Nurses.

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Cliffside Malibu – Helping High-Profile Clients Achieve Meaningful And Lasting Addiction Recovery

Cliffside Malibu, a premier recovery facility on the Malibu coast, has long been a leading light in the California treatment community. Now, the center is pleased to announce its renewed commitment to helping high-profile clients achieve meaningful and lasting addiction recovery.

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Rehab is and should be a private process. For celebrity rehab center residents, though, such privacy can be difficult to maintain. Indeed, the public’s fascination with celebrity rehab stories exposes high-profile rehab patients to outrageous levels of scrutiny, which can in turn jeopardize the outcome of the healing process. In the end, the only successful rehab centers are those which successfully preserve the dignity and peace of mind of each and every individual client.

That principle, in turn, is the bedrock of Cliffside Malibu’s recovery philosophy.

With its expert caregivers and posh amenities, Cliffside Malibu is a world-class institution. The center has always catered to an elite clientele. Now Cliffside is expanding its mission, with the goal of delivering private and dignified care to those individuals who need it. At Cliffside Malibu, nothing less than excellence will ever be acceptable.

“We understand the unique needs of our celebrity residents,” said Cliffside Malibu Program Director Dr. Georgina Smith. “Our strict confidentiality policy is designed to protect the personal integrity of every individual who walks through our front gates. When you arrive at Cliffside Malibu, you enter a world in which your privacy matters more than anything else.”

That commitment is precisely what distinguishes Cliffside from its competitors.

Many of the most high-priced inpatient rehabs in Los Angeles fail to adequately protect the privacy of their clients. Even worse, many of those institutions actively violate that privacy, by leaking information about their celebrity residents to the media for purposes of publicity and advertisement. Such practices are, of course, grossly unethical. More importantly, they severely jeopardize the outcome of the recovery process.

Given the stakes in the fight against addiction, that sort of risk is simply unacceptable.

“Rehab is quite literally a matter of life and death,” said Patricia Freeberry, Cliffside’s Clinical Director. “Our celebrity clients entrust us with an awesome responsibility. We’re humbled by the opportunity to serve them, and we do everything in our power to justify their faith in us. We owe that much to our residents, and to the people who love them.”

Addiction recovery is always a human story. In an industry where profits so often matter more than people, Cliffside Malibu is committed to making each and every client the center of the universe. That philosophy helps to explain the stunning success rate enjoyed by Cliffside’s high-profile residents. It also, more importantly, has changed countless lives for the better.

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OxyContin Has Become One Of The More Popular Prescription Opiates In Canada

A study that was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, which was conducted by a Victoria, British Columbia University, looked at OxyContin drug addiction in seven different Canadian cities. OxyContin has become one of the more popular prescription opiates in Canada. “Physically one of the more destructive drugs, it’s the fear of the withdrawals that keeps many users abusing it,” said Nick Hayes, a representative of the Narconon drug rehab program. “When the drug is first prescribed or abused, many users are unaware of how addictive it is.”

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Dr. Benedikt Fisher led this particular research study, and was able to discover that heroin was becoming less significant among illicit opiate users. He also indicated in this study that most street users began consuming when they got involved with the medical system. When the time-release formula was created and approved, it ended up changing the course of opiate abuse. Users discovered that by chewing and mixing it with alcohol, crushing the drug and snorting it, or even cooking it down and injecting it, they would experience an extremely intense high, which happens very rapidly and the effects are similar to that of heroin.

First started in 2001, the study followed close to 600 participants from seven different Canadian cities; Montreal, Quebec City, Fredericton, St. John, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Toronto. It’s important to understand that this dilemma affects every province across Canada; even though, it has become very prominent in the Atlantic Provinces, with Newfoundland actually appointing a special task force to help tackle the problem. Perdue Pharma, which was the pharmaceutical company that marketed OxyContin, faced many different lawsuits. In fact, three executives did admit to misbranding the drug, claiming it was less addictive, and not subject to abuse. Eventually, Perdue Pharma had paid out over 600 million dollars in fines. For more information call, 1-877-782-7409, or visit the site, http://narconon.ca/

(Ref: Anne Borden “OxyContin More Popular than Heroin on Canada’s Streets: Lawsuits on the Rise” Lawyers and Settlements.com 13 August 2007: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/01272/oxycontin-canada-streets.html)

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The U.S. Department Of Commerce Selects Medelita To Exhibit At Medica 2009

Medelita®, maker of breakthrough scrubs and lab coats for female clinicians, today announced that it has been selected by the United States Department of Commerce to participate in Medica 2009, a leading international trade fair for the medical industry, which will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany, November 18-21. Medica 2009 is comprised of more than 135,000 individuals, representing over 100 countries, that come to learn about current and future trends in both in-patient and out-patient care.

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“As the largest medical trade show of its kind, Medica 2009 is the ideal venue for us to launch a new product line and showcase current Medelita products to an international audience,” said Joe Francisco, chief operating officer, Medelita. “We are extremely pleased to have been selected as one of an esteemed group of companies, to attend this year and showcase our unique lab coats and scrubs.”

Medelita is one of only ten U.S.-based medical supply companies invited to attend Medica 2009 and exhibit with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA). In a recent statement, OTEXA reports that the medical textiles segment of the medical sector is experiencing one of the highest expansion rates in the technical textile market. According to recent research, over the next few years the world market for technical textiles and industrial nonwovens will increase by 3.8% per year – a volume value of nearly $126 billion.

In a bid to capture its share of this growing market, Medelita will be exhibiting its innovative medical apparel at the OTEXA USA Sample Pavilion. The company plans to introduce its men’s line of lab coats at Medica 2009. Medelita products are available direct to consumers and through its retail channels. Wholesale orders also are available to hospitals and large groups.

Made f r o m 100 percent high-denier cotton, the Medelita lab coat is designed specifically for women with a focus on fit and function. The fluid resistant lab coats are treated with Advanced Dual Action Teflon® fabric protector, which allows fabric to repel and release stains. Tailored for a feminine shape, the coats feature traditional side slits, French finish inside seams and hidden inside pockets that are great for carrying handheld devices and mobile phones.

In addition to high quality lab coats, Medelita provides a line of performance women’s healthcare apparel, including clinician scrubs and nursing scrubs, which are available for purchase at www.medelita.com.

Medelita will be exhibiting at the USA Business Information Office, set up by OTEXA, E10, Hall 16. To schedule a SKYPE pre-briefing, please email joe@medelita.com or call 1-877-987-7979.

About Medelita
Medelita has one purpose: to reinvent the way women of all healthcare professions present themselves at work by offering the highest quality, best fitting, and most comfortable medical apparel available, including lab coats, women’s lab coats and women’s scrubs. Medelita caters to professional women who want their uniforms to embody the poise and confidence already displayed f r o m within. For more information, visit our website at http://www.medelita.com or call (877) 987-7979.

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Leading Cosmetic Surgery Providers The Hospital Group Has Helped Inform Teenage Surgery-Seekers In A BBC3 Television Programme

Two thirteen-year-old girls undertook a week-long journey to decide whether they really did want to take the plunge and have breast augmentation surgery as part of the ‘Boob Job: My Big Decision’ programme.

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The ‘grand finale’ of the week was a visit to The Hospital Group’s specialist cosmetic surgery hospital in Bromsgrove. During the week, the girls, Kianna and Kat, met women who had already had surgery and quizzed a group of boys to find out their views on breast size and the fake vs real debate. The girls also had a session with a family counsellor to explore their motivations for surgery plus a day’s work experience as a dancer and a chef to get a taste of adult working life.

The girls’ journey ended with an opportunity to sit in on a consultation with a real-life patient and consultant surgeon Mr Sulaiman, with the chance to pose all their questions to both the surgeon and the patient. They then followed the patient into theatre to experience first-hand the reality of undergoing a cosmetic procedure.

Following the experience, both Kianna and Kat decided that surgery wasn’t the answer at this stage in their lives. Although Kat still intends to have plastic surgery when she is older, Kianna realised that she is still growing and larger breasts could hinder a career in
dance. While The Hospital Group is one of the country’s leading surgery providers, it remains stringent in its values.

David Ross, Chief Executive of The Hospital Group, said: “We were delighted to take part in ‘Boob Job: My Big Decision’. The Hospital Group is a responsible surgery provider and we are proud of our values. We have an extensive consultation process prior to surgery to discuss the realities of surgery with our patient – including what outcome they should expect as a result of the surgery as well as the recovery implications and the risks. Being involved in informing and challenging these two young girls’ thinking was very worthwhile.

“Women as young as Kianna and Kat would never be treated at The Hospital Group as we only treat patients over the age of 18. However, we do have interest from younger patients so this was a useful educational process.”

The Hospital Group’s role in ‘Boob Job: My Big Decision’ follows gastric surgeon Paul Super’s appearance on Channel 4 programme ‘The Hospital’, where he advised obese patients on bariatric (weight loss) surgery.

Since The Hospital Group was established in 1992, it has grown from a small pharmaceutical company to one of the UK’s foremost cosmetic surgery and weight loss surgery providers. The Hospital Group is committed to providing the very highest standards and all procedures are performed by an expert medical team in state-of-the-art facilities that are second to none.

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Habitual Users Get Addicted to Sobriety through Narconon Program

As anyone who is addicted to drugs or alcohol will tell you, it doesn’t take much to get hooked. However, it can take literally everything you have – spiritually, physically and financially – to kick the habit. And even that may not be enough.

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When someone recognizes that they have a problem, and they need help, it’s not hard for them to find a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility that is willing to take them in. But questions remain: How much will they help? Will they offer the abuser a chance to kick substance abuse for good? Or is this merely one of the thousands of clinics with a “once an addict, always an addict” attitude –places that get the user to stop using long enough to “feel better,” until they relapse?

That’s one of the things that make a Narconon treatment facility different. Since the 1960s, Narconon has used admittedly unconventional methods to attack, treat and cure drug and alcohol addiction. Thousands of Narconon graduates have defeated their habits and stayed off of drugs and alcohol for the rest of their lives.

“Many drug programs believe in treating drugs with more drugs,” says “Carl,” a recent Narconon graduate, who kicked a five-year heroin habit in the Narconon program. “Narconon doesn’t do drug-for drug-therapy. From the day I arrived, I was off drugs. It was tough at first. But in a few days I began to wonder why I waited so long to get treatment.”

Narconon treatment is different because Narconon’s philosophy is different. For example, at Narconon people are not addicts or patients; they are students. The students are put through a four-phase program that not only treats their physical addictions, but their emotional and educational needs as well.

Phase one, the Sauna-Based, Drug-Free Detox Program, rids the body of drug residuals through a rigorous schedule of dry sauna treatments. Drug residues are left deep in muscle tissues from years of substance abuse. Left to their own devices, these residues are eventually released from the muscle tissue. This causes relapses. By sweating these residues out, they are unable to do their dirty work later.

Phase Two handles the educational side of recovery. Many addicts admit that they never learned how to handle stress. These life skills were virtually missed and replaced by drugs or alcohol. Narconon educational therapies teach students to focus on real life goals. They gain self-control and learn how to face life’s realities – safe and sober.

Phase three continues the students’ education and helps to restore a sense of self-worth. Frequently this means owning up to harmful acts and taking responsibility for past actions.

Phase four is the student’s first year of recovery. Narconon follows the progress of every student with regular contact, staying in touch with both the student and immediate family. Many successful graduates report feeling like they’ve been “reborn” to a new life after receiving treatment at Narconon.

The Narconon program is a non-traditional drug abuse treatment program which was founded in 1967. Drugrehab.net is a Narconon-owned website dedicated to finding every drug and alcohol abuse help, either in their local area or at a Narconon treatment facility. DrugRehab.net can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 866-375-6750.

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Even Eating Disorders Can Be Treated In Luxury

Sunset Malibu, an exclusive treatment center on the California coast, has long been a transformational force in the field of rehabilitation and recovery. Now, Sunset is announcing its redoubled efforts in the fight against anorexia and bulimia.

An eating disorder is a disease, whether its anorexia or Binge Eating. Like any disease, it can only be eradicated by professional medical treatment. Sufferers who try to get better without the help of eating disorder treatment specialists are invariably doomed to fail. In the end, healing is not and cannot be a solitary undertaking.

The importance of professional expertise, in turn, lies at the very heart of Sunset Malibu’s eating disorder treatment philosophy.

With its world-class caregivers and elegant accommodations, Sunset Malibu is an unparalleled recovery destination. The center caters to upscale residents from every corner of the globe. Now Sunset is renewing its commitment to its core values, with the goal of delivering life-changing eating disorder treatment to all individuals who seek it. At Sunset Malibu, the client’s personal needs always come first.

“Eating disorder treatment is an enormously delicate process,” said Sunset Malibu owner Richard Taite. “To be successful, treatment must be administered by people who know exactly what they’re doing. Our eating disorder specialists at Sunset Malibu are leading figures in their respective fields, which helps to explain why our clients enjoy such a robust rate of success.”

It is that emphasis on clinical excellence that makes Sunset almost unique among its competitors.

Every eating disorder treatment facility pays lip service to the importance of caregiver expertise. But many institutions fail to put that principle into practice. Indeed, the most high-priced clinics in Los Angeles routinely devote insufficient resources to their eating disorder treatment personnel. Predictably, those clinics rarely help their clients achieve lasting recovery.

Under the circumstances, argues Taite, such shortcomings are inexcusable.

“Eating disorder treatment saves lives,” Taite said. “At Sunset Malibu, we understand the depth of trust that our clients put in us, and we take our responsibility with the utmost seriousness. Simply put, we see it as our duty to be the best in the world at what we do.”

It’s no secret that eating disorders ruin lives. To succumb to anorexia or bulimia is to be stripped of one’s dignity, and one’s sense of self-control. Sunset Malibu has a long history of helping clients rebuild their lives from the ground up. As the center’s successful graduates have learned firsthand, no gift could ever be more precious than that.

Contact Details: As with all co-occurring disorders, Sunset Malibu treats eating disorders as a co-occurring disorder with drug and or alcohol abuse. Sunset Malibu is a luxury Eating Disorders Treatment and addiction treatment center located in Malibu, California. For further details about Sunset’s treatment strategies, for example Treating Anorexia, accommodations, or other general facts, please call 1-800-332-9202 or visit our Web site at http://www.drugrehabsunsetmalibu.com/.

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Rehab Is the Only Way to Recover Successfully

Sunset Malibu, an exclusive treatment center on the California coast, has long been a transformational force in the field of rehabilitation and recovery. Now, Sunset is announcing its redoubled efforts in the fight against depression-related addiction.

Addiction is always at least in part a psychological disease. The logical corollary, of course, is that addiction treatment must always promote psychological, as well as physical, healing. The best rehab facilities are those which most capably serve the emotional and psychiatric needs of their clients. In the end, there is no more effective path to meaningful and sustainable recovery.

These considerations are at the heart of Sunset Malibu’s holistic treatment philosophy.

With its world-class caregivers and elegant accommodations, Sunset Malibu is an unparalleled recovery destination. Whether a client needs Cocaine Rehab or meth rehab, the center has always catered to upscale residents from every corner of the globe. Now Sunset is renewing its commitment to its core values, with the goal of delivering intensive emotional therapy to all individuals who seek it. At Sunset Malibu, the client’s most pressing needs always comes first.

“Addiction recovery has to happen from the inside out,” said Sunset Malibu owner Richard Taite. “Our clinical psychologists use advanced dual-diagnosis techniques to assess each client’s mental health, and how it is affected by his or her substance dependency. We’ve found that that sort of holistic approach can make a world of difference.”

That emphasis on comprehensive care is precisely what sets Sunset apart from its competitors.

Many Los Angeles treatment facilities advertise “whole-person” healing programs. The bad news, though, is that very few of these institutions make good on their promises. Indeed, many of the most high-priced rehab centers in California offer wholly inadequate levels of psychological counseling. For their clients, that inadequacy can lead to disaster.

Taite believes that those kinds of shortcomings are absolutely unforgivable.

“There are no second chances in the rehab process,” Taite said. “If you don’t get it right the first time, you may never have the opportunity to it again. At Sunset Malibu, we understand the enormity of our obligation to our clients. We believe that our record of success reflects our commitment to getting in right.”

Drug and alcohol addiction can ruin lives. Addiction treatment programs can help to solve the problem—but only if they help victims heal in body and mind. Sunset Malibu has a long history of doing just that. Those clients who’ve been lucky enough to learn the truth firsthand know that no outcome could ever possibly be more meaningful.

Sunset Malibu is a luxury California Rehab that specializes in drug and alcohol treatment located in Malibu. For further details about Sunset’s treatment strategies, accommodations, or other general facts, about drug or alcohol or even Norco Rehab please call 1-800-332-9202 or visit our Web site at http://www.drugrehabsunsetmalibu.com/.

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When Depression Gets the Best of You Private Treatment Is Needed

Sunset Malibu, an exclusive treatment center on the California coast, has long been a transformational force in the field of rehabilitation and recovery. Now, Sunset is announcing its redoubled efforts in the fight against clinical depression.

Depression is a disease, not a choice. Depression victims don’t decide to be sick. By the same token, they can’t simply decide to get better. On the contrary, meaningful depression recovery can only occur under the supervision of qualified depression treatment specialists. In the end, there’s no other way for healing to happen, whether it’s Bipolar disorder or severe depression.

That emphasis on professional help is at the heart of Sunset Malibu’s treatment philosophy.

With its world-class caregivers and elegant accommodations, Sunset Malibu is an unparalleled recovery destination. The center has always catered to upscale residents from every corner of the globe. Now Sunset is renewing its commitment to its core values, with the goal of delivering physiological and psychological therapy to depression victims. At Sunset Malibu, the client’s needs always come first.

“Depression is an awful disease,” said Sunset Malibu owner Richard Taite. “But effective depression treatment really can solve the problem. Our mission at Sunset Malibu is to change the lives of the clients who trust us with their health.”

That passion is precisely what sets Sunset apart from its competitors.

Many addiction treatment facilities offer depression treatment programs. However, very few of them devote adequate resources to their depression recovery efforts. Indeed, many people feel that most of the highest-priced rehab centers in California provide their depression treatment clients with woefully insufficient care. As a result, these clients rarely achieve lasting wellness.

Taite asserts that such an inferior standard of service is absolutely unacceptable.

“Our clients look to us as their last best hope for healing,” Taite said. “We at Sunset Malibu, we take that responsibility with all due seriousness. We do everything in our power to ensure positive treatment outcomes for each and every one of our residents. Anything less would be a breach of our professional and personal obligations.”

Depression victims don’t need to be told about the perils of the disease. The good news is that Sunset Malibu has a long record of healing minds and changing lives. For Sunset’s clients and their families, it’s hard to imagine that any selling point could ever possibly be more persuasive than that one.

As with all co-occurring disorders, Sunset Malibu treats Major Depression disorders as a co-occurring disorder with drug and or alcohol abuse. Sunset Malibu is a luxury Depression and Anxiety treatment center located in Malibu, California. For further details about Sunset’s treatment strategies, accommodations, or other general facts, please call 1-800-332-9202 or visit our Web site at http://www.drugrehabsunsetmalibu.com/.

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Narconon Trois-Rivieres Looks into the Painful Drug Addictions Caused by OxyContin Abuse

When OxyContin was first manufactured, no one knew what type of destruction this particular drug would cause those who got caught up in abusing or misusing the drug. Perdue Pharma L.P. first introduced the drug in 1995 to help people battling cancer, and soon after the drug was being recommended for treating moderate to severe pain cases. When this happened, sales eventually sky rocketed, and in 2003 there were 1.6 billion dollars of worldwide sales. Perdue Pharma were being severely criticized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for its very aggressive marketing tactics and ability to encourage physicians to prescribe the drug.

In the late 1990’s the Chief Coroner of Ontario at that time was noticing more people were dying from prescription drug overdose. When he asked for forensic scientists to review the drug related death files for the past five years, it was found that there was a major increase in deaths where Oxycodone was found in the blood stream. In 2003, there were 101 deaths in Ontario where the person had Oxycodone in their blood stream. The Chief Coroner at the time reported seeing this increase in deaths around the same time that the drug was being aggressively marketed. Many of the people who died where drug abusers, but many of the people who died from accidental overdose or suicide, were prescribed drugs with Oxycodone in it, and OxyContin being the most popular.

Perdue Pharma defended their drug saying it was no different then any other pain medication being marketed. Unfortunately, there was no other documentation of other pain medications causing the same problems at the time. Atlantic Canada was facing similar problems, and still is to this very day. They have been seeing dangerous social problems that have involved OxyContin abuse. In 2003 pharmacies dispensed over 2.8 million prescriptions for drugs containing Oxycodone in Canada, mainly Ontario, and the most popular was OxyContin. For more information call, 1-877-782-7409, or visit the web site at, http://narconon.ca/

(Ref: Works Cited CTV.ca News Staff “Deadly Prescriptions” CTV.ca 10 Jan. 2005:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1105144562644_1/?hub=Wfive)

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Substance Abuse Rehabilitation in the Finest Luxury Facility

Sunset Malibu, an exclusive treatment center on the California coast, has long been a transformational force in the field of rehabilitation and recovery. Now, Sunset is announcing its redoubled efforts to provide its clients with a private and dignified healing experience.

Addiction is a crippling disease. To succumb to Substance Abuse is to be stripped of one’s self-esteem, and one’s sense of self-control. The logical corollary, of course, is that addiction treatment must first aim to help patients learn to feel good about themselves again. In the end, there’s no other route to sustained and sustainable recovery.

That concern for emotional well-being lies at the heart of Sunset Malibu’s treatment philosophy.

With its world-class caregivers and elegant accommodations, Sunset Malibu is an unparalleled recovery destination. The center has always catered to upscale residents from every corner of the globe. Now Sunset is renewing its commitment to its core values, with the goal of delivering self-affirming care to individuals who seek it. At Sunset Malibu, the client’s feelings always come first.

“Our clients invariably come to us with negative self-concepts,” says Sunset Malibu owner Richard Taite. “Our first job is to help them see themselves in a new light. With our advanced dual-diagnosis techniques and intensive depression treatment programs, we’ve had great success in creating the right kind of change.”

It’s that kind of success that is precisely what separates Sunset from its competitors.

It’s one thing for a treatment facility to pay lip service to the importance of psychological healing. It’s quite another for that facility to actually put principle into practice. Many of the most high-priced treatment clinics in Los Angeles only superficially address the emotional needs of their residents—with disastrous consequences for those residents and their families.

Taite argues that those kinds of shortcomings are absolutely inexcusable.

“Rehab is a life and death issue,” Taite said. “At Sunset Malibu, we understand that. We know what’s at stake in the fight against addiction, and we commit ourselves to honoring the trust our clients put in us. As we see it, no inferior level of service is ever acceptable.”

Addiction is a pernicious and destructive foe. It is not, however, an unconquerable one. Sunset Malibu’s long record of success proves that effective rehabilitation really does change lives. For Sunset’s successful graduates, that lesson has made all the difference in the world.

Contact Details: Sunset Malibu is a luxury Substance Abuse Treatment center located in Malibu, California. For further details about Sunset’s treatment strategies, accommodations, or other general facts about Substance Abuse Rehab, please call 1-800-332-9202 or visit our Web site at http://www.drugrehabsunsetmalibu.com.

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Addiction Recovery at an Unparalleled Recovery Destination

Sunset Malibu, an exclusive treatment center on the California coast, has long been a transformational force in the field of rehabilitation and recovery. Now, Sunset has redoubled its efforts to help its residents learn to heal themselves.

Addiction treatment isn’t a spectator sport. On the contrary, rehab patients must play active roles in their own recovery. The catch, of course, is that those patients need ample support in the fight against addiction—which explains why the most successful treatment centers are those which first aim to empower their clients. In the end, it is the only proven way to ensure the effectiveness of the healing process.

Those considerations are at the heart of Sunset Malibu’s treatment philosophy.

With its world-class caregivers and elegant accommodations, Sunset Malibu is an unparalleled recovery destination. The center has always catered to upscale residents from every corner of the globe, whether they are seeking treatment for alcoholism or even Addiction Cure.

Now Sunset is renewing its commitment to its core values, with the goal of delivering empowering support to individuals who seek it. At Sunset Malibu, the client always comes first.

“Real recovery has to occur from the inside out,” said Sunset Malibu owner Richard Taite. “No one can help you if you refuse to be helped, and no one can heal if you lack the strength to heal yourself. Our treatment programs at Sunset Malibu are specially designed to give residents the skills and strength they’ll need to get where they’re trying to go.”

That focus on personal strength and self-efficacy is precisely what sets Sunset apart from its competitors.

There are plenty of “luxury” treatment facilities in California. All of them make bold promises to their clients, and many really do have the best interests of their residents at heart. Unfortunately, far too many exclusive clinics lead their patients to believe that rehab can or should be a passive process. More often than not, this sort of misleading rhetoric dooms those patients to long-term failure.

Under the circumstances, says Taite, those kinds of shortcomings are absolutely unforgivable.

“Our clients look to us for life-saving care,” Taite said. “We owe it to them and to their loved ones to live up to our responsibility. That’s why we’re so firmly committed to delivering holistic and empowering care, with everything from specialized depression treatment to advanced emotional counseling programs.”

Addiction ruins lives. Addiction treatment can help to solve the problem, but only if it’s specially designed to help victims win the fight on their own terms. Sunset Malibu has long been recognized for its commitment to its individual clients. As those clients have learned firsthand, there’s no more effective approach to the healing process.

Sunset Malibu is a Pain Killer Addiction cure center located in Malibu, California. For further details about Sunset’s treatment strategies, accommodations, or other general facts about the Residential Inpatient Treatment Center, please call 1-800-332-9202 or visit our Web site at http://www.drugrehabsunsetmalibu.com.

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Three Alternative Scenarios of the Future In Vitro Diagnostics Market, 2009-2018

Venture Planning Group is pleased to announce completion of the new multiclient study, “Three Alternative Scenarios of the Future In Vitro Diagnostics Market, 2009-2018.” The report is designed to assist executives in the diagnostics industry in formulating policy alternatives that will provide the best choice among possible courses of action.

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The major thrust of the study is to clarify future consequences of the current developments in the absence of unforeseeable events, and expose the very different actions and policies that would be required by diagnostic product suppliers if the market moves in any of the three directions.

Each scenario is built around a specific theme with a particular set of assumptions. Business-As-Usual Scenario assumes that the current trends will continue without significant interruptions. Economic Austerity Scenario is predicated upon a significant rise in cost-containment pressures by all payers determined to drastically curtail not only the intensity of health care services, but the size of the industry as well. Technological Breakthroughs Scenario assumes a series of successful developments and commercialization of a number of diagnostic technologies and products occurring during 2009-2018.

This study will help diagnostics industry executives and companies planning to diversify into the diagnostics field to bring about more flexible planning, reduce surprises, and add to ways of improving the ability to cope with the future.

Please visit www.vpgcorp.com to review this and over 5,000 other innovative market research reports from VPG and other world’s leading publishing companies.

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