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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.

About VPG
VPG is an international market research, publishing and management consulting firm providing Market Intelligence Surveys, Opportunity Analyses, New Technology/Product Assessments, and Acquisition/Joint Venture Evaluations to corporate executives and key decision-makers in the healthcare, biotechnology, chemical, food and beverage, and electronics industries worldwide.

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Suicidal Drug Addicted Mother Gets Her Life Back

One September day, a mother rejected by her husband and torn apart from her children, laid waste perhaps on an unknown cold bathroom floor somewhere in Canada. She seriously considers ending it all, putting a permanent stop to the pain.

Not an usual business day for Drug Addiction counsellor Fraser Cooke as he returns a phone call getting on the other end this desperate mother crying for help. A magic phrase perhaps, or more so a regular common sense question asked by one who care:

“Do you want your life back?”

A lengthy conversation ensued between a desperate mother and this new voice that cared enough. “As I myself am a recovered addict it is my strict belief that if I don’t put my life’s experience to work in an effort to benefit those still fighting with addiction then there truly was no purpose in getting clean,” said Fraser.

To assist drug addicts, Addiction Enders issued a general Suicide prevention message on their website:

“Suicide is a situation that hurts every one involved. Suicide is an especially grievous situation when an addict or alcoholic takes his or her own life in spite of the fact there are thousands of programs available to end the root problem, which is addiction. Addiction Enders is aware of the fact that only a small number of the overall population is suicidal but comparatively speaking, that number is dramatically increased when only looking at the Alcoholics and Addicts of the world. If you are feeling suicidal please read on. We care”

Addiction Ender s has done extensive research into all aspects of traditional and modern drug and alcohol addiction treatment . They make it their job to share their knowledge with whomever will listen and benefit from it. Their goal is to help those struggling with addiction to seek out and obtain the treatment they require to live healthy, successful, and productive lives.

On that dark day in September, one call made a difference for children who now have their mother back.

Call our drug rehab toll free line at, 1-800-419-7941 or visit our drug rehab programs website at, http://addictionenders.com

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Narconon Gives Back To the Community

Not all drug rehabilitation programs can say that they have the highest success rate of graduates staying off of drugs permanently. And not all drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers can say that they do more than help people recover, they also give back to the community through education and prevention. You cannot win the battle against substance abuse if you don’t have the tools necessary to fight in the first place.

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For drug rehabilitation to be completely effective there has to be more than telling a person that the need to quit abusing drugs and alcohol. There has to be a hands approach that delves into the real issues that cause a person to alter their whole life just to find solace in a bottle of alcohol or baggy of drugs. The hands on approach cannot just come from within the walls of a drug treatment facility; it has to start in the streets, in the schools, and in the homes of every person on the planet. Drug and alcohol abuse doesn’t just affect the environment that an addict lives in, it affects each person that the addict encounters, it affects the work that is to be done, it affects the children that have to live with it, and learn from it. Through education, you can stop drug and alcohol addiction before it starts. Through education you can teach the children of addicts to break the cycle. Through education you can change the world.

Since the inception of the narconon program the goal is been to educate not only current and former addicts about the dangers of substance abuse, but people in the communities that we all live in and in the communities where the drug trade hits the hardest. The Narconon program is not only in the U.S. The Narconon program has been able to educate people in over 40 countries in places like Columbia, Ukraine, Philippines, and even Iran. Each are benefitting from the education they receive and the activities they become part of. Narconon is actively involved with the organizing and hosting of sporting events all over the world. From the Narconon Miracles hockey team, to golf tournaments, marathons, and even celebrity softball games, the message is clear. Involvement with community, schools, and activities keeps kids off of drugs and away from alcohol. Giving people the right tools at the beginning will create success at the end.

Contact Details: narcononvista bay is a drug rehabilitation center that uses the Narconon program to help people who are alcohol and drug addicted to overcome their addictions and live satisfying lives without drugs or alcohol. For more information on the Narconon program or narcononvista bay please contact them at 800-556-8885. They are available for you to contact seven days a week to answer any questions you may have.

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Secluded Rehab Center Provides an Ideal Addiction Recovery Environment

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.

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.

Cliffside Malibu is a luxury drug and alcohol rehabilitation center located in Malibu, California. For further details about Cliffside’s treatment methods, amenities, or other general information about the residential rehab, please call 1-800-501-1988 or visit our Web site at www.cliffsidemalibu.com.

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The Harley Medical Group Has Revealed That The Number Of Nipple Correction Surgical Procedures Carried Out Has Risen 30% Year-On-Year

The Harley Medical Group has revealed that the number of nipple correction surgical procedures carried out has risen 30% year-on-year.

Mr Riccardo Frati, surgeon at The Harley Medical Group, appeared on GMTV to discuss nipple correction surgery with Lorraine Kelly. He said: “There are nipple surgery options out there and a minority of women seek to change the size or shape of their nipples through reconstructive surgery purely for cosmetic reasons. Another option, nipple elevation, involves the nipple being raised above its existing level to enhance its appearance and make the breast look more pert.

“At The Harley Medical Group we can also resolve the retraction of nipples, which can be a problem for women who want to breast feed.

“Patients having Breast Augmentations will often find their nipples will remain erect for a while after surgery though after a time the nipples will return to their normal state.”

As rumours abound that Victoria Beckham has had a breast reduction, The Harley Medical Group has reported that the celebrity trend for smaller, more natural looking breasts, is increasingly popular amongst women coming into the Group’s 26 clinics. 75% of women who have had a Breast Augmentation at The Harley Medical Group in the last six months opted to go up just one or two cup sizes. Reflecting the less-is-more attitude now taken by many celebrities including Jordan and Ulrika Jonsson, women are opting for a more ‘real’ look.

Liz Dale, Director at The Harley Medical Group, said: “Over the last year we have seen a definite move towards smaller, more natural looking breast shapes across both our reduction and augmentation business. Look-at-me, statement décolletage is definitely becoming less popular. This could in part be due to the global trend we have seen in a lot of consumer areas for taking a more subtle approach to personal presentation.”

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.

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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Travel Nurse Across America Expands Into New Offices

Travel Nurse across America, a national travel healthcare staffing company, recently completed the relocation of its executive and administrative offices to its newly constructed 21,000 square foot office building located in Northshore Business Park in North Little Rock , Arkansas.

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“This new facility was designed from the ground up with our travel nurses, travel therapists and client healthcare facilities in mind”, says Gene Scott, the company’s president. “The office layout will be much more functional and will facilitate better communication between departments and personnel that work together the most in serving our customers. I’m also happy for our associates as well. The proximity of our new offices to the Arkansas River Trail, a biking and pedestrian trail along the Arkansas River and the notorious Big Dam Bridge, the nation’s longest pedestrian bridge, will offer our associates opportunities to maintain a healthy lifestyle around their work.”

According to Mr. Scott, the travel healthcare industry has experienced a turbulent first half of the year, as most industries have experienced, as a result of the recent economic downturn. “The travel healthcare industry has been directly impacted because of the hardship placed on our client healthcare facilities – decreases in admissions, elective surgeries, access to capital and foundational giving along with increases in the number of uninsured patients and operating costs. As a result, there are less travel nursing and therapy jobs available. We have worked even closer with our client healthcare facilities to fill travel nurse jobs and travel therapy jobs in a fraction of the lead times of the past. Our travel nurses and travel therapists have shown great patience and understanding as we find travel assignments that meet their needs and expectations. They know these conditions will not last for long. The long-term demand for highly qualified travel healthcare professionals is still very strong.”

Even though the tough economic environment has caused consolidation within the travel healthcare industry, Mr. Scott says Travel Nurse Across America is well positioned to weather the economic storm, and even thrive in the current environment. Mr. Scott points to some recently released economic indexes that indicate the nation’s economy may be on the mends. “The Economic Cycle Research Institute’s weekly leading index measuring the U.S. Economy, which we follow very closely, returned to positive territory for the first time in over 22 months. Since the staffing industry in general is so closely tied to GDP, that was welcomed news for the industry, but we’ll have to see if that trend continues”

Travel Nurse across America is a national travel healthcare staffing agency that places travel nurses and travel therapists on multi-week travel assignments in client healthcare facilities in all 50 states.

For more information, visit Nurse.tv.

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Menopause Blamed For Rise In Receding Hair

Hair loss is often the hardest aspect of growing old, but for a number of people the problem is not confined to their later years.

And it’s not just men suffering from the affliction, with studies suggesting an increasingly number of post-menopausal women are finding their hairlines receding.

This new epidemic is a type of alopecia, which damages hair follicles so that hair falls out and cannot grow back.

The condition known as Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA) can cause women to lose up to five inches from their hairline as well as their eyebrows. If FFA goes undiagnosed, women can even lose hair at the sides and back of their head.

Scientists believe that FFA is a result of the immune system attacking hair follicles, which causes inflammation at the root. This can damage stem cells in the follicles and prevents hair from growing back entirely.

The only treatment available involves controlling this inflammation, so only offers a reduction in overall hair loss rather than a cure.

However, the damage for most has already been done and the only alternative is to undergo a hair transplant.

The Hospital Group, one of the country’s leading cosmetic surgery providers, is at the forefront of hair restoration surgery, treatments and techniques. Those seeking a solution to their hair loss can undergo a hair transplant, which involves splitting the follicles of existing hairs and relocating them in the sparse area.

Providing expert advice and assistance, The Group carries out more hair transplantations than any other clinic in the UK and recognises that hair restoration is an art just as much as a surgical procedure.

Since The Hospital Group was established in 1992, it has grown from a small pharmaceutical company to one of the UK’s foremost weight loss surgery providers.

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Gordon Ramsay Is Famous For A Number Of Reasons; His Cooking, Short Temper, Foul Mouth And, Notably, His Furrowed Brow And Chin

But not for much longer. Ramsay has admitted to having BOTOX® injections only a month after telling Australian TV presenter, Tracy Grimshaw, that she needed the treatment herself.

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The controversial chef and host of “The F word” had his haggard chin smoothed after close friend, Simon Cowell, teased him about his looks.

When comparing pictures it is clear that his furrowed brow and lines on his chin looks far less pronounced.

There is also speculation that Ramsay may have had a number of facial fillers and a slight face lift under local aesthetic.

The chef is just one of many Brits who have decided to undergo non-surgical procedures to lift their spirits during the credit crunch.

The Hospital Group, one of the country’s largest provider of both surgical and non-surgical treatments reported a 226 per cent increase in the number of non-surgical procedures performed in 2008. A total of 5,200 treatments were carried out across the group last year with treatments such as BOTOX®, hyperhidrosis and face peels rising in popularity.

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 providers. The 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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