Now Live! The Safe Handling Dance Video to Benefit ASHP/ONS Foundations

COLUMBUS, OH (Vocus) April 10, 2010

Youve heard of the Safety Dance but what about the Safe Handling Dance? In recognition of National Safe Handling Awareness Month (April), Carmel Pharma, Inc. and the oncology healthcare staff at Novant Health Systems Presbyterian Cancer Center in Charlotte, NC, have teamed up to create the “Safe Handling Dance video to further education surrounding the proper handling of hazardous drugs, such as chemotherapy.

Fun and informative, the video is intended to show how the team of professionals at the Presbyterian Cancer Center approached implementation of a multi-disciplinary safe handling awareness program with an upbeat, can-do attitude. To help promote widespread awareness of safe handling best practices, Carmel Pharma is proud make a charitable donation to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Foundation and the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Foundation if the YouTube video reaches 100,000 views by July 4, 2010.

To view the video and help support future safe handling education, please visit http://www.step2safety.wordpress.com or Carmel Pharmas YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/carmelpharmausa.

The Importance of Safe Handling

In 2004, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released an alert stating that working with or near hazardous drugs in healthcare settings may cause skin rashes, infertility, miscarriage, birth defects and possibly leukemia or other cancers. Further evidence to support the need to take action in this area may be found below:

The World Health Organization predicts a 50 percent increase of cancer cases over the next 20 years; this, combined with more potent chemotherapy drugs as well as an increase in the use of hazardous drugs to treat non-malignant illnesses will continue to elevate risk of exposure.

Two separate studies investigating the toxicity in healthcare personnel who handle cytotoxic (hazardous) drugs revealed a 40-50 percent increased risk for miscarriage. A total of 7094 pregnancies of 2976 pharmacy and nursing staff were examined.

A national survey conducted by the Environmental Working Group, the American Nurses Association, Health Care Without Harm and the Environmental Health Education Center at the University of Maryland School of Nursing showed that there are links between nurses occupational exposure to hazardous drugs and the health problems they develop such as cancer, asthma, miscarriages and childrens birth defects.

About Safe Handling Awareness Month

Now in its second year, National Safe Handling Awareness Month (April) was petitioned to raise awareness of the occupational risks associated with handling hazardous drugs and educate healthcare providers on the U.S. guidelines and safety measures that may be taken to prevent hazardous drug exposure. As the highlight of National Safe Handling Awareness Month, National Safe Handling Awareness Day (April 20) brings together national and regional educational opportunities collectively aimed at preserving the health and wellbeing of the oncology healthcare professionals who devote their lives to helping others. National Safe Handling Awareness Month and Day are officially endorsed by the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP) and are officially sponsored by Carmel Pharma, the maker of the PhaSeal

Now Live! The Safe Handling Dance Video to Benefit ASHP/ONS Foundations

Flaxseed Dangerous For Prostate Cancer & Has Minimal Heart Health Benefit

(PRWEB) July 28, 2010

A new book from Rivanna Health Publications (http://www.prostateforum.com) seeks to dispel many of the claims made by leading supplement and health information providers who position flaxseed oil supplements as safe for prostate cancer and beneficial for heart health.

Authored by NIH trained prostate cancer specialist and survivor, Dr. Charles Snuffy Myers (http://www.askdrmyers.wordpress.com) , the new book, Flaxseed: Panacea or Poison? confronts this controversial subject with real data gleaned from research done by institutions such as the Harvard School of Public Health, Memorial Sloane Kettering, and Duke University.

Myers uses the results from a 40,000 person ten-year Harvard School of Pubic Health study that investigated the link between diet and various aspects of health as a jumping off point: the study shows that a diet rich in the major plant omega 3 fatty acid found in flax (ALA) increased a mans risk of developing advanced prostate cancer. Myers further explains how largely aggrandized and skewed the overall benefits of flaxseed and flaxseed oil have become. He also delineates the evidence showing that flaxseed oil may increase the rate at which prostate cancer grows.

There is no real credence to the heart benefits attributed to flaxseed oil supplements, Myers says. In fact, fish oil is a much better choice for omega 3 fatty acids because it comes in a form the body can actually use: DHA. But the misinformation on flax is just the symptom of a larger issue. As a culture we need to get better at producing, interpreting, and disseminating health information using best scientific practices.

Myers book goes on to candidly explain:

Why flaxseed is not an effective source of omega 3 fats for humans;
That most of the health benefits claimed for flaxseed have little or no support in the medical literature;
How flaxseed is a classic example of marketing hype and medical misinformation; and
Why fish or fish oil is a better bet for your overall health.

Flaxseed is worshipped with an almost religious intensity by a set of true believers, observes Myers. The purpose of this booklet is to put balance into the discussion of flax.

Myers has further explored this subject on his popular vlog, http://www.askdrmyers.wordpress.com. Myers posts a video response to a different patient or reader question each Wednesday; interested viewers can sign up to receive a weekly notification by e-mailing Jessica@prostateforum.com

Flaxseed: Panacea or Poison is well worth reading by PCa survivors, says Jim Koeneman, the facilitator of Mesa/Tempe AZ UsToo Prostate Cancer Support Group. He adds that My takeaways are: Eat lots of fish and if you cant, take fish oil supplements from a reputable source; avoid flaxseed oil at all costs; and like my mother told me Dont believe everything you read or hear and if it is too good to be true, it definitely isnt true.

Flaxseed: Panacea or Poison is available exclusively from the publisher by calling 800-305-2432 or by logging on to http://www.prostateforum.com/flaxseed.html. Media

About Dr Myers

Medical oncologist and prostate cancer survivor, Dr. Charles “Snuffy” Myers was a key player in creating AZT, Suramin, and Phenylacetate while working at the National Institute of Health. With over 250 research papers published in peer-reviewed journals, Myers is one of the leading developers of today’s prostate cancer canon on both the research and treatment side of the test tube. Prostate Forum is the educational arm of his world-renowned clinic that is dedicated to providing men with the comprehensive care that saved his own life.

About Rivana Health Publications

Rivanna Health Publications (RHP) focuses on the publication and dissemination of innovative health books and periodicals hinged on evidence-based research. Named for the Virginian river near its base of operations, RHP believes that creating fresh media at the sourcenot the tributaryis crucial to the well being of our readership.

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New PowerShell.com Webcast Explains How to Benefit From PowerShell and Windows Management Instrumentation

Houston, Texas (PRWEB) August 31, 2011

PowerShell.com, the online resource for Windows PowerShell users to communicate, collaborate and learn about the platform, announced a new episode in the PowerHour webcast series featuring popular PowerShell experts. The latest webcast in the series, Get the Most from PowerShell and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), will air September 7, 2011 at 12 p.m. CT and will be led by PowerShell MVP Richard Siddaway, the author of a popular PowerShell blog and the acclaimed PowerShell in Practice book; and the founder of the UK PowerShell User Group.

WMI is known as a powerful automation tool, but has historically been under-used because of its complexity, said David Fargo, editor-in-chief at PowerShell.com.

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Five Ways Children with Disabilities Benefit from Sports According to Super-Athlete Amy Palmiero-Winters

Prescott, AZ (PRWEB) June 30, 2012

Through its donation of YooDara Good Luck Charms, Dimension 9 hopes to increase fundraising efforts for the foundation which focuses on providing positive sports experiences for children with limb loss. World-class athlete and founder of the One Step Ahead Foundation, Amy Palmiero-Winters explains, YooDara can be used as a neat learning tool for all of the children we help. They convey the message that even though all of us are different on the outside, we are all the same on the inside.

Palmiero-Winters also identified the top five ways in which the One Step Ahead Foundation positively impacts children with disabilities:

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1&1 MyWebsite merchants and web designers can turn their website into an online store in minutes with ShopIntegrators simple shopping cart integration process.

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There are a number of reasons as to why shoppers abandon shopping carts but research shows some are directly linked to the shopping cart itself such as, worries over checkout security, too few payment options or a too complex checkout process (Shopping Cart Abandonment Rate Statistics, Invesp). It is therefore imperative that merchants choose an ecommerce solution that identifies and addresses just such customer concerns. ShopIntegrator prides itself on providing an ecommerce solution that has both the merchant and end purchaser in mind. ShopIntegrator is PCI compliant and McAfee secure putting any security fears customers may have at rest. Its checkout process is clear and straightforward for both seller and purchaser. And, ShopIntegrator connects to a number of leading payment processors and offers offline payment options.

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1&1 MyWebsite users integrating with ShopIntegrators ecommerce software can also benefit from being able to choose from a range of leading payment processors including CardSave, eWAY, PayPal and Sage Pay. In addition ShopIntegrator also offers offline payment options such as Pay by Bank Transfer or Pay Offline. Pay Offline enables the merchant to choose specific payment instructions such as pay by cheque, pay by bank transfer, pay on collection or pay on delivery. Crucially, the shopper stays on the merchant’s 1&1 MyWebsite during most of the shopping cart checkout process and only at the final payment step, where credit card details are securely entered, is the shopper transferred to the secure payment processor’s hosted payment page.

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To find out more about ShopIntegrators easy integration process and its free 30 day trial visit ShopIntegrator.

Established in 2004, ShopIntegrator provides SMEs with secure, easy-to-use hosted shopping cart software. ShopIntegrators competitive pricing and straightforward installation process allows merchants to turn their website into an online store within a matter of minutes. McAfee Secure and PCI compliant, ShopIntegrators shopping cart is compatible with most websites so there is no need to change web hosting companies.

ShopIntegrator is a powerful ecommerce and m-commerce checkout. There is no software to install and its uncomplicated, no cost set-up requires little technical knowledge and can be added into HTML website templates or DIY site builders such as Weebly, Moonfruit, Yola, Vistaprint, and 1&1 MyWebsite. ShopIntegrator also has dedicated plug-ins to simplify adding ecommerce into popular Content Management Systems (CMS) such as WordPress, Drupal and DotNetNuke (DNN).

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