“This clinic is a great opportunity for us to meet the needs of our patients and offer excellent customer service/care to the East Moore community. I look forward to helping the community work to achieve their optimal level of function.” – Philip Grider, East Moore Clinic Director

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (PRWEB)
June 19, 2023

Physical Therapy Central (PTC) is pleased to announce their newest clinic has opened today in East Moore, OK. Located at 2100 N Eastern Avenue, Suite 4, the clinic is PTC’s 36th location.

Philip Grider, PT, DPT, OCS, will serve as the East Moore Clinic Director and primary treating physical therapist.

PTC specializes in providing exceptional physical therapy through a combination of evidence-based practice, care excellence, and clinical excellence. Services offered from the East Moore clinic will include general orthopedic services across all age groups, manual therapy, trigger point dry needling, IASTM therapy, vestibular therapy and more.

“I am excited to be opening this new location in East Moore, and to be a part of the PTC team,” says Grider. “This clinic is a great opportunity for us to meet the needs of our patients and offer excellent customer service/care to the East Moore community. I look forward to helping the community work to achieve their optimal level of function.”

For more information about the new East Moore clinic and a complete list of PTC’s services and offerings, please visit ptcentral.org. To book an appointment with Philip, please call 405-676-6030.

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About Physical Therapy Central

Physical Therapy Central (PTC) is an Oklahoma-based, private physical therapy practice group. As a proud member of the Confluent Health family, PTC positively impacts patients’ lives by delivering the best care and results through proven research, innovative treatments and technologies, and an approach that treats patients like family. For more information, visit ptcentral.org, or find them on Facebook at @ptcentralok.

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Barrier-Fortifying Milky Drops

This essence is great at fortifying the skin barrier to nourish and preserve healthy, youthful skin.

DAVIE, Fla. (PRWEB)
June 19, 2023

CosMedical Technologies®, a global leader in private label skincare, proudly introduces Boost+ Essence, a lightweight and nourishing milky essence designed to invigorate and replenish the skin while optimizing the efficacy of subsequent products. This advanced formula rejuvenates and protects the skin barrier while reducing visible signs of aging through its brightening, balancing, and moisturizing properties.

Boost+ Essence serves as a helpful addition to any skincare regimen by priming the skin to maximize the benefits of all serums, treatments, and moisturizers that follow. With its unique blend of ingredients, the essence provides both immediate and long-term hydration, delivering replenishing and barrier-fortifying lipids, vitamins, and antioxidants for a vibrant and youthful complexion.

Notably, Boost+ Essence enhances the efficacy of all other skincare actives using a special oxygenating complex that increases skin surface cell metabolism and can help normalize skin’s microbiome. Niacinamide, a gold-standard anti-aging ingredient, visibly brightens and evens skin tone, reduces the appearance of fine lines, softens skin texture, and minimizes pore appearance. Meanwhile, Ectoin, a powerful natural antioxidant, fortifies the skin barrier, providing robust protection against pollution and light damage. Ectoin also promotes long-term hydration and improves visible signs of skin aging while safeguarding against future damage. By protecting the skin against damaging environmental aggressors, Boost+ Essence helps preserve the skin’s natural radiance and clarity while providing instant relief for sensitivity and reducing redness and discomfort.

Boost+ Essence’s silky texture comes from ultra-hydrating jojoba milk, derived from the jojoba plant. Rich in skin-replenishing fatty acids and vitamins, jojoba milk is a natural sheer emollient that soothes the skin and locks in moisture, providing an immediate and lasting hydration boost. Two additional lightweight moisturizers, squalane and glycerin, work harmoniously to seal in hydration and soften the skin.

“Boost+ Essence is a great addition for all skin types to enhance visible improvement,” explains CosMedical Technologies® founder and product formulator, Loretta Ciraldo, M.D., F.A.A.D. “This essence is great at fortifying the skin barrier to nourish and preserve healthy, youthful skin. We’ve succeeded in creating a formulation that elevates benefits from all skincare regimens.”

Clinical studies highlight the efficacy of the ingredients in Boost+ Essence. The oxygenating complex showcased potent antioxidant benefits, reducing redness and discomfort. Niacinamide has been proven effective in reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, brightening dull skin tone, improving hydration and barrier function, and soothing redness. In a four-week study on Ectoin, subjects measured a 23% decrease in wrinkles after consistent use, along with significant improvements to brightness, smoothness, and the appearance of lines and wrinkles.

Boost+ Essence is currently available for purchase. For inquiries or to place an order, please contact CosMedical Technologies® or visit their website for more information.

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““To face the urgent challenges in clinical trials and treatment access, we must bring all stakeholders together in an effective, collaborative, and transparent network.” – Mark Stone, CEO of the FSHD Society

RANDOLPH, Mass. (PRWEB)
June 19, 2023

The World FSHD Alliance, a network of some two dozen national patient groups and advocacy organizations for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), convened its fifth annual leadership summit this past weekend in Milan, Italy. The delegates share a mission to support patients and speed up the development of treatments for FSHD, a rare, hereditary muscle-weakening condition that affects an estimated one million men, women, and children worldwide. It is marked by life-long, progressive loss of muscle function and causes significant pain, fatigue, and disability.

There is currently no medication to slow or halt the progression of symptoms, but drug development has advanced rapidly in the past several years. There are now three active, multi-center, multinational clinical trials for FSHD, with growing numbers of therapeutic candidates likely to begin clinical trials over the next 2-3 years.

The Alliance members believe that a global strategy of coordination and cooperation is needed to ensure that there are enough “trial-ready” patients and clinical trial sites. Some members are working to develop trial infrastructure and patient registries in countries that might not otherwise be on the radar for clinical trial sponsors. With the prospect of new treatments coming on the market in the U.S. and EU over the next few years, the alliance is also discussing country-by-country strategies to advocate for patients everywhere to have access to treatments.

This year’s leadership summit focused on Project Mercury, a new global initiative proposed by several World FSHD Alliance members and governed by multiple patient advocacy groups. The project is building a network of diverse stakeholders, including industry, foundations, and key opinion leaders to collaborate on accelerating clinical trial readiness, patient recruitment, and advocacy vis a vis healthcare regulators and payors.

“In a rare disease like FSHD, patients, expertise, and resources are scarce and precious,” said Mark Stone, CEO of the FSHD Society, who serves as chair of Project Mercury’s Global Task Force. “To face the urgent challenges in clinical trials and treatment access, we must bring all stakeholders together in an effective, collaborative, and transparent network. Solutions to the challenges we face require global collaboration, led by the patient advocacy leaders of the World FSHD Alliance.”

Founding members of Project Mercury’s Global Task Force include: FSHD UK, FSHD Canada Foundation, FSHD Europe, FSHD Global Research Foundation, FSHD Society, FSHD Stichting, Avidity Biosciences, Fulcrum Therapeutics, JZ Zebra Consulting, University of Calgary, EURO-NMD, FSHD European Trial Network, and TREAT-NMD.

About the World FSHD Alliance

Founded in 2019, the World FSHD Alliance is an informal association of patient advocacy groups for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), one of the most prevalent forms of muscular dystrophy. Alliance members share resources and strategy to provide effective patient education, support, and advocacy. Because FSHD clinical trials will be international in scope, the Alliance also coordinates messaging and outreach efforts for timely, cost-effective engagement with industry around drug development, clinical trials, regulatory approval, and patients’ access to therapies.

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Specialists such as allergy/clinical immunology physicians can help their patients identify triggers, prevent worsening of symptoms, and maintain quality of life amidst changes in their environments.

MILWAUKEE (PRWEB)
June 18, 2023

World Allergy Organization (WAO), serving its membership of professional allergy/immunology societies around the world, launches World Allergy Week, from June 18 to 24 June. People with chronic allergic diseases and asthma have increased susceptibility to the effects of climate change.

Rising temperatures, warming oceans, rising sea levels, and accelerated melting of glaciers are some of the known measurable effects of climate change, along with intense droughts, increased air pollution, water scarcity, earlier and more intense pollen seasons, severe fires, flooding, catastrophic storms, and declining biodiversity.

People with allergies and asthma are susceptible to these effects of climate change and must frequently adapt their health care as well as aspects of their daily lives. It is essential that health care practitioners also adapt and find new approaches for managing allergies and asthma with consideration of changing climates and environments.

The most common chronic diseases in humans are allergic airway diseases of the respiratory system. Asthma affects over 350 million people worldwide, and allergic rhinitis affects between 10% and 50% of the population, depending on geographic location.

Specialists such as allergy/clinical immunology physicians can help their patients identify triggers, prevent worsening of symptoms, and maintain quality of life amidst changes in their environments. They can give proper advice to their patients as well as policymakers on how to face this growing concern.

Beyond the clinic, mitigating the effects of global warming will help prevent new or worsening allergies and symptoms. Improving air quality will decrease respiratory allergy suffering. Protecting and expanding biodiversity can help us protect our bodies. Learning and understanding the relationship between nature and people can improve health for all.

In upcoming webinar presentations, international experts will identify current, major effects of climate change. They will explain how these changes increase allergen exposures and make allergy patients susceptible to worsening symptoms. They will suggest ways that the allergy/clinical immunology specialist can help patients adapt and maintain health in changing environments.

WAO will host the webinar, “Climate Change Worsens Allergies: Be Ready”, on June 20, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. EDT (New York) with a live question-and-answer session. Click here to search for your corresponding local time: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20230619T120000&p1=179. Learn more and register for the webinar at http://www.worldallergyweek.org.

To find a professional allergy/immunology member society of WAO in your country or region, visit http://www.worldallergy.org/about-wao/member-societies.

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About the World Allergy Organization

The World Allergy Organization (WAO) is an international alliance of 108 regional and national allergy, asthma and immunology societies. Through collaboration with its Member Societies WAO provides a wide range of educational and outreach programs, symposia, and lectureships to allergists/immunologists around the world and conducts initiatives related to clinical practice, service provision, and training in order to understand and address the challenges facing allergists/immunologists worldwide. (http://www.worldallergy.org)

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Being thankful can act as a protective barrier against stress, anxiety, depression, and a host of other mental and physical issues.

People who have an attitude of gratitude are not just tougher in the face of stress; they also get through it with their sanity and well-being intact.

MONTREAL (PRWEB)
June 17, 2023

A recent study from researchers at Psychtests.com indicates that people who practice gratitude are psychologically healthier, mentally tougher, and more inclined to take better care of themselves.

It’s one of the simplest things we can do to improve our well-being, yet most of us don’t practice it often enough: gratitude. Research has shown that grateful people have happier relationships, experience more positive emotions, sleep better, and, interestingly, have fewer headaches and digestive problems. A study by PsychTests also indicates that practicing gratitude increases stress resistance, inspires a healthier lifestyle, and simply makes people happier.

Analyzing data collected from 1,456 people who took the Hardiness Test, PsychTests’ researchers compared people who regularly practice gratitude (“Thankful”) and those who don’t (“Unthankful”). Here’s where they differed:

UNTHANKFUL

> 83% of the Thankful group love themselves just as they are (compared to 25% of the Unthankful).

> 81% feel they contribute something important to the lives of their family, to society, or the world in general (compared to 30% of the Unthankful).

> 74% have high self-confidence (compared to 23% of the Unthankful).

> 71% push themselves to overcome their fears (compared to 20% of the Unthankful).

> 81% face problems rather than trying to avoid them (compared to 41% of the Unthankful).

> 77% believe that all obstacles are temporary (compared to 29% of the Unthankful).

> 89% view hardship and adversity as opportunities for growth (compared to 46% of the Unthankful).

> 84% are able to find the silver lining in negative situations (compared to 29% of the Unthankful).

> 63% eat a mostly healthy diet (compared to 29% of the Unthankful).

> 53% exercise at least three times a week (compared to 26% of the Unthankful).

In contrast, people who don’t practice gratitude struggle with several mental health issues, as well as physical ailments:

THANKFUL

> 61% of the Unthankful group said that they feel helpless to change or improve their lives (compared to 14% of the Thankful).

> 82% harshly criticize or insult themselves (compared to 34% of the Thankful).

> 46% have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder (compared to 24% of the Thankful).

> 61% have suicidal thoughts or intentions (compared to 20% of the Thankful).

> 39% have taken two or more sick days in the last year due to illness (compared to 32% of the Thankful).

> 39% have taken two or more sick days in the last year due to stress (compared to 18% of the Thankful).

“It’s a challenge to practice gratitude when you’re going through a really difficult time, and it’s annoying to hear people tell you that you should count your blessings when you feel like your life is in total chaos. Trying to be more thankful in those circumstances seems fake, trivial, and absolutely ludicrous,” explains Dr. Ilona Jerabek, president of PsychTests. “Gratitude feels like something only rich people with an easy life do. However, it’s when you’re going through a tough time that its true power takes effect. Research has shown that the impact of a grateful attitude on well-being is unquestionable. It helps you manage stress more effectively and improves your mood, which in turn can enhance your physical health. The added bonus is that when you focus your mind on your blessings, it helps lessen the strain of what is going wrong, at least a little.”

“When you think of people who practice gratitude, an image of a bunch of carefree, tree-hugging hippies might come to mind. Our study has shown, however, that this isn’t the least bit true. Our grateful group scored significantly higher on resilience, self-esteem, perseverance, emotional control, and courage. They also have other stress management techniques in their repertoire, including meditation, exercise, visualization, and mindfulness. People who have an attitude of gratitude are not just tougher in the face of stress; they also get through it with their sanity and well-being intact. That says a lot. And it doesn’t take much time or effort to practice gratitude; clearly, it’s worth it.”

Are you mentally tough? Check out the Hardiness Test, at https://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/4189

Professional users, such as HR managers, coaches, and therapists, can request a free demo for this or other assessments from ARCH Profile’s extensive battery: http://hrtests.archprofile.com/testdrive_gen_1

To learn more about psychological testing, download this free eBook: http://hrtests.archprofile.com/personality-tests-in-hr

About PsychTests AIM Inc.

PsychTests AIM Inc. originally appeared on the internet scene in 1996. Since its inception, it has become a pre-eminent provider of psychological assessment products and services to human resource personnel, therapists and coaches, academics, researchers and a host of other professionals around the world. PsychTests AIM Inc. staff is comprised of a dedicated team of psychologists, test developers, researchers, statisticians, writers, and artificial intelligence experts (see ARCHProfile.com).

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HIPAA Compliant Email Encryption

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB)
June 16, 2023

June 16, 2023 – MailHippo® is pleased to announce that it has taken all necessary steps to prove its good faith effort to maintain compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Through the use of Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA solution, The Guard, MailHippo can track their compliance program and has earned their Seal of Compliance. The Seal of Compliance is issued to organizations that have implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program through the use of The Guard.

HIPAA is made up of regulatory standards governing the security, privacy, and integrity of sensitive healthcare data called protected health information (PHI). PHI is any individually identifiable healthcare-related information. If vendors who service healthcare clients come into contact with PHI in any way, those vendors must be HIPAA compliant.

MailHippo has completed Compliancy Group’s Implementation Program, adhering to the necessary regulatory standards outlined in the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, Breach Notification Rule, Omnibus Rule, and HITECH. Compliancy Group has verified MailHippo’s good faith effort to maintain HIPAA compliance through The Guard.

About MailHippo:

MailHippo empowers users to start sending and receiving fully-encrypted emails and fillable, signable HIPAA compliant forms within minutes. Designed for ease of use, MailHippo works with any email provider, using your existing email address, with no setup or configuration required. It’s simple yet incredibly strong, with AES 256-bit end-to-end encryption, plus encrypted key rings, for industry-leading security both in transit and at rest. And it’s totally mobile friendly, working well on any smartphone or tablet.

MailHippo’s affordable month-to-month plans go beyond a HIPAA BAA & online customer support to include branding help, thousands of messages per month, several GB of storage, large file sending, and a proprietary feature called a SendSafe® Address. This allows you to receive encrypted emails from anyone, even non-subscribers, using your own personalized web link. MailHippo’s unique platform tracks all message access and provides full details on demand. Features like auto-populating as well as message preview, recall and settable expirations make this a HIPAA-compliant email platform worth exploring. A Free 30-Day Trial is available now at https://www.mailhippo.com

About Compliancy Group:

HIPAA should be simple. That’s why Compliancy Group is the only software with Compliance Coaches walking you through HIPAA to simplify compliance. Built by auditors, Compliancy Group gives you confidence in your compliance plan to reduce risk, increase patient loyalty, and profitability of your organization. Visit https://www.compliancy-group.com or call 855.854.4722 to learn how simple compliance can be.

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“It was an honor to help lead and participate in this prestigious conference, which is always a great learning experience for attendees,” says Dr. Alexander Rivkin.

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
June 16, 2023

The well-attended Vegas Cosmetic Surgery & Aesthetic Dermatology Multi-Specialty Aesthetic Conference (VCS) recently took place on June 8-10, 2023, at the Bellagio Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. VCS is the leading, multispecialty conference incorporating both surgical and nonsurgical content. The conference was guided by experts with a mission to educate others for the advancement of aesthetic medicine and surgery. Dr. Alexander Rivkin and fellow leaders in the world of aesthetic surgery shared new techniques, emerging trends and insight. At this year’s conference, he chaired and moderated various presentations with panels of international experts that discussed how to achieve subtle, natural transformative aesthetic results without overfilling or overtreating. The panel conversations that Dr. Rivkin led were very informative, as there has been a considerable shift in this area of non-surgical plastic surgery, which has moved away from an overdone look to naturally refreshed results. The sessions also focused on reversing overdone results and the newest celebrity trends, such as stopping the overfilling of faces and dissolving excessive filler.

At his practice, RIVKIN Aesthetics, Dr. Alexander Rivkin has focused on developing and perfecting non-invasive, non-ablative cosmetic treatments. He provides expertise in creating undetectable subtle facial transformations and is a true expert in the world of aesthetic surgery with excellent credentials and a superior level of training. Dr. Rivkin is widely known for pioneering and popularizing the non-surgical rhinoplasty procedure, and in 2020 published the largest statistically comprehensive study on non-surgical rhinoplasty in medical literature. Dr. Rivkin has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on non-surgical cosmetic treatments. He frequently trains physicians from all over the world on optimizing advanced injection techniques and serves as a lead investigator on FDA and NIH clinical trials.

“It was an honor to help lead and participate in this prestigious conference, which is always a great learning experience for attendees,” says Dr. Alexander Rivkin.

More about Dr. Alexander Rivkin:

Dr. Rivkin is a facial aesthetic specialist and an assistant clinical professor at the David Geffen / UCLA School of Medicine. He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University, medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. Rivkin divides his time between patient care, clinical research, physician education, media appearances and lectures throughout the world. RIVKIN Aesthetics is located at 435 N Roxbury Dr #100 in Beverly Hills, CA 90210 and 11645 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800 in Los Angeles, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.westsideaesthetics.com or call 310-443-5273.

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NEW YORK (PRWEB)
June 16, 2023

According to the American Lung Association, more than 34 million Americans live with a chronic lung disease like asthma and COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

This campaign will look to educate and support those at-risk and living with a chronic lung disease on how to prevent, treat and better their quality of life.

The print component of “Better Breathing” was distributed within USA TODAY on May 31st, 2023 in New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Washington DC, Philadelphia/ Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, North/Central Florida, South Florida, Dallas, St. Louis/Kansas City, Seattle, Detroit, Cincinnati, San Francisco, and Minneapolis markets, with a circulation of approximately 150,000 copies and an estimated readership of 450,000. The digital component is distributed nationally, through a vast social media strategy, and across a network of top news sites and partner outlets. To explore the digital version of the campaign, visit: https://issuu.com/mediaplanet_usa/docs/better_breathing_issuu

Harold Wimmer, National President and CEO, American Lung Association shares 5 ways to love your lungs.

“While there are things that impact our lung health daily, like secondhand smoke, pollution, and respiratory infections, there are actions we can take to keep our lungs healthy.

1.    Stop smoking and vaping: If you smoke cigarettes or vape, the best thing you can do for your lungs is to start your journey to quit. Experts recommend combining counseling and FDA-approved quit medication for the best chances of quitting smoking and vaping for good.

2.    Get all recommended respiratory vaccines: Illnesses like the flu, COVID-19, and pneumococcal pneumonia can have a serious impact on your lungs, so it is critical to make sure you are up to date on all vaccinations.

3.    If you are eligible, get screened for lung cancer: If you smoke or used to smoke, talk to your healthcare provider about lung cancer screening. Learn if you are eligible at SavedbytheScan.org.

4.    Exercise to maintain healthy lungs: When you are physically active, your heart and lungs work together to supply the additional oxygen your muscles demand. As your physical fitness improves, your body becomes more efficient at getting oxygen into the bloodstream and transporting it to the working muscles.

5.    Do your part to improve air quality: Air pollution impacts people living with lung disease but can also cause lung cancer. You can protect your own health by checking daily air pollution forecasts on AirNow.gov, and you can reduce your contributions to air pollution by walking or biking instead of driving and not burning trash or leaves.

As part of our mission to ensure all Americans breathe easier, we are inviting companies, consumers, and lung health champions everywhere to join our Lung Love campaign.”

This campaign was made possible with the support of the American Lung Association, Allergy & Asthma Network, Respiratory Health Association, Lung Cancer Research Foundation, Scout, GO2 Foundation, National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation, National Radon Safety Board, and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

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