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Baptist Health Care and the Andrews Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Center are proud to announce that orthopaedic surgeon Brett Smith, M.D., MS, has joined its team of physicians. Dr. Smith is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in total joint replacement and reconstructive surgery. He will see patients at Baptist Medical Park Nine Mile located at 9400 University Parkway, Suite 407 in Pensacola, Fla. Dr. Smith will serve as the co-medical director for the health care systems Total Joint Program and will conduct his surgeries at Baptist Hospital.

Dr. Smith has completed an adult reconstructive surgery fellowship at the prestigious Institute for Bone and Joint Disorders in Arizona and recently served as the orthopaedic attending physician for Allegheny General Hospital. He is a graduate of the Medical College of Pennsylvania – Hahnemann School of Medicine and earned a Master of Science degree in biomedical engineering from the University of California at San Diego. Dr. Smith is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Society and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Dr. Smith comes highly recommended as a skilled orthopaedic and total joint reconstructive surgeon, says Dr. James Andrews, founder of the Andrews Institute. His expertise and training will bring the Andrews Institute Total Joint Program to the next level providing our patients the best total joint replacement and reconstructive surgeries in our region.

Baptist Health Care and the Andrews Institute are national leaders in orthopaedics and sports medicine that offer innovative treatments for people of all ages and activity levels. When people are hurting or injured, they strive to provide a quick and thorough diagnosis in order to get patients back to their daily activities faster than ever before.

For an appointment, call (850) 208-6480. New patient appointments can be requested at: http://www.TheAndrewsInstitute.com

About the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine:

Located minutes from Pensacola, Florida in Gulf Breeze, the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine provides world-class care and service for the athlete in everyone. The Institute's 40 physicians and medical experts provide top-notch service to every patient and it's the only place in the world to offer surgery, diagnostic imaging, rehab and athletic performance training all on one campus. The one-of-a-kind center focuses on the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries while using the expertise of nationally and internationally renowned orthopaedic surgeon James Andrews, M.D. Dr. Andrews is best known as physician to some of sports greatest professional athletes. http://www.theandrewsinstitute.com

The Andrews Institute is an affiliate of Baptist Health Care. Baptist Health Care is a community-owned, not-for-profit health care organization committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in Northwest Florida and South Alabama. Nationally recognized for performance excellence and quality achievement, Baptist received the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2003; and has consistently ranked in the 99th percentile for patient satisfaction as recognized by Press Ganey. Baptist Health Care includes four hospitals, two medical parks, Baptist Manor, Baptist Home Health Care and Durable Medical Equipment, Baptist Leadership Institute, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine and Lakeview Center. With 6,000 employees, Baptist Health Care is the largest non-governmental employer in northwest Florida. For more information, please visit: http://www.ebaptisthealthcare.org

Contact: Nikki Troxclair, Andrews Institute, 850.916.8571

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Bone and joint health supplements are increasingly finding their place in functional foods industry, with calcium fortification, glucosamine, MSM, vitamins and soy supplements gaining immense popularity. Globally more than 200 million people are affected by osteoporosis, and countries across the world are witnessing an alarming rise in bone and joint related diseases. There is a marked consumer shift towards a proactive, rather than a reactive approach to health and living, with increased focus on disease prevention instead of mere treatment. Increased inclination towards value-added products and preference for supplements/medications used in the treatment of age and gender-related disorders support market development and growth. Population groups such as Asian and Caucasian women that are more prone to age related bone and joint diseases are escalating interest levels in ingredients and products that promote and support bone and joint health. Future growth prospects for Food Supplements would depend on media promotion and attention since it plays a key role in generating consumer interest. Scientific research and clinical trials backing claims of safety and efficacy of supplements and remedies remain a critical factor in determining long-term success of the category.

Development of supplements is likely to increase in future, with marketers capitalizing on the aging population world over. Fish oils, herbal supplements and other natural offerings such as probiotic acidohiplus and detoxes are emerging as alternatives to conventional synthetic supplements. People of different age groups are turning to natural health supplements as they offer greater health benefits in comparison to artificial supplements. Food supplements, including omega-3s, herbal extracts, multivitamins, probiotics, chondroitin and glucosamine logged healthy growth rates in 2008 and 2009 despite the economic downturn and squeeze in consumer spending.

The market for general dietary supplements is losing sheen, while the demand for specialty supplements is growing at a heady pace, since specialty products are scientifically proven, efficient and primarily aimed at self-help oriented customers. Vegetable-sourced glucosamine is the latest trend prevalent in the bone and joint health market. Manufacturers are increasingly using vegetarian ingredients for catering to the needs of the growing green and vegetarian population. Since glucosamine is derived from shellfish and other animal sources, the trend is gaining popularity not just with vegetarians, but also with people allergic to shellfish and those following a kosher diet. Combination supplements are also growing in importance, as they are perceived to offer higher clinical efficacy compared to a single/stand-alone ingredient. Glucosamine, earlier used independently to repair and rebuild human cartilage, is now increasingly paired with other ingredients, most notably Chondroitin, that promotes more elastic cartilage.

The US market, driven by aging baby boomers represents the single largest market, as stated by the new research report on Bone and Joint Health Supplements. Growing incidence of obesity, sports injuries and consumer awareness is driving the demand for joint health supplements/ingredients, including glucosamine in the US market. Japan trails closely as the other important market, propelled by market deregulation, health care expenditure, stress on healthy diets and rapidly aging population. Asia-Pacific, largely spurred by China, the largest producer and supplier of glucosamine globally, is forecast to surge ahead at the overall fastest CAGR of 6.8% through 2017. Calcium Supplements account for a dominant share of the bone and joint supplements market. The category for other supplements such as vitamin D, vitamin K2, MSM, soy isoflavones, collagen and others is poised to expand at a robust pace of 6.0% over the analysis period.

Key market participants profiled in the report include, Archer Daniel Midland Company, Bergstrom Nutrition, Inc, Cargill, Inc., DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, Danisco A/S, ESM Technologies LLC, Ethical Naturals, Inc, Kappa Bioscience AS, Koyo Chemical Company Ltd., Navamedic ASA, NBTY, Inc, Schiff Nutrition International, Inc, Simply Supplements, Zhejiang Freeman Shinfuda Co. Ltd., among several others.

The research report titled Bone and Joint Health Supplements: A Global Strategic Business Report announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a comprehensive review of industry, segment and product overview, trends & issues, herbal supplements, recent industry activity and profiles of market players worldwide. Market analytics and overview is provided in value (US$) terms for major geographic markets such as US, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World. Major product segments analyzed include, Glucosamine-Chondroitin Supplements, Calcium Supplements and Other Supplements. The study also provides historic data for an insight into market evolution over the period 2003 through 2008.

For more details about this comprehensive market research report, please visit http://www.strategyr.com/Bone_and_Joint_Health_Supplements_Market_Report.asp

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Now any body with a proper mind would definitely wonder about convincing reasons to use this Paleo diet to lose weight, when there are hundreds and thousands of other weight loss diets in the market.

Well, there are zillions of weight loss plans and diets. But how many of them are actually effective and how many of these effective weight loss plans can boast of being promoting healthy weight loss?

One of the greatest dangers of dieting or attempting to lose weight using fad diet plans is the risk of developing health disorders. You can easily end up in the hospital, if you adopt the wrong diet plan, especially if it fits in to the ‘lose weight overnight’ category of diet plans. Losing weight rapidly may be the most popular method, but is not always the healthiest option.

Paleo diet is a class apart from such fad diets and dangerous weight loss diet plans for many different reasons as listed below:

• Paleo diet does not encourage extreme fasting or food restriction

• It does not encourage adopting extreme procedures like cleansing or intense detox

• It does not ask you to count calories or limit food intake

• It does not ask you to adopt unhealthy foods

• It has numerous health benefits like preventing onset of chronic disorders like heart troubles, hypertension, arthritis, Multiple sclerosis, Celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, IBS etc

• The Paleo diet encourages use of lots of fruits and vegetables too, which provides a good amount of fiber to the diet. Fiber intake has been linked to good health of the colon and also provides safety from dangerous diseases like cancer of rectum or colon, fissures, constipation, hemorrhoids etc.

• It helps in losing weight in healthy manner without any risk or bad effects.

Many critics who oppose the Paleo diet say that it restricts dairy products so it can bring about a calcium deficit in the body and hence lead to calcium deficiency related bone disorders. This is not at all true, because calcium can be sourced from other foods like spinach etc and need not be only depended upon dairy products.

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Most people will end up using group health insurance. With this type of healthcare, a person signs up for a plan through their employer. Acceptance is almost always guaranteed, thanks to HIPAA laws. Even if an employee has a preexisting condition, if they have been working at a company past their probationary period, they are eligible for the insurance. This is assuming their employer even has such a policy. If an employer does not have a waiting period, an individual can sign up for the insurance immediately. In addition, since most of the fees are taken out with each paycheck, employees do not have to worry about budgeting for their healthcare expenses. Under the best plans, they only have to worry about a small co-pay.

However, if a group plan is provided through a managed care network, things work a little differently. This is a type of health insurance where providers work with a specific network of doctors, clinics and hospitals. In an HMO managed care plan, a person must stick with one particular provider in their network. If a person goes to a doctor outside of that network, they will not receive coverage. This works in contrast to the PPO, another type of managed care plan. While PPOs still have a specific list of providers, a person is not restricted to them. Should they stray from the list, they will receive partial coverage for their care. Either way, both HMOs and PPOs tend to have higher deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses than group plans. But on the plus side, for self-employed individuals, these networks do offer individual coverage.

Finally, there is national health insurance, a body of plans provided through the United States government. Medicare and Medicaid are the most well-known. Medicare provides coverage to anyone over 65, while Medicaid grants insurance to disadvantaged groups. Lesser-known plans include Tricare, COBRA and high-risk insurances.

Tricare is designed for military personnel while COBRA temporarily covers people who have lost their jobs. Then there are high-risk insurances, which are designed to help people with pre-existing conditions. They offer a more affordable alternative, at least in comparison to what one might find among managed care plans.

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WHO estimates that in 2002 there will be 700 million mobile phone users. The Scandinavian countries are most advanced, with a density of 36 to 42%. Therefore, an impact on human health, even if limited, would be multiplied on a global scale.

The current mobile phones operate at frequencies between 800 and 1800 MHz. The RF (radio frequency) frequency between 1 MHz and 10 GHz penetrate exposed tissues and cause heating due to energy absorption. Even when very low intensity, an RF field generates a small amount heat, but it would be evacuated by the normal processes of thermoregulation of the body. Also in the current state of scientific knowledge, it is unlikely that exposure to RF fields of low intensity, induces or promotes appearance of cancers, including those emitted by mobile phones and their base stations. (Source: WHO)

Currently the health effects of frequencies emitted by mobile phones are unclear and often contradictory and their impact on human health are not sufficiently well understood to justify limiting the exposure to RF fields low intensity. However the European Union recommends that manufacturers of devices that produce such effects to be “cautious”.

Of course, mobile phones are a recent technology, and researchers have not yet sufficient data to demonstrate the potential long-term effects of electromagnetic fields on health. Epidemiological studies and experiments on animals are multiplying, contradictory . and add to uncertainty. Several independent studies (ie publicly funded and not by mobile telephone operators) highlight the biological changes in living organisms under the effect of electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones. The European Reflex pointed in vitro breakage of DNA strands in living cells and an increase of chromosomal aberrations under the influence of electromagnetic fields of frequency bands of mobile phones (1 800 MHz).

“In addition to a significant penetration of electromagnetic fields of mobile in the body, other works show an increase in the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (which separates the blood from the brain), allowing passage of toxic substances circulating in blood, with consequent impairment of nerve cells the use of a mobile for more than ten years would increase by 30% the risk of neuroma (benign tumor of the brain) when the phone is sometimes worn to listen sometimes to another, and 240% when it is held on one side.

Released in August 2007, the work of fourteen experts who analyzed more than 1 500 publications on the effects of electromagnetic fields on all forms of life has since been referenced by the European Environment Agency and the European Parliament relied on to make its findings last September on a resolution concerning the environmental electromagnetic fields.

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