Thursday, November 03, 2005

MARKET AMERICA INTRODUCES FIVE NEW GENETIC ASSESSMENT TESTS

GREENSBORO, N.C. (Nov. 3 2005) – Market America, a product brokerage and Internet marketing company specializing in One-to-One Marketing and Mass Customization, today announced the introduction of five new health assessments to its Gene SNP™ DNA Screening Analysis line. The new tests use nutrigenetic science to provide consumers with personalized health recommendations based on diet, lifestyle and genetic profile. In addition to the new assessments, the company has improved the Gene SNP Comprehensive panel, which includes five tests in one.

The five new Gene SNP DNA Screening Analysis panels focus on specific areas important to overall health: Antioxidation/Detoxification, Bone Health, Heart Health, Inflammation, and Insulin Sensitivity. Each test includes an easy-to-use cheek swab for collecting a DNA sample and a lifestyle questionnaire. After submitting the cheek swab and questionnaire, consumers receive a personalized, confidential health assessment based on their specific genetic profile. The report also includes a personalized Health Action Plan designed to help individuals make informed choices about their health. Consumers are encouraged to discuss the Health Action Plan with their physician.

Included in the personalized Health Action Plan is a nutritional supplement formula that can help consumers address issues identified in the report. The formula comes in a three-month supply of convenient travel-sized packets.

Nutrigenetics is the study of how a person’s genes, lifestyle and diet interact to affect overall health. Through advanced analysis of DNA and lifestyle questionnaire answers, Gene SNP DNA Screening tests can provide consumers with valuable health information allowing them to prepare and adjust for potential risks. By identifying variations in DNA, nutrigenetics allows consumers to lower their risks for specific conditions and diseases by altering lifestyle and diet to achieve optimal health.

Through a partnership with Market America, Sciona, a Boulder, Colo.-based pioneer in nutrigenetic research, provides DNA analysis and the Health Action Plans. Sciona uses a proprietary, patent-pending software program that utilizes complex algorithms to produce the Gene SNP reports from information gathered in the genetic analysis and diet and lifestyle questionnaire.

Gene SNP DNA Screening Analysis test kits are available through Market America’s independent distributors. To find a distributor visit the products page at marketamerica.com. Individual Gene SNP panels have a suggested retail price of $125.00. The comprehensive panel has a suggested retail price of $249.95. Prices include a test kit, DNA analysis and Health Action Plan.

ABOUT MARKET AMERICAMarket America’s unique business model combines the power of the Internet and One-to-One Marketing to sell innovative products and services through independent distributors around the world. Founded in 1992, the company has realized more than $1.5 billion in suggested retail sales. The company now has more than 110,000 independent distributors worldwide. In 2005, the company opened operations in Taiwan and plans further expansion into the Pacific Rim. More information is available at www.marketamerica.com.

ABOUT SCIONA Sciona is a privately held, international company that provides personalized health and nutrition recommendations based on an individual's diet, lifestyle and unique genetic profile. The Company has created a powerful set of tools that enable consumers to harness the scientific information uncovered in the Human Genome Project. Sciona is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado with offices in Europe, and research facilities in New Haven, Connecticut in the Yale University Research Park.# # #

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Cleveland Clinic > Neuroscience > Professional Information > News > Stroke, Hemorrhage and Neurocritical Care

Cleveland Clinic > Neuroscience > Professional Information > News > Stroke, Hemorrhage and Neurocritical Care

The "French Paradox" - Cleveland Clinic Researchers Study Beneficial Effects of Red Wine in Stroke

Since neurons are extremely vulnerable to ischemia (i.e. interruption of cerebral blood flow), compared with other cell types, such as glia and endothelial cells, most strategies for ischemic stroke therapy have been directed toward neuronal protection. However, such efforts have not succeeded in clinical trials. Currently, the only approved medical treatment for acute stroke is intravenous injection of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) which aims primarily to restore cerebral blood flow by dissolving blood clot materials. This therapy is limited by a short window of opportunity in terms of time between the onset of a stroke's evolution and the start of treatment. Also, intracerebral hemorrhage is a potential morbid side effect.

Recently, new therapeutic strategies have been considered for stroke that target mechanisms of brain tissue injury mediated by other cellular types, including endothelial and inflammatory cells. Part of The Cleveland Clinic's basic stroke research program has been focusing on the molecular aspect of brain tissue injury resulting from ischemic stroke. This research seeks a molecular target to treat stroke. Using wild-type or genetically-modified animal models where focal ischemia has been induced by intraluminal filament insertion techniques (see Illustration, right), researchers are able to dissect the mechanisms of brain tissue injury resulting from ischemia.

Recently, Clinic researchers discovered that resveratrol, a polyphenol that is abundant in red wine, strongly activates the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) á and ã.PPARs are members of the nuclear hormone receptor family of ligand-dependent transcription factors. In agreement with clinical studies of the "French paradox," it was found that daily oral administration of resveratrol protects the brain against focal cerebral ischemia in laboratory models. This data suggests that PPARs may be a potential target to develop drugs that mimic the beneficial effects of red wine.

For more information, please call Shobu Namura, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Neurological Surgery, at 216/444-5672

CNN.com - Study: Fish-eaters stay sharper with age - Oct 10, 2005

CNN.com - Study: Fish-eaters stay sharper with age - Oct 10, 2005


Study: Fish-eaters stay sharper with age
Researchers say one meal a week slows decline by 10 percent

Monday, October 10, 2005; Posted: 4:13 p.m. EDT (20:13 GMT)


CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Eating fish at least once a week is good for the brain, slowing age-related mental decline by the equivalent of three to four years, a study suggests.

The research adds to the growing evidence that a fish-rich diet helps keep the mind sharp. Previous studies found that people who ate fish lowered their risk of Alzheimer's disease and stroke. Fish such as salmon and tuna that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids also have been shown to prevent heart disease.

For the new study, researchers measured how well 3,718 people did on simple tests, such as recalling details of a story. The participants, all Chicago residents 65 and older, took the tests three times over six years. They also filled out a questionnaire about what they ate that included 139 foods.

"We found that people who ate one fish meal a week had a 10 percent slower annual decline in thinking," said co-author Martha Clare Morris, an epidemiologist at Rush University Medical Center. "Those who ate two fish meals a week showed a 13 percent slower annual decline."

The study was posted Monday on the Web site of the Archives of Neurology and will appear in the journal's December issue. It was published early online because of its general interest.

The researchers looked for, but failed to find, a link between omega-3 fatty acids and protection from brain decline. Previous studies found such a link.

Morris said it is possible that something else about eating fish worked to keep people's minds sharp. Or the food questionnaire might have been too broad to allow researchers to estimate omega-3 intakes accurately, said Dr. Pascale Barberger-Gateau, who does similar research at the University of Bordeaux in France but was not involved in the current study.

In the questionnaire, "only four seafood items were included, which did not allow this distinction," Barberger-Gateau said in an e-mail.

The questionnaire included four broad seafood categories: tuna fish sandwich; fish sticks/fish cakes/fish sandwich; fresh fish as a main dish; and shrimp/lobster/crab.

Testing participants' blood for omega-3 fatty acids would have given a more definitive measure, said Dr. William E. Connor of the Clinical Nutrition Department of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University. He was not involved in the study.

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Market America Launches First Fully Customizable Dietary Supplement

GREENSBORO, N.C. (October 10, 2005) – Market America, a product brokerage and Internet marketing company specializing in One-to-One Marketing and Mass Customization, today announced the introduction of Isotonix® Custom Cocktail. The new custom cocktail gives customers the ability to design a custom blend of up to 10 Isotonix-brand supplements in one, easy-to-use 90-day supply. Market America’s best-selling line of Isotonix-brand dietary supplements use an advanced, isotonic formula for maximum effectiveness through faster delivery.

Isotonix Custom Cocktail is the latest product to join the ranks of mass customization advances. Only recently has technology been developed that allows manufacturers and marketers to stray from mass-production models. Consumers are now able to order custom shoes, computers, clothes, bicycles and even cars online. Creating the technology that would allow Market America’s more than 1 million preferred customers to order a custom dietary supplement presented a very different set of challenges for the company.

To accommodate over 3.6 million possible combinations, Market America developed a dual-purpose Internet-based technology. “From a programming aspect, the sheer size of this was mind-boggling,” said Kevin Buckman, information systems vice president. “Offering custom products is one thing, but when there are that many possible combinations, technology has only progressed so far. We had to build this from the ground up. We also had to keep in mind that we were dealing with nutritional supplements. So, we built in a method to actively monitor the customer’s input and help provide a balanced nutritional blend.”

The newly developed technology allows customers to choose from up to 10 Isotonix components while also receiving nutritional advice about their unique blend. As customers build their own Isotonix Custom Cocktail, a chart indicates the percentage Daily Value of essential vitamins and minerals, suggesting a well-rounded dietary supplement.

The idea for Isotonix Custom Cocktail sprang not from a marketing executive but from surveys of Market America’s customers and independent distributors. The company has consistently used customer relationship management and data mining techniques to find out what its customers want and need.

“We continuously survey our customers for input,” said James Ridinger, Market America’s president and CEO. “We know that the majority of our customers take at least four Isotonix products daily. Many of our customers take double servings of certain products as a way to suit their personal supplement needs. The vast majority of those we surveyed indicated that they wanted an all-in-one product. Isotonix Custom Cocktail is a direct result of our ongoing dialogue with our customers.”

Market America’s business model relies on the information and feedback that comes from intimate relationships with customers. The company has more than 110,000 independent distributors around the world that maintain a one-to-one relationship with each of their customers. Isotonix Custom Cocktail is available through Market America’s independent distributors. To find a local distributor, visit marketamerica.com or call (800) 862-6561.

ABOUT MARKET AMERICA
Market America’s unique business model combines the power of the Internet and One-to-One Marketing to sell innovative products and services through independent distributors around the world. Founded in 1992, the company has realized more than $1.5 billion in suggested retail sales. The company now has more than 110,000 independent distributors worldwide. In 2005, the company opened operations in Taiwan and plans further expansion into the Pacific Rim. More information is available at www.marketamerica.com. # # #

Saturday, September 03, 2005

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http://www.worldhealth.net/p/some-pain-relievers-may-raise-blood-pressure-2005-08-19.html

Some pain relievers may raise blood pressure
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Higher daily doses of some commonly used non-aspirin pain-relievers increase the risk of high blood pressure in women, the results of two studies suggest. "Our results have substantial public health implications," the researchers write, "and suggest that these agents be used with greater caution."
Although previous research has indicated a link between high blood pressure, also referred to as hypertension, and analgesic use, those analyses failed to take into account drug doses and the reasons for their use, Dr. John P. Forman and colleagues note in their report the medical journal Hypertension.
The researchers at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston therefore undertook a new project using different groups of participants the Nurses' Health Study, a large ongoing clinical trial, to take into account analgesic doses.
The first study included 1,903 women who were between 30 and 55 years old in 1976; the second study included 3,220 women who were between 25 and 42 years old in 1989. In both groups, the women with a history of hypertension in 1999 and 1998, respectively, were excluded.
The risk of hypertension was estimated using analyses that took into account other risk factors including age, body mass index, level of physical activity, smoking, family history of hypertension, the use of alcohol, caffeine, folic acid supplements and birth control pills.
The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) included ibuprofen, naproxen, celecoxib and other NSAIDs.
In the first group, there were 211 cases of hypertension identified during follow-up. The corresponding number in the second group was 299.
In the first group, women who took acetaminophen at doses greater than 500 milligrams per day had a 93-percent increased risk of hypertension. The increased risk associated with taking greater than 400 milligrams per day of NSAIDs was 78 percent.
The increased risk in the second group of women was 99 percent for the higher doses of acetaminophen and 60 percent for NSAIDs.
In neither group was aspirin at doses of 400 milligrams per day significantly associated with increased hypertension risk.
The investigators point out that these pain relievers are commonly used in the United States and suggest that the drugs "may contribute to the high prevalence of hypertension."
SOURCE: Hypertension, August 15, 2005.

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

OCEAN CITY HOSTS BUSINESS LEARNING EVENT Thousands of Business Owners Gather to Learn How to Succeed

Business owners combine sunshine with learning to ensure small business success

Local Business Owners Flock to Miami to Learn Latest Business Techniques PHILADELPHIA, PA — On February 13, 2004, local business owner Andrew Rosser, walked into Miami’s American Airlines Arena with an entrepreneurial desire to learn how to grow his small business into something that could provide a comfortable living. Market America’s annual Leadership School conference was just the place.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (PRWEB) April 1 2004--On February 13, 2004, local business owner Andrew Rosser, walked into Miami’s American Airlines Arena with an entrepreneurial desire to learn how to grow his small business into something that could provide a comfortable living. Market America’s annual Leadership School conference was just the place.

Over the course of the weekend, Andrew Rosser listened to experts in selling, marketing, Internet technology and small business issues. He learned new techniques that will help sell products ranging from dietary supplements to websites.

Market America’s annual Leadership School conference was held February 13-15, 2004 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. The sold-out event drew over 17,000 people from all over the world. Featured speakers included James Ridinger, CEO, Market America, Inc.,

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Highlights of the event included the unveiling of new products and services offered by Andrew Rosser as an independent distributor of Market America products. The newest additions to the product line include Isotonix® Vision Formula, a vitamin formula designed to help protect against vision loss, new digestive health products and new cosmetic products in the cosmetics line, Motives®. Other products that were introduced ranged from web-based services and Internet technology to instructional videos.

All products can be viewed and purchased at www.CustomizeMe.com or by calling Andrew Rosser at 1-800-211-1202
ext 4843. The website contains over 1,000,000 products.

ABOUT MARKET AMERICA
Headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., Market America is an Internet marketing company that provides product solutions through the power of One-to-One Marketing and Mass Customization. Founded in 1992, the company has experienced explosive growth and achieved more than $1 billion in suggested retail sales. Market America has more than 100,000 distributors worldwide and has recently expanded its operations into Australia with operations in Taiwan scheduled to open in 2004.

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Philadelphia PA–– After attending Market America’s annual Mid-Atlantic Region Convention in Ocean City, M.D., Andrew Rosser has returned with the knowledge needed to make a business grow and succeed. Speakers at the Convention included Dr. Ronald Klatz, co-founder of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, along with Market America CEO, James Ridinger. Attendees learned about the latest in nutraceutical products, anti-aging treatments and Internet technology that can help their businesses flourish.

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“These regional conventions are an up-close and personal way for our independent distributors to learn from the best and brightest in our industry,” said James H. Ridinger, president and CEO, Market America, Inc. “Unlike our International Convention and our Leadership School events, where upwards of 20,000 attend, these events foster a much more intimate business learning environment where everyone can learn how to become successful at their own pace while working for themselves.”To facilitate a clearer understanding of how the average person can become financially independent, Market America divided North America into eight regions. This division has allowed Market America executives and independent distributors and business owners to interact on a much more personal level.
To locate a distributor in your area or to find out how to attend a regional meeting, please call Andrew Rosser at 1.800.211.1202ext4843 or visit www.customizeme.com.

ABOUT MARKET AMERICAHeadquartered in Greensboro, N.C., Market America is an Internet marketing company that provides product solutions through the power of One-to-One Marketing and Mass Customization. Founded in 1992, the company has experienced explosive growth and achieved more than $1 billion in suggested retail sales. Market America has more than 100,000 distributors worldwide and has recently expanded its operations into Australia with operations in Taiwan scheduled to open in 2004.

Thursday, March 03, 2005

First Blog

This is my first blog
I am learning new things all the time
I will try this out and see what happens......
bye for now
Andrew



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