WORCESTER, Massachusetts, February 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- ENDORSE Global Findings Highlight the Need to Urgently Implement Hospital-Wide Strategies to Optimize VTE Management: Systematically Assess Patient Risk for VTE and Provide Appropriate Prophylaxis to Prevent VTE

ENDORSE multinational study (Epidemiologic International Day for the Evaluation of Patients at Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in the Acute Hospital Care Setting) published today in the LANCET(1) demonstrates the high prevalence of patients at risk for VTE (according to the ACCP guidelines) in the world: 52% of hospitalized patients surveyed were at risk for VTE, corresponding to 64% of surgical patients and 42% of medical patients.

LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- With Over 1,500 Google Searches on Gastric Band Surgery Performed Each Month in UK, This new Online Resource Plugs the 'Information gap'

Today saw the launch of an innovative new website http://www.loseweightgainlife.co.uk which provides clear information and support to people considering obesity surgery. To coincide with the launch of the website, findings from a new survey reveal widespread confusion over the causes of obesity in the UK with nearly 8 in 10 people (79%) believing obesity is caused purely by 'lifestyle choices', rather than being a serious medical condition, and 50% also associating the condition with 'greediness'.

NEW YORK, January 31 /PRNewswire/ --

NET-A-PORTER.COM, the world's leading luxury online fashion retailer, has partnered with ASMALLWORLD to allow members of the exclusive social networking site to access and shop directly from the latest international designer collections.

From today, ASMALLWORLD's 'invitation only' community will be able to log on to www.asmallworld.net and enter a unique NET-A-PORTER micro-site, that will showcase must-have products and key looks from the runway from over 200 top fashion brands including Chloe, Fendi, Jimmy Choo, Miu Miu and Stella McCartney.

The site will be updated each week and will feature NET-A-PORTER's most-coveted items as well as a definitive Gift Guide to help shoppers find the perfect present.

PARIS, January 31 /PRNewswire/ -- On 24 January, in the course of an extraordinary show, Passionata unveiled its new image and the highly glamorous advertising campaign devised by David LaChapelle. A hot spectacle presented by Alain Prost, General Director of Chantelle's Group, and Adeline Desjonqueres, International Director of Passionata's brand : four Crazy Horse mythical scenes and an original creation staging the latest Passionata Lingerie sets worn by gorgeous creatures endowed with stupendous figures and knowing smiles...

LONDON, January 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to news today that 1 million prescriptions per year are now made for obesity drugs, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) has called for more awareness about the role played by community pharmacy.

Pharmacists are expert healthcare professionals and have a major role to play in public health - they are based in every community and offer advice, support and clinical treatment for a range of conditions, including obesity.

David Pruce, The RPSGB's Director of Practice and Quality Improvement, says:

UTRECHT, Netherlands, and RESTON, Virginia, January 31 /PRNewswire/ --

- Multi-Modal Fusion Platform to Include Leading Fingerprint Technology

WCC Smart Search & Match, a leading provider of high-performance search and match software, today announced its collaboration with SecuGen, a leader in optical fingerprint recognition technology for biometric identification and authentication. SecuGen has developed fast, rugged and accurate fingerprint readers and software, which will provide enhanced identification and authentication for WCC's ELISE ID - The Platform for Multi-Modal Fusion.