Orion Health’s Leadership in Global Health Information Exchange Markets Builds Revenue Across Regions

Orion Health’s Leadership in Global Health Information Exchange Markets Builds Revenue Across Regions

Orion Health announces their proven experience in successful design and implementation of health data integration systems is translating into best practices for customers and increasing revenue for the company. Revenue for the first half of the 2010- 2011 fiscal year is an 80 percent increase on the same period last year.

Santa Monica, CA (Vocus) November 16, 2010

Orion Health today announces their proven experience in successful design and implementation of health data integration systems is translating into best practices for customers and increasing revenue for the company. Revenue for the first half of the 2010- 2011 fiscal year is an 80 percent increase on the same period last year. Orion Health currently has the largest number of international Health Information Exchange and Electronic Health Record sites with 22 projects in 12 countries.

Ian McCrae, Orion Health CEO explains, “The successful design and implementation of projects around the world places Orion Health in a strong leadership position. Our success in this first half has been driven by a number of premier wins in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Singapore. As we gain knowledge from each unique health information exchange, we refine our solutions and processes into best practices that provide healthcare organizations a scalable, easy to use and innovative solution that will better serve their physician and patient communities.”

Mr. McCrae points to success in Europe that emphasizes the benefits of Orion Health’s innovative technology. “The NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde clinical portal has seen phenomenal physician adoption increasing the number of documents accessed per week from 1,500 in 2009, to 180,000 per week in 2010 with 6,800 healthcare workers actively using the portal. This success is relevant for NHS health boards and for any organization wishing to provide immediate benefits to physicians without the costs and workflow changes associated with replacing electronic health record or administration systems.”

In the North American market, where competitive demands and pressure to scale and innovate are important considerations for buyers, Orion Health’s strong track record and hard won experience mean HIE organizations are able to leverage our best practices with the aim of quickly achieving more efficient, sustainable HIE programs. Orion Health was recently selected as the primary technology provider for Maine’s HealthInfoNet. HealthInfoNet Executive Director Dev Culver says Orion Health proved its ability to deliver consistently during the pilot phase and cites the company’s history of success in large health information exchanges in other countries as key criteria for their selection to lead the full deployment.

Mr. McCrae says Orion Health is committed to maintaining its independence and growing the expertise and knowledge base that has come from global perspective. The company has grown its staff by 20 percent in the 2010-2011 fiscal year and plans approximately another 20 percent growth in the coming months as it opens new offices.

About Orion Health Ltd.
Orion Health’s easy-to-use solutions and applications improve patient care and clinical decision-making by providing integrated health data in a single, unified view. By enhancing existing healthcare information systems, the Orion Health™ Rhapsody™ Integration Engine, and clinical workflow solutions, provide healthcare workers with easy access to patient data and trends, and reduce errors and omissions by streamlining information transfer.

Worldwide, Orion Health is implementing health information communities involving over 35 million patients with hundreds of thousands of active users.

Orion Health’s partners include leading health system integrators and IT vendors. Orion Health has more than 1,000 clients around the world including the New Zealand Ministry of Health and Auckland District Health Board, HealthAlliance, ACT Health and Hunter New England Area Health Service (Australia), Health Infoway (Canada) and the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More information can be found at http://www. orionhealth. com.

Orion Health, and Rhapsody are registered trademarks of Orion Health Inc, its parent/or its affiliates. Other names used may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Other People’s Poop

Other People’s Poop

Medical facts shock inventor but gives him more incentive to develop patented product to prevent the spread of contamination and diseases from shopping cart handles.

Monroe, MI (PRWEB) September 13, 2006

“People who come in contact with shopping cart handles are being exposed to serious health risk. Other peoples poop is found on shopping cart handles along with other peoples urine and blood. People are exposed to germs that cause life-threatening illness right along with other peoples flu or cold viruses,” according to the inventor, Al Dandy of Dandy Enterprises.

It was only after Dandy -- the inventor of a new device called the Healthy Handle -- started to gather information on what really does exist on cart handles, that he truly became educated and was more determined to address the best way to protect oneself. He found that was to separate the cart user from the contamination. He developed a new patented product that offers the user a practical, economical, reusable polypropylene device. This eliminates the uncertain use of chemicals and provides the separation from the contamination needed for an effective solution to the problem.

Dandy says, “People being treated for serious illnesses like cancer and some people with certain diseases have a low immune system. The elderly and the very young are at high risk, also pregnant women should be concerned about what they come in contact with. People can carry illness to others and not have any symptoms themselves. When people come in contact with some of the contaminates mentioned that are found on shopping cart handles and don’t wash their hands thoroughly, they could very easily contaminate whatever they come in contact with. They don’t even have to touch them personally. They could transfer those germs to a toy, a glass, bottle, doorknob, or even directly to a child’s hand. Should young healthy people be worried? Absolutely!”

This is a real problem that causes real sicknesses. People should take some time to get informed using real medical facts that are easily found on the internet or by visiting www. healthyhandle. com People without access to a computer may contact Dandy Enterprises at 734-289-2347 and receive copies of the reports. “Once educated to the danger, people can make better choices,” Dandy says.

Everyone has seen people sneezing or coughing. And people that look like they should be home in bed. People bring their young children shopping when they are obviously sick. Could their germs have caused someone else to get sick? Have you ever gone shopping when you were sick?

“Fact - There is no single wipe made that can eliminate all the contaminates listed and the many that are not mentioned which are found on shopping cart handles and still be safe for human use. Read the labels on some of the wipes in your local store“, Dandy says.

After reading the facts about what is found on shopping cart handles, people will see the need to make informed choices to protect themselves.

It’s conception came after the inventor's wife cut her hand on a damaged cart handle causing her to bleed and caused her concern to escalate when her thoughts turned to what could be there. "What if the last person who used this cart had cut their hand and what if they had Aids or some other contagious illness", she thought. At that point, she suggested people should be protected from this. Her husband then started his three year journey to the final patented product, the Healthy Handle.

About Dandy Enterprises, LLC:

Dandy Enterprises LLC, headquartered in Monroe, MI is owned by Al and Marge Dandy. The patented product was designed to protect users from contamination on shopping cart handles. For more information, visit the company online at http://www. healthyhandle. com (http://www. healthyhandle. com).

Press Contact: Al or Marge Dandy, Dandy Enterprises, LLC, Phone 734-289-2347 (day or evening), Fax 734-289-2349, or e-mail.

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CauseRelatedMarketing. biz Blog Logs 10,000th Unique Visitor in Less Than a Year

CauseRelatedMarketing. biz Blog Logs 10,000th Unique Visitor in Less Than a Year

In just 10 months causerelatedmarketing. biz, a blog, has rocketed to 10,000 unique visitors and become the go-to source for cause marketers in 127 countries and all 50 States.

Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) August 24, 2007

CauseRelatedMarketing. biz, a blog on the practice of cause marketing, logged its ten thousandth unique visitor on Sunday, August 19, 2007 according to Google.

The first entry was posted on October 17, 2006.

Written by Salt Lake City-based consultant Paul R. Jones, a principal at Alden Keene & Associates, the blog is "dedicated to highlighting and dissecting the best and worst cause-related marketing promotions and campaigns."

"My approach has been to load up my posts with useful information rather than retread information found elsewhere," says Jones. "I don't just plunk in a link I found through a feed reader and comment on it with a line or two."

The result is meaty posts loved by the search engines. Search on the term 'cause related marketing' and CauseRelatedMarketing. biz appears on the first page of Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL and Technorati!

All told, visitors have found the blog from all 50 States and 127 countries/territories.

Once there readers find the blogosphere's most complete cause-related marketing blog with insider information on campaigns that work or fail. Added in is a healthy mix of how-tos from Jones, a long-time cause marketing practitioner.

"As a marketer and a former nonprofit executive, I'm a fan of what cause-related marketing can do for nonprofits and companies," says Jones. "But I'm intellectually honest about the practice too. If a cause marketing program is deceptive, dumb, or ineptly managed, I say so."

In just its first 10 months CauseRelatedMarketing. biz has:
Broken news about Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger cause campaign for its i'm Initiative. Been linked to by About. com and dozens of others. Been featured on the Chronicle of Philanthropy's Give and Take daily roundup of blogs four or five times. Led to Jones being quoted in the online edition of Newsweek last March during the dustup over Bobby Shriver's massive Red campaign.

"Cause marketing is growing," says Jones. "I want to see it grow even more. I think CauseRelatedMarketing. biz represents a terrific chance to further spread the best cause related marketing practices from around the globe."

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3rd Annual IT Audit, Security and Risk Management Conference

3rd Annual IT Audit, Security and Risk Management Conference

"SECURITY, PROFITABILITY, RISK – The ideal forum for tying all your security, IT & finance strategies together!" Featuring presentations from: The World Bank, Microsoft, BellSouth, AIG, Hydro Quebec, Hewlett-Packard, SunTrust Banks, ArcSight, Guardium, Celestica and other leading organizations. Whether in the early stages of developing compliance strategies, in the middle of execution or developing toward long-term collaborative strategies which aim to achieve compliance, alleviate risk and enhance overall IT performance, this event offers the most efficient platform to discuss and debate today’s most critical issues and an opportunity to in two days, accomplish months worth of strategic planning.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 4, 2006

marcus evans is pleased to present IT Audit, Security and Risk Management III: RISK, SECURITY & PROFITABILITY – The ideal forum for tying all of your Security, IT and Finance strategies together seamlessly; June 15-16, 2006 @ The Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, GA.

" Establish a Compliance Framework which adds Value & Profitability to your existing Enterprise IT Platforms ". Assess your organization's business risks, and create a long-term plan to effectively cope with change and regulations. Whether in the early stages of developing compliance strategies, in the middle of execution or developing toward long-term collaborative strategies which aim to achieve compliance, alleviate risk and enhance overall IT performance, the 3rd Annual IT Audit, Security and Risk Management Conference will provide a superior platform in which to discuss and debate today’s most critical issues and an opportunity to in two days, accomplish months worth of strategic planning.

Industry's leading voices giving presentations on IT Security, Audit and Risk Management will include: Jim Nelms, CISO, The World Bank; Rebecca Leng, Assistant Inspector General, US Department of Transportation; Tim Callahan, Group VP and Manager, Access Controls and Support Services, SunTrust Banks Inc.; Brian Zeve, Director, Professional Services – Industry Vertical, Microsoft Corporation; Martin Meltzer, Senior Health Economist, Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Matt Heath, Internal Audit Manager, Hewlett-Packard, Jim Golden, Executive Program Director, US Postal Service, Mark Baggett, Information Security Manager, Morris Communication Company; in addition to representatives from Guardium, ArcSight, BellSouth, AIG, ATA Airlines, Hydro-Quebec, Celestica, Bell Canada, Georgia College and State University, in addition to other respected individuals.

Event website – www. marcusevansmo. com/it-audit2 (http://www. marcusevansmo. com/it-audit2 )

The growing amount of US data protection legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, The Patriot Act, California Senate 1386 and Gramm-Leach-Biley are putting tremendous pressure on today’s companies to be accountable for their internal business information as well as the data of their customers and employees – quickly.

Adding to the complex regulatory environment are growing security concerns both internally and externally which are placing costly, time consuming constraints on IT and IT security divisions. 

With the bottom line the ultimate benchmark for any corporate initiative, expenditures for compliance and risk mitigation are challenging to justify within an organizations balance sheets. Today’s organizations are now striving to integrate new technologies and practices within their overall IT framework which enable them achieve compliance, mitigate risk and ultimately add maximum value and profitability.

Companies whose products are geared to achieve compliance while adding to the overall profitability of today’s IT departments will be the most successful in this ongoing wave of spending in the IT arena. 

Key Topics that will be addressed:

· Establishing an enterprise-wide framework to support Sarbanes-Oxley requirements

· Strategies for enterprise-wide fraud detection

· Devising real time reporting structures ensuring accountability and alignment across the organization

· Analyzing operational implications of compliance requirements

· Creating a successful privacy policy to effectively manage liability

· Justifying expenditures:

A) Calculating the cost of non-compliance

B) Optimizing total business performance by selecting cutting edge auditing systems and

 technologies that scale across the enterprise

· Leveraging monitoring tools to increase IT audit effectiveness and productivity

· Leveraging role-based access controls to enhance compliance efficiency

· Creating a system to align business, IT and compliance requirements

· Establishing effective security architecture models

Industry luminaries & key decision-makers will convene in order to discuss optimal strategies to surmount issues regarding IT Audit, Security & Risk Management. To access the complete agenda for this event, please visit the event's website at:

Www. marcusevansmo. com/it-audit2 (http://www. marcusevansmo. com/it-audit2 )

About marcus evans:

Marcus evans, one of the world’s leading business information companies, is dedicated to the provision of global business intelligence and information to assist in strategic and effective decision-making. Established in 1983, the company’s international network of offices creates major sector-focused events for business learning and networking opportunities across a variety of industries and professions.

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Pedata RV Encourages Seniors to Get a Good Night's Sleep

Pedata RV Encourages Seniors to Get a Good Night's Sleep

Pedata RV shares research which might help seniors get uninterrupted night's sleep.

Mesa, AZ (Vocus) June 12, 2009

Pedata RV shares research which might help seniors get uninterrupted night's sleep.

With 12.1% of the US population aged 65 years or older, medical research is increasing on senior citizen health issues. One issue that may not at first glance appear to be hazardous is senior citizen sleeping patterns. More than half of seniors aged 65 years or older have chronic sleep disturbances reports Senior Journal. While for most, sleep deprivation may be an inconvenience, for those driving a motorhome (http://www. pedatarvcenter. com/) it can pose serious risks.

The effects of sleep deprivation mimic those of driving under the influence of alcohol. Driving reactions are delayed, judgment becomes impaired, not to mention the potential deadly consequences of falling asleep at the wheel. The Lighting Research Center has been studying disrupted sleep rhythms and found that blue light directed to the eye for a set amount of time could help improve sleep patterns. The goggle-like device allows seniors administer the light themselves without use of prescription drugs.

As people age, their lens thickens and their pupils shrink, allowing less light to enter, says the Senior Journal. This lack of light can disrupt the body's circadian rhythm, causing interruptions during a night's rest. While driving an RV or any vehicle it is extremely important to be fully alert. While the Lighting Research Center is currently field-testing its product, there is optimism that a good night's sleep is just around the corner.

"What we want most is for our customers to be safe on the road," says Clint Ethington of Pedata RV. "Sleep or lack there of isn't something to be taken lightly. Our goal is to have RVers get the most out of their travels so they can keep exploring."

For More Information:
For more information on Pedata RV Center or current trends in the RV industry contact Clint Ethington, General Manager, at clint (at) pedatarvcenter (dot) com or by phone at: 1-888-545-8314 or 520-807-0900. Or visit Pedata RV Center online at http://www. pedatarvcenter. com (http://www. pedatarvcenter. com).

Contact:
Clint Ethington
Pedata RV Center
Www. PedataRV. com
Phone: 1-888-545-8314 or 520-807-0900
Email: clint (at) pedatarvcenter (dot) com

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Tennis Players Suffer in the Heat Served Up at the 2005 US Open

Tennis Players Suffer in the Heat Served Up at the 2005 US Open

Tennis Players suffering from the heat should have access to Cooling Vests to help prevent heat stress.

Westwood, NJ (PRWEB) September 1, 2005

The hot, humid and hazy New York weather has already aced many competitors at the 2005 US Open Tennis Championships. Several players have already shown signs of severe heat stress, with Andy Murray vomiting on-court, Akiko Morigami taken from the court in a wheelchair, and Michael Llodra collapsing and taken to hospital. Several players have retired due to the heat, while other matches have been delayed by players taking several injury time outs to try and cool down.

How long is there before a serious life threatening heat related illness occurs at the US Open? Are images of tennis players collapsing and vomiting providing a good image for the sport? Are the organizers providing safe working conditions?

The Australian Open Tennis Championships are also played in the middle of Summer, where on-court conditions can be much hotter than those experienced at the US Open. Over the past few years the Australian Tournament organizers have been providing ice cold Arctic Heat Cooling Vests to help prevent the players suffering from heat stress. The body cooling vests can be used prior to the match, to pre-cool and also used during the breaks between games. The Arctic Heat cooling vests help players to stabilize their core body temperature and will also help players to reduce the amount of fluids lost through sweat.

Images of athletes pushing themselves to the limit in the hot, high humidity conditions might be good for the drama of the US Open event; however these athletes are risking serious heat illness injuries, even death. The facts are that heat stroke can kill.

The National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research reports that 24 football players (19 high school, 3 college and 2 professional) have died from heatstroke between 1995 and 2004, and another high school football player has died this summer.

When Athletes sweat at a rate higher than maximum fluid intake, their bodies struggle to stay cool and their core body temperature begins to climb. Sports drinks will help with faster re-hydration, but in many cases you simply can not get the fluids back into the body fast enough. When the bodyÂ’s core temperature gets too high, the sweating process stops and the body starts to shut down. This is a very serious situation.

The Arctic Heat Cooling Vest was used extensively at the Athens Olympics, and Internationally by all the major sporting codes, Soccer, Rugby, Rowing, Cricket, Football, Hockey, Athletics and even the military in Iraq to name but a few. It would appear that the major US sporting codes are lagging behind.

Perhaps showcase events like the US Open Tennis, and other sports such as Baseball, Softball and Football teams should be considering not only the health of their players who are participating in the heat, but also the images and messages that are being provided to the general public. The message at the moment is (when participating in the heat) is to compete hard until you drop. These sports could be helping to educate the public about the latest ways to reduce and prevent heat stress.

The lightweight Arctic Heat Cooling vest uses a two stage cooling process. The vests contain a gel-like substance that can be frozen or chilled. The cooling vests are manufactured using Woolmark's Sportwool, a special body cooling fabric which incorporates Vapor Management Technology helping to wick moisture away from the skin, allowing the user to keep dry.

The Arctic Heat body cooling vest which is suitable for industrial, medical and sporting applications, retails for $174.95, and can be purchased online through the Arctic Heat USA website www. arcticheatusa. com.

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Piribo: New Publication Announcement, The Pharmaceutical Market: Portugal

Piribo: New Publication Announcement, The Pharmaceutical Market: Portugal

Piribo, (piribo. com) the online destination for business intelligence for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, has now added a new report called “The Pharmaceutical Market: Portugal”.

(PRWEB) August 20, 2006

As a very open economy reliant on exports, Singapore was especially affected by the 2001 slowdown of the US economy as demand for electronics, in particular, dropped. In 2002/2003 things improved, although the general outlook remains uncertain.

The Singapore pharmaceutical market remains strong and was worth an estimated US$536 million in 2005. The continued increase of multinational investment plays an integral part in the continuance of this strength. In recent years, Merck Sharp and Dohme and Aventis have opened new pharmaceutical production plants, while GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Schering-Plough are also in the process of setting up major manufacturing facilities. Singapore is increasingly becoming a base for both regional and global pharmaceutical production for a growing number of multinational companies.

These pharmaceutical market reports are ideal for executives wanting to understand the key drivers in pharmaceutical markets and have access to a wealth of statistical data. Each report opens with an outlook section that provides analysis of the market, 5-year market forecasts, national data projections, market outlook and key developments such as regulation, pricing/reimbursement, intellectual property, health facilities and government policy. The report also provides extensive background information, population trends, health status, health expenditure, organisation & administration, hospital services, medical personnel, healthcare development, market access information, trade data for raw materials and finished products and essential industry contacts. Included with the report are 3 free quarterly updated outlook reports, enabling you to keep up to date with market developments for a year.

Contents

Background Data

Geography

Political Overview

Economic Overview

Population

Demographic Indicators

Mortality

Morbidity

Hiv/Aids

Charts

Organisation & Administration

Health Expenditure

Hospital Services

Ambulatory Care

Medical Personnel

Accessing The Pharmaceutical Market

Introduction

Regulatory Environment

Distribution Channels

Trade Fairs

Domestic Production

Aipm

Krka

“The Pharmaceutical Market: Portugal” is available from Piribo. For more information go to: http://www. piribo. com/publications/temp/pharmaceutical_market_portugal. html (http://www. piribo. com/publications/temp/pharmaceutical_market_portugal. html)

Piribo Product ID: ESP954

About Piribo.

Piribo is a UK-based independent online store supplying business information on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The website now carries over 3,800 English language titles including, market reports, studies and books and is the UK’s largest online biopharma information store. Subscribers receive a free monthly newsletter and email alerts on new titles in their areas of interest. The company was established in 2004.

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Dawn Introduces 4 Slot 3U VPX Rugged Conduction Cooled Enclosure

Dawn Introduces 4 Slot 3U VPX Rugged Conduction Cooled Enclosure

Dawn VME Products announces "VPX CUBE" 3U rugged conduction cooled enclosure. 4 Slot 3U small form factor harsh military environment VPX CUBE supports OpenVPX, VPX REDI.

Fremont, CA (PRWEB) September 21, 2010

Dawn VME Products (http://www. dawnvme. com/), a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance and reliable embedded packaging technology products based on the VITA™ and PICMG® architectures, announces its CCE-3VX4 ruggedized 4 slot conduction cooled enclosure for VPX 3U modules, the VPX CUBE (http://www. dawnvme. com/cgi-bin/MySQLdb? VIEW=/products/view_one. txt&productid=456&familyid=).

Dawn's CCE-3VX4 VPX CUBE is designed to MIL-STD-810F, DO-160E and MIL-STD-461E standards, and compliant with applicable VITA 46 (VPX), VITA 48 (REDI) and VITA 65 (OpenVPX) specifications. The VPX CUBE features 4 slots of 3U VPX on a 1" pitch high bandwidth backplane and an integrated, wide temperature range 400 Watt power supply.

The chassis is cold plate base coupled conduction cooled. Its short and efficient thermal conductivity path provides for robust cooling performance and maximum power dissipation. Operating temperature range is -40°C to +85°C. Full environmental sealing insures reliable, all-conditions operation.

The backplane is Fabric Mapping Module (FMM) overlay ready and configurable to meet any data plane connection fabric. Front I/O mapping overlay enables signal path customization from card I/O, such as PMC and XMC, to front panel I/O interface connectors. Dawn has filed for a provisional patent for this revolutionary interconnect technology.

The I/O panel to backplane is interfaced via shielded differential connectors for applications from 3.125 Gb/s to 10+ Gb/s. The I/O panel connectors can be linked to optical as well as SMA and other RF connectors for application enhancement.

Dawn's popular RuSH™ System Health Monitor technology for intelligent, precision monitoring and control of critical system performance parameters is embedded in the integrated Power Supply in the standard VPX CUBE configuration. Temperature, power supply voltage and current on all VS(n) and AUX rails are real-time monitored, with optional humidity monitoring available.

"The conduction cooled 3U VPX CUBE is extremely rugged and reliable for military and aerospace applications where system size, weight, and power are critical, and high performance capability is demanded," says Barry Burnsides, Dawn VME Products Founder and CEO. "With its optimized cooling path and quick turn customization of the data plane connection fabric, the VPX CUBE is an exciting addition to our family of products."

Summary of Features:
4 slots of 3U VPX on 1" pitch. VPX, VPX-REDI and OpenVPX compliant. MIL-STD-810F, DO-160E and MIL-STD-461E compliant. 3U VPX and Open VPX card compatible. Accepts VPX-REDI card widths of 0.8” or 1”. Cold plate base coupled conduction cooled. Mission-critical rugged and reliable. All-conditions environmental sealing. Integrated 400W power supply. Embedded RuSH™ technology. Quick custom fabric mapping. Front I/O mapping overlay. 7"L x 6"W x 7.62"H, ~ 13.5 lbs. without cards. Operating temperature range -40°C to +85°C.

Options complementing the VPX CUBE are Dawn's PSC-6629 (http://www. dawnvme. com/cgi-bin/MySQLdb? VIEW=/products/view_one. txt&productid=458&familyid=) 3U 400 Watt conduction cooled power supply with its 6 channel design that meets OpenVPX requirements, and the ITM-6973 (http://www. dawnvme. com/cgi-bin/MySQLdb? VIEW=/products/view_one. txt&productid=457&familyid=) 3U VPX test module/system monitor/load board, designed by Dawn specifically for OpenVPX and VPX-REDI architectures.

Applications

The highly configurable small form factor 3U VPX CUBE is fully ruggedized for difficult Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), land, sea and airborne mission-critical conditions. Flexible backplane fabric and I/O mapping supports virtually any application. Dawn can modify its VPX CUBE platform to suit customer unique requirements.

Pricing and Availability

The Dawn VME Products CCE-3VX4 VPX CUBE is available now. Contact Dawn for more information, including options and pricing.

Dawn's Expanding VPX Products Line

Dawn VME Products offers a comprehensive family of chassis and backplanes that are VPX, VPX-REDI and OpenVPX compliant. Chassis offerings range from development platforms to deployable rack mount systems including shock isolated systems. Deployable mission critical VPX systems are available for both convection and conduction cooled modules. VPX backplane configurations support maximum bandwidth data rates, and are available in a wide selection of profiles and topologies.

About Dawn VME Products

Founded in 1985, Dawn VME Products designs and manufactures high performance and reliable embedded packaging technology products for the embedded systems market. Service and support is provided from its design and manufacturing headquarters in Fremont, California.

A founding member of VITA™, Dawn VME Products is dedicated to maximizing customer satisfaction through on-time delivery of zero-defect products. Dawn's product line features highly configurable backplanes and powered enclosures, in addition to multi-function accessories, sub-racks, card cages, test boards, panels and system health monitors.

Dawn engineering supports a wide range of custom requirements, and modifies its products to meet specific military/aerospace, telecommunication, medical, industrial and commercial applications.

Contact Dawn VME Products for consultation on VPX compliant enclosure, backplane, and thermal management systems to enable military rugged, high performance computing applications. Phone 1-510-657-4444; Fax: 1-510-657-3274; Website: www. dawnvme. com. Email: sales(at)dawnvme(dot)com.

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Argosy University Becomes a Member of Top Colleges Website

Argosy University Becomes a Member of Top Colleges Website

Top-Colleges. com, a Salt Lake City education marketing company, announces a new marketing partnership with Argosy University, a specialized career college with 14 campuses throughout the United States. Top-Colleges provides additional web presences for over 150 career colleges, technical schools and online colleges nationwide. Visit Argosy University on Top-Colleges at top-colleges. com/s/argosy. php? source=prw-s-up.

(PRWEB) April 6, 2005

Top-Colleges. com, a Salt Lake City education marketing company, announces a new marketing partnership with Argosy University, a specialized career college with 14 campuses throughout the United States. Top-Colleges provides additional web presences for over 150 career colleges, technical schools and online colleges nationwide. Visit Argosy University on Top-Colleges at http://www. top-colleges. com/s/argosy. php? source=prw-mb-up (http://www. top-colleges. com/s/argosy. php? source=prw-mb-up).

Argosy University offers a range of credentials from certificates to PhDs in four major areas of focus: Business and Information Technology, Education and Human Development, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences and Health Sciences. These courses are designed for working adults who can still make a living, while improving their education. Some courses are distance based and online. Argosy University campuses are fully accredited and itsÂ’ programs that require professional licensing meet all State and Federal requirements. Argosy University has campuses in 14 states in the U. S.

Top-Colleges. com is an Internet resource matching potential students with schools and colleges based on course of study and location. With a rapidly growing base of schools, colleges and universities and over 200,000 unique visitors per month, Top-Colleges. com is a premier online college resource. The Top-Colleges monthly newsletter features the latest news and commentary on todayÂ’s fastest growing career fields. Top-Colleges is owned and operated by AffiliateCrew.

AffiliateCrew is a specialized Internet marketing company focusing on direct response advertising and affiliate marketing to promote sales and lead generation. AffiliateCrew is based in Salt Lake City, UT.

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DeSilva+Phillips Announces New Operational Restructuring Group

DeSilva+Phillips Announces New Operational Restructuring Group

DeSilva+Phillips, media investment bankers, has launched an Operational Restructuring practice. The practice will advise media companies, private equity funds and commercial lenders who seek assistance with financial performance issues in the current economy and debt markets.

New York, NY (PRWEB) December 2, 2008

DeSilva+Phillips (http://www. mediabankers. com), media investment bankers, has launched an Operational Restructuring practice. The practice will advise media companies, private equity funds and commercial lenders who seek assistance with financial performance issues in the current economy and debt markets.

By adding a new operational restructuring practice, we augment DeSilva+Phillips' investment banking services in the digital and traditional media markets we serve. In addition to the full range of advisory services we offer to sellers, buyers, lenders and borrowers, we now offer specific recommendations for improving financial performance in this new era of reduced leverage and economic recession and the technological transformation of the media industry.

We were prompted to formally establish our operational restructuring practice in response to the many inquiries we have received in recent months from media companies, private equity firms and commercial lenders for assistance in these areas.

DeSilva+Phillips' operational restructuring services include a comprehensive review and analysis of the subject company's business - including the identification of revenue enhancement and cost savings opportunities, operating efficiencies, incentive compensation plans, investment savings and evaluation of strategic alternatives. Special attention is paid to the development, integration and implementation of digital strategies and tactics. Performance is also benchmarked against industry standards and DeSilva+Phillips' considerable database of media company metrics. Organization structure is reviewed to identify possible efficiencies in process and the management of the overall business. DeSilva+Phillips will advise on divesting assets as required, restructuring of existing debt and/or equity and on raising capital. Assisting clients with bank covenant restructuring and negotiation may play an important part in the outcome of the analysis, and our team has had significant experience in complex credit issues to handle challenges in this area.

DeSilva+Phillips is uniquely qualified among media boutique investment banks to offer this new service. Its partners, managing directors and senior advisors are not only the industry's most experienced media investment bankers, with over 200 transactions completed since 1996, we also share more than 300 years of line operating experience as CEOs, company owners, and financial, advertising and marketing executives in digital and traditional media, including magazine and book publishing, trade shows and healthcare.

DeSilva+Phillips's operational restructuring practice is co-led by Kenneth B. Collins, Partner and CFO of DeSilva+Phillips, and James D. Zielinski, founder of Zielinski Financial Advisors, LLC ("ZFA"), an independent financial consultancy that is affiliated with DeSilva+Phillips.

In announcing DeSilva+Phillips's new operational restructuring service, Roland A. DeSilva, its Managing Partner, noted, "Ken's experience and reputation make him uniquely qualified to lead this new initiative, and his knowledge of financial services will be instrumental in the growth and success of our restructuring practice. He has been with the firm for 13 years and has over 25 years of line operating experience as a senior executive of Macmillan Publishing, American Banker, Investment Dealers' Digest, John Wiley & Sons and CBS Publishing."

James D. Zielinski, the co-leader of the operational restructuring practice, has been assisting companies (as the principal of ZFA) with advice and guidance in several critical areas, including acquisitions, bank financing and profit performance. He has over 30 years experience in financial matters, building a successful career in banking and equity investing for more than 20 years at Chase Manhattan Bank, N. A. and Bankers Trust Company, before becoming Chief Financial Officer for Hanley Wood, LLC, a privately owned business-to-business media company, where he was an owner, director, and executive directing the financial affairs of the company until its sale in 2005. Reed Phillips, Managing Partner of DeSilva+Phillips, says "We have known and worked with Jim for a number of years and greatly value his experience and expertise. We are delighted that he will be co-leading our new service practice."

DeSilva+Phillips LLC is a New York-based investment bank specializing in the media, digital media and healthcare communications industries. The firm provides M&A services and private placements of debt and equity to the magazine, digital media, newspaper, book publishing, trade shows & events, medical and healthcare media, information, educational, and marketing services industries. DeSilva+Phillips has completed more than 200 transactions since 1996. DeSilva+Phillips Corporate Finance LLC is a member of FINRA and SIPC.

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I-PainRelief. com Explains What to Do When You Encounter Back Pain

I-PainRelief. com Explains What to Do When You Encounter Back Pain

I-PainRelief. com explains that advances in medicine have created many treatment options for people seeking back pain relief.

(PRWEB) August 31, 2005

I-PainRelief. com explains that advances in medicine have created many treatment options for people seeking back pain relief. Alternative treatments have increased in number and availability as well. However, there is still no “miracle cure” able to rid the world of back pain once and for all. Since the intensity, causes and specific conditions vary with each patient, you need to discuss treatment options with a health care professional in order to tailor treatment to your specific condition.

Patients have an almost daunting number of choices of medications, some of which alleviate not only back pain but reduce inflammation, muscle tension, and spasms too. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) include aspirin, ibuprofen, and a host of prescription medicines. Taken regularly, these medications can significantly reduce inflammation and resulting back pain, and also provide back pain relief when taken during acute episodes.

Acetaminophen comes in many over-the-counter medications. It acts as an analgesic, and is often used to treat acute pain. These medications can be taken alone or in conjunction with NSAIDs. Potential harmful side effects of acetaminophen include liver and kidney damage.

According to I-PainRelief. com, acupuncture has been used in China for over 2,000 years and was first popularized in the United States in the 1970s. This ancient alternative to traditional ‘Western’ medicine has received validation by research studies which have documented acupuncture’s beneficial effects on patients, but many within the medical community are wary of relying too heavily on this form of treatment, as modern medicine has not been able to fully explain how acupuncture works.

Another alternative treatment, chiropractic, is based on the understanding that a properly functioning nervous system is essential for good health. The spinal column is quite literally the ‘backbone’ of the nervous system, because the spinal cord is encased inside it, as well as nerve roots that branch out into the entire body. Chiropractors adjust the spine of patients, aligning the vertebrae and correcting stress-inducing imbalances.

About i-painrelief. com

Pain Relief provides detailed information on arthritis, back, joint, lower back, natural, chronic, neck, sciatica, knee, fibromyalgia, and muscle pain relief. For more information go to http://www. i-painrelief. com (http://www. i-painrelief. com) and/or visit its sister site at http://www. e-acidreflux. com (http://www. e-acidreflux. com) for related information.

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Yoli Announces New Athletic Recovery Product, Endorsed by Gold Medalists Carl Lewis and Bryan Clay

Yoli Announces New Athletic Recovery Product, Endorsed by Gold Medalists Carl Lewis and Bryan Clay

Yoli, Inc., a direct sales company distributing delicious beverages that are filled with nutritional supplements and devoid of sugar, artificial ingredients, and no pasteurization, is announcing an exciting new product. FUN Alkalete Capsules deliver a therapeutic dose of the proprietary “Alkalete” super mineral product designed to assist the body in recovery from athletic events and other strenuous activities. Alkalete also helps the body achieve ideal alkalinity, the new buzz word in health and wellness. Customers are raving about the fast results, and reassured by the product’s eight year track record of complete safety.

Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) May 14, 2010

Yoli, Inc., a cutting edge nutritional beverages company and the exclusive distributor of the popular lemon-lime FUN Active Blast beverage, recently announced the company’s plans to release FUN Alkalete Capsules immediately as a promotional pre-launch. “FUN Alkalete Capsules give a mega dose of the proprietary Alkalete ingredient. This will be the product that puts Yoli into massive momentum, the results speak for themselves,” said Corey Citron, Yoli’s co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer. This decision was prompted after customers of the Yoli FUN Active Blast beverage experienced amazing results in the areas of sports recovery and body alkalization.

Alkalete is formulated by pH Sciences, an eight-year-old Seattle based company dedicated to bringing the extremely important message of body alkalization to the people of the world. Co-founder David Matteson, veteran to the natural foods and nutritional supplement industry, stated recently in an interview, “Yoli’s focus on delivering live, active ingredients into the human body is so aligned with pH Sciences’ mission for improving people’s ability to be active and healthy. It’s a perfect match for us.”

In The News

From Anthony Robbins, to Dr. Oz, and even Oprah, everyone has positive things to say about products that help alkalize the body. Because of our modern diet and lifestyle, most people’s bodies are too acidic, exposing the vast majority of people to degenerative disease and poor health. Yoli is not only dedicated to educating the nation on the benefits of proper pH balance, but they’re offering a specific solution to the problem of high acidity in the body. The answer is Yoli’s exclusive new breakthrough, patented product, Alkalete™. “I’ve been tracking the clinical trials and the double blind placebo controlled studies using this nutritional compound for the last eight years and it has been remarkable, I can’t tell you how excited we are to have a worldwide exclusive on Alkalete,” stated Daren Falter, co-founder and Executive VP of Yoli.

Yoli Attracts World Champion Athletes

Most people know Carl Lewis as the “fastest man in the world” as he was titled after winning eight gold medals. Carl now faithfully uses Yoli products in his own training and shares them with others. Bryan Clay, repeat indoor world champion in the heptathlon and current gold medal holder in the decathlon, is not only using Yoli’s Alkalete and other products, but Yoli’s are the only products he’s using in his training. Recently Bryan was able to gain strength in his events even after losing 15 pounds, which for a decathlete, is ideal.

Whether customers are using Alkalete to help the body deal with athletic recovery, or whether they’re sprinkling the Alkalete granules on their pasta sauce or in their coffee to buffer the acidic properties of these foods, Yoli feels they have a product that will attract top leaders in the direct marketing arena. Yoli’s co-founder and President, Robby Fender, stated, “In just the short time that we have been testing Alkalete with our company founders, executives, employees, and distributors, we have experienced amazing results. This product is an entrepreneur’s dream!”

Yoli products are not available in stores and can only be purchased through a Yoli Independent Distributor.

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Dallas-Based Refuge House Adopts BlabberMouth PR to Handle Public Relations Campaign

Dallas-Based Refuge House Adopts BlabberMouth PR to Handle Public Relations Campaign

BlabberMouth PR has been chosen to represent Refuge House, a Dallas-based foster agency. The public relations firm will implement a comprehensive media and community outreach campaign designed to generate visibility and public support for the non-profit's efforts and expansion plans.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 12, 2008

BlabberMouth PR, the seriously fun public relations firm best known for delivering 100% senior-level representation, has been chosen by Refuge House, a Dallas-based foster agency, to implement a comprehensive public relations campaign designed to generate visibility and community support for the non-profit's efforts and expansion plans.

Refuge House takes in children from Child Protective Services and places the kids in foster homes. With locations in Dallas and San Antonio, Refuge House is already serving children in more than 40 Texas counties and has plans to open new locations outside the state later this year.

"When it comes to the delicate issue of children in crisis, we needed a team with experience and compassion," said Dr. Michele Gorman, founder and CEO of Refuge House. "We turned to BlabberMouth PR because we know our clients will be treated with the utmost respect, our needs will be presented with integrity, and most importantly the stories about our organization will be pitched with sensitivity and thoughtfulness."

Refuge House is a faith-based organization that accepts private donations and state funding, but seeks to operate on a much more personal level than traditional foster care agencies. Dr. Gorman works personally with the children and families of Refuge House. Dr. Gorman has most recently taken on the case of a terminally ill teenager in the agency's care.

"When we learned of the incredibly difficult and emotional work the people Refuge House do every day, we were humbled," said Patti D. Hill, CEO / Founder, BlabberMouth PR. "We know the subject matter won't always be pretty or fun, but we do know that it will be important and life changing. As we learned more about the operations and goals of Refuge House, we knew it an honor to be called upon to work with them, and an even higher one to be chosen as the agency to tell communities in Texas and around the country about this life-changing agency."

Erin Steed will steer the public relations campaign for Refuge House.

About BlabberMouth PR
BlabberMouth PR, the seriously fun public relations firm, is celebrated for providing 100% senior-level representation to a range of industries, including advertising, consumer electronics, gaming, health and fitness, interior design, and music and entertainment, among others. Founded in 2001, BlabberMouth PR abandoned the traditional agency model in favor of an innovative version and entrepreneurial processes for developing strategies and campaigns, and implementing tactics to help their clients win in the marketplace. BlabberMouth PR - quirky name, serious public relations. For additional information on BlabberMouth PR and its services, visit www. blabbermouthPR. com.

About Refuge House
Refuge House is a private, non-profit foster agency that works with Child Protective Agency to place children ages 0 to 21 in the region's foster homes. Refuge House offers a complete wrap-around program that helps both the child and the foster-caregivers through the transition of out-of-home placement and visitation. Dr. Michele Gorman created Refuge House, is a foster and adoptive parent and continues to be hands on in its day-to-day operations. Dr. Gorman does everything from executive level strategic planning to taking middle-of-the-night calls from families in crisis. Refuge House serves as a model for other agencies and has aggressive expansion plans nationwide. Refuge House is online at www. refugehouse. org

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Phoenix Plastic Surgeon Designs Anti-Aging Cookbook for a Beautiful & Healthy You in the New Year

Phoenix Plastic Surgeon Designs Anti-Aging Cookbook for a Beautiful & Healthy You in the New Year

Phoenix plastic surgeon, Dr. Heidi Regenass, offers an anti-aging cookbook using the power of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals in the foods we eat to encourage health and vitality. It is these well chosen ingredients that help us to fight off the signs of aging from the inside out.

Glendale, AZ (PRWEB) January 4, 2009

With the New Year, Phoenix plastic surgeon (http://www. drheidi. com), Dr. Heidi Regenass encourages fitness goals for exercise and healthy food choices. But Dr. Regenass also offers the idea of internal health promoting external beauty - what we eat helps us to fight off the signs of aging.

In Glendale near Phoenix, plastic surgeon (http://www. drheidi. com), Dr. Regenass comments, "We have to use the power of our food ingredients to slow down the aging process. Antioxidants, vitamins, and nutrients all play a significant role in our health which also reflects in the severity of our fine lines and wrinkles and our skin elasticity."

Proper nutrition is always the first advice from health advocates and physicians in keeping the body strong and healthy. It is in recent years that antioxidants have been recognized for their intimate involvement in the prevention of cellular damage. Cellular damage is a major contributor to cancer, diseases, and aging. Antioxidants can slow the cellular damage - slow the aging process.

It is these power foods or superfoods that have been singled out for their high nutrient properties and for the roles they play in reducing the symptoms of premature aging. Dr. Regenass has combined her in-depth knowledge of nutrition and anti-aging to develop a cookbook loaded with recipes designed around good foods and good flavor.

Dr. Regenass again, "Healthy eating, anti-aging eating, does not taste bad. With beautiful, fresh ingredients, and incredible spices and flavors, these recipes are easy to make, bursting with flavor and the added benefit is slowing the process of aging from the inside out."

Dr. Heidi provides some of her favorite easy recipes full of anti-aging superfoods. These recipes are designed to spark your imagination and give you the desire to make anti-aging foods part of your daily diet, thereby contributing to a healthier, happier and more gorgeous you.

Dr. Regenass is a plastic surgeon, but she believes that plastic surgery should never be the first answer to beauty. "Beauty, health, and vitality are all reflective of our lifestyles. One who eats nutritious foods and exercises will have a much better cosmetic surgery result than one who does not exercise or eat properly on a regular basis."

"Cosmetic surgery and non-surgical treatments such as BOTOX Cosmetic, injectable fillers, and laser skin resurfacing are tools to help us fight aging and appear youthful, but they should be complimented with other choices - exercise and the foods we eat, " says Dr. Regenass.

Some cosmetic surgery options to help fight the aging battle are incredibly beneficial for their subtle changes but highly effective results such as brow lift. Phoenix (http://www. drheidi. com/brow_lift) patients enjoy the natural refreshed look after a brow lift procedure with Dr. Regenass. "My goal is always beautiful, refreshed, natural-looking results."

Eyelid surgery, Phoenix (http://www. drheidi. com) surgeon, Dr. Regenass, suggests to open the eye area for a less angry or less tired appearance. "It's amazing what an eyelift can do for one's appearance. It opens the eye and makes a more alert and youthful face."

For more information on anti-aging foods or anti-aging cosmetic treatments, please visit Dr. Regenass online at www. drheidi. com.

About Dr. Heidi:

Born in Zimbabwe, Heidi Regenass, M. D. brings an international flair to cosmetic plastic surgery. As a board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Regenass specializes in plastic surgery procedures that rejuvenate the face and body, enhancing one's natural beauty. Dr. Regenass performs a variety of plastic surgery procedures for both men and women to help them achieve their desired cosmetic result.

Dr. Regenass received her medical degree from the University of Utah. The prestigious Mayo Clinic is where Dr. Regenass performed her General Surgery residency. Following this she further specialized in her chosen field of Plastic Surgery and completed a Plastic Surgery residency at the University of Utah.

Prior to her medical training, Dr. Regenass earned a Master of Science degree in Health Education and worked as a health and wellness specialist in the United States and Southern Africa. For more than 20 years she has been dedicated to a holistic approach to medicine to help her patients achieve their health and beauty goals.

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St. Croix Systems and CIBER, Inc. Sign Agreement to Deliver Capital Asset Lifecycle Management Solutions and Services for Healthcare Providers

St. Croix Systems and CIBER, Inc. Sign Agreement to Deliver Capital Asset Lifecycle Management Solutions and Services for Healthcare Providers

The alliance combines St. Croix Systems’ Capital Asset Lifecycle Management suite (CALM), a set of applications that enables healthcare providers to gain visibility and control over the management and maintenance, movement, and safety of all facility and equipment assets—from acquisition through retirement, and CIBER’s consulting experience in developing and implementing enterprise asset management, service management, supply chain, and enterprise resource planning solutions.

Boston, Mass. (PRWEB) July 19, 2006

St. Croix Systems, the leading provider of capital asset lifecycle management solutions for the healthcare industry, and CIBER, Inc. a leading international systems integrator, today announced an alliance to cooperatively help healthcare providers identify and implement strategies and solutions to increase optimization and safety of enterprise assets.

The alliance combines St. Croix Systems’ Capital Asset Lifecycle Management suite (CALM), a set of applications that enables healthcare providers to gain visibility and control over the management and maintenance, movement, and safety of all facility and equipment assets—from acquisition through retirement, and CIBER’s consulting experience in developing and implementing enterprise asset management, service management, supply chain, and enterprise resource planning solutions.

The two organizations are coming together at a time when healthcare providers are seeking an integrated approach to optimize hospital assets through standardized processes that enable effective preventive maintenance, improved asset tracking and utilization, integrated safety measures, and better planning and acquisition decisions. St. Croix Systems and CIBER offer clients software solutions and services to automate disparate process to increase asset and care giver productivity while reducing costs.

“Our healthcare clients want solutions that more effectively manage and maintain their capital assets to increase lifecycle and resource productivity,” said Robert Dickey, Strategist, CIBER, Inc. “Working with St. Croix Systems we will deliver a solution that combines technology and process automation and allows our clients to leverage and protect the significant investments they are making in assets and equipment.”

St. Croix Systems Capital Asset Lifecycle Management suite is a comprehensive suite of products built on a single platform and includes functionality to integrate and automate asset management and maintenance, service requests, resource scheduling and dispatching, mobile asset logistics and patient utilization, safety issues and hazardous alerts, and essential operational and compliance reporting.

“Enterprise asset management solutions are the catalyst for change that many healthcare providers seek to unify asset data and leverage the resulting knowledge for improved asset utilization, asset safety, and capital performance,” said Sam Adams, president and CEO of St. Croix Systems. “This agreement allows both of our organizations the ability to demonstrate and deliver to our customers a solution that provides them with immediate benefits and creates an infrastructure for long-term financial and operational benefits.”

About St. Croix Systems Corporation

St. Croix Systems (www. stcroixsystems. com) is the leading provider of software and services designed to integrate the core functions of asset management, asset logistics, safety management, and capital planning for healthcare providers worldwide. Since 1993, health systems have been utilizing our applications to improve asset and facility management, increase operating and financial performance, and enhance service and safety in the environment of care. Privately owned, St. Croix Systems is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

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Chicago Indie Filmmakers Win Telly Award for Patient Safety Film

Chicago Indie Filmmakers Win Telly Award for Patient Safety Film

The patient safety film, "Things You Should Know Before Entering the Hospital" has won a TELLY award in the 26th Annual Telly Awards competition.

CHICAGO, IL (PRWEB) April 4, 2006

The patient safety film, "Things You Should Know Before Entering the Hospital" has won a TELLY award in the 26th Annual Telly Awards competition. With a record 12,500 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries, the receipt of this year's Telly Award for the production team’s first entry is notable.

"Things You Should Know Before Entering the Hospital" was independently produced by Four Leaf Enterprises in response to reports that close to 100,000 people die each year due to medical errors in the hospital. Enlisting the help of experts in the patient safety industry, the film team -- consisting of documentary filmmaker and director, Rick Erwin; documentary filmmaker and editor, Ernie Schubert; executive producer/writer, Betty Hoeffner; and producer/writer, Lynn Sanders -- created a film to help save lives by educating people how to take a proactive role in their healthcare.

Produced as a solution-based film, the story educates viewers using an entertaining form of humor narrated by comedian and Emmy-award winning actor, Ben Hollis. The film, available at http://www. patientsafetyvideo. com (http://www. patientsafetyvideo. com), contains important information on how a patient can help avoid medical errors addressing questions from how to avoid wrong-site surgery to why it is imperative to have an advocate with you 24/7. It also stresses ways to help patients avoid infection and medication errors since 2 million people contract infections in the hospital resulting in some 20,000 deaths.

"We are honored to have been selected by the Telly Awards this year," said film director, Rick Erwin. To win our first festival entry is great! It's another credit to what others are saying about the important message of this film."

Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. Winners and Finalists represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world. With a 26 year history of recognizing creative excellence, the Telly Awards is a widely known and highly respected international competition.

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Med-11, Share Results Showcase Nutraceuticals Affiliate Program at Affiliate Summit West

Med-11, Share Results Showcase Nutraceuticals Affiliate Program at Affiliate Summit West

Affiliate marketers interested in the $140 billion dollar nutraceuticals market find a new partner in Med-11 this February, whose affiliate program debuts with the Share Results Affiliate Network at Affiliate Summit West.

Montreal, Canada (PRWEB) February 20, 2008

Share Results (http://www. shareresults. com/ (http://www. shareresults. com/)), a premier affiliate network, partners with Med-11 to debut its nutraceuticals affiliate program at Affiliate Summit West this February 24-26, 2008 in Las Vegas.

By joining Med-11, Share Results affiliate marketers can promote a wide array of nutritional products backed by twenty years of research, development and clinical trials by nutritionists, physicians and scientists, earning generous 40-50% commissions on all sales, plus a 5% referral fee.

"Nutraceuticals have become a $140 billion dollar industry worldwide, with over $48 billion spent in the US alone," states Rob Lambertom, Affiliate Manager of Med-11. "Strong consumer demand for Nutraceuticals, paired with Med-11's respected disease prevention philosophy provides a unique opportunity for affiliates looking to promote health and wellbeing products".

Launching its affiliate program with Share Results, Med-11 accesses a network of established affiliates with the strong content and loyal traffic needed to expand
Med-11 sales and extend the brand reach of products designed to boost the immune system; alleviate joint pain; lower heart disease risk; prevent kidney stones; relieve aging symptoms; and more.

"We chose the Share Results affiliate network because their personalized approach to building affiliate relationships matched our own commitment to the affiliate marketing channel", continued Rob Lambertom of Med-11.

On hand to answer questions and distribute information on Med-11 from the Share Results team at Booth 305 in the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino at Affiliate Summit West will be Director of Affiliate Marketing Sarafina Wolde Gabriel, Business Development Manager Shelley Karnis and Affiliate Managers Jamie Fortunaso and Julia Stead.

To book an appointment to discuss Med-11 with Share Results at Affiliate Summit West, please email: info@shareresults. com

To learn more about the Med-11 affiliate program, or to join the Share Results affiliate network, please visit: Med-11.

Company blurb:
Share Results
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Share Results is a global, fast-growing affiliate marketing network and software provider committed to success through building affiliate and merchant relationships. Share Results' extensive experience in managing and growing affiliate programs assists businesses to launch and grow their affiliate channels through personalised and professional consultation.

The Share Results network is powered by proprietary software and is used by brands including eLearners, Photobucket, Dental Plans, Hatley, Love Toner, UTourGolf and soon to be launching, HMV Go Natural, WatchNCatch, Med-11.

If you are interested in joining our team as a publisher, please contact affiliates@shareresults. com. If you are looking to become an advertiser in the Share Results network, please contact merchants @ shareresults. com or visit us at Affiliate Summit in Vegas booth #305.

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Ladies Workout Express is Helping Women Get in the Gym with Free Enrollment

Ladies Workout Express is Helping Women Get in the Gym with Free Enrollment

Women's gym franchise offering new members' free enrollment for entire month

Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) August 25, 2009

Ladies Workout Express, a leading women's gym (http://www. ladiesworkoutexpress. com/about/aug_24_09.asp) franchise, is helping get women in the gym (http://www. ladiesworkoutexpress. com/about/) once again by announcing they will forego an enrollment fee to new members. From September 1st - 30th, Ladies Workout Express and Workout Express locations are welcoming new members with this special incentive. Aside from not paying a sign up fee, memberships are just $19.95 a month with no extended contracts at participating locations. For more information about this special offer, please visit www. ladiesworkoutexpress. com for participating clubs or call 800-833-5239 for more information.

"We know this is a very tough time for everyone and don't want to comprise someone's health because of financial trouble. This new program will once again help get women back in the gym and feeling good about themselves," said Gerry Weber, CEO of Lady of America Franchise Corporation.

Ladies Workout Express and Workout Express 30-minute circuit training centers offer an excellent opportunity to anyone-from the beginner to the die-hard, to get into life-long shape in a safe and comfortable environment. The simplified, time-efficient workouts are specifically designed to meet the needs of members wanting a straightforward approach to fitness. Using only resistance training on a circuit of 12 hydraulic machines and 12 cardio stations, this 30-minute express workout has been developed to get results, fast.

About Lady of America Franchise Corporation

For more than 25 years, Lady of America Franchise Corporation has been an innovator in the constantly evolving business of women's fitness. The recession relief fitness package is meant to help women exercise during stressful times (http://www. ladiesworkoutexpress. com/locations. asp). Lady of America was established in 1984 with the goal of providing a safe and rewarding environment to women working on their fitness and lifestyle goals while enjoying the company and support of other women. Today, they are the world's largest full-service chain of women's fitness centers with approximately 300 franchises in operation across 45 states and nine countries under the brands; Lady of America, LOA Fitness for Women, Ladies Workout Express, Workout Express and Health Clubs of America fitness centers.

Contact:

Michael Gustman
Ladies Workout Express
561-620-9121
Www. ladiesworkoutexpress. com

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Pioneering Data Capture Partnership to Boost Plant Safety

Pioneering Data Capture Partnership to Boost Plant Safety

An innovative data capture system designed to facilitate the scheduling and performance of ATEX 137 inspections has helped forge a new working partnership which aims to create a new generation of software-based data capture and plant inspection products.

York, UK (PRWEB) October 20, 2006

An innovative data capture system designed to facilitate the scheduling and performance of ATEX 137 inspections has helped forge a new working partnership which aims to create a new generation of software-based data capture and plant inspection products.

IndEX, the pioneering hand-held data capture software package for regulated environments has helped seal the new partnership between its creator, industrial software developer Terrington Data Management and the Safety Consultancy Division of Aston Dane Plc, which has bases in Dublin, Cork, Widnes, Sheffield and Alcester.

The partnership started after Aston Dane Plc, which has 100 staff and works throughout Britain, the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe, as well as having completed projects in Africa and Russia, prototyped an in-house data capture system but realised the benefit of a more flexible product based around an off-the-shelf package.

The company’s market research identified York-based Terrington as offering the right type of product, approach and services to become its software provider.

IndEX, which has been widely taken up across UK industry, is an innovative, mobile, secure and scalable system which creates paperless ATEX 137 inspections for electrical equipment through a complete set of one-touch data entry forms for all explosion protection types, schedules, audit and reporting functions.

The system, which has been developed and refined by Terrington Data Management for three years, operates in real-time as captured data is downloaded instantly to a computer, eliminating the time lapse and potential for errors, associated with copying written records.

In the first stage of the partnership, Aston Dane Plc, which provides design, engineering, project management, consultancy and facilities management expertise, is working with Terrington to adapt and supply IndEX to its own existing clients so they can manage their assets and schedule and carry out maintenance and regulatory inspections such as ATEX 137 inspections and maintain activity and audit logs more efficiently.

The two businesses have now integrated their business processes and software solutions with Terrington incorporating Aston Dane’s suggested modifications to enable the product to be targeted to a wider range of potential users.

Aston Dane director, Shane Carter, says: “Most software developers aim to create generic products but Terrington combines this with a dynamic, enterprising outlook and was happy to create the additional functionalities we required. We now have data capture technology with great scope to meet our customers’ current and future needs and a robust development partner.

“Now, as well as supplying IndEX, our partnership will combine our broad knowledge of the end-user market with Terrington’s considerable software development and data capture expertise to facilitate the development of new software products. This is an exciting prospect for both our businesses and for plant safety staff and managers everywhere.”

Terrington Data Management managing director, Mark Williams, says: “IndEX and its umbrella system, Transform, are already widely recognised as highly successful products that are proven in a range of regulated environments to work and deliver real operational savings.

“We look forward to working with Aston Dane plc on this and other possible software development projects to enhance plant hazardous area inspections, maintenance and health and safety.”

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Alliance Health Creates Premier Social Networking Web Site for People Living with Diabetes – Diabetic Connect Provides Community, Care Options and Promotes Conversation : Award-winning Diabetes Blogger Amy Tenderich Joins as Community Manager to Share Insights and Guide Member Dialogue

Alliance Health Creates Premier Social Networking Web Site for People Living with Diabetes – Diabetic Connect Provides Community, Care Options and Promotes Conversation : Award-winning Diabetes Blogger Amy Tenderich Joins as Community Manager to Share Insights and Guide Member Dialogue

Alliance Health Networks, a leading online consumer health company, today launched DiabeticConnect. com, the first comprehensive and full service social-networking site dedicated to serving the needs of people living with diabetes and connecting them to others who share their lifestyle and daily challenges. Diabetic Connect is a social utility built on a proprietary platform, which enables the sharing of product recommendations, treatment advice and providing support to people who live with diabetes. More than 20 million people in the United States live with diabetes and diabetes-related conditions.

SALT LAKE CITY (PRWEB) June 3, 2008

Diabetic Connect: Support and Information to Live a Long Healthy Life with Diabetes

Trusted Community Managers: Internationally known diabetes blogger, Amy Tenderich, and diabetes nutrition researcher, Toma Grubb, manage community discussions on all topics that impact members and the diabetic lifestyle. Valued Connections with Friends with Diabetes: Diabetic Connect is a private forum for meeting, sharing, supporting, understanding and learning from others who live with diabetes. Healthy Recipes and Nutrition Information: Enjoying the right foods is a daily concern for people living with diabetes. Diabetic Connect offers hundreds of tasty, healthy recipes that everyone can easily prepare on their own. Relevant Product Reviews, News, Discussions, Videos and More: Diabetic Connect is built on the shared knowledge and experiences of the community. Members may participate in discussions on medications, devices and treatments that work best, in addition to uploading, viewing or commenting on the latest diabetes news, videos and recommendations. Savings and Solutions for People Living with Diabetes: Diabetic Connect members have opportunities to receive more information on savings and special offers on a variety of diabetes products. There are no banner ads on Diabetic Connect, giving members the freedom to opt-in for any products and services that interest them. "I discovered that I had Type 1 diabetes when I was 37, yet there were limited resources for connecting with others and learning about their experiences," said Amy Tenderich, Community Manager of Diabetic Connect and owner of the influential blog, DiabetesMine. com. "Through Diabetic Connect, I'm proud to help other people with diabetes as well as caregivers find valuable and relevant information to help manage this disease."

"Diabetic Connect is a breakthrough service for people with diabetes since it serves as both a destination for information needs, and an online community that grows and extends each member's support network," said Stead Burwell, Alliance Health's CEO. "Diabetic Connect represents the future of patient-driven healthcare and how health information is shared online, since it's a focused social networking site that gives individuals powerful and engaging connections that enrich and support their lives."

People living with diabetes, along with caregivers, friends and family members, and health professionals, may join Diabetic Connect and create their privacy-protected profiles at http://www. diabeticconnect. com (http://www. diabeticconnect. com).

About Alliance Health

Alliance Health is changing the way individuals experience health online through consumer-driven experiences and personalized connections to relevant information. Alliance Health builds communities that empower individuals with rich features and permission-driven advertising services. An early pioneer in helping consumers find solutions online for their specific healthcare conditions, Alliance Health matches health marketers to highly engaged consumers. Founded in 2002, the privately-held company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, visit the Alliance Health Web site at www. alliancehealth. com.

Precision Communications Announces Name Change and Rebrands to Attention

Precision Communications Announces Name Change and Rebrands to Attention

Precision Communications, AtlantaÂ’s most innovative and revolutionary marketing firms, announced that it is has changed its name to Attention, launched a new Web site at (www. attentiongroup. com) and expanded into a virtual agency.

Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) August 16, 2004 -

– Precision Communications, Atlanta’s most innovative and revolutionary marketing firms, announced that it is has changed its name to Attention, launched a new Web site at (www. attentiongroup. com) and expanded into a virtual agency.

The name change is reflective of what the firmÂ’s clients keep saying the consultancy has done the most for them. According to the Company, clients comment how effective the principal has been getting them the attention they need.

“Clients look to us to attract attention that helps them build awareness and get new business,” said Daryl S. Toor, Chief Awareness Officer of Attention.

Unlike traditional marketing agencies, the firm focuses on driving and supporting sales with on-target marketing that monopolizes their marketplace.

Started in 2000 as a PR consultancy, Toor quickly expanded his offerings into other marketing disciplines as clients felt he could offer more visibility for less to them than traditional advertising or public relations agencies.

In addition to its PR offerings of Precision Media Relations, Targeted Article Placement, Executive Visibility Program (EVP), PAYPERCLIP™ pay for performance PR programs, and TradeShowStoppers™, (www. tradeshowstoppers. com), Attention today now offers its Weblicity® Search Engine Marketing, MercuryMessages® email marketing, (www. mercurymessages. com), and direct mail programs and Website design for clients through a virtual network of marketing specialists with more than 60 years of combined experience.

Increased demand of his services has created the need of Attention to form a “virtual agency” which offers clients the resources of a larger agency without having to pay for “the conference room view of the skyline.” Rather than just relying on general experience to offer one client, a targeted team approach allows the virtual marketing agency the ability to create a team with expertise specifically relevant to a client's needs. The focused attention on the client's business allows for a reduction in turnaround time to deliver results.

“Clients will always receive my personal attention but have the added security of a dedicated team working behind the scenes to meet its every need and provide the same results of a larger, full-service agency,” said Toor.“We are a one-stop shop for fast ROI programs that help get the word out,” he added.

“Clients want to see that you are willing to do whatever it takes, learn every possible inch of their industry, and be right there with them as they grow, expand, or launch that new product in an unproven territory. And through it all, clients want loyalty and cost-efficiency. Supporting those needs, while working in full partnership, we are proving to be effective as well as enormously targeted in providing clear, concise marketing solutions to the client,” Toor added.

About Attention

Founded in 2000 by Daryl S. Toor, Attention has been one of the leading marketing communications agencies in the U. S. Since its inception, the agency has represented a number of clients in technology, consumer electronics, training, human resources, consulting, healthcare, Internet and manufacturing industries including Wolff System Technology, Rent. com, The Technology Association of Georgia, VistaScape, Fitability Systems, Aegis Communications Group, Aslan Training and Development, Motorola, Ericsson, Giant International, Precyse Solutions, Thoughtmill, and Fiberworks.

Toor is the author of “Get The Word Out! ― Marketing to Attract New Business”, and with more than 20 years of marketing experience ― is a recognized expert on sales lead management, public relations, marketing messaging, email marketing, and search engine optimization.

A frequent contributor to ABC News, CNN Headline News, Forbes, Fox News, NBC News, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, People, Rolling Stone, TIME, USA Today, and Wired magazine, Toor was previously Sony/Ericsson's director of Internet Marketing, and North American PR Director. Toor increased market share 28% through publicity programs and created the global telecommunication giant's first e-commerce initiative on the Web. While directing healthcare marketing for Trion, the leader in healthcare, industrial and residential indoor air quality technology applications, Toor designed programs for Honeywell, Sunbeam, Kenmore and Oreck.

He is an active member of the Public Relations Society of America, the Technology Association of Georgia, American Marketing Association, Direct Marketing Association, the Sales & Marketing Executives Association and the Business Marketing Association where he currently serves as vice president of Communications. Previously he served on the Board of the Southeast Regional Internet Society

For more information, visit www. attentiongroup. com, or contact (770) 777-9489 or email info@attentiongroup. com.

Contact:

Daryl Toor

Attention

(770) 777-9489

Dtoor@attentiongroup. com

Electric Scooter Grants 80-year-old from Texas New Outlook for Life

Electric Scooter Grants 80-year-old from Texas New Outlook for Life

Medical Wonder Receives Gift of Mobility from The Scooter Store

Plainview, TX (PRWEB) May 8, 2007

Mitchell Kelley's family nearly lost him six times. Though he survived several life-threatening heart attacks, severe diabetes complications and respiratory failure, he was physically debilitated and his family was emotionally exhausted. Doctors deemed Mr. Kelley, 79, a medical wonder. The Scooter Store deemed him a perfect candidate to receive a Gift of Mobility.

As part of its Gift of Mobility program, Mr. Kelley received a new electric scooter (http://www. thescooterstore. com) from The Scooter Store at his home today. The donation was made in partnership with Dream Foundation, the nation's first and largest organization that grants wishes to adults who have been physically, emotionally and financially devastated by serious illness. The delivery was made by Jason Ratliff, The Scooter Store's Lubbock Store Manager.

Mr. Kelley's daughter, Judy Enos, worn down from her own medical troubles, reached out to The Scooter Store when a string of medical misfortunes rendered her father weak, depressed and virtually immobile.

"During this past year alone, we have nearly lost my dad due to respiratory complications caused by congestive heart failure and pneumonia, " says Ms. Enos. "Daddy only had 20 - 30 percent of his heart functioning at one time."

There's more.

"He is a severe diabetic and sometimes has to have up to six or seven shots of insulin a day," his daughter adds. "He also has emphysema and chronic bronchitis and has to have four oxygen treatments daily."

Due to Mr. Kelley's severe diabetes, his feet are in bad shape and the distance he can walk is limited. Furthermore, respiratory problems hampered his breathing and blood circulation.

But The Scooter Store (http://www. thescooterstore. com) is helping reverse Mr. Kelley's dismal outlook.

"I saw an advertisement for The Scooter Store on television and talked to daddy about this. He was so excited. It was like he had some hope to get out of the room," says Ms. Enos.

This is what Doug Harrison, CEO and Founder, of The Scooter Store, envisioned when he created the Gift of Mobility Program in December 2002. Since its inception, the outreach program has worked with organizations around the world to yearly donate up to 70 power wheelchairs, electric scooters and manual wheelchairs valued at more than $200,000 to community service organizations, enabling them to provide freedom, independence and personal integrity to individuals with limited mobility.

"We are pleased that Mr. Kelley's quality of life will be improved by this donation," said Mr. Harrison, who started the company with his wife, Susanna, in 1991. "As we strive to be good corporate citizens, our Gift of Mobility (http://www. thescooterstore. com) program allows us to give back. We hope that this scooter allows Mr. Kelley and his family to enjoy better days."

Ms. Enos says her father's new mobility will grant him a seventh chance at life. "I know that once my father is able to move around, he will leave the room, go do some activities and have a whole new outlook on life."

About The Scooter Store
Since 1991, The Scooter Store has helped provide freedom and independence to more than 285,000 people with limited mobility. The Scooter Store offers a full line of durable medical equipment, including power wheelchairs and scooters, lift, ramps and accessories in 47 states, including seven locations in Texas. The Scooter Store has worked with more than 100,000 physicians, providing expertise and quality service to their patients, and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care. For additional information, visit The Scooter Store website at http://www. thescooterstore. com (http://www. thescooterstore. com).

For more information, contact:
Mark B. Leita, Director of Public Affairs,
The Scooter Store
(830) 627-4717

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Child Advocates Commemorates National Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month with Public Outreach Events

Child Advocates Commemorates National Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month with Public Outreach Events

To commemorate Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month, Child Advocates of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is hosting and participating in outreach events to educate the public about child abuse in our community. Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month has been observed every April since its presidential proclamation in 1983. It was established to focus public attention on the protection and care of our nation's most vulnerable children.

Milpitas, CA (PRWEB) April 16, 2004 -

— To commemorate Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month, Child Advocates of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is hosting and participating in outreach events to educate the public about child abuse in our community. Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month has been observed every April since its presidential proclamation in 1983. It was established to focus public attention on the protection and care of our nation's most vulnerable children.

Each year, there are more than 20,000 reports of child abuse and approximately 3,000 abused, neglected, and abandoned children placed in foster care in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Children who suffer abuse or neglect are 53 percent more likely to become juvenile delinquents, 38 percent more likely to be arrested as adults, and 38 percent more likely to become violent criminals, according to a study conducted for the National Institute of Justice. What's more, abused and neglected children have lower IQs and reading ability, higher rates of unemployment, more low-paying jobs, and higher rates of suicide attempts. "It is important that the public understands that child abuse is a significant problem with long-term consequences," says Gisela B. Bushey, Child Advocates' executive director. "'At the same time, the public should know that each of us can play a role in its prevention."

To Learn More About Child Abuse and How You Can Help:

-Child Advocates Orientation. Tuesday, April 20, 6 p. m. - 8 p. m., 509 Valley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035 — Learn about opportunities to volunteer with one of 452 abused and neglected children on the waitlist for an Advocate.

-San Jose Children's Faire. Saturday, April 17, 11 a. m. - 4 p. m., Discovery Meadow, San Carlos & Woz Way, San Jose — Sponsored by the Child Abuse Council of Santa Clara County, among others, the San Jose Children's Faire is an opportunity for the public to learn about child abuse prevention and the needs of children and their families. Child Advocates will be hosting an informational booth.

-Speak Up for a Child Court Tour. Tuesday, May 11, 8 a. m. - 9 a. m., Santa Clara County Juvenile Dependency Court, 115 Terraine St., San Jose — Take a tour of dependency court, engage in a question and answer session with a judge or commissioner, and learn about opportunities to assist foster children find safe, permanent homes.

For more information about these upcoming events or to learn how you can support Child Advocates, call (408) 416-0400 or email info@cadvocates. org.

About Child Advocates of Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties

Child Advocates is one of the leading and most effective nonprofit organizations serving abused and neglected children in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Most of the children served by the agency have been removed from the only home they have known and placed in foster homes or institutions for their own safety. Each of the agency's highly-trained volunteers is appointed by the court to work one-to-one with a foster child, and acts as an advocate, mentor, and caring friend. The Advocate's primary responsibility is to speak for the child's best interests in court, helping to ensure that he or she will live in a safe and loving environment and has the resources needed to grow up healthy and strong. Child Advocates has served thousands of children and youth since its founding in 1986 and is one of the largest affiliates of CASA, the National Court Appointed Special Advocates program. 

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AAMU Scientists Eliminate Major Peanut Allergen

AAMU Scientists Eliminate Major Peanut Allergen

Food biotechnologists at Alabama A&M University have been successful at isolating and removing the most potent of allergens that cause health problems in persons allergic to peanuts.

Huntsville, Ala. (PRWEB) December 7, 2005

Food biotechnologists at Alabama A&M University have successfully eliminated a major peanut allergen that causes sometimes fatal reactions in many people throughout the world.

There are at least six distinct peanut allergens that pose problems in some people who eat peanuts or its derivatives, say Dr. Hortense Dodo (pronounced with long vowels) and research colleague Dr. Koffi Konan. Using a process referred to as RNA Interference (RNAi), the scientists were able to transform peanut tissues and silence the Ara h2 allergen gene, thus eliminating one of the proteins which triggers allergic reactions.

Dodo called peanut allergies the most deadly of the food allergies. The Ara h2 allergen and other peanut allergens, for instance, are responsible for causing such symptoms as hives, swelling, respiratory problems, gastrointestinal difficulties and anaphylactic shock.

Peanuts represent a more than $4 billion industry, says Dodo, and they are a cheap source of high quality proteins, good fats, vitamins and minerals. Moreover, the crop can be grown “almost anywhere,” she adds.

Why the Increase in Peanut Allergies?

“The number of people experiencing allergic reactions to peanuts is increasing every year,” commented Dr. Dodo from one of her labs on the AAMU campus. She noted that “more and more accidental deaths” occur as people unknowingly ingest foods that include peanut flour or oil. The tragic death last week of a 15-year-old Canadian girl is one such example.

Dodo says scientists are not really sure what is happening that is causing the rise in the number of new cases of peanut allergies each year. Most of the cases involve young children, notes Dodo. Some researchers suggest that statistics were not as prevalent in decades past. Others point to a more sanitized lifestyle that has caused American immune systems to lose their bite. But one thing seems certain, notes Dodo--peanut allergies are not as common in developing countries.

Permanent Eradication of Peanut Allergy

Admittedly, the road toward the development of allergen-free peanuts was a long and winding one. Dodo and Konan say it took some time to refine a process that yielded a transgenic hypoallergenic peanut plant that produced seeds. The AAMU researchers applied the RNAi process, which could permanently eliminate allergens’ accumulation in peanut, and they finally saw a light at the end of the research tunnel in February 2005.

Since that time, Dodo and Konan have been growing subsequent generations of the transgenic plant and testing for the presence of the most potent peanut allergens, which theoretically should not re-occur. In the world of peanut research, a generation could mean six months or longer.

Of course, other scientists are approaching the peanut allergy problems in a variety of ways, including the development of methods to treat the allergic patient. Dodo and Konan, however, prefer to find solutions by looking directly at “the culprit”—the peanut itself.

“Our goal in developing a hypo-allergenic and allergen–free peanut is not to push people who are allergic to peanuts to eat them,” explains Dodo, “but to foster industry-wide use of the new peanut variety in processed foods that contain peanuts. So, if a person allergic to peanuts accidentally eats such foods, doing so should not trigger a severe reaction or death.”

Studies are currently underway at AAMU, says Dodo, to determine if the new transgenic peanuts maintain their nutritional quality. Dr. Dodo is looking for commercial partners.

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APhA Welcomes New Leader

APhA Welcomes New Leader

Menighan Envisions Expanded Role for Pharmacists

Washington, DC (Vocus) July 2, 2009

The American Pharmacists Association (http://www. pharmacist. com/) (APhA) is pleased to announce the installation of its new Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas E. Menighan, BSPharm, MBA. In February 2009, Menighan was appointed as APhA's Executive Vice President and CEO-Designate and began the transition into his new role. He is the 26th pharmacist to serve in this role and succeeds Dr. John A. Gans who served in the same capacity for the last 20 years.

A native of West Virginia, Menighan brings extensive business, entrepreneurial, practice and leadership experience to his new role, as well as the unique experience of having served in various volunteer positions and as a former staff member for APhA. In 1974, he received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPharm) from West Virginia University School of Pharmacy and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in 1990 from Averett College.

Menighan has served the profession in a variety of capacities prior to being appointed as APhA's new leader. Most recently, he was President of SynTegra Solutions Inc., in Germantown, Maryland. The company provides supply chain and chargeback auditing and consulting in risk management, 340B Systems, anti-counterfeiting, and the technology of medication information. Earlier Menighan also founded SymRx, Inc., and developed CornerDrugstore. com©.

Pursuant to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Menighan was actively involved with APhA, serving as president from 2001 to 2002 and as a member of the APhA Board of Trustees between 1995 and 2003. From 1987 to 1992, he was a senior APhA staff member serving as senior director of external affairs. During this time he managed membership, state affairs, public relations, new business development and practice management issues.

"Tom has the experience and skills needed to lead APhA into the next generation of pharmacy, where pharmacists are recognized by patients, health care providers and legislators alike as critical to patient care," said APhA's current President Ed L. Hamilton. "Menighan's knowledge and experience as a pharmacist, volunteer, leader, stakeholder and advocate for the profession will give him a solid foundation for his new role."

Menighan's days as a practicing pharmacist began in 1974 with Thrift Drug Company and continued in 1978 when he founded the Medicine Shoppe in Huntington, West Virginia, which he owned for 20 years. In addition to a traditional practice with a heavy focus on patient counseling and disease management, Menighan expanded his Shoppe's compounding services every year.

Menighan recognizes the value that being an active member of a professional association has had on his professional life. He is also keenly aware of the power that technology has played in revolutionizing pharmacy practice. Menighan will use these experiences to stay in close contact with APhA members and other pharmacy stake holders through his personal blog. Today, Menighan launched the APhA CEO Blog (http://blog. pharmacist. com/tmenighan/). His blog will provide insight into the new leader's travels and thoughts on activities of the association, the profession, and the health care community at a time when health care reform (http://www. pharmacist. com/AM/Template. cfm? Section=Health_Care_Reform) is at the top of the nation's political and personal agenda.

Menighan's other professional experiences include management of the PharMark Corporation, creator of RationalMed©, and licensed systems for states to conduct Drug Utilization Review for millions of state Medicaid enrollees. Since 1981, he has served as Founder, Pharmaceutical Director, Chief Financial Officer, and partner of Pharmacy Associates, Inc., a multi-state specialty pharmacy that today serves patients in much of the United States.

About the American Pharmacists Association (http://www. pharmacist. com/) (APhA)
The American Pharmacists Association, founded in 1852 as the American Pharmaceutical Association, represents more than 62,000 practicing pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and others interested in advancing the profession. APhA, dedicated to helping all pharmacists improve medication use and advance patient care, is the first-established and largest association of pharmacists in the United States. APhA members provide care in all practice settings, including community pharmacies, health systems, long-term care facilities, managed care organizations, hospice settings, and the uniformed services.

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