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Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online It’s that time of year again when millions of Americans begin flocking to beaches looking for some fun in the sun and perhaps a natural tan. For some, this requires a stop off at the local store to stock up on all their sunbathing needs, including sunscreen products that now have new labels designed to offer consumers easier choices for grabbing the proper lotion for their needs. However, a consumer watchdog group recently...
Phoenix Affiliates Continue Support of Transition to Recurring Revenue REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Communication Intelligence Corporation ("CIC" or the "Company") (OTCQB: CICI), a leading supplier of electronic signature solutions and the recognized leader in biometric signature verification, announced today that it secured additional funding from a number of Phoenix Group affiliates and other investors to provide working capital. The financing totaled...
NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New Modular Software Suite Expands Deployment Options - Provides Customers with Ability to Choose Integrated Enterprise Solution or Individual Point Solutions for Disaster Recovery (DR), High Availability (HA) Clusters, and/or Private Cloud Availability Continuity Software(TM), the leading provider of service availability risk management solutions, today announced the launch of its AvailabilityGuard(TM) product suite. The...
HOUSTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Crest Financial Limited, the largest of the independent minority stockholders of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), sent separate letters today to Clearwire stockholders and John W. Stanton, Chairman of the Clearwire Board, emphasizing that the contest for control of Sprint should be resolved before any definitive action on Clearwire. The focus of the stockholders' attention should not be on what happens at the Clearwire special...
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- iTalk Inc. (OTCQB: TALK) (OTCBB: TALK) ("iTalk" or the "Company"), a global provider of advanced communications and mobile broadband services, is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the CTIA 2013(TM), one of the largest and most influential mobile and wireless industry events of the year. CTIA 2013 will be held May 21 - 23, 2013 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year's event is...
Endexx announces Advisory Committee initiative. PHOENIX, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Endexx Corporation (OTC Markets: EDXC) announces a change of Corporate Office Location. In anticipation of near and long term growth, Endexx has established new corporate headquarters with the ability to expand into a 7000 square foot facility. Growth in multiple Endexx divisions requires additional expansion options. Endexx has also launched an initiative to establish an expanded Advisory...
Hyland celebrates Nurse's Week by forming a Clinical Leadership Team, helping healthcare providers develop software solutions to meet their specific needs CLEVELAND, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyland Software expands upon its extensive expertise in the healthcare industry by creating the Multi-Disciplinary Clinical Leadership Team. Led by nurses and comprised of a variety of medical experts with diverse healthcare experience, the team will leverage its knowledge of the healthcare...
Data Shows, Early Stem Cell Transplantation Could Slow Progression Or Even Improve Patient's Condition in Some Forms of ALS ROCKVILLE, Md., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CUR) today reported that Eva Feldman, MD, PhD, principal investigator, presented updated Phase I data from its spinal cord-derived human neural stem cell (NSI-566) trial in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) at the neuro diabetes special...
Focus on consumer engagement and cost containment continues BOSTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC), a full-service health benefits company headquartered near Boston has expanded its integrated data warehouse (IDW), Teradata (NYSE: TDC) announced today. This upgrade supports their analytics access to increasing volumes of detail data to fuel improved consumer engagement, cost containment, and a new level of data transparency with both providers and...
BETHESDA, Md., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Graduation...Graduation is a time to celebrate. But before the party starts, take the time to talk with your graduates about alcohol -- it just may save a life. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130520/PH16605-INFO) It's About Your Teen...A teenager's brain is still developing and it is very sensitive to alcohol's effects on judgment and decision-making. Alcohol Can Be Tricky...If your graduates drink, they may temporarily...
Latest Health Medical Pharma Reference Libraries
The activity of any living cell, and by extension life itself, depends on protein synthesis and the transcription of DNA. If proteins are the machinery of cellular function, then DNA are the machine assembly lines – responsible for accurately and efficiently ‘transcribing’ protein messengers, structures and enzymes. DNA transcription begins in the nucleus of a cell when an enzyme called RNA polymerase binds to the DNA strand. Sequences within the DNA direct the polymerase to...
The Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis) is a species of parasitic worm that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It can be found in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Japan, and China and is present in nearly 30,000,000 humans today. It is thought to be one of the world’s most pervading parasites. The Chinese liver fluke requires two intermediate, or secondary, hosts and one definitive, or main, host to successfully complete its lifecycle. The first intermediate host is typically...
Echinococcus multilocularis is a species of tapeworm that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It is one of a few worms that cause echinococcosis, a disease that affects many canid species including wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, domesticated dogs. Humans can also contract this disease. Adult members of this species can reach an average length of .2 inches, and like other species of tapeworm, its body is segmented by three proglottids. Its head, or scolex, is equipped with...
Trichinella spiralis, sometimes known as the pork worm, is a parasite within the Nematoda class. It can be found in pigs, rats, humans, and bears. This worm causes trichinosis in humans, most often from consuming undercooked pork. This species is the smallest within its class, reaching an average body length of .16 centimeters. Females are twice as large as males, displaying a sexual dimorphism. The reproductive organs of females are unique to the species in that the front end holds developed...
The eye-worm (Loa loa) is a species of roundworm within the Nematoda phylum. It can be found in India and Africa, among other areas. This species causes a disease known as Loa loa filariasis and is one of three species that can cause subcutaneous filariasis in humans. Females are larger than males, reaching an average body length of up to 2.7 inches, with males reaching an average body length of up to 1.3 inches. The first stage of life for the eye-worm begins when an adult worm, which is...
