HOUSTON – (June 14, 2013) – Too much sugar can set people down a pathway to heart failure, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). A single small molecule, the glucose metabolite glucose 6-phosphate (G6P), causes stress to the heart that changes the muscle proteins and induces poor pump function leading to heart failure, according to the study, which was published in the May 21 issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association. G6P can accumulate from eating too much starch and/or sugar. Heart ...

After three years of research, a multicenter, national research study led by Beaumont orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, Joseph Guettler, M.D., may have some answers as to why youth baseball pitching injuries continue to rise despite the implementation of nationally recommended pitching limits. In fact, serious pitching injuries requiring surgery have skyrocketed with one estimate reporting serious throwing injuries are occurring 16 times more often today than just 30 years ago. "Our research team and colleagues from around the country, saw several recurring ...

Despite the reputation of online marketplaces being distant and impersonal, through social technologies such as instant messaging, they can create the sense of personal and social relationships between buyers and sellers, termed "swift guanxi" in China, to facilitate loyalty, interactivity and repeat transactions, according to new research by Temple University Fox School of Business Professor Paul A. Pavlou. Three researchers – in addition to Pavlou, Tilburg University's Carol Xiaojuan Ou and Robert M. Davison of the City University of Hong Kong – studied data from TaoBao, ...

Many students have difficulty understanding and explaining how evolution operates. In search of better ways to teach the subject, researchers at Michigan State University developed complete evolutionary case studies spanning the gamut from the molecular changes underlying an evolving characteristic to their genetic consequences and effects in populations. The researchers, Peter J. T. White, Merle K. Heidemann, and James J. Smith, then incorporated two of the scenarios into a cellular and molecular biology course taught to undergraduates at the university's Lyman Briggs ...

Business succession planning for the small business owner Article provided by Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP Visit us at http://www.ckplaw.com/ Whether because of death, retirement or the desire to spend more time with family, small business owners eventually turn over the reigns of their businesses. Unfortunately, many small business owners do not anticipate this eventuality and do not develop a business succession plan as a result. A business succession plan, if done with care, can ensure that the business is in good hands and continues to succeed after the owner ...

Business formations for Indiana entrepreneurs Article provided by Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP Visit us at http://www.ckplaw.com/ Starting a new business is a complicated process. Among the things to be done is to create a viable business plan, find financing for the venture and decide whether to hire staff. Although these are important tasks, from a legal standpoint, one of the most important tasks is to choose the type of entity that your business will be. Under Indiana law, there are many types of business entities, assuming that your business will be for-profit. ...

Stepped up enforcement efforts in Ventura County mean more DUI arrests Article provided by Bamieh & Erickson PLC Visit us at http://www.bamieherickson.com Many law enforcement authorities view the summer holiday season as a time when a higher proportion of motorists drive drunk. As such, more patrols are on the road, and the government loosens the purse strings to fund more DUI checkpoints. In Ventura County, Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of "DUI season." In some of the first drunk driving checkpoints of the summer, a number of ...

Is new sex offender bill's "throw 'em in jail" philosophy good policy? Article provided by Bamieh & Erickson PLC Visit us at http://www.bamieherickson.com Those convicted of sex crimes have long been a straw man for elected officials looking to bolster their political clout. Every time a politician wishes to appear "tough on crime," one of the easiest avenues is pushing new sex offender legislation through the California House and Senate. But, while new sex offender regulations may be popular with the public, they are not always good policy, ...

Georgia law designed to reduce risk of injuries to children Article provided by Burnside Law Firm, LLP Visit us at http://www.burnsidefirm.com Georgia Governor Nathan Deal recently signed into law a bill that requires background checks for all child care workers in Georgia. One potential reason behind the law may be an attempt to avoid future "legal debacles" like the one that occurred at Macon's Progressive Christian Academy, as reported by a local Georgia newspaper, The Telegraph. The academy, now closed, did not conduct a national background check and ...

The legal duties associated with a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing Article provided by Cantu & Hickson Visit us at http://www.chbankruptcy.com/ Individuals who are contemplating filing for bankruptcy protection might not realize that there are two primary options of personal bankruptcy that they can choose from -- Chapter 7 bankruptcy and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Chapter 13 is primarily used by individuals who have steady income and wish to repay their debts. The Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing will give the filer an opportunity to use a repayment plan that can last ...

California lawmaker seeks to ban sales of defective rental cars Article provided by The Law Offices of Michael S. Humphries Visit us at http://www.lemoncarsrus.com A number of U.S. Senators are pushing new legislation that would ban car rental companies from selling or leasing motor vehicles that are subject to manufacturer recalls. A California Senator is one of the co-sponsors of the bill that was introduced late last year. The proposed law is named after two young women who died after their rental car caught fire and crashed. The car they were in was subject ...

Supreme Court allows DNA testing of suspects without probable cause Article provided by Bailey Criminal Defense, Inc. Visit us at http://www.joelbailey.com/ The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects criminal suspects from unreasonable searches and seizures. Generally, this means that law enforcement must have probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed before they can conduct a search of a person and his or her property. Since the Bill of Rights was ratified more than 220 years ago, the United States Supreme Court has carved ...

Congress: one step closer to passing immigration reform bill? Article provided by Goldstein & Scopellite PC Visit us at http://www.lawyersdallas.com United States Legislatures took one step closer in passing a sweeping immigration reform bill in May of 2013 when the Senate Judiciary Committee moved the bill forward. The bill, known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, addresses a variety of immigration issues including security measures around the nation's border and potential citizenship paths for illegal immigrants ...

Starting next week, IDT (Interactive Data & Telephone) will be offering its new and existing customers an exciting conversion service transitioning clients pre-existing legacy office phones to in house dedicated phone systems. With a dedicated phone system, total cost of ownership is greatly reduced in regards to no more monthly service fees put on by telecommunication operators. "Call waiting, a simple technology from a simple time. A time when both grunge and Vanilla Ice were relevant. Back in those days the epitome of modern telephone technology summed up ...

Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort recently received a fourth consecutive 'Certificate of Excellence' in 2013 from TripAdvisor. The award honors hotels, restaurants and attractions, which maintain an overall rating of four or higher, out of a possible five, as reviewed by travelers. This highly-coveted distinction again places Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort amongst the top 10 percent of all businesses listed on the world's largest travel site. Additional criteria include the volume of reviews received within the last 12 months. The Resort to date has a total of 1,143 ...

Better Living Products is recognized for designing and creating clever solutions for the bath and shower for its well known Innovations for the Organized Bath . Followed by The Crystal Clear Squeegee and now the first ever Extendable Squeegee , Better Living was the first to pioneer the luxury shower squeegee market in North America almost a decade ago with the introduction of the Deluxe Squeegee . Squeegees continue to be a universally hot selling item, given the rise in glass shower enclosures and higher standard ceiling heights making today's bathrooms much more luxurious ...

Grandstream Networks, the leading manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and IP video surveillance solutions, today announced that Telinta Inc., a leader in cloud-based switching and billing solutions for VoIP service providers, has developed Auto-Provisioning Profiles for most models of Grandstream IP phones. Telinta's Auto-Provisioning Profiles are valuable tools enabling VoIP service providers to easily deploy large numbers of Grandstream IP phones via Telinta's cloud-based switching, billing and customer management platform. With Telinta's auto-provisioning profiles, ...

Realtor Eric Griffith has joined Kathy Marlowe & Associates Realty, specializing in the residential luxury market. Griffith is well traveled and has spent more than 20 years living in Europe where he learned to speak fluent German. A native of New York City, he holds a Master of Business Administration from Clark Atlanta University. His many years working as a Financial Program Analyst for the U.S. Government gives him a decided edge in real estate market analysis. He also uses his skills as an accomplished photographer to best showcase his clients' properties ...

The Abney Associates' Director of Private Equity, Richard Hunter, will attend the coming 5th International IFABS CONFERENCE NOTTINGHAM 2013 on June 26-28 at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, UK. Celebrating its successful transition into its fifth year of existence since 2008, International Finance and Banking Society (IFABS) continues to "raise awareness of the importance of banking and finance for economic development and the well-being of members of society." The conference hopes to bring together experts from over 60 countries around the ...

New 360 Automation Manager is the industry's most comprehensive integration between online, offline, mobile and social communication. The 360 Automation Manager sends customers different messages automatically based on their individual needs and preferences. The 360 Automation Manager integrates data from different channels of communication. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, June 13, 2012 - SimplyCast.com, a global leader in multi-channel marketing and communication Platform-as-a-Service solutions, is excited to announce the release of SimplyCast 360, its comprehensive new ...

A STAR WAS BORN (www.astarwasborn.com ) has posted an exclusive interview with ALAN THICKE , star of Hallmark Channel Original movie "NOTES FROM DAD" about growing up in ONTARIO, CANADA and his hometown, KIRKLAND LAKE, ONTARIO. Thicke shares insight on his role in "NOTES FROM DAD", along with his travel "must-sees" for visitors to Ontario and his favorite Canadian delicacy. A STAR WAS BORN features the hottest stars giving personal, inside tours of the cities they know best: the places where they grew up. Each celebrity shares with the ...

Boyd Sargeant, Director of Planit Consulting, the town planning consultants in the Gold Coast, (Brisbane, Darwin, Kingscliff and Sydney), which acted for Gainsborough Park developer QM Properties, said the ruling was the first since projects in the corridor were brought to a standstill after the koala was listed last May as a threatened species under the federal Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. "A number of projects in the Coomera region were frozen, awaiting tree-clearing advice after identification of the koala as a threatened species in ...

Bean Bags Co. has introduced its newest line of bean bag chairs, the Big Joe bean bag. An adult sized bean bag, this is the perfect gift for Father's Day. Handsome and portable, this bean bag chair is perfect for any man cave, den, or game room. Available in a variety of colors, these are comfortable bean bag chairs that every member of the family can enjoy. Instead of offering Dad another tacky tie or box of cigars, this year, Bean Bags Co is encouraging consumers to give Dad something he really wants. Bean bag chairs for adults such as the Big Joe bean bag are the ...

Philadelphia based inRecruit is pleased to announce the launch of the inRecruit custom, cloud based News Tracker component to its sports networking technology platform. "We are just blown away by the overwhelming positive feedback we have received so far since launching our real-time news tracker. Within hours of launching the news tracker feature, we literally had hundreds of emails pouring in from coaches, athletes and sports fans telling us how much they liked it. It feels great to build something that people really like", said Joseph Rocco co-founder of ...

Although Pierre, SD, may be over a thousand miles away from Palm Springs, CA, the distance didn't prevent South Dakota-based short film Paper People from earning a chance to screen at this year's Palm Springs ShortFest. Filmed entirely during the spring of 2012 in Pierre, SD, Paper People will show at Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs, CA, on June 21, 2013, as part of the Changing Lanes program of the festival. A Schuetzle Company Production, Paper People tells the story of four lives intersecting over the course of 24 hours in a remote motel and the events that take ...