Thus far, the tragedy at the West Fertilizer Co. has resulted in the deaths of 14 and injuries to more than 200 residents of West, TX. Many of those killed were first responders battling the fire that preceded the explosion. "The tragedy in Boston and this horrifc accident in West remind us that disasters can happen at any time, " said State Farm Agent Linda Allen. "We want to help, so we volunteered to be a collection point for Saginaw and Eagle Mountain Lake-residents who want to donate clothing, give non-perishable food items or write a check to the ...

In a move that will benefit healthcare providers and patients alike, American HealthCare Lending, the innovative healthcare financing company offering comprehensive funding solutions, has signed a joint partnership with NTC Texas, a payment processor that delivers a powerful transaction processing package. American HealthCare Lending is revolutionizing the way healthcare practices offer financing options for their patients. With multiple lending options, and the best rates in the industry, they have set themselves apart as the premier patient financing partner in the ...

As the economy rebounds, companies looking to be more efficient in managing their overhead costs and back office operations are turning in greater numbers to outsource these essential services, said Doug Clark, President and CEO of AmeriQuest Business Services in a video roundtable discussion on outsourcing posted on the social media network CEO Intronet. "Companies looking to be efficient in their overhead and processing are moving to outsourcing, so it's more prevalent today than it has been before," Clark said in in the video roundtable with CEO Intronet ...

In an effort to induce more smiling, individuals will receive financial incentives for dental services and procedures at Loomis Dentistry located in the Woodbridge Village shopping center in Irvine. The goal is to decrease stress by promoting confidence and self-esteem each time the individual opens their mouth to smile. Research performed by scientist, Dr. Sara Pressman, concluded that one remedy for stress relief is smiling. Dr. Pressman conducted research at the University of Kansas and stated that, while "Smiling is not a cure-all for every type of stress, especially ...

Jackson & Hertogs LLP, a leader in immigration legal services to biotech and high tech companies, has admitted Atessa Chehrazi and Daniel C. Horne into the firm's partnership. Atessa Chehrazi has held several roles with AILA's Northern California Chapter, including Chair. On a national level, she served on AILA's Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) liaison committee, the USCIS HQ liaison committee, and currently serves as a member of the USCIS Department of Labor Liaison Committee. In addition, Atessa has served on the AILA Business Immigration Advocacy, Issues, ...

Local resident Ben Bender had always nursed entrepreneurial aspirations. Now working in purchasing for a pharmaceutical company, he'd been under constant threat of downsizing at his previous job, which only underscored the need for something more self-sufficient. "I wanted to look out for myself and my family, my wife and my two little girls," said Bender. The hunt began. He didn't want just any business. For one, it had to be part-time on evenings and weekends to fit with his current full-time position, and he really wanted something that would be fun and ...

NEI Inc. has been printing envelopes for over 25 years. During that time they have seen the request for full color printing increase while the turnaround times on orders decrease. In order to meet the demands of it's customers NEI has launched a new online service for full color envelope printing with next day delivery. This service is ZoomEnvelopes.com. An easy-to-use website allows the user to upload a file and get their printed envelopes the very next day. By utilizing digital printing technology coupled with our own software we are able to offer this service ...

Feel at home while saving yourself money! Brookfield Management offers the following Apartments for Rent in Michigan: Botsford Place Terrace Apartments - offers the most comfortable living situations in Oakland County at affordable rates of between $525 to $760 per month. Cass Lake Front Apartments - offers the most affordable lake front apartments in Oakland County between $525 to $605 per month. We offer 1, 2 and 3-bedroom units with the following amenities: 1. Pet Friendly 2. Laundry Facility 3. Personal Storage Cage 4. Walk-In Closets 5. Parking AvailableContact ...

Singapore new home sales at record high of 2,793 units, overtaking the previous bench of 2,772 units set in July 2009. 1814 units were from suburban while 822 units were from city or city fringe. This is despite the cooling measures implemented in January 2013. Some of the top-selling projects are Dnest, Sennett Residence, Urban Vista, Bartley Ridge and Hillion Residences as property developers gave more incentives and discounts to assist buyers offset their Additional Buyer Stamp Duty (ABSD). On the other hand, February 2013 new home sales only transacted at 712 ...

Content once again proves to be king when it comes to establishing thought leadership, generating demand and nurturing sales leads. Logicalis US and agency partner Communication Strategy Group earned a prestigious 2013 Killer Content Award for its B2B Brand Storytelling Content Marketing Campaign to introduce new HP hardware, software and related services to customers and prospects. The award was received during the B2B Content2Conversion Conference held in New York this week and hosted by the DemandGen Report. "Communication Strategy Group has pioneered the use ...

Kyle Dine never planned on becoming a children's musician when he was younger, nor touring across North America performing concerts to gymnasiums packed with students! However, his life-long diagnosis of severe food allergies, has lead him down this road after a near death experience from an allergic reaction. Ever since, he has been educating others about severe allergies through music to help create awareness for potentially life-threatening reactions known as anaphylaxis. This May, he heads on his biggest journey yet with the aptly titled "Road to No Reaction" ...

MTI Systems, Inc., a worldwide provider of cost estimating software and should cost estimating services, announced today the release of Costimator version 12. For decades, this dynamic cost estimating software has provided manufacturers a better way to estimate and quote parts more competitively. Version 12 is packed with upgrades and features that further enhance the speed, accuracy and consistency for estimators; as well as a new layer of specialized and unique features for machining and fabrication. "Costimator V12 is now easier to use and more accessible for ...

Almost imperceptibly, rainfall over the Hawaiian Islands has been declining since 1978, and this trend is likely to continue with global warming through the end of this century, according to a team of scientists at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) and the University of Colorado at Boulder. This latest Hawaii rainfall study, published in the March 13, 2013, early online issue of the Journal of Geophysical Research, supports previous work conducted at the University of Hawaii. What has been unclear, however, is whether this drying trend will continue. "For water ...

New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis points to a common species of bacteria as an important contributor to bacterial vaginosis, a condition linked to preterm birth and increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases. The condition affects one in every three women, making it more common than yeast infections. But bacterial vaginosis often does not cause significant symptoms, leaving many women unaware they have it. "Bacterial vaginosis can precipitate significant health problems, but it is not a common topic of conversation between patients ...

Charlottesville, VA (April 23, 2013). Neurosurgeons from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Medical Center recount their experiences in treating patients with head and spine injuries during the epic April 2011 tornado disaster. The authors focus on injuries sustained on April 27th of that year. Details on these cases and a discussion on the necessity of disaster preparedness are found in "Neurosurgical injuries resulting from the 2011 tornados in Alabama: the experience at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center. Clinical article," by Joseph H. ...

A study published today [Tuesday, April 23] in Annals of Emergency Medicine reports lengthy waits for severely ill psychiatric patients in need of immediate hospitalization in the Boston area, due in part to time-consuming prior authorizations required by insurance companies. Psychiatrists spent, on average, 38 minutes on the telephone getting authorization. In 10 percent of cases it took more than one hour to obtain insurance authorization; in one case authorization took five hours of psychiatrist time. Mental health disorders are common, affecting nearly 1 in 4 adults ...

BOSTON—Researchers have long known that cancerous tumors grow collections of abnormal blood cells, the fuel that feeds this disease and keeps it growing. Now, new evidence in an animal model suggests that blood vessels in the fat tissue of obese individuals could provide the same purpose—and could provide the key to a new way for people to lose weight. When researchers Jian-Wei Gu, Kristina L. Makey, Edmund Chinchar, Carissa Howie, and Lucio Miele, all from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, gave obese mice a cancer drug that works by inhibiting the growth of ...

BOSTON — Since 1997, a shrubby perennial found only in East Texas has been on a waiting list to be officially declared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. A ruling on the fate of the Neches River rose-mallow is expected by 2016 under a settlement agreement between the feds and a conservation group. If the plant is listed as threatened, it will become eligible for government-funded restoration. But the future of the white-petaled, ruby-throated hibiscus may hinge on its past: The jury is still out on whether the showy plant ...

BOSTON—Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive degenerative disease affecting a person's ability to coordinate and control their muscle movement. What starts out as a tremor in a finger will eventually lead to difficulty in writing and speaking, and ultimately the inability to walk without assistance. Since the 1950s research has shown that people with Parkinson's have decreased levels of the chemical dopamine in their brains, which is involved in sending messages to the part of the brain that controls coordination and movement. Subsequent research has found that dopamine-generating ...

Boston, MA—The microbiome is your body's set of microbial communities; microbial cells outnumber human cells roughly ten to one. Through studying the microbiome, scientists are learning more the relationship between these microbes and human health and disease. In looking at the effect of diet on the composition of the gut microbiome, Dr. Nanette Steinle of the University of Maryland's School of Medicine and Dr. Emmanuel Mongodin of the University of Maryland Institute of Genome Sciences wanted to determine if the Mediterranean diet would cause changes in an individual's ...

BOSTON — Use and abuse of "bath salts," a new group of designer drugs, have been increasing in recent years, particularly among teenagers. Poison control centers received over 2,000 calls last year for patients with delusions, hallucinations and paranoia following "bath salt" use. Although the synthetic compounds found in "bath salts" are routinely changing in order to circumvent laws on banned substances, federal legislation recently added MDPV, a common constituent in "bath salts," to the list of Schedule 1 drugs – a list that includes cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy ...

Washington, DC (April 18, 2013) – From the T-101 to Data from Star Trek, humans have been presented with the fictional dilemma of how we empathize with robots. Robots now infiltrate our lives, toys like Furbies or robot vacuum cleaners bring us closer, but how do we really feel about these non-sentient objects on a human level? A recent study by researchers at the University of Duisburg Essen in Germany found that humans have similar brain function when shown images of affection and violence being inflicted on robots and humans. Astrid Rosenthal-von der Pütten, Nicole ...

Scientists from King's College London have identified patterns of epigenetic changes involved in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by studying genetically identical twins who differ in autism traits. The study, published in Molecular Psychiatry, is the largest of its kind and may shed light on the biological mechanism by which environmental influences regulate the activity of certain genes and in turn contribute to the development of ASD and related behaviour traits. ASD affects approximately 1 in 100 people in the UK and involves a spectrum of disorders which manifest themselves ...

Ancient DNA recovered from a series of skeletons in central Germany up to 7500 years old has been used to reconstruct the first detailed genetic history of modern Europe. The study, published today in Nature Communications, reveals a dramatic series of events including major migrations from both Western Europe and Eurasia, and signs of an unexplained genetic turnover about 4000-5000 years ago. The research was performed at the University of Adelaide's Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD). Researchers used DNA extracted from bone and teeth samples from prehistoric ...

Animal sanctuaries can play an important role in rehabilitating goats and other animals that have suffered from neglect, according to scientists at Queen Mary, University of London. In this first scientific study of rescued animals, the researchers examined moods in 18 goats, nine of which had endured poor welfare, such as inappropriate diet, and lack of space or shelter before arriving at a sanctuary. They created a spatial awareness test, which involved giving the animals an opportunity to look for food, to understand the link between poor welfare and the goats' mental ...