A new social media initiative helped to boost organ donor registration rates, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation. The findings suggest that social media might be an effective tool for tackling a variety of problems related to public health in which communication and education are essential. Organ donation rates in the United States have remained static while increasing numbers of individuals join transplant waiting lists each year. To provide organs to the more than 100,000 patients in need, new efforts to boost organ donation ...

Boston, MA — Women in the U.S. exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first large national study to examine links between autism and air pollution across the U.S. "Our findings raise concerns since, depending on the pollutant, 20% to 60% of the women in our study lived in areas where risk of autism was elevated," said lead author Andrea Roberts, research associate in the HSPH ...

Patients in Vietnam and other locations with central nervous system infections may well be suffering from the effects of a newly discovered virus, according to a study to be published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Researchers have detected the virus in spinal fluid from 4 percent of 642 patients with central nervous system infections of unknown cause, and in an average of 58 percent of fecal samples from pigs and poultry, suggesting animals may serve as reservoirs for transmission to humans. The virus, called CyCV-VN, ...

A social media push boosted the number of people who registered themselves as organ donors 21-fold in a single day, Johns Hopkins researchers found, suggesting social media might be an effective tool to address the stubborn organ shortage in the United States. The gains were made in May 2012 when the social-networking giant Facebook created a way for users to share their organ donor status with friends and provided easy links to make their status official on state department of motor vehicle websites. The findings are being published in the American Journal of Transplantation. "The ...

Researchers have identified a new virus in patients with severe brain infections in Vietnam. Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the symptoms of disease. The virus was found in a total of 28 out of 644 patients with severe brain infections in the study, corresponding to around 4%, but not in any of the 122 patients with non-infectious brain disorders that were tested. Infections of the brain and central nervous system are often fatal and patients who do survive, often young children and young adults, are left severely disabled. ...

RICHLAND, Wash. – A single advanced building control now in development could slash 18 percent – tens of thousands of dollars – off the overall annual energy bill of the average large office building, with no loss of comfort, according to a report by researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. "An 18-percent boost in building energy efficiency by modifying a single factor is very, very good," said team leader Michael Brambley. "The savings were much greater than we expected." The report is based on extensive simulations of the impact ...

Massachusetts alimony: what's all the fuss about? Article provided by Law Offices of Lisa A. Ruggieri Visit us at http://www.lisaruggieri.com Massachusetts alimony law recently underwent a transformation in the way that it is defined, viewed and calculated. Also known as spousal support or spousal maintenance, alimony is the payment of monetary support from one former spouse to the other, more financially needy spouse, usually monthly. A groundswell of dissatisfaction with the way alimony was determined historically in the commonwealth prompted the creation of ...

Financing requirements can lead to disputes between condominium owners Article provided by Avallone Law Associates Visit us at http://www.lawrenceavallone.com Every condominium has a homeowner's association with a board of directors that decides issues related to the common areas. The effectiveness of the condo association often lies with the board, as well as the management company. A well run association will address maintenance issues as they arise and ensure proper reserves. A less active board may make it more difficult to sell or rent a unit. Divergent ...

ArtRoom Designz has developed GoMobile an education management smart device app that gives parents, students and educators of the Cliffside Park School District (CPSD), one-touch access to school-related information and notifications at their fingertips. The app has been adopted by six New Jersey schools and is revolutionizing communication inside and outside of the classroom. Education and Technology are becoming increasingly linked as more and more smart devices make their way into schools. While many studies have shown that Technology in the classroom helps students ...

Radcal Corporation announces launch of their family of radiation survey meters. Making up this family are three versions: the RSM, RSM1 and RSM*. Radcal is happy to announce the official launch of our new Family of Radcal Survey Meters. The RSM is a pressurized ion chamber meter which can be used for a variety of medical and health physics applications. They are ideal for measuring exposure rates from leakage and scatter radiation around diagnostic and therapeutic x-ray rooms. The impressive 256K color display provides an optimized presentation of the data. All logged ...

Red Planet Software, a leading provider in Premium Funding and Professional Fee Funding applications, today announced the release of its iPhone application for its Odyssey Premium Funding solutions. The iPhone application will enable all funders, brokers and insurers that use Red Planet's solution greater flexibility for processing and approving premium funding for their clientele. The application provides premium funding repayment calculations and integrates with real-time approval processes, and electronic client authorisations. This will significantly reduce the ...

Gary Douglas, who founded the movement more than 25 years ago, and Dr. Dain Heer, who has been instrumental in its worldwide growth over the past 12 years, are both going to make the Houston area their home. Gary Douglas said, "There are several reasons for the move. First of all, Houston has become a wonderful international hub with a tremendous amount of art and literature, an area with a greater capacity for achievement and openness to new ideas. Second, and very important, is that the taxes in Houston and Texas are so much more favorable than California. And ...

Cindi Cameron, a mortgage loan officer with First Rate Mortgage, was honored in Kent this spring for her outstanding work in the business community. At its annual dinner gala, the Kent Chamber of Commerce gave Cindi a Leadership Award for her work in membership development. The following month Cindi was named Kent's best mortgage loan officer in the Kent Reporter's 2013 "Best of Kent" contest. Winners for the contest are selected by readers of the newspaper. With 16 years of lending experience, Cindi is a residential mortgage specialist with a focus on helping ...

The June 2013 fires have been documented as the most destructive in Colorado history, with hundreds of homes determined to be total losses. The first step to recovery after any loss is to be able to file a thorough insurance claim. VanMark Inventory Services of Colorado Springs is offering to assist those who did not have an inventory of their belongings already prepared. Insurance companies and the Disaster Relief Center in Colorado are suggesting the fire victims to complete their claims as soon as possible. Time is of the essence so the policyholders can receive the ...

This month, Grammy Nominated Singer and Songwriter Melky Jean held the 6th Annual Geminis Give Back Event for The Carma Foundation, a non profit organization dedicated to improving the health and welfare of the economically less fortunate women and children of Haiti. A who's who was in attendance as celebrities flooded the red carpet in support of this noteworthy cause. NYC's Hot 97.1 and VH1's Gossip Game's K. Foxx, Fuse TV's G Fella of the new show G-Thing, actor Mike Williams from HBO's The Wire and Board Walk Empire, and ThisIs50.com's Young Jack Thriller, are among ...

The organizers of the 2013 National Indigenous Health Conference: Building Bridges in Indigenous Health to be held at the Pullman Cairns International Hotel on 25th -27th November 201, Cairns Queensland are extending the June registration rates for invoices issued until 15th of July to allow for end of financial year's last minute bookings, an attempt to give a chance for grassroots Indigenous Health workers to participate. One of the highlights of this year's conference is that on the 27th November 2013, Ms. Julie Nankervis, Director of Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com, founders of Book Marketing, have announced The Authors Show radio and broadcast schedule for the week of June 10, 2013. The new show schedule is available at the Book Marketing site. For those who hope to sell books on the Internet, the challenge can be daunting. It can be confusing difficult, time consuming and expensive. Book Marketing, branded as 'The Authors Marketing Powerhouse', helps authors overcome these challenges by providing authors and publishers three distinct benefits: * ...

ManageEngine, the real-time IT management company, today launched key JBoss monitoring and user interface upgrades to its application performance monitoring solution, Applications Manager. The move accelerates troubleshooting of the JBoss Application Server and JBoss Enterprise Application Platform by providing Applications Manager users with unmatched, real-time visibility and insight into the performance of JBoss servers and the Java EE applications that run on them. JBoss continues to enjoy a dominant position in the application server market. Meanwhile, application ...

Ignitor Digital, an online marketing agency dedicated to small and very small business is pleased to announce the launch of their website, http://www.IgnitorDigital.com. With that launch comes the official announcement of the partnership between longtime-colleagues and SEO experts Mary Bowling and Carrie Hill. Born from the obvious need for trustworthy small-budget online marketing services, Mary Bowling and Carrie Hill have teamed up to offer focused SEO, Local Website Marketing, Social Media and Email Marketing help to small businesses around the country and abroad. ...

Jean Luc Dushime, a photographer and VCAM producer, won the 2013 Hometown Video Award from the Alliance for Community Media. Mr. Dushime's video was shot and edited for the African band A2VT (Africa to Vermont). The song "Winooski, My Town" is dedicated to Winooski, a town in Vermont that is diversifying rapidly with the arrival of immigrants and resettled refugees. "I have a dream, and VCAM has helped give me the means to pursue it," said Mr. Dushime. As a teenager, Mr. Dushime survived the Rwandan genocide of 1994 and war in the Democratic Republic ...

Typical symptoms like urgent and frequent urination of prostatitis can be improved and cured by three months treatment with patented herbal medicine -diuretic and anti-inflammatory pill, which is a newly approved patented medication by SIPO. Prostatitis, a common male disease, brings many complications, including declined sexual ability, infertility and symptoms including urinary frequency and urgency, pain in the pelvis and genital area, and difficulty urinating. "Antibiotic, typical treatment of prostatitis, is abandoned by those men who care more about their ...

The security clearance lawyers of Security Clearance Law Group have revamped the firm's website. The site relaunched in May in an effort to offer a wealth of useful information about its representation areas, along with background info on the partners' expansive knowledge in this highly specialized legal field. "For many people, obtaining security clearance means you can continue working in your career field," says John Griffith. "When you've been denied clearance, your response to Statement of Reasons documents should be done with assistance from an ...

Seventy-eight percent of providers using telehealth today report that they are focusing their energy on 5 of more than 38 telehealth disciplines, suggesting that providers feel those disciplines may offer the greatest return on investment. The KLAS report entitled Telehealth: Piecing the Puzzle Together reveals that providers are focusing on at least one of the following disciplines: home monitoring, psychiatry, stroke, neurology, and ICU. Findings in the report reveal insights into the vendors and technologies that are the most utilized and where providers anticipate ...

Based on the evidence presented on a national scale, as well as experiences among its own patients, UBH Denton--a psychiatric hospital in Texas--can attest to the rising severity of PTSD, or post-traumatic stress. PTSD is commonly associated among returning veterans who endured traumatic situations during military service; however, it is a mental health issue that plagues many Americans who have faced a wide variety of distressing events. Believing that the public should become more aware about the PTSD, UBH Denton highlights new research presented in a recent article from ...

As a co-host on a popular talk radio program, investment professional Ryan Litfin is always encouraging investors to stay informed about all market conditions to build well-balanced portfolios. Although many have started to celebrate new highs in the stock market, Litfin explains that today's investors must pay attention to inflation rates and how this impacts actual returns. Litfin points to a recent Wall Street Journal article that indicates some "stock market bulls" are not taking inflation into account when assessing prospective gains. The Wall Street ...