When you imagine a work injury, you might think of a construction accident. It is easy to picture a sudden mishap, which leads to an instantaneous injury. This type of incident might result in a crushed leg or broken arm. However, some work-related problems develop inconspicuously. For example, employers have recently witnessed more complaints concerning chronic pain injuries. According to a medical professional from the Liberty Mutual Insurance in Boston, Massachusetts, chronic pain is defined as "any injury in which pain is as important as the disease and (the ...

There has been a lot of publicity surrounding one of the side effects of the cholesterol-reducing drug Lipitor and some of its side effects. It has been shown that the highly prescribed drug increases the risk of diabetes slightly, especially in older women and those already at risk of the Type II form of the illness. Other cholesterol-reducing drugs, particularly Crestor (rousuvastatin) and Zocor (simvastatin), also have been shown to increase the risk of diabetes. The connection is much less clear with earlier cholesterol reducing drugs, such as Pravachol and Prevocor, ...

As another school year draws to a close and classrooms all over the country are emptied of bright young minds eager to learn, teachers breathe a collective sigh of relief and head out for a well-deserved summer break. Classroom Essentials, one of Georgia's leading suppliers of school furniture, wishes teachers everywhere a safe, restful and fun-filled summer holiday. For almost 30 years, Classroom Essentials has been the partner of many Georgia schools in providing comfortable classroom seating for thousands of students all over the Peach State. From daycare furniture ...

Summertime in Georgia is a great time to have a wedding, with the weather being warm enough to be outside and to enjoy all of the beautiful greenery and flowers. Ensure the seating comfort of your wedding guests with church chairs or banquet chairs from a well-known company in Georgia that has been supplying affordable and comfortable furniture for 28 years. Advantage Church Chairs has an impressive selection of everything you need to make your wedding guests feel at ease. With several timeless styles to choose from, your affair is guaranteed to have a classy look and ...

Termites are insidious pests capable of sawing through floor joists and hollowing woodwork. They are a silent enemy wreaking havoc on the hidden areas of your house like basements and crawl spaces. According to Atlanta pest control experts at Team Pest, termites only need an opening as tiny as 1/32nd of an inch to enable them to burrow through cracks in brick and cement. After they gain access, termites begin building mud tubes throughout cinder block, treated wood, or even metal. These tubes can run all the way into the upper floors of your home. Atlanta termite control ...

Last year, A Legendary Event, transformed the former site of Anthony's Fine Dining into one of most sought-after event venues in Atlanta. The well-known Atlanta company is the exclusive event planner for what is now known as the 3109 Piedmont Estate and Gardens, or The Estate. The stately southern antebellum home, which sits on three acres of beautifully-manicured grounds in upscale Buckhead, is one of the most exclusive wedding venues in Atlanta. An Exclusive Buckhead Venue for Decades Anthony's was a popular Atlanta venue for more than forty years. It was known as ...

The temperature is not the only thing to heat up when springtime comes to Atlanta: Atlanta real estate also heats up. Sotheby's International Realty, an Atlanta luxury homes real estate agency, encourages individuals considering purchasing a home in Atlanta to remember that the market is very competitive in spring. Springtime and the summers that follow it are very popular times to move throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area. Parents see this time of year as ideal for moving because it prevents their students from having their studies interrupted. Even individuals ...

The Atlanta catering company, A Legendary Event, would like to remind residents that their estate location serves as a premier destination for customers. The Atlanta caterers like to think of The Estate as a one-stop venue. To simplify the process for their clients, the Atlanta catering company provides the physical space, premium catering service, floral arrangements and design all in one convenient spot. Whether you need a place to host a corporate meeting, a social gathering or a wedding, the Atlanta catering and floral design business has you covered. According ...

If you are in the healthcare industry in Atlanta, then you know how vital it is to destroy sensitive patient documents and data. Not only is this in the patient's best interests, it is also in your best interests as well since it is legally required. A Shred Ahead encourages all healthcare organizations to remain compliant with legal regulations through using its shredding services in Atlanta. Since 1995, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has required all healthcare organizations in the United States to destroy all "individually identifiable ...

Quality faux wood plantation shutters have a number of advantages over their real wood counterparts. A big asset is that they never have to be painted or sanded. Eclipse Shutters makes their interior faux plantation shutters with lightweight, durable Polyresin-3 Vinyl. They come in four neutral colors: cotton, pearl, vanilla and sandstone. Customers can choose a color to match their moldings, or select the one that goes best with their walls or furnishings. More Advantages of Faux Plantation Shutters There are many more advantages to quality faux plantation shutters. ...

TRC Staffing Services, Inc., a top Atlanta staffing agency, offers numerous job search resources for candidates seeking employment in a variety of fields. One of their best tools for seeking competitive job openings is their Facebook page, where they regularly announce new employment listings. When you become a fan of their Atlanta staffing agency on Facebook, you are able to stay current on the latest job openings, hiring trends, and career advice from the seasoned employment professionals at TRC Staffing Services, Inc. You can also interact with recruiters and account ...

Sunny's Hair & Wigs, a retailer of wigs and virgin hair extensions, is pleased to have a new shipment of lace front u-part wigs available for purchase online and in-store. The hair extension experts at Sunny's Hair & Wigs believe that the Lace U-Part wig is an essential accessory for any woman who likes to enhance her beauty with hair styling. The wig is made from 100% virgin Indian hair, which is known throughout the industry to be the finest, highest-quality human hair available. Thanks to the high quality virgin Indian hair it is made from, the wig can last ...

People planning to buy a piece of equipment today can use the web to take a virtual test drive or to see it in action. One hundred years ago, the travelling sales forces of America's equipment manufacturers enlivened sales talks with finely made, fully-functional scale models. DFW Elite Toy Museum owns a variety of these sales demonstration models, including a model of a J.D. Adams & Co Road King road grader that was appraised on Antique Road Show in 2005. This model was the first to use tilted wheel technology to level roads cut into hillsides. "Salesman's ...

Inovatec is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of negotiations with its first Licensee Partner in Brazil. As a result, factory setup activities are on track to open the company's first manufacturing facility to fulfill the demand for affordable housing of the Brazilian Government's "Minha Casa Minha Vida" program. The state-of-art facility is scheduled to commence operation in Q1 2014 and it will be the company's first fully automated continuous production line in the world. Inovatec System strives to be the premier global provider of Reinforced ...

Laura Wellington, author of "The Four-Star Diet: Based Upon The Wisdom Of General Colin Powell & Other Ridiculously Brilliant Leaders" will begin hosting a new and highly interactive food series on Mom TV called "Four Star Family Recipes". This new series is designed to take recipe-swapping between moms to a whole new level while expanding families' regular menus quickly and deliciously with recipes that are mom tested, mom approved! It's "Real" cooking, not restaurant cooking - featuring healthy, simple and affordable recipes that ...

University and NASA researchers predict that the severity of the 2013 fire season will be considerably higher than in 2011 and 2012 for many Amazon forests in the Southern Hemisphere. The outlook is based on a fire severity model that produced a successful first forecast in 2012. The model, produced by a group led by Jim Randerson of the University of California, Irvine, considers historical fire data from NASA's Terra satellite, along with sea surface temperature data from NOAA. Previous research has shown that sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific and Atlantic ...

Because of the combination of environmental change and economic and social development, there are new pressures on the development and use of water resources. After 5 years of innovative research, Professor WANG Jianhua and his group, from the State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of the Water Cycle in River Basins of the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, have developed a new coupled numerical hydrodynamic water quality model of the river environment. The model has been applied in the Luan River Basin where the model parameters were ...

TORONTO, ON – Many plants are self-fertilizing, meaning they act as both mother and father to their own seeds. This strategy – known as selfing – guarantees reproduction but, over time, leads to reduced diversity and the accumulation of harmful mutations. A new study published in the scientific journal Nature Genetics shows that these negative consequences are apparent across a selfing plant's genome, and can arise more rapidly than previously thought. In the study, an international consortium led by Stephen Wright in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology ...

Columbia Psychiatry researchers have identified what they think may be a mechanism underlying the development of compulsive behaviors. The finding suggests possible approaches to treating or preventing certain characteristics of OCD. OCD consists of obsessions, which are recurrent intrusive thoughts, and compulsions, which are repetitive behaviors that patients perform to reduce the severe anxiety associated with the obsessions. The disorder affects 2 percent of people worldwide and is an important cause of illness-related disability, according to the World Health Organization. Using ...

DNA altering enzyme is essential for blood cell development The expression of specific genes is partially dictated by the way the DNA is packed into chromatin, a tightly packed combination of DNA and proteins known as histones. HDAC3 is a chromatin-modifying enzyme that regulates gene expression, chromatin structure, and genome instability and it has previously been shown to associate with the oncoproteins that drive leukemia and lymphoma. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Scott Hiebert and colleagues at Vanderbilt University examined the role of ...

The expression of specific genes is partially dictated by the way the DNA is packed into chromatin, a tightly packed combination of DNA and proteins known as histones. HDAC3 is a chromatin-modifying enzyme that regulates gene expression, chromatin structure, and genome instability and it has previously been shown to associate with the oncoproteins that drive leukemia and lymphoma. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Scott Hiebert and colleagues at Vanderbilt University examined the role of HDAC3 in the development of blood cells (hematopoiesis) by disrupting ...

The accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) in the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients is known to be associated with memory loss and neuronal degeneration, but the mechanism of Aβ pathogenesis is not fully understood. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers led by Yong-Keun Jung at Seoul National University demonstrate that Aβ binds to a cellular protein known as FCγRIIb. Greater levels of FCγRIIb were detected in the brains of AD patients. Binding of Aβ to FCγRIIb activated cell stress and death pathways. ...

Agri-environment schemes aimed to promote biodiversity on farmland have positive effects on wild bees, hoverflies and butterflies. Effects on diversity and abundance were strongest when agri-environment schemes prescribed sowing wild-flowers, the more flowering species the better. Organic farms, set-aside land or fields receiving reduced amounts of fertilizer and pesticides generally hosted more wild pollinators than conventionally farmed land. Jeroen Scheper of Alterra Research Institute and colleagues demonstrated this by analysing the results of 71 studies that had looked ...

Lone people standing in a ballroom don't tend to move a lot. It's only when they find a suitable dance partner that rapid motion sets in. Atoms on iron-oxide surfaces behave in a similar way: Only with the right molecular partner do they dance across the surface. Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology have now filmed the atoms, proving that carbon monoxide is the partner responsible for the quick motion. Their movies show that the motion leads directly to clustering – an effect that can do great harm in catalysts. The findings have now been published in the journal ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — In India most people who are HIV positive don't know it, yet testing and treatment are relatively cheap and available. It would therefore meet international standards of cost-effectiveness — and save millions of lives for decades — to test every person in the billion-plus population every five years according to a new study published in the journal PLoS One. The findings are based on a careful analysis of India's HIV epidemic using the Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing AIDS Complications (CEPAC) International model, a sophisticated ...