An impressive product line hit the market aimed at repelling head lice is now being bought for beneficial purposes with amazing results. From fostering hair growth to calming split ends, the Emu and Argan oils found in the Head Hunters Naturals Lemon Heads Repellant Shampoo and Conditioner have people flocking to buy their products. Parents initially began using Head Hunters Naturals Products to repel head lice, alleviate itching and repair the scalp. However, after noticing how shiny and healthy the hair on their children became, a surprising number of "moms" ...

Renowned for its literary associations, the Bloomsbury area boasts three first class cultural institutions - the British Museum, the British Library, and the Wellcome Collection - all of which are putting on a series of exhibitions, talks, tours and events which draw hundreds of thousands of visitors to the area this summer. A highlight of the cultural calendar in London 2013 is the British Museum's exhibition on Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Items which have never left Italy before are included in this British Museum exhibition which continues until Sunday ...

BOSTON–Afghanistan's geography is dominated by a collection of craggy peaks, the highest—a mountain known as Noshaq—has been measured to 7,492 meters. Consequently, the soldiers on duty in this mountainous terrain must often ascend to great heights as part of their duty. However, quick climbs without adapting to altitude can lead to a condition called acute mountain sickness (AMS), marked by headache, fatigue, gastrointestinal distress, nausea, and insomnia. Conventional knowledge suggests that to avoid AMS, climbers need to "stage," or set up camp, at a lower altitude ...

BOSTON — Snot. It's not something most of us spend a lot of time thinking about, but, for a team of researchers in Washington, D.C., it's front and center. Robert I. Henkin, founder of the Taste and Smell Clinic in is charmingly self-deprecating. He says with a chuckle that he's often called a "spit and snot doctor," but he knows all too well that for his patients – those who no longer can appreciate the fragrance of fresh-cut grass or the intricacies of an herb-infused sauce – such loss is no laughing matter. "You might think: 'Oh well, you can still hear. You can ...

Boston, MA— A new website application for athletes called Dietary Analysis Tool for Athletes (D.A.T.A.) has been validated as accurately recording dietary intake based on the 24-hour recall method. "This tool offers sports dietitians and health professionals a new, quick alternative to analyze athletes' dietary intake," said Lindsay Baker, PhD, Principal Scientist, Gatorade Sports Science Institute. To confirm the accuracy of the tool, Baker and colleagues compared D.A.T.A. with the USDA 5-step multiple-pass method. A total of 56 athletes ages 14-20 participated in the ...

Boston, MA—Adding more color to your diet in the form of berries is encouraged by many nutrition experts. The protective effect of berries against inflammation has been documented in many studies. Diets supplemented with blueberries and strawberries have also been shown to improve behavior and cognitive functions in stressed young rats. To evaluate the protective effects of berries on brain function, specifically the ability of the brain to clear toxic accumulation, researchers from the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and University of Maryland ...

BOSTON — Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston have developed a gene therapy approach that may one day stop Parkinson's disease (PD) in it tracks, preventing disease progression and reversing its symptoms. The novelty of the approach lies in the nasal route of administration and nanoparticles containing a gene capable of rescuing dying neurons in the brain. Parkinson's is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder caused by the death of dopamine neurons in a key motor area of the brain, the substantia nigra (SN). Loss of these neurons leads to the characteristic ...

BOSTON — Heart disease and approximately half of all strokes are the results of advanced atherosclerosis with damaged endothelium, the inner lining of blood vessels. In 2009, the direct and indirect annual cost of heart disease and stroke was approximately $312.6 billion. Projections are for the total cost of heart disease to increase from $523 to $1.126 billion from 2013 to 2030. And by 2030, it is expected that there will be more than 148 million of the US population would have heart disease. Development of new technologies for assessing and treating endothelium damage ...

BOSTON — Stress triggered neuropsychiatric disorders take an enormous personal, social and economic toll on society. In the US more than half of adults are exposed to at least one traumatic event throughout their lives. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating anxiety disorder associated with exposure to a traumatic event outside the range of normal human experience. PTSD typically follows a chronic, often lifelong, course. Patients have diminished quality of life, are more likely to manifest other psychiatric disorders such as depression and six times more ...

BOSTON — More than 1 in 270 people in the US are living with HIV and every 9.5 minutes someone is else is infected. The economic cost estimates associated with HIV/AIDS exceed 36 billion dollars a year. The development of effective drug treatments have allowed people with HIV to live longer with federal health officials now predicting that by 2015 one-half of the population with HIV in the US will be older than 50. Efavirenz (tradenames: Sustiva®, Stocrin®) is an antiretroviral (ARV) drug commonly used to treat HIV. Its popularity as a medication, alone or more commonly ...

BOSTON — Depression is the leading cause of disability with more than 350 million people globally affected by this disease. In addition to debilitating consequences on mental health, depression predisposes an individual to physiological disease such as heart disease, and conversely heart disease increases the risk of depression. According to the World Health Organization by the year 2020 heart disease and depression will be the number one and number two leading causes of disability in developed countries. While the co-occurrence of these disorders is well recognized, an ...

Geneva, Switzerland: Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumours in the chest region can be limited by the administration of an ACE inhibitor, a drug commonly used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, a group of Dutch researchers have found. [1] Common cancers such as breast, oesophagus, lung, and Hodgkin's lymphoma are frequently treated with radiotherapy, but the radiation dose that can be given safely is limited by the sensitivity of the health lung tissue which is also irradiated. The lung is a particularly complex ...

Middle school students from rural Maine will present a poster at the Experimental Biology 2013 conference detailing how their involvement with the Aspirnaut science-outreach program led to them becoming active scientific researchers. Students from the Dedham School in Dedham, Maine, were participants in the Aspirnaut program (http://www.aspirnaut.org), a science-outreach program started at Vanderbilt University, in which scientists engage with middle- and high-school students through videoconferencing. Showing a great interest in the research that was being demoed by ...

Geneva, Switzerland: Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) gives better results than standard radiotherapy in patients with early breast cancer, according to results from a randomised trial presented today (Sunday) to the 2nd Forum of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO). IMRT is an advanced, high-precision form of radiotherapy that can deliver an even dose of radiation, thus reducing the cosmetic problems that can often occur after breast radiotherapy. "We believe that this study, the largest prospective trial in the world to test breast IMRT ...

Lisa B. Overton is opening up and telling the world about her life as the child of a forbidden love affair. This moving story details her experience growing up as the child of a Roman Catholic priest and an ex-nun who entered into a 30+ year clandestine love affair. She tells the poignant story of her childhood and how she survived loneliness, shame and hypocrisy in her parents' painful and secretive shadow and how she eventually forgave them both. She never knew who her father was until finally, on her mother's death bed Lisa asked, "Was Uncle my father?" ...

Brene Brown will be the featured speaker at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW) inaugural scholarship luncheon, "Daring to Soar," at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 8 at the Houston Country Club. For more than a decade, Brown has been researching and writing about shame, vulnerability, courage and compassion in her role as a research professor at the UH GCSW. Her latest milestone was a two-episode appearance with celebrated talk show host Oprah Winfrey to discuss Brown's new book, "Daring Greatly," which made its way onto ...

On Monday, April 29th 2013 the 14th annual Newport Beach Film Festival will present its Australian Spotlight, an evening celebration of Australian cinema and culture. The event will feature the West Coast Premiere of the highly anticipated film, Drift, followed by a festive post screening gala. Drift is an action-packed ride that reflects the dynamic surf culture and spirit that is shared by Austrialia and southern Califoria. The film, based on a true story, follows two brothers (Absolut Vodka and Stella Artois Beer, 10 top Orange County restaurants serving signature ...

Dallas is recognizing Architecture Month in April with a challenge to architects, design professionals and amateur urbanites around the world to share ideas and devise solutions for one of the city's oldest and most vexing development hurdles, according to guests on the most-recent segment of the KRLD 1080 AM "Pulse of the City" radio show, sponsored by the Dallas law firm Munck Wilson Mandala. The Connected City Design Challenge seeks new strategies for connecting and unifying Downtown Dallas with the extensive development underway along the Trinity River. ...

On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, Mr, Lichtenstein's firm obtained a 2.1 Million Dollar verdict in a Brachial Plexus/ Erb's Palsy case tried in Cooperstown, New York, Brandenburg v. Bassett Hospital. After prosecuting the case for many years, Mr. Lichtenstein retained Christina M. Sonsire, a highly gifted medical malpractice lawyer in Elimria New York, as trial counsel As Ms. Sonsire stated that "The tremendous outcome of this trial was the result of a true team effort. She noted that Mr. Lichtenstein was involved in every step of the trial process and that his "depth ...

After an extensive absence from the music industry as promoter of best-selling gospel-jazz recording artist and ex-husband, Ben Tankard and gospel diva, Yolanda Adams and others, Ms. Tankard-Nichols chose to keep a low profile by using the name Benita Savage Nichols to keep in touch with her family, friends, and associates in the gospel music industry and film biz. According to Ms. Tankard-Nichols, the organization exists for the healing, restoration, and salvation of God's people. She states, "We are a catalyst for end time Revival throughout the Nations of the ...

The William & Mary Board of Visitors voted unanimously to approve an expanded mission and a new vision and strategic plan for Richard Bland College at their meeting in Williamsburg on Friday, April 19th. The William & Mary Board last approved a strategic plan for Richard Bland in 1997. President Debbie L. Sydow, Ph.D. led development of the new plan, titled RBC-19, which affirms the university transfer mission and, in addition, seeks to expand access to college credentials through strategic partnerships, specialized programming and scalable innovation. The Board, ...

Realty Capital Advisors, a leading Central Florida full service commercial real estate firm, is pleased to report that Jonathan R. Hughes has joined Realty Capital Advisors as an associate. Jonathan joins Realty Capital Advisors from Equity Investment Services where he represented multiple bank owned assets and focused on Office leasing and dispositions. "Jonathan has an established track record for obtaining and maintaining business within markets we specialize in as a firm," said Charles Frederick, President of Realty Capital Advisors. "I look forward ...

Apricot Lane, a popular national boutique featuring celebrity-inspired affordable fashions for the everyday woman, will open a second store in the Charlotte market this May. This new store will be located in StoneCrest at Piper Glen, off I-485 at Rea Road. Led by the franchise group Alpha Astra, LLC, StoneCrest compliments a recently reopened Apricot Lane in Huntersville's Birkdale Village and a third yet-to-be-announced location planned for the Charlotte area. Additionally, Alpha Astra is announcing the appointment of three store leads: Monica Gerberding joins the ...

Considered by many to be the most successful piece of mob fiction of all time, The Sopranos captured the hearts and minds of its fans over 6 seasons. Now, through the Sopranos Sites Tour offered by Tours4Fun.com, it is possible to visit many of the series' most pivotal locations, learn behind-the-scenes trivia and experience the first-hand atmosphere that made The Sopranos such a gritty hit. More details here: http://www.tours4fun.com/sopranos-sites-tour Guided by a knowledgeable local actor, the Sopranos Sites Tour takes fans through some of the show's most important ...

When a parent is about to experience the transition of their infant into a toddler, this means that it's time to do some serious childproofing. Exploring toddlers can turn many things in a home into a potential hazard or even a death-trap, especially if parents don't know what to use or know how to properly install these goods. But even if they do plan to childproof, they probably don't know where to start or are completely bewildered by the number of products available, and probably dreading those three little words, "Some Assembly Required". There are many ...