Elliot Zaretsky, president and founder of MaxiAids Products for Independent Living was honored this week by the Long Island Council of the Blind for his extensive work helping people who are blind or who have low vision live more active, independent lives. To mark the occasion, Mr. Zaretsky was presented with a plaque that recognizes his "commitment to ensuring the equality of rights, dignity and independence of people who are blind and/or have low vision... by his continued work and support for the population." In addition to printed engraving, the plaque ...

In "The Woman Who Sparked the Greatest Sex Scandal of All Time," (ISBN 1481031775) author Eli Yaakunah presents readers with a sci-fi dystopian future that is filled with political suspense and unconventional descriptions of explicit sex. Ishtar Benten is a young journalist who specializes in sexual undertones. When she's promoted to the top secret department of the news agency that monopolizes information, the mysterious disappearance of one of her colleagues prompts her personal transformation into a detective who wields love as a gun. Exploring how to ...

Clarity Services, Inc., the leading real-time credit bureau providing fraud detection and credit risk management solutions for Middle America consumers announces that its newest product, Clear Recent History, is being made available at no-charge for storefront providers who contribute loan data to Clarity. Clear Recent History is a preventative underwriting tool that helps providers identify and better understand credit usage patterns of non-prime consumers. "There are a small percentage of cases where consumers take out more loans than they can handle," ...

In a randomized trial performed to help resolve the uncertainty about the optimal oxygen saturation therapy in extremely preterm infants, researchers found that targeting saturations of 85 percent to 89 percent compared with 91 percent to 95 percent had no significant effect on the rate of death or disability at 18 months, according to a study published by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting. "Extremely preterm infants are monitored with pulse oximeters for several weeks after ...

"Our results should act as a stimulus for further exploration of radionuclide based interventions in atherosclerosis. Ultimately such therapies might be used to lower the degree of inflammation in atherosclerosis which has the potential to reduce the occurrence of heart attacks," said Imke Schatka, the first author of the study from the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Hannover Medical School, Germany. PRRT is a technique currently used to treat patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumours (NETS), a diverse group of malignancies deriving from the neuroendocrine cell ...

Berlin, 5 May 2013. A new stress test protocol that investigates reducing the use of perfusion imaging in low risk patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging for possible angina symptoms was found to be diagnostically safe, revealed a US retrospective analysis. The study, reported as an abstract¹ at the International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT (ICNC11) May 5 to May 8 in Berlin, Germany, predicted that using exercise ECG stress testing alone in patients with high exercise capacity would have had no adverse effects on their prognosis at ...

Globalisation, with its ever increasing demand for cargo transport, has inadvertently opened the flood gates for a new, silent invasion. New research has mapped the most detailed forecast to date for importing potentially harmful invasive species with the ballast water of cargo ships. Scientists from the Universities of Bristol, UK, and Oldenburg, Germany, have examined ship traffic data and biological records to assess the risk of future invasions. Their research is published in the latest issue of Ecology Letters. Animals and plants can hitch a ride on cargo ships, ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to build strong bones. Soon, they also may be urged to make sure their kids eat salmon, almonds and other foods high in magnesium — another nutrient that may play an important role in bone health, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. "Lots of nutrients are key for children to have healthy bones. One of these appears to be magnesium," said lead author Steven A. Abrams MD, ...

WASHINGTON, DC – More children today have a disability than a decade ago, and the greatest increase is among kids in higher-income families, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. The study also found that disabilities related to physical health conditions have decreased, while disabilities due to neurodevelopmental and mental health problems have increased greatly. "Nearly 6 million kids had a disability in 2009-2010 — almost 1 million more than in 2001-2002," said lead author ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Preterm infants may need to be given 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day to ensure they develop strong bones, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. Preemies are known to be at risk for vitamin D insufficiency. If levels of vitamin D are too low, infants and children can get rickets, which leads to softening and weakening of the bones. Recommendations from medical organizations on how much vitamin D should be given to preemies range from 400 IU to 1000 ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Step into a class of 30 high school students and look around. Five of them have been victims of electronic bullying in the past year. What's more, 10 of those students spend three or more hours on an average school day playing video games or using a computer for something other than school work, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. "Electronic bullying of high school students threatens the self-esteem, emotional well-being and social standing of youth at a very ...

WASHINGTON, DC – As schools around the country look for ways to reduce violence and bullying, they may want to consider encouraging students to participate in team sports, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. Researchers analyzed data from the 2011 North Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey to see if athletic participation was associated with violence-related behaviors, including fighting, carrying a weapon and being bullied. A representative sample of 1,820 high school students ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Teen smokers who rationalize their use of cigarettes by saying, "At least, I'm not doing drugs," may not always be able to use that line. New research to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC, supports the theory that cigarettes are a gateway drug to marijuana. "Contrary to what we would expect, we also found that students who smoked both tobacco and marijuana were more likely to smoke more tobacco than those who smoked only tobacco," said study author Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, FAAP, ...

Did you know that a GPS Tracking device can help you save at least $1,277.50 monthly? A vehicle can waste a total more than $1,200 in fuel because of abrupt breaking, over speeding and extended idling. All these bad driving practices can increase fuel consumption by 33 percent. At $3.5 per gallon and assuming your vehicle consumes 5 gallons a day, the total wastage could be more than $1,277.50 yearly. Atlas Tracking Solutions, one of the biggest GPS tracking devices company in the US, is offering free GPS tracking services for FREE, no questions asked, no strings ...

Language Systems International (LSI) announced today that the avocational private language school has been granted national accreditation by ACCET, the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training. ACCET has been officially recognized by the U.S. Department of Education since 1978 as a "reliable authority" as to the quality of education and training provided by the institutions they accredit. "This is an outstanding achievement for all the managers, program coordinators, teachers, and staff who have worked tirelessly over the past couple ...

DeviceLab Inc., an Orange County medical device design and product development company, today announced the launch of its new Website. Built on the WordPress platform, the redesigned Website is designed to enhance DeviceLab's positioning as a medical device design company with expertise in clean, quality medical device design, said DeviceLab Vice President-Operations Le Bui. Along with a refined visual direction, the new Website also includes expanded pages, content and interactive features that offer visitors more depth into what DeviceLab has done and can do. For ...

Rock musician and singer/songwriter star Bret Michaels is partnering with International Academy of Hair Design and its sister schools, ITS Academy of Beauty, Olympian University and Hair Benders Academy of Beauty to provide partial scholarships to individuals who are interested in an education in cosmetology. Michaels said he admires creative men and women with an entrepreneurial spirit and the partial scholarships are one way to help provide prospective students with the help they may need to begin their cosmetology training. The school also offers financial assistance ...

Knowledge Anywhere's patient education tool, Health Smart Portal has been selected as a finalist in the Consumer Engagement category of the first annual Health IT Innovation Awards presented by North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance, Inc. (NCHICA) and Intel. "We are honored to be considered one of the top 3 tools for consumer engagement out of all the applicants" said Knowledge Anywhere Vice President, Mike Linville. "We are excited to see out tool getting the recognition it deserves." According to the description ...

The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio) has identified Marlborough as a leading incubator for mature life sciences companies, and is now planning to host a Life Sciences Open House in the city this summer. The news comes after the Marlborough Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) participated in the 20th BIO International Convention in Chicago, IL, which took place April 22nd-25th. MEDC was there on behalf of the City of Marlborough, one of just a couple of municipalities that, along with statewide economic development agencies, represented the Commonwealth ...

While most Americans may view Ecuador as simply the gateway to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador's importance to the United States as a trading partner is really much more significant. This important message will be on display in May as the Ecuadorian Trade Office in Chicago launches a new communications campaign, "Keep Trade Going." The campaign will launch in Chicago and then expand to other cities in the United States over the coming months. The goal of the campaign is to enable the business community and general public to know the facts about trade with Ecuador ...

Barry Ratcliffe has joined the seventh season of "Army Wives" as city councilman Jason Tyler. Barry plays the recurring politician on he number one ad supported series on cable with women 18 and over, and has added an incredible cast for the new season. Along with Brooke Shields who will be playing brash and brilliant Air Force Colonel Katherine "Kat" Young, the cast will include Grammy award winning singer / songwriter and actress Ashanti, Torrey DeVitto of "The Vampire Diaries", Elle McLemore from "Bring it On", and Emmy and ...

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has surely mastered the passing game, with two Super Bowl MVP trophies on his mantel. And in a recent podcast with Steiner Sports Founder and CEO Brandon Steiner, he reveals that since the birth of his daughter Ava Frances two years ago that "bath time is kind of my specialty. I've mastered it." Manning and his wife Abby have a second child on the way in June. It should come as no surprise that Eli is a family man, since he comes from one of football's most famous clans. Older brother Peyton, of course, is Denver's ...

Independent video production company, WilkieTV, is diversifying its approach to the online HD streaming of events having invested GBP15,000 in new, state-of-the-art fibre-optic technology. The new live video streaming and graphics overlay equipment will allow the team to offer fully produced live HD video from multiple angles in a one-box set-up, developed specifically by the company to minimise the amount of equipment required on site.   Claire Wilkie, managing director at WilkieTV, explains: "Because of advances in technology and changes in industry, there's no ...

Felice Newman, CFO, Co-Founder and Co-Publisher of Cleis Press, based in Berkeley, CA, has announced that effective immediately, former Associate Publisher and Founder of Viva Editions, Brenda Knight, has been named Publisher of Cleis Press and Viva Editions. Both imprints are distributed by Publishers Group West. Newman will continue as CFO and Frederique Delacoste Cleis Co-Founder/Co-Publisher will remain President of Cleis Press and Publisher of Midnight Editions. Newman explained, "This is a new beginning for Cleis, a handing of the baton from two dedicated lifelong ...

Tokkers today released its new "talking" audio QR Codes. The unique new web-based service, available by subscription, allows users to easily create talking mobile landing pages, which can also include logos, photos, text, maps, video, and social sharing features. Audio messages can be created using the Tokkers online recorder, by phone, or by uploading audio files. The new QR Codes, called Tokkers, can be placed on printed products, marketing materials, advertising, signage, displays, menus, exhibits and publications. They can be scanned with any smartphone QR ...