Dr. James Randol Stovall, dentist in Rockford, has been using social media to interact with his patients on the Internet. Dr. Stovall's practice is maintaining a Facebook page and Twitter account. "I am very happy that we are now using social media to promote our practice and communicate with our patients online. I know that many of our patients use these services on a daily basis and I think it's a great way to use the web to stay in touch with our patients. I hope all of our patients will take a few minutes to 'like' us on Facebook and follow our Twitter page," ...

WholesaleNews4U.com has revamped their entire site, with a new look and a greatly enhanced and expanded content base. What was once merely a blog related to the wholesale industry is now transformed into an impressive compilation of wholesale resources. A resource in which wholesalers can keep abreast of the latest news and trending merchandise, they may also network with other wholesalers in a variety of ways. Additionally the site provides a high quality wholesale directory, one in which members are able to create listings free of charge. An overview of the welcoming ...

A quality overhead garage door is a great investment in the security and value of your home or business. Not only does it help protect your home or business from intruders, but it also protects vehicles from the elements. It is something no one should be without. If your home or business has a damaged garage door, or needs garage door replacement, Certified Overhead Garage Doors, Inc.'s newly designed website contains the information you need. According to their website, the company's mission is to be a one-stop source for all your garage door needs. Certified Overhead ...

Century 21 Affiliated Chicago is pleased to announce the merger with Century 21 Kmiecik Realtors located on the Southwest Section of Chicago. The company will operate under the name Century 21 Affiliated Chicago. With the addition of Kmiecik Realtors' two locations on Chicago's Southwest corridor, 7922 South Pulaski and 4355 S. Archer Avenue, Century 21 Affiliated Chicago (C21AC) will now have 7 locations in the Chicago area, as well as their more than 25 locations in Wisconsin. Century 21 Affiliated is a full-service agency with over 32 years of history serving real ...

Jackson Design and Remodeling (JDR) today announced it has won five ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) San Diego Chapter Design Excellence Awards for remodeling projects ranging from a Colonial Coastal kitchen, to a Spanish-inspired whole home remodel. Judged by design-industry peers, the ASID Design Excellence Awards are one of the most prestigious and sought-after awards programs in the industry. JDR's award-winning projects were earned in the categories Baths, Kitchens, and Whole Homes under 3,500 square feet: Kitchens - 1st place (tie) Colonial Coastal ...

In today's world, technology is king. Employees expect their business technology to function properly at all times, and without proper IT management and network support, any business will struggle to achieve the results they need. If this describes your business, MIR Enterprises is excited to announce the launch of a new website devoted to the IT division of the company. According to their website, it is the company's mission to use cutting-edge technology to provide proactive network support that puts the customer first. Rather than fixing problems after they occur, ...

Whether or not medical treatment is covered by insurance can literally be the difference between life and death. Since 2001, California law has given consumers the right to have certain kinds of medical insurance claim denials independently reviewed. These reviews are called "Independent Medical Reviews" or IMRs. The Sacramento Bee reports that thousands of IMRs have been done in the few years they have been available and that state officials are trying to get information about the IMR option out to the public. Detailed information is available online and by ...

The year 2011 saw 4,609 work fatalities in the United States, slightly down from the total reported in 2010. This data is part of the annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, or CFOI, compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, also called the BLS, part of the U.S. Department of Labor. The agency in a recent news release noted that it uses many data sources in compiling its annual CFOI, including government and "independent data sources" and that for the 2011 report, more than 20,000 documents were reviewed. Preliminary 2011 numbers were released in autumn ...

Everyone has had the annoying experience of the telephone ringing at an inopportune time, only to be greeted with a computer-generated, recorded voice message promoting some scam or another. With a few noncommercial exceptions or unless written permission has been given, it is almost always illegal under the federal Telemarketing Sales Rule to place such so-called "robocalls" to consumers. And the federal government recently stepped up its enforcement of anti-robocall laws by filing five major lawsuits in U.S. District Courts against alleged perpetrators promoting ...

When we need medical assistance, we hope for the best treatment. As technology advances, hospitals and other care facilities are beginning to utilize high-tech medical devices and systems in an effort to improve care. For example, electronic health records have made it into many doctors' offices around the country. However, what happens when these systems fail or care specialists use them incorrectly? An error can compromise the care of a patient. For this reason, it is important that the medical industry monitor its treatment systems and standards on a regular basis. ...

Times are tough, and as the economy slowly rebounds from the economic meltdown, many people are still having a difficult time making ends meet -- and unfortunately, in some cases, tax obligations cannot always be met. In order to make it easier for people to pay their tax obligations, the Internal Revenue Service created the Fresh Start program, which is designed to allow taxpayers to pay their accounts in full by negotiating a reduced rate -- known as an offer in compromise. In order to benefit from the program, the IRS looks at criteria that determine the taxpayer's ...

When you must undergo surgery, you have to place a certain amount of trust in the knowledge and ability of your physician. When surgeons act negligently and do not comply with a proper standard of care, the consequences can be severe and even fatal. Such was the case in an incident involving a Fayetteville surgeon, which tragically resulted in the death of a patient. Recently, the doctor was ordered to pay over $6 million to the patient's family. The patient was a woman with cancer, who required surgery to remove a portion of the cancer. While in the operating room, ...

New Jersey recently adopted a tough new law to fight distracted driving. The legislation was named in honor of people who had been seriously hurt or killed in motor vehicle accidents caused by distracted drivers. Legislators pushed to strengthen New Jersey's distracted driving law after three tragic accidents drew public attention to the problem. In one, an 89-year-old woman was hit by a driver who was using a cellphone. Similar accidents took the lives of a pregnant woman and her unborn son and seriously injured a Dover Township couple. Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno ...

Talk about being kicked while you're down. A beloved senior receives the devastating diagnosis of dementia, breaks a hip or has a debilitating stroke, and can no longer be cared for by loved ones. Luckily, the family purchased long-term care insurance to cover just such a situation, so that there would be financial assistance with in-home medical care, assisted living, adult day care or a nursing-home placement. And then the insurance company wrongfully refuses to pay for the care and the medical bills multiply. Unfortunately, too many elders and their families are ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that each day, approximately 1,200 people are injured in car accidents involving distracted driving. According to the Department of Transportation, distracted driving has become a serious problem in the United States--especially since the proliferation of cellphones. In 2010, more than 3,000 people were killed in distracted driving crashes, which included texting, talking on a cellphone, eating and drinking and other similar activities. Transportation agencies are particularly concerned with mobile devices. Texting ...

Massive building materials. Power tools. Electricity, gas, chemicals and explosives. High temperatures. Soaring heights and underground depths. Heavy industrial vehicles. Wind. Complex engineering. Deadlines. Negligence. Human error. Financial pressures. Fatigue. These are some of the ingredients in the recipe for disaster that is the construction-site accident. This year the densely populated Northeast U.S. has seen its share of construction mishaps. For example: - In September, a 29-year-old construction worker died after being hit by a 2,000 pound concrete barrier ...

The New York Medical Indemnity Fund was created by Governor Cuomo to eliminate the obligation of proven wrongdoers who cause serious injuries to children at birth from the responsibility to pay for the medical care that these children require because of the harm done to them. Yes, you read that correctly! Though it is difficult to believe, it is the fact that hospitals and doctors whose negligent care resulted in a lifetime of enormous care expense and suffering--and even more perversely their megawealthy insurance companies who received premiums to assume the risk and ...

Essex seems to have been home to the best sellers - perhaps because of the fan club surrounding The Only Way is Essex - where it was recorded that 2,500 were sold in the region in the week towards the end of November. To fuel the flames of the onesie's popularity, Britain's Got Talent dance troop, Flawless has also brought some positive attention to the unique wardrobe item, by working a routine around the wearing of the onesie. The trend has been growing in stages for some time. Mostly in part to the pull of celebrity power that has given the kooky one-off credible ...

Highlighting the compositions of four American composers, the abiding spirit of our nation resonates in The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia's American Masters program on December 16 and December 17. A founding resident company of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Chamber Orchestra's program features its own Principal Trumpet Rodney Mack and Principal Oboe Geoffrey Deemer, who will perform on english horn, as soloists. The December 16 2:30 p.m. and December 17 7:30 p.m. concerts will be performed in the Kimmel Center's intimate Perelman Theater. Tickets ...

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Antidepressants are the most widely used treatment for people with moderate to severe depression. However, up to two thirds of people with depression don't respond fully to this type of treatment. New findings, published in The Lancet, have shown cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)*, provided in addition to usual care, can reduce symptoms of depression and help improve patients' quality of life. This is the first large-scale trial to test the effectiveness of CBT — a type of talking psychotherapy — given in addition to usual care that includes antidepressants. The National ...

A first-of-its-kind antidepressant drug discovered by a Northwestern University professor and now tested on adults who have failed other antidepressant therapies has been shown to alleviate symptoms within hours, have good safety and produce positive effects that last for about seven days from a single dose. The novel therapeutic targets brain receptors responsible for learning and memory -- a very different approach from existing antidepressants. The new drug and others like it also could be helpful in treating other neurological conditions, including schizophrenia, ...

Durham, NC — Scientists say they have pinpointed genetic changes that allow some Ethiopians to live and work more than a mile and a half above sea level without getting altitude sickness. The specific genes differ from those reported previously for high-altitude Tibetans, even though both groups cope with low-oxygen in similar physiological ways, the researchers report. If confirmed, the results may help scientists understand why some people are more vulnerable to low blood oxygen levels caused by factors other than altitude — such as asthma, sleep apnea, heart problems ...

The largest living organisms on the planet, the big, old trees that harbour and sustain countless birds and other wildlife, are dying. A report by three of the world's leading ecologists in today's issue of the journal Science warns of an alarming increase in deathrates among trees 100-300 years old in many of the world's forests, woodlands, savannahs, farming areas and even in cities. "It's a worldwide problem and appears to be happening in most types of forest," says lead author Professor David Lindenmayer of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions ...

December 7, 2012 - Being a good partner may make you a better parent, according to a new study. The same set of skills that we tap to be caring toward our partners is what we use to nurture our children, researchers found. The study sought to examine how caregiving plays out in families – "how one relationship affects another relationship," says Abigail Millings of the University of Bristol, lead author of the work published online this week in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. "We wanted to see how romantic relationships between parents might be associated ...