SALT LAKE CITY, July 30, 2012 – In the years after Columbus' voyage, burning of New World forests and fields diminished significantly – a phenomenon some have attributed to decimation of native populations by European diseases. But a new University of Utah-led study suggests global cooling resulted in fewer fires because both preceded Columbus in many regions worldwide. "The drop in fire [after about A.D. 1500] has been linked previously to the population collapse. We're saying no, there is enough independent evidence that the drop in fire was caused by cooling climate," ...

HAMILTON, ON (July 30, 2012) – Child abuse experts say psychological abuse can be as damaging to a young child's physical, mental and emotional health as a slap, punch or kick. While difficult to pinpoint, it may be the most challenging and prevalent form of child abuse and neglect, experts say in an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) position statement on psychological maltreatment in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics. Psychological abuse includes acts such as belittling, denigrating, terrorizing, exploiting, emotional unresponsiveness, or corrupting a child ...

A new analysis has found that doing away with PSA (prostate specific antigen) testing for prostate cancer would likely cause three times as many men to develop advanced disease that has spread to other parts of the body before being diagnosed. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study suggests that PSA testing and early detection may prevent approximately 17,000 men each year from having such advanced prostate cancer at diagnosis. PSA testing has come under fire recently as a potentially ineffective screen for ...

Eliminating the PSA test to screen for prostate cancer would be taking a big step backwards and would likely result in rising numbers of men with metastatic cancer at the time of diagnosis, predicted a University of Rochester Medical Center analysis published in the journal, Cancer. The URMC study suggests that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and early detection may prevent up to 17,000 cases of metastatic prostate cancer a year. Data shows, in fact, that if age-specific pre-PSA era incidence rates were to occur in the present day, the number of men whose cancer ...

Chicago—(July 30, 2012): A surgical patient safety program that combines three components—accurate outcome measurement, support of hospital leadership, and engaged frontline providers—reduces surgical site infections (SSIs) by 33 percent in patients who undergo colorectal procedures, according to a new study published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. SSIs are the most common complication for this high-risk population, occurring in 15 to 30 percent of patients after colorectal operations, according to the study authors. "Colorectal ...

Author Max Elliot Anderson has published his 10th adventure book for children 8 - 13, The Scarecrow. "The Scarecrow is the first of my books to carry a stronger Christian message as part of the plot and story," Anderson said. "My primary intent in writing The Scarecrow is to provide an exciting book for readers 8 - 13, that can be used with confidence by parents, churches, children's ministries, homeschoolers, Christian schools, and others who wish to reach out to kids with this unique tool." The Scarecrow can also be given as a gift to a hurting ...

Services provided include dog walking and in-home pet sitting for dogs, cats, rabbits, birds and other small animals. "Claymont is a Blueprint Community, and I'm excited to be opening a new business here," said Teresa Rothaar, owner of Upward Dog Pet Sitting. "I look forward to serving the people and pets in my community, and hope to ultimately bring jobs into the area." While busy professionals have long relied on dog walking services to exercise their pets and provide potty breaks during the day, in-home boarding of dogs, cats and other small ...

Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming, a leader in retail pet supplies and service, has grown to 26 franchise locations. The company attributes the record growth to the popularity of the brand, high demand for the products and services provided and a strong network of successful franchisees. With corporate offices in Orlando, Florida, Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming introduced a new store prototype in 2011 that reduces building costs and streamlines the construction process, enabling franchisees to better serve their customers. New Woof Gang Bakery stores typically include ...

The Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation (www.autismspectrumdisorderfoundation.org), a national organization that supports families living with autism, provides funding for autistic children to receive private swimming lessons at the Lydon Aquatic Center in Danvers, Massachusetts. Since the inception of the swim program in 2009, the Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation has provided financial assistance for twelve children to take swimming lessons every week, all year round. The private swimming lessons by instructors Maureen Lydon, Charlie Piper, and Sandra Dawson provide ...

So if you are starting up your own practice or already have one and simply do not have your own website as of yet, then now is the time to make this happen. Of course, however, doctors typically do not double as website designers. For this reason, you may find that you need to hire a professional physician website design service to get your website up and running. Luckily, if you are looking for the best physician website design service for the job, you do not need to look any further than Medical Website Creations. There, they specialize in all kinds of medical website ...

In a recently released draft of a bill that may be proposed as early as the U.S. Senate's next term, Senators Jeff Bingaman(D-NM) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) are working on what appear to be aggressive improvements to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which provides tax benefits for the installation of energy efficient commercial building improvements. The Act is also known as EPACT or 179D. Currently, EPACT allows a tax deduction of up to $1.80 per sq. foot under section 179D of the tax code for commercial buildings with energy efficient installations and upgrades to HVAC, ...

This leg-pulling tale tells of a group of mis-guided, if slightly loony, scientists, of a lovely woman, a handsome athlete and  of two mischievous Greek gods who spill the beans on a scheme to privatize the USA and reduce the deficit by selling off the Western states.  So, what's the price of real estate in the fifth dimension? Born on the banks of the Detroit River in an orange crate house next to a pot-belly stove in the cold spring of 1930, Guerrino Amati worked his way through a BA English from Wayne State University and, later, after a stint in the US Army, an MA ...

Rick was recently awarded one of the first ever Superstar Coach Awards at the Fitness and Athletic Revolution National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. This award is given to coaches who display exemplary service, innovative practice, and commitment to personal and professional excellence. The Yun FIT family couldn't be more proud of Rick, who started as a client in 2009 and became a coach a year later. Rick has been involved in sports throughout his entire life. A native of Urbana, Ohio, he competed and lettered in football, basketball, and track. While serving ...

LOGIN is the conference for developers and professionals, executives, venture capitalists, designers in the online game industry, including Facebook game development, MMOG development, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network development, iPhone/iPad development, Android development, payment solutions, monetization and digital distribution. LOGIN Conference 2012 features two full days of lectures, panels, and roundtables, renowned local and international industry speakers, facilitated networking activities, startup pitch session, parties, keynote session, meetings and an exhibition ...

Hetman Software updates Hetman Partition Recovery, the company´s flagship tool to recover lost information and repair damaged, corrupted and inaccessible disk volumes. The new release features numerous improvements in recovery algorithms, allowing the tool to reliably locate and recover more files than ever. In addition, enhancements to the user interface make the tool even easier to use with more safeguards against accidental data corruption. For a limited time, the newly released Hetman Partition Recovery is available at a reduced price. Customers registering Hetman ...

Seattle, WA July 27, 2012 -- Bolide Software, the developer of software for collectors of books, movies and multimedia files, is announcing today the release of All My Movies 7.1 - the latest version of the Windows application for creating a computer database of movies on DVD, CD, Blu-Ray, VHS and video files on the hard drive. By automating the process of adding movies to its database, All My Movies allows the user to download all information about a particular film along with its cover art from the online movie databases, and then create a movie card in the collection ...

Web hosting provider GeekStorage (www.geekstorage.com) announced on Friday that it has opened a new office in Norman, Oklahoma and hired a new Account Manager. The new GeekStorage office, located at 210 E. Main St., Suite 219, will provide the company additional room for their sales, billing and support employees and will support future employment growth. Additionally, the company has also announced the hiring of Jeff Criswell as a new Account Manager. Mr. Criswell will primarily focus on managing the company's new website development projects for its customers. "As ...

Acting on ambition and entrepreneurial instincts, Blake Shipley has enjoyed early success with two companies he has founded or co-founded. His efforts have created over 40 high-tech sector jobs so far, largely all of them filled by local talent. The LEGACY award is valuable recognition of the hard work that has gone into building CoupSmart, and the leadership required for its continued growth. The NGLA exist to acknowledge those young professionals who have demonstrated the leadership and success necessary to positively impact the Greater Cincinnati business community. The ...

Industrial glove manufacturer Southern Glove Inc. has announced the launch of their new website, http://www.SouthernGlove.com. The new site design also unveils a new company logo and slogan, "Designed to Protect, Manufactured to Last." "Smart design is the heart of everything Southern Glove does, from the industrial work gloves we design and manufacture to our new website, logo and slogan," said Brent Fidler, President and CEO, Southern Glove. "Our new website gives our customers a dynamic showcase for exploring the depth and breadth of Southern ...

Thinkso announces the launch of Give a Brand!, a design sprint in which Thinkso will completely rebrand one small nonprofit, free of charge, in a single 12-hour day. The general public is asked to vote on which charity to rebrand at thinkso.com/giveabrand. The poll is open until August 10, 2012. When the owners and staff of Thinkso, a branding and marketing firm based in NYC, set out to do some good in their community, they quickly decided against painting local schools or running a 5k. Instead they are using their skills and resources to give one nonprofit a total brand ...

Heslin Holdings, Inc., a privately held, full service real estate acquisition and development firm, has completed the redevelopment and $4.14 million sale of a new, 4,672 square-foot Chase bank at 2175 Colorado Avenue in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif. "We were able to capture a significant gain from this disposition, which is part of a larger strategy to monetize our large LA-based portfolio," explained Matthew J. Heslin, President of Heslin Holdings. "We plan to dispose of various assets in the next six months and redeploy those funds ...

Elkow Homes, a Wixom based home building company, has been busy growing. They will be building new homes in Autumn Forest at Cranberry Lake. This is good new. Why is this good news for everyone in Oakland County? The reason is when a building company grows, that means more people are spending money through buying new construction homes and that means economy goes in the right direction. According to the National Association of Home Builders with each new home that is built today three jobs are created. That is a positive effect on Michigan's economy as well as the national ...

Socius, a leading provider of business management solutions and Microsoft Dynamics Master VAR, has accepted the Pittsburgh-area Microsoft Dynamics partner, Enterprise Data Solutions, into their national Sales Affiliate network. Microsoft Dynamics established the Master VAR program in October 2011 with the intention of building mutually beneficial business relationships between ERP partners. Socius was named one of three Master VARs in the US and has since been building a nation-wide group of Sales Affiliate organizations who continue to sell to and service their existing ...

www.danallex-com1.webs.com will tell you what mysteries are coming in the future. "Flashdrive" will keep you turning page after page through an interesting plot where local authorities, the FBI and retirees all join together and solve the crime. The next in the series, "Hoodoos," promises to keep you guessing about the murder of an unpopular local businessman. When retired sheriff Dave Johnson and his wife, Jan, find the body it starts an avalanche of mystery and suspense that almost brings the end to our hero. Watch for "Hoodoos" coming ...

Plastic surgeons Dr. Elliot Heller and Dr. Andrew Miller are frequently faced with various myths about cosmetic surgery. Whether the myth is about liposuction for weight loss or breast-feeding after breast surgery, Dr. Heller, a Staten Island liposuction specialist, always points to the importance of having a consultation before undergoing a procedure. Below is a list of common myths: 1. Surgery will boost self-esteem: While plastic surgery can correct deformities that have been the source of low self-esteem, it should not be used as a form of emotional therapy, ...