BUFFALO, N.Y. – Environmental disasters impact individuals and communities; they also affect how family members communicate with each other, sometimes in surprising ways, according to a paper published by a faculty member at the University at Buffalo in the Journal of Family Issues. The study is the first systematic analysis of how families communicate when faced with serious health issues brought on by "slow moving technological disasters," like environmental disasters. The purpose was to identify how people in families communicate when they are facing these issues in ...

Through excellent care, Dr. Adam Burton, dentist in London, produces beautiful results. Northland Dental Centre believes in educating patients so that they better understand the importance of maintaining proper oral health care. By keeping teeth and gums clean, patients can ensure their smile is healthy and will last a lifetime. "Knowing the basics of good oral hygiene can make a big difference in the health of your smile. By showing my patients the most effective ways to brush and floss now, helps them to avoid problems like cavities, plaque, tartar and gum disease ...

Since 2005, Dr. James Jensen, Lethbridge, AB dentist, has been working with his patients to provide them the best in available dental health care. To further expand on not only Jensen Dentistry's availability, but dental health awareness as well, Dr. Jensen is pleased to offer his patients instant access to the practice through an interactive mobile website. The new mobile website is easy to use, and can be accessed by patients at any point throughout their day-to-day lives. Patients can easily access the website for Jensen Dentistry from their mobile phones and devices. ...

April 12, 2012 - The color of our skin or where we come does matter when it comes to how we react to a racist insult. A new study has found that African American women are more likely than Asian American women to directly rebuff racist comments, a difference that may reflect deeply rooted cultural differences. "Our work shows that racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are sources of diversity that may explain why different targets of racism behave the way they do," says Elizabeth Lee who conducted the research with co-lead author José Soto while at The Pennsylvania ...

Burger Sotheby's International has appointed Sandrine Palmier as Managing Director following the appointment of Jean-Francois Favelier as Chief Executive Officer. Favelier co-founded Burger Realty with is wife Anne-Maria Burger more than 30 years ago and has grown the company to become the premier luxury estate agency on the French Riviera. Palmier first joined Burger Sotheby's International Realty in 2005 as a Commercial Assistant and most recently held the position of Sales Manager working from the Cannes Office. 'I am delighted to be given this opportunity to take ...

Davis, CA, April 9, 2012 – In a study published in Nutrition Research, researchers looked at the association of out-of-hand nut (OOHN) consumption with nutrient intake, diet quality and the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome in both children and adults. Consumers of OOHN, including tree nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts), had higher intakes of energy, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (the good fats) and dietary fiber, and lower intakes of carbohydrates, ...

Toronto-based independent web series Clutch took home 8 awards at LA WebFest last weekend, and Out With Dad 5, including the Grand Jury Prize which sends them both to the acclaimed Marseille WebFest in October where they will compete internationally. These wins did not go unnoticed. When The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson heard of Clutch star Elitsa Bako's win for Actress in a Leading Role, they pulled her up for an appearance on Monday night's show. The segment was ultimately cut due to length, but after re-recording a bit where Ferguson delighted with a one-man ...

In a study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition[i], researchers compared risk factors for heart disease, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome of nut consumers versus those who did not consume nuts. Tree nut (almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts) consumption specifically, was associated with higher levels of high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (good cholesterol) and lower levels of C-reactive protein, a marker for inflammation which can lead to a variety of chronic diseases including heart ...

BANGKOK (12 APRIL 2012)—Severe outbreaks of new, invasive pests triggered by rising temperatures could threaten Southeast Asia's multi-billion dollar cassava industry, as well as the livelihoods of the hundreds of thousands of small farmers that rely on the crop for income, according to research from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). "Warmer conditions and longer dry seasons linked to climate change could prove to be the perfect catalyst for outbreaks of pests and diseases. They are already formidable enemies affecting food crops," said Pramod ...

When you look in the mirror, do you like the face you see? More to the point: do you find it attractive and representative of how you feel? Or do you see a face that no longer looks like you, causes you to feel unattractive, or old before your time? When you are unhappy with the way you look, it can have a tremendously negative impact on every aspect of your life. Looking older than you feel or no longer recognizing your own face can lead to depression, anxiety, and feeling less attractive and appealing. What's more, this can begin happening as early as your mid-20s ...

Contact: Jeff Haskins jhaskins@burnesscommunications.com 66-815-476-685 Michelle Geis mgeis@burnesscommunications.com 301-280-5712 Burness Communications Rapid climate change threatens Asia's Rice Bowl Researchers focus on innovations to adapt agriculture to wild swings in climate extremes, as vividly manifested by Southeast Asia's catastrophic flood-drought cycles Bangkok -- As Asia's monsoon season begins, leading climate specialists and agricultural scientists warned today that rapid climate change and its potential to intensify droughts and floods could ...

If you have seen a child just eat an entire ice-cream, and she begs you to buy her one, what will your reaction be? Here we ask if monkeys understand the physical needs of others. In order to provide help or share food, it would be useful for them to know what others want or need. Such understanding is probably simpler than an understanding of the other's state of knowledge, known as Theory-of-Mind (ToM). Sensitivity to wants and needs appears earlier than ToM in the development of children. While there is some evidence for ToM in the great apes, such as chimpanzees, ...

Trying to imagine what your breasts will look like after breast augmentation surgery can be nearly impossible. While an online tool will not give you an exact idea of what you will look like, it can be helpful in determining the size and shape of breast implants you are interested in. Some of your breast enlargement options will include types of implants, location of incisions, and placement of implants. The following online breast augmentation visualization tools can be useful in gaining a better idea of what these options may do for you: - ReShapr.Com - LoveYourLook.Com These ...

Using a combination of powerful observatories in space and on the ground, astronomers have observed a violent collision between two galaxy clusters in which so-called normal matter has been wrenched apart from dark matter through a violent collision between two galaxy clusters.

 The newly discovered galaxy cluster is called DLSCL J0916.2+2951. It is similar to the Bullet Cluster, the first system in which the separation of dark and normal matter was observed, but with some important differences. The newly discovered system has been nicknamed the "Musket ...

There are several reasons trucking companies employ double or triple trailers. One of the most frequently cited reasons is fuel efficiency. Some industry studies have shown that single cabs pulling double or triple trailers eventually cost less in fuel than having multiple cabs pull single loads. Increased efficiency is another reason trucking companies may wish to have a driver pull more than one trailer. If a driver can make one stop at a large commercial location, or make multiple stops at different locations in one haul, it can lead to faster delivery times. Increasing ...

Pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers often place profit before people. When news of defective medical products reaches these companies, they are often slow to react. This is because they anticipate more people buying their product and increasing their bottom line, and are gambling on a majority of these people not sustaining any injury. Inaction on the part of medical device manufacturers may grow their bottom line, but the cost to victims is often tragic. Increased medical expenses, untold pain and suffering, and even death can result from defective ...

URBANA – A new University of Illinois study contains a warning for obese women who are planning pregnancies. Even if they eat a healthy diet when they are pregnant, their babies will develop in an unhealthy environment that places the infants at risk for future health problems. "We can see fat sequestered in the placentas of obese mothers when it should be going to the baby to support its growth. The nutrient supply region in the placenta of an obese mother is half the size of that of a normal-weight mother, even when both are eating the same healthy diet," said Yuan-Xiang ...

URBANA – Band fertilizer placement may cause non-uniform distribution in the soil. Why does this matter? Because when fertilizer is unevenly distributed, it may not be possible to use traditional sampling strategies to measure whole-field fertility, said assistant professor of crop sciences Fabián Fernández. No recent published studies have looked at this problem. Fernández has conducted research to determine potassium and phosphorous distribution in no-till and strip-till soils and to develop improved sampling procedures for measuring field fertility. The problem, ...

Today, in Marion County, Florida, in a case styled Glenn and Kimberly Trabing v. Tower Hill Select Insurance Company, Circuit Judge Frances King denied the most recent attempts by Tower Hill Select Insurance Company to force an insured to enter into a contract before payment for subsurface repairs will be paid. Although the insurance policy in question indicated that Tower Hill may withhold coverage for subsurface repairs (e.g. grouting and underpinning) until these repairs are commenced, Ted Corless of the Tampa-based law firm Corless Associates, in conjunction with ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Overuse injuries –found most often in low-contact sports that involve long training sessions or where the same movement is repeated numerous times – make up nearly 30 percent of all injuries sustained by collegiate athletes. And a majority of overuse injuries (62 percent) occurred in females athletes, according to a new study published in the current edition of the Journal of Athletic Training, the National Athletic Trainers' Association scientific publication. "Overuse injuries may present not only physical challenges but also psychological ones ...

For patients and their families, there are few areas in medicine more frustrating and unnerving than the issue of a misdiagnoses. To have availed themselves of the best modern medicine has to offer, and still suffer the bad result of a diagnostic error, seems supremely unfair, especially if it results in their death, leaving their family with the consolation of a wrongful death suit. Doctors are Not Infallible A recent study points out that 47 percent of doctors encounter diagnostic errors in the practice at least monthly. And these errors are not without consequence, ...

The Chicago area is reeling after yet another teenager was killed in a train accident. The fifteen year old boy was walking along the tracks early in the morning, likely on his way to school. The exact cause of death remains unknown and police continue to investigate. Unfortunately, pedestrian deaths related to train accidents are not rare. A pedestrian can be killed when walking along the tracks or can be pulled under a passing train. Additionally, train and car collisions at track intersections occur throughout Chicago. Whether used to ship goods or for public transportation, ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study from the University of Illinois concludes that learning-by-doing, stimulated by increased ethanol production, played an important role in inducing technological progress in the corn ethanol industry. It also suggests that biofuel policies, which induced ethanol production beyond the free-market level, served to increase the competitiveness of the industry over time. The study, co-written by Madhu Khanna, a professor of agricultural and consumer economics at Illinois, and Xiaoguang Chen, of the U. of I. Energy Biosciences Institute, quantifies ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) new Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program is designed to improve overall safety performance by allowing greater scrutiny of truck companies and their drivers. The program uses "compliance, enforcement, and remediation" to improve safety on the highways. Truck companies and their drivers are required to comply with the FMCSA's regulations, when they fail, enforcement procedures are applied and remediation is used to correct drivers or companies. Need for a New Evaluation Process The CSA ...

The thought of a baby getting stuck during delivery naturally brings extreme fear to the mother and her family, and high stress for the doctor and medical staff. On rare occasions, after the baby's head has emerged from the birth canal, one or both of his or her shoulders becomes wedged behind the mother's pelvic bones, bringing the delivery to a frightening standstill. Physically, the shoulders normally rotate during delivery to pass the pelvic bones at a certain complementary angle and place. When the shoulders are too big or the mother's pelvic area is too narrow ...