Spark Events launched yet another industry last week - Day Spa's and Salons located throughout the Kansas City Metro Area. These high-end day spas have enjoyed premier status for many years, and are looking to continue their dominance by Spark Event's marketing expertise. "The entire team is ecstatic about these campaigns, because the day spas have so much potential, and we've eagerly been anticipating the kick off," states Luke Combs, account executive of Spark Events, who was present at all client set-ups. "We market for clients all throughout the region, ...

New York, NY (January 26, 2012) — Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified a genetic variation that raises the risk of developing serious necrotic jaw bone lesions in patients who take bisphosphonates, a common class of osteoclastic inhibitors. The discovery paves the way for a genetic screening test to determine who can safely take these drugs. The study appears in the online version of the journal The Oncologist. Oral bisphosphonates are currently taken by some 3 million women in the United States for the prevention or treatment ...

San Diego, January 26, 2012 - If you want to change how teenagers view bullying, go to the straight to the source of most school trends: the most connected crowd. According to new intervention research, targeting the most influential students in a school could be a key factor in reducing harassment and bullying. These results are part of a group of studies that are being presented today at a social psychology conference in San Diego, CA, on new, sometimes small, ways to make meaningful impacts on people's lives. "This is an exciting time in the field of social psychology," ...

The staff of RiverEdge Dental are pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Andrea Mandelbaum to their practice. Dr. Mandelbaum Smith studied at York University, where she earned an Honours degree with a major in Biology and a minor in Psychology. She then proceeded to obtain a , doctor of dental surgery, DDS degree from The University of Western Ontario in London. Dr. Mandelbaum chose her career path at the tender age of sixteen, at the urging of her own dentist. She currently resides in Maple with her husband and infant son. Dr. Mandelbaum brings a wealth of experience ...

HOUSTON -- (Jan. 26, 2012) -- Like a magician employing sleight of hand, the protein mitoNEET -- a mysterious but important player in diabetes, cancer and aging -- draws the eye with a flurry of movement in one location while the subtle, more crucial action takes place somewhere else. Using a combination of laboratory experiments and computer modeling, scientists from Rice University and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have deciphered part of mitoNEET's movements to get a better understanding of how it handles its potentially toxic payload of iron and sulfur. ...

Karl Vanghen, author of 'My Enemy, My Beloved', has been named one of '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. His honors came as a result of his appearance on The Authors Show. Vanghen was chosen from a field of hundreds of authors through a public voting process. 'My Enemy, My Beloved' is an historical fiction novel that explores the life of a German POW held on American soil. "I wrote this book," stated Mr. Vanghen, "to reveal the life and times of German POW's and citizens swept up in World War Two. As a native Minnesotan, I, like many others, was ...

Cancer is one of the most common causes of death in humans. The conventional cancer therapies include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeting therapies, which are intended to directly destroy and eliminate tumor cells. These treatments often fail, resulting in tumor metastasis and recurrence. Therefore, there is a critical need for novel cancer therapies. In recent years, an increasing number of studies have revealed that immune responses play a critical role in conventional cancer therapies. Replication-selective oncolytic viruses are a rapidly expanding therapeutic ...

IRS requires that employers need to furnish each employee a completed Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement before Jan 31, 2012 mailing deadline. For 2012 tax season, employers can cut cost on the expensive pre-printed W-2 tax forms. Payroll tax software provider, Halfpricesoft.com (http://www.halfpricesoft.com) released the new ezW2 software, which can print all the W-2 forms on plain paper. The laser substitute forms of W-2 copy A and W-3 printed by ezW2 are SSA approved. Available from just $39 per installation, ezW2 software has remained at that affordable price since ...

Exacerbation severity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be reliably assessed with the COPD Assessment Test™ (CAT), according to a new study from the UK. "There is currently no widely accepted standardized method for assessing symptom severity at exacerbations in COPD patients," said Dr Alex J Mackay, MBBS, MRCP, clinical research fellow at the Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, University College London. "Incorporating CAT scores into the assessment of COPD patients may provide a standardized, objective method for assessing symptom ...

The lung clearance index (LCI) is a sensitive non-invasive marker of early lung disease in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a new study from Australian researchers. "We found that LCI is elevated early in children with CF, especially in the presence of airway inflammation and Pseudomonas aeruginosa," said Yvonne Belessis, MBBS, MPH, PhD, respiratory staff specialist at the Sydney Children's Hospital. "LCI may not only be a marker of early CF lung disease, but may be useful as an objective outcome measure in future studies of young children with CF." The ...

Label: Kusha Deep Records Artist: Dar.Ra Film and Music Title: City Of Hope A Childrens Story http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/city-of-hope-ep/id498099383 The City Of Hope A Children's Story documentary is the tale of two American's Phillip Smith and his father Jack Smith, who have made amazing things happen for the street kids of Rio. Their lives changed direction after they had sponsored a young Brazilian boy, and then witnessed the story 20/20 about the death squads in Rio and Sao Paulo. Seeing the injustice and harsh reality that a birth into a poor family ...

MIAMI – Jan. 27, 2012 – In a study published in the journal Geology, scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggest that the large changes in the carbon isotopic composition of carbonates which occurred prior to the major climatic event more than 500 million years ago, known as 'Snowball Earth,' are unrelated to worldwide glacial events. "Our study suggests that the geochemical record documented in rocks prior to the Marinoan glaciation or 'Snowball Earth' are unrelated to the glaciation itself," said UM Rosenstiel ...

Consumers, in this era of social media, have more power than ever before to affect change, and companies that forget that, do so at their own risk. LocalBlox is helping global companies build brands and reputations within local markets for the benefit of all concerned. "Consumers are more powerful in today's Facebook and Twitter era and one negative story from a local store or representative can spoil your global brand rapidly, much like a spreading wildfire," said Sabira Arefin, CEO and founder of LocalBlox. The firm provides integrated local social media ...

As part of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), IWC Schaffhausen invited around 1,000 guests and journalists from all over the world to the launch of its new Pilot's Watch collection in Geneva. Under the motto "TOP GUN", and in the presence of celebrities like Cate Blanchett, Jean Reno, Ewan McGregor, Ronan Keating, sporting legends Boris Becker, Luís Figo and Zinedine Zidane as well as top model Adriana Lima, guests enjoyed an unforgettable gala evening rounded off with a performance from the legendary Bryan Ferry."Our aim this evening ...

This release is also available in Chinese on EurekAlert! Chinese. Jena (Germany) Girls are not as good at playing football as boys, and they do not have a clue about cars. Instead they know better how to dance and do not get into mischief as often as boys. Prejudices like these are cultivated from early childhood onwards by everyone. "Approximately at the age of three to four years children start to prefer children of the same sex, and later the same ethnic group or nationality," Prof. Dr. Andreas Beelmann of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany) states. ...

Brookfield Homes San Diego is excited to announce the launch of its new interactive home buying experience, the Brookfield Homes LIFEstyle Quiz. Set to change the way Facebook users find their new home, this custom-designed Facebook tab allows consumers to match their unique lifestyle to the Brookfield community that best suits their needs, offering a personalized, interactive experience unlike any the industry has seen before. While many consumers begin their search for a new home by simply researching online, the Brookfield Homes custom Facebook tab offers a fun, new ...

A team of biologists at the University of York has made an important advance in our understanding of the way cholera attacks the body. The discovery could help scientists target treatments for the globally significant intestinal disease which kills more than 100,000 people every year. The disease is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, which is able to colonise the intestine usually after consumption of contaminated water or food. Once infection is established, the bacterium secretes a toxin that causes watery diarrhoea and ultimately death if not treated rapidly. ...

Facebook is the world's home online. But thanks to 4 Walls' new Find a Place Facebook app, the site can also put a roof over your head. Launched January 20, 2012, the Find a Place app lets Facebook users search thousands of nationwide apartment listings directly from the site. It integrates with a dynamic database of photos, maps, floor plans, and all the information users need to find the perfect new home. "Users can tap into data from our apartment listing websites without leaving Facebook," said 4 Walls COO Jackie Koehler. "People use Facebook ...

Scientists in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, have developed a new vaccine to treat cancer at the pre-clinical level. The research team led by Professor Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology at Trinity College Dublin discovered a new approach for treating the disease based on manipulating the immune response to malignant tumours. The discovery has been patented and there are plans to develop the vaccine for clinical use for cancer patients. The first cancer vaccine Sipuleucel-T (Provenge™) was licensed last year for use in prostate cancer patients unresponsive ...

Winston-Salem, N.C. – Jan. 27, 2012 – Bedwetting isn't always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Constipation is often the culprit; and if it isn't diagnosed, children and their parents must endure an unnecessarily long, costly and difficult quest to cure nighttime wetting. Reporting online in the journal Urology, researchers found that 30 children and adolescents who sought treatment for bedwetting all had large amounts of stool in their rectums, despite the majority having normal bowel habits. After treatment ...

North Shore property owners made a clear statement in 2011 by consistently selecting Kazawest as their property management firm of choice. The company's services have become the first preference for many properties seeking to improve customer service, property maintenance and market value. Through its integrated real estate services, strength in customer service and excellence building operations, Kazawest (http://www.kazawest.com) is establishing itself as the clear leader of the property management industry in British Columbia. Kazawest's CEO, Amyn Somani, commented ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Hundreds of rare, endemic species in the Central Andes remain unprotected and are increasingly under threat from development and climate change, according to a Duke University-led international study. "These species require unique ecological conditions and are particularly vulnerable to changes in the environment or climate. Yet our analysis shows that region-wide, about 80 percent of the areas with high numbers of these species lack any protection," said Jennifer Swenson, assistant professor of the practice of geospatial analysis at Duke's Nicholas School ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Jan. 27, 2012 – An itch is just an itch. Or is it? New research from Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a world-renowned itch expert, shows that how good scratching an itch feels is related to the itch's location. While previous studies by Yosipovitch have shown the pleasurability of itching, analysis of itch relief at different body sites and related pleasurability had not been performed until now. The study was published online this month by the British Journal of Dermatology. "The ...

Research Now, the leading global online sampling and data collection company, today announced the appointment of Melanie Courtright to Vice President of Research Services. Melanie is based out of the company's headquarters in Plano, Texas. Courtright brings with her over 16 years of experience serving clients in the research sector, having commenced her career with an eleven-year stint at NOVO 1, where she held several senior roles including Vice President of Client Services. She later joined DMS Research, an AOL company, where she played an integral role in the creation ...

HOUSTON - When SUMO grips STAT5, a protein that activates genes, it blocks the healthy embryonic development of immune B cells and T cells unless its nemesis breaks the hold, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports today in Molecular Cell. "This research extends the activity of SUMO and the Sentrin/SUMO-specific protease 1 (SENP1) to the field of immunology, in particular the early lymphoid development of T and B cells," said the study's senior author, Edward T. H. Yeh, M.D., professor and chair of MD Anderson's Department ...