A new study has demonstrated that a procedure wherein healthy cartilage is transplanted to fix an area of damaged cartilage (osteoarticular cartilage transplantation or OATS procedure) is superior to the standard of care for repairing cartilage defects. It is thought that fixing such lesions may ultimately help to prevent the onset of osteoarthritis, and get athletic individuals back to sporting activities reliably. The study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers was reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Feb. 7-11. "Studies ...

Deep in the heart of the southern Milky Way lies a stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula. It is about 7500 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Carina (The Keel) [1]. This cloud of glowing gas and dust is one of the closest incubators of very massive stars to the Earth and includes several of the brightest and heaviest stars known. One of them, the mysterious and highly unstable star Eta Carinae, was the second brightest star in the entire night sky for several years in the 1840s and is likely to explode as a supernova in the near future, by astronomical standards. ...

The award was in recognition of the innovative customer Care programme he set up, designed and implemented to support customers and crew in times of difficulty. P&O Cruises was also named Favourite Cruise Company for the fifth year running. This award was voted for by readers of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday and was presented at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. P&O Cruises managing director, Carol Marlow, said: "We are all so proud of Andrew for being named the 'unsung hero' - our Care programme was implemented to ensure that ...

A team of researchers from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) have developed a web application to test the visual intelligence of Facebook users through the social network. The new platform will enable researchers to test different cognitive skills and to obtain large amounts of data that determine what parameters affect the brain's visual capacity. Any Facebook user can download this application (available in both Spanish and English languages), which consists of different tests for measuring visual intelligence and calculation ability. Gonzalo García de ...

TEMPE - A new study provides evidence that adolescents who suffer from depression are more likely to develop difficulty in peer relationships including being bullied at school. It's often assumed that being bullied leads to psychological problems, such as depression, but the study doesn't support this line of thought. "Often the assumption is that problematic peer relationships drive depression. We found that depression symptoms predicted negative peer relationships," said Karen Kochel, Arizona State University School of Social and Family Dynamics assistant research ...

A large-scale study analyzing metabolic compounds in rice grains conducted by researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center (PSC) and their collaborators has identified 131 rice metabolites and clarified the genetic and environmental factors that influence their production. The findings provide a natural way to bioengineer improved rice grain varieties by selectively increasing production of useful metabolites, boosting the nutritional value of crops. As one of the most important staple crops, rice plays a central role in supplying the nutrients needed to keep the world ...

SAN FRANCISCO —There is growing evidence that supports an association between atypical fractures of the femur– a rare break of the thigh bone, typically without trauma – and the use of bisphosphonates, drugs proven to enhance bone density and reduce fracture incidence caused by osteoporosis. While the risk for suffering an atypical femur fracture while taking bisphosphonates is still very small – just 1 in 1,000 patients after six years of treatment – research presented today at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that discontinuing ...

ArticleCatalog.com today announced that it is partnering with press release service 24-7PressRelease. This partnership will allow for the company to refresh its site often with quality news content. ArticleCatalog.com is a new site dedicated to fulfilling the needs of companies and individuals wishing to share their articles online. Article directories are a valuable and important part of a search engine optimization strategy and the industry is constantly growing. Article Catalog is a free article directory designed with the user in mind, with an appealing interface ...

Bruegger's Bagels will celebrate its two favorite days of the year - National Bagel Day and its birthday - on Thursday, Feb. 9, with its second annual Three Free Bagel Day Birthday Bash. Through 2 p.m., guests who bring a coupon to any of Bruegger's 300 locations will receive three free bagels to take to the office, take home or enjoy all to themselves. "Our loyal customers are the best birthday gift of all, and Birthday Bash is our way of saying thanks," said Bruegger's Chief Marketing Officer Scott Colwell. "Last year, we gave away nearly a quarter-million ...

Sisters by blood. Sisters through music. The Beu Sisters is a super girl pop group that knows that blood may be thicker than water, but with music, the connection becomes stronger. Candice, Christie, and Danielle Beu aka The Beu Sisters were born musically-inclined, thanks to their parents who were Broadway veterans of the musical 'A Chorus Line' in New York City. In 1998, the entire family moved to Florida, and although eventually the marriage of their parents fell apart, the sisters forged on with their music career. Together with their mother, The Beu Sisters began ...

"Focus Point Capital is committed to the health and well being of our staff and is proud to offer our employees access to information and advice about depression and how to identify it or seek treatment for it," said Focus Point Capital's Director of Communications Ms. Maria Nunez. Ms Nunez said, "We are pleased to provide the resources and information for our staff and to be recognized as leading edge within the finance sector for this type of initiative." "The program will ultimately lead to positive outcomes across the company - first ...

IntelliTrack, Inc. (ITI) announces the relocation of its corporate offices to Sparks, Maryland, a few miles north of its previous location in Hunt Valley. The relocation moves the office to a reduced space fully managed office complex. The new location in Sparks provides ITI the space it needs to accommodate its administrative and sales functions. The new address is 909 Ridgebrook Road, Suite 100C, Sparks MD 21152. ITI has chosen to join the developing movement with other companies by reducing their carbon footprint and moving to a smaller office space. All of ITI's ...

MemphisRap.com confirms that it will be opening the doors to a new business office and recording studio location in Southeast Memphis, TN. MemphisRap.com is opening an office in Memphis, TN which is slated to open in February 2012. The office will be located at 3580 Lamar Ave (Hwy 78) Memphis, TN 38118, historically known as Pigeon Roost Road which also extends to become Interstate 22. The new location will be a place where artists, labels and businesses can come that are interested in available services such as Internet marketing and advertising, music promotion, online ...

Kinerase Eye Cream is just one of several products in their lineup that are designed and formulated to restore maintain and promote healthy youthful looking skin. This one product in particular however, was specifically formulated for safe and effective use in and around the orbital regions of the eyes. The Highest Concentration of Kinatin Available At 0.125%, this skin cream contains the highest concentration of Kinatin, also known as n-6 furfuryladenine, available in any skin care product today. 0.125% may on the surface appear to be a small amount but the fact ...

Repaz Marketing is celebrating Valentine's Day by offering New Jersey businesses 20% savings on all marketing services during the month of February when they devote time, money or supplies to any New Jersey animal shelter or rescue organization. Repaz is a Monmouth County NJ marketing company specializing in Internet marketing, marketing strategy, reputation management and website design. "Due to the economy there are tens of thousands of loving dogs and cats seeking new homes in NJ," said Repaz Marketing http://www.repaz.com owner Mechele Shoneman, "what ...

He's read the minds of 40,000 people at Kauffman Stadium, he's escaped from razor sharp steel spikes moving towards him at 50mph on NBC's "The World's Most Dangerous Magic", he's levitated 15ft into the air while surrounded by the playing Pittsburgh Symphony at Heinz Hall, and he's performed for the President of the United States at The White House. And now Michael Grandinetti is bringing his original grand illusions to the Los Angeles area as the closing performer in "It's Magic!", an annual Southern California theatrical spectacular. Combining ...

Dr. Ajit Nemi, developer of Dr. Nemi Rx , announced today the appointment of Cincinnati-based dP Design to create the visual graphic art Branding elements for the March launch of his range of breakthrough Skin and Under-Eye Therapy products. The line will be introduced to the world's largest International Cosmetic and Beauty trade show, COSMOPROF Bologna. "After reviewing a host of candidates with Duquesa Marketing, our Managing Consultants, we found it to be an easy decision to contract the services of dP Design," said Dr. Nemi. "Diana Puppin's group ...

Holistic Health's very own massage therapist, Amy Davis, L.M.T., and acupuncturist, Todd McCloskey, L.Ac., participated in a panel discussion on Alternative Medicine at Buckingham's Choice, a continuing care retirement community in Adamstown, MD. For over six years Holistic Health Associates has been providing acupuncture and massage therapy at Buckingham's Choice. The panel included Dr. Mimi McLaughlin Galanis (Chiropractor) and Dr. Steve Sinclair (Naturopathic Physician). Each participant gave a brief overview of how they treat and what to expect from their treatment, ...

Dr. Fotini Papapanagiotou joins the successful RiverEdge Dental team and brings with her much experience and medical expertise. She began her dental career in high school as an assistant, completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry with an emphasis on research of neuroblastoma, and earned her DDS Degree from the University of Toronto. In 2003 Dr. Papapanagiotou received the York University Award of Distinction, and then continued her career at the University of Toronto, where she began her training in biochemistry and where she joined the Alpha Omega Dental ...

MontWay Auto Transport, the leading automotive transportation company in the U.S., today announced the addition of a live chat offering on their website, http://www.Montway.com. Live chat features on car shipping websites are nothing new. What makes the live chat feature on Montway.com stand apart is that the customer support behind the service is located in the United States. "At a time when so much of customer service is being outsourced, it's important to keep jobs here at home," says Mike Mihaylov, President of MontWay Auto Transport. The live chat feature ...

Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc., in a unique partnership with the literacy organization Success Won't Wait, Inc., will provide over 500 children's books to children in Delaware's non-public Title I program, in celebration of National I Love to Read Month. Together, Back to Basics Learning Dynamics and Success Won't Wait launched the "Reading is Basic Program" in 2011, and since then the program has provided thousands of books to schoolchildren in grades K-8. This partnership links together two organizations with a common quest: to help eradicate illiteracy ...

Park Rapids, Minnesota, author and resident, Tarah L. Wolff, has published the first novel in her fantasy series Embraced by Darkness. Sacrifices it is a novel based after the humans were finally able to claim their freedom. Picking up the pieces after slavery the rulers (known as Wards, blessed with the power of will) built an empire with their capital cities standing strong and their people safe. But now something red is lurking from the west, something that salivates after the utter power that once freed the humans. Tarah L. Wolff has always been a huge fantasy fan ...

Mr. Nelson's newest Internet venture has created a product that takes a modern and revolutionary approach to solve an ancient problem; finding lost dogs owners as quickly as possible. The Company has created stainless steel dog tags in different collar configurations that are laser etched with QR (Quick Response) Codes. You've seen QR codes on everything from theme park tickets to your morning newspaper to your favorite fast food drink cup. But, this little square barcode can do much more than marketing. In our case, since 65% of the U.S. Population (200 million) ...

Award-winning author Robert Thornhill announces the release of the seventh installment in his Lady Justice mystery/comedy series, Lady Justice And The Vigilante. The first six novels in the series, Lady Justice Takes A C.R.A.P. City Retiree Action Patrol, Lady Justice And The Lost Tapes, Lady Justice Gets Lei'd, Lady Justice And The Avenging Angels, Lady Justice And The Sting and Lady Justice And Dr. Death are currently available through bookstores, online and on the author's website. Christina Fullerton Jones writes: "Lady Justice and The Vigilante gets a double ...

A new product is available on American soil not only certified as a medical device product (MDD 93/42/EEC) for weight management but also features extensive medical test study validating claims of dramatic weight loss, anticipating this to be just the help to lose weight people have been seeking for a long time. It was disclosed upon conclusion of six clinical trials that reports came back producing staggering results. Not only did the main ingredient demonstrate effectiveness, side effects were nonexistent. The President of the site reports that volunteer study participants ...