Realizing that many small businesses are still suffering in an economy that continues to lag, 2012 ezPaycheck payroll software full version¡¯s price tag remains the same for the 7th year in a row. Available for just $89 per installation ($59 to renew each year), ezPaycheck payroll software has remained at that affordable price since its initial release in 2005. The newly released 2012 edition of ezPaycheck payroll software from Halfpricesoft.com (http://www.halfpricesoft.com) comes with the latest tax tables and the enhanced user interface. It gives small and mid-size ...

LA JOLLA, Calif. -- The National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates that as many as one in 51 men and women will be diagnosed with melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—at some point during their lifetimes. A research team led by Ze'ev Ronai, Ph.D. at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) is working to unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying the development and progression of this disease in hopes of improving prevention and treatment strategies. To do this, Ronai's laboratory has been studying a protein named Activating Transcription Factor ...

DSLD Homes, nationally recognized as the 2011 Builder of the Year by Professional Builder, recently selected J Forrest Group to lead a yearlong sales training and management program for its new home sales professionals companywide. The Leadership Selling and Leadership Sales Coaching training program consists of a series of on-site seminars; a tailored online e-learning website, video lessons and discussion boards; weekly sales-force goals and motivational calls; accountability reports; and executive and management coaching. "Customer satisfaction is paramount to ...

The internet is awash with stories of how silver can be used to treat cancer. Now, lab tests have shown that it is as effective as the leading chemotherapy drug - and may have fewer side-effects. Results from the study at the University of Leeds, published in Dalton Transactions, show that particular silver compounds are as toxic to cancer cells as the platinum-based drug Cisplatin, which is widely used to treat a range of cancers. But the crucial difference is that silver is thought to be much less toxic to healthy human cells, and in some cases, can be beneficial. ...

This press release is available in German. More than 200,000 insects species are herbivores. They depend on plants for food and have adapted their metabolism accordingly in the course of evolution to render plant defenses, such as the toxins plants produce to fend off herbivores, ineffective. The operating instructions of these detoxification processes are coded in different genes. Insects have evolved an enormous diversity of adaptation mechanisms; they colonize most habitats on this planet – which makes them interesting research objects in ecological studies. Which ...

As the general trend of newspaper readership decreases nationwide and with society today becoming ever more mobile, the Garden Hill Funeral Services has taken it upon themselves to make sure that the public is informed as quickly as possible about upcoming funeral service times. http://www.GardenHill.ca Funeral Director, Nathan Logue says, "Since less people are reading the local newspaper as they did in the past, and that people who grew up in Maple Ridge and have now moved away, it has made it difficult to inform the public about funeral times. That is why we ...

This press release is available in Spanish. The protocol that any device uses to connect to Internet, IPv4, (Internet Protocol version 4), has a problem: due to the Web's tremendous growth, all of its addresses have recently run out, worldwide. According to the experts, the solution lies in IPv6, a protocol that is in the early phases of implementation and that is expected to eventually replace its predecessor. However, there is another problem: the two protocols are incompatible. "Machines that only have IPv6 cannot communicate with those that only have IPv4, ...

Managing Partner of Windmill Golf Group Barry Ehlert, announced that The Wilderness Club in Eureka, Montana is ready to break ground for their new golf cottages. Three golf cottages will be built featuring a modern design, and will be very high-end in nature. "These golf cottages will be situated among the Ponderosa Pines, and are parallel to Lake Koocanusa. They will be the perfect getaway for avid golfers, and their families," commented Ehlert. "The golf cottages, which will be featured in our Stay and Play packages, will create not only a golfing experience, ...

Scientists working with Professor Bernd Kaina of the Institute of Toxicology at the Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have demonstrated for the first time that certain cells circulating in human blood – so-called monocytes – are extremely sensitive to reactive oxygen species (ROS). They were also able to clarify the reason for this: ROS are aggressive forms of oxygen that are generated during states of "oxidative stress" and play a significant role in various diseases. However, ROS are also naturally produced by cells of the immune system, in particular ...

Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. recently chose Digisonics as the enterprise cardiology PACS and structured reporting solution for their pediatric cardiology department. The Digisonics cardiovascular image management and structured reporting system will provide the facility with a comprehensive clinical database, high-powered PACS and professional reporting capabilities with automated z-score analysis and congenital cardiology diagram support. With the added DigiNet Pro application, clinicians will also have access to the entire CVIS system from anywhere via ...

Hand counting of votes in postelection audit or recount procedures can result in error rates of up to 2 percent, according to a new study from Rice University and Clemson University. "These procedures are intended as a safeguard against computer and human error, but until recently, no research existed to tell whether these efforts helped or hurt the accuracy of the vote," said Michael Byrne, associate professor of psychology at Rice. "Post-Election Auditing: Effects of Election Procedure and Ballot Type on Manual Counting Accuracy, Efficiency and Auditor Satisfaction ...

Researchers at the University of Dundee have identified fexinidazole as a possible, much-needed, new treatment for the parasitic disease visceral leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis is named after William Leishman, a Glasgwegian doctor serving with the British Army in India, who first identified the parasite in the early 1900s. The disease is the second biggest killer in Africa, Asia and Latin America after malaria, and affects 500,000 people, killing about 50-60,000 patients per year. Current drug treatments for the disease are unsatisfactory for reasons such as high cost, ...

HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. announced today that Pine Creek Village Association in Colorado Springs, Colorado saved over 2.8 million gallons of water in just one irrigation season using HydroPoint's WeatherTRAK Smart Irrigation Controllers. After installing five WeatherTRAK smart irrigation controllers and reducing outdoor water consumption by 2.8 million gallons within the first seven months of use, Pine Creek Village continues to upgrade its irrigation system by adding more WeatherTRAK controllers. "The WeatherTRAK technology met our expectations," ...

Barry D. Bruce, professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is turning the term "power plant" on its head. The biochemist and a team of researchers have developed a system that taps into photosynthetic processes to produce efficient and inexpensive energy. Bruce collaborated with researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Switzerland to develop a process that improves the efficiency of generating electric power using molecular structures extracted from plants. ...

Most studies have found that binge drinking is associated with a loss of alcohol's protective effect against ischemic heart disease (IHD) and most studies have found an increase of coronary risk among binge drinkers. This study followed 26,786 men and women who participated in the Danish National Cohort Study in 1994, 2000, and 2005 and sought to see if binge drinking increased the risk of IHD or all-cause mortality among "light-to-moderate" drinkers: (up to 21 drinks/week for men and up to 14 drinks/week for women). A "drink" was 12g. "Binge drinking" (more that ...

Rosa & Co. LLC today announced that Dr. Hartmut Derendorf, University of Florida, Gainesville, will present a webinar "PK/PD-based Development of Anti-infective Agents" on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 1:00 to 2:00 pm EST as part of Rosa's ongoing monthly public webinar series. The purpose of the series, "Impact of Modeling & Simulation in Drug Development", is to foster the use of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) activities in biotechnology, pharmaceutics, and other life science industries. This series is geared to illustrate the advantages ...

Salmonella remains a serious cause of food poisoning in the UK and throughout the EU, in part due to its ability to thrive and quickly adapt to the different environments in which it can grow. New research involving a team of IFR scientists, funded by BBSRC, has taken the first detailed look at what Salmonella does when it enters a new environment, which could provide clues to finding new ways of reducing transmission through the food chain and preventing human illness. Bacteria can multiply rapidly, potentially doubling every 20 minutes in ideal conditions. However, this ...

Alexandria, VA – What would you do if you found out that the roads you drive on could cause cancer? This is the reality that residents face in Dunn County, North Dakota. For roughly 30 years, gravel containing the potentially carcinogenic mineral erionite was spread on nearly 500 kilometers of roads, playgrounds, parking lots, and even flower beds throughout Dunn County. Concerns about erionite were first unveiled in Central Anatolia, Turkey, where an epidemic of mesothelioma — a normally rare cancer of the smooth lining of the chest, lungs, heart and abdomen — was responsible ...

TeleHealth Services, the nation's leading provider of healthcare-grade televisions and interactive patient education solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Centra Health (Centra) to deploy the TIGR interactive patient education system across the health system's acute care facilities. Centra is a technology driven, award-winning health system with state-of-the-art hospitals and health center facilities well known nationwide for their excellence in clinical and patient care. The partnership is focused on developing resources to transform patient care at Centra ...

WASHINGTON -- Super Bowl Sunday? Make that Cheese Bowl Sunday! On the day when people in the U.S. consume more food than any other except Thanksgiving, almost 60 percent (by some estimates), will have cheese on the menu. Pizza, nachos, cheese spreads and dips, cheese fries, Philly cheesesteak sandwiches — not to mention chunks and slices of Swiss, cheddar, Camembert and more. To help celebrate this Sunday's cheese fest, the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society, released a video today on the chemistry behind what American literati Clifton ...

Cell biologists at Johns Hopkins have identified key steps in how certain molecules alter a cell's skeletal shape and drive the cell's movement. Results of their research, published in the December 13 issue of Science Signaling, have implications for figuring out what triggers the metastatic spread of cancer cells and wound-healing. "Essentially we are figuring out how cells crawl," says Takanari Inoue, Ph.D., an assistant professor of cell biology and member of the Center for Cell Dynamics in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Institute for Basic Biomedical ...

The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Paul Finck is announcing a weekend workshop for real estate investors. This event will take place on February 11, 2012 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Four Points Sheraton, located at 275 Research Parkway in Meriden, CT. Paul Finck has impacted the lives of thousands of people with his insights and abilities. As an authority on the psychology of people, instant change, and peak performance, he has established himself as the "No Excuses Results Coach". He brings to the table 25 ...

Whether a person is looking to be a celebrity personal trainer, a personal fitness trainer for a local sports team or a boot camp personal trainer, a new Personal Trainer Jobs site at http://www.personal-trainer-job.com/ provides links, listings, certification and information on all things personal training. With an extensive personal trainer jobs directory, the new website offers links to a variety of fitness career options, including health club jobs, independent contractor positions and even online personal training options. In addition, Personal Trainer Jobs ...

Caffeine consumption has long been associated with decreased risk of liver disease and reduced fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease. Now, newly published research confirms that coffee caffeine consumption reduces the risk of advanced fibrosis in those with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Findings published in the February issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, show that increased coffee intake, specifically among patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), decreases risk of hepatic fibrosis. ...

An open-label study of rituximab, a monoclonal antibody for human CD20, was shown to be safe in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) who had an incomplete response to the standard ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) therapy, also known as Ursodiol. Study details available in the February issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, report that rituximab was successful in reducing the level of alkaline phosphatase (ALP)—a protein used to measure liver injury. According to the National ...