On August 8, 2012, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) entered an order that would consolidate all current and future federally filed Pradaxa lawsuits (MDL No. 2385). The JPML selected Judge David R. Herndon, chief judge of the Southern District of Illinois, as the presiding judge. Pradaxa litigation attorney Stephen D. Phillips, of Phillips Law Offices, explained that because so many cases have been filed over the drug's adverse effects (21 currently), centralization of the suits will make litigation more efficient and fair. It will eliminate ...

Donald Marcari, of the Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban, PC law firm, is the new spokesperson for the NO TXT ZONE campaign in Virginia. The NO TXT ZONE program urges participants to sign a pledge promising to not text message while driving. Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban, PC sponsors the NO TXT ZONE campaign, which is headed by Norfolk-Hampton Roads television station MyTVZ. A television advertisement featuring Marcari was recently released, encouraging drivers to pledge their support for the NO TXT ZONE campaign. MyTVZ watchers can go to www.mytvz.com ...

On July 28th of this year, Dusty Showers set out on a journey, riding his bike cross country, wearing a pink bra to raise money for families that have been diagnosed with breast cancer. During the hottest months of the year, and without much preparation, Dusty decided that something had to be done about these families who need help. His answer was not to put on a car wash, but to do something extreme like ride his bike 2500 miles from Tampa to Los Angeles. For over 3 weeks now, Dusty has taken to the highway with his bike, a pink bra on and a goal in mind. He wants to raise ...

The 2012 presidential campaign is heating up. Many scholars consider this race for the White House a pivot point in American history. A handful of undecided voters may tip the election. Chatt Gifts gives voters a new way to display their support with Campaign Collectible folding handbag holders and wine bottle stoppers in gift boxes. Chatt Gifts first sold their campaign purse hooks during the 2008 Presidential primaries and general election. Hillary Clinton was their best seller with Barack Obama a distant second. This year, President Obama leads in the handbag holder ...

Fiberlink, a global leader in software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for both application management and secure mobile device management solutions, are offering a free on-demand webinar entitled "Enterprise Mobility in a Post-BlackBerry World". By now you are undoubtedly accustomed to using a BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) to manage corporate-issued BlackBerry devices. Now that iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices are appearing more in the workplace, there is an uncertainty about how you can best address your decreasing BlackBerry population. Join ...

Dr. J. Kevin Duplechain, a plastic surgery specialist near Baton Rouge, sees a striking pattern in his patients' requests: Rather than concentrate on a single feature, they ask for combined procedures that address multiple aspects of facial aging. By opting for a procedure that incorporates a facelift with eyelid surgery, they can consolidate their recovery periods and enjoy the benefits of a youthful, energetic appearance. Many of Dr. Duplechain's patients choose complete facial rejuvenation, a program that combines surgical procedures with CO2 laser resurfacing ...

Ventana Research will begin its latest benchmark research on trends and maturity in sales forecasting. With this research, the firm sets out to shed light on best practices for effective sales forecasting methods and pitfalls organizations may encounter. The research presents organizations with an opportunity to assess their planning, processes and applications in order to improve efficiency across sales, finance and operations. Ventana Research designed this research to uncover how organizations improve the use of sales forecasting software, improve readiness of staff ...

What is Serving Up Style? Well it's only the most cool, hip, gorgeous and stylish event anywhere in the Northwest! Never heard of Serving Up Style? Well here's how Serving Up Style works - design teams (which can be interior design firms, architecture firms, retailers, or even design students), are invited to submit their ideas, concepts and background information to a jury. Teams are then chosen to create dining rooms of distinction, theme and elegance for the public to view. Each room is bare, with walls only, all the decor, design, colors, furnishings, and ultimately ...

New Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations will help consumers be better informed and better protected against skin cancer, says Dr. Paul Getz, a board-certified dermatologist near Chicago. He and his colleagues at Dundee Dermatology in West Dundee are enthusiastic about the labeling changes that are going into effect. "In the past, the primary emphasis has been on the SPF of the product," Dr. Getz says. "SPF indicates how effective the product is at blocking UVB rays, the ones that cause sunburn. It doesn't address UVA rays, which cause skin cancer ...

Bigelow Components does just that by streamlining the development so that it's easier for customers to achieve success with their product. Bigelow Component's philosophy is that the meticulous details make all the difference, and so it's imperative to make this of the utmost importance when producing the part businesses truly desire. The key to manufacturing a precision micro component that produces high performing functionality and ingenuity is understanding the needs and requirements for the part, especially its tolerances and its end function. Bigelow Components ...

The airing of this extended piece was the result of overwhelming consumer response to its original appearance in the "Rossen Report" during the Today Show on July 10, 2012. The report centered on a suburban New Jersey location where contractors were contacted to visit a home to evaluate a potential problem with its air conditioning system. When they misdiagnosed the situation or misled the customer, the Today Show team confronted them about their methods and tactics. Robert C. (Bobby) Ring provided commentary as an air conditioning industry expert during ...

Cow & Gate's nutritionists and weaning experts have developed a free 5-step weaning plan to show mums how to wean their babies. Through a series of baby food recipes, feeding charts and other useful information, the plan guides mums from first spoonfuls to three pureed meals a day in five easy to follow steps. As the UK's leading brand in baby feeding, Cow & Gate pooled its expertise to create the easy to use plan - each step includes a goal, tips, advice, shopping lists and money-off coupons. The response from mums has already been very positive. In May 2012, ...

Bloomberg reports that members of the "Recession Generation" are opting to rent when it comes to large purchases like cars and homes. The article asserts that members of this generation "are wary about making large purchases after entering adulthood in the deepest recession and weakest recovery since World War II." Bankier Apartments understands this hesitation and is working to provide renters with comfortable accommodations that fit their lifestyles. According to the article, some of the factors that have lead to higher rental rates include an ...

Statement-processing expert APEX Print Technologies ranks among the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive year. For 2012, APEX ranked #3012, up from #3588 in 2011, among companies on the Inc. 500/5000 list. APEX has been recognized each year since 2008. A provider of innovative statement and document design services, e-statement and online payment tools, and fast processing of printed and electronic documents, APEX has grown revenues by 72% over the past three years and has added 41 new employee positions over the same period. APEX ...

Leading provider of Web Search Optimisation Alchemy Viral has announced this week that it is to support the operations of one of the UK's leading children's charities - Educating the Children. The Richmond-based agency will help support the charity's work highlighting problems and issues in the Masai Mara region of Kenya. The dedicated team at Educating the Children shines a light on the many issues and problems endured by children in Masai Mara - modern-day problems faced by youngsters include Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and enforced childhood marriages. Despite ...

After examining almost 275,000 accident claims across Australia between July 2011 and June 2012, the top five crash hotspots in Perth are: 1. Albany Highway, Kenwick 2. Canning Highway, Ardross 3. Great Eastern Highway, Belmont 4. Kwinana Freeway, Atwell 5. Mitchell Freeway, Perth "Each of the crash hot spots in Perth that AAMI has identified are both high-traffic and have relatively high speed limits. The Department of Transport does a lot of research and analysis of road conditions to ensure that the safety measures and speed limits in place are appropriate ...

Precise Manufacturing Inc., located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has recently completed a new redesign of their website. The site's new look is intended to better align Precise's branding and image to match their mission of being the leading provider of precision machined products by providing world class service, quality and delivery to their customers. Precise Manufacturing is an ISO 9001 and Q9001-2000 OEM supplier of precision machined products. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Precise is a privately held business providing high quality products and services for over ...

Medical research saves lives, suffering and dollars – while also creating jobs and economic activity. The United States has long led the world, with hundreds of thousands of jobs and marketable discoveries generated by government research funding every year. Top students from around the world come here for training -- and often stay to help fuel medical innovation. Now, warns a team of researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine, the U.S. risks losing out to Asia as the hub of medical discovery. The result, they caution, could be a "brain drain" of top young ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — California neighborhoods reeling from record foreclosures also experienced lower levels of voter turnout in the 2008 presidential election, according to researchers at the University of California, Riverside. Voters who lost their homes were not the only ones who appear to have been affected, sociologist Vanesa Estrada-Correa and political scientist Martin Johnson determined in a study believed to be the first to assess the effect of foreclosure on political participation. Voters who remained in neighborhoods impacted by foreclosure were less likely ...

Scientists have pinpointed a gene that enables rice plants to produce around 20% more grain by increasing uptake of phosphorus, an important, but limited, plant nutrient. The discovery unlocks the potential to improve the food security of rice farmers with the lowest value phosphorus-deficient land allowing them to grow more rice to add to global production, and earn more. The gene – called PSTOL1 which stands for Phosphorus Starvation Tolerance – helps rice grow a larger, better root system and thereby access more phosphorus. Farmers can apply phosphorus fertilizers ...

Research presented today at the International Astronomical Union General Assembly in Beijing has found the first group of galaxies that is just like ours, a rare sight in the local Universe. The Milky Way is a fairly typical galaxy on its own, but when paired with its close neighbours - the Magellanic Clouds - it is very rare, and could have been one of a kind, until a survey of our local Universe found another two examples just like us. Astronomer Dr Aaron Robotham, jointly from the University of Western Australia node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy ...

Chimpanzees rarely get cancer, or a variety of other diseases that commonly arise in humans, but their genomic DNA sequence is nearly identical to ours. So, what's their secret? Researchers reporting in the September issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, a Cell Press journal, have found that differences in certain DNA modifications, called methylation, might play a role. The researchers discovered hundreds of genes that display different patterns of methylation between the two species. These different patterns of methylation lead to different levels of expression, ...

Rather than trying to kill bacteria outright with drugs, Université de Montréal researchers have discovered a way to disarm bacteria that may allow the body's own defense mechanisms to destroy them. "To understand this strategy one could imagine harmful bacteria being like Darth Vader, and the anti-virulence drug would take away his armor and lightsaber," explained Dr. Christian Baron, the study's lead author and Professor at the Department of Biochemistry. "A naked Darth Vader would be an easy target and similarly, pathogenic bacteria without their virulence factors would ...

PHILADELPHIA—It's widely accepted that molecular mechanisms mediating epigenetics include DNA methylation and histone modifications, but a team from Thomas Jefferson University has evidence to the contrary regarding the role of histone modifications. A study of Drosophila embryos from Jefferson's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology published ahead of print in Cell August 23 found that parental methylated histones are not transferred to daughter DNA. Rather, after DNA replication, new nucleosomes are assembled from newly synthesized unmodified histones. "Essentially, ...

People will reject an offer of water, even when they are severely thirsty, if they perceive the offer to be unfair, according to a new study funded by the Wellcome Trust. The findings have important implications for understanding how humans make decisions that must balance fairness and self-interest. It's been known for some time that when humans bargain for money they have a tendency to reject unfair offers, preferring to let both parties walk away with nothing rather than accept a low offer in the knowledge that their counterpart is taking home more cash. In contrast, ...