With drought plaguing much of the country, the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), the national association of lawn and landscape professionals, says the fall season is the ideal time for homeowners and commercial property owners to assess the condition of their lawns, plants, trees, and shrubs to ensure they can weather another dry season. "The fall season is the best time to assess the landscape, your watering strategy, and make any necessary adjustments to safeguard against drought," said Norman Goldenberg, Landscape Industry Certified, PLANET president. ...

No matter what the procedure, patient safety should be at the forefront of every decision a surgeon makes, says Dr. Braden C. Stridde, medical director of Puget Sound Plastic Surgery, a practice that specializes in cosmetic plastic surgery near Seattle. "If it's not safe or it may impose a risk to the patient's health, I won't do it, no matter how much the patient wants the procedure," he says. As an example, Dr. Stridde cites the recent British ban on an injectable filler called Macrolane that was being used in the U.K. for non-surgical breast enhancement. ...

TeleType has announced the development of the first touch screen truck GPS navigation system to offer simultaneous split screen navigation. This feature allows the driver to optionally configure two navigation screens to see a detailed view on the large part of the screen and the route overview on the smaller part of the screen providing a higher level of awareness when driving. This new view is available in Version 12 of the WorldNav software and is especially exciting and pleasant to use on the WorldNav 7400 model as it offers a high resolution 7" touch screen with ...

Gentell, Inc. (www.gentell.com), a leading manufacturer of wound and skin care products, has announced the release of Fastcare 2.0, its powerful Wound Documentation System for Gentell partners. "Fastcare 2.0 enables our business partners to do two things," says Gentell founder and Executive Vice President, David Navazio, "First, to better document and track wound progress, and second, to prescribe and order wound-healing products at the bedside." Fastcare 2.0 is Gentell's free online wound care service for nursing homes, clinics, hospitals and ...

Desdoo SA, an emerging hub for mobile projects geared towards children, is excited today to announce the recent release of Joy Tales for the iPad. This storybook app encourages kids to develop happily, engaging them to be empathetic, balanced, and content as they grow through those all-important first few years of life. Better yet, the app introduces children to this constructive productivity in entertaining and visually engrossing ways. Joy Tales provides young users with twelve diverse stories, with each tale specifically designed to address a different area of development ...

Between the 11th and 22nd of June, YCIS Beijing held its second annual Enrichment Programme. The Enrichment Programme is a relatively new opportunity for students to move away from their normal timetables for a couple of weeks and get involved in activities that will allow them to learn new skills and gain experience outside of the typical classroom environment. This year, the school held compulsory activities including Art Day, Science Day, an English Film Festival, Invent a Country Day and Beach Day all of which alternated with elective programmes spanning across ...

Many general dentists are offering some type of orthodontic braces these days, but before making a decision Dr. Pedro Alquizar suggests people review the benefits of choosing a specialist. "The best choice for a specialty service like orthodontic treatment is a specialist," says Alquizar, a Miami orthodontist. Orthodontists have dedicated an additional two to three years of education and their entire career to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dental and facial irregularities, whereas general dentists have focused on the diagnosis of dental decay, ...

Recent reports of social media being responsible for an increase in the number of plastic surgery procedures being performed may be exaggerated, according to San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. John T. Alexander II at Alexander Cosmetic Surgery (http://www.alexandersurgery.com). The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) recently reported an increase in the number of procedures may be due to people's perceptions of themselves after seeing their pictures on social media platforms. There have been reports that some patients seek cosmetic surgery after noticing ...

Dr. Lawrence Rieck, dentist in Grandville, MI, is excited to be featuring a page that is specifically designed for new patients on his practice's dental website. He hopes the page will make it simple and easy for new patients to learn about and locate Dr. Rieck's practice in Grandville. "I am glad that we are able to reach out to potential new patients with these services. I believe that we offer a great level of service here and that any new patients will be satisfied with their experience here and quickly will become regular patients. I look forward to treating ...

Dr. Michael McGlamry, Cumming podiatrist, is excited to be offering a mobile version of his practice's website. The mobile site is designed to optimally function on smartphones and tablet devices. Dr. McGlamry hopes that the site will encourage patients to use their phones to visit his website. "I am glad that our practice is offering a mobile version of our website. I know that many of our patients use smartphones and tablets every day to get on the Internet and I think it's great that our practice is now more visible on these devices. I hope that many of our ...

Dr. Jack Massarsky, dentist in Hyannis, is encouraging his patients to leave online reviews of his practice. He hopes that his patients reviews will help increase his practice's online presence and help encourage others to visit Hyannis Dental Associates for the first time. "I am hopeful that many of our patients will leave reviews of their experience at our practice online. I believe that we offer a great level of service at our practice and I am confident that our patients will enjoy a positive experience at our practice. I'd like to encourage any of our patients ...

To offer an inside look into the 5-star worth amenities and staff, Claremont Hanover Park shares their guests' testimonials of successful transition. From Schaumburg rehabilitation and transitional care to nursing care in Schaumburg, guests share their experiences through Claremont Hanover Park's website to provide their success stories. "It is our goal as a rehabilitation and transitional care facility to make sure each of our guests have a successful transition back into their normal routine. Through an array of services and amenities, we are dedicated to providing ...

At Claremont Buffalo Grove rehabilitation and transitional care are available for guests in the Arlington Heights, Palatine and Wheeling areas. The facility represents a state-of-the-art approach to rehabilitation, which allows the doctors to provide their guests with the transitional care and rehabilitation in Buffalo Grove they need to get back on their feet. Claremont Buffalo Grove is the first skilled nursing facility in the nation to receive joint commission certification for orthopedic rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation and wound care. Whether a guest is ...

Patients can now experience improved dental information through the launch of Jensen Dentistry's educational blog. Dr. James Jensen, dentist in Lethbridge, is excited to announce the launch of his information-rich dental blog, available through Jensen Dentistry's interactive website at http://www.jensendentistry.com/blog.html. Dr. Jensen, Lethbridge dentist, created this educational blog to further expand his patients' understanding of various dental health care topics. The blog offers patients an inside look at important dental topics that Dr. Jensen believes are important ...

To further improve Shifrin Dental, Dr. Tatiana Shifrin, dentist in Suwanee, GA, invites her patients to leave reviews through popular search engines. Available through Google and Yahoo!, patients can visit the search pages for Shifrin Dental to share their experiences about the treatment they received from Dr. Shifrin and her team. "I always want to hear from my patients about their thoughts on their treatment and time at Shifrin Dental. Through Google and Yahoo! my patients can leave their reviews to help me improve my practice, while helping new patients gain ...

Mashod Family Dentistry always strives to improve the dental care patients receive, which can be achieved through patient reviews. Dr. Siamac Mashod, dentist in Jacksonville, FL, is proud to share patient reviews online through his practice's website. Through online search engines Google and Yahoo! Dr. Mashod encourages his patients to leave reviews of their experiences while receiving treatment at Mashod Family Dentistry. These reviews provide patients with an inside look at other patients' visits to Dr. Mashod, Jacksonville cosmetic dentist, for dental treatments and ...

To further expand his patients' knowledge of dental health care and the services offered at his practice, Dr. Michael Gmitruk, Sarasota dentist, is pleased to announce the launch of his practice's newly developed website. The website was created to offer patients an inside look into not only the practice and its resources, but to also provide his patients a closer look at important dental health care information. "The decision to create a website for my practice was easy. We live in a technology age where everything can be found online. By offering my patients ...

Dr. Kenneth Wilhelm, Centreville podiatrist, received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland, OH in 1994. Since his graduation, Dr. Wilhelm has completed more than 15 years of quality foot and ankle care for his patients. After receiving his DPM degree, Dr. Wilhelm completed a three-year surgical residency at Millcreek Community Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania where he was chief resident for two years. "It truly is an honor to continue to provide my patients with exceptional foot and ankle care for more than 15 ...

For increased dental knowledge and interaction, Dr. Chad Slocum, dentist in Mill Creek, is pleased to offer his patients an educational blog and access to Penny Creek Family & Cosmetic Dentistry's new social media site-Facebook. With the educational blog and Facebook account, Dr. Slocum hopes to continue to provide his patients with the information they need to make well-informed decisions regarding their oral health care. Whether an existing patient, or simply someone searching for a Mill Creek dentist, Penny Creek Family & Cosmetic Dentistry is excited to ...

A Yorkshire-based girls and boys clothes wholesale company has opened a warehouse in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Stuart Niman Ltd has been distributing girls and boys clothes wholesale for a number of years through its highly successful mail order e commerce website. A family-run business offering a high quality personal service, Stuart Niman is a popular choice for retailers selling children's clothes for special occasions. As one of the leading kids clothes wholesalers in the area, Stuart Niman has seen year on year growth despite the recession, and is now expanding ...

The UK's leading meet and greet airport parking provider today celebrated its second birthday as it announced expansion plans and the most significant upgrade to its IT systems and infrastructure since launch. StressFreeAirportParking.com, which was founded on 9th August, 2010 and offers a meet and greet service at six UK airports and one UK seaport, announced that its car park management system and website infrastructure have both undergone comprehensive improvements. It also confirmed that three more UK airports were due to imminently join its rapidly expanding network. The ...

A car accident can be physically, emotionally and financially devastating. If you were injured or a family member was killed in a car accident caused by the negligence of another driver, you're probably asking yourself questions like: - How do I pay my medical expenses? - How will I pay bills and other cost-of-living expenses if I can't work? - Can I get help for the lingering physical and emotional impacts of my car accident? - Did the driver responsible for the accident have adequate insurance? - Who is accountable for having my car repaired or replaced? - How ...

Breast augmentation is when breast implants are used to increase the size of a woman's breasts. This is sometimes called a "boob job." Breast augmentation is sometimes attributed to a patriarchal or media-centric American society, but the truth is that this procedure is a worldwide phenomenon, and that its roots go far deeper than a media-saturated 21st-century America. Worldwide Phenomenon The US is neither the country with the most breast augmentations (that's China) nor the country with the highest per-capita rate (that's Greece, where one procedure is ...

Breast implants are placed behind your breasts to increase their size and often improve their shape as well. Breast implants can be placed either directly behind the breast tissue, or they can be placed under the pectoral muscle. The choice of one or the other breast implant placement option will affect your results. Subglandular Placement Subglandular placement is when the breast implant is placed directly behind the breast, on top of the pectoral muscle, so it's often called "over the muscle" placement. Subglandular placement is good for giving more ...

It has been said that if there are not caps on the amount of money medical malpractice victims and their families can collect, then everybody will suffer - namely the healthcare professional and the hospital who were negligent. As a result, many states have passed medical malpractice damage caps. The goal of the caps is to lower premiums and medical malpractice insurance for the doctor under the guise that the patients will not have to pay an increased amount to their doctor. This is all tied up in something politicians have been arguing about called tort reform. Tort ...