A University of Houston researcher is an author on a landmark multi-institutional genetic study of the most aggressive and common form of ovarian cancer that is published in the current issue of the scientific journal Nature. Ovarian cancer is the fifth-leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States. The genome sequencing study, which was conducted by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) research network, provides the first comprehensive genetic overview of ovarian cancer, showing the changes that turn normal ovarian cells into deadly tumors that are highly resistant ...

Houston - Adding Afinitor® to Herceptin®, the main treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, helps some women with disease that has been resistant to previous Herceptin-based therapies, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The Phase I/II study demonstrated that a combination of the targeted therapies, which play different roles in cancer, offers a personalized therapy approach that can help some patients with advanced disease. Thirty-four percent of the ...

SAN DIEGO, CA – The onset of osteoarthritis may be related to a loss of knee motion after reconstructive ACL surgery, as noted in new research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, July 7-10, 2011. Patients who showed motion limitations after surgery were more likely to develop arthritic changes in the knee. "Our research shows that patients given rehabilitation that emphasizes full motion be obtained and maintained throughout time after surgery have more favorable results on x-rays than patients ...

Arthroscopic treatment of a common hip problem that leads to arthritis is successful in terms of restoring range of motion, according to results from a recent Hospital for Special Surgery study. The study will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, held July 7-11 in San Diego. "This is the first study to show that in patients who are being treated for hip impingement with arthroscopy, not only do we restore their mechanical measurements, but by doing so, we have improved their functional range of motion across the joint," ...

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a group of patients who may have increased difficulty for surgical treatment of a snapping psoas, a condition that usually develops because a teenager or young adult has a pelvis that grows faster than their psoas tendon. The study will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), held July 7-11 in San Diego. "The conclusion from this study is that you should be cautious about releasing the psoas tendon, particularly in cases where there is some structural ...

Singer Avery*Sunshine Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT Go To:http://www.blogtalkradio.com/joykeys/2011/07/09/joy-keys-chats-with-singer-avery-sunshine and listen to the show from your computer. Call: 646-929-0368 to listen and ask questions from your phone. Like the blazin' ball of cosmic energy at the center of the universe, songstress/pianist/composer Avery*Sunshine bursts onto the scene with the release of her self-titled debut project (June, 2010). Avery*Sunshine got her start singing at church and playing piano in her hometown of Chester, PA. A graduate ...

Sims Recycling Solutions, the world's largest electronics recycler has successfully achieved Responsible Recycling Practices for Electronics Recyclers (R2) certification at its facility in Columbia, SC; Sacramento, CA; San Francisco, CA; Franklin Park, IL and two facilities in Tampa, FL. This new standard supported by major electronic OEM's, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), public interest groups, the US EPA, and U.S. state and local governments, is a stringent set of requirements for electronics recyclers. ...

The first half of 2011 has been a flurry for Gibraltar Homes as the company has recorded 30 homes sales during the first six months. The average home sale price was $ 450,000. Total sales for the first half of the year were $13,500,000. The total sales represent a 100% increase over the same time last year. The average sales price has increased and total dollar volume has improved. Gibraltar started the year with a 50 homes mark as a sales projection and if this trend continues, the company will surpass projections. Gibraltar attributes this significant increase in sales ...

After the successful stint in repairing iPhones and iPods, Dr. Cell Phone now brings its latest line of services for repairing the glass screens of iPad and iPad 2. The company has stocked the glass screen of these tablet pcs and they can replace them on the same day at all their locations. Their service is so fast that the users are immensely satisfied that they do not have to keep their devices in the repair centers for long time. In fact, many users of iPad 2 and the first generation of iPad complain that when they ask the manufacturer for the repair, they need to ...

AXIS Business Advisory Services, LLC ("AXIS"), acting as exclusive financial advisor to Loma Catalina, LLC (dba - Catalina Mart) is pleased to announce the successful Master Lease Agreement with Western Refining Southwest, Inc. and Supply Agreements with Chevron USA, Inc. and Valero Energy Corporation for 17 Catalina Mart gas stations and convenience stores located in Tucson, Arizona. "We're pleased to have been the lead financial advisor for this transaction, which took the collective efforts of all the participants. Chevron USA, Inc., Valero Energy Corporation ...

Coming off the best quarter in the company's history, Green Team Technologies (GTT) is continuing to create local jobs as it takes on demand for its Fuse5 software product. The company recently signed eleven new customers and continues to work with buying groups that represent independently owned auto parts stores throughout the United States. Fuse5 is a point-of-sale software product created for the aftermarket auto parts industry, and according to GTT's founder Gabe Davis, the first new software product in this industry since 2001. "Fuse5 helps independent ...

Many people are looking for ways to ditch their bank. Not just trade in one bank for another, but exist in our modern economy without the costs, frustrations, and headaches of traditional banking. Bank customers are certainly tired of the fees. With requisite minimum balances and higher fees associated with everything from just having an account to withdrawing money from an ATM, banks have become the corporate piranhas of the new decade. A study from the University of California and Dartmouth College showed that the average annual fee cost for low-balance bank accounts ...

MaxiAids Products for Independent Living is again proud to be part of the ACB (American Council of the Blind) Conference and Convention, which for 2011 is being held from July 9 through July 16 at the John Ascuaga Nugget Hotel Resort Casino in Reno, NV. Over the past 25 years, MaxiAids has grown to be the industry-leading supplier of products for the blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, and those with mobility and other special needs. The MaxiAids staff is dedicated to developing and distributing items that support active, healthy and independent lifestyles. ...

Shaped like a wafer, WaferSense Auto Vibration Sensors (AVS) can travel along an entire wafer path, collecting, recording and displaying exact vibration exposure. Placed either in standard cassettes, wafer stockers or in wafer boats that typically held 150 wafers in the 200 mm fab, the AVS moved through the entire diffusion tool, monitoring three-axis accelerations and vibrations at stocker locations with fans both on and off. Using Bluetooth technology, the wireless sensor provided wireless real-time data on tool vibration as it moved through the semiconductor process. With ...

WhoSampled.com is announcing today that its music discovery database has crossed the 100,000 songs mark. This accomplishment is the result of a collective effort of nearly 4,500 content contributors and over 100 moderators since the site's launch. Furthermore, the site now lists nearly 40,000 artists, over 52,000 samples, over 30,000 cover songs and nearly 10,000 remixes. The site, which officially launched in December 2009, provides music fans with unique insight into how contemporary music is written and produced, and where their favorite artists draw their influences. ...

Green Apple Publishing Company releases the sixth issue of the informative bi-monthly Thrive Oklahoma health magazine. Green Apple's sixth issue features fun health tips for summer on natural, low cost ways to enjoy family time outdoors during the hot months. Learn new sustainable skills to incorporate into busy lifestyles with family, friends, elderly citizens as well as during pregnancy. Thrive is your source for information from the experts on family health and wellness. In this issue of Thrive Oklahoma magazine you will find feature articles on Whole Foods Market ...

This antique show is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Eagle River. All the proceeds from this show, including all the fees collected at the door, are used by the Rotary Club for their special community projects. This show is the longest running antique show in the Northwood's and the ONLY antique show up North entirely benefiting a service club's community projects. In addition to the Rotary Club's local projects, the Club yearly sponsors 2 scholarships for seniors at Northland Pines HS and sends 2 girls annually to Badger Girls State. They also support the Northwood's Children's ...

The average wait time to see a dermatologist in Southern Ontario is about ten weeks and is much longer in regional areas. These long waiting times are increasing, as the number of qualified, practicing dermatologists in Ontario cannot keep up with medical needs of the ever-growing population. In Eastern Ontario, there is one dermatologist for every 73,000 patients on average* and the gravity of skin conditions is more severe than realized. For example, in 2007 73,600 patients were diagnosed with skin cancer and a stunning 1 in 7 Canadians are likely to develop some form ...

Dan Lok, successful entrepreneur and salon business expert, is pleased to announce his latest endeavor: fundraising for the microloan charity Kiva, which supports mainly women entrepreneurs in developing countries with small business loans. Kiva is a nonprofit organization which helps women establish and run successful businesses in developing countries by providing "micro-loans". On average 80% of their loans go to women. Loans as small as $25 are used to sustain or launch new businesses, allowing women to support themselves and their families, and to contribute ...

Third generation farmer Roger Mercer has been awarded a coveted Fellowship of Royal Agricultural Socieites FRAgS, which was presented to him recently at a reception in the House of Lords by Lord Plumb of Coleshill, Senior Agriculturist in the House of Lords and former NFU president Originally nominated three years ago, Mercer was awarded an Associate of Royal Agricultures Societies in 2007, which has been upgraded to the full fellowship award, in recognition of his agricultural, free rang pork and free range poultry business Packington Free Range and the contribution ...

- In a letter dated July 3, 2011, the Handmade Toy Alliance (HTA) addressed the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) recent staff briefing package on the "notice of requirements" for laboratories to become accepted to test for ASTM F963 as presented to the Commission and public. Primarily geared towards testing laboratories, this notice also signals to stakeholders such as the HTA that once approved and published in the Federal Register, all children's products falling under toy guidelines manufactured 90 days after publish date will need to be tested and ...

Leading New Jersey/New York City creative services firm JK Design has been awarded a 2011 Gold Hermes Creative Award by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) out of over 5,000 entries. In a separate competition, the agency was selected from more than 11,000 competitors to receive a 2011 Bronze Telly Award. JK Design's winning Gold Hermes entry, the "Formula for Success" brochure, was created for GROM Associates, a global business consulting firm providing strategy consulting, SAP integration, and enterprise data management services. ...

Lexington Medical Center is sponsoring a contest from June 20th to July 29th to recruit bloggers for its new Every Woman Blog. Women of all ages are invited to enter. Through the contest, the hospital plans to select eight women from our community to be featured as permanent bloggers. Each month, their posts will appear on the EveryWomanBlog.com website. Each selected blogger will receive a $250 cash prize. "Women thrive on exchanging ideas and connecting with one another," said Lexington Medical Center Public Relations Manager Jennifer Wilson. "Whether ...

North Carolina Project SEED (http://www.ncprojectseed.org), a statewide, year-round science enrichment program housed on the campus of The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (http://www.thehamner.org), has recognized program participants for their research efforts after competing and earning awards in international competitions. The 20 graduating seniors in the 2010-11 NC Project SEED class have collectively been offered $8,346,633 in college scholarships. Program participants Selina Boyd, Melissa Chan, Cheyenne Stewart and Marc Webb all received honors at the 2011 ...

Due to public demand from vendors and market fans alike, STORE Self Storage and Wine Storage is bringing a new summer Green/Open Market to their location in Palm Beach Gardens. The Market will run every Saturday in July, starting on July 9, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where does a local green market get vegetables in the heat of a south Florida summer? Kathie Fallon operates a local organic produce distribution service in Palm Beach called, http://affordableorganics4u.com, year-round for her clients and neighbors. Fresh, organic produce and fruit from northern Florida and ...