The statistics regarding increases in obesity and diabetes in American citizens is one that troubles patients and medical professionals alike. Brent Bankosky, an accomplished executive who has worked in the pharmaceutical industry notes just how alarming these figures actually are. For instance, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the latest figures for 2010 indicate that over 35 percent of adults and 17 percent of children are obese. In addition, over 25 million Americans have diabetes and an astonishing 79 million Americans have pre-diabetes. ...

The current American economy has made it difficult for nearly every citizen to find stable and productive work. While unemployment rates climb across the country, recent college graduates are finding it even harder; they must enter a work-force they never participated in, while trying to find a career that suits their educational focus. A new article from The Huffington Post reveals that college students are at high disadvantages and while America boasts some of the best universities in the world, many individuals are not prepared for the course load or life after graduation. ...

There are only a handful of kriya yoga masters left in the world, but one of them, Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath, seems intent on doing enough teaching and mentoring for ten. For more than four decades, the master has traveled the world, illuminating the practice of kriya yoga and expounding on his familiar mantra of "Earth peace through self peace." Now, Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath is bringing his teachings to a wider audience than ever before, embarking on a major world tour that will take him from India through Europe and many major U.S. markets. His insight ...

Divorce is an event that causes many changes in the lives of the affected families. Not only does a child have to learn that their parents will no longer live together, they must also adjust to challenging custody situations and disruption of routine. Other changes may involve one parent moving to another area of the country, making it more difficult for the child to maintain contact with their mother or father. A recent article from The Washington Times indicates that a growing number of states are allowing virtual visitation as a way to upkeep custody agreements between ...

LOCUS RAGS, the global provider of assignment help and online tutoring services, has now launched its exclusive law assignment help website for law students from schools, colleges and universities all over the world. Locus RAGS is serving students from all over the world by assisting them in assignments, homework and projects related to all subjects and courses. With tens of thousands of satisfied students, Locus RAGS has become a brand in itself for undergraduate and postgraduate students seeking help in assignment and other academic services. Students often complain ...

Summer is here and, once again, it's bathing suit season. Men and women who are considering body contouring surgery to improve their shape have a new option in Dr. Frank Campanile's C.L.A.S.S. (Combined LipoAbdominoplasty Sculpting & Shaping) procedure, available exclusively at Campanile Plastic Surgery in Denver (http://www.campanileplasticsurgery.com). A board-certified plastic surgeon with more than 15 years of surgical experience, Dr. Campanile developed the revolutionary C.L.A.S.S. tummy tuck technique by combining elements of Brazilian, Italian and American ...

Magnets.com, a leading producer of custom, high quality promotional refrigerator magnets, announced today the selection of Ephricon Web Marketing as the company's Internet marketing agency of record. Based out of the Charlotte metro area, Ephricon will help Magnets.com and its sister company Customized Stickers develop and implement a comprehensive on and offsite digital marketing strategy. Starting immediately, Ephricon will play a large role helping the company leverage effective inbound online marketing channels including content marketing and search engine optimization ...

The potential dangers of Fourth of July fireworks are well known, yet every year, there are hundreds of injuries. A study by the U.S. Product Safety Commission (CPSC) found that "65 percent of all firework injuries in 2011 were sustained during the 30 days surrounding the Independence Day holiday." An estimated 9,600 consumers were injured last year and four were killed. Who's to blame? These injuries were caused mostly by incorrect use of the devices or unexpected ignition. This includes both professional and homemade devices. Even fireworks as simple and ...

On June 26, 2012, at 5:00 p.m., a jury returned a verdict of just over $521,000.00 in the Courtroom of Ohio County Senior Circuit Judge Arthur Recht in favor of Chris DeNoble and against Austin Reed of Detroit, Michigan. The case concerned personal injuries sustained by Mr. DeNoble as a result of Mr. Reed rear-ending his vehicle on I-70 on July 12, 2010. DeNoble's lead attorney, Scott Blass, a partner at Bordas & Bordas, PLLC, commented that "the jury's substantial verdict is a testament to Chris DeNoble's character and to the credibility the jury placed in his ...

Kalamazoo criminal defense law firm Aggressive Criminal Defense Law Firm - a division of Willis Law achieves results for another of their clients. Originally, their client faced drivers' license suspension. However, with the help of an aggressive defense, the client's driving privileges were fully restored. If you are facing a suspended driver's license or other criminal matter, contact Aggressive Criminal Defense Law Firm to discuss your case. Call 269-743-1978 or visit the firm's website at http://www.aggressivecriminaldefenselawfirm.com/. ...

Daniel J. Miller, criminal defense attorney with offices located in Virginia Beach, Newport News, Chesapeake, and Norfolk, successfully defended his client originally charged with 2 felonies: breaking and entering and unlawful wounding. Based upon defense evidence obtained through investigation and proffered to the Commonwealth attorney Mr. Miller was able to negotiate a substantial departure from the 40 years that his client was facing. This agreement was accepted by the Court and reduced the felonies to the misdemeanor charges of trespass and battery. Based upon argument ...

The Holiday Inn Express & Suites N-Atlanta Perimeter Mall Hotel offers convenient lodging to guests attending Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 7:30pm. CSN are celebrating over four decades as a group; they are known for their intricate vocal harmonies. Tickets for the show can be purchased at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Crosby, Stills & Nash played at Woodstock in 1969, making them a counterculture sensation. Their hits include, "Carry On", "Long Time Gone", "Wooden ...

The Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport Hotel (North I-85) offers nearby accommodations to sports fans attending Atlanta Braves baseball home games at Turner Field. Guests at the game on Wednesday July 4 can enjoy the 4th of July All American Fireworks Spectacular. Upcoming 2012 dates include: - Braves verses Cubs, July 2-5 - Braves verses Mets, July 13-15 - Braves verses Giants, July 17-19 - Braves verses Phillies, July 27-29 Since the opening in 1997, the "Home of the Braves" has become a landmark in both Atlanta and baseball history. Turner Field ...

Corcentric, a leading provider of Accounts Payable automation and electronic invoicing solutions, today announced it will be hosting a 60-minute educational Webinar titled "Checklist for Preparing Your AP Department for Automation." This Webinar, hosted by Rob DeVincent, Corcentric's Vice President of Product Marketing, will take place on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 2:00 PM ET/11:00 AM PT. Accounts Payable departments steeped in manual, paper-intensive processes are already burdened with time-consuming tasks such as managing exceptions, reconciling supplier ...

Mr. Ronald E. Bell is pleased to announce the launch of "the Prudent Warrior." The website is located at www.theprudentwarrior.com and is devoted to crime prevention, self-defense, safety and security. In the past, self-defense product retailers have focused primarily on what result a specific weapon or device produced in thwarting an attack. For instance, the selling point for pepper spray may be that it causes pain, inflammation of the eyes, nose and upper respiratory system when applied. Little emphasis was placed on educating the buyer as to when, where ...

Los Angeles car accident lawyer Michael P. Ehline, is not just an accident attorney, he is a "DUI Accident Attorney", and he is urging California residents to stay safe on the roads. He says that with the sudden decrease in gas prices, it appears there should be an actual increase in traffic on the roadways for the 4th of July holiday. Ehline Law Firm PC's lead counsel, Michael Ehline, says that car accidents can happen even to safe drivers; car accidents can be caused by others; and in California, most car crashes result in serious injury or fatality. Many ...

Los Gatos Research (LGR), the leader in precision trace gas analyzers, today announced that it has expanded the high speed (10 Hz) trace gas analyzer line to include as many as seven different trace gases with various combinations available in eight different products. The trace gases that can be measured include carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor (H2O), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), ammonia (NH3), and carbonyl sulfide (OCS or COS). These analyzers can connect them to an existing data logger or can connect to an (optional) LGR Multi-Channel Data ...

VIDEO: This clip was filmed at the Brünnich's guillemots research camp on Coats Island, northern Hudson Bay in July-August 2011, with a few stills from earlier years. Click here for more information. Scientists have found that diving birds reach their 30s and then die quickly and suddenly, showing few signs of aging prior to death. Their findings, which will be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting in Salzburg on 2nd July could help us understand the ...

Istanbul, 1 July 2012: The number of babies born as a result of assisted reproduction technologies (ART) has reached an estimated total of 5 million since the world's first, Louise Brown, was born in July 1978. The figures will be presented this week at the 28th annual meeting of ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology), which begins today, 1st July, in Istanbul, Turkey. The calculation was made for a presentation at the congress from ICMART (International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies) and was based on the number of ...

In this month's Physics World, Steve Haake, director of the Centre for Sports Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK, reveals that the men's 100 m sprint will be one event not to miss this summer. Haake has developed something called the "performance-improvement index", which uses very simple physics to compare the relative improvement of top athletes in different sports over the last 100 years. The model shows that the performance-improvement index in the men's 100 m sprint is increasing at a time when those of other events, such as javelin and swimming, ...

Cold Spring Harbor, NY – The next "next-gen" technology in genome sequencing has gotten a major boost. A quantitative biologist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and collaborators today published results of experiments that demonstrate the power of so-called single-molecule sequencing, which was recently introduced but whose use has so far been limited by technical issues. The team, led by CSHL Assistant Professor Michael Schatz and Adam Phillippy and Sergey Koren of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center and the University of Maryland ...

Popularly dubbed "the book of life," the human genome is extraordinarily difficult to read. But without full knowledge of its grammar and syntax, the genome's 2.9 billion base-pairs of adenine and thymine, cytosine and guanine provide limited insights into humanity's underlying genetics. In a paper published in the July 1, 2012 issue of the journal Nature, researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine open the book further, mapping for the first time a significant portion of the functional sequences ...

PHILADELPHIA (July 1, 2012)—For eastern Pacific populations of leatherback turtles, the 21st century could be the last. New research suggests that climate change could exacerbate existing threats and nearly wipe out the population. Deaths of turtle eggs and hatchlings in nests buried at hotter, drier beaches are the leading projected cause of the potential climate-related decline, according to a new study in the journal Nature Climate Change by a research team from Drexel University, Princeton University, other institutions and government agencies. Leatherbacks, the largest ...

CHICAGO --- When people have similar injuries, why do some end up with chronic pain while others recover and are pain free? The first longitudinal brain imaging study to track participants with a new back injury has found the chronic pain is all in their heads –- quite literally. A new Northwestern Medicine study shows for the first time that chronic pain develops the more two sections of the brain --- related to emotional and motivational behavior --- talk to each other. The more they communicate, the greater the chance a patient will develop chronic pain. The finding ...

LA JOLLA, CA – July 1, 2012 – Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a surprisingly simple and safe method to disrupt specific genes within cells. The scientists highlighted the medical potential of the new technique by demonstrating its use as a safer alternative to an experimental gene therapy against HIV infection. "We showed that we can modify the genomes of cells without the troubles that have long been linked to traditional gene therapy techniques," said the study's senior author Carlos F. Barbas III, who is the Janet and Keith Kellogg II Professor ...