Every Life, an online distributor of survival water filters and do-it-yourself filtration kits, announces three new products to add to its filtration repertoire. Every Life's focus has been on do-it-yourself gravity-fed systems designed to be most util in emergency and disaster-relief scenarios where there is no access to clean sources of water. Every Life's new products utilize the same state-of-the-art filtration technology, but find expanded uses outside the gravity-drip model. The previous 4" x 4" ceramic filter model has been resized to fit a number of ...

Speaking at the URSULA (Urban River Corridors and Sustainable Living Agendas) Conference, in Sheffield, Dr Abigail Hathway, of the University of Sheffield, will demonstrate how rivers can cool their local environment. Urban areas suffer increased temperatures as a result of traffic, air-conditioning systems and modern building materials which can absorb and re-radiate heat from the sun. Water produces a cooling microclimate, absorbing some of this excess heat, helping cities stay cool. As scientists learn more about these microclimates they can start to understand how ...

Newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals who took part in an online course during their first year of employment reported increased clinical skills development and confidence. However the survey on the Flying Start NHS™ programme, published in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing, found that mentors needed more training and time to provide support. Researchers surveyed 547 newly qualified practitioners who had undertaken the course, developed by NHS Education Scotland, and interviewed 21 project lead/co-ordinators and 22 mentors. ...

Whichwarehouse based in Essex have recently released a combined advertising package for warehouse operators throughout the UK. This package is to include a full page direct advert, Matching Service and now a new innovative system which is able to provide their advertisers with a weekly report of all the companies searching Whichwarehouse for warehousing services. Michelle Sheldon, Whichwarehouse Business Development Manager said, "We are very excited about our new advertising package which we are now able to offer companies in the warehousing industry. This ...

This press release is available in German. Flies are real flight artists, although they only have small wings compared to their body size. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich, Germany, recently identified the genetic switch that regulates the formation of flight muscles. "The gene spalt is essential for the generation of the ultrafast super muscles," emphasizes Frank Schnorrer, head of the research group 'Muscle Dynamics'. "Without spalt, the fly builds only normal leg muscles instead of flight muscles." The scientists' results ...

Posh Smoke is making smoking sexy ... again. Using the power of modern electronics and chemistry combined with a unique eye for sophistication, we are delivering all of the style, taste, luxury and pure sex appeal that traditional cigarettes promised but failed to deliver. And because of the latest technological innovations, we have elevated electronic cigarettes into the realm of not just stylish fashion accessories but serious tools in the art of seduction. Earlier this year, Ice Hot Inc. acquired exclusive distribution rights for the first electronic cigarette that ...

Human relationships are intense and long lasting, and differ in a number of ways from those of our fellow mammals. However, we still have little idea of what motivates us to continue to invest a considerable proportion of our energy and time in such relationships. A new study suggests that unlike rodents, which have been the focus of studies to date, we, along with our fellow primates, rely on endorphin rewards to motivate us to maintain our complex relationship networks. This new study argues that, while oxytocin and vasopressin have a role to play in the initial stages ...

Sinai Construction, Inc. has been named a recipient of the 2011 Customer Satisfaction Award for Excellence in Customer Care, presented by Talk of the Town News, Customer Care News and Celebration Media. The award honors companies and professionals that provide excellent customer service, as reported by their customers through no-cost, user review websites. The reviews are analyzed by a team of researchers who calculate a star rating system based on these data, which determines a business' award eligibility. To determine 2011 award recipients, Celebration Media's dedicated ...

Researchers at the University of Tampere and the Aalto University, Finland, have shown that the perception of nude bodies is boosted at an early stage of visual processing. The research was funded by the Academy of Finland. Most people like to look at pictures of nude or scantily clad human bodies. Looking at nude bodies is sexually arousing, and a nude human body is a classic subject in art. Advertising, too, has harnessed half-clothed models to evoke positive images about the products advertised. Brain imaging studies have localized areas in the brain which are specialized ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 17 – Fatigue and poor sleep quality, which affect many emergency medical services (EMS) workers, are linked to higher reported rates of injuries, medical errors and safety-compromising behaviors, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh researchers that is now available online in Prehospital Emergency Care and appearing in the January-March 2012 print edition. "Emergency medical technicians and paramedics work long hours in a demanding occupation with an unpredictable workload, which can easily lead to fatigue and poor sleep. Our study is one ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 17 – Poor perceptions about workplace safety culture among emergency medical services (EMS) workers is associated with negative patient and provider safety outcomes -- the first time such a link has been shown in the pre-hospital setting, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh researchers that now appears online in Prehospital Emergency Care and is scheduled to be published in the January-March print edition. "There are sometimes drastic differences in how workers perceive their workplace safety from one EMS agency to the next," said senior ...

On-the-Move Community Integration, a 501c3 organization devoted to supporting adults with special needs access healthful, meaningful and environmentally responsible activities in their community, will begin a free reading program for adults with developmental disabilities in January of 2012. The program is critically important as such services are virtually nonexistent in the Portland area. The reading program, funded in part by a grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust, is open to all community members in the Tri-County area with developmental disabilities who wish to improve ...

PHILADELPHIA – Greening of vacant urban land may affect the health and safety of nearby residents, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week. The team, led by senior author Charles C. Branas, PhD, associate professor of Epidemiology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, found in a decade-long comparison of vacant lots and improved vacant lots, that greening was linked to significant reductions in gun assaults across most of Philadelphia and significant reductions in vandalism in one section of the city. ...

Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL), http://www.oursoil.org, a US 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to protecting soil resources, empowering communities and transforming wastes into resources in Haiti is proud to announce the launch of its first household toilet program in honor of World Toilet Day, November 19, 2011. Worldwide, more people have cell phones than access to a toilet! In fact, 2.6 billion people lack access to proper, clean sanitation. This lack of sanitation is the world's biggest cause of infection. In Haiti, where only 17 percent ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Significant progress has been made in understanding the genetic risk factors underlying psychiatric disease. Recent studies have identified common genetic mutations conferring modest risk and rare variants comprising significant risk. One example of a rare cause of psychiatric disorders is the Disrupted in Schizophrenia-1 (DISC1) gene, first identified in a large Scottish pedigree displaying schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression. Common variants in DISC1 have been associated with altered cognition, brain structure and function, but it was ...

Don Chalmers Ford is proud to announce that they recently won two awards including Best Car Dealership and Best Business Owner for 2011 from Albuquerque the Magazine. Don Chalmers Ford will be featured in Albuquerque the Magazine's December/January "Best of the City" issue, their most popular issue of the year. Each year Albuquerque the Magazine has local residents vote on the best of the city in 150 categories, ranging from best in dinning, entertainment, people and much more. Don Chalmers Ford is honored to not only have won the awards, but for them to have ...

MammaCare, a revolutionary tool that has set standards for teaching women and clinicians how to perform clinical breast exams, is training professionals around the country to detect lumps earlier and save lives. Widely-publicized statistics inform women about the importance of early detection of cancer. The Center for Disease Control reports that second only to skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American females. The National Science Foundation funded an extensive series of tests designed to enhance the MammaCare technology and to advance the ...

Everyone knows that climate affects our water supply, but new research from North Carolina State University gives scientists and water-resource managers an unprecedented level of detail on how climate and precipitation influence groundwater and surface water levels in the Southeast. Researchers found that the groundwater, primarily from unconfined aquifers, available in any given month is directly influenced by the amount of precipitation that fell in that watershed three months earlier. For example, groundwater levels in April are affected by precipitation that fell ...

Today, PrintingForLess.com (PFL) announced their new service that provides high-quality brochures in minutes at http://www.printingforless.com/Brochure-Printing.html. Customers can customize a professional, print-ready company brochure preloaded with industry-specific images, copy and content at no charge. "It's essential for business owners to move quickly in order to compete in today's economic environment," says Andrew Field, PFL Founder and CEO. "To help our customers get high-quality, custom-designed brochures fast, we have partnered with the designers ...

INDIANAPOLIS – A new national plan of action provides a roadmap for improving the care of patients with delirium, a poorly understood and often unrecognized brain condition that affects approximately seven million hospitalized Americans each year. "Delirium: A Strategic Plan to Bring an Ancient Disease into the 21st Century," written on behalf of the American Delirium Society, appears in the supplement to the Nov. 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Publication of the supplement, "Advancing Delirium Science: Systems, Mechanisms and Management" ...

According to the National Retail Federation's 2011 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, online retail shopping will be bigger than ever before, with more sales happening in the virtual space up from 2010. HyperdriveTV is poised to serve the needs of online shoppers worldwide with the launch of its eHype Store, debuting on Monday, November 28 and Tuesday, November 29, 2011, better known as Cyber Monday and Cyber Tuesday. The eHype Store is a live broadcast shopping show debuting on HyperdriveTV.com, featuring unique clothing and accessories, holiday gifts and ...

Clue Dental Marketing has officially launched a new online marketing product, the Total Online Domination Plan. The plan offers dental practices a complete SEO package enhanced with online reputation management, backlinking, YouTube videos, social media management and more. Upon signing up for the yearlong Total Online Domination Plan, clients will receive social media setup and regular updates, the production and online placement of YouTube videos, monthly press releases and articles, online review management, continuous link creation and directory submission, content ...

Some stents that keep blood vessels open to treat heart disease are poorly designed to resist shortening, according to publications in the Journal of Interventional Cardiology. A case report published in the journal by Dr. Cindy Grines, of the Detroit Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute, and her colleagues describes a patient who experienced a heart attack after the recently marketed Ion stent (Boston Scientific, Natick, MA) in his artery shortened and accordioned. The articles indicate that some stents are susceptible to becoming deformed, which could result in adverse ...

This is the perfect opportunity for DIY homeowners who have that one room that's missing something to make their home meet their design expectations. Before the holiday season begins, you can win one of three mini makeovers. From now until November 29, homeowners are invited to like the Facebook page of Christine Tse Interiors and to leave a comment letting her know why your home needs a mini makeover. Explain your design dilemma in a few sentences and you might win. Winners will be announced on November 30, 2011 on the Facebook page. "Happiness come from inside ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Important clues to the prevention and management of delirium, a condition affecting an estimated 7 million hospitalized Americans, are being ignored, according to a study from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine. The investigators conducted a systematic review of research on biomarkers linked to delirium and report that clinicians and researchers are not routinely using these chemical indicators found in the blood as tools to diagnose patients with delirium, to assess the severity of the condition or potentially to inform ...