The cost and production of fuel are always topics of intense discussion and scrutiny, but recently, they have proven more volatile topics than ever before. Many American families are struggling with high prices at the gasoline pump, even as the prices of natural gas are very low. This has led to intense debate within the energy production industry, something a recent news report makes clear. The debate has even drawn the attention of long-time industry leaders like Frank C. Fisher, a retired Houston attorney and oil and gas professional who responds to the current oil and ...

DARIEN, IL – Children who have learning, attention and behavior problems may be suffering from excessive daytime sleepiness, even though clinical tests show them sleeping long enough at night, a new study reports. Penn State researchers studied 508 children and found that those whose parents reported excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) – despite little indication of short sleep from traditional measurements – were more likely to experience learning, attention/hyperactivity and conduct problems than children without EDS. The culprits? Obesity, symptoms of inattention, ...

DARIEN, IL – Toss out another old wives' tale: Sleeping too much does not make you fat. Quite the opposite, according to a new study examining sleep and body mass index (BMI) in twins, which found that sleeping more than nine hours a night may actually suppress genetic influences on body weight. The study looked at 1,088 pairs of twins and found that sleeping less than seven hours a night was associated with both increased BMI and greater genetic influences on BMI. Previous research has shown that genetic influences include things like glucose metabolism, energy use, ...

In today's online marketing world, advertisers are seeking, more than ever before, to tap into global markets. Asia, South America, and Australia offer a goldmine of convertible online traffic, something that carries tremendous appeal to many top-tier American brands. Accessing those markets can prove difficult and at times costly, however, particularly for online advertisers who lack ties to expansive marketing networks. The #1 performance marketing company Ads Direct is seeking to make this kind of global reach easier for its clients, however; the company has just announced ...

Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have higher rates of hospitalized bacterial infection than children without JIA according to an observational study appearing in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). The findings show that the risk of infection among JIA patients was significantly increased with use of high-dose glucocorticoids (steroids). Methotrexate (MTX) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) inhibitors were not found to increase infection risk in this pediatric population. ...

May 1, 2012 (Chevy Chase, MD) – Women going through menopause now have a first-of-its-kind interactive guide to help them better understand their menu of treatment options, including whether hormone therapy may be right for them. The Endocrine Society and its Hormone Health Network today released the "Menopause Map," an online tool to help women and their doctors discuss which hormonal and non-hormonal treatment options would be most effective and safe to relieve the sometimes debilitating symptoms of menopause. A new accompanying survey found that the majority of women ...

Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath began his career as a traveling teacher, bringing spiritual insight and instruction to the residents of the Himalayan region of Northern India. Since then, he has come to be a spiritual mentor and revered figure to countless people around the world. He has taught countless students, and even presented his views on the floor of the United Nations. His teachings appear on YouTube, and have garnered thousands of hits. Even so, Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath is preparing to bring his teachings to one of his widest audiences yet; the spiritual leader ...

Blacksburg, Va., May 1, 2012 - Virginia Tech released today the results of its 2012 rating for adult football helmets that is designed to assess a helmet's ability to reduce the risk of concussion. A total of three helmets achieved a "5 star" mark, which is the highest rating awarded by the Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings™. In addition to the Riddell Revolution Speed, which was the only helmet to receive 5 stars last year, the Rawlings Quantum Plus and Riddell 360 also earned 5 stars as the best available helmets. The process used for evaluating the head protector involves ...

Oxbridge House, Inc., a buyer and seller of rare metals and precious coins, has recently opened a new retail location on 2115 Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco to satisfy the skyrocketing demand for their products and services. With gold prices hovering between $1,500 to as much as $1,900 per ounce over the last six months, consumers and investors have been clamoring for gold bullion. "We see a big rush of people coming in selling and also a big rush of people buying for investment purposes," said Joe Polyak, an account executive at Oxbridge House. "We get ...

The use of a dedicated pediatric imaging department (with dedicated pediatric computed tomography (CT) technologists) for pediatric CT scans significantly reduces the radiation dose delivered to the patient, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. When performed and monitored properly, the benefits of CT scans outweigh the potential long-term risk of radiation. To minimize the potential adverse effects of radiation exposure to pediatric patients, it is necessary to reduce the dose of radiation delivered to these patients ...

Access Technology Solutions (ATS) is announcing the launch of its latest low-cost consolidated shipping lane into yet another booming Asia-Pacific market, Australia. By cutting out unnecessary middlemen, ATS is now directly delivering product from the U.S. to Australia in 4 to 5 days, generating a typical savings of 80% compared to common carrier's published rates. In addition, the ATS consolidation to Australia eliminates remote fees, which can be as high as $24.00 for up to 20% of the population in Australia. Another significant benefit to ATS clients using the Australian ...

Air Distributors Company, Inc, a McQuay Parts distributor serving KY, southern IN and southern IL, is offering free shipping on qualified McQuay HVAC parts orders. Due to price increases in service parts, Air Distributors has decided to offer free shipping for McQuay HVAC parts customers. All orders over $500 placed in May will qualify, except compressors and custom coils. "This will help customers save on shipping costs , and maybe offset some of the recent price increases" says Greg McNary, General Manager. "Our current plan is to run this for one month ...

Get Certified 4 Less, a Michigan-based corporation specializing in the sale of money saving vouchers for IT certifications, recently announced the achievement of over 50,000 customers since beginning to sell testing vouchers online in 2002. "Through our association with valued partners such as CompTIA, Pearson VUE, Prometric, Microsoft, Self Test Software and Transcender, we are able to offer our customers money saving vouchers on virtually every major professional IT certification exam," said Danielle Spradlin, Marketing Director at Get Certified 4 Less. "Since ...

Oil and gas are the fuels that drive the world economy. And the state of Texas is a significant contributor to that economy, with giants like the Eagle Ford Shale and the Barnett Shale covering large swaths of Texas. There is money to be made, but Texas landowners must understand their rights when leasing their land to oil and gas companies, so as to avoid an oil lease dispute. As Dianna Wray reports for the Victoria Advocate, Judon Fambrough is a long-time professor of oil and gas law at Texas A&M University. Whether you've already entered into a lease, or ...

Chalk it up to the oil boom. As America seeks to produce more of its own energy, a dominant technology has emerged in an effort to extract oil and gas from our existing plays, like the Eagle Ford Shale and Barnett Shale oil fields in Texas, and both landowners and oil companies (and oil and gas workers) see that there is money to be made. "Hydrofracking," short for hydraulic fracturing, is a process in which drillers combine water and sand and chemicals to fracture tough shale rock layers, getting those fossil fuels to flow. As Matthew Tresaugue and ...

The Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport Hotel (North, I-85) offers nearby lodging to parents and guests attending Georgia State University's Spring 2012 Commencement Ceremony. The Bachelor, Master, and Specialist Commencement Ceremony will take place at 2:00pm on Sunday, May 6 at Georgia Dome. Vicki B. Escarra, President and CEO of Feeding America, will serve as Georgia State University's spring commencement keynote speaker. Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, which provides food to Americans in need through a network of more ...

The Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Columbia SC (Northeast) offers convenient accommodations to parents and guests attending University of South Carolina's spring 2012 Commencement Ceremonies. The Baccalaureate, Master's and Professional Commencement Exercises will take place at 3:00pm on May 4 and 9:30am and 3:00pm on May 5. All ceremonies will take place on at Colonial Life Arena, located on the University of South Carolina campus. General admission is free; doors open two hours prior to the start of the ceremony. Spring commencement is a special annual event for University ...

With the incredibly mild winter the metro Atlanta area had this year, mosquitoes got a head start on expanding their numbers, and they're ready to make going outside a miserable experience well before summer. Atlanta exterminator North Fulton Pest Solutions recommends that Atlanta homeowners receive professional mosquito treatments before populations grow out of control. During a normal winter, mosquitoes are forced to stay close to the ground, go into a suspended state to survive, and many adult mosquitoes are unable to withstand the cold temperatures. However, during ...

Agile Project Management for Dummies, by Mark C. Layton, Certified Scrum Trainer, is the first book to provide a simple, step-by-step guide to agile project management approaches, tools, and techniques. Agile project management is one of the fastest-growing management techniques in business today. As mobile and web technologies continue to evolve rapidly, there is added pressure to develop and implement software projects in days and weeks instead of months and years. Over the past decade Mark has trained and coached Global 1000 companies, regional leaders and aggressive ...

California State Sen. Alex Padilla is one step closer to having California begin to test autonomous vehicles to help reduce the number if accidents on state roads, but a legal referral network says that regardless of the bill's fate, accidents will still happen. "When accidents do happen, our expert team of attorneys can help," said James Logan, marketing coordinator for CaliforniaCarAccidentLaw.com, a website that was built and developed to provide legal help for car accident victims. Logan explained that the website provides accident victims with a variety ...

Utility, Inc., a provider of technology and services that allow first responders and utilities to more effectively command, control and support mobile field operations, announced today the addition of Jason Blair as a Senior Member of the Utility Executive Team. Blair has taken the role of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer leading the Finance, Accounting, Human Resources and Administration functions for Utility. Jason Blair is a senior financial executive with 15+ years experience providing financial, operational and managerial expertise for small to mid-sized ...

Corcentric, a leading provider of Accounts Payable outsourcing solutions, today announced they will be co-hosting a 90-minute educational Webinar event with the Institute of Finance Operations (IOFO). The Webinar, titled "AP Outlook: The Top 5 Changes Coming to Accounts Payable," will reveal how implementing AP automation and zero touch processes is enabling AP departments to become more strategic within their organizations by achieving heightened levels of visibility, accelerated cycle times, and cost-savings to their payables processes. This Webinar will take ...

Hydro Alternative Energy, Inc. ("HAE" or the "Company"), an emerging independent power provider, announced today that it has executed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") with Energreen, SA de C.V ("Energreen") of Mexico, a renewable energy and environmental improvement projects company. Energreen is part of the Desus Group of Mexico, an integrated series of companies with each focused on a specific area of sustainable development. The intent of the MOU is for HAE and Energreen to partner with each other for the purpose of developing ...

The creators of "Newborn Care 101 - What Parents Need To Know", have recently announced their 50,000th visitor on their free newborn care information website www.newborncare101.com offering a wide variety of information for new parents including SIDS risk and prevention, feeding, vaccinations, colic as well as a popular Frequently Asked Questions section. There is also a downloadable list of what to bring to the hospital when having a newborn and what to have at home for your newborn's arrival. "With so many visitors to our newborn site, it is very rewarding ...

International Logistic Solutions (ILS) was recently certified as an Indirect Air Carrier by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). As an Indirect Air Carrier, ILS may now contract directly for the freight services of passenger air carriers. Third party logistic companies and freight forwarders that are not in possession of such certification may only ship using passenger air carriers through companies with IAC approval from the TSA. International Logistic Solutions was able to attain this certification due to its successful adoption of a security program that ...