bestwebdesignagencies.com, the independent authority on web design and development, has released their list of the best web strategy companies for the month of October 2011. HypeLife Brands has been named as the fifth best web strategy company, providing services which help customers identify key needs for their online presence ranging from the proper type of website, infrastructure, and miscellaneous needs to make their website a success. The approach to web strategy which HypeLife Brands allows for a custom solution to be planned out based on the overall vision and ...

CHICAGO -- Yoga classes were found to be more effective than a self-care book for patients with chronic low back pain at reducing symptoms and improving function, but they were not more effective than stretching classes, according to a study published Online First by the Archives of Internal Medicine. "Despite the availability of numerous treatments for chronic back pain, none have proven highly effective, and few have been evaluated for cost-effectiveness," the authors provide as background information. "Self-management strategies, like exercise, are particularly appealing ...

CHICAGO – An analysis of financial payments made by orthopedic device manufacturers to orthopedic surgeons shows that the patterns of payments from 2007 to 2010 appear to be complex with a reduction in the total number of payments and the total amount of funds distributed after payment disclosure was required, as well as an increase in the proportion of consultants with academic affiliations, according to a report in the October 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The article is part of the journal's Health Care Reform series. "There ...

CHICAGO – A model used to estimate breast cancer survival rates found that the probability that a woman with screen-detected breast cancer will avoid a breast cancer death because of screening mammography may be lower than previously thought, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Today, more people are likely to know a cancer survivor than ever before," the authors write. "Between 1971 and 2007, the number of cancer survivors in the United States more than doubled, from 1.5 percent to 4 percent ...

US Tax Shield was rated as number one tax resolution company by Tax Critics. Tax Critics compared top tax resolution companies based on success rate, customer satisfaction, and experience of attorneys employed, to generate their results. US Tax Shield proved to be successful in an array of tax resolution services from negotiation with the IRS to appeals. "We took a look at number of qualification when deliberating our decision and US Tax Sheet was by far ahead of its competitors" said Tom Lee, Tax Critics representative. US Tax Shield not only employs highly ...

CHICAGO -- Non-targeted HIV rapid test screening among emergency department patients in metropolitan Paris resulted in identifying only a few new HIV diagnoses, often at late stages and mostly among patients who are in a high-risk group, according to a study published Online First by the Archives of Internal Medicine. "During the last 15 years, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening combined with early treatment has effectively reduced HIV-related mortality, and some authors have postulated that this strategy plays a key role in controlling the epidemic," the authors ...

A device that can measure and predict how liquids flow under different conditions will ensure consumer products – from make up to ketchup – are of the right consistency. The technology developed at the University of Sheffield enables engineers to monitor, in real time, how the viscous components (rheology) of liquids change during a production process, making it easier, quicker and cheaper to control the properties of the liquid. The research is a joint project between the University's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and the School of Mathematics ...

Le Meridien Amman, a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, has recently welcomed the visual Swedish artist Ragnhild Lunden, as she prepared for her second cross cultural exhibition in Jordan; "Intuition and Imagination" at the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts; Le Meridien Amman's partner in the global UNLOCK ART programme. Guests of Le Meridien Amman were invited to the abstract art exhibition as part of the UNLOCK ART programme which entails providing guests with access to contemporary cultural centres around the world, through the Unlock Art pass ...

Researchers at the University of Leeds investigating the genetic causes of bipolar disorder have identified two new drugs – one of which has already been found safe in clinical trials – that may be effective in treating the disorder. Bipolar disorder is characterised by mood swings between mania and depression. Like autism, it is thought to be a spectrum of disorders and, although its causes are not well understood, it seems to run in families and is thought to be caused by both genetic and environmental factors. Dr Steve Clapcote, of the Institute of Membrane and ...

Teens who drink more than five cans of non-diet, fizzy soft drinks every week are significantly more likely to behave aggressively, suggests research published online in Injury Prevention. This includes carrying a weapon and perpetrating violence against peers and siblings. US lawyers have successfully argued in the past that a defendant accused of murder had diminished capacity as a result of switching to a junk food diet, a legal precedent that subsequently became known as the "Twinkie Defense" – a twinkie being a packaged snack cake with a creamy filling. The researchers ...

Langham Hospitality Group has built its portfolio on its historical and luxurious past - its "Birth of a Legend" branding message evokes the very first Langham that was the talk of Victorian London as Europe's first grand hotel in 1865. Now Langham has partnered with LRA Worldwide, Inc., to evaluate how well Langham associates connect the guest emotionally with its legendary past, using LRA's proprietary Emotional Audit framework. LRA has customized the Emotional Audit protocol to reflect Langham's unique service components and the desired emotional connection ...

UK doctors are willing to cite alcohol as a cause of death on death certificates, but not smoking, for fear of stigmatising the deceased, shows research published online in the Journal of Clinical Pathology. This has implications for the true extent of the impact of smoking on health, say the researchers, who point out that the current statistical estimates of the death toll from smoking are potentially flawed. They looked at just over 2,000 death certificates and 236 post mortem reports, issued at a large London teaching hospital between 2003 and 2009, to see what ...

Humans may have undergone a gradual rather than an abrupt transition from fishing, hunting and gathering to farming, according to a new study of ancient pottery. Researchers at the University of York and the University of Bradford analysed cooking residues preserved in 133 ceramic vessels from the Western Baltic regions of Northern Europe to establish whether these residues were from terrestrial, marine or freshwater organisms. The research led by Oliver Craig (York) and Carl Heron (Bradford) included an international team of archaeologists from The Heritage Agency ...

b-pack announces Rehmann recently chooses b-pack's Purchase-to-Pay Solution to implement their new Procurement and Asset Management strategy. The main objective is to quickly set up these functions with an Innovative On Demand solution. One of the critical imperative of Rehmann was to bring visibility to their purchasing processes and also control their costs more efficiently. Selected in October 2011, b-pack was the best Purchase-to-Pay solution provider to implement Rehmann's new Procurement and Asset Management strategy. Using b-pack, Rehmann is now able to track ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research suggests that some patients develop a potentially deadly blood infection from their implanted cardiac devices because bacterial cells in their bodies have gene mutations that allow them to stick to the devices. Patients with implants can develop infections because of a biofilm of persistent bacterial bugs on the surfaces of their devices. Researchers found that some strains of the bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, have just a few genetic variants in the proteins on their surfaces that make them more likely to form these biofilms. The research ...

US Chemicals isn't your typical multi-million dollar chemical corporation. From a staff that's made up of roughly 80 percent women to corporate nutritionists to entryway waterfalls, the Darien, Conn. based company is really one-of-a-kind. CEO Carol Piccaro, daughter of founder Howard T. Von Oehsen, wouldn't have it any other way. "Corporate wellness is really important to me," Picarro explains. "Stress can kill you. We've tried to develop a different type of workplace here, and I think it really has a lot to do with wellness and performance and all ...

Originally founded as Blackman Field Services in 1989, Inter-Chillers has since seen its name change, but its commitment to excellence in the field of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) continues to prosper throughout the reaches of Australia. Based in Sydney and with an office in Melbourne, the company has extensive experience in the HVACR field, with over 800 years of accumulated knowledge in the industry. Graeme Blackman founded the company on the values of hard work and dedicated customer service, and those sentiments are clearly seen ...

Patients who take at least one blood pressure-lowering medication at bedtime have better control of their blood pressure and are less likely to experience heart problems than patients who take medications in the morning Sleep-time blood pressure is a better measure of heart health than wake-time blood pressure About one out of three U.S. adults has high blood pressure Washington, DC (Monday, October 24, 2011) — It's better to take blood pressure-lowering medications before bed rather than first thing in the morning, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue ...

Patient characteristics affect whether dialysis clinics achieve treatment success and receive Medicare reimbursement How well kidney disease patients follow their prescribed treatments has the greatest impact Dialysis clinics in low-income urban areas provide care to more patients who don't follow their prescribed treatments; these clinics get unfairly penalized Washington, DC (Monday, October 24, 2011) — Dialysis clinics that provide care to kidney disease patients who cannot or will not follow their prescribed treatments will be penalized under a new Medicare payment ...

Washington, DC -- Babies born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) often develop kidney failure because they have very large kidneys filled with tiny cysts. Even with excellent medical care, about 30% die shortly after birth. New research now provides clues into how gene defects may cause this condition, which occurs in 1 out of 20,000 newborns. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN), a publication of the American Society of Nephrology. Mutations in a gene named PKHD1 cause ARPKD, but it's ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Infectious films of Staph bacteria around an implanted cardiac device, such as a pacemaker, often force a second surgery to replace the device at a cost of up to $100,000. But not all implanted cardiac devices become infected. Now researchers from Duke University Medical Center and Ohio State University (OSU) have discovered how and why certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bacteria, the leading cause of these device infections, have infected thousands of implanted cardiac devices. About 4 percent of the 1 million annually implanted devices become ...

Rats exposed to an antidepressant just before and after birth showed substantial brain abnormalities and behaviors, in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. After receiving citalopram, a serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), during this critical period, long-distance connections between the two hemispheres of the brain showed stunted growth and degeneration. The animals also became excessively fearful when faced with new situations and failed to play normally with peers – behaviors reminiscent of novelty avoidance and social impairments seen in ...

In a report in Energy Digital, the City of Kingston explains that through a cooperation among City, community and business Kingston is on its way to becoming the most energy efficient municipality in Canada. The City of Kingston is heavily focused on creating a more sustainable community. Through promotion of LEED construction, collaboration with community partners and the encouragement of renewable energy use, Kingston is already on its way to becoming the most sustainable municipality in Canada for generations to come. The City of Kingston's green initiatives are ...

The SHAW Center for Aesthetic Enhancement (www.theshawcenter.com) is the first plastic surgery practice to add CoolSculpting by Zeltiq to it's list of fat reduction, body contouring procedures in the Scottsdale / Phoenix Metro area. With over twenty-five years of body contouring experience, Dr. Lawrence W. Shaw, a Scottsdale plastic surgeon, feels there is definitely a place for this non-invasive fat reduction procedure in his busy plastic surgery practice. "I've been looking for many years, without success, to find an effective, scientifically proven, non-surgical ...

VIDEO: Using carbon nanotubes bent to act as springs, Stanford researchers have developed a stretchable, transparent skin-like sensor. The sensor can be stretched to more than twice its original length and... Click here for more information. Imagine having skin so supple you could stretch it out to more than twice its normal length in any direction - repeatedly - yet it would always snap back completely wrinkle-free when you let go of it. You would certainly never need ...