Montreal May 4, 2011 – A new blood test that will diagnose Alzheimer's disease may soon hit the market, thanks to an innovative study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Their findings have characterized a unique biochemical diagnosis, which identifies patients with this devastating disorder. This research, published in the month's issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, has implications for the half-a-million Canadian sufferers and many millions more worldwide. "Until now, there has been no definitive diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's, ...

STX Golf, world-renowned as an industry pioneer in putter innovation, and for its patented Soft Face Insert Technology, announced today that the company continues to strengthen its retail network and its partnership with Golf Town demonstrates that. Golf Town, with stores across Canada and now the U.S., has grown to become one of the world's largest golf retail chains. Its big box stores average close to 18,000 square feet and carry an unprecedented selection of top brand names in golf, including STX. The STX partnership with Golf Town began with a regional test in Canada. ...

In the midst of ongoing concerns about radiation exposure from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, scientists are reporting that a substance similar to resveratrol — an antioxidant found in red wine, grapes and nuts — could protect against radiation sickness. The report appears in ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. Michael Epperly, Kazunori Koide and colleagues explain that radiation exposure, either from accidents (like recent events in Japan) or from radiation therapy for cancer, can make people sick. High doses can even cause death. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Corcentric, a leading provider of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable automation solutions, today announced they will host booth #213 at the International Accounts Payable Professionals' (IAPP) 2011 Fusion Conference. This conference will take place May 8-12, 2011 in Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida. Corcentric is a leader in financial process automation, specializing in Accounts Payable automation, PO requisitioning and imaging, and workflow solutions. By creating a paperless conduit between Procurement, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and suppliers, Corcentric ...

Corcentric, a leading provider of Accounts Payable automation solutions, today announced Rob DeVincent will be speaking at the International Accounts Payable Professionals' (IAPP) 2011 Fusion Conference. 'Changing the Face of AP through E-invoicing and Cloud Automation', will take place on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 10:45 AM EDT. Rob DeVincent, Vice President of Product Marketing for Corcentric will co-host the presentation along with Bill Hoffman, Manager of AP Process & Design for International Specialty Products. By attending this presentation, AP professionals ...

In response to the recent demand for quality educational material, Spread-Betting.com is announcing the release of its brand new spread betting website which now features new reports and easier navigation. The trading guide offers in-depth information on financial spread trading and the workings of the financial markets. "Our ultimate aim is to build a trading community for individuals to interact and learn from one another" According to recent research by specialist company Investment Trends, the demand for online spread betting is growing at an exponential ...

The Academy of Coaching and NLP was recently approved at the highest level of certification offered by the International Coach Federation (ICF). As a fully approved Accredited Coach Training Program, (ACTP), the Academy of Coaching and NLP (ACN) now offers its coaching students a streamlined route to getting the professional certification they need to become fully certified coaches. According to Helen Attridge, Director of ACN: "I recently received the exciting news that ACN is now a fully approved ICF ACTP Coach training program, and we are very excited to share ...

Secret Garden Party Festival was founded in 2004 and is now very famous because it has since increased in popularity and size. It is an independent arts and music festival where everyone joins in and brimming with ideas and creativity that takes place at Mill Hill Field, at Huntingdon, in Cambridgeshire. It is a beautiful festival which also comprises many events. There are several types of events conducted during the festival day to add more interest to the festival. Moreover, Huntingdon hotels would provide you a better accommodation and would make you to feel as if you ...

The study, "WTRS Low Power Embedded WiFi Emerging Technology Q2 2011", now updated to reflect current market conditions. "The opportunity for Low Power Embedded WiFi is substantial and eclipses that of ZigBee, given the existing infrastructure that WiFi-based networks can leverage and the lack of generalized demand for complex mesh networking among the majority of WSN applications", said Kirsten West, Principal Analyst with WTRS. "If proponents of this WSN technology can stimulate the WiFi Alliance to place attention on the WSN sector, with ...

InCommons Bank, one of the first financial institutions in the country to make Kasasa available to its account holders, today announced that it is offering the Kasasa Cash Back checking account. Kasasa Cash Back is a free checking account that rewards account holders with cash back on everyday debit card purchases, and without points or category restrictions like other programs. The cash back amount is based on how much is spent on each debit card transaction as well as the consumer's average daily balance. Like all Kasasa accounts, Kasasa Cash Back has no minimum ...

On Friday, April 29, 2011, three Atlanta based natural hair bloggers hosted the natural hair meetup at the Harlem Nights Lounge located at 201 Courtland Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303. Attendees received complimentary makeovers, hairstyle tutorials, mini manicures, and mini massages. Donations were collected for Beauty Recycled. The hosts of "Curly Girls Rock" have been known to put on fabulous natural hair events in Atlanta, and this was their debut as a collaboration to show ladies that natural hair can be fabulous. This mixer included ladies who are fully ...

Balanced investment strategy is perhaps the most followed and successful investment strategy for portfolio management. Its primary aim is to keep a balance between investment risk and return. A balanced investment strategy combines the merit of aggressive and defensive investing strategies. Here at Hypo Venture Capital Zurich, Switzerland we are committed to offering our clients access to the latest and broadest range of financial services and products on the market. We know that choosing the right strategy, the right investment and the right product is no easy task ...

Perhaps you understand the value of having a Facebook page, but are you up to speed on the potential of Facebook "advertising"? The South Shore Ad Club features an overview of the new Facebook advertising phenomenon at the upcoming Wednesday, May 25 meeting to be held at Asian C, 48 Whiting Street, (Route 53), Hingham. The evening includes a cocktail and networking session beginning at 6 p.m., dinner at 7:00 p.m., and then the presentation on Facebook advertising. The entire business community is urged to attend. Reservations are required, but membership in ...

GO! Mobility Solutions President and CEO Rick Goldstein recently received a United States Patent Pending for two new devices designed to help individuals with disabilities as well as mobility-challenged seniors. These products expand GO! Mobility's existing product line to meet the needs of two distinct groups of disabilities, not met until now. The Go-Anywhere Sport addresses the portable-mobility needs of the more independent wheelchair user and, in particular, handicapped sports enthusiasts. Lightweight, compact and easy-to-assemble, the Go-Anywhere Sport includes ...

Americans agree that eyesight has a huge impact on day-to-day living and is one of the senses they fear losing most. Unfortunately, people often do not pay attention to their eye health unless they notice a problem. Many common eye diseases that can lead to vision loss and blindness, such as diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, or age-related macular degeneration, often have no early warning signs or symptoms. Having regular eye exams to make sure the eyes are healthy and seeing their best is important for everyone. However, the risk of vision loss and blindness is higher for ...

Stuart B. Millner and Associates kicks off a new weekly online machinery auction on Friday, May 6, at 10:00 a.m., CDT. The event, called "DFPL ONLINE (Direct from Plant Locations)," will bring assets from a variety of industrial plants and shops to bidders who log on to http://www.sbmac.com from anywhere in the world. Each week's list will be posted on http://www.sbmac.com by noon Wednesday, CDT, to allow bidders to see the items being offered in that week's auction. Items scheduled for the initial "DFPL ONLINE" auction on May 6 will include lathes, ...

livelyfish.com, an event based networking website, has people turning up at events all over the Sunshine Coast and having a great time together. The site is helping people to get out and about doing the things they like to do with others. The innovative website, created as a simple way for people to meet with others at events in their local area, makes it easy for groups of people to get together with others at events all over the Sunshine Coast every week. "With livelyfish you don't have to go out alone," said livelyfish.com founder Neil Murray. "People ...

To ensure that each locally handcrafted bag is unique, they are produced in limited quantities from individually cut and sewn soft springbok skin and genuine cow leather. All the bags' hardware is plated with a thin layer of real gold to ensure its sustainability. The handbag in the collection is a classic and is ideally sized to comfortably carry your essentials such as a cellphone, keys and lipstick. The bigger shoulderbag could easily fit a laptop. "Today's trend focuses on the attention to detail. Women are less interested in displaying logos but prefer products ...

The 2011 Punchestown Festival is rapidly approaching and with most of the leading bookies now pricing up the main races, it is the perfect time to get hold of some Punchestown tips and get your bets on. The Punchestown Festival is one of the most daunting punting puzzles on the planet and finding a winner at the meeting can be a seriously challenging problem. High profile defeats to the likes of Denman and Sizing Europe at last yearâEUR s meeting proved that there is no such thing as a banker at the five-day marathon and any horse racing fanatic will tell you that the ...

Following 27 years of research, Australian wild foods are now scientifically recognized as the world's most nutritious plant foods. Their food quality sustained the world's longest living culture - the Australian Aborigines for over 60,000 years - and in better health than we have today. The good news for dieters and those concerned over their weight is that the culprit has been identified...it is the hormone, insulin. Fortunately, the solution to losing weight safely and permanently is also now available. Kakadu Complex is a nutrient rich source of antioxidants, fruit ...

Residual chlorine monitors and indeed, ozone monitors, pH meters and chlorine dioxide analysers have all been around a long time and it would seem unlikely that they could be improved upon greatly ...... but for some applications they have. A paper mill approached Process Instruments (UK) Ltd (Pi) with a problem. They had a de-inked stock that they measured pH in to control a chemical addition. The problem was that their pH sensor was coating with ink that set hard on the glass. The pH sensors were unreliable a short time after replacement and the cost of replacing the ...

Recent studies show that the average office employee can waste around $2500 of their annual salary cost on non-work related web surfing, with surveys by AOL/Salary.com claiming that an average two hours a day is lost on the internet adding up to $750bn a year of lost productivity in the US alone. CryptaVault's latest employee monitoring system identifies rogue employees wasting time on the web, and targets and automatically warns the worst culprits. It also produces forensic reports for use in disciplinary meetings or Employment Tribunal if the problem persists. It's ...

Configure One , a leading provider of web-based product configurator and electronic catalog software, has hired Aleks La Rosa as a Senior Account Executive. In this role, La Rosa will be responsible for managing accounts primarily in the central region. "We are excited to have Aleks join our team," said Ron Mouw, Configure One's vice president of business development. "Aleks has an entrepreneurial spirit, as he has owned two companies during his career. His track record of building and transforming businesses, growing revenue and profitability will prove ...

National Foster Care Month recognizes the significant contributions and dedicated work of foster parents and draws attention to programs and practices that promote stability for children in foster care. Originating in 1988, National Foster Care Month has inspired people nationwide for more than 20 years to support the more than 500,000 children and youth living in foster care. In Washington and Oregon, this represents nearly 20,000 youth who live in foster care. For Sleep Country USA, the Northwest's largest mattress retailer, the plight of foster children and the tremendous ...

Many investors lack the time needed to sort through the massive amount of facts, figures and opinion produced about the precious metals market on a daily basis but a team of seasoned brokers at Pan American Metals of Miami (PAMOM) can do this for them. While all metals have seen unprecedented rises in value recently, market experts understand that there are occasional corrections and fluctuations. Gold, for example, opened this week at $1512 an ounce then dropped to $1495 midweek before closing at $1557 on Friday, April 29, showing a rise over the week as a whole of ...