Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that a clinical trial of the epilepsy drug gabapentin may have been a "seeding trial" used by a pharmaceutical company to promote the drug and increase prescriptions, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. As described in the study by Yale assistant professor of medicine Joseph Ross, M.D., and his colleagues, a seeding trial is a clinical trial conducted primarily for marketing purposes and intended to promote the drug and increase prescribing by exposing ...

HOUSTON – Forty-five percent of women with advanced breast cancer in the U.S. did not receive postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) despite the publication of evidence-based guidelines outlining PMRT as a potentially lifesaving treatment, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The study, published in the July issue of Cancer, found that PMRT use rates for women with advanced breast cancer have remained static since 1999. According to the research, of the nearly 5,000 women diagnosed with high-risk breast cancer between 1999 ...

Tutors International announces that the recent story in the international press claiming that Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin have hired a private tutor from Tutors International to tutor their children is false. The story, reported initially in one of the UK tabloids was quickly spread through the national press and then featured on news networks around the world, naming Tutors International as the chosen private tutoring company, without any of the reporters in question confirming its truth with the company. For more information, visit http://www.tutors-international.com ...

Most parents are unaware of the risks their teenagers face in the workplace and could do more to help them understand and prepare for those hazards, according to a new study. Previous findings have shown that about 80 percent of teens are employed during their high school years. But the study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Injury Prevention Research Center and North Carolina State University highlights the role parents play in helping their children get those jobs, and making good decisions about workplace safety and health. The paper will be ...

NEW YORK (June 27, 2011) – A new survey conducted by WCS scientists, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), reveals that large mammals, including Asiatic black bears, gray wolves, markhor goats, and leopard cats are surviving in parts of Afghanistan after years of conflict. The field team used camera-trap surveys, transect surveys, and DNA identification of scat samples in the first wildlife update in the conflict-plagued eastern province of Nuristan since 1977. The surveys, conducted between 2006 and 2009 covering an area ...

Mixed Martial Arts, (MMA), is a combative sport in which competitors use striking, takedowns and submissions to defeat their opponent. MMA can be traces back to many events in Japan and Europe throughout the early 1900s. The modern version of the sport began in the United States in the early 1990s, when the Ultimate Fighting Championship was founded. With the tremendous growth and popularity of the sport has come both the opening of training facilities which offer "Ultimate Fighting" instruction as well as more traditional and established schools changing their ...

VIDEO: Brown University evolutionary biologist Nicolai Konow led a team that has teased out the difference in chewing between fish and mammals. Now, the question is where, and with which species,... Click here for more information. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Evolution has made its mark — large and small — in innumerable patterns of life. New research from Brown University shows chewing has evolved too. Researchers looked at muscles that control the movement ...

Simply-Bookkeeping, a Houston, TX based Accounting and Bookkeeping Company; today announced the signing of its newest client, Rodrigo Cigars, a manufacturer of the finest ultra premium Dominican Republic Cigars. Rodrigo Cigar's will retain Simply-Bookkeeping services to optimize and manage the company's financial back-office accounting operations. "We are very excited about beginning this partnership with Rodrigo Cigars," said Reanna Q Hong, Managing Partner of Simply-Bookkeeping. "Their dedication to the art of crafting the finest cigars is extremely ...

Irvine, Calif., June 27, 2011 – UC Irvine and French researchers have identified a central switch responsible for the transformation of healthy brain cells into epileptic ones, opening the way to both treat and prevent temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy affects 1 to 2 percent of the world's population, and TLE is the most common form of the disorder in adults. Among adult neurologic conditions, only migraine headaches are more prevalent. TLE is resistant to treatment in 30 percent of cases. UCI neurologist and neuroscientist Dr. Tallie Z. Baram and her colleagues found ...

Known as one of the "elite" authors in the true crime genre, and recently for MOMMY'S LITTLE GIRL, recounting the true story of the life and death of 2 year old, Caylee Anthony, Diane Fanning's fourth book in her crime mystery series, TWISTED REASON, is scheduled to be released in trade paperback July 1, 2011. The Lucinda Pierce Mystery series debuted in 2008 with the release of THE TROPHY EXCHANGE and features Virginia Homicide Detective Lucinda Pierce as she follows the evidence and investigates murders. TWISTED REASON follows Lucinda Pierce as she works ...

New Rochelle, NY, June 27, 2011—The nature of cell phone communication between a parent and adolescent child can affect the quality of their relationship, and much depends on who initiates the call and the purpose and tone of the conversation, according to an illuminating study reported online in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com). The article is available free online at http://www.liebertpub.com/cyber Robert Weisskirch, MSW, PhD, California State University, Monterey Bay ...

Military personnel, their parents, siblings and children can receive 50% off of any service and 20% off Peter Hantz, Asazi, eXo and Madrid's products July 1st and 2nd at ITS Academy of Beauty, 750 Sunland Park Drive in El Paso. To participate in the career college's Patriotic Beauty campaign, patrons must show military I.D. or some sort of physical proof such as an email, letter or photograph to prove their spouse, son or daughter or sibling is serving in the U.S. military. "We really wanted to do something special to honor our troops, as well as the families ...

Alzheimer's, the degenerative brain disorder that disrupts memory, thought and behavior, is devastating to both patients and loved ones. According to the Alzheimer's Association, one in eight Americans over the age of 65 suffers from the disease. Now Tel Aviv University has discovered that an everyday spice in your kitchen cupboard could hold the key to Alzheimer's prevention. An extract found in cinnamon bark, called CEppt, contains properties that can inhibit the development of the disease, according to Prof. Michael Ovadia of the Department of Zoology at Tel Aviv ...

Author Peter Thomas Senese is pleased to announce his international espionage thriller titled The Den Of The Assassin will be released in e-book worldwide on July 14th, 2011 and will be available on all e-book platforms. Critics have praised The Den Of The Assassin as an international financial espionage thriller steeped in the modern-day realities of our world, providing the story a visceral prescience teeming with realism and frightful possibilities of global terrorism, and Senese as a masterful writer of international intrigue. Peter Thomas Senese commented, ...

It's considered a rite of passage among young people – acting out their independence through heavy, episodic drinking. But a new University of Cincinnati study, the first of its kind nationally, is showing how binge drinking among adolescents and young adults could be causing serious damage to a brain that's still under development at this age. Researcher Tim McQueeny, a doctoral student in the UC Department of Psychology, is presenting the findings this week at the 34th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism in Atlanta. High-resolution brain scans on ...

Citypadz, one of the north east's leading property letting agents, has revamped its online marketing strategy. The new marketing strategy has been as part of a strategic move to raise their profile with audiences across the region and in the rest of the UK. The agency's revitalised marketing approach has seen it redesign its website to improve reader experience and included the development of a presence across social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. These changes reflect the organic growth of the company over the last year, which has seen it expand its ...

New software allows wireless sensor networks to run at much lower energy, according to researchers writing in the International Journal of Sensor Networks. The technology could improve efficiency for hurricane and other natural disaster warning systems. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are used to monitor ecosystems, wild and urban environments. They have been vital in predicting events that threaten species and environments, including gathering information from animal habitats, in volcanic activity monitoring, flash-flood alerts and environmental monitoring. Wireless ...

Los Angeles, Calif. (June 27, 2011) — Why is antibody diversity important? Think about it like this, said Myron Goodman, who is an author on the paper: "Why don't you die when I sneeze? It's because you have a powerful immune system. And the way to get a decent immune system is for your body to have a way to respond to insults it has never seen before." Random patterns of deamination by the enzyme activation-induced deoxycytidine deaminase (AID) are the key to generating antibody diversity, a crucial component to a healthy immune system, according to a new study by researchers ...

Quantum Units Continuing Education has joined forces with ITech Solutions to combine their specializations: the former providing CEUs to mental health and substance abuse professionals and the latter providing web development and programming. Together they have created QueTechCeus.com and launched its first division web site: http://www.FlexTherapistCeus.com. Flex CEUs has received recognition by the California Board of Physical Therapy as an approval agency for continuing education competency for physical therapists. As well, Flex CEUs provides continuing education ...

New Rochelle, NY, June 27, 2011—Novel tools and methods for delivering therapeutic genes to cells in the central nervous system hold great promise for the development of new treatments to combat incurable neurologic diseases. Five of the most exciting developments in this rapidly advancing field are presented in a series of articles in the June issue of Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com). The articles are available free online at www.liebertpub.com/hum A review article by Betley and Sternson, "Adeno-Associated ...

This colourful show will give an up to date insight into the vibrant, contemporary Scottish art scene. Contributors span several generations of contemporary artists with Scottish roots or who have emerged through the Scottish art colleges, imbued with the fine traditions of Scottish art. This varied and engaging show will, as ever, include a range of styles, media and subjects - 'from the wild to the wonderful' - From the expansive landscapes and seascapes of Robert Kelsey to the more intimate landscapes of Lynn Rodgie, the townscapes of Stephanie Dees and the colourful ...

A national survey has found that more than one in twenty Australian workers report using alcohol while at work or just before work, and more than one in fifty report taking drugs during or just before work. These findings, published online today in the journal Addiction, have implications for workplace safety. Researchers used data from the 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS), which polled over 23,000 Australian residents aged 12 and over on their use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. The resulting statistics showed that working while under the ...

MIAMI – Shark populations over the last 50 years have decreased dramatically. From habitat degradation to overfishing and finning, human activities have affected their populations and made certain species all but disappear. A new article in Current Issues in Tourism by Austin J. Gallagher and Dr. Neil Hammerschlag of the R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program at the University of Miami study the impact of these apex predators on coastal economies and the importance of including conservation efforts in long term management plans. The team collected data from a total ...

Scientists have discovered fundamental steps of charging of nano-sized water droplets and unveiled the long-sought-after mechanism of hydrogen emission from irradiated water. Working together at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Tel Aviv University, scientists have discovered when the number of water molecules in a cluster exceeds 83, two excess electrons may attach to it — forming dielectrons — making it a doubly negatively charged nano droplet. Furthermore, the scientists found experimental and theoretical evidence that in droplets comprised of 105 molecules or ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Physicists working at the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Konstanz in Germany have developed a breakthrough in the use of diamond in quantum physics, marking an important step toward quantum computing. The results are reported in this week's online edition of Nature Physics. The physicists were able to coax the fragile quantum information contained within a single electron in diamond to move into an adjacent single nitrogen nucleus, and then back again using on-chip wiring. "This ability is potentially useful ...