Connecticut and New York are the latest states to release their insurance departments' annual consumer-complaint report, an important public resource for consumers in the market for an auto insurance policy from a new coverage provider. Along with financial rating agencies and sites that provide free car insurance quotes online, these reports help prospective policyholders get a better feel for a carrier from whom they may be considering purchasing coverage. In addition to the affordability of premiums and the financial viability of a company, it is important for ...

For attorneys, using the Internet effectively is an increasingly key part of building a legal practice. On Tuesday, November 16th, Houston lawyer Les Adams will co-host a complimentary webcast designed to give attorneys the tools and information they need to craft a successful online marketing strategy that connects with today's clients. With three out of four Americans now going online on a regular basis, this timely one-hour webcast -- titled Websites That Work: Attracting the Clients Your Law Firm Desires -- will help a solo or small law firm create a high-impact ...

Cheap TV Spots, the world's first, and most award-winning, international online discount TV advertising agency, is proud to introduce new, entry level TV production options for start-ups and home-based business entrepreneurs. World-renowned for its classically excellent, custom-made TV commercials for businesses on a budget, CheapTVSpots.com empowers business owners with great ways to break into TV advertising without breaking the bank. The latest in their suite of discount TV commercials is a new, value production option, "The Start-Up," with a recession-busting ...

Finding that perfect gift for the TomTom GPS user on your holiday list just got a whole lot easier. NavTones, the leading independent provider of celebrity and branded GPS voices, announces today the availability of their exclusive one, two, and three-voice celebrity voice download cards for TomTom navigation devices. Compatible with almost all TomTom portable navigation devices, real celebrity voices from NavTones are one of the most fun and popular ways for drivers to personalize their journeys. Available now for the first time ever as a gift card, NavTones downloadable ...

Corcentric, a leading provider of accounts payable automation solutions, today announced a new live Webinar: Changing the Face of Accounts Payable Through E-invoicing and Cloud AP Automation. The one-hour Webinar, which is part of a series of educational Webinars about AP automation and workflow technology, will take place on Thursday, November 18th at 2:00 PM EST. Rob DeVincent, Vice President of Product Marketing for Corcentric, is the Webinar's featured speaker. He will discuss the following topics, which will show how implementing Cloud- Architected AP Automation ...

HirePatriots, a national organization serving US Military members, veterans and their families through a unique community job board is launching a grassroots campaign to find jobs for veterans: Don't just thank a veteran, hire one. This campaign revolves around the idea that one of the best ways to honor veterans, and their families is by employing them. HirePatriots has provided employment assistance to thousands of veterans and their families for more than 6 years. Previously focused on West Coast Veterans, HirePatriots is currently located in more than 15 locations ...

Innovative Custom Products, Inc. (ICP), owner of CureCeuticals, announced today its new invention, CureCeuticals' All-Natural Kills Ticks Specimen Drops. According to Sherry Williams, Vice President, CureCeuticals' All-Natural Kills Ticks Specimen Drops start working on contact and kill a tick in about 90 seconds. She said the product contains no DEET, no chemicals, no synthetic ingredients and is completely safe. It comes in a small, convenient pocket-size vial that doubles as a "tick specimen receptacle". Williams said the product is simple to use, safe and effective. ...

Stanley, Morgan & Associates, the country's leading collection association, announces plans to unveil its Quick Pay Program just in time for the holiday season. Given present economical conditions, the reps at Stanley, Morgan & Associates understand time is money and having to wait for a check from your collection agency can mean the difference between expanding your wish list and keeping your doors open in the coming months. In an effort to place remittances in the clients' hands as quickly as possible, Stanley, Morgan & Associates announces the "Quick Pay Program" ...

The deVere Group, the world's largest independent financial consultancy group, was announced lead sponsor of Chris Foot in his quest to become the first polar expeditionist to travel 1392 miles solo unsupported and unassisted. The deVere Group is sponsoring Chris GBP20,000 to aid the costs of the equipment for the expedition. In addition, deVere employees are raising money across the globe for Combat Stress. This epic route is the only remaining conquest in Antarctica not to be claimed by an expeditionist. Chris will be in partnership with Combat Stress throughout ...

Washington, DC -- A new study suggests joint complaints attributed to aromatase inhibitors (AI), popular breast cancer drugs, are not associated with inflammatory arthritis or autoimmune disease. Because of that, researchers say women who were primarily concerned about the threat of arthritis should be encouraged to continue taking the medication. The findings of the study will be presented Tuesday, Nov. 9 at the 74th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Atlanta, Georgia For many post-menopausal women with breast cancer promoted by the ...

Washington, DC -- New research from Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) suggests that up to 40 percent of scleroderma patients will not be correctly diagnosed with the disorder using a new automated commercial screening test. The findings of the study will be presented Wednesday, November 10th at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Atlanta, Georgia. The American College of Rheumatology recommends immunofluorescence antinuclear antibody (IF-ANA) testing to help detect the presence of scleroderma specific antinuclear antibodies. ...

Philadelphia, Pa. – Examining the blood "metabolomics" profile of smokers immediately after they had a cigarette revealed activation of pathways involved in cell death, inflammation, and other forms of systemic damage, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Georgetown University Medical Center. They say their findings, presented at the Ninth AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Meeting, is the best analysis for chemicals unequivocally produced by smoking and indicates the potential toll that carcinogens and toxins poise to ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – In the largest study to date of the Arthritis Foundation's Tai Chi program, participants showed improvement in pain, fatigue, stiffness and sense of well-being. Their ability to reach while maintaining balance also improved, said Leigh Callahan, PhD, the study's lead author, associate professor in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and a member of UNC's Thurston Arthritis Research Center. "Our study shows that there are significant benefits of the Tai Chi course for individuals with all types of arthritis, including ...

Hamilton, ON (November 7, 2010) – In an important breakthrough, scientists at McMaster University have discovered how to make human blood from adult human skin. The discovery, published in the prestigious science journal Nature today, could mean that in the foreseeable future people needing blood for surgery, cancer treatment or treatment of other blood conditions like anemia will be able to have blood created from a patch of their own skin to provide transfusions. Clinical trials could begin as soon as 2012. Mick Bhatia, scientific director of McMaster's Stem Cell ...

Hospital for Special Surgery physicians who focus on lupus, scleroderma and related conditions are traveling from New York City to Atlanta this week to share their recent findings at the 74th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). Special Surgery investigators will present advances that may influence the future of clinical care. Topics include prevention strategies for helping orthopedic patients avoid falls, quality of life in children with lupus, understanding joint pain caused by a commonly used breast cancer medication, lupus-related ...

Using pests as part of an insect birth control program helps to get rid of them, UA researchers find. A new approach that combines the planting of pest-resistant cotton and releasing large numbers of sterile moths has virtually eliminated of the world's most destructive cotton pests from Arizona. The novel control strategy, published in the Nov. 7 advance online publication of the journal Nature Biotechnology, has allowed growers to maintain high cotton yields without spraying insecticides to control pink bollworm. "We are running the pesticide treadmill in reverse," ...

ATLANTA, GA — Lupus puts children at higher risk for coronary artery disease when they become adults, but routinely using statins doesn't provide enough benefit to warrant their regular use in children and adolescents, according to the largest study of pediatric lupus patients to date. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes widespread inflammation and organ damage. Children with lupus show early signs of atherosclerosis -- the fatty tissue buildup that is the precursor to clogged arteries. Previous research also indicates risk for heart attack and stroke in premenopausal ...

"Anecdotally, we can see the transformative effect," says Dr. Mechael, who, sponsored by the mHealth Alliance, has recently completed an analysis of 2,400 published mHealth reports. Working with WHO, she found that many countries either have already or are considering introducing mHealth into their health systems. mHealth is so new, however, "the data is just not there yet to prove the case," says Dr. Mechael. Many different groups and organizations are carrying out countless pilot projects. That presents a potential barrier to expansion. "Most projects are designed as ...

St. Louis, MO, November 8, 2010 – The economic recession impacts many aspects of our lives including an increase incidence of food insecurity. This can have serious consequences for those suffering from chronic illnesses like diabetes. For diseases like diabetes, in which nutrition and menu planning play a key role in treatment, food insecurity can be devastating. A study in the November/December issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior explores how technology advancement in the form of telemedicine can provide cost-effective ways to treat those with diabetes ...

PHILADELPHIA — Young mice that experienced the psychosocial stress of prolonged separation from their mothers had a higher incidence and faster onset of breast tumors compared with young mice who did not experience this stressful life event. Specifically, neonatal mice separated from their mothers for a prolonged period of time developed mammary tumors twice as fast as mice that experienced short or no maternal separation. The results of this study, conducted by Leslie Kerr, Ph.D., associate professor of biology and psychology at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, ...

A new study has found that women who receive silicone implants after a double mastectomy are more satisfied with their breasts than women who receive saline implants. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings may help physicians and breast cancer survivors as they together make decisions related to postmastectomy reconstructive surgery. Women who have one or both of their breasts removed as a treatment for breast cancer may wish to undergo breast reconstructive surgery with implants. Such postmastectomy implants ...

Applying a vapor rub is effective for treating children with night-time cough and congestion and improves sleep for children with cold symptoms, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. "Upper respiratory infections are the most common acute illnesses in the world," said Ian Paul, M.D., M.Sc., associate professor of pediatrics and public health sciences. "Symptoms caused by these infections are disruptive for children, and often disturb sleep for both ill children and their parents, with an impact on subsequent daytime activities. Safe and effective, ...

An Indiana University study found that Indiana spends more on the health care consequences of substance abuse than on its prevention. Eric Wright, director of the Center for Health Policy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, said that for every dollar Indiana spends on services dealing directly and indirectly with substance abuse, 66 cents are used for health care-related consequences while only 1 cent pays for prevention/intervention initiatives. When compared with other states in the region, Indiana spends less than most states on substance abuse ...

Innovative Custom Products, Inc. (ICP), owner of CureCeuticals, announced today that its CureCeuticals Fresh Me Up All Natural Body and Pet Sprays and its OTC CureCeuticals Itchy Scaly Skin Lotion formulated with the best of the best ingredients from around the world are being debuted in the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Official Gift Bags for Presenters and Performers. The 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards on November 11, 2010 in Las Vegas will air live on the Univision Network from 8 - 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central). According to Sherry Williams, Vice President, CureCeuticals ...

Mobile phone operator, Orange today announced the return of the award winning* online game Balloonacy, the world's first Internet balloon race. Building on the success of the last Balloonacy campaign in which over 40,000 'pilots' flew balloons across a racecourse of over 1,500 selected websites racking up a total of 63 million online miles, the latest campaign is set to be bigger and better and most importantly, an even richer digital experience. As before, 'pilots' all begin from the same starting point - the Balloon Race home page -- then in an unique digital experience, ...