Leading Ballantyne and Charlotte, NC podiatrist, Dr. Scott Basinger, has recently launched a new online patient education library, providing patients with a wide range of reliable podiatric information. The main purpose of the added education resources is to inform and educate patients about an array of podiatric problems, treatments and topics related to podiatry and foot health. "Informed patients are better prepared to make decisions regarding their podiatric health and well-being. When patients have a question or a concern in regards to their feet, they need a place ...

Intranet Connections has released the newest version of its intranet 2.0 CMS platform with the aims of reducing administration overhead for intranet managers and simplifying the design of site navigation. Intranet Connections version 10.5 targets small to medium size businesses wishing to have SharePoint-like functionality, but without the price tag or management overhead. Carolyn Douglas, CEO of Intranet Connections, "Our focus is on ease-of-use and providing SMB's with an out-of-the-box intranet that they can implement themselves. Version 10.5 provides intranet administrators ...

I have been asked about QE2 and what it means for the economy, stock market etc. I have also been asked about the fraud charges and foreclosure freezes by Bank of America. And I have been asked how the heck do we get out of the economic slump and get more jobs. Since these all relate to long term investing and stability of your pension funds, I am going to discuss these here. You may feel that all you want to read about is what stock to buy for long term but I assure you, if I didn't feel this was worth you learning about I wouldn't bother wasting my time. I feel ...

A leading authority on Houston cardiology launches informative website. This new online presence gathers information on a variety of specialized heart healthy topics to educate anyone concerned about preventing and reversing Houston heart disease. In addition to his comprehensive knowledge of heart disease and heart disease symptoms, Dr. Kota Reddy is also known for a heart healthy diet created to promote heart wellness. Their new web presence details the procedures and tests utilized by Reddy Cardiac Wellness, the state of the art equipment used in diagnosis, and the ...

A leading provider of pile cutter technology to global offshore decommissioning and pipe cutting clients has redesigned their web presence. Prime Marine Services, Inc.'s new site provides information on the advantages of the Prime Concrete Pile Cutter, a leading in cold cutting technology. Pages of products, including various sized pile cutters and Toyo Pumps, identify market availability. Potential buyers are then directed to request specific pricing on products and services. With efficient solutions for their clients, Prime Marine Services decreases client demolition ...

The leader in Houston area vinyl pool liners since 1978 announces a new interactive website that allows clients to preview the services offered by Garrett Vinyl Pools. Potential clients may view the large selection of vinyl liner patterns, including many exclusive to Garrett Vinyl Pools, and then enter their data online for a free quote. These skilled Houston in ground vinyl pool liner professionals are available to consult on whether a repair is sufficient or an entire pool liner replacement is warranted. Interested consumers may also contact these vinyl pool specialists ...

Recognized Houston home design firm, Kevin Young Designers, Inc. launched an online presence this month to share their 5-step design process with consumers. This firm specializing in Houston home design recognizes the client as a crucial contributor in the home design process and merges the builder and client through their unique 5-step design process. The Houston custom home design firm begins by interviewing the homeowner to understand the client's vision. Next, the design firm creates preliminary drawings incorporating the client's vision. From there, working drawings ...

Archive Systems, a leading provider of document and records management services, today announced the appointment of Jim Farrell as Senior Vice President of Product Development. He brings more than 20 years of enterprise software development experience. Farrell is focused on further developing the ASPEN platform to enable companies to more effectively manage their documents. He will also oversee support, documentation, QA, and implementation. "I am excited to join the Archive Systems' team as we help organizations cross the bridge to the paperless future. This is accomplished ...

To put this in perspective, in October 2009, a low 5-year fixed mortgage rate was 4.34%. Two years ago the 5 year fixed rate was approximately 5.70%. Your mortgage payments would look like this: 2008 $500,000 - 35 Year amortization @ 5.70% = $2750.94 2009 $500,000 - 35 Year amortization @ 4.38% = $2304.74 2010 $500,000 - 35 year amortization @ 3.34% = $2020.37 A total savings of $730.57 per month or $43,834.20 for the 5 year term! With these low rates, now is a great time to consider refinancing your mortgage.If you need a mortgage over $500,000 you will save ...

seoClarity, the enterprise search engine optimization management and analytics platform, and SEMRush, the leading competitive research database today announced a partnership that integrates SEMRush's rich keyword and URL database with seoClarity's robust SEO analytics and Enterprise SEO Dashboard to allow unprecedented insights and a 360 degree view into every aspect of an enterprise's SEO efforts. While seoClarity has always provided a comprehensive view of a company's and competitors efforts (such as on-page optimization, link building and rankings), the SEMRush data ...

Despite the worldwide recession, plastic surgeons and cosmetic clinics have actually reported a rise in the number of liposuction procedures. According to a study by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), the most popular procedure performed in the United States is now liposuction. In 2009, liposuction made up 18.8 percent of all surgeries. This is a remarkable statistic and points to the simple fact that people are beginning to care more and more about how they look. With this way of thinking set to carry on, there is no reason why liposuction ...

Hair restoration has come a long way in recent years. Surgeons are more skilled and the techniques are far more advanced than ever before. By using these new and superior techniques, surgeons, such as those at Court House Clinics, can efficiently transplant new follicles into an area of the scalp suffering from baldness. Only a few hair follicles are needed for this procedure also which helps to maintain a natural look, so crucial to the surgery's success. New techniques and technologies are constantly revealing themselves in today's world. This is just as true in the ...

It's a scary thought - Halloween is only days away. The trick is to head to www.Milanoo.com for all your Halloween needs. The treat is that any Halloween orders over $50 receive a free gift. Shop for Milanoo.com Halloween supplies and one of two free gifts will automatically drop into your shopping cart. Gift one is the hot Naruto Kunai three knife set, while gift two is a Ninja Kunai knife - both normally $12.99. "There's a huge variety of scary Halloween costumes for adults and kids at the best prices" say Milanoo.com's customers. "There's no better time to say ...

JP Morgan Chase and GMAC have both suspended actions against homeowners in foreclosure cases across the country due to questions about the legitimacy of affidavits signed by bank officials. It is likely that other lenders will announce similar foreclosure freezes as the investigation into these actions continues. Florida has been one of 23 states affected by the scandal. The action in question is the use of robo-signers by several major lending companies. These robo-signers would regularly sign massive numbers of affidavits, assignments of mortgages, and other documents ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ("FMCSA") is very busy these days, as it considers implementing changes to the hours-of-safety ("HOS") rules governing the driving times and rest periods of drivers of commercial motor vehicles. This consideration has been long in coming. The present HOS rules, instituted during the Bush administration, made material changes to laws that had existed essentially untouched for decades. The rules increased the hours truckers may drive consecutively (from 10 to 11) and decreased from 50 to 34 hours the time required for a driver ...

Contested divorce, marked by a hyper-formal courtroom atmosphere featuring indirect spousal communication, dueling intermediaries and a third-party decision maker, has long been the dominant process for ending marriages in Virginia and elsewhere throughout the United States. Although it certainly works for some, for many others - couples with widely varying family, financial and other relevant circumstances - the attendant costs, both immediate and long-term, are being increasingly questioned. It is no small secret in American life that a litigated divorce outcome typically ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has been working on revising trucking hours-of-service (HOS) rules for over ten years. During that time there have been several court challenges and at least three major revisions. Hours-of-service regulations limit how long commercial-motor-vehicle (CMV) drivers may drive. The HOS rules are intended to ensure truck drivers get enough rest to operate vehicles safely. Among other specifications, the current FMCSA regulations provide that CMV drivers carrying property may drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive ...

A sharp uptick in the use of illegally obtained prescription drugs by residents of several southern states is being blamed on so-called "pill mills" springing up throughout Florida. Perhaps most troubling is that many of those taking advantage of readily available prescription drugs -- whether obtained from a pill mill (most often a "pain relief clinic" set up under the auspices of a legitimate treatment center but serving the sole purpose of writing prescriptions for powerful painkillers like OxyContin or Vicodin and relaxants like Xanax or Valium), bought one pill at ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has postponed a public hearing in New York discussing a controversial type of natural gas drilling called hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, due to concerns about crowd control. The postponed hearing will be the fourth and final hearing by the EPA on the subject across the U.S. Hydraulic fracturing is a process which opens fractures in rock formations to increase the output of natural gas or oil in wells. A mixture of water, sand and chemicals is injected at a high pressure into the formations which opens existing fractures ...

A $712.5 million settlement has been offered to rescue and recovery workers that were injured or killed while working at ground zero in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. The settlement offers $125 million more in compensation than the last offer, with attorneys' fees capped at 25 percent of the total amount. The Proposed Settlement Workers afflicted with respiratory issues within seven months of toxic exposure to airborne particles at ground zero are set to receive from $800,000 to $1.05 million in compensation. Wrongful death claims proven to be caused by operations ...

The medical world has long since recognized the high turnover rate of certified nursing assistants, or nurses' aids, as having a negative impact on long-term care. More than 70 percent of nurses' aids leave the job in a given year. Research shows that nursing homes with high turnover rates for nurses' aids also have a poor quality of care. The high stress levels causing the high turnover rate are caused by inadequate training, little support, poor benefits and minimal respect from management and superiors. Low wages are also a factor, with an average hourly pay of $10.48. ...

A new day is coming for people with mental illness currently living in nursing homes. According to the Los Angeles Times, a federal judge recently approved a historic agreement allowing thousands of individuals with mental illness to move from nursing homes and into supportive community settings. The agreement directly impacts approximately 4,300 Illinois residents with mental illness. They will be given the option to move from two dozen large nursing facilities called institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) to supportive community-based residences. The case began ...

A tug of war between the Drug Enforcement Administration and nursing homes has vulnerable nursing home residents caught in the middle. The New York Times reports the DEA has put a stop to easy nursing home access to powerful painkillers. The system allowed nurses, pharmacists and health care professionals to write prescriptions for nursing home patients. Generally only physicians have legal authority to write prescriptions. Nursing Home Residents in Distress The system was rife with abuse, prompting the new DEA rules. But now there's a dilemma: some nursing home ...

Due to the size and weight of their vehicles, truck drivers have to be cautious and operate their trucks in a manner that keeps safety at the forefront. The summer driving season saw a sharp uptick in commercial vehicle accidents in Connecticut, and Governor Jodi Rell has had enough. She recently announced a plan to have law enforcement officials with the state police and Department of Motor Vehicles aggressively pursue truck drivers who are not following the rules. While the cause of truck accidents is as varied as the vehicles involved in them, Governor Rell is concerned ...

In 2009, approximately 3.9 million fetuses were assessed with electronic fetal monitoring (EFM). EFM is, by far, the most common obstetric procedure in the United States. In fact, it is considered the standard of care to utilize EFM for the assessment of fetal heart rate patterns and uterine activity during labor. Hospitals in the United States spend millions of dollars annually to purchase the latest technology in EFM equipment and to train their nurses on the use of EFM's. The reason so much time and money is spent on EFM equipment and training on its use is because ...