DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, made a voluntary recall for their ASR XL Acetabular System which was sold in the U.S. The recall was sparked by the discovery that 12-13% of patient's metal-on-metal implants failed within just five years time, prompting a painful revision surgery. Two days before the hip replacement recall was made public, DePuy sent a letter to orthopaedic hip surgeons to alert them of the recall. In addition, they provided an informational packet and medical release form to be passed out to patients. "We strongly advise anyone ...

Lynx Systems Inc., a Consulting and IT solutions organization for real estate, is pleased to introduce ELVIS* (Enterprise Level Value Integration System). ELVIS is a powerful software application built on the SharePoint platform for senior executives and the entire staff of companies that own or manage real estate. It integrates with core accounting systems such as Yardi Software, MRI Software, CTI or JDE to provide many of the capabilities of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. ELVIS extends the life of these accounting systems, and offers a long list of features ...

On Thursday, October 21, 2010 Women Lawyers Of Alameda County will host its Annual Judges Dinner & 30th Anniversary Gala at the historically-acclaimed Claremont Resort in Berkeley, CA. This annual event is held to honor incoming and outgoing women judicial officers in Alameda County. This year's honoree is the recently appointed Hon. Tara M. Desautels. Also, this milestone will acknowledge a renowned list of former WLAC Presidents including Ellen J. Beilock, Kathleen Courts, Priscilla Camp, Cynthia Podren, Frances S. Kaminer, Juliet L. Gee, Rachel Ginsburg, Susan Narita, ...

2011 is the year for swingers and their vacation. The economy shows no slowing down for the elite swingers cruise. With a full expected turnout the cruise is already showing the largest swinger turnout thus far. With a slew of successful swinger cruise ships in the past, 2011 is already booking for vacations in exotic places like Belize, Playa Del Carmen. April 25th through the 30th, couples are already booking this elite cruise. Couples that book early will enjoy the benefits of rooms to choose from, including balconies. The cruise ship features 13 decks, miniature ...

The new online pharmacy was launched after the company had studied the market of pharmaceuticals, coming to the conclusion there are not enough reliable and trustworthy places to shop for high quality prescription medications. With many years of experience the company has, launching a website that would offer a full range of services at affordable prices was a matter of time and patience. The new drugstore is bound to become a popular place with thousands of new customers looking to get more value for their money when shopping online. The new Rx Corp online drugstore ...

The Riviera Maya resort, Hacienda Tres Rios, introduces its first Halloween & Day of the Dead' vacation package special at the Endless Luxury, all-inclusive resort. Celebrate Halloween and the Day of the Dead at this popular travel destination in Mexico with some spooky fun and cheerful traditions honoring the lives of the dearly departed. This otherworldly, Endless Luxury, Riviera Maya all-inclusive package includes unlimited food and drinks (including alcohol), taxes and tips, various recreational activities, complimentary in-room Internet access, and luxurious accommodations ...

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The Arizona State University online children's science portal, "Ask A Biologist," provides the backdrop for an editor's pick in the Oct. 12 online edition of Public Library of Science (PLoS). In the article "Ask A Biologist: Bringing Science to the Public," ASU's Charles Kazilek, the creative force behind the popular site (with a million or more visitors each year), points to the power of providing science education in a format that the public, quite literally, asks for. Many of the 2,500 pages of educational content available on the "Ask A Biologist" website have ...

Unless you are in a field of study related to cell biology, you most likely have never heard of Ndc80. Yet this protein complex is essential to mitosis, the process by which a living cell separates its chromosomes and distributes them equally between its two daughter cells. Now, through a combination of cryo-electron microscopy and three-dimensional image reconstruction, a team of researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have produced a subnanometer resolution model of human Ndc80 that reveals ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Physicists at the University of California, Riverside have taken an important step forward in developing a "spin computer" by successfully achieving "tunneling spin injection" into graphene. An electron can be polarized to have a directional orientation, called "spin." This spin comes in two forms – electrons are said to be either "spin up" or "spin down" – and allows for more data storage than is possible with current electronics. Spin computers, when developed, would utilize the electron's spin state to store and process vast amounts of information ...

Even as we breathe a sigh of relief watching the rescue of 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine for more than two months, there is recognition that their recovery from this traumatic experience involves more than just their physical health. Survivors of disasters are at significant risk for such problems as post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. But research on the psychological effects of disasters indicates that the risk varies among individuals and, further, that the most common psychological interventions currently in use are ...

Researchers appear to have found a better way to correct sensory eye dominance, a condition in which an imbalance between the eyes compromises fine depth perception. The key is a push-pull training method in which the weak eye is made to work while vision in the strong eye is actively suppressed, according to a report published online on October 14 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. "After a 10-day training period, we found our participants' sensory eye dominance is significantly reduced as the two eyes become more balanced," said Teng Leng Ooi of Pennsylvania ...

In worms as in women, fertility declines at a rate that far exceeds the onset of other aging signs. And now a new report in the October 15th issue of Cell, a Cell Press publication, suggests that worms' and humans' biological clocks may wind down over time for similar underlying reasons. "For us, what's most important is that there are so many shared genes involved," said Coleen Murphy of Princeton University. "This isn't just about worms and how they reproduce." That such commonalities would exist wasn't obvious, she adds, given that reproduction in the nematode worm ...

New research points to the existence of a gene on chromosome 5 that influences how much aldosterone is produced — which may be excessive in African-descended populations. "Aldosterone was very important to their early ancestors living in the arid climate of Africa," said J. Howard Pratt, study co-author. "Dietary intake of sodium in today's world is much higher, and there may not be the need for the amount of aldosterone produced, leading to a level of sodium balance that places individuals at risk for hypertension." Among people of African descent, plasma concentrations ...

Researchers have developed a method for curbing the growth of crystals that form cystine kidney stones. Their findings, which appear in the latest issue of the journal Science, may offer a pathway to a new method for the prevention of kidney stones. The study was conducted by researchers at New York University's Department of Chemistry and its Molecular Design Institute, NYU School of Medicine, and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Kidney stones comprised of L-cystine affect at least 20,000 individuals in the United States. This number is substantially smaller than ...

Kidney disease patients are healthier and live longer if they've beefed up their muscles, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest that patients may benefit from pumping iron or taking medications to boost their lean body mass. Kidney disease patients who are on dialysis live longer if they have a high body mass index (BMI); however, BMI measurements do not differentiate lean from fat mass. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh MD, PhD (Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA ...

A new study by pediatric researchers has added to the evidence that genes have a strong influence on childhood obesity. The study team searched across the whole genomes of thousands of obese children for copy number variations (CNVs)--deletions or duplications of DNA sequences. Although the CNVs they found are rare within the population, their data suggest that those individuals harboring such variants are at a very high risk of becoming obese. "Our study is the first large-scale, unbiased genome-wide scan of CNVs in common pediatric obesity," said study leader Struan ...

A new study uncovers multiple genetic variations associated with common childhood obesity. The research, published by Cell Press on October 14th in the American Journal of Human Genetics, is likely to guide future studies aimed at characterizing the affected genes and unraveling the complex biology that underlies childhood obesity. Obesity, which has increased significantly in recent years in Western societies, is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The majority of obese children become obese adults and adolescent obesity is associated ...

UCLA scientists have discovered that exposing fetal neurons to higher than normal levels of a common immune protein leads to abnormal brain development in mice. Published Oct. 14 in the online Journal of Neuroimmunology, the finding may provide new insights into factors contributing to human neurological disorders like schizophrenia and autism. The researchers studied a protein called major histocompatibility complex, or MHC. The protein plays a dual role in the body: It helps the immune system to identify infected cells, and it enables neurons to make the right ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have gained insight into how different types of age-related hearing loss may occur in humans. The discovery could eventually help physicians develop drugs to combat progressive hearing loss. Their paper is published on October 14 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. James Ervasti, Ph.D., and colleague Ben Perrin, Ph.D., studied how two very closely related genes contribute to hearing function in mice. Mutations in the same genes are associated with deafness in humans. The duo discovered two key cellular processes ...

1. One-Size-Fits-All Blood Pressure Recommendations Won't Suit All Dialysis Patients Age, Race, and Diabetes Status Affect Blood Pressure's Link to Premature Death Previous research indicates that mild to moderate hypertension may not increase dialysis patients' risk of dying prematurely. These findings contrast with those found in the general population and are generalized to diverse groups of patients with kidney disease. To see if age, race, and the presence or absence of diabetes affects the relationship between blood pressure and risk of premature death among dialysis ...

Dramatic flares and bursts of energy - activity previously thought reserved for only the strongest magnetized pulsars - has been observed emanating from a weakly magnetised, slowly rotating pulsar. The international team of astrophysicists who made the discovery believe that the source of the pulsar's power may be hidden deep within its surface. Pulsars, or neutron stars, are the collapsed remains of massive stars. Although they are on average only about 30km in diameter, they have hugely powerful surface magnetic fields, billions of times that of our Sun. The most ...

Rivers and streams supply the lifeblood of ecosystems across the globe, providing water for drinking and irrigation for humans as well as a wide array of life forms in rivers and streams from single-celled organisms all the way up to the fish humans eat. But humans and nature itself are making it tough on rivers to continue in their central role to support fish species, according to new research by a team of scientists including one from Arizona State University. Globally, rivers and streams are being drained due to human use and climate change. These and other human ...

Although most people assume that tests are a way to evaluate learning, a wealth of research has shown that testing can actually improve learning, according to two researchers from Kent State University. Dr. Katherine Rawson, associate professor in Kent State's Department of Psychology, and former Kent State graduate student Mary Pyc publish their research findings in the Oct. 15, 2010, issue of the journal Science. "Taking practice tests – particularly ones that involve attempting to recall something from memory – can drastically increase the likelihood that you'll be ...

The food chain - the number of organisms that feed on each other — in the world's streams and rivers depends more upon the size of the stream and whether the waterways flood or run dry than the amount of available food resources, Yale University and Arizona State University (ASU) researchers report online in the Oct. 14 issue of the journal Science Express. The findings suggest that large predators in river systems will be threatened by increased variability in water flow induced by climate change. The research also helps settle an old debate among ecologists about ...