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Environmental enrichment therapy improves behaviors of children with autism

Children with autism showed significant improvement after six months of simple sensory exercises at home using everyday items such as scents, spoons and sponges, according to UC Irvine neurobiologists.

Shenk Dental Care Stimulates Bone Growth for Gum Disease Patients Seeking Dental Implants with Laser Gum Surgery in Atlanta, GA

Patients with gum disease in Atlanta, GA, can now enjoy the benefits of the Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure (LANAP), which stimulates bone growth and can help prevent effected teeth from falling out. If patients have already lost teeth due to their gum disease, LANAP sets up a healthy environment for the patients to receive dental implants. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Patients of Dr....

VCA Animal Hospitals Offers Free Boarding for Pets Affected by Oklahoma Tornadoes

VCA Animal Hospitals announced that select VCA hospitals in Oklahoma are offering free boarding assistance for small animals, including dogs, cats, birds and pocket pets, whose families have lost their homes or are among those evacuated due to the devastating tornadoes in the state. “Our thoughts are with the families who have been impacted by t...

Coffee Leaf Rust: It's Coming for Your Morning Joe

Oh no! Good intentions don't mean good prospects for organic farming are a sure thing down on the farm.Progressive-minded café goers have long appreciated the value of an organic cup of coffee. Not only do conventional beans require synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, what's good for the bean--an organic approach--is also good for the grower. "When you think about organic coffee," a specialty f...

AMOLED Displays to Have Major Influence on Innovation in the Cloud Computing Era

"In the cloud computing era, AMOLED displays are most likely to have the greatest amount of influence on innovation in smart devices." Kinam Kim, CEO of Samsung Display, delivered this statement as part of a keynote speech on "Display and Innovation" to attendees at the Society for Information Display's Display Week 2013 in the Vancouver Convention Centre...

PurThread Technologies Finalist for American Technology Award in Health & Medical Technologies and Advanced Manufacturing Categories

DURHAM, N.C., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The antimicrobial textile technology being developed by PurThread Technologies is a finalist in the 2013 TechAmerica Foundation American Technology Awards (ATAs) in the categories of Health & Medical Technologies and Advanced Manufacturing. The life science and performance fabric firm is dedicated to developing textiles to reduce the bioburden in the...

In View hosted by Larry King Announces New Videos on its YouTube Channel

The nationally-distributed TV series presents episodes about shipping companies, healthcare-related businesses, and successful companies in other industries. Boca Raton, Fla. (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 The In View series, a wide-ranging TV program distributed on cable networks and cable channels across the country, announces it has posted a batch of new episodes on its YouTube channel. The producers of...

Jon Huntsman Funds Charitable Donations With Share Proceeds

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced that Jon M. Huntsman, its Executive Chairman and Founder, sold shares of the company in order to honor long standing charitable commitments. Jon M. Huntsman stated:  "From time to time, it is necessary to monetize a portion of my investment in Huntsman Corporation in order to fund philanthropi...

Workshops Offered To Identify Underlying Challenges That Put Strain On Relationships

Texas Counseling is helping couples sift through the elements that strain their relationships and help develop solutions through their Sexuality and Relationship Workshops and individualized counseling sessions. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Modern couples have countless strains on their relationships. With the help of Texas Counseling’s Sexuality and Relationship Workshops, couples are le...

San Jose Cannabis Club Helps Feed Hungry Children with Second Harvest Food Bank

Medical marijuana dispensary, MedMar: Healing Center, located in downtown San Jose, is currently participating in a food drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 MedMar Healing Center announces their participation in the CannaCommunity Solutions food drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. Twenty-eight businesses, including MedMar Healing Center, doctors, and clubs, are...

Pension gaps at not-for-profit U.S. hospitals growing -Moody's

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The pension gap at U.S. not-for-profit hospitals is growing, according to a Moody's Investors Service report released on Tuesday that found the low interest rate environment is contributing to the shortfall.

Minus environment, patterns still emerge

Environment is not the only factor in shaping regulatory patterns -- and it might not even be the primary factor, according to a new Rice University study that looks at how cells' protein networks relate to a bacteria's genome. read more

Medtronic Announces CE Mark and Launch for CapSureFix Novus(TM) 5076 MRI Lead

Proven Lead Expands Access to MRI for Patients with Slow Heartbeat TOLOCHENAZ - May 21, 2013 -- Medtronic today announced CE Mark (Conformité Européenne) and launch of its CapSureFix Novus(TM)5076 Lead, which is now approved in the EU  for use in an MRI environment when paired with a Medtronic MR-Conditional pacemaker. The lead has not been approved for that use in the U.S. The CapSureFix No...

FTI Consulting Releases Realigned Segment Information Reflecting Newly Combined Health Solutions Practice

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 9, 2013, FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value (the "Company"), announced that it has combined the healthcare and life sciences focused personnel that were formerly included within the Corporate Finance/Restructuring segm...

BIO Issues Call for Paper and Panel Submissions for 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotech and Bioenergy

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) invites leaders from the biotechnology, chemical and agricultural industries to submit proposals and abstracts for panels, individual papers and posters for the 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy. This unique conference will be held Dec. 8-11, 2013 in San Diego. Participa...

Changing Cancer's Environment To Halt Its Spread

BOSTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By studying the roles two proteins, thrombospondin-1 and prosaposin, play in discouraging cancer metastasis, a trans-Atlantic research team has identified a five-amino acid fragment of prosaposin that significantly reduces metastatic spread in mouse models of prostate, breast and lung cancer. The findings suggest that a prosaposin-based drug could po...

Herbalife Engages PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) today filed a Form 8-K indicating that the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors has engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") as the Company's independent auditors. PwC will commence work immediately to re-audit the Company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012. PwC w...

BIO Welcomes EPA Proposed Rule on New RFS2 Pathways

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today welcomed the opportunity for public comment on proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) amendments and clarifications, which include new pathway determinations for advanced biofuels such as isobutanol and ethanol from crop residues. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO’s Industrial &a...

Adhesives and Sealants, Activated Carbon, Prefabricated Housing - Unbiased and Trusted Off-the-Shelf Market Research for Business Decision Makers

FARMINGTON, Conn., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Business decision makers have more access to information on almost any industrial market or company than before, but analytical insight is scarce. Global Information in partnership with Freedonia provides off-the-shelf market research with accurate and reliable forecasts, trend analysis and competitive intelligence that today's business decisi...

Kohl’s Cares Donates $1.5 Million to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

Donation will fund new Kohl’s Cares Grow Safe & Healthy program aimed at reducing childhood injuries Kohl’s Department Stores today announced a $1.5 million donation to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin from Kohl’s Cares®, the company’s philanthropic platform, to fund the Kohl’s Cares Grow Safe & Healthy program. The program...

Russell Reynolds Associates Adds Sofie Qiao to San Francisco Office and Max Zuckerman to the Palo Alto Office

Search Firm Elevates Healthcare Sector and the Technology Sector Global executive search and assessment firm Russell Reynolds Associates today announced the addition to the San Francisco office of Sofie Qiao as Executive Director of the Healthcare Sector, and Max Zuckerman as Associate in the Technology Sector based in Palo Alto. Sofie Qiao jo...

Democrats Push Back Against Claims Of Health Law 'Rate Shock'

House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats countered GOP claims that the health law is driving up insurance premiums by analyzing initial rate filings in five states. The Hill: Dems: Early Data Show Premiums Falling Under Obama Health Law Early filings show that insurers in some states are planning to lower their premiums after President Obama's healthcare law takes effect, Democrats noted on...

Proteostasis Therapeutics Presents Preclinical Data on Parkinson’s Disease and Cystic Fibrosis Targets at EMBO Conference

Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing novel therapeutics that regulate protein homeostasis to improve outcomes for patients with neurodegenerative and orphan diseases, today presented data on the Company’s preclinical targets for Parkinson’s disease and cystic fibrosis at a conference hosted by the European Molecular Biology Organizatio...

Speech Processing Solutions Unveils Re-Engineered Philips Pocket Memo

The latest in the line of leading handheld recorders incorporates breakthrough 3D microphone technology and new design for enhanced dictation experience Speech Processing Solutions, the market leader in professional dictation systems, today launched the latest edition in the

Save the Children Announces Response to Oklahoma Tornado

Organization mobilizes efforts to assess children’s needs and provide support in the wake of the tornado devastation Save the Children’s U.S. emergency response team is mobilizing staff and essential supplies to provide support, relief and recovery services to communities and families in Oklahoma. “We know from experience that children a...