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Snoring Isn't Sexy, LLC Launches Survey to Determine Extent of Drowsy Drivers on Land, Sea and In The Air

Snoring Isn't Sexy® announces the launch of an anonymous, confidential survey to determine the extent of drowsy Truck Drivers, Bus Drivers, Commuter Train Operators, Airline Pilots, Railroad Engineers, Heavy Machinery Operators and Ship Captains. New York, NY (Vocus...

SaltWorks' Gourmet Sea Salts Are a Step Ahead of a Top Food Trend for 2009

WOODINVILLE, Wash., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The world is waking up to the pure, undiluted flavor and health benefits of all natural sea salt. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090323/SF86284 ) Consumers and manufacturers alike are discovering the incredible taste and pur...

HPS Establishes Independent Website for its Patent-Pending Mood-Enhancing Compound Naturally Found in Sea Coral

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Human Pheromone Sciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EROX) ("HPS" or "the Company") announced that it has established a website devoted to its newly-announced mood- enhancing compound, ER 303, for which the Company filed Comprehensive Patent A...

HPS Files Comprehensive Patent Outside the Unites States for Mood-Enhancing Compound Naturally Found in Sea Coral

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Human Pheromone Sciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EROX) ("HPS" or "the Company") announced that it has filed a Comprehensive Patent Application with the International Bureau of the World Patent Office for the use of its innovative and previ...

HPS Files Patent for Mood-Enhancing Compound Naturally Found in Sea Coral

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Human Pheromone Sciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EROX) ("HPS" or "the Company") announced that it has filed a Comprehensive Patent Application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the use of an innovative and previously undeveloped co...

Small sea creatures may be the 'canaries in the coal mine' of climate change

(Boston, Mass.) As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk, according to scientists at a press briefing this morning at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston. Gretchen ...

UCSD research team identifies novel anticancer drug from the sea

A collaborative team of researchers spearheaded by Dennis Carson M.D., professor of medicine and director of the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has identified a potent new anti-cancer drug isolated from a toxic blue-green algae found in...

Chinese takeaway in the Wadden Sea

Food is not available everywhere in the Wadden Sea so you have to search for it. Yet if you do not have much time then where is the best place to go? Initially the food rich spots always seem to be the first choice. But there you can find other animals of course and that gives rise to food competi...

Medical Malpractice at Sea

Lawsuit Alleges Carnival Cruise Lines Passenger Drowned in Her Own Fluids After Captain Refuses to Evacuate Her MIAMI, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A lawsuit filed yesterday in Federal Court in Miami alleges that the infirmary staff on the Carnival Cruise Lines ship, the Carnival Leg...

Desalination of Sea is Not a Solution to Tackle Global Water Scarcity: WWF

Turning salt water into drinking water is not a solution to tackle global water scarcity. Attention should rather be paid to conserving supplies, as desalination is an expensive , energy intensive process that releases a vast amount of greenhouse gas, the WWF has said in its report. "Desali...

Madonna "hooked" to Age-defying Dead Sea Ingredient Israeli Cream

Pop diva Madonna, who has lately been criticised for looking scrawny and gaunt, is "hooked" on an age-defying Israeli skincare product . The 48-year-old singer, was overjoyed when her Kabbalah mentor Karen Berg told her about a "rejuvenating" product which helps keep lines and wrinkles at ba...

Rising Sea Levels Could Disintegrate Antarctic Ice Sheet

Rising sea-levels could cause the Antarctic ice sheet to break up, even though the air over it will remain chilly enough to prevent significant melting for at least a century, according to a new study by a researcher from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. As part of their stud...

Hunt for Sea Delicacy Taking a Toll in California

Divers scouring the sea-bed for abalone are paying with their lives. Four people perished in the past week in California while pursuing abalone, which is used in sushi// and a variety of other Asian dishes and can sell for 100 dollars apiece on the black market. Abalone are a special type of sh...

Hundreds Literally Sea ‘sick’ on Luxury Linr

‘A sea cruise we will never forget’, is how some passengers describe it.// They speak for many more, around 300 passengers and crew who were infected with a stomach flu-causing bug; norovirus aboard the luxury cruise ship, Queen Elizabeth 2. This virus causes a contagious gastric illnes...

How Many Genes Does It Take to Learn? Lessons from Sea Slugs

Scientists analyzing the genomics of a marine snail have gotten an unprecedented look at brain mechanisms, discovering that the neural processes in even a simple sea// creature are far from sluggish. At any given time within just a single brain cell of sea slug known as Aplysia, more than 10,0...

Cheese Saltier Than Sea Water

According to a study conducted by food campaigners it was astonishing to find that some of the cheese brands have more salt than the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.// Parents are now buying cheese that are more salty and kids also like it for salt is an important ingredient which makes the food t...

Painkiller Based on Sea Snail Venom Made Available in Britain

New painkiller, Prialt, based on the venom of a sea snail will be available in Britain from today. The drug Prialt, or ziconotide, has resulted from over// 20 years' of research by the scientist, Baldomera Olivera, a professor at the University of Utah. The advantage of Prialt is that it is...

Indulge in sea food: no need to worry as benefits heavier than risks!

The new discoveries related to pollutants in fishes have dissuaded many a people from consuming it! But no longer, as it has been said that its benefits are much // more than its risks. This was said by scientists recently at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Sci...

Toxin from the sea to relieve pain

The toxin called ACV1 is being tested on humans as the first trials begin this month.// Discovered by Assoc. Prof. Bruce Livett and team from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) at the University of Melbourne, and Bio21 Research Institu...

Kids' Food: Saltier than the Deep Blue Sea

Some children's food items contain more salt than the deep blue sea, according to a new study.// Reducing children’s consumption of salt by half brings about a dramatic reduction in their blood pressure which would help to protect them from the risk of heart disease and stroke later in life. ...

A sunscreen from the sea

The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and an Australian company, Sunscreen Technologies Pvt Ltd (STPL), have reached agreement to develop the coral sunscreen, which is likely to hit the market in the near future. Corals have developed natural sunscreens to cope with long-term expos...

Sao Paulo Hosts Second CPhI and P-MEC South America Pharma Events

...12 highly-regarded annual events. The portfolio also includes Informex (specialty chemicals), Food Ingredients, HBA (health & beauty industry) and sea Trade (cruise industry). Worldwide locations for its events include China , India , Japan , North America, Brazil ,...

China Pharma Events Keep Growing For UBM

...2 highly-regarded annual events. The portfolio also includes Informex (speciality chemicals), Food Ingredients, HBA (health & beauty industry) and sea Trade (cruise industry). Worldwide locations for its events include China, India, Japan, North America, Brazil, Africa and Europe. More than 3...

Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared to Help Pennsylvania Workers Hurt by Recession

... 108 Woody Drive Butler , PA Wednesday, July 29, 2009 WHEN: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. WHERE: Hoss's Steak and sea House 9016 William Penn Highway Huntingdon , PA WHEN: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. WHERE: Southgate Shopping Center...

Tiffany Diamond Eternity Bands and Cartier 'Love' Rings: Beladora Announces Sharp Wedding Jewelry Sales Increase

...from such noted designers as Van Cleef & Arpels, Bvlgari, Chanel, Tiffany & Co., Mauboussin, Dior, Cartier and many others. Tahitian and South sea pearls are also popular jewelry items for the mothers of the brides and grooms. Jewelry ranges from wedding bands to brooches, pendants, cufflinks, ea...

EcoloBlue is a New source of Water and a New Green Industry

...sue. The separation of drinking water and sewage becomes more difficult with aging and crumbling infrastructures. EcoloBlue (AWG)'s do not deplete the sea or produce unusable stockpiles of salt. Environmental pollution is controlled by the low energy consumption with this method of water production. ...

Burrill Merchant Banking Advises Pfizer Inc. on Dermatology Portfolio Divestment

...gress of the global biotechnology industry and annual "State of the Industry" report the latest of which is Biotech 2009-Life Sciences: Navigating the sea Change, the 23rd annual report on the industry. The 470-plus page book contains analysis and perspectives on the performance of the industry in 2008 ...

Duane Reade Dispenses a Large Dose of Marketing, as it Strengthens its Hometown Connection

...ire Magazine, Men's Wearhouse, TimeOut Magazine, Grey Goose Vodka, SteinMart, Reebok, Massachusetts General Hospital, Hotwire.com, Office Depot, Legal sea Foods, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Pepsi/SOBE, Corazon Tequila, Empire Kosher Chicken, Acura, CarMax, Sports Authority and others. For more informati...

Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species

...a known human carcinogen. In addition, virus-induced cancers can affect reproduction in some wildlife species (such as genital tumors in California sea lions) or hamper their feeding or eyesight, the news release noted. More information The American Veterinary Medical Association discusses ca...

InPlace Medical Solutions(TM) Names Malaysia's Atlas Merger SDN.BHD as Regional Agent

... Chief Executive Officer Mohd Aminuddin Husain of Atlas Merger SDN.BHD. "To obtain the best people to work in such remote locations as the South China sea - where medical services and facilities can be many hours away - employers need the best health and medical services available." Husain added, "We hav...

Wildlife faces cancer threat

...ity of some wildlife populations to reproduce. Genital tumors in California sea lions on North America's western coast occur at much higher rates than prev...duced cancers can affect the feeding ability or eyesight of wildlife. Green sea turtlesa migratory species in oceans across the globesuffer from fibropapil...

Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP) Accelerates Healing of Joint Injuries, Osteoarthritis Pain

...ntrifugation, the components not responsible for tissue repair are removed and the platelets remain. When in their resting state, platelets look like sea sponges and when activated form branches. Platelets were initially known to be responsible for blood clotting. In the last 20 years physicians have le...

Air Force to Install Fieldturf at Falcon Field

...pid growth of college baseball." Falcon Field is one of the most unique college baseball facilities in the nation as it sits 7,000+ feet over sea level. Set against the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains, Falcon Field has been the home of Air Force baseball since 1957.    ...

Slugs a home run with NIH

...nd raises Aplysia californica , commonly known as sea hares or sea slugs. Over the course of the next five years, th...w in excess of 12 tons of algae a year to feed the sea slugs. In order to find ways to enhance maricultu...

Mercury in Mackenzie River delta dramatically higher than previously believed

...whales in the western Arctic have higher mercury levels in their flesh than Belugas in the eastern Arctic. The Mackenzie River empties in the Beaufort sea at the western edge of the Northwest Territories. Graydon's new estimates were confined to the three months the research team spent on the delta w...

Japan Pharma Events Rise to Market Challenge

...2 highly-regarded annual events. The portfolio also includes Informex (speciality chemicals), Food Ingredients, HBA (health & beauty industry) and sea Trade (cruise industry). Worldwide locations for its events include China , India , Japan , North America,...

New Stayhealthy Body Composition Technology Announced at Microsoft's Connected Health Conference

...em of obesity. While body weight is important, having the ability to accurately and cost effectively measure individual body composition represents a sea change in how people can address weight-related health risks by allowing people to target only the portion of their weight that is most critically ass...

Antibiotics, antimicrobials and antifungals in waterways

...ts found higher concentrations of these pharmaceuticals in raw wastewater compared to treated wastewater. "Rivers, creeks, lakes, estuaries, basins, sea waters and wells have been reported to be contaminated by several of these compounds," says Dr. Sauv, adding that a previous review by the scientific ...

Kashi Company Debuts Heart to Heart(TM) Whole Grain Crackers

...our favorite toppings." Kashi(R) Heart to Heart(TM) Whole Grain Crackers are available in two tasty flavors: Original, which features a dash of sea salt to taste, and Roasted Garlic, offering a zesty kick of garlic. "We hope you will delight in the hearty goodness of this delicious whole grain cra...

Indiana U. research at the American College of Sports Medicine conference

...nd that athletes' elevated or heavier breathing at sea level immediately following high-altitude training... consider giving themselves one week to 10 days at sea level before a major competition. Elite endura...oxygen to fuel muscles when they compete nearer to sea level. Chapman said their study, however, found...