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NetMotion Wireless Boosts Mobile Productivity for Bell Ambulance

SEATTLE, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- NetMotion Wireless, a leading provider of mobile productivity and management software, today announced that it has been selected by Bell Ambulance to enable seamless roaming and data connectivity for its mobile emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and...

Parental Stress Boosts Kids' Asthma Risk

When combined with air pollution, smoking, it raises chances of condition, study finds TUESDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution from cars can increase a child's chances of developing asthma, but add parental stress and the odds for asthma get even higher, a new study finds. ...

BusinessWeek.com Reports an Appearance on Oprah Boosts Sunlight Saunas' Infrared Sauna Sales to Record Highs

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- BusinessWeek.com recently launched a story citing Oprah as 'Tech's Latest Trendsetter'. The article reports that among well-known tech companies -- such as Twitter and Kindle that have benefited from Oprah's "priceless" nod of approval -- is leading pr...

Obesity While Young Boosts Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Study points to yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight,,,,,, TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- Being overweight or obese as a young adult increases the risk for pancreatic cancer, and obesity in middle age is linked with poorer survival from the disease, a new study finds. ...

Breast-Feeding Boosts Child's School Performance

It led to better chances of higher GPA, college attendance, study shows,, WEDNESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Children who were breast-fed do better in high school and are more likely to go to college than their bottle-fed siblings, researchers report. While the health benefits o...

Omnicell Boosts Pharmacy Efficiency with Enhanced WorkflowRx(TM) Central Pharmacy Automation Software

Unique Intelligent Order Routing allows hospital pharmacies to design their workflow to be more efficient while reducing inventory levels ROSEMONT, Ill., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ASHP 2009 Summer Meeting and Exhibition -- Omnicell, Inc., (Nasdaq: OMCL ) a leading provider of syst...

Trimming the fat boosts blood recovery after marrow transplant

Seeking ways to improve blood recovery after chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have discovered that fat cells, which accumulate in bone marrow as people age, inhibit the marrow's ability to produce new blood cells. Their study, published online June ...

Frost & Sullivan: Replacement of Old Equipment Boosts Kenyan Medical Imaging Industry

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The medical imaging market in Kenya is set for steady growth over the next five years, driven by an aging population demanding greater access to imaging and diagnostic procedures. However, price sensitivity and competition in the market remain high d...

Brain Imaging Study Confirms Cognizin(R) Citicoline Boosts Mental Function; to be Presented at International Society of Sports Nutrition Annual Conference

Natural Compound Proven to Improve Memory, Spark Energy and Protect Against Mental 'Burn Out' that Accompanies Aging NEW ORLEANS, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent study out of McLean Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School , confirms that Cognizin(R) Citicoline, a dietary supplement ...

Twitter Boosts CNN Reporter's Fight to Save Her Brother's Life

Veronica De La Cruz is turning to the power of social media giant Twitter in a bid to rally support to overcome healthcare red tape and save the life of her 27-year old brother Eric, in dire need of a heart transplant. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 17, 2009 -- Thanks in lar...

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DSM Announces Yield Boosts of 5-10 Fold With XD(R) Technology for Mammalian Manufacturing Platforms

PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- DSM announced today that its proprietary XD(R) Technology boosts bioreactor productivity and titers of mammalian cell culture processes by 5-10 fold for the production of proteins and antibodies. Recent studies completed at the R&D labs of DSM Biol...

New Study: Pine Bark Extract Boosts Nitric Oxide (NO) Production

Research shows Pycnogenol(R) boosts healthy NO production, increasing blood flow, muscle oxygen supply HOBOKEN, N.J., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A study to be published in the October edition of Hypertension Research reveals Pycnogenol(R), (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plan...

Scottsdale Facility to Be First in U.S. to Showcase True REST Technology

...th the following benefits: -- Eliminates jet lag -- Improves sleep -- Quickens rehabilitation and recovery -- Relieves pain -- boosts immunity -- Improves circulation -- Reduces blood pressure, pulse, heart rate and oxygen consumption -- Sharpens mental clarity and alertn...

New Study Shows Probiotic Strain Effective in Boosting Immune Response to Flu Virus

... Bacillus coagulans boosts a key immune marker in healthy people CLEVELAND, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study in the current issue of Postgraduate Medicine suggests that ...

Doctors Urge Precaution to Shield Against Swine Flu

...ely and effectively add supplements that contain proven immune system boosters, such as AHCC, which carefully controlled scientific studies have shown boosts NK cell function." Additional information and research about ImmPower AHCC can be found at immpowerinfo.com. The product is sold through doctors...

InnoCentive and Nature Publishing Group Announce Partnership to Facilitate Open Innovation

...lar appeal during a global economic downturn. " Nature is one of the most well-known scientific publications on the market and this partnership boosts awareness of the benefits of open innovation within the scientific community," said Dwayne Spradlin, CEO of InnoCentive, Inc. "It is imperative for co...

Biotica Strikes Significant Collaboration Deal With GlaxoSmithKline

... open for additional investors and will support progression of the company's high-value, unpartnered programs. "The deal with GSK significantly boosts our cash position and enables us to further strengthen our position as the leading natural product optimization company. We look forward to working wi...

Resurgent Health and Medical Announces That Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota has Ordered 25 CleanTech Automated Handwashing Systems

...certified CHG-based sanitizer contains mild skin conditioners to continuously improve skin health while removing dangerous germs. The system further boosts compliance by ensuring a pleasant, uniform handwash using high-pressure water jets that perform a consistent wash-and-sanitize cycle every time the ma...

Baxter Initiates Phase III Trial for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

...MAGARD LIQUID contains a broad spectrum of immunoglobulins (antibodies). The therapy is approved for use as an immunoglobulin replacement therapy that boosts the immune system in patients with primary immunodeficiency disorders. The precise mechanisms of the therapy's effects in Alzheimer's disease are not ...

Cytopia Announces Novel Anti-Cancer Drug Development Collaboration

... boosts Cytopia's development of early pipeline cancer drug candidates MELBOURNE, Australia, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cytopia Limited (ASX: CYT) toda...

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Zebra Barcode Wristbands

Description:... Hospitals, correctional facilities, recreational venues and more use Zebra Z-Band Wristbands to provide automated data capture that boosts efficiency and accuracy while reducing costly and dangerous errors. Zebra wristband family has excellent print quality and color-coding options for se...
Company:InfoLogix, Inc.

RFID Z-Band® 4000

Description:... Hospitals, correctional facilities, recreational venues and more can use Zebra's RFID wristbands to provide automated data capture that boosts efficiency and accuracy while reducing costly and dangerous errors. RFID wristbands can also prevent counterfeiting of admissions wristbands at entert...
Company:Zebra Technologies Corporation

Impact2 Equalizer 384 8-Channel Electronic Pipettor, 0.5-12.5L

Description:... or 4.5mm to 9mm (12-channel). Equally Spaced, Expandable, Multichannel Pipettor The Equalizer replaces fixed multichannel pipettors and instantly boosts productivity with an industry breakthroughequal tip spacings that expand with the simple adjustment of a slide rod. This innovation allows the quick a...
Company:Matrix Technologies Corporation

Impact2 Equalizer 384 8-Channel Electronic Pipettor, 2-125L

Description:... or 4.5mm to 9mm (12-channel). Equally Spaced, Expandable, Multichannel Pipettor The Equalizer replaces fixed multichannel pipettors and instantly boosts productivity with an industry breakthroughequal tip spacings that expand with the simple adjustment of a slide rod. This innovation allows the quick a...
Company:Matrix Technologies Corporation

Impact Equalizer 384 8-Channel Electronic Pipettor, 0.5-12.5L

Description:... or 4.5mm to 9mm (12-channel). Equally Spaced, Expandable, Multichannel Pipettor The Equalizer replaces fixed multichannel pipettors and instantly boosts productivity with an industry breakthroughequal tip spacings that expand with the simple adjustment of a slide rod. This innovation allows the quick a...
Company:Matrix Technologies Corporation

Impact2 Equalizer 384 8-Channel Electronic Pipettor, 1-30l

Description:... or 4.5mm to 9mm (12-channel). Equally Spaced, Expandable, Multichannel Pipettor The Equalizer replaces fixed multichannel pipettors and instantly boosts productivity with an industry breakthroughequal tip spacings that expand with the simple adjustment of a slide rod. This innovation allows the quick a...
Company:Matrix Technologies Corporation

Impact Equalizer 384 8-Channel Electronic Pipettor, 1-30l

Description:... or 4.5mm to 9mm (12-channel). Equally Spaced, Expandable, Multichannel Pipettor The Equalizer replaces fixed multichannel pipettors and instantly boosts productivity with an industry breakthroughequal tip spacings that expand with the simple adjustment of a slide rod. This innovation allows the quick a...
Company:Matrix Technologies Corporation

Impact Equalizer 384 8-Channel Electronic Pipettor, 2-125L

Description:... or 4.5mm to 9mm (12-channel). Equally Spaced, Expandable, Multichannel Pipettor The Equalizer replaces fixed multichannel pipettors and instantly boosts productivity with an industry breakthroughequal tip spacings that expand with the simple adjustment of a slide rod. This innovation allows the quick a...
Company:Matrix Technologies Corporation

Impact2 Equalizer 384 12-Channel Electronic Pipettor, 0.5-12.5L

Description:... or 4.5mm to 9mm (12-channel). Equally Spaced, Expandable, Multichannel Pipettor The Equalizer replaces fixed multichannel pipettors and instantly boosts productivity with an industry breakthroughequal tip spacings that expand with the simple adjustment of a slide rod. This innovation allows the quick a...
Company:Matrix Technologies Corporation

Impact2 Equalizer 384 12-Channel Electronic Pipettor, 2.0% or 0.30L

Description:... or 4.5mm to 9mm (12-channel). Equally Spaced, Expandable, Multichannel Pipettor The Equalizer replaces fixed multichannel pipettors and instantly boosts productivity with an industry breakthroughequal tip spacings that expand with the simple adjustment of a slide rod. This innovation allows the quick a...
Company:Matrix Technologies Corporation

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Immune System

...other kinds of diseases result. ... Boost Your Child's Immune System . 8 FOODS THAT BOOST IMMUNITY. Adequately feeding your immune system boosts its fighting power. ... Your immune system is your bodyguard. It works both pro-actively and protectively to shield you from anything in your ...

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High-tech vehicle design boosts emergency rescue capacity

The EUREKA E! 3722 4 SAVE project has resulted in a design for high tech polyvalent rescue vehicles able to take paramedics to a disaster area and immediately carry up to four patients away for treatment. The key element was the development of a completely new type of four-stretcher support that c...

Faculty of Translational Medicine boosts support for biomedical researchers

A new Faculty of Translational Medicine has been launched to increase support for, and enhance collaboration among researchers as they search for new treatments and diagnostic tests for a range of diseases and conditions. The Faculty is based in the National Institute for Health Research Comprehe...

ESA's Earth observation missions: Sharing teams and facilities boosts efficiency

With ESA's family of Earth observation missions expanding, it makes sense to share operations engineers across satellites and conduct mission control from a combined Dedicated Control Room. The move is increasing efficiency, enhancing effectiveness and generating improved economic returns. Fl...

Late motherhood boosts family lifespan

SALT LAKE CITY, May 4, 2009 Women who have babies naturally in their 40s or 50s tend to live longer than other women. Now, a new study shows their brothers also live longer, but the brothers' wives do not, suggesting the same genes prolong lifespan and female fertility, and may be more important...

Major NSF grant boosts UNH research on hormonal genomics

DURHAM, N.H. Stacia Sower, professor of biochemistry and director of the Center for Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology at the University of New Hampshire, has received a $420,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research on brain and pituitary hormones and receptors. ...

New MegaMatcher Accelerator Boosts Speed for High-Volume Biometric Identification and Database Duplicate Searching

Combined Software/Hardware Solution Matches More Than 10 Million Fingerprints per Second VILNIUS, Lithuania, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies, is now offering MegaMatcher Accelerator, a packaged hardware and software s...

High CO2 boosts plant respiration, potentially affecting climate and crops

The leaves of soybeans grown at the elevated carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) levels predicted for the year 2050 respire more than those grown under current atmospheric conditions, researchers report, a finding that will help fine-tune climate models and could point to increased crop yields as CO 2 levels ...

A little wine boosts omega-3 in the body: Researchers find a novel mechanism for a healthier heart

Moderate alcohol intake is associated with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in plasma and red blood cells. This is the major finding of the European study IMMIDIET that will be published in the January issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutriti on, an official publication of the Americ...

Nanotechnology boosts war on superbugs

This week Nature Nanotechnology journal (October 12th) reveals how scientists from the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL are using a novel nanomechanical approach to investigate the workings of vancomycin, one of the few antibiotics that can be used to combat increasingly resistan...

Anti-HIV therapy boosts life expectancy more than 13 years

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The life expectancy for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has increased by more than 13 years since the late 1990s thanks to advancements in antiretroviral therapy, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Simon Fraser Universit...

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Pharmaceutical Packaging Equipment Manufacturer Boosts European Distribution

Pharmaceutical packaging equipment manufacturer, Sepha Ltd, enters strategic European alliances and gears up for business at world's major chemical processing congress in Frankfurt, Achema 2009 Belfast (Vocus) May 11, 2009 -- The Northern Ireland based manufacturer of i...

New Online Imaging Suite Boosts Healthcare Imaging Efficiency, Productivity, and Revenues

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- - MC Strategies' New Online Solution Meets Research, Education, Communication and Compliance Challenges of Radiologic Technologists, Managers MC Strategies today introduced Mosby's Imaging Suite ( http://www.mosbysimagingsuite.com ), the...

Nanostructure boosts efficiency in energy transport

CHESTNUT HILL, MA (March 3, 2009) Overcoming a critical conductivity challenge to clean energy technologies, Boston College researchers have developed a titanium nanostructure that provides an expanded surface area and demonstrates significantly greater efficiency in the transport of electrons. ...

USDA Boosts Food Safety Research with Purchase of Waters ACQUITY TQD System

UPLC/Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry System Intended for Veterinary Drug Residue Analysis of Poultry and Livestock MILFORD, Mass., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT ) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research S...

KanekaQH(TM) Ubiquinol Dramatically Boosts Ejection Fraction in Patients With Late-Stage Congestive Heart Failure

Results of first clinical trial indicate pre-converted form of Coenzyme Q10 positively impacted heart function in critically ill subjects HOUSTON, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from the first clinical trial evaluating ubiquinol's effects on late-stage congestive heart failure showed that th...

Winning University of Melbourne Ph.D. research boosts the search for sensitive sensors

Research that could lead to brighter LCD screens, more efficient solar panels, improved biomedical imaging and high-tech security sensors has won the University of Melbourne's Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in PhD. Dr Daniel Gomez, who completed his thesis in the School of Chemistry, has she...

New Study Finds Growth Factor Boosts Productivity in Mammalian Cell Culture

Leading researchers in academia and industry reveal powerful effects of recombinant lactoferrin (tradename: Lacromin) in mammalian cell culture leading to a significant boost in productivity. FORT COLLINS, Colo., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A recently published study in the scientific...

On the boil: New nano technique significantly boosts boiling efficiency

Troy, N.Y. Whoever penned the old adage "a watched pot never boils" surely never tried to heat up water in a pot lined with copper nanorods. A new study from researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that by adding an invisible layer of the nanomaterials to the bottom of a metal ve...

Genzyme Boosts Quality Using Dyadem Quality Lifecycle Management

TORONTO, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ ), one of the world's leading biotechnology companies, is enhancing the quality of the medical devices produced in its Bio-surgery division with software from Dyadem, the leader in Risk Lifecycle Management and Quality Lifecycl...

Cystic Fibrosis: License Agreement Boosts Development of Therapy Against Lung Infections

ZURICH, Switzerland, December 19 /PRNewswire/ -- An exclusive license for the development and commercialisation of a drug delivery system for lung infections in Cystic Fibrosis patients was signed today. As part of the agreement, aRigen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Japan transferred relevant rights t...

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Light-dependent reaction

...o photosystem II as they would in the analogous cyclic pathway. Instead, the still-excited electrons are transferred to a photosystem I complex, which boosts their energy level to a higher level using a second solar photon. The highly excited Arif Rashid electrons are transferred to the primary acceptor pro...

Light-dependent reaction

...o photosystem II as they would in the analogous cyclic pathway. Instead, the still-excited electrons are transferred to a photosystem I complex, which boosts their energy level to a higher level using a second solar photon. The highly excited Arif Rashid electrons are transferred to the primary acceptor pro...

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Immune system

...involved in eliminating from the body. Boost Your Child's Immune System . 8 FOODS THAT BOOST IMMUNITY. Adequately feeding your immune system boosts its fighting power. ... The immune system is one of nature's more fascinating inventions. ... If you're reading about the immune system for...

Genetic diversity

...enetic diversity . " Richness" ... Known as genetic diversity , this incredible variation within species is what ... Genetic diversity boosts the total crop values on American farms by some $520 ... Genetic diversity helps to provide resistance to disease and pests – mass ... a shar...