Healthcare Reform and Green Initiatives Trigger Explosive Growth in UV Disinfection Technologies

VALENCIA, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The healthcare industry is under attack from all sides. The Obama Administration has asked hospitals to give up $155 billion in future Medicare and Medicaid payments to fund healthcare reform, all the while operating and energy costs continue to rise;...

Traumatic brain injury caused by exposure to explosive blast presents critical challenge

New Rochelle, NY, June 18, 2009Blast-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) has reached critical levels in modern-day warfare. The current issue of Journal of Neurotrauma focuses on the intensive efforts to develop effective treatment strategies and model systems for studying the cause and effect...

HealthMedia(R) Explosive Growth Continues in First Quarter 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthMedia(R), the global leader in scalable behavior change interventions with outcomes, once again reported significant growth -- doubling its first quarter earnings year over year. Healthcare license revenues increased 60 percent and revenue from par...

Intermittent Explosive Disorder is More Prevalent Now Than Before

Intermittent Explosive Disorder, a mental illness, which was under-diagnosed till now was found to be more prevalent among the people that it was thought before//. Intermittent Explosive Disorder or Rage disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of angry and potentially violent outbursts. Thi...

NMPI Launches Fifth Portable Cardiology Unit

... Nuclear Medicine Professionals, Inc. has added a fifth mobile nuclear cardiology unit to its fleet to keep pace with explosive growth in demand and market expansion. Gainesville, FL (PRWEB) August 5, 2009 -- Nuclear Medicine Professionals, Inc. (NMPI...

American Society of Anesthesiologists Launches Web Site Focused on Educating and Empowering the Public about Anesthesiology

... "LifelinetoModernMedicine.com gives patients a wealth of information so they can be well-informed about their options." The last decade has seen explosive growth in the number of health care consumers who are searching for medical information on the Internet. According to Google AdWords, every month, 90 ...

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Expands Board of Directors

... Naval Academy . While serving as a platoon commander in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, Andrew's patrol was attacked by insurgents using an improvised explosive device. Andrew suffered the loss of both of his legs and has undergone over sixty surgeries to repair the multiple internal and external injuries caus...

Click4Care(R) Announces Appointment of Rob Gillette as CEO

...announced the appointment of Rob Gillette as CEO. Gillette will focus on guiding the company through the next phase of its development, following its explosive growth in the last two years. In addition to leading Click4Care, Gillette will continue as CEO of Burlington, Massachusetts-based HealthEdge, as ...

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab Group Joins OrthoCare Innovations

...f robotics includes the development of advanced dexterity for future ground explosive ordnance disposal robot systems. He also leads the common architecture and overall systems engineering efforts for the Navy's Advanced explosive Ordnance Disposal Robot Systems. About OrthoCare Innovations Or...

Push-ups 'I've got a Secret'

... to write his book only after officially doing more than 10 million push-ups. "My book is the first and only book ever dedicated entirely to the most explosive exercise on the planet! Push-ups!" says Skup. Push-ups have always been perceived as a warm-up exercise until now. "This is not just an exercis...

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Number of Patients With Dementia on the Rise

...re it escalates. Sabin is one of millions of Americans who experience memory loss and may eventually be diagnosed with dementia. "This is an explosive disease," says Sid Gilman, M.D., director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at University of Michigan Health System, who conducts research ...

Low Acid Coffee Backed By Scientific Research

...tudies with market data that indicates there are several million consumers who have stomach discomfort from coffee drinking, it's clear Puroast(R) has explosive market potential and delivers a strong consumer benefit." Arthur R. Euler, MD, a gastroenterologist who directed Glaxo's Zantac(R) Clinical Developm...

Sports Legacy Institute Announces Findings of Forensic Examinations on Wrestler Chris Benoit's Brain

...then led police on a 40 mile high- speed chase through central New York at speeds up to 100 mph on the wrong side of the highway, which resulted in an explosive crash and his death "When the SLI approached Michael Benoit about testing Chris' brain as part of the Sports Legacy Project, our goal was to determin...

Vicus Therapeutics to Present at the 234th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Boston, MA

... Indian clinical research infrastructure, and the acceptance of Indian data by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that is currently driving the explosive growth of clinical research in India. Mr. Maki's presentation is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. About Cancer Cachexia and VT-122 Cancer cachexia results in...

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Chloride

...both stage coaches and trains during its colorful history. ... At room temperature, vinyl chloride is a colorless, highly flammable, potentially explosive gas. ... Vinyl chloride should be stored in a cool, dry, well ... ...

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UC San Diego researchers could help US military thwart explosive threats

Researchers at UC San Diego are using statistical pattern recognition and image processing to help the U.S. military better detect hidden roadside explosives. Under a grant funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the National Science Foundation, UC San Diego structural engine...

Ancient marine invertebrate diversity less explosive than thought

Diversity among the ancestors of such marine creatures as clams, sand dollars and lobsters showed only a modest rise beginning 144 million years ago with no clear trend afterwards, according to an international team of researchers. This contradicts previous work showing dramatic increases beginnin...

New report: Explosive growth changes salmon industry

A new report, the first to take a comprehensive look at market competition between wild and farmed salmon, sheds new light on the contentious and complex issues surrounding farmed and wild salmon. The Great Salmon Run: Competition Between Wild and Farmed Salmon, released by TRAFFIC, the wildlife...

DOE-funded research projects win 46 R&D 100 Awards for 2009

... form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)a form that uses ultralow magnetic fields. MagViz noninvasively scans containers of liquids and gels, detects explosive liquids in less than a minute, and may make current airline liquid restrictions obsolete. TerraOps Software Radio This software moves the conce...

Explosive growth of life on Earth fueled by early greening of planet

...oic period, the time interval just prior to the Cambrian explosion. "An explosive and previously unrecognized greening of the Earth occurred toward the end o...atastrophes in the ocean," Knauth explained. "It requires that there was an explosive greening of Earth's land surfaces with pioneer vegetation several hundred m...

U-M researcher and colleagues predict large 2009 Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone'

...Gulf of Mexico dead zone. Each year in late spring and summer, these nutrients make their way down the Mississippi River and into the Gulf, fueling explosive algae blooms there. When the algae die and sink, bottom-dwelling bacteria decompose the organic matter, consuming oxygen in the process. The result is...

Demonstration Features Commercial Technology for Combating Terrorism

...al and biological detection, mitigation and protection equipment; communications equipment; delay and denial technology; explosives detection systems; explosive ordnance disposal equipment; fence sensor systems; individual protective equipment; night vision and optics devices; non-lethal weapons and technology...

Cholesterol-busting bug with a taste for waste

... they are able to degrade a wide range of environmental pollutants including phthalates (used in plastics), rubber and hazardous compounds such as the explosive hexogen (cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine). Gordonia cholesterolivorans ' ability to break down cholesterol means that it could be used to clean up cont...

Demonstration Features Commercial Technology for Combating Terrorism

...al and biological detection, mitigation and protection equipment; communications equipment; delay and denial technology; explosives detection systems; explosive ordnance disposal equipment; fence sensor systems; individual protective equipment; night vision and optics devices; non-lethal weapons and technology...

Admiral to discuss piracy on high seas at IEEE Homeland Security Conference

...pted peer-reviewed papers will be presented in the following tracks: weapons of mass destruction detection; border & maritime; counter IED (improvised explosive device); disaster response; and critical infrastructure protection. Presenters come from government, industry, academia, national laboratories and sma...

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International Drug & Explosive Detection Firm Identa Corp Releasing: Jant Pharmacal Corporation Reports Successful Market Penetration of the Accutest(R) IDenta Co-brand in the United States and Oversees

JERUSALEM, October 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IDenta Corp. (Other OTC: IDTA.PK) released today the Jant Pharmacal Corporation report regarding the penetration of the United States and Oversees markets. - The strategic partnership between Jant Pharmacal Corporation (Encino, CA) and IDenta C...

Safer, easier system for remote explosive detection

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Detecting roadside bombs may become easier, thanks to chemical sensors being developed at the University of Michigan. A team led by chemistry professor Theodore Goodson III has created materials that sniff out TNT and give off signals that can be detected remotely---from a mo...

Liberty Screening Services Hires Top Executive to Meet Explosive Demand for its Background-Screening Services

HOUSTON, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Sherry Jones, PHR, is the new national sales director for rapidly expanding Liberty Screening Services. The company creates uniform background-screening strategies for many Fortune 500/1000 clients and smaller companies through proprietary, real-time online so...

Sonic Foundry posts explosive growth, though still operating at a loss

Madison, Wis. Sonic Foundry reported revenue up 86 percent and a narrowed net loss for its fiscal year. The company makes multimedia presentation hardware and software for business, government and education. Revenue for 2005 was $8.3 million, compared to last year's $4.4 million. The company ...

'Adipose-derived' Stem Cells Could Help Traumatic Brain Injury Patients, Says Bio-Matrix Scientific Group's, Entest BioMedical Inc. Researcher

...TBI is a major cause of disability and death worldwide, but especially in young people. Causes include vehicle accidents, falls, violence, as well as explosive blasts in battle fields. In the U.S., approximately 1.5 million new TBI cases occur each year, adding to the almost 6.5 million cases that are perman...

JMAR Technologies' Chief Scientist Invited by Pfizer Inc. to Speak at IFPAC -- BioSentry Makes Strides in Pharma Market

...ystems for the detection of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) materials, today announced that JMAR's microbial contamination dete...ystems for the detection of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) materials, today announced that JMAR's microbial contamination dete...

JMAR Technologies Raises Awareness of BioSentry -- A High Tech Counter to Bioterrorism

...ystems for the detection of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) materials, today announced a media awareness initiative for JMAR's ...ystems for the detection of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) materials. Coupled with its established expertise in building advan...

2010 Japan Prize to Honor Scientists and Researchers in Industrial Production/Production Technology and Biological Production/Environment Fields

...ng. Furthermore, while innovations in technology have dramatically increased our capacity to produce food, the world population has been growing at an explosive rate and is surpassing the growth of the production capacity. In addition to protecting the environment and ensuring biodiversity, sustainable product...

BioAtom Inc. To Present at BIOCOM Investor Conference 2008

...nd co-patentee, was first to irradiate DNA by neutrons. Christian Druey, B.E.E., 38, has been instrumental in commercialization of medical imaging and explosive detection devices. Bogdan Maglich, Ph.D., CTO and Chairman, the inventor of the core technology, has been elected one of "50 Champions of Innovation" ...

KGI Offers Mammalian Cell Culture Program for Biotech Industry Professionals

...ustry professionals to learn the latest developments in mammalian cell culture, from November 2-7, 2008. "Mammalian cell biotechnology has undergone explosive growth over the last 25 years," said Matt Croughan, PhD, the George B. and Joy Rathmann Professor and director of the Amgen Bioprocessing Center at KG...

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Ethyl alcohol

...s. Chronic effects Dependency. Liver cirrhosis. Flash point 17C (62.6F) Autoignition temperature 425C (797F) explosive limits 3.5-15% More information Properties NIST WebBook MSDS Hazardous Chemical Database Unless ot...

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