Hong Kong's Shopping Spree Surges On, and on

Just west of Hong Kong's bustling Tsim Sha Tsui tourist district, bamboo scaffolding stretches like a web over a swathe of reclaimed land surrounded by tower blocks. It's a seemingly unpromising piece of real estate, but by the end of this year should be home to a massive new complex devot...

HCV Spree in US

According to a nationwide study it was found that about 4.1 million people in the US are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). // The current rate of infection was found to be 1.6%. The Hepatitis C virus affects the liver and spreads through contact with contaminated blood products. Drug users suf...

Digital Mammography and Clinical Review Display Units Energising the European Markets for Medical Imaging Display Monitors, Finds Frost & Sullivan

...s. The lack of stringent standards and mandates will affect volume sales of clinical review display monitors in the coming years. "A cost-cutting spree amongst European hospitals has directly affected the sale of imaging equipment, hampering the sales of acquisition display monitors attached to these ...

Say Cheese With Milk

... MILK? photo contest. With their parents' permission, kids ages six to 12 can submit a photo of their best smile that could win them a $500 shopping spree at a toy store, plus an electric tooth brush and GOT MILK? goodies. "A picture-perfect smile begins with milk," says Steve James, executive dir...

Skyscape's Mobile Healthcare Professional Community Crosses the 1 Million Mark

... know it then, his purchase qualified him as the Skyscape Millioneer. He has landed rewards including a Macbook, an iPod Touch , and a $200 shopping spree in the Skyscape store. Dr Saleh has been very pleased to use Skyscape resources in his clinical activities. "I enjoy using my Skyscape produ...

Shop 'Til You Drop: You May Feel Better

... actually overspend to try to cheer themselves up, a British survey shows. The poll of 700 women found that 79 percent said they'd go on a shopping spree to give themselves an emotional boost. About 40 percent listed "depression" and 60 percent listed "feeling a bit low" as reasons to go shopping and ov...

Detecting Potentially Violent Behavior in the Workplace

... CNN - March 11 - At least 10 people were killed Tuesday in a shooting spree that spanned two small southern Alabama towns, state officials confirmed. The gunman, who turned the gun on himself and the wife and child of a sherif...

Lillians(TM) Postpones 'The Dance' Fundraising Event; New Date Is October 23, 2009

... for an outfit of their choice, before going to the Minnetonka Country Club for a special luncheon. The day will wrap up with a complimentary shopping spree at Lillians of Excelsior. "Our mission with this day of pampering and The Dance Wellness Center is to give women a reason to forget their illne...

Weight Watchers(R) Reveals the 2008 Inspiring Stories of the Year Contest Winners Online and in the January Issue of Good Housekeeping

...essler III of Long Beach, CA (nearly 200 pounds lost). These winners each received a trip for two to New York City, $500 to be used towards a shopping spree and a tour of New York City. "What this inspiring story says to our readers is, 'if they can do this, you can do this,'" Ellis added. ...

November 23 Marks Tenth Anniversary of the Largest Civil Settlement in U.S. History

... American Lung Association Urges States to End the Tobacco Settlement Spending spree and Direct Funds to Protect Public Health WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This Sunday, November 23, 2008, will mark the ten ye...

Spree in Biological Technology

Biotech Continues Upward Climb in October

...tech during the month...in particular, Biogen Idec, which put itself 'up for sale' raising speculation that big Pharmawill go on an end-of-year buying spree adding large biotech companies with strong product pipelines to boost their own portfolios. And M&A transactions have picked up once again with severa...

Midwest large-cap life-science sector is solid in first quarter

... St. Louis-based Monsanto has also been on a strong rebound after a depressed stock price. Once again, Monsanto has gone on an ag technology buying spree and has announced several acquisitions. With the exception of Iowa, another interesting aside is that theres a balance of companies throughout the ...

DEMOfall - A return to simplicity

...e event each year. I dont go into the DEMO process with a pre-conceived notion of what the market will bear. Instead, DEMO is a bit like a shopping spree at a farmers market. I select the freshest, brightest, most intriguing ingredients for the mix -- then, when all the ingredients are laid out, I put t...