Small-business trends: Intuit sees more mom-preneurs
, the California-based provider of busines...State investment board keeps an eye on Wisconsin's tech trends
The agenda for this week's meeting of the in...VC trends, company progress discussed at Mason Wells portfolio meeting
Limited partners, portfolio company executives, and guests of met in Milwaukee to hear a speech from Mark Hessen,...World Future Society forecasts future trends
MADISON Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld once said there are known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns. University of Wisconsin-Madison Director of Executive Education used this statement Wednesday night as a catalyst to discuss probable tomorrows and future predictions. By drawing upon major points mad...Using Demographic Predictions, UW Prof Expounds Upon Trends in Tech
Madison, Wis. -- Paul Voss looks at the future in terms of social, not technological, change, but his demographic predictions could reveal upcoming trends in the technology needed by certain segments of the population. The professor of rural sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison addressed the Madison chapter of the World Future Society Thursday in a presentation titled Ameri...Changing Trends Regarding Insurance Cover For Weight Reduction Surgery
Bariatric surgery is a term derived from the Greek words: ''weight'' and ''treatment.'' Bariatric surgical procedures are major gastrointestinal operations that either seal off most of the stomach to reduce// the amount of food one can eat or rearrange the small intestine to reduce the calories the bodies can absorb. It is a collective term given to the various surgical options available...Trendsetters: Little girls fast track into ladies even before they know it
In an age when life is always in fast forward mode, and milestones are met long before they are due, it is alarming that little girls not more than 10 years, are reaching puberty 18 months sooner than their mothers and 2 years earlier than their grandmothers, a new research has revealed. // Early puberty is triggered by a range of factors that includes high levels of obesity, a lack of...Periodontal disease can be predicted by trends in obesity!
The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) has studied the relation between three parameters viz periodontal disease, obesity and insulin resistance //The study carried out at the University at Buffalo has given findings that point in the direction that obesity is a significant predictor for periodontal disease. This relation is not affected by age, gender, ra...Romantic and discreet trends in lingerie
Boxer shorts in football prints and innerwear with net inserts are some of the designs that the underwear// and lingerie designers are experimenting with.Overall, the trend in lingerie this year is tending toward discreet colors and forms with a hint of romance. The seductive undergarments require a little bit of self-restraint. "There's a lot being tried with embroidery. The garment...Stringent budget for 2006/2007 portends unhealthy trends for HIV/AIDS patients.
According to the director general of the Uganda AIDS Commission, Kihumuro Apuuli, and the envisaged budget cuts may hamper patients’ reach of anti-retroviral drugs// , which is extremely crucial to extend their lives. Presently almost 75,000 patients are using these drugs. Uganda has not been able to augment the annual healthcare budget over the years to the intended 15 percent, former...