VSP's Individual Plan Thrives in a Starving Economy
Less Than One in Five Employers Offer Stand Alone Vision Coverage* RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- VSP(R) Vision Care launched the industry's first fully-insured individual vision plan two years ago and has seen it grow to more than 25,000 members nationwide. In a recent stu...Franklin Memorial Hospital Thrives on the InstaMed Network
FARMINGTON, Maine and PHILADELPHIA, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- By utilizing InstaMed's solutions, Franklin Memorial Hospital has streamlined its payment collection processes, increased payment card transactions and decreased administrative costs. InstaMed's integrated and flexible platform allows F...Code Pink Boot Camp Thrives Despite Rough Economy
Code Pink Boot Camp Debuts in Arizona and Hawaii; Expands California Locations MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Christina Lucy, CEO and founder of Code Pink Boot Camp, is pleased to announce that Code Pink Boot Camp has grown 1200% in 2008 despite the turbulent economy and now in...Fighting a Fungus That Thrives on Tomatoes
Scientists find disease-resistant gene wards off fusarium wilt on leaves FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- A molecular-based approach to helping tomatoes fight a fungus that causes wilt has been identified by Dutch scientists. In agriculture, there's an ongoing battle against the ab...Fox Hill Senior Condominium Development Thrives During National Housing Slump
Upscale Independent Living Condominiums and Assisted Living Rental Suites On Track to Open in Late 2008 BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fox Hill Senior Condominium Community in Bethesda, MD, developed and managed by Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: SRZ ),...Despite Ailing Economy, Planet Fitness Thrives
Franchisees buck an industry trend and boost enrollments DOVER, N.H., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As the economy struggles, many health and fitness clubs continue their own struggle to stay out of the red. Franchisees of Planet Fitness, however, the fastest growing operator of full-size fitnes...While Health Clubs Say No to 'Canckles,' Leading Podiatrists Say No to Toenail Fungus
...alling on fitness clubs and their members to focus on a real health issue - common and highly contagious toenail fungus (Onychomycosis). Because fungi thrives in warm, moist environments like locker rooms, communal showers, pool and spa facilities, gym goers are at a higher risk of contracting nail fungus, w...ORSupply.com Unveils Largest Selection of Otoscopes Available Anywhere
...ed fiber optic otoscope built with unparalleled quality by Germany’s oldest manufacturer of medical diagnostic instruments. Where Welch Allyn thrives on its technological superiority, Heine has fashioned a sizeable market share by consistently delivering the highest quality instruments in the indust...Eliminate Varicose Veins with Invisible Veins, a Product of Pharmaco LLC
...owth factor complex provides unmatched results in wrinkle reduction and skin improvements. Clinical results are available on our web site. Pharmaco thrives to develop, manufacture and distribute products of highest quality to increase the health and well being of its customers. About Berkshire Informa...UGA licenses new Bermuda grass that thrives in sun and shade
Athens, Ga. An internationally recognized turfgrass researcher from the University of Georgia has developed a new Bermudagrass that thrives in sun, but also produces healthy turf in areas with less than half the light normally required for healthy Bermuda grass. The new Bermudagrass, licensed ...Ancient ecosystem thrives millions of years below Antarctic glacier
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Scientists have found an ancient ecosystem below an Antarctic glacier and learned that it survived millions of years by transforming sulfur and iron compounds for growth. Described in the April 17 issue of Science , the ecosystem lives without light or oxygen in a pool of bri...Purple extremist thrives under inhospitable conditions
This release is available in German . Mild environmental conditions are a prerequisite for life. Strong acids or dissolved metallic salts in high concentrations are detrimental to both humans and to simpler life forms, such as bacteria. Such conditions destroy proteins, ensuring that...MBL researchers probe how an ancient microbe thrives and evolves without sex
A January 2004 finding by biologists at the Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution added important evidence to the radical conclusion that a group of diminutive aquatic animals called bdelloid rotifers have evolved for tens of millions of years without sexual repr...Urban water ecology at the ESA annual meeting
...xcess sewage water enters streams and lakes with rain runoff. Although this pollution is harmful to most organisms, there is one group of insects that thrives on it: mosquitoes. Luis Fernando Chaves, a post-doctoral researcher at Emory University, and his team discovered mosquitoes in abundance in a sewage...Scientists track chemical changes in cells as they endure extreme conditions
...eaning it can't survive in the presence of oxygen yet it participates in many geochemical processes in which oxygen levels fluctuate. For example, it thrives in algae mats, which produce very high concentrations of oxygen during the day. Scientists have puzzled over this riddle for years. They've studied...NOAA report finds threats to California's Cordell Bank Marine Sanctuary
...d by Congress in 1989, the sanctuary's productive waters are a destination feeding area for local and migratory marine life. Its unique rocky undersea thrives with invertebrates and fishes and is surrounded by the softer sediments of the continental shelf. ...Research could lead to new non-antibiotic drugs to counter hospital infections
...educed immunity. If the bacterium attacks critical body organs such as the lungs, urinary tract and kidneys, it is likely to be fatal. P. aeruginosa thrives on moist surfaces, so it is often found on catheters, causing cross-hospital infections. It is also implicated in a common form of dermatitis associat...Texas-sized tract of single-celled clones
...nd in densely wooded areas where the soil stays moist," Gilbert said. "A Texas cattle pasture is simply the wrong type of habitat. But D. discoideum thrives on the dung of various animals, which suggests that given a good amount of rain, a cattle pasture could be the perfect place for a population explosio...Montana State team finds Yellowstone alga that detoxifies arsenic
...ugher. The alga -- a simple one-celled algae called Cyanidioschyzon -- thrives in extremely toxic conditions and chemically modifies arsenic that occurs n...searchers concentrated on the Norris Geyser Basin, McDermott said. The alga thrives in water up to 135 degrees Fahrenheit (too hot to shower) with a very acidi...DAZ Systems, Inc. Thrives in the Clean Energy Industry
DAZ Systems, Inc., announced today that they continue to penetrate and build market share in the clean energy industry. DAZ has developed their expertise around clean energy by working with companies like Southwest Windpower, MiaSole, Solyndra, Santur and Recurrent Energy. ...Take off: Canadian biotech industry thrives
Last week, we looked at Israeli life sciences and the high density of activities occurring in the small country. This week, your world-traveling columnist takes you north of the border to Canada where he participated in an event offered by the Toronto Biotechnology Initiative . You may ask wh...Nephros Exhibiting at Maryland Ashe Conference July 20th-23rd
...ced that, beginning in October 2008, it will no longer pay extra costs associated with certain types of HAIs. A variety of pathogens survives and even thrives in hospital plumbing systems despite chemical and heat-based treatments designed to eradicate them. "Hospitals and related healthcare settings recog...Edmonton to be site of world's first industrial scale municipal waste-to-ethanol facility
...neration ethanol plants. About Edmonton: This is a city alive with energy and boundless opportunity - a growing economic powerhouse where business thrives and more than a million lives enjoy the freedom to explore, experiment, experience, excel and expect the most out of every day. A place like no other,...Microbia Announces Name Change to Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
...8 /PRNewswire/ -- Microbia, Inc. today announced that it has changed its name to Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The ironwood is a long-lived tree that thrives in the harshest desert environment, with some trees surviving as long as 1,500 years. Known as a "nurse tree," it provides a shaded microclimate with ...Going beyond me, too customer experiences
...nications components, is an example of how to create unique customer product experiences built around innovative and enduring designs. It survives and thrives in an industry otherwise known for disposable products and rapid obsolescence. 4. Personalization Certain customers demand products or services ...Mortgagebot builds online sales even as housing declines
...close a loan completely by electronic means, while complying with regulatory standards for customer identification. Happ, however, said his company thrives within the regulatory framework put in place to protect against fraud. The regulators are very concerned about security, data privacy, and vendor fina...Purification of Two Isoforms of Pyruvate Kinase from Nordic Krill Using an UNO Q1 Column, Rev A
... properties of PK may also play a role in temperature adaptation. The Nordic krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) is a crustacean which thrives in the open sea under aerobic conditions and a wide range of temperatures. Purification of two isoforms of PK (PK I and PK II) from ...