PressZoom.com - News http://presszoom.com 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com http://presszoom.com/small_logo.gif text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145248.html Zaber Technologies is presenting its T-LS series of motorized linear stages. These linear stages can be controlled manually or through an RS232 or USB port. In addition, every linear stage can be used in x-y or x-y-z configuration with our AB90 angle brackets text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145245.html Washington, D.C. – Georgetown University, Gentag, Inc., and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC, NYSE: SAI), have combined forces to develop a noninvasive method for glucose measurement. The three technology leaders agreed to combine their respective intellectual property (IP) and expertise to create a new method to monitor glucose, using disposable skin patches with wireless sensors and cell phones. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145244.html PITTSBURGH – June 18, 2008 – Condition Help, a patient safety program launched more than two years ago at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, has significantly improved communication between caregivers and patients and improved patient and family satisfaction, a review of the program has found. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145243.html Ron Wilcox is a former Securities and Exchange Commission economist and author of "Whatever Happened to Thrift?: Why Americans Don't Save and What To Do About It." He says people should try to save part of their stimulus checks. According to the IRS, the majority of eligible Americans should receive their checks by mid-July. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145242.html June 18, 2008 — As Rosalyn Berne sees it, human beings have crossed an important threshold. Our mastery of fields like genetic engineering and nanotechnology has presented us with unprecedented power to create new forms of life and new materials, instead of simply modifying them. And when we modify our surroundings, our influence is exponentially greater than it ever has been. Consider our ability to effect climate change. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145241.html U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff signed today a Visa Waiver Program (VWP) interim declaration with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin. The security enhancements outlined in the declaration continues Bulgaria’s progress on the path toward visa-free travel to the U.S., and possible designation as a VWP member. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145240.html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- June 17, 2008 -- Tipu's Tiger Chai Inc, of Missoula, Montana is voluntarily recalling its Tipu's Tiger Chai Concentrate because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145239.html Warning Letters have been sent to 23 U.S. companies and two foreign individuals marketing a wide range of products fraudulently claiming to prevent and cure cancer, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today. The FDA also warns North American consumers against using or purchasing the products, which include tablets, teas, tonics, black salves, and creams, and are sold under various names on the Internet. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145238.html The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it approved the NeuRx DPS RA/4 Respiratory Stimulation System, an implantable electronic device that stimulates the diaphragm and allows certain spinal cord injury patients to breathe for at least four hours a day without a mechanical ventilator. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145237.html U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mike Leavitt signed a Joint Progress Statement today with the Honorable Li Changjiang, Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People’s Republic of China. The document outlines steps taken by both nations in implementing the 2007 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on food and feed safety. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145236.html Despite changes over the last fifteen years in national accreditation guidelines making the religious and spiritual care of hospitalized patients a right, there is no evidence yet that this protection has had any effect on the number of hospitals with chaplains. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145235.html WHITE PLAINS, NY (June 17, 2008) – Pace Law School has appointed Jamie M. Van Nostrand the new Executive Director of its Pace Energy and Climate Center (formerly the Pace Energy Project). The Center is part of the Law School’s influential environmental law program, which is ranked third in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145234.html Scholarships and financial aid officials at Texas A&M University have announced establishment of the Hygeia Foundation Regents' Scholarship Fund for students in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. This scholarship was created from a gift of $400,000 provided by the Hygeia Foundation to assist students in achieving their educational goals at Texas A&M, university officials noted. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145233.html Located on the fourth floor near the skywalk, the display outlines the history of Juneteenth when the emancipation proclamation freeing the slaves was officially read by Maj. Gen.l Gordon Granger of the Union Army on June 19, 1865. From the balcony of Ashton Villa in Galveston, Granger delivered General Order No. 3 which stated, “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.” text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145232.html Registration for “Camp Aggieland,” a one-week day camp for six- to 12-year-olds sponsored by the Department of Health and Kinesiology, now has 10 openings during session one (July 7-11) and session two (July 14-18). text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145231.html The Lil’ Aggies’ Language Learning Lab in the Department of Psychology is seeking local parents to contribute to research on infant language learning by volunteering 30 minutes of their family’s time to participate in safe and comfortable behavioral and imaging paradigms. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145230.html New alliance between Caterpillar and CleanAIR Systems offers customers a complete emissions solution for existing machines and engine applications. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145227.html YouTube, the online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos, has teamed up with scientists at The University of California, San Francisco to launch an Internet video channel dedicated to improving understanding of incurable neurodegenerative brain diseases. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145226.html ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Keeping patients and employees safe is something everyone at the University of Michigan Health System – from physicians and nurses to security officers – takes seriously. The University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers Security and Entrance Services earned this year’s Lindberg Bell Award from the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145225.html Borer and her co-authors sought to better understand how changes in body fat level influence appetite and a hormone called leptin, which in animals curbs appetite when body fat increases. When leptin levels rise, it supposedly shuts off appetite and motivates physical activity to burn calories. However, as obese people become heavier, their leptin levels rise, but they become resistant to the actions of this hormone. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145224.html In order to raise awareness about this disease and its potential effects, the Women’s Health Program and the MFit Health Education Resource Center at the University of Michigan Health System will host the health talk “Osteoporosis: Prevention and Management” on Wednesday, June 25. The event will take place from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the Ypsilanti District Library, located at 5577 Whittaker Road in Ypsilanti. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145223.html STANFORD, Calif. — Nobel laureate Roger Kornberg, PhD, professor of structural biology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, delivered the commencement address to the medical school’s class of 2008 on June 14. Kornberg won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discoveries of how DNA is converted into RNA, a process known as transcription. In recent months, he has met with national lawmakers to discuss the importance of continuing to fund scientific research. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145222.html Supported by a gift from the High Meadows Foundation, the nine projects range from a course that evaluates energy efficiency in local homes to a new sustainability curriculum for Outdoor Action participants to the installation of a student-designed garden at Forbes College. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145221.html The contest, themed For All My Relations: Family Culture and Community, will award top prizes of $350 savings bonds in two categories for artists aged 10-13 and 14-17. Second and third prizes of $100 and $50 savings bonds will also be awarded in each age category. text/html 2008-07-05T17:14:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145220.html BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Thing5, a leading provider of messaging-based software services to the hospitality industry, is leveraging Verizon Business' industry-leading voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) and hosting services to offer voice and messaging services for hotel employees and guests.