thepussylover: June 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Chase Park Plaza Previews Fitness and Wellness Center

Future residents and club members foretaste $2.5 million addition to The Chase Park Plaza -- Santé.

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) November 4, 2007

The developers of The Chase Park Plaza announced the name and detailed plans last night for a high-end, state-of-the-art fitness and wellness club. Being built with an investment of nearly $2.5 million, Santé, slated to open in February, "will be more than a workout facility; it will be a retreat to balance mind and body," said Santé Fitness Director Joy Rowberry.

St. Louis VIPs had an exclusive first look at the center's renderings and drawings last night. The invitation-only celebration represented the first opportunity for prospective members to preview the center's exceptional programs and services and to receive early reservation incentives.

"We knew that we wanted to brand the new wellness facility with the same level of service, quality and excellence as one would expect with an event, hotel stay or living at The Chase Park Plaza," said Marcia Smith Niedringhaus, one of the developers of The Private Residences at The Chase Park Plaza, the hotel and now Santé. She then raised a toast for Santé, which means "to your health."

To provide future members with a glimpse of what awaits them, the team will host a membership open house Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Interested members can take advantage of a limited number of charter memberships, which will be offered at especially favorable rates. An exclusive offer to charter members is the limited-availability platinum membership option. In addition to the benefits of traditional membership, including access to the club, daily locker, validated free parking, guest privileges and all of the programs and services provided by the professional fitness and wellness team, platinum members will have free valet parking, a permanent locker, laundry service for workout attire and extended guest privileges. A corporate membership option will also be offered.

Santé, with its exquisite 18,000-square-foot design, will offer personal lifestyle assessments, personal fitness training, personal Pilates sessions, nutritional counseling, luxurious locker rooms and amenities, group exercise studios, a variety of group classes including Pilates, yoga and cycling and massage services. Fitness classes such as marathon training and "boot camp" will make extensive use of nearby Forest Park.

"Santé will complement the hotel services and offer another unprecedented amenity for The Private Residences at The Chase Park Plaza," said Smith Niedringhaus. "Just as enjoying a glass of fine wine involves all five senses; Santé will engage and balance not only the senses but the mind, body and spirit."

The facility is being built in collaboration with Meritage Healthcare Strategies for market research, business planning and facility development; MPowerSolutions for training of membership advisors; Club & Spa Synergy Group for membership integration; and Toky Branding + Design for branding and marketing.

More information on Santé is available at http://www. santechase. com (http://www. santechase. com).

About The Chase Park Plaza

What began as two buildings, The Chase Park Plaza has been a St. Louis landmark since the 1920s. Over the years, the Chase and Park Plaza welcomed kings, queens, rock and opera stars, athletes and politicians. The Chase became the home away from home for renowned actors, singers and politicians traveling through St. Louis, including every American president from the 1920s to the 1980s. The Chase continues to evolve, bringing storied history and lavish accommodations together with upscale living and unparalleled amenities. More than 80 years later, The Chase Park Plaza encompasses the five-screen Chase Park Plaza Cinemas, Café Eau & Bistro, The Tenderloin Room, Khorassan Room, The Zodiac Room and Starlight Roof, Chasers Lounge, a beautifully renovated conference center, The Chase Park Plaza apartments (soon to become The Private Residences at The Chase Park Plaza) and an 18,000-square-foot fitness center.

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Attorney Evan Liu of Feldman Shepherd Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm Provides Minority College Students with Inside Look at Practice of Law

For the second year, Evan Y. Liu, M. D., J. D., of the Philadelphia law firm Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig provided minority college students with an inside look at the practice of law during Widener University School of Law's Jurist Academy summer program.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) August 24, 2009

For the second year, Evan Y. Liu, M. D., J. D., of the Philadelphia personal injury law firm (http://www. feldmanshepherd. com) Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig provided minority college students with an inside look at the practice of law during Widener University School of Law's Jurist Academy summer program. On June 8, 2009, Liu presented a seminar on "pathways to a career in law - a glimpse from a non-traditional student," to the rising juniors, who hailed from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in U. S. law schools. The goal of the annual Jurist Academy program is to increase participation of underrepresented groups in law school by breaking down educational and informational barriers and facilitating exposure to legal career options. A former emergency physician, Dr. Liu concentrates his practice in medical malpractice and product liability (http://www. feldmanshepherd. com/17-practice-Product-Liability. php).

"I am pleased to participate in a program that encourages minority students to consider law school and subsequent legal careers," said Dr. Liu. "Widener is to be commended for reaching out to these students, who benefit greatly from an in-depth look at our profession as well as the process of applying to and enjoying success in law school."

Dr. Liu serves as co-chair of the Community Outreach Committee of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania. He is an active member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. A 2006 graduate of Widener Law, Dr. Liu regularly serves as a guest lecturer at the school, addressing topics such as the MCARE and Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor acts, patient safety, medical malpractice and the effects of malpractice litigation on physician behavior.

Prior to being admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Dr. Liu practiced emergency medicine in the Delaware Valley for 15 years. He was also a board certified family practitioner, the assistant director of Delaware County Memorial Hospital's emergency department and a clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine at Hahnemann University Hospital.

Widener Law's Jurist Academy is offered free to college students who have completed their sophomore year, earned a 2.8 or better cumulative grade point average and are members of groups that are traditionally underrepresented in law school. A stipend of $500 per week is available to participants who fully attend and participate in the program. Jurist Academy students experience the dynamics of a law school classroom, meet lawyers and judges and learn about the admissions process and life at law school. Students also practice their oral argument, analytic and test-taking skills. Further information is available through Widener Law's Web site.

About Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig

Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig has handled cases producing some of the largest verdicts and settlements in Pennsylvania. The firm represents plaintiffs in significant personal injury (http://www. feldmanshepherd. com/15-practice-Personal-Injury. php), class action, and other complex civil litigation. Clients include victims of medical malpractice, defective products, unsafe workplaces, motor vehicle accidents, legal malpractice and insurer misconduct.

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Monday, June 28, 2010

I-Humidifiers. com Explains the Function of Ultrasonic Humidifiers

(PRWEB) November 6, 2005

According to I-Humidifiers. com, we require a certain amount of moisture in the air. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that amount is 30 to 50 percent. If the humidity level in our home is less than that, we suffer the effects of dry air. Nosebleeds, cough, dry skin, itchy eyes… those are all potential effects of low humidity. Even our home itself isn’t immune to problems cause by dry air. Low humidity can cause cracked paint, dry furniture, peeling wallpaper, and brittle wood.

Humidifiers help alleviate these problems by putting moisture in the air. There are several types of humidifiers, but they all do one basic thing: circulate water through the air. The Ultrasonic humidifier works by using high-frequency sound vibrations into a very fine mist and sending it into the air without heating the air. With an ultrasonic humidifier, there is no danger of steam burns because the water is cool.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have recently expressed concerns that ultrasonic humidifiers can disperse microorganisms and minerals into the air. However, they have not concluded that this poses a significant health risk.

I-Humidifiers. com reminds us that in using an ultrasonic humidifier, steps should be taken to avoid any potential problems with microorganism and mineral dispersement. For example, water should be changed daily to avoid any growth of microorganisms. The water tank should be cleaned and disinfected regularly according to the manufacturer’s instructions. To avoid the risk of mineral deposits being sent into the air, use water with a lower mineral content. Distilled water is excellent for this purpose.

About i-humidifiers. com

Humidifiers provides detailed information on house, furnace, cigar, and ultrasonic humidifiers, as well as humidifier filters and product reviews. For more information go to http://www. i-humidifiers. com (http://www. i-humidifiers. com) and/or visit its sister site at http://www. i-dehumidifiers. com (http://www. i-dehumidifiers. com) for related information.

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Cbl Data Recovery Technologies Establishes Competency Centre And Joint Programs With Republic Polytechnic To Boost Data Recovery Industry

CBL Data Recovery Technologies (S) Pte Ltd. (www. cbltech. com. sg), a leading international provider of computer data recovery services, and Republic Polytechnic (RP), the first educational institution in Singapore to fully adopt the Problem-Based Learning approach, announce the signing of the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the industry and a tertiary institution in Singapore that focuses on research and exchange programs in data recovery.

(PRWEB) December 8, 2005

Under the three-year agreement, CBL and RP will jointly establish a competency centre to develop cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions for data recovery. They will also undertake joint programs and projects to enhance their intellectual assets in data recovery. Both parties will be actively participating in joint effort and providing resources in test bedding of new and advanced technologies that are of interest to both CBL and RP.

The MoU will also enable the grooming of students into data recovery specialists. In addition, both parties will also exchange staff to promote cross-learning and spur more innovations.

“The demand for data recovery technologies and expertise has increased significantly due to the accelerating dependence on data both in businesses and our daily lives. CBL, with its expertise, can offer RP’s students with training that is unparalleled in the world. By collaborating with RP on a competency centre which will house state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and technology systems, we can expect to see more cutting-edge technologies that will meet the demand of high quality data recovery services in today’s environment, being developed with the creativity of the students,” commented Samuel David, Managing Director of CBL Data Recovery Technologies (S) Pte Ltd

"We are excited about the alliance with CBL which will bring advanced data recovery technologies to reality. Students not only will have the opportunity of being exposed to the world’s latest trends in the area of data recovery and forensic science, they can also look forward to enhance their learning in school,” said Prof Low Teck Seng, CEO/Principal of Republic Polytechnic.

A leader in its field, CBL is a multinational data recovery organization with facilities in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Barbados, England, Germany, China, Singapore, Japan and Australia. The company has been focused solely on the data recovery market for more than a decade. Through its on-going research and development efforts, CBL has created a library of proprietary processes to successfully recover data from failed hard disk drives when all other conventional methods have failed.

About CBL Data Recovery Technologies (S) Pte Ltd

CBL Data Recovery Technologies (S) Pte Ltd. (http://www. cbltech. com. sg (http://www. cbltech. com. sg)) is a leading international provider of computer data recovery services for clients experiencing data loss. Founded in 1993, CBL offers data recovery services worldwide through its network of labs, offices and authorized partners. CBL employs experts from varying disciplines coupled with proprietary techniques to retrieve data quickly and effectively from a wide array of affected media for customers ranging from large enterprises to home users. CBL facilities are located in 10 countries on five continents including Brisbane and Sydney, Australia; Armonk, NY, San Diego, California, Atlanta, Georgia and, USA; Toronto, Canada; Newcastle and London, United Kingdom; Kaiserslautern and Frankfurt, Germany; Beijing, China; Barbados, West Indies; Curitiba, Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Tokyo, Japan; and Singapore.

About Republic Polytechnic

The first educational institution in Singapore to fully adopt the Problem-Based Learning approach is a progressive polytechnic with four schools offering 10 diploma courses in Engineering, Information and Communications Technology, Applied Science and Technology for the Arts. Republic Polytechnic is committed to nurturing innovation and entrepreneurial learning in an environment that develops problem-solving process skills and a lifelong learning attitude. Its holistic, broad-based curriculum, covering culture, enterprise development, and personal development, prepares students for an active, meaningful role in society. Republic Polytechnic’s quest for excellence is recognised through various national and international accreditations such as People Developer Standard, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, Singapore Quality Class, the Family Friendly Employer Award, Singapore Innovation Class and Singapore Health Award. For more information, visit www. rp. sg

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Sunday, June 27, 2010

National Non-Profit Organization Provides a Community of Emotional Support to Non-Custodial Moms

The National Association of Non-Custodial Moms, the first organization of its kind, offers support to the small minority of women who completely understand what non-custodial fathers go through.

Clermont, FL (PRWEB) February 21, 2006

The National Association of Non-Custodial Moms, Inc. (NANCM), an organization dedicated to providing a community of emotional support to non-custodial mothers through the provision of educational and supportive resources, believes children have a right to have both fit and loving parents included in their lives as equally as possible. Being a fit and loving parent doesn't necessarily mean being the parent who has the most money or who fights hardest in court. Sometimes the most loving parent is the one that doesn't want to put the children through an emotionally draining court battle and more often times than not, the parent that chooses this route is the mother.

Having received their non-profit 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service, NANCM views this next phase as an opening of many doors such as affiliating with other like-minded organizations; namely the Children’s Rights Council (CRC). NANCM founder and president, Beverly Morris is a strong advocate for children’s rights, co-parenting, and educating parents on the importance of not placing their children in the middle of adult matters, despite what society norms dictate. NANCM and the CRC, sharing a common goal, hope that education on the problems most face after divorce or separation will help parents focus more on their children and not on personal vendettas against their former spouse.

With over 200 members, NANCM continues to grow by an average of 5 new members a week. The main characteristic of a new member is jubilance over finding such an organization. "For many of us, NANCM has become as much an integral part of our life as breathing”, says NANCM Member, Tanya Bollin of Tennessee. “Being dedicated to bringing children and parents together is one of the most commendable acts that anyone can undertake. NANCM gives us the strength we need to continue towards our goal of not only having our children in our life, but having meaningful relationships with them as well."

While NANCM is for women, the first organization of its kind, Beverly points out that “Yes, we are the National Association of Non-Custodial Moms, but we are the small minority of women who completely understand what non custodial fathers go through”. In her research Beverly found an abundance of organizations dedicated to the perspective of non-custodial fathers and soon realized the need for a similar outreach for women in which they would not feel like the minority. NANCM also consists of sisters, brothers, aunts, mothers and grandparents of non-custodial parents who are also, at times, affected as deeply as the non-custodial parents themselves.

NANCM is welcoming of all non-custodial parents, not just the mothers, believing that there is no place for gender bias in custodial or non-custodial situations. In keeping with that vision NANCM is instituting plans to open up safe drop off sites for parents to utilize during visitation exchanges, co-parenting classes, and is seeking out charitable affiliations with organizations that can help lessen the burden of maintaining a healthy relationship between both parents and their children.

For more information and/or to arrange an interview with a NANCM representative, please contact Beverly Morris. Non-custodial parents are encouraged to learn more about NANCM, Inc. including their first annual National Convention scheduled for June of 2006, by visiting http://www. nancm. org (http://www. nancm. org).

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NexCore Group Breaks Ground on $52 Million Medical Services Building in New Lenox, IL

Top healthcare real estate company NexCore Group developing, leasing, financing, owning, and managing innovative Medical Services Building connected to replacement hospital

New Lenox, IL, and Denver, CO (Vocus) September 14, 2010

NexCore Group (NexCore) will break ground on a six-story, 182,000-SF integrated Medical Services Building (MSB) on the new Silver Cross Hospital (SCH) campus in New Lenox, IL, on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. A special ceremony will be held on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 6:00 p. m. on the grounds of the hospital’s replacement campus currently under construction at the I-355/US Route 6 interchange in New Lenox. Part of the overall development of a $400 million, 76-acre replacement hospital campus, the MSB plays a key role in realizing the hospital’s and physicians’ vision of providing comprehensive, outpatient care to a service area that includes the tenth-fastest growing county in the U. S.

“Since the early stages of this project it has been clear that the MSB would play a vital role in creating a campus with highly integrated inpatient and outpatient services that will best serve this region. Now with a substantial number of leases already signed, it’s exciting to see this important part of our replacement campus starting construction,” says Bill Brownlow, CFO of Silver Cross Hospital. “We’re looking forward to late 2011 when the new MSB will open.”

Connected to the new hospital on three levels including the main lobby, the MSB will share many of the hospital’s amenities including concierge, outdoor serenity garden, valet parking, and physician-dedicated parking. The new building is also connected to an adjacent medical office building through a shared lobby, easing movement of patients and staff across all buildings and facilitating the sharing of services. The MSB will feature a Walgreen’s pharmacy through the shared lobby to enhance patient convenience.

The MSB will house 70,000 SF of hospital services on the two lower floors and 112,000 SF of physician office space on four upper floors. The four floors of physician space will provide more efficient office layouts and built-in technology expansion capabilities for practices moving from the old campus. New practices bringing complementary services not currently offered by SCH will also lease space in the MSB.

National healthcare real estate (http://www. nexcoregroup. com) firm NexCore Group is providing strategic planning, financing, development, ownership, leasing, and property/asset management services for the project. The first of five projects set to begin between late 2010 and 2011, the MSB ground break is the culmination of deliberate preparation on the part of NexCore to position the company and their projects to move quickly upon signs of capital markets thawing. With healthcare reform passed, key debt and equity sources in this specialized financial sector have resumed funding projects with experienced healthcare developers who are able to meet new, stricter pre-leasing requirements. To meet these requirements, NexCore worked with the hospital and designers to incorporate proven medical office building strategies. The company also created pre-leasing incentives to attract physicians to the campus early and meet lenders’ requirements for construction to commence.

Says NexCore president and CEO Greg Venn, “Working closely with SCH and the physician community, we have been able to generate significant excitement about the project and have exceeded our pre-leasing requirements to start construction of this important project. We anticipate substantial occupancy and stabilization by completion of the project 14 months from now, which will coincide with the opening of the hospital in early 2012.”

About Silver Cross Hospital
Since 1895, Silver Cross has grown from a 33-bed, two-story hospital into an impressive healthcare network featuring a 289-bed acute care hospital with a team of 2,500 physicians, employees, and volunteers. Located in one of the fastest growing areas in Illinois—encompassing communities in Will, Grundy, and southwestern Cook Counties—Silver Cross is moving its hospital campus to New Lenox, IL, three miles from its current location, to enhance service lines at a strategic location accessible from several major transportation arterials. The replacement hospital will ensure that Silver Cross can continue its mission of providing quality healthcare to these communities over the next century.

About NexCore Group
NexCore Group delivers comprehensive healthcare real estate solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems, and physician partners across the U. S. NexCore and its principals have developed and acquired nearly 5 million SF of facilities and currently own and manage 1.8 million SF of healthcare real estate. NexCore is headquartered in Denver, with offices in Chicago and Bethesda. For more information visit www. nexcoregroup. com. Contact: Tracy Hindman, Marketing Director, 303-244-0700.

Fact Sheet
Project: Silver Cross Hospital Medical Services Building
Location: 1890 Silver Cross Boulevard, New Lenox, IL 60451 (at the intersection of I-355 and US Route 6)
Size: Six stories, 182,000 gross square feet
Construction Start: September 2010
Planned Occupancy: 4th Quarter 2011
Client: Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet, IL
Developer: NexCore Group LP, Denver, CO
Owner: The project is being financed and will be owned by NexCore Group in a joint venture partnership with its affiliate NexCore Healthcare Capital
Architect: RTKL, Chicago, IL
Contractor: Mortenson Construction, Elk Grove Village, IL
Property Manager: NexCore Properties LLC, Denver, CO
Asset Manager: NexCore Properties LLC, Denver, CO

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"Flesh-Eating Bacteria' Miracle Survivor is a Doctor, Patient, and a True Believer

The true story of a young doctor's battle to survive a fluke 'flesh-eating bacteria' that threatens his life and his faith. The faith of his wife, friends, family made Dr. Craig Collison's survival a matter of faith.

Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) March 18, 2005

Forget those anonymous newspaper headlines about medical miracles and accompany Dr. Craig Collison, his family, colleagues, and friends, on an incredible journey through his death-defying ordeal with flesh-eating bacteria. When a medical disaster ripped this young doctorÂ’s body and world to shreds, the steadfast faith of his family circle made it whole again.

Collison was completing his residency and awaiting the birth of his third child, when a routine surgery turned into the kind of unique catastrophe that makes medical headlines. The flesh-eating bacteria that was consuming his healthy body could not obliterate CraigÂ’s belief in God, nor shake the faith of his family. CollisonÂ’s wife Michelle put a journal at his bedside for well-wishers, and herself, to write their thoughts in. Entries from that journal punctuate the gripping and dramatic account of how a fluke bacteria transformed Craig from healthy young doctor to critically-ill patient and how his friends and family kept the faith.

Tattered Flesh, Resilient Spirit is the incredible story of the Collison familyÂ’s struggle with Â“flesh-eatingÂ” bacteria, a spontaneous and horrible illness that caused massive tissue destruction with deadly and never-ending complications. Raw emotion, both incredible joy and overwhelming sadness, as MichelleÂ’s journal entries take you to the heat of the moment, inject you right into this real-life drama. Their astounding faith in the verses used to try to understand why this happened gives witness to the Spirit at work in our lives, allowing Craig to persevere where so few survive.

Tattered Flesh, Resilient Spirit

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Multi-Award Winning Author Tina Turbin Interviews Special Guest Dr. Peter H. R. Green, M. D. On The Thrive in Balance Radio Show

Join Tina Turbin and Dr. Peter H. R. Green M. D. for an enlightening discussion on celiac disease, one of the most common and under-diagnosed autoimmune diseases, it's symptoms, and how 97% of the U. S. population unknowingly has celiac. Dr. Green diagnoses over 2,400 celiac patients a year, one being day-time Emmy Award winner, Elisabeth Hasselbeck of ABC’s “The View”.

Dunedin, FL (PRWEB) February 10, 2010

LIVE ON THE RADIO 4:00 p. m. – 5:00 p. m. EST (February 19th, 2010) – Jordan Mercedes of the popular talk radio show “Thrive in Balance” is very honored to welcome Tina Turbin as the host for this show on February 19th. Tina is an acclaimed children’s author and founder of the highly-praised website GlutenFreeHelp (http://GlutenFreeHelp. info).

Joining Tina is Dr. Peter H. R. Green M. D., Director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center in NY, and author of the book Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic. Dr. Green is one of the few physicians in the United States with an intense clinical and academic interest and expertise in celiac disease, one of the most common and under-diagnosed autoimmune diseases. Dr. Green diagnoses over 2,400 celiac patients a year, one being day-time Emmy Award winner, Elisabeth Hasselbeck of ABC’s “The View”.

Tina will lead an enlightening discussion on the symptoms of celiac disease, how celiac affects the digestive system, children, autism and gluten and why in the United States there is such an alarming rate of under-diagnosis (at least 97% of the population), especially in light of the fact that 1 out of every 133 Americans has celiac disease. Click here (http://www. glutenfreehelp. info/uncategorized/new-york-times-gluten-free/) to read an article published in The New York Times on the under-diagnosis of celiac.

Thrive in Balance Radio Show (http://is. gd/5h669)
Click the above link and scroll down to February 19th to listen to the show.

The public are invited to email their questions in advance to info(at)glutenfreehelp(dot)info.

ABOUT THE SHOW: The Thrive in Balance show is a weekly program which broadcasts to a widespread audience with attention to health issues, wellbeing and much more. Tina Turbin makes monthly appearances on the Thrive in Balance Radio Show (http://is. gd/5h669) and is honored to be the requested host for this February 19th segment with Dr. Peter Green.

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

WHAT'S MISSING IN THE PATIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS?

With the Patient's Bill of Rights up for debate right now, it is important that all the issues be brought to the forefront for the benefit all all this bill will affect.

Christi Welter (PRWEB) August 2, 2001 -

For Immediate Release Contact:9758

cgwelter@aol. com

What's Missing in the Patients' Bill of Rights Debate?

Physician's Book "Saving the Soul of Medicine" Describes

Pain and Confusion of Patients and Insiders

Timely Book Delineates Devastation of the Health Care Infrastructure

SAN JOSE, Calif. - July 25, 2001 - As the House of Representatives

Prepares to debate the Patients' Bill of Rights and the pros and cons of

Patients being able to sue their health plans, a significant part of the

Story remains untold. "Saving the Soul of Medicine," written by Dr. Margaret

Mahony, and now in its second printing, offers a variety of essays which

Delineate the devastation of the health care infrastructure.

"Saving the Soul of Medicine" presents real stories and viewpoints of

Patient neglect and confusion, as well as managed care's impact on countless

Numbers of physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals who are,

In increasing numbers, exiting the medical field.

"As the House of Representatives begins its debate, we also need to be

Aware that we are on the verge of serious nationwide shortages that will

Negatively impact quality of care profoundly," says Dr. Mahony. "What good

Will it do to be able to sue our health plans if there are not enough doctors

And nurses left to take care of us when we need them?" she asks.

She points to a breaking news story some months ago when California's

KNTV News Channel 11 reported that the well-known and respected Stanford

University Hospital was forced to divert patients to other hospitals for nine

Hours. This incident once more stretched other Bay Area hospitals, many of

Which have also been forced to turn away patients. According to KNTV,

Hospital officials warned that this wasn't just the result of too many sick

People, but was one end result of a massive shortage of nurses and doctors in

The Bay Area. Dr. Mahony believes California has reached a crisis stage. She

Expects other areas of the country to follow.

Stories about the health care crisis are mounting daily, including the

Challenging commentaries in the February 21st issue of the Wall Street

Journal, which featured a 12-page Health and Medicine Report, "Can the System

Be Fixed?" Dr. Mahony hopes the system can be fixed, but believes it must happen soon. She is calling for a

"time out for managed care," and believes the whole system should be

Radically overhauled.

Over recent months, Dr. Mahony has continued to be interviewed and her

Book has been featured on many talk shows around the country. She is also a frequent

Lecturer at various business, professional, and university organizations. For several

Months, she hosted a news series on "Women's Health" on Phoenix Arizona's KFNX radio.

This spring her Opinion piece appeared in the San Jose Mercury News. A

Well-known health care activist, she was one of the leaders in the national

Rescue Health Care Day last spring. A video of her participation is available.

A gynecologist in private practice, Dr. Mahony can be reached at (408)

286-0863.

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Monday, June 21, 2010

EnjoyMyMedia Announces Distribution Partner Program; Got2Know First to Leverage Media Sharing's Universal Appeal to Grow Its Business

EnjoyMyMedia today announced a new distribution partner program, with Got2Know the first company to join. EnjoyMyMedia's Private Netcasting™, the world's first personal broadcasting system, lets consumers simply and safely share their personal media with friends and family. Because media sharing is such a universal desire, EnjoyMyMedia's partners make their Web sites more valuable and increase user loyalty by offering their visitors the free Private Netcasting service.

Concord, MA (PRWEB) September 7, 2007

Additionally, the program expands partner communications options by allowing them to distribute real-time, multimedia newsletters, videos, Web links and other material beyond their Web site to the places their most loyal users routinely visit, such as My Yahoo, iGoogle, Facebook, Nintendo Wii, the browser or any other RSS-compliant system.
The desire to share personal information with close friends and family as a way to stay connected is a fundamental part of human nature. Until EnjoyMyMedia, however, sharing personal media online has been too difficult or too public for most people: 74 percent of Americans have never shared personal media online, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. EnjoyMyMedia and its partners address this powerful unmet need by providing consumers a way to simply and privately broadcast their personal multimedia -- photos, videos, audio, documents or any other file -- over the Internet in live, secure channels to their friends and family.

"People and companies want simple, safe ways to stay in regular touch, and EnjoyMyMedia's new program enables partners and their users to share multimedia without jeopardizing their privacy or dealing with technical hassles such as file size or spam," said Keith Loris, president, CEO and co-founder of EnjoyMyMedia. "By offering the free Private Netcasting service to their visitors, partners make their sites more valuable. And by using Private Netcasting to enhance their communications, they can grow their business by regularly providing rich content to their most loyal users. The program will also expand EnjoyMyMedia's reach to a new set of Private Netcasters."

Bringing Value to Got2Know
Got2Know is a creator and distributor of life-lesson videos for teens and young adults. Its highly trafficked site, www. igot2know. com, categorizes videos into thematic sections such as high school and college life, health and wellness, finance, sports, and technology. With media sharing particularly popular among Got2Know's teen and young adult user demographic, the company is immediately offering visitors the ability to begin using EnjoyMyMedia's free Private Netcasting service. Additionally, Got2Know will employ EnjoyMyMedia as a new distribution system complementary to its Web site. This enables creating opt-in, subscription channels for each section of its video library. Consequently, Got2Know subscribers can receive password-protected video content at popular Web locations such as Facebook and My Yahoo. Finally, Got2Know will provide EnjoyMyMedia to its own video-production partners for their use.

"EnjoyMyMedia provides us exciting growth possibilities," said Lisa Feeley, president and CEO of

Got2Know. "Private Netcasting enhances our existing Web site, expands our distribution and reach, and greatly increases the value we provide our partners by enabling them to independently distribute videos."

How EnjoyMyMedia Works
EnjoyMyMedia lets users share an unlimited amount of personal media. To begin, users download and install free software, the EnjoyMyMedia Transmitter, from www. EnjoyMyMedia. com. They then select folders to "Netcast" and invite their friends and family to subscribe to their channels. When a file is saved or changed in these otherwise normal folders, EnjoyMyMedia automatically updates subscribers' channels, such that a click will always transmit the current media. Subscribers need not install any software and EnjoyMyMedia channels can be accessed on or in Nintendo's Wii, smart phones, My Yahoo, iGoogle, My AOL, Microsoft Vista's Sidebar, Facebook, current Internet browsers or any other RSS-compliant system. If you can save a file or click a link, you can use EnjoyMyMedia.

About EnjoyMyMedia:
EnjoyMyMedia, the world's first personal broadcasting system, provides the safest, simplest way to stay regularly connected to family and friends. EnjoyMyMedia broadcasts personal multimedia--photos, videos, audio, documents or any other file--over the Internet in live, private channels only to friends and family. EnjoyMyMedia ensures privacy while removing the time-consuming, manual tasks previously associated with sharing media. Users simply save files and their authorized subscribers just click links.

EnjoyMyMedia turns the act of saving a file into a way to stay in touch, and is the safest and simplest way to keep friends and family updated--not just with ad hoc, special occasion occurrences, but with ongoing, everyday life. To learn more, go to www. EnjoyMyMedia. com

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AirPacks&#174; System Designed to Help Prevent Student Backpack Injuries

AirPacks® System Designed to Help Prevent Student Backpack Injuries

Backpack injuries for young people is increasingly becoming a major problem. AirPacks® backpacks, endorsed by the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations, is part of the solution.

Osceola, Wisconsin (PRWEB) March 11, 2006

School nurses, emergency room physicians, chiropractors and physical therapists alike have noted that back and neck injuries have been on the rise among kids in recent years. The culprit, they’ve found, are bulky and overloaded backpacks.

As the traditional school locker fades into obscurity – due to rising security concerns – the burden of lugging around heavy textbooks and supplies is falling directly on the shoulders of the school children. Injuries are resulting.

“As childhood is a key time for spinal growth and development, many health care providers are concerned that these repetitive and preventable injuries may lead to long-term health problems later on in life,” according to Phil Mattison, president of Core Products, which has the exclusive license for marketing the AirPacks System in the Healthcare and Specialty Retail industries.

“Heavy backpacks have an obstructive impact on the posture and spinal health of children,” says Dr. Jerry DeGrado, National Backpack Safety Chairman of the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations.

The concept for the AirPacks System came from a mother’s simple observation that there are ways to shift the weight off the back and unto the hips and legs, which can better support it. Developed in cooperation with orthopedic professionals and clinically tested, the AirPacks System has been found to reduce backpack-related stress on the body by up to 80 percent and the effective load by up to 50 percent. A study by Northeastern University found that students who switched to AirPacks for six weeks experienced, on average, a 50-percent reduction in pain.

The AirPacks System is distinguished by an ergonomic design, with wide shoulder straps and a lumbar air cushion that transfers the weight of the pack’s contents to the top of the hips. This allows the weight to be carried partially by the body’s structure. The AirPacks come in three sizes – small, medium, and large – so they may be individually fit to the child.

“When properly sized to the child, the AirPacks System actually creates a fulcrum that promotes an upright standing position, improving the child’s posture along with preventing injury,” says Mattison.

With as many as 7,500 students across the country being treated for backpack related injuries each year, according to the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, clinicians, lawmakers and school boards alike have begun to weigh in on the issue. Proposals that have been suggested include school districts issuing separate sets of heavy textbooks for in-school and at-home use, setting maximum weight standards for textbooks, and e-text or online textbook options.

Some proposed solutions, such as the use of rolling backpacks, have been found to present problems of their own, such as creating tripping hazards in the hallways of crowded schools. With school districts facing limited budgets, it is likely that the issue of students being required to carry a large number of books and supplies on a daily basis will continue for the foreseeable future, making preventive measures for protecting their developing spines an important and ongoing concern.

Public interest in self-care products continues to rise as more and more people become aware of the cost effectiveness of prevention. “People are finding that using a system such as AirPacks, together with an understanding of how to properly load the pack is similar to the way that athletes will wrap their ankles prior to a competition,” says Mattison. “Why do athletes go through the trouble of wrapping a perfectly healthy ankle? They do it because they understand that it costs less to prevent an injury than to treat it. The same is true of protecting the back, spine and neck.”

For more information:

Willie Doyle

Core Products International, Inc.

808 Prospect Avenue

Osceola, WI 54020

800.365.3047 x 551

Www. coreproducts. com

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Paving Toward the Future

An Australian invention could see recycled waste producing an environmentally friendly form of bitumen which would have wide-ranging benefits for our environment, health and local industry. Ecopave Australia has invented a bitumen substitute called GEO320 which is made from plant waste and recycled materials instead of crude oil.

Melbourne (PRWEB) November 8, 2005

An Australian invention could see recycled waste producing an environmentally friendly form of bitumen which would have wide-ranging benefits for our environment, health and local industry.

Ecopave Australia has invented a bitumen substitute called GEO320 which is made from plant waste and recycled materials instead of crude oil.

GEO320 inventor Eerik Owerhall said he came from a family of asphalt-layers, and had seen his grandfather and great-grandfather die as a direct result of ingesting poisonous fumes from bitumen.

Both ancestors were non-smokers, but contracted lung disease at an early age, prompting Mr Owerhall’s search to find a harmless form of bitumen that could also benefit society.

Mr Owerhall said GEO320 was economical to make and cost the same amount as “normal” petroleum-based bitumen.

“We can manufacture GEO320 from molasses (sugar waste) and all sorts of tree resins and waste materials like coconut and palm oil waste and the VTB Bottoms derived in the process of cleaning used motor oils,” Mr Owerhall said.

“And we’ve designed it to incorporate recycled plastics, to help the recycling industries in Australia and around the world.”

Petrochemical (oil-based) bitumen has caused concern in scientific and environmental groups because the United States Geological Survey suggested world crude oil supplies would diminish out of existence by 2100.

In contrast, GEO320 is manufactured from renewable resources, earning the approval of Australia’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which commends projects that are “ecologically sustainable”.

Mr Owerhall said GEO320 also benefited the natural and built environment because it did not contribute to the ‘urban heat island effect’, which is caused by bitumen absorbing heat from the sun.

“Roads are black, and that’s not a good thing for the heat island effect but because GEO320 isn’t black, but light brown, it’s not absorbing so much infra-red or heat,” Mr Owerhall said.

The United States EPA estimated the heat island effect from roads and pavements could raise the temperature of urban areas by up to 6˚C, adding to smog and ozone which affects plant growth and people’s breathing.

With more than 34,000km of roads owned by the Queensland Department of Main Roads alone, black bitumen could be significantly raising the temperature of the state.

As well as absorbing heat, petrochemical bitumen needs to be manufactured, stored and laid at high temperatures, creating a greenhouse effect and damaging the health of road workers.

The extreme heat can burn the bitumen-layers, and the high temperature causes the bitumen to release poisonous fumes.

Research by the European Bitumen Association showed workers who were consistently exposed to bitumen fumes exhibited serious respiratory problems which could contribute to lung cancer.

But GEO320 is made in granulated form, can be stored at ambient temperatures, and laid at much lower temperatures than petrochemical bitumens.

“GEO320 has fumes but they’re not bad for you,” Mr Owerhall said. “It emits water vapour, which isn’t bad for you, and it’s close to zero per cent volatile content so it’s very safe.”

The GEO320 proto-type was tested by ARRB Transport Research to compare its performance properties with normal road bitumen, and the results showed GEO320 was equally, durable, and resistant to fatigue.

The Queensland Department of State Development recently expressed interest in the product, not only for its environmental benefits but also because it could support local industry.

Queensland produces 95 per cent of Australia’s sugar cane, so Canegrowers Queensland was interested in GEO320 because it can be manufactured from molasses.

Canegrowers Queensland senior policy manager Bernard Milford said the new form of bitumen had the potential to generate another source of income for the struggling sugar industry.

“Molasses is normally quite a low-value by-product of manufacturing sugar, and to have some extra demand for it like this is very encouraging,” Mr Milford said.

“It’s very encouraging to know that the waste material that’s being produced from a sugar mill could be used in such an environmentally friendly and interesting product.”

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1st Choice Home Health of Texas Chooses CareAnyware as Enterprise Home Care Software Solution

Cary, NC (PRWEB) June 21, 2010

CareAnyware, Inc., the leading provider of comprehensive web-based hospice and home care automation software, announced today that 1st Choice Home Health Care, headquartered in Commerce, TX, has selected and implemented CareAnyware’s home care software solution to manage their agency, which provides services to patients across roughly 3,500 square miles in Texas. Implementation of CareAnyware’s solution is central to 1st Choice Home Health’s effort to simplify billing and financial processes as well as automate their clinical documentation.

1st Choice Home Health needed a powerful and flexible software solution to manage all of their locations in Texas. After researching and vetting various software solutions on the market, they concluded that CareAnyware’s clinical functionality, automated billing processes, and web-based flexibility would help 1st Choice Home Health save time and money by automating key processes at the core of their business.

“We looked at many different software solutions on the market, but few combined the billing and clinical functionality in a way that truly met our needs,” says Darren Sapp, Vice President of 1st Choice Home Health. “Before implementing CareAnyware’s solution, it wasn’t uncommon for me to spend 60% of my time posting remittances; now it takes seconds. Of course, switching to a new enterprise software solution also presents various challenges, but CareAnyware’s comprehensive training and implementation process was well thought out and ensured an ultimately successful transition for our team.”

“We’re very pleased to have 1st Choice Home Health as part of our growing community of customers in the southwest region of the country,” says Rich Guerin, CEO of CareAnyware. “We look forward to a strong and productive partnership as they continue to grow and provide outstanding home care services to their communities in Texas. More and more home care organizations are discovering the advantages of adopting a complete web-based software system; our model allows them to grow their businesses while controlling costs and improving patient outcomes.”

About 1st Choice Home Health

1st Choice Home Health, with offices in Commerce, TX and Sulphur Springs, TX, serves a large number of patients for nursing, aide, and therapy needs. Founded in 1994, the company has grown to become one of the leading choices for home health services in Northeast Texas. Physicians and patients have found 1st Choice's unique patient care style to be the standard all agencies should follow. Find out more by visiting www.1stchoice-homehealth. com.

About CareAnyware:

CareAnyware, Inc., based in Cary, NC, is the leading provider of web-based home care and hospice software solutions. By streamlining and integrating point-of-care and administrative activities—data entry, payment information capture, billing, reporting, and information exchange CareAnyware clients can focus time and energy on providing higher quality care, improving patient outcomes, and managing business performance. And, unlike traditional home care and hospice management software, CareAnyware’s comprehensive web-based solution is offered as a monthly subscription service that accelerates implementation times, reduces ongoing maintenance, and keeps the focus on patient care. Find out more by visiting www. CareAnyware. com or calling 866-260-4630.

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The Body Shop Reveals a New Make-up Range, Nature's Minerals

The Body Shop has unveiled a new make-up range, Nature's Minerals, inspired by the natural world's abundance of ingredients.

(PRWEB) September 7, 2008

The Body Shop, a leading global retailer of cosmetics and toiletries, has unveiled a new make-up range, Nature's Minerals.

The collection is clinically-proven to be perfect for those with sensitive skin, free of preservatives, fragrance, and oils - and ideal for those with sensitive skin.

The new make-up (http://www. thebodyshop. com/_en/_ww/catalog/index. aspx? CategoryCode=C_Makeup) range comprises a long-lasting foundation with SPF25 to help protect skin from sun damage, four fresh fabulous cheek colours and six sensational pearlescent eye shades, each contained in jars which include recycled content, with a mesh sifter for easy distribution.

Pure mineral powders have been carefully selected by The Body Shop (http://www. thebodyshop. com/global) to deliver adjustable coverage for a light, naturally radiant finish, offering 'barely-there' make-up with a slightly pearlescent formulation for healthy-looking skin.

The Nature's Mineral range also includes a Foundation Brush, Blusher Brush and Eyeshadow Brush, 100% free of animal hair.

The Nature's Minerals Foundation SPF25 is oil free, dermatologically-tested, non-comedogenic and free from potential irritants like preservatives and fragrances. The Foundation is made up of ingredients including Mediterranean clay and kaolin, which together ensure amazing staying power, Sericite to promote lustre and mica based pearls for a natural healthy looking glow.

The Nature's Minerals Cheek Colour range is an enduring, blendable powder blush created from pure minerals providing a weightless feel when applied to skin. Choose from: Pink Quartz, Golden Terracotta, Warm Copper and Brown Topaz.

Nature's Minerals Eye Colour from The Body Shop provides customers with six up to the minute shades. All the shades in this range have been ophthalmologically tested, and are suitable for wearers of contact lenses, as well as those with sensitive skin. Choose from: Platinum Shimmer, Radiant Graphite, Golden Emerald, Pink Opal, Bronzed Amber and Molten Bronze.

About The Body Shop:

The Body Shop International plc is the original ethical cosmetics company, now operating across more than 2,500 stores in over 60 markets worldwide. The Body Shop has constantly sought out wonderful natural ingredients from all four corners of the globe to bring you products bursting with effectiveness, to enhance your natural beauty. We strive to use our planet's resources wisely, searching for outstanding natural materials and ingredients from across the globe to include in our range of products. We continue to lead the way, sourcing sustainable palm oil, introducing 100% recycled packaging, and raising funds and awareness to help prevent the spread of HIV/ AIDS, and continuing to support marginalized communities around the world through our Community Trade (http://www. thebodyshop. com/_en/_ww/values-campaigns/community-trade. aspx) fair trade programme.

For over 30 years The Body Shop (http://www. thebodyshop. com/global) has believed that business has the power to make the right kind of difference to the world. Our unique philosophy continues to drive everything we do, allowing our customers around the world to become 'activists', simply by choosing from our range of products. As Dame Anita Roddick said: "Activism isn't listed on The Body Shop labels as an ingredient, but it is there as surely as the bergamot and hemp oil."

For further information please contact:
Leanne Rinning
51 Timberbush
Edinburgh
EH6 6QH
08451300022
Www. thebodyshop. com/global (http://www. thebodyshop. com/global)

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Seniors’ Questions about Reverse Mortgages Answered by CEO of Nation’s Largest Reverse Mortgage Lender

Jim Mahoney, CEO of the nation’s largest reverse mortgage lender, Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corp., answers questions seniors have about reverse mortgages in an interview with NewRetirement. com.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 14, 2006

In an interview (http://www. newretirement. com/Services/Financial_Freedom_CEO_Interview. aspx? source=revmort_FFQAPR) published today on NewRetirement. com (http://www. newretirement. com? source=revmort_FFQAPR), Jim Mahoney, the CEO of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corp., responds to senior homeowners’ top questions about reverse mortgage loans. Mahoney’s answers reflect years of expertise developed while running Financial Freedom. The company has provided more reverse mortgages to retirees than any other lender in the nation.

Many visitors to NewRetirement. com, an education and advocacy site, are seniors looking for reverse mortgage information. Frequently, they call or email with questions about reverse-mortgages. On behalf of these retirees, NewRetirement. com invited industry pioneer and expert Jim Mahoney to answer several of the most frequently asked questions. These questions range from the straightforward, “what is a reverse mortgage,” to the hopeful, “how much money can I get,” to the concerned, “what happens when I pass my home to my heirs?” In his responses, Mahoney addresses what he considers to be a few ‘myths’ about reverse mortgages, including the common but mistaken belief that you hand over the title to your home in exchange for a reverse home mortgage. Not so, according to Mahoney.

The interview with Mahoney is located on NewRetirement. com’s website in their Reverse Mortgage article (http://www. newretirement. com/Services/Reverse_Mortgage. aspx? source=revmort_FFQAPR) under the heading: “Interview with Industry Pioneer.” The Reverse Mortgage article is found in their Retirement Services section.

In addition to other information, the Reverse Mortgage article includes a reverse mortgage calculator. The calculator provides an estimate of what size loan a senior could receive under different reverse mortgage products. The products shown include the HECM (Home Equity Conversion Mortgage), the Fannie Mae HomeKeeper®, and the Cash Account™ (a Jumbo Reverse Mortgage). The calculator lists the payout options for each, compared side by side.

With more than just an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of a reverse mortgage, the NewRetirement website covers a variety of other retirement planning financial services and products: mortgage refinancing, debt consolidation, annuities, relocation, financial advisors, supplemental health care insurance and long term care insurance.

NewRetirement. com also offers a proprietary data analysis engine, presented in the form of a retirement calculator. This free retirement calculator interactively responds to visitors’ input with customized presentation of financial planning options matched to their specific situation. A user can save their data to continue working at another time, or return to update it once their situation has changed. For example, they can calculate how much longer their retirement income might last after securing a reverse mortgage.

About NewRetirement LLC.

NewRetirement LLC was founded in 2004. NewRetirement’s management team consists of people with experience and education from several nationally known organizations. Among these companies are: Charles Schwab, JP Morgan, Embark. com, Wells Fargo, E-Trade, The Princeton Review, BusinessWire, AllAdvantage. com, Insurance. com, Viant Consulting, Williams Sonoma, Seer Technologies (IBM/First Boston), and US Web, among many others. The team includes graduates from: Stanford' s Graduate School of Business Administration, the University of Michigan' s Graduate School of Business Administration, Boston University, Haverford College, Carnegie Mellon and several others.

NewRetirement. com's corporate headquarters is located at 625 Market Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco, California 94105. Paul Lowrey, Director of Marketing, can be reached at 415-738-2435. Email inquires email should be sent via the site’s Contact Us page. The website URL is www. newretirement. com.

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Friday, June 18, 2010

Celebrating the Online Fitness Revolution: FitOrbit Marks First Anniversary as Only Service Offering True Dedicated Personal Fitness Training Online

FitOrbit Celebrates its first anniversary by declaring victory in the online fitness revolution it kicked off one year ago. Online personal training from dedicated, affordable, private fitness and nutrition professionals are finally a reality and only a click away.

Los Angeles, Calif. (PRWEB) July 20, 2010

FitOrbit, the first and only online personal fitness and weight loss service providing access to real human fitness and nutrition professionals for effective Internet-based personal training and support, is marking its one year anniversary by declaring success in the online fitness revolution.

"The launch of FitOrbit one year ago really was a turning point in the history of fitness on the Internet," notes Jake Steinfeld, Founder of FitOrbit and Chairman of Body by Jake Global. "A dedicated, affordable, private fitness and nutrition professional is finally a reality and only a click away...truly a revolution in online fitness." Steinfeld pioneered the personal training movement throughout his career. He was the original in-home personal trainer before becoming a household name providing innovative home gym products followed by a pair of popular fitness television networks. FitOrbit is his boldest and latest step towards his quest for a fit America.

For as little as $10 a week, FitOrbit (http://www. FitOrbit. com (http://www. FitOrbit. com)) provides any web or mobile internet user one-click access to the best fitness and weight loss trainers across the world who create and monitor personalized workouts and meal plans for their select list of clients backed by ongoing one-on-one feedback and support.

FitOrbit's success is fueled by an innovative and effective approach to personal fitness and nutrition. The service recently reported an astounding 79% weight-loss success rate with FitOrbit users who stuck to the plan hand-crafted by their FitOrbit instructor. Those seeking to sustainably lose more than 25 pounds found themselves on track losing an average of seventeen pounds in their first four months with their live FitOrbit trainer.

Third party validation of the FitOrbit fitness revolution welled in the first year. Kaiser Permanente Southern California, which services health coverage to over 3 million Southern California residents, provided dedicated, online, certified FitOrbit trainers to a number of their members struggling to lose weight to help them fight obesity and other preventable diseases. Valley Renal Medical Group, a leading Southern California medical practice for obesity and diabetes, now provides FitOrbit to its staff as part of an employee Wellness program. Retail icon Sears picked up FitOrbit as a product now offered to its customers. Most recently, Iconoculture, a leading global consumer research and advisory company, named FitOrbit a "mainstreaming trend" in 2010.

Each one of FitOrbit's 250 certified fitness and nutrition professionals across 17 countries creates everything needed in a daily plan to meet their client's fitness and weight loss goals based on a wealth of information they provide. Effective workouts are demonstrated through multimedia instructions including studio-quality 'how to' videos. Daily meal plans include recommended meals, recipes, and full nutritional information for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, along with for restaurant substitutions for eating out. FitOrbit trainers monitor their client's daily progress through a simple to use online activity log maintained by the client along with direct personal communications through the site.

To mark the one year anniversary of FitOrbit and the effective online fitness revolution it started, the service will honor their top 10 trainers as determined by client feedback and weight-loss successes from the first year. Each one is being highlighted within the FitOrbit organization and will also be featured in-depth on www. FitOrbit. com over the coming months.

"My passion is helping people find a fitness program that can fold right into their life," admitted Roxy Black, one of the just-named Top 10 FitOrbit trainers. "Most people would be surprised at how little it takes to make a big impact towards their fitness goals-- it's my job to show them."

"Many people invest in a fitness product hoping it will change their life and instead it ends up doubling as a coat rack," adds Dave DiFabio, another Top 10 FitOrbit trainer. "FitOrbit doesn't disappoint and definitely won't turn into a coat rack. Instead, FitOrbit is like a GPS unit to navigate the road to health and fitness while avoiding roadblocks and stoplights."

As the relationship and knowledge of a client's unique fitness personality progresses, FitOrbit trainers alter the fitness, nutritional and weight loss strategy to better hone in on getting results. They track habits, lazy days, and find out directly from the client what is most effective for each unique individual. They will even craft a travel diet for members on the road and point them to healthy restaurants at home or away.

FitOrbit brings a touch of socializing as well by offering virtual support groups made up of trainers and other members who help by providing motivation along with a fun degree of accountability.

Global Fitness Media, the company behind FitOrbit, was founded in 2008 by fitness industry pioneer Jake Steinfeld whose other achievements include Chairman of Body By Jake Global, Founder of ExerciseTV, Major League Lacrosse, and FitTV, plus is the current Chairman of the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Global Fitness Media's two products are FitOrbit (http://www. FitOrbit. com (http://www. FitOrbit. com)), which takes the proven formula of one-on-one personal training online to create a 21st century virtual gym, and the award winning location-based restaurant nutrition information search product GoodFoodNearYou (http://www. goodfoodnearyou. com (http://www. goodfoodnearyou. com)), which is also available for the iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry devices.

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Healthcare Publisher to Take Children to Work and to Work Out

When children of Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN) employees join their parents at work on April 27, they’ll focus not only on shaping their futures, but also on evaluating their physical shape. Shaping Their Futures is the theme of the fourth annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day organized by the MS. Foundation for Women. Participating for the second straight year, HIN plans to give its “working” children a first-hand look at the healthcare publishing industry as well as the importance of healthy lifestyles and workplace wellness. Children and relatives of employees from Manasquan, Neptune, Point Pleasant and Wall Township are expected to participate.

Manasquan, N. J., (PRWEB) April 13, 2006

Shaping Their Futures is the theme of the fourth annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day organized by the MS. Foundation for Women. Participating for the second straight year, HIN plans to give its “working” children a first-hand look at the healthcare publishing industry as well as the importance of healthy lifestyles and workplace wellness. Children and relatives of employees from Manasquan, Neptune, Point Pleasant and Wall Township are expected to participate.

Upon arrival, the children will don pedometers to participate in Step Up, an eight-week program developed by Excellus Blue Cross® Blue Shield® that HIN has adopted as its own workplace wellness initiative. As the children complete a range of multi-media tasks designed to measure the healthy lifestyle efforts of the healthcare publisher’s customers, they’ll also measure the number of steps they take that day and record their meal intake and healthy activities along with HIN employees.

“As a publisher and an Internet presence in the healthcare industry, we are keenly aware of the focus on wellness to boost outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, and we want to show our children how important this is,” explains Melanie Matthews, HIN executive vice president and Neptune resident. “At the same time, as parents and employers, we want to show them that we care about their health and hope they’ll adopt healthy behaviors that will improve their generation’s health outcomes in the future.”

Ms. Matthews pointed to a 2005 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that found that about 16 percent of children today are overweight, with another 15 percent at risk of becoming too heavy. Overweight children are also at increased risk of ailments such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. “Behaviors centered around physical activity and good nutrition are the cornerstone of preventing obesity in children and adolescents,” says Matthews.

Activities planned for HIN’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day reflect the diverse activities of the healthcare publisher and will include:

Conducting an online survey on the healthy lifestyles of HIN’s customers, then compiling and emailing the results to survey respondents; Creating a Healthy Lifestyles calendar using images and data they uncover during the online survey and supervised Internet research; Creating and recording podcasts on lessons in healthy lifestyles that will be available from the HIN website at www. hin. com; Participating in workplace wellness initiatives such as enjoying a healthy lunch and snack followed by a lunchtime walk.

The children will also assist with the daily sales and production functions of HIN’s business, Ms. Matthews said.

Date: April 13, 2006

Contact: Patricia Donovan

Phone: (732) 528-4468

Fax: (732) 292-3073

About the Healthcare Intelligence Network:

HIN is the premier advisory service for executives seeking high-quality strategic information on the business of healthcare. For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 292-3073, e-mail info@hin. com, or visit http://www. hin. com (http://www. hin. com).

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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

FMC Agricultural Products Group Announces Key Appointments for Innovation and Strategic Marketing

FMC Corporation’s Agricultural Products Group announced today the appointment of two key leaders who will further the group’s growth strategy.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) September 21, 2010

FMC Corporation (http://www. fmc. com)’s Agricultural Products Group announced today the appointment of two key leaders who will further the group’s growth strategy. Duncan Aust, Ph. D., has been named Global Innovation director, FMC Agricultural Products, and Mariola Kopcinski, Ph. D., has been appointed director of Global Strategic Marketing, FMC Agricultural Products.

“An essential component of FMC’s growth strategy is to continue to create products through internal innovation coupled with product and technology alliances and acquisitions,” said Milton Steele, vice president and general manager, FMC Agricultural Products (http://www. fmccrop. com). “We are very excited with the addition of Drs. Aust and Kopcinski, who will certainly elevate our ability to speed identification and commercialization of new products and technologies for our customers.”

Dr. Aust, who joins FMC from Healthpoint — a DFB Pharmaceuticals Company — will lead FMC Agricultural Products’ core research and development organization based at FMC Innovation Center in Ewing, N. J. Dr. Kopcinski, formerly with Syngenta, will direct the FMC Agricultural Products’ strategic marketing team in identifying, evaluating and implementing profitable growth opportunities. She will also be based at the FMC Innovation Center in Ewing.

About FMC
FMC Corporation is a diversified chemical company serving agricultural, industrial and consumer markets globally for more than a century with innovative solutions, applications and quality products. The company employs approximately 4,800 people throughout the world. The company operates its businesses in three segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty Chemicals and Industrial Chemicals.

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CivilianJobs. com Announces Build-Your-Own Job Fair Package for 2008 Military Job Fairs Schedule

CivilianJobs. com Military Job Fairs put transitioning military and ex-military job seekers face-to-face with civilian employers.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) December 2, 2007

CivilianJobs. com, where America's military connects with civilian careers, announced today an innovative pricing structure for their 2008 military job fairs schedule. The CivilianJobs. com "Build-Your-Own Job Fair Package" program allows employers to choose the products that best fit their recruiting and budget needs.

The basic job fair package begins at $600 and the add-on products range in price from $200 - $3,200. Employers can choose from add-on recruiting products including 30-day unlimited job postings on the CivilianJobs. com job board, display ads in Civilian Job News, and one-page company hand-outs given to all transitioning military and ex-military job fair attendees. CivilianJobs. com also offers the "Patriot's Package" for $2,500, which includes premium booth location at the job fair and all of the job fair add-ons that are available for the "Build-Your-Own Job Fair Package."

"We are very pleased to offer this unique pricing structure to our clients," said George Bernloehr, COO of CivilianJobs. com. "The 'Build-Your-Own Job Fair Package' program allows our clients to access the highly-skilled talent pool of transitioning military regardless of their budget. Now companies of all sizes can recruit quality employees at the CivilianJobs. com job fairs."

CivilianJobs. com will be hosting monthly job fairs at military bases across the United States. Upcoming job fair dates and locations from the 2007-2008 CivilianJobs. com military job fairs schedule include:
· December 13, 2007 - Camp Pendleton, CA (near San Diego, CA).
· January 24, 2008 - Naval Station Ingleside, Ingleside, TX.
· February 15, 2008 - Naval Base San Diego, San Diego, CA.
· March 6, 2008 - Fort Hood, TX.
· March 27, 2008 - Fort Huachuca, AZ.

In addition to the new job fair pricing, CivilianJobs. com released the 2008 Media Kit for Civilian Job News. Civilian Job News, the transition assistance and career advice newspaper dedicated to transitioning military and ex-military job seekers, is published monthly and distributed to almost 400 military installations worldwide. Display advertising rates begin as low as $600 and discounts apply for companies who purchase multiple display advertisements. Employment classified advertisements are also available for purchase in Civilian Job News. A PDF of the new Media Kit can be found online at www. CivilianJobNews. com/CivJobNews. pdf (http://www. CivilianJobNews. com/CivJobNews. pdf).

About CivilianJobs. com and Military Job Fairs (http://www. civilianjobs. com/?campaign=Dec07).
CivilianJobs. com is the web site where America's military connects with civilian careers. The site offers employers and ex-military job seekers access to an online job board, military job fairs, and articles and advice, with each resource focused on military-experienced talent. These services provide employers with the most efficient and cost-effective way to access the ex-military talent pool for candidates with backgrounds in fields such as transportation, maintenance, administrative / finance, healthcare, IT, telecom and law enforcement as well as for positions that require security clearances. CivilianJobs. com is headquartered in metro-Atlanta, GA, and can be found on the web at www. CivilianJobs. com.

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

MBNA Ireland Website Launches Helpful Guides

MBNA have launched a new section of their website which is dedicated to guides written in plain English, imforming people of subjects from managing credit card debt to how to keep a good credit rating.

(PRWEB) January 21, 2011

MBNA Ireland have launched a whole new section of their website dedicated to plain English guides and information about managing credit and debt.

The section, found at http://www. mbna. ie/understanding-credit/, contains guides on a variety of financial topics and is designed to encourage responsible borrowing. Areas covered by the guides include:
Managing Credit – All about managing credit responsibly including borrowing and knowing when borrowing is getting out of hand Managing Debt – Help for those in financial difficulty giving advice on what can be done to cut spending as well as information on resources available to help reduce debts Healthy Credit – Covers the importance of a good credit file and what things affect a credit score as well as tips on keeping a good credit report, getting hold of your report and general credit file information What is Credit? - Understanding credit and how it works, discussing financial freedom and avoiding serious debt Your Credit Card Life – Making payments, managing debts and information on Government Tax

The new ‘Understanding Credit’ section is part of a complete revamp of the MBNA Ireland website that has seen a completely new design incorporated. Improvements have been made to navigation, appearance and account management including the new Online Card Services section.

Speaking about the new guide section and the improvements to the website, Richard Honey, E-Commerce Executive for Bank of America Europe Credit Card Services, which operates under the MBNA brand said: “We have listened to feedback from our customers and have re-designed our website to be more contemporary and customer-focused. Plain English guides have been introduced to help customers better understand credit, with information on tackling debt, managing credit, making payments and more.”

He went on to say: “An ever-increasing number of our customers use online channels for credit card comparrison and the re-design of our website makes it easier to use. We are committed to providing simplicity and choice for our millions of customers and we will continue to work hard to make sure we deliver on their needs by supplying them with clear and relevant information.”

As well as being able to access more information, MBNA Ireland credit card-holders will now find it easier to perform all their account management though the website. This includes viewing statements, ordering and activating cards and all PIN related activities as well as checking recent transactions, balances and credit limits, setting up Direct Debits, transferring balances and making payments.

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Monday, June 14, 2010

New Aspen Dental Office to Open in Brookfield, Wisconsin

Brookfield Dentist Will Provide Affordable, Full-Service Denture and Dental Care

Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) May 10, 2010

Patients in Brookfield, Wisconsin will have a new option for their dental and denture care needs when an Aspen Dental (www. aspendent. com) practice opens its doors in the Pavilion at Shoppers World at 12455 West Capitol Drive on Thursday, May 20. The new dental practice will provide services that range from preventative care to general dentistry to restoration, and offer affordable payment plan options.

In addition to offering patients the choice of eight different styles of Aspen Dental’s exclusive ComfiDents® brand full and partial dentures, the new practice will provide comprehensive dental exams, hygiene services, treatment of periodontal (gum) disease, extractions, fillings, oral surgery, whitening, and crown and bridge work. The office features state-of-the-art Kodak Dental Systems digital radiography products to better diagnose and treat patients, as well as Vizilite Plus®, which uses a blue-light, “glowstick” technology to detect oral cancer at its earliest stage.

The Brookfield practice will be open extended hours, including select Saturdays. The office offers affordable fees, a wide range of flexible payment plan options and works with all insurance providers. Walk-in patients and those with emergencies are welcome.

Dr. Sunny Choy, who will serve as lead dentist in Brookfield, received her degree from New York University College of Dentistry.

To make an appointment, call 262-792-1100 or 800-ASPEN DENTAL. As an added convenience, patients can schedule their visit online by going to www. aspendent. com and clicking on "Make an Appointment."

Wide Range of Options for Denture Patients
Aspen Dental’s ComfiDents® full and partial dentures come in eight different styles, giving patients more diverse and affordable options than are available at traditional dental practices. Patients can choose from dentures manufactured using two different technologies: heat-injection, which uses high pressure and heat with the highest quality materials to ensure the most precise fit available; and cold-pour, the traditional method that uses fiber acrylic. Regardless of which denture style patients choose, Aspen Dental doctors work with each patient to ensure proper fit and comfort.

As an added convenience to denture patients, the Brookfield office will have its own on-site denture laboratory, which typically ensures same-day turnaround for select new dentures, denture repairs, relines or adjustments.

To help encourage patients to take the first step toward good oral health, Aspen Dental offers free new-patient exams to patients who do not have the benefit of insurance; free denture consultations for all denture patients; special promotions and senior discounts. Patients can learn about what to expect during their first visit to Aspen Dental at www. aspendent. com/appointment. first. visit. html (http://www. aspendent. com/appointment. first. visit. html).

About Aspen Dental
One of the largest and fastest-growing networks of denture and dental care providers in the U. S., Aspen Dental practices are committed to providing patients with affordable, high-quality care under the Aspen Dental brand.

Aspen Dental practices are nationally accredited by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and maintain an A+ rating with the BBB’s Reliability Report.

The Aspen Dental network is comprised of more than 235 locations in 20 states. In 2009, Aspen Dental doctors recorded more than 1.5 million patient visits, including visits from more than 340,000 new patients.

For more information about Aspen Dental and the services it provides, please visit www. aspendent. com. To learn more about careers at Aspen Dental, please visit www. aspendentaljobs. com.

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Wanda Kay Blevins Honored by Cambridge Who's Who for her Efforts to Promote Mine Safety: Widow of Mine Worker Killed in Explosion Lobbies for Improved Mine Safety

Wanda Kay Blevins, a mine safety lobbyist and retired licensed practical nurse, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for her determined efforts in demanding safer working conditions for miners. Her husband Dave and 12 other men were killed by a methane gas blast in the Jim Walters Mine No. 5 in Brookwood, Alabama on September 23, 2001. Dave Blevins was credited with saving 19 men and was posthumously awarded a Carnegie Medal of Honor on November 17, 2003. Wanda accepted it for him.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (PRWEB) June 20, 2007

Soon after the tragedy, Blevins and the families of the other coal miners killed in the explosion listened as U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao promised that the U. S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration would investigate the explosion to prevent further crises. However, less than five years later, a methane blast at the Sago Mine in West Virginia killed twelve. Blevins said at the time, "Here we go again, more miners, are they going to keep dying? My husband should not have died in vain."

Blevins, a lifetime member of Cambridge Who's Who, has lobbied to compel the Mine Safety and Health Administration, charged with protecting miners' safety and health, to re-group and be more proactive in their mine-safety investigations. Blevins has spoken before the Senate Committee on the existing conditions in mines and the improvements that need to be made. She also speaks nationally for the United Mine Workers of America. Due in part to her efforts, President Bush signed a mine-safety bill last June that provides for better-trained rescue teams, more underground oxygen supplies and harsher safety-violation fines.

Blevins is the former director of the health component of the Head Start program for McDowell County, West Virginia. She will appear on the Discovery Channel series Decoding Disaster: Mines throughout the month of June.

About Cambridge Who's Who

The Cambridge Who's Who mission is to provide its 200,000 members with recognition, support and credibility to advance their careers. Cambridge Who's Who Registry is committed to delivering the highest-quality networking resource, for job recruitment, career enhancement and new business development. See who's making news at http://cambridgewhoswho. blogspot. com (http://cambridgewhoswho. blogspot. com).

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Happy and Healthy Mom Pampers New Moms and Mommies to Be For a Day

Site kicking off a nationwide series of Happy and Healthy MOM DAYS in Miami, Sponsored by O. N.E.

Miami, FL (PRWEB) January 27, 2010

Happy and Healthy MOM DAY Miami will be held at Cool-De-Sac on the 3rd floor of The Shops at Sunset Place in Coral Gables on Monday, February 22, 2010 from 9:00am-4:00pm. Happy and Healthy Mom. Com has partnered with O. N.E. (One Natural Experience) to produce this full-day event meant to treat pregnant women and new moms to a day of pampering, discounted shopping, food, and fun. A shopping-only ticket is available for those wishing to shop for others. Advance registration required.

The Purpose
The logic behind Happy and Healthy Mom Days is that during the prenatal / postnatal stage of motherhood, women are going through a lot of changes emotionally and physically which leave them feeling stressed out, achy, tired, overweight or bloated, worried, anxious, and almost entirely focused on the baby; and Happy and Healthy Mom Days are meant to help women "Get That Sexy Back" by putting the focus on them. The event will be using mostly mom-owned businesses as vendors. By bringing these mom vendors together, they are also providing a supportive, nurturing, and intimate atmosphere for the attendees, while supporting the mom vendors' businesses. The primary focus is empowering & supporting women. “We as moms, naturally place a tremendous amount of attention on the baby developing inside of us and the baby once they are born. However, we neglect to focus on taking care of ourselves, our health, and our needs. It is important for women to learn that they can take better care of others if they take better care of themselves first,” according to Heather Lopez, the owner of Happy and Healthy Mom. Com.

The Event
Beginning with a networking pregnancy tea presented by A Womb’s View, the event continues on to highlight: massages, reiki and acupuncture by Therapeutic Mobile Spa; yoga by Anahata Yoga Corp; and facial education by Mary Kay, which will all be presented in a breakout, rotating format. Immediately following the pamper stations, the women will reconvene for an empowerment lunch presented by For Girl’s Only and Happy and Healthy Mom. Com and a Nutritional Education class presented by Deals4Moms. Org & Juice Plus. After that, the full day VIP attendees have first dibs on discounted shopping of “momvendors” offering a variety of products and services just for new moms and mommies to be, as well as premium glam bags full of goodies and a chance to win $150 gift certificate to any store of their choice. At 1pm, the event opens up to shoppers, who with an advance ticket purchase, will also have access to discounted shopping, a glam bag, and a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to a store of their choice. All ticketholders are eligible to win one of several doorpizes up for grabs, such as a 90-minute, private yoga session provided by Anahata Yoga Corp. Ticket purchases for full day packages come with free Valentine’s Day packaging & shipping when purchased by February 7. Upgrade to the Ultimate Pamper Me Package and get a hairstyle and make-up application by Mary Kay, as well as a Luz Selenia handmade, one of a kind jewelry set.

Get Involved
Interested in sponsoring the event? Key sponsorship positions are still available. Are you a vendor offering products or services for new moms or mommies to be? There are an extremely limited number of vendor slots left. There are also in-kind sponsorship opportunities. Send inquiries to momdaymiami@happyandhealthymom. com This event is being sponsored by O. N.E (maker of all natural beverages), Pregnancy. org, Three Lollies (maker of Preggie Pops), Best Baby Organics, Hip Mama Couture, Moms Like Me Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Babyspot & Babyspot Miami, Deals 4 Moms. Org, the Thrifty 50 Network, Photos By Ki, Tropic of Mom, 1-2-3 Get Organized (Mom Audience), Club de Bebe, The Glamorous WAHM, Care4Hire, Furlong Designs, and members of the Mompack. Additional events will be held in: Boca Raton, FL on 5/6/10 as part of National Mom’s Nite Out (in partnership with Strollerstrides Boca); South Philadelphia, PA; Greenbay, WI; Chicago, IL; VT, NY, and more.

About Happy and Healthy Mom. Com
Happy and Healthy Mom. Com was founded in 2009 by Heather Lopez, a mother of two, and offers a unique online magazine and social networking experience for pregnant women and new moms. Women naturally place a tremendous amount of attention on the baby. However, they neglect to focus on taking care of themselves. Unlike many sites, Happy and Healthy Mom puts the focus on the woman behind the baby. For additional info, http://www. happyandhealthymom. com (http://www. happyandhealthymom. com)

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Appalachian Trail Adventures is Excited to Announce that the Fall Foliage Hiking Season is Upon Vermont

The changing leaves are beautiful as Mother Nature works her artistry coloring the mountainsides with brilliant oranges, reds and yellows. Vermont is well known for its spectacular fall colors and hiking. Appalachian Trail Adventures recommends a visit between September 21st and October 10th for those leaf peepers seeking to experience the fall foliage at its peak colors.

Killington, VT (PRWEB) September 9, 2008

Appalachian Trail Adventures Hiking Spa (http://www. appalachiantrailadventures. com) (ATA) is excited to announce that the fall foliage hiking season is upon us. The changing leaves are beautiful as Mother Nature works her artistry coloring the mountainsides with brilliant oranges, reds and yellows. Vermont is well known for its spectacular fall colors. ATA is the only hiking spa open during the month of October in the Killington area and recommends a visit between September 21st and October 10th for those leaf peepers seeking to experience the fall foliage at its peak colors.

"Hikers can look forward to plenty of foliage hiking, as they hit the scenic trails by day and relaxing by night. Our programs offer an array of attractive and reasonably priced fall foliage packages for hikers who want to take advantage of everything this time of year has to offer. There is a program to suit just about everyone, from the single traveler, first time hiker, seniors, to couples. It's the best time of the year to go hiking; no bugs, cool temperatures, less crowds and spectacular foliage." states John Keough, Founder of ATA.

ATA offers a combination of outdoor activities and indoor pampering for adventures vacationers. ATA offers a hiking spa vacation with guided hikes in the Green Mountain National Forest for all abilities. Program's include daily transportation, breakfast, lunch, dinner and accommodations at the Grey Bonnet Inn and Resort. Rates start at $160.00 per night, per person. Daily a la carte options are available: massage, yoga, tennis, canoeing, cooking classes and more. Working with registered dietitians, ATA has produced a delicious spa menu balancing carbohydrates, proteins and healthy fats.

ATA's 2008 season runs from June 1st to October 10th

For more information please visit www. appalachiantrailadventures. com

CONTACT:
John Keough, Founder & Guide
888.855.8655 or john @ appalachiantrailadventures. com

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Saturday, June 12, 2010

How to Prepare Your Immune System for the Coming Bird Flu Pandemic is Topic of New Report

In response to the lack of preparedness by global health agencies to the spread of the human strain of avian influenza, nutritionist and author Mike Adams has released a new report on how to personally prepare for a bird flu pandemic.

(PRWEB) March 24, 2005

As calls for vaccine preparation for a coming bird flu pandemic from the World Health Organization go unheeded by most nations, many people are also largely unprepared for an all-out viral attack.

A lack of nutrition and constant bombardment of foods with unhealthy ingredients leave most people in an immuno-suppressed state all of the time. This also leaves many unprepared for a possible outbreak of bird flu, also known as H5N1 avian influenza.

"Beat the Bird Flu Virus," the new report by nutritionist and author Mike Adams from Truth Publishing, details a strategy to reverse this syndrome and boost your immune system to handle potential attacks from the avian flu virus and any other forms of influenza. The report is available for download now and is free of charge.

"Viral infections are opportunistic, and they look for the easiest systems to thrive in, like weakened human immune systems," said Adams. "Many of the nutrients and herbs cited in this report have been proven to be far more powerful than antiviral drugs, and are far less expensive to acquire," Adams said.

The report includes the Top 12 nutrients and herbs which will prepare your immune system for the bird flu or any other influenza pandemic. It can be downloaded at http://www. truthpublishing. com (http://www. truthpublishing. com) with no registration or login is required.

To get the latest situation updates on avian influenza or H5N1 bird flu virus from WHO, visit http://www. who. int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/ (http://www. who. int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/)

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Friday, June 11, 2010

Drug utilization audit confirms misaligned PBM priorities

Sioux Falls, SD (PRWEB) January 18, 2004

AmeriPharm Pharmacy Services has completed an extensive audit of client drug-utilization data from nationally recognized Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and has confirmed industry findings that misaligned priorities are driving pharmacy costs upward. Payers, such as managed care organizations and employer groups, are seeking solutions to contain drug costs and eliminate conflicting priorities. Leading solutions include in-house control of pharmacy functions and best value drug utilization.

AmeriPharmÂ’s President, Ron Bertsch, RPh stated, Â“The PBM generates revenue streams from misaligned formulary design, inappropriate drug switching, buy and bill practices, non-adherence to maximum allowable cost (MAC), markup of contracted services, and/or repackaging & re-pricing tactics. This is particularly evident when the PBM controls the retail network and mail order delivery system. Innovative payers are questioning the PBM practice of moving rebates to unaccounted revenue line items such as data management fees that shelter the PBM from sharing manufacturer incentives. Our audit results have confirmed many of these practices.Â”

Escalating litigation in 2003, against traditional PBM financial practices and their unwillingness to accept fiduciary responsibility, has prompted clients and insurers to seek alternatives in managing their prescription drug benefits. Industry experts indicate that pharmacy payers are seeking self management solutions to formulary design, rebate administration, network management and other pharmacy benefit services.

Beginning in January 2004, AmeriPharm Pharmacy Services introduced a drug acquisition cost pricing structure to promote full disclosure, transparency and fiduciary responsibility to clients and managed care organizations. Bertsch indicated that Â“This pharmacy business model features complete audits of drug acquisition cost, formulary administration, and pharmacy practices. Unlike traditional PBM relationships and Average Wholesale Price (AWP) based contracting, this model shifts control of pharmacy costs, quality of care, and program design to the client.Â”

About AmeriPharm

AmeriPharm is a national provider of mail order pharmacy and other health care related services based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Formed in 2003, the companyÂ’s focus is to exemplify an environment of full disclosure and transparency in pharmacy healthcare management by partnering with PBMs and payers who share the same philosophies. Find more information about AmeriPharm at www. ameripharminc. com.

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