Press Releases on November 19, 2013

The Amazing Technology Behind Autorefractors

For many people, a trip to the eye doctor stirs up images of reciting lines of letters and numbers on a chart that gets increasingly more impossible . JAKARTA, DKI JAKARTA, INDONESIA, November 19, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- For many people, a trip to the …

How One Ultrasound Machine is Working Wonders in Wisconsin

Ultrasound technology has gone to the dogs -- and cats and gerbils and bunnies and a lot of other four-legged patients at one special animal hospital JAKARTA, DKI JAKARTA, INDONESIA, November 19, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Ultrasound technology has gone …

Long awaited Kingdom of Pirates 1.3 finally here

On November 14th Toivon Studio launched the updated version of their popular MMORPG for iOS - Kingdom of Pirates. SHANGHAI, SHANGHAI, CHINA, November 19, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Th' new adventures 'n' stories be on tharr way! Toivon been …

Hear from Joint Forces Command, Portuguese Armed Forces, Italian MoD and French Army at JFST 2014

SMi's 5th Joint Forces Simulation & Training conference, 3rd and 4th February 2014, London, UK LONDON, UK, November 19, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Joint Forces Simulation & Training 2014 features an international panel of senior military …

Cassidian to modernise the German Armed Forces’ identification systems

Cassidian will upgrade the German Armed Forces’ identification systems to NATO’s new “Mode 5” IFF standard. Germany is taking the pioneering role in the modernisation of all NATO identification systems, whose task is to differentiate between friendly and …

2014 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD: The Most Powerful and Technologically Advanced Vehicle in Acura History to be Showcased at LA ...

The 377-horsepower Acura RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD luxury-performance sedan will be on public display for the first time this week at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, showcasing Acura's dynamic new three-motor hybrid system. The 2014 Acura RLX …

IT Governance launches updated title to add to growing range of ISO 27001:2013 books and tools

IT Governance EU has announced that the updated version of ‘ISO 27001 Assessments Without Tears’ is now available to purchase from its online store. BENELUX, BENELUX, BENELUX, November 19, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- IT Governance EU, the European leader …

Industry Leaders to Speak at Aberdeen Breakfast Briefing on Maximising Economic Recovery from the UKCS

Friday 15 November 2013 Industry Leaders to Speak at Aberdeen Breakfast Briefing on Maximising Economic Recovery from the UKCS Oil & Gas UK is pleased to announce that Peter Jones, managing director UK, Taqa Bratani Ltd, Jim House, regional vice …

Drug doesn't prevent recurrent cardiovascular events, linked to greater heart attack risk

Study Highlights: An experimental drug doesn’t prevent cardiovascular events from recurring in patients with blocked blood vessels to the heart. Compared to placebo, varespladib was also associated with an increased risk of heart attacks. Embargoed until 3 …

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Heart attack survival similar among those receiving clot-busting drugs, angioplasty

Study Highlights: One-year survival rates after severe heart attack are similar among patients who initially receive clot-busting medications and those who undergo angioplasty. One year after treatment for severe heart attack, about 98 percent of patients …

MONDAY NEWS TIPS

(NewMediaWire) - November 18, 2013 Tip Highlights: Small vessel changes in eye, kidney provide clues to risky heart rhythm. Atrial fibrillation hospitalizations, costs soar in United States. Newly developed antidote successfully reversed anti-clotting …

The Gettysburg Address still a model for speechmaking 150 years later

The celebration of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address [Nov. 19] offers an opportunity not simply to memorialize an extraordinary speech; it provides a model and a mirror for writing and speechmaking today. "It's only …

For anxious children and teens, context counts, UCLA researchers say

Anxiety disorders are common in children and adolescents, affecting up to 25 percent of the youth population. Anxiety causes distress and functional impairment and, if left untreated, can result in bad grades, problems at home and increased rates of …

Combining exercise, vessel-opening procedure reduces leg pain

Study Highlights: A combination of supervised exercise and a procedure to open clogged blood vessels in the legs reduces pain when walking better than supervised exercise alone. One year after the combined treatment, patients could walk 282 meters (about …

Faith and healing

Spiritual belief often plays a significant role alongside the miracles of modern medicine as patients struggle to deal with life-threatening illnesses. At UCLA’s two hospitals, doctors, nurses and chaplains work as an integrated care team. More and more, …

Responses Posted to DOE's Regional Wind Resource Centers RFP Questions

Date: 11/12/2013 On November 12, Amendment 1 was posted to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Solicitation RHD-4-23073, a Request for Proposals for Regional Wind Deployment Resource Centers, on the FedBizOpps website. Amendment 1 responds to …

First Map Depicting 100-Meter Land-Based and Offshore Wind Resources Now Available

Date: 11/18/2013 The first map to depict land-based and offshore wind resources is now available on the DOE Wind Program website. Produced by DOE, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and AWS Truepower, this map provides wind developers and policy- …

U.S. Wind Industry Third Quarter 2013 Market Report

Date: 10/31/2013 The American Wind Energy Association published its U.S. Wind Industry Third Quarter 2013 Market Report. According to the report, the U.S. wind industry ended the third quarter with more than 2,300 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity under …

Estimated Economic Impacts of Utility-Scale Wind Power in Iowa

Date: 11/18/2013 NREL published Estimated Economic Impacts of Utility-Scale Wind Power in Iowa, a report that examines the first 1,000 megawatts of wind energy deployment in Iowa and associated economic impacts. This deployment supported 2,300 full-time- …