Education for Your Skin - Protect Your Skin from the Sun

Education for Your Skin - Protect Your Skin from the Sun

Every 5 minutes another person is diagnosed with skin cancer. Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in America. Fortunately it can also be one of the easiest types of cancer to treat when discovered early. Many potentially dangerous lesions may remain unnoticed for long periods of time. Without treatment these lesions may become cancerous and eventually threaten your health and require surgery. Education is the first step to protecting yourself against the dangers skin cancer.

(PRWEB) August 29, 2004

Every 5 minutes another person is diagnosed with skin cancer. Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in America. Fortunately it can also be one of the easiest types of cancer to treat when discovered early.

Many potentially dangerous lesions may remain unnoticed for long periods of time. Without treatment these lesions may become cancerous and eventually threaten your health and require surgery. Education is the first step to protecting yourself against the dangers skin cancer.

There are more than one million new cases of skin cancer diagnosed each year in the US. Taking simple precautions such as applying sunscreen whenever you are exposed to sunlight can dramatically reduce your risk of developing skin cancer. Always wear a sunscreen of at least 15 SPF or greater and remember to reapply. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, 80% of our lifetime sun exposure occurs before the age of 18. It is very important to educate children and their caregivers about the dangers of skin cancer.

The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends over 200 different products to help protect you and your children from dangerous UV radiation, from UV protective window film to laundry detergent additives to increase the UV protection of clothing. For a list of these products you can call the Skin Cancer Foundation at 800-SKIN-490.

For more information about skin cancer and prevention methods visit www. skincancer. org.

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Leading IT Vendors Leverage Brand in the Genomics Market

Leading IT Vendors Leverage Brand in the Genomics Market

According to a recent survey of more than 600 genomics researchers, leading information technology (IT) vendors Apple, Cisco Systems, Dell, IBM and Microsoft are widely perceived to be the best qualified to implement new technologies that will advance genomics research—specifically high performance computing, collaborative software and storage area networks.

ARLINGTON, VA (PRWEB) March 14, 2005

According to a recent survey of more than 600 genomics researchers, leading information technology (IT) vendors Apple, Cisco Systems, Dell, IBM and Microsoft are widely perceived to be the best qualified to implement new technologies that will advance genomics research—specifically high performance computing, collaborative software and storage area networks. Other vendors, including HP/Compaq, Sun Microsystems and Oracle, also fared well—especially among pharmaceutical and biotechnology scientists.

“The genomics market for IT solutions is still fragmented and many scientists are only now beginning to appreciate the powerful role IT will play in their research,” said Bill Kelly, President of BioInformatics, LLC (http://www. gene2drug. com (http://www. gene2drug. com)), an Arlington, VA-based market research and consulting firm. “It appears that many scientists are relying on brand associations formed in the consumer market when naming the IT vendors qualified to develop and install life science solutions.”

These findings were published in BioInformatics, LLC’s latest report, “Information Technology in the Life Sciences: An Examination of Genomics Researchers,” which is based on one of the largest surveys ever of scientists who use information technology to make sense of the huge volume of genomics data being generated in research labs.

Genomics is the study of genes and their function—an area of research that is revolutionizing our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of disease and leading to the identification of thousands of new biological targets for the drug discovery programs of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Scientists worldwide are acquiring genomics data through the use of techniques such as amplification, DNA microarray expression, real-time PCR and genotyping. Instrumentation, hardware and software are then required to analyze, integrate and transmit this vast amount of data—which has resulted in significant IT challenges for those in the field.

“IT vendors need to understand that they can play a role at each stage in the genomics ‘value chain’,” said Kelly. “The process begins with the acquisition of data from analytical instruments and progresses through data processing, analysis, distribution and storage. The challenge facing scientists is that this is a heterogeneous hardware and software environment, which makes it difficult to integrate multiple application tools and disparate data.”

Life science instrumentation companies are also players in the genomics market for IT products and services. Instruments from Affymetrix, Agilent, Applied Biosystems, Beckman Coulter, Bio-Rad, GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences and Roche Applied Science incorporate software designed not only to operate the instrument but also to help scientists analyze and interpret the results. “Some instrument vendors are also becoming full-fledged software developers,” noted Kelly.

Genomics software is one of the areas where the report highlights a possible market opportunity. A number of commercial independent software vendors such as Accelrys, DNAStar, Gene Codes and Spotfire have developed targeted products for genomics, but scientists still rely on a confusing mix of internally developed software, freeware distributed throughout the scientific community, commercial packages from independent vendors and software embedded in analytical instruments.

According to Kelly, “A true ‘whole product’ solution has yet to emerge, which means that there are still opportunities to set the de facto standards that create customer lock-in and encourage other vendors to develop products to complement and enhance the leader’s solution.”

For a complimentary Executive Summary of this report, please visit:

Http://www. gene2drug. com/press.89.html (http://www. gene2drug. com/press.89.html)

About BioInformatics, LLC

BioInformatics, LLC (http://www. gene2drug. com (http://www. gene2drug. com)) is a market research firm that supports marketing, sales and R&D executives in the life science, medical device and pharmaceutical industries through published reports, custom research and consulting. BioInformatics sponsors the world’s largest market research panel of scientific customers—The Science Advisory Board (http://www. scienceboard. net)—which (http://www. scienceboard. net)—which) consists of more than 24,000 life science and medical professionals from 62 countries who participate in surveys that address emerging technologies, test customer reactions to new product concepts, measure brand awareness and assess advertising effectiveness.

For more information, please contact:

Alyssa Martin

BioInformatics, LLC

2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 250

Arlington, VA 22201

703.778.3080 x12 (phone)

703.778.3081 (fax)

A. martin@gene2drug. com

Http://www. gene2drug. com/ (http://www. gene2drug. com/)

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Pangea Media Survey Reveals that Most Tweens and Teens Think They are Overweight

Pangea Media Survey Reveals that Most Tweens and Teens Think They are Overweight

Pangea Media, the leader in online quizzes and quiz technology, has released the results of its latest "Pangea Pulse," which tracked the attitudes and preferences of its tween and teen users about body image and how their related perceptions will impact their New Year's resolutions.

Watertown, MA (PRWEB) January 8, 2009

Pangea Media, the leader in online quizzes and quiz technology, has released the results of its latest "Pangea Pulse," which tracked the attitudes and preferences of its tween and teen users about body image and how their related perceptions will impact their New Year's resolutions.

When asked how they feel about their current weight, in a recent survey conducted on Quibblo. com, more than half of the respondents (60 percent) said they believe they weigh too much. More than half said they feel like their life would be dramatically improved if they achieved their ideal weight. When asked what motivates them to improve their physical appearance, over half of the tween and teen respondents cited seeing photos of themselves and picking flaws from these photos, followed by comparing themselves to friends and seeing "perfect" models and celebrities in magazines, TV and movies.

Fifty-nine percent of respondents said they have compared their bodies to those of celebrities. When asked to choose which celebrities have the most ideal bodies, the majority of respondents chose Beyoncé (approximately 60 percent), followed by Paris Hilton (33 percent) and Scarlett Johansson (26 percent).

To get in shape in '09, tweens and teens say they will eat healthier (46 percent) rather than diet (36 percent). Fifty-three percent of tweens/teens respondents have never been on a diet, while 17 percent said that they have tried a few different diets and had some successes.

About Pangea Media
Pangea Media is a casual entertainment and online advertising company that uses the power of quizzes to bring consumers and marketers together. Pangea operates a network of quiz sites including Quibblo. com, QuizRocket. com, MyCareerQuizzes. com and DumbSpot. com that enables users to share quiz-based content within the Pangea network and through other social media channels. With more than seven million unique visitors each month and almost 100 million page views per month, Pangea is one of the dominant players in the quiz space. Pangea Media was selected as a finalist of the Kids, 'Tweens & Teens category in the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) 2008 annual awards. Pangea Media is located in Watertown, MA and can be reached at 1-617-923-0000 or pangeamedia. com.

About Quibblo. com
The ultimate online quiz experience, Quibblo (Quibblo. com) offers users the opportunity to create and take quizzes, polls and surveys, and view the results. At Quibblo. com, users can create custom avatars, share comments, invite friends and post badges. In addition to Quibblo. com, users can access Quibblo through applications built for various social networking sites, embed the Quibblo widget in their personal website or blog, or use the Quibblo Polls Widget available on the Apple iPhone. To learn more about Quibblo. com, contact Pangea Media at 1-617-923-0000 or www. pangeamedia. com.

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Leading Health Plan CEOs Offer Outlook for Reform, New Products and Coverage Trends in 2010

Leading Health Plan CEOs Offer Outlook for Reform, New Products and Coverage Trends in 2010

In exclusive interviews with HPW, top executives from CIGNA Corp., Geisinger Health System, CDPHP, Tufts Health Plan and Medica weigh in on reform, as well as give insight into their outlook for new products and market trends they expect in the year ahead.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) December 23, 2009

AIS's "Health Plan Week" (HPW) - Twelve Months ago, health plan CEOs told HPW that they were optimistic about health reform and were encouraged that it would be a top priority for the incoming administration. A year later, they are unanimous in saying reform efforts are headed in the wrong direction.

In exclusive interviews with HPW, top executives from CIGNA Corp., Geisinger Health System, CDPHP, Tufts Health Plan and Medica weigh in on reform, as well as give insight into their outlook for new products and market trends they expect in the year ahead. To read the interviews and the Dec. 21 issue of HPW, visit http://www. aishealth. com/pdf/hpw122109_ESPC11.pdf (http://www. aishealth. com/pdf/hpw122109_ESPC11.pdf).

"Health Plan Week" asks five industry leaders questions that include:

-- Which of your insurance products do you expect to fare best and worst in the
Next year?

-- Of the ideas discussed in the health reform debate, which do you consider the most critical for health insurers? Most troubling?

-- What major changes in benefit plan design do you think will take hold in the market in 2010?

-- As the individual market grows increasingly important to health plans, what will you do in the next year to streamline costs?

HPW subscribers receive a steady flow of valuable strategies and tested guidance on many issues, including: enrollment trends and market share, new product design, and much more. Take a look what else is covered in the Dec. 21 issue:

-- "Brokers Pair High-Deductibles with Creativity to Cut Rates" -- a look at emerging trends in the individual and small-group markets

-- "Savvy Employers Are Launching Their Own 'Reform' Tactics for 2010" -- uncovering strategies being used by large employers to control coverage costs

-- "Reimbursement Cuts Prompt Holiday Shopping for MA Plans" -- an overview of the Annual Enrollment Period for Medicare

To read these articles in their entirety as well as the exclusive HPW interviews with five leading health plans, go to http://www. aishealth. com/pdf/hpw122109_ESPC11.pdf (http://www. aishealth. com/pdf/hpw122109_ESPC11.pdf) today.

About "Health Plan Week" (HPW):
Published since 1991, HPW provides the health care industry with timely business, financial and regulatory news of the health insurance industry -- with the inside news, targeted data and expert analysis that will help you monitor all of the changes ahead under health reform and improve your organization's bottom line. Subscriptions include 45 weekly issues and quarterly spreadsheets (sent via e-mail) with key financial indicators for 50 leading health plans.

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Miracle on the Hudson Pilot Helps Fearful Fliers in Need

Miracle on the Hudson Pilot Helps Fearful Fliers in Need

Jeffrey Skiles, co-pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 “The Miracle on the Hudson” which made a successful emergency landing in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, is once again helping airline passengers in desperate need of help.

Waunakee, WI (PRWEB) December 9, 2009

Skiles has recently contributed his expertise and authored a foreword to the Takeoff Today Program, the popular program for overcoming the fear of flying available at http://www. fearofflyingphobia. com (http://www. fearofflyingphobia. com). In the foreword, he candidly speaks of his own experience on Flight 1549, and exactly how despite that life changing day, he was able to return back to the cockpit within two short weeks without nerves, fear, or apprehension.

Rich Presta, the author of the Takeoff Today Program states, “The fear of flying can be incredibly destructive to people’s lives and may prevent them from nurturing relationships with friends and family, pursuing careers that involve air travel, or simply seeing all that the world has to offer. During the development of the Takeoff Today Program, we worked with many pilots, flight attendants, airline mechanics, air traffic controllers, and others in the aviation industry to ensure we provide the best information possible, but we are certainly fortunate and thankful to have such a powerful contribution from someone as esteemed and noteworthy as Jeffrey Skiles.”

It has been estimated that one in four individuals suffer from the fear of flying and that the number of people effected in the US alone numbers in the millions. The contribution Skiles has made will allow fearful fliers to gain an understanding of flying from a pilots’ perspective and goes to great lengths to clear up myths and misconceptions about flying that cause unnecessary anxiety for many passengers.

In fact, not only is Skiles without fear since he has returned to flying, he goes on to state, "As a pilot of great experience who has literally survived a plane crash, I anxiously await my next flight. When you close that cockpit door, you leave all the troubles of the world on the other side. You are transported to a world of great beauty. There is no experience quite like picking your way through a thunderstorm line at 37,000 feet. Watching the storm cells grow and roil like living things before your eyes; the cloud tops blowing off the top downwind. Or the beauty of the night sky on a red eye flight. Turn down the cockpit lights crank your seat all the way up and pressing your nose against the windshield and try to count the stars, an impossible and humbling feat. There’s something about leaving the earth that puts all the things you thought were important in perspective"

Skiles’ foreword and a great deal of material for fearful fliers can be access for free on the Takeoff Today Program website at http://www. FearofFlyingPhobia. com (http://www. FearofFlyingPhobia. com). Presta added, “It’s important to me that people struggling with a fear of flying have access to the information they need to overcome their fear, so we make it easy for everyone to learn the truth about flying so they can put their fears behind them. For many, our complimentary material is all they need to begin flying in comfort. Others may choose to pursue the more advanced material we offer for extreme anxiety and panic, but I think it’s reasonable to say we offer more quality material than any other program, website, or resource anywhere for the fear of flying.”

Rich Presta developed the Takeoff Today Program after successfully overcoming his own fear of flying. His programs and books on anxiety and fears have been seen in Psychology Today and Natural Health magazines, as well as on Discovery Health channel, and MSNBC. Jeffrey Skiles was the First Officer on Flight 1549, has been flying for over 34 years and has logged over 20,000 hours of flying time. For more information on the Takeoff Today Program or obtain a complimentary copy of the foreword authored by Jeffery Skiles, visit http://www. FearofFlyingPhobia. com (http://www. FearofFlyingPhobia. com).

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Fast Track Your SEO with Link Popularity Services

Fast Track Your SEO with Link Popularity Services

Stop waiting for your SEO to start working -- 3 months is too long. Every major search engine uses Link Popularity in determining search engine results placement and when combined with solid SEO practices eLinking can power you to the top of your keyword search engine results page.

(PRWEB) September 22, 2004

Stop waiting for your SEO to start working -- 3 months is too long. Every major search engine uses Link Popularity in determining search engine results placement and when combined with solid SEO practices eLinking can power you to the top of your keyword search engine results page. eLinking. com utilizes a proprietary network of well trafficked Web Sites to get you listed at over 500 Web Sites overnight. This drives your Link Popularity through the roof in days not months.

To prove their point, eLinking provides a free reporting service called the "eLinking Link Popularity Score" which ranks Web Sites solely on Link Popularity and enables you to track your historical Link Popularity so you can visually see your sites rise at all of the major search engines. It's certainly worth running the report against your site, as all those who do, receive a free 1 week listing on eLinkings' main page -- and any link is better than no link at all.

Subscribers to the eLinking Service ($495.00 per year) will receive a listing across an exclusive network of over 500 Web Sites and in just 1 week, eLinking claims you could easily see your Link Popularity increase by 1000% to 2000% percent, see their case studies at http://www. elinking. com (http://www. elinking. com) for back up data and restrictions. Combined with Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Placement, eLinking appears to be one of the most powerful tools to push your web site to the top of its keyword category.

What's your sites eLinking Score?

ELinking. com experts have defined an algorithm that applies specific criteria and weights to each search engines' Link Popularity results and calculates a single digit score ranging from 0 to 5 (5 being the highest). To learn where your site ranks visit http://www. elinking. com (http://www. elinking. com) and click on "FREE Link Popularity Report". The vast majority of web sites score a 0. eLinking guarantees a ranking of at least a "1" for their subscribers and they claim that most of their clients reach a "2" within a few months of their initial listing with eLinking. A "2", apparently, is very good, sites reaching the heights of a 3, 4 or 5 are some of the top sites on the internet and spend 10's of thousands of dollars per month on advertising and generally have thousands of clients and hundreds of affiliates.

Internet Professionals, SEO & SEP Consultants earn BIG Money!

ELinking offers professionals 2 methods for earning additional revenue. 1) Anyone purchasing eLinking services for 5 or more sites will earn a $100 discount off the first year, or 2) Join the eLinking Affiliate program and you can offer your clients a necessary and important service while you earn a BIG $100 -- that's a 20% commission!

About eLinking. com

ELinking is Link Popularity Service Provider. eLinking has a proprietary network of over 500 sites; these sites are categorized in a vast array topics and industries including Health and wellness, rentals, construction, sports, business services, accounting, entertainment and Internet resource sites. eLinking is a BMGI Ventures company.

About BMGI Ventures

Founded in 2000, BMGI Ventures is in the business of taking business and product ideas from concept to profitability. We do this in a few different ways including direct investment, incubation, joint ventures and partnerships. Although we occasionally do invest in unsolicited ventures, the majority of our business comes through professional referrals from trusted parties. We tend to work best in the process automation arena, regardless of industry and we always attempt to leverage existing investments in order to reduce overhead. Recent investments include Vertical Answer (http://www. verticalanswer. com (http://www. verticalanswer. com)), Healthistics (http://www. healthistics. com (http://www. healthistics. com)) and AccountWell (http://www. accountwell. com (http://www. accountwell. com)).

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December 2009 Architectural Digest's New Theme Issue: People and Places

December 2009 Architectural Digest's New Theme Issue: People and Places

Architectural Digest's December issue features a new theme: interesting people and their interesting places. The selection of individuals is as diverse as their homes--four fashion designers, a former NBA player, three actors and a pop star!

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 11, 2009

Architectural Digest's (http://www. architecturaldigest. com/) December issue features a new theme: interesting people and their interesting places. The selection of individuals is as diverse as their homes--four fashion designers, a former NBA player, three actors and a pop star!

Donna Karan's vacation home in the Turks and Caicos was a promise to her late husband who dreamed of a retreat where their family could enjoy total privacy, but be together. After starting the Urban Zen Foundation in his memory, Karan began working on the family compound. The East-West fusion escape was modeled after a Balinese health resort. "I can't live without my steam bath!" says Karan of her island home, which is filled with divans, canopy beds and beanbag chairs. To her delight, "There is nothing in the place that you can't fall asleep on." With rattan ceilings, dark woods and a seamless transition from indoors to out, here Karan is living with nature and admits, "My ideal dwelling is a tree house."

Sir Elton John and his partner, filmmaker David Furnish, asked Martyn Lawrence Bullard to create a 1970s vibe for their Los Angeles home. "Our goal for this apartment was neither entertaining nor having houseguests--it's about function," says Furnish. "Beyond that, Elton just said, 'Color. I want color.'" Bullard recalls, "Immediately I thought: Boogie Nights." The result? Shimmering emerald walls, platinum-leaf ceilings, baseboards inset with polished steel and baths with glass-bead wallpaper. According to Furnish, "After the initial walk-through, Elton never sees a project agin utnil it's finished, which puts pressure on everybody. The first time we visited this apartment, he didn't like much of anything. So when he finally saw the finished product, he couldn't believe it was the same apartment. His jaw hit the floor."

Kelsey Grammer, currently starring in ABC's Hank, spruces up the former home of his hero, Henry Mancini; Ferruccio Ferragamo rebuilds the vineyard, game preserve and village of his Tuscan estate; Leonard Lauder creates a private research library in Manhattan for his vintage poster collection; and Magic Johnson, who recently co-authored the book When the Game Was Ours with Larry Bird, gets an assist from the family-run Kreiss company with furniture that will accommodate his oversized frame.

Visit architecturaldigest. com (http://www. architecturaldigest. com/) for expanded coverage of the issue including: an update on Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans; and a slideshow with the previously published homes of Sir Elton John.

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