Metropolitan Beaches Commission To Hold Public Hearings In Nine Communities This Summer

BOSTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –The Metropolitan Beaches Commission (MBC) recently completed two public hearings on Beacon Hill to assess the state of the Boston Harbor region’s public beaches and announced that they will hold a series of 9 public hearings in the region’s beachfront communities this summer. Continue reading

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey Receives ACOG Prize for Paper on SET and CCS, a Pioneering IVF Process

NEW ORLEANS, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Eric J. Forman, M.D., Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Fellow at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey (RMANJ), today presented research demonstrating that screening embryos for chromosomal abnormalities, then transferring just one chromosomally normal (euploid) embryo during IVF offers delivery rates that are equivalent to the more standard procedure of transferring two embryos with no screening, while also resulting in fewer incidents of twins and thus healthier obstetrical and pediatric outcomes. The paper was awarded third prize in the category of current clinical and basic investigation by the Committee on Scientific Program Awards at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 61st Annual Clinical Meeting in New Orleans, May 4-8, 2013 Continue reading

"Privileged World Travel Club, Inc." Announces the Planning to Implement Specially Designed Travel Packages to Receive …

Tiburon – California (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 Privileged World Travel Club, Inc. (PVCL- OTC BB), announced today that pursuant to a Travel Agreement, signed by Privileged World Travel Club, Inc. and a local Chinese prominent travel Company agreed to build and develop a travel-related website (the Privileged Website), using proprietary reservation software, that will permit the preparation of consolidated itineraries for travel within China, through a link to an external Chinese GDS. Continue reading

Foundation Medicine partners with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Foundation Medicine Inc., a Cambridge biotechnology company using genomics data and DNA sequencing to help doctors pinpoint treatments for cancer patients, is partnering with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to co-develop a molecular diagnostic product designed to match patients with hematologic cancers with the best treatments. Hematologic cancers include leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma, the two entities noted in a press release. Michael J Continue reading

Ron Paul’s Texas Straight Talk 4/29/13: Liberty Was Also Attacked in Boston – Video




Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk 4/29/13: Liberty Was Also Attacked in Boston http://The-FREE-Foundation.org http://CampaignForLiberty.org http://RonPaulCurriculum.com http://facebook.com/ronpaul http://DailyPaul.com http://FFF.org htt… By: minnesotachris Continue reading

After Boston, Division in the Libertarian Ranks: My Response to Jim Harper

My recent observations on Hoovers Defining Ideas about the relationship of civil liberties to national security have drawn a stern response from Catos own Jim Harper, whose central claim is that I have sounded needless anti-privacy notes in my attack on the privacy protective policies that have been championed by Massachusetts Republican State Senator Robert Hedlund, whom I criticized for being too squeamish on aggressive and targeted government action to counter the threats that became all too visible on April 15, 2013. Continue reading

Zimmer Holdings to Present at Deutsche Bank Securities Annual Health Care Conference

WARSAW, Ind., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZMH), a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare, announced that it will be participating in the Deutsche Bank Securities 38th Annual Health Care Conference at The Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on May 29, 2013, at 9:20 a.m. Eastern Time. Continue reading

Watch President Obama on Syria, Closing Guantanamo, Boston, Health Care and Jason Collins – Video




Watch President Obama on Syria, Closing Guantanamo, Boston, Health Care and Jason Collins President Barack Obama suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used che… By: PBSNewsHour Continue reading

GOP Strategist on O’Reilly: Liberals Find Terrorists’ Hostility Towards Freedom Appealing – Video




GOP Strategist on O'Reilly: Liberals Find Terrorists' Hostility Towards Freedom Appealing Bill O'Reilly continued to go after President Obama tonight over his continued refusal to talk about radical Islamic terrorism in the wake of the Boston Mara… By: MichaelSavage4Prez Continue reading

FIDDLER: Freedom, despite the costs

After the tragic events associated with our Boston Marathon this year our Ashland problems appear to be insignificant but that doesnt mean that we should ignore them. Two radical monsters killed, and wounded, and made life extremely difficult for hundreds of innocent, freedom-loving human beings and many thousands of their friends and relatives. Continue reading

Viva Edition's Polly Campbell Shares Methods of Coping with Tragedy on Imperfect Spirituality

The best-selling author of Imperfect Spirituality spreads much-needed messages of positivity and self acceptance. (PRWEB) April 26, 2013 In her appearance on Coast to Coast AM, Polly shares her own story of overcoming physical adversity through turning to spiritual and emotional development. She warns against falling into the “perfect trap” and expands upon the idea of perfection in imperfection. Continue reading

Medical school applications drop nationwide, study says

Originally published in Orientation 1999 The number of students applying to medical schools throughout the country fell almost to 5 percent during the 1998 school year, according to a study released this week by the Journal of American MEdical Association (JAMA). The number of students applying to Boston University Medical School mirrored the national drop of 4.7 percent. At BU Medical School, the number of applications fell from 10,026 in 1998 to 9,898 this year, said BUMS spokesman Robert Brogna. Continue reading

Statue of Liberty and early crowdfunding

24 April 2013 Last updated at 19:39 ET As the Statue of Liberty was shipped from France, efforts to raise funds for its pedestal stalled. But thanks to a newspaper campaign and the small donations of hundreds of residents, the base was eventually built Continue reading

California Hospital Medical Center Recognized for National Health Care Environmental “Partnership” Award

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– California Hospital Medical Center has received the Partner Recognition Award from Practice Greenhealth, the nations leading health care membership community that empowers its members to increase their efficiencies and environmental stewardship while improving patient safety and care. The Award is one of the Environmental Excellence Awards given each year to honor environmental achievements in the health care sector. This Award applauds organizations that are just beginning their journey in environmental stewardship, said Laura Wenger, RN, Executive Director, Practice Greenhealth. Continue reading