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The race for the City Council's District 10 seat is the classic case of a grass-roots political newcomer burning shoe leather to challenge a candidate who has risen through the ranks of neighborhood and community leadership. In the campaign to grab the open seat left by term-limited Councilman Chip Haass, Rey de los Santos, 32, said he is the forward-thinking candidate with no political ties who has the time to commit to a hectic council schedule. "I'm a very grass-roots campaign," said de los Santos, an attorney. "My biggest fundraiser is one huge labor organization called myself." A pilot in the Air Force Reserve, de los Santos said he applied for three city boards and never received a response. Then he decided to stop complaining and do something about it.
Administration: Top Emory Officials Make Trip to Capital
A cadre of Emory administrators and notable faculty traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to address the National Press Club on crucial issues such as the upcoming presidential race, American values and the role universities play in conflict resolution.
University President James W. Wagner, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Earl Lewis and a handful of professors from fields as diverse as political science and emergency medicine also attended a reception with around 250 Emory alumni at the home of the South Korean ambassador to the United States, Lee Tae-Sik.
Wagner also met with members of Georgia's congressional delegation, with the editorial staff of Inside Higher Education and with other university presidents from the Association of American Universities, a group of 62 of the nation's top research universities.
eMedicalFiles' MDAware(R) EHR Receives CCHIT Certification
ATLANTA, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- eMedicalFiles(R), a Web-based health information technology (HIT) company, today announced that its MDAware 2.2(R) EHR has earned CCHIT(SM) certification and meets the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology's (CCHIT) ambulatory EHR criteria for 2006. The system is Web-based and incorporates IntelliFinger(TM) biometric authentication technology. The MDAware(R) EHR provides dashboard reporting, three levels of patient privacy, and technical security safeguards for physician protection. eMedicalFiles' MDAware(R) EHR system technology is already designed to satisfy the 15 draft antifraud measures proposed by the model requirements executive team(M-RET), which was created by RTI International on behalf of the Office of the National Coordinator(ONC) for Health Information Technology.
Study looks at alcohol and breast cancer
Why Alcohol Consumption Increases Breast Cancer Risk (April 30, 2007) -- A new study presents the first animal model to confirm alcohol consumption stimulates tumor growth and malignancy of breast cancer and reveals some of the mechanisms of alcohol-induced breast cancer. ... > full story Equivalent Of 2-4 Drinks Daily Fuels Blood Vessel Growth, Encourages Cancer Tumors In Mice (April 4, 2006) -- University of Mississippi researchers say they have created the first-ever mammalian model of how alcohol consumption spurs tumor growth, showing that even moderate drinking resulted in larger and ... > full story Animal Research Suggests That Stress May Increase Risk Of Uterine Cancer (July 12, 2004) -- Research in monkeys suggests the possibility that stress may increase risk for the most common type of uterine cancer, according to a report from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical ...
The One, The Only, Planet Earth
"The One, The Only, Planet Earth" is a direct result of my desire to borrow, not take, from this Earth. I plan to be "teachy," not "preachy." I plan no great debates about global warming or ozone depletion or emissions of any kind. Comparison Shopping In Green I do plan to share my experiences as I navigate a world of products and actions deemed good for the planet and its' population. I plan to tell you what new cleaning products I've tried, and how well those products performed. I'll buy the organic pet food and share if the pets actually eat it, and if it makes as big a difference in their health as it does my wallet. I'll shop independent venues such as Wild Oats in Williamstown and Spice 'N Nice in Bennington, Vt. as well as the growing mainstream supermarket "organic" and "natural" product aisles and let you in on the items that lived up to expectations and those that fall short.
Court Approves Sale of Werner Co.
GREENVILLE, Pa., April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Werner Holding Co. (DE), Inc. announced today that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has entered an order approving the sale of substantially all of Werner's assets to a group including Black Diamond Capital Management, Brencourt Advisors LLC, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners III, L.P., Milk Street Investors LLC, Schultze Asset Management LLC, and the TCW Group, Inc. (TCW). The transaction is expected to close in May of 2007. The transaction, valued at approximately $270 million, represents a higher price than the Stalking Horse bid selected by the Company in March of 2007. The transaction includes a comprehensive agreement among each of the creditor constituencies, the repayment of the Company's first lien debt, a cash distribution to second lien holders, the payment of significant trade claims in the normal course and the potential for unsecured creditors to realize incremental value.
Are Baby Boomers Exercising Enough To Off-Set Effects Of Sedentary ...
That's a question raised by the findings of research recently published in print and online by the nonprofit National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and it was the subject of a recent article in the Washington Post. "The data emerging from this study are another wake-up call to the damage that physical inactivity is wreaking on our health," says Joe Moore, President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA). "Baby Boomers may be the first generation to feel the long-term impact of the sedentary lifestyles that we've seen develop in this country over the last 20 years. If we are to turn this trend around, we will need to create a culturally supportive environment for regular exercise." The Good News We're making progress.
Profits, And A Protest
Investors applauded Aetna's 8 percent jump in net income and higher 2007 earnings outlook Thursday, but more than 40 protesters outside the company's Hartford headquarters said health insurance profits are making them sick.
As Aetna's stock rose, protesters wore blue hospital gowns over their clothes and carried small white paper bags that said "Use This Barf Bag if Aetna's profits are making you sick." They were dramatizing their argument that health insurers' profits and executive pay are making coverage unaffordable and hurting access to care for many people.
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