UCLA student uses business savvy to fight hunger around the world
UCLA junior Steven Ng started a non-profit to sell bracelets he designed to fight famine around the world. In less than a month he has raised nearly $18,000.When he’s not going to classes, studying or...
View ArticleNew coating may reduce blood clot risk inside stents
Study Highlight: A new stent coating may someday eliminate a common side effect of the treatment. Embargoed for release at 3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET, Thursday, September 5, 2013 Dallas, TX- (NewMediaWire)...
View ArticleNew book challenges popular understanding of 2012 presidential race
Republican nominee Mitt Romney didn't lose the 2012 presidential election because he was too conservative. His infamous remark about not feeling responsible for 47 percent of voters didn't cost him the...
View ArticleHow immigrant workers have contributed to the L.A. of today
John Laslett (far left) is a research professor of history and author of "Sunshine Was Never Enough: Los Angeles Workers, 1880-2010."Chris Tilly is a professor of urban planning and director of the...
View ArticleUCLA researchers describe new form of irritable bowel syndrome
UCLA researchers have described a new form of irritable bowel syndrome that occurs after an acute bout of diverticulitis, a finding that may help lead to better management of symptoms and relief for...
View ArticleJUST ONE WEEK REMAINS TO APPLY FOR THE BEST JOB AROUND THE WORLD
New York, NY - (NewMediaWire) - September 06, 2013 - The world’s aspiring Chief World Explorers have just nine days to finish up their 60-second video submissions to travel website Jauntaroo to be...
View ArticleUCLA football player Nick Pasquale passes away
This statement was released Sunday by the UCLA Athletics department. UCLA Athletics is saddened to learn of the tragic loss of football player Nick Pasquale, who passed away early Sunday morning after...
View ArticlePower and ruggedness: The 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser
Legendary midsize SUV conquers any weather and terrain (September 9, 2013 – TORONTO) The Toyota FJ Cruiser has what it takes to take you up, over, through or around virtually any obstacle that nature –...
View Article5 percent of U.S. children, teens classified as ‘severely obese’
Statement Highlights: About 5 percent of American children and teens are severely obese — putting them at high risk for premature heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Severe obesity is a newly defined...
View ArticleResearchers assess frequency, cost of critical care treatments seen as...
In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers from UCLA and the RAND Corp. looked at the prevalence and the cost of critical care therapies provided in intensive care units that physicians...
View ArticleLes PME gagnent en performance grce aux nouveaux serveurs ThinkServer de Lenovo
Les derniers processeurs Intel® Xeon™ et Intel® AMT™ apportent plus de puissance et de maniabilité RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – 10 septembre, 2013: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) annonce aujourd’hui...
View ArticleCost, fear, lack of information may limit CPR usage for urban minorities
Study Highlights: Cost, fear and lack of information are barriers for minorities in urban communities to learn and perform CPR. Free CPR training or incentives such as transportation to courses could...
View ArticleHeart disease patients with positive attitudes likely to exercise, live longer
Study Highlights: Heart disease patients with positive attitudes were more likely to exercise and live longer. Patients may have better health outcomes when doctors’ treatments are aimed at increasing...
View ArticleAvella Chosen as Preferred Specialty Pharmacy for Care1st Health Plan, Arizona
Phoenix, AZ - (NewMediaWire) - September 11, 2013 - Avella Specialty Pharmacy today announced that it has been chosen as a preferred specialty pharmacy partner for Care1st Health Plan, Arizona....
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