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Instant Messaging Proves Useful In Reducing Workplace Interruption.
June 3, 2008... Byline: Ohio State University
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Employers seeking to decrease interruptions may want to have their workers use instant messaging software, a new study suggests.
A recent study by researchers...
SeniorNet, H.R.C. Foundation Bring Seniors in Chula Vista, Calif., Across 'Digital Divide' With Free Computer Access, Instruction; Grand Opening of SeniorNet Computer Learning Center at MAAC Project's 'Seniors on Broadway' Affordable Housing Development to Take Place June 17.
June 12, 2008... Byline: SeniorNet
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- SeniorNet, the world's leading nonprofit technology educator of older adults, with funding from the H.R.C. Foundation and in partnership with the Metropolitan Area...
Depression and Diabetes: Fellow Travelers, Researchers Say.
June 17, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
BALTIMORE, June 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers have long known that type-2 diabetes and depression often go hand in hand. However, it's been unclear which condition develops first in...
Co-Author of Groundbreaking Book 'Freedom From Disease' in San Diego From New York for Speech, Book Signing at 2008 BIO International Convention; Available for Media Interviews Thursday - Friday, June 19-20.
June 18, 2008... Byline: Betsy Mullen Consulting
SAN DIEGO, June 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The co-author of the newly released book, "Freedom from Disease: The Breakthrough Approach to Preventing Cancer, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, and Depression by...
LA84 Foundation Awards $1.6 Million to 36 Sports Programs for Youth in Southern California.
June 19, 2008... Byline: LA84 Foundation
LOS ANGELES, June 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The LA84 Foundation today announced $1,596,545 million in grants to support sports programs serving more than 14,400 youth in Southern California. The grants will increase...
Fran Drescher Says "Cancer Schmancer!"; Actress Turned Healthcare Advocate Celebrates First Anniversary of Charitable Organization; Celebrities, Cancer Survivors Join Drescher at Anniversary Luncheon.
June 19, 2008... Byline: Betsy Mullen Consulting
LOS ANGELES, June 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- International celebrity, New York Times best-selling author and cancer survivor Fran Drescher is celebrating the first birthday of her charitable organizations, the...
Eastern Connecticut State University Students Win Public Service Announcement Contest.
June 20, 2008... Byline: Eastern Connecticut State University
WILLIMANTIC, Conn., June 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two groups of Eastern students placed first and third in the Eastern Connecticut State University Video and Animation Festival, sponsored by the...
Twiga Foundation Receives $400,000 Grant; New Project to Help States Become Employers-of-Choice.
June 20, 2008... Byline: Twiga Foundation, Inc.
BOISE, Idaho, June 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Twiga Foundation, Inc. is the recipient of a $400,000 grant to fund the States as Employers-of-Choice project, which will assist state governments in the...
Runner-Up Rocco Puts the Aging Game in the Spotlight, Expert Says.
June 26, 2008... Byline: Purdue University
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rocco Mediate's grueling battle against Tiger Woods at this year's U.S. Open should be an inspiration to aging Americans, says a Purdue University professor.
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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Pocantico Hills Central School Partner to Create an Edible Schoolyard.
June 26, 2008... Byline: Rockefeller Brothers Fund
NEW YORK, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Thomas Elliott, superintendent of Pocantico Hills Central School, New York, announced that students could soon be eating salad and soup from vegetables that they...
From Beach to Backyard, Caution Can Reduce Firepit Burns; Sand-Covered Hot Coals Especially Hazardous, UC Irvine Burn Treatment Doctors Warn.
June 30, 2008... Byline: University of California, Irvine
IRVINE, Calif., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Backyard barbecues and beach bonfires are beloved summer activities across the country, but they also put people - especially children - at risk of...