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New York based Hither and Thither Adventures, LLC is pleased to announce an incredible package to Tuscany, May 27 to June 2 for only $999 USD.

Somnia Anesthesia released a web-based application that allows hospital executives a mobile tool for evaluating their facility’s anesthesia services in four critical areas--leadership, financial management, quality improvement, clinical services.

Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins will speak at Iona College's Rudin/Driscoll Visiting Professorship on Monday, April 23, 2012

Monroe College alumnus returns to Trinidad-Tobago to share success story after earning her bachelor's degree in New York. She brings with her a scholarship offer of $3500/semester, worth up to $28,000 over the course of eight academic semesters.

Holly Robins, CRNA, MS, MBA, manager of nurse anesthesia at Yale-New Haven Hospital, in New Haven, CT, is the winner of Somnia Anesthesia’s first CRNA of the Year award.

Webinar on the Anesthesia Care Team Model in U.S. healthcare facilities is available for download. Includes case studies from 2 West Coast hospitals & explains benefits of this collaborative model where both anesthesiologists and CRNAs provide care.

The work of Charles Fazzino will be featured at the prestigious AD20/21 Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries & The Boston Print Fair, March 15-18, 2012, at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts.

A majority of voters who responded to a Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News poll believe that the lowering of the salary cap for NIH principal investigators and officials may drive government researchers toward potentially more lucrative jobs

Hither and Thither Adventures, LLC is pleased to announce an incredible package to Tuscany, May 27 to June 2 for only $1,650 USD. Register by March 5 and receive $100 off of any of our tours to Italy - just mention New York Times Travel Show.

Assisted by Monroe College’s International Students Academic Scholarships, worth up to $3,500 each semester, students from any overseas country can save as much as $28,000 in tuition, room & board.

Monroe College Admissions Counselor Krystle Dookoo is visiting Trinidad and Tobago high schools and community colleges, this week, to discuss Associate and Bachelors degree programs. A native of Trinidad & Tobago, she is a 2006 Monroe graduate.

Monroe College Jumpstart Program offers high school seniors a tuition-free head start on their college education. The 15-week courses are taught by Monroe faculty and earn 3 college credits. It begins in New Rochelle, NY saturday, September 24.

The new program, developed by Protective Countermeasures is designed to conduct and moderate your teams meetings on lessons learned from Hurricane Irene and other crisis faced by your organization using 10 specific key discussion topics.

The new age of reading comprehension has arrived. Klippings Kollector™ (Patent Pending) will import highlights & notes from your Kindle® onto your computer and rapidly organize key dates, people, events, paragraphs, vocabulary, quotes & far more!

Currently more than 10% of preschoolers in the U.S. are obese and effective strategies that target pregnancy, infancy, and toddlers are urgently needed to stop the progression of the childhood obesity epidemic.

The inaugural issue of BioResearch Open Access, a new bimonthly peer-reviewed open access journal, was released today by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

The Diabetes 2025 Model for the U.S. projects a continuous and dramatic increase in the diabetes epidemic and makes it possible to estimate the potential effects of society-wide changes in lifestyle and healthcare delivery systems.

Disruptive Science and Technology, a new groundbreaking, peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, has officially released its inaugural issue.

Somnia Anesthesia recently partnered with Becker’s Hospital Review to host a webinar for hospital administrators, focused on developing a strategic framework for evaluating hospital anesthesia services.

New functional and imaging-based diagnostic tests that measure communication and signaling between different brain regions may provide valuable information about the potential for consciousness in patients unable to communicate.

Gene therapy strategies to prevent and treat inherited diseases of the retina that can cause blindness have progressed rapidly. Positive results in animal models of human retinal disease continue to emerge, as reported in Human Gene Therapy.

The field of disease proteomics has, until recently, focused on separation techniques coupled with mass-spectrometric identification of proteins, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

New York based Hither and Thither Adventures, LLC is pleased to announce an incredible package to Tuscany, May 27 to June 2 for only $999 USD.

When blood sugar levels in diabetes are poorly controlled, patients tend to have more complications such as depression and other mood disturbances, including anxiety and anger, and a lower overall quality of life.

Herbal, dietary, and energy or nutritional supplements may offer specific health benefits, but they can also have harmful and even life-threatening effects when combined with commonly used medications.

Somnia Anesthesia released a web-based application that allows hospital executives a mobile tool for evaluating their facility’s anesthesia services in four critical areas--leadership, financial management, quality improvement, clinical services.

Videogame technology is proving to be a valuable tool for helping people of all ages improve lifestyle and health habits and manage disease.

Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins will speak at Iona College's Rudin/Driscoll Visiting Professorship on Monday, April 23, 2012

Iona College announces Dr. Brian J. Nickerson has been appointed provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs.

NEW YORK, NY — Famous3-D Pop Artist Charles Fazzino has created the Official Commemorative artwork, including a Limited-edition Poster and Commemorative Tee-shirt for OpSail 2012 – a partnership between Operation Sail Inc. and the U.S. Navy.

Somnia, a leading national anesthesia practice management company, has announced a new resource document and webinar providing hospital administrators with a framework for a strategic analysis and evaluation of their facility’s anesthesia services.

Joseph Plumeri, chairman and chief executive officer of worldwide Willis Group Holdings plc. has been named the 2012 Iona College Undergraduate Commencement speaker. He will deliver his address at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, on May 12.

Three-dimensional clusters of pancreatic beta-cells that live much longer and secrete more insulin than single cells grown in the laboratory are valuable new tools for studying pancreatic diseases such as diabetes and for testing novel therapies.

Internationally Renowned Pop Artist to Contribute Original Art on Horse Sculpture and Design Event Logo for Stamford CT Downtown’s Public Art Exhibit in Summer, 2012

Scientists carrying out studies on stem cells and regenerative medicine are employing a broad range of approaches in the quest to develop novel therapeutic products, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

When a mother undergoes genetic testing to determine whether she carries a gene for hereditary breast cancer, the parents must then decide whether and how to share this risk information with their children.

A novel method for printing human cells onto surfaces in defined patterns can help advance research on tissue engineering and regeneration, as described in an article in Tissue Engineering, Part C, Methods, a journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Jamaican member of Parliament meets with constituents at Monroe College in New Rochelle, encouraging them to complete their studies and come back home. Monroe offers Jamaicans a scholarship incentive worth up to $3500 per semester.

Healthy individuals who carry a gene variation linked to an increased risk of autism have structural differences in their brains that may help explain how the gene affects brain function and increases vulnerability for autism.

Monroe College alumnus returns to Trinidad-Tobago to share success story after earning her bachelor's degree in New York. She brings with her a scholarship offer of $3500/semester, worth up to $28,000 over the course of eight academic semesters.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 16, 2012) The Medical Letter – recognized since 1959 as the most trusted source of unbiased prescription drug information and drug facts - announces the launch of its mobile apps for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android.

Holly Robins, CRNA, MS, MBA, manager of nurse anesthesia at Yale-New Haven Hospital, in New Haven, CT, is the winner of Somnia Anesthesia’s first CRNA of the Year award.

Webinar on the Anesthesia Care Team Model in U.S. healthcare facilities is available for download. Includes case studies from 2 West Coast hospitals & explains benefits of this collaborative model where both anesthesiologists and CRNAs provide care.

Famous 3D Pop Artist Charles Fazzino Launches Art Education Program with Edgemont School District. Renowned 3D Pop Artist to Lead Interactive Art Education Workshop With School Children. District to Host Exclusive Art Reception at Fazzino Studios.

Despite China’s rapid economic growth and the influx of thousands of global companies into that country over the past two decades, it is not too late for biotech companies to enter China, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

Lippolis Electric, Inc. of Pelham, NY recently enrolled with the Green Business Bureau to become green business certified.

The work of Charles Fazzino will be featured at the prestigious AD20/21 Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries & The Boston Print Fair, March 15-18, 2012, at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts.

A case study published in Environmental Engineering Science, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., describes a systems-based approach to assess and reduce the negative societal and economic impact of industrial parks.

Inhaled interferon-gamma may be an effective treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic and progressive form of lung disease caused by excessive formation of fibrotic, or scar tissue, in the lungs

Sunday, March 11th at 3 p.m. an open & free performance showcase sponsored by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts will be held in the New Rochelle Public Library’s Ossie Davis Theatre, to honor NRCA founder and arts activist, Thea Eichler.

A majority of voters who responded to a Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News poll believe that the lowering of the salary cap for NIH principal investigators and officials may drive government researchers toward potentially more lucrative jobs

Hither and Thither Adventures, LLC is pleased to announce an incredible package to Tuscany, May 27 to June 2 for only $1,650 USD. Register by March 5 and receive $100 off of any of our tours to Italy - just mention New York Times Travel Show.

Millions of dollars and immeasurable hours of research and development are being invested to develop and employ increasingly sophisticated hardware and software technologies to deliver innovative new personalized health care interventions.

Therapeutic cancer vaccines, which stimulate the body’s immune system to target and destroy cancer cells, are being used in combination with conventional chemotherapy with growing success

The biological scaffold that gives structure to a heart valve after its cellular material has been removed can be freeze-dried and stored for later use as a tissue-engineered replacement valve to treat a failing heart

How can people win the Fazzino by Heys USA Luggage & Fazzino Olympic Pin Giveaway? It’s easy to enter the giveaway! Just follow three easysteps and you will be entered to win!

The adventure explores parts of Dublin, Galway with the bulk of the tour in Connemara and will incorporate visiting a local castle, exploring a beautiful botanical garden, spa treatments, safari, ferry rides and optional cycling.

Applying 21st century tools and technologies to manage land use, maximize biomass production, and increase the efficiency of processes for extracting energy from renewable resources will enable the biofuels industry to overcome challenges.

Chronic neuropathic pain following a spinal cord injury is common and very difficult to treat, but a new therapeutic strategy requiring a one-time injection into the spinal column has potential to improve patient outcomes.

A clinically challenging and under-studied subset of diseases affecting the lymphatic system and grouped under the disease spectrum lymphangiomatosis and Gorham’s disease is the focus of a special issue of Lymphatic Research and Biology.

BioResearch Open Access, a new bimonthly peer-reviewed open access journal, will launch in March 2012 by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers (www.liebertpub.com).

Innovative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques that can measure changes in the microstructure of the white matter likely to affect brain function and the ability of different regions of the brain to communicate

Small RNA-based nucleic acid drugs represent a promising new class of therapeutic agents for silencing abnormal or overactive disease-causing genes, and researchers have discovered new mechanisms by which RNA drugs can control gene activity.

A variety of innovative products and technologies that promote healing of difficult, painful, and potentially life-threatening acute and chronic wounds are described in the premier issue of Advances in Wound Care.