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Omnivox Awarded Medical Technology Contract Worth $33 Million
Service disabled veteran-owned small business to develop and prototype technologies to mitigate and treat injuries from roadside bombs DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Aug. 23 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — The Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) has awarded Omnivox, LLC, headquartered here, a contract to design, develop and prototype medical technologies to assist in the prevention, mitigation and treatment of blast injuries, the leading cause of casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Study: Smoking scenes on the decline in top movies (AP)
NEW YORK – A new study shows that there’s less smoking depicted in movies in recent years. Tobacco use on the silver screen peaked in 2005 and has been on the decline ever since.
Prime Coat Launching Path-O-Cide and Fiber Coat with Kevlar® at ACA Convention
CHICAGO, July 29 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — The Annual ACA (American Correctional Association) Convention attendees will be the first to see 2 new products from Prime Coat Coating Systems. Path-O-Cide™ and Fiber Coat with Kevlar® will revolutionize the way that correctional facilities are constructed and refurbished for the near future.
Study Finds 20-Year Difference in Life Expectancy For Some Groups in California
FREMONT, Calif., June 28 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — In a landmark study, scientists from the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) have discovered a startling 19.6-year gap in life expectancy between poor black men and affluent Asian women. According to the research, Asian females with the highest socioeconomic status had a life expectancy of 84.9 years, whereas the life expectancy for African-American males of the lowest socioeconomic status was 65.3 years.
Industry Veteran Joins INKSURE Technologies Board
NEW YORK, June 27 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — INKSURE Technologies Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: INKS) recently announced that industry veteran Jonathan Bettsak has been elected to its board of directors.
Medical chief wants more action against elbows (AP)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – The head of FIFA’s medical committee hails an overall decrease in World Cup injuries and an increase in fair play. But Michel D’Hooghe wants referees to get even tougher during the rest of the tournament.
Calif. dogs get new leash on life north of border
LOS ANGELES – Life after doggy death row was just a three-hour jet ride away for 60 pooches flown to Canada on Friday for adoption north of the border. Canadian philanthropist Jan Folk watched as the small dogs were loaded into her private, 11-seat Gulfstream III headed for Edmonton, Alberta, where she said all of them would find new homes within three weeks.
Tiny turtle causes taxiing plane to return to gate (AP)
ATLANTA – A caged, 2-inch turtle traveling with a 10-year-old girl caused a crew to turn around a taxiing plane, take the girl and her sisters off the flight and tell them they couldn’t bring their pet along. The sisters threw the animal and cage in the trash and returned to their seats crying Tuesday after AirTran Airways employees on the jetway said they couldn’t care for the turtle while their father drove to retrieve it.
Pet turtle causes taxiing plane to return to gate (AP)
ATLANTA – A caged, 2-inch turtle traveling with a 10-year-old girl caused a crew to turn around a taxiing plane, take the girl and her sisters off the flight and tell them they couldn’t bring their pet along. The sisters threw the animal and cage in the trash and returned to their seats crying Tuesday after AirTran Airways employees on the jetway said they couldn’t care for the turtle while their father drove to retrieve it.
Mosquito Spraying Set for Adams County to Control West Nile Virus Threat
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 23 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Weather permitting, the Department of Environmental Protection and the West Nile staff in Adams County will apply treatments the evening of Wednesday, June 23, in Butler and Mount Joy townships to control adult mosquito populations. High populations of adult mosquitoes capable of transmitting West Nile virus have been detected in these townships.