BlogCatalog is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy's AIDS.gov (AIDS.gov) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for "Bloggers Unite for World AIDS Day 2008" on Dec. 1. This event encourages bloggers from around the world to dedicate their blog posts on December 1, 2008 (World AIDS Day) to issues related to HIV/AIDS. The goal is to leverage the power of the blogosphere to remind people that HIV/AIDS is still a critical issue in the U.S. and around the world, and to promote HIV testing. Read »
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Ronald F. DeMeo, M.D., M.B.A., president and chief executive officer with Radiation Shield Technologies (RST), will introduce the new Demron-M radiation-blocking medical garments at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. The event takes place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 30 to Dec. 5 at McCormick Place Convention Center, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago. North Building, Hall B. Booth No.: 9517. A press conference takes place 1:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at Room E-252. Read »
Leading food safety lawyer Fred Pritzker calls on U.S. regulators to add non-0157:H7 forms of E. coli to its list of adulterants in ground beef. Currently, only E. coli 0157:H7 is designated as an adulterant in raw ground beef. Other strains of E. coli, such as E. coli 0111, are just as virulent and deserve equally stringent regulation. Read »
Shocking discoveries made prior to his own surgery have caused this Medical Researcher to release a new program to end unnecessary adult circumcision. He exposes the risks and lasting side effects of circumcision rarely explained by Doctors and his program teaches stretching exercises to cure phimosis (tight foreskin), to help men avoid getting circumcised. Read »
Installation of TrafFix Device's Weed Mats Provides a Cost Effective Technique for Controlling Vegetation without Harmful Pesticides Read »
How Avon and Somerset police are using body armour to protect their computer equipment. Read »
Labelmaster® to Distribute New 2009-2010 Edition Read »
As the 2008 hurricane season closes, destructive storms like Ike in Texas and Gustav in Louisiana bring new challenges on how to better provide citizen evacuees adequate and sustainable shelter, supplies, shower facilities and portable sanitation solutions. Read »
A New York Architect takes on a challenging gut rehab: transforms an Historic Binghamton building into a cheerful, revamped YWCA Read »
