Newstream.com Digest: Gerry and Evenflo Portable Wood Crib Recall; Sleep Disorder May Go Undetected in Physically Fit Young Men.Business/Entertainment Editors & Consumer/Medical/Health Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2003 and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists -------------------------------------------------- CPSC CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission (US) CPSC Computer Science (course) CPSC Canadian Plastics Sector Council (Ottawa, ON, Canada) CPSC Chemical Processing Safety Committee , Hufco-Delaware Company and Evenflo Company Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Gerry(R) and Evenflo(R) Portable Wood Cribs In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hufco-Delaware Company, of Miamisburg, Ohio, and Evenflo Company Inc., of Vandalia, Ohio, are recalling about 364,000 portable wood cribs. If the hardware used to assemble the crib is not tight, the mattress support platform and mattress can fall to the floor. This poses a risk of injury to young children in the crib. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8348 -------------------------------------------------- Study Cited By New England Journal Of Medicine The New England Journal of Medicine (New Engl J Med or NEJM) is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It is one of the most popular and widely-read peer-reviewed general medical journals in the world. Reports Increased Prevalence Of Sleep Apnea sleep apnea, episodes of interrupted breathing during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder in which relaxation of muscles in the throat repeatedly close off the airway during sleep; the person wakes just enough to take a gasping breath. In Professional Football Players A medical study of professional football players, cited in the latest issue (Jan. 23, 2003) of The New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that a sleep disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) A potentially life-threatening condition characterized by episodes of breathing cessation during sleep alternating with snoring or disordered breathing. may be present in young, physically fit men in whom the condition has previously gone undetected. This particular form of sleep-disordered breathing is a potentially serious condition characterized by brief but numerous involuntary breathing pauses during sleep. Untreated sleep apnea can lead to life threatening diseases such as heart disease, hypertension and stroke. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8317 -------------------------------------------------- Strong Revenue and Earnings Highlight Acxiom's(R) Third Quarter Acxiom(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ACXM) today reported revenue, earnings, operating cash flow Operating cash flow Earnings before depreciation minus taxes. Measures the cash generated from operations, not counting capital spending or working capital requirements. and free cash flow that met or exceeded the Company's projections and consensus analysts' expectations for the third fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, 2002. Revenue of $258 million exceeded the Company's previous estimates of $245 million to $250 million; diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of (EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. ) of $.20 met the Company's previous estimates of $.17 to $.20 and exceeded consensus analysts' estimates of $.19; operating cash flow of $77.0 million and free cash flow of $58.6 million exceeded internal expectations and both represented the highest single-quarter cash flow in the Company's history. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8346 -------------------------------------------------- AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Hector Ruiz Stresses the Value of Collaboration at LinuxWorld Keynote AMD (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD) President and Chief Executive Officer Hector Ruiz opened the LinuxWorld 2003 conference by asserting that early and open collaboration with partners and customers are the critical drivers of true innovation, and praised the Linux community's commitment to compatibility and open standards as design objectives that put the customer first. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8347 -------------------------------------------------- Business Wire Available On wallstreet:online, AG, Leading German Financial News Portal Business Wire has announced that its news releases are now integrated in wallstreet:online AG, a leading German financial news portal that serves professional money managers and individual investors. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8343 -------------------------------------------------- How Insurance Smart Are You? When it comes to insurance, knowledge is your best policy. That's why the National Association of Insurance Commissioners The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is an Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which seeks to organize the regulatory and supervisory efforts of the various state insurance commissioners from around the United States. (NAIC NAIC See National Association of Investors Corporation (NAIC). ) and state insurance departments are encouraging consumers to get smart about their coverage during the second annual Get Smart About Insurance Week, Jan. 20-24, 2003. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?8342 -------------------------------------------------- MAN VS. MACHINE - IN 3D: Attention, radio stations, game sites, entertainment and lifestyle writers, and technology editors. Late on THURSDAY 1/23, we will be providing a photo and news release from Garry Kasparov, the world's #1-ranked chess player. He will be at a news conference to talk about his upcoming world championship match against Deep Junior, the reigning computer program chess champion, sponsored by X3D X3D Next Generation Three Dimensional X3D Extensible Three Dimensional Technologies, a New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. based company that brings games, computers, entertainment and education to a three-dimensional virtual reality format. A total of 6 games will be played and can be viewed live at www.x3dworld.com. An audio report will also be available for use in morning drive time on Friday. -------------------------------------------------- ABOUT NEWSTREAM.COM: Newstream.com is a joint venture of Business Wire (www.businesswire.com) and Medialink (www.medialink.com). Newstream.com, staffed by online news veterans, is dedicated to providing registered journalists with compelling and timely multimedia content: video, audio, photos, graphics and text from newsmakers in the fields of Technology, Science, Health & Medicine, Business & Finance, Entertainment, Consumer News, Sports, Lifestyles, Travel & Tourism and World and Government News. |
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