Newstream.com Digest: Preventing Osteoporosis, OAG WorldMate for Travelers, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's Milk Mustache Ad, and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2004 Newstream.com Digest New Study Shows Women Misinformed About Dangers of Osteoporosis About 40 percent of women ages 50 and older will experience an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetimes. 1.5 million osteoporotic fractures occur in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. each year -- with 80 percent occurring in postmenopausal post·men·o·paus·al adj. Of or occurring in the time following menopause. postmenopausal Change of life Gynecology adjective Referring to the time in ♀ when menstrual periods stop for ≥ 1 yr women. Yet shocking results from a new study conducted by Harris Interactive show that most women in this group are misinformed about the signs and the severity of these fractures. Video available You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13426 -------------------------------------------------- Hasbro's VIDEONOW Player, Ranked #1 in the Toy Industry, Announces Next Major Innovation - VIDEONOW COLOR! Prompted by the run-away success of VIDEONOW, the first ever kid-friendly, portable, personal video player, Hasbro Inc.'s (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HAS) Tiger Electronics introduces VIDEONOW COLOR coming this fall. In 2003 alone, more than 1.2 million VIDEONOW personal video players and more than 4 million VIDEONOW personal video discs were sold. VIDEONOW was recently ranked the number one TV-promoted product in the toy industry by a survey of retailers and wholesale distributors conducted by The Toy Book, a leading toy industry publication. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13445 -------------------------------------------------- OAG OAG Office of the Attorney General OAG Office of the Auditor General (of Canada) OAG Official Airline Guide OAG Open-Angle Glaucoma OAG Open Application Group OAG Operational Advisory Group (R) Launches WorldMate for US Travelers OAG (Official Airline Guides), the world's leading source of independent flight schedule information, announced the launch of OAG WorldMate, a new product that enables business travelers to easily access flight and travel information on their PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). . You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13443 -------------------------------------------------- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. Graduate with Milk Mustache Honors Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are about to add another accolade to their already-established roles as teen sensations. Along with starring in their first major motion picture, "New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Minute," they are becoming the first twins to wear the famous milk mustache. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13450 -------------------------------------------------- Torbay Holdings Inc: Places a Manufacturing Order for More Product and Receives a "Four Apple" Review in MacHome Magazine (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :TRBY.OB) TRBY announces today a new order was placed for further inventory. The order, for current models of the now called Quill-Aerobic Mouse, will give users the color options of Black or White in both Left and Right handed models. This will be the full extent of development on the Quill-Aerobic mouse ahead of further design enhancements that are planned to be accommodated in a new model option called AirO2bic(TM) Mouse later this year. NOTE TO EDITORS: In the term "AirO2bic(TM)," the "2" is a subscript numeral numeral, symbol denoting anumber. The symbol is a member of a family of marks, such as letters, figures, or words, which alone or in a group represent the members of a numeration system. . It was changed for transmission purposes only. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13440 -------------------------------------------------- Public Browser for Healthcare Terminologies Apelon Inc., provider of healthcare terminology solutions, today announced a free, Web-based browser for national standard terminologies. The browser, which will provide access to SNOMED SNOMED Standard Nomenclature of Medical Diseases and Operations. SNOMED Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine & Veterinary Health informatics A computerized electronic vocabulary system for medical databases, which may become the standard vocabulary Clinical Terms(R) (SNOMED CT(R)) and other leading healthcare terminologies, will advance the knowledge and application of these important national resources for improving healthcare results. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13437 -------------------------------------------------- "Trendspotter" Drew Krasny Offers Mother's Day Gift Ideas When looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. some last minute Mother's Day gift ideas, it's best to consult the expert. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13441 -------------------------------------------------- Mother's Day Memories You don't have to spend a lot of money on Mom this Mother's Day to make her feel special. Sometimes the best gifts don't cost a thing. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13436 -------------------------------------------------- Brooklyn Educators Visit Pearson Digital Learning's High-Tech 'eBus' at Public School 145 New York City's public schools are currently facing a multitude of educational challenges, from high stakes tests to shifting academic standards and requirements, all with potentially life-changing consequences for educators, parents and students. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13447 ------------------------------------------------- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Reports Lower First Quarter Financial Results First quarter net income decreased by 14 percent for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC BCBSNC Bluecross Blueshield North Carolina ) when compared with the same period last year. BCBSNC reported net income of $52.8 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2004, compared with net income of $61.6 million for the same period in 2003. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13448 -------------------------------------------------- Regions Names Weaver Director of Public Affairs Regions Financial Corp. has named David C. Weaver to the newly created position of vice president and director of Public Affairs with responsibility for federal and state government affairs throughout Regions' nine state geographic footprint. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13438 -------------------------------------------------- Peak Pilates Names David Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
Peak Pilates, an innovator in Pilates equipment and training, has named David Gibbons president of the company. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13442 -------------------------------------------------- A.F. Evans Co. Names Alan F. Greenwald COO A.F. Evans Company Inc., announced that Alan F. Greenwald has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . In this capacity, he will oversee long-term debt Long-Term Debt Loans and financial obligations lasting over one year. Notes: For example debts obligations such as bonds and notes which have maturities greater than one year would be considered long-term debt. and equity relationships for the Company as well as assist 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. Arthur Evans with the implementation of development and management strategies. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13439 -------------------------------------------------- ABOUT NEWSTREAM.COM: Newstream.com is a joint venture of Business Wire (www.businesswire.com) and Medialink (www.medialink.com). Newstream.com, staffed by on-line 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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