Newstream.com Digest: Treatment of Uterine Fibroids Without Hysterectomy, Which is Better -- Fresh or Frozen Vegetables? & Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists.Photo Editors/Sports Editors/Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2004 -------------------------------------------------- OR-Live.com Presents: Abdominal Myomectomy: A Treatment for the Removal of Fibroids Fibroids Benign tumors of muscle and connective tissue that develop within or are attached to the uterine wall. Mentioned in: Menstrual Disorders Long Island College Hospital Long Island College Hospital (LICH) is a teaching hospital situated in Brooklyn, New York Founded in 1858, the hospital has 516 beds. In 1860 it introduced the practice of bedside teaching and it later became the first U.S. hospital to use stethoscopes and anesthesia. will webcast a treatment for the removal of uterine fibroids Uterine Fibroids Definition Uterine fibroids (also called leiomyomas or myomas) are benign growths of the muscle inside the uterus. They are not cancerous, nor are they related to cancer. on March 23, 2004, 2 p.m. EST at www.OR-Live.com. Dr. Millicent Comrie, a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology obstetrics and gynecology Medical and surgical specialty concerned with the management of pregnancy and childbirth and with the health of the female reproductive system. will perform the procedure known as an Abdominal Myomectomy. This is a procedure in which uterine fibroids are surgically removed from the uterus. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12570 -------------------------------------------------- Veggies Veggies of Nottingham, also known as Veggies Catering Campaign, is a campaigning group based in Nottingham, England, promoting ethicalbum alternatives to mainstream fast food. : Fresh or Frozen -- Which is Better? When your mother told you to eat your vegetables, it turns out she was right. As the average weight of Americans continues to increase, especially over the holidays, nutritional experts warn veggies are more important than ever. A video report from General Mills (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GIS). You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12593 -------------------------------------------------- International Truck and Engine Partners with U.S. Army to Unveil SmarTruck III and International(R) Commercial Utility Vehicle International Truck and Engine Corporation and the U.S. Army today unveiled the next generation of military and commercial vehicles at the Society of Automotive Engineers SAE International (SAE) is a professional organization for mobility engineering professionals in aerospace, automotive and the commercial vehicle industries. The Society is a standards development organization for the engineering of powered vehicles of all kinds, including (SAE) 2004 World Congress. The two new concept vehicles -- the SmarTruck III and a new International(R) Commercial Utility Vehicle -- are both built off of an International(R) High Performance four-wheel-drive medium truck platform. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12596 -------------------------------------------------- Small Town of Shiner shiner: see minnow. shiner Any of several small freshwater fishes (genera Notemigonus and Notropis, family Cyprinidae). The common shiner (Notropis cornutus) is a blue and silver minnow up to 8 in. (20 cm) long. Makes Big Screen Debut Shiner, Texas, is a small town with a famous brewery, where something's always brewing -- and this time, it's not just beer. On March 11, Shiner will host the premier of the independent documentary, "Something's Brewin' in Shiner," starring a few dozen of the town's 2,070 residents. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12589 -------------------------------------------------- ProClip Offers Automotive Mounts and Holders for the Apple iPod Mini Quickly responding to customer requests, ProClip is now providing holders for the newly introduced Apple iPod Mini. These holders expand ProClip's product line of custom mounts for several generations of the Apple iPod. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12586 -------------------------------------------------- American City Business Journals Launches `Bizwomen,' A New Online Initiative For Women Business Owners Many online and offline organizations have been created to collect information about businesses around the world owned and operated by women. Many other organizations have been created to assist the women that own and operate those businesses. Around The Country American City Business Journals Inc., (ACBJ ACBJ American City Business Journals, Inc. ) the nation's leading publisher of metropolitan business newspapers and its online unit, bizjournals, today announced the launch of a new, comprehensive online initiative called "Bizwomen." You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12592 -------------------------------------------------- MLB MLB Major League Baseball MLB Minor League Baseball MLB Middle Linebacker (football) MLB Motor Life Boat MLB Matt Leblanc (actor) MLB Mother Love Bone (band) Properties, MLB Advanced Media & Getty Images Form Extensive Partnership Getty Images (NYSE:GYI GYI Ghetto Youths International (record label; Miami, FL) ), the world's leading imagery company, has reached agreements with both Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Properties (MLBP MLBP Maximum Likelihood Beamspace Processor MLBP Major League Beer Pong ) and Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM MLBAM Major League Baseball Advanced Media ) to create a unified Major League Baseball (MLB) image archive that will be managed for licensing purposes exclusively by Getty Images, it was announced today. The agreement will combine the vast archives of MLB Photos with that of Getty Images' to form a singular Major League Baseball photo archive with more than one million images. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12598 -------------------------------------------------- Canon U.S.A. Adds LPGA's Michelle McGann to Canon4Kids Golfer Michelle McGann, a seven-time winner on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association ) Tour, is participating in Canon4Kids, the program created by Canon U.S.A. that seeks to help locate missing children across America. Beginning with the first LPGA Tour event (March 11-14) and continuing for each tournament in which she plays, McGann will place a digital photograph of a local missing child on her golf bag. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12588 -------------------------------------------------- Pre-Release Book Signing Kicks Off Jenny Craig's Book Tour On Friday, Feb. 27, world renown weight loss expert and author Jenny Craig signed early release copies of her new autobiography, "The Jenny Craig Story: How One Woman Changes Millions of Lives" during a special media event at L'Auberge Del Mar Resort & Spa in Del Mar, Calif. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12590 -------------------------------------------------- Cyco.net Inc.'s Orion Security Services Inc's. SatSecure Answers Homeland Security's Call to Action Cyco.net Inc.'s (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CYKE CYKE Cyber Knife (gaming clan) ) Orion Security Systems answers call of many homeland security needs with SatSecure(C). Ph: 703-442-7900 Fax: 703-442-0739. The SatSecure(C) Technology enables bi-directional, real time video, audio, data and alarm transfer between virtually any two locations on earth, including airborne aircraft, ships at sea and remote ground locations where no communication infrastructure exists. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12597 -------------------------------------------------- The Great Lakes Companies Inc. Announces International Expansion With its First Licensed Great Wolf Lodge The Great Lakes Companies Inc.(tm), the global leader in indoor waterpark resort development and management, announced today that it has begun its international expansion with its first licensed Great Wolf Lodge(R) family resort and indoor waterpark. The northwoods-themed, year-round, family destination will be located in Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a Canadian city of 82,184 residents<ref name="2006CensCommun" /> on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of south-central Ontario. It lies across the river from Niagara Falls, New York, and was incorporated on June 12, 1903. . You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12599 -------------------------------------------------- CRG CRG Centre for Research on Globalisation CRG Council for Responsible Genetics CRG Contingency Response Group CRG Citizens for Responsible Government CRG Corporate Renaissance Group CRG Columbia River Gorge CRG Consulting Resource Group CRG Columbia Resource Group Provides 400% Enrollment Accelerator Factor accelerator factor n. See factor V. Clinical Research Group Inc. (CRG) provided a 400% Enrollment Accelerator Factor to a phase II women's health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. study for one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. This was accomplished by providing site-customized enrollment support and patient recruitment initiatives in the last five months of the 18-month study. The enrollment rate was increased from an average of 13 patients per month to 54 patients per month with no change in the number of sites. The sponsor has now moved into the expanded phase III trial. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12583 -------------------------------------------------- Guidant's Carotid Artery Stenting Trials Demonstrate Positive Outcomes in High-Risk Patients as Alternative to Surgery to Reduce the Risk of Stroke Guidant Corporation (NYSE:GDT GDT Global Descriptor Table GDT Geographic Data Technology Inc. GDT Gas Discharge Tube (energy, electrotechinical and electronics) GDT Getting Things Done GDT Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing GDT Ground Data Terminal ), a world leader in the treatment of cardiac and vascular disease, today announced positive results in the ARCHeR (ACCULINK for Revascularization of Carotids in High Risk Patients) series of clinical trials. The ARCHeR trials were designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of carotid artery stenting as a minimally invasive alternative for treating carotid artery disease and reducing the risk of stroke in patients either ineligible or at high risk for surgery. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12595 -------------------------------------------------- Tech Data Names Ken Lamneck President of the Americas Tech Data Corporation, a leading worldwide provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services, today announced the appointment of Ken Lamneck as president of the Americas. Reporting to Tech Data President of Worldwide Operations Nestor Cano, Lamneck will lead the company's operations in the United States, Canada and Latin America. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12594 -------------------------------------------------- Taking Stock: How Investors Can Take Action Against Higher Fees A proposed rule change by the Security Exchange Commission will potentially cost investors billions in additional fees. Ann Parks has more. Radio News Feature. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?12591 -------------------------------------------------- ABOUT NEWSTREAM.COM: Newstream.com is a joint venture of Business Wire (www.businesswire.com) and Medialink (www.medialink.com). 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