Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

ProjectKnow.com announced today the launch of its new website dedicated to answering hard questions that site visitors may have concerning substance and alcohol use. The new and improved website is intended to further the ProjectKnow.com goal of educating people about the causes, effects, symptoms and treatments for drug and alcohol abuse and addiction.

Evalyn Smith, the Knowledge Manager of ProjectKnow.com, spoke about the goals of the new website: “ProjectKnow.com is about more than just providing information about drug and alcohol addiction and substance abuse treatment,” she said. “It’s something we do extremely well, but it’s also about fostering a community where visitors can ask real-world questions and get real help from their peers—people with a very personal stake in recovery.”

ProjectKnow.com makes a wealth of information on drug and alcohol use available to the site’s visitors to allow for extensive research into all aspects of dependency. From alcohol to street drugs to prescription drug abuse, with the amount of available information, visitors can learn how to identify whether they or someone they know has a drug-related problem. Once the determination is made with the help of a social Q&A area, users of the site can educate themselves on the alcohol and drug addiction treatments available to help those who require assistance with the recovery process.

Along with educating visitors, the new site is designed to aid in the creation of a community comprised of site visitors and treatment personnel from alcohol and drug addiction treatment centers. A two-way conversation can ensue between visitors and rehab treatment personnel to provide answers to any questions visitors may have and to provide information that can help the drug addict or alcoholic become sober once more.

About ProjectKnow.com

ProjectKnow.com was started to help people answer their questions about drug and alcohol use and abuse. Whether you’re trying to help yourself or someone else who is struggling with a drinking problem or a dependency to illicit or prescription drugs, we’ll help you get informed and find any necessary detox or treatment options. The company’s services are available on the Web at http://www.projectknow.com.

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London (PRWEB UK) 21 February 2012

By late 2010, the global banking and finance industry had demonstrated its resilience, and by mid-2011, most of the numbers depicted an industry that had emerged from the 2008 financial crisis. By the second half of 2011, however, banks and financial institutions were impacted by the sovereign crisis in Europe and the depressed global economic outlook. The number of job opportunities for finance professionals in the UK, Continental Europe and APAC in 2011 mirrored the market, posting growth in the first half of the year, followed by a decline in the second half. In those regions, the number of job opportunities increased 4% year-on-year for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, from 7,254 average daily job postings in Q4 2010 to 7,515 in Q4 2011. Asia Pacific recorded the strongest growth (+6%) over the period, followed by Continental Europe (+4%) and the UK (+2%).

Chart : Average daily job postings in the UK, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific, Q4 2010 and Q4 2011 (please contact press office if you are unable to view the table)

Source: eFinancialCareers

Moderate growth in the UK

The number of job postings for finance professionals in the UK showed an overall year-on-year growth of 2% in the fourth quarter of 2011. The number of job opportunities declined by 8% from Q3 to Q4 2011. In a ‘normal’ market environment, recruitment activities in the Front office tend to slow down in the last quarter of the year as professionals wait for their bonus payouts before making a move. On the recruiter side, this is an expensive period to hire as they need to buy out a large proportion of their bonus to snap up top talent. This quarter’s slowdown, however, is more likely to be a reflection of the market uncertainty rather than costs or bonuses.

Top sectors advancers and decliners

When looking at Q4 2011 over the preceding quarter, positive growth in the number of job opportunities was recorded in private equity/venture capital (+6%), hedge funds (+ 6%), and compliance/legal (+5%).

Three sectors registered strong losses over the same period: operations (-28%), consultancy (-23%) and equities (-20%).

Table: Top sector Advancers and Decliners in the UK, % change in job postings by sector, Q4 2011/Q3 2011

Private Equity / Venture Capital    6%    Operations    -28%

Hedge funds    6%    Consultancy    -23%

Compliance/Legal    5%    Equities    -20%

Source: eFinancialCareers

The private equity sector has been more reluctant to make redundancies than other areas of finance, and has instead encouraged a proportion of partner level employees to retire to make cost-savings. This has prompted some internal promotions and therefore a need to recruit externally to replace those moving up. eFinancialCareers is also seeing pockets of hiring activity within certain sub-sectors, notably distressed-focused investors and for private equity professionals with mid-market experience.

Banks and financial services firms have been deluged with a number of new regulatory initiatives, which has increased the burden on their compliance teams. In the past, banks were reluctant to hire for non-revenue generating positions, but mandatory regulation has placed too great a strain on their compliance teams and they have been forced to bolster these divisions.

Hedge funds performance was badly affected throughout 2011, but some smaller funds have held up relatively well and a raft of start-ups throughout the year has ensured a steady uplift in the number of roles. While the larger funds have cut back headcount in recent months, there are still opportunities within technology and operational functions.

Demand for operations professionals has suffered most over the period, recording a decrease of 28% in the fourth quarter of 2011. Banks have been looking for cost-efficiencies through streamlining their operational functions. Very often this means combining back office teams across multiple platforms, a shared services model, or offshoring (or near-shoring) these functions to cheaper locations.

“It is clear that business as usual is not an option for banks and financial institutions as they grapple with a changing operating environment,” comments James Bennett, Managing Director for EMEA and APAC. “Ongoing concern surrounding the Eurozone sovereign debt and the volatility of the stock markets have ‘darkened the moods’, and as a result, the City’s recruitment activities have been focused more on replacement and restructuring hiring rather than new hires. Looking forward into 2012, eFinancialCareers believes this pattern of recruitment activity will continue until there is more clarity on some of the issues impacting financial services.”

Notes to editors

The eFinancialCareers Quarterly Barometer tracks

UK positions advertised on eFinancialCareers in sectors where there is a minimum level of 300 advertised jobs a month for the quarter. Sectors qualifying for the UK Barometer for the three months ended 31 December 2011 were Private Equity / Venture Capital, Investment Banking / M & A, Sales & Marketing, Corporate Banking, Credit, Consultancy, Research, Trading, Debt / Fixed Income, Hedge Funds, Accounting & Finance, Commodities, Derivatives, Information Technology, Equities, FX & Money Markets, Asset Management, Capital Markets, Quantitative Analytics, Compliance / Legal, Risk Management, Private Banking / Wealth Management, Operations.

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About eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers, a Dice Holdings, Inc. service, is the leading global career site network for professionals working in the investment banking, asset management and securities industries. The website provides financial services professionals with job opportunities, job market news and analysis, salary surveys and career advice. Recruiters and employers can post jobs targeting specific sectors within the financial services industry, both buy-side and sell-side, and can search the resume database for highly qualified and specialized professionals. eFinancialCareers has a network of co-branded career sites with industry-leading trade publications and offers local websites in 19 markets and five languages primarily across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. http://www.eFinancialCareers.co.uk

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New Thermobalancing Therapy terminates prostate enlargement

London, UK (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

Fine Treatment gives 3 top tips for keeping the prostate in a healthy condition: (1) use the new Thermobalancing Therapy that terminates prostate enlargement, (2) reject medications that do not stop the prostate growth and (3) give careful consideration any prostate surgery and question the pressing need for it, as any surgery has negative side effects.

The crucial things to remember are that prostate enlargement is common (most men get it), unpleasant (incredibly), resistant to all sorts of medication (always), and its cause is inside the prostate that requires the time to heal (gradually) with the temperature balance improvement (which is achievable).

According to the US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, the results of an international survey show that BPH, although a benign disease, has a considerable impact on the patient’s quality of life. Its progressive nature and the identification of risk factors for progression warrant further investigation.

The use of Dr. Allen’s Device for Prostate Care is the fundamental tip that has become possible after Dr. Allen’s discovery of the Origin of Diseases and the development of the Thermobalancing Therapy. Dr Allen’s therapeutic device is designed as a comfortable belt to be worn around the lower back area. The prostate gland is located inside the body in the close projection to the coccyx. So, on the outside, the lower back area is in the closest vicinity of the prostate. So the key component of Dr Allen’s device, i.e. the natural thermo-element, is applied precisely over the lower back area and acts locally all the time while the device is worn. A short video demonstrates how easy is to use Dr. Allen’s device: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQPPNtG3UAs.

“Prostate enlargement must be treated straightaway as this problem can lead to urinary tract infections, urinary retention and even kidney disease,” says Dr. Allen. “While treatments with medication and surgery can lead to serious complications, the number 1 tip is to start using the new Thermobalancing Therapy ASAP- as it is the only harmless method that improves the condition of the prostate gland.”

For more details, please visit Fine Treatment at http://www.finetreatment.co.uk/prostatetreatmentbph/prostatitistreatment.html.

About Dr. Simon Allen and Fine Treatment:

Dr. Simon Allen is a highly experienced medical professional. His specialty is in the internal medicine and cardiovascular field, and he has treated patients after a heart attack with coronary heart disease, with kidneys problems, including kidney stones disease, prostate and spine conditions. Fine Treatment exclusively offers Dr Allen’s devices for chronic prostatitis (CPPS) and BPH treatment, coronary heart disease, for dissolving kidney stones, and for back pain and Sciatica relief.

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(PRWEB) December 11, 2011

Rendering is always the most expensive part of any production. That is why savvy and expanding Chinese 3D animation outsourcing company, Original Force, chose the top full service render farm management company, PipelineFX, and their software, Qube!™, to organize and optimize their rapidly growing rendering pipeline.

With over 700 full-time employees, multiple sites throughout China, and a renowned client base that includes Dreamworks, EA, Microsoft and THQ – Original Force has become one of the fastest growing animation outsourcing companies in China. This growth, and the high level of client expectations that come with quality clientele, have made the creation of a highly efficient production pipeline an absolute necessity. With rendering being a vital, albeit expensive, part of the production puzzle, it became critical for Original Force to quickly find a rendering management solution that would create a more efficient pipeline that was also flexible enough to keep up with their tremendous growth.

For years, Original Force’s render management software had either been simple or free. It worked ok, but not great. As the complexity of their projects began to grow, Original Force found that simplistic rendering software couldn’t handle the needs of their workload. On top of this, Original Force was also using a lot of different software and technology at the same time. Programs such as 3ds Max, Maya, V-Ray, mental ray, and RealFlow were all part of their pipeline, and needed to be compatible with whatever solution they decided on. They found their answer in Qube!, a world class render farm management solution designed and supported by PipelineFX – a full service rendering company.

“We decided to look at Qube! since we knew it had been around the longest, and was being used by some of best production studios in world,” said Harley Zhao, CEO at Original Force. “We started out with a few licenses as a test; but once the results started rolling in, we could tell that we had made the right decision and implemented it across the company. The impact was huge. Qube! easily eclipsed our old rendering solutions, which saved us money, and gave us back a lot of time.”

Another big problem Original Force faced this year was how to efficiently manage the enormity of their render farm. Their farm consisted of more than 400 HP blades, and over 3000 cores. These CPUs needed to support different teams with different needs during the production process. If the farms were not managed efficiently, the firm would burn out a lot of money. With Qube! in place, this problem never materialized, as Qube! maximized Original Force’s CPU cores, memory and rendering software licenses. This alone proved to be a huge cost savings, since extra memory means extra time and more money to a creative production studio.

“It was really important to us that PipelineFX was a full service company that could provide comprehensive support and training. I am not quite sure how big of a team they have, but anytime we needed support, they were there to help. The success of our pipeline can now be attributed to PipelineFX and Qube! We are glad we chose PipelineFX as our partner for render farm management.”

PipelineFX will be demonstrating Qube! at SIGGRAPH ASIA on Tuesday December 13th and Wednesday the 14th from 9:30am to 6:00pm and Thursday the 15th from 9:30am to 5:00pm. PipelineFX can be found at booth D-14.

About Original Force

Original Force is a China-based outsourcing company providing top-quality art production services to the video game, TV, and film industries. OF offers a comprehensive set of high quality and low cost outsourcing production services to clients globally. Since being established in 1999, we have been strived for excellence and worked worldwide in a variety of digital methods. Our quality services have earned us a magnificent reputation among our clients, such as EA, THQ, 2K Games, Microsoft, SEGA, Activision, Sony, Tencent, etc. Original Force just won a TV animation production contract for Dreamworks. Original Force currently has over 700 full-time staff and is one of the fastest-growing outsourcing companies in China.

About Qube!™ and Smart Farming™

Qube! is an intelligent, mature and highly scalable render management solution that can be quickly integrated into any production workflow, and is backed by world-class technical support. Smart Farming delivers intelligence to production pipelines by providing business-critical insight into render pipelines, maximizing investment in rendering infrastructure and automating manual processes. Qube! works out of the box with all leading content creation applications and is truly cross-platform with all software components available on Windows®, Linux®, and Mac OS®X operating systems.

About PipelineFX:

As the leading provider of intelligent render farm management solutions for digital content creation, PipelineFX provides software, support, consulting and training services worldwide. Over 500 customers across film and visual effects, post production, broadcast, design, games and education include Arc Productions, BaseFX, BBC, Cinesite, Deluxe, Digital Domain, Electronic Arts, General Motors, L.M.U., Laika Studios, Lockheed Martin, Method Studios, NBC, NHK, Original Force, Pratt University, Procter & Gamble, ReelFX, RIM, Smoke & Mirrors, South Park Studios, Technicolor, and Telemundo. PipelineFX is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, and has offices in London, Honolulu, Portland, Austin, Las Vegas, and Vancouver.

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Skillman, NJ (PRWEB) February 17, 2012

Personal health record (PHR) provider ZweenaHealth.com recently received mention in the Health and Wellness section of the February 2012 edition of Scholastic Parent & Child magazine. The article in the “Click this!” column of the editorial highlighted Zweena as an online PHR service that helps families by collecting medical records from various providers and assembling them in one safe place for easy access. Zweena LLC is a provider of online PHR and health information technology services that assembles patient medical records directly from doctor’s offices, organizes and digitizes them to create an electronic health record that provides updated health information that is safe, actionable, and easy to understand, manage and share.

Published by Scholastic, Parent & Child Magazine highlights family-oriented topics such as activities and crafts, children’s health and wellness, development, family recipes, daycare, nursery, preschool, and elementary school, reading, testing, and others. Zweena is a provider of online PHR solutions for families, and was featured in the “Click this!” column of the health and wellness editorial of the February 2012 edition of the magazine.

The column focused on how the Zweena service helps families by collecting family members’ medical histories from medications to tests, lab results, and surgeries, and assembling them into a digital health record. The article also explained that families can go on to access the files from their home computer and share the information with family doctors and pharmacists as they choose.

The article concluded by explaining how Zweena also benefits families by keeping all the information in one secure place to save precious time during medical emergencies and also by helping to protect against medication mistakes.

The reference to Zweena can be found on page 50 of the February 2012 print edition of Scholastic Parent & Child.

“Zweena continues to be recognized as a trusted and people-centered online PHR solution that is poised to revolutionize the way people see PHRs and how they use them on a day-to-day basis,” says CEO John Phelan.

Zweena’s online PHR and service provides patients and providers with a secure, private and easy-to-access platform that offers a truly comprehensive accurate online personal health record. By minimizing stress and error and presenting useful health information in a clear and actionable way, Zweena allows patients to really be in control of their health information, and makes it possible for providers to access updated and accurate information that saves human life, critical time and unnecessary costs.

The Zweena service can be accessed at ZweenaHealth.com, and is available as a 60-day free trial. To learn more or get started, please visit zweenahealth.com/free-trial/, send an email to info@zweenahealth.com or call the Zweena help line on 877-848-4248 for more information.

About Zweena

Zweena empowers patients, their families and healthcare providers to get the best care and make the best health decisions proactively. Zweena achieves this by collecting patient medical records, assembling and storing them with Microsoft HealthVault, and delivering an online personal health record that is safe, private, and easy to access and share at any time, and from any place. Zweena provides you with an easy and structured way to access and store your personal health record, helping you to make sense of it all and always keeping your vital health information within reach during those critical moments in life.

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Burlington, MA (PRWEB) February 20, 2012

expressor software, the leader of simplified data integration software, announced today that it will exhibit at the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 20-24, in Las Vegas at the Venetian Sands Expo Center. Recognized as one of the premier conferences in the healthcare industry, HIMSS12 brings together about 30,000 healthcare professionals across the globe for this annual gathering.

Leading healthcare providers such as Moffitt Cancer Center, LabVantage, Mount Sinai Hospital, Vanderbilt University, and Viverae have standardized on expressor software’s simplified and affordable data integration software for a wide variety of applications targeted at IT and business users alike. These range from legacy data migration, onboarding of patient data, to clinical data warehouse projects. expressor customers typically achieve significant reductions in development time and cost, experience tangible improvements in data quality, and benefit from improved analysis results and business insights.

“HIMMS12 is the perfect opportunity for us to showcase how healthcare providers are benefiting from our data integration solution for a wide range of healthcare IT and informatics applications,” said Bob Potter, CEO of expressor software. “My team will be demonstrating our solutions throughout the week, and we are excited to also showcase a hospital profitability analysis application built on expressor and QlikView, a key technology partner of ours.”

Please meet the expressor team at booth #14150, or go to the expressor website at http://www.expressor-software.com for further information.

About expressor software

expressor software delivers simplified data integration software that is easy to use, powerful, and affordable. Unlike traditional approaches, expressor is powered by an innovative metadata foundation that simplifies data mapping and enables reuse to improve time-to-value. With a rapidly growing community of over 18,000 unique users, expressor is helping organizations such as SKECHERS USA, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Viverae, Western World, LABVANTAGE, and BHI Energy integrate on-premises and cloud data sources with their business critical applications. For more information visit http://www.expressor-software.com or view our community forum at http://www.expressorCommunity.com.

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iAuditor – The Workplace Auditing App for iPad

Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) February 20, 2012

In response to popular demand, Australian-owned SafetyCulture.com.au has just added to their growing list of apps with the iPad safety app: iAuditor. iAuditor improves OHS (Occupational Health & Safety) by giving users the power to conduct safety audits and fill out OHS checklists directly on an iPad, removing the need for traditional pen-and-paper systems.

iAuditor is free to download and free to use from SafetyCulture’s website http://www.safetyculture.com.au/iAuditor/.

Through the smart form-building interface, iAuditor can be adapted for thousands of uses in every industry. Forms can be created and modified to suit all situations, a level of customisation that has never been seen before in the safety industry. With it’s flexible form and checklist design, SafetyCulture have designed the app to grow with businesses well into the future.

The iAuditor app allows for an unlimited number of forms and checklists to be created using the simple form-builder. Ready-to-use audit forms are also available for free download direct to the iPad from the SafetyCulture Secure Online Cloud. Once an audit or checklist is completed, it can be quickly emailed as a PDF, which is compatible with any computer, tablet PC or smartphone.

An audit checklist can be used by workers in any industry to ensure they are meeting their OHS requirements. Uses include; AS4801, OHSAS18001, ISO14001, Fire Prevention, First Aid and Building Safety.

“Our customers have demonstrated that they are increasingly using technology to work smarter. We listened and are continuously developing ways to harness technology and work safer in regards to OHS. iAuditor is another example of this commitment; an incredibly versatile auditing and checklist app that is free to download and free to use.” Said Luke Anear, Managing Director of SafetyCulture Australia.

SafetyCulture, one of the leading sources of safety documentation, have listened to customer feedback as they expand upon the success of their iJSA app, released in 2011, which gives workers the ability to conduct risk assessments of their workplace on iPhone or iPad.

“As more businesses adopt smartphones, iPhones, iPads and tablets, SafetyCulture will be here to help them work safer, and help make safety a way of life.”

About SafetyCulture

SafetyCulture helps workers and employers with their Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements. By implementing practical & effective solutions, SafetyCulture reduce the financial and time burden on complying with safety legislation. For more information visit SafetyCulture at http://www.safetyculture.com.au.

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Port Saint Lucie, FL (PRWEB) February 14, 2012

Treating HIV and AIDS is a difficult journey, one that requires medication and a great deal of care. According to an article by Sara Patterson, posted by The Commercial Appeal, HIV/AIDS can be particularly devastating for the homeless population, which suffers from a high rate of HIV/AIDS and has little to no access to healthcare resources. Sadhana Chalasani, the founder of a grassroots AIDS advocacy program in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, has recently learned of the efforts of Friends for Life. An organization that provides housing to homeless HIV/AIDS victims, Friends for Life has Sadhana Chalasani’s support as it pushes forward with a new initiative.

According to Patterson’s article, Friends for Life is involved in a 1.3 million dollar project that provides apartment homes to homeless individuals who have HIV/AIDS. This project has been funded by federal, state and local grants, as well as private donations. The need for such an initiative was made clear by a recent report, which, according to Patterson, “named homelessness as both a cause and effect of HIV/AIDS [...] rates of HIV infection among homeless people are about 16 times higher than in the general population and at least half living with the virus report experiencing homelessness or housing instability following diagnosis.”

Sadhana Chalasani recognizes that the risk posed by homelessness is indeed great. In fact, the work of Friends for Life has inspired her to continue to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and the many ways in which people can prevent and address this condition. Homeless individuals who are fighting HIV/AIDS may find doing so in traditional homeless shelters a bit difficult. The housing solution that Friends for Life has developed is one that allows for healing, not just protection against the elements. Sadhana Chalasani advocates the efforts of this non-profit organization, which, so far, have proven successful.

This success stems not only from the ability to provide shelter to homeless individuals who have HIV/AIDS, but to help them create new lives for themselves. Patterson reports that one particular patient, who prefers to remain anonymous, has overcome a substance addiction and is now a volunteer for the non-profit.

Sadhana Chalasani and Friends for Life understand that HIV/AIDS and homelessness are pervasive issues in today’s society. No initiative will completely eradicate these problems; however, the work that Sadhana Chalasani and the volunteers at Friends for Life have been doing has certainly made a positive impact on their respective communities.

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Sadhana Chalasani is a high school student who dedicates a great deal of her time to charitable causes. She has spearheaded the creation of both a grassroots AIDS advocacy program and Pink Ribbon Club, an organization promoting breast cancer awareness. Through her work, Sadhana Chalasani has contributed to a shift in the perception of AIDS and breast cancer among her peers.

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(PRWEB) February 15, 2012

On February 15, 2012 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a multistate E. coli O26 outbreak linked to clover sprouts that were used in sandwiches sold at Jimmy John’s restaurants. At least 12 people have become ill in the following states: Iowa (5), Missouri (3), Kansas (2), Arkansas (1), and Wisconsin (1).

In the past four years Jimmy John’s has been linked to three other sprout related foodborne illness outbreaks. In 2008, at least 19 E. coli O157:H7 cases were linked to alfalfa sprouts sold at Colorado Jimmy John’s restaurants. In 2009, 228 people became ill in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, and Kansas after consuming Salmonella contaminated sprouts at multiple locations including Jimmy John’s. Again in 2010, multiple state and federal health authorities linked 94 Salmonella cases to alfalfa and spicy sprouts used in Jimmy John’s sandwiches in 16 states.

The continued use of sprouts in the face of multiple outbreaks has many baffled, including William Marler, a foodborne illness attorney and food safety advocate. “As a business man I am left wondering why a company would continue to take this kind of financial and public relations risk,” said Marler. “As a food safety advocate I am concerned that customer safety is not being taken seriously.”

Jimmy John’s is not the only company to have food safety issues with sprouts. The CDC says the warm, humid growing conditions required for sprouts are ideal for the growth of dangerous pathogens such as E. coli and Salmonella. And, though proponents advertise the potential health benefits of sprouts, according to Marler there have been at least 40 sprout related foodborne illness outbreaks since 1990, not including the infamous 2011 European E. coli outbreak linked to sprouts that sickened over 4,000 and killed 50.

“When people think of sprouts, they think of a health food. They aren’t thinking about serious illness, hospitalization, or worse.” Added Marler, “However, the track record for sprouts suggests that consumers ought to know the dangers. And, of course the onus for providing this information falls on those who are selling sprouts.”

Marler suggests that companies include a warning label on sprouts with language similar to the following:

Sprouts are a raw agricultural product and may contain harmful bacteria (not limited to E. coli, Campylobacter, Listeria, and Salmonella) and can lead to serious injury or even death. Pregnant women, infants, children, the elderly, and persons with lowered resistance to disease (immune compromised) have higher risk for harm, which may include bloody diarrhea, vomiting, fever, dehydration, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Guillian-Barre Syndrome, Reactive Arthritis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, miscarriage, or death.

MARLER CLARK is the nation’s leading law firm dedicated to representing victims of foodborne illness. The firm’s E. coli attorneys have unmatched experience and have recovered over $ 600,000,000 for food poisoning victims and their families. For more information or to speak with an attorney, contact Cody Moore at cmoore@marlerclark.com or call 1-206-407-2200.

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Danville, CA (PRWEB) February 16, 2012

Dr. Ben Altadonna is the founder of The Practice Building Alliance™, America’s largest and most respected chiropractic marketing service and the author of Amazon.com’s best seller “The Fertile Ground Manual™.

For the first time in the history of Chiropractic, a new service created by Dr. Altadonna for Doctors of Chiropractic is replacing Chiropractic “Practice Building” Consultants.

Historically, Chiropractors have gone to seminars or signed contracts with practice building consultants for $ 10,000 or more per year, making them go away feeling more like a salesperson than a doctor.

“I have been in practice for 13 years. I joined PBA over a year and a half ago. I had been involved, over the years, with different ‘practice management groups.’ It was always the RAH! RAH!, here’s how you bill, here’s how you sell lifetime plans, etc. While some of the information was good, at times it seemed counter intuitive. I felt more like a used car sales person than an intelligent physician.

“I was looking for a way of interacting with my patients in order to continue the education process that began in the office but in a non-intrusive way. However, I didn’t have the time to do all the work myself. I found Dr. Altadonna and the rest is history.

“I am now able to keep in touch with my patients and educate them on a regular and consistent basis. I make my recommendations as a professional but don’t force them into anything they don’t want. Since I began giving them more choices, I have seen a growth in my practice and increase in referrals.

“The way I see it is, I have an aversion to hard sells and it typically drives me away, so why would I do that to my practice members?” says Dr. Aixa Goodrich.

Each day, more doctors of Chiropractic are turning away from consultants and joining “The Practice Building Alliance.”

Chiropractors who want to learn more about Dr. Altadonna’s new system should visit his chiropractic marketing blog at benaltadonnablog.com where he posts a daily marketing article and those interested can also stay in contact with him by adding him on Facebook.

For more information on “The Practice Building Alliance™” go to: http://www.ThePracticeBuildingAlliance.com

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