PINE BROOK, NJ, March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Diopsys, Inc. has launched the new Diopsys#174; NOVA-DN VEP Vision Testing System to help optometrists and ophthalmologists detect optic nerve disease, including glaucoma and other neuro-visual disorders. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, reports the World Health Organization. According to Prevent Blindness America, glaucoma is often called the sneak thief of sight because half of all patients who have it do not know it. #160;Many optic nerve [...]
Daily Archives: April 1, 2011
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Child athletes prone to overuse injuries
Child athletes prone to overuse injuries By Mark Schane, MD Longmont Clinic Pediatrics 2011 Longmont Times-Call Sports participation has become a rite of passage for many of today?s youths. Organized youth sports can help develop not only physical skills, but also social skills for many children. Sports also can encourage kids to work together for a common goal. The idea of young children participating in organized sports is relatively new. Up until the latter part of the 20th century, kids? [...]
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THE 5 COMPANIES IN THE LEISURE PRODUCTS INDUSTRY WITH THE LOWEST EV TO FORWARD …
Mar 31, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) — Below are the five companies in the Leisure Products industry with the lowest Enterprise Value (EV) to Forward EBITDA ratios. EV/Forward EBITDA is an important metric used in valuing comparable companies and is based on estimated cash flow. It is capital structure neutral and generally the lower the ratio, the more undervalued the company is believed to be. Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) has the lowest with EV/Forward EBITDA of 3.16x; Cybex International [...]
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Samsung is betting big on Android tablets in the enterprise
Samsung has taken notice of the fact that business professionals are driving a lot of Apple iPad sales and it is taking steps to make its Android tablets very friendly to the enterprise. article source
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No foul play found in Fla. woman’s Amtrak death
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says theres no evidence of foul play in the death of a Florida woman who fell from an Amtrak train traveling through Georgia. The woman, 63-year-old Barbara Arteta of New Smyrna Beach, was found dead Sept. 9 along the tracks near US 301 south of Jesup. The GBI said Monday that Arteta, who had Parkinsons disease, died of injuries she received when she fell from the train. The GBI says the train [...]
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Lease for refurbishing Charlton Lido transferred to Greenwich Leisure Limited
PLANS for a £10m development of Charlton Lido have been scrapped after the company refurbishing it failed to raise the cash. Open Waters Ltd was granted planning permission in 2009 to refurbish the lido in Shooters Hill Road but the lease has now been transferred to Greenwich Leisure Limited. At a full meeting, Conservative opposition leader Councillor Spencer Drury, asked when the lido would be open. Cabinet member for culture and Olympics, Councillor John Fahy, said: “We anticipate that the [...]
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National Transportation Safety Board Chair Traveling to Louisville
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board is traveling to Louisville by truck. Deborah AP Hersman will left Washington DC Wednesday, in the passenger seat of a tractor-trailer. She will ride with five different truck drivers on her trip, which is meant to give her first-hand knowledge of the challenges drivers face and any potential safety hazards on the roads. Hersman will meet with transportation officials in West Virginia and Kentucky before arriving in Louisville Friday at the Mid-American [...]
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DALLAS International Film Festival preview: Traveling
by Bridgette Poe of Dallas International Film Festival Traveling is a strong example of what is right with the state of independent Texas film. article source
