Breast feeding is facilitated by Lansinoh
Mon ,31/08/2009Chain Drug Review, June 30, 2008
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Founded by a breast-feeding : mother, Lansinoh Laboratories Inc. is said to be the leading provider of natural feeding products for breastfeeding mothers and their babies.
With breast feeding rates at an all-time high and 77% of mothers leaving the hospital now breast-feeding their newborns, Lansinoh provides all the items a breast-feeding mother needs.
“At Lansinoh we believe in ensuring that our products are safe and effective,” says vice president of sales Michelle McLaughlin.
“For example, Lansinoh HPA-brand Lanolin is a single-ingredient topical treatment for nipple soreness and the only product to be endorsed by La Leche League International, the world’s authority on breast feeding.”
Safety is of utmost importance when handling breast milk, notes McLaughlin, and Lansinoh’s Breastmilk Storage Bags, Breastmilk Storage Bottles and Manual Breast Pump are 100% BPA-free.
In the breast feeding accessories category, Lansinoh has become the No. 1 supplier of creams, nursing pads, milk storage bags and wipes for breast-feeding babies, she reports.
The latest product from Lansinoh is LatchAssist.
In the early days after they give birth, mothers may experience engorgement or swollen breasts, a temporary condition that makes breast feeding difficult or uncomfortable.
In addition, a mother may experience fl]at nipples because the skin on her breast is stretched, making it difficult for the baby to latch onto the breast.
Knowing that this difficulty exists, Lansinoh created the LatchAssist, notes McLaughlin.
“This small, convenient and easy-to-use tool allows mothers to gently draw out their nipples, providing a better opportunity for their baby to establish a good latch–the essential first step in a successful breast feeding experience,” she says.
Also new in 2008 from the company is Lansinoh Diaper Rash Ointment for Babies, which goes on white and rubs in clear, prevents and treats diaper rash, protects skin, and promotes healing.
Lansinoh has a reputation for bringing innovation to the marketplace
Lincoln® Impinger® Low Profile Ovens
Mon ,31/08/2009Frozen Food Digest, Dec, 2001
The full capacity Impinger[R] Low Profile Oven from Lincoln offers all the volume of the company’s original Impinger I Oven in a compact, shorter frame that can be stacked up to three high, conserving space and providing greater flexibility in commercial kitchens.
A triple stacked Impinger Low Profile Oven can bake as many as 231 12-inch pizzas per hour at six minutes each.
Lincoln Foodservice Products, Inc. is a leading U.S. manufacturer of Impinger[R] conveyor ovens; E-Flow Dual Conveyor Ovens; Prolon[R] melamine dinnerware, trays and storage containers; Redco[R] manual food prep machines; Traditionalware[R] aluminum serving trays; and the extensive Wear-Ever[R] line of professional cookware and bakeware, food handling products, utensils and cutlery. Lincoln also distributes Centurion[R] induction-ready stainless steel cookware.
For more information, please contact Product Manager Brian Doster at 219-459-8356, fax: 219-459-8260.
Web site: www.lincolnfp.com
Electronic Component News – Light-cured adhesives accommodate assembly schedules.(PACKAGING & INTERCONNECTS)
Mon ,31/08/2009ECN-Electronic Component News, November, 2008
Operating in metals, glass, ceramics, plastics, polyethylene, and polypropylene panels, ITW Devcon’s Versatile Tru-Bond 18400 Series light-cured pressure-sensitive adhesives present the option to bond parts immediately or store them for later assembly. The liquid or gel products can be applied by hand or with automated dispensing equipment, such as roll coaters, valve dispensers, sprayers, or screen printers.
The adhesives cure instantly to an optically clear nonyellowing finish when exposed to UV light. The bonding agents offer …
Journal, The – Hats off to faith
Mon ,31/08/2009Topeka Capital-Journal, The, May 9, 2009 by Phil Anderson
By Phil Anderson
THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL
If you believe the days of women wearing hats to church are in the past, think again.
Norma McGill, a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Topeka, said she has noticed an upswing among women wearing hats to church the past couple of years.
“Hats are becoming more fashionable,” said McGill, co-chairwoman of the Antioch church’s senior adults ministry. “We have quite a few women — most are senior women — who wear hats to church.”
But even that is beginning to change. McGill said many younger women are donning hats to accessorize their church clothes.
Hats, McGill said, have been a tradition in predominantly black churches for generations, helping women express the importance they place on attending church services and worshipping God “for who he is and for all that he is in their life.”
A senior adults ministry fundraiser on Sunday will celebrate the continuing role hats play for many women who put on their Sunday best.
The fundraiser, “Mothers, Hats and Sweet Things,” will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Antioch Family Life Center, 1921 S.E. Indiana.
The event, McGill said, will be a “fun way” to end Mother’s Day festivities.
Nearly 25 women from several local churches will model a variety of hats at the event, McGill said.
Tickets are $10 at the door, and children younger than 12 will be admitted free. Proceeds will benefit the Bonnie F. Freeman scholarship fund, which will provide a $1,500 scholarship to a black student pursuing a bachelor of science degree in nursing.
Freeman, the scholarship’s namesake, was a church member and nurse who had her bachelor’s degree. She died in March 2008.
“We want to target African-Americans for this scholarship because there are so few of them in the nursing field who have earned this degree,” McGill said. “Applications are going out in June for anyone living in Topeka or Shawnee County.”
While hats may be making a comeback in churches, they have been a constant fashion accessory for many older members. For instance, McGill said, she has never seen Antioch’s oldest member, Katherine Green, 98, without a hat at church.
Though clothing is an important part of many church members’ preparation “to enter God’s house,” McGill said the primary emphasis must always be on a person’s heart and attitude before God.
“I believe when we say, ‘Come as you are’ to church, we are letting people know God wants us to come to him with all our sins and baggage and not wait to get our life together, but to seek forgiveness,” McGill said. “We can only do that through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
Some women who will participate in Sunday’s fashion show say finding just the right hat can be a difficult chore.
Beyond searching local stores, some women look for hats during their travels to larger cities. Others find hats online.
Jolynn Carter, a member of the Antioch church, said she has purchased hats while visiting Atlanta and hand-carried them onto planes in their boxes.
Darlene Colbert, another Antioch member and fashion show participant, said wearing hats can help women feel good about themselves and coming to church, while allowing them to honor their elders and a time-honored church tradition.
“We want to look good,” Colbert said. “We want to dress up, just like our mature counterparts.”
Beyond tradition, many women say they enjoy wearing hats, and that they can be the perfect finishing touch to a dressy outfit.
“The saying is, ‘You’re never fully dressed without a smile,’” said Janice Crossley, a member of Calvary Baptist Church. “But we feel you’re never fully dressed without a hat.”
The Rev. T.D. Hicks, pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, said he is glad to have anyone come to services regardless of how he or she is dressed.
However, he said, there can be no mistaking the role dressing up has played through the years in mostly black churches.
“I like to see people looking nice,” Hicks said, “but we just want to see them come to church.
“It’s part of our heritage to dress nice on Sundays,” he added
Examine the World Luggage Market
Sun ,30/08/2009Business Wire, Dec 9, 2008
NEW YORK — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Shoes and Accessories industry is available in its catalogue.
World Luggage Market
http://www.reportlinker.com/p092561/World-Luggage-Market.html
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Luggage in Millions of US$. The Major Product Types analyzed are Suitcases/Pullmans, Casual Bags & Garment Bags, Business Bags, Sports Bags Backpacks & Daypacks, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Latin America. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2001 through 2015. A ten-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets with annual market analytics
HRSA, FDA withdraw rule change for blood vessels recovered with an organ
Sun ,30/08/2009Transplant News, Oct, 2006
A government rule which would have removed blood vessels recovered with an organ for transplant from being regulated as a human cell or tissue has been withdrawn because of opposition from the transplant community.
The proposed change was published in the May 12, 2006 Federal Register by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The notice stated HRSA and the FDA intended to “amend their regulations to consider as part of an organ those blood vessels recovered with the organ that are intended for use in organ transplantation (HRSA regulation); and to exclude such blood vessels from the definition of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps) (FDA regulation.)” The change would only have affected blood vessels recovered with organs for transplantation.
The agencies noted the rule change was being made to “eliminate the unnecessary burden from an organ procurement organization’s (OPO) efforts to comply with both FDA and HRSA rules.”
The original notice indicated the amendment was being proposed because it was considered “uncontroversial” although they left the door open to rescinding the notice if there was significant opposition. The comment period ended July 26 and to the agencies’ surprise there was considerable opposition.
In a notice published in the Sept. 14 Federal Register, the agencies said: “HRSA and FDA are withdrawing the direct final rule because FDA received significant adverse comment.” The agencies said they intended to finalize the proposed rule after considering the comments.
For further information regarding FDA’s rule: contact: Pamela Pope, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (HFM-17) FDA, 1401 Rockville Pike, Suite 200N, Rockville, MD 20852-1448. Phone – (301) 827-6210.
For further information regarding HRSA’s rule, contact Jim Burdick, MD, Division of Transplantation, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 12C-06, Rockville, MD 20857
Clinical manual of drug interaction principles for medical practice
Sun ,30/08/2009SciTech Book News, March, 2009
Clinical manual of drug interaction principles for medical practice.
Ed. by Gary H. Wynn et al.
American Psychiatric Pub.
2009
594 pages
$55.00
Paperback
RM302
Wynn (psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Uniformed Services U. School of Medicine) et al. provide a manual for psychiatric clinicians, residents, and nurses on drug interactions. Twenty-three chapters by psychiatrists, pharmacologists, and toxicologists from the US cover pharmacology, P450 enzymes (with case vignettes), prescribing and monitoring
multiple drugs, and legal issues
The Briefcase
Tue ,25/08/2009Long Island Business News, Apr 25, 2008
Remembering 1968
Forty years ago, Congress had one of its finer moments, passing the Fair Housing Act, prohibiting the discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin and religion in the sale, rental or financing of housing.
Since then, the act has been amended to include gender discrimination, people with disabilities or families with children under 18 years old.
Long Island Housing Services, whose mission is the elimination of housing discrimination, remembered the historic legislation with a gala April 24 at the Melville Marriott.
A clean pledge
We may have lost local control over one of our major utilities, but at least KeySpan owner National Grid is promising to do some good in our area.
The United Kingdom-based company said it would attempt to reduce its carbon emission, company-wide, 80 percent by the year 2050.
To do so, National Grid said it will look at each plant and assess its carbon footprint, and will make changes to reduce emissions.
Not passed over
How cool is Rabbi Marc Gellman?
He’s hip enough to place No. 34 in the newest Top 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America list, published by Newsweek.com.
The Dix Hills rabbi is a long-time star around these parts, reaching his height of popularity as co-host of “The God Squad” with Monsignor Tom Hartman.
An Industry Profile of the Wrapping & Paper Packaging Market in Europe: Examine Leading Companies, Market Forecasts & a Five Forces Analysis
Tue ,25/08/2009Business Wire, Oct 30, 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f06acf/wrapping_paper_p) has announced the addition of the “Wrapping & Paper Packaging in Europe” report to their offering.
Datamonitors Wrapping & Paper Packaging in Europe industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the wrapping & paper packaging industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.
Scope
– Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
– Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects
– Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
– Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
– The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
– Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market Highlights
– Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume
– Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape
Why you should buy this report
– Spot future trends and developments
– Inform your business decisions
– Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
– Save time carrying out entry-level research
Market Definition
Consumption of paper or paperboards includes the following: vegetable parchment, greaseproof and glassine paper. Papers made from pure chemical wood pulp or from a mixture of chemical wood pulp, cotton fibre pulp, treated (e.g. highly hydrated or hard beaten) to render the resulting paper resistant to oil, grease and water
Designer Tips On How To Buy Home Office Furniture
Tue ,25/08/2009Market Wire, 20050229
Are you like many people who shop for home office furniture? You’ll
measure precisely to make sure your new digital TV fits in the family
room, or pace off the space for a new sofa or dining room table.
However, when it comes to home office furniture, some people arrive
at the store without knowing the basics – like the dimensions of
their computer and printer, locations of nearby power outlets or the
amount of filing space they’ll need.
If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. According to Jack Kelley, an
award-winning industrial designer based in Grand Haven, Mich., lots
of people aren’t sure how to shop for home office furniture. “It’s
not like buying a bed or a chair. Many people who set up a home
office have never done it before,” says Kelley, who’s won two design
awards for Sligh home office furniture. “It’s just a matter of
awareness. Think about what you need to get organized – before you go
shopping. If you don’t, you’ll find yourself back at home before you
know it, looking for a tape measure.”
In addition to Kelley’s design expertise, Sligh Furniture Co. relies on
Mike Warren – another award-winning designer based in Grand Rapids,
Mich. – to help develop new furniture styles. “We work with Jack,
Mike and others to help integrate both functionality and style into
our furniture,” says Jeff Pulver, Sligh’s manager of product
development. “This talented design team gives our customers gorgeous
home office options that are built to manage today’s computer
technology.”
Getting organized
Ready to learn from the experts? First, Kelley offers tips for setting
up a home office:
-Pick your location. If your home office shares space as part of a
living room, dining room or kitchen, consider buying a computer
cabinet. It’s great for small spaces and you can close it when you’re
done – leaving your work concealed behind a set of doors. With a room
dedicated to your home office, there are more options. Kelley says
modular furniture is a popular choice because it’s so flexible. “You
can start small and keep adding, utilize corner space and even
rearrange the layout, so modular home office furniture works well for
many people,” he says.
-Measure the room you want to use as your home office. Where are the
doors and windows? It’s important to know how much floor and wall
space you have, and where to place furniture to access electrical,
cable and phone outlets. If you have a wireless computer, consider
whether you’ll still need to plug in printers, fax machines or
scanners. Also, think about positioning computer monitors away from
direct sunlight to avoid screen glare.
-Check your power. Your newly constructed home might have plenty of
access to electrical, modem and cable outlets. However, if you’re
living in an older building, check to make sure the electrical system
can handle your computer equipment and lighting requirements.
-Consider task lighting up front. This important tool is often last on
the home office list. “Some furniture even provides built-in lighting
features,” says Kelley. “Evaluate your options, and be prepared to
add independent lighting to complete your needs.”
-Take a list of your equipment dimensions. How large is your printer
or fax machine? What are the dimensions of your CPU or computer
monitor? Kelley recommends that before you shop, write down the brand
name, model number and dimensions of your electronic equipment. That
will help salespeople who can check manufacturers’ resources – like
the Computer Compendium published by Sligh Furniture Co. – and steer
you toward home office furniture and accessories that fit your
individual work needs.
-Get plenty of multi-media filing space. Even in today’s age of
wireless, high-speed computers with expanded memory capacity, home
office users still need a variety of easy-to-access files to stay
organized. In fact, most people need at least six to eight linear
feet of paper, folder and suspended filing drawer space