A new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report titled The Silent Pandemic: Tackling Hepatitis C with Policy Innovation, made possible as a result of an educational grant from Janssen Pharmaceutica NV and published today, highlights the urgent need for countries around the world to develop strategies to tackle head-on the growing social and economic issues associated with Hepatitis C (HCV).
While the total number of infected individuals is unknown due to a lack of available data, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 150 million people globally are currently living with the blood-borne infectious disease, HCV. Of these, up to two thirds will develop chronic liver disease and one in five will develop cirrhosis. HCV is also the leading cause of liver transplantation worldwide and in the US the disease now accounts for more deaths than HIV.
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Concentrix today confirmed the previously announced acquisition of Convergys has officially closed and the integration with Concentrix has begun.
The transaction makes Concentrix the second largest global provider of customer engagement services and enhances the company’s ability to deliver even greater transformation services to impact clients. The new combined Concentrix organization will provide services in more than 70 languages from approximately 275 locations in 40+ countries across 6 continents. Follow @Concentrix on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
In the face of the most perilous challenges of our time the nations of the world seem paralyzed. The problems are too big, too interdependent, too divisive for the nation-state. Benjamin R. Barber demonstrates how city mayors, singly and jointly, are responding to transnational problems more effectively than nation-states mired in ideological infighting and sovereign rivalries. Featuring profiles of a dozen mayors around the world. If Mayors Ruled the World presents a compelling new vision of governance for the coming century. Barber makes a persuasive case that the city is democracy’s best hope in a globalizing world, and great mayors are already proving that this is so. Learn more about this book here, http://bit.ly/1ehalk2 Political
Women in combat fight for more than just their lives. Being good isn’t always good enough, but these women battle for country, team and heart with guts and passion. Legendary Army medevac pilot Sarah Benson and U.S. Navy Seal Ethan Quinn team up in Risk Taker. Sarah and Ethan’s story continues in the heart pounding sequel Degree of Risk. Don’t miss the excitement of New York Times bestselling author Lindsay McKenna’s Shadow Warrior series. http://www.LindsayMcKenna.com Romantic suspense, military suspense
Back App proven to improve back pain and prevent office workers from falling victim to Sitting Disease, is a chair that is very different from all others.
Back pain is a modern epidemic, with recent high profile victims including UK Prime Minister David Cameron, model Jodie Kidd and tennis ace Andy Murray.
With 80% of people experiencing some form of back pain in their lifetime and the rise of tablet computers creating a generation hunched over screens - dubbed the ‘iPosture’ generation – the Back App is more relevant than ever in the effort to combat Sitting Disease which, in addition to back pain, has been linked to cardiovascular illness and cancer.
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They were destined to find each other, to love each other. But when Dimitri is sentenced to death by silver Skyler makes a daring and dangerous trip into Lycan territory to save him. He is bound and cannot help her, for him it is a fate worse than death as his one true love, his lifemate, finds herself caught in a trap that can cost her her life. Christine Feehan’s much anticipated, epic love story Dark Wolf. http://www.ChristineFeehan.com Paranormal romance
Based
on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes
Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character of the X-Men
universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he
faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave
him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his
physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai
steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging
more powerful than we have ever seen him before.
Extending its award-winning “Learn the Signs” campaign, Autism Speaks – the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization – today joined the Ad Council, along with partner agencies BBDO New York and LatinWorks, to announce the launch of a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) designed to reach African American and Hispanic parents. According to research, children in these communities are often diagnosed later than the average. The PSAs, which are being distributed to media outlets nationwide this week, show some of the early signs of autism and encourage parents to take immediate action if their child is not meeting standard developmental milestones.
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With only 12 inches of blank space left on his body, Zombie Boy and Dermablend Professional join forces again to deliver an epic collaboration. Known for “Go Beyond the Cover,” the 2011 YouTube phenomenon that garnered 22 million views, six prestigious awards and a cult following, Zombie Boy and Dermablend are back with yet another shocking reveal! Using 3-D technology, Dermablend gives everyone the chance to get up close and personal with Zombie Boy; you can touch him, you can feel him…don’t worry he won’t bite. The duo offers fans the chance to delve deep into Zombie Boy’s secrets and discover the stories behind each tattoo…bet you can’t guess which tattoo was his first. Throughout your journey, take notice that Dermablend is always close by, for each tattoo you learn about, you also learn the Dermablend products used to cover the dark skeletal ink. Don’t assume it’s just Leg and Body Cover that was used, Cover Creme Foundation makes many appearances. And best of all, users can step into Zombie Boy’s skin to ”zombify” themselves , you may laugh now but if you want to be entered to win a trip to NYC Fashion Week!, then you may want to “zombify” your face sooner rather than later!
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/62955-dermablend-professional-and-zombie-boy-nyc-fashion-week-trip-contest
Las Vegas is a world-class vacation destination built on the principle of adult freedom, and no other tagline encapsulates this mentality better than the destination’s iconic “What happens here, stays here” advertising campaign. This year marks the 10th anniversary of this award-winning campaign, and this Monday Las Vegas unveiled a reimagined take on the pop culture-entrenched slogan with a variation of the theme titled “Vegas Enablers.”
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/63040-las-vegas-what-happens-here-stays-here/
The Amgen Foundation today announced $2.5 million in new grants for the Amgen Biotech Experience, an innovative science education program, bringing the total committed to nearly $8 million since the program’s inception in 1990. The Amgen Biotech Experience provides a real-world biotech lab experience to middle and high schools in Amgen’s U.S. and United Kingdom (U.K.) communities and will engage more than 50,000 students this year. Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), a global nonprofit organization that creates learning opportunities around the world, has also been named Program Office to oversee the program’s implementation and facilitate its continued development.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/59861-amgen-biotech-experience-lab-science-education-grants-for-students
More than 80% of high school students in the U.S. report that they witness bullying at least once a week, according to a national survey released today by DoSomething.org. A national multimedia public service advertising (PSA) campaign is launching today to educate and empower parents to talk to their children about ways they can be more than a bystander. The PSAs are being distributed nationwide to coincide with National Bullying Prevention Month.
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