Majority of Physicians,(1) Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) Carers(1) and the General Public(1) in Five European Countries Understand the Need to Detect and Treat AD Early, Yet the Disease Remains Significantly Under-Diagnosed(2)VIENNA - - Attitudinal and Behavioural Barriers(1) - Combined with Inability to Recognize Disease Symptoms(1) - Contribute to Delay in Diagnosis and Treatment Support Grows for New Home Based Service for Challenging Mental PatientsLIVERPOOL - A new national service which will provide comprehensive care and support for challenging mental health patients in their own homes following discharge from hospital is being welcomed by lead clinicians and patient advocates. KyLinTV Partners with Phoenix TV to Debut in EuropePLAINVIEW, New York - KyLinTV, the world’s leading Chinese IPTV platform, announces the launch of its new strategic partnership with Phoenix China News and Entertainment (Phoenix CNE), aimed at delivering the latest and best in Chinese television programming to viewers in Europe. Air Charter International Provide Global 2009 Hajj Air ChartersDUBAI, UAE - Air Charter International (ACI), a leading aviation solutions provider in Arabia, Africa, Asia and Asia Pacific announces their commitment to sourcing world wide Hajj Charters for 2009. Study Confirms the Business Case for Employer-Sponsored Child CareRUSHDEN, England - - Employees with Benefit Miss 70% Fewer Work Days Due to Child Care Issues Fatal Blaze Emphasises the Demand for National Fire Safety CampaignLONDON - - Charity Urges Teachers and Families to Plan a Safe Escape After six people were fatally killed in a tower block this weekend, The Fire Fighters Charity and the Communities and Local Government Fire Kills Campaign urges teachers to make Planning A Safe Escape part of their Key Stage 1 learning programme. Leading Operators Throughout Latin America Bringing Free-To-Air TV to Consumers With Telegent-Enabled TV HandsetsSUNNYVALE, California - - Claro Argentina launches the first TV phone that allows consumers to follow soccer matches and other favorite programs without additional cost Trimega Laboratories: Drunk Parents Risk Losing Children in Hair TestsLONDON - - With Photo Divorcing parents who embark on a hedonistic lifestyle are in danger of losing custody of their children thanks to a growing trend in hair test requests to gauge how often they get drunk. Stricter Product Obligations and Penalties for Manufacturers and Importers: Transition Period for Toys Directive is RunningMUNICH - The new EC Toys Directive is, like good education in the view of conservative pedagogues, clear and strict. The Directive has been promulgated last week (30 June) in the Official Journal of the EU and will therefore have to be transposed into national law (2009/48/EG, OJ L 170 30 June 2009, p. 1). Manufacturers and importers must, within a transition period of two to four years, adjust to the new rules, product safety expert Dr. Arun Kapoor of the law firm Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz explains. Banc of America Securities-Merrill Lynch Research Hikes 2010 Global GDP Forecast to 3.7 Percent on Brighter Growth Prospects in the U.S. and ChinaNEW YORK and LONDON - - Global Downturn Fails to Derail Ascendancy of Emerging Economies Led by China Local Government Pension Institution LGPI Licenses ALM Solution From Ortec FinanceROTTERDAM, The Netherlands - LGPI, the pension institution for local governments in Finland, has signed an agreement with Ortec Finance to license its Asset Liability solution for pension plans Ortec Finance PALM. The ALM solution enables LGPI to formulate ALM strategies based on Ortec Finance state of the art scenario generation, asset and liability methodologies. The selection of was made after a thorough search and evaluation process. A World First - New Book: Marketing Professional Services in AsiaHONG KONG - Law and accountancy firms from the US and Europe have long considered Asia a prime market, particularly given the maturing markets of the west and the ongoing credit crisis. Unfortunately, transplanting marketing practices in Professional Service Firms (PSFs) from the west into the Asian business context is a recipe for disaster and many PSFs from Western markets have struggled in Asia or pulled out altogether. There were no resources for these firms that addressed PSF marketing in Asia, until now. Marie Curie Tops Poll of the Most Inspirational Women in ScienceLONDON - - With Photo - Poll Highlights the Need for More Visible Female Role Models in Science - Results Coincide With the announcement of the Winners of the 2009 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science Fellowships, Which Celebrate the Achievement of exceptional female scientists in the UK and Ireland Young Samurai Author Chris Bradford Sets the Second `Mission’ in Renaissance Learning’s ‘Quest For Knowledge’LONDON - Following the challenging ‘launch mission’ set by New York Times best-selling author GP Taylor, the next in Renaissance Learning’s ‘Quest for Knowledge’ has been devised by Young Samurai author Chris Bradford, and launches 1st July 2009. SABMiller - Proposed Black Economic Empowerment Transaction in South AfricaLONDON - In a video interview Malcolm Wyman, Chief Financial Officer, SABMiller plc discusses the proposed broad-based black economic empowerment transaction in South Africa. The interview and transcript are available now on w3.cantos.com/sabmiller. Merck Serono Launches “Global Fertility Academy” to Provide Education and Training for the Treatment of InfertilityGENEVA, Switzerland - - Global Fertility Academy Delivers Valuable Educational Tools Aiming at Increasing Expertise and Maximizing the Success Rate of Treatment In a Step to Encourage Scientific Excellence and Part of its Social Responsibility Programs Al Rajhi Bank Recognizes 228 Achievers Across the KingdomRIYADH - Al Rajhi Bank represented by its Female Branches Department recently recognized 228 top female students who excelled scholastically across the Kingdom. Bounty Survey Shows Having a Baby Helps Women Survive Economic Down TurnLONDON - The current economic climate is not stopping people from having babies, and having a baby is helping modern mothers to cope with the credit crunch says Bounty, the UK’s favourite parenting club. Food Ingredients Industry Leaders Applaud the Launch of Health ingredients South AmericaSAO PAULO - - The event was an unmitigated success, welcoming 1012 visitors who left the show impressed and vowing to return in 2011. 2009 Cannes Lions Official T-shirt Grand Prix Winner SelectedTOKYO - - UNIQLO decides to make and sell official T-shirts from 2010 onwards UNIQLO has been responsible for the creation and sale of official T-shirts for the 2009 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, one of the world’s top three advertising fests. Ten short-listed designs have been made into commercial products. And from among those entries, “KING” designed by Sho-san, an arts university student living in Tokyo, has been selected as the 2009 Grand Prix winner. The design perfectly matched the 2009 Grand Prix with an image of a crown-wearing lion, the symbol of the Cannes Lions. UNIQLO will continue to create and sell official T-shirts for the Cannes Lions Festival from 2010 onwards. The 2010 competition opened for entries from June 22. Kiwanis International Pursuing Second Worldwide Service ProjectNASHVILLE, Tennessee - In 1994, Kiwanis International made a pledge to help protect children from the scourges of Iodine Deficiency Disorders in its first Worldwide Service Project. Now, with the majority of the world’s children protected against IDD, Kiwanis is inviting organizations, institutions and individuals to propose a project to become the global service organization’s second worldwide service initiative. Bhs Launch ‘School Buddy’ ServiceLONDON - - Over Three Quarters of Parents Who Find Getting the Right Size and Fit of Uniform Difficult Said the ‘School Buddy’ Service Would Improve the Quality of Their Shopping Experience *** Genomic Health Reports Favorable Commentary on Value of Multigene Assays From the St. Gallen Expert Consensus Meeting on the Primary Treatment of Early Breast CancerGENEVA, and REDWOOD CITY, California - - Guidelines Specify that Validated Molecular Assays Should be Considered as an Adjunct to Standard Measures in Helping Determine Chemotherapy Benefit - Secret to Multiplay Success in Latin America Requires Mass Market Appeal, Finds PyramidCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - As operators continue to exhaust the high-income consumer segments in Latin America, the bundling strategies with the best chance of success involve broadened offerings that will attract lower-income households to broadband and pay-TV, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Improved Networking for CILIP Carnegie & Greenaway ‘Shadowing’ Groups Thanks to ALCS SponsorshipLONDON - In the second year of their three-year sponsorship deal with CILIP, the Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society’s (ALCS) support has enabled CILIP to introduce major developments to the Medals shadowing scheme website. These developments provide improved networking for shadowing groups who are now able to connect to each other with more room on the site to exchange news and views about what’s going on. TV5MONDE is Launching TIVI5MONDE PLUS, the First Worldwide Online TV Station for Children in French http://www.tivi5mondeplus.com.PARIS - Aimed at French-speaking children aged 3-12, TIVI5MONDE PLUS is the first entirely free, fun and educational Online TV station accessible in non-French-speaking Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia and in the Arab world. KPMG’s Appeal Rejected by Jiangsu Higher People’s Court, Marking Danone’s Seventh Loss to Wahaha in Three MonthsHANGZHOU, China - The Higher People’s Court of Jiangsu Province recently rejected the appeal lodged by KPMG and its branch firm in Guangzhou and ruled that the original verdict shall be upheld, which marks the end of the hot “KPMG Case” — Danone vs Wahaha, as well as Danone’s 7th loss to Wahaha in three months, considering the same verdicts made for the previous “Henan Case”, “Liaoning Case” and “Trade Mark Case”. Malaysia’s Mobile Broadband Demand Growing Faster Than Expected, says Pyramid ResearchCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Soaring demand for mobile broadband services in Malaysia, driven in part by intense competition, will result in higher-than-expected growth rates for telecom operators in that nation through 2014, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). /K I L L K I L L K I L L — Take-Two Interactive Software/We are advised by Take-Two Interactive Software that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release “Save GBP2,014.23 With a GBP19.99 Videogame” nasdaq:TT, issued earlier today over PR Newswire, as it was released in error. A Supplement a Day May Help Keep Falls at BayBASINGSTOKE, England - - Help is at Hand for the Frail Elderly at Risk of Falls and Fractures via a New Medication Support Programme WISeKey Will Provide Digital Certification Services to the Cecilia Attias FoundationGENEVA, Switzerland - WISeKey will be providing Digital Certification Services and use of the HighTrusted Platform to the Cecilia Attias Foundation for Women www.ceciliaattiasfoundation.org/home which provides concrete improvement in the lives of women worldwide by serving as a strategic, media, and financial platform for organizations that champion the cause of women’s equality and well-being. JWT Awarded Cannes Lions Grand PrixNEW YORK - - “Kit Kat Mail” Campaign Takes Home Top International Advertising Honor JWT Tokyo has been awarded the Media Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, the world’s premiere showcase for excellence in advertising. 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