The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will address concerns for child and adolescent mental health at the 2010 NAMI National Convention in Washington, D.C, July 1-3.

The 2010 NAMI Convention also will honor journalist Judith Warner with an award for the book, We’ve Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication, which explores difficult decisions parents face in finding help for children who “suffer enormously” from mental illness.

Only one in five children who has a diagnosable mental illness receives treatment, yet children who receive earlier treatment interventions have better outcomes.

On June 1, an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) mental health task force called for pediatricians to perform mental health screenings for children at each doctor visit. The AAP also underscored a need for more child psychiatrists and mental health professionals in communities—to overcome critical shortages.

NAMI maintains a Child & Adolescent Action Center that focuses on child and adolescent mental health..

The 2010 NAMI Convention full schedule offers many symposia and presentations, including:

Friday, July 2

• Financing and Expanding Children’s Mental Health Services (10:45 a.m.)

Despite state budget crises, state governments and local communities can invest in a full array of mental health services, including home and community-based services for children.

• Crisis Intervention in Schools (3:45 pm.)

Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) can help schools, mental health providers, police and the juvenile justice system provide safer, more effective help to youth experiencing psychiatric crises.

• Understanding and Treating Kids’ Behavior Challenges (7:30 p.m.)

Ross Greene, Ph.D., author of The Explosive Child, will discuss “why challenging kids are challenging,” child behavior as development delays and how caregivers improve relations and communications through collaborative problem-solving.

Saturday, July 3

• StrengthofUs: A Social Networking Community for Young Adults (8:45 a.m.)

Learn about StrengthofUs.org, NAMI’s new online resource center and social networking website for young adults working to overcome mental health issues.

• “Ask the Doctor Session” on Children and Adolescents (3:15 pm.) with Michael Houston, M.D.

About NAMI
NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. NAMI has over 1100 state and local affiliates that engage in research, education, support and advocacy.
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InVitria is attending the 9th Annual Biological Production Forum in Frankfurt, Germany June 21st through the 23rd. This event is centered on both upstream and downstream biological manufacturing. With a blend of networking opportunities and conference sessions, InVitria will be among the top biotechnology companies attending the event.

One of the central themes presented at the 2010 forum is ‘Cell Culture Media and Productivity Gains’, discussing process improvements to reduce costs and optimize production. InVitria, a leading global supplier of cell culture products that enhance productivity, safety and time to market for companies in the biopharma, regenerative medicine, cell therapy and life science industry, will bring their expertise and knowledge to the forum.
“Attending conferences like the Biological Production Forum, allows InVitria to network with existing collaborators and identify new collaborations with customers across Europe,” said Brittany Medbery, Marketing Coordinator at InVitria. “With the recent launch of ITSE Animal-Free, InVitria is continually developing products that meet the performance and regulatory needs of cell culture scientists.”
About InVitria – InVitria.com
InVitria develops, manufactures and markets a portfolio of high performance and well defined cell culture media components and reagents used in bioprocessing, biopharmaceutical formulation, stem cell & regenerative medicine, life science research, medical devices and diagnostics.
For more information about InVitria’s products, please e-mail info@InVitria.com.
All InVitria products can be purchased online at www.InVitria.com or by calling 1-800-916-8311.

European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology 26th Annual Meeting Last chance to register for Europe’s premier conference on reproductive science and medicine

Sunday 27 June – Wednesday 30 June 2010 Fiera Roma Via Portuense, 1645-1647 00148 Rome Italy www.fieraroma.it

New research findings from fertility experts from Europe, the Americas, Asia & Australasia

• Free registration for bona fide media presenting official press credentials – all sessions open

• Media centre with free computing, fax, international phone & internet facilities & IT support

• English, Italian, Spanish, German, French, and Swedish speaking press office staff [NB: The official conference language is English, but press packs in Italian, French and Spanish will be available]

Details of news briefings:

Monday 28 June (11:45 – in English) Chair: Dr. Luca Gianaroli, ESHRE Chairman

• Drs. Srilatha Gorthi and Julie Nekkebroeck: Two studies of women’s attitudes to ‘social egg freezing’ find that younger and older women have different reasons for delaying motherhood

• Dr. Kelechi Nnoaham: Endometriosis has a significant effect on women’s work productivity, first worldwide study finds

• Dr. Vivian Rittenberg: Are overweight women undertaking ART more likely to miscarry?

Monday 28 June (13:00 – in Italian) Chair: Dr. Luca Gianaroli, ESHRE Chairman

• Dr. Anna Pia Ferraretti: Italian patients amongst the most mobile in crossing borders for ART

• Dr. Paolo Emmanuele Levi Setti: Italian Constitutional Court modifications of a restrictive ART law improve pregnancy rates

• Mrs. Filomena Gallo (patient association Amica Cicogna): Italian judges move to protect couples’ rights

Tuesday 29 June (10:00 – in English) Chair: Dr. Anna Veiga, ESHRE Chairman elect

• Dr. Maria Lalioti: Researchers discover why some women are sub-fertile and have a poor response to ovarian stimulating hormones

• Dr. Suzanna Frints: A cheap and simple, non-invasive blood test could replace invasive diagnostic techniques in early pregnancy

• Dr. Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen: Does drinking alcohol during pregnancy affect sperm quality in sons?

Wednesday 30 June (09:15 – in English) Chair: Professor Joep Geraedts, ESHRE past chairman

• Dr. Ana Cristina Cobo Cabal: Are on-going pregnancy rates from vitrified eggs as good as those from fresh? New randomised trial has the answer

• Dr. Alicia Armstrong: New non-surgical treatment for uterine fibroids can improve quality of life and maintain fertility

• Dr. Jacques de Mouzon and Dr. Karl Nygren: Data from the ESHRE European IVF Monitoring Group and world data from the International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ICMART)

To register, download the form at:

http://www.eshre.eu/ESHRE/English/Annual-meeting/Rome-2010/For-the-media/First-media-alert/page.aspx/586

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The Thai Gem and Jewelry Traders Association (TGJTA) in cooperation with Thailand’s Department of Export Promotion (DEP) have great pleasure once again to welcome international buyers to one of the world’s top-5 and Asia’s largest under-one-roof trade fair for the industry, the Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair (BGJF), held over September 7th – 11th, 2010. The event covers more than 100,000-sqm. of the column-free luxurious IMPACT Challenger venue at Muang Thong Thani.

ASIA’S LARGEST UNDER ONE ROOF AND ONE OF THE TOP-FIVE IN THE WORLD GEMS & JEWELRY EXHIBITION

The BGJF is the largest gems & jewelry fair held in a single room, column-free floor in Asia, and is the perfect venue for global buyers and traders to access Thailand’s glittering resources and second-to-none craftsmanship, featuring first-class gems & jewelry as well as related products in 3,500 booths and more than 1,500 exhibitors who can be new, profitable business partners.

TRUSTFUL SECURITY AT THE FAIR VENUE

The BGJF’s organizers assure all visitors that the security at the fairground is top-level and guarantee that all visitors and exhibitors attending the 46th fair that they will be able to carry out their business transactions in a safe and secure environment at all times, across all five days of the event. Modern security measures will always be active during the event.

PLOI THAI JEWELRY CREATION

For the first time ever, visitors to the 46th BGJF will be able to attend the design competition of Ploi Thai products. The event allows local artisans to present their innovative ideas using Ploi Thai colored stones under theme “SAVE THE EARTH” to make everybody aware of global warming and environmental care issues. The award is separated into 2 categories: Daytime and Exclusive.

A WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT THE FAIRGROUND

BGJF also offers 24 category pavilions including international pavilions across a single spacious hall to its visitors. They are allowed to meet existing and new suppliers effortlessly in a short time. The highlighted products are:

Gold Jewelry
Silver Jewelry
Diamonds
Gemstones
Pearls
Rough Stones
Equipments & Tools
Fashion Jewelry

SAVE 50% OF HOTEL STAYS WITH BUSINESS MATCHING SERVICE

The most popular service at the BGJF is our state-of-the-art Business Matching and Online Sourcing Project, which has proved to be very efficient for international traders and buyers attending the fair. They are allowed to meet exclusively with local exhibitors in a private area, and forge new business deals profitably. Those who join the services can save a lot of their time by checking out exhibitors’ profiles, and meeting with exact targets directly. Please log on to http://www.ospgemsjewelry.com for further information.

If international buyers also wish to save 50% off official rate of various hotels in convenient location in Bangkok, buyers can also register http://www.bangkokgemsfair.biz/bgjf46/form/bm to get this special offer.

In addition to those highlights, BGJF also offer several unique, interesting activities and services at the BGJF to give visitors an unforgettable and enjoyable experience. These include seminars on interesting topics with eminent keynote speakers, free shuttle bus service to and from Bangkok’s major hotels, free Internet access at the fairground, exclusive and VIP lounges where you can relax, etc.

For visitors, please register at http://www.bangkokgemsfair.biz/bgjf46/form/visitor.

46th Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair
Trade: September 7-9, 2010 (10.00-18.00 hrs.)
Public: September 10-11, 2010 (10.00-20.00 hrs.)
Venue: The Challenger, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok, Thailand

http://www.bangkokgemsfair.com

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More than 2,400 participants in AIDS/LifeCycle arrived at the Veterans Center in Los Angeles today after traveling 545 miles from San Francisco over the past seven days in the world’s largest annual HIV/AIDS fundraising event. In its ninth year, the event raised $10 million to support the services of San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center that prevent new HIV infections and care for those living with HIV/AIDS.

The cycling event was such as success that a record number of participants?1,200?have already signed up for next year’s AIDS/LifeCycle, which will mark the 10th anniversary of the event and 30 years since the first cases of AIDS were discovered.

“The participants on this ride and their generous donors have inspired us all to fight harder than ever in our quest to end AIDS,” said Barbara Kimport, interim CEO of San Francisco AIDS Foundation and one of the cyclists. “Their extraordinary efforts have spread awareness that HIV and AIDS continues to affect so many lives. Together, we will bring an end to this disease through bold public policy work and innovative programs that stop the spread of HIV.”

The 1,925 cyclists and 500 volunteer “roadies,” ranging in age form 18 to 82 and hailing from nearly every state and eight countries, were united in a commitment to end HIV and caring for those living with the virus. Cyclists raised an average of $5,000 each this year. Since its inception in 2002, AIDS/LifeCycle has raised $70 million to support HIV/AIDS services. In the seven days it took to ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, more than 1,000 people in the United States and 50,000 people around the world were infected with HIV.

“I want to thank the riders and roadies for their remarkable passion and unfailing dedication,” Center CEO Lorri L. Jean said at the AIDS/LifeCycle closing ceremony. “Because of you, thousands of people with HIV and AIDS will be able to come to the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center and San Francisco AIDS Foundation and get the medical care and other help they desperately need. Because of all that you have done, literally thousands of lives will be saved.”

AIDS/LifeCycle is a fully supported, 545-mile bike ride?not a race?that supports the HIV/AIDS services provided by the Center and the Foundation. It also raises awareness that HIV/AIDS is a growing scourge that continues to have a devastating impact on our communities, especially in California. More than 1 in 10 of the nation’s HIV-positive people live in California, and California ranks second among the states in cumulative AIDS cases.

There are 1.1 million Americans living with HIV?the highest number in the history of the epidemic. Gay and bisexual men bear the brunt of the disease, representing 76 percent of all HIV cases in California and 53 percent nationally. Communities of color are also disproportionately affected; although African Americans comprise 6 percent of the state’s population, they account for 19 percent of those living with HIV/AIDS. Teens and young adults between the ages of 13 and 29 account for more than one-third of all new infections in the United States, the largest share of any age group.

AIDS/LifeCycle’s presenting sponsors are Shopoff Properties Trust, FedEx Corporation and Gilead Sciences. For the complete press kit, go to: http://www.aidslifecycle.org/about/press-room/

About San Francisco AIDS Foundation

San Francisco AIDS Foundation works to ensure the HIV epidemic ends in the same city where it began. By combining innovative, evidence-based programs for HIV prevention and care with bold policy initiatives focused on issues ranging from harm reduction to total health and wellness, the agency is making sustainable progress against HIV among populations most vulnerable to the disease. Established in 1982, San Francisco AIDS Foundation refuses to accept that HIV transmission is inevitable. For more information, please visit: www.sfaf.org

About the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center

Since 1971 the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center has been building the health, advocating for the rights and enriching the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Our wide array of services and programs includes: free HIV/AIDS care and medications for those most in need; housing, food, clothing and support for homeless LGBT youth; low-cost counseling and addiction-recovery services; essential services for LGBT-parented families and seniors; legal services; health education and HIV prevention programs; transgender services; cultural arts and much more. For more information, please visit: www.lagaycenter.org

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June 15th is the 5th annual Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Organizations and communities across the world will be engaging in activities which will raise awareness of this serious problem affecting elderly citizens worldwide. The law firm of Cullan & Cullan, M.D., J.D. encourages you to participate in local events to help promote elder abuse awareness in the Phoenix community.

Elder Abuse Awareness Day was started in 2006. In its initial year, several hundred organizations and government entities participated in activities intended to help promote a better understanding of the issues surrounding elderly abuse in nursing homes around the world. Participation in the event has grown considerably each year.

Nursing home abuse and neglect impacts a significant number of elderly people across the world. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 25% of elderly adults are victims of abuse or neglect. Unfortunately, many of these incidents go unreported for a variety of reasons.

“Elder abuse is a serious issue that does not receive the attention it deserves,” says Gene Cullan, a Phoenix nursing home abuse attorney at the law firm of Cullan & Cullan, M.D., J.D. “Our law firm has witnessed the tragic consequences of nursing home abuse, and we are committed to protecting the rights of victims across Arizona. We are proud to participate in local Elder Abuse Awareness Day events on June 15, and we urge others in the area to join us.”

There are a variety of ways that individuals and organizations can get involved in raising awareness for elder abuse, including:

- Developing an educational program
- Wearing purple, the official color of elder abuse awareness, on June 15th
- Volunteering at a local nursing home on a regular basis, particularly with individuals who do not receive regular visits from family and friends
- Participating in activities which raise awareness of the issue in the local community
- Reaching out to an elderly friend, family member, or neighbor living alone on a regular basis
- Volunteering at a local chapter of Meals on Wheels to bring meals to the homes of seniors who may need assistance
- Becoming involved with the local elder abuse prevention coalition – you can find additional information at www.ncea.aoa.gov/ncearoot/main site/pdf/EffectiveLocalElderAbusePreventionNetworks.pdf
- Create an elder abuse awareness group on a social networking site such as Facebook, providing links to information and advocacy resources – start a campaign to get “x” number of friends to join the group by Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15th)

Participation in Elder Abuse Awareness Day is an important step to improving the living conditions for many elderly citizens across the world. While raising awareness for this cause should not be limited to one day, it is an important tool for the protection of elderly rights.

About Cullan & Cullan, M.D., J.D.

Cullan & Cullan, M.D., J.D. is a family-run law firm based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are dedicated to fighting for the rights of elderly citizens in the Arizona area who have been victims of nursing home abuse and neglect. The lawyers of Cullan & Cullan, M.D., J.D. are also doctors, giving them a unique understanding of the medical and legal issues involved in these complex cases. For more information, please visit their website at www.stopnursinghomeabuse.org

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Townhouse Galleries’ designers Rick Treadway and Rachel Wills participated in the 2010 Huntsville, Alabama Women’s Guild Decorator Showhouse. Mr. Treadway and Mrs. Wills have over 30 years experience in residential and commercial interior design.

This year’s showhouse was located in Historic Huntsville and Townhouse Galleries’ team designed its parlor. Of his experience, Rick Treadway states “that exquisite interiors, furnishings and texture make this space dignified, while a warm and enticing color palette create a dramatic edge.” The designers’ selection of a rich buff wall color introduced a backdrop, perfect for the array of bold accent colors used in the space. Maintaining the elegant Victorian style of the home, Mr. Treadway and Mrs. Wills selected an eclectic mix of Old World reproductions, including furniture pieces from the Townhouse Galleries’ extensive collection. An assortment of contemporary and transitional accessories allowed the space to produce the “wow” factor expected when perusing the showhouse space. Townhouse Galleries’ owner, Judy Thomas says, “We love participating in the area showhouses. It gives our designers the opportunity to shine!”

Townhouse Galleries offers complimentary interior design services with purchase. According to Mrs. Thomas, “We want our clients to have access to the creativity and skills of our designers. It is our goal for people to make the best choice and bring their ideas and visions to reality.”

Visit the Townhouse Galleries website to see images from the showhouse and of other exceptional design projects.

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