LONDON, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite Joint General Secretary, Derek Simpson says,

"We welcome the Prime Minister's commitment to act on pleural plaques. Diagnosis of pleural plaques often leads to extreme distress for the victims, as they fear they may develop fatal asbestos related diseases which can often lead to a slow and painful death."

Notes to editors

Pleural plaques is an asbestos related injury which causes scarring on the lungs; it shows an increased risk of developing a more serious asbestos related injury, and leads to anxiety as a result of fear of developing a more serious asbestos related injury. It also leads to anxiety as a result of developing an incurable asbestos related illness.

SHEFFIELD, England, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Disenco Energy plc today announces that it is in detailed discussions with major utilities in the UK, mainland Europe and North America and expects to shortly complete commercial relationships with them for the distribution of its home energy producing and micro-combined heat and power technology appliance HomePowerPlant (HPP).

Disenco believes utilities are a key route to market for its appliance due to the combination of radical change to distributed energy and the savings represented by this m-CHP technology from both an ecological as well financial aspect.

NEW YORK, March 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- By Taking Advantage of Weak Dollar, Travelers Book Quality Hotels

As the value of the U.S. dollar weakens, Quikbook.com, an online hotel booking Website (www.quikbook.com) provides travelers throughout the United Kingdom access to upscale independent and boutique hotels at a better bargain when visiting the United States for shopping, sightseeing and soaking in the American culture.

GIBRALTAR, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- This month, online video slot players at gaming giant Belle Rock Entertainment's major online casinos, River Belle, The Gaming Club, JackpotCity.com and Lucky Nugget, can find their fortune by hunting for Lara Croft's priceless sword, finding a Gypsy queen's luminous crystal ball or tracking down the fabled pot of gold at the end of each rainbow.

"Tomb Raider- The Secret Of The Sword" is one of the most ambitious video slots to be found in online gaming to date. As the latest adventure of the intrepid Lara Croft, it is a glossy 5 reel 30 pay-line multi-faceted package which faithfully captures the gripping excitement and suspense of the original movie and has a wagering range of 0.01 to 60.00 credits.

PARIS, March 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- As a Promoter Member, AwoX Continues to Express its Support for the Growing DLNA Networked Interoperability Guidelines

AwoX announces that it has raised its membership within the Digital Living Network Alliance (TM) (DLNA) to Promoter status, further indicating its dedication to DLNA as the de facto guidelines for home networks.

HONG KONG, March 13 /PRNewswire/ --

For the news release, "'.Asia' Landrush Closes with Half a Million Domain Name Applications", issued earlier today by DotAsia Organisation over Xinhua PR Newswire, we are advised by the company to include the company website of Communigal Communications, http://www.galcomm.asia , in the second last paragraph. The complete paragraph should read:

ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, March 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- Two Sub Analyses from the CHARM Trial Evaluated Fistula Closure and Quality Of Life in Patients with Fistulas from Crohn's Disease

Abbott announced today the first two-year data for Crohn's disease patients with fistulas, which show that more than half of patients receiving HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) had continued fistula healing. These data were presented at the European Crohn's and Colitis Organization (ECCO) Annual Meeting in Lyon, France. Fistulas are tunnels that form between the intestine and other parts of the body and are considered one of the most painful complications of Crohn's disease. Fistula healing in these studies was defined as complete cessation of fistula drainage.

BRUSSELS and ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 246 million people live with diabetes across the world and 4.4 million of those people live in Egypt. Poor diabetes control can lead to devastating complications, like blood vessel problems and an increased risk for foot ulcers, which cause 85% of all amputations.

DETROIT and LONDON, March 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- First project: New vehicle platform development for Chinese automotive OEM

INCAT, a global leader in Engineering Services Outsourcing (ESO) and Product Development IT services, has entered into a strategic alliance with Tata AutoComp, one of India's leading automotive components manufacturers. The alliance offers global automotive manufacturers a single source for automotive engineering and design services from INCAT, combined with complete product development and component manufacturing from Tata AutoComp.

LONDON, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-thirds of veterinary professionals believe that pet obesity is the single biggest health issue facing domestic animals throughout Europe, with 96 per cent of those questioned identifying early death as the most serious consequence of the condition.(1)

These are just some of the shocking results from research carried out by pet food manufacturer, Hill's Pet Nutrition, which also revealed that the problem mirrored the spiralling human obesity epidemic. Indeed, 78 per cent of those questioned thought that obese pets tended to have obese owners with 80 per cent of vets reluctant to mention the condition to overweight owners for fear of offending them.