LONDON, May 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Former Minister of State for Trade Industry Addresses the CPiO Customer Conference in Warwickshire

Speaking at the CPiO Customer Conference 2009 http://www.cpio.co.uk/conference09/ former Minister of State for Trade Investment and Head of the CBI, Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham Kt. implored SMEs to focus upon maintaining their level of business fitness to ensure that they are ready to take advantage of the upswing in the economy when it occurs.

PRAGUE, May 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ointment (Tacrolimus Monohydrate) in a New Twice-Weekly Regimen can Help Prevent Eczema Flares

LONDON, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has commented on last year's abortion statistics for England and Wales, which have just been published.

Paul Tully, SPUC general secretary, said: The scandal of government backed abortions is reflected in these figures, which show the highest ever number of NHS-funded abortions. State provision of abortion is now a major aspect of government policy - a policy which hurts women and kills unborn children.

For the first time, in 2008 the majority of abortions were performed in private clinics at the NHS' expense.

CHICAGO and LONDON, May 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Launched Today by Imagepick Inc., VIVOZOOM Radically Changes the Commercial Image Market by Offering Warranted Stock Photography at Microstock Prices

Extensive market research in North America and Europe has revealed an unmet demand for guaranteed high-quality imagery at Microstock prices. VIVOZOOM's unique offering will allow image buyers the opportunity to license high-quality images at affordable prices without compromising their requirements for legal guarantees.

LONDON, May 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Each year, the momentum behind HD Masters grows, and this year will be no different

The 4th annual HD Masters 2009 conference is brought to you by TVB Europe in partnership with SMPTE and the BKSTS. It is the European event for excellence in high definition production, infrastructure and delivery to the home.

HAIFA, Israel, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (the Company), Israel's largest oil refiner, announced that on May 17, 2009 a request for the classification of a legal claim as a class action claim, as defined in Action Law - 2006 (hereinafter: the Request), was filed with the Haifa District Court against the Company and Carmel Olefins Ltd. (hereinafter: the Responders).

The Request was filed with respect to non-monetary damages caused, according to the Requestor, as a result of two smoke emissions events which occurred on September 15, 2003 and October 5, 2003 (hereinafter: the Events), with regards to which three prior requests for classification of the claims as class action have already been submitted, two of which are still pending.

LONDON, May 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Survey From IT Outsourcing Consultancy and Multi Sourcing Advisors, PA Consulting Group, Confirms That the Risks Associated With Multi Sourcing Strategies for Managed IT Sourcing Contracts is Poorly Understood and Significant in Value

Summary of PA Consulting Group survey results http://tinyurl.com/PAG-ITS

NEW YORK, May 21 /PRNewswire/ --

-- Free Access to a Favorite Magazine Offered to Sony's VAIO PC Users, Preserving Long-form Format, Layout and E-commerce Without Leaving Desktop --

LUTON, England, May 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- News Release for the Medical Media

Preliminary results from a double-blind, randomised, multicentre trial among 660 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) show that budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort(R): AstraZeneca) plus tiotropium (Spiriva(TM): Boehringer Ingelheim Limited) significantly improves disease control and patients' quality of life (1,2).

To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/astrazeneca/38533/

The study known as CLIMB, compared 12 weeks treatment with budesonide/formoterol (400/12 mcg one inhalation twice-daily) plus tiotropium (18 micro g one inhalation once daily) vs. tiotropium alone plus placebo.

KEMSING, England, May 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Price of Blood Glucose Test Strips to the NHS to be cut by 50%

- My Lords, I Cannot say why They are so Expensive (Baroness Thornton House of Lords June 23 2008)

- NHS Spends 10% of Annual Budget on Treating Diabetes

Living with diabetes involves keeping a close eye on blood glucose levels. This is done by putting a drop of blood onto a small but expensive device called a test strip. A dramatic price reduction by Ambe Medical Group could herald a big change in diabetes management and NHS strategy.