BAD HOMBURG, Germany, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The bankruptcy of Flash Memory manufacturer Spansion is leaving OEMs wondering how they can continue production of designs which rely on Spansion components. The specialized Memory Distributor, Memphis Electronic is ready to recommend drop in replacements to facilitate seamless continuation of production.

In most cases we can offer drop in solutions from Amic, EON and other manufacturers already on our linecard. We are also urging these Flash Manufacturers to bring more Spansion alternatives to the market. Additionally, we are helping our customers with the procurement of remaining stock, by offering advice on design changes which will require the least effort, said Thorsten Wronksi, President, Memphis Electronic AG.

PHILADELPHIA, March 31 /PRNewswire/ --

- Co-promotion Agreement Will Double the VYVANSE Sales Effort Across the Country

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced a co-promotion agreement with GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK) for VYVANSE(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) capsules CII with the aim of improving recognition and treatment of ADHD in adults. This three year agreement covers the United States and will more than double the reach and frequency of the current sales effort for VYVANSE by adding over 600 sales representatives from GSK who call on specialists and primary care physicians. Shire currently has nearly 600 representatives promoting VYVANSE, primarily to pediatricians and psychiatrists.

LONDON, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 13 million(1) people in Britain suffer from hay fever and five million1 of these could be taking inappropriate medicines, which can affect both their health and hip pocket, however, new developments in acupressure may have the answer in the shape of Hay-Band(R).

Borrowing from the principles of acupuncture, Hay-Band(R) is a specially designed acupressure elbow band bringing instant, constant and cost-effective hay fever relief. According to a recent customer survey, Hay-Band(R) was reported to be effective by 74% of respondents(2).

MUMBAI, March 31 /PRNewswire/ --

- The Recently Held Tata Interactive Learning Forum (TLF) Examined the Role of Learning and Skills in Enabling Companies to Stay Competitive.

Here's another reason to hate leftovers. A research study in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology sheds light on one cause of arthritis: bacteria. In the study, scientists from the United States and The Netherlands show that a specific gene called NOD2 triggers arthritis or makes it worse when leftover remnants of bacteria cell walls, called muramyl dipeptide or MDP, are present. This discovery offers an important first step toward new treatments to prevent or lessen the symptoms of inflammatory arthritis.

Here's another reason why dieters should avoid all-you-can-eat buffets: When faced with a large variety of items, consumers tend to underestimate how much of each item is present, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Authors Joseph P. Redden (University of Minnesota) and Stephen J. Hoch (University of Pennsylvania) investigated consumers' perceptions of quantity in a set of experiments that may help us understand how quantity perceptions influence portion sizes.

"Does a bowl with both red and blue candies seem to have more or less than a bowl with only one color candy?" the researchers asked. "Contrary to popular belief, the presence of variety actually makes it seem like there are fewer items."

Some consumers will opt for local products and others always prefer global brands.   A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research takes a look at why local goods can even beat out recognizable global brands like Coke or Pepsi.

"Due to rapid globalization, local products—products with specifications and packaging tailored for local markets, such as Mecca Cola (France) and Fei-Chang Cola (China)—and global products (products with the same specifications and packaging for consumers from around the world) such as Pepsi and Coke, routinely compete against each other," write authors Yinlong Zhang (University of Texas at San Antonio) and Adwait Khare (Quinnipiac University).

It has been revealed that 1 in 3 people in the UK are still struggling to find an NHS dentist, according to new research from Simplyhealth.

Simplyhealth's Annual Dental Survey has revealed that alarmingly just over a third of Brits (35%) struggled to find an NHS dentist over the last year, which has increased from 23% at the same time in 2008.

Perhaps more shocking is the fact that this figure soars in certain areas of the UK, with over half of the people in Plymouth finding it difficult to get an NHS dentist, closely followed by those in Southampton and Manchester, where 45% and 43% have struggled.

The severity of the situation this year has been heightened by the economic downturn, as almost half of people across the UK have put off visiting the dentist becaus

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31 /PRNewswire/ --

nCircle, the leader in automated security and configuration auditing solutions, today made available checks that will immediately and definitively identify systems that have been infected by the Conficker worm. These new checks follow those released by nCircle last October that identified the existence of the vulnerability itself. Together, the checks ensure that nCircle customers can easily and automatically identify any vulnerable systems as well as any system that is already compromised by the Conficker worm.

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DUBLIN, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Adopting standards at the very beginning pays dividends through whole life of building

Sustainability, reduced running costs and increased long term building value are among the reasons that Digital Realty Trust, the world's largest wholesale datacentre provider, is adopting the newly announced BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) Bespoke datacentre standards for the future construction of its datacentres.

BREEAM Bespoke was first developed in 2000 to cover buildings not included in the mainstream environmental assessment schemes for offices, retail, healthcare and education.