When you think of dinosaurs, you don't often think of critters the size of chickens that ran around the ancient forests of America gobbling up termites but that's just what the smallest dinosaur species found in North America was like, according to University of Calgary researcher Nick Longrich, who analyzed bones found during an excavation near Red Deer, Alberta.

Called Albertonykus borealis, the slender bird-like creature is a new member of the family Alvarezsauridae and is one of only a few such fossils found outside of South America and Asia. In a paper published in Cretaceous Research, Longrich and University of Alberta paleontologist Philip Currie describe the anteater-like specimen and explain how it likely specialized in consuming termites by using its small but powerful forelimbs to tear into logs.

Data from the Ulysses mission show that the Sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since we've had readings and it could reduce the natural shielding that envelops our Solar System.

The Sun's solar wind plasma is a stream of charged particles that are ejected from the upper atmosphere of the Sun. The solar wind interacts with every planetary body in our Solar System. It even defines the border between our Solar System and interstellar space.

This border, called the heliopause, is a bubble-shaped boundary surrounding our Solar System where the solar wind's strength is no longer great enough to push back the wind originating from other stars. The region around the heliopause also acts as a shield for our Solar System, warding off a significant portion of the cosmic rays outside the galaxy.

LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Following Prime Minister Gordon Brown's speech today at the Labour party conference, the MS Society welcomes news of a commitment to end prescription charges for people with long-term conditions.

Speaking at the conference in Manchester, Mr Gordon Brown said: "....so our plan is next year to abolish all prescription charges for everyone with cancer. And this is not the limit of our commitment to a fair NHS. In the long term, the NHS generates cash savings in its budget we will plough savings back into abolishing charges for all patients with long-term conditions."

LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

The Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) announced a fine of more than US$360,000 against the Russian telecom company Megafon for operating without a license within Georgian territory. Officials claim that despite previous administrative sanctions against Megafon, the company persists in illegal use of the Georgian radiofrequency spectrum to provide mobile telecommunications services.

LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Commenting on the promise to abolish prescription charges for cancer patients, the Chair of the English Pharmacy Board of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Beth Taylor said:

"This is good news for those affected by cancer. It is unfair for cancer patients to have to deal with the added financial burden of prescription charges and we see at first hand the anguish that this can cause.

LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

At the 2008 SMM maritime technology exhibition this month, Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit will unveil the newest enhancement to its VisionMaster FT(TM) lineup of marine navigation systems -- a widescreen high-resolution display with 25 percent more viewing area.

A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc/

BAGNOLS-SUR-CÈZE, France, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Company's Expertise in Chromogranin A Tumor Detection Marker Technology Now Applied to Universal Technique

CISBIO Bioassays, a member of IBA group and a developer and marketer of diagnostic assays for the quantification of tumor markers, announced today the launch of its chromogranin A ELISA diagnostic tool, Chromoa. This ELISA kit complements CISBIO's existing chromogranin A RIACT kit and can be used by all laboratories for the detection and monitoring of neuroendocrine tumors.

LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Proven to Significantly Outperform Existing GPS Antennas

- Patented Technology Enabling Hands-Free Pedestrian Navigation

- Proven to Reduce Drain on Battery Life by More Than 10 Percent

- Small Enough to Fit in the Slimmest and Most Compact Handset Models

- Samples Available on https://samples.sarantel.com

LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

COPENHAGEN, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Summary: Genmab has Completed Recruitment of Patients in the Phase III Study of Ofatumumab in Rituximab Refractory Follicular NHL.

AMSTERDAM - Metering, Billing/CRM Europe 2008, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Deutsche Telekom today announced that they launch a web-based Smart Metering user interface for the E-Metering field trial, which is running in the German city of Friedrichshafen.