It’s been known for quite some time that Fido and Spot can lower levels of stress in their owners. Studies by Karen Allen, a professor in neurology at the University of Buffalo, have shown that “the presence of a pet dog can diminish stress responses to real-life daily stress over which caregivers have no control.” Owning a pet dog can lower blood pressure, can play a therapeutic role in confronting disability or injury, and can actually lower stress even more than your BFF—unless, of course, that BFF is also a dog. Now, research that will be presented in Tokyo on August 30th at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine shows that chewing gum may also help to reduce stress.

"If gum is good, and dogs are good...what if I let my DOG chew GUM!"

LONDON, August 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- AvantGard Wins Recognition for Liquidity, Risk and Treasury Management

SunGard's AvantGard (http://www.sungard.com), which provides cash management solutions for treasury, payments and receivables to corporations and financial institutions, has been recognized with seven different industry awards in the past six months. These awards include: Best Technology Provider from Treasury Management International (www.treasury-management.com) for the three categories of Cash and Working Capital Management Solutions, Risk Management and Best ASP Solution; and three awards -- Best Accounts Receivable Solution, Best Treasury Workstation and Best Treasury Management Software -- from Global Finance magazine (www.gfmag.com).

LEEDS, England, August 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- MYA Cosmetic Surgery Seems to be the Provider of Choice for Recent Big Brother Stars but the big Question is who Will be Next?

Months of constant cameras, mirrors all around and being on national television for an hour each night can have a major impact on how you feel about the way you look. For many previous Big Brother contestants this has become a reality. Upon leaving the house contestants may undoubtedly spend hours watching past footage of themselves on the show and trawl through loads of newspaper articles not to mention the hundreds of online articles and forums with people's comments about their behaviour and their appearance.

CORK, Ireland, August 29 /PRNewswire/ --

-INTELENCE is the First NNRTI to Show Antiviral Activity in Patients With NNRTI-Resistant Virus

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has granted marketing authorisation for the anti-HIV medication INTELENCE(TM) (etravirine). INTELENCE is a next generation non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) and the first to show efficacy in patients with NNRTI-resistant HIV. INTELENCE is the first new NNRTI to be introduced in approximately 10 years. Also known as TMC125, INTELENCE was developed by Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., and will be marketed in Europe by Tibotec, a division of Janssen-Cilag. Janssen-Cilag International NV will hold the marketing authorisation.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, August 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Former CEO of NEC Philips Unified Solutions Joins CyberTech, one of the Fastest Growing Suppliers of Voice Recording and Quality Monitoring Solutions Globally

CyberTech International has today announced the appointment of Ad Ketelaars as Managing Director and CEO. He will report to CyberTech's Supervisory Board and assume full responsibility for leading the company through its next period of strategic growth.

LONDON, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Fashion fans and beauty junkies alike want instant gratification - immediate insider beauty news, tips, trends and expert commentary as it's happening backstage from the upcoming Spring/Summer 2009 fashion shows.

A step ahead when it comes to makeup trends and social media, the MAC PRO Team of makeup artists - fixtures backstage at over 175 fashion shows worldwide - will use Twitter this season to give real-time updates about their experiences working behind the scenes at the upcoming New York, London, Milan and Paris collections.

LONDON, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite the Union have criticised Alstom Power's decision to bring in workers from overseas without giving consideration to the considerable pool of skilled local workers.

Unite have raised concerns on behalf of its construction members regarding health and safety, assurances of rates of pay and concerns relating to local labour availability particularly given the downturn in the construction industry.

The union have been advised that 150 overseas workers will be deployed at the Category 1 power station at Staythorpe near Newark, Nottinghamshire where the main contractor is Alstom Power.

UXBRIDGE, England, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) has published guidance that recommends Baraclude(R) (entecavir) as an option for treatment of eligible patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Entecavir is a potent anti-viral treatment for chronic Hepatitis B that has been shown to be more effective at suppressing the virus than the most widely used anti-viral treatment (lamivudine)(1) and has shown minimal emergence of resistance in new patients treated with it (entecavir) for up to 5 years.(2)

LONDON, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Aga Rangemaster today unveiled what it said was a 'resilient' set of half year results and argued that its product range remains relevant to consumer needs.

The company reported flat pre-tax profits of GBP12.3 million and a dividend hike of almost 4% - the 7th year in a row that Aga has increased its payout.

In a video interview, Chief Executive William McGrath said that consumers were right to be concerned about higher energy costs.

"We do think we've got a lot of relevant products that can offset the concerns that consumers do, rightly, have."

Introducing a concept he dubbed "Aganomics", Mr McGrath argued the cost of running a 3-oven, gas Aga - around GBP15 a week - can be cheaper than using conventional appliances .

- Delivers Full HD in Resolutions up to 1920x1080p

- Direct Connection to LED Screens from Any HD Digital Source

Today Lighthouse Technologies (Lighthouse), the leading global LED display solution provider, is redefining the industry playing field with its HDMI Integrated LED Processor for True HD image reproduction, the LIP-HD. As the first LED display provider in the world to offer such a processor, Lighthouse Technologies has positioned itself to be an innovative force in the LED display market.