LONDON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- AlphaSmart, a division of Renaissance Learning, is pleased to announce some significant and important updates for its NEO and NEO 2 writing tools.

'Text2Speech' utilises NEO's in-built infrared facility to allow writers to hear what they have written, letter by letter, word by word or sentence by sentence through headphones or speakers. The software can be customised for students of all levels by selecting settings for automatic read-back, volume and speed. Like all AlphaSmart products, 'Text2Speech' has a massive battery life of over 30,000 words from just two AA batteries.

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- The Two-tiered Project Also Involves Implementing Situator at Larnaka International Airport, now Under Construction

Orsus(R), the pioneer and innovator in the field of Situation Management, a comprehensive and unique approach that coordinates the interaction between people, alerting sources and responses, announced it has partnered with Israeli-based systems integrator Orad to implement Situator at two airports in the Republic of Cyprus, Paphos and Larnaka International Airports.

FRANKFURT, Germany, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Schlafender Hase is proudly releasing the latest version of the Text Verification Tool.

The patent protected Windows application compares manuscript against artwork files, independent of the text layout. Deviations are marked clearly and may be annotated for correction purposes.

8 out of 10 of the biggest pharmaceutical companies use the TVT

The software ensures that only the approved text is printed without any undesired deviations. Meanwhile, the TVT has almost become standard for labelling in the pharmaceutical industry.

Avoidance of product recalls

The death toll due to malaria outbreaks has reached over million lives every year with an additional 300-500 million people suffering illness from serious malaria infections. The growing pandemic and high mortality rate has caused renewed and fervent interest in creating an effective vaccine treatment for the prevention of malaria.

This interest has sparked physicians, scientists and pharmaceutical companies alike to race for the most cost-effective, efficient and overall viable vaccine against malaria.  There are currently multiple vaccines in various stages of trial and with various ranges of efficacy.

LONDON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- Health of the Nation has Declined by Two Points in the Last Six Months

- Britain is Overwhelmed, Overworked and Overweight

- 1.9 Million More Brits Leading Unhealthy Lives Than Six Months Ago

The nation appears to be stuck in a downward spiral of unhealthy lifestyles as increasingly stressed Britons may be looking to save time and money by cutting back on exercise and healthy foods in the current economic climate.

To view the full Multimedia News Release, please click:

http://www.lansons.com/press/pruhealth/recession-lifestyle-release.htm

LEEDS and LONDON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Hayfever Relief Product Based on Acupressure Points Now Available in UK Stores Widely Available on the Internet

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Hayfever was unheard of only 200 years ago, however, it's believed that it now affects as many as 1 in 4 people in the UK. For those who do suffer with hayfever, it's either complete misery with symptoms such as reduced concentration, runny nose and itchy eyes throughout the day or the need for drug treatments that can have side effects such as drowsiness.

ALLEROED, Denmark, May 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- Cultivating Customer Experience Second-to-None

Contex, the world's leading wide format scanner manufacturer, is launching a Partner Program offering resellers financial benefits, sales and marketing support and product training. Contex has more than 20 years experience in the wide format market and works closely with 132 distributors around the world.

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ --

OPEN LETTER TO:

H. E. Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Head of the Judiciary Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran Re: Roxana Saberi

Your Excellency Ayatollah Shahroudi:

We write on behalf of the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF). IWMF is deeply troubled by the arrest, trial, and conviction of journalist Roxana Saberi. We believe her continued imprisonment violates the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as we understand it, and also violates universal notions of free speech, free press, and due process. We write to urge you to intervene on her behalf and respectfully request that you provide a copy of our letter to the honorable judges reviewing her conviction.

CALI, Colombia, May 11 /PRNewswire/ --

Acupuncture can help people with chronic low back pain feel less bothered by their symptoms and function better in their daily activities, according to the largest randomized trial of its kind, published in the May 11, 2009 Archives of Internal Medicine. But the SPINE (Stimulating Points to Investigate Needling Efficacy) trial raises questions about how the ancient practice actually works.