LONDON, May 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- New MRI System Under Development Could Potentially Lead to Diagnosis and Treatment in a Single Session

Breast cancer patients will receive faster treatment due to the development of a new, dedicated intra-operative magnetic resonance (MR) scanner which will enable doctors to carry out image-guided surgery as soon as problems are detected and diagnosed - possibly in a single out-patient session.

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NEWARK, New Jersey, May 28 /PRNewswire/ --

PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions, a Commonwealth Business Media company and the leading provider of U.S. trade data, has expanded its international import-export database resources to include current and historical data on Argentina's overland, water- and airborne cross-border commerce with the rest of the world.

"This is an important addition to our Latin American database, which now includes the top seven of the 12 South American national economies -- Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, and Ecuador -- as well as U.S.-NAFTA partner Mexico," explains Wael Jarous, vice president of PIERS Commercial Sales.

DUBLIN, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Banning personal internet use in the workplace could cost British businesses up to GBP4 billion every year* due to a resulting decline in staff productivity. That's according to a report, published today by PopCap.com that unveils research that indicates taking a 10-minute online break during the course of the working day serves to reduce stress while sharpening and refocusing the mind.

MAIDENHEAD, England, May 28 /PRNewswire/ --

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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today recommended adalimumab (HUMIRA) as one of the treatment options for people with severe active ankylosing spondylitis (AS),(1) a painful and progressive rheumatic disease.

This is the first time that NICE has reviewed anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapies for AS. Today's decision is also the third positive opinion from NICE for adalimumab for rheumatological conditions, having been recommended for the treatment of active and progressive psoriatic arthritis and moderate-to-severe active rheumatoid arthritis in 2007.(2),(3)

IRKUTSK, Russia, May 28 /PRNewswire/ --

Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announced that its Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant OOO subsidiary has won the tender to acquire the rights to utilize the subsoil plot on the Uvatsk deposit of quartzite and quartz sandstones.

SLOUGH, England, May 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- UK Males and Females Divided Over Most Influential Trend-Setting Era

The swinging '60s, birth place of the mini skirt, kinky boots, The Beatles, Mini Cooper and Twiggy, has been voted the decade that gave Europeans the most timeless styles, according to a survey conducted by LG Electronics.

LONDON, May 28 /PRNewswire/ --

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Mr Site and PayPal today announce joint plans for a year-long campaign of customer events with the first being called 'Roots To Business Success.' These will take place throughout 2008 and 2009 at locations throughout the British Isles including London and Dublin (other locations to follow)...

BRISTOL, England, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Now you can bring the fun and thrills of the amusement park with you, as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Wonder World Amusement Park for Nintendo DS(TM). The portable companion to the Wii(TM) title releasing later this year, Wonder World Amusement Park for DS is being developed by Majesco Studios and will be in stores in PAL territories in early 2009.

Superconductivity was discovered in 1911 and has perplexed, astounded and inspired scientists since, but to most it can be thought of as "frictionless" electricity. In conventional electricity, heat is generated by friction as electrons (electric charge carriers) collide with atoms and impurities in the wire. This heating effect is good for appliances such as toasters or irons, but not so good for most other applications that use electricity.

In superconductors, however, electrons glide unimpeded between atoms without friction. If scientists and engineers ever harness this phenomenon at or near room temperature in a practical way, untold billions of dollars could be saved on energy costs.

That's a big "if." Superconductivity is still impractical in routine engineering use because it requires a very cold environment attainable only with the help of expensive cryogens such as liquid helium or liquid nitrogen. Past discoveries have helped scientists inch their way up the thermometer, from superconductors requiring minus 452 degrees Fahrenheit (or 4.2 Kelvin) to newer materials that superconduct at around minus 200 degrees F (138 K) Ñ still frigid, but substantially warmer and more practical.