PARIS, May 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Building on Innovation to Support Leadership in IP DSLAM and VDSL

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that, following the publication of the Dell'Oro 1Q'08 access report*, the company remains the worldwide leader in DSL with 6.6 million DSL lines shipped in 1Q'08. With a cumulative market share in DSL port shipments of more than 40%, more than three times that of its nearest competitor, and a worldwide installed base of 166 million DSL lines, Alcatel-Lucent continues to lead the fixed broadband access market.

Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Cornwall, UK, have modified a photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatment that combines a topically applied cream with visible light to destroy cancer cells while leaving surrounding tissue unharmed.

The cream is applied directly to skin cancers and pre-cancers, which then naturally produces a photosensitive drug. A special red light is then shone on the tumour a few hours later, to activate this light sensitive compound. This results in cellular damage and the destruction of the tumour.

This technique results in reduced scarring and little or no damage to the surrounding healthy cells.

As Indiana Jones races against time to find an ancient crystal skull in his new movie adventure, he should perhaps take a moment to check its authenticity.

New research suggests that two well-known crystal skulls, in the British Museum and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, did not, after all, come from ancient Mexico. Academics now believe the British skull was made in 19th century Europe and the American one even more recently.

The British Museum bought its skull, a life-size carving from a single block of rock crystal from Tiffany and Company, New York in 1897. Its origins were unknown but there were suggestions it was of ancient Mexican origin. Human skulls worn as ornaments and displayed on racks were known to have featured in Aztec art. The skull attracted a lot of public attention and speculation it was once thought to have healing powers. Crystal skulls have since featured in many books, articles and films, most recently in the new Steven Spielberg movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

LONDON, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Morodo Ltd is pleased to announce that its popular low-cost calling service, MO-Call, can now be used from the Apple iPhone.

Morodo's Managing Director, Andrew Reid, stated, "The iPhone is a very desirable object but I think everyone agrees that there's not much to like about Mobile Network Operator call charges. MO-Call for the iPhone provides a great money-saving alternative for consumers. This is yet another step towards our goal of becoming a global Virtual International Mobile Network Operator."

ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Studies Provide Clinical Support for More Flexible and Convenient Dosing Options for Patients

New data from key clinical trials presented today at the 5th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Spring Symposium in Istanbul, demonstrate that Enbrel(R) (etanercept) is a convenient and effective treatment which helps patients achieve sustained and repeatable reprieve from the physically and psychologically debilitating symptoms of psoriasis.

NEW YORK, May 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Global Identity Experts to Evaluate Established and Emerging Enterprise, Web 2.0 and Multi-Protocol IDDY Award Nominations

BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire Limited ("Shire") (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that an application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for 559,725,147 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the capital of Shire to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange. Dealings will commence today at 8.00 a.m. (GMT).

LONDON, May 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- ATTN: Northern Ireland Editors

LONDON, May 23 /PRNewswire/ --

Unite members at the University of Ulster have voted to strike as staff face having their pay cut by up to GBP 5,000.

Unite the union members overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action with 71% voting to take strike action in response to the university's failure to address serious flaws in a recently implemented Job Evaluation Scheme.

The outcome of the scheme has been ignored by the university with members of staff either having to undertake increased levels of responsibility or have their pay reduced.

TORONTO, May 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- With Photo

With long summer days ahead and the delights of a good book to be enjoyed, readers around the world are picking up "Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story," the debut book from London-born author Shireen Jeejeebhoy.

Author Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080331/298826

For Judy, summer meant books and barbecues, a time to invite her doctors and fellow patients to her home on the lake, a time for hot dogs and salads, cookies and laughter. Judy was not only the Canadian mother who made medical history as the first person to live decades on intravenous feeding without eating any food; she was also the woman who shared her enthusiasm for life with everyone around her.

NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- 'Sense and Sustainability: What Strategies Will Really Work to Create a New Energy Future?'

Platts, a leading global provider of energy and commodities information and a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today announced that Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, principal of the Albright Group, former U.S. Secretary of State and distinguished American diplomat, will be a featured speaker at its second annual Platts Lecture on December 3, 2008 at Deutsche Bank, 60 Wall Street in New York City.