LONDON, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The health visiting crisis can still be measured in hours, according to Unite, the largest union in the country.

The latest NHS workforce statistics, based on September 2008 figures, reveal that a full-time health visitor job is being lost every 30 hours - a slight improvement on the previous year's figure which showed that every 27 hours a health visitor post disappeared.

Unite, which embraces the Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association, said this was 'the final wake-up call' for government to recruit a new generation of health visitors to replace the ageing workforce - as 20% are over 55 and could retire tomorrow.

IRVINE, California, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Hagiwara Sys-Com Co., Ltd., the industry leader in semiconductor application products for industrial/embedded computing -- today announced the introduction of the evaluation kit for the CFast(TM) -- the evolution of the CompactFlash(R) interface utilizing SATA interface.

The default storage interface of common Single Board Computers (SBC) is migrating from the Parallel ATA (PATA) interface to the SerialATA (SATA) interface. With this transition comes a change to storage solution options. The CompactFlash utilizes PATA and will find it harder to find a home in newer SBC systems.

LAS VEGAS, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Common Testing and Acceptance Practices Will Ensure CDMA2000 Operators Are Among the First to Deploy LTE

SHENGYANG, China, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Younger Looking Skin is so Important it is Recession Proof

Anti-aging and skin renewal look to be one of the few industries not affected by the current economic downturn. The anti-aging skincare sales in the US having risen 13% to $1.6bn between 2006 and 2008, outperforming the general facial skincare sales which were up 11% over the same period.

Looking young is extremely important to both men and women and is not an area they are willing to compromise on. However, with the current international financial conditions, more people are looking for a clinically proven professional solution at home, bringing quick and easy treatments that show both immediate and long-term effects.

SAN JOSE, California, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- XtremeESD(R) Protection, Praetorian(R) EMI Filtering, HDMI(TM) 1.3 and other Interface Protection Solutions Featured

California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) will be showcasing its broad range of protection solutions, including devices for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering at ESC Silicon Valley 2009 in San Jose, California from March 31 through April 2. These solutions are well suited to a wide range of applications, such as embedded and industrial computing, and consumer electronics.

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CREWE, England, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Folding carton specialist Benson Group, UK packaging company of the year, has announced details of its first move into the pharmaceutical labels sector with the purchase of a Gallus EM340S printing press with a Scantech VisionTrack rewind and inspection machine for its pharmaceutical-focused Medica Packaging business in Crewe, Cheshire.

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- CLARITY (CLAdRIbine tablets Treating MS OrallY) Study Data to be Presented as Late-Breaking Oral Presentation

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced today that the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has accepted a late-breaking abstract regarding cladribine tablets, its oral investigational treatment of multiple sclerosis, for an oral presentation at the AAN 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle.

LONDON, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

The higher incidence of chronic illnesses in Europe and the consequent increase of patient population in intensive care units has amplified the need for equipment that measure vital signs such as blood pressure during surgeries. This rise in the number of people requiring critical care has escalated the demand for catheters and transducers.

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SAN JOSE, California, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- CAP7L Customizable Microcontroller with US$75K NRE enables lower cost of entry markets

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today its CAP7L customizable microcontroller that allows fabless semiconductor companies to implement ARM7(TM) processor-based systems-on-chip (SoCs) with a turn-around period as low as 12 weeks, a nominal NRE charge of only US$75,000, and unit costs as low as US$5, without requiring a separate license from ARM.

CAP7L SoCs are economical in volumes of 10K units, with a fully-amortized unit cost of US$17. In 50K unit volumes, the amortized unit cost is only US$7, including NRE and IP expense.