GRASBRUNN and MUNICH, Germany, July 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Settlement of all Sales Channels

Lebanese Middle East Airlines (MEA) opted for the complete payment and acquiring solution from Wirecard AG. In the circle of experts this airline carrier is presumed to be one of the technological forerunners in the Middle East area.

MEA relies on Wirecard's services since the beginning of June 2008. The scope of the agreement extends from processing payments to all sales channels: from over the counter right through to the handling of Internet payments for online bookings and the integration of the BSP-interface of IATA (International Air Transport Association). The solution is complemented by the integration of the Amadeus booking system and two local banks.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, July 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- CSC and LOMA Extend Relationship to Jointly Promote Insurance/Financial Services Education in Region

CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced that LOMA, a leading trade association in the international insurance and financial services industry, has selected CSC to conduct LOMA's industry-specific examinations in India. The offering is part of a collaborative effort between the organizations to promote insurance and financial services education in the country, and extends CSC's longstanding relationship with LOMA in the U.S.

LONDON, July 8 /PRNewswire/ --

Endeavour International Corporation ("Endeavour") (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) announced today that it is no longer interested in pursuing its non-binding proposed offer for Ithaca Energy Inc. ("Ithaca").

The decision follows Ithaca's announcement on 7 July 2008 to the effect that the company's directors had decided not to explore Endeavour's proposals but instead pursue 'a number of ongoing initiatives.'

William L. Transier, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Endeavour said:

What constitutes valid therapy? It depends on who you ask. Some will say that if a treatment works, it is valid. This is why there might be those who regret the unemployment of Tribal Shamen or magic amulet manufacturers - they were associated with success just often enough to stay in business.

Art makes many people feel better, as does music or Boggle, but is it valid therapy or just a happy coincidence?

Elizaberta López Pérez, a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Doctor in Painting at the University of Granada, has carried out a study on the use of art therapy for the treatment of acute mentally ill people. Her work, based on psychoanalysis principles, starts with a basic premise: A work of art is a sign formed as a vital trace and its essential material is the humanity of the human being who leaves his memory in the world.

Art therapy (or therapy through art), started in the middle of the 20th century and uses visual arts for therapeutic purposes. It is based on the idea that visual representations, objectified through plastic material, contribute to the construction of a meaning of the psychic conflicts, and can help with its resolution. Plastic representation would be, from this point of view, a process for thought construction.

Men bicycle frequently could be harming their health if they don't choose the right bicycle, according to consultant urological surgeon Vinod Nargund from St. Bartholomew's and Homerton Hospitals, London, in the urology journal BJU International.

He says problems include genital numbness, erection problems and soreness and skin irritations in the groin area. Men might also experience changes to their sperm function because of the excessive heat generated in the pelvic area.

No general link between cycling and male infertility has been established, but it is still recognised as a possible side effect and has been noted in a number of male cyclists.

Depression is the most important single factor predisposing to suicide, and more than half of all subjects completing suicide are known to have suffered from depression. Unfortunately, depression is still often untreated or undertreated, even after a suicide attempt.

Antidepressive drugs represent the cornerstone of treatment of depressive patients but their role has become somewhat controversial over the last few years due to reports suggesting that antidepressants might, in a small subgroup of younger patients (recently estimated at 0.7% in clinical trials) actually worsen suicidal tendencies instead of alleviating them.

Using ultrasound to measure the height of a woman’s uterus is a good way to predict whether or not she is at risk of having babies born prematurely if she becomes pregnant with twins after IVF, according to new research presented at the 24th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Barcelona today (Wednesday).

Dr Raphaël Hirt, a Fellow in the Division of Reproductive Medicine at the Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, Paris (France) headed by Professor Renato Fanchin, told the conference that the finding would help medical professionals and women make objective decisions about how many embryos should be transferred in one IVF attempt.

Certain songbirds can contract their vocal muscles 100 times faster than humans can blink an eye – placing the birds with a handful of animals that have evolved superfast muscles, University of Utah researchers found.

"We discovered that the European starling (found throughout Eurasia and North-America) and the zebrafinch (found in Australia and Indonesia) control their songs with the fastest-contracting muscle type yet described," says Coen Elemans, who conducted the study as a postdoctoral researcher in biology at the University of Utah.

"Superfast muscles were previously known only from the sound-producing organs of rattlesnakes, several fish and the ringdove," Elemans says. "We now have shown that songbirds also evolved this extreme performance muscle type, suggesting these muscles – once thought extraordinary – are more common than previously believed."

DUBLIN, Ireland, July 8 /PRNewswire/ --

Women get PMS and men get IMS. While it may be common knowledge that PMS is the psychological and emotional symptoms related to a woman’s menstrual cycle it is not so clear what IMS, or Irritable Male Syndrome, is. The name for the result of a drop in testosterone levels in male mammals may interfere extensively with a man's daily life, causing everything from depression and anxiety to hyper-sensitivity and anger. Jed Diamond, author of “Male Menopause,” specializes in helping men and women overcome negative outcomes of the condition.