NEW YORK and LONDON, October 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Explorers, the leading provider of benchmarking information to the Securities Financing Industry and short-side intelligence to the Investment Management community, has appointed Charlotte Wall as Managing Director in Specialist Sales and Leonard Welter as Chief Technology Officer.

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ACCRA, Ghana, October 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Steps Under Way to Address Issues Causing High Breast Cancer Death Rates Among African Women

Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) today expanded its mission to Africa, helping to establish the Ghana Breast Cancer Alliance at an international symposium attended by leading breast cancer experts from around the world. Ghana First Lady Theresa Kufuor welcomed participants and praised the partner organizations for their collaboration and commitment to helping the women of Ghana.

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OTTAWA, October 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have developed a Canadian buyer's guide for purchasers of wood and paper-based products. It provides important guidance on what to consider when writing procuremen policies and programs that need to be based on sustainable and socially responsible forest practices.

LONDON, October 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Who packs the most megabytes into their work for patients? Who would win gold if health informatics was an Olympic sport? It's time to vote for the strongest link!

Voting started on 10th October for this year's Healthcare ICT Champion, a special part of the BT e-Health Insider Awards. Sponsored by Microsoft, the category is judged by a popular vote not by the judging panel. Readers and admirers of the nominees can cast their vote online at http://www.ehealthawards.com/champions

INGELHEIM and BIBERACH, Germany, October 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Boehringer Ingelheim Oncology Pipeline Advances: Two Leading Compounds are Entering Phase III Trials

- Boehringer Ingelheim's Investigational Compound in Development for the Treatment of Pre-Menopausal Women Suffering From Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) Will Report on Phase III Results in 2009

LONDON, October 17 /PRNewswire/ -- News that the supermarket fuel price war has resulted in the price of litre of petrol now costing under one pound at some sites comes as a smack in the teeth to the UK haulage industry; the industry on which UK plc is totally reliant.

"This time it's not just road hauliers who are getting a raw deal," said RHA Head of Communications, Kate Gibbs. "Diesel cars, originally sold as the 'economic option', accounted for more than 40 per cent of new car sales in 2007. But today, the pump price differential between petrol and diesel has made the engine choice almost immaterial."