BOCHUM, Germany, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has further strengthened its Refrigeration Division through the acquisition of the International Cooling Group (ICG), headquartered at Fareham near Southampton, UK. ICG manufactures evaporators and condensers for the industrial refrigeration markets under the brand names Searle, Raffel and Dawmec. In 2007 ICG generated sales of approximately 70 Mio. EUR with 500 employees. The transaction will take effect after approval from the German Federal Cartel Office.

BURSCHEID, Germany, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Qualitative Consumer Study Investigates how Women View Cars

Women feel quite at home in their cars, they have fun driving and especially enjoy the feeling of freedom they get when out driving alone. In addition, they attach great importance to the attractive design of their cars - both in terms of the vehicle's exterior and interior. These are the findings of an international study that Johnson Controls recently conducted. Intensive consumer research has played an important role in the development of innovative products for many years at the world's leading supplier of automotive interiors, electronics and batteries.

VIENNA, Austria, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the media reported that George Clooney left his girlfriend after she underwent breast augmentation with silicon

Many men comment that they find silicon implants unappealing. Besides attracting more laughter than anything else, they have serious drawbacks: They may not only cause pain when swimming in cool water, they also leave visible scars and often make surgical lifting and change of implants necessary later.

Hyaluronic acid is intensely marketed currently. In this method, Hyaluronic acid is being injected into the breast into nut-size depots which can be felt when touching the breast. Repeated injections will leave additional scars. Also the costs are substantial: 200 ml per side cost roughly 14,000 Euros.

LONDON, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- European Internet Audience Soars to More than 240 Million Visitors in June

- Regional Online Penetration Highest in the Netherlands and Nordic Countries

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the results of a study of the online behavior of European Internet audiences based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service, showing Russia as the fastest-growing Internet population on the continent.

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Fastest Growing Internet Audiences in Europe

CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, England and MILPITAS, California, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Peakdale Molecular Ltd (CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, UK) a leading provider in specialist chemistry services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, and ChemPrintCo LLC (MILPITAS, CA, USA), a unique and cost-effective provider of products and systems for the biotechnology industry, today announce the launch of AssayReady4U(TM).

AssayReady4U(TM) is an online based storefront which allows drug discovery researchers the ability to search, design and select compounds from a live physical collection of screening compounds. Then, using additional options, build their final assay by selecting the exact amount and concentration required to perform their own unique experiments.

MELBOURNE, Australia, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Professor David Hill, Director of The Cancer Council Victoria, will commence in his role as President of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) on 27 August 2008 at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva.

The UICC is a powerful advocacy group with more than 300 member agencies including Cancer Research United Kingdom and the American Cancer Society. Under Professor Hill's leadership the UICC will drive the worldwide agenda improving cancer prevention and survival through its membership base. Professor Hill said Governments around the world that focus on cancer prevention campaigns today will potentially save the lives of millions of people.