| TerraQuant Combines Pulsed Laser With Infrared Light And Magnetic Field To Speed Pain Relief
Multi Radiance Medical, a leading developer of therapeutic laser devices, announces a breakthrough in technology with TerraQuant, a clinically proven, FDA 510(k)-cleared, therapeutic laser device that offers relief to chronic and acute pain sufferers, including Olympians and professional athletes. Combining 25,000 milliwatts of peak power with the world�s fastest super pulsed laser, TerraQuant delivers pulses at billionths of a second, producing a high-energy density that is absorbed deep into the tissue, accelerating pain relief. Using exclusive Multi Radiance Technology, TerraQuant safely delivers photons to help heal damaged cells. TerraQuant is the world�s first pain-relief modality to synergistically incorporate multiple therapeutic radiances into one technology. These radiances include super pulsed laser, pulsed infrared, red light and static magnetic field.
CT scans to determine heart disease in the emergency room
In the future, patients who arrive at a hospital Emergency Department complaining of chest pain may be diagnosed with a sophisticated CT scan. If the diagnosis is negative, the patient can go home�and the total time at the hospital will be much shorter than it is today. .
Meet 30 of the area's most talented people age 30 and under
This year's 30 under 30 list spotlights men and women who have attained a significant position in their field, received an award for their work or achieved physical feats. The list includes East Carolina University and professional athletes, business owners in a variety of fields including mental health, animal services, fashion and tattooing. We've got television reporters, military veterans and even a mayoral candidate. If you know of someone that we didn't include in this year's list, there's always next year, provided your candidate is 30 or under as of November 2008. Send an e-mail to mixer@coxnc.com to tell us about your candidate. Robin Armstrong Age: 26 Occupation: Assistant Director for Graduate Programs at East Carolina University's College of Business Husband: Joshua Why we picked her: Armstrong advises ECU students as they progress through their master's of business adminsitration program.
Vote 2007: Guide to the Berks County general election
10 years. Salary: $153,441. Candidates were asked: All counties in the state, other than Berks, rotate judges among criminal, civil and family court. Berks judges are assigned to one of the three courts, making them specialists in one area. Explain why you think the system should remain the way it is or should change to a rotating schedule. Tim Rowley, 51, Cumru Township, cross-filed Republican who won Democratic nomination. Occupation: Attorney and managing partner, Rowley & Goodman. Education: Graduate, Muhlenberg High School, 1973; Air Force, 1974-'80; bachelor's degree, Penn State University, 1981; law degree, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, 1985. Experience: Admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and California; 22 years courtroom experience handling all matters; 18 years as arbitrator and mediator; counsel to Berks County Chiefs of Police Association; executive committee member, Crime Alert Berks County; member, Mayor's Anti-Crime Task Force; solicitor, Washington Township and Wernersville; president, Cumru Township commissioners; board member, Western Berks Ambulance Association; and board member, Berks Municipal Partnership.
UW promotes emergency alert system
By Erika Cederlind NEWS| Following last spring's shootings at Virginia Tech and UW's Gould Hall, the UW Emergency Management implemented a system called UW Alert to send text messages to subscribers' phones in case of an emergency. So far, only 5,000 people have signed up out of the estimated 70,000 people that frequent the UW campus on any given school day. Blood bank constantly seeks to meet donor needs By Lauren Bond NEWS | Sandwich boards with “imagine saving a life" splayed across them can be found across the campus. It seems like something that can only be imagined, but sometimes the imaginary is closer to reality than it might first seem. Work continues on Playhouse Theatre By Garrett Troy NEWS | As renovation work on the Playhouse Theatre continues as part of the “Restore the Core" program, more signs of progress come each day.
Train derails, spilling coal and closing roads
ALBANY, Ohio (AP) � Authorities have closed a couple of roads in southeast Ohio�s Athens County after a coal train derailed.
County Emergency Management Agency director Fred Davis says they want to keep vehicles out of the area outside the town of Albany to make cleanup easier. He was able to say only that �several� of the 105 cars on the train went off the tracks before 6 a.m. Wednesday. Since the train was primarily carrying coal, Davis says no hazardous materials were involved. No injuries were reported. .
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