The Life Technology™ News Blog: 03/24/21

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Frequent consumption of meals prepared away from home associated with an increased risk of death

Dining out is a popular activity worldwide, but there has been little research into its association with health outcomes. Investigators looked at the association between eating out and risk of death and concluded that eating out very frequently is significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause death, which warrants further investigation. Their results appear in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Lawyers used sheepskin as anti-fraud device for hundreds of years to stop fraudsters pulling the woo

Medieval and early modern lawyers chose to write on sheepskin parchment because it helped prevent fraud, new analysis suggests.

Lawyers used sheepskin as anti-fraud device for hundreds of years to stop fraudsters pulling the woo

Medieval and early modern lawyers chose to write on sheepskin parchment because it helped prevent fraud, new analysis suggests.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-lawyers-sheepskin-anti-fraud-device-hundreds.html

Miscarriage linked to increased risk of early death

Women who experience a miscarriage appear to be more likely to die prematurely (before age 70), particularly from cardiovascular disease, than women with all other pregnancy outcomes, suggests research published by The BMJ today.

Non-drug therapies as good as or better than drugs for treating depression in people with dementia

Even small increases in nitrogen dioxide levels could be linked to heightened risk of heart and respiratory death

Even small increases in nitrogen dioxide levels in the air may be linked to increases in cardiovascular and respiratory deaths, according to research published by The BMJ today.

WholesaleItalianFood.com Launches New Website and Online Italian Food Marketplace

WholesaleItalianFood.com launches a new wholesale website and online marketplace that will deliver authentic, high quality Imported Italian foods to your home, restaurant, and/or business. The new upgraded WholesaleItalianFood.com website will offer registered business wholesale accounts, access to a specialized pallet program with reduced pricing, and discounted freight rates. “We are excited to make ordering [PR.com]

Susan K. Wehrley’s New Book, "The Women’s Leadership Handbook," Outlines 3 Steps to Elevate Women Leaders

As a Leadership Coach for over 30 years, Susan K. Wehrley owner of BIZremedies, witnessed firsthand how professional women struggled with taking the risk to speak up and make decisions, more than their male colleagues. That is why Wehrley wrote her 11th book called “Women’s Leadership Handbook," with just 3 steps: Awaken, Goal-Alignment & Pivot. [PR.com]

Girl Scouts Participate in Spring Break Service Project with Keep Irving Beautiful Troops 1810, 6458 Clean at Rock Island Trail

What do Irving Girl Scout Troops do during spring break? They find a way to be of service to the community. Members of Troops 6458 and 1810 joined with Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) for a cleanup March 17 near the Rock Island Road Bike and Pedestrian Trail. The troops participated in a similar project earlier in this year and were excited to return for a second cleanup. The volunteers observed all safety guidelines by [PR.com]

Snyder Building Construction Completes Sonic Drive Thru Addition

Snyder Building Construction has completed the addition of a drive-thru and associated site improvements at the Sonic Drive-In location in Golden, Colorado. Guests now have the option to drive through or drive in at their South Golden Road location. “The drive-thru addition gives guests another option to limit contact for those wanting to dine with us,” says Dora Simonds, Sonic Drive-In franchisee. [PR.com]

Argus Broker Affiliate Announces Sale of New Missouri Self Storage Facility at Certificate of Occupancy

Larry Goldman, CCIM, of Goldman Investment Advisors, is pleased to announce the sale of Storage Sense in Lee’s Summit, Missouri (Kansas City Metro) for $8,200,000. The sale closed February 25th, 2021 and the facility sold to Dromedary CC, LLC. Storage Sense opened in February 2021, three weeks prior to the sale. Strickland Construction acted as the developer and design/builder of the project. Storage Sense sits on [PR.com]

Private Placement Markets Beings Its 144A Bond Funding Program for Real Estate Loans

Steve Muehler today announced that Private Placement Markets has begun its 144A Bond Funding Program for Commercial Real Estate Loans throughout the United States. [PR.com]

Powers Insurance & Risk Management Celebrates 30th Anniversary

St. Louis company is one of the region's largest family owned independent insurance agencies. [PR.com]

Saint Louis Closet Co. Gave Back to 12 Nonprofits Despite COVID-19

Saint Louis Closet Co. is announcing that they have donated a total of $38,918.23 to 12 local nonprofit organizations through their giveback effort, Closets for a Cause. This initiative has lasted for 12 months despite the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue throughout 2021. Each month, the designer, manufacturer, and installer of custom closets and organizational systems allocates a percentage of all sales to a charity [PR.com]

MTS Management Group's Izzie's Caravan Returns with New Music

"Blow The Lid" is the MTS blues rock band's first new release in more than 6 months. [PR.com]

Dubai Islamic Bank and Codebase Technologies Launch Roshan Digital Account App in Pakistan

Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIBPL) announced the launch of its Roshan Digital Account platform, built in collaboration with global open API banking solution provider Codebase Technologies, to facilitate frictionless digital onboarding and seamless overseas banking and investing for non-resident Pakistanis. As an emerging market for FinTechs, customers in Pakistan are increasingly receptive to digital [PR.com]

Clearsense Secures $30 Million in New Funding to Fuel Growth as a Cutting-Edge Data Platform Technology

Clearsense, an advanced data management and analytics technology platform serving the healthcare industry, announced today it has closed $30 million in financing in partnership led by Health Catalyst Capital. Clearsense will use the new capital to build out its technology and advisory services to lead enterprise data strategies, empowering access to and value from data in ways that weren’t previously possible. [PR.com]

NAG Marine Partners with DASPOS International Inc. to Provide Cutting Edge Fire Prevention Technology

NAG Marine, Norfolk, Virginia, has partnered with DASPOS International Inc. in its mission to prevent engine room fires before they occur and bring ships and people back to port safely. NAG Marine will provide the DASPOS Fire Prevention System including the LAS -10 Detector and H-18 Hot Box Detector to the US Marine Market with a primary focus on ships of the US NAVY, Military Sealift Command, and US ARMY. [PR.com]

Rhonda M. Vetere Joins VETtoCEO Advisory Board

VETtoCEO proudly announces its newest Advisory Board Member, Rhonda M. Vetere. Rhonda is a seasoned C-Suite executive and passionate global leader in technology. She joins VETtoCEO in their quest to create the next population of veteran business owners. The daughter of a Vietnam Veteran and a staunch veteran advocate, she brings the energy, passion and business experience this noble cause deserves. “I am honored to [PR.com]

Pandemic and Brexit Prompt Surge in Online Learning and Assessment

Over the last year – faced with COVID-19 and Brexit among other issues - people have become a lot clearer about what matters to them and, therefore, their priorities in work and life. Lockdown has given people time to re-evaluate their lives and reassess their priorities. “At least, that’s what our customers – especially those in the public sector – have been telling us,” said Wendy [PR.com]