Newstream.com Digest: New Drug Free Remedy for Back Pain, `Fit for a Kid' Child Safety Seat Inspections And Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

Business Wire, Feb 13, 2002

Business/Feature Editors & Health/Entertainment/High-Tech Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2002

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A New Proven Drug Free Remedy for Back Pain

Four out of five Americans suffer back pain. The annual cost for medical attention and pain relief aids, as well as the cost of time away from work, is a staggering $16 billion. Now, proven drug-free relief is on the way.

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Russian Figure Skaters: The Bigger Picture

Much of the drama and controversy in this year's Olympic games in Salt Lake City centers around Russian pair skating gold medalists, Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze. While they are among the most famous faces in international skating, few know they represent a new type of Russian athlete. For the first time, Russian capitalistic companies are backing their nation's Olympic team. Get video featuring Olympic pair skating champions Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze

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NHTSA Joins DaimlerChrysler as it Launches First Nationwide Toll-Free

Number to Help Parents Find Child Safety Seat Inspections

Four out of ten parents and caregivers do not know how to find a child safety seat inspection location even with more than 1,500 car seat inspection locations now available nationwide, according to a new survey. In response, DaimlerChrysler Corporation today launches the first nationwide toll-free hotline (1-866-SEAT-CHECK) dedicated exclusively to directing parents to local car seat inspection resources.

Video coming later today.

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Controversial Grunge Queen and Actress Courtney Love Rocks Oxygen's

"Conversations From The Edge with Carrie Fisher" on

Sunday, March 3, at 7:00 p.m.

Hollywood film icon Carrie Fisher delves into the complex and controversial world of punk rocker and Oscar(R) nominated actress Courtney Love, in the next "Conversations From The Edge with Carrie Fisher" on Sunday, March 3, at 7:00 p.m.

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EFI Ships World's Most Compact Digital Whiteboard System

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI(R)) (Nasdaq:EFII), the world leader in software and hardware imaging solutions for network printing, has announced that the eBeam System 3(TM) digital whiteboard appliance, the next generation of eBeam(R) hardware, is now shipping worldwide. With a sleeker, more portable design and improved digital technology, the award-winning eBeam system is the smallest, lightest and most efficient digital whiteboard solution on the market.

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Roche Diagnostics Corporation and the Associated General Contractors

of Indiana, Inc. Form Strategic Partnership to Offer AGC-Indiana

Members the TesTrak Construction Services Program

Roche Diagnostics Corporation and the Associated General Contractors of Indiana, Inc. (AGC) announced today they have entered into a strategic alliance agreement to offer the TesTrak(TM) Construction Services Program to the AGC membership. Through the Roche Strategic Partnership Program, AGC members receive benefits that include member discounts on TesTrak services to AGC-Indiana Members, Affiliate Members and Associate Members.

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Lam Research Corporation Customer First with Integrated HARC in

Production

Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq:LRCX) today announced that one of its customers is the first IC manufacturer to put into production a fully integrated (in situ) HARC (high aspect ratio contact) etch process. The process was developed on Lam's Exelan(R) High Performance dielectric etch system with Dual Frequency Confined(TM) (DFC(TM)) technology, the industry's only fully confined plasma technology.

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Avnet Welcomes Robert W. Mason as New Chief Information Officer

Avnet, Inc. announced today that Robert W. Mason will join the company as its new vice president and chief information officer, reporting to CEO Roy Vallee. He will commence his duties as CIO on March 4, 2002 and will be located at Avnet's headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz.

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