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A new facility will be opening soon near Edinburgh, Scotland. The reason this modern expansion by Quintiles Transnational Corp. Is in progress is due to the intention of progressing their service offerings in European countries.

Situated close to Edinburgh inside the Alba Campus, spanning 10,350 square meters, the development will be able to facilitate Five Hundred employees and will also serve other departments including Data Management, Regulatory Affairs and Project Management. The development will be BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) certified for sustainable design, ensuring minimal environmental impact.

The new facility will boast a centralised laboratory covering 1,200 square meters – almost double the initial capacity. This will heighten throughput of medial trial material and will make it possible to process triple the amount of kits each day. On-site laboratory services include serology markers, biomarkers, coagulation, urinalysis, hematology, specimen management, endocrinology and chemistry, strategically based to serve the entire European region.

In order to capitalise on scientific advances, the site comprises of one of Quintiles’ three Assay Development Laboratories, specifically focused on technical transfer of methods and assays, as well as validation of industry-specific instruments and assays for research.

Quintiles, including a number of other UK based clinical research organisations; offer some of the world’s largest central laboratory networks, with sites in Brazil, India, Japan, South Africa, the USA, Singapore and China.

These CROs supply key laboratory services to a number of continents and in doing so, are able to lower transportation costs, minimising worries about import/export permits and providing local study assessment support, in turn boosting sample stability.

RPL, another well-known CRO or Institute of Pharmacology based in the UK (clinical trial provider) who offers specialist services like CRF Design, also boasts in-house laboratories, with sites located at two acute London-based teaching hospitals, namely Mayday University Hospital and St George’s University of London. These laboratories are operated 24 hours a day by fully trained staff and are readily available to for immediate sample processing needs. Its labs comprise of refrigerated centrifuges for processing samples; refrigerators as well as -20°C and -80°C freezers for sample storage, of which are linked to an alarm system where temperatures are constantly monitored. Labs also comprise state-of-the-art, fully automated Drugs of Abuse, (DOA), analysers, supplying fast and accurate DOA results.

*** You must consult your doctor before taking any medical advice!

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There comes a time in our lives when we may need to find 24 hour a day care for ourselves or a loved one. Finding the right care facility is of high importance. We have all heard the stories of nursing home negligence, abuse, and neglect.

Checklist for finding the right Nursing Home
When you are looking for a nursing home, it is a good idea to have a “what to look for” list handy. You would not try to buy a car without kicking the tires, would you? Our list below might help you think of things you should check into when looking for a nursing home.

 

 

• Get a list of the nursing home facilities in your area.

 

 

• Ask people you trust about facilities they recommend. You can start with friends, family, church members, or other organizations in your community.

 

 

• Consider if any special care is required? (for conditions such as diabetes, Alzheimer, or other conditions)

 

 

• Contact the facilities on your list and ask questions such as: How many current residents do they have? How many openings they have? Is there a waiting list? If so, what is the average wait? How much does it cost? And, what does this price buy you?

 

 

• Now go check out each facility on your short list. Does it look clean and inviting? Does the food look/smell good? Do the residents look happy? What activities do they have for the residents? Do you see staff members busy helping residents or just standing around? Does the facility smell clean?

 

 

• While you are at the facility, talk with the director and ask “How long he/she has been there?” With permission, talk with some residents and see if they are comfortable.

 

 

• For your final facility candidates, revisit them unannounced at a different time of day/night and on a different day of the week. Check the same types of things you did on your first visit.

 

 

Our website can help you with this endeavor. Our free nursing home locator will help you locate a facility near you. Our site provides information such as fire and safety inspection violations and residents’ complaints about each facility. Our facility detail listings has an individual comment section where you can share your thoughts and ask questions too.

You can find our free nursing home locater at Nursing Homes by State. To get more information about any facility, use the “Free Information” request form on the facility’s detail listing page.

We hope you find this resource a valuable tool for helping you find the right facility to meet your needs. For more information about aging and aging related issues, check out our website at: www.ConcerningAging.com.

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Need money for your college education? Or just some extra funds to add to your allowance? You are probably asking, what are the top ways to make money while staying in school at the same time? Here are some answers:

Take up Freelance Writing Jobs
The demand for solid and professionally written articles for online publishing has been on a steady rise since the launch of Google and article marketing. If you take time to search the Internet, you will stumble upon sites that offer a few bucks for a set of articles. The good thing about freelance writing is that you earn according to the amount of effort that you give into it, so that if you turn in assignments quick, you can get more assignments and earn more than the rest. Also, the topics are usually easy and resources abound in the Internet. If you know your way around the world wide web, you will find things to be pretty easy.

Be a Virtual Assistant
The big companies, especially those that market consumer goods, receive a lot of emails from all over the world every day. Ever wonder how they manage their inboxes? Simple: they hire virtual assistants whose job is to open their inboxes, read their emails, and file or sort out the mails according to topic, relevance and urgency. Sounds like a no-brainer? Go for it!

Take Online Surveys
This is where you have to be really careful. While there are legitimate Internet marketing companies that do pay survey respondents, there are others who are only out to pick your brains, get you to give them your personal information, and don’t give you anything in return. If you want to try out earning by taking online surveys, be sure to research on possible websites or marketers that are safe to deal with.

Sell Stuff on Ebay
There are lots of ways to make money on ebay, sell your own stuff or sell other people’s stuff and get commissions out of closed deals. You probably already know how Ebay works. Some of those who have capital to spend find great deals or buy stuff wholesale and resell them on Ebay. Sounds like fun? It sure is.

Do Jury Duty—Virtually
If you think lawyers were born with perfect grandstanding skills, you are totally wrong. They don’t go to court without practicing their spiel. And just how do they do that? They stage mock trials before online jurors, whom they pay an average of $5 to $60 depending on how complicated the case to be heard is.

Be an Online Tutor or Give Webinars
You know things that others don’t. It could be expertise in MS Excel or in World of Warcraft or flower arrangement what have you. But remember that there will always be someone who will be interested to learn whatever you know. Work up a teaching module and explore how you can get people to sign up for an online course. Then follow through with online marketing tools like email blasts or social networking groups.

These are just a few ways to make money, there are literally thousands of variations and methods that you can use.