Health News and Scoops

Baltimore, MD, January 31, 2012 –(PR.com)– Hundreds of residents who live in the remote communities of southwest Nicaragua will receive free healthcare at the Roberto Clemente Health Clinic’s Annual Health Care Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 4, in Limon 1 Tola, Rivas, Nicaragua.

A team of more than 30 medical professionals from Nicaragua and the United States are volunteering their services to provide health check ups, preventive medical care, eye and dental exams and other screenings for the men, women and children that the clinic serves.

The Roberto Clemente Health Clinic provides free and low-cost health services to the local community, including emergency and primary care, low cost dentistry and laboratory services, internal surgeries in certain trauma cases, and ambulance service to the nearest hospital when more advanced medical attention is needed. Last year, the clinic began holding on-call hours, allowing patients to have access to medical care 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The clinic is expecting double the number of participants from last year, so donations to help fund this event are welcome and much appreciated. The Roberto Clemente Health Clinic relies on the generous donations of individuals and organizations to continue to provide emergency and primary care. In addition, the clinic’s volunteer program connects medical, student and other volunteers with hands-on opportunities to work with patients. And the Padrino Program allows participants to sponsor a child by making monthly donations to fund his/her health care and educational needs.

For more information about this event, please contact Juan Munoz (USA) at jmunoz@nicaclinic.org or Juan Vargas (Nicaragua) at jvargas@nicaclinic.org. To learn more about the Roberto Clemente Health Clinic, visit http://www.nicaclinic.org.

Phone: 1-410-777-8626; Nicaragua: 8675-0100 (Spanish only)

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Highlands, NJ, January 31, 2012 –(PR.com)– eCrypt Technologies became verified by the Online Therapy Institute, as the first step of developing a partnership with the organization, to show support for the Institute’s advocacy of the use of encryption technology, and to gain exposure within the community. Privacy and confidentiality are paramount to the members of OTI and their clients, and encryption is the only technological means of ensuring both.

As a way of inaugurating the relationship with OTI, co-founder Kasia Zukowska has contributed an article entitled, Practical Magic, which demystifies encryption to the Institute’s quarterly publication, TILT Magazine – Therapeutic Innovations in Light of Technology. eCrypt has also commenced an Affinity Program for OTI members to support them in incorporating encryption technology into their practices. As part of the program, members are tendered free eCrypt Me accounts for their clients.

“We are delighted to welcome eCrypt into our group of ethically verified organizations, and look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with them,” says Dr. Kate Anthony, co-founder of the Online Therapy Institute.

“eCrypt Me was designed to enable everyone, regardless of tech savvy, to embrace information security into their personal and work lives.” says Brad Lever, eCrypt Technologies CEO. “Helping professionals have far more important things to do than worry about configuring security technologies. With eCrypt Me they are able to focus on their clients, with the piece of mind that their interactions are private and confidential. We are very happy that we can contribute in this way, and excited about the potential of this relationship.”

About eCrypt
eCrypt Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:ECRY) is an information security firm providing email encryption and secure file storage using the strongest encryption algorithms available to prevent the theft of data during transmission and storage in the cloud. eCrypt Me is a simple and configuration free web-based email encryption and secure filing system, which helps professionals maintain compliance with regulations such as HIPAA in the US and the Data Protection Act in the UK.

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DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zix
Corporation (ZixCorp), (NASDAQ: ZIXI), the leader in email
encryption services, will host a conference call and webcast to discuss
the financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2011 on
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. ET. ZixCorp’s financial results
will be available on its investor relations Web site at http://investor.zixcorp.com
and announced in a press release after the close of NASDAQ market hours
on Feb. 21, 2012.

All interested parties are invited to hear Rick
Spurr, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ZixCorp, and Mike
English, Chief Financial Officer of ZixCorp, review the
company’s financial results, 2011 business highlights and guidance for
2012.

To access the conference call, please dial 1-877-556-5921 (U.S.
toll-free) or 1-617-597-5474 (international) at least 15 minutes before
the call. The access code is 61892879. Participants can access a live
webcast of the conference call on ZixCorp’s investor relations Web site.
Please visit the Web site at least 15 minutes early to register,
download and install any necessary audio software.

An audio replay will be offered until Feb. 29, 2012, by dialing
1-888-286-8010 (U.S. toll-free) or 1-617-801-6888 (international) and
entering the access code 22711811. An archive of the webcast will also
be available on the ZixCorp investor relations Web site.

About Zix Corporation

Zix Corporation (ZixCorp) provides the only email encryption services
designed with your most important relationships in mind. The most
influential companies and government organizations use the proven ZixCorp^®
Email Encryption Services, including WellPoint, Humana, the SEC and more
than 1,200 hospitals and 1,600 financial institutions. ZixCorp Email
Encryption Services are powered by ZixDirectory^®, the
largest email encryption community in the world. The tens of millions of ZixDirectory
members can feel secure knowing their most important relationships are
protected. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com.

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6eebec/south_korea_baby_f)
has announced the addition of the “South Korea Baby Food Paediatric
Nutrition Market: Analysis Forecast (2007 – 2017) ” report to their
offering.

“South Korea Baby Food Paediatric
Nutrition Market: Analysis Forecast (2007 – 2017)”

Despite continuous decline in child birth rate, the South Korean baby
food paediatric nutrition market managed a positive growth rate during
2007 – 2011. The overall baby food and paediatric nutrition market in
South Korea grew by 4.8% during 2007 – 2011. The market is further
expected to grow with a CAGR of 1.56% during 2012 – 2017 to reach USD
553.3 million in 2017 from USD 512.2 million in 2012.

This report provides a holistic view to the overall South Korea Baby
Food and Paediatric Nutrition market with over view of Asia – Pacific
Market and 11 year market data forecast based on following
segmentation:

By Product:

• Bottled baby food
• Baby cereals
• Baby snacks
• Baby soups
• Canned Frozen baby foods

By Type:

• Dried Baby Food
• Milk Formula
• Prepared Baby Food
• Other Baby Food

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Objectives Coverage 1.2 Report Description
1.3 Scope And Definitions 1.3.1 Segmentation Analysis 1.4 Stakeholders
1.5 Data Sources, Methodology Forecasting

Chapter 2 Asia – Pacific Baby Food Pediatric Nutrition Market 2.1
Overview 2.2 Demographic Trends 2.3 Drivers 2.4 Inhibitors 2.5
Opportunities 2.6 Market Size Growth 2.7 Market Trend 2.8 Future
Prospect 2.9 Market Forecast 2.10 Competitive Landscape

Chapter 3 South Korea Baby Food Pediatric Nutrition Market 3.1 Market
Size Growth 3.2 Market Trend 3.3 Future Prospect 3.4 Market Forecast
3.5 Competitive Landscape

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6eebec/south_korea_baby_f

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By Jessica Dye

NEW YORK |
Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:30pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man sued Frito-Lay on Monday, claiming the company misleads consumers with the claim its popular Tostitos and SunChips products are made with “all-natural ingredients.”

In the proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Brooklyn federal court, plaintiff Chris Shake said the snacks actually contain corn and oils made from genetically engineered plants.

Shake said he shelled out an additional 10 cents per ounce of chips to buy the allegedly “all-natural” Tostitos and SunChips instead of a product such as Doritos, which makes no such claim.

Independent testing conducted on samples of Frito-Lay products labeled “all natural” uncovered the presence of ingredients – including corn and vegetable oils – made from genetically modified plants, the lawsuit said.

Had he known that, Shake would never have paid a premium to purchase the “all-natural” chips, the lawsuit said, calling Frito-Lay’s labels “deceptive.”

A spokeswoman for Frito-Lay, Aurora Gonzalez, said the company was confident the labeling on its packaging “complies with all regulatory requirements.”

But according to the suit, “genetically modified organisms are created artificially in a laboratory by swapping genetic material across species to exhibit traits not naturally theirs,” the complaint said. “Since a reasonable consumer assumes that seeds created in such a way are not ‘all natural,’ advertising Tostitos and SunChips as natural is deceptive and likely to mislead a reasonable consumer.”

A similar lawsuit was filed in California federal court last December. Both the New York and California lawsuits are seeking to recover the amount of money allegedly paid by consumers in search of an “all natural” product.

The New York lawsuit estimates the amount of total damages to exceed $5 million.

Frito-Lay is a unit of PepsiCo Inc.

According to the Center for Food Safety, there is no comprehensive, formal definition of the term “natural” when it is used on food labels, with the exception of some meat products regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In 2011, the Center for Food Safety petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require food containing genetically modified ingredients be clearly labeled.

The case is Shake et al v. Frito-Lay North America Inc and Pepsico Inc, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, No. 12-408.

(Reporting by Jessica Dye; editing by Gary Hill and Andre Grenon)

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