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Chatham In the News
24 People Making Pittsburgh a Healthier Place to Live
January 26, 2015
On the rise: two bakers usher in Pittsburgh's new bread movement
January 22, 2015
NEXT pittsburgh
Penn Hills diver, swimmer excels at Chatham
January 8, 2015
PA Women Vote for Wolf, But Are Absent From Congressional Delegation
November 6, 2014
New on Campus: The 3-Year Degree
November 5, 2014
The Wall Street Journal
Op-Ed: Women make a big difference in business and politics
November 4, 2014
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Personalities of Pittsburgh: Esther Barazzone
October 24, 2014
Pittsburgh Business Times
South African visitor: Pittsburghers get a post-apartheid update
October 23, 2014
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
When it comes to bikes, Georgena Terry thinks big
October 14, 2014
Rachel Carson: Advancing global environmental cause
September 26, 2014
Pittsburgh Business Times
Pittsburgh grain pioneers look to past for flavor
September 18, 2014
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Applying to College: 6 Tips for Veteran Students
September 17, 2014
An interview with Sarah Shotland, MFA alumna, faculty and novelist
September 11, 2014
Pittsburgh City Paper
Newsmaker: Britney Brinkman
September 10, 2014
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Who Are Pittsburgh's Best Professors?
August 27, 2014
Pittsburgh Magazine
Jailhouse poets find voice in writing course
August 24, 2014
Chatham Alumni Launch Startup
August 12, 2014
Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
August 11, 2014
Holy, healthy, happy priests
August 6, 2014
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bringing people together with brick-oven-baked bread
July 24, 2014
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The importance of eating together
July 18, 2014
The Atlantic
A growing appetite for local food sends us back to our root cellars
July 16, 2014
Summer Fun Pro-Tip: Movies Under the Stars: Eden Hall's Summer Series offers movies, theater, concerts and farm-to-table events in a beautiful environment.
July 11, 2014
Pittsburgh Magazine
Chatham gets Richland's OK to build residence hall, cafeteria at Eden Hall campus
July 3, 2014
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Chatham Eden Hall summer series to kick off with free bluegrass concert
June 13, 2014
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Exhibit celebrates partnership
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Chatham appoints deans for Falk School, Undergraduate Innovation
June 9, 2014
Pittsburgh Business Times
Chatham taps two new deans
Chatham offers mentoring program for women-owned manufacturing businesses
June 4, 2014
Pittsburgh Business Times
North Oakland gets greenspace proposals: Chatham architect students submit ideas
June 2, 2014
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
At No. 22 on Schindler's list, Holocaust survivor Moshe Taube is No. 1 in the hearts of his Chatham audience
May 28, 2014
The Jewish Chronicle
The PNC Business Journal on KQV Radio hosted by Sy Holzer
May 20, 2014
KQV Radio
North Oakland public space improvement proposals presented at North Oakland: Inside Out
Oakland Planning & Development Corporation
New Pittsburgh beer is REALLY local
May 14, 2014
Climate Action in Pittsburgh
April 21, 2014
The Allegheny Front
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April 16, 2014
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Small U.S. Colleges Battle Enrollment Drops
April 15, 2014
Bloomberg News
New Exhibit Centers Around Pittsburgh's Water
April 14, 2014
Gwen's Take: Women's Voices – Three Ways To Get Heard
April 4, 2014
Washington Week with Gwenn Ifill
Students Screen Elderly Homes for Safety; Win Fred Rogers Award
March 14, 2014
Western Pennsylvania Healthcare News
Chatham U and W-T Students working on design of Oakland sites
March 13, 2014
Next Pittsburgh
Chatham garden survives freezing temperatures
January 31, 2014
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
MBA Program Selected For 'Best Networking' for Women
January 27, 2014
NerdScholar Blog
Chatham University Receives $15 Million Gift
October 16, 2013
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Chatham Gets $15 Million by Falk Foundation
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Chatham University's Eden Hall Campus
Pittsburgh Business Times
Thinking Green
September 1, 2013
Pittsburgh Magazine
Women make progress in Western Pa. corporate leadership roles
August 10, 2013
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Lack of produce drives mobile grocery project
August 1, 2013
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Spirits: Whiskey 101 — a food-studies course
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Chew on This
July 29, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Chatham Celebrates Future 'Dairy Barn Café' at Richland Eden Hall Campus
May 16, 2013
Pine-Richland Patch
As summer approaches, college students don't slow down
May 15, 2013
USA Today
Pa. universities use renewable energy to save utility costs, 'set example' on 'green' use
April 25, 2013
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Veil of the Valley: Alternative route: Energy alternatives taking hold in Beaver County
April 24, 2013
Beaver County Times
Princeton Review names Green Honor Roll
April 22, 2013
USA Today
Chatham sustains Food In Our Neighborhood event for a third year
April 11, 2013
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
MyBoard virtual mentor program helps entrepreneurs develop businesses
March 24, 2013
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Tonight: Chatham graduate explores wind's potential in Outer Banks documentary
March 21, 2013
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Food, Farm and Field: Chatham Registering Students for Sustainability Course at Richland Campus
March 16, 2013
Pine-Richland Patch
Four International Women of Courage make Pittsburgh stop
March 4, 2013
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Women in Business: Climbing the Corporate Ladder Esther Barazzone, Chatham University
March 1, 2013
Pittsburgh Business Times
Campus Groundbreakings
February 25, 2013
University Business
Women-owned companies must become less reluctant to hire
February 22, 2013
Pittsburgh Business Times
5 'feminist' colleges and what it's like to attend them
February 18, 2013
USA Today
Many students are getting degrees without setting foot on campus
February 14, 2013
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Overcoming obstacles: Colleges open doors for nontraditional students
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Semi-virtual mentoring program under way at Chatham
February 13, 2013
Pittsburgh Business Times Blog
Student competitions build buzz for energy efficiency
February 1, 2013
Pittsburgh Business Times
Chatham University Receives STARS Gold Rating For Sustainability Achievements
November 12, 2012
PA Environment Digest
Making the case for more women in company leadership positions
November 9, 2012
Pittsburgh Business Times
Swedish visitor: An ambassador expresses his hopes for U.S. action
October 30, 2012
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
From Calm Leadership, Lasting Change
October 27, 2012
The New York Times
Lasagna Cupcakes, Anyone? Science Says We Can't Get Enough Mini Stuff
October 26, 2012
The Salt: NPR
The chemical revolution: Rachel Carson forced chemists to take nature into account
October 23, 2012
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The North at a glance: Chatham University gets grant
October 18, 2012
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Turning tradition into a fast-growing business
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Chatham breaks ground for Richland expansion
October 12, 2012
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Harris: Women still underrepresented in business
October 11, 2012
Daily American
Chatham gets $7.5M gift for Eden Hall
Pittsburgh Business Times
Fulfilling The Promise… City graduation rate on the rise
October 8, 2012
New Pittsburgh Courier
The book that changed the world: 50 years after Silent Spring, Rachel Carson Still has something to teach us
October 1, 2012
E – The Environmental Magazine
Chatham University adds new sustainability track
Person of interest: Michael Boyd, Chatham music professor
September 30, 2012
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Rachel Carson's book turned the environmental world on its ear 50 years ago
September 27, 2012
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
How 'Silent Spring' Ignited the Environmental Movement
September 21, 2012
The New York Times
Writer Sheryl St. Germain, Curator of Writers in the Garden 2012
September 5, 2012
Sampsonia Way
Walkabout: City to showcase climate action plan
September 4, 2012
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bigger picture for women, minority businesses is participation
August 31, 2012
Pittsburgh Business Times
Colleges cap tuition hikes to curb rising costs
August 21, 2012
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
How green are our local colleges?
August 19, 2012
Sierra Club Allegheny Group
Q&A with Susan Hawkins, MSEd, PA-C, of Chatham University
August 16, 2012
Green living in America's "Steel City"
June 29, 2012
New Partnership Aims to Market Pittsburgh Universities Around the Globe
May 21, 2012
Essential Public Radio
Why aren't more women business leaders
May 9, 2012
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Silent Spring" 50 years on: Impact on science, media, society highlights conference
May 2, 2012
Pop City
Barazzone Leads turnaround at Chatham
April 27, 2012
Pittsburgh Business Times
How Student Loans Will Impact My Future, My Presidential Vote
April 24, 2012
Yahoo! News
'Green' schools that go beyond basics
April 20, 2012
USA Today
Chatham University Honored for its Use of Green Power
April 18, 2012
Pine-Richland Patch
Experts: No right choice for women about work, being at home with kids
April 16, 2012
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
What to do tonight: Hear a woman who knows about food and baseball
April 2, 2012
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Chatham University Shines in GfK's First Annual Next Generation Market Research Competition
March 29, 2012
e School News
Chatham University Bans the Sale of Bottled Water
March 28, 2012
Rebecca U. Harris, director, Center for Women's Entrepreneurship, Chatham University
March 16, 2012
Pittsburgh Business Times
State program aiming to get women in office
January 31, 2012
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Letters to the business editor for 01/07/2012
January 7, 2012
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Food trends: The local outlook predicts… more local
January 5, 2012
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Year in review: The top 10 news stories of 201
January 1, 2012
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
6 county projects to share casino taxes
December 27, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Scientists model brain structure to help computers recognize objects
December 20, 2011
Online community hopes to be a link for women in business
December 1, 2011
Pittsburgh Business Times
Walt Fowler, VP of Finance and CFO, Chatham University
November 16, 2011
Pittsburgh Business Times
Chatham president receives two-year extension
November 10, 2011

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Newsmaker: Zauyah Waite, regional recipient of the Scoot Goodnight Performance as a Dean

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Community Engagement: Chatham University's new model campus
October 31, 2011
American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
Bold & Exemplary: Chatham University's commitment
American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
Green Power Awards honor renewable energy efforts
October 28, 2011
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Partners in vision
October 24, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Late philanthropist leaves $5 million to Chatham University
October 16, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Chatham University latest to benefit from Dietrich
October 15, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
'Sustainabilty' more than buzzword on college campuses
October 11, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Governor Christine Todd Whitman discuses redistricting at PA Center for Women & Politics' Pennsylvania 2012 Project
September 24, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HR Director Frank Greco receives HR Leadership Award
September 21, 2011
Pittsburgh Business Times
Chatham receives LCB permission to serve beer & wine inside Cafe Rachel
September 18, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Chatham U. makes a cameo appearance in Taylor Laughtner flick Abduction
September 16, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Dana Brown, PA Center for Women in Politics director, comments in state capitol on proposed 2012 redistricting
September 15, 2011
Carlisle, Pa. Sentinel
Professor Mike Boyd and Share the Road East promote bike safety and awareness in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bee hives sweeten the deal at Chatham's Eden Hall Campus
Tribune-Review/Pine-Richland Journal
Three Chatham women honored among Women Greening Pittsburgh
September 14, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Senior Vanessa Thompson represents the success of the Pittsburgh Promise scholarship program
September 12, 2011
Dr. Mike Habib consults on new Discovery Channel program, Dinosaur Revolution
September 1, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Newsmaker: Michael Habib
August 21, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Dr. Meredith McGinley comments on charitable giving behaviors
August 10, 2011
Chatham names inaugural Sustainability faculty
July 31, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dr. Safei Hamed discusses the complexities of terraced gardens
July 3, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Supervisors approve Chatham's plan for a campus at former Eden Hall Farm
June 23, 2011
Tribune-Review/North Hills
Richland Supervisors OK Chatham's Eden Hall Campus master plan
June 16, 2011
Pine Richland Patch.com
Pittsburgh Business Times names Chatham one of the region's healthiest employers
Pittsburgh Business Times
Food Studies student Cory Van Horn working to help put Dormont on the culinary map
June 10, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Local inmate participating in MFA's World Without Walls program takes second place in PEN American Center's Prison Writing Contest
June 7, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
MBA student Susanne Cole named CEO at Pressley Ridge
Pittsburgh Business Times
Chatham welcomes the sun in Shadyside with new solar thermal array
June 6, 2011
Pittsburgh: Former Steel Town Reinvents Itself With Focus On Nature
May 20, 2011
Karen Zhang MFACW '11 writes why she's proud to be a Southerner
May 18, 2011
Nola.com (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Chatham campus is a rest stop as part of Car Free Fridays
May 17, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Weed Wacky – Nancy Gift, PhD '02, pleads the case for plants out of place
May 15, 2011
Cornell University Alumni Magazine
Bachelor of Interior Architecture program receives accreditation
May 11, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Trustee Margaret Whitford captures Golden Quill Award
May 9, 2011
Press Club of Western Pennsylvania
Maggie O'Malia '11 directs Annual Waverly Opera
May 6, 2011
Forest Hills-Regent Square Patch
National Public Gardens Day highlights area greeneries
May 3, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Small businesses raise top concerns at White House Roundtable event on Chatham's Shadyside Campus
April 29, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
White House Forum at Chatham U. to eye finding capital for start-ups
April 28, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
White House seeks Pittsburgh's entrepreneurial input
April 27, 2011
Richland Board of Supervisors holds public hearing on master plan for Eden Hall Campu
April 21, 2011
Pine-Richland Patch.com
The White House selects Pittsburgh as one of eight Startup America Cities; Chatham University will host
April 20, 2011
Pop City Media
Eden Hall Campus plans tabled by Richland Planning Commission
April 19, 2011
Pine-Richland Patch.com
Living with (grrr) weeds – A review of Dr. Nancy Gift's new book
April 15, 2011
Philadelphia Inquirer
CWE Director Rebecca Harris comments on report that puts Pennsylvania seventh in women-owned firms
April 13, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Landscape architecture graduates assist with Sakura Project tree plantings in North Park
April 9, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Not all weeds are created evil: A review of Dr. Nancy Gift's newest book
March 19, 2011
Lexington, KY Herald-Leader
The Progress Fund and Center for Women's Entrepreneurship lend a helping hand on Main Street
March 17, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Highmark grant enables MPAS and DPT students to utilize STAR Center simulator at West Penn Hospital
March 14, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
CWE's Rebecca Harris comments on the dream of starting one's own business
March 13, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dr. Esther Barazzone was among the first students to experience New College's special brand of education
Sarasota, FL Herald-Tribune
Chatham among many universities debating which new tablet technology to use in the classroom
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Chatham students and faculty attempt to reach family and friends in Japan after quake and tsunami
March 12, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Designs under way for the first self-sustaining college campus in U.S.
March 10, 2011
Tribune-Review/North Hills
Food Showcase designed to bring together local farm producers, buyers
March 8, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Benefits of residential university unveiled in Richland
March 4, 2011
Tribune-Review/North Hills
Chatham's Master Plan for Eden Hall Received Favorably
March 3, 2011
Pine-Richland Patch.com
In memory – Linda Underhill, Adjunct Professor in Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing
February 24, 2011
Wellsville, NY Daily
Chatham preps for 2nd annual Local Food Showcase
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dr. Chris Michelmore comments on Egypt's evolution
February 23, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Obituary: Chatham media resources chief 'Doc' Cooley put focus on others
February 22, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
MFA graduate Katie Forrest publishes First Person essay, Grandma's West
February 19, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Saturday Poem / Belief by first-year MFA candidate Giuliana Certo
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Strip District's Parma Sausage set to unroll a new prosciutto at Chatham's Local Food Showcase
February 17, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
West Penn Allegheny, Chatham to partner on simulator training for graduate health science students
February 16, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Chatham University partners with West Penn Allegheny Health System through grant from Highmark Foundation
Pittsburgh Business Times
Saturday Poem / In Praise of Allegheny Cemetery by first-year MFA candidate Sarah Machinak
February 12, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
VP for Enrollment Management Wendy Beckemeyer discusses how master's degrees provide for better, higher-paying jobs
February 10, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bike Pittsburgh announces the City's inaugural class of Bike-Friendly Employers
February 9, 2011
Chatham senior Justine Sumrok leads student march in support of Egyptian people
February 4, 2011
Republic of Turkey's Ambassador speaks to Pittsburgh gathering prior to Chatham visit
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The role of campus green space in the journey toward carbon neutrality
February 3, 2011
The Second Nature Blog (American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment)
Chatham creates program to help develop more women executives
January 28, 2011
Pittsburgh Business Times
Junior Vanessa Thompson appears on Anderson Cooper 360 to discuss the Pittsburgh Promise scholarship program
January 27, 2011
Chatham University unveils master plan for nation's first sustainable campus at Eden Hall
January 19, 2011
Pop City Media
Planned Chatham U. Campus to Set New Bar for Higher Ed Sustainability
January 18, 2011
Keystone Edge Magazine
Chatham University's ambitious project
January 14, 2011
Pittsburgh Business Times
Construction around campus: Chatham University announces plans for Eden Hall Campus
Pittsburgh Business Times
Garden of Eden: Chatham's new campus will focus on sustainability (Editorial)
January 13, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
At Chatham breakfast series, editors explain what makes a good story
January 12, 2011
Pop City Media
Chatham to go all-sustainable at Eden Hall Campus
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Chatham hopes to break ground on new Eden Hall Campus
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Chatham Unveils Plan For Eden Hall Farm: University Plans To Create Nation's First Sustainable Campus
Chatham Makes Plans for Eden Hall Farm Campus
January 1, 2011
Pine-Richland Patch.com


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When I hear the word Campbell's my mind goes back to a simpler time. A time when the biggest decision of the day was what type of cereal I should have for breakfast. When my day would consist of play and not coming home till the street light came on, when there were no iPhones, emails to check, or bills to pay. When I hear the word Campbell's I think of childhood and warm tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwiches, warm cheesy chicken casseroles, etc. Campbell's was definitely a…
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Have you been told by the doctor that you have high cholesterol? Does it concern you? I have and yes it does concern me. The build-up of plaque in the arteries, called Atherosclerosis, can be very serious. With an unhealthy diet, cholesterol collects in the artery walls and can cause deadly heart attacks. I for one, would love to be around to see my grandkids, if my son ever has any that is (he is a little shy, but that's a whole other blog…lol). In my research, I have learned that certain…
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If you would have asked me a few years ago what niacin was, I would have likely said it was one of those funny sounding vitamins that I used to read on the side of the cereal box in the morning. And it is. But it was only recently that I realized just how important this little gem of a vitamin really…
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Here in the Chicagoland area, people are wearing RED today as part of the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women" campaign. Many people still do not realize that Heart Disease is the #1 killer of women over the age of 20, according to the AHA. The upside to this? It's largely…
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I'll freely admit to you, right up front, that I believe in fairy tales. Sort of. What I mean is...I believe that two people in love can live happily ever after. I believe in the power of things unseen. I believe there is more to this world than just what we can pick up with our five senses. I believe in miracles. I have no choice in the matter. I have seen miracles, I have heard of…
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New Albany, Ohio: Globe in Hands Headstone
The Earth. Two giant hands. An unusual tombstone. The globe looks like the battered surface of the moon -- or a planet before refinement by an immense artistic being.Maplewood Cemetery
- Address:
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The reason why no drunken drivers were caught is because the drunk drivers exited Temecula Parkway using the Loma Linda and the two Wolf Creek exits (North and South) before the checkpoint area at Hazit Store. There was no law enforcement presence at these exits to stop drivers from circumventing. I guess the objective was not to really catch any drunk driver but just to say that they did a sobriety check.
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Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 360147, 6 pages
Biomarkers of Chronic Inflammatory State in Uremia and Cardiovascular Disease
Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Versilia Hospital, Via Aurelia 335, 55034 Lido di Camaiore, Italy
Received 6 March 2012; Revised 5 April 2012; Accepted 17 April 2012
Academic Editor: Elena Aikawa
Copyright © 2012 Vincenzo Panichi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the general population; traditional risk factors seem inadequate to explain completely the remarkable prevalence of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity observed in the uremic population. A role for chronic inflammation has been well established in the development of atherosclerotic disease, and, on the basis of these observations, atherosclerosis might be considered an inflammatory disease. Inflammation has been implicated in the etiology of coronary artery disease in the general population, and traditional inflammatory biomarkers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) have been shown to predict cardiovascular events in both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals as well as those in the uremic population. Later on, new nontraditional markers were related to the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in general and in uremic population. As a consequence of the expanding research base and availability of assays, the number of inflammatory marker tests ordered by clinicians for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction has grown rapidly and several commercial assays have become available. So, up to now we can consider that several new nontraditional markers as CD40-CD40 ligand system and pentraxin-3 seem to be significant features of cardiovascular disease in general and in ESRD population.
1. Introduction
Patients with end-stage kidney disease undergoing chronic hemodialysis (HD) present higher mortality rates compared with the general population. Once patients are on HD, the risk of cardiovascular death is approximately 30 times higher than that in the general population and remains 10–20 times higher after stratification for age, gender, and the presence of diabetes. About half of the deaths of patients on dialysis are attributed to cardiovascular causes including coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, and heart failure.
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients suffer from a state of chronic inflammation leading to cardiovascular complications, progressive malnutrition, and death [1, 2]. Inflammation is subclinical, and chronic disorders of the cytokine system or acute-phase proteins may be observed as the sole evidence of a proinflammatory disorder.
According to this hypothesis traditional inflammatory biomarkers such as tumor necrosis factor-alfa (TNF-alfa), C-reactive protein (CRP), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) have been shown to predict cardiovascular events in both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals as well as those in the uremic population. More recently, several new nontraditional biomarkers have been introduced in the clinical practice.
2. Traditional Biomarkers of Chronic Inflammation
Low-grade chronic inflammation, as indicated by levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), prospectively defines the risk of atherosclerotic complications, adding to the prognostic information provided by traditional risk factors. The study of Ridker et al. [3] provides convincing evidence that, in apparently healthy subjects, baseline serum levels of hs-CRP are predictive of future myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. Subsequent meta-analysis of prospective population-based studies has compared patients in the lower tertile of hs-CRP with those in the upper tertile [4, 5]. With a good consistency between studies, a higher risk for major coronary events was observed for the upper tertile with the lowest tertile used as a reference. In general population most studies showed a dose-response relationship between the level of hs-CRP and risk of incident coronary disease. Recent papers also suggest association with incidence of sudden death [6, 7] and peripheral arterial disease [8]. Through stratification or multivariable statistical adjustment, hs-CRP retains an independent association with incident coronary events after adjusting for age, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, smoking, body mass index, diabetes, history of hypertension, exercise level, and family history of coronary disease [9, 10]. In terms of prediction of recurrent CVD events and death, the strongest association with prognosis has been with hs-CRP; hs-CRP consistently predicts new coronary events in patients with unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction [11–20].
As elevated serum levels of hs-CRP have been shown to be such a strong predictor of cardiovascular mortality in the general population, available data suggest that the association between inflammation and atherosclerosis is particularly strong in uremic patients [21, 22]. Zimmermann et al. [2] reported that chronic inflammation enhances cardiovascular risk and mortality; a few years later Ikizler et al. [23] in a prospective study assessed the importance of hs-CRP values as independent determination of hospitalization in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients.
Recently, it has been shown that proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 may exert a direct inflammatory effect on the heart and peripheral circulation [24]. In a previous published paper, we investigated the joint predictive power of CRP and IL-6, in order to ascertain what is the prognostic information that each index carries independently of the other. To this aim, IL-6 and CRP plasma levels were measured in a cohort of 218 ESRD patients from different centres over a 4-year followup. Main outcomes were cardiovascular and total mortality. This study showed that plasma IL-6 rather than CRP better predicts outcome in ERSD patients. Various possible explanations may underline the advantage of IL-6 over CRP as an outcome predictor. One possibility is that, being located upstream in the cascade of events which lead to the synthesis of many acute-phase reactants, IL-6 is a better marker of the inflammatory burden affecting the development of cardiovascular disease. Another possibility is that levels of IL-6 vary less than those of CRP, leading to a more accurate classification of patients at risk when one single sample is taken. Finally, the toxic effects of IL-6 on the heart and peripheral vasculature might be stronger than those of CRP [24]. This study provides some important implications. First, it gives further support to the hypothesis about the role of inflammatory mediators in the genesis of cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients [25–27]. Secondly, it provides evidence suggesting the use of IL-6 in addition to, or even in place of, CRP for the identification of patients at risk.
Zhang et al. [28] reported that there was no association between CRP haplotypes and cardiovascular outcome in dialysis patients; this study argues against CRP as a cardiovascular risk factor. On the other hand, because variations within the IL-6 gene were shown to affect the risk for CVD in a multiethnic dialysis cohort [29], this suggests that IL-6 should be the target for interventional studies.
According to these data, we suggest that all traditional risk factors for death should be measured accurately in uremic patients. Clinical events should be identified prospectively, and, whenever possible, IL-6 levels should be measured repeatedly during the course of followup.
TNF-alfa, a proinflammatory cytokine (17 kDa) originally associated with killing of tumor cells, has a pivotal role in regulating both pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators. TNF-alfa has been regarded a "master regulator" of the cytokine cascade that provides a rapid form of host defense against infection but is fatal in excess. TNF-alfa is highly multifunctional with effects on lipid metabolism, coagulation, insulin resistance, and endothelial dysfunction. The major cellular origin of TNF-alfa, previously known as cachectin, is activated macrophages. It should be noted that, whereas IL-6 is strongly associated with CRP and other inflammatory biomarkers, the association between TNF-alfa and CRP is rather weak. This suggests that circulating levels may be influenced by a number of different factors and that circulating TNF-alfa levels may not reflect biologic activity at the tissue levels. Although available evidence suggests upregulated TNF-alfa system activity in ESRD patients [30], data linking elevated circulating TNF-alfa levels to CVD and mortality have not been as clear as for IL-6.
3. Nontraditional Biomarkers of Chronic Inflammation
It is now generally accepted that CD40-CD40 ligand interaction is a main determinant of the proatherogenic phenotype [31]. Originally identified in B and T lymphocytes as being involved in T-cell-dependent B-cell activation and differentiation, the CD40-CD40 ligand system has been implicated in the pathophysiology of several chronic inflammatory diseases including risk factor-related vascular damage [32]. CD40, a 50 kDa integral membrane protein of the tumor necrosis factor receptor family, and its cognate agonist CD40 ligand also known as CD154, a transmembrane 39-kDalton protein structurally related to tumor necrosis factor-alpha, are coexpressed by several cells of the vasculature, including endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and macrophages [31]. CD40 ligand also occurs in a soluble form (sCD40L) that is considered to possess a full biological activity [33]. Increased sCD40L levels have been described in obesity [34], hypercholesterolemia [35], diabetes [36, 37], and unstable angina [38]. Furthermore, it has been recently reported that circulating sCD40L has a strong independent prognostic value among apparently healthy individuals [39] and patients with acute coronary syndromes [40] and represents an independent predictor of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty [41]. Thus, the clinical association between soluble CD40L and cardiovascular events suggests that soluble CD40L function spans the time interval from early atherogenesis to late thrombotic complications.
According to this, Hocher et al. [42] recently demonstrated during a follow-up period of 52 months that sCD40L is an independent predictor of atherothrombotic events in patients on HD. More recently we expanded on this topic demonstrating that the prognostic value of sCD40L is evident also in over 200 chronic HD patients from the RISCAVID population at 24-month followup [43] (RISCAVID, "risk cardiovascular in dialysis" is a prospective observational study performed on a large HD population in the northwestern region of Tuscany, Italy) (Figure 1).
In this paper we were able to demonstrate that this prognostic value of sCD40L is already evident at 24 months followup thus reinforcing the strong link between sCD40L and clinical outcomes in patients in HD and suggesting a possible clinical use of this new promising biomarker to better define cardiovascular prognosis in these patients. The striking prognostic impact of sCD40L on the clinical course in patients in HD raises questions about the origin of this biomarker. Platelets represent the main source of circulating sCD40L in patients with acute coronary syndrome [38] and in hypercholesterolemia [35]. Accordingly, plasma levels of sCD40L correlate closely with markers of platelet activation in these patient populations [35, 38]. Thus, increased circulating levels of sCD40L might reflect an enhanced platelet activation in HD. According to this, it has been demonstrated that circulating activated platelets (P-selectin/CD63-positive platelets) are higher in HD patients than in controls and further increase during HD sessions [44]. Potential causes of such activation include possible stimulation of platelets by proinflammatory cytokines that have been reported to be increased in patients with end-stage renal disease [45]. Furthermore, the increased lipid peroxidation that has been found in patients with chronic renal failure might also participate in activating platelets [46]. On the other hand, the lack of any correlation between circulating levels of sCD40L and CRP seems to exclude a role for this platelet-activating inflammatory biomarker [47] in the enhanced sCD40L signaling observed in our study population.
Pentraxin is a family of proteins considered to be markers of the acute-phase inflammation [48, 49] (Figure 2). Currently, the pentraxin protein family is divided into two subfamilies based on size: the classical "short" pentraxin (25 kDa) and the "long" pentraxin (40–50 kDa). Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a "long" pentraxin that is highly expressed in the heart, whereas C-reactive protein (CRP) is a "short" pentraxin and is produced from the liver [50]. PTX-3 expression occurs in a variety of cell types, including endothelial cells, mononuclear phagocytes, dendritic cells, smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, adipocytes, and epithelial cells in response to inflammatory cytokines and Toll-like receptor engagement [51–53]. In several recent studies [54, 55] PTX3 appeared to be not only an early indicator of irreversible myocyte injury but also a prognostic marker in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Latini et al. [56] reported the acute-phase protein PTX3 as a predictor of 3-month mortality after adjustment for major risk factors and other acute-phase prognostic markers. In a recently published paper of Barbui et al. [57], the role of PTX3 as a prognostic biomarker was shown by an increased serum PTX3 that was closely related to death due to MI, in-hospital or to 6 months, in ACS patients, including STEMI, NSTEMI, and UAP groups. More recently, Suliman et al. [58] analyzed plasma PTX-3 concentrations in relation to comorbidities (Davies score), protein-energy wasting (PEW), and inflammation markers in 200 prevalent HD patients, agedyears, who had been on HD treatment for a median period of 36 months. Survival (42 months) was analyzed in relation to PTX-3 levels (high PTX-3 tertile versus two lower tertiles). This study shows that high levels of PTX-3 were found in prevalent HD patients with CVD and PEW; furthermore, a powerful association of PTX-3 with comorbidities was founded. As PTX-3 predicts mortality independent of age and comorbidities in prevalent HD patients, further designed studies addressing the clinical implication and pathogenic mechanisms of this long pentraxin are warranted.
4. Conclusions
Although the successful introduction of dialysis in the 1960s has increased life expectancy in patients with ESRD, the mortality rate is still unacceptably high, due primary to a process of inflammation-associated accelerated atherosclerosis. The accelerated atherosclerotic process of ESRD may involve several interrelated processes, such as oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, vascular calcification, and inflammation. The explosion of new knowledge on the central role of a dysregulated cytokine and Th system activity has opened new and exciting opportunities for nephrologists to manage and prevent CVD and wasting in this diseased patient group. The use of several traditional and new biomarkers of inflammatory and cardiovascular risk is of great utility in this high-risk population.
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Using the Goldfeld and Quandt switching regression method, this article investigates variability over 1975–1985 in the risk components of bank and saving and loan stock. We develop evidence that the market-beta, interest-sensitivity, and residual risk of deposit-institution stock vary significantly during this period. Reassessing previous event studies in light of these findings suggests that event-study methods tend to overreach their data.
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Matt Ryan threw for 353 yards and led another late touchdown drive to give the Atlanta Falcons a 24-23 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The NFC South leaders found themselves trailing 23-17 after the Bucs marched for a touchdown and then forced a fumble by Ryan to set up a field goal.
But Michael Turner's one-yard TD run put Atlanta (10-1) ahead for good as they kept pace with the Houston Texans for the NFL's best record.
In the NFC North, the Chicago Bears welcomed back quarterback Jay Cutler after missing a game because of a concussion as they beat the Minnesota Vikings 28-10.
But the victory which improved the home side's record to 8-3 came at a cost with Devin Hester and Matt Forte going off injured.
The day's most dramatic finish came in Miami where Dan Carpenter kicked a 43-yard field goal on the final play as the Dolphins came from behind to beat the Seattle Seahawks 24-21.
Rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill drove Miami 65 yards in the final 92 seconds to set up the winning kick.
Leon Washington had earlier returned a kick-off for a touchdown for the eighth time to tie the NFL career record and put Seattle ahead with eight minutes left.
Peyton Manning threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns as the Denver Broncos (8-3) made hard work of beating the hapless Kansas City Chiefs 17-9 for their sixth straight win.
Manning hit tight end Jacob Tamme late in the first half and wide receiver Demaryius Thomas in the third quarter, while the Chiefs (1-10) could only muster three field goals.
Elsewhere, T.Y. Hilton scored on a 75-yard punt return and caught an eight-yard touchdown pass as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Buffalo Bills 20-13.
Hilton is the first player in franchise history to score both ways in the same game as the Colts improved to 7-4 in the AFC South.
Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes as Cincinnati thrashed the hapless Oakland Raiders 34-10, taking the Bengals (6-5) onto the same mark as the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North.
A brawl in the fourth quarter resulted in Oakland's Tommy Kelly and Lamarr Hunt and Cincinnati's Andrew Whitworth getting ejected.
The Steelers lost 20-14 at the Cleveland Browns with their seventh turnover of the game with under three minutes remaining ending hopes of a late comeback.
Charlie Batch, forced to start at quarterback for Pittsburgh because of injuries to Ben Roethlisberger and Byron Leftwich, was also intercepted three times.
Jacksonville quarterback Chad Henne enjoyed a far more productive day, throwing two touchdown passes as the Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 24-19 to snap a seven-game losing streak.


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The Allegheny County Law Department is headed by the County Solicitor. Pursuant to the County's Home Rule Charter, the County Solicitor is appointed by the Chief Executive with the consent of Allegheny County Council. The County Solicitor supervises approximately forty assistant solicitors as well as related administrative support staff who assist the County Solicitor in the discharge of the duties of the office.
The Law Department provides comprehensive legal services to the County Executive and all offices, departments, boards, commissions and other administrative agencies under the County Executive. Some of the legal services provided by the County Law Department include: (1) representing the County in all legal proceedings in federal and state courts and administrative agencies; (2) rendering legal advice and opinions on a multitude of diverse legal questions presented by the operation of County government; (3) preparing, reviewing and approving County contracts, leases, deeds, ordinances and resolutions, and other legal documents; (4) negotiating collective bargaining agreements and handling grievances and interest arbitrations involving the County's unionized employees; and (5) providing oversight of the Allegheny County Law Library.


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I love it when they just keep going to each shop. Is it possible to have them go to one shop twice?
Together we ride!Btw, looking for usused Club Nintendo codes that I don't have. Any and all would be appriciated. PM me.
"You can make anything you want go your way in life. You just have to know how to work the RNG."
My shinies are not for trade or cloning.
Shinies are not listed in order, for example the last shiny on the banner is not always the latest shiny I've obtained.
Banner 1 made by Light Venusaur, thanks ^_^
My shinies are not for trade or cloning.
Shinies are not listed in order, for example the last shiny on the banner is not always the latest shiny I've obtained.
Banner 1 made by Light Venusaur, thanks ^_^
Successful Serebiiforum Wi-Fi trades (47): Redblood012, jabs4, NoobPokemon, EH TuCker, talface, Palagerini, tyvaughn, Ubermac, BattleElf, kinder suprise, "Freak" owns, ninjakitten, cyclo195, Poke Rock, LegndKillr83, Merchant, Petal (x4), Penguin_Man, caffeine87, MegaGalvatron, Jirachidude, Dragon Rules, Wicked Weavile, Stevenwoo (x2), dax324, VealChop, Troggy, J.T., zivc, DaRkJoLtEoN, pkfan, faethemoose, thegreattjtoot, Zormon, ebevan91, Pharosher, The Apostle, Bloodflowers, Cear13, Celestial Moth, hawkmbl, Mare, ShinyRay5
Some people say Japanese stuff >.>
Other than that, they say funny stuff as well. I have 2 Raffle Shops, but still no Master Ball D:
But least I reached Rank 7! I have a Ring, too. It was a Dojo at first, but it's actually selling great.
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I seem to be the only one who likes the raffle shop and the antique shop. I've been getting lucky with those. I've won many PP max. I think I have about 15 of them now.
The shop i use most is the dojo. It's a great ingame tool for competitive battlers to give a poke or two a few more EVs and taking down the amount of pokemon you need to fight to gain that particular EV. All the other shops are decent. The less used shop for me is the antique shop. I ALWAYS GET A HARD STONE! i have about 60+ of those things xP
I like the Antique Shop too, I was lucky a friend of mine plays W2, so I can get a W2 Antique Shop into my B2 Avenue.
The Raffle Shop is fun too, so far I've won 2 Master Balls (from different shopkeeper, though), and I'm currently leveling up a new Raffle Shop (I gets bored again with the previous shopkeeper lol)
My shinies are not for trade or cloning.
Shinies are not listed in order, for example the last shiny on the banner is not always the latest shiny I've obtained.
Banner 1 made by Light Venusaur, thanks ^_^
Hi.. I'm new to the forum... I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem,
I just reached Rank 20, and I did not get a parade The owner never showed up in my office... I tried talking to the assistants, but none of them offer the parade replay option. I shut off my game and tried again with no luck. I've searched several sites, but I haven't read of anyone else not getting this parade function. Help?
Well those shops werent bad. I just didnt see a point in the Raffle being there since you dont by anything and ranking it up doesnt do anything to its chances. The Antique shop is "OK", The only good things I like getting out of it are the heart scales and some Big and Normal Nuggets.
And as for the PPups and Maxes, I just buy the one in the Emporium, and trade the Star peices I find to the guy on the weekend in Anvel town. Also battling someone in the Stadiums in Nimbasa city.
My Avenue is level 86 and in the third -special promotion- week. Was never so lucky with the raffle shop. Just got 2 rare candies so far.
It feels like the chance of getting 9#, the full heal, is 50% :/
Would not be suprised if the chance of an masterball is 1%.
But i love the Antique Shop. It is almost as if you buy money in there XD No risk. It's just annoying to sell this stuff.
Yeah I know. Thats why I got rid of the raffle cause to me it was pointless. I 'll get it back someday when I need it again. Im only like Rank 52-54 I think. The only things I go there for are the PPup and the Max Revive in the Emporium. Other then those I only train.


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