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Sleep Medicine. He is a diplomate of the American
Board of Sleep Medicine. He is past
chairman of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board at
the National Institutes of Health and past president of the United States
Sleep Research Society, the American Sleep Disorders Association , and the
National Sleep Foundation.

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"He shares our perspectives on the
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technology and has deep industry insights that are important to insurance
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will prove invaluable to our consultants as well as our clients.com .255.
Thomas Roth, PhD, is the director of research and division head of the
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was co-founder of the Sleep Research Society in 1961, and founded and led the
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This groundbreaking e-dition provides the latest scientific and clinical
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Professor Mark J. Browne Joins DiamondCluster as Senior Advisor to Insurance Industry Practice

DiamondCluster is able to draw upon their experience and research to
advise clients and develop innovative strategies. Larson Excellence in Teaching Award at
the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He has three times been awarded the
Shin Award for Research Excellence by the International Insurance Society.
He is also an associate editor of the Journal of Risk and Insurance. More than 170 world-
renowned experts cover the most recent data , management guidelines, and
treatments for full-range of sleep disorders."

Features of Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 4th e-dition
Copyright 2005, 1517 pages, More than 475 illustrations, ISBN 1-4160-0320-7
- Weekly online updates
- 40 video clips
- Contributions from more than 170 international experts
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- PDA integration
- More than 480 self-assessment questions

About the Editors
Meir Hertzke Kryger , MD, FRCPC, a professor of medicine at the University
of Manitoba is the director of the Sleep Disorders Centre at St.
His work includes research on sleep loss, sleep fragmentation, and deviation
from sleep processes including pharmacological effects and sleep pathologies.

About e-ditions
Elsevier e-ditions are core medical reference books packaged with online
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As part of Elsevier's commitment to broaden and deepen its electronic medical
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Contacts:
David Moon
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+1.C. He also served as past editor-in -chief of the
journal Sleep. Dement in 1990 as Chairman of the National
Commission on Sleep Disorders as federally mandated by the U.

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About DiamondCluster International
DiamondCluster International (Nasdaq: DTPI) is a premier global management
consulting firm that helps leading organizations develop and implement growth
strategies, improve operations, and capitalize on technology.
About 120 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders, according to the
National Sleep Foundation. Hunt , MD, Director, National
Center on Sleep Disorders Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ,
NNIH, in the foreword.D.

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Professor Browne, who
chairs the University's Department of Actuarial Science, Risk Management and
Insurance, will assist in insurance industry research and other intellectual
capital efforts, and share his expertise with DiamondCluster and its clients. These experts, spanning the gamut from industry to academia, help
the firm evaluate emerging marketplace developments and how they will impact
clients.S.
"Practitioners rely on this best-selling reference for authoritative
clinical guidance," said Fiona Foley, Executive Vice President, Global
Medicine. Roth has held numerous leadership positions within his field. and Ph. He
is now completing his 50th year of basic sleep research, defining and
developing the clinical discipline of sleep medicine, teaching undergraduates ,
medical students and primary care physicians., saved searches, bookmarks and notes), a
searchable , downloadable image library, and access to PocketConsult(TM).

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"Professor Browne is one of nation 's premier academicians in the areas of
risk management, health insurance and employee benefits that are reshaping the
insurance industry," said Jay Norman, Managing Partner of DiamondCluster's
North America and UK practices.6167
laura.cinat@diamondcluster. Kryger's research has spanned the areas of sleep
breathing disorders and neurological disorders that affect both adults and
children.

The websites contain all the
text and illustrations from the book, downloadable image libraries, links to
PubMed, and online weekly updates, creating a "living book" that constantly
evolves as the specialty does.
Elsevier launched its line of e-ditions in 2003, with many more planned.

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Browne, PhD, the
Gerald D. Senate Committee on Banking,
Housing and Urban affairs on the issue of flood insurance. Mobilizing
multidisciplinary teams from our highly skilled strategy, technology , and
operations professionals worldwide, DiamondCluster works collaboratively with
clients, unleashing the power within their own organizations to achieve
sustainable business advantage. And, Sleep Medicine Online, accessible
throughout the life of the 4th edition, allows users to search the contents of
the book with continuous updates, view video clips, access a slide atlas of
135 supplemental images for download, assess one's knowledge through review
questions, download patient information brochures in several languages, and
more. He received his M.

About Elsevier
Elsevier (http: //www.

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312. Dement Award for
Academic Achievement in sleep medicine. He has written textbooks and
popular books and is a public policy leader in applying sleep knowledge for
families, workplaces, and safer transportation. Congress.

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Investor Relations
+1.312. In addition to his position at Henry Ford, he is a clinical
professor of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan School Of Medicine in
Ann Arbor.g.

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Browne was
on the faculty of The University of Georgia and served as president of both
the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) and the Risk Theory Society
(RTS). Berry Professor
of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of
Medicine, and the Director of the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic and Research
Center.

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Elsevier Releases 4th Edition of Principles + Practice of Sleep Medicine

The book is the first of its kind to devote entire sections to women's
health and cardiovascular diseases. Dement, MD, is the Lowell W.S.

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Browne's research has examined a number of issues including adverse selection
in health insurance markets, the international demand for property and
liability insurance, the insurance underwriting cycle, insurer insolvencies,
health insurance underwriting, and the effects of tort reform on litigation
and claims settlement. DiamondCluster is headquartered in Chicago,
with offices across Europe, India, the Middle East and South America . A living book, the Principles + Practice of Sleep Medicine e-dition also
comes complete with mobile capabilities, so you can clip content to your
handheld device.
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In 1996, he received the William C.

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He has also served as a consultant to businesses on issues related to
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, serving as vice president and as chairman of
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His research has appeared
in the Journal of Risk and Insurance, the Journal of Insurance Regulation, the
CPCU Journal, Inquiry, the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, the Geneva Papers
on Risk and Insurance Theory, the North American Actuarial Journal, and the
Journal of Legal Studies. Boniface
Hospital Research Centre. from the University of Chicago where he
participated in the first observations of Rapid Eye Movements during sleep.

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Stephens CPCU Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, has joined DiamondCluster (Nasdaq: DTPI) as a
Senior Advisor to its insurance industry practice."
Professor Browne is the latest addition to DiamondCluster's network of
advisors.

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Professor Browne has received the Beta Gamma Sigma Dean's Award for
Teaching Excellence and the Lawrence J. First Version Available With e-dition Multimedia Package

PHILADELPHIA, Elsevier today unveiled its first
multimedia "e-dition" of Principles + Practice of Sleep Medicine, edited by
luminaries in the exploding field of sleep medicine -- Meir Kryger, MD, Thomas
Roth, PhD, and William Dement, MD.sleepmedtext .
This timely new edition will serve as one of the most readable,
accessible, and scientifically accurate sources of sleep medicine information.
Dr.

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Insurance Expert Will Advise On Industry Issues and Intellectual Capital
Development Efforts

CHICAGO, Professor Mark J.