Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. Announces Expiration and Results of Tender Offers for Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes and Solicitation of Consents to Related Indentures
... principal amount of their Senior Secured Floating
rate Notes due 2010 (the "Floating
rate Notes") (the "FRN Offer") and (ii) up to ... Notes" and, together with the Floating
rate Notes, the "Notes") (the "Subordinated Notes ...
Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. Announces Closing of Offering of $300 Million of 11.75% Senior Secured Notes Due 2015
... "Notes"). The Notes bear interest at an annual
rate of 11.75%. The Notes were priced at 97.417%, ... million of the Issuers' Senior Secured Floating
rate Notes due 2010 (the "Floating
rate Notes"), approximately $143.3 million of the ...
Warner Chilcott Reports Operating Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2009 and Updates 2009 Full Year Guidance
... the quarter ended June 30, 2009, the marginal tax
rate associated with the amortization of intangible assets was 8.4% and the marginal tax
rate for amortization (including write-offs) of ... payments.
(4) The effective GAAP tax
rate for 2009 is expected to be in the mid-to-
...
Hill-Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results
... debt repayment.
-- The income tax
rate for the quarter and year-to-date period is ... On an as adjusted basis, the effective tax
rate was 34.7 percent for the quarter compared to 2.3 percent in the prior year. The prior year
rate was impacted by discrete tax benefits of $7.8 ...
Cogdell Spencer Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
... an after-tax, debt extinguishment and interest
rate derivative charge of ($1.5 million), or ($0.05) ... including the debt extinguishment and interest
rate derivative charge described above was $4.9 ... excluding the debt extinguishment and interest
rate derivative charge described above. FFO including ...
IPC The Hospitalist Company Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
... ended June 30, 2008.
The effective tax
rate for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was ... June 30, 2008. The decrease in the effective tax
rate reflects a new enterprise zone tax credit ... ended June 30, 2008.
The effective tax
rate for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was 40.0%, ...
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Cancer Centers of North Carolina Offers HDR Brachytherapy for Treatment of Cancerous Tumors
... to its patients through the addition of High Dose
rate (HDR) brachytherapy. This latest advance in ... effects may be reduced.
Unlike low dose
rate brachytherapy treatment, HDR therapy can be ... of several days that are required for low dose
rate brachytherapy. Cancer Centers of North Carolina ...
Labopharm files New Drug Submission with Health Canada for novel antidepressant
... no different from placebo. The overall drop out
rate in the study was 25 percent. The drop out
rate was 21 percent in the placebo group and 30 ... due to somnolence or sedation. The drop out
rate observed in this study is comparable to drop out ...
Video: FDA Approves INVEGA(R) SUSTENNA(TM) for the Acute and Maintenance Treatment of Schizophrenia
... sweating more than usual, increased heart
rate or blood pressure, or muscle pain or weakness. ... Technology. Using this technology increases the
rate of dissolution and enables the formulation of an ... economic conditions, such as interest
rate and currency ...
Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline Announce Positive Phase 3 Study Results for BENLYSTA(TM) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
... significant improvement in patient response
rate at Week 52, compared with standard of care alone. ... was shown in
patient response
rate for belimumab plus standard of care, vs.
... of BLISS-52 and BLISS-76 is the patient response
rate at Week 52, as defined by: (1) a reduction from ...
Results From Trials of DHA in Alzheimer's Disease and Age-Related Cognitive Decline
... them during the trial. Co-primary outcomes were
rate of change on the Alzheimer's disease assessment scale-cognitive (ADAS-cog) and
rate of change on Clinical Dementia Scale-sum of the ... (CSF). However, DHA treatment did not slow the
rate of change on tests of mental function (ADAS-cog), ...
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, the Most Common Childhood Cancer, Is Curable Without Preventive Cranial Radiation
... shows personalized chemotherapy can improve cure
rate and avoid the use of radiation in acute ... "It controlled CNS leukemia and boosted the cure
rate for ALL from only 4 percent to 50 percent. But ... of minimal residual disease, an unprecedented
rate of success," Campana said.
St. Jude ...
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Automatic ESR analyzer StaRRsed III
Description:... is a system that measures the sedimentation
rate in human blood samples. This
rate may be relevant as input to a patients therapy. The sedimentation
rate is measured in a batch fashion and hence is ...
Company:Mechatronics
StaRRsed Compact Automatic ESR Analyzer
Description:... is a system that measures the sedimentation
rate in human blood samples. This
rate may be relevant as input to a patients therapy. The sedimentation
rate is measured in a batch fashion and hence is ...
Company:Mechatronics
TVT Obturator System
Description:... with minimal tissue dissection. Clinical studies have shown an 90% success
rate with a low
rate of complication.
The GYNECARE TVT device is intended to be used as ...
Company:Gynecare
CanDia5®
Description:... and specific. A clinical study showed that CanDia5® has a 78 percent
rate of sensitivity and 90 percent
rate of specificity for diagnosing VVC. The test result is consistent with 5 ...
Company:Rockeby
VACUETTE® SRT 10/II
Description:... The NEW VACUETTE® erythrocyte sedimentation
rate analysers, which are especially user-friendly, can help. The new ... basis, a costeffective centralisation of the erythrocyte sedimentation
rate analysis still remains an important ....
Company:Greiner Bio-One
VACUETTE® SRS 20/II
Description:... The NEW VACUETTE® erythrocyte sedimentation
rate analysers, which are especially user-friendly, can help. The new ... basis, a costeffective centralisation of the erythrocyte sedimentation
rate analysis still remains an important ....
Company:Greiner Bio-One
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rate in Medical Definition
Positive predictive value
... The positive predictive value , or precision
rate , is the proportion of patients with positive ...
Related calculations
False positive
rate (α) = FP / (FP + TN) = 18 / (18 + 182) = 9% = 1 - specificity
False negative
rate (β) = FN / (TP + FN) = 1 / (2 + 1) = 33% = 1 - ...
Nuclear medicine
... of the radiopharmaceutical used, its distribution in the body and its
rate of clearance from the body.
Effective doses can range from 6 μSv (0.006 mSv) for a 3 MBq chromium -51 EDTA measurement of glomerular filtration
rate to 37 mSv for a 150 MBq thallium -201 non-specific tumour imaging ...
Personalized medicine
... and further $1 billion to successfully market a new product. The failure
rate of product development is very high and in many cases failure is not ... The traditional diagnostics industry is mature and only achieving a growth
rate of the order of 4% per annum. Its products are very cost sensitive and ...
Ramón Carrillo
... free, public hospitals or policlinics, lowered tuberculosis ' mortality
rate from 130 per 100.000 to 36 per 100.000, ended epidemics sych as typhus and brucellosis , and decreased drastically the infantile mortality
rate from 90 to 56 per thousand live births.
All this Ramón Carrillo did ...
Full-body scan
... the screening of patients who have not been diagnosed with a disease, or who do not have symptoms suggestive of a disease, [2] due to the low
rate of finding disease, and the inconclusiveness of the cause of abnormalities seen. [3] [4]
As with any test that screens for disease, the risks ...
Ganglion cyst
... managed by aspiration or excision . Aspiration of the cyst is the simpler method, but cysts will develop again in about 50% of cases. Recurrence
rate after surgery is only 5–10%; the procedure is simple, and usually there are no complications. Recurrence rates are lower when the hand or finger is ...
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Arrhythmia
... Pathology (rth´m), disturbance in the
rate or rhythm of the heart beat. Arrhythmia s , ... heart beats ( arrhythmia s ). A heart
rate less than 60 beats per minutes is called a bradycardia . A heart
rate greater than 100 beats per minutes is called a ...
Beta
... pressure . How do they affect my target heart
rate during exercise ? No name/ Connecticut ... ... ) on the heart . This helps slow the heart
rate by blocking the number of electrical impulses ... meet. Beta blockers reduce the heart
rate and the heart 's output of blood , which lowers ...
Bradycardia
... Bradycardia : A slow heart
rate , usually defined as less than 60 beats per ... For: search help ... BRADYCARDIA - A heart
rate that is less than 60 beats per minute ( pulse ... Bradycardia Arrhythmia - disturbance in the
rate or rhythm of the heart beat. Various ...
Breathing
... and adults. A newborn's normal breathing
rate is about 40 times each minute. This may slow to ... blood circulating. A normal breathing
rate for an adult at rest is 8 to 16 breaths/minute. For an infant , a normal
rate is up to 44 breaths/minute. Circular ...
C-reactive protein
... a complete blood count ( CBC ), sedimentation
rate ( ESR ), or C-reactive protein test to detect ... C-reactive protein erythrocyte sedimentation
rate ( ESR ) pericardiocentesis with chemical ... fluid culture ... abnormal sedimentation
rate or C-reactive protein ( labor atory tests ...
Death
... per 100,000 This represents a decline in death
rate of 45% for men under the age of 65 years in En ... A during early pregnancy . The death
rate in children with JRA is somewhat higher than in healthy children. The highest death
rate in children with JRA occurs among patients with ...
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University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers reveal ocean acidification at Station ALOHA
... accuracy and sampling intensity to document the
rate of change of ocean pH and shed light on the ... the surface ocean grew more acidic at exactly the
rate expected from chemical equilibration with the atmosphere. However, that
rate of change varied considerably on seasonal and ...
A 'heart healthy' diet and ongoing, moderate physical activity may protect against cognitive decline
... impact of changes in physical activity levels on
rate of cognitive decline.
Deborah E. Barnes, PhD, ... and baseline 3MS score, they found that the mean
rate of decline in 3MS scores was 0.62 points/year in ... at the beginning and experienced the fastest
rate of cognitive decline," Barnes said. "Cognitive ...
Results from trials of DHA in Alzheimer's disease and age-related cognitive decline
... them during the trial. Co-primary outcomes were
rate of change on the Alzheimer's disease assessment scale-cognitive (ADAS-cog) and
rate of change on Clinical Dementia Scale-sum of the ... (CSF). However, DHA treatment did not slow the
rate of change on tests of mental function (ADAS-cog), ...
Ozone, nitrogen change the way rising CO2 affects Earth's water
... increases water use efficiency and reduces the
rate of transpiration.
Plants that release less ... promoting vegetation growth by increasing the
rate of photosynthesis. More plant growth can lead to ...
In most boreal and temperate forests, the
rate of photosynthesis is also limited by the ...
Hormone clue to root growth
... are unable to increase their cell production
rate and the size of the root meristem, the zone of ... to stop the meristem enlarging. In effect, the
rate of expansion of dividing endodermal cells dictates the equivalent
rate in other tissues.
This research was headed by ...
Chromosomal problems affect nearly all human embryos
... are known to have a limited influence on the
rate of chromosomal imbalances in IVF/ICSI embryos, it ... abortions carry chromosomal aberrations. The high
rate of chromosomal abnormalities is almost certainly ... uterine transfer would increase the live birth
rate and decrease the spontaneous ...
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Novavax Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
... convertible notes. The notes carried a coupon
rate of 4.75% payable semi-annually and had a maturity ... million related to one of the company's auction
rate securities due primarily to its continued ... and short-term investments (including auction
rate securities recorded at their fair value) as ...
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009
... in the United States. The average gross royalty
rate earned in the three month period ended June 30, ... in 100% of the subjects and the retrieval
rate in the study was 92.3%. Clinical success, which ... exceptions, will bear interest at an annual
rate of 10%, compounded quarterly, and will have a ...
Shire plc: Core Portfolio of Products Delivers 20% Sales Growth
... State tax regime, which lowered the effective tax
rate in Q2 2009
compared to Q2 2008. Using a full year expected effective tax
rate of
24%, Non GAAP diluted earnings per ADS ... Based on the following exchange
rate scenarios, which are not
forecasts, the impact on ...
PharmAthene, Inc. Closes on $19.3 Million Private Placement of Convertible Notes and Common Stock Warrants
... Company estimates that at its currently projected
rate of net cash consumption, the net proceeds from ...
Interest on the Notes will accrue at a
rate of ten percent (10%) per year. The Notes are ... financial obligations that could increase the
rate of our cash consumption, as well as risks ...
Anadys Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Program Highlights
... at week 4 will also be assessed to provide the
rate of R apid V irological R esponse, or RVR. ... 24 weeks after stopping therapy to determine the
rate of S ustained V irological R esponse, or SVR. ... adverse finding was a marginal decrease in the
rate of weight gain in females at 1000 mg/kg, the ...
Sanofi-aventis Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results
... increase of 11.2% on a reported basis. Exchange
rate movements had a favorable effect of 4.7 points, ... 14,545 million, an increase of 6.7%. Exchange
rate movements, primarily the appreciation of the U.S. ... the dividend payout.
The effective tax
rate was 0.6 of a point lower at 29%, in line with ...
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DNA Exonuclease III , E. coli from EPICENTRE Biotechnologies
Description:... conditions, DNA degradation by Exonuclease III proceeds at a uniform
rate yielding predictable and reproducible results. Because the
rate of exonucleolytic excision of deoxyribonucleotides by Exonuclease III is ...
Company:EPICENTRE Biotechnologies
UltiMate 3000 x2 Dual-Binary Analytical System from Dionex Corporation
Description:... The entire system from the autosamplers speed to the detectors data
rate has been tuned to support the fastest binary separations. This is an ... columns Recommended flow rate: 100 -10000 µL/min Flow
rate precision: Pressure range: 0.1 - 50 MPA ...
Company:Dionex Corporation
Noninvasive Blood Pressure Software from IITC Life Science
Description:... program. The end-point selection is automatic for Systolic, Mean, Heart
rate while the Diastolic values are automatically computed. The user is always ... program. The end-point selection is automatic for Systolic, Mean, Heart
rate while the Diastolic values are automatically computed. The user is always ...
Company:IITC Life Science
microPET R4 from CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc.
Description:... PET system in the world. Despite the microPET R4 low retail price, it outperfoms every competing systems in all performance categories; count
rate performance, energy resolution, timing resolution, and feature set.
microPET is a dedicated small animal PET (Positron Emission Tomography) ...
Company:CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc.
N5 Submicron Particle Size Analyzer - 115V from Beckman Coulter
Description:... every time. The N5 Submicron Particle Size Analyzer uses Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS) , which determines particle size by measuring the
rate of fluctuations in laser light intensity scattered by particles as they diffuse through a fluid. PCS is the only nondestructive method for measuring ...
Company:Beckman Coulter
N5 Submicron Particle Size Analyzer - 230V from Beckman Coulter
Description:... every time. The N5 Submicron Particle Size Analyzer uses Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS) , which determines particle size by measuring the
rate of fluctuations in laser light intensity scattered by particles as they diffuse through a fluid. PCS is the only nondestructive method for measuring ...
Company:Beckman Coulter
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rate in Biological Definition
Cancer
... those tissues that have a high replacement
rate (e.g. intestinal lining). These cells usually ... of cancer) is the process of derangement of the
rate of cell division .
Cancer is, ultimately, a ... refers to tissue growth based on an excessive
rate of cell division, leading to a larger than usual ...
Diabetes mellitus
... countries. The greatest increase in prevalence
rate is, however, expected to occur in Asia and ... this is likely due to both differences in the
rate of type 1 and differences in the
rate of other types, most prominently type 2. Most of ...
Diffusion
... helium is not a major component of air. The
rate of transport is governed by the diffusivity and ... in the field, causing a net current. The
rate of transport is governed by the electrical ... to the speed at which it is flowing. The
rate of transport is governed by the viscosity of ...
Ebola
... . The outbreak in Sudan showed a lower fatality
rate — 50% — compared to the 90% mortality
rate of the Zare strain. In 1990 , a third, similar ... about the epidemic (Draper 15-23).
The fatality
rate for the 1976 outbreak was 88.05%; the 1977 ...
Edward's syndrome
... these initial difficulties.
The survival
rate for Edward's Syndrome is still incredibly low. ... is also difficult to determine what the survival
rate or prognosis would be for the condition if they ... as their genetically 'normal' peers.
The
rate of occurance for Edward's Syndrome is ~ 1:3000 ...
Enzyme
... history
2 Structure and function
2.1
rate of enzyme mediated reactions
2.2 Specificity ... the coupled reactions in one direction.
rate of enzyme mediated reactions
Main article:
rate of enzyme mediated reactions
Enzymes can ...
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Turnover
... context, turnover or labor turnover is the
rate at which an employer gains and loses employees. ... long employees tend to stay" or "the
rate of traffic through the revolving door." ... of inefficiency, since inventory usually has a
rate ... Turnover - Definition of Turnover at ...
Erythrocyte
... concentration and erythrocyte sedimentation
rate in primary care ... A racial difference in ... sedimentation rate; Sed rate; Sedimentation
rate ... erythrocyte synonyms. erythrocyte ... ... sedimentation: Erythrocyte sedimentation
rate ( ESR ) a test which shows the ... The ...
Chloroplast DNA
... in ... Direct measurement of the transfer
rate of chloroplast DNA into the nucleus" ... is, in general, highly conserved both in ...
rate may also be found for chloroplast DNA ... . ... Direct measurement of the transfer
rate of chloroplast DNA into the nucleus ... ...
Activation energy
...... The Arrhenius equation relates temperature,
rate constant, and activation energy . ... ... can be determined from temperature (T) and
rate constant (k) ... Definition of activation ... between ... The activation energy and
rate of a reaction are related by the equation k=Aexp ....
Tubulin
... format. ... The European Bioinformatics Institute ... For maximal
rate and extent of polymerisation into microtubules, tubulin requires GTP. ...... polymers of tubulin , a dimer of two 55-kDa subunits, designated ...
rate and extent of polymerisation into microtubules, tubulin requires GTP. ......
Selfing
... . M. Nordborg and P. Donnelly ... A method for estimating the selfing
rate using DNA sequence data was recently ... ... genus Stemphylium ... selfing is possible when ... Inbreeding depression and selfing
rate were investigated in the self-compatible ... Therefore, in morning ...
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