CAP in Medical News

Endologix Announces Live Web Cast of Presentation in SMH Capital Small Cap Spotlight on June 17, 2009 at 4:15 p.m. ET

IRVINE, Calif., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX ), developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, today announced that John McDermott, President and CEO, is scheduled to deliver a presentation to the investment community on Wednesday, June 17, 20...

Ground-breaking study to cap the growing trend of type 2 diabetes in overweight adolescents

Researchers at The Children's Hospital at Westmead are embarking on a ground-breaking new study to investigate whether a different dietary approach to insulin resistance in overweight adolescents can put the brakes on its progression to type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes affects 85 to 90 per cent...

Judge Holds Maryland Damages Cap Not Applicable to Malpractice Cases

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In a decision of broad impact to medical malpractice lawsuits across Maryland, a circuit judge in Rockville has refused to apply the state's "cap" on non-economic damages in a malpractice case. Judge John Debelius ruled that when the Maryland General ...

Largest Organ and Tissue Donation Event in U.S. to Cap April's National Donate Life Month Observances

More than 7,000 Southlanders, Chikezie, Kris Jenner and Khloe Kardashian to Walk in Seventh Annual Donate Life Run/Walk, April 25, Cal State Fullerton More Than 100 Southern California Mayors Sign DMV/Donate Life California Month Proclamations LOS ANGELES, April 8 /PRNewswire/ --...

Covance Central Laboratory Receives CAP Accreditation in China

- Covance's fourth CAP-accredited central laboratory advances patient safety, R&D efficiency - PRINCETON, N.J., April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Covance Inc. (NYSE: CVD ) today announced that the company's Shanghai, China central laboratory has achieved accreditation by the College o...

Bumrungrad Named Best Small Cap Company in 2008

Bumrungrad International hospital was named Thailand's "Best Small Cap Company" in the December 2008/January 2009 issue of Asiamoney, a leading financial magazine in the Asia-Pacific region. The award is the result of Asiamoney's annual poll of fund managers and analysts to recognize ...

APWU Health Plan Takes Lead in Introducing New Hearing Benefit and Cap on Prescription Drug Costs

GLEN BURNIE, Md., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Postal Workers (APWU) Health Plan will introduce new benefits in 2009, while continuing to offer some of the lowest premium costs in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). "APWU Health Plan will provide a new h...

Testifying Before Congress, Trust for America's Health Urges FDA Spending Cap Until Realistic Budget Request is Made

Group Warned of Risk to the Public in Recent Report WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jeffrey Levi, Executive Director of Trust for America's Health (TFAH), testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies today...

Baird Hosts Small Cap Health Care Conference : Senior Healthcare Distribution & Services Research Analyst Eric Coldwell Shares Insights on Sector

Baird will host its first Small Cap Health Care Conference at the Intercontinental The Barclay in New York on September 10. The conference will focus on premier small cap public and private health care companies in the following areas: Biotechnology, Distribution and Services, Life Sciences and D...

Integrated tube cap design simplifies access to medication

Many vitamin pills and tablets such as pain killers are packaged today in cylindrical tubes with a cork-like cap. This will often incorporate some form of desiccant to protect the contents against moisture, while a simple mechanical spring in the tube stops the contents from rattling around. How...

MEDIA ADVISORY: InfoLogix to Present at AeA Micro Cap Conference in Monterey California

HATBORO, Pa., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InfoLogix, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFLG), a leading technology provider of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries, announced today that President and CEO David Gulian will present at the AeA Micro Cap Financial Conference....

EAU Technologies to Present at AeA Micro Cap Conference

ATLANTA, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- EAU Technologies, a leading provider of Electrolyzed Water - EMPOWERED WATER(TM) - for high-volume, business-to- business applications, today announced that Wade Bradley, President and CEO, will be presenting at the 10th Annual AeA Micro Cap Financial Conferen...

Hologic to Present at the Bank Of America 2008 Smid Cap Conference

BEDFORD, Mass., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX ) today announced that Patrick Sullivan, Executive Chairman and Glenn Muir, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Bank of America 2008 Smid Cap Conference being held March 26-27, 2008 at the Four Seaso...

PAREXEL International to Present at Bank of America 2008 Smid Cap Conference

BOSTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL ) announced today it will be presenting at the Bank of America 2008 Smid Cap Conference. James Winschel, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will be making a formal presentation on PAREXEL...

Commission's Revenue Cap Proposal Would Require Cuts in Education, Health, and Safety, and Harm Business Climate

WASHINGTON, March 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Florida would likely suffer significant cuts in education, public health, public safety, infrastructure and other priorities under the revenue cap proposal the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission will consider on Wednesday, March 26, according ...

Quintiles Central Laboratory in India Receives CAP Certification

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles Transnational Corp. today announced that its central laboratory in India has been certified by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The central lab in Mumbai began supporting clinical trials in the first quarter of 2007. ...

Double-Digit Rate Increases Expected Under Mass. Mandatory Health Law; 5% Cap on Rate Hikes Proposed

California Labor Poised to Sell Out Consumers with Unaffordable Mandate SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Massachusetts insurance premiums expected to rise as much as 14% have led a state panel to propose a 5% cap on rate increases for state-sold health plans. The vo...

The Advisory Board Company to Present at CIBC World Markets Mid & Small Cap 'Best Ideas' Conference

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Advisory Board Company (Nasdaq: ABCO ) announced today that it will participate in the CIBC World Markets Third Annual Mid & Small Cap 'Best Ideas' Conference to be held November 27th-28th, 2007, in New York City. Speaking at the conference on...

Medarex to Present at the JPMorgan Small/Mid Cap Conference

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medarex, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDX ) announced today that it is scheduled to present at the JPMorgan Small/Mid Cap Conference in Boston on Monday, November 5, 2007, at 3:35 PM Eastern Time. Medarex's presentation will be webcast live and will be ava...

New ADDHERE(TM) Adhesive Tie Layer Bonds Acrylic Cap Layers to Substrates of Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO) in Production of Sheet for Use in Thermoforming

Proprietary, non-olefinic material brings new levels of gloss, depth of image, and surface durability to high-performance TPO sheet stock MANSFIELD, Texas, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Solvay Engineered Polymers, Inc., has introduced its first adhesive tie-layer material for use in the production...

AMICAS to Present at William Blair & Company Small Cap Growth Stock Conference

BOSTON, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMICAS, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCS ), a leader in radiology and medical image and information management solutions, today announced that executives of AMICAS are scheduled to address investors at the William Blair & Company Small Cap Growth Stock Conference ...

Excelsior Medical Corporation Receives FDA Approval to Market SwabCap(TM) Luer Access Valve Disinfection Cap

NEPTUNE, N.J., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Excelsior Medical Corporation, a leading medical device manufacturer headquartered in New Jersey, announces today that they have received 510 (k) clearance to sell their SwabCap(TM) Luer Access Valve Disinfection Cap. SwabCap(TM) is designed to assist...

Ex-Cowboys Running Back Ron Springs Named Plaintiff in Constitutional Challenge to Texas' Malpractice Award Cap

$250,000 Per-Person Limit on Pain, Suffering Slammed as Unconstitutional Springs' Wife Previously Filed State Malpractice Lawsuit Over Botched Surgery DALLAS, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- A lawsuit filed today in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texa...

Shrinking of Mt. Kilimanjaros Ice Cap Not Due to Global Warming: Study

The dwindling icecap atop Africas Mount Kilimanjaro cannot be attributed to human induced global warming, an American and an Austrian researcher duo have said in a recent study . "There are dozens, if not hundreds, of photos of midlatitude glaciers you could show where there is absolutely no...

Another Feather in the (Folic) Cap - Folic Acid Foils Hearing Loss

Folic acid, a vital B vitamin is a must in the medicine chest of a pregnant woman. It is well known that deficiency of folic acid could lead to serious birth defects// in the baby. Folic acid is also beneficial in allaying the risk of stroke and heart disease. Now, there appears to be one more feat...

Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy Proved Effective in CAP Cure

Lower serum procalcitonin levels were found to be associated with reduced length of antibiotic treatment for hospitalized patients with community-acquired //pneumonia (CAP) – Study finds. A biomarker of infection, procalcitonin appeared to be a good indicator for early discontinuance of antibio...

TELITHROMYCIN - the proven effective new drug for cap

Community acquired pneumonia other wise known as CAP has been a therapeutic challenge to most of the practising physicians. This is mainly due to the growing resistance of the bacteria causing them to the available antibiotics. Telithromycin (Ketek), a new ketolide antibiotic, is highly effectiv...

The Lupus Foundation of America Applauds New Legislation that Caps Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs

... access to life-saving medications. The proposed legislation imposes a $200 cap on the amount a person could be charged for any one prescription, and a $500 cap on the total amount an individual could be charged for all medications duri...

CIBER Completes Commercial Software Redesign; Awarded New Contract From TeleTracking Technologies

... continuously build and upgrade clients' systems to "competitive advantage status." CIBER is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P Small cap 600 Index. CIBER, the Reliable Global IT Services Partner. www.ciber.com . CIBER Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements Statements c...

Internists tackle key health reform issues

...ieve other policy goals? If so, how should such a cap be designed and linked to other reforms? Should ...ay to at least partially fund such an effort is to cap the tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health in...surance," ACP's monograph says. "Savings from the cap could be directed toward insuring those who do not...

Immigration Attorneys Make Immigration Law & Employment Visas Easier for Foreign Workers, U.S. Employers, Corporations and Corporate Counsel

... in H-1B classification. For the first time in several years, the H-1B visa cap has not been met on the first day that H-1B visas have been available. It remains to be seen for how long the H-1B visa cap remains open and available. Topics covered will include the H-1B cap, whic...

Walk for Parkinson's Disease Scheduled for Saturday September 19, 2009

...ore than 20,000 professionals in 14 countries and is present in over 200 locations in Europe, the US and India. Sogeti is a wholly-owned subsidiary of cap Gemini S.A., listed on the Paris Stock Exchange. For more information please visit www.sogeti.com . #### Read the full story at http://www.prwe...

Medicines Top Source of Kids' Poisonings

...ency room," he noted. Of course, there are things that can be done right now by parents and caregivers, Budnitz said. These include making sure the cap is tightly secured after taking medication and placing the bottle well out of the reach of toddlers. While many overdoses are accidental, the dange...

Pelosi, Democratic Leaders Remarks Today at News Conference on Legislative Accomplishments

...e and can take more risks. There will be a cap on what you pay to the insurance companies each year, but no cap on the benefits that you receive. Do you know any... with diabetes and the rest? They will not have a cap on the benefits they receive and this makes all th...

Zix Corporation Reports Another Record-High Revenue Quarter as Company Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...eployments in 2008 and early 2009 compared with 2007, which led to a decline in deployment fees and a drop in fee revenue after reaching a contractual cap in one customer program. The Company's order backlog (contractually bound service contracts that represent future revenue to be recognized as the ser...

Prescient Medical Receives Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation of the Year Award

...ased, guidewire-deliverable device supports the body's natural healing process and promotes growth of endothelial cells over the lesion's thin fibrous cap to prevent it from rupturing," explained Bhavatharini Rajesh, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan. The vProtect(TM) Luminal Shield recentl...

Pelosi Remarks at Press Conference Today on Health Care Reform and Medical Costs

...merica's Affordable Health Choices Act will mean a cap on your costs, but no cap on your benefits. A cap on your cost, no...

Cord Blood America Highlights Significant 2009 Progress

...e some investor concern," said Matthew Schissler, Chairman and CEO. "I tell investors to take a snapshot of the last six months, not six hours. Micro cap stocks are perhaps not for the faint of heart. We believe we're building a very valuable company and this snapshot of the past six months shows our pr...

Congressmen Mike Ross and Kendrick Meek Introduce Bill to Protect Medicare Patients Who Require Medical Oxygen Therapy at Home

...ts to curb fraud, abuse and waste in Medicare . Repeals the 36-month cap on oxygen , so oxygen can be provided to patients as long as medical need c...s issue would be resolved by the budget-neutral elimination of the 36-month cap on oxygen. Home oxygen providers offer far more than just equipme...

Full Transcript of House Democrats' Press Conference on Introduction of Health Care Legislation

...are; no more rate increases because of pre-existing conditions or because of your gender or where you happen to work. There will be an annual cap on your out-of-pocket expenses. Group rates will be available for individuals who have to purchase insurance for themselves. Guaranteed and affordable...