Global in Medical News

WebMD to Present at the Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD ) and HLTH Corporation (Nasdaq: HLTH ) today announced that executives of WebMD are scheduled to participate at the Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 1...

Transition Therapeutics to Present at Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference

TORONTO, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Transition Therapeutics Inc. ("Transition" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TTHI , TSX:TTH) today announced that Dr. Tony Cruz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the upcoming Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference. Dr. Cruz's pr...

Inverness Medical Innovations to Present at the Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference on August 11, 2009

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (NYSE: IMA ), a global leader in enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home through the merger of rapid diagnostics and health management, announced today that it will attend the Canaccord ...

Osteotech to Present at the Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference

EATONTOWN, N.J., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Osteotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTE ), a leader in the emerging field of biologic products for regenerative healing, announced today that its management team is scheduled to present at the Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference at th...

Cyberonics to Present at Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference

HOUSTON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cyberonics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX ) today announced that Greg Browne, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference in Boston on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 10:00 AM EDT. Presentation slid...

Genomic Health to Present at Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX ) today announced that Kim Popovits, Genomic Health's Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference in Boston, on Thursday, August 13 ...

Clarient to Present at Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference on Wednesday, August 12th

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Clarient, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLRT ), a premier technology and services resource for pathologists, oncologists and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced that it is scheduled to make an investor presentation at the Ca...

Cadence Pharmaceuticals' CEO Theodore Schroeder to Present at the Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference in Boston on August 11, 2009

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADX ), a biopharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and commercializing proprietary product candidates principally for use in the hospital setting, announced today that the company's ...

CMC Limited and FileVision LLC Announce Partnership to Provide Business Productivity Solutions to a Global Market

ATLANTA, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- CMC Limited and FileVision LLC announced today their partnership to facilitate the delivery of enterprise content management (ECM) and business process automation (BPA) solutions to the global enterprise market. The direct relationship between FileVision's prod...

Isis Pharmaceuticals to Present at Canaccord Adams' 29th Annual Global Growth Conference

CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIS ), the leader in antisense therapeutics, today announced that management will present a company overview at the 29th Annual Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, ...

Gen-Probe to Webcast Presentation at the Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO ) announced today that the Company will present at the Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time (11:30 a.m. Pacific time). The present...

New Policies Protect Employers, Workers Who Choose Global Health Care

COLUMBIA, S.C., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amid rising health care costs, U.S. companies increasingly are weighing the money-saving benefits of including international medical travel coverage in their employee health plans. Some of those employers also are concerned about possibl...

NxStage to Present at the Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference

LAWRENCE, Mass., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM ), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced that Jeffrey H. Burbank, Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference on Tue...

Chinese women join global breast cancer trial

Breast cancer patients have for the first time been recruited from China to take part in an international trial of breast radiotherapy. Researchers will evaluate how effective the treatment is for women who have had a mastectomy. Radiotherapy works by destroying cancer cells in the treated a...

Top-Five Global Pharmaceutical Company Names NewCardio as its Provider of Automated Thorough QT Solution

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NewCardio, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: NWCI) a cardiac diagnostic and services company, today announced that a top-five pharmaceutical company has named NewCardio's QTinno(TM) software suite, NewCardio's first commercial product,...

Labopharm to present at Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference

LAVAL, QC, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Labopharm Inc. (TSX: DDS; NASDAQ: DDSS ) today announced that James R. Howard-Tripp, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will present at the Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference at the InterContinental Boston, on Tuesday, August 11,...

Abbott and Medtronic Reach Agreement on Global Patent Disputes

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT ) announced today a settlement resolving all outstanding intellectual property litigation between the two parties. Under the terms of the settlement, Medtronic will pay Abbott $400 million. The settlement al...

The International Association of Fire Fighters and Masimo Team Up on a New Global Campaign to Raise Awareness of Carbon Monoxide-Related Death and Injury Risks for Fire Fighters

IRVINE, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and Masimo jointly announced the launch of a new international health and safety initiative aimed at educating fire fighters about the duty-related dangers of carbo...

WIN Global Poll Finds Concern Of Swine Flu Decreasing Despite Not Being Prepared For A Pandemic

WIN (Worldwide Independent Network) poll finds concern for swine flu diminishing even though public feels a lack of preparation for a pandemic. While Swine Flu is still a viable illness globally, less than one-third of respondents across 19 countries stated that it is a concern. ...

New global subsidy for malaria medicines must ensure quality of care

A new subsidy designed to increase access to life-saving antiretrovirals must remain focused on quality patient care if it is to succeed, argues Tido von Schoen-Angerer and colleagues in this week's open access journal PLoS Medicine . The subsidy, called the Affordable Medicines Facilitymalaria...

Shifting Scientific, Health Priorities and Global Economic Downturn Impact Investment in HIV Prevention R&D

New r eport finds first decline in HIV vaccine R&D investment in a decade CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report on investment in HIV prevention research in 2008 finds that HIV vaccine research funding levels decreased for t...

Ready? AIM! Target Success! AIM Expands Global Reach Through Innovative Corporate Portal ... from Web to Enterprise 2.0

ATLANTA, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A global leader in strategy and technology consulting, AIM delivers value and innovation to public and private sector organizations worldwide. Expanding its global footprint, the AIM corporate portal ( http://www.aim-llc.net ) is "all about enterprise solu...

Hologic to Present at the 29th Annual Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference

BEDFORD, Mass., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX ) today announced that Glenn Muir, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 29th Annual Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference in Boston, MA on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern). Interested p...

Global Health Council Welcomes President Obama's Call in Ghana for Comprehensive Global Health Strategy

ACCRA, Ghana, July 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Global Health Council welcomes President Obama's call during remarks today to the Ghanaian Parliament in Accra, Ghana, for an integrated and comprehensive American response to the health issues facing Africa. The president's remarks came a...

Global AIDS Alliance Calls on President Obama to Honor His Campaign Promises on Global AIDS and Education

WASHINGTON, July 08 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the eve of President Obama's visit to Ghana, Global AIDS Alliance executive director Dr. Paul Zeitz called on the President to honor his campaign promises on U.S. responses to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic and on education of the world's children....

Insite Security Partners With WorldClinic to Offer Global Medical Support to Clients

NEW YORK, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Insite Security Inc. and WorldClinic have partnered to create a revolutionary approach to medical care and security for large companies and high net worth individuals and families. Founded by former Secret Service agent and litigator Christopher Falkenberg, In...

Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Be Ready for attracting Patients in States (Hold Korea Global Healthcare Conference with CKMP)

Korea Health Industry Development Institute (President Kim, Bup-Wan, KHIDI) and Council for Korea Medicine Overseas Promotion (President Sung, Sangchul, CKMP) will hold Korea Global Healthcare Conference to make promotion and exposure to attract patients in U.S. from July 16 to 18, 2009 in New Yo...

Bill Johnstone Named Senior Vice President of Crawford's Global Technical Services for the Americas

ATLANTA, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crawford Canada's Bill Johnstone has been named senior vice president of Crawford & Company's (NYSE: CRDA ; CRDB) Global Technical Services (GTS) for the Americas, a newly created position designed to more effectively coordinate and grow this market-...

Food crisis and global health workshop July 14-16

The worldwide economic downturn has exacerbated a global food crisis that started in 2007, leading to a significant increase in the number of people who are malnourished. The Institute of Medicine will convene top experts at a three-day workshop to explore the implications of the food crisis on n...

Quest International Repeats Win as Siemens Healthcare Best Global Supplier of the Year

IRVINE, Calif., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest International, Inc. announced it was once again the recipient of the biennially-conferred Siemens Healthcare's Best Global Supplier of the Year Award. This is the second consecutive year the Irvine, California-based company was presented with the award...

CSC to Kick Off National Blood Drive Campaign July 8 at Global Headquarters in Virginia

FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC (NYSE: CSC ) today announced that it will kick off a national blood drive campaign on July 8 in conjunction with the American Red Cross at CSC's new global headquarters in Falls Church, Va. The event continues CSC's 50th anniversary celebration and m...

Register Now For HBA Global Expo & Conference

NEW YORK, July, 2 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT : 17th Annual HBA Global Expo & Conference WHEN : September 15-17, 2009 WHERE : Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY HOW : Register at www.hbaexpo.com WHY : HBA Global Expo is the leading p...

Euro RSCG Life Acquires Medicom Group to Further Strengthen Its Global and European Medical Education Offering

LONDON, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Euro RSCG Life, the world's largest fully integrated global health marketing and communications group, today announced the acquisition of Medicom Group, a UK-based medical communication agency. Medicom Group, headquartered in West London, UK, has twice been name...

Global Autoimmune Disease Therapeutics Market to Reach $50 Billion by 2015, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Autoimmune Disease Therapeutics market. With the global incidence and prevalence of autoimmune diseases increasing, the market for drugs used in the treatment of these diseases is expected to flourish in the near future. Key factors dr...

UN Gathering of Global Experts to Address Current Crisis in Family Planning

UNITED NATIONS, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family planning experts from around the world warn that the lack of funding for family planning is stalling development efforts in poor countries. Countries facing large population growth are especially at risk. With populations expected to m...

University of Maryland Company Trauma Solutions Named Finalist in $250K Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Cisco Systems Global Business Plan Competition

COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trauma Solutions, a company developing the first and only synthetic, hemostatic material capable of simultaneously inducing blood clotting and delivering therapeutics, has been named a finalist in the $250K Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Cisco Sys...

Medicsight Announces Global Agreement With Alma IT Systems

NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medicsight PLC, a subsidiary of MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: MGT ) and an industry leader in the development of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) and image analysis software, which assists radiologists in the early detection of disease, is pl...

Milestone Scientific Expands Global Sales Strategy to Enhance Penetration of International Dental Markets

LIVINGSTON, N.J., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Milestone Scientific Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLSS), the recognized leader in advanced injection technologies, today announced that it is refining its marketing strategy to gain greater access to and penetration of the international dental marke...

Dr. Susan Blumenthal, Meridian International Center's Global Health Chair, Named Health Leader of the Year

WASHINGTON, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A., Chair of Meridian International Center's Global Health Program, received the 2009 Health Leader of the Year Award on June 3rd in Atlanta from the Commissioned Officers Association of the ...

Anglo American's Coal Division in South Africa Wins Global Business Coalition Award for top International Workplace HIV and AIDS Programme

WASHINGTON DC, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anglo Coal South Africa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo American, has been recognised by the Global Business Coalition (GBC) on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for its pioneering workplace program focused on tackling HIV and AIDS in South...