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Watson Announces Limited Recall Of Fentanyl Transdermal System

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI ), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that one lot of 100 mcg/hr Fentanyl Transdermal System patches sold in the United States is being voluntarily recalled from who...

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...

Earlier HIV antiviral treatment can be cost effective in areas of limited resources

Early initiation of lifesaving antiretroviral therapies should be the standard of care for all HIV-infected patients, even those in countries with limited medical and financial resources, according to a study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Desmond Tutu HIV Centr...

Organ Transplant Waiting Lists Not Limited to In-State Residents...Steve Jobs' Liver Transplant Showcases Travel Option for Organ Transplant

New Orleans ' Ochsner Medical Center Offers Short Wait Times & High Survival for Liver Transplants NEW ORLEANS, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ( www.ochsner.org/transplant ) - It's a little known fact that California resident and Founder/CEO of Apple, Inc., Steve Jobs, has br...

Cooper Martin Unveils Innovative, Stylish Recovery Clothing for Those with Limited Mobility

NEW YORK, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooper Martin, LLC unveils a first in healthcare apparel -- an original, innovative line of medical and recovery care clothing that is both high style and high performance. Featuring ACTIVE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY(TM), Cooper Martin clothing is ideal for those unde...

K-State Researchers and Their Partners Making it Easier for Rural Kansans of All Ages to Stay Healthy Despite Limited Access to Facilities Like Bike Trails, Gyms

MANHATTAN, Kan., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With fresh air and wide-open spaces, rural communities may seem like hotbeds for healthy living. Limited access to walking trails, bicycle-friendly streets and gyms tell another story. "I take for granted having a bowling alley or a skate...

The Female Health Company / HLL Lifecare Limited Receive National AIDS Control Organization of India Order for 1.5 Million FC2 Female Condoms

CHICAGO, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Female Health Company (NYSE Alternext: FHC) which manufactures and markets the FC1 and FC2 Female Condoms(R), today announces that its technical collaboration with HLL Lifecare Limited (HLL) (formerly Hindustan Latex Limited) has been successful in w...

Helen of Troy Limited Announces Closing of Global Infusium Brand Acquisition From Procter & Gamble

EL PASO, Texas, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Helen of Troy Limited (Nasdaq: HELE ), designer, developer and worldwide marketer of brand-name personal care and household consumer products, today announced the March 31, 2009 closing of its previously reported agreement to acquire the global I...

Non-safety-related voluntary market withdrawal of a limited portion of DAYTRANA(R) (methylphenidate transdermal system) patches announced

PHILADELPHIA, March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, Nasdaq: SHPGY ), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced today a voluntary market withdrawal/recall of thirty-nine (39) lots of the ADHD patch DAYTRANA (the lots of DAYTRANA patches affected by this action ar...

Ireland's Allergy Standards Limited Adds Two New U.S. Names to Line-Up of Companies Making Allergy-Certified Consumer Products

Forbo Flooring Systems and Amway Corporation now Offering Allergy-certified Products DUBLIN and WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergy Standards Ltd. (ASL), an Ireland-based, physician-led global certification company, today announced that Forbo Flooring Systems and Amway Corporation ha...

Ansell Limited Launching a New Global Website

RED BANK, New Jersey, BRUSSELS and MELBOURNE, January 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ansell Limited has launched a new global corporate website. With over a century of expertise, the global leader in healthcare barrier protective solutions is now rethinking its presence on the web. The new http...

Virgin Mobile USA Launches Limited Edition Pink Flare Handset to Benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R)

Best Buy is Exclusive Retail Partner WARREN, N.J., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM ) announced today that it is joining the fight against breast cancer with the launch of the LG Pink Flare limited edition handset, available exclusively at Best Buy stores natio...

TransMedia Group Retained by Renowned Plastic Surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Lagrasso to Share Beauty Trends, Warnings and Medical Perspective Previously Limited to the Rich and Famous

JUPITER, Fla., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Jeffrey LaGrasso ( www.LaGrassoMD.com ), Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Craniofacial Surgeon, has retained TransMedia Group so that he can share the latest medical techniques, trends and warnings, not only with his elite clientele, but with men a...

North Shore-LIJ Health System Exposure With Madoff Securities Limited to $5.7M

GREAT NECK, N.Y., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is a statement from Michael Dowling, president and CEO of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, in regards to its financial exposure with Madoff Securities: The North Shore-LIJ Health System's financial exposure with Madoff Sec...

School Soda Ban Has Limited Effect

Eliminating sugary beverages did not affect overall consumption, study finds THURSDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that cutting sodas and other sugar-sweetened drinks from school cafeteria menus will have little effect on teens' overall consumption of the beverage...

Mobile Imaging Innovator, Mobile Diagnostic Centers LP, Appoints New CEO : Mobile Imaging Development's Limited Partnership, Mobile Diagnostic Centers LP. Has Appointed Patrick McNamara as CEO

Mobile Imaging Development, LLC, a mobile imaging management company today announces that its limited partnership, Mobile Diagnostic Centers has appointed Patrick McNamara as Chief Executive Officer. LAS VEGAS (Business Wire EON) October 31, 2008 -- Mobile Diagnostic ...

Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited Secures Their Position as the Largest Omega-3 EPA/DHA Ingredient Supplier in the World

Proving Bigger Really is Better HALIFAX, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ - Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited (ONC), supplier of MEG-3(R) brand Omega-3 EPA/DHA from fish oil to the food and dietary supplement industries is pleased to announce their capacity expansion. The $19 million investment secures ONC...

Targeted radiation therapy can control limited cancer spread

Precisely targeted radiation therapy can eradicate all evidence of disease in selected patients with cancer that has spread to only a few sites, suggests the first published report from an ongoing clinical trial. In the August 15, 2008, issue of Clinical Cancer Research, (published online Aug...

MedexSupply Announces the Release of the ADC Limited Edition Pink Ribbon Stethoscope, With Proceeds Being Donated to Breast Cancer Research

Medexsupply, ( http://www.medexsupply.com ) a national leader in the supply of medical instruments and equipment announced the release of the ADC 603 Limited Edition Pink Ribbon stethoscope to the health market. The company will donate a portion of the proceeds from their versatile, new stethosco...

Watson Announces Limited Recall of Fentanyl Transdermal System

CORONA, Calif., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that one lot of 75 mcg/hr Fentanyl Transdermal System patches sold in the United States is being voluntarily recalled from wholesalers and pharmacies. The recalled p...

Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact

Finding could offer doctors a chance to treat the disorder earlier,, WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- While poor eye contact has long been a suspected sign of possible autism, researchers at Yale University have used "eye-mapping technology" to prove that children with autism don'...

VendorClear™ Announces Limited Release of New Products for Healthcare Facilities and Vendor Representatives

In response to overwhelming industry interest in new products introduced at the AHRMM08 Annual Conference & Exhibition, VendorClear™ announces that VendorCam™ and VendorReserve™ will now be available for purchase on limited release. Eden Prairie, M...

Electronic Medical Records Are No Longer Limited to Physicians with Deep Pockets

LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Webahn Inc. announces the launch of an online electronic medical records application -- Capzule.com. This new system makes it affordable for small physician groups to make the switch. *(LOGO Link: Send2Press.com/mediaboom/08-0715-Capzule_72dpi....

New AARP Report Finds Older Americans Have Limited Access to Home and Community-Based Services Under Medicaid

In Pennsylvania, 90 percent of Medicaid LTC funds for older people spent on nursing homes WASHINGTON, July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report by AARP's Public Policy Institute finds mixed results and promising signs among state government efforts to balance long-term care (LTC) option...

Sex offenders register provides limited protection for children

Researchers say that while police are using their resources to combat Internet sex offences - which are much easier to secure convictions for - the majority of men alleged to have directly sexually abused a child are still avoiding prosecution. Currently only one in 10 men alleged to have committe...

Insurance Company Includes Global Network Option in Limited Benefit Plans

COLUMBIA, S.C., June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BasicPlus Health Insurance of Roswell, Ga., announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Companion Global Healthcare Inc. of Columbia, S.C., to include a network of accredited, overseas hospitals in its most popular limited benefi...

Medicsight Announces Appointment of NM Rothschild & Sons Limited as Corporate Adviser

Company announces appointment of Nomura Code Securities Limited as Nominated Adviser and sole broker NEW YORK, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medicsight PLC, a subsidiary of MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (Amex: MGT ) (the "Company"), and an industry leader in the develo...

Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits

Therapy does not appear to help quality of life for lung cancer linked to asbestos,, THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Adding chemotherapy to other treatments being giving to patients with mesothelioma, a lung cancer usually linked to asbestos exposure, does not appear to improve ei...

The SCOOTER Store Donates Power Chairs to Two Army Veterans With Limited Mobility

Gift of Mobility Helps Two Veteran Servicemen Enjoy Extracurricular Activities EDISON, N.J., April 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- These days, scores of U.S. soldiers return from Iraq with debilitating injuries. But there are many more veterans still struggling with disabilities resulting fr...

ProGenTech Limited Appoints Executive Management Team

EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- ProGenTech, a life sciences company based in Shanghai, China and Emeryville, CA is please to announce that it has made several executive management appointments to build out its global senior management team. Dr. Paul Richardson has joined ProGenT...

Routinely used diagnostic approaches: only limited diagnostic sensitivity for bile duct cancer?

Surgery is the only curative treatment in patients with bile duct cancer. To develop a therapeutic concept a reliable diagnostic procedure is of great importance in these patients. Due to longitudinal tumor growth along the bile duct, imaging techniques including ultrasound, computed tomography, ...

Treatment Combo for Pancreatic Cancer Has Limited Benefit

Chemo/chemoradiation therapy extended survival but not significantly TUESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- In patients who had surgery for pancreatic cancer, adding the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine to chemoradiation prolonged survival, but the improvement was not statistically signif...

Lumping different countries together -- why the 2008 EPI is of limited use

This release is available in German . Davos/Leipzig. For countries without their own environmental monitoring systems, the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) can be useful for working out where there is a need for action in environmental policy making. However, within the European ...

Venture Global Limited Introduces an Innovative Anti-Cellphone Radiation Sticker Named 'VEGO Power Blocker'

HONG KONG, Feb. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Venture Global Limited unveils the VEGO Power Blocker, the ultimate solution for cellphone radiation pollution. With VEGO Power Blocker, cellphone users could get away from the hazards of cellphone radiation. Be Protected, VEGO Power Blocker Kills th...

Gap Launches Limited Edition Gap (PRODUCT) RED(TM) Mulberry Bag for Valentine's Day

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gap, with the help of influential fashion stylist Katie Grand, has partnered with British luxury handbag brand Mulberry to create a new version of Mulberry's iconic Roxanne bag for the Gap (PRODUCT) RED(TM) collection. The bag was first released...

Testosterone supplementation for older men appears to have limited benefit

Older men with low testosterone levels who received testosterone supplementation increased lean body mass and decreased body fat, but were no stronger and had no improvement in mobility or cognition compared with men who did not use the supplement, according to a study in the January 2 issue of JA...

Home-Based Senior Care Program Has Limited Benefits

Overhaul of Medicare financing system may be needed, experts say TUESDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- An intensive, home-based program to improve medical care for low-income seniors produced mixed results, a geriatrics team reports. Failure to get better outcomes indicates the need ...

Modeling Simulation Predicts Potential Negative Impact on U.S. Blood Supply if ESA Use Limited for Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia

ATLANTA, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A new analysis presented today at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 49th Annual Meeting and Exposition predicts that limiting the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) for chemotherapy-induced anemia (CIA) would place considerable pressure on t...

Enstar Group Limited Announces Acquisition

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enstar Group Limited ("Enstar") (Nasdaq: ESGR ) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Enstar Australia Holdings Pty Limited, had entered into a definitive agreement for the purchase from AMP Limited ("AMP") of AMP's Australian-b...

New AHRQ Tools Help Pharmacies Better Serve Patients With Limited Health Literacy

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today announced two new tools to help pharmacies provide better quality services to people with limited health literacy. The tools are titled, Is Our ...