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Angelman Syndrome Foundation Takes Major Step Toward Furthering Research Efforts

The Angelman Syndrome Foundation, www.angelman.org , announced the formation of the Angelman Treatment and Research Institute (ATRI), which will direct the organization's rapidly increasing research funding. The ATRI will also serve as a hub for more than 30 organizations, researchers and scient...

U.S. Fund for UNICEF and Major League Soccer Kick-Off Partnership to Save Children's Lives

Initiative Encourages Youth Soccer Players to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced their partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS) to create a soccer-focused community outreach program to involv...

Angelman Syndrome Foundation Takes Major Step Toward Furthering Research Efforts

ORLANDO, Fla., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Angelman Syndrome Foundation today announced the formation of the Angelman Treatment and Research Institute (ATRI), which will direct the organization's rapidly increasing research funding. The ATRI will also serve as a hub for more than 30 orga...

Courage Center Welcomes Susan Oswald as Major Gifts Director

MINNEAPOLIS, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Minneapolis-based Courage Center, a nonprofit rehabilitation and resource center for people with disabilities, welcomes Susan Oswald to its development team. In her role as senior director of Major and Planned Gifts she will develop and implement str...

2009 National Ergonomics Conference Schedule Announced, Focus on Productivity & Profitability With Reduced Workforces, All Major Sponsors Renew & New Exhibitors Join the Expo

NEW YORK, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The 15(th) Annual National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition (ErgoExpo), Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, November 17 - 20 will again feature the quality sessions and speakers that have led 99% of attendees to say they'd recommend ErgoExpo to a colleague....

Avoiding Hysterectomy: Major Interventional Radiology E-collection Info Available

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Assembles Major Studies of Uterine Artery Embolization Over Past Two Years; Treatment Replaces Need for Traditional Surgery FAIRFAX, Va., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the first time, the Society of Inter...

Volcano Achieves Major Milestone in Japan Direct Sales Initiative With Signing of Termination Agreement With Goodman

SAN DIEGO, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC ), a leader in the development, manufacturing and sales of products for the diagnosis of coronary and peripheral artery disease, said today it has signed a termination agreement with its largest distributor in Japan, G...

New Urine Drug Test to Detect for 6 Major Drugs, Now Available at Drugstore.com -- 'DrugConfirm' Is a New Revolutionary Urine Drug Test

A new urine drug test kit called DrugConfirm™ is the ideal drug testing solution for individuals that want a fast and accurate instant drug test. Developed by Biotech Company Confirm BioSciences, the cup has a sleek, innovative design and incorporates new Push Button Technology. It’s...

Extreme Heat Causes Major Health Problems for Older Adults

NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As we prepare for hotter, humid weeks ahead and temperatures reach well over 100 degrees in some parts of the country, older adults are at higher risk of health problems if they don't take the proper precautions to protect themselves from the sweltering ...

Contract Talks for 1,800 Security Officers at Kaiser Permanente Break Down - Major Cuts to Worker Healthcare are at Issue

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a bargaining session yesterday with SEIU Property Services Division, the union representing 1,800 security officers at Kaiser Permanente facilities in California and the rest of the nation, talks with Kaiser's security contractor Securitas ended ...

Nation Takes a Big Step Toward Learning Which Medical Treatments Work Best, a Major Advance in Fixing Our Broken Health-Care System

Statement by Peter V. Lee and Debra L. Ness, co-chairs of the Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a major step forward for our nation's health, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) called for more research on 100 illnesses in its new report, "The ...

Beth Israel Medical Center Receives Major American Cancer Society Grant Toward Improving Pain Management in Chinese Cancer Patients

$1.76 Million Grant from the American Cancer Society to Hospital's Nationally Recognized Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care and Asian Services Center NEW YORK, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Beth Israel Medical Center's nationally recognized Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative ...

After Major Ruling on Unsafe Lead Levels in Paint, Experts Reveal How You Can Ensure Your Kids Are Safe

ANAHEIM, Calif., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattel, Inc. and its subsidiary, Fisher-Price, have been fined $2.3 million for importing and selling toys containing high levels of lead. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the toymaker violated a federal ban on lead paint in toys. The co...

Prostate Cancer Patient Receives First RapidArc Radiotherapy Treatment at Major Danish Hospital

HERLEV, Denmark, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A leading Danish cancer hospital has treated its first patient using RapidArc(R) radiotherapy after installing eight advanced radiotherapy treatment machines from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR ) of Palo Alto, California. Herlev Hospital, to the nor...

Report: Asbestos Litigation Disaster for Investors Could Be Repeated With Nanotechnology Unless SEC and FASB Close Eight Major Loopholes Now Preventing Honest Disclosures

Investor Environmental Health Network Analysis Finds Disturbing Asbestos-Nanotech Parallels That Could Saddle Investors with a Major New Round of Costly Mega-Litigation WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Billions of dollars in potential asbestos-like litigation risks for nanotechn...

Mini-Stroke Can Mean Major One Within Hours

If full-blown stroke occurs, it often comes within a day, study shows,,,, MONDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- About half the people who have a major stroke soon after a less serious brain event, such as a transient ischemic attack or "mini-stroke," do so within 24 hours of the minor eve...

Mrs. Lily Safra, President of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation, to Announce Major New Medical Research Initiative During Israel Visit

GENEVA, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mrs. Lily Safra, President of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation, established by her husband Mr. Edmond J. Safra, will visit Israel this week, highlighting the Foundation's ongoing commitment to supporting charitable organizations across the world. During the ...

London, England Fire Department Places Major Order with Draeger

PITTSBURGH, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The London Fire Department has placed a major order with Draeger for both breathing apparatus and monitoring systems. Representing a significant level of investment, even for the UK's largest firefighting service, the order also reflects a major commitment on be...

Sahlgrenska Academy to lead major European project on obesity

The new project is an interdisciplinary research project covering the neurobiological and socio-psychological causes of obesity. It has been awarded EUR 6 million from the EU, corresponding to just over SEK 60 million. The project will gather scientists from seven countries, and will be co-ordinat...

The Gout & Uric Acid Education Society (GUAES) Announces New Survey Results Highlighting Major Gaps in Public Awareness of Gout

New Findings Released on the Third Annual Gout Awareness Day (May 22) NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gout & Uric Acid Education Society announced today that new survey results reveal alarming gaps in the public's awareness of gout, a painful and potentially debilitating form of ar...

Forterus Treatment Center, A Better Tomorrow, Featured in Major Network Program

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forterus Inc. (Pink Sheets: FTER), owner and operator of the "A Better Tomorrow" Treatment Center, Inc. in Murrieta, California, said today that the documentary "Intervention," which features this Forterus facility, will be aired on the A ...

Abbott's XIENCE V(R) Demonstrates Impressive Low Rates of Repeat Procedure, Stent Thrombosis and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Complex, 'Real World' Patients in SPIRIT V Study

Safety and Efficacy Rates in Patients with Challenging Anatomy Consistent with Superior Results from Randomized Clinical Trials BARCELONA, Spain, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New data presented today at EuroPCR from an international, post-approval, single-arm study show that Abbott's mark...

Study Shows NeuroStar TMS Therapy(R) Improved Key Elements of Cognition in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

Unlike Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), NeuroStar TMS Therapy Is Not Associated With Memory Loss SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- New data presented today at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting in San Francisco demonstrated that NeuroStar(R) Transcranial Magnetic Stimul...

Dr. Fred Vagnini to Appear at NYC Major Health Conferences

NEW YORK, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sunday, May 31, health experts, celebrities and entertainers will be at the Pennsylvania Hotel in midtown Manhattan at the annual New York SENIOR EXPO. Among the presenters will be Frederic J. Vagnini MD, FACS. Dr. Vagnini, a cardiovascular specialist whos...

Lexapro Loses First-Line Position for the Treatment of Major Depression

Use of Atypicals In Major Depression Treatment Is Growing, According to a New Report from Decision Resources Patient-Flow Forecasts Between Pristiq and Effexor XR Need to Take Into Account Reimbursement Hurdles WALTHAM, Mass., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world'...

Text Verification Tool 5.0 From Schlafender Hase now Supports all Major Languages of the World

FRANKFURT, Germany, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Schlafender Hase is proudly releasing the latest version of the Text Verification Tool. The patent protected Windows application compares manuscript against artwork files, independent of the text layout. Deviations are marked clearly and...

Study in Nature Medicine establishes major new treatment target in diseased arteries

Removing a single protein prevents early damage in blood vessels from triggering a later-stage, frequently lethal complication of atherosclerosis, according to research published online today in the journal Nature Medicine . By eliminating the gene for a signaling protein called cyclophilin A (Cy...

Is Bailout of Major League Baseball Next? Book Explains How Baseball Like Big Businesses Will Fail

PHILADELPHIA, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Major League Baseball (MLB) has set up the next generation of superstar players to mask legal but banned substances for multi-million dollar opportunities, setting the stage for the destruction of the game as we know it. Sports team management consultant Paul Ma...

Derma Sciences Announces New Contract With Major Medical Products Supplier for Private Label Adhesive Bandages

Contract's Annual Value Estimated to Range from $1.5 Million - $3 Million PRINCETON, N.J., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Derma Sciences (OTC Bulletin Board: DSCI), a manufacturer and marketer of advanced wound care products, today announced it has signed a new contract to supply priva...

Air Products Sells Major Portion of U.S. Healthcare Operations to Walgreens

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD ) today announced it has sold all of its U.S. home infusion therapy services business and some elements of its respiratory and home medical equipment business to OptionCare Enterprises, Inc., a subsidiary of Walgreen Co....

RSM McGladrey and McGladrey & Pullen LLP Announce Major Expansion of Employee Benefits Plan Practice in New York

Audit Partner Ian Benjamin Named EBP Practice Leader NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- RSM McGladrey, Inc. and McGladrey & Pullen, LLP announced today a major expansion in the visibility of the Employee Benefits Plan (EBP) practice in their New York office. The expansion will be led by I...

Wayne State University and Children's Hospital of Michigan Research Team Discover Chemical That Plays a Major Role in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Faculty from the University of Michigan , University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto key collaborators in study DETROIT, April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wayne State University medical researchers recently discovered a chemical that plays a major role in children wi...

Unsung Heroes of Health Care Reform?: $36 Billion in Annual Savings Linked to 'Group Purchasing Organizations' in Major Survey of Over 400 Hospitals

GPOs Are a Proven "Solution at Hand" as President Obama, Congress Explore Health Care Cost Cuts; With Financial Woes of U.S. Hospitals Worsening, More Savings from GPOs Are Possible WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When President Barack Obama and Congress weigh health care refo...

Guidelines for medical home demonstrations released by major physician groups

Washington Four physician membership organizations today released Guidelines for Patient Centered Medical Home Demonstration Projects. The four groups the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the Am...

Nestle Launches Major Initiatives in Nutrition, Water and Rural Development

Creating Shared Value: a business response to global economic and social challenges NEW YORK, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestle today announced three new company initiatives aimed at creating new partnerships with governments, NGOs and small enterprises. The announcement comes as Nestle launch...

China Medicine Corporation Achieves Major Milestone for rADTZ

GUANGZHOU, China, April 24 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Medicine Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CHME; "China Medicine" or "the Company"), a developer and leading distributor of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, traditional Chinese medicines ("TCM"), nutritional and dietary-sup...

American Cancer Society Launches Major Brand Revitalization Effort to Help Broaden Consumer Understanding and Connections

Introducing "The Official Sponsor Of Birthdays(TM)" ATLANTA, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Cancer Society is launching a major brand revitalization effort focused on helping people better connect with the organization and understand all it has to offer to defeat cancer. Although the A...

AUDIO from Medialink and Forest Pharmaceuticals: FDA Approves Lexapro for Major Depressive Disorder in Adolescents

NEW YORK, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Adolescence is a challenging time that is full of changes, during which, some teenagers may experience a debilitating illness known as depression. The good news is that depression is treatable. Here's more about a treatment newly approved for adolescents dealing ...

Calif. Nurses to Gather for First Major Hearing on Bill to Establish Guaranteed Healthcare for All Californians

California One of Eight States Considering Similar Bills OAKLAND, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee will join the first major hearing this year, in the Senate Health Committee tomorrow, on a bill that would...

Omega-3 fatty acids may benefit cancer patients undergoing major operations

New research from Trinity College Dublin published in this month's Annals of Surgery points to a potentially significant advance in the treatment of patients undergoing major cancer surgery. The study was carried out by the oesophageal research group at Trinity College Dublin and St James's Hosp...