United in Medical News

The Organic Center Refutes Misleading Nutritional Claims Made by United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Agency Report on Health Value of Organic Foods

BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by The Organic Center -- We (The Organic Center) strongly refute the claim made by Dr. Alan Dangour and his U.K. colleagues that the nutritional benefits of organic food are 'not important.' Left unchallenged...

Transcept Pharmaceuticals to Hold Conference Call on Agreement with Purdue Pharmaceutical Products L.P. to Commercialize Intermezzo(R) in the United States

PT. RICHMOND, Calif., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSPT ) will host a conference call to discuss its exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Purdue Pharmaceutical Products L.P. to commercialize Intermezzo ((R)) (zolpidem t...

Call to the Youth of America: Palms for Life Fund Launches Film Competition to Document Hunger in the United States

A new national short film contest, Faces of Hunger in America, will award prizes to young filmmakers, 25 years of age and under, who document in their own communities the increasingly widespread problem of hunger in America. The top three winners will receive cash prizes of $5,000, $3,500 and $1,...

MULTAQ(R) (dronedarone) for Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter Now Available in the United States

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY ) announced today that MULTAQ((R)) (dronedarone) 400 mg Tablets is now available in pharmacies in the United States. MULTAQ is an anti-arrhythmic drug indicated to reduce the risk of c...

President Obama Announces Intention to Sign United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Impacts Accessible ICT

RICHMOND, Va., July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Obama today announced his intention to sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, marking an evolution in the perception of disability as a human rights issue as opposed to a health or social welfa...

RF Technologies Achieves Premier Certification From Cisco in United States

BROOKFIELD, Wis., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- RF Technologies announced today it has achieved Premier Certification from Cisco(R). To earn Premier Certification, RF Technologies had to meet standards for networking competency, service, support and customer satisfaction set forth by Cisc...

Caroline W. Nahas Named New Corporate Board Chair for United Way of Greater Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- United Way of Greater Los Angeles today announced that Caroline W. Nahas, managing director of the Southern California region of Korn/Ferry International, has been appointed as the new volunteer chair of the organization's corporate board of...

Tampa Bay Doctor Agrees to Pay United States $1.7 Million to Resolve Medicare Fraud Allegations

WASHINGTON, July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Gabriel DeCandido, a physician practicing internal medicine in Largo, Fla., has agreed to pay the United States $1.7 million to settle allegations that he defrauded the Medicare program, the Department of Justice announced today. ...

Biopure Files Voluntary Petition for Relief Under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Biopure Corporation (Nasdaq: BPUR ) announced today that it has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts. Biopure...

Pelosi Statement on Appointment of Dr. Regina Benjamin as Surgeon General of the United States

WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on President Obama's appointment of Dr. Regina Benjamin as Surgeon General of the United States . "Dr. Regina Benjamin will come to her new position as Surgeon General a...

iCRco Wins Government CR Contract with United States Coast Guard

iCRco, the Innovative CR Company just completed it's first install of an iCR3600 computed radiography system aboard the Coast Guard Cutter HEALY (WAGB - 20) prior to its voyage on July 7th, 2009. (PRWEB) July 12, 2009 -- iCRco, the Innovative CR Company just completed i...

Americans United for Life: Ninth Circuit Ruling on Pharmacists Endangers Fundamental Freedoms

CHICAGO, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fundamental American freedoms suffered a blow on Wednesday when the Ninth Circuit ruled that an administrative rule of the Washington Board of Pharmacy took precedence over individual freedom of conscience. The Ninth Circuit's decision i...

Americans United for Life President to Testify at Sotomayor Senate Judiciary Hearing

WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans United for Life (AUL) announced today that its President & CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest has been called to testify at the confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, which begin on Monday, July 13. AUL President Charmaine Yoest said...

Specialty Hospitals of Washington Adds Additional Skilled Nursing Facility Beds at United Medical Center in South East DC

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Specialty Hospitals of America (SHA) and the Specialty Hospital of Washington (SHW) announced today the official opening of new beds in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) at UMC in South East DC. "All residents of Washington, no matter where t...

Burger: Labor United to Renew American Dream for America's Workers

WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Change to Win chair Anna Burger issued the following statement today regarding the united efforts of the labor movement to fight for economic justice and progressive social change. "The labor movement is united in purpose and principle. We stood togeth...

Detroit Medical Center to Partner With my1HIE(R) and Link With United Physicians and Olympia Physician Groups

DETROIT, July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Detroit Medical Center (DMC), with eight hospitals and more than 3,000 physicians, has announced an agreement today with my 1HIE(R) (My One Health Information Exchange). The DMC commitment and affiliation with my 1HIE(R) is further proof that techn...

Vietnamese drug authority teams with United States standards-setting organization

Rockville, Md., June 29, 2009 As Viet Nam's industrial capabilities have developed rapidly in recent decades, government officials have recognized the importance of helping to secure the nation's supply of medicines. In an important milestone addressing this need, the Vietnamese Pharmacopoeia Com...

Americans United for Life Applauds Fourth Circuit Protecting Women and Children by Upholding Virginia Partial Birth Abortion Statute

WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a 6-5 decision in Richmond Medical Center v. Herring , the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Virginia's ban on partial birth infanticide -- a law that mirrors the federal ban on partial-birth abortion. Americans United for Life (...

DaVita Celebrates the Opening of Its 1,500th Outpatient Kidney Care Clinic in the United States

DENVER , June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA ), a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), today announced its 1,500th outpatient dialysis and kidney care clinic in the United States has opened in Gulf Shores, Alabama...

The United Nations Foundation Joins White House Initiative to Encourage Public Service

The UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign will host a DC event on June 23rd Washington, D.C. (Vocus) June 23, 2009 -- This week and throughout the summer, millions of people across the country will respond to the call to service made by President Barack Obama and Fi...

Mary Harned Joins Americans United for Life, Set to Oppose Sotomayor Confirmation

WASHINGTON, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former Chief Counsel on the Judiciary Committee staff of Senator Tom Coburn, Mary Harned has joined Americans United for Life (AUL) as Of Counsel to assist in spearheading America's oldest national pro-life organization through its efforts to coun...

YWCAs to Promote United We Serve Initiative June 22 - September 11

WASHINGTON, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The YWCA USA applauds President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama's new national service initiative, United We Serve , that calls on Americans to participate in community service this summer, and to make service a way of life to volunteer and improve t...

Davis Vision, United Concordia Dental and The Pittsburgh Pirates Team Up to Provide Free Dental and Vision Screenings

June 29 Event at PNC Park Targets Pittsburgh Children PITTSBURGH, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A partnership between Davis Vision, United Concordia Dental and the Pittsburgh Pirates organization began several years ago, but this year it will have an even greater impact on the communit...

Teamsters Call on United Way to Aid Frontline Blood Drive Workers

Red Cross Executives Put Profits Before Safety WASHINGTON, June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today called on the United Way and its Board of Directors to support frontline blood drive workers employed by the American Red Cross, one of the United Way's pr...

Leading Healthcare Group Selects Varian Medical Systems to Supply Cancer Treatment Technology for Treatment Centers Across the Western United States

Providence Health and Services (PH&S) Enters into Three-Year Agreement with Varian PALO ALTO, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR ) and Providence Health and Services (PH&S) have signed a three-year agreement for Varian to provide PH&S ...

SANYO Donates Systems Effective vs. Flu to United Nations Organization Affiliate - World Association of Former United Nations Internes and Fellows (WAFUNIF)

Donation accepted as WHO declares H1N1 first pandemic in 41 years Help Goodwill Ambassadors Provide Clean Air to Those in Need; Plans to Bring Products to North America NEW YORK, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- SANYO Biomedical and Environmental Solutions (SANYO), a division of SANYO North Amer...

Americans United for Life Action Says the House-Approved Bill to Promote Abortion Overseas is a 'Grave Injustice'

WASHINGTON, June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives voted 235-187 to approve H.R. 2410, the Foreign Relations Reauthorization Act, which creates a new "Office for Global Women's Issues" and directs that this office coordinate and support efforts regarding ...

XTENT, Inc. Receives Conditional Approval for Investigational Device Exemption of Custom NX(R) Drug Eluting Stent System from United States Food and Drug Administration

MENLO PARK, Calif., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XTENT, Inc. (Nasdaq: XTNT ) today announced that the Company received conditional approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) authorizing it to begin its pivotal clinical pro...

Leading Patient Advocacy Organizations United on Health Care Reform Principles

WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Forty-eight leading national patient organizations have called on President Obama and members of Congress to enact health care reform that guarantees effective and affordable health and long-term care coverage for all Americans. In a statement iss...

Americans United for Life: Obama Nominates Avowed Judicial Activist Judge Who Undermines Common Ground

Sotomayor Wants to Set Policy, Will Perpetuate Role of Supreme Court as "National Abortion Control Board" WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans United for Life (AUL) President & CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest reacted to President Barack Obama nominating Sonia Sotomayor to r...

Americans United for Life on Sotomayor Nomination

WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans United for Life (AUL) President & CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest reacted to President Barack Obama nominating Sonia Sotomayor to replace Justice Souter on the United States Supreme Court, stating: "For all the President's talk of finding ...

Bill Saunders Joins Americans United for Life, Set to Expand Efforts to Protect Human Life Internationally

WASHINGTON, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- William L. "Bill" Saunders today joined Americans United for Life (AUL) as Senior Counsel. Mr. Saunders will be leading the development of an international edition of AUL's definitive legal guide Defending Life and contributing ...

Americans United for Life Memo Urges Senators to Consider New Abortion Polling Data Showing Majorities of all Parties Oppose Judicial Activism, Support Abortion Regulations

WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans United for Life (AUL) today sent a letter to all U.S. Senate members urging them to consider new abortion polling data when they evaluate the President's Supreme Court nominee. The data reveal that Democrats, Republicans, and Independe...

Americans United for Life Announces Legal Prospectus on Probable Supreme Court Nominees

WASHINGTON , May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans United for Life (AUL) announces today a new legal prospectus on the probable "short list" of President Obama's Supreme Court nominees, and their records on life issues. AUL is the nation's first national pro-life organization and ...

.decimal, Inc. Gains 510k Clearance from the FDA to Market its p.d(TM) Software for Bolus Electron Conformal Therapy in the United States

SANFORD, Fla., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- .decimal, leading manufacturer of patient-specific medical devices, gains 510k clearance to release the software necessary for the delivery of Bolus Electron Conformal Therapy (Bolus ECT(TM)), an advanced form of patient-specific electron therapy. Treating wit...

Palomar Medical to Market Quantel's SINON Tattoo Removal Laser in the United States and Canada

BURLINGTON, Mass., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTI ), a leading researcher and developer of light-based systems for cosmetic treatments, announced today that it has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Quantel SA (Euronext: QUA), a leading ...

Accessible Air Travel Guide for People With Disabilities From United Spinal Association

NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association ( www.UnitedSpinal.org ) has released an updated version of the Accessible Air Travel -- A Guide for People With Disabilities with expanded regulations for the Air Carrier Access Act -- the law that mandates air travel accessi...

Intercell Executes Multi-Year Contract for Supply of IXIARO(R) to the United States Military

- Exclusive, multi-year contract executed by Intercell and U.S. Department of Defense for purchase of IXIARO(R) - First sales of IXIARO under this military contract expected soon VIENNA, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Intercell AG (VSE: ICLL; OTC Bulletin Board: INRLY) announced today t...

Increased food intake alone explains the increase in body weight in the United States

Amsterdam, the Netherlands: New research that uses an innovative approach to study, for the first time, the relative contributions of food and exercise habits to the development of the obesity epidemic has concluded that the rise in obesity in the United States since the 1970s was virtually all du...

Isolagen Receives Bridge Financing to Allow it to Seek Debtor-in-Possession Financing in Connection With a Possible Filing Under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code

Isolagen Common Stock to be halted from trading on the NYSE Amex EXTON, Pa., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isolagen(TM), Inc. (NYSE Amex: ILE ) today announced that the Company has entered into secured promissory notes and security agreements (the "Notes") with eight lenders pursuant to w...