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China Pharma Events Keep Growing For UBM

MAARSSEN, The Netherlands, Aug. 6: /PRNewswire/ -- Numbers were impressive at June's CPhI China , with ICSE China and P-MEC China - which together form Asia 's biggest annual networking opportunity for the pharma ingredients, services and production equipment communities. ...

Upcoming Beckman Coulter Investor Events Second Half of 2009

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC ), a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of products that simplify, automate, and innovate complex biomedical testing, announces upcoming company presentations and investor events. Please mark your...

Reglan Adverse Events More Than Doubled from 2006 to 2008

Recent data from the Food and Drug Administration’s Adverse Event Reporting System reveals that new cases of tardive dyskinesia or other movement disorders reported by users of Reglan (or its generic version, metoclopramide) more than doubled between 2006 and 2008. In February 2009, the F...

Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group's CEO Gives Shareholders a Summary of Events for First Half of 2009 and Announces Teleconference Call on July 9th to Discuss Future Strategy

PALM CITY, Fla., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Connectyx (Pink Sheets: CTYX) - Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that Connectyx's CEO, Ronn Schuman, has issued an open letter to shareholders available for viewing on the Company's Web site at www.connectyx.com...

Chopra Center Co-Founder and Best-Selling Author David Simon, M.D., Will Lead Two Special Events in New York City This June

This spring in the center of the universe, Dr. David Simon will teach stressed New Yorkers how to heal anxiety and experience greater physical health and emotional well-being. New York City, NY (PRWEB) June 18, 2009 -- Renowned mind-body physician and co-founder of the...

Japan Pharma Events Rise to Market Challenge

MAARSSEN, Netherlands, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- CPhI Japan - with ICSE Japan and P-MEC Japan - marked its seventh anniversary in April with robust numbers and positive feedback, against the most challenging business background in pharma services for several years. Organisers...

The First High-Performance Sports Water, AquaHydrate, Targets Military Market by Supporting Events Including 'Mud Run'

AquaHydrate's ionic minerals, electrolytes, alkaline pH - key to Focus, Performance, Recovery in demanding military environments HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- AquaHydrate, the first high-performance sports water is targeting the military market through support of events...

The Sports Club/LA and Reebok Sports Club/NY Team Up With LinkedIn to Host a Series of Networking Events Strengthening Career and Well-Being

LinkedIn to Provide Networking Tips In-Person at Six Club Health Club Locations in June BOSTON, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier health clubs, The Sports Club/LA and Reebok Sports Club/NY, operated by Millennium Partners Sports Club Management, have teamed up with leading business social ne...

Upcoming Investor Events at The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Exposition

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC ), a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of products that simplify, automate, and innovate complex biomedical tests, announces upcoming investor events. Please mark your calendars accordingly. ...

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...

Haiti Hosts Opening Ceremony of the 2009 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial: Worldwide Events Commence With the Announcement of a National HIV Testing Campaign in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The opening ceremony of the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial was held tonight in Haiti, kicking off over 1,000 Candlelight events in more than 100 countries as part of the world's oldest and largest HIV/AIDS grassroots mobilization ev...

Analysis of FDA Adverse Events Data Reveals at Least 106 Serious Conditions Reported Among Reglan Users

An analysis of the Food and Drug Administration’s Adverse Event Reporting System has identified at least 106 cases of tardive dyskinesia or other movement disorders reported among users of Reglan or its generic version, metoclopramide. Tardive dyskinesia is a neurological disorder chara...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies Celebrate National Walk @ Lunch Day(R) With Simultaneous Walking Events in All 50 States

WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies nationwide are working with employers of all sizes to get their employees to take steps toward healthier lifestyles. Citing the tremendous cost that inactive lifestyles and preventable health conditions have on t...

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Launches Series of Events to Benefit Cardiac Care

Cocktails for a Cause, Jill Davis TOAST, and HeartBeat 5000 Combine to Help Children's of Minnesota Provide Leading Edge Care MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A series of events kicks off this week to benefit cardiovascular programs at Children's Hospitals and Clinics...

Low Blood Sugar Events Increase Dementia Risk in Elderly Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds

OAKLAND, Calif . , April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) episodes that require a visit to the hospital are associated with increased risk of dementia in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a Kaiser Permanente Division of Research study in the Journal o...

Mobile Massage Team Attending International Special Events Society Greater Philadelphia Chapter Industry Showcase - FRESH! 2009

PHILADELPHIA, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mobile Massage Team ( www.mobilemassageteam.com ), a leading provider of on-site seated massage services for corporate wellness programs, promotional events, and special affairs, today announced that the company will be exhibiting at the International Spe...

Autism Speaks Celebrates Second Annual World Autism Awareness Day with an Array of International Events on April 2

New York Stock Exchange Bell-Ringing, Yoko Ono Lennon Event at the UN, and "Walk on the Web" Highlight Global Autism Awareness Activities New York, NY (PRWEB) March 13, 2009 -- Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, today...

DaVita Launches Nationwide Events in Honor of National Kidney Month

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an effort to raise awareness and education of kidney disease during National Kidney Month, DaVita Inc., the nation's largest independent provider of kidney care, together with The Kidney TRUST(TM) -- a nonprofit organization focused on fight...

S.C. BlueCross to Celebrate Third Annual National Walk @ Lunch Day With Community Events in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville

COLUMBIA, S.C., March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina announced today that the third annual National Walk @ Lunch Day(R) will be held during lunchtime hours on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies across the country, as ...

Independence Blue Cross Motivates 60 Area Employers to Host National Walk @ Lunch Day Events on April 29

Thousands of employees in Southeastern Pennsylvania gear up to join Americans across 50 states to walk for health PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixty of the region's employers attended a kick-off breakfast this week for Philadelphia's second annual National Walk @ Lunch Day(SM), spons...

Go Healthy Participates in Super Bowl Events and Developing Sports Relationships

SPRING, Texas, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Go Healthy, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GOHE) announced today that the company has made significant progress in its programs for development of major sports relationships at meetings held in Tampa last week. We also initiated a developing partnership with a ...

ADA 'Give Kids A Smile' Events Provide Dental Care to Children from Low-Income Families

CHICAGO, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- With dental disease among pre-schoolers on the rise, the American Dental Association (ADA) is mobilizing dental professionals in a national campaign to extend necessary care to children and adolescents from low-income families. On Feb. 6, during the seventh ann...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to Serve as Title Sponsor for Three Race Events in Northeastern Wisconsin

MENASHA, Wis., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Sports Events announced today that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin will serve as the title sponsor for three race events in northeastern Wisconsin in 2009. The High Cliff Triathlon in Menasha, Race the Lake bicycle event in Fond d...

Study Stresses Importance of Availability of Automated External Defibrillators at Athletic Events

Use of AED Improves Survival Rates. Rosemont, IL (Vocus) December 30, 2008 -- Utilizing an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) as part of a comprehensive emergency action plan (EAP) at an athletic event can mean the difference between life and death for an athlete or...

Molecular events involved in liver regeneration

The ability to regenerate after major tissue damage or surgical intervention is an important property of the liver. Since liver resection is an established therapeutic measure for severe liver diseases, it would be of importance to know which molecular events underly the regenerative process and i...

Everything Channel's Vision Events Announces the Winners of the Healthcare IT Innovation(TM) Awards

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Everything Channel's Vision Event's Healthcare IT Summit today announced the winners of the Healthcare IT Innovation(TM) Awards. The conference, which took place last week in San Diego, explored the challenges and actions that IT must take to s...

Low-dose aspirin does not appear to reduce risk of CV events in patients with diabetes

Low-dose aspirin as primary prevention did not appear to significantly reduce the risk of a combined end point of coronary, cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study in JAMA . However, aspirin did significantly reduce the combination...

"PEACE of Heart" Campaign Comes to Metro Washington to Help Fight Heart Disease Epidemic among Minorities : Hallmark of Campaign's Health Screening Events Is Personalized Follow-Up

The PEACE of Heart campaign today came to Washington, D.C. and Maryland, launching a third preventive health screening and educational event as part of a national initiative to fight the epidemic of heart disease afflicting African Americans, low-income minority groups and other medically underse...

Post-marketing studies finding adverse events in drugs used in children

DURHAM, NC -- The Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA, 1997), designed to stimulate more drug safety studies in children, has resulted in more than 130 label changes since its inception nearly six years ago, according to researchers at Duke Children's Hospital. Their analysis ...

Most Influential Events for Korea's Fine and Specialty Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries to be Held in November

SEOUL, South Korea, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The one-stop marketplace for the fine and specialty chemical and pharmaceutical industries, XpoChem and XpoPharm, will take place at SETEC in Seoul, South Korea, on 5 and 6 November 2008, exhibiting a wide range of items in these fields, from ingredi...

CVS Caremark Employees Raise $1 Million and Increase Awareness for Children with Disabilities through Easter Seals Walk With Me Events Nationwide

WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, thousands of CVS Caremark associates across the country will participate in Easter Seals Walk With Me events as part of the CVS Caremark All Kids Can(TM) program, one of the country's largest corporate commitments to children with disabiliti...

Large Study Identifies Most Costly Adverse Events in Children's Hospitals

-- May Help Set Priority Targets for Patient Safety Efforts -- PHILADELPHIA, June 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A large study of health records from 38 American children's hospitals has measured adverse events that most increase length of stay and overall cost. The researchers say their findi...

Large study identifies most costly adverse events in children's hospitals

A large study of health records from 38 American childrens hospitals has measured adverse events that most increase length of stay and overall cost. The researchers say their findings provide useful targets for hospital programs aimed at preventing harm to young patients. Our study offers a fra...

Three-Year COPD Study Found No Increase in Cardiac Events With Advair(R) 500/50

Analysis of Cardiac Adverse Events in TORCH Showed Frequency Highest in Placebo Group TORONTO and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The use of Advair Diskus(R) 500/50 (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder) was associat...

More Than 350 Events Today in Recognition of First National Healthcare Decisions Day

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A grassroots effort to promote advance care planning and healthcare decision making has exceeded all expectations with more than 450 participating organizations in all 50 states. The first National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), which was ...

Community Acupuncture Events Commemorate World Health Day 2008 Acupuncture Fundraiser at AOMA on Monday April 7th, 9am-4pm

Healing Post Combat Trauma, Helping Communities: The Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin joins effort to support national acupuncture programs for veterans' and their families, and for disaster relief. AUSTIN, Texas, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austi...

Autism Speaks to Celebrate World Autism Awareness Day with Day-Long Series of International Events on April 2

New York Stock Exchange Bell-Ringing, Shafallah Center Celebration and 'Walk on the Web' Highlight Global Awareness Initiative NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism advocacy organization, today announced a series of international events to mark th...

Autoantibodies and neuropsychiatric events in lupus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly known as lupus, can affect nearly any part of the body, including the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, nervous system, and brain. Along with joint pain, muscle pain, unexplained fever, extreme fatigue, and skin rashes, neurologic and psychiatric events of...

Acute Coronary Events Drop After Italy's Public Smoking Ban

Analysis shows young people in low socioeconomic areas had greatest reduction THURSDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The number of acute coronary events dropped significantly among adults in Rome after Italy banned smoking in public places in 2005, a new report shows. Researchers in...

Acute coronary events decreased after public smoking ban in Italy

The number of acute coronary events such as heart attack in adults dropped significantly after a smoking ban in public places in Italy, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers in Rome compared acute coronary events in the city for five years pr...