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Decision Resources' Updated Rheumatoid Arthritis Report Now Includes Forecast for Rigel Pharmaceuticals' Fostamatinib Disodium

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, today released its updated Pharmacor Rheumatoid Arthritis report which now includes patient share and sales forecasts through 2018...

Air Quality Action Day Forecast for Thursday in All Regions of Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Thursday, June 25, in the Berks/Lehigh Valley, Susquehanna Valley, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Liberty/C...

Air Quality Action Day Forecast for July 16 in Philadelphia Region

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for June 16 in the Philadelphia region. The air quality forecast predicts Thursday will be code ORANG...

Confectionery Industry Forecast Is Sweet: Globally Inspired Flavors, Eco-Friendly and Health Minded Trends Lead New Product Innovations

Chocolate and Candy Remain Recession Resistant WASHINGTON , June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Experimenting with flavors, flexibility and variety, confectionery makers are thinking outside the bar to provide consumers with chocolate and candy innovation that will drive consumer purchasin...

Pharma's Premier EPI Database Launches New Forecast Period and Disease Indications

Rich Data Set and Easy-to-Use Web Interface Allows Users to Manipulate Data to Create Custom Epidemiological Projections PatientBase Also Offers Treatable Pools for Its Cancer Indications WALTHAM, Mass., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and ad...

Demand for Outpatient Diagnostic Imaging Forecast to Increase by Double Digits Across All Modalities Through 2012

Washington G-2 Reports releases top-10 trends to watch in the diagnostic imaging industry NEWARK, N.J., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand for outpatient diagnostic imaging has never been higher; and it is only expected to increase over the next three years. In fact, demand for outpatient diagno...

iJET Issues 2008 Review & Forecast Report on Avian Influenza and Pandemic Preparedness

Report Demonstrates Need for Continued Pandemic Planning Despite Challenging Economic Climate ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- iJET Intelligent Risk Systems, a leading provider of global intelligence and business resiliency services, today announced the publication of its annual repo...

Air Quality Action Day Forecast Thursday in All Regions

Residents, Businesses Encouraged to Reduce Air Pollution HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Thursday, Sept. 4, in the Berks/Lehigh, Liberty/Clairt...

Air Quality Action Day Forecast Wednesday for Pittsburgh Region

Residents, Businesses Encouraged to Reduce Air Pollution HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Wednesday, Sept. 3, in the Pittsburgh region. The ai...

emebaVet Adds 'Pet Friendly' Forecast From the Weather Channel

MODESTO, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- emebaVet, LLC, a leader in veterinary hospital captive audience digital signage solutions and systems integration, is teaming with The Weather Channel Interactive, providing real-time weather and pet forecasts from weather.com for their emebaVet Client...

MRI findings help forecast prostate cancer prognosis

OAK BROOK, Ill. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in patients about to undergo radiation therapy for prostate cancer can help predict the likelihood that the cancer will return and spread post-treatment, according to a new study published in the April issue of the journal Radiology. Th...

Newly Released 2009 COLA Forecast Would Keep Five Million Seniors Below Poverty Line

2.8 Percent Increase Would Raise Average Benefit Just $30.20 Per Month During Economic Downturn WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Late last month, the Congressional Budget Office published a little-noticed estimate that forecasts seniors will receive just a 2.8 percent increas...

Gloomy forecast for Nobel Direct after 3 years

Three years after patients were given Nobel Direct dental implants, the risk of the implant loosening has increased even more. A follow-up by researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden shows that eight per cent of the implants are lost. Nobel Direct was launched in 2004 by Nobel Biocare ...

AMDL CEO Featured in CEOCFO Magazine; Details Progress on DR-70 International Commercialization Strategy & Confidence in FY2009 Financial Forecast

TUSTIN, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMDL Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: ADL), a US-based pharmaceutical company with major operations in China, announced today its Chairman and CEO Mr. Douglas MacLellan has been featured in CEOCFO Magazine - a daily online investment news publication t...

AMDL, Inc. Chairman & CEO Announces Expert Opinion on China's Economic Forecast

TUSTIN, Calif., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ( www.amdl.com ) China continues to show significant potential to impact global markets according to AMDL, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: ADL) Chairman and CEO Mr. Douglas MacLellan. The Company today announced the release of an internal economic...

Omnicell Announces Common Stock Repurchase Program; Reaffirms Earnings Forecast

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMCL ), a leading provider of system solutions to acute healthcare facilities, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of an aggregate of up to $40 million of its Common Stock over...

Abnormal Height Loss May Forecast Mortality in Men

Investigators have said that loss of height which happens as people catch up with age is fine, but one needs to guard against undue loss of height//, which could have major repercussions on health, increasing the chances of early death. A recent study indicated that a loss of about 3 centimet...

Increased Risk of Hantavirus Forecast for U.S. Southwest

The Four Corners region of the United States (where Ariz., N.M., Colo. and Utah meet) will be at greater risk for hantavirus outbreak this year than in 2005//, say scientists at Johns Hopkins University, the University of New Mexico, and other institutions. They also warn that parts of souther...

Lesions in the eyes may forecast a stroke

The eyes are, since ages, regarded as a mirror of the inner self. However, according to a new study, eyes may now predict the likelihood of a stroke and stroke-related death. // The study, published in the October issue of Neurology, describes a novel simple, non-invasive diagnostic tool usin...

While Some New Agents Will Achieve Strong Sales, the Migraine Drug Market Will Decline $1.3 Billion by 2018 as Generic Erosion Takes Toll on Top-Selling Brands

...to the report, telcagepant will garner sales of $1.3 billion in 2018 in the world's major markets. "Despite a delay in regulatory filing, we forecast that telcagepant will launch for the acute treatment of migraine in 2011 and will achieve blockbuster status, thanks to the drug's triptan-level effic...

Gen-Probe Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2009

...ed in the second quarter, as ordering patterns that were more negative than forecast outweighed a low-single-digit percentage increase in underlying donations t...on costs and the amortization of purchased intangibles. These expenses are forecast to total between $8 million and $9 million in 2009, equating to between ($0...

National Coalition of Front-Line Skilled Nursing Clinicians: Bipartisan Momentum to Stop CMS Medicare Regulation, Subsequent Funding Cuts, Grows in Congress

... needed to understand other market factors that may impact the SNF case mix ... It is my hope that the Administration will refrain from finalizing the forecast error proposal until Congress secures passage of its health reform legislation so that we can work collaboratively with the SNF community to contain c...

Watson Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2009 GAAP EPS of $0.46; Adjusted EPS $0.61; Company Raises 2009 Outlook

...l results for the first six months of 2009 and the forecast for the remainder of the year, Watson is adjusting...g of future product launches and events. Watson's forecast for 2009 excludes the impact of the acquisition of... forecast for Twelve ...

Zix Corporation Reports Another Record-High Revenue Quarter as Company Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...performance. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to make operational and investment decisions, to evaluate the Company's performance, to forecast and to determine compensation. Further, management utilizes these performance measures for purposes of comparison with its business plan and individua...

F. Duwaine Townsen Joins SpectraScience Board of Directors

...in San Diego. This fund invested exclusively in late-stage life science companies that have reached a stage where product, sales and liquidity can be forecast within a reasonable period of time. In a career that spans more that 40 years in San Diego, he has worked with over 100 emerging companies, pr...

Driven by Launch of Emerging Therapies, Overall Prostate Cancer Drug Market Will Increase by $2 Billion Through 2018

...e and sales of Alpharadin will be driven by its use in patients who are not suitable for treatment with Taxotere, according to the report. "We forecast Taxotere's patient share will increase in the metastatic hormone-refractory setting as a result of its use in combination with emerging agents such as...

MedVance Institute To Offer New High-Demand Courses

...nce Institute, a leading healthcare career training provider, has introduced three courses at select campuses that train students for new career paths forecast to be among the nation's fastest-growing professions. The programs include: Cardiovascular Technology, Emergency Management Specialist and Pe...

Stryker Operating Results for Quarter Ended June 30, 2009

...or 2009 will be in the range of $2.90 to $3.10, an increase of 2% to 10% over adjusted diluted net earnings per share of $2.83 in 2008. The financial forecast for 2009 anticipates a constant currency net sales increase in the range of 1% to 3%. If foreign currency exchange rates hold near June 30, 2009 level...

Abbott Reports Strong Second Quarter Results; Confirms Double-Digit Earnings Growth Outlook for 2009

...pany's guidance? A4) Both SG&A and R&D were in line with our forecast for the quarter. Ongoing R&D expense, excluding specified items and the...d the impact of foreign exchange, was up nearly 5 percent, in line with our forecast for significant SG&A leverage in 2009. We are forecasting a reduction i...

Swine Flu Vaccine Taking Longer Than Expected

...d on Thursday an H1N1 swine flu "preparedness summit" at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. "Scientists and public health experts forecast that the impact of H1N1 may well worsen in the fall -- when the regular flu season hits, or even earlier, when schools start to open -- which is only ...

Swine Flu Summit Focuses on Preparedness

.... Infections are becoming increasingly widespread in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way. "Scientists and public health experts forecast that the impact of H1N1 may well worsen in the fall -- when the regular flu season hits, or even earlier, when schools start to open -- which is only ...

Conning Research: Health Insurance Industry Premium Growth and Profitability Under Pressure Through 2011

... The Conning Research report, "Health Insurance forecast & Analysis" provides a three-year forecast of the health insurance industry and its key lines...on of health care reform." "Health Insurance forecast & Analysis" is available for purchase from Co...

To Save Payors Time, Effort and Resources, MEDai and Gold Standard Collaborate on New CMS Medication Therapy Management Initiative

...-edge technology, payors and care management organizations are able to predict patients at risk, identify cost drivers for their high-risk population, forecast future health plan costs, evaluate patient patterns over time and improve outcomes. For more information on MEDai, visit www.medai.com . Abou...

Low birth weight linked to long-term respiratory problems

...0 combined low- and very low birth weight births in the U.S. "Given the data from the present study, it would seem prudent to include such a bleak forecast in long-term planning for the provision of health care services," wrote Anne Greenough, M.D. of King's College, London in an accompanying editorial. ...

Pennsylvania DEP, Lehigh Valley/Berks County Air Quality Partnership Urge Public Transit Use

...ected to be unhealthy to breathe. The partnership, in conjunction with local media such as WFMZ-TV, disseminates information when action days are forecast for the region. Using DEP meteorological data, the partnership informs people about the predicted ozone levels and any precautions that need to be tak...

Regence Members in Oregon Can Now Access Provider Cost Information

... Health insurer enhances Treatment Cost Estimator tool allowing members to forecast out-of-pocket costs for select provider services PORTLAND, Ore., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowing and understanding the cost of a medical procedu...

Leading Health Plan Utilizes MEDai Solution to Reduce Hospital Admissions and Target Interventions

...-edge technology, payors and care management organizations are able to predict patients at risk, identify cost drivers for their high-risk population, forecast future health plan costs, evaluate patient patterns over time, and improve outcomes. For more information on MEDai, visit www.medai.com . Its p...

Allsup Outlines Advantages of Representation to Overcome Long Wait for Social Security Disability

...ation (SSA). One factor in the longer wait times is the increased number of initial Social Security disability applications . Last year, the SSA forecast 493,000 initial applications pending in the disability process for fiscal year 2009. In May 2009, the agency projected the actual level of pending ini...

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

... marketplace, with future liabilities one likely result. A recent European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) report titled "Expert forecast on Emerging Chemical Risks" identifies the main groups of substances which could pose new and increasing risks to workers. It puts nanoparticles at t...

Free Ask a Doctor Online Services Can Save Lives with Both Expert and Novice Input

... recent years. Typical visitors to eHealth Forum are aged 18-45 and over 60 percent are female (above the internet average). Traffic figures based on forecast analysis for Q3 2009. 2.9 M+ visits per month 5.0 M+ page views per month    More information about the Ask a Doctor Net...