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COMFORCE Corporation to Hold Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2009 Results

WOODBURY, N.Y., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- COMFORCE Corporation (NYSE Amex: CFS ), a leading provider of outsourced staffing management services, specialty staffing and consulting services, today announced that it will report its second quarter 2009 results on Wednesday, August 5...

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...

Alternative Therapies for Fighting Eczema Hold Promise, But Dermatologists Caution They Are No Substitute for Proven Medical Treatments

BOSTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite having access to some of the best health care in the world, many Americans with the most common form of eczema, known as atopic dermatitis, have sought relief from "alternative medicines." However, dermatologists caution that patien...

American Academy of Dermatology to Hold Summer Scientific Meeting in Boston

BOSTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Dermatology will hold the Summer Academy Meeting 2009, its annual summer scientific meeting, in Boston, July 29 - August 2, at the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street. Anticipated attendance is more than 4,000. ...

American Pacific to Release Financial Results and Hold Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Investor Teleconference

LAS VEGAS, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Pacific Corporation (Nasdaq: APFC ) today announced that it will release its Fiscal 2009 third quarter financial results on Tuesday, August 4, 2009. John R. Gibson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, invites you to p...

Spanish Broadcasting System and 93.3 La Raza to Hold Radiothon for Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland

MIAMI, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) and 93.3 La Raza (KRZZ) in San Francisco announced today that they will be holding a radiothon to raise funds in support of the Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland. The radiothon will take place on Friday, July 31 a...

MedCath Corporation to Hold Conference Call on Third Quarter Results

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedCath Corporation (Nasdaq: MDTH ) will host a conference call Thursday, August 6, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss results from its third quarter ended June 30, 2009. The company will issue a press release announcing those results ...

PDL BioPharma to Announce Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Hold Conference Call July 30, 2009

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (Nasdaq: PDLI ) today announced that the company will hold a conference call and webcast on Thursday, July 30 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results for the second quarter of 200...

Top Obama administration officials to hold rural health community forum

Cabinet Secretaries Kathleen Sebelius, Hilda L. Solis, Tom Vilsack and Eric K. Shinseki will p articipate in community forum and hold m edi a a vailability WASHINGTON , July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser...

Michael Steele, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Will Hold a Press Conference on 'Health Care - the Republican Alternative' at 9 am on Monday July 20th in the Holeman Lounge of the National Press Club on the 13th Floor

WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Steele will outline a unifying set of core Republican principles for health care reform, spelling out what Republicans are for and what they are against while seeking to correct common myths about what President Obama claims his health ...

Germs Hold Court in Sand Castles

It's safer to keep beach underfoot than to dig in it, survey finds TUESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Beware of the dangers that lurk in sand castles, researchers warn. Scientists at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have ...

European Consumers Share a High Interest in Healthcare, but Hold Varied Views on Many Health Issues New TNS Healthcare Study Reveals Both Differences and Similarities in Health Views across Europe

NEW YORK, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 90% of consumers across the five major European markets--the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain-share an interest in health, according to a new study by TNS Healthcare, a Kantar Health Company. European woman are significantly more concerned with health...

Study in Nature: MicroRNAs hold promise for treating diseases in blood vessels

A newly discovered mechanism controls whether muscle cells in blood vessels hasten the development of both atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease, according to an article published online today in the journal Nature . The study was led by the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GIC...

Warner Chilcott to Hold 2009 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Special Court-Ordered Meeting of Shareholders

ARDEE, Ireland, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Warner Chilcott Limited announced today that it will hold its 2009 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") and a Special Court-Ordered Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special Meeting") on August 5, 2009. At the Special Meeting,...

WellPoint to Hold Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Second Quarter Results on July 29, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP ) will release second quarter 2009 financial results on July 29, 2009, at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Management will review these results and its outlook during a conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT that same morning. The ...

National Council on Disability to Hold Minneapolis Meeting to Hear Issues Affecting People with Disabilities

WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Council on Disability (NCD) will conduct its next quarterly meeting at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center, 30 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN, beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 20, 2009, and ending at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday,...

Registered Nurses of ProMedica Home Care to Hold Election

TOLEDO, Ohio, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On June 10, 2009 ProMedica Continuing Care Services and the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) signed a Stipulated Election Agreement which allows the Registered Nurses of ProMedica Home Care to hold an election to determine if they want union represen...

Families, Consumers of Home Care Impacted by Budget Cuts to Hold Noon Vigil Outside Fresno Board of Supervisors Meeting as Clock Ticks Down to July 1st Deadline

FRESNO, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Representatives and supporters, including SEIU UHW, of the more than 12,000 families who rely on In-Home Support Services to care for elderly or disabled loved ones will hold a vigil on Tuesday at noon outside of the Fresno Board of Supervisors meet...

Mayor Manny Diaz, Commissioner Heyman, Rep. Brise, Community Health Leaders and Healthcare Workers to Hold Press Conference to Push for Healthcare Reform

MIAMI, June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Congress prepares for Sen. Edward Kennedy's long-awaited healthcare overhaul bill, American Health Choices Act , to be introduced, a bipartisan group of city, county, and state officials will join together with leaders from Borinquen Health Care Cente...

U.S. Civil Rights Commission to Hold Public Briefing on Health Care Disparities Between Minorities and Non-Minorities, and Business Meeting

WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following press release was issued today by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: DATE AND TIME: Friday, June 12, 2009; 9:30 a.m. EDT PLACE: 624 9th St., N.W. Room 540 Washington, DC 20425 BRIEFING AGENDA The U.S. Commiss...

ASGE and ASGE Foundation hold Crystal Awards Dinner as part of Digestive Disease Week

OAK BROOK, Ill. MAY 31, 2009 The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) will honor important contributions to the field of endoscopy during the fifth annual ASGE Crystal Awards on Sunday, May 31. Hosted by ASGE and the ASGE Foundation, this year's event will begin at 6:30 p.m. a...

Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma

Team finds mice lacking certain gene showed fewer signs of condition THURSDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- A protein that might be linked to allergy-induced asthma has been identified by U.S. researchers, who said their finding could lead to new drugs to treat the disease. The resea...

MedCath Corporation to Hold Conference Call on Second Quarter Results

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedCath Corporation (Nasdaq: MDTH ) will host a conference call Friday, May 22, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss results from its second quarter ended March 31, 2009. The company will issue a press release announcing those results and file its ...

MEDIA ALERT - Eularis to Hold Pharmaceutical Marketing ROI MasterClass in London

LONDON, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Andree Bates, President of the Pharmaceutical analytics company Eularis, will be delivering a MasterClass on how to tell if you are making the wrong marketing decision. WHO: Eularis WHAT: MasterClass on the latest techniques, strategies and an...

BTIG To Hold 7th Commissions for Charity Day

anticipated donationS to benefit local charities NEW YORK, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- BTIG LLC, an institutional broker dealer specializing in trading and related brokerage services, will donate equity and derivative trading commission profits earned on Tuesday, May 19 to a group of nonprofit or...

Transition Therapeutics to Hold Conference Call on Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results on Wednesday, May 13th, at 4:30 P.M. EST

TORONTO, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Transition Therapeutics Inc. ("Transition" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TTHI , TSX: TTH) will hold a conference call on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 4:30 P.M. EST to discuss the Third Quarter fiscal 2009 financial results. Dr. Tony Cruz, Chairman and Chief Ex...

Connectyx to Hold National Press Event at National Press Club Tomorrow in Washington D.C. to Announce Launch of MedSync PHR Software

Company CEO to pledge support for President Obama's plan to reduce health care cost over $2 Trillion over the next decade. PALM CITY, Fla., May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. (OTCPK: CTYX) announced on May 7 that the Company will be holding a nation...

Smart Balance, Inc. to Hold Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 20, 2009

PARAMUS, N.J., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smart Balance, Inc. (NasdaqGM: SMBL) will hold its annual meeting of stockholders at 10 a.m. MDT on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at the St. Julien Hotel (Fandango Room), 900 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302. Stockholders of record at the close of...

Connectyx to Hold National Press Event at National Press Club on May 13th in Washington D.C. to Announce Launch of MedSync PHR Software

Company CEO to Discuss Innovative Synchronization Tool Advancing Electronic Control of Personal Health Records PALM CITY, Fla., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. (OTCPK: CTYX) announced today that the Company will be holding a national press event o...

Center to Expose and Close Animal Factories to Hold Media Teleconference Tomorrow to Discuss Smithfield Operations, Connection to Swine Flu, Health and Enviro Impacts

WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Center to Expose and Close Animal Factories: WHAT: The Center to Expose and Close Animal Factories (CECAF) will hold a media teleconference to discuss the worsening health and environmental damage caus...

Donate Life California to Hold Press Conference Commemorating Donation Heroes Tuesday, April 28, 10:00 a.m., State Capitol

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- What: Sacramento - On Tuesday, April 28, at 10:00 a.m., Donate Life Ambassadors made up of transplant recipients, living organ donors, and family members of organ and tissue donors will join Sacrament...

Donate Life California to Hold Press Conference on Organ Donation Education, April 28, 1:30 p.m., on State Capitol West Steps

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- What: Sacramento - On Tuesday, April 28, at 1:30 p.m., Donate Life California will hold a press conference to announce Padilla's legislation Senate Bill 552 requiring 9th or 10th grade health classes to in...

NAMI-OC to Hold FRONT LINE Conference for Returning Veterans, Their Families and Community

IRVINE, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. until noon, the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Orange County (NAMI-OC) will bring together speakers, agencies and service providers who serve returning veterans and their families. Front Line confere...

The Office on Women's Health at HHS and Women's Policy, Inc. to Hold Congressional Briefing on Women's Health Issues on Monday, April 27

Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, nation's leading health experts and advocates to celebrate 10 years of advances in women's health and prevention WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Join the Office on Women's Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...

Pennsylvania Governor's Food Safety Council to Hold First Meeting on April 22

Acting FDA Commissioner to Provide National Perspective HARRISBURG, Pa., April 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff and Health Secretary Everette James will host the first meeting of the Governor's Food Safety Council on April 22 to proactively address food saf...

Doctors and Patients to Hold Congressional Briefing on Healthcare Reform April 16

WASHINGTON, April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS): DATE: April 16, 2009 TIME: 10:30 A.M. Lunch following presentations PLACE: Senate Russell Building 385 Wash...

SOKO Fitness & Spa Group, Inc. to hold 2009 Q3 Earnings Call on Apr. 16

HARBIN, China, April 14 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- SOKO Fitness & Spa Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SOKF), a leading operator of fitness clubs and spas in Northern China, today announced that CEO Liu, Tong, CFO Yu, Xia, and corporate secretary Mu, Yan will host a conference call for...

The 50 Million Pound Challenge Finds Its Stride as Cities Across the Country Hold the First Annual Challenge Walk Off on May 16

Mayors and Local Leaders Unite to Help Their Communities Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than one million people already a part of the online community at 50millionpounds.com, Dr. Ian Smith's 50 Million Pound Challenge, announced today that it has teame...

Cardiome to Hold Conference Call

NASDAQ: CRME TSX: COM VANCOUVER, April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME/TSX: COM) today announced that a teleconference call and webcast will be held at 9:00am Eastern (6:00am Pacific) on Thursday, April 9, 2009 to discuss 2008 financial results and the recently ...

Federal Coordinating Council on Comparative Effectiveness Research to Hold Public Listening Session in Washington, DC

Council Will Hear Public Comments on Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities in the Recovery Act ROCKVILLE, Md., April 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research will hold a public listening session on April 14, 2009, in Washingt...