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Data Conversion Laboratory Supports Newest SPL Requirements For Life Sciences Industry

FRESH MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. (DCL) , providing conversion services and software to publishers, information aggregators, industry, government, libraries and documentation developers, continues to be in the forefront supporting the life scien...

Tennessee's New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery Launches Comprehensive Website Reaching out to Sufferers of Morbid Obesity

The New Life Center, a Knoxville, Tennessee bariatric surgery facility, is announcing the launch of a state-of-the-art new website designed to mirror the comprehensive approach it takes to help people fight morbid obesity. Using video, step-by-step guides to the weight loss surgery process, and...

Cutting Edge iPhone(TM)/iPod(R) Touch Apps Improve Quality of Life for Those With Celiac/Coeliac & Food Allergies

CHICAGO, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- AllergyFree Passport(R) and GlutenFree Passport(R), internationally acclaimed health education firms, today launched the iEatOut Gluten & Allergen Free(TM) application. iPhone(TM) and iPod(R) touch users can now experience instant access to saf...

CSC's FirstDoc Recognized by EMC as a Preferred Regulatory Compliance Application for Life Sciences Industry

FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC (NYSE: CSC ) today announced an agreement with EMC Corporation to offer advanced compliance solutions to the life sciences industry. As part of the agreement, EMC will now offer CSC's FirstDoc as a preferred regulatory compliance...

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,...

Bankers Life and Casualty Company Increases Support of Alzheimer's Association to More Than $329,000

CHICAGO, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Through its annual street corner fundraiser and a separate corporate donation, Bankers Life and Casualty Company has increased its support to the Alzheimer's Association in 2009 to more than $329,000. Bankers' annual Forget Me Not Days(R) event in...

Mayor Julian 'Jolly' Reseueollo Dialysis Center Officially Opens Doors With Support From Bridge of Life - DaVita Medical Missions

TACOMA, Wash., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bridge of Life - DaVita Medical Missions(TM), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that focuses on bringing life-saving dialysis to developing countries, officially opened its doors to the city of San Carlos community on July 21 to...

Lung volume reduction surgery shown to prolong and improve life for some emphysema patients

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) can have a significantly beneficial effect in patients with severe emphysema, according to the first ever study to randomize emphysema patients to receive either LVRS or non-surgical medical care. "We found lung reduction surgery is good treatment alternativ...

The Gift of Life Flows Through Your Veins!

Diverse Donors Make the Difference NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Minority Donor Awareness Day is August 1, and New York Blood Center (NYBC) and its regions in Manhattan, Long Island, Hudson Valley, Brooklyn/Staten Island, and New Jersey call on the...

Life after chemotherapy: Daily tasks, quality of life may be affected, MU researcher finds

AUDIO: Stephanie Reid-Arndt, assistant professor of Health Psychology at the University of Missouri, discusses the issue of cognitive decreases following chemotherapy treatm...

Three Dads Make Life Easier For iPhone and iPod Parents

NerdTown announces the release of Baby Activity Logger 1.2.2 for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The latest version adds even more functionality to the already comprehensive baby logging and tracking application. Including new Graphical Reports and Trending Charts! San Dieg...

United Spinal Association's 2009 Independence Expo Aug 7th-8th in Orlando: Improving Life for the Disabled and the Aging

NEW YORK, July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association's ( www.UnitedSpinal.org ) 2009 Independence Expo in Orlando is the region's premiere lifestyle-enhancing Expo designed to promote active living and independence for individuals with disabilities and aging ...

Air Ambulance and Life Flight Service Angel Medflight Adds Two to Client Advocates Division

Life flight and air ambulance service Angel Medflight adds attorneys to client advocates legal services division. Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) July 20, 2009 -- Angel Medflight, a worldwide life flight and air ambulance service, is pleased to announce the addition of attorne...

Air Ambulance and Life Flight Service Angel Medflight Adds Two to Client Advocates Division

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Angel Medflight, a worldwide life flight and air ambulance service, is pleased to announce the addition of attorneys Michael J. Ward and Richard Siever to its client advocates legal services division. The addition will complement the c...

Fountain of Life Group, LLC Introduces VaNu 2Go+

DALLAS, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Fountain of Life Group, LLC is excited to announce its travel pack product VaNu 2Go+. VaNu 2Go+ combines organic Peruvian Maca and the pristine blend of 7 organic and wild-crafted ingredients found in FoL's flagship product, VaNu. ...

Roush Life Sciences' Taylor to Chair MassMEDIC

SALEM, N.H., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston based MassMEDIC recently appointed Roush Life Sciences President Tom Taylor to chair the trade organization's Board of Directors. Taylor is an industry veteran with extensive experience in developing and marketing disposable medical, diagnosti...

GI JOE: Biography Chronicles the Life of Renowned Gastroenterologist

"GI Joe," is the biography of Dr. Joseph Kirsner, a 100-year old practicing gastroenterologist who rose from a family of Russian immigrants to become an internationally recognized physician and medical educator. An active faculty member at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Me...

Scientist Presents Data Countering Medicine's Claim of Increasing Life Span In Midst Of Debate Over Medical Insurance

Retired scientist Robert L. Peck reports in his article, The Great Medical Myth, that U.S. Vital Statistics prove that Medicine has not increased life expectancy, and that the Medical Establishment misleads the public by hiding: iatrogenic induced deaths, Medicine's inability to help 80% of its p...

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...

Lupus Foundation of America Accepting Letters of Intent for Research Grants on Adult Stem Cell Research and Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Lupus

WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (LFA) is accepting letters of intent until July 13 for grants to advance adult stem cell transplantation research in humans as a treatment for lupus, and to better understand pediatric lupus features and societal f...

Actor Chris Noth to Share Story of Loss in National Life Insurance Awareness Month

ARLINGTON, Va., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer and fall, Chris Noth will team with the insurance industry to help tackle a big problem facing far too many American families -- the lack of adequate financial protection through life insurance. Noth, star of Sex and the City and Law & Orde...

Euro RSCG Life Acquires Medicom Group to Further Strengthen Its Global and European Medical Education Offering

LONDON, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Euro RSCG Life, the world's largest fully integrated global health marketing and communications group, today announced the acquisition of Medicom Group, a UK-based medical communication agency. Medicom Group, headquartered in West London, UK, has twice been name...

InfoWallet, A New Innovative Secure, Portable, Multi-Platform, Personal Life Manager Software Is Now Available

InfoWallet is an inexpensive, compact, and secure software program that keeps a person's valuable personal information private, yet conveniently accessible on any USB "Thumb" drive, in their pocket or on their computer. Thousand Oaks, CA (PRWEB) June 30, 2009...

Scientists Gather to Discuss Novel Uses of Caliper Life Sciences' Discovery Platforms and Technology

- Recent 'Innovation for Experimentation' Series Attracts Over 350 Attendees - HOPKINTON, Mass., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP ), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, reports that more than 350 ...

BioMed Realty Trust Completes $350 Million Financing for Center for Life Science Boston

SAN DIEGO, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR ) announced today the closing of a new $350 million loan with John Hancock Life Insurance Company, TIAA-CREF, and Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank AG. The five year loan is secured by a single property - the Center fo...

A Random Act of Kindness Changes a Family's Life Forever as Alexzander Prado's Wish to Walk is Granted at Abilities Expo

SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunday, May 31, 2009, will live in the hearts and minds of everyone whose tears of joy followed 5-year-old Alexzander Prado's amazing feat at the Southern California Abilities Expo ( www.abilitiesexpo.com ) in the Anaheim Convention Center. This was ...

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 (...

Carnegie Mellon algorithm charts evolution of genetic networks during fruit fly life cycle

PITTSBURGHA new algorithm developed by Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists has revealed for the first time how genetic networks in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, evolve during the insect's life cycle. Scientists have known that the relationships between fruit fly genes change...

Microsoft Announces Winners of the 2009 Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Awards

Awards recognize best-in-class, Microsoft-based solutions in discovery and product innovation, sales and marketing, and clinical development. SAN DIEGO, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced winners of the 2009 Microsoft Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovatio...

Horse Study: RBC Life Sciences' Antioxidant, Microhydrin, Reduced Lactic Acid Buildup and Improved Hydration During Strenuous Exercise

IRVING, Texas, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RBC Life Sciences, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: RBCL) a provider of proprietary nutritional supplements and wound care/pain management products, announced today that the company's flagship antioxidant, Microhydrin, "significantly" reduced lacti...

Market Research Firm Cites Oracle as Top Software Vendor for the Life Sciences Industry

SAN DIEGO, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DIA 45th Annual Meeting -- News Facts In a new report, IDC Health Insights , an advisory services and market research firm focused on the healthcare and life science markets, ranked Oracle as the number one vendor for enterpris...

United Spinal Association's 2009 Independence Expo Aug. 7th-8th In Orlando: Improving Life for the Disabled and the Aging

NEW YORK, June 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association's ( www.UnitedSpinal.org ) 2009 Independence Expo in Orlando is the region's premiere lifestyle-enhancing Expo designed to promote active living and independence for individuals with disabilities and aging Americans. ...

Give Life for the Fourth of July

July 4th is among nation's deadliest holidays - Donating blood today will help save lives NEW YORK, June 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York Blood Center (NYBC) and its divisions in Manhattan, Long Island, Hudson Valley, Brooklyn / Staten Island, and New Jersey call upon the community to ...

American Life League: Revelations in Boston Archdiocese Caritas Scandal

BOARD MEMBERS SUPPORT PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On June 17, the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts revealed that five of the nine members of scandal-ridden Caritas Christi's Board of Governors are major contributors to pro-abortion politici...

$16.8 million study will breathe new life into cancer battle

University of Manchester scientists are among a multinational collaborative group to have been awarded 12 million for cancer research by the European Union. The research will focus on tumour hypoxia, which describes an oxygen-deprived state that is common to all solid tumours. Hypoxia cause...

New Fitness Website Offers a No Gym, No Equipment, No Excuses Workout Solution: SqueezeItIn.com Challenges You to Let Life Be Your Workout

WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Multitask Productions LLC is changing the way you think about exercise by launching SqueezeItIn.com --a website and online community featuring dynamic videos of exercises and a content-rich blog designed to help you make simple, effective exercises a part of yo...

SunGard Named Top Life and Health Solution Provider in 2009 Insurer's Choice Technology Ranking

ATLANTA, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- SunGard was named the top solution provider in three categories in the 2009 Insurer's Choice Technology Rankings. The 2009 Insurer's Choice Technology Rankings were based exclusively on votes received from Life and Health and Property and Casualty insurance carrier...

Elsevier Honored as "The Most Influential Publisher of the Last 100 Years in BioMedicine and the Life Sciences" by the Special Libraries Association

AMSTERDAM, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - SLA Centennial Observance Chooses 20 Elsevier Journals Among 100 Most Influential Journals in Past Century Elsevier has been awarded the "The Most Influential Publisher of the Last 100 Years in BioMedicine and the Life Sciences" at t...

CEL-SCI Scientist Invited to Discuss Plans to Launch Unique Manufacturing Process That Saves Cost While Enhancing the Shelf Life of Drugs at 5th Annual Aseptic Processing of Sterile Drug Products Conference

VIENNA, Va., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE Amex: CVM ) announced today that Eyal Talor, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Research and Manufacturing at CEL-SCI, has accepted an invitation to be a featured speaker at the 5th Annual Aseptic Processing of Sterile Dru...

All Seven Members of RBC Life Sciences' Board of Directors Were Re-Elected During the Company's 2009 Annual Shareholders Meeting

IRVING, Texas, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RBC Life Sciences : (OTC Bulletin Board: RBCL) -- RBC Life Sciences, Inc., a provider of proprietary nutritional supplements and wound care/pain management products, announced today that all seven members of the board of directors were re-elected...