Convection Cooled 350-Watt Open Frame Power Supply Meets Medical and Industrial Safety Standards

CHICAGO, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- International Components Corporation (ICC), an established global leader in designing and manufacturing portable rechargeable systems, today launched a new series of high-efficiency AC-DC open-frame, single-output power supplies. The new 350-watt series, desig...

-Contrave(R) Obesity Research Phase 3 Program Meets Co-Primary and Key Secondary Endpoints; Exceeds FDA Efficacy Benchmark for Obesity Treatments-

SAN DIEGO, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orexigen(R) Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX ) today announced that all three remaining Phase 3 trials evaluating Contrave(R) (bupropion SR/naltrexone SR), its investigational drug for the treatment of obesity, met their ...

TransUnion Revenue Manager(SM) Meets Healthcare Challenges Brought On By Today's Economy with New Features

SEATTLE, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As the slumping economy continues to pressure healthcare organizations, more emphasis has been placed on streamlining costs and creating additional efficiencies while continuing to verify patient identity and insurance eligibility and to qualify those in need f...

Inventor of Newly Available Vimpat(R) (lacosamide) C-V Meets a Woman Who Experienced Greater Seizure Control With Use of This New Antiepileptic Drug

ATLANTA, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- About Dr. Harold Kohn & Vimpat Almost twenty years after discovering a new chemical compound that affects neurological systems, Harold Kohn, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , inventor of the recently FDA-approved Vimpat(R) (lacosam...

MAP Pharmaceuticals Phase 3 Trial of LEVADEX(TM) Migraine Product Candidate Meets All Four Primary Endpoints

- Both Rapid and Sustained Pain Relief for up to 48 Hours - - Conference Call to be Held Today at 8:30 a.m. ET - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAPP ) announced today that the efficacy portion of its first Phase 3 clinical t...

New Almond Study Finds Chewing is More Than Meets the Mouth: Thorough Chewing May Influence Feelings of Fullness

MODESTO, Calif., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As children, we all remember our mother telling us to chew our food well and later in life, realizing that chewing can help us to appreciate the taste and texture of food better. Now new research presented today to physicians attending the 17th Eur...

Pennsylvania Governor's Food Safety Council Meets to Discuss Food Supply Protection

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's chief agriculture and human health officials discussed foodborne threats and opportunities to improve national and state food safety initiatives at the first meeting of the Governor's Food Safety Council today in Harrisburg. ...

NHPCO President/CEO Meets with Nancy-Ann Min DeParle at White House

DeParle to Speak at National Hospice Leadership Conference on April 24 ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, April 8, J. Donald Schumacher, NHPCO president and CEO, joined an invitation-only meeting at the White House led by Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, the recently app...

Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Lorcaserin Pivotal Phase 3 Obesity Trial Results: Meets All Primary Efficacy and Safety Endpoints

- Lorcaserin Very Well Tolerated Throughout Two-Year Study - Conference Call Scheduled for Today at 8:30 a.m. EDT SAN DIEGO, March 30, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA ) announced today positive top-line results from BLOOM (Behavioral ...

Neuromed Announces Exalgo(TM) (hydromorphone HCl) Extended-Release Tablets (CII) Meets Primary Efficacy Endpoint in Pivotal Phase 3 Trial

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA and VANCOUVER, BC, March 23 /PRNewswire/ - Neuromed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced positive results of a pivotal phase 3 clinical trial of its lead investigational drug, Exalgo (hydromorphone HCl) Extended-Release Tablets (CII) (previously NMED-1077 and OROS(R) Hydromorphon...

Convection Cooled 150-Watt Open Frame Power Supply Meets Medical and Industrial Safety Standards

CHICAGO, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- International Components Corporation (ICC), an established global leader in designing and manufacturing portable rechargeable systems, today launched a new series of high-efficiency AC-DC open-frame, single output power supplies. The new 150-watt series, designed ...

High-Tech Meets Luxury at New Dental Practice: Introducing Westchester Smile Design

Dr. Stacie Calian's "Smile Design" Brings Waterlase(TM), DIAGNOdent Laser Technology and the First Comprehensive Dental Spa to New York Area MT. KISCO, N.Y., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Area residents now have access to the latest in emerging technology for superior dental and periodontal care, ...

Osteotech Receives 13485:2003 ISO Certification; Company Meets International Standards for Medical Device Manufacturing

EATONTOWN, N.J., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Osteotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTE ), a leader in the emerging field of biologic products for regenerative healing, announced today that it has received ISO 13485:2003 certification for its quality management system. Osteotech received ISO certificat...

RediClinic Meets Strict Quality and Safety Standards for Retail Clinics

HOUSTON, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- RediClinic announced today that it has received certification of its full compliance with the Convenient Care Association's (CCA) Quality and Safety Standards by the Jefferson School of Population Health. The CCA's Board of Directors adopted 10 Quality a...

Kresge Foundation Meets Economic Downturn Head on, Awarding a Record $63.6 Million in Grants in Fourth Quarter 2008

Grants advance foundation's strategic objectives in 30 states, particularly in the areas of community development, health and the environment. TROY, Mich., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The state of the economy did not deter the trustees of The Kresge Foundation from awarding $63.6 milli...

Align(R) Daily Probiotic Supplement Meets New Consumer Guidelines

Align with Bifantis(R) meets high standards set by independent scientific association to help consumers choose credible probiotic products CINCINNATI, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- According to a new set of guidelines unveiled yesterday by The International Scientific Association for Probi...

Experimental Biology 2009 meets April 18-22

More than 13,000 biological and biomedical scientists will gather for the Experimental Biology 2009 meeting at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, April 18 -April 22. Experimental Biology's mission is to share the newest scientific concepts and research findings shaping futur...

Dr. Mitchell L. Petusevsky, M.D., F.C.C.P. Meets Growing Demand for the Treatment of Sleep and Pulmonary Disorders

The Center for Sleep and Pulmonary Medicine Opens in Southwest Florida NAPLES, Fla., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to improve the health of patients with a wide variety of sleep and pulmonary disorders, Mitchell L. Petusevsky, M.D., F.C.C.P. has founded The Center for Sleep and Pulmonar...

TorreyPines' NGX426, an Oral AMPA/Kainate Receptor Antagonist, Meets Primary Endpoints in Reducing Capsaicin-Induced Pain in Healthy Subjects

LA JOLLA, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPTX ) today announced that oral administration of NGX426, an AMPA/kainate-type glutamate receptor antagonist, demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in spontaneous pain, hyperalgesia (abnormally increas...

AmeriCares Meets Long-Term Health Needs of Disaster Victims in China and Myanmar

Second Field Hospital Arrives in Sichuan Province; Second Shipment of Medical Aid Arrives in Yangon STAMFORD, Conn., July 10 -- AmeriCares is continuing its efforts to provide long-term relief for people living in China's earthquake-stricken Sichuan Province and in areas most affected by Cyc...

International Dental Research Association meets in Toronto

Toronto, ON, Canada Did you know that there's a new infant formula that blocks transmission of HIV from mother to baby? that a mother's Vitamin D status during pregnancy will affect her baby's future dental health? that there's a new topical oral syrup that prevents early-childhood tooth decay? ...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Forum Examines Cutting-Edge Medical Care That Better Meets Patients' Needs

Patient-centered 'medical homes' yield improved health care, lower costs DETROIT, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are supporting physician group efforts to become patient-centered medical homes, a concept that is gaining national attention. As pa...

Haemacure to Present at Busines$ Meets Finance on May 20, 2008 at the Montreal Sheraton Centre

HAE:TSX MONTREAL, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Haemacure Corporation (TSX : HAE), a Montreal-based specialty bio-therapeutics company developing high-value human plasma-derived protein products for commercialization, announces that Gilles Lemieux, Corporate S...

Boise(R) BEWARE(R) Meets April 1 Federal Medicaid Guidelines Requiring Tamper-Resistant Prescription Paper

Boise continues leadership in premium and specialty paper market BENSENVILLE, Ill., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boise Inc. announced today that Boise BEWARE, its anti-copy/anti-scan paper, complies with federal guidelines for paper-based security in Medicaid papers by offering two t...

New West Penn Allegheny CEO Meets With Insurance Brokers

PITTSBURGH, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Christopher T. Olivia, M.D., president and chief executive officer of the West Penn Allegheny Health System, today met with more than 60 regional healthcare insurance brokers to discuss Intelli-Series, a new series of benefits-rich healthcare plans now...

Actor Greg Grunberg Meets With the Epilepsy Advocates in Washington DC

Epilepsy Advocates are a community of people and their families living with all types of epilepsy WASHINGTON, March 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Greg Grunberg - star of the hit television series "Heroes" and father of an 11-year-old son with epilepsy - joined the Epileps...

Boston Medical Center Meets Prescription Challenges With Kryptiq ePrescribing Solution

Kryptiq's eScriptMessenger Eases Compliance with Upcoming Federal Mandates PORTLAND, Ore., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Kryptiq, the leading provider of next generation healthcare connectivity solutions, today announced that Boston Medical Center (BMC) has selected Kryptiq's eScriptMessenger(TM) (e...

AXA Equitable Meets the Needs of Two People under One Life Insurance Policy

NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today AXA Equitable unveiled its new Athena Survivorship Universal Life(SM) III (Athena SUL III) insurance product, designed to deliver cost-effective death benefit protection to couples and business partners for their estate, business and charitable...

Midwest Meets West Coast, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology to Open New Campus in Downtown Los Angeles

CHICAGO, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After nearly 30 years of addressing the need for more professional psychologists in the Midwest, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is taking its unique approach to psychology training to new frontiers. Starting in fall 2008, Los Angeles,...

Chronic Pain Meets Its Match

Medical Massage Center Offers Open House, Ache Relief PLANO, Texas, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Dallas has a new ally -- part medical super sleuth, part alignment specialist -- in the battle against persistent aches and pains. Medical Massage of Plano will host an Open House Feb. 28-Mar...

East Meets West at Cabo San Lucas' New Saltwater Spa, Opening February

CABO SAN LUCAS, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The 7,000 square-foot Saltwater Spa, the newest in Cabo San Lucas, will debut on February 25, 2008 at Casa Dorada Los Cabos, Resort & Spa on Medano Beach. Marrying both Eastern and Western spa philosophies, the Spa's signature...

MEDRAD Mobile MR Injector Meets Challenges of MR Trailers

Design of Spectris Solaris(R) EP Mobile Solution MR Injection System Sets Space-Saving Standard WARRENDALE, Pa., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- With the introduction of the Spectris Solaris(R) EP Mobile MR Injection System today, MEDRAD once again addresses the challenges clini...

Triumph-1 Trial of Viveta in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Meets Primary Endpoint

Preliminary Analysis Demonstrates a 20-Meter Improvement in Six-Minute Walk Distance (p<0.0006) Conference Call to be Held at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 1, 2007 SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR ...

Rural/Metro Board of Directors Meets With Accipiter Capital Management

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rural/Metro Corporation announced that a majority of its Board of Directors met today with representatives from Accipiter Capital Management LLC, the Company's largest stockholder. During the three-hour meeting, there was a valuable exchange...

Plastic Surgery 2007: Where Truth Behind Emerging Cosmetic Treatments Meets Amazing Reconstructive Advances

American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Oct. 26-31 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The medical landscape of cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery is evolving. The demand for more inventive, less invasive procedures for the face and all ...

Boise(R) BEWARE(TM) Meets New Federal Guidelines Set Forth by Medicaid

Leading Anti-Copy Paper is Further Proof of Boise's Leadership in the Premium and Specialty Papers Market BENSENVILLE, Ill., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Boise Paper, a division of Boise Cascade, L.L.C., today announced that Boise(R) BEWARE(TM), an anti-copy/anti-scan paper is in...

Water Quality At Western Yamuna Canal Meets The Desired Water Quality Standards

Water quality at western Yamuna canal meets the desired water quality standards. Pollution Control Research Institute (PCRI), Haridwar, is carrying out water quality monitoring and analysis under Yamuna Action Plan. It is being conducted at Yamunanagar upstream, Yamunanagar downstream, Panipat do...

Chinese Delegation Meets Health Minister Regarding Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Supply

A delegation representing the China National Biotec Group (CNBG) led by Madam Wang Lifeng, President and CEO of the organization along with four officials met the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare , Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss today in New Delhi. The CNBG is Government owned, the largest...

Hypercholesterolemia Meets Its Match in an Experimental Drug

This is great news for those troubled with high levels of dangerous cholesterol in their blood.// In a novel study, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of an experimental drug, AEGR-733, in six patients with a genetic and rare ailment, that causes the body to store bad cholesterol. The dr...

President Kalam Meets Striking Medicos However Stir to Continue

President A P J Abdul Kalam today met representatives of the striking medicos but the meeting could not break the impasse with the students and doctors deciding// to continue with their agitation. A 12-member delegation of agitating medicos, which also included members of AIIMS Faculty Associa...