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Celebrity Paralympians Sign on to Kelly Brush Century Ride

ATHLETES SARAH WILL AND CHRIS WADDELL TO RIDE ON SEPT. 12 BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two of the greatest Paralympic athletes in the world have signed on to participate in the Kelly Brush Century Ride on Sept. 12. Chris Waddell and Sarah Will both plan to ride in...

Silenced genes as a warning sign of blood cancer

In many types of cancer, parts of the genetic material of tumor cells are switched off by chemical labels called methyl groups. This kind of methyl labeling ranges among the epigenetic changes that do not change the sequence of DNA building blocks. Such labels are found particularly often in genes...

American Cancer Society - Hope Lodges Sign 29th Contract to Implement SoftBrands Systems

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SoftBrands, Inc. (NYSE Amex: SBN ), a global supplier of enterprise application software, announced today the American Cancer Society's North Phoenix Hope Lodge will be the 29th Hope Lodge to implement SoftBrands' Epitome property managemen...

Atlanta Sleep Medicine Clinic Views Representative Henry Waxman's Denial of Restless Leg Syndrome as a Sign of General Lack of Awareness of the Sleep Disorder

Patients and physicians familiar with the symptoms of and treatments for Restless Leg Syndrome respond to Rep. Henry Waxman's denial of the sleep disorder. Waxman's statements also bring to light the overall lack of awareness about the disease among Americans. Atlanta, ...

President Obama Announces Intention to Sign United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Impacts Accessible ICT

RICHMOND, Va., July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Obama today announced his intention to sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, marking an evolution in the perception of disability as a human rights issue as opposed to a health or social welfa...

Americans With Disabilities Applaud President Obama's Intention to Sign the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities

WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD), representing a broad constituency of Americans with disabilities and disability organizations, praises Monday's announcement of President Barack Obama's intention to sign the int...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Atrius Health Sign Alternative Quality Contract

Two leaders in Massachusetts healthcare collaborate to transform delivery of care. Boston, MA (Vocus) July 20, 2009 -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. (BCBSMA) and Atrius Health announced today that they have signed a new five-year Alternative Quality...

B-Line Medical(R) and Surgical Science Sign Data Integration Agreement for LapSim(R) Simulator

WASHINGTON and MINNEAPOLIS, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- B-Line Medical, LLC, and Surgical Science today announced a data integration partnership enabling seamless integration of B-Line Medical's SimCapture(R) product and Surgical Science's LapSim product portfolio. SimCapture is an all-in-one solution ...

CareMedic and Cincom Sign OEM Technology Partnership for Healthcare Solution

CINCINNATI, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- CareMedic Systems ( http://www.caremedic.com ) , provider of a comprehensive solution for managing patient financial data, has entered into an OEM agreement with Cincom Systems ( http://www.cincom.com ), for its Cincom Knowledge Master(R) softwar...

Businesses Urged to Sign Up and Celebrate Customer Service

Reward and recognise service excellence during National Customer Service Week - 5-11 October. London (PRWeb UK) July 3, 2009 -- Companies and organisations throughout the UK are being urged to celebrate the importance of excellent customer service by taking part in Nati...

CombinatoRx and Neuromed Sign Merger Agreement

- Merger to Create a Sustainable Biotechnology Company: Brings Together Significant Product Assets, Unique Discovery Capabilities and Financial Resources - CAMBRIDGE, MA and VANCOUVER, BC, July 2 /PRNewswire/ - CombinatoRx, Incorporated (NASDAQ: CRXX ) and Neuromed Pharmaceuti...

Bayer CropScience and Monsanto Sign Cross Licensing Agreement on Herbicide Tolerance Traits in Rapeseed/Canola

MONHEIM, Germany and ST. LOUIS, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer CropScience AG and Monsanto Company have agreed to cross license their respective herbicide tolerance traits in rapeseed/canola on a non-exclusive basis for commercialization within their respective branded canola seed businesses. Cano...

Taiwan's Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center (STPI) and Thomson Reuters Sign MOU of Collaboration to Support Science & Technology Development

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 22 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Healthcare & Science business of Thomson Reuters today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center (STPI), a non-profit organization under the National...

Chindex International and Vital Images Sign Reseller Agreement

BETHESDA, Md. and MINNEAPOLIS, June 17 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Chindex International, Inc. ("Chindex") (Nasdaq: CHDX ), a leading independent American provider of Western healthcare products and services in the People's Republic of China, and Vital Images, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTAL ), a leading prov...

Echo Therapeutics and Handok Pharmaceuticals Sign South Korea License for Needle-free Symphony(TM) Transdermal Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

FRANKLIN, Mass., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ECTE) announced today that it has signed a license agreement with Handok Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. ("Handok"), the largest diabetes care-focused pharmaceutical company in South Korea, under which Echo g...

The International Medical Travel Association (IMTA) and Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) sign MOU to Promote Healthcare Travel

Focus on promoting medical, health and wellness travel in Asia. Bangkok, Thailand (PRWEB) June 17, 2009 -- The IMTA and PATA recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote healthcare travel in the Pacific Asia region. Working together, the two organizat...

Nuvo Research and Covidien sign U.S. license and development agreement for Pennsaid(R) and Pennsaid Plus(R)

MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Nuvo Research Inc. (TSX: NRI) a Canadian drug development company focused on the research and development of drug products delivered to and through the skin using its topical and transdermal drug delivery technologies, today announced that it has e...

IASIS Healthcare and Precyse Solutions Sign Two-Year Consulting Agreement

WAYNE, Pa., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Precyse Solutions, a leading provider of clinical documentation software, workflow tools and consulting services, has signed a two-year consulting and training agreement with IASIS Healthcare. The agreement between Precyse and IASIS includes peer-to-peer trainin...

IBM and Ferrosan Sign Seven-Year Outsourcing Contract

COPENHAGEN, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) and Ferrosan A/S, an international consumer and healthcare company based in Denmark, today announced a seven-year strategic agreement for IBM to manage Ferrosan's information technology (IT) infrastructure. (Logo: http://www....

MEI Development Corporation and GE Healthcare Sign Strategic Agreement

GE's Sole-Source Agreement Spans MEI's Broad Solution Offerings CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- MEI Development Corporation (MEI), a subsidiary of The MEI Healthcare Group, announced today a strategic agreement with GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE ), a leading provider of healthcare te...

Starpharma and Elanco Sign Agreement

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL, OTCQX:SPHRY) today announced the signing of a collaborative research, license and commercialisation agreement with Elanco, the animal health division of US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company. The par...

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group and Entest BioMedical Sign Contract With UCLA Researcher to Develop Gestational Diabetes Screening Test

New Screening Test Will Focus on 4.3 Million Annual U.S. Birth Market SAN DIEGO, April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BMSN) and Entest BioMedical Inc., BMSN's wholly-owned subsidiary, today announced that a contract has been signed with Dr. ...

NIAID and Chinese officials sign agreement to foster TB research in China's Henan province

Officials from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and from China's Henan Provincial Bureau of Health will meet in Zhengzhou, China, on April 29 to sign an implementation arrangement intended to foster research on tuberculos...

Photos: New Program Educates About Serious Warning Sign for Stroke

One in 20 People Who Experience a TIA Are Expected to Suffer a Stroke Within Two Days(1) RIDGEFIELD, Conn., April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- National Stroke Association and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the launch of Talk About TIA! , a new educational initiative to ...

Thousands of Americans Sign Living Wills on Thursday April 16

WASHINGTON, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of Americans are expected to sign living wills for the first time on Thursday April 16 as part of National Healthcare Decisions Day. Teams of doctors, nurses and lawyers will be on hand at more than 660 hospitals and other healthcare facilities na...

Martek and Ragasa Sign Multi-Year Exclusive Supply Agreement

Mexican Product Launch Planned for 2009 COLUMBIA, Md. and MONTERREY, Mexico, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DHA omega-3 innovator and maker of the life'sDHA(TM) brand, Martek Biosciences Corporation (Nasdaq: MATK ) and Ragasa, one of Mexico's largest providers of raw and refined oil p...

Allscripts to Sell Its Medication Services Business to A-S Medication Solutions, Sign Joint Marketing Agreement

Company to Announce Fiscal Third Quarter Results on April 2, 2009 CHICAGO, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ("Allscripts") announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Medication Services business to A-S Medication Solutio...

Lifeboat Distribution and ImageDoc USA Sign Distribution Agreement

Digital imaging and file conversion services available through Lifeboat's reseller network; Services seen as complement to reseller hardware and software businesses Northglenn, CO (PRWEB) March 5, 2009 -- ImageDoc USA, the low cost leader in the imaging industry, today ...

U.S. Preventive Medicine(R), ParkwayHealth Sign Affiliation Agreement to Jointly Deliver Preventive Medicine Services in Asia

ParkwayHealth Joins the Global Prevention Network(TM) as Asian Affiliate NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Preventive Medicine(R), a leader in disease prevention services, has signed an affiliation agreement with Parkway Group Healthcare Pte Ltd, a leading healthcare group ...

SwedishAmerican Hospital and Precyse Solutions Sign Major Outsourced Oncology Data Management Agreement

WAYNE, Pa., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Precyse Solutions, a leading provider of clinical documentation software, workflow tools and consulting services, has signed a five-year Oncology Data Management contract with SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford, IL. The agreement between Precyse and SwedishAm...

U.S. Preventive Medicine(R), American Hospital of Paris Sign Affiliation Agreement to Deliver Preventive Medicine Services

American Hospital of Paris Joins The Global Prevention Network(TM) as Affiliate DALLAS and PARIS, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Preventive Medicine(R), the leader in disease prevention services, has signed an affiliation agreement with the American Hospital of Paris to jointly deliver prevent...

Deaf Children Can Create Own Sign Language

It evolves in ways that are similar to verbal communication, Nicaraguan study shows TUESDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Deaf children can develop their own language-like gesture systems that expand in the same way that verbal skills grow in other children as they mature. That's th...

U.S. Preventive Medicine(R), The Mount Sinai Medical Center Sign Affiliation Agreement to Jointly Deliver Preventive Medicine Services

Mount Sinai Joins The Global Prevention Network(TM) as New York Affiliate DALLAS and NEW YORK, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Preventive Medicine(R), the leader in disease prevention services, has signed an affiliation agreement with The Mount Sinai Medical Center to jointly participate in pre...

Precyse Solutions and Ingalls Memorial Hospital Sign Outsourced Transcription Agreement

WAYNE, Pa., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Precyse Solutions, a leading provider of clinical documentation software, workflow tools and consulting services, has signed a five-year HIM Outsourcing agreement with Ingalls Memorial Hospital, located in suburban Chicago, IL. Valued at nearly $4 million, the c...

BioMarin and La Jolla Pharmaceutical Sign Worldwide (Excluding Asia Pacific) Development and Commercialization Agreement for Riquent

NOVATO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN ) and La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (Nasdaq: LJPC ) announced today that they have entered into an agreement to develop and commercialize Riquent(R), La Jolla's investigational drug ...

Warner Chilcott and Dong-A Sign U.S. License Agreement For Erectile Dysfunction Treatment

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Warner Chilcott Limited (Nasdaq: WCRX ) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Dong-A PharmTech Co. Ltd., based in Korea, to develop and market their orally-administered udenafil product, a phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibito...

Dental Network of America and Philips Sign Agreement to Offer Sonicare Products to Dental Providers

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Dental Network of America (DNoA) and Philips Consumer Lifestyle Company, a division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation (Philips), just signed an agreement, effective January 1, 2009, allowing DNoA to offer its "DNoA Preferred Network" de...

Fujirebio Diagnostics and Roche Diagnostics Sign Agreement for New Ovarian Cancer Test

Fujirebio Diagnostics' HE4 Test will be Available Through Roche Diagnostics' Automated Immunoassay Analyzers MALVERN, Pa. and Basel, SwitzerlandDec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc. and Roche Diagnostics announced today a worldwide license and supply agreement for the HE4 ov...

Thousands Sign Petition for Action on HIV/AIDS and Malaria

Initiative demands free malaria prevention and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS. Dakar, Senegal (PRWEB) December 8, 2008 -- Following the 20th annual World AIDS Day , global health activists gathered for the International Conference on AIDS and STDs in Africa ...

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NAPERVILLE, Ill., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- NAMC members can gain access to cutting edge education, without leaving your desktop. Webinars feature nationally-recognized speakers and opportunities for interaction via computer. The next webinar will be on December 10, 2008: Finding and Communicat...