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European Division of Global Top 20 Pharmaceutical Company Awards Phase III Trial to DATATRAK

CLEVELAND, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DATATRAK International, Inc., a technology and services company focused on global eClinical solutions for the clinical trials industry, today announced that a European Division within a Global Top 20 Pharmaceutical organization has selected DA...

SUNY Youth Sports Institute Convenes Top Experts in NYC Next Week to Present Research & Analysis on Energy Drink Health Impacts

- Thirteen Renowned Medical Experts Slated to Attend First National Symposium - CORTLAND, N.Y., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The first national symposium designed to explore the health impacts of energy drinks will be held next week in New York City when thirteen top experts gather to present rese...

New Poll Finds Disease Prevention is Top Priority for Americans in Health Reform

WASHINGTON, June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released a new public opinion survey today which finds that Americans rank prevention as the most important health care reform priority, and overwhelmingly support increasi...

Perceptive Informatics Survey Results Reveal Top Barriers to Implementing Adaptive Trial Designs

BOSTON, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perceptive Informatics, the industry's leading eClinical solutions provider and a subsidiary of PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL ), today announced the results of a survey conducted during its recent webinar entitled "Optimizing Adaptive Tri...

Novavax Announces Top Line Results of Phase IIa Clinical Trial for Its Seasonal Influenza VLP (Trivalent) Vaccine Candidate

Favorable immunogenicity results for seasonal vaccine program follows positive results from its pandemic influenza vaccine Phase IIa trial in July 2008; plans to initiate a study of the seasonal vaccine in the elderly in 2009 ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novavax, Inc...

42 Top U.S. Scientists and Specialists Explore Cutting-Edge Innovations to Defend America From Dangerous Zoonotic Diseases

LANSDOWNE, Va., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Forty-two leading U. S. scientists and specialists gathered at a November national forum to consider cutting-edge innovations that may defend America's public health and national economy from outbreaks of dangerous zoonotic diseases, the FAZD Cent...

Wild Blueberries Take Top Spot in New Antioxidant Research Study

Cornell University Food Scientists Expand Testing Using Cellular Antioxidant Activity Assay PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Wild Blueberry antioxidant research advanced today with the release of results from a new study showing Wild Blueberries outperformed 2 ...

International Medical Corps Matched with Top 25 American Express Members Project, 'Saving the Lives of Malnourished Children'

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International Medical Corps was selected by American Express to implement one of the Top 25 Members Projects, 'Saving the Lives of Malnourished Children.' ( http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/OZH1P1 ) The project was chosen out of 1,190 ...

Sarah Palin, Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet, and John McCain Top AOL Hot Searches List on August 29th

"Sarah Palin" and "Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet" Were the Top Two AOL Hot Searches on Friday, August 29, 2008; "John McCain" Rounded Out the Top 5 MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- CookieDiet.com, the exclusive online and retail distributor of Dr. Siegal's COOKIE DIET(R) hunger-controlling f...

Dutch Top Institute Allocates 150 Million Euro to R&D Projects Targeting Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Translational Molecular Medicine (CTMM) - a Dutch public-private partnership committed to the research and development of new techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases - announced today that nine projects wil...

Male Birth Control Pill, Blackberry Extract for Gingivitis, Skin Cancer and Digestive Health Top List of New Medical Discoveries

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition Kicks-Off in San Diego November 11 - 15 SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2007 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition starts today at the San Diego Conve...

Salix Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Top Line Results of Balsalazide Tablets Registration Study

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 18, 2007 - Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) today announced the successful completion and outcome of its Phase III registration trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new 1100 mg tablet formulation of balsalazide disodium (balsalazide tablets). B...

Isis Reports Strong Financial Results and Highlights for Second Quarter of 2009

...estones Report full data from a Phase 3 study evaluating mipomersen in homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) patients; positive top line data was reported in May 2009 Report data from additional mipomersen studies in other patient populations Report data from a Phase 2 ...

DNA Helps Reunite Children With Their Families

... research areas include aging and Alzheimer's disease, cancer and physical medicine. This year, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine was named a top 50 medical school in primary care by U.S. News & World Report for the eighth consecutive year. "Fort Worth's medical school and more" contribute...

Scientists Discover Origin of Malaria

...en years developing a global system to prevent pandemics. By coupling innovative surveillance in field sites throughout the world with a consortium of top laboratories, GVFI is able to characterize the diversity of viruses and other agents as they move from animals to humans. GVFI virus hunter Nathan Wol...

Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine Herald New Agreement To Continue Forty-Plus Year Historic Relationship

...amp; World Report's prestigious annual listing and also received honors in the magazine's 2009 edition. The Leapfrog Group lists Montefiore among the top one percent of all U.S. hospitals based on its strategic investments in sophisticated and integrated healthcare technology. Montefiore is commi...

Is Your Hair Taking a Break?

.... While pattern hair loss affects both men and women, it is very different in women and does not display the classic receding hairline or bald spot on top of the scalp as it does in men. In women, the frontal hairline is usually maintained, but there is visible thinning over the crown. Dr. McMichael expl...

Video: New Dove(R) Body Washes with NutriumMoisture(TM) Restore Skin's Natural Moisture

...s damage by adding moisturizing ingredients, called occlusives, that sit on top of skin. While these additives help mask dry skin damage, they do not addre...ve natural nourishment ever. While moisturizers in other body washes sit on top of skin, new NutriumMoisture penetrates surface skin deep down to replenish...

Velos, Inc. Releases Software to Support Cancer Centers With New Workflow and Content for NCI Clinical Trials Reporting Program

... Velos is the trusted clinical trial management resource for investigators, sponsors and academic leaders throughout the U.S. The company serves 21 top 25* U.S. medical centers. Velos eResearch is deployed for clinical research in all parts of the healthcare enterprise and supports a broad diversity o...

Music & Medicine: Unique Collaboration Combines Performing Arts and Science

... including vision, aging, cancer, heart disease, physical medicine and public health. This year, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine was named a top 50 medical school in primary care by U.S. News & World Report for the seventh consecutive year. The institution contributes almost $400 million to...

deCODE Discovers Second Common Genetic Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke

... program to build on this work and to find new risk variants. After expanding their genome-wide association study in Iceland, the deCODE team took the top SNPs outside the 4q25 region and typed them in case-control cohorts from Iceland, Norway and the United States. This confirmed the ZFHX3 SNP as a risk...

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Sign Licensing Agreement for Urocidin(TM)

... America, bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men and in the top ten for women. In the United States, approximately 70,000 patients are newl...ted products in human and animal health. Bioniche has been named one of the top 50 Best Small and Medium-Sized Employers in Canada for 2009. For more infor...

USC Keck School of Medicine's Dr. Alan Epstein Receives Prestigious National Cancer Institute RAID Award for Breakthrough IL-2 Molecule Therapeutic

...nterprise and, in so doing, raising its profile as a premier medical school. At present, the Keck School of Medicine of USC ranks among the nation's top 25 percent of medical schools in federally sponsored research (Association of American Medical Colleges, 2003). Research programs in genetics, cancer,...

Clay Walker's Band Against MS Foundation Donates $150,000 To Support Multiple Sclerosis Research

.../PRNewswire/ -- A Pebble Beach golf tournament pays off big for researchers looking for a cure for multiple sclerosis. The researchers took home the top prize: a $150,000 contribution from multi-platinum recording artist Clay Walker and the non-profit Band Against MS (BAMS) organization. The money will...

UNT Health Science Center's Groundbreaking Research Applied to Protecting Brain After Traumatic Injury

...esearch areas include aging and Alzheimer's disease, cancer and physical medicine. This year, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine was named a top 50 medical school in primary care by U.S. News & World Report for the eighth consecutive year. "Fort Worth's medical school and more" contribute...

HCPC Calls for Greater Healthcare Savings Through Improved Adherence to Prescription Drug Regimens

...y people don't take their prescription drugs properly," notes HCPC Executive Director Peter G. Mayberry. "And one reason that is almost always on the top of the list is 'forgetfulness.'" A recent study funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services concludes, however, that better pharmaceuti...

Roskamp Institute Announces Enrollment of First Students to Participate in its Innovative Research Doctorate Program

...ucation within the Florida Department of Education to begin this program. "Roskamp has always played a significant role in training and mentoring top quality students, and we are delighted to now have a formal degree-awarding program," said Dr. Fiona Crawford, associate director of Roskamp. "With t...

CRi Oosight(TM) Instrument Crucial in IVF Breakthrough Demonstrating a Correlation Between Non-Invasive Egg Metrics and Pregnancy

...ognized for their novel and groundbreaking capabilities in academic research to pharmaceutical drug development to clinical medicine, including a 2009 top 10 Medical Innovations of the Year award from Cleveland Clinic and a 2009 Frost and Sullivan Product Line Strategy award. Learn more at www.cri-inc.c...

Scottsdale Facility to Be First in U.S. to Showcase True REST Technology

...lters human consciousness actually began in 1951 at the McGill University Perceptual Isolation Laboratory. Flotation REST involves floating on top of a pool of saltwater - 10 inches of water and 800 pounds of Epsom salt - in a specially designed tank with minimal light and sound. Because of the h...

Oramed Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 8th National Life Science & Technology Week ILSI -BIOMED Conference, Israel 2009

...lly ingestible insulin capsule currently in phase 2 clinical trials. Established in 2006, Oramed's technology is based on over 25 years of research by top research scientists at Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center. The Company's corporate and R&D headquarters are based in Jerusalem. For more i...

Enrollment in Delcath's Pivotal Phase III Metastatic Melanoma Clinical Trial Achieves Seventy-Five Percent Accrual

...Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Under this CRADA, patients for this study are being treated at the NCI and at top cancer centers throughout the United States. The NCI is serving as coordinating center for the study, which includes the initiation and training of t...

WORLD'S First Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant Performed at Saint Barnabas Medical Center

... Pancreas Transplant Division, with programs at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J. and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, is one of the top ten largest kidney transplant programs in the nations with more than 270 cases per year. ...

Top Medical Research Centers Form Velos Advisory Group for Service-Oriented Architecture

...Best Hospitals" survey ranked M.D. Anderson as the top hospital in the nation for cancer care. M.D. Anderson has achieved the top ranking four times in the past six years and has ranked as one of the top two hospitals for cancer care for 19 years, since ...

IBM and EU Partners Create a Better Way to Fight AIDS Virus

... EuResist HIV Treatment Prediction Tool Wins top Honors in Computerworld Honors Program WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced it was selected for its ...

InteKrin Therapeutics to Present at the 2009 American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting

...cal experts includes veterans from several successful BioPharma organizations, internationally recognized experts in nuclear receptors and metabolism, top scientists formerly with the Food and Drug Administration and key clinical and commercialization leaders. ...

Carbapenems and Other Agents that Provide Broad-Spectrum Activity are Preferred by Surveyed Physicians for the Treatment of Intra-Abdominal Infections

..."While some agents with anaerobic and gram negative activity, such as carbapenems, address some of these attributes, no antibiotic captures all of the top most important attributes which leaves opportunity for novel products to differentiate themselves." About Hospital Anti-Infectives Insight Serie...

New Study Evaluating the ADHD Medication VYVANSE(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII Demonstrated No Change in the Pharmacokinetic Profile of VYVANSE When Coadministered with Prilosec OTC(R) 40 mg (20 mg X 2), a Commonly Used Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)

...hare to nearly 12 percent based on weekly branded prescription volume. Additionally, VYVANSE formulary coverage has been positive, with 10 of Shire's top 11 managed care organizations covering the product in a preferred formulary position. Additional information about VYVANSE and Full Prescribing...

Novavax Completes Enrollment of Its Second Phase II Seasonal Influenza VLP Vaccine Clinical Trial

...ains, further strengthening our growing clinical database for VLP-based influenza vaccines. The completion of enrollment keeps us on track for having top line data for the 2008-2009 vaccine in the third quarter of this year and for selecting a dose for a Phase II trial in older adults later this year." ...

Logical Therapeutics Appoints Peter A. Lankau as CEO and Director

... Announces Positive top Line Results of its Clinical Study of LT-NS001 vs. naproxen and Achievement...pel Logical toward significant business opportunities in the future." top Line Study Results Logical also announced the reporting of data from ...

The Injured Obese Child: Let's Give Him Some Ankle Support

...ren's Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is one of America's top three children's hospitals for general pediatrics and is highly ranked for ...d with the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and is one of the top two recipients of pediatric research grants from the National Institutes of...