Influenza pandemic planning needed to assure adequate care for pregnant women and newborns
PITTSBURGH, May 13 Pregnant women and newborns are at greatest risk in a flu epidemic, but more planning must be done to ensure that they receive priority treatment should an outbreak occur, according to a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and University of Pittsburgh study. The find...
Integrium Introduces Its Integrium Clinical Excellence (ICE) Methodology to Assure Consistent Delivery of Sponsor Clinical Trials
TUSTIN, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrium, LLC(R), a
cardiovascular and metabolic focused clinical research organization with a
long history for delivering reliable results, has officially launched
Integrium Clinical Excellence (ICE), a metric and performance-driven
process designed to c...
ABC and NMDP Partner to Meet Growing Need for Stem Cell and Cord Blood Transplants, Assure Funding for Cord Blood Network, Encourage Minority Donor Recruitment
WASHINGTON, March 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's Blood Centers
(ABC), a Washington, DC-based association representing community,
independent blood centers, has teamed up with the National Marrow Donor
Program (NMDP) to educate lawmakers about the importance of stem cells and
cord bloo...
Pure Weight Loss Takes Additional Steps To Assure Seamless Transition For Clients
Company Engages Other National Centers To Provide Former Clients With Weight Loss Support
HORSHAM, Pa., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- True to its mission of "helping
their clients find solutions," Pure Weight Loss has been pursuing
agreements through which a number of nation...
GAO Report Confirms: Medicare Underpays for Anesthesia Services; Nurse Anesthetists Assure Seniors Access to Safe Anesthesia Care
PARK RIDGE, Ill., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report
issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms that
Medicare anesthesia payments are 67 percent lower than anesthesia payments
from private insurance coverage, and that America's Certified Registered
Nurse An...
Ex-House Aging Committee Chief of Staff Bob Weiner Warns of Insurance Control Over Health Bill Outcome, Praises House Version, 'Disappointed' by Senate; Weiner and Policy Analyst Jordan Osserman Offer Bill's 'Prognosis'
...ic option, the Senate Finance bill, developed by Republicans and Blue Dogs and led by Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA), does not
assure lower premiums -- yet reducing spiraling health costs is the main reason for taking action. The Baucus-Grassley bill provides all coverage only throug...
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Mission Pharmacal Launches CitraNatal(R) Assure Prescription Prenatal Vitamin
Designed to ensure comfort and optimize nutrition for women and their babies
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Pharmacal today announced the addition of CitraNatal(R)
Assure to its CitraNatal(R) family of prescription prenatal vitamins. CitraNatal
Assure builds on the benefits ...
Alfacell Provides Shareholder Update
...obtain additional financing in the near-term. Talks have been ongoing with potential private investors regarding recapitalizing the company. We cannot
assure you, however, that we will be able to secure the necessary financing to maintain the company's operations and pursue these worthwhile projects. It is ...
DOR BioPharma Receives EMEA Agreement on the Design of its Confirmatory Phase 3 Clinical Trial of orBec(R) in GI GVHD
...hat could cause actual events or results in future periods to differ materially from what is expressed in, or implied by, these statements. DOR cannot
assure you that it will be able to successfully develop or commercialize products based on its technology, including orBec(R), particularly in light of the s...
Fate Therapeutics Announces First Patient Treated in Phase 1b Clinical Trial of FT1050 for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Support
...pport.
About Cord Blood Use in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Support
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing is used to match patients and donors. To
assure the highest rate of success, patients receiving a bone marrow or peripheral blood transplant must find a donor that matches at least five of the six H...
Stand Up To Cancer Awards $73.6 Million for Novel, Groundbreaking Cancer Research
..., cancer kills almost eight million people annually.
The combined award of $73.6 million fulfills one of Stand Up To Cancer's key objectives: to
assure that these translational research Dream Teams receive sufficient funding to see results within the three-year term of the grants.
On behalf of...
EPSScentral Responds to Pandemic Alert
...r remarkable returns on investment. Since 2002, the Company has provided thought leadership and mission critical solutions that transform business and
assure the organizational mission at the speed of work. A hallmark is EPSScentral's ability to reduce organizational complexity as processes grow and support...
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Electa Essential Concept
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Ergonomic tray design allows placement of the disposables within easy reach during set-up
Four directional wheels
assure maximum maneuverability while moving down halls or in tight spaces ...
Company:Sorin Group USA, Inc.
CELL-DYN 3200 - Recertified
Description:...ve data management and reliability. The system combines proven Multi-Angle Polarized Scatter Separation (MAPSS) with high-resolution flow cytometry to
assure a high level of accuracy and precision....
Company:Summit Lab Sales
Assure Pro Blood Glucose Monitoring System
Description:... Our greatest generation yet, the all-new
assure Pro Blood Glucose Monitoring System is designed to meet the growing demands... touch a used strip, reducing the risk of exposure to infectious materials.
assure Pro offers a little extra assistance with a "Hypo" warning to alert staff o...
Company:ARKRAY USA
MediMAR Electronic Medication Administration Record
Description:... safety. MediMAR uses bar code technology which allows the nurse to scan her badge, the patient's hospital identification band, and the medication, to
assure that the right patient is receiving the correct medication in the correct dose and route. The application operates with wireless technology, handheld,...
Company:Mediware Information Systems, Inc.
Pipetman Concept C100 Single Channel
Description:... pipette-to-PC connectionthe only one of its kind in the industry. When used with Diamond Tips from Gilson, this product will maximize performance and
assure superior productivity....
Company:Gibson Laboratories Inc.
Pipetman Concept® C300 Single Channel
Description:... pipette-to-PC connectionthe only one of its kind in the industry. When used with Diamond Tips from Gilson, this product will maximize performance and
assure superior productivity....
Company:Gilson, Inc
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Pathology
...es are largely automated. The clinical pathologist is responsible for overseeing the work of laboratory technicians , performing quality assurance to
assure the validity of test results, performing interpretations of more complex studies, and serving as a consultant to clinicians so that the most appropria...
Réseau Sentinelles
...uiry is prespecified in a written protocol. The inquiries are then summarized in a final report and submitted per protocol to the internal auditors to
assure their quality. All reports thus far have received a favorable recommendation by the CNIL (n°471 393). The results of these inquiries are available onl...
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Prescription
...r medications includes drug interactions, uses, side effects, and drug dosing. When buying prescription drugs online, one must be careful to
assure that the online pharmacy is reputable. ... Web sites offer prescription drugs for sale, ... prescription synonyms. prescription usage exampl...
Premature infant
...ring growth and development in the premature infant : An article from the American Academy of ... Premature infants should also be monitored to
assure ... A patient information handout on premature infant s, written by the authors of ... One of the greatest fears of parents of a premature ...
Parkinson
... and MJFF news sent straight to your inbox. ... Aims to identify the most promising Parkinson's disease-related research and raise the funds to
assure that the best research is supported. Fact sheet about the untreatable motor system disorder. From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders...
Paints
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Occupational therapy
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Environmental medicine
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New standard for popular stevia-based sweetener to assure product's quality
Rockville, Md., January 5, 2009 Responding to the growing popularity of a plant-based sweetener, the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention today announced it is developing a new standard to be included in the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) that will help food and beverage manufacturers
assure the produ...
Stanford researchers publish comprehensive model for medical device development
... the device will reach the clinic.
Specifically, FDA's Quality System Regulation plays a substantial role in the development process and serves to
assure the public that critical elements of safe design practices are followed. However, the researchers point out that such standardization does not always ...
Biologists devise unifying framework to explain evolutionary puzzles
...nst predators, and bring food to the nest. "But should what the birds are doing be viewed as cooperation or competition?" he asks. "In other words, to
assure the survival of their offspring, are the birds working together or separately as individuals?"
From an evolutionary perspective, if the birds are w...
Biologists consider unifying framework to explain evolutionary puzzles
...nst predators, and bring food to the nest. "But should what the birds are doing be viewed as cooperation or competition?" he asks. "In other words, to
assure the survival of their offspring, are the birds working together or separately as individuals?"
From an evolutionary perspective, if the birds are w...
American College of Medical Genetics affirms importance of newborn screening dried blood spots
... advances occur in the coming years. It is the desire of the group to encourage these developments with the continuation of appropriate stewardship to
assure privacy and confidentiality.
Meeting attendees agreed that moving forward policy needs to recognize the three classes of residual DBS use.
These in...
Songs raise awareness about aquatic invasive species
...iral hemorrhagic septicemia) from spreading from an infected to a noninfected lake. Natural resource professionals reviewed the lyrics of each song to
assure scientific accuracy and consistency with current laws in Wisconsin.
The primary target audience for these songs are 35- to 55-year-old fishermen wh...
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DOR BioPharma Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for orBec(R) for the Treatment of Chronic Gastrointestinal GVHD
...hat could cause actual events or results in future periods to differ materially from what is expressed in, or implied by, these statements. DOR cannot
assure you that it will be able to successfully develop or commercialize products based on its technology, including orBec(R) and LPM(TM), particularly in li...
Video of EpiDerm Skin Irritation Test (SIT) Method Now Available
...essional video that is peer-reviewed and indexed in PubMed," noted Dave Ingalls, Sales & Marketing Manager. "Peer-review and PubMed indexing will
assure scientists that they are viewing an accurate representation of this ECVAM-validated method."
About MatTek - MatTek Corp. is the world'...
Vi typhoid vaccine proves highly effective in young children
... with incidence approaching one percent of the population annually in certain endemic areas. Experts say that in the absence of affordable programs to
assure safe water and better sanitation, short and medium-term efforts need to be directed towards prevention through vaccines.
Safe and effective vaccin...
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Submits Comments to Hit Policy Committee About Meaningful Use and Electronic Health Record Certification
...tion are needed to determine those EHR functions and capabilities that will
assure value and benefits
Julie McGowan, PhD, Chairperson of AM... health records. AMIA and its members are especially interested in helping
assure that the Committee considers the increasing body of knowledge, evidence, an...
ParagonRx Creates New Website Featuring REMS Help Center for Pharma
...'s key stages - development, peri-approval, launch, and post-marketing. The Center also explains how a science-based approach to REMS development can
assure both safer product use and often broader product use, as well.
(Note to media: Fetterman is available for interviews)
...
Stem cells' 'suspended' state preserved by key step, scientists report
...gram during reprogramming."
The scientists conclude that embryonic stem cells exist in a dynamic state, poised between the open condition that may
assure the cell's full potential, and the more constrained state that allows only certain kinds of cells to progress. Chd1, they say, is central to maintaini...
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Clarion mounting medium - DAB NBT TNBT Vega Red and Fuchsin from GeneTex
Description:...gen substrates on tissue sections. Clarin can be used for histology and cytology applications using manual and automated cover slipping techniques. To
assure excellent optical quality, Clarin has a refractive index of nD=1.473, which minimizes the refraction of the light beam as it travels from the glass th...
Company:GeneTex
Goat Anti-Salmonella, CSA-1 Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from KPL
Description:...t has excellent specificity for Group B and D Salmonella based upon the Kaufmann-White scheme. Product is in lyophilized form. Each lot is tested to
assure specificity and lot-to-lot consistency using KPL's in-house ELISA assay....
Company:KPL
Custom Antibody Production Services from Aves Labs, Inc.
Description:...ffinity purified antibodies with biotin, HRP, fluorescent dyes, or conjugating these antibodies to agarose.
Performing ELISAs and other tests to
assure that the quantities, affinities, and other properties of the antibodies surpass quality control specifications. ...
Company:Aves Labs, Inc.
Canine Pancreatic Microsomal Membranes from Promega
Description:...ed by the transcription/translation of the appropriate DNA in the TNT® Lysate Systems when used with Canine Pancreatic Microsomal Membranes(a). To
assure consistent performance with minimal translational inhibition and background, microsomes have been isolated free from contaminating membrane fractions ...
Company:Promega
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Biodiversity
... with the variety of genes. Since it cannot always be said which genes are more likely to prove beneficial, the best choice for conservation is to
assure the persistence of as many genes as possible.
For ecologists, this approach is sometimes considered inadequate and too restricted.
Biodiversity...
Cell growth
...re split to produce 92 "single chromosomes", half of which go into each daughter cell. During meiosis, there are two chromosome separation steps which
assure that each of the four daughter cells gets one copy of each of the 23 types of chromosome (see meiosis for details).
Why we have sex
Main art...
Mitosis
...e even more confusing, when the chromatids separate, they are no longer called chromatids, but are called chromosomes again. The goal of mitosis is to
assure that one copy of each sister chromatid — and only one copy — goes to each daughter cell after cell division.
The other important piece o...
Muscle
...ned from proprioception. The cerebellum and nucleus ruber in particular continuously sample position against movement and make minor corrections to
assure a smooth projection.
Role in health and disease
Exercise
Exercise is often recommended as a means of improving motor skills , fitness ...
Prophase
... Somewhat confusingly, when the chromatids separate, they are no longer called chromatids, but are called chromosomes again. The task of mitosis is to
assure that one copy of each sister chromatid - and only one copy - goes to each daughter cell after cell division.
The other important piece of hardware i...
Mitosis
...e even more confusing, when the chromatids separate, they are no longer called chromatids, but are called chromosomes again. The goal of mitosis is to
assure that one copy of each sister chromatid — and only one copy — goes to each daughter cell after cell division.
The other important piece o...