Access to America's Orthopaedic Services Act of 2009 Introduced in the Senate
Senators Cardin (D-MD) and Burr (R-NC) sponsor bill to increase awareness and research for musculoskeletal diseases WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Thursday, July 30, 2009, the Access to America's Orthopaedic Services Act of 2009 (AAOS Act), S. 1548, was in...Pelosi: Food Safety Act Will Protect Lives and Prevent Illness
WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on House passage of the Food Safety Enhancement Act, which will give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new enforcement tools and funding to better ensure food safety and preven...U.S. Congress Introduces H.R. 2248 'DON'T LET THE BED BUGS BITE ACT OF 2009'
PASSAIC, N.J., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Honorable G. K. Butterfield, Jr., Democrat of North Carolina, along with 8 other House Representatives have introduced the "DON'T LET THE BED BUGS BITE ACT OF 2009" to establish a grant in support of states efforts to root out the eve...Affordable Health Choices Act Is an Excellent Step Toward Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Medical Association (NMA) commends the Affordable Health Choices Act. The bill includes many of the provisions to which the NMA has long been committed. "Yesterday was a monumental day in the history of health care for ou...Neuroimaging suggests that truthfulness requires no act of will for honest people
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. A new study of the cognitive processes involved with honesty suggests that truthfulness depends more on absence of temptation than active resistance to temptation. Using neuroimaging, psychologists looked at the brain activity of people given the chance to gain money dishones...Pelosi Remarks on Economic Recovery Act at Mission Neighborhood Health Center in San Francisco
WASHINGTON, July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke at a news conference at the Mission Neighborhood Health Center today to highlight critical investments in community health clinics made by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. She also discussed the need for comprehen...Johnson & Johnson Announces Support for Kohl-Grassley Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In letters to Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-IA), Johnson & Johnson today announced its support for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 (S. ...Cardiome And Astellas Announce Positive Results From ACT 2 Trial
NASDAQ: CRME TSX: COM VANCOUVER and DEERFIELD, IL, June 04, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Cardiome Pharma Corp. and its co-development partner Astellas Pharma US, Inc. ("Astellas") today announced results from their recently completed Phase 3 clinical study, called ACT 2. The trial evaluated the e...Sanofi Pasteur Submits Supplemental Application for A(H1N1) Pandemic Vaccine to U.S. FDA
... Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements include financial projections and estim...Scientists Discover Origin of Malaria
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Washington, D.C. U.S Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that more than $327 million in new funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will go toward scientific research, instrumentation, and laboratory infrastructure projects. Ten of DOE's national laboratories...Enzyme doesn't act alone in atrial fibrillation
HOUSTON (June 17, 2009) An overactive enzyme is behind a leaky calcium channel that plays a role in the development of atrial fibrillation, which is the most common cardiac arrhythmia that is responsible for a third of all strokes. However, it doesn't act alone, say researchers at Baylor College...Disappearing act of world's second largest fish explained
Researchers have discovered where basking sharks the world's second largest fish hide out for half of every year, according to a report published online on May 7th in Current Biology , a Cell Press publication. The discovery revises scientists' understanding of the iconic species and highlights...Study finds blood cells can be reprogrammed to act as embryonic stem cells
(WASHINGTON, April 20, 2009) - In a recent study, U.S. researchers have reprogrammed cells found in circulating blood into cells that are molecularly and functionally indistinguishable from embryonic stem cells, a revolutionary achievement that provides a readily accessible source of stem cells an...From the backyard to the ocean: New study shows streams act as key nitrogen filters
KNOXVILLE -- As spring arrives across the country, tourists returning to beaches will face the reality of "red tide" -- harmful blooms of algae that make water unfit for swimming and pose risks to humans and sea life. What they may not realize is that the small streams running through their nei...Chemist Brings SAFETY Act Expertise to Homeland Security Firm
Dr. McWhorter Joins Olive, Edwards & Cooper with Technical, Products Liability Background WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Olive, Edwards & Cooper announced the addition of Dr. David McWhorter as a principal who will provide clients with strategic plans as t...China-Biotics, Inc. Retains KPMG for the Implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404
SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China-Biotics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHBT) ("China-Biotics," "the Company"), a leading Chinese firm specializing in the manufacture, research, development, marketing and distribution of probiotics products, today announced that it h...A new material could act as a nanofridge for microchips
In the past few years, the design and manufacturing of circuits at nanoscopic scale for integrated devices has become one of the frontier fields in new material science and technology. The significant reduction achieved in these devices often is accompanied by new discoveries in how they behave pr...Tethered molecules act as light-driven reversible nanoswitches
Our ability to see is based on molecules in the eye that flip from one conformation to another when exposed to visible light. Now, a new technique for attaching light-sensitive organic molecules to metal surfaces allows the molecules to be switched between two different configurations in response...Rabbit Anti-Glutamate receptor 1, phospho (Ser845) Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from GeneTex
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Description:...nhibition of target mRNA can be realized without introducing an interferon response. These short dsRNA, referred to as small interfering RNAs (siRNA), act catalytically at sub-molar ratios to cleave greater than 95% of the target mRNA in the cell. The RNA interference effect can be long-lasting and may b...