Regence Wins Awards for Consumer Appeal to Transform Health Care
PORTLAND, Ore., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- While Congress debates reforming health care from the top down, Regence was recognized for its work to engage consumers to transform health care from the bottom up. "Transforming the Health Care System - Engaging Consumers to Create Val...UK Court of Appeal Rules in Smith & Nephew's Favour
HULL, England, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith & Nephew's Advanced Wound Management division (LSE: SN) (NYSE: SNN ) announced that the UK Court of Appeal has ruled as invalid all claims asserted against Smith and Nephew of the patent EP 0 626 720 that is licensed to K...PreMD Reduces Staffing, Operations - FDA Appeal Still in Process
TORONTO, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Predictive medicine company PreMD Inc. (TSX: PMD; PREMF.pk) today announced that it is reducing staffing and operations. "Over the last while we have faced significant challenges and, with the current economic environment, we are not currently able to co...QLT Announces Appeal Court Decision on Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Litigation
Court of Appeals Finds Against QLT and Upholds District Court Decision VANCOUVER, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - QLT Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTI ; TSX: QLT) announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (the "Court of Appeals") today affirmed the judgment of the United St...Schering-Plough to Appeal Jury Decision in Missouri Reimbursement Case
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP ) said today that it strongly believes that the decision reached by a jury in Missouri related to reimbursement by Missouri's Medicaid program of certain products sold by Warrick Pharmaceuticals, the company's...AGA Medical to Appeal Ruling by Dutch Court in Lawsuit With Occlutech GmbH
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- AGA Medical Holdings ("AGA Medical", "AGA") announced today its determination to appeal a recent ruling from The Patent Court in the Netherlands related to a proceeding brought by Occlutech GmbH, headquartered in Jena, Germany. The lawsuit sought invalidity...American Kidney Fund Issues Appeal for Disaster Relief Contributions
The American Kidney Fund today issued an urgent appeal for contributions for disaster relief to help dialysis patients who have been affected by Hurricane Ike. Rockville, MD (PRWEB) September 17, 2008 -- The American Kidney Fund today issued an urgent appeal for contrib...Texas Mutual Insurance to Appeal 14th Court's Decision to Texas Supreme Court
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Mutual Insurance Company (TMIC) said it would appeal to the Supreme Court a decision handed down today by the 14th Court of Appeals. The 14th Court rejected Texas Mutual's appeal of a jury verdict from a district court in Harris County found TMIC ...FDA Extends Review of Genasense(R) NDA Appeal in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA ) announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended its review of Genta's appeal of the non- approvable decision for a New Drug Application (NDA) that proposed the use of Genasens...InnoCentive and Nature Publishing Group Announce Partnership to Facilitate Open Innovation
...resources. The partnership of NPG and InnoCentive will accelerate the uptake of open innovation as a complementary business model that has particular appeal during a global economic downturn. " Nature is one of the most well-known scientific publications on the market and this partnership boosts awa...Local Research Foundation Achieves Milestone in Fight Against Cancer
... toxicity. CZ48 is also innovative in that it can be taken orally, and pre-clinical studies indicate that it has very few side effects. This makes its appeal even stronger for human cancer treatment. "We have always felt that CZ48 holds tremendous promise as a cancer treatment, which is why we have worked...Genta Incorporated Announces Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results
...assionate-use program ships initial supply - appeal filed to review FDA decision on Genasense in CLL ...clinical trial. We completed the filing of our NDA appeal to FDA in CLL. We showed that brief high-dose infu...er for non-malignant metabolic bone diseases. FDA appeal filed for use of Genasense in chronic lymphocytic ...Genta Incorporated Announces Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Corporate Highlights
...symbol in August 2007 -- Named-patient/compassionate-use program for Genasense will continue during Phase 3 trial -- appeal of FDA decision on Genasense NDA in CLL pending BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTAD ) today ...Researchers appeal for new regulations to save coral reefs from live fish trade
Researchers are calling for tighter controls on the live reef fish trade, a growing threat to coral reefs, in letters to the international journal Science. Twenty of the world's leading marine scientists, including a team from the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, have called for a...Oscar Pistorius: Previously confidential study results released on amputee sprinter
... time. A portion of the team's findings had been presented at the CAS to appeal the eligibility ban that had been imposed on Pistorius by the International...g) worn by Pistorius give him an advantage over able-bodied runners. The appeal was successfully presented on behalf of Pistorius by the international law ...Continuous glucose monitoring technology -- special issue of Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics
...n Overview of Its Development." Eric Orzeck, MD, from Endocrinology Associates (Houston, TX), describes the need for better documentation, coding, and appeal procedures for use of CGM to improve insurance coverage, in the article, "Maximizing Reimbursement through Correct Coding Initiatives." In the comm...Songs raise awareness about aquatic invasive species
...o move between lakes, increasing the risk that aquatic invasive species can transfer from one body of water to another. The music was also designed to appeal to this demographic, with a focus on classic rock, country and folk. The songs have received exposure on a number of radio stations throughout the...Apple enthusiasts welcome WineCrisp
... very firm. We also wanted that characteristic in the name so we added 'crisp' and named it WineCrisp", he added. Korban thinks the new apple will appeal to consumers because of its taste and to growers because of its resistance to the fungal disease apple scab, a primary nemesis of apple growers. Not h...Evidence of the 'Lost World' -- did dinosaurs survive the end Cretaceous extinctions?
...r Arthur Conan Doyle's account of an isolated community of dinosaurs that survived the catastrophic extinction event 65 million years ago, has no less appeal now than it did when it was written a century ago. Various Hollywood versions have tried to recreate the lost world of dinosaurs, but today the fictio...Selected personal letters of Max Perutz are released in new book
...ax for many years. Although some of the letters deal with scientific details, they have been edited for a non-technical audience. This volume will appeal to those interested in the history of science and the development of molecular biology. Related books include Max's I Wish I'd Made You Angry Earlie...Intruder alert: Tel Aviv University's 'Smart Dew' will find you!
... feet). And at a cost of 25 cents per "droplet," Prof. Shapira says that his solution is the cheapest and the smartest on the market. A part of the appeal of Smart Dew is its near-invisibility, Prof. Shapira says. "Smart Dew is a covert monitoring system. Because the sensors in the Smart Dew wireless net...Ortho-McNeil Neurologics to Appeal Patent Ruling on RAZADYNE(R)
TITUSVILLE, N.J., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it will appeal yesterday's decision by the U.S. District Court of Delaware, which ruled the patent for RAZADYNE(R) (galantamine hydrobromide) is invalid. ...WorldHeart Announces Delisting Appeal Received and Will be Considered at Hearing July 10, 2008
OAKLAND, Calif., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (Nasdaq: WHRT, TSX: WHT) -- World Heart Corporation (the "Company") today announced that on May 20, 2008, it had received a letter from the NASDAQ Hearings Panel stating that they had received the Company's request to appeal the NASDAQ Listing ...Wyeth To Appeal Arkansas Hormone Therapy Trial Verdicts
MADISON, N.J., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyeth (NYSE: WYE ) confirmed today that it will appeal the verdicts in the case of Donna Scroggin v. Wyeth, in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, beginning with post-trial motions. "There is no basis in fact or law for thi...Insmed to Appeal Delisting Notification From Nasdaq
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Insmed Inc. (Nasdaq: INSM), a developer of follow-on biologics and biopharmaceuticals, today announced that it has requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel to appeal an earlier Staff Determination to delist the Company's ...Genta Completes Appeal of FDA Decision for Genasense(R) in CLL
Submission Seeks Approval of Genasense in Relapsed/Refractory Patients BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA ) announced that the Company has completed the filing of the Company's formal appeal to Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Director of the...Stratagene to appeal verdict won by Third Wave
La Jolla, Calif. -- Stratagene Corp. will appeal the jury verdict that Madison-based Third Wave Technologies won against the California company last week. Stratagene on Saturday announced its move in response to the decision rendered last Wednesday in the United States District Court for the W...Stratagene sets aside $21M to pay Third Wave pending appeal
Stratagene Corporation has posted a $21 million bond to pay damages and legal fees to Madison-based rival Third Wave Technologies in a patent case, pending appeal. Third Wave and Stratagene have been battling since late 2004 over which company has the right to commercialize certain molecular...ALPCO Introduces a Mouse HMW and Total Adiponectin ELISA
...orter and distributor of high quality research immunoassay kits. Since that time, their primary goals have been to offer a diverse line of assays that appeal to their broad customer base while also providing exceptional customer service and product support. In recent years, ALPCO has solidified its place in...Microbix Sales Grow 22% For Nine Months
...e that it was stable and releasable under an FDA approvable letter. While the FDA has conceded the data we presented has merit, at a recent meeting of appeal the FDA requested yet more stability data before they will reconsider our request. No clinical trials have been requested in order to obtain inventory...