ANDRES F. ALONSO, ESQ., a Partner in the Law Firm of PARKER WAICHMAN ALONSO LLP, Was Appointed Co-Lead Counsel to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the Denture Cream Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2051

GREAT NECK, N.Y., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- In an order filed on July 13, 2009, Judge Cecilia Altonaga, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida appointed as Lead Counsel to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the Denture Cream Products Liability Litigation, Andres F....

Hooper Holmes Names Mark Rosenblum Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hooper Holmes (Amex: HH ) today announced the appointment of Mark C. Rosenblum as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. He has also been elected an executive officer of Hooper Holmes, Inc. Mr. Rosenblum has ov...

eFoodSafety.com Selects Arcand & Madison as Public Relations Counsel and The Ruth Group as Investor Relations Counsel

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- eFoodSafety.com, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EFSF.OB), an emerging healthcare consumer products company with a portfolio of aesthetics, dermatology, environmental and nutraceutical products, today announced signing one year contracts with Arcand &...

Capitol Counsel Adds Health and Tax Experts to Its Government Relations Team

Catherine Finley and Tucker Shumack Each Bring Nearly a Decade of Hill Experience to Firm WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Capitol Counsel LLC announces the addition of two new principals, Catherine Finley and Tucker Shumack, who both have nearly a decade of experience working o...

Dennis Stockwell Joins Jackson Healthcare as General Counsel

Company Strengthens Executive Team with Addition of Experienced Executive to Handle Legal Affairs. Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) January 6, 2009 -- Jackson Healthcare (JH) announced that Dennis J. Stockwell has joined the executive team of Jackson Healthcare as General Couns...

The Vitamin Shoppe Names James Sander Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

NORTH BERGEN, N.J., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vitamin Shoppe announced that James Sander has joined the company as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Sander is reporting directly to CEO Tom Tolworthy. In this capacity, Mr. Sander will be responsible for Legal Affair...

William F. McMurry - Lead Class Counsel Obtains $16.4 Million Settlement for Elderly Clients

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- William F. McMurry, a Nationally Board Certified Specialist in Medical Malpractice and Legal Malpractice, obtained today final Court approval of a settlement in the first nationwide class action suit ever certified by a Kentucky state court judge. The s...

Zimpfer Named Executive Vice President, General Counsel of Conseco

CARMEL, Ind., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) announced that Matthew J. Zimpfer has been appointed executive vice president and general counsel of Conseco. Zimpfer, who had been serving as the interim general counsel, will report to CEO Jim Prieur. (Photo: http:/...

Hagens Berman Appointed Co-Lead Counsel in Case Against Schering-Plough and Merck

Lawsuit claims manufacturers misled consumers about the use of Zetia and Vytorin. SEATTLE, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week the U.S. District Court in New Jersey appointed Hagens Berman, along with four other firms, co-counsel in a case against Schering-Plough (...

Cleveland Addiction Agency and National Association Partner to Help Clergy Counsel the Children of Alcoholics

Recovery Resources and National Association of Children of Alcoholics Offer Free Training Seminar for Clergy on January 30, 2008 CLEVELAND, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Recovery Resources, a nonprofit alcohol and drug treatment agency and the National Association of Children of Alcoholics (N...

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GeoVax Labs, Inc. Selects Financial Relations Board as Investor Relations Counsel

ATLANTA, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeoVax Labs, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GOVX), an Atlanta-based biotechnology company developing HIV-1/AIDS vaccines, announced today that it has retained Financial Relations Board (FRB), as its Investor and Public Relations agency of record. "GeoVax...

Kensey Nash Announces IDE Submission for Cartilage Repair Device

... biomaterials that have a proven safety record," he added. The Company has established an advisory board of leading clinicians and researchers to counsel on the clinical application of the device, and the design and execution of the upcoming human clinical trial. About Kensey Nash Corporation. ...

Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. by the Law Firm of Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check, LLP

... by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. Any member of the purported class may move the court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. CONTACT: Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check, ...

Gaining Too Much Weight During Pregnancy Nearly Doubles Risk of Having a Heavy Baby

...ain excessive weight are even more likely to have heavy babies than women who are treated for gestational diabetes. "This is one more good reason to counsel women to gain the ideal amount of weight when they are pregnant," said study co-author Kim Vesco, MD, MPH, an obstetrician and gynecologist with Kaise...

Justice Department Will Not Oppose CEO Roundtable on Cancer's Proposal

.... The Department's position was stated in a business review letter from Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, to counsel for the CRC. The CRC and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will jointly lead the project to develop model language for clinical trials. The CRC is...

Tioga Pharmaceuticals' Asimadoline Demonstrates Positive Results in a Phase 2b Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

...tial market opportunity. For more information, please visit http://www.tiogapharma.com . Contact: David Urso, Chief Business Officer and General counsel Phone: 858-964-5021 Email: urso@tiogapharma.com Media: Cory Tromblee, Porter Novelli Life Sciences Phone: 617-897-8294 Email: ctromble...

Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated by the Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP

...d by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. Any member of the purported class may move the court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. CONTACT: Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Darre...

Two Point of Care Tests From Quest Diagnostics Receive FDA 510(k) Clearance

...imple enough for use in clinics and other point of care settings, and can produce results within fifteen minutes. The ability of physicians to provide counsel on treatment options and lifestyle changes during a single office visit can benefit patients who are anxious about their test results or who may be un...

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America: 'Fighting for the U.S. Cattle Producer'

...z South Dakota Stockgrowers Association President Larry Nelson R-CALF USA counsel Russ Frye R-CALF USA counsel Will Miller BACKGROUND NEWS RELEASE available under the "News Releases" l...

President Clinton Highlights MWW Group at the 2007 Clinton Global Initiative for its 'Stop Neglected Tropical Disease' Campaign

...ine Institute, MWW Group is in the second year of a multi-year donation of $1 million in public relations, advocacy, development and capacity building counsel and services to Sabin. The agency created the "STOP NTDs" campaign to raise $25 million to control and prevent neglected tropical diseases, the most c...

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UTMB study identifies women at risk of gaining excessive weight with injectable birth control

...own as Depo-Provera or the birth control shot. These findings dispel the myth that all women who use DMPA will gain weight and will help physicians to counsel patients appropriately. DMPA users whose weight increased by 5 percent within the first six months of use, called "early gainers," are at risk of c...

Will IVF work for a particular patient? The answer may be found in her blood

...d their exact biological role in reproductive function. We hope that our work will lead to the development of a clinically useful tool to help doctors counsel their patients in the difficult decision-making involved in IVF," she said. ...

Does mom know when enough is enough?

...too often, too much, or worse yet, is not very good at reading her infant's signals, would require an extremely skilled nurse or social worker. Giving counsel after watching a mother feed her infant might be seen as threatening, or at the very least meddling, and just pointing it out could be construed as an...

If you're aggressive, your dog will be too, says veterinary study at University of Pennsylvania

...ishment-based training advocates,"Herron said. "These techniques are fear-eliciting and may lead to owner-directed aggression." Prior to seeking the counsel of a veterinary behaviorist, many dog owners attempt behavior-modification techniques suggested by a variety of sources. Recommendations often includ...

Microarray analysis improves prenatal diagnosis

...we use an array that is targeted and we have parental samples to confirm the meaning of detected changes, in the majority of cases, we will be able to counsel the patients about the significance of the findings." ...

Urea tanks on diesel trucks -- that's the law in the United States starting in 2010

...h NOx from diesel exhaust to comply with strict new limits imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), says Glenn Kedzie, Environmental counsel for the American Trucking Associations. The automotive urea, called "diesel exhaust fluid" (DEF) in the United States and AdBlue, a trademarked nam...

Gaining too much weight during pregnancy nearly doubles risk of having a heavy baby

...n excessive weight are even more likely to have heavy babies than women who are treated for gestational diabetes. "This is one more good reason to counsel women to gain the ideal amount of weight when they are pregnant," said study co-author Kim Vesco, MD, MPH, an obstetrician and gynecologist with Kaise...

bioMETRX, Inc. Welcomes Residential and Commercial Security Expert to Board of Directors

...ing new markets for biometric-based products. I intend to immediately get to work to expand the company's partnerships and offer all of my support and counsel to help grow this company as it forges ahead," stated Mr. Santamorena. "We are pleased to welcome Frank to our Board," stated Mark Basile, Chief Exe...

Urologists identify 7 biomarkers that may help pinpoint prostate cancer recurrence

...patients experience a relapse. "A prediction tool based on the biomarkers we tested could improve the accuracy of standard models and help doctors counsel patients better about their risk for prostate cancer recurrence and help to determine the course of treatment," Dr. Shariat said. "There is no doubt t...

New whitepaper offers options for university implementation of NIH policy

...h the National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy: Copyright Considerations and Options will help provosts, research administrators, and campus counsel understand their institutions copyright-related obligations and options under the new Congressionally mandated policy, which was announced in January ...

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Cephalon General Counsel John E. Osborn to Resign Position

Osborn to Remain as Advisor to Company FRAZER, Pa., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cephalon, Inc., (Nasdaq: CEPH) today announced that its Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, John E. Osborn, has decided to resign his position with the company, effective Ma...

Cerimon Pharmaceuticals Names Matthew J. Meyer its General Counsel and Vice President of Business Development and Licensing

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Cerimon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Matthew J. Meyer has been named General Counsel, a newly established position, and Vice President of Business Development and Licensing. Mr. Meyer is a global life sciences executive and corp...

National Stem Cell Holding, Inc. Posts Company and Financial Information on the OTCIQ and Has Retained New CFO and Counsel to File Registration Statement With SEC

MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Stem Cell Holding, Inc. (Other OTC: NHGI) today announced that its company information, financial information, quotations and press releases are posted on the OTCIQ, a service of the Pink Sheets. OTCIQ is a secure, web-based port...

Shengtai Pharmaceutical Retains Grayling Global As Investor Relations Counsel

WEIFANG, Shandong, China, Aug. 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shengtai Pharmaceutical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SGTI) ("Shengtai Pharmaceutical" or "the Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality, pharmaceutical grade glucose products in China, today announced that ...

PharmAthene Appoints Jordan P. Karp, J.D. Senior Vice President and General Counsel

ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PharmAthene, Inc. (Amex: PIP ) a biodefense company specializing in the development and commercialization of medical countermeasures against chemical and biological threats, announced today that Jordan P. Karp, J.D., has been appointed Senior ...

NuRx Pharmaceuticals Retains Russo Partners for Investor Relations, Corporate Communications Counsel

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NuRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NURX) today announced it has retained Russo Partners LLC for the provision of investor relations and corporate communications counsel. The healthcare communications firm will implement a comprehe...

CryoLife Names Philip Theodore as Vice President, General Counsel

ATLANTA, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY ), a biomaterials, medical device and tissue processing company, announced today that Philip A. Theodore has been named vice president, general counsel, effective September 4, 2007. Mr. Theodore will report directly to Steve...

Emisphere Technologies, Inc. Appoints Paul Lubetkin as Vice President and General Counsel

TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMIS ) today announced that Paul Lubetkin has been appointed to the position of Vice President and General Counsel, effective September 4, 2007. Mr. Lubetkin will be responsible for the overall planning, ...

Hewlett-Packard exec offers innovative counsel

Madison, Wis. - When it comes to driving innovation, most businesses don't have large research and development labs to fall back on. Hewlett-Packard does, but that didn't prevent a visiting HP executive from offering advice to privately held companies. Kristin Pugh, who is HP's director of s...

Digitas Health Expands Adding Two Key Locations

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