Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Collaborates With Five Blue Plans to Increase Transparency, Expand Access to Health Care Cost Information
RICHARDSON, Texas, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) joined other Blue Plans today to announce plans to collaborate to provide access to an online, consumer-friendly health care cost information tool, developed by WellPoint, which is cal...
WellPoint, BCBSA, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida and HCSC Collaborate to Expand Access to Health Care Cost Information
INDIANAPOLIS, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP ), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida and Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, today announced plans to collaborate to provide...
Solta Medical, Inc. Signs Amendment to Expand Its Credit Facility With Silicon Valley Bank
HAYWARD, Calif., July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Solta Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLTM ), a global leader in the medical aesthetics market, today announced that it has signed an amendment with Silicon Valley Bank, a member company of SVB Financial Group (Nasdaq: SIVB ), under which the company's ...
Prince William Health System Completes Merger With Novant Health to Expand Quality Health Care in Northern Virginia
Partnership to Fund $240 Million in New Services, Facilities and Physician Specialists for Western Prince William County
MANASSAS, Va. and WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. , July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following recent approvals by the Federal Trade Commission and the Virginia Attorney General, Pr...
WellPoint Teams up with Bob Harper from 'The Biggest Loser' to Expand Efforts Aimed at Improving Individuals' Health
Research shows individual health choices directly influence the health and well-being of friends and family
INDIANAPOLIS, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP ), the nation's largest health benefits company by medical membership, today announced it has teamed up with Bob Harp...
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana Teams up with Bob Harper from 'The Biggest Loser' To Expand Efforts Aimed at Improving Individuals' Health
Individuals can calculate their Health Footprint to determine the impact their behaviors have on others
INDIANAPOLIS, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The carbon footprint has become part of daily life for many people, but did you know that everyone has a Health Footprint(SM) too? Anthem Blue Cross a...
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Neurointerventionists Expand Research to Quality of Life in Aneurysm Patients Following Minimally Invasive Coiling Treatment
Coiled Patients Compare More Closely to Normal Population Than They Do to Patients Who Previously Underwent Traditional Clipping Surgery
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Since the groundbreaking 2002 ISAT International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial ...
NovaBay(R) Pharmaceuticals Enters into Agreement to Broaden Intellectual Property Estate and Expand Clinical Opportunities for Its Aganocide(R) Compounds
New Collaboration with Leading Researchers having Clinical Experience with Antimicrobials that are Biological Basis for Aganocide Compounds
EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NBY ), a mid-stage biopharmaceutical company developin...
Ambrx and Merck Serono Expand Collaboration Through ARX424 Multiple Sclerosis Drug Development Alliance
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambrx Inc, and Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced a global strategic collaboration to develop and commercialize Ambrx's ARX424 preclinical product candidate for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. ARX424 was created by A...
Anesiva Announces FDA Approval of Supplemental New Drug Application to Expand Zingo(TM) Indication
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anesiva, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ANSV ) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) has approved Anesiva's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to
expand the indication for Zingo(TM) to treat the pain associated with blood
...
Enobia Pharma Appoints Industry Veterans with Commercial and Manufacturing Expertise to Expand Senior Management Team
MONTREAL, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Enobia Pharma, a biotech company
focused on developing novel therapeutics for serious bone disorders, today
announced key appointments to add commercial and manufacturing expertise to
the Company's senior management team in conjunction with the recent
initiat...
Memory Pharmaceuticals and Roche Expand R3487/MEM 3454 Development Program
- Amendment Results in Accelerated Payments of $8.5 Million -
MONTVALE, N.J., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Memory
Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: MEMY ) today announced that it has amended
its nicotinic alpha-7 receptor agonist agreement with Roche to
expand the
Phase 2 development ...
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VISULAS YAG III Combi Complete Laser Therapy System
Description:... A product you can trust its capabilities will
expand with your practice: perform retinal, cataract, and glaucoma therapy in one system. The VISULAS YAG III Combi is the optimal system for photocoagulatio...
Company:Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
SpaTouch Phototherapy System
Description:...ly proven results and LHEs reputation for safety. SpaTouch enables you to offer a wider variety of services to your existing clients and significantly
expand your client base....
Company:Radiancy
IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) Quantum SR
Description:... Start or
expand your aesthetic practice with the advantages of the IPL Quantum SR, the cost-effective system that's gentle, powerful and fast. With ever-increasing nu...
Company:Lumenis, Inc.
Maxi Rest Bariatric Bed
Description:...rame bariatric beds. Maxi Rest bariatric beds weight rated up to 750 pounds
expand from 39 to 48 and Maxi Rest bariatric beds weight rated up to 1100 pounds
expand from 39 to 48 to 54. Maxi Rest Basic beds are not width expandable....
Company:Gendron, Inc.
Maxi Rest Acute Care Bariatric Bed
Description:...rame bariatric beds. Maxi Rest bariatric beds weight rated up to 750 pounds
expand from 39 to 48 and Maxi Rest bariatric beds weight rated up to 1100 pounds
expand from 39 to 48 to 54. Maxi Rest Basic beds are not width expandable....
Company:Gendron, Inc.
Perfluoron Liquid
Description:... Welcome to a new dimension in vitreoretinal surgery.
By using Perfluoron, a liquid tool composed of purified perfluoro-n-octane, you can greatly
expand your surgical capabilities. Perfluoron is ideal for managing retinal detachments complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy, giant retinal tears a...
Company:Alcon Laboratories
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Vascular diseases
... stories, videos, forums, prevention, and prognosis. ... that operations to treat vascular diseases were limited, and that increased ... would
expand our understanding of the fundamental aspects of vascular diseases . ... Diabetic vascular disease is hardening of the arteries because of...
Syringomyelia
...Syringomyelia is a generic term referring to a disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord. This cyst, called a syrinx, can
expand and elongate over time, destroying the spinal cord. Since the spinal cord... Provides basic information about the condition. Syringomyelia (...
Intentional weight loss
...ional ; Dieting - fad diets; Fad diets. Information ... If you have unintentional weight loss , it can be a symptom of various medical or ... 1
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Collapsed lung
...ories, videos, forums, prevention, and prognosis. This may be enough to
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Carrier
...ews and ratings to find the right service near you Carrier offers you the best and most varied refrigeration, heating and air ... Carrier to
expand Portfolio of Cooling Products in Kuwait At a recent industry ... Schedule a Free Estimate, Find a Dealer or Learn how to Save on your Energy Bills...
Carbunculosis
...rbunculosis , the person's history reveals preexistent boils. ... Furuncle ... See also: Carbunculosis . Alternative Names ... close together may
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Gene therapy could expand stem cells' promise
Once placed into a patient's body, stem cells intended to treat or cure a disease could end up wreaking havoc simply because they are no longer under the control of the clinician.
But gene therapy has the potential to solve this problem, according to a perspective article from physician-scienti...
States expand newborn screening for life-threatening disorders
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., FEB. 18, 2009 Regardless of where they are born in the United States, nearly all newborns now receive mandated screening for many life-threatening disorders, a remarkable public health advance of the last four years, according to a new report issued today by the March of Dimes...
Hoarding rainwater could 'dramatically' expand range of dengue-fever mosquito
Ecologists have developed a new model to predict the impact of climate change on the dengue fever-carrying mosquito Aedes aegypti in Australia information that could help limit its spread.
According to the study, published in the new issue of the British Ecological Society's journal Functi...
Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital expand national children's study to Bristol County
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Brown University, with lead partner Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, has been awarded a $12-million, five-year contract to
expand its participation in the National Children's Study, a groundbreaking research project aimed at improving child health.
...
The MDS Foundation supports the FDA's decision to expand vidaza label to include survival data
Crosswicks, NJ (August 22, 2008) The Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Foundation supports the decision by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to extend the label for VIDAZA (azacitidine) to include data from the AZA-001 clinical trial. Results from the trial found that azacitidine is the o...
Scientists expand understanding of how river carbon impacts the Arctic Ocean
Arctic rivers transport huge quantities of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to the Arctic Ocean. The prevailing paradigm regarding DOC in arctic rivers is that it is largely refractory, making it of little significance for the biogeochemistry of the Arctic Ocean. However, a recent study by R. M. Ho...
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Ceregene Receives Additional Grant From Michael J. Fox Foundation to Expand Long-Term Testing of CERE-120 Patients
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ceregene, Inc. today announced that the Michael J. Fox Foundation will provide partial funds for long-term follow-up testing of patients enrolled in the company's Phase 2 trial of CERE-120 for Parkinson's disease. The funding will enable Ceregene t...
Shanghai ChemPartner and ELARA Pharmaceuticals Expand Drug Discovery Collaboration to a New Level
SHANGHAI, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Shanghai ChemPartner Co., Ltd.,
(ChemPartner) a wholly owned subsidiary of ShangPharma Corporation, announced
today that it has moved its drug discovery collaboration with ELARA
Pharmaceuticals to a new level. ChemPartner will provide fully integrated
ser...
Global One Consulting Announces Exclusive Contract to Expand Saigene Biotech, Inc. Sales in Emerging Markets
PORTLAND, Ore., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Global One Principal Irl M. Davis today announced a relationship with Saigene Biotech, Inc. for the introduction and sale of a new class of harmful algae bloom detection technology in ASEAN nations, China, and Bangladesh. Global One, a consul...
Shanghai ChemPartner and Agios Expand Integrated Drug Discovery Research Collaboration
SHANGHAI, July 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Shanghai ChemPartner Co., Ltd.,
(ChemPartner) a wholly owned subsidiary of ShangPharma Corporation, today
announces that it has expanded its integrated drug discovery research
collaboration with Agios, the first biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the
d...
Cellular Dynamics International and Roche Expand Existing Cardiotoxicity Screening Agreement
MADISON, Wis., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) and Roche announced today a significant expansion of their existing agreement to test drug development candidates for their potential to cause cardiotoxicity, or damage to heart tissue. The two-year collaboration a...
RainEarth (RNER) Continues to Expand its Marketing Force in China
BEIJING, June 29 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- RainEarth Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: RNER; "the Company"), announced today that the Company's
Chinese subsidiary, Beijing Rain and Earth Technology Development Corp. Ltd.
("China RainEarth") attended the Fourth session of Marketing Forum for
Medicine and He...
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6-DOF HEXAPOD Handling Robot from Physik Instrumente
Description:... the coordination of the six motors and minimizes runout and unwanted motion. 6-DOF Parallel Machines The M-840 Hexapod consists of six struts which
expand and contract between a bottom and a top platform. All motion in space of the top platform is achieved by changing the length of the individual struts ...
Company:Physik Instrumente
Expand 20 kb PLUS PCR System; Thermostable DNA polymerase mixture from Roche Applied Science
Description:... Unique enzyme blend containing Taq and Pwo DNA Polymerase and another thermostable enzyme. The
expand 20 kbPLUS PCR System also includes an optimized reaction buffer, MgCl2 solution, and a human control DNA (template DNA plus beta-globin primers)....
Company:Roche Applied Science
Expand High Fidelity PLUS PCR System; Thermostable DNA polymerase mixture from Roche Applied Science
Description:... blending of thermostable DNA polymerases with the
expand High Fidelity and
expand Long Template PCR Systems, now introduces the
expand High FidelityPLUS PCR System the first product of...
Company:Roche Applied Science
RapidStak from Thermo Scientific
Description:...k 2x, four Stak model, doubling your capacity when you require. This allows you to purchase the less expensive model with confidence, knowing you can
expand in the future. All RapidStak models use both the 30 and 50 plate Staks. These Staks are interchangeable and can be mixed and matched for a run. Depe...
Company:Thermo Scientific
Varian 810-MS from Varian, Inc.
Description:...er ablation performance (LA-ICP-MS), providing a solution for the direct analysis of challenging solid samples.
A range of accessories to further
expand the productivity and capabilities of the new ICP-MS series are available. Options like the Clean Room Pack, Productivity Pack and SPS3 autosampler, pr...
Company:Varian, Inc.
Agilent ChemStation Plus Networked Data Systems from Agilent Technologies
Description:... and automation of all applications including LC, LC/MS, GC, CE and CE/MS, as well as analysis and reporting of two- and three-dimensional data. Then,
expand the systems power with add-on software modules. ChemStore Data Organization Module, for easy organization, review, approval and storage of your data....
Company:Agilent Technologies
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Adaptive radiation
...her examples include the introduction of predatory mammals to Australia by humans, the development of the first birds , which suddenly were able to
expand their territory into the air, or the development of lung fish during the Devonian period , about 300 million years ago.
The dynamics of adaptiv...
Cytotoxic T cell
...the protein perforin , which forms pores in the target cell's plasma membrane ; this causes ions and water to flow into the target cell, making it
expand and eventually lyse . T C also release granzyme , a serine protease , that can enter target cells via the perforin-formed pore and induce apopto...
Extinction
...Diminished resources or introduction of new competitor species also often accompany habitat degradation. Global warming has allowed some species to
expand their range, bringing unwelcome competition to other species that previously occupied that area. Sometimes these new competitors are predators and di...
Joint
...use together as the child approaches adulthood. Children whose craniums fuse too early may suffer deformities and brain damage, as the skull does not
expand properly to accommodate the growing brain - a condition known as craniostenosis .
Amphiarthroses are slightly moveable joints where the two bo...
Lung
...ly driven by the diaphragm below, a muscle that by contracting expands the cavity in which the lung is enclosed. The rib cage itself is also able to
expand and contract to some degree.
As a result, air is sucked into and pushed out of the lungs through the trachea and the bronchial tubes or bronchi;...
Paleontology
...es in invertebrate paleontology include Steven Stanley , Stephen Jay Gould , David Raup , Geerat Vermeij , and Jack Sepkoski who have done much to
expand our understanding of long-term patterns in the evolution of life on earth. The same is the case with Croatian scientist Dragutin Gorjanovic-Kramber...
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Replication bubble
... (ssDNA) in structures that resemble replication bubbles 4. While wild type (WT) ... post release, suggesting that replication bubbles do not
expand in HU ... Replication bubbles were observed in most fragments derived from a 40-kb single ... Replication bubbles , however, were not detect...
Notochord
...ntoderm. ... Download Notochord Recordings IDM / Ambient / Down-tempo music singles, watch ... Notochord , the record label, has been created to
expand on this concept and ... The notochord is found on the ventral ... The very first vertebrates, such as Haikouicthys, had only a notochord . ......
Mass spectrometry
...ormed using an ... Why use mass spectrometry ? ... addition, tandem mass spectrometry can not ... Mass spectrometry is a tool that could
expand the disorders screened for in ... TOD 10:10 – Bioaerosol Detection Using MALDI Ion Mobility and Mass Spectrometry ... WP 682 – Is Wikipedia the...
Exoskeleton
... The exoskeleton of a spider is a stiff support structure outside the body. ... The new exoskeleton is typically folded to some extent, so it can
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Endoskeleton
...n Winston Studios have partnered to create the T-800 Endoskeleton Life ... Sideshow Collectibles is proud to bring you an exciting opportunity to
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Cork cell
...ration of dead cells . ... One cubic centimeter of cork contains about 40 million cells . ... Boiling allows individual cork cells to fully
expand into a tight "honeycomb" cell structure. ... This makes the cork plank flatter, smoother, more pliable and ... ... course he saw only cell wa...