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NASCAR Fans Boost Blood Donations; The American Red Cross Joins 3M and Greg Biffle to Kick off Season Two

WASHINGTON , May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, the American Red Cross is encouraging loyal NASCAR fans to donate blood through the Red Cross by joining Red Cross Racing . (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090108/RedCrossLOGO ) Red Cross Rac...

Poniard Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Greg Weaver as Chief Financial Officer

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PARD ), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative oncology products, today announced the appointment of Greg Weaver as chief financial officer and senior vice presiden...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Olympic Gold Medal-Winner Greg Louganis

WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning July 6, Sharing Miracles -- a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients -- will feature four-time Olympic Gold Medal-winner Greg Louganis. Also on July 6, the program ...

FasterCures President Greg Simon Testifies to U.S. Senate HELP Committee on Cancer Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century

WASHINGTON, May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Arguing that the nation can no longer afford the human and financial toll from cancer, FasterCures President Greg Simon today told the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee that "we cannot fight this war on cancer with t...

J. Greg Davis Appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of Tryton Medical, Inc.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Tryton Medical, Inc. announced today that it has appointed J. Greg Davis as President and Chief Executive Officer. Founded in 2003, Tryton Medical is the leading developer of stents that are designed to definitively treat bifurcation lesio...

Actor Greg Grunberg Meets With the Epilepsy Advocates in Washington DC

Epilepsy Advocates are a community of people and their families living with all types of epilepsy WASHINGTON, March 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Greg Grunberg - star of the hit television series "Heroes" and father of an 11-year-old son with epilepsy - joined the Epileps...

Representative Greg Harris, Senator Jacqueline Collins, Senator Iris Martinez and Fellow State Legislators to Join Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Announcing Groundbreaking Legislation to Reduce Breast Cancer Disparities; Will Hold Press Conference Friday

CHICAGO, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago), State Senator Jacqueline Collins (D-Chicago), State Senator Iris Martinez (D-Chicago), Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest breast cancer organization, and breast cancer survivors and advocates will hos...

Marathon Health Expands Midwest Presence

... region. The Marathon Health Chicago office is located in the Premier Business Center at 1300 W. Belmont Avenue. The Chicago office will be managed by greg Hiss, Vice President of Sales, Midwest Region, for Marathon Health. “As Marathon Health expands, we are supporting our customers with a regi...

Greg Fischer Named AvMed Health Plans' New Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing

... MIAMI, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- greg Fischer has been named AvMed's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing...tional search to find a candidate that brings the depth and experience that greg brings," said Ed Hannum, AvMed's President and COO. "He has spent many yea...

Cyberonics to Present at Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference

...swire-FirstCall/ -- Cyberonics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX ) today announced that greg Browne, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Canaccord Adams 29th A...eronics.com and www.vnstherapy.com . CONTACT INFORMATION: greg Browne, CFO Cyberonics, Inc. 100 Cyberonics Blvd. Houston, TX 7...

Greg in Medical Technology

Cyberonics Provides Update on Depression Post-Approval Study

...t recent filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 24, 2009. Contact information greg Browne, CFO Cyberonics, Inc. 100 Cyberonics Blvd. Houston, TX 77058 Main: (281) 228-7262 Fax: (281) 218-9332 ir@cyberonics....

New Phase 3 Study of Tapentadol Immediate Release Tablets Published in Current Medical Research and Opinion Journal

...tes, Canada and Japan. Grunenthal maintains marketing rights in Europe and other parts of the world. Media inquiries: greg Panico +1 908-240-2011 +1 908-927-3715 Investor Relations inquiries: Lo...

Long Term Data Presented at EuroPCR 2009 from Randomized Study Attest to Durability of Results of OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-engineered R stent(TM) Compared to Drug-Eluting Stents

...urface on an abluminal, low dose sirolimus eluting stent (pro-healing SES), the other focusing on the company's bioabsorbable stent developments. greg Kaluza, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Operations at the Jack H. Skirball Center for Cardiovascular Research in New York, presented the pro-healing SES's pr...

Three Clinical Presentations on Tapentadol Extended Release Tablets for Chronic Pain Featured at 2009 American Pain Society Annual Meeting

...e to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments.] Media inquiries: greg Panico +1 908-240-2011 +1 908-927-3715 Investor Relations inquiries: Louise Mehrotr...

Poniard Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Financial Results and Provides a Corporate Update

...ed and restated loan facility with GE Healthcare Financial Services and Silicon Valley Bank. New CFO: In February 2009, greg Weaver was appointed Poniard's new chief financial officer and senior vice president. Mr. Weaver brings 17 years of experience in executive financial ...

Diabetes Patients with High Triglycerides and Low HDL Cholesterol Get the Most Benefit From Fenofibrate Treatment: New Data From the FIELD Study

... vascular events in diabetes patients treated with statin therapy of 3.6%, i.e. NNT = 28. References 1. Russell Scott, Richard O'Brien, greg Fulcher, Chris Pardy, Michael d'Emden, Dana Tse, Maria-Riitta Taskinen, Christian Ehnholm, Anthony Keech, on behalf of the Fenofibrate Intervention an...

Arzerra(TM) (ofatumumab) Demonstrates High Response Rates in Patients With Fludarabine Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

...latest GSK Oncology media materials, visit www.gskcancermedia.com GSK Enquiries: Onsite Media enquiries: greg Clarke - non US media only +1 610 405 0053 Ken Inchausti - US media only +1 267 809 7552 UK Media enquiries: ...

Rapid Test for Pathogens Developed By K-State Researchers Could Be Used to Detect Diseases Used By Bioterrorists

...researchers at Kansas State University have developed a test to bring that time from days down to hours. Sanjeev Narayanan, assistant professor, and greg Peterson, research microbiologist, both in the department of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology, use a device called a DNA spotted microarray to see...

FDA Requires Additional Information on DORIBAX for Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

...any forward- looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments.) CONTACTS: Media: Amy Firsching, 908-218-7583 or greg Panico, 908-927-3715 Investor Relations: Lesley Fishman, 732-524-3922 or Louise Mehrotra, 732-524-6491 ...

Bioimpedance Spectroscopy is More Accurate and Reliable Than Other Methods of Subclinical Assessment of Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients, According to Paper Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology

...rt the use of bioimpedance spectroscopy as a direct, accurate and reliable measure to aid doctors with the clinical assessment of the condition," said greg Brown, CEO of ImpediMed, which has the only FDA cleared device for the clinical assessment by health care providers of secondary lymphedema of the arm...

Greg in Medical Dictionary

Systemic

...(SLE) disease treatment, signs, diagnosis, types of symptoms (butterfly, discoid rash), causes, pregnancy flares, prevention and statistics. greg posted in systemic faq on August 2nd, 2009 ... We've also just hit another big milestone with the release of the Systemic Console Paper. ... M...

Quarantine

...uarantine is a 2008 American horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle and starring Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez, Steve Harris, Rade Serbedzija, greg Germann, Bernard White, and Johnathon Schaech. The film is a remake... Quarantine movie reviews, trailers - Check out Rotten Tomatoes Quara...

Lockjaw

...vented ... Tetanus, also sometimes called " lockjaw ", is caused by a toxin produced by a ... Shop Barnes & Noble for "Buffalo Lockjaw " by greg Ames. Find a wide selection of books to choose from. lockjaw - new lockjaw album 'arrive & escape' ... Next live dates: Lockjaw Newslett...

Greg in Biological News

New windows opened on cell-to-cell interactions

...glass spheres were placed in a 655-nanometer diode laser beam, an approach developed in Parthasarathy's lab by former undergraduate biophysics student greg Tietjen, now a doctoral student at the University of Chicago. The findings of the National Science Foundation-funded research, he said, suggest tha...

Scientists report first remote, underwater detection of harmful algae, toxins

...e laboratory via radio signals. "This represents the first autonomous detection of both a HAB species and its toxin by an underwater sensor," notes greg Doucette, Ph.D., a research oceanographer at NOAA's Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research laboratory in Charleston, S.C. "...

UAB students' Nintendo Wii CPR earns American Heart Association support

...e console. Students James McKee, Jack Wimbish, Haisam Islam and Zach Clark began work on the project as seniors at UAB. Along with faculty advisers greg Walcott, M.D., associate professor of medicine, and Jack Rogers, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical engineering, the team has been developing th...

Canadian researchers set to study impact of nanomaterials on aquatic ecosystems

...ing field. Governments and regulating agencies around the world are seeking solid scientific data upon which to base their regulatory standards," said greg Goss, project co-leader and professor of biological sciences, University of Alberta. "This research will allow the nanotechnology industry to proceed ...

T-STAR grant funds genetic studies on shrimp and papaya and endangered cycad rescue

...ers and the ecosystems of Guam and the region on their research agendas. UOG researchers have a stellar track record with T-STAR administrators," says greg Wiecko, associate director of WPTRC. For more information on WPTRC research activities visit: www.wptrc.org ...

Jefferson receives $1.7 million grant to study stem cells in intervertebral discs of the spine

...ness the body's own regenerative potential and activate endogenous cells." Drs. Risbud and Shapiro are collaborating with Drs. Todd Albert and D. greg Anderson, their clinical colleagues at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson, as well as Dr. Ernestina Schipani, an expert in molecular genetics at Harva...

City rats loyal to their 'hoods, scientists discover

...ses to humans. Despite expensive eradication efforts, the number of rats in Baltimore has remained unchanged over the past 50 years, says scientist greg Glass of Johns Hopkins, who co-authored the Molecular Ecology paper with other researchers from Johns Hopkins and the Yale University School of Medici...

Triage technology with a Star Trek twist

...ature is to pay attention to those who are screaming and bleeding, but someone with a less obvious internal injury may be the real top priority," said greg Price, Director of S&T's Tech Solutions, whose office is managing a new DHS S&T project. "In the case of large-scale triage, it is not always the squ...

'Beating' heart machine expedites research and development of new surgical tools, techniques

...so identify and address any functional problems with new technological tools. "There will still be a need for testing in live animal models," says Dr. greg Buckner, who directed the project, "but this system creates an intermediate stage of testing that did not exist before. It allows researchers to do 'p...

First jaguar photo taken at Smithsonian Research Station in Panama

... now. Montclair State University zoologist Jackie Willis and her husband greg mount cameras with infrared sensors on trees to photograph passing animals ...n of hope," said Jackie Willis. "It proves jaguars are still in this area." greg Willis spotted a jaguar on the island in 1983, but there have been very few...

Greg in Biological Technology

Exosome Diagnostics Appoints Former Roche Executive Greg Zdechlik as Chief Operating Officer

Zdechlik was Founding member of the U.S. Clinical Molecular Diagnostic Group NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Exosome Diagnostics, Inc., the developer of non-invasive molecular oncology diagnostics to aid in early cancer detection and therapeutic selection, announc...

CIO Leadership Series: Greg Smith, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

Glendale, Wis. - When it comes to health information technology, Greg Smith doesn't have to wonder what the "business side" of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare is thinking. Smith, senior vice president and CIO of the faith-based healthcare system, has plenty of insights into the business side...

Purdue Pharmaceutical Products L.P. and Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sign Exclusive Agreement to Commercialize Intermezzo(R) in the United States

...uired by law. Contacts: Purdue Pharma L.P. Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. James Heins greg Mann Senior Director, Public Affairs Director of Corporate Communications (203) 588-8069 (510) 215-3567 james.hein...

Osteotech Resumes Shipments of Bulgarian Tissue

...audit findings. "None of the audit issues raised by afssaps was a result of product contamination or deficiencies in the tissue grafts," said greg Cannedy, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Osteotech. "Our goal was to resolve the deficiencies cited in the afssaps audit report as soon as pos...

Poniard Pharmaceuticals to Host Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call on August 4

...and provide a corporate update. Jerry McMahon, Ph.D., chairman and chief executive officer, Ronald A. Martell, president and chief operating officer, greg Weaver, senior vice president and chief financial officer and Robert De Jager, M.D., chief medical officer, will host the call beginning at 4:30 p.m. ...

2009 Medical Innovation Summit at Cleveland Clinic to Highlight the Latest Developments in Cancer Care

...s, including CEOs Sam Palmisano, IBM; Daniel Vasella, M.D., Novartis; David Brennan, AstraZeneca; Richard Clark, Merck; Fred Hassan, Schering-Plough; greg Lucier, Life Technology, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D.; network correspondent Maria Bartiromo, CNBC; and the CEOs and venture investors of ...

Onyx Pharmaceuticals Files Complaint Against Bayer Corporation

...teams. Discussions with Bayer regarding Onyx's rights to fluoro-sorafenib under the companies' 1994 collaboration agreement were not productive. greg Giotta, Ph.D., J.D., vice president and chief legal counsel of Onyx, said, "Onyx and Bayer have had a long-standing and successful collaboration for m...

Swine Flu a Reminder: Using Hand Sanitizers Like Remi-D Helps Fight Infection

...istry, organic chemistry, polymer science and engineering to improve and discover products that safeguard and advance your health. Contact: greg Behr gebehr@gmail.com 919-272-5621 ...

PRA International Presents Key Budgeting Strategies at 18th Annual CRO Partnerships Conference

...ical Research Organization, announces it will present during the Partnerships with CRO 18th Annual Meeting April 28-30, 2009 in Orlando Florida. PRA's greg Guarasci, Senior Vice President - General Partner will present " RFP Management & Contracting with CROs to Minimize Change Orders " at 2PM on Wedn...

Ancient diatoms lead to new technology for solar energy

...al output. "Most existing solar cell technology is based on silicon and is nearing the limits of what we may be able to accomplish with that," said greg Rorrer, an OSU professor of chemical engineering. "There's an enormous opportunity to develop different types of solar energy technology, and it's lik...

Greg in Biological Definition

Gene pool

...monomorphic . See also genetic drift small population size population genetics For the guitarist named Gene Pool , see greg Flesch . ...

Greg in Biological Dictionary

RNAi

...nts and suppliers from the main portal site for the field of RNAi research. ... Dicer-Substrate RNAi more>>> Webcasts ... Ask expert greg Hannon questions about RNA interference, experience an interactive explanation of how RNAi works, view a slide show of its potential therapeutic ......

Offspring

..., Tour Dates, Lyrics, and more on MTV.com. ... The Offspring's metal-inflected punk ... The Offspring Group Members: Noodles , Dexter Holland , greg Kriesel , Ron Welty , James Lilja , Doug Thompson Similar Artists: Kottonmouth Kings , Offspring This article is about a biological term. For the...

Amplification

...rument amplifiers and pedals. Welcome to Germino Amplification . Welcome to Germino Amplification . ... Read the ToneQuest Report interview with. greg Germino. ©2009 gERMINO aMPLIFICATION ... sozoamplification.com --replicas of vintage plexi Marshalls, restoration grade parts, DIY kits ... in th...