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Ex- White House Drug Spokesman Urges 'Double Drug Treatment'; Bob Weiner and Policy Analyst Zoe Pagonis Highlight 'Drug War's Wrong Focus'

WASHINGTON and BALTIMORE, July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "With 20.8 million Americans needing treatment but unable to get it, Congress should double the $5 billion currently budgeted for treatment and prevention," say former White House Drug Policy Spokesman Bob Weiner and analyst Zo...

Labs Are Vital(TM) Announces Winners of 2009 National Video Contest to Highlight Careers in Lab Sciences

CHICAGO, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Labs Are Vital(TM) today announced that a 2009 high school graduate from northern California, Kelly Peterson, is the grand prize winner of its national video contest. High school students around the country submitted their views on video ab...

VA Secretary Hits the Road to Highlight "United We Serve" Effort

Shinseki Encourages Veterans, Families to Help Their Communities WASHINGTON, June 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Heeding President Obama's call for Americans to commit themselves to meaningful, long-term service to their communities as part of the "United We Serve" campaign, Secretary of Veter...

Pumgo Fitness Scooter Will Highlight Venice Beach This Summer

Forget the Economy! It's the Perfect Time for Fitness! LOS ANGELES, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine you can ride a movable stairmaster or stair climber in the park or along the beach. Now a brand new product makes the fun thing happen, not simply putting the traditional fitness equipment on w...

Studies Highlight A Revolutionary New Method of Treating Post-Operative Bruising

- Candela's Vbeam Laser Gives Millions of Post-Surgical Patients a New Sense of Freedom - WAYLAND, Mass., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Candela Corporation (Nasdaq: CLZR ) announced today that two studies have reported superior results on patients who benefited from the Candela Vbeam(...

Applied Medical Selected by the Premier Healthcare Alliance to Highlight Commitment to Healthcare Quality Improvement, Innovation

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Medical, a new generation medical company, was recently selected to participate in the Premier healthcare alliance 's first Innovation Celebration, an annual event to celebrate advances in healthcare while highlighting healthcare industry s...

American Investors Highlight Successes in Eastern Germany

CHICAGO, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Germany remains an attractive investment location for North American companies, driven by the eastern federal states. This is in large part due to the robust high-tech industries and continuing growth potential despite the economic crisis. American investor int...

Craneware to Highlight Best Practices for Optimizing Revenue Capture Processes in Two Seminar Presentations during HFMA's 2009 ANI: The Healthcare Finance Conference

Craneware Celebrates its 10th Anniversary of Delivering Innovative Solutions to Improve the Financial Performance of Healthcare Organizations ATLANTA, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Craneware, Inc., (AIM: CRW.L), a leader in financial improvement software solutions for the U.S. healthcare market, to...

Studies Highlight a Revolutionary New Method of Treating Post-Operative Bruising

Candela's Vbeam Laser Gives Millions of Post-Surgical Patients a New Sense of Freedom Wayland, MA (PRWEB) June 9, 2009 -- Candela Corporation (NASDAQ: CLZR) announced today that two studies have reported superior results on patients who benefited from the Candela Vbeam&...

Celebrities to Highlight at St. Jude's Inaugural Wine and Chocolate Gala

NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Honoree Tony Bennett and Honorary Chair Kristin Davis of acclaimed show Sex and The City will join St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Thursday, May 28th 2009, 8:00pm at Capitale to present their inaugural wine and chocolate gala, 'A Chocolat au Vin Affair'...

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Video: Data on More Than 15 Novartis Oncology Compounds at ASCO Highlight Progress Toward Targeted Therapies for Diverse Tumor Types

- Oral presentation on Sandostatin(R) LAR Depot Phase III data shows significant antitumor benefit in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors of the midgut - Early data show that at eight weeks of treatment, Afinitor(R) stabilized or reduced tumor size in 61% of patients with advanced...

Studies Presented at AACR Annual Meeting Highlight Multiple Immunomodulatory Mechanisms of Peregrine's PS-Targeting Antibodies

- Preclinical Studies Highlight the Ability of PS-Targeting Antibodies to Reverse the Immune Suppressing Effects of Tumors by Changing the Tumor Microenvironment and Mobilizing Key Components of the Immune System - - Studies Confirm Peregrine's PS-Targeting Antibodies Stimulate Dendritic C...

DaVita Abstracts Highlight Latest Research Developments at Annual Dialysis Conference

Abstracts Reveal Ground-breaking Information on Kidney Education and Modality Treatments EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), in conjunction with DaVita Clinical ...

New Report by BioTrends Research Group to Highlight the Launch of ULORIC(R) (febuxostat)

EXTON, Pa., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends is pleased to announce the fielding of a new syndicated report, LaunchTrends(TM): Uloric (R) . Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced that they received FDA approval for Uloric (R) (generic name: febuxostat) on February 13, 2009. Ul...

New Keppra XR(TM) Data Highlight Its Role for Patients with Partial-Onset Seizures

Studies Presented at American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting ATLANTA, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UCB today announced findings from new studies of the once-daily antiepileptic drug (AED) Keppra XR(TM) (levetiracetam) extended-release tablets comparing tolerability versus levetiracet...

Opportunities to Highlight Type 1 Diabetes in November

Diabetes Awareness Month and World Diabetes Day BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- -- Diabetes Awareness Month, in November, and World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14) present outstanding opportunities to educate the public about type 1 diabetes screening and promising res...

New Studies Highlight Benefits of Coblation(R)-Assisted Procedures in Airway Fire Prevention and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Results Presented at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting CHICAGO, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In studies presented this week at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, researchers found that Coblat...

New Data Highlight Positive Results of Namenda(R) (memantine HCl) Once-Daily Extended-Release Formulation

- Results Presented at ICAD 2008 Highlight Significant Improvement in Cognitive Performance and Global Clinical Status in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease - CHICAGO, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX ) presented today positive P...

Preliminary Analyses from Phase 2 Genzyme Study Highlight Efficacy and Safety of Clofarabine in Older Adult AML Patients

Data Show Encouraging Results for a Potential New Front-Line Treatment Approach in AML CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genzyme Corp. (Nasdaq: GENZ ) reported preliminary data today from a fully-enrolled pivotal, phase 2 study examining the safety...

Seven Presentations by Two Independent Research Groups Highlight Advantages of Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT) at Scientific Symposia in Philadelphia, Boston, and New York City

SOUTH EASTON, Mass., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBIO ) ("PBI") today announced that scientists from the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, the Brooklyn Hospital Center, and the Harvard School of Public Health made presentations highlighting...

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Cynthia Rowley Eyewear Collection

Description:...n sense and draw inspiration from her recent runway shows. Combinations of shiny cabochons, silver and gold stud accents, marbleized stones and pearls highlight each whimsical pattern. Whereas one temple is embellished with design, the opposite temple features a new deeply engravedCynthia Rowley logo, along wi...
Company:Kenmark Group

InSync II Marquis™

Description:...t failure patient monitoring categories like AT/AF burden, heart rate variability, patient activity and night heart rate. The report's HF observations highlight changes to HF monitoring trends. Medtronic's exclusive Cardiac Compass report is also provided....
Company:Medtronic Inc.

Sandman Elite

Description:...r design offers computer-assisted PLM, respiratory, arousal, snore, heart rate, ETCO2, bad data, desaturation, EKG and pH event detection. Visual cues highlight amplifier filter, referencing, amplification changes, impedance checks or technologist comments. The unique Sandman Analysis on a CD feature allows us...
Company:Puritan Bennett

SYNDEO PCA Syringe Pump

Features:... Full-color touch screen with adjustable volume, contrast and brightness. Human-Factors-Tested Graphical User Interface. Bright LED colors that highlight pump status. Simple medication programming with built-in safety checks. Configurable options for medication units, auto restarts, dose tone and do...
Company:Baxter Healthcare

Misys EMR

Features:...ys practice management system (pending staff approval). Provider-specific patient summary Access, view and print selections from patient charts, or highlight current problem lists, medications, test results, allergies, vital signs and more. ...
Company:Misys Healthcare Systems

Zargis Acoustic Cardioscan Viewer Phonocardiogram (PCG) Viewer

Features:... Operates on a PC platform Save recorded heart sounds for playback through a PC or an electronic stethoscope Filter heart sounds to highlight low/mid/high frequency acoustic events Visual magnification of heart sound signals Voice guided instruction Results can be printed for docume...
Company:Zargis Medical Corp.

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Nuclear medicine

...gated as opposed to the anatomy . In some centres, the nuclear medicine images can be superimposed on images from modalities such as CT or MRI to highlight which part of the body the radiopharmaceutical is concentrated in. This practice is often referred to as image fusion or co-registration. Nuclear me...

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Testis

... The testis has collateral blood supply from 1. the cremasteric artery (a branch ... The function of the blood- testis barrier (red highlight in diagram above) may be ... testis n. , pl. -tes . The reproductive gland in a male vertebrate, the source of spermatozoa and the androgens, ...

Sexual Health

...es and treatments. Read articles on sexual health including information on genital herpes, birth ... Sexual Health . Updated Guidelines highlight Primary Care Needs Of Those ... ...

Psychology

...ecognized achievement for reasearch in his field of Psychology . ... Department of Psychology has received the ... Sep, 2008: Psychology Graduate highlight ... 1.1 Early clinical psychology . 1.2 Early professional organizations ... 1.4 Development of the Doctor of Psychology degree. 1.5 A changing...

Pancreatic carcinoma

...eas. ... Pancreatic carcinoma Health Article. Save Email Print. Videos (2) Images (4) Slideshows (1) ... Pancreatic carcinoma : This review highlight the new advances in pancreatic ... In this study, pancreatic carcinoma and focal chronic pancreatitis differed in ... Pancreatic carc...

Glazes

...Ian Currie, his pottery and other interests. ... He has been studying and working with clay and glazes for over 40 years. ... These dry glazes highlight the deep crevices of doors, drawers, moldings and ... Application of these glazes will change the base finish color significantly and ... Powder...

CHEM

...omatography Columns. Process equipment and technology exposition featuring suppliers to the chemical ... May 2009 - Nano and Green Technologies to highlight the 2009 NEW CHEM SHOW ... Chemistry Network and Parallel Computing Center. Chemistry Library. Chemistry Learning Center ... Sep. 03, 2009 - 11:...

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Venter, Somerville and Church highlight DOE/JGI genomics of energy and environment meeting

Keynote addresses by genomics pioneers J. Craig Venter, Energy Bioscience Institute's Chris Somerville and Harvard's George Church will highlight the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) annual Genomics of Energy and Environment User Meeting March 25-27, 2009 in Walnut Creek,...

Louisiana Tech physicists highlight top 10 science stories of 2008

Discover , one of the world's premier science and technology news magazines, released its list of the Top 100 Stories for 2008 and features two projects involving physicists from Louisiana Tech University in its Top 10. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) project, which involved over 5,000 scienti...

Meeting to highlight health impacts of smell and taste

What: The senses of smell and taste may have greater bearing on health than is generally accepted by both doctors and patients. Recent research suggests that these senses and their influence on behavior have implications for nutrition, aging, mental health, obesity, diabetes and safety. Researche...

Smithsonian scientists highlight environmental impacts of biofuels

Biofuels reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in comparison to fossil fuels. In the Jan. 4 issue of the journal Science, Smithsonian researchers highlight a new study that factors in environmental costs of biofuel production. Corn, soy and sugarcane come up short. The authors urge governments to be far...

New studies on schizophrenia, depression, trauma and autism highlight annual meeting

WHAT: The 2007 American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting will feature hundreds of new studies on brain and behavior from the worlds leading scientists. Presentations include innovative research on potential new treatments for depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, autism a...

AGU journal highlights -- Aug. 6, 2009

...s.shtml and inserting into the search engine the full doi (digital object identifier), e.g. 10.1029/2009GL038227. The doi is found at the end of each highlight below. Journalists and public information officers (PIOs) at educational or scientific institutions, who are registered with AGU, also may download...

Bioethanol's impact on water supply 3 times higher than once thought

...n states in the Corn Belt consume less than 100 gallons of water per gallon of ethanol, making them better suited for ethanol production. "The results highlight the need to take regional specifics into account when implementing biofuel mandates," the article notes. ...

Martin Hensen, head of e-strategies, UCB Germany: Making e-marketing more than just an add-on

... The Marketing Europe, 22-23rd October, Berlin, addresses these issues head-on and presents best practices in meeting these challenges. A particular highlight will be Jens Krauses (E-Business Advisor, Novartis) discussion around digital media. To view the full debate click here: http://social.eyeforpharm...

New hope for fisheries

...pects for reducing fishing mortality are often more limited unless fishers get access to alternative sources of food and income. Therefore the authors highlight the need for a more global perspective on rebuilding marine resources. "Fisheries managers currently presiding over depleted fish stocks need to be...

Naming evolution's winners and losers

...sity," Alfaro said. "We are trying to understand what explains the staggering diversity of reef fishes and other vertebrates." "Our analysis can highlight how much higher extinction rates are in the present, compared with the historical rates," he said. ...

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

CLEVELAND , June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer therapies and diagnostics, including new technologies, enhanced biotech and drug developments, and the consumer market for genetic testing, will be at the center of Cleveland Clinic's 7th Annual Medical Innovation Summit, Oct. 5-7. The Summit will b...

Senator Arlen Specter and Richard Gephardt Headline Policy Forum on U.S. Medical Innovation, Highlight Achieving 'Recovery Through Discovery'

Council for American Medical Innovation Unveils Policy Agenda at Event Co-Sponsored by The Aspen Institute WASHINGTON, June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Political leaders and health policy, research and biotechnology experts gathered at a forum today at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., to ad...

New General Manager, Transition to New Raleigh Offices Highlight Datatrial's Expansion of North American Operations

Clinical Study Delivery Experts Enhance Presence in U.S. with New Facility and Personnel Additions to Better Serve the Growing Needs of Customers RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ --- As part of an ongoing initiative to expand its footprint within North America, Datatrial ( www.datatrial.com...

EUPROBIO 2008 Presentation to Highlight Latest Immune Research

Presentation to focus on a new dietary supplement resulting from years of study by leading research scientists in Russia, Ukraine and Bulgaria, Del-Immune V BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the EUPROBIO 2008 Conference, an a...

ChanTest to Highlight the World's Largest Catalog of Ion Channel-Expressing Cell Lines and Discovery Services at Assays & Cellular Targets Conference, Booth 11

Company CEO is featured speaker: "Case Study - Screening Ion Channels for Safety and Efficacy" on Friday, September 26 at 11:30 CLEVELAND, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- ChanTest will feature its expanding line of ion channel services and cell lines for drug-discovery and development applicat...

ChanTest to Highlight the World's Largest Catalog of Ion Channel-Expressing Cell Lines and Discovery Services at Ion Channel Targets, Booth 5

Company CEO is featured speaker: 'Ion Channel Panels for Safety Assessment and Drug Discovery' on Tuesday, September 9th at 2:30 CLEVELAND, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- ChanTest, the preeminent provider of validated ion channel-expressing cell lines and services for drug-discovery and develo...

ChanTest to Highlight the World's Largest Catalog of Ion Channel-Expressing Cell Lines and Discovery Services at Drug Discovery Technology, Booth 839

Company CEO to present talk: "Successes Using Ion Channel Targets for Repurposed Drugs" on Wednesday, August 6th at 10:10 CLEVELAND, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- ChanTest's role as the preeminent provider of validated ion channel-expressing cell lines and services for drug-discovery and d...

New discoveries, new labs highlight international Canadian Light Source meeting

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN Discoveries by some of Canada's brightest researchers will be the focus of the Canadian Light Source (CLS) 11th Annual Users' Meeting. The meeting is part of a joint conference that also includes the fifth International Workshop on Mechanical Engineering Design of Synchrotr...

Investigational Studies Highlight Potential Utility of Zevalin(R) (Ibritumomab Tiuxetan) Radioimmunotherapy in Stem Cell Transplantation for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

CHICAGO, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), two studies were presented investigating the potential utility of Zevalin(R) (Ibritumomab Tiuxetan) radioimmunotherapy as replacement for external beam radiations or supple...

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports Studies Published in 'Science' Highlight Key Role of Phosphatidylserine (PS) in Viral Infections

- Two New Studies Provide Further Evidence that PS Plays a Critical Role in Some Viral Infections - - Peregrine's Anti-PS Antibody Bavituximab is Currently Being Assessed in a Clinical Trial in HCV Patients Co-Infected with HIV - TUSTIN, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire-...

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FDSS6000 System from Hamamatsu Photonic Systems - Drug Discovery

Description:...gh throughput screening which can utilize both fluorescence and luminescence modalities. The Hamamatsu light sources and cameras in the FDSS6000 highlight our companys decades-long experience in photon detection technology. It is a modular, upgradable, and fully integrated system. Versatility, reliab...
Company:Hamamatsu Photonic Systems - Drug Discovery

Shimadzu Phoretix 2D Evolution from Shimadzu Biotech

Description:... advanced technology platform that will meet current and future needs in gel image analysis software. Evolution also supports visualization tools to highlight differences between gels. In the example shown above a control gel and a treatment gel have been compared to identify specific differences in protein ...
Company:Shimadzu Biotech

Shimadzu Phoretix 2D from Shimadzu Biotech

Description:... and editing Data review tools include a spot filtering function (to focus on areas of interest). For gel comparison a tool kit has been designed to highlight specific elements of the gel of potential biological significance. Parameters for automatic spot detection are easily entered using the set-up wiz...
Company:Shimadzu Biotech

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Computed axial tomography

... tool and as a guide for interventional procedures. Sometimes contrast materials such as intravenous iodinated contrast is used. This is useful to highlight structures such as blood vessels that otherwise would be difficult to delineate from their surroundings. Using contrast material can also help to obta...

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Tertiary Structure

...ibes how a protein folds in on itself; the ... ... bring the "cloverleaf" secondary structure in to the L-shaped tertiary structure . ... to highlight the tertiary interactions. ... The tertiary structure of a protein is a description of the complex and ... For tertiary structure , thes...

Gene regulatory network

... studies by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) highlight a special feature on gene regulatory networks ... Gene Regulato... studies by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) highlight a special feature on gene regulatory networks recently published in ....

Belly

...by Girl. Child ... Nursery – Furniture. Sizing Chart Shipping Policy Return Policy Privacy Nursery Furniture ... Belly dancing: a dancer forum, a highlight on commonly asked questions and ... Most Common Belly Dance Questions: Can anyone learn to bellydance. ... MOONDANCE BELLY DANCE & BELLY ...