APHA Joins National Coalition in Issuing Transportation Reform Blueprint
Establishes Transportation as Legislative Priority for 2009 WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Congress prepares to rewrite the federal transportation bill this year, the American Public Health Association (APHA) recently joined the Transportation for America coalition in rele...Government Considering Of Issuing ‘Smart Cards’ For HIV/AIDS Patiens
The government is studying the feasibility of introducing health smart cards to ensure better monitoring and adherence to anti-retroviral treatment //r HIV/AIDS, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Panabaka Lakshmi said Wednesday. "Feasibility studies are being conducted for implem...Asian Doctors Caught Issuing False Sick Notes
Disciplinary proceedings are taking place against five doctors, four of whom are Asians who were caught issuing false sick notes in a sting// operation in the UK. The operation was conducted by newspaper reporters who posed as sick patients, and the doctors may be struck of the medical register al...Hard to Treat Diseases, Inc. (HTDS) Thai Registration Dossier
... we did. HTDS is a medical company engaged in both RD and vaccine distribution as its core business. Over the next several weeks and months we will be issuing many updates as to what progress the company made. By that we mean, how this financing was used, what equipment was acquired, contracts signed and wha...FDA Ruling on Mercury Fillings Falls Short
...ings WASHINGTON, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a disappointing move, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today did an about face in issuing a final regulation classifying dental amalgam without calling for stringent precautions for pregnant women and children. Last June, a court settlement...Study in this Week's Issue of Cell Finds Injected Growth Factor Spurs Heart Regeneration
...cal School. For more information about the hospital and its research visit: www.childrenshospital.org/newsroom . (Note to reporters: Cell is also issuing a press release on this paper. Images are available.) CONTACT: Rob Graham Children's Hospital Boston 617-919-3110 # # # Read the full sto...IHPA Launches Consumer Awareness Campaign for Hurricane Protection
...d the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), which creates a product evaluation number for tested products. The International Code Council (ICC) will be issuing evaluation numbers on storm and hurricane protection as well in the future. "If you can get the contractor to supply any one of these numbers, you ca...Can pen and paper help make electronic medical records better?
..., a human factors engineer specializing in the delivery of medical care. An example of use of paper which the researchers labeled as useful was the issuing of pink index cards upon arrival at a clinic to patients who had high blood pressure. The data also was entered into the electronic medical record. Th...Alexza Reports 2009 First Quarter Financial Results and Updates Clinical Pipeline Status
...guidance on product candidates and corporate goals for the future one to two fiscal quarters, and to provide, update or reconfirm its guidance only by issuing a press release or filing updated guidance with the SEC in a publicly accessible document. Clinical guidance is as of May 7, 2009 and financial guida...Surgeon General's 'Call to Action' to Prevent DVT/PE Praised by NATT as Turning Point
...USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia (NATT) praised Acting Surgeon General Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, MD, MPH for issuing an historic "Call to Action" (CTA) to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). RADM Galson presented the CTA this morning in ...Alexza Reports 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results and Updates Development of Product Candidates
...guidance on product candidates and corporate goals for the future one to two fiscal quarters, and to provide, update or reconfirm its guidance only by issuing a press release or filing updated guidance with the SEC in a publicly accessible document. Clinical guidance is as of August 6, 2008 and financial gui...Alexza Reports 2007 Year-End Financial Results and Updates Clinical Pipeline Status
...guidance on product candidates and corporate goals for the future one to two fiscal quarters, and to provide, update or reconfirm its guidance only by issuing a press release or filing updated guidance with the SEC in a publicly accessible document. Clinical program guidance is as of March 17, 2008 and finan...FDA Advises Manufacturers to Test Glycerin for Possible Contamination
...ption drug products, is not contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG). DEG is a known poison used in antifreeze and as a solvent. Today, the agency is issuing guidance to industry recommending methods of testing glycerin and other controls to identify any contamination with DEG before use in the manufacture ...Rapid Flu Tests May Prove Especially Helpful This Season
...ographic immunoassay for Influenza A and Influenza B viral antigens. This product is packaged in lots of 20. Along with early detection, CDC is issuing interim recommendations for the use of antiviral medications during the 2004-05 season: amantadine and rimantadine for chemoprophylaxis and oseltamivi...SpectraMax M2 multi-detection microplate reader w/ dual-mode cuvette port
Description:...pectraMax M2 allows faster, more precise results and reagent savings. In addition, combined absorbance and fluorescence intensity assays can be run by issuing a single read command. dual monochromators There is no need for expensive filters. The system uses two scanning monochromators to determine optimal ...Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
...f they are forced to take the vaccine,” which the suit says has not been properly approved by the government, despite the Food and Drug Administration issuing its “final rule” on the vaccine on December 15, 2005. The suit also says the Defense Department has failed to follow presidential orders and federal l...Clinical trial shows quadriplegics can operate powered wheelchair with tongue drive system
...ers. In discrete mode, if the user issued the command to move forward and then wanted to turn right, the user would have to stop the wheelchair before issuing the command to turn right. The stop command was selected automatically when the tongue returned to its resting position, bringing the wheelchair to a ...Scientists announce top 10 new species, issue SOS
...Rounding out this year's list are a palm that flowers itself to death, a ghost slug from Wales and a deep blue damselfish. The taxonomists also are issuing an SOS State of Observed Species report card on human knowledge of Earth's species. In it, they report that 18,516 species new to science were disco...Scientists announce top 10 new species; issue SOS
...Rounding out this year's list are a palm that flowers itself to death, a ghost slug from Wales and a deep blue damselfish. The taxonomists also are issuing an SOS State of Observed Species report card on human knowledge of Earth's species. In it, they report that 18,516 species new to science were disco...CSC Awarded $570 Million IT Services Contract by UK Identity and Passport Service
...rstCall/ -- CSC (NYSE: CSC ) today announced that the UK Identity and Passport Service (IPS), an executive agency of the Home Office responsible for issuing UK passports and ID cards, has awarded the company a 10-year managed information technology (IT) services contract to upgrade the IPS application and ...CSC Awarded $570 Million IT Services Contract by UK Identity and Passport Service
...rstCall/ -- CSC (NYSE: CSC ) today announced that the UK Identity and Passport Service (IPS), an executive agency of the Home Office responsible for issuing UK passports and ID cards, has awarded the company a 10-year managed information technology (IT) services contract to upgrade the IPS application and ...Entrust Announces Financial Results for Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal 2008
... the first quarter in 2009. The Finnish Population Register Centre will be able to provide the Finnish Police the ePassport CA services needed for the issuing of EAC ePassports to its citizens. Entrust and Adobe announced a partnership to provide specialized digital certificates in support of Adobe's...Hurricane Ike tracked by ESA's Envisat
...cking the storm, which is forecast to make landfall on the Texas coast by 13 September. Knowing the strength and path of hurricanes is critical for issuing timely warnings. Earth observation (EO) satellites are key means of providing synoptic data on the forces that power the storm, such as cloud structur...Entrust Expands Relationship with Slovenia, Implements Second-generation ePassport Solution
...rust Authority PKI portfolio is built on the foundation of Entrust Authority Security Manager, the certification authority (CA) system responsible for issuing and managing users' digital identities. Optional components help organizations manage the entire lifecycle of PKI certificates. Approximately 1,000 go...USGS news: August science picks
...ments on the ground and weather and radar satellites in space to track the progress of the eruption. The Alaska Volcano Observatory is responsible for issuing timely warnings of potential volcanic disasters to affected communities and civil authorities. It is also a joint program of the USGS, the Geophysical...Novavax Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
...any retired $17.0 million of the notes in April 2009 by paying 70% of the principal plus accrued and unpaid interest, or $12.1 million, in cash and by issuing 2,040,000 shares of common stock for the remaining 30% of the principal, or $5.1 million. The remaining $5.0 million in outstanding convertible notes...Oncolytics Biotech(R) Inc. Announces 2009 Second Quarter Results
...n the treated lesions; - Successfully completed the acquisition of an inactive private company with net cash of $2.1 million by issuing 1,875,121 common shares, and completed a public offering consisting of 3.45 million units at $2.00 per unit, for gross proceeds of $6....AEterna Zentaris Receives US$10 Million from Institutional Investors
... financing provides us with additional funds that will help us to further strengthen our promising oncology pipeline." As of June 24, 2009 and after issuing 5,319,149 common shares at the closing of the offering, the Company had 58,506,619 common shares issued and outstanding. A shelf registration statem...Knocking the Wind Out of Asthmatics: Help from Hippocrates
... intolerance test, suggest going back to Hippocrates' dictum, "Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food". Last week while the FDA was issuing warnings about allergy drugs in the United States, researchers from the University of Pavia (Italy), Polyclinic San Mateo, were reporting at the annua...ThromboGenics NV: Business Update
...THR), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for eye disease, vascular disease and cancer, is today issuing a business update for the three month period ending 31 March, 2009. Patrik De Haes, CEO of ThromboGenics, commenting on today's announcement, s...ThromboGenics Announces Business Update and 2008 Full Year Results
...scovery and development of innovative treatments that will make a real difference to patient care in a number of important therapeutic areas, is today issuing a business update and its financial results for the full year ending December 31, 2008. During the last twelve months, ThromboGenics has made c...Michigan Company Founded upon What Could Be History's Most Important Breakthrough in AI and Robotics
... Lansing, Michigan (PRWEB) November 20, 2008 -- A Michigan LLC has been formed based upon a new and revolutionary artificial intelligence patent issuing today, essentially brilliant, synthetic brains capable of building themselves from scratch. The emphasis of this new business enterprise will be to st...ThromboGenics N.V.: Business Update
...mboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biotechnology company focused on innovative treatments for eye disease, vascular disease and cancer, is today issuing a business update for the nine months period ended 30 September 2008. Patrik De Haes, CEO of ThromboGenics, commenting on today's announcement, said...Helix BioPharma Corp. Announces Fiscal 2008 Results
...al 2007, the Company completed a private placement issuing 3,650,000 units at $1.93 per unit, for gross proce...8, the Company completed another private placement issuing 10,040,000 common shares at $1.68 per common share...y announced the completion of a private placement, issuing 6,800,000 units at $1.68 per unit, for gross proce...China Bio Energy Holdings Group Announces Financing and Exercise of Warrants
... heavy oil and finished oil products and the production and distribution of bio-diesel fuel, announced that it has completed a $9,000,000 financing by issuing a non-interest bearing debenture that is convertible into 2,465,753 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at $3.65 per share. The Company als...