Meier

Richard A. Meier Appointed to STAAR Surgical Board of Directors

Former President and COO of Advanced Medical Optics Brings Significant Industry Background to STAAR's Board MONROVIA, Calif., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STAAR Surgical Company (Nasdaq: STAA ), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable lenses and related ophthalmic product...

CareFirst Joins Partnership of Blues Plans as Owner of NASCO

...w.nasco.com . Media Contacts: CareFirst Michael Sullivan Director, Media Relations CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield 410.528.7852 NASCO Bob meier Director, Marketing and Communications NASCO 678.441.0061 To learn more about CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, visit: www.carefirst.com #...

White House Health Reform Stakeholder Discussion Brings Palliative Care to the Table

...form in the context of prevention and costs. meier told the panel that preventing the wrong care can ...mbating this trend is non-hospice palliative care, meier said. She added, "We can talk about health care re...ess we talk about medical and nursing education." meier pointed specifically to the graduate medical educa...

Video: Jewelry Television(R) Introduces DermaGem(TM)

...llection was co-created by internationally known skin care consultant, J.J. meier after five years of research and development in France and California. "My ...fects of aging on skin," explained Ms. Meier. "We are pleased that Ms. meier elected to deliver her proprietary skin care blend exclusively to Jewelry T...

Sherwood, Oregon Sailor, 78, Goes on Final Voyage

...s of Oregon's senior citizens residing in long-term care facilities. With the blessings of Sara Sutherland, executive director of Avamere at Sherwood, meier was able to fulfill Hennie Page's final wish with just one phone call. DETAILS: After living on yachts and sailboats for most of his life, Page has ...

Blood Pressure Drugs Might Prevent Parkinson's

...el blockers on the central nervous system which may lead (in theory) to new therapeutic strategies or even new drugs to prevent or treat Parkinson's," meier said. "Regarding clinical or epidemiological/observational research, it would be nice if other research groups analyzed their databases and came up wi...

Loss of Virginity Could Prove Traumatic If Relationship Falls Apart Subsequently

...ders over an 18-month period, measuring for depression and low self-esteem. meier compared the mental health of teens who didn't have sex to teens who were v...ing mental health problems from having sex as a teen is relatively low, but meier said low risk still represents a large group of teens affected, as half the...

A New Guide to Choosing the Right Vitamin Supplement

...abel, and tell your doctor and pharmacist what supplements you take. Vitamins and Minerals: What you Need to Know is a 48-page report edited by meier J. Stampfer, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health. Source-Newswie SRM ...

Meier in Medical Technology

Long-Term Phase I and Phase I/II Trial Data Continue to Show Striking Improvement in Survival of Brain Cancer Patients Who Receive DCVax(R)-Brain

... the patients from these trials is now 36.4 months, under a standard Kaplan meier analysis. DCVax(R)-Brain is a groundbreaking personalized vaccine that ta... from these two trials is now 36.4 months, as determined by standard Kaplan meier analysis; -- The median time to disease progression (tumor recurrence) is...

Terumo Heart Reports Summary of DuraHeart(TM) LVAS Clinical Trial Results

...21%) supported > 1 year, and one supported > 2 years. * 12 patients (36%) remain on support with a mean duration > 1 year (375 196 days) * Kaplan meier survival at 1 and 2 years was: 77% (all patients), 80% ( yrs), 90% ( Chisato Nojiri, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer for Terumo Heart, Inc., ...

Based on Up to 6 Years of Follow-Up, Biovest Announces Favorable Interim Blinded Data for Fast-Tracked Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial of BiovaxID Anti-Cancer Vaccine for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

...ata covers 122 patients who have received either BiovaxID or control vaccine. Randomization was 2:1 in favor of BiovaxID. The blinded data in a Kaplan meier disease-free survival curve for the per-protocol treatment group in the trial showed that approximately 40% of the evaluable patients in the study rem...

Meier in Medical Dictionary

Polyarteritis nodosa

... systemic inflammatory ... Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as pancytopenia: case report and review of the ... Overview: In 1866, Kussmaul and meier first described polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), a disease of small-sized and medium-sized arteries. Although any organ can be ... Cutaneous ...

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Meier in Biological News

Tips from the American Journal of Pathology

...ion FD, Gago FE, Anderson RL: Stromal Cell Expression of Caveolin-1 Predicts Outcome in Breast Cancer. Am J Pathol 2009, 174: 2035-2043 Ghajar CM, meier R, Bissell MJ: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodies: Who Watches the Watchmen? Am J Pathol 2009, 174: 1996-1999 Novel Markers for Kidney Disease Pr...

Tracking prions

...The molecular bases for such prion diseases are not yet fully understood. Why are some proteins infectious while others are not? A team headed by Beat meier (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) and Raimon Sabat (University of Bordeaux, France) has examined two different forms of a prion-forming protein domain by mean...

Meier in Biological Technology

Early-stage quality brings investment, Meier says

Milwaukee, Wis - The evidence comes in bits and pieces, but there is little doubt that Wisconsin businesses are attracting more venture capital from more sources, and that may have something to do with the improving quality of the state's early-stage companies, according to software executive Gre...

VoIP experts assess early implementations

...nada and U.S. offices. That allows it to take advantage of one of VoIPs main benefits, avoiding charges for long-distance and international calls. But meier cannot justify replacing all of CUNAs phones yet. Another potential problem is electricity, since computer networks, unlike phones, go down during...

Novation Technology Campus gets $3.5 million boost

...me communities. The financing made possible by the New Markets Tax Credit Program will help offset the higher cost of redevelopment here, said Matt meier of the Alexander Company. The financial backing has also attracted tenants, he said, and will help make the campus a modern facility with amenities...

Biofuels surge forward

...; a highlight of the state's strengths. Currently, meier believes Wisconsin's agriculture and forest indust...ector. We're looking at agriculture and forestry," meier said of the consortium's agenda. Lost in some ...tential to reinvigorate a lot of rural Wisconsin," meier said. But ethanol is not without controversy. ...

A (modern) Tale of Two Cities: Milwaukee and Madison inch together

...ening. You dont have to be a student of Wisconsin history to know that past Milwaukee mayors often looked upon Madison with disdain. I doubt Henry meier even visited Madison during his 28-year tenure as Milwaukees mayor, and he wouldnt have admitted it if he did. John Norquist stopped by occasionally d...

Meier joins Broadlook Technologies as COO

...where it is today." Prior to joining Broadlook, meier served as a partner with the law firm of Michael ...onsored "Classroom of the Future." In addition, meier worked as a member of Accenture 's business proce...t I see as a clear market leadership opportunity," meier said in a release. ...

Early-stage executives hear from investors

...tes more in the software space, where investors expect much faster returns, meier said it's not a bad idea for any technology company to start thinking about... the sense of product validation. "Before you even start your business," meier said, "you should be making sales calls." ...