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AHIMA Enters Multinational Arena to Support HIM Worldwide Advancement

Leading HIM professional association in U.S. officially opens first Global Services Office CHICAGO, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Health Information Management Association today announced the official opening of a Global Services Office in Brussels, Belgi...

Smart Phones to be used by assisTek to Collect Patient-Reported Outcomes in a Large Multinational Clinical Trial

assisTek, the Leader in Innovative Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO) Solutions and Patient Questionnaires for Clinical Trials announced that it has been awarded a contract to use their state-of-the-art smart phone technology to collect data from patients at home on electronic diaries in...

PRA Expands Capabilities to Execute Multinational Trials in Asia

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA International, a leading Clinical Research Organization, has announced a strategic partnership with LSK Global Pharma Services and Mediscience Planning. The partnership between PRA Taiwan (the Taiwanese subsidiary of PRA International), Mediscience a...

Chindex International, Inc. Launches World-Class Cancer Treatment Center

...mpany's hospital network currently operates in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Wuxi. The Company sells medical products manufactured by various major multinational companies, including Siemens AG and Intuitive Surgical, for which the Company is the exclusive distribution partner for the sale and servicing of colo...

Medizone Expects OTCBB Listing

...offer significant risk. At that point in time we will have optimized our strengths as a research and development company and expect to partner with a multinational corporation in the hospital sector for increased manufacturing capacity, sales and service. The target is to achieve profitability moving into mid-yea...

Valeant Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter Financial Results

...ion of Valeant's corporate Web site at www.valeant.com . About Valeant: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE: VRX ) is a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and markets a broad range of pharmaceutical products primarily in the areas of neurology and dermatolog...

FDA Approves LIVALO(R) for Primary Hypercholesterolemia and Combined Dyslipidemia

... About Kowa Company Ltd., Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. and Kowa Research Institute, Inc. Kowa Company, Ltd. (KCL) is a privately held multinational company headquartered in Nagoya, Japan. Established in 1894, KCL is actively engaged in various manufacturing and commercial activities in the fields ...

IDEAL LIFE's Remote Monitoring System Benefits Rural North Carolina Communities

...LIFE. "This is the future. This is 21st-century healthcare at its best." About IDEAL LIFE, INC. Based in Toronto, Canada, IDEAL LIFE is a multinational company that delivers timely and accurate health information through collaborative solutions that are secure, reliable, and mobile. The FDA-approved ...

Chindex International, Inc. to Report First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results

...mpany's hospital network currently operates in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Wuxi. The Company sells medical products manufactured by various major multinational companies, including Siemens AG and Intuitive Surgical, for which the Company is the exclusive distribution partner for the sale and servicing of colo...

Valeant to Acquire Tecnofarma, A Mexican Generic Company

...e well positioned to reach our growth objectives in Latin America." About Valeant Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE: VRX ) is a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of pharmaceutical products primarily in the areas of neurology ...

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New Drugs in Multinational Study Show Promise in Fighting Drug-Resistant HIV

Phase III clinical trial provides hope that HIV patients can live longer lives PASADENA, Calif., July 05, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- A new investigational drug used in combination with a second newer agent has proven to be effective in fighting drug-resistant HIV, according to a Lancet article to be pub...

Analysis of Edoxaban Phase II Data Provides Insight Into Reduced Bleeding Events Seen in Once-Daily Dosing

...TON and EDISON, N.J., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- A sub-analysis of a Phase IIb multinational study(1) with edoxaban(2) - an investigational oral Factor Xa inhibitor - p...ts or developments. (1) "Randomized, Parallel Group, Multicenter, multinational Study Evaluating Safety of DU-176b Compared with Warfarin in Subjects with ...

deCODE-led Megastudy Finds New Genetic Clues to Causes of Schizophrenia

...taken has revealed several new common single-letter variants in the sequence of the human genome (SNPs) linked to risk of the disease. The study, by a multinational consortium of scientists led by a team from deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN ), analyzed the genomes of more than 50,000 patients and control participan...

Study Demonstrates Efficacy of Pitavastatin in Elderly Patients

...ree dosage strengths (1, 2 and 4 mg). About Kowa Company Ltd. and Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Kowa Company, Ltd. is a privately held multinational company headquartered in Nagoya, Japan. Established in 1894, Kowa is actively engaged in various manufacturing and trading activities in the fields of...

Tolerx Presents Data at 69th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association

...lerability, no immunogenicity, beneficial clinical activity, and an improved safety profile. This regimen is currently being evaluated in the ongoing multinational Phase 3 clinical trial, DEFEND, which is characterizing the safety and efficacy of otelixizumab, a novel anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, in new onset au...

Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Announces Lurasidone Phase III Data in Patients With Schizophrenia

...s an important new addition to the existing clinical trial database." PEARL 1 Study Design This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multinational clinical trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of lurasidone 40 mg, 80 mg and 120 mg once daily compared to placebo, over six weeks in patients with...

Encorium Group Provides Update to LOI with Respect to the Sale of its U.S. Business

... WAYNE, Pa., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO ), a full service multinational contract research organization (CRO) that provides design, development, and management capabilities for clinical trials and patient registries to many...

Metabolic Solutions Development Company Announces Preliminary Results from Phase IIa Clinical Trial

...it without some of the complications inherent in current therapies." Additional safety and expanded efficacy data will be gathered in a 90-day, multinational Phase IIb study that is planned for late 2009. According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately $1 in every 10 health care dollars...

Addrenex Pharmaceuticals Expands Product Pipeline by Licensing New Drug to Treat Narcolepsy

...ercialize the compound from SK Life Science Business Division, the drug-discovery and development division of SK Holdings Co. Ltd., one of the largest multinational companies based in South Korea. "The partnership with SK Holdings embodies our commitment to seeking global alliances that further our goal of...

Bayer and Regeneron Extend Development Program for VEGF Trap-Eye to Include Central Retinal Vein Occlusion

...O. About the Phase 3 CRVO Program In the Phase 3 CRVO program for VEGF Trap-Eye, Regeneron and Bayer HealthCare will conduct two identical multinational clinical studies: COPERNICUS ( CO ntrolled P hase 3 E valuation of R epeated i N travitreal administration of VEGF Trap-Eye I n C entra...

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Cochrane Reviews in Wounds

Features:...s sources of high quality, reliable health information A structured format helps the reader to find his/her way around the review quickly and easily multinational editorial teams try to ensure that a review is applicable in different parts of the world Cochrane Reviews are updated quarterly ...
Company:Skyscape, Inc.

Cochrane Reviews in Peripheral Vascular Diseases

Features:...s sources of high quality, reliable health information A structured format helps the reader to find his/her way around the review quickly and easily multinational editorial teams try to ensure that a review is applicable in different parts of the world Cochrane Reviews are updated quarterly ...
Company:Skyscape, Inc.

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Autism Speaks announces multinational initiative

NEW YORK, NY May 9, 2008 Autism Speaks, the worlds largest autism advocacy organization announces today the formation of an international collaboration with North, South and Central America. This multinational initiative will help to raise awareness and develop research expertise focusing on publ...

Lead-based consumer paint remains a global public health threat

...acturers do not need to use lead to produce high-quality paint," adds Clark. "There is no legitimate reason paint manufacturersparticularly the large, multinational companies we analyzed with more depth in the current studyshould knowingly distribute a product that has long been known to be dangerous to people." ...

Scientists sequence genome of the N2-fixing, soil-living bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii

...training for these new scientists in the fields of genomics and bioinformatics. "The key to the success of this project was an extremely effective multinational collaboration between Azotobacter biologists and our core genomics team," explained Derek Wood, associate professor in Seattle Pacific University's De...

Research project to boost European fish farming

...orms part of a healthy diet. The fact that we make use of fish stocks in other parts of the world also contributes to over-exploitation, as well as to multinational fisheries enterprises dislodging local fishing industries. The EU, for example, has bought substantial fishing rights along the coast of Africa. Impor...

CSHL scientists find a new class of small RNAs and define its function

...nd possibly other small RNAs are produced. The research, which is part of a multinational project called ENCODE, also provided information concerning the biological ... hunt down their location amidst the thicket of genes and non-coding DNA, a multinational project known as ENCODE (an acronym for Encyclopedia of DNA Elements) was i...

WCC Smart Search & Match Names Tarvinder Sembhi as VP Sales for the ID Market

... Sembhi join WCC's ID team," said Peter Went, CEO at WCC. "Mr. Sembhi's mission is to drive WCC's growth through sales and strategic partnerships with multinational systems integrators." Mr. Sembhi has a Bachelor's of Science in Engineering from Penn State University and an MBA from Lehigh University . H...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Dec. 17, 2008

...an potentially add 340 million gallons of biodiesel to the world's fuel supply. To verify it, the scientists collected spent coffee grounds from a multinational coffeehouse chain and separated the oil. They then used an inexpensive process to convert 100 percent of the oil into biodiesel. The resulting coff...

Protein folding researcher David Baker to receive Sackler Prize in Biophysics

...ished by arts and sciences philanthropists Dr. Raymond R. Sackler and his wife, Beverly Sackler. Raymond Sackler is a psychiatrist and co-founder of a multinational pharmaceutical company. Baker is being honored for his seminal contributions to computer-based studies of the manner and the speed in which chains ...

Vitamin C lowers levels of inflammation biomarker considered predictor of heart disease

... been unclear whether the beneficial effects of lowering CRP were independent of the effects of lowering cholesterol. Newly released results from a multinational clinical trial help answer that question. Led by researchers at Harvard Medical School, the study, known as the Jupiter trial, found that statins redu...

Aberrations in region of chromosome 1q21.1 associated with broad range of disorders in children

...skeletal problems. Some people who have the aberration are only slightly affected or apparently unaffected, others are more seriously impaired. The multinational research was led by Dr. Heather C. Mefford, acting assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington, and Dr. Andrew J. Sharp of the U...

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YM BIOSCIENCES' NIMOTUZUMAB SELECTED FOR MULTINATIONAL PHASE III TRIAL BY NATIONAL CANCER CENTRE OF SINGAPORE

Singapore investigators to coordinate 700 patient trial of EGFR targeting antibody for treatment of head and neck cancer MISSISSAUGA, ON, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - YM BioSciences Inc. (NYSE Alternext US:YMI, TSX:YM, AIM:YMBA), an oncology company that identifies, develops and ...

Lorus Therapeutics Announces Exclusive Multinational License Agreement with Zoticon Bioventures for Virulizin(R)

- Agreement includes upfront, milestone and royalty payments on future sales - TORONTO, April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Lorus Therapeutics Inc. ("Lorus") (TSX: LOR; AMEX: LRP), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research and development of pharmaceuti...

The LANCET Published ENDORSE, the Largest Multinational Study Showing That the Majority of Hospitalized Patients Surveyed are at Risk for VTE and Many do not Receive Recommended VTE Prophylaxis

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - ENDORSE Global Findings Highlight the Need to Urgently Implement Hospital-Wide Strategies to Optimize VTE Management: Systematically Assess Patient Risk for VTE and Provide Appropriate Prophylaxis to Prevent VTE ENDORSE multinational s...

SAPHRIS(R) (asenapine) Meets Primary Endpoint in Long-Term Extension Study in Patients With Predominant, Persistent Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia

...ve symptoms were observed for asenapine. About the study This study was a 26-week extension of a randomized, double-blind, multicentered, multinational 26-week clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of SAPHRIS compared to olanzapine in the treatment of patients with stable predominant, pers...

Encorium Group Completes Sale of its U.S. Business to Pierrel Research USA; Announces Management Changes

... WAYNE, Pa., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO ), a full service multinational clinical research organization (CRO) that provides design, development, and management capabilities for clinical trials and patient registries to many...

UCSF researchers help crack parasite genome, identify drug leads

...t infects more than 200 million people worldwide and causes long-term debilitating illness and occasional paralysis or death. One paper documents a multinational success, led by a team at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, in England, in sequencing the genome of the Schistosoma mansoni blood fluke, which has ...

Schering-Plough Announces Phase II and III Data for Corifollitropin Alfa

... alfa group, respectively and 4.4 (+/-3.9) and 2.6 (+/-3.1) in the rFSH group, respectively.(2) About ENSURE The ENSURE trial is a multinational (Europe/Asia), double-blind, randomized trial; 396 patients weighing 60 kg or less were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to treatment with either a single do...

Encorium Group Updates Expected Timeframe with Respect to the Sale of its U.S. Business

... WAYNE, Pa., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO ) , a full service multinational contract research organization (CRO) that provides design, development, and management capabilities for clinical trials and patient registries to many...

SEP Signs REGURIN(R) Deal

...n other regions and territories through relationships with expert partners. About Rottapharm-Madaus Established in 1961, Rottapharm is a multinational pharmaceutical company primarily engaged in the research, development and global distribution of new pharmaceutical products in different therapeutic ...

NeoStem Signs Agreement with Shanghai Corporation to Develop A Stem Cell Collection and Treatment Network in Shanghai, Taiwan and Other Targeted China Provinces

... Chinese provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Anhui and Jiangxi. Enhance BioMedical Holdings is a subsidiary of Enhance Holding Corporation, a multinational conglomerate with successful businesses in various market sectors including healthcare. The conglomerate's CEO, Jackson Ling, recently invested $5 mil...

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Arabidopsis

...in the Microarrays. Microarray Methods ... The sfr6 mutant of Arabidopsis is defective in transcriptional ... Arabidopsis : The Model Plant. The multinational Coordinated Arabidopsis Thaliana Genome Research Project (1990 ... The Genome Of Arabidopsis ... All publicly available Arabidopsis ESTs as w...