Pence Amendment Passes Rules Committee; Set for Friday Vote
WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a Thursday surprise, an amendment to strip hundreds of millions of dollars from the nation's largest abortion business is set for a Friday vote on the House floor. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081105/DC44231LOGO ...National Stroke Quality Improvement Program Passes the Million Mark
DALLAS, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines(SM)-Stroke program reached a major milestone last week, as participating hospitals entered the one millionth stroke patient record into the program's database. "The American Heart...Michigan Passes Legislation to License Physical Therapist Assistants
LANSING, Mich., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm signed SB 151 into law last week, requiring physical therapist assistants (PTAs) to obtain state licensure. Michigan is now the 48th state to regulate PTAs, according to the Michigan Physical Therapy Association (MPTA)...American Medical Association Passes Resolution Supporting Sustainable Food System
Health Care Role in Prevention and Food-Related Health Emphasized CHICAGO, June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Medical Association (AMA) has approved a new policy resolution in support of practices and policies within health care systems that promote and model a healthy and ecolog...Progressive Groups to Spend More Than $82 Million to Ensure Real Health Care Reform Passes This Year
Energized, Unified, Organized Progressive Movement Mobilizing Against Special Interests Standing in the Way of President Obama's Bold Agenda WASHINGTON, June 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Progressive groups are poised to spend more than $82 million to support President Obama 's goal of achie...SIGA Passes First Hurdle with Lassa Fever Antiviral ST-193
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2007 - SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA) announced today the successful results of a proof of concept guinea pig trial of its lead Lassa fever virus drug, ST-193. This study was conducted under Biosafety Level 4 conditions at the U.S. Army Medical Research I...Neuralstem's Human Stem Cells Integrate into Nervous System of Rats with Animal Model of ALS
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The dry, dusty, treeless expanse of Chile's Atacama Desert is the most lifeless spot on the face of the Earth, and that's why Alison Skelley and Richard Mathies joined a team of NASA scientists there earlier this month. The University of California, Berkeley, scientists knew that if the Mars Org...Holding breath for several minutes elevates marker for brain damage
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HARBIN, China, Sept. 19 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Sky One Medical, Inc. ("China Sky One Medical" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: CSKI ), a leading fully integrated pharmaceutical company producing over-the-counter drugs in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), announced today that i...Kiwa Bio-Tech Passes Test & Taking Orders From Beijing Lv Fu Long Vegetable Company
BEIJING and CLAREMONT, Calif., May 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: KWBT) announced that based on results of testing of Kiwa's bio-fertilizer product, Beijing Lv Fu Long Vegetable Company will start placing orders for Kiwa Shando...GelVac(TM) Nasal Powder H5N1 (Bird Flu) Influenza Vaccine Passes Preclinical Toxicology Studies
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MADISON - The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill Friday designed to promote capital investment and technological entrepreneurship by means of tax credits, grants and loans. The legislation, SB 261 , was only one of two venture capital-oriented bills co-authored by Sen. Ted Kanavas, R-Brookfield, to ...Vybrant Apoptosis Assay Kit #4 from Molecular Probes (Invitrogen)
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