More Than 100 Healthy Schools Honored by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
...ation please visit: HealthierGeneration.org . About the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of ...BD Adds Surveillance Capability to Infectious Disease Portfolio
..., and advancing research, discovery and production of new drugs and vaccines. BD's capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world's most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD employs approximately 28,000 people in approximately 50 countries throug...Detroit Physician Among 10 Finalists for J.H. Kanter Prize
...sicians. Founded a center that works to develop and improve culturally sensitive care systems, allocating scarce healthcare dollars to align with the pressing needs of his community in South Dakota. "It was indeed fortunate for all of us that the special souls nominated for the Kanter Prize ch...Gold Standard/Elsevier Launches MedCounselor Consumer Drug Information Modules
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..., and advancing research, discovery and production of new drugs and vaccines. BD's capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world's most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD employs approximately 28,000 people in approximately 50 countries throug...New Poll Finds Disease Prevention is Top Priority for Americans in Health Reform
...and working to make disease prevention a national priority. www.healthyamericans.org . The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of ...Ezetimibe and Ezetimibe/Simvastatin Combo Pose No Increased Cancer Risk, Study Shows
...imen versus the other treatments studied. "These data will hopefully return the conversation between physicians and patients back toward the most pressing public health risk in America -- unmanaged high LDL that can result in heart disease or stroke -- the nation's number one and number three killers," c...Key Protein May Lead to Faster Acting Anti-Depression Drugs
...sion. This new research shows that p11 activates a serotonin receptor in the brain known for producing rapid antidepressant response. "There is pressing clinical need for faster-acting antidepressants," says Greengard. "An understanding of the cellular mechanisms underlying the therapeutic actions of t...Rendell Administration Announces Health Research Grants From Tobacco Settlement Funds
...e applicant pool for high-level research positions. "These grants will support research that seeks to find answers to some of Pennsylvania's most pressing health issues," said Secretary James. "This announcement also reaffirms Governor Rendell's commitment to use tobacco settlement dollars to improve pub...Cardio3 BioSciences Raises EUR13.7 Million in Series B Fundraising and Grant Funding
... cardiovascular disease. The Company's lead product, C-Cure is a highly innovative approach to the treatment of heart failure, one of the world's most pressing unmet medical needs. Based on a strategy developed by Cardio3 BioSciences' founders and leveraging technology from Mayo Clinic, C-Cure allows the diff...A Window Into Parkinson's Disease
... A new study being published in this Friday's online edition of Cell will help answer the question, what causes Parkinson's disease? One of the most pressing questions in the medical research into Parkinson's disease is what causes the sensitive cells in the brain to die in the first place. Answering this q...Thermomat Patient Warming System
Description:... The T5002 has it's temperature set by means of a switch and confirmed by pressing a button. A green LED indicates the unit is on and a flashing amber LED indicates the unit has reached the required temperature. A red LED and an audi...Heart 2005A Transtelephonic ECG Loop Event Recorder
Description:...erm transtelephonic monitoring. Simple to use, the patient presses a button once symptoms begin in order to record all pre and post ECG segments. By pressing the "transmission " button, the patient sends the recorded ECG over the telephone to Aerotel's Heartline Receiving Station (HRS) for immediate diagnos...OME-8000 Dual Stereo Surgical Microscope
Features:...ut the field of view and eliminates shadows in deep, hard-to-visualize sites. Improved balance allows the microscope frame to be maneuvered simply by pressing a switch on the hand grip. This significantly reduces user fatigue during the procedure. Precise microscopic field movement for optimum positioning w...$29.4 million grant establishes CTSI at NYU in partnership with Health and Hospitals Corporation
... Business, the Silver School of Social Work, the Courant Institute for Applied Mathematics and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to bear on the pressing problems facing New Yorkers. Robert Berne, NYU's senior vice president for health, said, "This grant is not only a great achievement in and of it...1-finger exercise reveals unexpected limits to dexterity
... slippery Teflon surface linked to a force-measuring sensor. First, the volunteers simply pressed as hard as they could without moving. Then, still pressing as hard as they could they moved their fingers against the surface to the beat of a metronome. "As expected, maximal downward force diminished when...T-STAR grant funds genetic studies on shrimp and papaya and endangered cycad rescue
...ndangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List of endangered species. "This project addresses a pressing horticultural problem, an acute invasive species crisis, fundamental questions concerning pollinator-plant interactions in an ancient lineage of plant...Urban myth disproved: Fingerprints do not improve grip friction
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...cangelo, an associate professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. "Clearly there is a pressing need to come up with new strategies for treatment." D'Arcangelo's mutant mice lack a gene (Pten) that suppresses cell growth in some neurons, resul...Mars mission could ease Earth's energy supply crisis
...ExoMars - Europe's next robotic mission to Mars in 2016 - but now due to fly on a NASA mission in 2018, could also provide the answers to the globally pressing issue of energy supply. A major study by the Imperial College London, funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), aims to use...Author says challenging simple concepts can save planet
...democracy activist Frances Moore Lapp says we already know how to solve the pressing issues of our time, such as climate change and world hunger. But she says ...e final concept she wants to challenge is the idea that our problems are so pressing there's no time for democracy, and only an authoritarian regime can save us...University of Liverpool awarded $3.3 million for genomics hub
... of England. Professor Neil Hall, from the School of Biological Sciences and Principal Investigator of the North of England Hub, said: "There is a pressing need to understand the basis of genetic variation and to use it to define the most appropriate treatment for each patient with a particular condition....Scientists urge global action to preserve water supplies for billions worldwide
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...burg, Sweden, shows that the majority of patients still have severe pain one year after the fracture. Vertebral compression fracture describes the pressing together of a vertebra in the spine such that its height is decreased. Approximately 15,000 patients suffer from vertebral compression fractures in Sw...Aztech Controls Introduces Standardized Gas Sticks for Semiconductor Tool Hook Up
...r working with us, they are amazed at how easy it is to work with us; and gas sticks are now a problem of the past. They can move on to tackling more pressing issues." Aztech Controls maintains a Class 10 cleanroom for assembly and testing with high purity utilities (DI Water, N2, Ar, He), a complet...DuPont and Arzeda Collaborate to Develop Improved Crops to Increase Productivity
...and professor of biochemistry at the University of Washington, "I'm very pleased and excited to see technology developed in my lab applied to the pressing global problem of agricultural productivity." Arzeda's groundbreaking technology integrates the power of chemical catalysis, the high select...Mach One Corporation Begins Trading on the OTC Bulletin Board Under the Symbol 'MNCN'
...e Corporation ( www.machonecorp.com ) is a global wellness company that provides biotechnology based solutions to help address one of the world's most pressing and costly needs -- positive, long-term health and longevity benefits for humans and disease-threatened animals of commercial operations. While animal...BD Announces Live Webcast of Third Fiscal Quarter Earnings Conference Call
... and advancing research, discovery and production of new drugs and vaccines. BD's capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world's most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD employs approximately 28,000 people in approximately 50 counties throug...Sundia and 2 Other CRO Companies Granted Express Customs Clearance Privilege in Shanghai
...nies due to high import/export volume, numerous categories, new products, strict storage requirements, etc. Fast customs clearance has become the most pressing need of CRO companies. Therefore, Shanghai Pudong Customs and Pudong International Airport Customs jointly proposed selecting some CRO companies in th...Pharmaceutical Institute Launches New E-Course Focused on Health Policy
...Health reform isn't the only front-burner health policy issue on Capitol Hill today. This module explores recent or proposed "movement" on five other pressing issues related to healthcare quality and cost, including Medicare Part D non-interference clause, comparative effectiveness research, drug reimportati...BD and FIND Achieve Milestone in Global Battle Against MDR-TB
..., and advancing research, discovery and production of new drugs and vaccines. BD's capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world's most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD employs approximately 28,000 people in approximately 50 countries throug...NCIIA Honors Top Collegiate Biomedical Engineering Teams
...and are judged by a panel of faculty and industry representatives. Judges evaluate the teams on a variety of criteria--winners are required to solve a pressing clinical problem; meet technical, economic, legal and regulatory requirements; feature a novel and practical design; and show potential for commercial...Mach One Corporation Developing a Nasal, Hand Carried Product as Solution to Swine Flu (H1N1) Virus
...Corporation ( www.machonecorp.com ) is a global wellness company that provides biotechnology based solutions to help address one of the world's most pressing and costly needs--positive, long-term health and longevity benefits for humans and disease-threatened animals of commercial operations. While animal w...C6 Flow Cytometer System from Accuri Cytometers, Inc.
Description:...ogrammed for automatic decontamination and cleaning of the fluidics system. pressing the power button to turn off the instrument triggers the C6 Flow Cytometer ...ill remain in the fluidics lines until the instrument is turned on again by pressing the power button. When powered on, the C6 Flow Cytometer will automatically...