Physicians Anticipate Higher Prescribing Based on JUPITER Study

SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Just three days after the JUPITER trial results were presented at the American Heart Association meeting and simultaneously published online by the New England Journal of Medicine, an AlphaDetail survey of more than 100 primary care physicians shows that ...

Monitoring whether patients take medicines can help anticipate HIV treatment failure in Africa

Adherence shows advantages over T-cell counts for monitoring HIV treatment Information on how reliably people take their anti-HIV medicines can help identify those whose treatment will succeed or fail. Monitoring this information, which can be obtained directly from pharmacy records, works at...

Physicians Anticipate Changes in Their Usage of Hip Implants

Millennium Research Group survey finds that approximately 45% of physicians intend to increase their usage of ceramic hip implants over the next two years WALTHAM, Mass., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recent study conducted by Millennium Research Group...

New Initiative Launched to Anticipate Future of AIDS

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Government, business, civic and public health leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland announced the creation of aids2031, a global initiative dedicated to taking a critical look at what we need to do now in order to change the face of ...

The Widener University 'Elder Pennsylvanian Survey' Finds Pennsylvania's Baby Boomers Anticipate Working Longer, Retiring Later to Help Offset Looming Health Care Costs

CHESTER, Pa., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- According to data from the 2000 US Census, Pennsylvania's population ranks among the second oldest in the United States behind Florida. Widener University, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, recently released "The Wid...

Watson Announces Limited Recall Of Fentanyl Transdermal System

...mal System patches was shipped to customers between April 2, 2009 and May 20, 2009. No other strengths or lots were affected and the Company does not anticipate any product shortages as a result of this recall. The Company has notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the recall. A smal...

Warner Chilcott Reports Operating Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2009 and Updates 2009 Full Year Guidance

...esults and current outlook for the remainder of 2009, the Company is affirming its full year 2009 revenue guidance. For 2009, the Company continues to anticipate revenue to be in the range of $1,015 to $1,025 million. Based on the current and forecasted mix of products sold, the Company is raising its g...

NutraCea Announces Forbearance Agreement With Bank and Provides Update on Business Strategy and Transactions

...he subcontractors) were suspended. This action resulted in the filing of several mechanics liens on the property and lawsuits against the Company. We anticipate that as a result of the Forbearance Agreement with Wells Fargo, including the additional advance of $335,000 under the line of credit, and other agree...

New Research Suggests Most Are Willing to Make Tradeoffs and Would Embrace Comprehensive Health Care Reform

...s -- with the public, business and community leaders, employees, elected officials and other stakeholders -- enable leaders to increase their options, anticipate obstacles, and broaden support for difficult decisions. And they enable dialogue participants to better understand, contribute to and "own" the resul...

Kool Smiles Relies on Wyse Technology Virtual Clients to Improve Patient Care and Security of Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

...e cut our electricity usage by more than 50% throughout the organization; our new device provisioning costs are half of what PCs would require; and we anticipate an annual savings of $1.26 million by reducing maintenance costs. All of this and the virtual clients will last much longer than PCs." For m...

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Surveyed Neurologists Anticipate That Less Than 30 Percent of Their Use of Emerging Oral Agents in Multiple Sclerosis Will be in the First Line

Only 39 Percent of Newly Diagnosed Patients Receive a Drug Within One Year of Their First Diagnosis, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceut...

New AVAC Report on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Calls for Immediate Planning to Anticipate Study Results of Potential New HIV Prevention Option

Now is the time to anticipate and plan for various study outcomes MEXICO CITY, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) today released a new report, Anticipating the Results of PrEP Trials, calling for increased action from governments, global health institutions, d...

AlphaVax Announces Results from Initial Testing of Its H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Vaccine

...e full months from our initial receipt of the gene sequence from the WHO. We are currently scaling up the process used to manufacture VRP vaccines and anticipate yields up to 1 million doses of pandemic influenza vaccine per lot at the 1,000 L bioreactor scale. Since the process is performed predominantly in di...

Cognition Therapeutics Closes Series A Financing to Advance Drug Candidates for Alzheimer's Disease

...n, the company's proprietary chemistry is based on natural molecular scaffolds which brought us effective drugs like aspirin, lidocaine and taxol. We anticipate new disease-modifying drugs for Alzheimer's disease will result from this unique combination," Dr. Hefti continued. About Cognition C...

Sosei and Vectura Announce Start of Phase III Clinical Study With NVA237

...with moderate to severe COPD. As it now enters the final stage of clinical development before market, confidence in the product is at a new high as we anticipate confirmation of such benefit in a large target patient population." Notes for Editors: About the NVA237 and QVA149 licence agreement wit...

King Pharmaceuticals Showcases Data From Pain Pipeline of Medicines Designed to Deter Common Methods of Non-Therapeutic Use

...o developing other pain medicines employing unique technology platforms designed to address risks associated with currently marketed opioids. "We anticipate that ACUROX(R) and EMBEDA(TM), upon approval, will offer new therapeutic tools for physicians treating people living with pain," said Eric Carter, Chi...

Alfacell Provides Shareholder Update

...ing their gene of interest. Should we be able to get a positive result, researches from all over the world could be potential buyers of Onconase. We anticipate results shortly. Other studies will be conducted in order to elucidate if Onconase is able to down regulate the protein produced by the MDR1 gene...

New Safety Regulations Drive Greater Need for Resources and Expertise at Every Stage of Clinical Development

...s of medications in the real world are expected to be particularly impacted by new regulations, according to the survey. Eighty percent of respondents anticipate the number of Phase IV trials to grow over the next five years, while 58 percent indicated that safety registries increasingly will be used to monitor...

Osteotech Completes Enrollment for DuraTech(TM) BioRegeneration Matrix Clinical Trial

...unity will eventually be in excess of $1 billion yearly. "We remain on track to file our 510(k) for DuraTech during the third quarter of 2009 and anticipate clearance of the product before the end of the year," said Sam Owusu-Akyaw, Osteotech's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We look forward to eva...

DOR BioPharma Receives EMEA Agreement on the Design of its Confirmatory Phase 3 Clinical Trial of orBec(R) in GI GVHD

...nd the European Union. We are excited to move forward with this trial in an effort to address the significant unmet medical need of acute GI GVHD. We anticipate patient enrollment to commence in the second half of 2009." About orBec (R) Two prior randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled Pha...

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VITEK 2 Compact

Description:...t contaminate production areas and final products. Therefore, VITEK 2 Compact allows pharmaceutical and agri-food testing laboratories to better anticipate contamination-related risks and act quickly early in production to ensure product quality before going to market....
Company:bioMerieux, Inc.

Greene Renal Transplant Stent Set

Description:... ureteropelvic junction to the bladder following renal transplant. Non-radiopaque ink bands serve as a visual countdown mechanism so the physician can anticipate where the coil(s) will form as he/she places the stent. Supplied sterile in peel-open packages. Intended for one-time use. CAUTION: Periodic evaluatio...
Company:Cook Urological

Eppendorf Filtertips, 2.5 l, sterile, and PCR Clean

Description:... Suitable safety precautions must be taken to anticipate the dangers presented by carryover effects from radioactive, highly toxic, or infectious sample material and to counteract any potential risks, includ...
Company:Brinkmann

SONOLINE Antares ultrasound system

Description:...h the SONOLINE Antares, interactivity between operator, system controls, and the image is streamlined. The user interface and keyboard are designed to anticipate ultrasound workflow. Based on common operating system structures, the syngo screen is easy to use and follow, anticipating and executing user instruct...
Company:Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

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Hiccup

... do anything; just wait for the next hiccup . ... wikiHow article about How to Cure Hiccups . ... So how can you cure a hiccup ? ... Try not to anticipate the dreaded next hiccup - you might just bring it on. ... Definition: A hiccup or hiccough (normally pronounced HICK-up,) is a spasmodic cont...

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Air monitoring helps anticipate possible ecosystem changes

AMARILLO When rain settles the atmosphere and brings air pollutants to the ground, it can have a lasting effect on ecosystems, sometimes hundreds of miles away, according to a Texas AgriLife Research agricultural engineer. Dr. Brent Auvermann, research engineer and Texas AgriLife Extension Se...

Thinking ahead: Bacteria anticipate coming changes in their environment

Microbes may be smarter than we think. A new study by Princeton University researchers shows for the first time that bacteria don't just react to changes in their surroundings -- they anticipate and prepare for them. The findings, reported in the June 6 issue of Science , challenge the prevai...

NSF provides $3.4 million to study climatically important Agulhas Current

...rd Australia. This retroflection is unstable and regularly sheds large Agulhas Rings, which carry Indian Ocean waters into the South Atlantic. "We anticipate this study will shed light on the seasonal to decadal variability of the Agulhas," said Beal. "Locally, the warm waters of the Agulhas effect African ...

UC Davis grant zeroes in on novel asthma diagnosis and treatment

...used to predict the drug toxicity in the earlier stage and it is also expected to play an important role in the personal medicine," Yang said. "We anticipate that this technology will eventually help us to find new ways to diagnose asthma as well as monitor its treatment." Through its national grants ...

Design input accelerates new technologies' route to market

...nology Transfer at The University of Nottingham, said: "We are very pleased to have won the opportunity to participate in this exciting initiative. We anticipate that the input to our projects from the design consultants will accelerate their development and significantly increase the potential for commercial s...

Study shows CGM devices also benefit people with type 1 diabetes

...ol at JDRF, explained that in planning this study, the change in HbA1c was not selected as the primary outcome measure because the researchers did not anticipate being able to lower HbA1c levels in the CGM group, given their already exquisite level of control. He noted that the study group expected that there ...

Activated stem cells in damaged lungs could be first step toward cancer

...of medicine and cell biology at Duke University Medical Center. "Cigarette smoke contains a host of toxic chemicals, and smoking is one factor that we anticipate would stimulate these stem cells. Our findings demonstrate that, with severe injury, the resulting repair response leads to large numbers of prolifera...

Exhibition showcases the 'art of science'

...n invigorating and inspirational experience for me, I must say, to be reminded of the extent to which the structures and patterns of the natural world anticipate the structures and patterns we describe as art," said Muldoon after finishing the judging last week. "It was particularly striking, too, given the ala...

Treatment for extreme nausea, vomiting during pregnancy

...Dr. Brard. "Clinical trials are not conducted on pregnant women, so we had to rely on data from prospective and retrospective studies in this case. We anticipate that other institutions will now be comfortable adopting this new treatment regime. About hyperemis gravidarum Hyperemis gravidarum, or severe...

Laughing hyenas, wailing levees, the sound of cheese and blaring bagpipes

...d arrived directly in front of them. Nearly everyone pushed the button too early, which Neuhoff interprets as an adaptation that helps human beings to anticipate and avoid danger. The team also tested the fitness levels of the listeners and found that those better equipped to handle danger allowed the sound ...

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SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...estricted cash as of June 30, 2009. Based on our current operating plan, we anticipate that our existing cash and cash equivalents, together with expected royalti..., including activities, events or developments tha t we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future. A number of factors could cause actual r...

GenVec Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

... GenVec ended the second quarter of 2009 with $12.6 million in cash and investments. "Based on existing contracts and collaborations, we anticipate revenues for 2009 will be between $15.0 million and $18.0 million. We project our cash burn to be between $8.0 million and $11.0 million for the 12 mo...

UCLA welcomes startup to new incubator space at California NanoSystems Institute

...y diabetic foot ulcers and by falls each year, both in hospital rehabilitation departments and in at-home care environments," Sarrafzadeh said. "We anticipate great success for MediSens as it continues to develop products based on the convergence of computer science and engineering technology with medical an...

Shire plc: Core Portfolio of Products Delivers 20% Sales Growth

...esponse Letter. Shire and the FDA will continue to work together to resolve the remaining labeling language over the next 4-8 weeks and we anticipate launch in the fourth quarter of 2009 as planned. VYVANSE - for the treatment of non ADHD indications in adults - Shire is conducting P...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals announces launch of Quill SRS product codes for laparoscopic gynecology procedures

...come one of the largest obstacles in advanced minimally invasive surgery - tying knots laparoscopically. With this revolutionary technology, we should anticipate the introduction of the next generation of safer minimally invasive procedures," said Dr. Greenberg. For more information about Quill SRS for laparo...

Cornerstone Therapeutics Announces Closing of Chiesi Transaction

...ooking statements. In addition, the statements in this press release reflect our expectations and beliefs as of the date of this release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our expectations and beliefs to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-lookin...

PROTOMED SA Chooses HyperWorks to Simulate Implantable Medical Devices

...gue simulation efforts, computational fluid mechanics and trauma simulation capabilities. It will reinforce our technical resources and our ability to anticipate the behavior of new implants in their simulated biological environment." Global healthcare is a dynamic and fast-growing industry. Designers an...

Biomodels Expands Efforts in Cancer Supportive Care, Pulmonary Fibrosis; Preclinical Research Organization Names Dr. Stephen T. Sonis as Partner

...tudies that evaluate efficacy and define mechanism of action, enabling clients to expedite the drug discovery process. Biomodels' preclinical studies anticipate clinical objectives and enable organizations to rapidly achieve preclinical milestones. Photo available upon request. ...

Muscular protein bond -- strongest yet found in nature

...omplex slid apart. The bond can be compared to a mechanical hook that holds fast when pulled upward but otherwise uncouples easily. The researchers anticipate that directedness of protein bonds will be an important concept in studying a variety of other molecular complexes that nature subjects to mechanical ...

Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. Announces Record Date and Meeting Date for Special Meeting of Stockholders for Vote with Respect to Charter Amendments

...-looking statements. In addition, the statements in this press release reflect our expectations and beliefs as of the date of this release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our expectations and beliefs to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-lookin...

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Restriction enzyme

...zyme; because cuts made by a given type of enzyme always produce identical ends with identical sequences. These rules enable molecular biologists to anticipate which fragments will join and how they will join--and to choose enzymes to produce fragments they can splice. This knowledge represents more or less t...