ReGen Biologics Clarifies Recent Press about the Menaflex Device

HACKENSACK, N.J., Aug 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ReGen Biologics, a Hackensack, NJ based orthopedic products company seeks to clarify several statements regarding its Menaflex collagen meniscus implant that were made in a press release that was issued on Tuesday, August 4, by a party unaffiliated...

Perrier Clarifies the NITRITE Level in Consumer Council Findings

HONG KONG, June 23 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Wan (Corporate Services) Ltd., the sole agent of Perrier in Hong Kong is making the following further statement to clarify the NITRITE level of Perrier. Perrier Clarifies the NITRITE Level in Consumer Council Findings We strongly beli...

American Heart Association Clarifies the Role Omega-6 Fatty Acids

DALLAS, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new American Heart Association science advisory concludes that omega-6 fatty acids - found in some vegetable oils, nuts and seeds - are a beneficial part of a heart-healthy eating plan. The advisory will be published in the January 26th online issue of...

Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. Clarifies Proposal Received from Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC

DENVER, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. ("Global Med" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: GLOB), an international e-Health, medical information technology company, today announced that due to inquiries from stockholders, Global Med is clarifying that the lette...

VA Clarifies Voter Registration Regulations

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it has clarified its policy on assisting veterans' voter registration activities, with particular focus on inpatients and residents of VA community living centers, domiciliaries and pati...

New Colonial Life Brand Clarifies Company's Strengths

Benefit communications capabilities help employers, employees get more value from workplace benefits plans COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the employee benefits industry's biggest hitters has a new look -- and a clearer message. Colonial Life & Accident Insuranc...

Mayo Clinic clarifies diagnosis for serious blood vessel disease of brain and spinal cord

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic has clarified the methods of diagnosis and optimal management of a rare and little-understood blood vessel disease of the brain and spinal cord that often leads to stroke or death. Primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV) can best be identified through a co...

Bill Gates Clarifies that his Decision to Focus on Charity was Personal

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said that his decision to devote more time to philanthropy was a ...

APA Releases Report on Sexuality Debate

...d that many in Exodus have experienced a shift in attractions along the way. Chambers just released his second book, Leaving Homosexuality , which clarifies realistic expectations involved in this process. "The role of religion and the importance of faith cannot be understated when it comes to the o...

This Summer is an Ideal Time for Commercial Real Estate Lease Renewal

...opportunity to strengthen the financial future of a company with a lease renewal. Considering the recent changes in the national economy, Selinger clarifies what many know, but rarely take advantage of: "A renewing tenant gets shabbier treatment than a new one. Landlords often give new tenants free r...

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Mayo Clinic Clarifies Diagnosis and Treatment for Rare, Serious Blood Vessel Disease of Brain and Spinal Cord

ROCHESTER, Minn., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayo Clinic has clarified the methods of diagnosis and optimal management of a rare and little-understood blood vessel disease of the brain and spinal cord that often leads to stroke or death. Primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV...

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Clarke clarifies pattern recognition theory

Recent commentary has suggested that the extent to which anomaly theories have become ingrained in the minds of academics and popular commentators alike has led to certain common assumptions and misconceptions about Clarke's pattern recognition theory of humour. "There are two major misconcepti...

UCSD study clarifies insulin's role in blocking release of energy in patients with type II diabetes

Chronically high levels of insulin, as is found in many people with obesity and Type II diabetes, may block specific hormones that trigger energy release into the body, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. Their findings, which may point to ...

Discovery clarifies role of peptide in biological clock

A biologist at Washington University in St. Louis is giving the VIP treatment to laboratory mice in hopes of unraveling more clues about our biological clock. VIP is not "very important person," but vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), a neuropeptide originally found in the gut, that is also...

Pliable proteins keep photosynthesis on the light path

...y-designed aberrations provide extensive information about the normal mechanism of energy conversion in reaction centers, just like studying a disease clarifies the parameters of health for the involved biochemical pathways and tissues. From this, we can learn a lot about the most basic mechanisms of photosynt...

Abandon hope

...oach is that it can motivate even people who do not believe that we are on the brink of environmental disaster, Vucetich and Nelson point out. It also clarifies the connection between environmental and social problems, a connection many people fail to grasp. "Instead of hope, we need to provide young peopl...

January GEOLOGY media highlights

...gnificant hazard at snow-capped volcanoes. These four-phase flows exhibit extreme rates of volumetric bulking and unusually high mobility. Lube et al. clarifies the mechanisms of their motion through two examples generated on 25 September 2007 at Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand. Brief explosions through Crater Lake e...

Revealing the evolutionary history of threatened sea turtles

...Naro-Maciel, a Marine Biodiversity Scientist at the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History, and colleagues clarifies our understanding of the evolutionary relationships among all seven sea turtle species. Naro-Maciel and colleagues used five nuclear DNA markers an...

Book breaks new ground in the study of economics and forest threats management

... forest disturbances. The editors emphasize that economic behavior matters, both in the production and mitigation of forest disturbances. Each chapter clarifies this general theme and shows how physical factors, such as climate, interact with economic factors, such as technology or management incentives, to pr...

NIST trumps the clumps: Making biologic drugs safer

...nology (NIST) have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins in protein-based pharmaceuticals. This first systematic study* clarifies the conditions under which scientists can be assured that their instruments are faithfully measuring the formation of protein aggregates, a major conc...

UF researchers develop improved gene therapy agent

...rapy, who was not involved with the study but also plans to use the UF-developed vector in upcoming research. From a basic biological standpoint, this clarifies our understanding of how the virus acts in the cell. The more we understand, the better we are going to be at engineering viruses for use in humans. ...

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Former Telomolecular CEO Clarifies SEC Settlement

Former Telomolecular CEO, Matthew Sarad, clarifies the scope and terms of his settlement with the SEC. Case No. 2:08-cv-2252-GEB-DAD. (PRWEB) November 3, 2008 -- Telomolecular, a Rancho Cordova, California Corporation, was formed in 2005 to develop and license new nanot...

New graphene-based material clarifies graphite oxide chemistry

AUSTIN, Texas A new "graphene-based" material that helps solve the structure of graphite oxide and could lead to other potential discoveries of the one-atom thick substance called graphene, which has applications in nanoelectronics, energy storage and production, and transportation such as airpla...

Occlutech Clarifies Statement Regarding Favourable Opinion Obtained From AIPPI With Regard to Patents Held by AGA Medical

JENA, Germany, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Occlutech GmbH, the leading European manufacturer of cardiac occlusion devices today announced a clarification of a recent news release. In a news release dated February 8th, 2008, Occlutech stated that it received an opinion from AIPPI the European "A...

Phlo Clarifies That Pre-Reverse Split Certificates Are Negotiable in Market Transactions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Phlo Corporation (Pink Sheets: PHCP) (the "Company") clarified today that "pre-reverse split" Phlo common stock certificates are negotiable in connection with market transactions and are a valid representation of a holder's current positio...

HHS Clarifies Research Use of Data

Drug giant Eli Lilly & Company recently expressed concern to Department of Health and Human Services officials that the HIPAA privacy rule may impede clinical research trials. Institutional review boards are backlogged with requests to review and approve thousands of patient authorizations for u...

Novel gene found for dilated cardiomyopathy

...o influence heart function," says Jeffrey Towbin, M.D., co-director of the Heart Institute and director of cardiology at Cincinnati Children's. "This clarifies the mechanisms by which these inherited mutations cause disease in a subset of DCM patients." DCM is a condition in which the heart becomes weakened ...

Pharmaceutical Institute Launches New E-Course Focused on Health Policy

... Health Reform Options -- For the first time in decades, major health insurance reform is at the top of the Capitol Hill agenda. This module clarifies the confusing array of reform options that are currently under consideration and explains the perspectives of advocates and opponents. Possible impli...

Penn scientists demonstrate potential of graphene films as next-generation transistors

... and will appear in print in the August edition. Johnson's study, "Surface Potentials and Layer Charge Distributions in Few-Layer Graphene Films," clarifies experimentally the electronic interaction between an insulating substrate and few-layer graphene films, or FLGs, the standard model for next-generatio...

Sun Pharmaceutical Sends Second Letter to Taro Pharmaceutical Regarding Taro's Irish Subsidiary

...r of June 15, 2008 to Sun Pharma and the Initiating Motion filed by Taro in the Tel-Aviv District Court on the same day. Sun Pharma's letter further clarifies its substantive concerns regarding Taro's proposed sale of its Irish facility and seeks full disclosure on behalf of all shareholders of the facts rel...

Study Finds Widespread Vitamin and Mineral Use Among Cancer Survivors, Although Benefits of Such Use Remain Unclear

...y. However, we really need more research to understand whether use of these supplements can be beneficial or do more harm than good." Until research clarifies the effects of vitamin use in cancer survivors, the authors urge health care professionals to communicate openly with their patients about supplement ...

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Resolution

...ices,arbitration services,consumer dispute resolution , ... Dispute Resolution Services. BBB "Secure Your ID" Day ... This article discusses and clarifies the often confusing topic of resolution in bitmapped graphics. ... sounding term " resolution " should mean something ... The approved resolutio...