MedImmune Expands Access for Eligible Premature Infants to Receive Synagis(R) at No Cost
Company Increases Eligibility to Its Patient Assistance Program to 400 Percent of Federal Poverty; as Many as 75 Percent of U.S. Households May Now Qualify for This Program GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- MedImmune today announced the expansion of the MedImmune Assistance Program f...China Medicine Wins Best 1000 SME Award in Guangdong Province; Eligible for RMB 25 Million Loan
GUANGZHOU, China, May 15 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Medicine Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CHME) (''China Medicine'' or ''the Company''), a leading distributor and developer of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, traditional Chinese medicines (''TCM''), nutritional and dietar...Obese Take to Food With Gusto, in Order to Be Eligible for Free Surgery
Some obese have not looked up from their plate full of food, and are seen to be overeating, just to be eligible for the free obesity surgery.// Earlier, the government had stipulated that anybody with a BMI of 35 and a medical condition could get the obesity surgery done, free of cost. This ...U.S. Stem Cell Research Seems to Focus on Two Lines
...licies should preserve scientists' ability to continue work on the well-studied lines while also encouraging the study of new lines expected to become eligible for federal funding, Scott said. More information The U.S. National Institutes of Health has more about stem cells . ...More Than 100 Healthy Schools Honored by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
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...oult, MD, MPH, MBA, the principal investigator of the study and creator of the Guided Care model. "If you apply that rate of savings to the 11 million eligible Medicare beneficiaries, programs like Guided Care could save Medicare more than $15 billion every year," added Boult, who is also the Eugene and Mildr...Health reform proposals could help 13 million uninsured young adults gain coverage
...th plans until they are 26 years old; young adults in lower-income households, who represent nearly 70 percent of all uninsured young adults, would be eligible for Medicaid or sliding scale premium subsidies to purchase health plans through a health insurance exchange. Such policies would enable young adults ...MedCath Corporation Reports Third Quarter Earnings
...are Hospital (DSH) payments certain hospitals were eligible for in prior fiscal years. The primary method for...centage of inpatient days attributable to patients eligible for Medicaid, but not eligible for Medicare Part A, and a base formula called the...S.C. Medical Home Pilot for Diabetes Enrolls 1,110
...onths, case managers hired for the project have contacted 60 percent of the eligible patients to explain the concept, to gather baseline health data, and to enc...t compliance. "Our case managers have been calling patients who are eligible for the pilot project, and the patients absolutely love it. We've been able...Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Sign Licensing Agreement for Urocidin(TM)
...percent of bladder cancer patients have the non-muscle-invasive form of bladder cancer at diagnosis and, on appropriate regulatory approvals, might be eligible for multiple treatments with Urocidin . Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer is a form of bladder cancer localized in the surface layers of the b...Amicus Therapeutics Commences Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Amigal(TM) for the Treatment of Fabry Disease
... interstitial capillary GL-3, the substrate that accumulates in the cells of Fabry patients. In addition, the FDA is in agreement that the Company is eligible to seek Accelerated Approval for Amigal according to Subpart H regulations. The Company has begun submitting the Phase 3 protocol to investigational s...Paragon Quadra RG 100 (paflufocon D)
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Description:...ystem and a Complete Practice Management Program. With no age restrictions, Paragon CRT is the perfect option for active kids and teens who arent eligible for refractive surgery. Paragon CRT rounds out your practice and is the perfect complement for refractive surgery and 30-day continuous wear lens...Carto XP Electroanatomical Mapping System
Description:... in a procedure that uses the same techniques and tools as other cardiac catheter mapping systems. You can use the CARTO XP System on patients who are eligible for a conventional electrophysiological study....EMBO pioneers pension plan for internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers
...ally - between 75 and 80 additional long-term fellowships. Co-funded EMBO Fellows will be selected during the next two evaluation rounds, making them eligible to participate in the new pension plan. All new and second-year EMBO Fellows will have the opportunity to join the pension plan when it begins in ...UT scientist receives hemophilia research award
...mune systems are resistant to treatment. Hemophilia A affects about one in every 5,000 males born in the United States. Through the award, Smith is eligible for up to $70,000 per year for a maximum of three years. The National Hemophilia Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1948 to find cures ...Supply Chain Council Partners With APICS The Association for Operations Management
...ment activities that SCC promotes. We are excited about the possibilities presented by this alliance." Through this agreement, members of SCC are eligible for member pricing on APICS certification exams and educational events, and APICS members will benefit from access to SCORmark(R), SCC's benchmarking ...Society for Prevention Research Meeting in Washington, D.C., May 27-29, 2009
...nce Influenced President's Obama's Budget? May 28, 2009, Dinner & Awards Ceremony, Hyatt Regency. Low-income mothers and mothers-to-be would become eligible for a proposed nurse-family partnership program under President Obama's budget proposals. Prevention science has demonstrated that programs like this ...NIH grants $122 million in Institutional Development Awards
...ch opportunities and increase the number of competitive investigators in 23 eligible states and Puerto Rico. The INBRE is a component of the IDeA program, which...to biomedical resources for promising undergraduate students throughout the eligible states. "IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence create opportu...Supply Chain Council Partners With APICS The Association for Operations Management
...ment activities that SCC promotes. We are excited about the possibilities presented by this alliance." Through this agreement, members of SCC are eligible for member pricing on APICS certification exams and educational events, and APICS members will benefit from access to SCORmark(R), SCC's benchmarking ...Mass Biologic Labs/UMass Med School and Medarex license C. difficile monoclonal antibody to Merck
... and MBL will receive an upfront payment of $60 million and are potentially eligible to receive additional cash payments up to $165 million upon achievement of ...ed by this agreement. Upon commercialization, Medarex and MBL will also be eligible to receive double-digit royalties on product sales and milestones if certai...Jonathan Berg, M.D., Ph.D. awarded Richard King Trainee Award for Best in Genetics in Medicine
...ics in Medicine and serving as the first Editor-in-Chief of the journal. eligible trainees include those in the following programs: Combined Internal Medic...linical Cytogenetics Clinical Molecular Genetics PhD Medical Genetics eligible trainees should identify themselves upon submission of manuscripts to Genet...40 minority scientists receive travel fellowships to Experimental Biology 2009 in New Orleans
...main in the field. African-American, Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islander undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students and faculty are eligible for the fellowships. The APS has awarded travel fellowships to approximately 575 minority students and faculty since 1987, when the program began. ...African-Americans aware and accepting, but often do not receive, the HPV vaccine
... CAREFREE, A.Z. - Although only 25 percent of eligible African-American adolescents have received the HPV vaccine, a new survey presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference on the S...SemBioSys eligible to proceed with Phase I/II plant-produced insulin trial after submission of IND
TSX symbol: SBS CALGARY, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - SemBioSys Genetics Inc. (TSX:SBS), a biotechnology company developing a portfolio of therapeutic proteins for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it is eligible to proceed with its planned Phase I/II human cli...Five more companies eligible for Act 255 investor tax credits
Potential investors in five more Wisconsin companies qualify for tax credits under Act 255 , legislation passed last year to provide financial assistance to start-up companies, Governor Jim Doyle said on Friday. One of the act's provisions allows angel and venture investors to claim tax credits...Five more companies eligible for angel tax credits
Wisconsin is encouraging angel investment in five more tech companies by offering tax credits, bringing the list of those eligible under Act 255 to 17. Governor Jim Doyle on Monday added three biotechs, one health IT company and an audio technology company. The state's Act 255 was passed ...More firms outside Madison eligible for Act 255 tax credits
Four more firms have qualified for investor tax credits under Wisconsin's Act 255. That includes several firms outside the Madison area, where most eligible companies so far have come from. Wisconsin gives the tax credits to investors on money put into eligible companies. StrandVision , in Eau...Venture-backed firms could become eligible for federal SBIR grants
Madison, Wis. - Members of the small business community fear that changing the legal framework for companies receiving certain federal grants could stifle research. The U.S. House Small Business Committee will soon consider a proposal that would give small companies majority-owned by venture...Curis and Debiopharm Sign an Exclusive License Agreement Covering the HSP90 Inhibitor CUDC-305
...ris will receive an up-front license fee and, pending approval of such application, Curis will receive additional near-term payments. Curis is further eligible to receive additional contingent payments assuming the successful achievement of specified clinical development and regulatory approval objectives as ...Amicus Therapeutics Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
... interstitial capillary GL-3, the substrate that accumulates in the cells of Fabry patients. In addition, the FDA is in agreement that the Company is eligible to seek Accelerated Approval for Amigal according to Subpart H regulations. Amicus has begun submitting the Phase 3 protocol to investigational sites ...FluMist(R) Begins Shipping for 2009-2010 Influenza Season
...cal Research & Chief Medical Officer. "If more eligible children can be vaccinated against seasonal influe...FC) program, which provides vaccines at no cost to eligible children. FluMist is also covered by approximatel...of increasing seasonal flu vaccination rates among eligible kids and families across the country. As part of ...BioMS Medical announces second quarter 2009 results
... HLA-DR2 and/or HLA-DR4 immune response genes. - MAESTRO-02: eligible patients who have successfully completed MAESTRO-01 may choose to r... previously on placebo or drug. To date, approximately 95% of the eligible patients who have successfully completed the MAESTRO-01 trial have ...