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HHS Secretary Sebelius Highlights Michigan's MHA Keystone Center in Inaugural Health Care 'Success Story' Report

LANSING, Mich., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released the first in a series of health care "success story" reports that document innovative programs and initiatives that can serve as models for America...

Singapore to Host Inaugural Healthcare Travel Exhibition & Congress

SINGAPORE, June 4 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- For the first time in Asia, the medical tourism industry will have a unique platform to gain business insight and forge strategic alliances at the Healthcare Travel Exhibition and Congress 2009. According to market analysts, the medical tourism industry w...

International Food Protection Training Institute to Deliver Inaugural Training Course to Food Safety Regulators

'Managing Retail Food Safety,' SET FOR July 14-16 BATTLE CREEK, Mich., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) announced today that it will deliver its inaugural training course -- the FDA's "Managing Retail Food Safety" -- on July 14-16, 2009 at ...

Celebrities to Highlight at St. Jude's Inaugural Wine and Chocolate Gala

NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Honoree Tony Bennett and Honorary Chair Kristin Davis of acclaimed show Sex and The City will join St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Thursday, May 28th 2009, 8:00pm at Capitale to present their inaugural wine and chocolate gala, 'A Chocolat au Vin Affair'...

Eye association inducts inaugural class of Fellows

(May 13, 2009) University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Department of Biology researcher Andrew Tsin stood among an elite group of eye researchers last week when he was named a Silver Fellow in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)'s inaugural class of fellows. ARVO's ...

MedicAlert Brings History of Saving Lives to Chicago for Inaugural Thrive Allergy & Gluten-free Expo

With more than 50 years of saving lives, the MedicAlert Foundation partners with Thrive to continue a legacy of providing members' critical medical information in an emergency TURLOCK, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MedicAlert Foundation International, the leader in providing e...

ARVO announces inaugural class of Fellows

Rockville MD The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology is honored to announce the 2009 inaugural class of distinguished Fellows. The title of ARVO Fellow recognizes members for their accomplishments, leadership and contributions to the Association. The two levels of Fellows, Gold a...

Marine Corps Launches Inaugural Marine Week in Chicago, May 11-17

HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Marine Corps launches its inaugural Marine Week in Chicago, May 11-17, 2009 when the city opens its doors to the nearly 2,000 Marines who will participate in various community activities throughout the Chicagoland area. "E...

Lazarex Cancer Foundation Chosen as an Official Charity of Inaugural Rock 'N' Roll Marathon in Seattle

DANVILLE, Calif., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Lazarex Cancer Foundation, a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit, has been chosen as an official charity beneficiary of the Rock 'n' Roll Seattle inaugural marathon and 1/2 marathon on June 27, 2009. Becoming an official charity means that individuals and gr...

Punch Energy Drink Announces Recipient of Its Inaugural LIVE BETTER AWARD(R)

Founder Zac Workman proudly touts support of Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- While Punch Energy Drink's well-recognized tagline may be "changing the way energy tastes!," Zac Workman, Punch Energy Founder and 21-year-old beverage industry phenom, i...

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Clinical Trials Bootcamp Announces Inaugural Meeting

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clinical Trials Bootcamp announces its inaugural meeting aimed at educating physicians, clinical coordinators, clinical research staff and other participants in clinical trial. It will be held in Boca Raton at the Boca Resort from May 14-17th,...

Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise Names Alan Bernstein as Inaugural Executive Director, Opens New Secretariat

Enterprise appoints founding president of Canadian Institutes of Health Research to head global effort to coordinate HIV vaccine development CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the Keystone Symposium in Cape Town today, the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise announced th...

Nation's Foremost Health Care Leaders Kick Off Summit Focused on Zero-Tolerance Approach to Hospital-Acquired Infections

...illion patients annually, killing as many as 100,000 patients and adding as much as $20 billion in additional costs to the health care industry. The inaugural Chasing Zero Summit on hospital-acquired infections, hosted by Cardinal Health, takes place today through Sept. 10 and is occurring during a pivotal t...

Groundbreaking American Journal of Play from Strong National Museum of Play(R) Premiers July 2008

...unce the launch in mid-July of the American Journal of Play, the first interdisciplinary journal anywhere dedicated solely to the study of play. The inaugural issue enters the scholarly scene with an array of thought-provoking content from some of the most prominent national researchers and writers in the fi...

The Ocean Becomes a Pipeline To A Cure for Cystic Fibrosis

... - Surfing Becomes First Sport To Mitigate the Impact of a Disease - Surfing Legends Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama Co-Host inaugural Gala to Raise Research Funds HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amazingly, surfers have unknowingly held a key to prolongin...

OxyBand Technologies, Inc. Hires a Leader in Medical Technology as Chief Technology Officer

...ompany's intellectual property portfolio. OxyBand develops innovative therapeutic gas technology for health, cosmetic and consumer care. The company's inaugural device is an oxygen wound healing dressing, cleared by the FDA for medical and over the counter marketing. OxyBand has received a contract from the US...

Chasing Zero Summit Pushes for Zero Tolerance Approach to Hospital-Acquired Infections

...s continued commitment to fighting the spread and impact of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), Cardinal Health announced today that it will host the inaugural Chasing Zero Summit. The event will focus on the leadership and operational issues that the health care industry is facing as it pushes for a zero-t...

BASF Officially Launches the Collaborative Advanced Research Initiative at Harvard University

... - Opening celebrated with inaugural Symposium on Biofilms CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- BASF today announced the official launch of the BASF Adva...

Schering-Plough Highlights PEGINTRON(TM) and Boceprevir Data Presentations at European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Annual Meeting

...al load and cirrhosis on treatment outcome in HCV genotype 3-infected patients: results of the Canadian POWeR program. Marotta, P.J. et al. The EASL inaugural Poster Session and Welcome Reception will take place in the Poster Hall on Thursday, April 24, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Boceprevir Oral Presentations ...

Trojan(R) and the National Sexuality Resource Center's Campaign for Sexual Literacy Recognize Outstanding College Reporting on Sexual Health

...Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The makers of Trojan(R) brand condoms and the NSRC's Campaign for Sexual Literacy are now accepting entries for the inaugural Trojan Evolve Student Journalism Award. The award will recognize college journalists who do an exceptional job reporting on sexual health topics in th...

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George M. Whitesides receives inaugural Dreyfus prize in the chemical sciences

NEW YORK, May 6 The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation announced today that George M. Whitesides, the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University, has won the inaugural Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences. The prize, to be given biennially by the Ca...

Easton honored with inaugural AACR Outstanding Investigator Award in Breast Cancer Research

SAN ANTONIO Douglas Easton, Ph.D., whose international studies in breast cancer explained the genetic patterns and causes of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations which indicate a person's risk for breast cancer, has been selected to receive the inaugural American Association for Cancer Research (AA...

Massague honored with inaugural AACR Distinguished Leadership Award in Breast Cancer Research

SAN ANTONIO Joan Massagu, Ph.D., whose research identified the role of transforming growth hormone factor-Beta (TGF-Beta) in the metastasis of breast cancer cells to the lung, has been selected to receive the inaugural AACR Distinguished Leadership Award in Breast Cancer Research. Massagu spen...

Penn presents inaugural symposium on applied mathematics and computational science

WHAT: From radar to GPS, X-ray tomography to Google searches, higher mathematics and computation are the warps in the fabric of the modern world. The University of Pennsylvania's new graduate program in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science is hosting its inaugural symposium to spotlight...

Names of inaugural Kavli Prize winners revealed

May 28, 2008 Oslo SEVEN pioneering scientists who have transformed human knowledge in the fields of nanoscience, neuroscience and astrophysics have become the first recipients of the million-dollar Kavli prizes. The laureates were selected for their groundbreaking research that has significan...

AACR, BCRF award inaugural grants in translational breast cancer research

PHILADELPHIA Through the generous support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of the 2007 BCRF-AACR Grants in Translational Breast Cancer Research. These grants provide direct support...

UC San Diego's $3 million NSF grant to fund science festivals

...Rue. "The San Diego community warmly embraced this inaugural initiative highlighting education in the sciencesi...Francisco. Continuing on the success of the inaugural San Diego Science Festival, UC San Diego is workin...ock and 100 leading science organizations, for the inaugural 2009 event. In addition to funding the week-lon...

Life on Earth came from other planets

... Life on Earth came from other planets. So concludes a major scientific article which will appear in the inaugural issue of the online science journal, Cosmology.com For thousands of years scientists and theologians have debated the origins of Earthly lif...

Impact Factor names Cell top research journal

...erature. We are privileged to publish them," said Lynne Herndon, President and CEO of Cell Press. The ThomsonReuters ranking also reveals that the inaugural impact factor for Cell Stem Cell scored at 16.83 only two years after the journal's launch in 2007. The 2008 Journal Citation Reports show that ...

The BBVA Foundation presents its Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

... The presentation ceremony in this inaugural edition of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards will take place on Thursday, June 18, under the presidency of the Spanish Minister of Sci...

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Excalibur International Marine (49% Owned by EFT BioTech Holdings) Completes Inaugural Passenger Crossing of Taiwan Strait

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. and HONG KONG, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EFT BioTech Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EFTB), announced today that Excalibur's Ocean LaLa has successfully completed its inaugural Taiwan Strait passenger voyage which has been highlighted in multiple news arti...

EFT BioTech Holdings, Inc.'s Sea Vessel Completes Inaugural Passenger Voyage Across the Taiwan Strait

- The 2,292-ton Ocean Lala sailed from the Taichung Harbor to Xiamen , China and carried 179 passengers and 23 crew members - CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. and HONG KONG, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EFT BioTech Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EFTB) announced today that the Company's subs...

BIOCOM's Inaugural CALAsia Forum 'Bridging the Pacific'

SAN DIEGO, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: CALAsia, sponsored by BIOCOM will feature 51 speakers and panelists discussing life sciences and the business relationships between California and the Asia-Pacific region. WHAT: CALAsia is an international 2-day forum that will bring to...

Aegis Analytical Corp. Showcases Discoverant at Inaugural Venture Capital in the Rockies Fall

Aegis Analytical Corp. today announced that it will present at the inaugural Venture Capital in the Rockies (VCIR) Fall conference, September 9-11, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Showcasing the most promising emerging growth companies from the Rocky Mountain region, the VCIR Fall conference assembles hund...

Preliminary Report of American Biotech Labs HIV Study Featured in Inaugural Issue of Journal of the Science of Healing Outcomes

Four-month study detailing effects of treatment of HIV-positive individuals with American Biotech Labs (ABL) ASAP 10 treatment indicates significant improvement in the condition of the subjects after treatment; in-vitro laboratory work shows that ABL nanosilver particles can block entry of ...

Aflac and the American Association for Cancer Research Unite to Issue Inaugural Aflac Career Development Award for Childhood Cancer Research

COLUMBUS, Ga., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today announced the presentation of the first-ever AACR Career Development Award for Childhood Cancer Research, endowed by Aflac to aid in the fight to cure pediatric cancer. The award, which ...

Merck & Co., Inc. Named Keynote Sponsor For Diversity Alliance For Science's Inaugural Conference

Global Pharmaceutical Company Supports Organization's National Networking And Expo Event MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Diversity Alliance for Science, Inc. (DA4S) (http://www.diversityallianceforscience.com ) has announced that Merck & Co., Inc. will se...

Pharsight Makes Strong Contribution to Inaugural American Conference on Pharmacometrics

Pharsight Scientists Will Present at First Joint U.S. National Modeling and Simulation Meeting on March 11-12, 2008 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Mar. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharsight Corporation (Nasdaq: PHST ), a leading provider of software, strategic consulting, and regulatory ...

National Stem Cell Holding, Inc. to Present Keynote Address at The Stem Cell Partnering Series Inaugural Meeting in San Diego

Tuesday February 26, 2008 9:15 am ET MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Stem Cell Holding, Inc. (Pink Sheets: NHGI) today announced that its President Michael Cohen will present a Keynote Address, "A New Collaboration Model for Government Agencies,...

Milwaukee to host inaugural Great Lakes Agro-Security Symposium

MILWAUKEE - As many as 1,000 people are expected to gather here in November for a first-time symposium on practical ways to protect the nation's food supply. The gathering, Great Lakes Agro-Security Symposium , will draw public and private sector representatives from regional states and Canad...

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...ing information about Advanced Placement courses and exams. Welcome to the new IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society's ( AP -S) web site . ... The inaugural launch of the AP -S web site leaves a few areas "under construction" ... AP Breaking News: Breaking national, world, Florida, Tampa Bay news, ...