ConvaTec Launches Versiva(R) XC(R) Campaign and Best Practice Statement

SKILLMAN, N.J., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ConvaTec, a world-leading provider of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, today announced the launch of a new campaign and best practice statement supporting Versiva ((R)) XC ((R)) gelling foam dressing. B...

United Cargo Launches Temp Control Service

CHICAGO, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Cargo today announced the launch of Temp Control (SM), a service designed for convenient shipping of healthcare and pharmaceutical products that require strict temperature controls and monitoring during transport. Because medic...

Chindex International, Inc. Launches World-Class Cancer Treatment Center

BEIJING and BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Chindex International, Inc. ("Chindex") (Nasdaq: CHDX ), a leading independent American provider of Western healthcare products and services in the People's Republic of China, today announced that the Company's Western-style hosp...

White House Launches 'Fishy' Expedition

'Is the White House looking to intimidate and silence opponents?' asks FRC's Tony Perkins WASHINGTON,Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a web video released today, Family Research Council ( FRC ) President Tony Perkins denounced the White House's appeal for individuals t...

Gold Standard/Elsevier Launches MedCounselor Consumer Drug Information Modules

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold Standard/Elsevier , publisher of medication management solutions, announced today the launch of three MedCounselor consumer drug information modules for pharmacies and health information Web sites. MedCounselor educates consumers on how to tak...

Lipo-Flavonoid Launches New Video Testimonial

Tinnitus Sufferer Shares Personal Experience with Tinnitus at www.stopearringing.com Edison, NJ, (PRWEB) August 6, 2009-- Imagine jumping out of a deep-sleep to a high pitch ringing sound in your ear, or constantly hearing the rushing sound of water or birds chirping...

Urgent Care Association of America Launches Program to Educate Congress on Urgent Care

WARRENVILLE, Ill., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Urgent Care Association of America ( www.ucaoa.org ) is reaching out to key members of Congress to offer assistance in the ongoing health care reform initiatives. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090804/UCAO...

NMPI Launches Fifth Portable Cardiology Unit

Nuclear Medicine Professionals, Inc. has added a fifth mobile nuclear cardiology unit to its fleet to keep pace with explosive growth in demand and market expansion. Gainesville, FL (PRWEB) August 5, 2009 -- Nuclear Medicine Professionals, Inc. (NMPI) announces the acqu...

MedHunters Launches Redesigned Web Platform

Web site features enhanced recruitment, career and networking resources Englewood, CO (Vocus) August 5, 2009 -- MedHunters is making it easier for qualified healthcare professionals to meet top employers. The leading Web site has been redesigned to include: ...

The Cooper Institute Launches Nationwide Testing With Pearson VUE for Certified Personal Trainer (CI-CPT) Exam

DALLAS, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Cooper Institute, the Dallas-based nonprofit research and education facility, now offers the Certified Personal Trainer (CI-CPT) certification exam nationwide through Pearson VUE professional testing centers. Previously only offered at The Co...

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Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Launches Asacol(R) HD (mesalamine) Delayed-Release Tablets

CINCINNATI, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals (P&GP) announced today the availability of Asacol HD (mesalamine) delayed-release tablets, which are indicated for the treatment of moderately active ulcerative colitis (UC), a form of inflammatory bowel disease. UC involv...

Video: UCB Launches Vimpat(R) in the U.S. for Add-On Treatment of Epilepsy in Adults

- New antiepileptic drug with novel mechanism of action helps address critical unmet medical need for many people living with uncontrolled epilepsy - Vimpat(R) offers hope to people with epilepsy who still have uncontrolled partial onset seizures with current treatment ATLANTA, May 26 ...

Boston Scientific Launches Third-Generation Platinum Chromium Drug-Eluting Stent

TAXUS(R) Element(TM) Stent now available in select markets worldwide NATICK, Mass., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced the launch of the platinum chromium TAXUS(R) Element(TM) Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System in select markets...

National Hemovigilance Pilot Program Launches to Track Adverse Events Associated with Blood Transfusion

Goal is to Enhance Patient Safety and Reduce Health Care Costs BETHESDA, Md., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning today, nine hospitals will join in a pilot program, contributing data on adverse events associated with blood transfusions. By analyzing the data collected, it w...

TriLink Launches CleanAmp(TM) dNTPs for Hot Start PCR

SAN DIEGO, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- TriLink BioTechnologies, Inc. (TriLink), a leading provider of custom nucleic acid-based compounds, has launched a new Hot Start PCR reagent - CleanAmp(TM) dNTPs. CleanAmp(TM) dNTPs offer a less expensive solution to improved hot start PCR results. Using Clea...

Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, Inc. Launches Multi-Million Dollar, State-of-the-Art Research Institute that Will Advance the Study of Blinding Eye Diseases

TAMPA, Fla., May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Tampa Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research, Inc. (LEITR) today announced plans to open a new 12,000-square-foot facility in Tampa, Florida. This state-of-the-art facility will offer high-volume, high-quality human ocular tissue for resea...

AdvanDx Launches Fast, 90 Minutes Protocol for All CE-IVD Marked PNA FISH(R) Tests in Europe

Pathogen Identification Results in 90 Minutes Direct from Positive Blood Cultures Faster Results to Help Clinicians Improve Antibiotic Selection and Outcomes for Critical Infections WOBURN, Mass. and VEDBAEK, Denmark, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- AdvanDx today announced that it has launched ...

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Launches Phase IIIB Trial of Degarelix as Intermittent Therapy

Trial Will Build on Pivotal Phase III Study for the Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today the launch of a Phase IIIB clinical trial of degarelix for injection, a new injectable gonadotropin-releasing hormone (G...

Midwest Research Institute Launches Clinical Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory

Receives CLIA Certification and CAP Accreditation PALM BAY, Fla., April 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To address the growing need for molecular diagnostics, officials at the Florida Division of Midwest Research Institute (MRI) announced today that they have established a Clinical Molecular Di...

Torax Medical Launches Pivotal Clinical Study of New Acid Reflux Treatment

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Torax Medical Inc., a medical device company focused on the minimally invasive treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has commenced a pivotal clinical trial of its LINX(TM) Reflux Management System. The trial, which is being conducted at 15 le...

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AIA-1800

Description:... The AIA-1800 is the newest and most advanced automated immunoassay analyzer by Tosoh Bioscience, Inc. The AIA-1800 launches with a full menu of AIA ST assays, including tumor markers, thyroid, reproductive, cardiac, and anemia assays. The AIA-1800 offers 180 tests per ho...
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AIA - 1800 Immunoassay Analyzer

Description:... The AIA-1800 is the newest and most advanced automated immunoassay analyzer by Tosoh Bioscience, Inc. The AIA-1800 launches with a full menu of AIA ST assays, including tumor markers, thyroid, reproductive, cardiac, and anemia assays. The AIA-1800 offers 180 tests per ho...
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Joint

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Expectorant

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Cerebrum

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Springer launches SpringerImages

Springer Science+Business Media has launched SpringerImages ( www.SpringerImages.com ), a growing collection that now includes over 1.5 million scientific images, tables, charts and graphs, spanning all scientific subject areas. The new database will be officially launched at this week's America...

ESHRE launches international study of polar body screening

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: The efficacy of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) has been one of the most hotly disputed subjects in assisted reproduction over the past few years. None of the trials carried out so far has shown conclusively whether it works or not. Now the European Society of H...

Nutricia launches Nutra Neocate, weaning product designed for cows’ milk protein allergy

First and only weaning product based on 100% non-allergenic amino-acids specifically designed for children with Cows' Milk Protein Allergy and Multiple Food Protein Intolerance Nutricia launches Neocate Nutra at the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESP...

Swiss Initiative in Systems Biology launches new projects

In the second call for proposals, projects focus on either the development of new technologies or on the interface between biomedical research and genomics. The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) approved six RTD-projects today. They will engage a total of 47 research groups from both Swiss ...

Springer launches StemCellGateway.net

StemCellGateway focuses specifically on stem cell content for the research community, including seasoned researchers and students. Visitors to the website can obtain news, gain access to research and educational tools designed to assist in exploring stem cell research possibilities, as well as pe...

Springer launches SpringerExemplar.com

Springer Science+Business Media has launched the Web site www.SpringerExemplar.com , a free linguistic tool designed to support the publishing process for authors, editors and the scientific community in general. The online service Exemplar allows researchers to quickly see how a particular t...

UC Davis launches 'One Health' care for wild mountain gorillas and human neighbors

The University of California, Davis, today launched a new "One Health" program to conserve the world's remaining 740 mountain gorillas by caring for not only the gorillas but also the people and the other animals that share their home in the forests of central Africa. With $750,000 in funding f...

Futronic Launches FS90 USB2.0 Mini Fingerprint Scanner

HONG KONG, April 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Futronic Technology Company Limited, a global provider of fingerprint recognition software and hardware products, announces the commercial release of FS90 USB2.0 Mini Fingerprint Scanner. FS90 uses a specially designed optic system to deliver high...

Futronic Launches FS90 USB2.0 Mini Fingerprint Scanner

HONG KONG, April 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Futronic Technology Company Limited, a global provider of fingerprint recognition software and hardware products, announces the commercial release of FS90 USB2.0 Mini Fingerprint Scanner. FS90 uses a specially designed optic system to deliver high...

Iowa State chemist synthesizes carbohydrates, launches startup company

AMES, Iowa Carbohydrates are part of our daily vocabulary. We all know they're part of a healthy diet. We know they're in breads and pastas. We know they have something to do with starches and sugars. But, even though carbohydrates are so familiar, there's still a lot for science to learn about t...

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One of the Nation's Leading Analytical Testing Laboratories is Now Easier to Access -- Pace Analytical Launches New Web Site to Showcase Its Three Business Divisions

Pace Analytical Services, Inc. Is Pleased To Announce The Launch Of Its New And Improved Website. The New Site Provides Users With A Comprehensive Overview Of Pace Analytical And Incorporates A More User-Friendly Design Layout To Enhance Functionality And Navigation. The Site Also Offers An Expan...

Ricardo Launches Consortium to Evaluate Lubricant Challenges of Future Low Carbon Engine Technologies

VAN BUREN TWP., Mich. , July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricardo, Inc., the US subsidiary of Ricardo plc, the leading independent provider of technology, product innovation and engineering solutions to the world's automotive, defense, transport and new energy industries, has announced that the...

Zimmer Launches New Medical Education and BioSkills Training Program

WARSAW, Ind., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH ; SWX: ZMH) today announced the launch of the new Zimmer Institute. Over the past year, Zimmer has collaborated with teaching surgeons and subject matter experts to develop a unique model for su...

ChemAxon Launches JChem for Excel

BUDAPEST, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- - Introductory Webinar, July 21st, 11am EDT - End User Workshop at US User Group Meeting; September 15-16, San Diego, CA ChemAxon, a software solutions provider for cheminformatics, today announced the launch of JChem for Excel. The add-in for M...

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Launches Joint Venture With Novavax in India

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX ) and Cadila Pharmaceuticals today announced the launch of their joint venture in India under the agreement signed between the two companies in March 2009. This joint venture, called CPL Biologicals Pvt. Ltd., will d...

VisEn Launches New Cat-K FAST(TM) Fluorescence Molecular Imaging Agent

BEDFORD, Mass., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence in vivo imaging from research through medicine, announced today the commercial launch of its new Cat-K FAST (TM) imaging agent for measuring and monitoring Cathepsin K activity associated with disease progr...

Bio/Data Corporation Launches vW Select(TM) - The World's First and Only Complete Ristocetin CoFactor Assay

vW Select Significantly Reduces Laboratory Variability and Provides Clinicians with More Reliable Test Results HORSHAM, Pa., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Bio/Data Corporation announced the launch of vW Select(TM), the world's first all-in-one Ristocetin CoFactor Assay. vW Select is the firs...

ForteBio Launches Two Revolutionary High-Throughput, Label-Free Instruments: The Octet(R) RED384 and the Octet QK384

MENLO PARK, Calif., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- ForteBio(R), Inc., a leading supplier of label-free technology that accelerates the development of biotherapeutic and pharmaceutical products, announced today that it has launched two next-generation instruments: the Octet RED384 for protein, peptide, sm...

Pharmaceutical Institute Launches New E-Course Focused on Health Policy

RALEIGH, N.C., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmaceutical Institute (PI), a leading provider of specialized training solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, today announced the release of a new e-course titled, Introduction to Health Policy . The course is the newest addition to the c...

Campbell Alliance Launches New Practice Area Focused on Medical Affairs

RALEIGH, N.C., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Campbell Alliance, the leading management consulting firm specializing in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, today announced that it has launched a new practice area focused on medical affairs. As the seventh practice at Campbell Alliance, the Medica...

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Variety

...rovides durable medical equipment, as well as developmental programs ... Works by Variety (1873-1933) 1905 Variety . Sime Silverman (1873-1933) launches the theatrical trade journal that originally concentrates on ... Variety . ... variety n. , pl. -ties . The quality or condition of being variou...

Transverse

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Transformation

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Biochemistry

...es, and chemical processes necessary for life to exist. ... Biochemistry ... Biochemistry "hoots" with pride for Diane Blake ... Biochemistry launches Quarterly Newsletter ... Biochemistry is one of the fastest growing high-tech fields in the United States. ... Home > Academics > Colleges ...