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New Initiative Poised To Reduce Maternal Mortality Rates By More Than 25 Percent

Groundbreaking New Effort Addressing the Leading Cause of Maternal Mortality to be featured in Upcoming Documentary Film WASHINGTON, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Every year, more than half a million of the world's women lose their life during childbirth; a global crisis that has seen lit...

Botox(R) vs. Reloxin(R) -- the Wrinkle Titans Poised for Battle

NORTH DALLAS, Texas and PLANO, Texas, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Botox's arch-nemesis, Reloxin(R), is expected to meet Botox(R) wrinkle-to-wrinkle in the U.S. cosmetics ring at any moment; whether U.S. injectors will readily embrace this new and slightly unfamiliar European cousin remains to be seen...

Video: Bathmate Hydropump Poised to Replace Cialis, Levitra, and Viagra

NEW YORK, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- An amazing medical discovery that provides a permanent solution for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is in the US and looking to make the big three ED pills obsolete. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/bathmateus/37601/ ...

Europe Poised for Exponential Growth in the Digitised Medical Imaging Storage Space, Reveals Frost & Sullivan

LONDON, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical images are increasingly becoming digitised. However, the exponential growth of digitised medical images poses an immense challenge in terms of management, compression and retrieval. It is essential that image archive storage solution providers, picture arch...

OxygenToGo Is Poised To Help Airlines Struggling With New Portable Oxygen Concentrator Regulations From The U.S. DOT

OxygenToGo, the leader in direct-to-traveler oxygen services for airlines and individuals, today announced it is poised to help airlines comply with a new regulation requiring all commercial flights originating or departing from a U.S. airport allow passengers to bring and operate a portable oxyg...

Stem Cells Poised to Grow Organs for Transplant : Zannos Grekos, MD Presents Clinical Data of Research with Adult Stem Cells to Physicians at International Regenerative Biomedicine Conference

At the 16th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies in Las Vegas, Zannos Grekos, MD, director of Cardiac and Vascular Disease for Regenocyte Therapeutic ( www.regenocyte.com ), addressed physicians from around the world with a presentation on patien...

Scientific hunch poised to save thousands from toxic fish poisoning

A neuroscientist at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute has found a way to combat a debilitating illness that affects an estimated 50,000 people a year in tropical regions. Ciguatera poisoning which often results in acute nausea, vomiting and painful gastrointestinal episodes is caused by eating...

Southern Home Medical's Encore Medical Staffing Division Poised to Benefit from Major Growth in Nursing Industry

LYMAN, S.C., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc. (OTC: SHOM) announced today that the Encore Medical Staffing division is positioned for solid growth. Industry statistics suggest a very favorable market into the next decade. According to the latest projectio...

YORK Label Poised for Continued Growth with New Equity Partner

Industry-leading YORK Label partners with Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC. OMAHA, Neb., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- YORK Label CEO Rich Egan announced today that LabelCorp Holdings, Inc. ("YORK Label") has partnered with a new private equity sponsor, Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC of New York. Diamond ...

Congress Poised to Reauthorize Legislation Aimed at Dramatic Expansion of Global HIV and AIDS Programs

Draft bill corrects flaws in existing policy; Legislation has overwhelming support of large global AIDS coalition WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Next week, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs will mark up the U.S. Global HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization...

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Nektar Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...peline," stated Howard W. Robin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nektar. "We completed our Phase 2 clinical program for NKTR-118, and we are poised to report Phase 2 data for NKTR-102 and Phase 1 data for NKTR-105 by year-end. These achievements underscore the strength of Nektar's drug developmen...

New Therapy Enlists Immune System to Boost Cure Rate in a Childhood Cancer

... The researchers halted the trial earlier than expected after early results showed the benefits of immunotherapy. "This experimental immunotherapy is poised to become part of the new standard of care for children with the aggressive form of neuroblastoma," said Maris. Maris added that the supply of th...

BioInformatics, LLC New Report - Capitalizing on New Opportunities for Stem Cell Products, Now Available

...nt reduction off the regular pricing which will take effect on Monday, May 18, 2009. Life science suppliers can use this study to determine areas poised for growth (i.e., the market for stem cell culture media, sera, supplements and cell lines) in the stem cell research market, identify potential key c...

Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of IB1001 for the Treatment of Hemophilia B

...idate IB1001, an intravenous recombinant Factor IX, has completed preclinical testing and is now entering clinical studies in the United States and is poised to enter clinical testing in Europe and Israel. ...

AstraZeneca and Targacept Announce Top-Line Results from Phase IIb Study of AZD3480 in Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia

...straZeneca. Targacept and AstraZeneca also announced that the lead compound arising out of the parties' preclinical research collaboration is poised to enter the clinic. AstraZeneca plans by the end of 2008 to initiate a Phase I trial of AZD1446 (TC-6683), a product candidate selective for the alp...

Bionovo Reports on Metabolic Studies Related to Its Menopausal Hot Flash Drug Candidate

...nist MF101." Liquiritigenin is one of the active compounds of MF101, Bionovo's drug candidate for the treatment of menopausal hot flashes, currently poised to start Phase 3 clinical testing. The paper describes in vitro metabolism of Liquiritigenin which is almost exclusively metabolized by cytochrome P...

ACORN Showcases Oncology CRO, EDC, PRO and Data Warehouse at 44th Annual DIA Meeting

...at its Oncology Data Warehouse accumulated nearly 50 million data observations from over 110,000 oncology patients in its data warehouse, ACORN(TM) is poised as a leader in providing reliable information solutions to payers, financial institutions, pharmaceutical / biotech companies, and community oncology ...

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

...ucts and the first pure oxygen wound dressing, OxyBand(TM) cleared by the FDA for medical and over the counter marketing. The proprietary portfolio is poised to set a new standard of care to the market. For additional information about OxyBand please contact OxyBand Technologies Inc. at information@oxyba...

BioVex Reports Positive Phase II Clinical Trial Results of OncoVEX GM-CSF in Metastatic Melanoma at the 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting

...l projected biologics licensing application (BLA) filing in late 2010. BioVex President and CEO Philip Astley-Sparke commented: "OncoVEX GM-CSF is poised to become the first product in its class to enter into a pivotal, Phase III study. I am extremely proud of the commitment that all our management, emp...

Vion Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Lift of Clinical Hold on Phase III Study of Cloretazine(R) (VNP40101M) and Cytarabine in Relapsed AML

...re pleased with the FDA's decision to lift the clinical hold on Cloretazine(R) (VNP40101M) in combination with cytarabine in relapsed AML, and are now poised to move forward with the clinical development of Cloretazine(R) (VNP40101M) in the relapsed setting." While this trial remains blinded overall, a po...

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Plums poised to give blueberries run for the money

AUDIO: Dr. Luis Cisneros and Dr. David Byrne, Texas AgriLife Research scientists, talk about their study which reveal antioxidant and phytonutrient properties in stone fruit...

Resilience concepts poised to aid management of coastal marine ecosystems

The January 2008 issue of BioScience includes a special section entitled Managing for Resilience in Coastal Marine Ecosystems. The four articles in the section highlight different aspects of attempts to incorporate modern concepts from mathematical ecology into ecosystem-based management of coasta...

Mandate for public access to NIH-funded research poised to become law

Washington, D.C. October 24, 2007 - The U.S. Senate last night approved the FY2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (S.1710), including a provision that directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to strengthen its Public Access Policy by requiring rather than requesting particip...

Systems Biology poised to revolutionize the understanding of cell function and disease

Systems Biology is transforming the way scientists think about biology and disease. This novel approach to research could prompt a shake up in medical science and it might ultimately allow clinicians to predict and treat complex diseases such as diabetes, heart failure, cancer, and metabolic syndr...

Exotic crab poised for widespread UK invasion

An exotic type of crab is spreading at an alarming rate throughout Britain's coast and rivers, a new study suggests. The Chinese mitten crab, brought to Britain during the last century in ships' ballast water, could cause devastating environmental problems if populations are not monitored and co...

NJIT engineer poised to take stem cell research a step forward

Treena Arinzeh, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) who is one of the nation's leading stem cell researchers, has received two grants that will help her bring the promise of stem cell research a step closer to reality. Arinzeh received ...

3D ultrasound device poised to advance minimally invasive surgery

Three-dimensional ultrasound probes built by researchers at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering have imaged the beating hearts of dogs. The engineers said their demonstration showed that the probes could give surgeons a better view during human endoscopic surgeries in which operations are performed ...

Scientists track impact of DNA damage in the developing brain

...is, or programmed cell death. But the findings suggested the greatest loss occurred as the immature cerebellar interneurons, or progenitor cells, were poised to complete differentiation. In those cells, McKinnon said, loss of Xrcc1 activated the p53 pathway and blocked the cells from completing the cell cyc...

Frost & Sullivan: North American Government Biometrics Markets Thrive With Active R&D Thrust

...ved to be the most cost-effective and well-suited technology for civil and criminal identification and physical access control. However, the market is poised to experience a shift in dynamics as the price of face recognition and iris recognition systems decline. Fierce competition dominates the mar...

Growing Demand for Rapid Screening and Detection Systems Pushes the European Maritime Security Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan

...nts to have a rethink on maritime security," notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Mohan Kumar V V. "Government spending on maritime security is poised to rise, creating new growth opportunities for security system providers." Biometric systems, the new standard in access control, will continue t...

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Forward-Thinking Patient Recruitment Company Poised to Create Bridges Between Japanese Clinical R&D Industry and Global Clinical Trial Marketplace

Establishing Wholly-owned Subsidiary to Enable BBK Worldwide to Better Serve Asia-Pacific Clinical Trial Enrollment Concerns NEWTON, Mass., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- BBK Worldwide, a global leader in patient recruitment for clinical trials, has announced the opening of BBK Worldwide -- Osaka, ...

AMT's Lead Product Poised to Address Major Liver Disease

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, January 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - European Patent Office Grants Patent for Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Steatotic Hepatitis AMT (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, today announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) has granted the...

Wisconsin Manufacturing Poised For a Barrons Bounce

given the outlook of Milwaukee, were incredibly bullish Plymouth, Wis. - After years of discouraging words about the manufacturing prairie and pejorative phrases like Rust Belt, Wisconsin got a much needed boost from a Barrons Magazine story entitled Rust Removal in its December 8, 2003 edit...

SEQUENOM Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Highlights

...ing developments for SEQUENOM," said Harry Stylli, PhD, president and CEO of SEQUENOM. "We have made improvements to our MassARRAY platform and we are poised to introduce a series of molecular diagnostics tests to the market, including the first of those based on cell free fetal nucleic acids." 2009...

Omeros Appoints New Vice President of Clinical Development

...of Omeros. "Dr. Murray will work closely with our team members to continue building the long-term value of Omeros and our products." "Omeros is poised to deliver important new treatments to patients through its PharmacoSurgery platform," said Dr. Murray. "In addition, we have several preclinical cent...

Sechrist Industries, World Leader in Hyperbaric Chambers, Announces Edward Pulwer as President/CEO

..., chairman of the board for Sechrist Industries, "Ed Pulwer brings to Sechrist the kind of vision and experience that our industry needs. The world is poised for dramatic new developments and applications of medical technology and it takes strong leaders like Ed to provide the stimulus." In addition ...

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Signs Biopharmaceutical Company, Lilly, as Anchor New York City Tenant at the Alexandria Center for Science and Technology

...ndition." About the Alexandria Center for Science and Technology at East River Science Park The Alexandria Center is poised to become on of the world's leading centers for life science clustering -- a science park in the heart of New York City. The Alexandria Center will u...

Looking Older Than You Are May Have Little to Do With Wrinkles

...ald has been featured on several news programs, including Entertainment Tonight . Sculptra. already used cosmetically in Europe for over 10 years, is poised to be the first approved collagen-stimulating injectable in the US. Dr. Fitzgerald began her experience with Sculptra a number of years ago while ...

OpenQ Posts a 200% Revenue Growth in the First Half of 2009

... KOL relationships, IIS, speakers and content. As we continue to expand our product portfolio and build strong partnerships with our customers, we are poised for strong growth in the coming years," said Jim Zufoletti, openQ President. "Our offerings bring to clients the best in class solutions...

avVaa World Health Care Products Inc. Announces Web Site Design for Neuroskin(R) Psoriasis Relief DRTV Campaign

...gistered, FDA-Compliant, and were developed to relieve and treat the symptoms of common skin ailments, including: eczema, psoriasis and acne. avVaa is poised to manufacture and market its OTC Neuroskin(R) line of skin care products through mass, food and drug channels in the United States and globally. The ...