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PDHI Launches ConXus Profile Third-Party Health Risk Assessment Data-Load Process

BERNARDSVILLE, N.J., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Protocol Driven Healthcare, Inc. (PDHI) launches the ConXus Profile Third-Party Health Risk Assessment (HRA) Data-Load Process so that organizations can merge historical data from third-party HRAs with data collected from the ConXus Profile HRA. Or...

Prospect Therapeutics, Inc.'s GCS-100 Exhibits a Low Toxicity Profile in Cancer Patients

WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn"), announced today that there has been promising initial interest from pharma companies in the intellectual property of Prospect Therapeutics, Inc. ("Prospect"). GCS-100 has demonstrated single-agent activity i...

Researchers Profile the 'Light' Smoker

They're younger, more often black or Hispanic, report finds MONDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- The dangers of heavy and regular cigarette smoking are well known, but researchers have now produced an overview of "light" smokers in the United States. The examination of intermittent ...

Health Robotics Announces the Early Release of the i.v.STATION(TM) Profile Option and DUPHAT Presentation

BOZEN, Italy, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Robotics today announced the early release in the second half of 2009 of its i.v.STATION Profile option with a presentation [P13] at the Dubai International Pharmaceuticals and Technologies Conference and Exhibition (DUPHAT) http://www.duphat.ae/p...

World's Most Advanced Foot Scanning Kiosk Made Available to Retailers by eSoles and Pressure Profile Systems, Inc.

Pressure Profile Systems, Inc. Combines Tactile and 3D Scanning with Advanced Algorithms to Deliver Custom eSoles Footbeds to Consumers LOS ANGELES and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Pressure Profile Systems, Inc. (PPS) together with its partner eSoles, LLC, today announced the...

Metametrix Introduces the New Fat-Soluble Vitamins Profile - A Snapshot of Overall Nutrition

DULUTH, Ga., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Metametrix Clinical Laboratory ( http://www.metametrix.com ), a leader in nutritional and metabolic testing services, announced the introduction of the new Fat-Soluble Vitamins Profile. This new profile is an excellent way to measure a patient's overall hea...

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TWO NEW KLRI PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS: Hormone Therapy May Reduce Atherosclerosis in Women Close to Menopause; Growth Hormone May Increase Risk of Diabetes, Improve Lipid Profile in Men

PHOENIX, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Phoenix-based Kronos Longevity Research Institute (KLRI) has published two new publications on hormone therapies and their effects on reducing the risks of cardiovascular disease in older adults. Cardiovascular disease caused by ...

New Study Evaluating the ADHD Medication VYVANSE(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII Demonstrated No Change in the Pharmacokinetic Profile of VYVANSE When Coadministered with Prilosec OTC(R) 40 mg (20 mg X 2), a Commonly Used Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)

PHILADELPHIA, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, Nasdaq: SHPGY ), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced results of a study showing that coadministration of the ADHD medication VYVANSE(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII with the proton pump inhibitor (PP...

Agendia Supports High Profile CME Symposium and Presents Compelling Data at the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California and AMSTERDAM, December 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, today announced that leading Agendia and the Netherlands Cancer Institute researchers will present data from multiple studies at the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Sympos...

Established Safety Profile of Spiriva Confirmed by 30 Rigorously Controlled Clinical Trials and the Landmark Trial UPLIFT

New Data from Landmark UPLIFT Trial Further Supports Spiriva's Safety Profile RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer Inc have released a new analysis of 30 rigorously controlled clinical trials, including UPLIFT, confirming the long term safe...

Catheter Ablation System for Atrial Fibrillation Shows Reduced Procedure Time, Remarkable Safety Profile and Excellent Outcomes in Two Clinical Studies

Important Studies Presented at the European Society of Cardiology Continue to Bring Attention to Innovative Technology CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Ablation Frontiers, Inc., announced today that two important studies, involving its innovative atrial fibrillation ablati...

Studies of an Innovative Catheter Ablation System for Atrial Fibrillation Reveal Excellent Outcomes, Safety Profile and Fast Procedure Times

Presentations at Cardiostim World Congress Focus Attention on a New Ablation Technology CARLSBAD, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Ablation Frontiers, Inc. today announced that two studies reporting positive findings about its novel atrial fibrillation catheter ablati...

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Allergens, Weed Profile 5

Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...
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Allergens, Tree Profile 4

Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...
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Allergens, Pediatric Foods Profile 1

Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...
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Allergens, Inhalants/Foods, Profile A

Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...
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Allergens, Inhalants/Foods, Comprehensive Profile 1

Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...
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Allergens, Inhalants/Foods, Comprehensive Profile 2

Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...
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PROFILE in Medical Dictionary

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VLDL

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Tropical Diseases

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Trisomy 13

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Pitt team first to profile genes in acutely ill idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients

PITTSBURGH, July 7 The first findings from a one-of-a-kind, patient-driven effort to provide lung tissue for research might help doctors predict when patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are becoming dangerously ill and also could point the way to interventions that could sustain the...

New technique used to profile anthrax genome

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have used a new approach, known as RNA-Seq, to profile the gene expression of the bacterium that causes anthrax, Bacillus anthracis. Their study, published March 20, 2009, online by the Journal of Bacteriology , marks the first time any bacterial...

New projects to raise UK profile in synthetic biology

Four UK Research Councils have come together to announce funding for new projects designed to rapidly build the UKs expertise and capacity in the emerging field of synthetic biology. The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Resear...

Study offers innovative profile of enzyme that aids tumor growth

"Using a combination of enzyme activity and metabolite profiling, we determined that this protein-whose function was previously unknown-serves as a key regulator of a lipid signaling network that contributes to cancer," said Benjamin F. Cravatt, a Scripps Research professor and a member of its Skag...

Gene expression profile helps predict chemotherapy response in ovarian cancer patients

A newly identified gene expression profile could help predict how patients with advanced ovarian cancer will respond to chemotherapy treatment. Described in a study in the November 1, 2005 issue of The Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO), the new findings further establish an important role for micr...

The way you eat may affect your risk for breast cancer

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PDHI Launches Short Form of Its ConXus Profile Health Assessment

BERNARDSVILLE, N.J., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Protocol Driven Healthcare , Inc. (PDHI) now offers a short form of its health risk assessment (HRA), the ConXus(R) Profile. The shorter format facilitates completion by populations with low literacy and reduces processing costs of paper assessments...

Bluegiga Provides Health Device Profile for its Bluetooth OEM Modules

CONTINUA WINTER SUMMIT and TOKYO, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluegiga announced today that its OEM Bluetooth modules are now available with Bluetooth Health Device Profile (HDP). The Health Device profile is integrated into Bluegiga's iWRAP firmware, running inside the Bluegiga module, signifi...

Potentia Pharmaceuticals' Drug Candidate for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Shows Positive Safety Profile in Phase I Clinical Trial

AMD Patients Treated with POT-4 Demonstrate No Adverse Toxic Effects ATLANTA, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Potentia Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biotechnology company developing medicines for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), presented Phase I data last week during the...

OTC Financial Network Issues Corporate Profile on ProtoKinetix Inc.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProtoKinetix Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PKTX), a biotech company focused on the research, development and commercialization of patented anti-aging glycopeptides (AAGPs(TM)), announced today that OTC Financial Network (OTCFN), a divi...

Nebulized Formoterol Fumarate Has Comparable Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profile to Dry Powder Formulation

- Data from two clinical trials presented at International ATS Conference - NAPA, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Data presented today at the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) demonstrate that Perforomist(TM) Inhalation Solution (formoterol fumarate inhalation soluti...

Safety Profile of TAXUS(R) Liberte(TM) Stent System Highlighted in World's Largest Stent Registry

OLYMPIA Launch Phase Results Show Positive Outcomes in Diabetic Patients NATICK, Mass. and VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced one-year results from the European and Intercontinental launch phases of its TAXUS OLYMPIA r...

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CNS Side Effect Profile (CNS SEP) from Novascreen-a Caliper Life Sciences Company

Description: Compound(s) tested through a broad panel of 38 ligand binding and enzyme assays targeting the Central Nervous System. Used to determine selecitivty and potential CNS-Side Effect liabilities of compounds....
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General Side Effect Profile I (GEN SEP I) from Novascreen-a Caliper Life Sciences Company

Description: Compound(s) tested through 63 ligand binding and enzyme assays spanning a broad therapeutic range. This assay panel includes many non human tissue sources and several non-selective assays. Used to determine potential side-effect liabilities of compounds....
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Cardiovascular/Renal Profile from Novascreen-a Caliper Life Sciences Company

Description: Compound(s) tested through a broad panel of 38 ligand binding and enzyme assays targeting the Central Nervous System. Used to determine selectivity and potential CV/Renal liabilities of compounds....
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Gastrointestinal Profile from Novascreen-a Caliper Life Sciences Company

Description: Compound(s) tested through a broad panel of 38 ligand binding and enzyme assays targeting the Central Nervous System. Used to determine selectivity and potential GI liabilities of compounds....
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Neurological Profile from Novascreen-a Caliper Life Sciences Company

Description: Compound(s) tested through a broad panel of 38 ligand binding and enzyme assays targeting the Central Nervous System. Used to determine selectivity and potential Neurological liabilities of compounds....
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Customized Profile from Novascreen-a Caliper Life Sciences Company

Description: Compound(s) screened through any number of client selected assays. Client also selects number of concentrations and replicates....
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Activation energy

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Alexander Fleming

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Genetic fingerprinting

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Lyon hypothesis

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Thomas Malthus

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X chromosome

... of the National Institutes of Health (USA,) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. Carrel L, Willard HF. X-inactivation profile reveals extensive variability in X-linked gene expression in females . Nature 2005;434:400-4. DOI . ...

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