Foote Promoted to Vice President at Conseco
CARMEL, Ind., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO ) announced that Christopher J. Foote has been promoted to vice president, asset-liability management. Foote, 51, joined Conseco in 1999 and served previously as senior managing actuary for asset-liabilit...Bill Hayes Promoted to President of Vendormate
ATLANTA, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Vendormate, the market leader in vendor information management and credentialing, has promoted Bill Hayes to the role of president, effective immediately. Andy Monin, who formerly held presidential responsibilities, will focus on assessing and developing strategic...Bobbi Drais Promoted to Vice President, Regulatory Affairs for HEALTHPOINT, Ltd.
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- HEALTHPOINT, Ltd., a DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company, has announced the promotion of Bobbi Drais to Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. Ms. Drais, with 15 years of regulatory experience, was most recently Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs for th...Amy Renz Promoted to President & COO of HireAbility.com, LLC
Amy Renz has been promoted to President & COO of HireAbility.com, the company announced today. Before this promotion, Renz held the title of Executive Vice President of Operations and Technology for the past five years at HireAbility.com, which is the leader in recruiter social networking, tr...David M. Boitano Promoted to Senior Vice President
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NHP ) announced today the promotion of David M. Boitano to Senior Vice President and Senior Investment Officer. "Dave has made a tremendous contribution to NHP over the last several years as evid...Bischof Promoted to Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management at Conseco
CARMEL, Ind., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) announced that Timothy S. Bischof has been promoted to vice president, enterprise risk management, reporting to Tim Tongson, senior vice president and corporate actuary. Mr. Bischof is responsible for overseeing and coo...The Chartis Group Elects New Partners: Four Healthcare Industry Experts Promoted to Principal
CHICAGO, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chartis Group, a leading healthcare advisory services firm, announced today the election of Matthew Cook, Pamela Damsky, James Karpook and Gregory Maddrey to the position of Principal. These industry experts will assist leading healthcare organizations in a...Another Study Links Fluoride to Bone Cancer
...ofessionals urge the U.S. Congress to stop fluoridation until Congressional hearings are conducted, citing scientific evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and has serious health risks. See statement: http://www.fluoridealert.org/statement.august.2007.html ...Reprogrammable Cell Type Depends on a Single Gene to Keep Its Identity
...es could be deleted from LECs at different times during development or after birth. The St. Jude team found that deletion of Prox1 in LECs promoted their reprogramming into BECs as indicated by the expression of specific LEC and BEC proteins. In addition, the newly reprogrammed cells gained some s...New Research Shows Promise for Finding A Cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis
...lives through support of research and training that advances the prevention, treatment and cure of rheumatic diseases. Since its founding, the REF has promoted and advanced the field of rheumatology by funding research, training and education opportunities for clinicians, students, health professionals, resea...Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Focuses Resources on Development of Voreloxin (Formerly SNS-595)
...resident, Clinical Development. In addition, Judith A. Fox, Ph.D., has been promoted to Vice President, Product and Preclinical Development and Glenn C. Michelson, M.D., has been promoted to Vice President, Clinical Strategy. To date, voreloxin has demonstrated...Clinsys(R) TPS Teams Provide Comprehensive Clinical Development Plans
...an and market positioning." To facilitate the development, growth and success of the TPS teams, Clinsys has called on Linda Patricia Miller, MD, and promoted her to Vice President, Clinical Development, and Chief Scientific Officer. With more than 25 years of Phase I-IV clinical trial experience and 10 year...PLIG (Posterior Lumbar Interbody Graft) Instruments
Description:...ody fusion the disc and cartilaginous endplates need to be completely removed. Gradual distraction of the disc space by 1mm steps in spreader width is promoted to control the level of distraction and provide room for full discectomy. An Interbody Fusion (Thoracolumbar) through a posterior approach. Increased ...'Arid aquaculture' among livelihoods promoted to relieve worsening pressure on world's drylands
"Arid aquaculture" using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of several options experts have proven to be an effective potential alternative livelihood for people living in desertified parts of the world's expanding drylands. In a report released today, researc...Study suggests past climate changes may have promoted the formation of new species in the Amazon
AUSTIN, TEXASThe results of a new study suggest that past climate changes and sea level fluctuations may have promoted the formation of new species in the Amazon region of South America. Today, the Amazon basin is home to the richest diversity of life on earth, yet the reasons why this came to...Nanodiamonds deliver insulin for wound healing
...nvestigations have confirmed an increase in alkalinity of wound tissue, due to bacterial colonization, to levels as high as pH 10.5, the pH level that promoted insulin release from the nanodiamonds in the Northwestern study. Ho's group next will work on integrating the nanodiamond-insulin complexes into a ...In vitro antibody production enables HIV infection detection in window period -- key to safer blood
...2009 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine , show that pre-treating the whole blood sample in the SMARTube containing immune potentiating agents promoted the synthesis and release of antibodies against HIV-1 prior to their detection in corresponding plasma samples in a group of donors who would otherwis...Shaw to receive prestigious honor for plant pathology research
...rsity of Georgia, he joined the Texas A&M University plant pathology and microbiology department as assistant professor in 2003. He is expected to be promoted to associate professor in September. He is jointly appointed with Texas AgriLife Research. ...Chromosomal problems affect nearly all human embryos
...embryos for uterine transfer would increase the live birth rate and decrease the spontaneous abortion rate per embryo transferred. "Although PGS is promoted as a way of increasing the chances of a successful pregnancy," said Ms Vanneste, "there has never been any significant evidence that it does, in fact,...New research program BioInterfaces launched
...y research. Importantly, BioInterfaces establishes a regional focus since it involves a strong partnership with the University of Heidelberg, recently promoted to the "elite class" of German universities. Strategically, BioInterfaces represents a key programme that demonstrates the great potential offered by ...Scholar unconvinced new lie-detection methods better than old ones
... (fMRI), and the electroencephalography(EEG)-based technology known as Brain Fingerprinting. Because they are "brain-based," both methods have been promoted in the media as being more precise, accurate and trustworthy. "Functional magnetic resonance imaging and Brain Fingerprinting have been hailed as t...American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- May 27, 2009
...ability of platelets to clump together by as much as 40 percent with no apparent harmful side effects. The nanoparticles "hold immense potential to be promoted as an antiplatelet agent," the researchers note. "Nanosilver appears to possess dual significant properties critically helpful to the health of mankin...Adult bone marrow stem cells injected into skeletal muscle can repair heart tissue
... "Injecting MSCs or factors released by MSCs improved ventricular function, promoted myocardial regeneration, lessened apoptosis (cell death) and fibrotic remod...ctors released by MSCs, into skeletal muscle improved ventricular function, promoted regeneration of heart tissue, decreased cell death and improved other facto...Dr. Paul Korner Promoted to Senior Vice President of Ferring International PharmaScience Center U.S.
PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, announces the promotion of Paul Korner, M.D., M.B.A. to Senior Vice President of the Ferring International PharmaScience Center U.S. (FIPCUS), the drug development subsidiary for Ferring Ph...Dr. Amit Dhawan Promoted to Medical Director for The Mattson Jack Group
SAINT LOUIS, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The MattsonJack Group, Inc. (MattsonJack), is pleased to announce the promotion of Amit Dhawan M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H. to Medical Director for MattsonJack. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070820/AQM153 ) Dr. Dhawan joined MattsonJack in Septem...Video games promoted as effective health-care training
MADISON, Wis. Scientists are turning on its head the popular notion that video games can only promote aggressive behavior or passive learning. The explosion of real-world learning applications for games may astound critics of the virtual world. The first annual Games for Health conference fea...Hendee promoted to president of MCW Research Foundation; Gutterman steps up
Milwaukee The Medical College of Wisconsin has promoted William Hendee to president of its non-profit Research Foundation . T. Michael Bolger, the college's president and CEO, made the announcement on Friday. "Over the past 14 years, Bill Hendee has provided outstanding leadership in three...Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Dr. James M. Frincke President and CEO
...cke was also elected to the company's board of directors. Dr. Frincke joined Hollis-Eden as Vice President, Research and Development in 1997, was promoted to Executive Vice President in 1999, and to Chief Scientific Officer in 2001. Dr. Frincke joined Hollis-Eden from Prolinx, Inc., where he served as Vi...Ratcliff Promotes Jorge Burbano to Senior Associate; Tess Kavanagh and Tony Keung to Associate
... EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ratcliff promoted Jorge Burbano to senior associate and project architects Tess Kavanagh and Tony Y. Keung to associate this month. The award-winning firm ( http://w...Speaker Pelosi, Call Your Science Advisor!
...s indeed saved thousands of lives, produced cures, and benefited and given hope to many. But embryonic stem cell research , which Speaker Pelosi has promoted , has not helped a single human being, has produced no cures or treatments, has led to the destruction of countless vulnerable human embryos, and is ...