NFL Cardinals' Wide Receiver Larry Fitzgerald Promotes Vision Therapy
AURORA, Ohio, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Arizona Cardinals 2008 NFC West Champions' wide-receiver, Larry Fitzgerald, is helping eye doctors spread the word to parents that vision problems can interfere with a child's ability to pay attention, read and learn. "Even if you have been tol...Free Compirion Webinar Promotes Nurse Rounding to Improve Patient Safety
ELM GROVE, Wis., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Art of Nurse Rounding : P rovide a Safer Environment for Patients While Improving Overall Satisfaction Scores is the latest in a series of free webinars presented by Compirion Healthcare Solutions . This important webinar will help Cha...ARDS Promotes Awareness with New Campaign
This ARDS Awareness Video video was created generously by Accent Media, in PA, after the creative director lost his beloved mother to ARDS. Accent Media donated their time, expertise and dedication to help create awareness of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS.) ...H. D. Smith Promotes Leadership to Fill Two Senior Roles
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- H. D. Smith recently announced the promotions of Jeff Greer to vice president of sales and Robert ("Bob") Dynek, Jr. to vice president of purchasing and trade relations. These appointments are the latest organizational announcement as the Company strength...STEM CELLS Promotes Miodrag Stojkovic to Editor
DURHAM, N.C., and CRAIGAVON, Northern Ireland, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- AlphaMed Press, co-publisher of the journal STEM CELLS(R), the first journal in the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine, has promoted Miodrag Stojkovic to Editor. Professor Miodrag Stojkovic is Deputy Director of...Vical Promotes Melanoma Awareness Month With Allovectin-7(R) Video Report
SAN DIEGO, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq: VICL ) today announced the release to television news stations nationwide of an independently produced video report featuring metastatic melanoma patients treated with the company's Allovectin-7(R) immunotherapeutic pro...Diabetes Research Institute Invention Promotes Growth of Stem Cells into Insulin-Producing Cells
New "Oxygen Sandwich" Device is First to Mimic Natural Physical Environment MIAMI, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the major challenges to islet cell transplantation as the treatment of choice for type 1 diabetes is the shortage of donor tissue supply. Patients often need a re-infusion of islet c...Anadys Reports Preclinical Data Showing ANA773 Promotes Anti-Tumor Activity of Natural Killer Cells
Poster Presentation on April 17, 2007 at AACR SAN DIEGO, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented data from an in vitro study showing that the active metabolite of ANA773 promotes natural killer (NK) cell-mediated anti-tumor response by inducing cytokine secretion,...Reliv International's GlucAffect(TM) Proven Effective in Clinical Study
... Study Shows GlucAffect Reduces Blood Glucose Levels and promotes Weight Loss CHESTERFIELD, Mo., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A clinical study published in the journal Phytotherapy Research found th...New Study Shows that Prebiotics, as Used by Jackson GI Medical, Increases Lifespan by 33%
...ulin, the prebiotic in our Prebiotin family of products, enhances immunity, increases calcium absorption, decreases heart-unfriendly triglycerides and promotes digestive health," says Chronister. "This latest study strongly suggests that a very potent overall health benefit is the net result of adding prebiot...HCPC Calls for Greater Healthcare Savings Through Improved Adherence to Prescription Drug Regimens
... of drug product adds unnecessary burdens to the pharmacy industry, allows drugs to be exposed to the atmosphere during repackaging and household use, promotes dispensing errors, and facilitates the introduction of counterfeit and/or expired drug products into legitimate dispensing chains. Greater use of uni...HIBICLENS® Antiseptic/Antimicrobial Skin Cleanser
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... of the repeated ultrasound shock wave to the affected area creates neo-vascularization (new blood flow) into the area. It is this new blood flow that promotes tissue healing. The second theory is that in chronic pain, the brain has "forgotten" about the pain and is doing nothing to heal the area. By having s...Protein that promotes cancer cell growth identified
LA JOLLA, Calif., July 24, 2009 Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have found that the Caspase-8 protein, long known to play a major role in promoting programmed cell death (apoptosis), helps relay signals that can cause cancer cells to proliferate, migrate and invade ...Prairie dog research promotes caring, conservation
The Northern Arizona University biology professor states the case for protecting the species in Prairie Dogs: Communication and Community in an Animal Society , recently published by Harvard University Press. The book, featuring the research of Slobodchikoff and co-authors Bianca Perla, a Uni...Advancement in tissue engineering promotes oral wound healing
Tampa, Fla. (Feb. 3rd, 2009) Oral tissue engineering for transplantation to aid wound healing in mouth (oral cavity) reconstruction has taken a significant step forward with a Netherlands-based research team's successful development of a gum tissue (gingival) substitute that can be used for recon...Dense tissue promotes aggressive cancers
New research may explain why breast cancer tends to be more aggressive in women with denser breast tissue. Breast cancer cells grown in dense, rigid surroundings step up their invasive activities, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators report in the Sept. 9 issue of Current Biology . The...Cellular self-eating promotes pancreatitis
To survive tough times, cells sometimes resort to a form of self-cannibalism called autophagy. But as Hashimoto et al. reveal, autophagy can have a down side, destroying the pancreas by prematurely activating a digestive enzyme. In autophagy, a vesicle swallows a portion of cytoplasm and ferries...Iridescence workshop promotes nature's nanotechnology
TEMPE, Ariz. The phrase sex sells takes on special significance when scientists and students gather. While natures showiest subjects step out to promote reproductive success and survival with bright colors, flash and iridescence in feathers, scales, petals and wings, biologists, physicists, behav...Nektar Therapeutics Promotes Lorianne Masuoka, M.D. to Chief Medical Officer
SAN CARLOS, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR ) today announced the promotion of Lorianne Masuoka, M.D. to the position of Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Masuoka reports to Nektar's Senior Vice President, Drug Development and Chief Drug Development Officer, ...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://www.ratcliffarch.com ) provides a broad array of architectural, interior design and pl...BioStorage Technologies, Inc. Promotes Lori Ball to Senior Vice President and Expands Role
INDIANAPOLIS, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- BioStorage Technologies, Inc. (BST), a worldwide provider of long- and short-term storage of biomaterials, sample management and cold chain logistics, announces the recent promotion of Lori Ball to the newly created role of Senior Vice President. Ball joi...Smac/DIABLO, Human, Recombinant, E. coli from Calbiochem
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