Landrieu Leads Senate Fight to Improve Health Care For Small Businesses
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WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States Senate Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary Landrieu, D-La., joined Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin and Senators Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., and Jeff Merkley, D-Or...
When You Make Things That Get Implanted in People, Small Things Count
PASO ROBLES, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On a routine day, Specialty Silicone Fabricators in Paso Robles, California, will make silicone micro-implants such as surgical drains, catheter systems, intravenous drug delivery devices and pacemaker leads. What is not routine is the incredibly p...
Landrieu Comments on Presidents Small Business Health Care Report
WASHINGTON, July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States Senate Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary Landrieu today made the following comment on the release of the President's Council of Economic Advisers' "Economic Effects of Health Care Reform on
Small Busin...
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire Gives Boost to Help Small Businesses in the Granite State
CONCORD, N.H. , July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of an innovative new program championed by New Hampshire Governor John Lynch, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire has announced that it will begin offering a New Hampshire HealthFirst product to
small employers beginnin...
Fortune Names Mesa Laboratories as one of America's Fastest Growing Small Public Companies
LAKEWOOD, Colo., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLAB ) announced today that it has been named to the Fortune
Small Business Magazine's (FSB) annual list of the 100 fastest-growing, publicly held
small companies in the U.S. Every year the e...
Media invited to ACS Webinar on financing tips for start-ups and small businesses
WASHINGTON, July 14, 2009 News media covering chemical sciences,
small business and entrepreneurships are invited to join an American Chemical Society (ACS)
Small & Medium Business Webinar on opportunities for creating
small business ventures for professionals, scientists and entrepreneurs.
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New Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Join TI Pharma by Signing Two New Projects
LEIDEN, The Netherlands, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Three new
small and
medium sized enterprises (SMEs) - Syncom, Synvolux Therapeutics and InteRNA
Technologies - have joined public-private partnership TI Pharma by
participating in two new projects. These projects, focusing on cancer and
inflammat...
Spirus Medical Announces Complete Examinations of the Small Intestine by Physicians Using Endo-Ease(TM)
CHICAGO, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirus Medical, Inc. ( www.spirusmed.com ), a leading developer of diagnostic and therapeutic advancement systems for gastroenterology, urology and gynecology, announced that physicians using its Endo-Ease(TM) line of devices have performed complete examinations o...
TRACON Pharmaceuticals' Small Molecule TRC102 and Antibody TRC105 to be Presented at ASCO 2009
SAN DIEGO, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- TRACON Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company that develops targeted therapies for oncology and related diseases, announced today that Phase 1 clinical results from studies of TRC105 and TRC102 in patients with advanced cancer will be presented at the American S...
Dendreon Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Small Molecule Targeting TRPM8 in Cancer
SEATTLE, April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN ) today announced that the Company has enrolled the first patient in a Phase 1 clinical trial of D3263 in patients with advanced cancer. D3263 is Dendreon's lead
small molecule drug candidate designed to target TRPM8...
Poniard Completes Patient Enrollment Target in Phase 3 SPEAR Trial of Picoplatin in Small Cell Lung Cancer
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PARD ), a biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, today announced that it has reached its enrollment target of 400 patients in the SPEAR (Study of Picoplatin Efficacy After Relapse) tria...
Avineuro Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Beginning of Phase I Clinical Studies of AVN-211, Potent Small Molecule for Treatment of Schizophrenia.
SAN DIEGO, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Avineuro Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today an initiation of Phase I clinical studies of AVN-211, a potent and selective
small molecule antagonist of 5-HT6 receptor for treatment of Schizophrenia. The results of Phase I studies are expected to be available in...
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AdvancedEMR for Small Practices
Description: Our electronic charts include a Patient Face Sheet, summarizing patient information and as many as six custom tabs, so you can customize which information is important for you to document. In addition, the Import Manager utility lets you scan in your paper charts....
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Bair Hugger® Model 537 - Small Lower Body Blanket
Description: A smaller version of the Model 525 lower body blanket, this blanket is ideal for warming the large child or
small adult during upper body surgery....
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Model 537 - Small Lower Body Blanket
Description: This blanket is ideal for warming the large child or
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CK1001 Small Volume Medication Kits
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002174 Small Volume Medication Kits
Description: Kit Nebulizer
Small Volume Medication Mouthpiece 7FT O 2 Tubing Tee Adapter
These Sidestream® nebulizers are designed to provide maximum aerosol quality and respirable output for any nebulizer treatment with a fast treatment time. Each of these high-efficiency nebulizers is supplied wit...
Company:Cardinal Health, Inc.
Multi Frequency Small Parts Linear Transducer UST-5712
Description: Multi-frequency, HST, linear transducer with a longer (60mm) footprint. Available with puncture adapter and water path. This transducer incorporates ALOKAs exclusive Hemispheric Sound Technology and Extended Field of View for Panoramic Imaging....
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Allopathic medicine
...f the disease when given to a healthy human. Hahnemann used this term to distinguish medicine as practiced in his time from his use of infinitesimally
small doses of substances to treat the spiritual causes of illness.
In the essay by William Jarvis cited below, he notes that "although many modern therap...
Atransferrinemia
.... The iron damage to the heart can lead to heart failure . The anemia is typically microcytic and hypochromic (the red blood cells are abnormally
small and pale). Atransferrinemia is extremely rare, with eight cases documented worldwide. [1]
Contents
1 Symptoms
2 Genetics ...
Depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition
...of large pyramidal projection neurons to GABA , the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. GABA is typically released by
small interneurons in many regions of the brain, where its job is to inhibit the activity of primary neurons, such as the CA1 pyramidal neurons of the hip...
Fat transfer
...en German German physician Franz Neuber used a
small piece of upper arm fat to build up the face of...n 700 mmHg. [3]
A few doctors excise, or cut,
small strips of fat from the body and then place, rather...the tissue in the recipient site, using additional
small incisions.
Other uses and applications continue ...
Forehead lift
...on the forehead by scoring or removing some of the
small forehead muscles -- most notably the frontalis mus...ine implant is:
Essentially a hanger with five
small tines
Affixed by inserting a flanged post into a...oving their newly adjusted tissues with relatively
small movements just after the operation and before comp...
Gastric lavage
...llowed by sequential administration and removal of
small volumes of liquid. The placement of the tube in th...while listening to the stomach, or by pH testing a
small amount of aspirated stomach contents. This is to ensure the tube is not in the lungs. In adults,
small amounts of warm water or saline are administered a...
Small in Medical Dictionary
Mammogram
...g ... A screening mammogram is used to look for cancer in women with no symptoms and ... A mammogram can find breast cancer that is. too
small for you or your doctor to feel. ... about 1 hour before the mammogram . • Films and reports from your earlier ... A mammogram , or x-ray of th...
Yew
...Botany Any of various coniferous ... Horticulture & Gardening ... Yew (Taxus) is one of the most popular evergreens used in landscaping. ...
small branches on the yew will not tolerate much injury. ... In early times, the darkly glorious yew -tree was probably the only evergreen tree in Br...
Yellow Fever
...itions ... Yellow fever : An acute systemic (bodywide) illness caused by a virus called a Flavivirus. ... Yellow fever is caused by a
small virus that is spread by ... A person with advanced yellow fever may show signs of liver failure, renal failure, and shock. ... Yellow ...
Wry neck
...sis Treatment Alternative ... Torticollis, or wry neck , is a condition in which the head is tilted toward one ... wryneck ( ) n. Either of two
small Old World woodpeckers (Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis), having a ... For the wry neck medical condition, see torticollis. ... Limited range o...
Wrist pain
...elling, and ... The wrist is prone to pain because it is frequently overused and has a complicated anatomy, with many structures packed into a
small space. Injuries such as dislocations or broken bones can also cause wrist pain . ... your doctor should tend to immediately—here's how to get...
Wounds
...ctor, tetanus shots, and signs of infection. Puncture wounds may be
small in diameter and not seem serious; however, ... Minor Cuts, Scrapes, and Ski...... Puncture wounds require different treatment from cuts because these
small holes ... What is Wounds ? Meaning of Wounds medical term. What does...
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Nanoneedle is small in size, but huge in applications
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a membrane-penetrating nanoneedle for the targeted delivery of one or more molecules into the cytoplasm or the nucleus of living cells. In addition to ferrying tiny amounts of cargo, the nanoneedle can also be used as an ele...
Scientists at CSHL discover mobile small RNAs that set up leaf patterning in plants
Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. -- A key item in the developmental agenda of a plant leaf is the establishment of an axis that makes a leaf's top half distinct from its bottom half. This asymmetry is crucial for the leaf's function: it ensures that the leaf develops a flattened blade that is optimized fo...
Freezing kidney cancer: Hot treatment should be new gold standard for destroying small tumors
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 9, 2009)Freezing kidney tumorsusing a safe minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment that kills the cancer 100 percent effectively without surgeryshould be the gold standard or first treatment option for all individuals with tumors that are 4 centimeters in siz...
Scientists at CSHL discover mobile small RNAs that set up leaf patterning in plants
Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. -- A key item in the developmental agenda of a plant leaf is the establishment of an axis that makes a leaf's top half distinct from its bottom half. This asymmetry is crucial for the leaf's function: it ensures that the leaf develops a flattened blade that is optimized fo...
CSHL scientists find a new class of small RNAs and define its function
Cold Spring Harbor, NY Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) announced today the discovery of a new class of
small RNAs. At the same time, they reported that their discovery suggests the presence of a strikingly novel biochemical pathway for RNA processing in which these and possibl...
Networks of small habitat patches can preserve urban biodiversity
Sets of
small and seemingly insignificant habitat patches that are within reach for mobile species may under certain circumstances, as a group, provide an acceptable alternative to larger and contiguous habitats. This finding can make preservation of important ecological functions possible even in...
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Global Small Molecule Kinase Inhibitors Market to Reach $16.2 Billion by 2015, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on
Small Molecule Kinase Inhibitors market. World market for
small molecule kinase inhibitor drugs is projected to reach $16.2 billion by the year 2015. This is primarily driven by the rising interest over the potential of kinase inhibito...
Debiopharm Group and Moffitt Cancer Center Sign Development and Commercialisation Agreement for Small Molecule Debio 0928 in Early Preclinical Development for Treatment of Solid Tumours
LAUSANNE, Switzerland and TAMPA, Florida, June 18 /PRNewswire/ --
Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm), a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical group
of companies with a focus on the development of prescription drugs that
target unmet medical needs, and Moffitt Cancer Center (Moffitt), a non-profit
Fl...
PTC Therapeutics and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation Announce $8.5 Million Small Molecule Development Collaboration
Project will advance novel platform for treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. and NEW YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (PTC) and the Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Foundation today announced the expansion of their research collaboration in which the SM...
Aegera Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of AEG33773 - A Small Molecule Targeting Neuropathic Pain
MONTREAL, May 6 /PRNewswire/ - Aegera Therapeutics is pleased to announce the initiation of a Phase 2a, proof-of-concept, clinical trial for AEG33773, a novel, orally bio-available
small molecule therapeutic addressing the under-served market of painful diabetic neuropathy.
The Phase 2a study, e...
ChemoCentryx Identifies Novel Small Molecule C5aR Antagonist
Development Candidate Triggers Milestone Payment from GlaxoSmithKline
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ChemoCentryx, Inc., today announced that it has identified an orally bioavailable
small molecule antagonist of the C5a receptor, CCX168, as a candidate for clinical ...
Independent Data Monitoring Committee Supports Continuation of Picoplatin Phase 3 SPEAR Registration Trial in Small Cell Lung Cancer
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PARD ) today announced that the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), after review of available information regarding the efficacy, safety and quality of trial conduct, recommends that the ...
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Tube-O-DIALYZER Floats, Floats, Small from CHEMICON
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Total Protein - Diabetic Disease: Small Intestine: Jejunum from BioChain
Description: Total Proteins from over 50 different human Alzheimer, Diabetic, Liver Cirrhosis, and Lupus diseased tissues are available....
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Latex Gloves, PF- small from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.
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Dr. P Set - Monkey (Cynomolgus) Normal Tissue: Small Intestine from BioChain
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CORNING SPATULA, SMALL SPOON/SPOON, STERILE from Sigma-Aldrich
Description: Corning single use spatulas have been designed to save time and provide contamination-free samples. They are for those interested in eliminating the recycling and resterilizing necessary with reusable spatulas. Each spatula is individually packaged, RNase/DNase free, non-pyrogenic and antistatic. L...
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CORNING CELL SCRAPER, SMALL ,STERILE from Sigma-Aldrich
Description: Useful for the mechanical harvesting of cells • Blade design minimizes cell damage and ensures even contact with the growth surface • Designed for use in 25 and 75cm flasks • Individually wrapped • Sterilized by gamma radiation and certified nonpyrogenic Linkage: This CLS number...
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Alcohol
...nce pre-historic times, for a variety of hygienic, dietary, medicinal, religious, and recreational reasons. While infrequent consumption of ethanol in
small quantities may be harmless or even beneficial, larger doses result in a state known as drunkenness or intoxication and, depending on the dose and re...
Alexander Fleming
...or some time, but refining and growing it was a difficult process better suited to chemists. In part by believing its effect may only hold valid with
small infections and further by not being well received within the community, the drug was not developed for mass distribution until World War II when Ho...
Alga
...rrounded by three and four membranes, respectively, and were probably retained from an ingested green alga. Those of the chlorarchniophytes contain a
small nucleomorph, which is the remnant of the alga's nucleus . It has been suggested that the euglenid chloroplasts only have three membranes because the...
Amino acid
...ogether with unsaturated amino acids in lantibiotics (antibiotic peptides of microbial origin). 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid ( ACC ) is a
small disubstituted cyclic amino acid and a key intermediate in the production of the plant hormone ethylene .
In addition to amino acids for protein s...
Anatomy
...spoken of as anthropotomy .
So intricate is the human body that only a
small number of professional human anatomists, after years of patient observation...ary
Pharynx
Pancreas
Penis
Placenta
Rectum
Skin
small intestine
Spleen
Stomach
Tongue
Uterus
Bones in ...
Animal
... Most appear to belong to four major lineages:
Deuterostomes
Ecdysozoa
Platyzoa
Lophotrochozoa
In addition to these, there are a few
small groups of bilaterians with relatively similar structure that appear to have diverged before these major groups. These include the Acoelomorpha , Rh...
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Zinc finger
... Zinc fingers are
small protein domains that can coordinate one or more ...c finger ( ¦ziŋk ¦fiŋgər ) ( biochemistry ) A
small structural domain that is organized around a zi...n ... Zinc finger (Znf) domains are relatively
small protein motifs ... PR-domain zinc finger pr...
Yellow fever
...ort Yellow Fever is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name ... Yellow fever is caused by a
small virus that is spread by ... A person with advanced yellow fever may show signs of liver failure, renal failure, and shock. ... To identif...
Virology
...sters, PhD and other Biological Science programs. Virology Alumni Directory. Admissions, Financial Aid & Application Info. Life in Boston ...
small size of the Virology graduate program and faculty make ... The American Society for Virology was founded in 1981 to provide a forum for ... ASV...
Vesicle
... A vesicle is a
small bubble of liquid within a cell. More technically, ... of the... Vesicle (biology), a relatively
small and enclosed compartment within a cell. Vesicle ...omes from the Latin diminutive vesiculum meaning a
small bag or bladder. ... A vesicle is a...
Vessels
...s, & read ... The R/V Laurentian and the R/V Shenehon are the primary research vessels for ... currently comprised of 3 large vessels and 6
small boats. ... Other Vessels ... ... going to make a stydy of the blood vessels . Blood vessels differ in structure and function. ... Arteries are...
Venules
...s with diameters less than 2 mm are referred to as
small veins or venules . ...
small venules are devoid of these cells. Large venule...al Budd-Chiari ... ... venous system contains
small vessels, venules , which branch together to make ...