Medication quality in Peru and region strengthened with official laboratory's accreditation

Rockville, Md., May 21, 2009 In an effort that will contribute to raising the quality of medicines in Peru and the surrounding region, the country's National Center for Quality Controlthe Centro Nacional de Control de Calidad (CNCC)has attained internationally recognized ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accred...

Hero/Beech-Nut's Role as an Innovation Leader Strengthened with New Infant Food Manufacturing Facility

History of Innovation to remain in Upstate New York FLORIDA, N.Y., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Hero/Beech-Nut's role as a category leader in innovation in infant nutrition for more than 75 years as well as the company's ongoing commitment to cutting edge nutrition in its wide variety of p...

Insurers Support Strengthened Federal Regulation and Oversight for Marketing to Medicare Beneficiaries

Measures to Provide Additional Consumer Protections WASHINGTON, March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday, the Board of Directors of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) issued a call for additional federal regulation and oversight of the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plan m...

Brain Networks Strengthened by Closing Ion Channels

Yale School of Medicine and University of Crete School of Medicine researchers report in Cell April 20 the first evidence of a molecular mechanism// that dynamically alters the strength of higher brain network connections. This discovery may help the development of drug therapies for the cogn...

Marijuana 'gateway' theory strengthened by study of twins

A new study of 311 sets of same-sex twins in which only one twin had smoked marijuana before age 17 has bolstered the fiercely debated "gateway theory" that pot can lead to harder drugs. The study included 136 sets of identical twins who shared the same genetic makeup and all the participants were ...

Communication in the ICU to Be Strengthened

An intervention to improve communication between clinicians in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and family members of a dying patient significantly reduces feelings of stress,// anxiety, and depression in the family members, according to a study that appears in the February 1, 2007 issue of the New En...

Micromet, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...t least two years. "We are pleased with the positive reception the financing has received in this overall challenging economic environment. Our strengthened financial position will support the development of the BiTE antibody platform and our lead product candidate blinatumomab," commented Dr. Itin. ...

US Oncology Announces Retirement of R. Dale Ross and Appointment of Bruce Broussard as Chairman of the Board

... with regret, but enormous gratitude. Thanks to his leadership, foresight and development of a talented and committed management team, the Company has strengthened its position as a leading company serving the entire oncology field, and I thank Dale for all his accomplishments, both personal and professional. The...

Multi-state Medicare Fraud Crackdown Focuses Attention on Recovery Payoffs to Defray Health Reform Costs

...t. A former federal prosecutor who is now managing partner of Nolan & Auerbach, P.A., Ms. Auerbach pointed out that, with the Federal government's strengthened efforts to fight Medicare fraud in particular, the system has received a $15 return for every dollar spent on investigations and prosecution. A...

Clarient Reports Second Quarter Revenue Up 40 Percent

...to complete the second tranche of our private placement of convertible preferred stock with Oak Investment Partners on May 14, 2009 which considerably strengthened our balance sheet. In addition, we collected $19.9 million in cash in the second quarter which is a 34% increase over our first quarter. This is a st...

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Ipsogen Reports Incorporation of the Genomic Grade in the 2009 St. Gallen International Consensus Meeting on the Primary Treatment of Early Breast Cancer

...le until now. Ipsogen is also a partner of choice for biopharmaceutical companies committed to the development of 'companion diagnostic' tests. strengthened by its first-rate scientific, clinical and technological partnerships, in addition to its highly skilled multidisciplinary team in France and the USA,...

Ipsogen Expands its US Market Presence Through Licensing Agreement With ARUP Laboratories for the Commercialization of JAK2 Molecular Diagnostic Assays

...le until now. Ipsogen is also a partner of choice for biopharmaceutical companies committed to the development of 'companion diagnostic' tests. strengthened by its first-rate scientific, clinical and technological partnerships, in addition to its highly skilled multidisciplinary team in France and the USA,...

Savient Provides Update on Pegloticase BLA

...who should discontinue treatment. Revised REMS Program. The Committee determined the Company's application would be strengthened by revising the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program. The revised REMS program proposed is based on an Elements To Assure Safe Use (...

Ipsogen Launches a New Test to Determine Tumor HER2 Status and Guide Herceptin(R) Prescription in Breast Cancer

..., Ipsogen is now also targeting breast cancer. Its initial goal will be to provide diagnostic information that remained unavailable until now. strengthened by its first-rate scientific, clinical and technological partnerships, in addition to its highly skilled multidisciplinary team in France and the USA,...

BN ImmunoTherapeutics Starts Clinical Trials With Prostate Cancer Vaccine

...erapeutic prostate cancer vaccine advances our cancer portfolio and with both breast and prostate cancer vaccines in clinical development, we have now strengthened the cancer business area, which is an essential part of our group strategy going forward." Located in Mountain View, California, BN ImmunoTherapeuti...

Human Genome Sciences Reports Progress With Late-Stage Products and New Initiatives

...n track for potential launch in 2010 - - ABthrax(TM) for inhalation anthrax on track to begin delivery fall 2008 - - Pipeline strengthened with investments in oncology portfolio and new targets initiative - - GSK to advance darapladib to Phase 3 for atheroscl...

Ipsogen Announces Three Studies at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Meeting Extending the Utility of the Genomic Grade Index for Predicting Response to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer

...n that has been inaccessible until now. Ipsogen is also a partner of choice for biopharmaceutical companies committed to revolutionary theranostics. strengthened by its first-rate scientific, clinical and technological partnerships, in addition to its highly-skilled multidisciplinary team in France and the US, ...

Stryker's Biotech Division Receives FDA Warning Letter

...tutionalizing a more consistent implementation of best practices for meeting FDA requirements. As part of its Quality Action Plan Stryker has: -- strengthened roles and responsibilities to increase accountability for quality -- Established new company-wide standard operating procedures for quality p...

Delcath Expands Phase III Trial for Metastatic Melanoma to Include University of Maryland Medical Center

...d School of Medicine, UMMC's vision is to be internationally recognized for world-class clinical programs distinguished by research and education, and strengthened by high-quality clinical care, exceptional customer service and operational excellence. About Delcath Systems, Inc. Delcath Systems is a developme...

Roche Gains Access to Important Oncology Target With Potential for Treating Major Cancers Such as Breast and Lung; First Drug Candidate in Phase I Clinical Testing

...well as their potential importance in treating inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Through this acquisition, Roche's R&D pipeline is strengthened by Piramed's two major research programs targeting PI3-K-alpha in oncology and PI3-K-delta in inflammatory disease. The PI3-K-alpha program has a comp...

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PressureWire Certus Guidewire

Description:...complex multivessel disease using Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR). Enhanced handling properties include superb torquability and pushability with a strengthened core wire linking tip to tale within a hydrophilic coated polymer sleeve (30cm distal). The new unique surface technology is biocompatible, anti-throm...
Company:Radi Medical Systems, Inc.

TotalCare® Bariatric Bed

Description:... while improving staff efficiency. The bed functions just like other TotalCare® beds, but its different the TotalCare® Bariatric Bed has been strengthened and specifically designed for the bariatric patient to help ensure safety, comfort and patient movement. Wide Sleep Deck Four inches wider than th...
Company:Hill-Rom Services, Inc.

Conti4000

Description:...o be an effective therapy alternative for urinary incontinence. Through the use of mild electrical stimulation, the muscles of the pelvic floor can be strengthened to encourage urinary control and continence. Zynex Medical offers the Conti4000 to its patients as a tool to aid in the treatment and alleviate the sy...
Company:Zynex Medical, Inc.

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Episodic memory

...e the hippocampus only stores episodic memories for a short time, after which the memories are consolidated to the neocortex . The latter view is strengthened by recent evidence that neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus may ease the removal of old memories and increase the efficiency of forming new memo...

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Hair

...ir ... Choose hair products by Chaz Dean - WEN hair care includes conditioner that eliminates the need for ordinary shampoo and leaves hair strengthened and moisturized. - - Specializing in medical hair restoration and microfollicular hair transplantation. Heze Yahui Hair Products Co., ...

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'Canadian excellence' strengthened by extensive adoption of open access

BioMed Central and Wilfrid Laurier University today announce the launch of Laurier IR, an institutional repository that provides a visible point of open access archiving of intellectual output for all members of the University community. Built on BioMed Central's "Open Repository" system and u...

Quality and purity of popular stevia sweetener strengthened by new reference standards

Rockville, Md., June 1, 2009 As the number of food and beverage products sweetened with stevia-based ingredients continues to grow in the United States and worldwide, the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention today announces that new reference standards for Rebaudioside A and Stevioside are now ava...

Brain networks strengthened by closing ion channels

Yale School of Medicine and University of Crete School of Medicine researchers report in Cell April 20 the first evidence of a molecular mechanism that dynamically alters the strength of higher brain network connections. This discovery may help the development of drug therapies for the cognitive ...

121 breeding tigers estimated to be found in Nepal

...ngle individual or a single organization," said Mr. Gopal Prasad Upadhyay, Director General, DNPWC. "The transboundary relation with India needs to be strengthened further and all organizations should work together to conserve tigers." ...

Nitrogen research shows how some plants invade, take over others

...d the higher nitrogen residence time creates a positive feedback that redistributes nitrogen from the soil into the plant's nitrogen cycling. And this strengthened the species to support its invasion. "What this higher nitrogen residence time means is that the plant is taking nitrogen from the soil and using i...

Coral face 'a stormy future'

...cy," Jennie explains. "Global warming produces significant increases in the frequency of high sea surface temperatures (SSTs), and hurricane winds are strengthened by warm surface waters." The high temperatures cause bleaching, while the storms inflict physical destruction on the corals as well as eroding the ...

NIH funds $9.5 million for research on HIV and the human innate immune system

... therapies used to combat HIV on epithelial defenses. Under Goldberg's vision to build a strong research program at the dental school, Weinberg has strengthened the school's overall mission to advance research at the dental school. This grant furthers those efforts by enabling the dental school to establish a...

Computer superpower strengthens attempts to combat common diseases

... new technology sequencing machines, which make Uppsala University the largest player in the Nordic countries in this field. This position will now be strengthened even further. Large-scale computations and large-scale storage, processing, and analysis of data play an ever greater role in many scientific field...

Polar research reveals new evidence of global environmental change

...onally coordinated action related to the polar regions will still be needed in the next decades," he said. Ms Brchignac concurs: "This IPY has further strengthened the ICSU-WMO relationship on polar research coordination, and we must continue to assist the scientific community in its quest to understand and predi...

Oxford Journals and the International Society for Computational Biology announce new partnership

...tics will once again become an official journal of the ISCB. Bioinformatics and the ISCB have always shared close links which will be further strengthened under the new official partnership. ISCB members enjoy a substantial discount on the individual subscription price to Bioinformatics and other Oxfor...

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ExonHit Therapeutics Shareholders' Equity Strengthened by Exercise of More Than Half of its Convertible Bonds

PARIS, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExonHit Therapeutics (Alternext: ALEHT) today announced that 1,076,923 out of 2,080,335 convertible bonds issued November 8, 2006 and redeemable November 8, 2011 have been converted into shares. This conversion results into a EUR 17,231 capital i...

EMD Serono to Adopt Revised and Strengthened PhRMA Code

- Revised Code Demonstrates Strong Commitment to Ethical Information Exchange between Physician Community and Leading Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Companies - ROCKLAND, Mass., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- EMD Serono, Inc. announced today that the company has adopted an...

NeurogesX Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

... million at June 30, 2009, payment for which was received in July 2009. Stephen Ghiglieri, CFO, commented, "During the second quarter 2009 we strengthened our balance sheet substantially with upfront payments of approximately $48.8 million due from Astellas. Despite this significant transaction, we will ...

GenVec Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...r two years, will be used to identify new immunogenic antigens for malaria vaccine development. Other Developments GenVec strengthened its cash position by raising $6.0 million from a single institutional investor. Proceeds of this transaction, net of offering costs, totaled $5.5 mil...

Shire plc: Core Portfolio of Products Delivers 20% Sales Growth

...al trials to assess the efficacy and safety of VYVANSE in non ADHD ("Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder") indications. Our HGT pipeline has been strengthened by positive results from our trial of velaglucerase in naïve Gaucher patients. A treatment protocol for early access has been approved by the FDA and...

Sanofi-aventis Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

...ance for 2009 to EPS(4) growth of around 10%. Since the beginning of the year, we have launched a new R&D approach to increase innovation, we have strengthened our growth platforms through acquisitions, and we are moving forward with the transformation of our company. Those achievements constitute another ste...

Johnson & Johnson Completes Acquisition of Cougar Biotechnology

...r Research & Development, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. "With the acquisition of Cougar Biotechnology and its talented team, we have strengthened our position in the global oncology market and our efforts to provide a meaningful difference in the lives of millions of patients worldwide," said Wi...

Top CEOs Declare America's Manufacturing Sector Requires Pro-Industry Policies, Capital Management and Innovation to Maintain Economic Leadership

...iveness should be the starting point for the debate in Washington. Policymakers must consider a comprehensive energy policy, a pro-growth tax system, strengthened innovation, expanded trade and reasonable labor policies. About The National Summit The National Summit is a three-day gathering in Detroit ...

Dr. Chris Huber Joins Asymchem Laboratories Inc. as Director of Chemical Development

...xperience in the pharmaceutical industry and proven track record of API manufacturing, I am confident that our commercial capabilities will be further strengthened and solidified." Dr. Huber received his B.S. and M.S. at the Universitat Regensburg , Germany under the supervision of Professors Dr. Henri Brunn...

OmniComm Systems Appoints EDC Veteran Dr. Wolfgang Summa to Executive Vice President, Europe & Asia/Pacific

...s, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: OMCM.OB), a leader in integrated electronic data capture (EDC) solutions for clinical trials, today announced that it has strengthened its European presence and management team with the addition of Dr. Wolfgang Summa. As Executive Vice President, Europe & Asia/Pacific based in Omn...

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Eugenics

...mmigrants from abroad to fifteen percent of that of previous years, to control the proportion of "unfit" individuals entering the country. The new Act strengthened the existing laws prohibiting race mixing in an attempt to maintain the gene pool. Eugenic considerations also lay behind the adoption of incest law...

Rudolf Steiner

...te economics, politics and culture was felt increasingly as a source of injustice. Examples of the Kinds of Threefold Separations Steiner Wanted strengthened Increased separation between the State and the economy A rich man should be prevented from buying politicians and laws. A politician shouldn...