Law and Health Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 3rd, 2007
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AAA Michigan - Michigan Senate Committee Votes in Favor of 'Opt-Out' Option for State's Helmet Law; AAA Says Deaths and Injuries Will Increase
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Therapy - Investigators at Methodist Hospital, Department of Medicine target acute myeloid leukemia therapy
Addiction Medicine - Study data from A. Kariminia and colleagues update understanding of addiction medicine
Alcoholism Therapy - Research from Yale University, Department of Internal Medicine yields new data on alcoholism therapy
Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. - Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. Reports Effectiveness of Shelf Registration Statement
Azoospermia - Studies from R. Ciriminna and colleagues reveal new findings on azoospermia
Baxter International Inc. - Baxter Reports Strong Third Quarter Sales and Earnings
Bioengineering - Congressional Hearing on H.R. 971 Weighs Granting Antitrust Exemption to Community Pharmacists
Bioengineering - Stryker Discloses Informal Inquiry Made by United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Biomedicine - Luminex Corporation Reaches Settlement With Rules Based Medicine, Inc.
Biomedicine - Studies from Trakya University yield new data on biomedicine
Biotech Business - MichBio Announces Formation of Biotechnology Legislative Caucus
Biotechnology Business - ABMC Awarded Drug Testing Contract in Missouri
California Alliance of Child and Family Services - California Alliance Applauds Governor's Support of Group Home Reform for Foster Youth
California Veterinary Medical Association - California Veterinary Medical Association Reacts to Supreme Court Decision
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids - Congress Should Redouble Efforts to Increase Federal Cigarette Tax
Cancer Vaccines - HiFi DNA Tech Files Lawsuit Against FDA Over Inaction in Reclassification of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Test
Cesarean Section - Research conducted at M. Carr and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about cesarean section
Change to Win - 273 Lawmakers Put Kids First
Clinical Pharmacy - New clinical pharmacy data have been reported by scientists at Imperial College London
Coagulation - Baxter Adds Recombinant Protein to Specialty Therapeutics Portfolio
Cord Blood - National Marrow Donor Program Applauds California Legislation to Expand Cord Blood Collection
Covidien Ltd. - Covidien Announces Pricing of $2.75 Billion Fixed Rate Senior Notes Offering
Critical Care - Research conducted at Johns Hopkins University has updated our knowledge about critical care
DNA Research - 800-Year-Old Mummies Aid Current Cold Cases:
Epidemiology - Johns Hopkins University, Center for Public Health reports research in epidemiology in children
Epidemiology - Studies from F. Zambon et al add new findings in the area of epidemiology
Epilepsy - Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. to Market Generic Trileptal(R)
Financials - Nyer Medical Group, Inc. Reports EPS of $.02 on Record Revenues of $69.9 Million for Fiscal Year Ended 2007
Financing - Senesco Technologies Closes on an Additional $1.5 Million of Previously Announced Financing
Health Care Financing - Scientists at University of Michigan report research in health care financing
Health Insurance - AMA will Continue Efforts to Preserve Kids' Access to Care
Health Insurance - Catholic Charities USA Disappointed at Failure of U.S. House of Representatives to Override Veto of Children's Health Insurance Bill
Health Insurance - Families Face Harsh Reality: 2,000 Children Join the Uninsured Each Day
Health Insurance - Governor Rendell Brings 'Tour to Insure' to Scranton and Urges Passage of Plan to Give Access to Affordable Health Insurance
Health Insurance - Governor Rendell's 'Tour to Insure' Urges Passage of Plan to Give Access to Affordable Health Insurance
Health Insurance - Kids Fight Back Against Vicious Attacks on Children's Health Insurance Bill
Health Insurance - Nation's Children are the Only Losers in Failure to Override CHIP Veto
Health Insurance - The Nation's Mayors: SCHIP Override Failure Only Hurts the Children of America
Health Maintenance Organizations - State's HMO 'Report Card' Fails in Meaningful Evaluation of Health Care Quality and Ignores Affordability
Health Policy - Report summarizes health policy study findings from J. Webster and co-researchers
Health Policy - Research conducted at Institute for Global Health has provided new information about health policy
Health Policy - Researchers at Sapporo Medical University, Department of Public Health target health policy
Health Policy - Scientists at University of Leicester, Department of Health Sciences detail research in health policy
Health Policy - Studies from Tulane University in the area of health policy described
HealthSouth Corporation - HealthSouth Receives Federal Tax Recovery
Highlands Acquisition Corp. - Highlands Acquisition Corp. Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option
Highlands Acquisition Corp. - Highlands Acquisition Corp. Announces Separate Trading of Common Stock and Warrants
HIV/AIDS - Research results from University of East Anglia update understanding of HIV/AIDS
Homeland Security - 20/20's BioCheck(R) Kit for Screening Suspicious Powders Receives SAFETY Act Designation from DHS
Implantable Devices - Medtronic Sued Over Defective Sprint Fidelis Lead Wires
Implantable Devices - Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, Along with Smith & Nevares, Salas & Co. and Becnel Law Firm, LLC, File Suit Against Medtronic Inc., Medtronic Puerto Rico, Inc., and Medtronic Puerto Rico O
Insurance Research Council - Alternative Treatment Accounts for One-Third of All Treatment for Automobile Accident Injuries-Utilization Varies Widely
Internal Medicine - Scientists at Georgia State University release new data on internal medicine
JustHealth - Practices in Health & Disability Insurance - the Lives & Wealth They Cost America
Kyphon Inc. - Kyphon Stockholders Approve Merger with Medtronic
Laryngology - New laryngology study findings have been reported by researchers at Medical University of Graz
Life Sciences - Data from University of Leicester provide new insights into life sciences
Life Sciences - New findings from University of North Carolina describe advances in life sciences
Life Sciences - New findings reported from Simon Fraser University describe advances in life sciences
Life Sciences - New life sciences study results reported from V. Frye et al
Life Sciences - Reports outline life sciences research from Washington State University
Life Sciences - Research from M. Glachant and co-researchers in the area of life sciences described
Life Sciences - Research from University of Minnesota provide new insights into life sciences
Life Sciences - Research on life sciences reported by scientists at Temple University
Life Sciences - Research reports on life sciences from A.P. van Wijk and colleagues provide new insights
Life Sciences - Researchers from Science Institute publish new studies and findings in the area of life sciences
Life Sciences - Studies from University of Maryland add new findings in the area of life sciences
Life Sciences - Study data from Birmingham Women's Hospital update understanding of life sciences
Lil' Drug Store Products, Inc. - Lil' Drug Store Products, Inc. Introduces Bold New Health and Beauty Care Category Management Program
Malaria Therapy - New malaria therapy research has been reported by scientists at Center for Geographic Medicine Research
Martek Biosciences Corporation - Martek Announces Settlement of OmegaTech Milestone Litigation
Medicare and Medicaid - First Health Services and RxHub Announce Partnership Agreement to Provide ePrescribing Services for Medicaid Recipients
Medicare and Medicaid - The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) Joins Sens. Susan Collins and Bob Casey and Reps. Jim McGovern and Walter Jones in Urging Access to Home Health Care
MedQuist Inc. - MedQuist Announces Plans to Hold a Meeting of Shareholders and to Apply for Listing on NASDAQ
Meningitis Therapy - Studies from Royal Free Hospital provide new data on meningitis therapy
Mental Illness - New Legislation Seeks to Improve Access to Community Mental Healthcare
Mergers & Acquisitions - Nuance to Acquire Vocada, Add Critical Test Result Management to its Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions
N-Viro International Corp. - N-Viro International Corporation Announces Dismissal of Lawsuit Against It
National Community Pharmacists Association - Senators Isakson, Johnson and Graham Introduce Bill Establishing Contract Fairness for Community Pharmacies and Their Patients
National Drowning Prevention Alliance - NDPA Urges Passage of Historic Pool Bill
National Safety Council - World Health Organization Taps National Safety Council to Lead 'Safe Communities' American Initiative
Neck Pain - Research on neck pain published by scientists at University of Nevada
Organ Donation - California Joins National Movement to Bring Uniformity to Organ Donation Laws as Governor Schwarzenegger Signs AB 1689
Patents - Alma Lasers Answers Lumenis Complaint
Patents - Barr and Par Settle Diazepam Rectal Gel Patent Challenge with Valeant
Patents - CryoCath files patent infringement lawsuit
Patents - King Pharmaceuticals Accelerates Strategic Shift to Maximize Long-Term Growth
Pharmasset, Inc. - Pharmasset's Underwriters Release Shares from Lock-Up
Public Health - India, UK Join Growing List of Countries to Require Pictorial Tobacco Warnings
Reed Smith Llp - Reed Smith to Merge with Richards Butler Hong Kong
Rehabilitation Research - Center for Health Justice Statement on Governor's Veto of AB 1334
Research and Markets - Health Fitness Litigation Defense Strategies: Video Leadership Seminar with Brian Heermance of Morrison Mahoney LLP DVD Now Available
Research and Markets Ltd. - Imports of Medical Devices to Latvia Continue to Increase
Risk Research - New risk research findings from University of California published
Sage Memorial Hospital - Sage Memorial Hospital Projects Breakeven for FY2007
Sarcoma - Data from B.T. Rougraff et al provide new insights into sarcoma
SCPIE Holdings Inc. - SCPIE Holdings Inc. to Be Acquired by the Doctors Company for $28.00 Per Share in Cash
Service Employees International Union - SEIU Leaders Denounce Failure to Override SCHIP Veto, Vow to Continue Fight for Children's Healthcare
Shand Morahan & Co., Inc. - Shand Morahan & Co., Inc. and AVRECO Launch New Risk Management Program for Midwest Hospitals
Telemedicine - Fourth Annual Partners HealthCare Symposium on the Connected Health Economy Explores Opportunities in Telemedicine, Telementoring
Terrorism - Charles S. Cohen, Pacific Design Center Augment Their Support for AIDS Walk Los Angeles
Texas Hospital Association - THA Honors Nine Legislators for Contributions to Health Care
Tobacco Research - New findings from University of California in the area of tobacco research published
Tobacco Research - Reports summarize tobacco research study results from S.D. Guardino and co-researchers
Tuberculosis Therapy - Recent findings from F. Karim and co-authors highlight research in tuberculosis therapy
Uroplasty, Inc. - Uroplasty, Inc. Announces Filing of Registration Statement for Offering of Common Stock
Vision Disorders - Optometry-Backed Vision Care for Kids Act Approved by U.S. House
Volcano Corporation - Volcano Corporation Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering
Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. - Weitz & Luxenberg Responds to Second Worldwide Recall of Electronic Heart Device Component After Five Deaths Are Reported
White House Press Office - Remarks by President Bush, Senator Bob Dole and Secretary Donna Shalala on Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors Report Implementation
White House Press Office - Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto
Wyeth - Wyeth to Appeal Nevada Hormone Therapy Trial Verdict
'Report Buyer's': 'The Market for Advanced Wound Care - Brand Create Appointed by Med-Tech Company KCI
2007 McDonald's - Gables Elementary School of Neptune, NJ Welcomes Passport to Play
40 Days for Life - 40 Days for Life Reaches Halfway Point; Planned Parenthood Now in Crisis Mode
40|86 Strategic Income Fund - 40|86 Strategic Income Fund Declares Dividend
50 Million Pound Challenge - Challenge Tops 848,000 lbs, Urges Oaklanders to Team Up to Fight Epidemic of Excess Weight
AARP - AARP and Family Caregivers Call on Governor Spitzer for Help to Keep the Elderly at Home
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy - Critical New Resource Cuts Through Complexities in Prescription Drug Payment Systems -- AMCP Releases Analysis of Current Payment Methods
Acne Vulgaris - American Academy of Dermatology: New Study Finds Women More Likely Than Men to be Affected by Acne as Adults
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia - INNOVIVE Pharmaceuticals Announces Receipt of FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Tamibarotene for the Treatment of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Addiction Medicine - Tolerance to inhalants may be caused by changes in gene expression
Advanced Wound Technologies-MidAtlantic, Inc. - AWT, Inc. to Apply for OTC: BB Listing in 2007
Aetna - Aetna Certified for Third Year by HR Policy Association for Meeting Stringent Transparency Standards
Aetna - Aetna to Offer Flu Shots for Members at Target Locations Nationwide
Aging - Study Demonstrates Mindful Approach to Aging
Akron-Canton Airport - Akron-Canton Airport offering flu shot clinic for 90 days
Alcoholism - Older Abstinent Alcoholics Perform Well in Small Study on Cognitive Ability
Alcon, Inc. - Public Takeover Period of WaveLight AG Ends
Algorithms - AMI Semiconductor's Ezairo DSP Platform Selected by Two Pi for Its Next Generation of Sound Processing Algorithms
Allen Consulting - New Jersey Entrepreneur Turns a Page for Four National Charities
Allergan, Inc. - Allergan Announces Completion of Esprit Pharma Acquisition
Allergies - Asthma symptoms reduced by interleukin inhibition treatment pitrakinra
Allergies - Damon's Grill Completes Move to Trans Fat-Free Menu
Allergies - Trick-or-Treat Your Way to an Allergy-Free Halloween
Alternative Energy - BioEnergy International Facility Opens in Bay State
Alternative Energy - Healthcare Technologies Announces New Date for the Shareholders Meeting to Approve the Nexgen Biofuels Transaction
Alzheimer Disease - Channel Islands Alzheimer's Institute Receives $120,000 Donation
Alzheimer Disease - Memory Pharmaceuticals Announces Results for Phase 2a Trial of MEM 1003 in Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer Disease - Scientists Report First Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer Disease - Senex Biotechnology Announces Presentation of Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery Effort
Alzheimer Disease - Tenor Ronan Tynan to Address Alzheimer's Foundation of America National Conference
American Association for Justice - 'Health Courts' Critic to be Featured Speaker at Wyoming Patient Safety Panel
American Association of People with Disabilities - AAPD's 2007 Disability Mentoring Day Program to Happen This Week in Communities Around the Country
American Heart Association - American Heart Association Leads Effort to Help Restaurants Switch From Trans Fats to Healthier Oils
American Iron and Steel Institute - AISI and Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. Launch Program to Educate Shoppers on the Nutritional and Safety Benefits of Canned Food
American Optometric Association - Photos: New Survey Shows Few Americans Taking Care of Their Most Valued Sense: Eyesight
AmeriCares - AmeriCares Passes $7 Billion Mark in Aid Distributed
Amerigroup Corporation - AMERIGROUP Corporation to Present at the CIBC World Markets 18th Annual Healthcare Conference on November 5
Amerigroup Corporation - AMERIGROUP to Participate in National Disability Mentoring Day
Amniotomy - "Breaking the Water" Does Not Speed or Help With Labor
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - ALS Therapy Development Institute Signs Manufacturing Agreement with Microbix Biosystems Inc. for High Quality Adenoviral Production
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Knopp Neurosciences Receives Orphan Designation for KNS-760704 for Treatment of ALS
Anesthesia - Grant Regional Health Center Increases Patient Safety and Pharmacy Efficiency with Omnicell Medication Use Systems
Anesthesia - Kidz-Med to Launch the Thermofocus(R) 5-in-1 Exclusively at Walgreens Stores Nationwide
Anesthesia - Oridion Launches its Fully Integrated Remote Monitoring System and SARA Software for Improved Patient Safety
Anesthesia - Pekin Hospital Automates Medication-Use Process, Manages Controlled Substances With Omnicell Solutions
Anesthesia - Picis Releases New Version of CareSuite Extelligence Anesthesia
Anesthesia - SIS Anesthesia(TM) Goes Live at University of Connecticut Health Center
Anesthesia - Sugammadex Trials Demonstrate Rapid Recovery from Profound Neuromuscular Blockade During General Anesthesia
Anesthesiology - SonoSite Introduces Revolutionary Visualization Tool for Anesthesiologists
Angiogenesis - Immune cells promote blood vessel formation in mouse endometriosis
Angiology - Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Blockage a Significant Stroke Risk
Angiology - InnerCool Launches CoolBlue Patient Temperature Modulation System
Angiology - Terumo Interventional Systems Launches New Radial Artery Compression Device
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia Introduces New Generation of Consumer Driven Health Products
Anthem Life Insurance Company - Anthem Life Insurance Company Launches Enhanced Group Life and Disability Product Portfolio
Anxiety - New Report Provides Insight Into Developments in the Market for Anxiety and Depression Therapies
Arrhythmia - ACT's Myoblast Trial Selected as Late Breaking Trial for AHA Conference
Arthritis - CompuMed, Inc. Awarded US Patent for Technology to Monitor Joint Disease
Arthritis - In vitro models will minimize animal use in arthritis studies
Arthritis - What's been causing your knee to ache? Smurfs!
ArthroCare Corporation - ArthroCare to Webcast Analyst Meeting
Artificial Cervical Disc - Cervitech Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment Phase in Pivotal U.S. Clinical Trial of PCM(R) Artificial Cervical Disc
Artificial Organs - SynCardia Systems, Inc., Manufacturer of CardioWest Artificial Heart, Promotes Mike Gaul to Chief Operating Officer
Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. - Aspect Medical Systems Features New BIS Education Program, Product Family at American Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting
Aspreva Pharmaceuticals - Aspreva to be Acquired by Galenica for US$915 Million
Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - Stress and Burnout Are at Epidemic Proportions Among Physicians, Especially Surgeons
Astellas Pharma US, Inc. - Astellas Pharma US, Inc. and the International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS) Collaborate on Content for Transplant Experience Program
Asthma - Funding Source May Be Associated With Findings Regarding Adverse Effects in Corticosteroid Studies
Asthma - Inhaled Steriods Used as Preventive Treatment Post 9/11
Asthma - QualityMetric Awarded $2 Million NIH Grant for Health Outcomes Measurement Development in Asthma
ATC Healthcare, Inc. - ATC Expands Operations in South Carolina
AthleteInMe, Llc - Be Careful With Sports Creams and Gels
AthleteInMe, Llc - Exercise and Health: Use Your Heart Rate As a Guide
Autism - Brain WorX Shows How the Brain Can Change in Just Six Weeks
Autism - Kai Vodka Supports Fight Against Autism
AXA Equitable - David Kahal Joins AXA Equitable as National Sales Manager
Axeda Corporation - Axeda Selected for Remote Monitoring and Service of Automation Technologies
Bausch & Lomb - Bausch & Lomb Announces Extension of the Tender Offers for its Outstanding Debt Securities and Convertible Debt Securities
Baylor Health Care System - Baylor Health Care System Receives National Information Technology Recognition
Beanstalk Capital Ltd. - Beanstalk Capital Ltd. enters into arrangement agreement with iCo Therapeutics Inc.
Behavior - Accessory protein determines whether pheromones are detected
Behavior - California Science Center Science Matters Speakers Program Presents 'The Science and Ethics of Fear'
Beryl - Paul Spiegelman to Explore Circle of Growth(SM) in Keynote Address at Customer Loyalty Summit
Best Practices, Llc - Creating an Effective Market Research Group to Generate High-Impact Business Results
Best Practices, Llc - Turn Competitive Intelligence into a Competitive Edge
Betsy McCaughey Chairman for the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths - The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Article Reveals Scope of MRSA Infections
Bio-AntiBact Europe GmbH - Europe's First 100% Bio-Sanitizer
BioCell Technology, Llc - Taste-Free BioCell Collagen II(R) Launched By BioCell Technology, LLC
Bioengineering - Abbott Scientists Create One Molecule With Two Antibody Functions
Bioengineering - Agilent Technologies and BioTrove Sign Collaborative Marketing Agreement for Ultra-High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry Solution
Bioengineering - Apria Healthcare Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Coram, Inc.
Bioengineering - Avista Capital Partners Bolsters Healthcare Practice With Appointments of Charles Harwood and Ron Sparks
Bioengineering - B. Braun and Premier Sign for Safety:
Bioengineering - BIOBASE Reaches Milestone of Longevity in ''Young'' Industry
Bioengineering - Can You Feel the Heat? Your Cilia Can
Bioengineering - Capsugel's Liquid Dosage Form Technology Utilized by Eight of the Top 10 Pharmaceutical Companies
Bioengineering - Chiropractic Care: On the Road with 'The Wiggles' and Other Celebrities
Bioengineering - Cubist Pharmaceuticals Announces Exclusive Option to Acquire Illumigen Biosciences
Bioengineering - DuPont Named Among Top Biotechnology Employers by Science Magazine
Bioengineering - Elan and Biogen Idec Announce That FDA Will Extend Regulatory Review Period for TYSABRI(R) for Crohn's Disease
Bioengineering - Emergent BioSolutions Announces Dr. Stephen Lockhart Joins Company to Lead Commercial Product Development Subsidiary
Bioengineering - Enrollment Reaches 110 Patients in Investigator Initiated, Randomized Trial of OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-Engineered R Stent(TM)
Bioengineering - FDA Removes Partial Hold on TELCYTA Clinical Development
Bioengineering - Helix BioMedix Appoints Robin L. Carmichael as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
Bioengineering - Korean Food and Drug Administration Approval for ActiPatch Achieved
Bioengineering - Meridian Life Science Announces USDA/APHIS EC 1774:2002 Approval for Its Viral Antigens Production Facility
Bioengineering - Michigan Life Science Network: Virtual Companies Get Global Reception
Bioengineering - Nile Therapeutics Appoints Pedro Granadillo to Board of Directors
Bioengineering - NPS Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of Tender Offer
Bioengineering - Nventa updates progress of cervical dysplasia trial with new HspE7
Bioengineering - Proceedings from the Pharmaceutical Polymers 2007 Conference Now Available
Bioengineering - Research and Markets: Barr Company Profile Profiles Give You an Authoritative Insight Into the Company
Bioengineering - Research and Markets: Medimmune IMS Company Profile Provides Comprehensive Insight into the Company at a Strategic and Local Level
Bioengineering - Research and Markets: New Company Profile Analyzes Performance at Mitsubishi Pharma
Bioengineering - Research and Markets: New Company Profile Highlights Strengths and Weaknesses at Akzo Nobel
Bioengineering - Research and Markets: Novartis IMS Company Profile Highlights the Company's Strengths/Weaknesses and Its Potential for Future Growth
Bioengineering - Riverbed Accelerates VMware Replication and Application Performance for High-Growth Pharmaceutical Firm
Bioengineering - SpineMark Expands Management Team to Build Spine Care Network
Bioengineering - TRADE NEWS: Complex Mixtures of Targeting Oligonucleotides Unlock the Power of Next-Generation DNA Sequencers
Bioengineering - VaxGen Restructures Lease Obligation to Further Reduce Spending
Bioinformatics - The Biggest Opportunity Area In the Bioinformatics Market Will Be In the Drug Discovery Sector
BioLife Remedies Inc. - BioLife Remedies Announces 2 New Distribution Channels to Accelerate Online Revenues
Biological Warfare - With Assistance from U.S. State Department's 'Bio-Industry Initiative' (BII) Program, Grant Life Sciences In-Licenses Proprietary Technology from Two Russian Scientists
Biologics - Hospira's Biosimilar Epoetin Retacrit(TM) Receives Positive Opinion Recommending EU Approval
Biomedicine - 'The Cancer Clock' Offers a Comprehensive Overview of the World's Second Biggest Killer
Biomedicine - A Dose of Tai Chi -- the State of Research on Tai Chi's Health Benefits
Biomedicine - Acusphere's Don Chickering Selected for Boston Business Journal's ''40 under 40'' Award
Biomedicine - Agencourt Genomic Services is Key Collaborator in New Research That Further Defines Landscape of Breast and Colon Cancers
Biomedicine - Avery Biomedical Devices, Inc. Appoints Elefteriades to its Board of Directors
Biomedicine - Cedars-Sinai Wins Award for Excellence in Medical Office Building Management
Biomedicine - Former National Cancer Institute Director to Speak at Case Western Reserve University November 1
Biomedicine - Health Advocacy Groups Seek to End Barriers in Accessing Funding for Vital Medical Research
Biomedicine - Jenny McCarthy Featured at National Autism Conference in Atlanta, November 9
Biomedicine - LIALDA (TM) demonstrates prolonged release of mesalamine
Biomedicine - MacroChem Announces Michael Zasloff, M.D., Ph.D. Joins Company's Scientific Advisory Board
Biomedicine - McBride Clinic #1 Overall Orthopedic Hospital in Oklahoma: Study
Biomedicine - New Study: Pine Bark Extract Boosts Nitric Oxide (NO) Production
Biomedicine - New study: pine bark extract boosts nitric oxide production
Biomedicine - Northfield Laboratories Presentation at 11th Annual International Symposium on Blood Substitutes Available Online
Biomedicine - Osteotech Completes Tissue Supply Agreement With LifeNet Health
Biomedicine - Phase 2 of Singapore's Biomedical Sciences Initiative gains momentum for clinical research
Biomedicine - Researchers to be Honored at 'Oscars of Invention'
Biomedicine - Rutgers biomaterial debuts in clinical trials of new stent
Biomedicine - Two Scientists Join Team of Biomoda, Inc.
Biomolecular Engineering - Bayer Foundation Grant Creates Graduate Engineering Fellowship at University of Houston
Biopharmaceuticals - AVI BioPharma Receives Major Research and Development Grant From Charley's Fund for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Biopharmaceuticals - Canon Communications Successfully Launches Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) Event in Northern California
Biopharmaceuticals - CeNeRx BioPharma Adds Dr. Daniel Burch as Chief Medical Officer
Biopharmaceuticals - Helix BioPharma Chairman resigns
Biopharmaceuticals - New SAFE-BioPharma Roaming Digital ID Allows Safe Digital Signatures to Be Used without Tokens, Smart Cards or Desktop Software
Biopharmaceuticals - OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase I Results with Fibrin Patch
Biopharmaceuticals - Thomas, McNerney & Partners Expands Team on East and West Coasts
Bioponic Phytoceuticals, Inc. - Bioponic Phytoceuticals to Roll Out Multiple Products to 1,000 Major Health Food Stores in the Western United States
Biopsy - VivaScope(R) Confocal Imager May Eliminate Need for Routine Skin Biopsies for Dermatology Patients
Bioscience - 2007 Massachusetts Biotechnology Council MASS Opportunities Investment Conference Showcases Leading Growth Companies
Bioscience - Keiko Hattori Joins Haemonetics as President of Haemonetics Japan
Bioscience - Martek's life'sDHA(TM) Featured in New Beech-Nut(R) DHA Plus Baby Food and Cereals
Bioscience - Veterinarian Dan Richardson to Lead K-State Olathe Innovation Campus
Biotech Business - Antares' Product Development Agreement Wins 2007 Innovative Bio-Partnering Award
Biotech Business - BIO Investor Forum 2007 Draws Record Crowd of Investment, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Leaders
Biotech Business - BIO to Ask Congress to Restore SBIR Grant Eligibility for Small Biotech Companies
Biotech Business - Chromatin Licenses Gene Stacking Technology to Syngenta Biotechnology Inc.
Biotech Business - Cognizant to Acquire marketRx, a Leading Provider of Life Sciences Market Analytics
Biotech Business - Healthnostics Incorporates Thompson Scientifics' Journal Citation Reports Rankings into MedBioWorld Portal
Biotech Business - Hofstra University to Establish New School of Medicine, Partnering with the North Shore-LIJ Health System
Biotech Business - Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development Names Hyaluron Contract Manufacturing, 'A Company to Watch'
Biotech Business - MedBioWorld Portal Significantly Expands Resource Content
Biotech Business - Mendel Biotechnology Announces Completion of Financing
Biotech Business - Regulatory Affairs Associates Gets New Drugs Tested Faster, Wins 2007 Innovation Michigan Award
Biotech Business - Xytis Names Gordon H. Busenbark as Chief Financial Officer
Biotechnology - BiotechWatch Launches the Biotech Forum
Biotechnology - DuPont Scores a Hat Trick for Innovation
Biotechnology - Frost & Sullivan Lauds Aptilon's Innovative Alternative Sales & Marketing Channel for the Healthcare Industry
Biotechnology - Get a Guide To Royalty Rates In Pharmaceutical Licensing Deals
Biotechnology - Pure H2O Bio-Technologies Announces Completion of Phase I on New Manufacturing Facility in Georgia
Biotechnology - Pure H2O Bio-Technologies Implements Marketing and Promotion Strategy to Update Current and Potential Investors
Biotechnology - Research Alert: Top European Companies Lose Ground in Battle for Cash, According to New REL/CFO Europe 'Cash Masters' Study
Biotechnology - Rules-Based Medicine Raises $25 Million in Series a Funding
Biotechnology - Science Magazine Recognizes Monsanto as Top Employer
Biotechnology - Stelex Announce QMS Module for Open Text's Livelink ECM
Biotechnology - Surface Logix SLx-4090 Selected Among Top 10 Most Promising Licensing Candidates In Cardiovascular Disease
Biotechnology - Syngenta Licenses Chromatin Gene Stacking Technology
Biotechnology - Telemedicus Announces New Vice President of Operations
Biotechnology Business - ABR -- Affinity BioReagents Announces Launch of New Website
Biotechnology Business - Amgen Announces Webcast of 2007 Third Quarter Financial Results
Biotechnology Business - Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results
Biotechnology Business - Biogen Idec Issues Statement
Biotechnology Business - Biopure Appoints Officer and Regains Nasdaq Listing Compliance
Biotechnology Business - BioTime Announces New Line of Credit
Biotechnology Business - Botaneco obtains $2.4 million in funding from AVAC
Biotechnology Business - Caroline Dorsa to Join Gilead as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Biotechnology Business - Curis, Inc. Announces Initiation of Expansion Cohort in Collaborator Genentech's Phase I Clinical Trial of a Systemically Administered Hedgehog Antagonist
Biotechnology Business - Elan Update
Biotechnology Business - Gene Logic Agrees to Sell Genomics Assets
Biotechnology Business - Genencor Launches First Ever Commercial Enzyme Product for Cellulosic Ethanol
Biotechnology Business - Genzyme Statement Regarding Results of FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on the Use of Phosphate Binders in Chronic Kidney Disease
Biotechnology Business - Ligand Earns Milestone Payment as Wyeth Submits European Market Authorization for Bazedoxifene
Biotechnology Business - Medarex Announces the Appointment of Ursula B. Bartels as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Biotechnology Business - NEXUS Biosystems Announces Formation of European Subsidiary
Biotechnology Business - OSI Pharmaceuticals Provides Additional Information about US Sales of Tarceva
Biotechnology Business - Research and Markets: Cephalon IMS Company Profile Available Now
Biotechnology Business - Rosetta Biosoftware's Rosetta Syllego System Achieves GeneChip-compatible(TM) Status with the Affymetrix GeneChip(R) Microarray Platform
Bioterrorism - Aethlon Medical Releases Ebola & Marburg Treatment Report
Bioterrorism - Corgenix Announces Initial Results in Development of New Tests for Viral Infections and Bioterrorism Threats
BioWa, Inc. - BioWa Announces Licensing of BioWa's POTELLIGENT(R) Technology by GlaxoSmithkline for Use in Antibody Research and Development
Bipolar Disorder - Organon's Asenapine Further Demonstrates Efficacy in Reducing Mania Symptoms for the Treatment of Bipolar I Disorder
Bird Flu - Smiths Detection to Launch a Portable Diagnostic System for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Avian Flu
Blindness - Dr. Tom Tooma Honored at 2007 Vision Awards
Blue Spoon Consulting Group, LLC - Blue Spoon Consulting Posts Solution Summary for 'Adaptive Tactical Systems'
Bone Research - Dear Santa: Please Bring Me a Bone, a Ball, and Better Health
Bone Research - Velcura Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints Industry Executive to Lead Regulatory Affairs
Boston Scientific - Boston Scientific Announces New Initiatives to Increase Shareholder Value
Brachytherapy - Varian Medical Systems Introduces iX Range of HDR Afterloaders to Optimise Brachytherapy Treatments
Brachytherapy - Varian Medical Systems Introduces New and Improved VariSeed(TM) 8.0 Software for Permanent Seed Prostate Brachytherapy Treatments
Brain Cancer - Drug combination might offer hope for patients deadly brain tumors
Brain Cancer - Scorpions and Brain Tumors, This Week on Your Cancer Today(TM)
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. - Rasheda Ali to Join Advisory Board of Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics
Breast Cancer - 1-800-PACK-RAT Makes a Splash During Annual Walk for Hope
Breast Cancer - Borgata Heart & Soul Foundation Presents Third Annual Women in Wine Event
Breast Cancer - Breast Cancer Diagnostic Markers Licensed by Perlegen in Agreement with University of Cambridge and Cancer Research Technology
Breast Cancer - Breast Cancer Survivors and Their Supporters 'Sing to Live'
Breast Cancer - Cancer Prevention Coalition: the Breast Cancer Awareness Month Misleads Women
Breast Cancer - Contrast agent trials in swine
Breast Cancer - Gal to Gal Virtual Walk for Stage 4 Breast Cancer Making Virtual History
Breast Cancer - General Mills' #43, M&M's #38 Driving Passionately Pink for the Cure at Lowe's Motor Speedway NASCAR Race
Breast Cancer - If You Build It, They Will Give
Breast Cancer - L.A. Breast Cancer Activist Honored With Survivor Circle Award
Breast Cancer - New Surgical Options for Breast Cancer Patients!
Breast Cancer - Nonni's Biscotti Partners With Celebrities to Raise Funds for Breast Cancer Research
Breast Cancer - Panacea Pharmaceuticals Announces the Availability of BC Detect(SM), a Serum- Based Diagnostic Test for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer - Power3 Medical Products, Inc. Launches BC-SeraPro, the First Proteomics-Based Blood Serum Diagnostic Test for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer - Sunlight Exposure May Decrease Risk of Advanced Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer - Susan G. Komen for the Cure Launches Komen Community Challenge With Governor's Pink Ribbon Week Proclamation and Executive Mansion Reception
Breast Cancer - Sutter Solano Cancer Center Offers Advice, Free Lecture During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer - Think Pink for the Cure: thinkproducts Raises Over $50,000 for Breast Cancer Awareness
Breast Cancer - Weight Gain Related to Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk
Broadlane - Hill-Rom Awarded Contract Through Broadlane's Client Driven Pre-Committed Sourcing Process
Cabot Creamery Cooperative - No One Is Afraid of Healthy Halloween Treats
California Olive Industry - Dieticians & Nutritionists Report Decreased Confidence in Food Supply
California Rx Card - Thousands of Californians Receive ''Free'' Prescription Drug Card since California Rx Card Launched October 1st!
California Table Grape Commission - Grape Consumption Improves Antioxidant Capacity in Humans
Camelot Ventures - Camelot Ventures Sells RealAge to Hearst Magazines
Campaign for America's Future - Children's Health Bill Vote Makes the Record Clear
Campbell Alliance - Campbell Alliance Launches New Practice Area Focused on Trade and Distribution
Cancer - Allovectin-7(R) May Offer Patients a New Option for Advanced Melanoma
Cancer - AngioGenex Files Patent on First Small Molecule Id-Inhibitors for the Treatment of Cancer
Cancer - Austin LIVESTRONG(R) Challenge Partipants Raise More Than $3.8 Million for Cancer Survivors
Cancer - Edgeline Holdings to Close on Its Acquisition of Intertech Bio
Cancer - Elekta Announces New Cancer Care Solutions and Highlights Personalized Efficiency at ASTRO 2007
Cancer - Exercise and Psychological Counseling Could Ease Cancer-related Fatigue
Cancer - Industry Leaders Select RTA 402 as Top 10 Most Promising New Cancer Drugs
Cancer - Morris Animal Foundation Featured on NASCAR Racecar to Raise Awareness of Pet Cancer
Cancer - Navitas Names Dr. Dean Gesme as Medical Director
Cancer - President of Uruguay to Speak at ASTRO Annual Meeting
Cancer - Recipient of Melanoma Drug in Development Celebrates Two Cancer-Free Years
Cancer - Sidestepping cancer's chaperone
Cancer - Zila Receives Approval to Launch ViziLite Plus in Canada
Cancer Gene Therapy - Ocular Pharma Company Charlesson Announces $2.35MM in New Funding
Cancer Vaccines - Accentia Biopharmaceuticals Announces Unblinding and Analysis of Fast Tracked Phase 3 Trial for BiovaxID
Cancer Vaccines - Advaxis Signs Agreement with Cobra for Manufacture of Lovaxin C Vaccine
Cancer Vaccines - Aureon Laboratories to Collaborate with UCSF on Research Study to Construct Predictive Models for GM-CSF Treatment Response in Patients with Prostate Cancer
Cancer Vaccines - Baylor Research Institute to Collaborate with Mount Sinai School of Medicine to Develop Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines
Cancer Vaccines - Clinical Trial Evaluating Brain Cancer Vaccine is Underway at NYU
Cancer Vaccines - NEJM Report Finds HPV Test More Effective Than Pap in Determining Cervical Cancer Risk
Cancer Vaccines - New Study Shows Listeria Vaccine for Cervical Cancer Found Safe
Cancer Vaccines - Study: HPV test beats Pap in detecting cervical cancer
Carbon Nanotubes - Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center Announces Funding for Fuel Cell Company
Cardiography - CardioDynamics Ranked in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for San Diego
Cardiology - El Camino Hospital Rated Best in California for Overall Cardiac Services
Cardiology - Mid-State Cardiology, the Heart Group Unite with Saint Thomas Health Services to Create Saint Thomas Heart
Cardiology - New Study Discusses Key Products in Nuclear Cardiology and Examines the Trends That Are Stimulating This Market
Cardiology - Prescient Medical, Inc. Unveils Revolutionary Cath Lab Advances to Cardiology Community at TCT 2007
Cardiology - Stereotaxis Showcases Interventional Cardiology Capabilities of Niobe Magnetic Navigation System
Carestream Health, Inc. - Carestream Health Announces Worldwide Orders for Its Healthcare Information Management Systems
Carl Marks Advisory Group Llc - Carl Marks Advisory Group Advises Valeo Inc. in Sale to E&B Giftware LLC
CAS Medical Systems, Inc. - CAS Medical Systems, Inc. Ranked Among Connecticut's Fastest Growing Technology Companies
Catheter Systems - Newly Launched B. Braun Contiplex(R) Stim System Redefines Standards for Stimulating Catheters
CBaySystems - CBaySystems Gives Away 2008 Honda Civic at AHIMA 2007
CBMI Canada - CBM USA stands up and speaks out to world leaders on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Celera - Celera Completes Acquisition of Berkeley HeartLab, Inc.
Cell Biology - A Pilot Project for a Novel Technology: the Manufacturing of Cellular Medicinal Products
Cell Biology - ReCellular Named Exclusive Cell Phone Recycling Partner for Consumer Cellular
Center for Connected Health - First Real-Time, Interactive Healthcare Conference Held in Second Life, Featuring Panel From 'Real Life' Partners Connected Health Conference
Central Nervous System Disorders - Cortex Names Pierre V. Tran, MD, MMM, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Clinical Development
Ceridian Corporation - Ceridian LifeWorks Launches Multinational EAP and Work-Life Services
Cerner Corp. - Cerner Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Cervical Cancer - Pa. Funding for Cervical Cancer Prevention Services Ends
Charles Schwab - Schwab Institutional Introduces Healthcare and Benefits Assistance for Independent Advisor Firms
Chart-MD - Doctor-Patient Communication Gets the Rx it Needs with Chart-MD
Chromatography - IDEX Corporation Acquires Isolation Technologies in a Strategic Expansion of Its Health and Science Technologies Segment
Chronic Back Pain - SpineOvations Names M. Ross Simmonds Chief Executive Officer
Chronic Diseases - Six Olympic Legends Battling Chronic Diseases Lead Revolution in Advancing Pharmacy Care as Medco Launches the 'Tour of Champions'
Chronic Kidney Failure - Early intervention dramatically improves outcomes for new dialysis patients
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Critical Therapeutics Announces Enrollment in Phase III Trial of Zileuton in Patients with Acute Exacerbations of COPD
Chronic Pain - Neuromed Concludes a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with FDA for a Pivotal Phase 3 Study on NMED-1077
CIGNA HealthCare - CIGNA HealthCare of Texas and Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Announce Alliance
Claremont Insurance Services - Insurance Agents Voice Concerns About Health Care Reform at Claremont Forum
Clear Choice Health Plans, Inc. - David Cox Named Vice President of Information Technology for Clear Choice Health Plans, Inc.
Climber.com - Online Job Search Expert Climber.com Launches Innovative Recruiting Tool
Clinical Engineering - Crothall Completes Merger With Professional Services
Clinical Research - CRIX International Announces Northrop Grumman As Operational Support and Security Services Provider
Clinical Trial Research - Adolor Corporation Initiates Second Phase 2 Study of Novel Delta Agonist
Clinical Trial Research - Affymax(R) and Takeda Recognized for Innovative Global Agreement to Develop and Commercialize Hematide(TM) for Anemia
Clinical Trial Research - Cordis Corporation Announces Clinical Studies and Events at TCT 2007
Clinical Trial Research - Evotec Reports Positive Top-Line Results in Phase II Study With EVT 201 in Elderly Insomniacs With Daytime Sleepiness
Clinical Trial Research - MacroChem To Participate in PIPEs Conference October 18th and 19th in New York City
Clinical Trial Research - New Minimally Invasive Breast Reconstructive Procedure for Breast Cancer Patients - Actively Recruiting Participants for Clinical Study
Clinical Trial Research - Random drug testing not reliable in keeping teen athletes from using
Clinical Trial Research - Review of Probiotic Trial Research Finds Only Bifantis(R) Able to Claim Efficacy versus Placebo for IBS Symptoms
CMS - CMS Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Monaco(TM), the Next Generation in IMRT Planning
CNCA - CNCA Exceeds Standards in Nutritional Supplement Quality, Protects Public
Colectomy - Clinical Studies Show REMICADE Reduces Incidence of Bowel Surgeries in Ulcerative Colitis Patients
Colon Cancer - ASGE Applauds News of Drop in Colorectal Cancer Deaths
Colon Cancer - Is the spleen able to prohibit tumor cell proliferation?
Colon Cancer - News of Declining Cancer Deaths Underscores the Power of Preventive Screening
Computational Biology - Brightness and darkness as perceptual dimensions
Computer Sciences Corporation - CSC Part of Team Selected to Participate in Trial Implementation of Nationwide Health Information Network
Computers & Software - Compendia Bioscience Announces the Release and Availability of Oncomine(TM) Research Premium Edition
Concentra - Concentra Offers Flu Vaccines to Keep America Working
Concept2; iTRAIN - Get Ripped with New iROW Workout
Conditioning Research - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Enters Publishing Partnership with National Strength & Conditioning Association
Conseco, Inc. - Conseco Completes Divestiture of Old Block of Fixed and Equity-Indexed Annuities
Conseco, Inc. - Conseco Sets Earnings Release Date
Consumers Union - Alarming MRSA Infection Rates Underscore Need for Public Reporting of Hospital-Acquired Infections
Consumers Union - Consumers Union Urges Hospitals to Disclose Hand-washing Compliance Rates
Contact Lens - Warning for Consumers: Popular Halloween Eye Wear Accessory Can Permanently Damage Eyes
Cooper Aerobics Center - Cooper Clinic at Craig Ranch Opens Signaling the Next Phase of CooperLife Health-Focused Residential Community in McKinney
CoreSpine Technologies, Llc - Initial Evaluation of New Nucleus Removal Device Provides Promising Results
Corporate Synergies Group (CSG) - Corporate Synergies Group Ranks as the Best Place to Work In the Philadelphia Area - Wins First Place
Critical Care - Carbon Monoxide Test Helps Doctors Determine Patients' Smoking Status
Critical Care - Physical Therapy in ICU Can Reduce Hospital Stays
Critical Care - ZONARE Showcases Next Generation Premium Convertible Ultrasound(TM) Platform at ASA
Criticare Systems, Inc. - Criticare Systems, Inc. Directors Approve Declassification of Board
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Cubist Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results: Total Revenues $79.8 Million; Net Product Revenues $76.3 Million, +52% vs. Q3 2006
CUH2A - CUH2A Wins Team Award in Race for the Cure
CureDuchenne - CureDuchenne Scores Hollywood Auction Packages for ''Jack's Reality Two'' Charity Event
DAS Family Holdings, L.P. - Medical Technologies Unlimited Secures Growth Capital from DAS Family Holdings
Delmarva Foundation - Delmarva Foundation Announces 2007 Trustee Awardees
Dementia - Alzheimer's Foundation of America Sponsors There Is a Bridge Documentary
Dementia - Alzheimer's Foundation of America to Display Quilt to Remember in Philadelphia
Dementia - Educated People Who Develop Dementia Lose Memory at Faster Rate
Democratic National Committee - Dean: Bush Republicans are Leaving Millions of Children Behind
Dengue Fever - Substantial costs and underreporting of dengue fever, concerns about blood supply face US
Dentistry - Align Technology, Inc. Earns PACE Approval From Academy of General Dentistry
Department of Veterans Affairs - VA National Campaign Takes Aim at Resistant Staph Infections
Depression - SPRI Clinical Trials Now Enrolling Patients for Study of New Treatment for Depression
Dermatology - Identify Growth Sectors and Factors Driving Change in the US Wound Treatments Market
Developmental Biology - Sea cucumbers fast track organ regrowth by healing their wounds
Developmental Psychology - Young toddlers think in terms of the whole object, not just parts
Diabetes - Cross-species transplant in rhesus macaques is step toward diabetes cure for humans
Diabetes - Health Care Quality Scores Unveiled by California's Office of the Patient Advocate
Diabetes - Holiday Entertaining with Style -- and Good Health
Diabetes - Joslin Diabetes Center Author, Educator Joins CalorieKing Advisory Board
Diabetes - New Cleveland Clinic Press Healthy Cookbook Helps Diabetic Kids
Diabetes - Rite Aid and dLife Partner to Educate and Support Diabetes Community
Diagnostic and Interventional Spinal and Sports Care - D.I.S.C. Scores First Sponsorship Deal as Official Medical Center of the Los Angeles Kings
Diagnostic Assays - Health Diagnostics' Purchase of Six FONAR UPRIGHT MRI's is ''Just the Beginning''
Diagnostic Assays - Innovative Breast Reconstruction at St. Mary's Medical Center
Diagnostics - Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics and Sysmex America, Inc. Extend Distribution Agreement
Dienst Custom Homes - Dienst Custom Homes Grants Over 40 'Wishes' in Three Years
Digirad Corporation - Digirad Corporation Named to Deloitte Technology Fast 50
Dispensing Solutions, Inc. - Dispensing Solutions to Provide Point-of-Care Dispensing Program for Amerinet Members
DNA Research - Fluidigm Technology to Help Pioneering Researchers Sustain Pacific Rim Salmon Populations
DNA Research - Scientists spy enzyme that makes us unique
DNA Vaccines - Interim Safety Data Favorable for Vical's Phase 2 Trial of DNA Vaccine Against CMV
Dong-A Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd - Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (000640 Ks) Urges Shareholders to Vote against the Kang-Korea Alcohol Nominees at the October 31 EGM
Dong-A PharmTech - Dong-A PharmTech Signs Licensing Deal With Otechestvennye to Market Zydena in Russia
Down Syndrome - Researchers Develop New Procedure to Screen All 46 Human Chromosomes to Identify Abnormalities in Embryos
Draeger Medical, Inc. - Draeger Celebrates Double Centennial of Medical and Safety Technology Excellence
Drug Delivery - Cefotetan Available Nationwide in Ready-to-Use IV Container
Drug Delivery - QLT Completes Acquisition of ForSight Newco II, Inc.
Drug Development - Avalon Pharmaceuticals Announces Resignation of Director Dr. Alan Walton
Drug Development - C-Path Awarded Grant to Continue Drug Safety Work
Drug Development - Health Economic Considerations That Drive Reimbursement Decisions Will Play an Increasing Make or Break Role In New Drug Planning
Drug Development - NicOx Opens U.S. Headquarters in New Jersey
Drug Development - Synosia Therapeutics Establishes Scientific Advisory Board
Drug Development - Tecan and pION Team up to Cost Effectively Screen Drug Permeability
Drug Resistance - Accelr8 Announces Patent Allowance for Rapid Bacterial Diagnostic Method
Drug Resistance - Expert on MRSA "Super Bug" Says New Science and Approach is Needed to Combat This Medical Dilemma
Drug Resistance - Patients should ask surgeons about using honey to heal wounds
Drug Resistance - Seal Shield Launches World's First Antibacterial, Dishwasher Safe Keyboard and Mouse for Infection Control
Drug Resistance - Staph (MRSA) Infection Eradicated for 14 Months With Use of PURE Bioscience's SDC Disinfectant By Tulsa County Jail
Dynamic Health Products, Inc. - Dynamic Files Articles of Merger; Notifies Nasdaq of Merger with GeoPharma
Easter Seals - Easter Seals Awards State and Municipal Public Officials With 2007 Outstanding Advocate Awards
Eaton Corporation - Eaton Reports Record Quarterly Sales, Net Income Per Share, and Cash Flow
Eclipsys Corporation - Eclipsys Announces Relocation of Corporate Headquarters to Atlanta, GA
Ecology - Mice Roar Message: Genetic Change Happens Fast
Edgeline Holdings, Inc. - Edgeline Holdings Announces Receipt of $7,500,000 Funding Proposal
Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. - Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. Announces Adjournment of its Annual General Meeting
Electrophysiology - Medtronic Voluntarily Suspends Distribution of Sprint Fidelis(R) Defibrillation Leads
Electrophysiology - Published Results Using AtriCure Minimally Invasive Products
Eli Lilly and Company - Lilly Declares Fourth-Quarter Dividend
Eli Lilly and Company - Lilly Delivers Strong Third-Quarter Results
Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. - Elron Announces $11 Million Investment by Intel Capital in Elron Group Company, Jordan Valley
Emergency Preparedness - Deloitte and Nonprofit Roundtable Host Real-World Disaster Exercise as Next Step in Developing Preparedness Plan for Greater Washington Region
Emergency Preparedness - Hospital Association Teams With State to Standardize Patient Alert Bands
Empire BlueCross BlueShield - New Empire BlueCross BlueShield Prism Plans Offer Better Choice and Affordability for New York Small Group Market
Endocrinology - Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI) Experts Receive International Recognition for Their Contributions to the Field of Reproductive Endocrinology
Entrepreneurs' Organization - New Survey Illustrates Importance of Healthcare Costs and Upcoming Presidential Election to U.S. Entrepreneurs
Erickson Retirement Communities - Erickson Retirement Communities and St. Agnes Hospital Establish Nation's First Operational Health Information Exchange
Ernst & Young - Ernst & Young and Medica Venture Partners will Offer a Dedicated Healthcare Track at the Upcoming Journey 2007 Conference
ev3 Inc. - ev3 Inc. Announces Final Determination of Shares Issued as Merger Consideration
Exponent, Inc. - Exponent Reports Strong Third Quarter 2007 Results
Female Infertility - X-Effect: Female Chromosome Confirmed a Prime Driver of Speciation
Ferring Pharmaceuticals - Ferring Announces $10,000 Grand Prize Winner of 2007 My Little Miracle Essay Contest
Fibrosis - New links in the cystic fibrosis chain uncover potential therapeutics
Fibrosis - Solvay Pharmaceuticals Awards 100 College Scholarships to Students with Cystic Fibrosis
Financial Filings Corp. - WallSt.net Updates Investment Community Through All-New Interview With Ingen Technologies
Financial Filings Corp. - WallSt.net Updates Investment Community Through All-New Interview With XTend Medical
Financials - Alfacell Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial Results
Financials - AmerisourceBergen Provides Quarterly Financial Information for PharMerica Segment and Clarifies Guidance
Financials - Coherent, Inc. to Webcast Fourth Fiscal Quarter 2007 Results
Financials - LifeVantage Corporation Announces Q4 and FY 2007 Financial and Operating Results
Financials - Vasomedical Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results
Financials - Zila, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2007 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
Financing - Direct Flow Medical Raises $27 Million and Initiates European Clinical Trial
Financing - RxElite Appoints New Chairman and CEO; Management Positions for Continued Growth
Financing - Solis Women's Health Secures Senior Debt and Follow on Equity Funding
Financing - Stonybrook Purification Secures Series a Financing; University Spinout Aims to Lower Cost of Clean Water
Financing - Teleflex Enters Agreement to Sell Global Automotive Business To Kongsberg Automotive for $560M
Financing - Telemedicus Engages Corporate Lease Management Agency, Leasecure
Financing - TriReme Medical Inc. Announces $15.5 Million Series C Financing
FinCor Holdings Inc. - The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute's Continuing Medical Education Programs Reaccredited by ACCME
Flu Vaccines - Actress and Mother Jennifer Garner Joins American Lung Association to Encourage Americans to Get an Influenza Vaccination
Flu Vaccines - Concentra Medical Centers Gears Up for Flu Season to Keep Area Workforce Healthy
Flu Vaccines - CSL Biotherapies starts U.S. shipments of influenza vaccine
Flu Vaccines - Flu Season Is Here -- Vaccinations Are Still Plentiful
Frank N. Darras - Why Healthy People Should Consider Individual Disability Insurance
Frost & Sullivan - Frost & Sullivan Lauds Site of Care Systems for Meeting Demands in Neonatal Information System Market
Galderma Laboratories - Galderma Associates Itself to Cartier's Women's Initiative Awards to Recognize Female Entrepreneurs From Around the Globe
Gastric Cancer - Georgetown Names New Director of Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Gastroenterology - ACG Announces Generous Gift by Procter & Gamble
Gastroenterology - ACG Announces Major Gift by Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Gastroenterology - Baicalin might be a promising therapeutic tool for severe acute pancreatitis
Gastroenterology - Lexicon Reports Initial Clinical Trial Results for LX1031, an Investigational New Drug for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Gastroenterology - New Analysis of Study Data Shows That Asacol(R) (Mesalamine) Delivers Rapid Symptom Relief for Ulcerative Colitis Patients
Gastroenterology - Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Presents Data on Cobiprostone at American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting
Gastroesophageal Reflux - Dynogen's Oral Prokinetic Drug, DDP733, Shown to Reduce Reflux in Phase 1B Study
Gene Therapy - EpiCept to Present Pre-clinical Advances of Myc Oncogene Directed Drug Discovery at Assays and Cellular Targets Conference
Gene Therapy - Isis Adds New Drug to Its Development Pipeline: ISIS 388626 Targeting SGLT2 for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Gene Therapy - Massive reanalysis of genome data solves case of the lethal genes
Gene Therapy - Rigel to Present Research Programs at Scientific Conferences
Gene Therapy - Sigma-Aldrich Introduces N-TER Nanoparticle siRNA Transfection System for Delivery of siRNA Into Difficult-to-Transfect Cell Types
Gene Therapy - Telik Announces Presentation of Preclinical Data on Dual Inhibitors of Aurora Kinases and VEGFR2
Genesis Healthcare Corporation - 19 Genesis Healthcare Centers Receive MyInnerView 'Excellence In Action' Award
Genetics & Genomics - Chromatin, Inc. Publishes Maize Mini-Chromosome Research in PLoS Genetics
Genetics & Genomics - Genetic ancestral testing cannot deliver on its promise, study warns
Genetics & Genomics - Half-million-dollar DNA sequencer to boost genetic science research at UH
Genetics & Genomics - Microarray Sequence Capture Speeds Large-Scale Resequencing of Targeted Genomic Regions
Genetics & Genomics - Perlegen's Contribution to Phase 2 HapMap of Human Genetic Variation Empowers Scientists Studying Common Diseases
Genetics & Genomics - Scientists Alter Sexual Orientation in Worms
Genetics & Genomics - Second phase of HapMap project is completed
GeoPharma, Inc. - GeoPharma Finalizes Acquisition of Dynamic Health Products
GlaxoSmithKline - Food 'Pro' Cat Cora Teams Up With Sensodyne(R) ProNamel(TM) to Offer a Guide to Dining out with a Smile
Global Call to Action Against Poverty - 38.7 Million People Break Guinness World Record for Stand Up Speak Out on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Good Samaritan Hospital - Patient Care at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles Rates Highly According to Recent Study
Gout - Savient Pharmaceuticals Completes Puricase(R) Phase 3 Studies for Treatment-Failure Gout
GSI Securitization Inc. - GSI Securitization Announces Symbol Change!
Gynecologic Cancer - Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Provides Guidelines for Offering Genetic Risk Assessment to Women With a Personal or Family History of Breast, Ovarian, Uterine or Colorectal Cancer
Hansen Medical, Inc. - Hansen Medical to Present at the JPMorgan Ninth SMid Cap Conference
HC Innovations, Inc. - HC Innovations Announces National Clinical Advisory Board
Headache and Migraine - More Americans Turning to Massage for Pain Management
Health Care Compliance Association - Critical HCCA Web/Audio Conference Will Review Office of Inspector General Compliance Concerns Outlined in FY 2008 Work Plan
Health Insurance - ''Cover Kids First, Then Debate''
Health Insurance - Employers Can Slash Health Insurance Costs, Limit Impact on Employees, Jim Edholm Writes
Health Insurance - Failure to Reauthorize SCHIP Poses Threat to California Children and Community Clinics
Health Insurance - Fidelity Research Reveals Many Insured U.S. Workers Don't Understand Basic Consumer Health Plan Language
Health Insurance - Health Insurance Finders Debuts a Comprehensive Guide to Family Health Insurance
Health Insurance - Lohengrin Group Announces Bold New Product Line
Health Insurance - Massachusetts Mandatory Health Insurance Purchase Law is No Model for California
Health Insurance - National Alliance for Hispanic Health Ramps Up Lobbying for SCHIP Veto Override
Health Insurance - Shameful Votes Today on Children's Health Care by Reps. John Peterson, Joe Pitts and Bill Shuster
Health Net, Inc. - Health Net, Inc. Annual Investor Conference
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society - HIMSS' Second Virtual Conference & Expo Less Than a Month Away
Healthcare Liaison - Healthcare Liaison Launches Nation's First Accreditation Program for Private Healthcare Advocates - October 27-28
Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. - Healthcare Management Systems Announces Capital Investment
HealthExtras, Inc. - Catalyst Rx Awarded New URAC Drug Therapy Management Accreditation
HealthExtras, Inc. - Catalyst Rx Recertified by the HR Policy Association as a Provider of Full Transparency in Drug Contracting
HealthiNation - HealthiNation Delivers On Demand Health Programming to Verizon FiOS TV Subscribers
HealthLat Llc - Innovative Healthcare Experience Reports from HealthLat Make Patients More Informed
HealthTrans - HealthTrans Sponsors Flu Shot Clinics in Partnership With Visiting Nurse Association
Heart Attack - Are women at greater risk from angioplasty?
Heart Attack - Aspirin -- just for men?
Heart Attack - Defibtech Ranked Number One in Deloitte's Connecticut Technology Fast 50 Program
Heart Attack - Kaiser Permanente Receives the Most Stars for a Seventh Time in California Health Plan Report Card
Heart Disease - Celera and Collaborators Identify a Five-Gene Genetic Risk Score(TM) That Predicts Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Heart Disease - CIGNA Analysis Shows Integrated Medical and Disability Programs Improve Return-to-Work Rates, Productivity
Heart Disease - Healthy Diet, Lifestyle Behaviors Associated With Decreased Risk of Heart Attack in Women
Heart Disease - Legacy Heart Center: the Pain You Don't Feel Could Kill You
Heart Disease - Move Over Drug-Eluting Stents ... a New Technology is on the Way
Heart Failure - Eating Whole-Grain Breakfast Cereals May Be Associated With a Lower Risk of Heart Failure for Men
Hemophilia - Educational Children's Book About Hemophilia Now Available from Bayer HealthCare and BioRx
Hepatitis - Immune cells fighting chronic infections become progressively 'exhausted,' ineffective
Hepatitis B Virus - Medical Services International Agrees to Retail the VScan Hepatitis B&C Test Kits in SE Asia
Hepatitis E Virus - Ener1 Awarded Lithium Ion Battery Development and Supply Contract With Think Global
Hepatocellular Cancer - Intra-arterial combination chemotherapy induces long-term survival for hepatocellular carcinoma
Hernia Repair - TEI Biosciences Launches SurgiMend(TM) Collagen Matrix for Soft Tissue Reconstruction
Herpes Simplex Virus - Company's Partner Completes Trial Production of a New Antiviral Medicine
HIV/AIDS - 39 Noted Performing Artists Urge Congress to Fix Flaws in President's Global AIDS Plan
HIV/AIDS - AHF Challenges Merck Over Steep Price of Its New AIDS Drug, Isentress
HIV/AIDS - Cohen Design Centers Sponsor the AIDS Walks in Los Angeles, Houston, Fort Lauderdale and New York
HIV/AIDS - FDA Approves ISENTRESS(TM) (raltegravir) Tablets, First-in-Class Oral HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitor
HIV/AIDS - GenVec Receives Additional Funding for 7th Year of HIV Vaccine Program
HIV/AIDS - High-Risk Individuals Less Likely to Follow Through on HIV Testing Plans
HIV/AIDS - HIV linked to increased risk of ESRD in African-Americans
HIV/AIDS - Robbins Bros. Gives Water at AIDS Walk L.A.
HIV/AIDS - STA Travel and Keep a Child Alive Ask College Students to Demonstrate Their 'Good Cents'
HIV/AIDS - StatSure Signs Strategic Financing and License Deals with Inverness Medical Innovations
HIV/AIDS - Test for Life Marks National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, Announces Launch of Florida Coalition
HIV/AIDS - The Power of Community in Fighting HIV/AIDS Among Latinos
HIV/AIDS - US-Based Bollywood On-Demand Service to Sponsor 'Faces of India' YouthAIDS Gala on November 2nd
HIV/AIDS - Veto of California's Condoms in Prisons Bill: "Politics Over Public Health," Says AHF
Hologic, Inc. - Hologic Stockholders Approve Merger with Cytyc
Homeland Security - Greenway Medical Technologies Executive Testifies Before Congress
Homeland Security - Health Discovery Corporation Receives Notice of Allowance of U.S. Patent Application Covering Kernel Selection Methods for SVMs and Other Learning Machines
Homeland Security - New Policy Report Outlines Options for Governance of Synthetic Genomics
Homeopathy - Safe and Reliable Cough, Cold and Flu Medicine for Children Still Available on Shelves
Homeopathy - The Homeopathic Revolution
Hooper Holmes, Inc. - Hooper Holmes Introduces Mature Assessment
Hooper Holmes, Inc. - Hooper Holmes to Exhibit at the 2007 Sixth Annual Association of Home Office Underwriters Conference
Hormones - Do Not Take the Pill! Dr. Prudence Hall Tells her Teen and Female Patients
Hormones - Sex hormone signature indicates gender rather than just chromosomes
Humana Military Healthcare Services - Humana Military Healthcare Services Appoints Former Senior Enlisted Defense Official to Advisory Board
Humana Military Healthcare Services - Humana Military Healthcare Services Awarded Sixth Patient Appointing Services Contract
HumanWare - ClassMate Reader - Portable reading system supports K-12 students with reading difficulties
Hypertension - SelectHealth and Eliza Corporation Present Healthcare Communications Strategies and Outcomes at Annual Information Therapy Conference
Hypogonadism - Repros Provides Update for Regulatory Program Associated with Androxal(TM) Development
I-Flow Corporation - I-Flow Purchases 15% of HAPC, Inc. Common Stock; Announces Further Agreement with HAPC, Inc. Regarding InfuSystem Transaction
Idexx Laboratories, Inc. - IDEXX Laboratories to Release 2007 Third Quarter Financial Results
Illinois Catholic Health Association - Illinois Catholic Health Association Changes Leadership
Imaging Sciences International - First Live Patient Demonstration of Next Generation i-CAT(R) Cone Beam 3-D Imaging System Held at 2007 American Dental Association 148th Annual Session
Immunotherapy - Greer Laboratories Granted Good Manufacturing Practices Compliance Certification from United Kingdom Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Implants - Facet Solution's AFRS(TM) Implant Demonstrates Positive Clinical Results After One Year Follow Up
IMS Health - IMS Sets Fourth-Quarter 2007 Dividend
Infectious Disease Research Institute - Infectious Disease Research Institute Receives Grant for Acquisition of Core Research Equipment from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Influenza - Flu Myths Abound in Flu Season
Ingen Technologies, Inc. - Ingen Announces New Medical Technology, OxyAlert(TM)
Internal Balance, Inc. - Allan Houston's Work with Tamara Mariea Was One Key in His Rehab and Return to Basketball
Internal Medicine - Association of Academic Health Centers Names University of Pennsylvania's Dr. Arthur H. Rubenstein Chairman of the Board of Directors
International Sports Sciences Association - Want to Return to a Healthy Lifestyle, but Don't Know How to Begin? a Specialty Gym May Be the Answer
Interpharm Holdings, Inc. - Interpharm Announces Delay in 10-K Filing
InterSystems Corporation - Intersystems and Four Points Technology to Partner on $34.9 Million Contract with Department of Veterans Affairs
Intrepid Holdings, Inc. - My Clinic Announces Opening of Twelve Clinics
inVentiv Health Inc. - inVentiv Health Provides Sales Teams Contract Update
Iridex Corporation - Theodore A. Boutacoff Appointed President & CEO of IRIDEX
Joint Pain - Forget the 'Old' Stereotypes - New Survey Reveals that Baby Boomers Are Feeling More 'Young' and Active than Ever!
Kaiser Permanente - Kaiser Permanente Joins With Top Health Care Groups to Create Healthier Hospital Environments
Keenan & Associates - Robert Trotta Named New President of Innovative Care Systems, Inc.
Kidney Disease - DaVita Volunteers Raise More than $1,000,000 for Nationwide Kidney Education and Prevention Programs
Kidney Disease - Nation's Largest Pet Insurer Examines Effects of Pet Food Recall
Kidney Disease - New treatment option for anemia may improve quality of life for severe kidney disease patients
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. - Lane M. Bowen Elected to American Health Care Association Board of Governors
Lactation - Nutritional Specialties, Inc. Introduces Lifetime Liquid D3
Lana Fuchs Couture - The Emerald Dream Ball
Langford Ic Systems, Inc. - FDA Grants Clearance to Langford IC Systems, Inc.
Laser Energetics, Inc. - Laser Energetics Delivers BrightStar(TM) Alexandrite Laser to Fortune 50 Defense Company
Lawson Software - Heartland Health Signs Multi-Suite Lawson Software Contract
Legend Homes - A History of Philanthropy Made Green-certified Legend Homes an Easy Choice for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Leukemia - Carreras Foundation to Endow Clinical-Research Chair at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
LHC Group, Inc. - LHC Group Ranked #7 on Forbes List of ''America's 200 Best Small Companies''
Liposuction - Body Image Has Little Influence on Desire for Plastic Surgery, ASPS Study Reveals
Liver Cancer - Discovery of New Antiviral Mechanism in Mammals May Improve Treatment of Hepatitis C Infections
Liver Disease - The 58th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Boston, Nov. 2-6
Lornamead, Inc. - Lornamead Grows With Addition of Two Branding Pros
Los Angeles Jewish Home - FORGET THE JONESES, This is All About Keeping up With the Walkers as the Los Angeles Jewish Home Sends Out an Invite to Everyone Named 'Walker' in the United States
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis - Back Pain Milestone: Tennessee Orthopedic Surgeon is First to Implant Two-Level 'Motion Preserving' Spinal Device to Treat Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, the Most Common Indication for Surgery in Persons Aged
Lung Cancer - Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) to Sponsor Conference in Italy on Women, Smoke and Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer - Overall Drop in Cancer Death Rate Does Not Apply to Women With Lung Cancer
Lung Disease - Man's Best Friend May Open Door to Understanding Fibrotic Lung Disease in Human and Animal Populations
Lupus - Living Your Best Life: Adjusting Mind, Body and Spirit
Mach One Corporation - Mach One Corporation Files its Form SB-2 with the SEC
MAGICWHEELS(TM) - Wheelchair Company Launches Veterans Giveaway Program
Maine State Nurses Association - MSNA: Strike Averted - Tentative Pact at EMMC
Malaria - Bill and Melinda Gates Call for New Global Commitment to Chart a Course for Malaria Eradication
Malaria - Malaria No More and Sumitomo Chemical Help Protect 1.4 Million Kids from Malaria
Malaria - Sanofi Pasteur and Institut Pasteur Team up Against Malaria
Malaria Vaccines - Malaria vaccine is safe, immunogenic and efficacious in young infants
Malaria Vaccines - New Lancet study: Malaria vaccine candidate has promising safety, tolerability profile in infants
Malaria Vaccines - Stanford Researchers Seek Volunteers for Malaria Vaccine Study
Male Infertility - Gene defects could be new cause of male infertility
Male Infertility - The Latest About Male Infertility and Testosterone
Managed Care - Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy Health Services Division Achieves High Marks in Pilot Program for Chronic Kidney Disease Management
Managed Care - Matria Healthcare Announces Four New and Expanded Health Enhancement Accounts
Managed Care - The Demise of Pfizer's Exubera Predicted in February 2006 in BusinessWeek by the Bruckner Group
Managed Care - UPMC Health Plan Launches New Product for Small Businesses
Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Manhattan Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Paramount BioSciences Healthcare Conference
Manor Care, Inc. - Manor Care, Inc. Stockholders Approve Proposed Merger
Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Avantium and BP Extend Strategic Partnership
Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Gatorade and Tiger Woods Join Forces to Develop a Signature Line of Sports Performance Beverages
Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Pfizer Engages with Nation's Physicians Through Sermo to Improve Patient Care
Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Remedent, Inc. Announces Exclusive Reme)sense(TM) Distribution Agreement with Savant Distribution Limited, UK
Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Starpharma and Durex Sign Co-Development Agreement for VivaGel(R)-Coated Condoms
Marketing and Licensing Agreements - The Coca-Cola Company Steps up Innovation with New Research Center for Chinese Medicine
Mass Spectrometry - New Book Highlights the Role of Atomic and Mass Spectrometry in the Determination of Chemical Elements in Food
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology - Sunday, October 14, MSPP holds Sixth Annual Lucero Memorial Run and Latino Leadership Breakfast
Maternal Mortality - MacArthur commits $11 million to further UCSF work in maternal safety
McKesson - Amerinet and McKesson Sign Exclusive Multi-Product Agreement
McKesson - McKesson Recognized for Excellence in Customer Service
MD Scientific, LLC - Adventist Health System Installs the EndoTool(TM) Glucose Management System
MDS Nordion - MDS Nordion signs 17-year contract with Rosenergoatom
Medi-Promotions, Inc. - New Medi-Scripts Prescription Pad Product Adds Patient Offers
Medical Simulation Corporation - Medical Simulation Corporation Launches Sales Force Training Program
Medical Strategic Planning, Inc. - MSP Announces Agreement with AGA for Member Access to MSP EHR Selector Tool
Medicare and Medicaid - AdCare Health System's Division Named in Top Tier of 2007 National Home Care Elite List
Medicare and Medicaid - AMAC Executes Multi-Year Contract with City of New York, Human Resources Administration for the Provision of Personal Emergency Response Systems
Medicare and Medicaid - Coalition of Business, Unions, and Consumer Groups Call on Congress to Require E-Prescribing in Medicare
Medicare and Medicaid - Early Stage Medical Diagnostic Company MicroPhage, Inc. Responds to 'Superbug Crisis'
Medicare and Medicaid - Elderly Medicare, Medicaid Patients Not Receiving Quality Care
Medicare and Medicaid - GHI to Provide Independent Personal Health Advocate for Medicare Members
Medicare and Medicaid - Health Care Expert Maggie Mahar Tells Doctors Why the 'Consumer' Can't Rein in the Cost of Health Care in Address to the Massachusetts Medical Society
Medicare and Medicaid - HealthTrio, LLC Personal Health Record Chosen for CMS Pilot for Medicare Beneficiaries
Medicare and Medicaid - Healthways, Independence Blue Cross Sign Agreement to Bring SilverSneakers(R) Fitness Program to Medicare Members
Medicare and Medicaid - How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Medicare and Medicaid - Medical Conference to Debate National Screening Guidelines for Glaucoma
Medicare and Medicaid - MicroPhage, Inc. Raises Additional Funding to Respond to 'Superbug Crisis'
Medicare and Medicaid - Mortality Rates 71% Lower at Top-Rated Hospitals: HealthGrades Annual Hospital-Quality Study
Medicare and Medicaid - UPMC Health Plan Expands Medicare Offering for 2008
Medtronic, Inc. - Medtronic, Inc. Webcast and Cardiovascular Update
Melaleuca - Two Southeast Idahoans Inducted into Idaho's Hall of Fame
Menopause - New Data on HT Must Lead to Re-evaluation of Official Guidelines
Menorrhagia - XenoPort and Xanodyne Announce Exclusive U.S. Licensing Agreement for XP21510
Mental Health - A Best-Kept Secret of Your Teen: They Really Do Care What You Think, Simmons College Study Shows
Mental Health - Height affects how people perceive their quality of life
Mental Health - Military Commanders' Spouses Should Receive Preventive Stress Management Training
Mental Health - Proctor & Gamble Receives EPA Children's Environmental Health Excellence Award
Mental Health - Schools not sustaining mental health aid to children displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Mental Health - Services for patients with BPD need to be improved say psychiatric nurses
Mental Health - Stress: Brain yields clues about why some succumb while others prevail
Mental Illness - Clubhouse of Suffolk to Host 15th Annual Mental Illness Awareness Day
Mergers & Acquisitions - Evenflo Acquires Leading Breastfeeding Product Line Ameda
Mergers & Acquisitions - Frutarom Acquires Gewurzmuller, a Company Specializing in Unique Savory Flavors
Mergers & Acquisitions - Mediware to Acquire Integrated Marketing Solutions to Enhance Blood Center Solution Offerings
Merritt Hawkins & Associates - Survey: Many Older Physicians Plan to Opt Out of Patient Care
Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission; American Red Cross - The First Mega-Shelter Arrangement in Oregon Created for Major Disaster Response and Recovery
Michigan Health & Hospital Association - Association Honors Health Care Leaders in Midland and Troy
Microarray - Affymetrix Launches Microarray Data Analysis Training University
Microelectromechanical Systems - Examine the High Performances MEMS Markets for Automotive, Medical, Industrial, Aeronautic and Defence Applications
Mirixa Corporation - Mirixa Debuts RxFYI - a Free Pharmacy-Published Health eNewsletter Building Patient Loyalty and Generating Revenue
Misys Healthcare Systems - Misys Healthcare Leading Efforts to Expand Adoption of Electronic Medical Records
MMS - A Medical Supply Company - Announcing Prime Vendor Contract With Princeton HealthCare System
Molecular Targets - Access Pharmaceuticals to Present Data on ProLindac(TM) at the AACR-NCI-EORTC 'Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics' Conference
Molecular Targets - Astex Drug Candidates to be Featured at the 2007 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
Molluscum Contagiosum - ReBuilder Medical Technologies, Inc. Announces UK Demand for Safe Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment Leads to Distribution Agreement with UFFE Medical, LTD. Expected 10% Sales Increase.
Monsanto Company - Monsanto Company Executives Adopt 10b5-1 Trading Plans
Multiple Sclerosis - Scientists Show Monoclonal Antibody Leads to Repair of Myelin Sheath in Laboratory Study of Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Top-Line Efficacy Data Presented from Phase 2 Trial of Alemtuzumab in Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Xanthus Presents Data from FLT3 Autoimmune Program Supporting Novel Cell-targeted Mechanism for Disease Attenuation
Musculoskeletal Disease - Musculoskeletal center wins $3.8 million research grant
Myeloma - FDA Expands VELCADE(R) (Bortezomib) for Injection Label for Patients with Multiple Myeloma
Myopathy - Massive microRNA scan uncovers leads to treating muscle degeneration
Nanomedicine - Leading New Technologies to be Highlighted at LifeScience Alley(TM) Conference & Expo
Nanomedicine - Targeted Nanoparticles Offer Promise in the Battle Against Cancer
Nanostreams - Nanostream to Become Service Provider in Assay Depot's Internet Marketplace
Nanotechnology - Acrongenomics Successfully Demonstrates Creatinine Measurement in Urine on Standalone Demonstrator Device
Nanotechnology - AQUISS Continues Expansion Into New Territory
Nanotechnology - Cientifica: How Nanotechnology is Revolutionizing Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology - Flamel Technologies Announces Positive Results of a Phase I Trial of FT-105 Basal Insulin versus Lantus(R)
Nanotechnology - Fred Kavli to Introduce Prestigious Science Awards at DC Climate Conference
Nanotechnology - Nanoscale Titanium Dioxide Particles in DuPont(TM) Light Stabilizer 210 Help Protect Plastics from Sun Damage
Nanotechnology - Positron Corporation Hires VP of Sales and Marketing
Nanotechnology - Positron Displays PULSE CDC(TM) and Introduces New Cardiac PET Scanner at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
Nanotechnology - Positron Introduces New Attrius(TM) Cardiac PET Scanner at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
Nanotechnology - Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies and Consumers Union Collaborate on 'ConsumersTalkNano'
National Alliance for Hispanic Health - Congress and the President Must Act to Secure Peace of Mind for America's Laboring Families
National Digital Medical Archive, Inc. - NDMA Launches Clinical Intelligence Platform
National Head Start Association, Alexandria, Va - Nike/National Head Start Association's 'Let Me Play Head Start' to Expand to 115 New Sites in 2008
Naturally Iowa, Inc. - Naturally Iowa, Inc. Supplies Elementary School With Good Natured Family Farms(R) All-Natural 1%, Chocolate Milk and Skim Milk Products through 'Farm 2 School Lunch Program SINGLEQ
NAVA, Inc. - NAVA's STP Standards Initiative Receives Positive State Recognition
NCBTMB - Texas Adopts NCBTMB's Nationally Recognized Massage Therapy Exams
Nektar Therapeutics - Nektar Therapeutics Issues Statement on Exubera
Nephrology - New MIRCERA(R) Data Analyses to be Featured at the American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting
Neptune Technologies & Bioressources INC. - Neptune strengthens scientific operations with the appointment of a new Scientific Advisory Board
Neuroendocrine Cancer - Covidien and BioSynthema Sign Exclusive Agreements for Cancer Therapy Technology
Neuropsychology - NFL, NHL and NHLPA Team Up in Sports Concussion Education Campaign
Neuroscience - Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present at Windhover's Therapeutic Area Partnerships Conference
Neuroscience - Feeling sleepy is all in your genes
New York City College of Technology - Cholewka Awarded Fulbright to Research Healthcare in Lithuania
Nexia Holdings, Inc. - Nexia Closes Acquisition of Green Endeavors; Landis Salons On Track to Generate Revenues of $2.2 Million in 2007
Nimbus - ATS Executive Search Announces New Business Unit
NMT Medical, Inc. - NMT Medical Appoints James J. Mahoney, Jr., to Board of Directors
North American Scientific, Inc. - North American Scientific Receives Nasdaq Staff Determination Letter
Northwest Natural Products - Northwest Natural Products Introduces AccuFlora(R)
Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc. - Noteworthy Medical Systems Names Paul L. Ruflin as New President and Chief Operating Officer
NSF International - Scrub Club Helps Kids Fight MRSA
NxStage Medical, Inc. - NxStage(R) Medical to Report Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results on Friday, November 2nd
Obama for President - Obama Statement on SCHIP Vote
Obesity - EnergyNow! Announces Grants for Schools to Combat Childhood Obesity
Obesity - Family Members of Children with Fatty Liver Disease at High Risk to Have the Same Disease
Obesity - Mayors Seek Ways to Fight Obesity in Children
Obesity - Studies Show Body Mass Index Has No Effect on Resolution and Healing of GERD Symptoms
Obesity and Diabetes - Amylin Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter Financial Results
Obesity and Diabetes - Obese Children Show Early Signs of Heart Disease
Occlutech GmbH - Occlutech Obtains CE Mark for its "Figulla N" ASD and PFO Occluders
Oncology - ImpactRx Strengthens Senior Management Team
Oncology - TomoTherapy to Host Analyst and Investor Meeting at ASTRO 2007
Ophthalmology - Study questions assumptions about human sensitivity to biological motion
Oral Health America - Maine's School Oral Health Programs Get a Back-to-School Boost From Northeast Delta Dental
Oral Health America - Oral Health America Celebrates National School Lunch Week
Orthovita, Inc. - Orthovita and Allergan Sign Binding Term Sheet for Bovine Collagen Raw Material, Equipment and Technology License
Osteoporosis - Eli Lilly to Become Osteoporosis Market Leader by 2011, Despite Lacking a Bisphosphonate in Its Portfolio
Osteoporosis - New research on structure of bones raises questions for treatment of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis - Sixty Seconds That Can Change Your Life
Owens & Minor, Inc. - Owens & Minor Announces Cash Dividend for Fourth Quarter 2007
PacificHealth Laboratories, Inc. - PacificHealth Laboratories, Inc. Provides Update on Business
Panasonic - Panasonic Issues Call-to-Action for Families to Spend More Quality Time Together
Pancreas - Aetna's Cofinity(SM) Introduces National Transplant Network
Parasitology - WHO Introduces the Helminth Drug Initiative With Special Supplement in the Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery
PassportMD - Consumer-Directed Healthcare Portal Helps Patients Get 'Doctors Notes On Demand(TM)'
Patents - New Report Gives an Overview of the Pharmaceutical Market in Venezuela
Patents - Provectus Receives Patent Protection Notice >From U.S. Patent Office
Pathology - BioDiscovery Releases NEXUS CGH Version 2 for DNA Copy Number Analysis and Visualization
Pathology - Group Health Rolls Out New-Generation Progeny Anatomic Pathology System Built on InterSystems CACHE
Pathology - McGill University Purchases GenVault's Personal Archive System to Manage Rare Cancer Samples
Pathology - Real Men Eat Soy: the Truth about Soy and Sperm Count
Pediatric Rehabilitation - The Children's Institute Launches the Campaign for an Amazing Future
Pediatric Surgery - Packard Children's Hospital Opens New South Bay Specialty Clinic Bringing Specialty Care Close to Home
Pediatrics - 'SCHIP Reauthorization Needs to Stay Focused on Covering More Eligible, Uninsured Children'
Pediatrics - Aetna Statement In Support of Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
Pediatrics - Autism Speaks Joins Florida State University and First Signs in Launching First-Ever Web-Based Autism Video Glossary
Pediatrics - Compound Factors in Rising Rates of Childhood Fractures
Pediatrics - Doctors' Reunion with Patient Inspires Study on Bone Marrow Transplant to Treat Common Disease
Pediatrics - Experts Say Skin-to-Skin Contact, Rooming Together are Important for New Moms and Babies
Pediatrics - Hottest New Baby Shower Gift -- Nosefrida Nasal Aspirator
Pediatrics - Leukocyte Reduction Seen as Significant Advance in Transfusion Medicine, Experts Urge Universal Adoption
Pediatrics - Medical Team Travels to Peru to Help Children Suffering from Heart Ailments
Pediatrics - National study -- kids' bike injuries are major public health concern
Pediatrics - Oral Drug Restores Missing Protein in Boys With MD
Pediatrics - Parents Encouraged to Set an Example for Their Teens and Help Stop Underage Drinking
Pediatrics - Pediatric Prosthetics Inc. Files 2007 Annual Report
Pediatrics - Pediatricians Awarded for Innovative Approaches to Combat Childhood Obesity
Pediatrics - Prebiotics, Probiotics Could Protect Some Infants From Eczema
Pediatrics - Report Finds Major Gaps Exist in U.S. Pediatric Pandemic Preparations
Pediatrics - Sanofi Pasteur Receives FDA Approval of Meningococcal Vaccine for Children
Pediatrics - Scientists find predisposition to bronchiolitis in some babies
Pediatrics - Spirit(R) Halloween Superstores and Children's Hospitals Nationwide Celebrate Second Annual 'Spirit of Children Day'
Pediatrics - Status:
Pennsylvania Alliance to Control Tobacco - 1,771 Casino Employees in PA Will Die from Secondhand-Smoke Illnesses, New PACT Study Says
Penton Media, Inc. - Penton's Supermarket News Names Safeway as Winner of Its 5th Annual Retail Excellence Award
Perfusion - Delcath Systems Technology Profiled in European Medical Technology Publication
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics - Scientist Leonard Susskind Joins Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics as Associate Member
Peripheral Artery Disease - First Patient Enrolled in Study of the GORE VIABAHN(R) Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface for Lower Limb Peripheral Vascular Disease
Peritonitis - New peritoneal dialysis diagnostic discovered
Perot Systems Corporation - Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare Select Perot Systems for Technology Services
Personnel - Barnev, Inc. Names Ronald Greene Chief Executive Officer and Opens New Headquarters in Greater Boston Area
Personnel - Bryan R. Rogers Appointed President of Far West Division
Personnel - James B. Hawkins Appointed to IRIDEX Board of Directors
Personnel - Lumenis Ltd. Announces Senior Leadership Appointments Strengthening the Company's Strategic Businesses
Personnel - Sepracor Announces Senior Management Appointments as Part of Commercial Re-Organization
Personnel - Shopko Names Jill Soltau Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager - Softlines
Pharma ChemOutsourcing - Pharma ChemOutsourcing Announces 2008 Conference & Exhibition Dates at New Jersey Beach Resort
Pharmaceutical Executive - Pharmaceutical Executive's Med Ed Forum to Focus on Unique Needs of Commercial Supporters of CME
Pharmacological - European drug regulations need to change, say experts
Pharmion Corporation - Pharmion Corporation to Announce Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results
Pharyngitis - Fears about complications shouldn't drive antibiotic prescribing
Philips Sonicare - New Survey Uncovers Dirty Little Secrets About America's Oral Care Habits
PHM International - PHM International, Inc. and Healthcare Technical Services, Sdn Bhd Sign Partnership Offering
Phoenix Health Systems, Inc. - PinnacleHealth System Selects Phoenix Health Systems to Provide HIPAA Security Assessment Services
Physicians Adult Daycare, Inc. - Physicians Adult Daycare, Inc. Plans Ownership in Real Estate Company
Physiology - UIC Center Champions Exercise for People with Disabilities
Pituitary Cancer - Video: Trinity Mother Frances Neurosurgeon First in Region to Remove Brain Tumor Using Unique Surgical Procedure
Planck Institute - Neandertals, humans share key changes to 'language gene'
Poliomyelitis - Tri-C Announces 10th Annual Disability Awareness Day Program
Postpartum Depression - For Some, Therapy Can Improve Postpartum Depression Without Drugs
Pre-Trials Research - DARA BioSciences and Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation Sign Exclusive License Agreement
Pre-Trials Research - SJRI To Participate at TCT 2007 Symposium
Premature Birth - March of Dimes Selects Pennsylvania Girl as 2008 National Ambassador
Premier Inc. - National Hospitals Recognized for Excellence in Quality of Patient Care and Efficiency
Premier Inc. - Nationwide Survey Findings Underscore Challenges, Identify Actions in Addressing Healthcare-Associated Infections
Premier, Inc. - Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save With Premier's Casting and Splinting Products Agreements
Prestige Brands, Inc. - With Reverse-Spray Action, New Ear Cleansing System Safely Helps Prevent Ear Wax Build-Up in Adults and Children
ProAssurance Corporation - ProAssurance Announces Debenture Redemption
Prostate Cancer - Hyperthermia Combined with Radiation and Androgen Therapy Provides Positive Results with Reduced Toxicity for Prostate Cancer Treatments
Prostatitis - Antibiotics May Not Help Men's Chronic Pelvic Pain: Harvard Doctors Discuss Alternatives
Psoriasis - Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest Finalists Announced
Psychiatry - Alte Biosciences Announces License Deal with Duke University
Psychiatry - Labopharm to host webcast presentation on once-daily trazodone
Psychiatry - Psychiatric Problems in Teens Difficult to Pinpoint
Public Health - Physicians More Likely to Leave Progressing Developing Than Less Developed
Public Health - Thousands of Public Health Experts to Address Leading Issues at APHA Annual Meeting, Nov. 3-7
Pulmonology - Tomophase to Exhibit First Cross-Sectional Images of Human Bronchus Using Proprietary OCT System
PuriCore - PuriCore Arranges New $20 Million Borrowing Facility
Purpura - Boys with blood infection suffer more severely than girls
Quorum Productions - Quorum Productions' W, the Women's Show to Air a Special Episode on ''Home Care: Real Life Stories''
Radi Medical Systems Ab - Use of Fractional Flow for Optimizing Patient Outcomes is Topic of Several Sessions at TCT 2007
Radiation Therapy - TomoTherapy Incorporated Announces Strategic Alliance with PTW
Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. - Ramius Discloses Nomination of Two Director Candidates for the Datascope Corp. Board
Raw for Thirty, LLC - Raw Vegan Diet the Focus of New 'Raw for Life' DVD
Refractory Disease - Pharmion Initiates Pivotal Phase 3 Study of Amrubicin in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Regulatory Actions - CRH Medical Corporation opens new center in Seattle
Regulatory Actions - Dr. Said Hakki, President of Iraqi Red Crescent Organization, in the United States and Available for Interviews
Regulatory Actions - Elliot Joseph Named Senior Executive with Ascension Health; Patricia A. Maryland Becomes President and CEO of St. John Health
Regulatory Actions - FDA Clears MDN-CGS(R) Intravenous Insulin Dosing Software
Regulatory Actions - Food and Drug Law Institute Sponsors Colloquium on Communicating Risk/Safety Drug Information
Regulatory Actions - GenPrime Initiates External Clinical Trials of its Bacterial Contamination Test for Rapid Detection of Bacteria in Platelets
Regulatory Actions - Health Groups Call on Cosmetic Giant L'Oreal to Remove Lead From Lipstick
Regulatory Actions - POZEN Submits Response to Approvable Letter for Trexima(TM)
Regulatory Actions - Teleflex Announces that Arrow International has Received FDA Corporate Warning Letter
Rehabilitation Research - Northwest Hospital & Medical Center Wins Award for Stroke Care Excellence
Rehabilitation Research - The Jericho Project Announces Rehabilitation Residence for Homeless and Low-Income Veterans
Reportlinker - Major Challenges and Issues Facing the Worldwide Pharmaceutical Packaging Market
Reproductive Health - Capps to Lead Bipartisan Women's Caucus Congressional Delegation to Represent United States at Women Deliver Conference in London
Reproductive Health - Reproductive Biology Associates Announces Breakthrough in Egg Freezing
Rescentris, Inc. - Rescentris Unveils New CERF Electronic Lab Notebook Software At InnovationWell 2007
Research and Markets - Focus on Bandwidth Issues Essential to Promote the Uptake of Healthcare Software Solutions in South Africa
Research and Markets - Molecular Nutrition Report Presents a Vital Portrait of the Fundamental Role That Nutrition Has Played in Human Evolution
Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Ipsen Company Profile Available Now
Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Sprint and GE Healthcare to Improve Response Time for Medical Caregivers with Wireless Communications Solution
Research and Markets - The Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing Industry's Revenue for the Year 2006 Was Approximately $173,320,000,000
Research and Markets Ltd. - Canadian Healthcare Sector: Industry Profile Discusses the Significant Developments In the Industry and Analyzes the Key Trends and Issues
Research and Markets Ltd. - Global Impulse Products Market Driven by Health and Wellness Trend
Research and Markets Ltd. - In 2011, the Global Orthopedics Market is Forecast to Reach a Value of $21 Billion
Research and Markets Ltd. - New in-Depth Report Profiles the Medical Device Market in Croatia
Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: ''Building Patient Care Continuity with Prepared Practice Teams'' Audio Conference Now Available
Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: New Audio Conference Gives Advice on Reducing Non-Emergent Emergency Department Use
Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: New Company Profile Analyses (ACTC) Advanced Cell Technology Inc
Research and Markets Ltd. - This 2007 Analysis Not Only Quantifies but Also Qualifies the Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements Markets in the Areas of Research, Product Development and Investment Opportunities
Research and Markets Ltd. - Topical Hemostats and Tissue Sealants Battle it out for Market Supremacy in the U.S.
Retinoblastoma - St. Jude Identifies the Specific Cell That Causes Eye Cancer, Disproving Long-Held Theory
Riverside Partners - Riverside Partners Teams With Management to Acquire New England Precision Grinding & Accu-Met Laser
rL Solutions - Infection MonitorPro Version 1.1 Released during International Infection Prevention Week
Robotics - Brain measurements could lead to better devices to move injured or artificial limbs
Roex, Inc. - Roex Continues Aggressive Growth Through National Retail Distribution Partner
Rohm and Haas - New Water-Based Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Defeats Heat and Humidity Issue
Rosacea - Cutanea Announces Promising Phase II Results in Rosacea with Omiganan
Royal Free and University College Medical School - Newly qualified doctors feel well prepared by medical school
RTI Donor Services - Remembrance Ceremony Honors Those Who Gave the Gift of Life
Rural-Metro Corporation - Rural/Metro Enters Into Amendment and Waiver to Its Senior Credit Facility; Provides Restatement Details
Santa Fe Institute - A new explanation for evolutionary changes in genetic sex-determination systems
Santa Monica Fertility Specialists - Pioneer in Reproductive Medicine Opens the Country's First Comprehensive Fertility Practice
Schizophrenia - Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Gedeon Richter Announce Results of Phase II-B Study for RGH-188 as a Treatment for Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - How schizophrenia develops: Major clues discovered
Schizophrenia - INVEGA(TM) Significantly Reduced Symptoms of Schizophrenia Compared to SEROQUEL(R) in Acutely Ill, Hospitalized Patients
Seagate Medical, Inc. - Steroids Are Abused for Skin, Not Just Muscles
SEIU Local 32BJ - City Cleaners Win 16% Wage Hike and Fully Employer-Paid Family Health Care
SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West - Federal Charges Filed Against Community Medical Centers Management
SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West - SEIU Locals, Tenet Reach Tentative Agreement
Sepsis - FDA Clears bioMerieux's VIDAS(R) B--R--A--H--M--S PCT(R) Assay
Service Employees International Union - Manor Care Shareholders Vote to Approve $6.3 Billion Carlyle Buyout
Service Employees International Union - Nursing Home Workers From Across the Nation to Rally in for Improved Nursing Home Care
Service Employees International Union - SEIU Applauds Bipartisan Leadership of Sen. Finance Committee in Push for Greater Oversight of Private Equity Takeovers of Nursing Homes
Sex Education - "Corrective" Sex Education May Make Sexual Offenders More Dangerous
Sharp HealthCare - Sharp Coronado Among Five Hospitals Nationwide Recognized for Advanced Patient-Centered Care
SI International, Inc. - SI International Awarded $4 Million Army HRsolutions Task Order
Sigma-Aldrich - Halal-Certified Products Introduced Into SAFC Supply Solutions' Flavors & Fragrances Food-Grade Line
Sigmoidoscopy - New Analyses of Long-Term LIALDA(TM) (mesalamine) Data Presented at ACG
Skin Cancer - Dermatologist Hosts Facial Rejuvenation Program in October
Sleep Disorders - Fish Get Insomnia, Eyes Wide Open, Say Stanford Sleep Researchers
Sleep Disorders - Infrared Imaging for Sleep Apnea Diagnosis Shows Promise
Small Cell Lung Cancer - GSK Receives Approval for HYCAMTIN(R) (topotecan) Capsules for the Treatment of Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer
SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. - Christopher J. Neill, CEO of AWT, Inc., Provides Progress Report in New Audio Interview at SmallCapVoice.com
SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. - Glenn Williamson, President and COO of Sweet Success Enterprises Inc., is Featured in an Audio Interview at SmallCapVoice.com
Smoking - Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation Sees Strong Results
Smoking - Smoke-Free Environment Without Exceptions
Smoothstone IP Communications - Smoothstone and Advanced Technology Consulting Enter Partnership and Announce First Joint Client: Healthcare Waste Solutions (HWS)
Snap Fitness - Snap Fitness Ranked #1 on Franchise Market Magazine's Top 100 New Franchises
Social Psychology - Too much happiness may be too much of a good thing
Society of American Florists - Harvard Research Shows Flowers Are the Perfect Pick-Me-Up to Boost Morning Moods
Solid Cancer - U.S. Oncology Initiates Complete Phase Ib Trial of Brostallicin Combination Therapy in Advanced Solid Tumors
Sound Vitality - New Sound Vitality Affiliate Program Rewards Sales Referrals and Increases Revenue Stream
Sound Vitality - Sound Vitality Introduces New SoniCalm PM Therapeutic Massager, Featuring Patented Infratonic Technology
Spectroscopy - A Novel Near-Infrared Spectroscopy System to Characterize Coronary Plaques will be Featured at TCT 2007
Speech - Fluential Develops New Speech Translation System for Physical Therapy
Speech Disorders - Researchers Studying How Singing Bats Communicate
Speech Recognition - EHRConsultant Launches Real-World Education Series on Speech Recognition and the EHR
Sperian - Sperian Announces 100% Sterile Emergency Eyewash Station
Sperian - World Class Uvex Genesis(R) Safety Eyewear Expands into Family of Options
Sperian Protection - New Uvex Genesis X2(TM) Safety Eyewear Adds Unique Style to the Best-selling Genesis(R) Family of Industrial Eye Protection
Spina Bifida - ABC's Woodruff to Brave Woodward, Markey and Sattler at SBA's 19th Annual Roast on October 29
Spontaneous Abortion - American Fertility Association Calls for Expanded Research to Advance New Technology to Screen Embryos for Genetic Abnormalities
Spontaneous Abortion - Vaginal Progesterone is Equally Effective and Results in Lower Miscarriage Rates Than Injectable Progesterone in Infertility Treatment
Standard & Poor's - S&P: Leverage Tops Politics as Primary Credit Concern for U.S. Health Care Companies, Says S&P
State Science and Technology Institute - SSTI Presents Awards of Excellence to Six Organizations Improving the Nation's Competitiveness
Stem Cell Research - National Stem Cell Holding Announces Patent Application for Newly Discovered Cellular Derived Biomaterials for Anti-Aging Applications
Stem Cell Research - NeoStem Announces Agreement with ProHEALTH to Open Adult Stem Cell Collection Center in the New York Metropolitan Area
Stem Cell Research - NeoStem Spotlights Projected Multibillion-Dollar Adult Stem Cell Therapeutics Market in Latest Investor Video
Stem Cell Research - Regenetech Achieves a 60-Fold Increase of Adult Stem Cells Through Its cellXpansion(TM) Process
Stem Cell Research - Students Use Mice Stem Cells in New Biology Class
STORServer - STORServer Continues to Enhance Offerings for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Users with Two New Software Products
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Sucampo Pharmaceuticals to Open NASDAQ Stock Market on October 22
Suicide - Suicide Prevention Organization Launches New Website
Surgery - Medical Association Announces 2008 Leadership
Surgery - Peripheral Arterial Disease to be Treated With New Medicated Stent in Trial at Montefiore
Surgical Care Affiliates - Surgical Care Affiliates Names New SVP for Special Projects
Syndicom - Syndicom Launches TraumaConnect Medical Community Online
Team Doctors Preferred Access - Team Doctors Offers Unique Access to Top Physicians in the Country
Tec Laboratories, Inc. - Schools Are Scrambling to Battle Onslaught of MRSA Infections
Telemedicus, Inc. - Telemedicus Plans for Remote Facility Installation
Terrorism - Americans' Pessimistic View of Accident Prevention Poses Hurdle to Reducing Injuries, Survey Says
Terrorism - Mice offer clues to the roots of human resilience
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Teva Calls 0.375% Remaining Convertible Debentures Due 2022 for Redemption
Thalassemia - Beijing Med-Pharm to Market Ferriprox(R) in China
The Cambridge Group - The Cambridge Group Names Two New Principals
The Center for Children and Families - World-Renowned Therapist Joins the Center for Children and Families In Its Work With the Nation's Poorest Families
The Center for the Internet & Digital Medicine - CIDM Collaborates With World Congress to Advance Dialog on Online Provider Networks at WHIT 3.0
The Cochrane Collaboration - Practicing Everyday Tasks Aids Mobility After Stroke
The Committee for Economic Development - Quality, Affordable Health Care for All
The Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths - MRSA Screening Essential to Stop the Death Toll From Hospital Infections
The Critical Path Institute - Governor Napolitano Honors C-Path with Arizona Innovation Award
The Disability Management Employer Coalition - Disability Management Employer Coalition Names Mercer as Newest Platinum Sponsor
The National Foundation for Transplants - National Foundation for Transplants to Expand Program Providing Hotel Accommodations to Patient Families
The Natural Dentist - The Personality of a Smile
The Senior Citizens League - Five Million Seniors Remain in Poverty Despite Today's 2008 Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment Announcement
The Well Life Center - The Well Life Center in Mesa Continues 'The 10 Healing Secrets to Health & Longevity Lecture'. Proceeds Benefit the Arizona Special Olympics
The Word & Brown General Agency - Word & Brown General Agency Reinvents Agency Management with AgencyPro(R)
TomoTherapy Incorporated - TomoTherapy Incorporated and IBA Dosimetry to Showcase Helical Dosimetry(R) Solution at ASTRO 2007
TopChiropractors.com - TopChiropractors.com Announces Launch to Coincide with National Chiropractic Month
Toxicology - Immunalysis and Tecan - Working Together for the Benefit of the Forensic Toxicology Community
Treatment Solutions Network - Treatment Solutions Network and the Men and Women of Labor Unite to Bring Solidarity to the Annual World EAPA Conference in San Diego
Trimeris, Inc. - Trimeris Reports Third Quarter 2007 FUZEON(R) Sales Results
Tropical Disease - President Clinton Highlights MWW Group at the 2007 Clinton Global Initiative for its 'Stop Neglected Tropical Disease' Campaign
Tuberculosis - WHO EURO region ministerial forum on TB must reach out beyond borders of Europe
Type 1 Diabetes - Illumina Announces Multi-Million Dollar Agreement with the University of Virginia and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type 1 Diabetes - Lilly and MacroGenics Announce Licensing and Collaboration Agreement
Type 2 Diabetes - FDA Approves Supplemental New Drug Applications for JANUVIA(TM) (sitagliptin)
Type 2 Diabetes - Medifast, Inc. Announces Acceptance for Publication of Clinical Efficacy Study
TyraTech Inc. - TyraTech Targets Green Hospitality, Healthcare Markets; Signs First Distributor
U.S. Doctors for Africa - U.S. Doctors for Africa Launches Ghana Mobile Clinic Project as First Step in Proposed $70 Million Mobile Clinic Initiative
Ultrasound - SonoWorld.com Launches On-Demand Masters Lecture Series
United Physicians, P.C. - Crittenton Hospital Medical Center to Participate in United Physicians myWorkspace(R) Initiative
United Physicians, P.C. - UP Repeats NCQA Certification in Utilization Management
United Way of Greater Los Angeles - United Way of Greater Los Angeles Kicks Off Initiative to Prevent and End Homelessness With HomeWalk 2007
UnitedHealth Group - UnitedHealth Group Reports Third Quarter Results
University of Iowa - Enzyme synergy shown to perpetuate sleeping sickness
University of Warwick - NMR researchers unlock hydrogen's secrets to spot polymorphism in pharmaceuticals
Urinary Tract Infection - FDA Approves DORIBAX(TM) for the Treatment of Complicated Intra-Abdominal and Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary Tract Infection - MultiVu Video Feed: FDA Approves DORIBAX? (doripenem for injection) for the Treatment of Complicated Intra-abdominal and Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary Tract Infections - Johnson & Johnson Reports 2007 Third-Quarter Results: Sales of $15.0 Billion Increased 12.7%; EPS was $.88, Including Special Charges; Excluding Special Charges, EPS was $1.06
US Oncology, Inc. - US Oncology to Report 2007 Third Quarter Earnings Results
Vaccine Safety - Actress and New Mom Keri Russell Joins PKIDs to launch 'Silence the Sounds of Pertussis' Campaign
Vaccine Safety - K-State Takes Team Approach to Understanding, Combating Foodborne Pathogens E. Coli 0157 and Salmonella
Vaccine Safety - Video: Actress and New Mom Keri Russell Joins PKIDs to Launch 'Silence the Sounds of Pertussis' Campaign
Valensa International - Northwest Natural Products Introduces Omega-3 Gummy Fish(TM) Product with Tresalbio(TM) for Children's Supplemental Nutrition
ValueOptions - ValueOptions' Workforce Initiative Bridges Generational Gap
ValueOptions, Inc. - ValueOptions Brings on Retired Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff as Senior Advisor
Varicose Vein - oh2 Medical Spa and Vein Removal Center Set to Open Doors in December
Vessel Disease - Mayo Clinic Clarifies Diagnosis and Treatment for Rare, Serious Blood Vessel Disease of Brain and Spinal Cord
Vetcision - Vetcision Expands to New Veterinary Specialty Hospital While Furthering Excellence in Customer Care
Visiprise, Inc. - Release of Visiprise Manufacturing 5.0 Marks Another Industry First
Waters Corporation - Waters Corporation Q3 2007 Financial Results Webcast Invitation
Weight Loss - A Big Loss Is Another Healthy Win for Zimmerman
Weight Loss - Rite Aid and Lindora to Expand In-Store Health Care Clinics in Southern California
Weight Management - Benefit of exenatide has not yet been proven
Wellcorps.com - Think Before You Shuffle
Wellness - Aviva's New Wellness for Life Program Offers Wellness Services from Mayo Clinic Health Solutions
Wellness - Greater China Corporation Forms TongRenTang Wellness Corporation
Wellness - MediKeeper Closes Series a Financing Round with PacifiCap as Lead Investor
WellPoint, Inc. - WellPoint Opens State-of-the-Art Specialty Pharmacy in Indianapolis
West Nile Virus - West Nile Virus' Spread Through Nerve Cells Linked to Serious Complication
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. - West Pharmaceutical Services Issues Statement on Exubera
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. - West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Appoints New Director
Western Governors University - Nursing Scholarships Offered by Western Governors University for Master's Degree Programs
Westside Medical Spa - Westside Medical Spa Launches 'Face the Day' to Aid Battered Women
Wiley X Eyewear - Wiley X Eyewear(TM) - the Industry Leader in Innovation and Safety Celebrates 20th Anniversary Milestone
Women's Health - Mission Pharmacal Congratulates Exemplary Women's Health Researchers
Women's Health - National Abortion Federation Denounces the Appointment of Dr. Orr to Oversee Federal Family Planning Funds
Wyeth - Wyeth Reports Earnings Results for the 2007 Third Quarter and First Nine Months
X-spine Systems, Inc. - X-spine Announces CE Marking of Spinal Fixation Systems
XTENT, Inc. - XTENT to Present CUSTOM I and CUSTOM II Trial Data at TCT 2007
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. - Zimmer's Offer To Acquire ORTHOsoft Is Successful
Zynchros, Inc. - Department of Defense Awards U.S. Armed Forces Formulary Management Contract to Zynchros, Inc.
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