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Law & Health Weekly


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 19th, 2008
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Law & Health Weekly | Other Publications

Aggression - Findings in aggression reported from University of Montreal

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Alexza Secures $50 Million Committed Equity Financing Facility With Azimuth Opportunity, Ltd.

Alzheimer Disease - Studies from University of Alabama, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center reveal new findings on Alzheimer disease

Ambulatory Surgery - Investigators at University of Toronto publish new data on ambulatory surgery

American Life League - American Life League: Planned Parenthood Scandals 'Widespread'

Anxiety Disorders - New research on anxiety disorders from University of Cape Town summarized

Arcadia University - Arcadia's Physical Therapy Program Moves Up to 7th in Nation in U.S. News

Autism - California Lawmakers Unveil Legislative Effort on Autism

Autism - Reps. Smith and Doyle, Autism Society of America Push Landmark Legislation on World Autism Awareness Day

Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation - Bally Total Fitness Announces Interim Chapter 11 Plan Distribution to Former Stockholders

Behavior - Researchers from University of Texas, Health Science Center publish new studies and findings in the area of behavior

Biliary Stents - Off-Label Stent Use: How Important Are FDA Approvals to Physicians?

Biologics - BIO-Europe Spring(R) 2008 Adds a Spotlight on ''Biosimilars''

Bioscience - Fitch Places Schering-Plough's Ratings on Rating Watch Negative

Biotech Business - Codon Devices and Blue Heron Biotechnology Announce Settlement of Dispute

Biotechnology - Research from Michigan State University broadens understanding of biotechnology

Biotechnology Business - Cerus Appoints Carol M. Moore as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality

BioTrove, Inc. - BioTrove, Inc. Announces Filing of Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering

BodyMedia, Inc. - BodyMedia Appoints Jerry Widman to Its Board of Directors

Boston Scientific Corporation - District Judge Dismisses Shareholder Suit Related to Boston Scientific

Bradycardia Prevention - Research on bradycardia prevention described by scientists at Sunnybrook Health Science Center

Cancer - New cancer study findings have been reported from S. Baran et al

Cancer Risk Factors - Researchers from Glostrup Hospital, Department of Occupational Medicine discuss findings in cancer risk factors

Cardiology - U.S. Joins Case Against Cincinnati Health Care Facilities Alleging Kickbacks for Cardiac Services

Cepheid - Cepheid Selected as Vendor of Choice by Connecticut Hospital Association Shared Services Program for Molecular MRSA Surveillance Testing

Clinical Trial Research - Investigators at Medical School publish new data on clinical trial research

Cochlear Implants - Weitz & Luxenberg Informs the Public of Defective Advanced Bionic Cochlear Implants

Contraception - Reports summarize contraception study results from University of California

Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP - Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit against Candela Corporation

Dendreon Corporation - Dendreon Announces $47 Million Registered Direct Offering

Depression - Study results from E. Bay et al provide new insights into depression

Disability Research - Researchers from University of New South Wales report on findings in disability research

DNA Research - New DNA research study findings have been reported by A.M. Gross and colleagues

Drug Delivery - Acusphere Licenses Hydrophobic Drug Delivery System to Cephalon for $10 Million

Drug Delivery - Teva to Acquire Bentley Pharmaceuticals

Drug Development - New findings from DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. in the area of drug development published

Endoscopy - New Intelligence Report for Olympus Medical Device Company - Global Developer of Optical and Electronic Technology

Erickson Health - ADVISORY/Congressional Staff Panel to Discuss Leading Bills on Preventive Health Care

Erickson Health - New Nationwide Poll Shows 82% of Voters Believe Americans Not Doing Enough to Ensure Their Health Through Preventive Steps

Erickson Health - REMINDER/Congressional Staff Panel to Discuss Leading Bills on Preventive Health Care

Ethnic Research - Studies from University of Sheffield update current data on ethnic research

Faith United Against Tobacco - Ohio Faith Leaders Call on Sen. Voinovich to Cosponsor Legislation to Protect Kids From Tobacco

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Swedish Covenant Hospital (Illinois) at 'A-'; Outlook Stable

Health Insurance - Indiana University study finds majority of US physicians favor national health insurance

Health Insurance - U.S. Health Care System Must Be Reformed, Say Nine Out of 10 Realtors(R)

Health Policy - Boston University publishes research in health policy

Healthcare Policy - New findings from University of Wisconsin in the area of healthcare policy described

Healthcare Policy - Studies from J.M. Tetroe and co-researchers in the area of healthcare policy published

Hepatitis B Virus Vaccines - Studies conducted at Fooyin University, Department of Laboratory Medicine on hepatitis B virus vaccines recently published

HIV/AIDS - House Overwhelmingly Approves Renewal and Tripling of Successful U.S. Global AIDS Prevention Effort

HIV/AIDS - House PEPFAR AIDS Bill an ''Historic Retreat'' on Treatment, Says AHF

HIV/AIDS - Owner of Medicare Billing Service Sentenced to 10 Years In Prison for Role in $170 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

HIV/AIDS - Seven Miami-Area Residents Charged in $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

HIV/AIDS - Will Congress Do More for HIV Prevention?

Hypertension - Reports from G.A. Mensah and co-researchers add new data to research in hypertension

IASIS Healthcare LLC - IASIS Healthcare Announces Three Year Old Qui Tam Action Has Been Dismissed

Injury Infection and Critical Care - New injury infection and critical care research has been reported by P.R. Cordts et al

Issues In Science and Technology - Urgent Action Needed to Stem Rise in Health Care Costs

Life Sciences - New life sciences study results reported from A.W. Jones et al

Life Sciences - New life sciences study results reported from C. Grindon et al

Life Sciences - Research from R.J. Lee and co-researchers yields new findings on life sciences

Life Sciences - Research results from G. Angerer and co-authors update knowledge of life sciences

Life Sciences - Studies from University of Hertfordshire yield new information about life sciences

Life Sciences - Study results from Medical University of Silesia update understanding of life sciences

Lung Cancer - Weitz & Luxenberg Supports National Asbestos Awareness Week

Managed Care - Aetna Supports Patient Charter for Physician Performance Measurement, Reporting and Tiering Programs

Managed Care - Study finds widespread care disparities in Medi-Cal program

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. To Market Generic Ethyol(R)

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Richard T. Clark Elected PhRMA Board Chairman

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Rue Education Collaborates with NAPNES: New Distance Learning Program Helps Nurse Aides Become LPNs

Medicare and Medicaid - Epicor Named First Software Vendor to Receive Notice of Integration by Medicare Australia for ACFI Online Claiming

Medicare and Medicaid - Errors Plague Medicare Bidding Program in Florida

Medicare and Medicaid - Two Florida Men Sentenced To Prison for Medicare Fraud

Melanoma - Fight Melanoma, With Joe Pesci and Dennis Haysbert on Monday, April 21st

MemorialCare - MemorialCare Joins Forces with Physician Partners to Advocate for a Balanced, Fiscally Responsible Healthcare System

Mental Health - Mental Health Advocates Rally to 'Raise the $60'

Mental Health - New mental health research from J.L. Hewitt and co-researchers described

Mental Health - Research from N. Wright and co-authors provides new data about mental health

Microbia, Inc. - Microbia Appoints Halley Gilbert as Vice President, General Counsel

Motley Rice LLC - Motley Rice Applauds National Asbestos Awareness Week Resolution

National Nurses Organizing Committee - First Unionized Hospital in Texas

Natural Nutrition, Inc. - Natural Nutrition Subsidiary Reports Record Year-End Revenue and EBITDA

NSF International - NSF Discusses Recent AP Report on Pharmaceuticals in Water and Next Steps

nTelagent, Inc. - nTelagent's Self-Pay Management System Reduces Risk of Identity Theft, Protects Patient and Credit Privacy

Osteologix, Inc. - Osteologix Enters into $5.3 Million Private Placement Financing Agreement

Osteoporosis Prevention - Research from Dartmouth University, Institute for Health Policy yields new findings on osteoporosis prevention

Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation - Recent Study Finds That a Substantial Number of Public School Districts Conduct Random Drug Testing with High School Students

Patents - AngioDynamics Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Announces Settlement of Patent Litigation With Diomed

Patents - Eisai is Granted Favorable Preliminary Injunction Ruling in Aricept(R) Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Teva Pharmaceuticals

Patents - MAQUET Cardiovascular Announces Patent Infringement Complaints Against Terumo

Pediatrics - Only 2 percent of child drug trials have independent safety checks

Perot Systems Corporation - Perot Systems Announces New Chief Technology Officer for Healthcare Business Unit

Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - New plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery study findings have been reported by scientists at St. James Hospital

Psychiatry - Researchers from Shaw University publish findings in psychiatry

Publicis Selling Solutions Group - Diana Crawley Appointed Executive Director of New Publicis Clinical Health Partners Division

Skin Cancer - Findings from T. Oivanen and co-researchers advance knowledge in skin cancer

Spinal Cord Injury - Study findings from University of Calgary provide new insights into spinal cord injury

Stem Cell Research - Consumer Advocate Testifies in Support of Stem Cell Oversight Legislation

Stuckey & Company - Digital Technology Exposes Business to Greater Liability

Telemedicine - Carefx Takes the Louisiana Rural Health Information Exchange (LARHIX) ''Live'' in Less Than 5 Months

Terrorism - Reports summarize terrorism research from R.J. Effron and co-authors

The Go Daddy Group, Inc. - Go Daddy Cheers Passage of Online Pharmacy Legislation

The Retail Industry Leaders Association - Retail Industry Leaders Association Files Amicus in California Health Care Litigation

The Toy Industry Association - The Toy Industry Association Responds to Washington State Law Governing the Sale of Toys and the Governor's Veto of Key Sections of the Bill

Toxicology - New toxicology research from C. Eskes and co-researchers described

TriWest Healthcare Alliance - TriWest Recognizes Contributions of TRICARE Docs to Military Community on Doctors' Day

UnitedHealthcare - UnitedHealthcare Supports Patient Charter for Physician Performance Measurement, Reporting and Tiering Programs

Women's Studies - Scientists at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology release new data on women's studies

AARP - AARP'S New Book Caring for Your Parents, Online Channel, and PBS TV Special Launch to Provide Consumers With Integrated Resources for Caregiving

AARP Albany Office - State Budget Creates Rx Discount Card and New Assistance for Family Caregivers

AARP Delaware - AARP Legacy Award Celebrates Seaford High School for Innovation in Education

Accelr8 Technology Corp. - Accelr8 and BD Agree on Terms for Technology Development Program for theBACcel(TM) Rapid Diagnostics Platform

ACIST Medical Systems, Inc. - ACIST Medical Systems Enhances Portfolio with Acquisition of E-Z-EM Products and Systems

Acne Vulgaris - Waltman Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Launches Adult Acne Clearing Gel by ZAPZYT

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. - Acorda Therapeutics Names John Librie Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Active Imagination - Medical Marketing Veteran Signs on as Director of Strategy and New Business Development at Active Imagination

AcuNetx, Inc. - AcuNetx Files 10KSB Showing Continued Improvement & Growth

Acusis - Acusis Strengthens Global Operations with the Hiring of VP, US Operations

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. - Advanced Cell Technology Completes Private Placement

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. - Advanced Cell Technology to be Featured Tonight on ABC Television's Special Report ''Live to 150, Can You Do It? Secrets to Living Longer''

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. - Advanced Medical Optics Announces Release Date for First Quarter 2008 Operating Results

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. - Advanced Medical Optics to Webcast Live Technology Update on New Products to Be Featured at ASCRS

Advaxis Inc. - Advaxis Inc. to Present at the LD Micro Growth Conference in Los Angeles, CA

Adverse Drug Reactions - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin Announces Initiative Aimed at Preventing Serious Medical Errors; Company Committed to Protecting Members' Health and Finances by Not Reimbursing Major Preventable Adverse Events

Adverse Drug Reactions - Anthem Blue Cross Announces Initiative Aimed at Preventing Serious Medical Errors; Company Committed to Protecting Members' Health and Finances by Not Reimbursing Major Preventable Adverse Events

Adverse Drug Reactions - Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Announces Initiative to Protect Members' Health Aimed at Preventing Serious Medical Errors

Adverse Drug Reactions - WellPoint Announces Initiative Aimed at Preventing Serious Medical Errors; Company Committed to Protecting Members' Health and Finances by Not Reimbursing Major Preventable Adverse Events

AECOM Technology Corporation - AECOM Completes Acquisition of Boyle Engineering

Aetna - Aetna to Offer Individual Products to Chamber of Commerce Members and Their Families

Aging - Aging Baby Boomers Will Drive Demand for Healthcare Properties Over Next Decade, Grubb & Ellis Report Reveals

Aging - Metabolon Research Offers Insight into Metabolic Age

Aging - Older People Want to Use Technology to Help Them Remain at Home

Agito Networks, Inc. - Agito Networks Named Finalist for CTIA WIRELESS 2008 Emerging Technologies Award for Innovation Out of 300 Products

Akorn, Inc. - Akorn, Inc. Signs Supply Agreement with Fresenius Kabi for Premix Product

Alcoholism - Brain DNA 'remodeled' in alcoholism

Alcoholism - Yale study suggests evolutionary source of alcoholism's accidental enemy

Alfacell Corporation - Alfacell Updates Status of ONCONASE(R) Phase III Clinical Program

Allergies - Asthma medicines often not prescribed as national guidelines recommend

Allergies - Hissing cockroaches are popular, but they also host potent mold allergens

Allergies - Rite Aid Pharmacists Can Help Patients Breathe Easier, Manage Symptoms and Find Relief This Allergy Season

Alliance Health Networks - Alliance Health Launches Online Health Network to Give Consumers an Improved Experience through Social Communities and Personalized Services

Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Complies With NASDAQ Rule Regarding Recently Filed 10-K

Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports 2007 Financial Results and Provides Company Highlights

Alzheimer Disease - A coffee with your doughnut could protect against Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer Disease - Dutch Top Institute Allocates 150 Million Euro to R&D Projects Targeting Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease

Alzheimer Disease - ExonHit Appoints a New Management Board

Alzheimer Disease - Gamma Secretase Modulators Show Promise in Alzheimer's Disease Animal Model Efficacy Studies, According to Research Conducted by TorreyPines Therapeutics

Alzheimer Disease - Lilly Launches Its First Phase III Trial for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer Disease - Lithium chloride slows onset of skeletal muscle disorder

Alzheimer Disease - PARADE Magazine Features Smart Genetics and Alzheimer's Mirror

Alzheimer Disease - Research illuminates link between Alzheimer's and stroke

Alzheimer Disease - Satoris Enters Collaboration to Validate Early Alzheimer's Test

America Hears - America Hears Offers $200 Trade-in Incentives to Current Hearing-Aid Wearers

America's Health Insurance Plans - AHIP Endorses 'Patient Charter' to Guide Physician Performance Measurement, Reporting

American Dietetic Association - Highlights from the April 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association

American Life League - Government Puts $114 Million in Planned Parenthood Savings Account

American Occupational Therapy Association - Occupational Therapy Month 2008 Highlights Profession as Career Choice

American Red Cross - In Face of Continuing Katrina and Rita Needs Red Cross Adds Resources to Gulf Coast

American Society for Quality - ASQ Seeks to Resolve DHHS Checklist Controversy

American Stock Exchange - American Stock Exchange Lists Merrill Lynch's Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the Amex Health Care Select Sector Index

Amerigroup Corporation - AMERIGROUP Successful Bidder in DC RFP

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Hope among patients with ALS may take a variety of forms

Anesthesia - PharMEDium Announces Rollout of a New Operating Room Anesthesia Drug Custom Compounding Service

Anesthesia - Research and Markets: MEA Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices Market Report Available Now

Angiogenesis - CorMatrix(R) Announces Intramyocardial Injection of Emulsified ECM Technology(TM) Demonstrates Enhanced Angiogenesis and Improved Cardiac Function in a Preclinical Model

Angiography - ExoSeal vascular plug gets good reviews in ECLIPSE study

Angiography - Spirit II explores long-term performance of XIENCE V stent

Angiography - Whole body MDCT just as 'good' as neck MDCT angiography in diagnosing head and neck injuries

Angiology - Boston Scientific Announces Sale of TriVascular Endovascular Aortic Repair Program

Angiology - MPM Capital and NEA Lead $65 million Series a Preferred Round to Finance Spinout of TriVascular from Boston Scientific

Angiology - Stenting Techniques Vie in Branchpoint Lesions

Angiology - Update on ACHIEVE: a Study of Merck's Investigational Extended-Release Niacin/Laropiprant (CORDAPTIVE(TM))

Angioplasty - Renal artery stenting falls short in large randomized trial

Angiotensins - New blood pressure medication has fewer side effects: global study

Antimicrobials - Samsill Corporation and Agion Technologies Extend Exclusive, Multi-Year Partnership

Anxiety Disorders - Cortex Initiates Enrollment in Opiate Induced Respiratory Depression Clinical Trial in Germany Today

Anxiety Disorders - Scientists find genetic factor in stress response variability

Anxiety Disorders - Synosia Starts Phase II Efficacy Trial for Rufinamide

ARMSRx - THA Partners with ARMSRx to Help Hospitals Save on Pharmacy Benefits

Arsenic Removal System USA, L.L.C. - Bernalillo, NM Becomes the First Community to Use ARS Advanced Technology for Arsenic Removal

Arthritis - Rheumatoid Arthritis Market Expected to More than Double in Value to US$27 Billion by 2015

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Life Insurance Strategies

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) - Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Celebrates 4th Annual National Asbestos Awareness Week

Assurant Employee Benefits - New Dental Plan Responds to Consumer Need for Shared Dollars

Asthma - Angeion Corporation Introduces the Medical Graphics Platinum Elite(TM) Series Plethysmograph for Pulmonary Function Testing

ATEK Medical - ATEK Opens Medical Device Manufacturing Facility in Costa Rica

Atherosclerosis - First Statin Monotherapy to Achieve Regression of Coronary Atherosclerosis by Angiography in a Major Clinical Study

Atherosclerosis - Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals Comments on Results of the ENHANCE Study

Atherosclerosis - New data showed Actos prevented progression of atherosclerotic plaque volume in patients

Atorvastatin - Abbott's Phase III Studies of Investigational TriLipix(TM) (ABT-335), in Combination With Statins, Meets Primary Endpoints on Improving LDL, Triglycerides and HD

Augusta Systems Inc. - Augusta Systems Technologies Integrated into Cisco's Newly Launched Safety and Security Platform

Autism - Easter Seals Celebrates World Autism Awareness Day With Campaign to Highlight Nationwide Services Available to Families Living With Autism Today

Autism - Easter Seals Notes April's Autism Awareness Month to Highlight Services Available to Families Living With Autism

Autism - Goosie Cards Donates to Autism Speaks(TM)

Autism - Kelsey Grammer, Ben Stiller, Maroon 5 and the Roots Added to COMEDY CENTRAL's(R) Live On-air Charity Special 'Night of Too Many Stars: an Overbooked Concert for Autism Ed

Autism - MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION, VACCINES AND AUTISM: 1 in 50 Children Could Be at Risk

Autism - SpongeTech Delivery Systems, Inc. to Donate to the Darryl Strawberry Foundation!!

Autism - The NJ Medical Expert, LLC / www.NJTopDocs.com: April 2008 - National Autism Awareness Month

AutoGenomics - AutoGenomics Appoints Dr. Laurence M. Demers and Eric S. Kentor to its Board of Directors

Automotive Oil Change Association - Fast Lube Centers Play Key Role in Keeping Drinking Water Safe

Back Pain - Retrospective Study Revealing Increased Disc Height and a Decrease in Low Back Pain Following Treatment with the DRX9000(TM) to Be Presented in New York

Bariatrics - Cook Medical Advances Staple Line Reinforcement with Self-Adhesive Surgisis Biodesign

Bausch & Lomb - Bausch & Lomb Gives Gift of Sight to 100 People in 100 Minutes

Bayer Corporation - Bayer to Receive Two Top National Awards for Its Science Education, Science Literacy Work

Bayer HealthCare - Bayer HealthCare Affiliate MEDRAD Announces Completion of Subsequent Offering Period for Shares of Possis Medical

BedBugCentral.com - Dissolvable Laundry Bags: Available to the Public from BedBugCentral.com

Behavior - 'Supporting Healthy Marriage' Program Offered by Montefiore

Behavior - Are teenage brains really different?

Behavior - Boosting Self-Esteem Can Backfire in Decision-Making

Behavior - Cultural biases may influence parenting studies, scientist finds

Behavior - OptumHealth Programs and Services Recognized for Quality

Behavior - Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Directs New Meth Project Advertising Campaign

Behrman Capital - Behrman Capital Names General Peter Pace as Operating Partner

Benda Pharmaceutical, Inc. - Benda Pharmaceutical Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results

Best Practices, Llc - Effectively Influencing the Hospital Marketplace to Win a Place on Formularies

Best Practices, Llc - Global Benchmarking Council Launches New Virtual Tour of Research & Networking Service

Best Practices, Llc - Global Pharmaceutical Launches: Best Practices for Winning Product Launch Successes

Best Practices, Llc - Industry Executives Finding Value in Shift of Scientific Publications

Best Practices, Llc - Retooling Talent Management Approaches to Find, Grow & Retain Tomorrow's Leaders

Best Practices, Llc - Uncover Best Measures for Ensuring Brand Safety in the Pharma Industry

Best Practices, Llc - Use Voice of the Customer to Shape Corporate Strategy

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Gates Foundation Now Accepting Proposals for Grand Challenges Explorations

Biltmore Who's Who - Biltmore Who's Who Selects Cindy L. Smith-Frawner as an Honored Member of the Prestigious Executive and Professional Registry

Biochemistry - UC San Diego scientists develop sensors for homemade bombs

Biologics - ReGen Biologics Reports Sales Progress and Provides Business Update

Biomedicine - Nano-sized technology has super-sized effect on tumors

Biomedicine - Researchers sharpen search for new marine medicines with novel techniques

Biopharmaceuticals - Abt Associates Clinical Trials Announces Name Change to Abt Bio-Pharma Solutions, Inc.

Biopharmaceuticals - ARCA Discovery Changes Name to ARCA biopharma to Reflect Focus on Drug Commercialization

Bioscience - Schering-Plough Launches Productivity Transformation Program To Confront New Challenges

Biotech Business - Axela, Inc. Expands Board of Directors to Support Growth

Biotech Business - Champions Biotechnology, Inc. Appoints New Board Members and Forms Management Team

Biotech Business - Emergent Technologies, Inc. Unveils New Lab Space to Support Life Science Start-Ups

Biotech Business - Exelgen, Ltd, a Subsidiary of Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc., Announces Two New Major Drug Discovery Collaborations

Biotech Business - Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization Names Barbara Goodman Executive Director of iBIO

Biotech Business - Neurobiological Technologies Appoints Matthew M. Loar as Chief Financial Officer

Biotech Business - ProGenTech Completes $21 Million Series C Financing

Biotech Business - Talecris Biotherapeutics Awarded Manufacturing Contract to Supply Canada with Biological Therapies for the 20th Consecutive Year

Biotech Business - When it Comes to Going Green, These N.C. Scientists are Singing the Blues

Biotechnology - 2008 BIO International Convention Focuses on Global Reach of Biotechnology

Biotechnology - BIO Welcomes Two New State Organizations Aboard Industry Council

Biotechnology - Codon Devices Secures $11 Million in Series B Financing

Biotechnology - Cougar Biotechnology Announces Agreement with FDA on Special Protocol Assessment for Phase III trial of CB7630 (Abiraterone Acetate)

Biotechnology Business - Abiomed Announces Update on 510(k) Clearance Process for Impella 2.5 Circulatory Support Device

Biotechnology Business - Bavarian Nordic A/S - Annual Results 2007

Biotechnology Business - Biotage Launches New 24 Well Pyrosequencing(R) System

Biotechnology Business - Biovail Announces Resignation of Director Jamie Sokalsky

Biotechnology Business - Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Filing of Form 10-K

Biotechnology Business - Dr. Dennis Fenton and Dr. Steve Kaldor Join Amira Board of Directors

Biotechnology Business - ForteBio(R) Announces New Octet(R) RED System for Drug Candidate Characterization and Selection

Biotechnology Business - Gene Bridges licenses Red/ET Recombineering to Genencor

Biotechnology Business - Genta Restructures Operations to Focus on Priority Initiatives

Biotechnology Business - Mach One Corporation Announces Completion of Final Tests Prior to Full Scale Production

Biotechnology Business - Millennium Announces $200,000 Purchase Order From Greek Distributor

Biotechnology Business - Research and Markets: Nobel Biocare Holding AG Medical Equipment Market Share Report now Available

Biotechnology Business - SRU Biosystems Announces Introduction of Cartridge Reader Using BIND(R) Label-free Technology

Biotechnology Business - Tornier and LifeCell Enter into Agreement for New Tissue Repair Technology

Biotechnology Business - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Acceptance of Late-Breaker Abstract on Telaprevir, Investigational HCV Protease Inhibitor, for Presentation at EASL Annual Meeting

Blindness - Prevent Blindness Texas Names Dr. Gerald D. Cagle the 2008 People of Vision Award Winner

Blood Pressure - Significant Reductions in Mortality and Cardiovascular Events Shown Using Blood Pressure-Lowering Treatment in Those Aged 80 and Over

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota - NCQA Awards Quality Plus Distinction to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota for Physician and Hospital Quality Measures

Blue Spoon Consulting - The Wilder Shores of Pharmaceutical Marketing

BNP Paribas - BNP Paribas Proudly Presents Million Trees NYC Month as Part of Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC Initiative

Bone Research - Bones mend faster without marrow

Bone Research - Manhattan Scientifics Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Metallicum, Inc.

Bonefish Grill - Healthful Mediterranean Dining Never Tasted so Good

Boston Scientific Corporation - Study Finds Taxus(R) Drug-Eluting Stent Beneficial in Treatment of Large Vessels

Bracco Group - Bracco Finalizes Acquisition of E-Z-EM, Inc.

Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Bradmer appoints Robert Tessarolo to Board of Directors

Breast Cancer - Abraxis BioScience Reports 83% Revenue Growth to a Record $334 Million for 2007

Breast Cancer - Bionovo Announces Publication of the Paper Detailing the Mechanism of Action of Its Cancer Drug BZL101

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer in black women may be connected to neighborhood conditions

Breast Cancer - Chemotherapy-induced anemia increases risk of local breast cancer recurrence

Breast Cancer - Essential Nutrient Found in Eggs Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer by 24 Percent

Breast Cancer - Gene variant increases breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer - Genomic profiling of breast tumors might determine prognosis, treatment

Breast Cancer - Integrating genetic information with breast cancer risk factors may help refine prognosis

Breast Cancer - Lack of patient-provider discussion contributes to disparities in use of breast reconstruction

Breast Cancer - MU researcher links hormone replacement therapy to breast cancer

Breast Cancer - NeoPharm Enrolls First Patients in Phase II Metastatic Breast Cancer Study

Breast Cancer Screening - FUJIFILM Enjoys Consecutive Year of Record FCRm Sales

Breast Cancer Screening - Siemens to Market Carestream Health's Mammography Digitizer

Breckenridge Pharmaceutical - Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Enters Agreement With Helm AG (Hamburg, Germany) to Develop Additional ANDA Project

Bullying - Bullying threatens nurses' health and careers

Burrill & Company - Biotech Avoids Fall Out From Tough Quarter for Capital Markets

Cadus Corporation - Cadus Reports Fourth Quarter and 2007 Results

California Avocado Commission - Nutrition Experts Present New Evidence Behind the Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. - Caliper Life Sciences Appoints Peter F. McAree Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Campbell Alliance - Campbell Alliance Managed Markets Practice to Take a Leadership Role at the CBI Forum on Effective Product Pricing and Modeling Strategies

Cancer - A new way to fight cancer: the silver shield

Cancer - Advaxis' Cancer Platform Featured in New Scientist

Cancer - Amend: Fitch Rates Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (NY) Bonds 'AA'; Outlook Stable

Cancer - Delcath Systems Presents Positive Phase II Data on Delcath PHP System in Treatment of Inoperable Liver Metastases

Cancer - Families of children with cancer support human tissue research, study finds

Cancer - FreshDirect Serves Up Food for Thought at the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge New York City Jerome L. Greene Family Center

Cancer - Fujirebio Diagnostics Acquires American Biological Technologies

Cancer - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News reports on cancer biomarkers

Cancer - Lytix to Take Lead Cancer Compound into Clinic

Cancer - Major Deficiencies in Design; Funding of Clinical Trials Affects Future of Scientific Innovation

Cancer - Modern Cancer Center to Open in Pinellas County

Cancer - Naviscan PET Systems to Place High-Resolution PET Scanner at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Cancer - Oncolin Therapeutics Obtains an Exclusive Worldwide Right to Option Patents Covering the Composition and Use of Genistein Analogs for Cancer Treatment

Cancer - Pharmacyclics Announces Multiple Presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting

Cancer - Replacing absent microRNAs could make tumors less invasive, more treatable

Cancer - Scientists: New technique identifies molecular 'biomarkers' for disease

Cancer - Stanford University School of Medicine Dean's Medal to be Awarded to Paul Berg and Jill and John Freidenrich

Cancer - State of Cancer Care for Nation's Poor and Minorities Is Focus of Conference in Washington

Cancer - Study finds improvement in the care of children with cancer at the end of life

Cancer - Study shows why synthetic estrogens wreak havoc on reproductive system

Cancer - UCLA researchers design nanomachine that kills cancer cells

Cancer - UCLA researchers examine human embryonic stem cell genome

Cancer - Xoft Medical Director Recognized by Gotham Prize for Cancer Research

Cancer Gene Therapy - Bradmer announces new additions to management team

Cancer Vaccines - AVAX Appoints Chief Medical Officer for EMEA

Cancer Vaccines - CG Therapeutics and University of Washington Announce Formation of Joint Monoclonal Antibody Program

Cancer Vaccines - ImQuest Publishes Results of Important Structure Activity Relationship Program on Dual Acting Pyrimidinediones

Cancer Vaccines - Pfizer Announces Discontinuation of Phase III Clinical Trial for Patients with Advanced Melanoma

Candidiasis - Are women voters more likely to vote for female candidates?

Cardinal Health - Cardinal Health Launches Industry's Most Comfortable Surgical Gown

Cardiology - ACC.08 Late Breaking Clinical Trials Document Advancements in Medical Device Research, Underscore Medtronic Leadership in Clinical Evidence

Cardiology - Cardiac Science Signs Letter of Intent With Misys Healthcare Systems to Connect With Their EMR Systems

Cardiology - Dell and Kardia Join Forces to Enhance the Delivery of Kardia Web-Based Cardiology Services

Cardiology - Develop Your Strategies On the Basis of Forecast Market Growth With MEA Cardiovascular Cardiology Devices Market Report

Cardiology - Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Signalife for Leadership in Patient Monitoring With the Fidelity Series of Heart Monitors

Cardiology - Henry Ford Hospital Heart Physician Installed as President of the American College of Cardiology

Cardiology - King Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Results of CorVue(TM) Phase III Clinical Trials at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Conference

Cardiology - MIV Preliminary Nine-Month Human Data Affirms Excellent Safety and Efficacy of VESTAsync(TM) Polymer-Free Drug-Eluting Stent

Cardiology - New approach to radiation dose reduction during coronary CT angiography

Cardiology - NYP/WC physician-scientists present latest cardiology findings at AAC meeting

Cardiology - Piedmont Heart Institute Welcomes Cardiology of Georgia

Cardiology - Ranolazine Shortens QT Interval and Improves Cardiac Relaxation in Study of Patients With Genetic Sodium Channel Disorder

Cardiology - Research and Markets: SCA Cardiovascular/Cardiology Devices Market Report Out Now

Cardiology - Robert Bonow, MD Honored for Outstanding Service by the American College of Cardiology

Cardiology - See More, Do More: Siemens Highlights New Generation of Interventional Imaging Systems for Cardiology at ACC

Cardiology - Siemens Demonstrates New Version of Multimodality Cardiology Image Management Solution at ACC 2008

Cardiology - Siemens Signs Multi-Year Agreement With Cleveland Clinic to Deploy Enterprise-Wide Cardiology PACS

Cardiology - Toshiba Introduces New Cardiovascular Ultrasound Product - Aplio Artida - at ACC

Cardiology - U.S. Olympic Committee and GE Announce Research Partnership to Measure Benefits of Advanced Ultrasound Technology on U.S. Olympic Athletes and Hopefuls for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

CardioMind, Inc. - CardioMind Launches First-in-Human Trial of Small Vessel, Drug-Eluting Stent

CardioTech International, Inc. - CardioTech Sells Catheter and Disposables Technology for $1.2 Million to TACPRO, Inc.

Cardiovascular Disease - Decreased sexual satisfaction is not associated with cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women

Cardiovascular Disease - Sexual dissatisfaction in postmenopausal women not linked to cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular Disease - Vegan diet promotes atheroprotective antibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Cardiovascular Risk - American College of Cardiology and WebMD Partner on New Initiative to Educate Physicians and Patients on Cardiovascular Risk Reduction

Carotid Stents - Carotid Stents Global Strategic Business Report Profiles 10 Companies Including Many Key and Niche Players Worldwide

Carrington Laboratories, Inc. - Carrington Reports 2007 Financial Results

Cartoon Network - Cartoon Network and the FDA to Launch Year II Expansion of SPOT THE BLOCK Nutrition Awareness Campaign on Monday, April 7

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. - Catalent Pharma Solutions Announces Investor Day

Catheterization - ISAR-REACT 3 Pits Bivalirudin vs. Unfractionated Heparin in PCI

Cegedim Dendrite - Cegedim Dendrite Collaborates with Microsoft to Boost Impact of Pharma Companies' Sales and Marketing Efforts

Celiac Disease - Gluten Free Travel, LLC Launches First Website Focused Exclusively on User-Submitted Gluten-Free Travel Reviews

Cell Kinetics Ltd. - Cell Kinetics Signs Distribution Agreement with Rikaken Co., Ltd. Japan

Central Nervous System Disease - PAREXEL Appoints Leading Central Nervous System Experts to Its Global Clinical Pharmacology Business

Central Nervous System Disorders - CNS Response, Inc. Enters Agreement to Introduce rEEG(R) Platform to Managed Behavioral Health Organization

Central Nervous System Disorders - IMPAX Establishes Branded Products Division with Appointments of Senior Management

Central Nervous System Disorders - PAREXEL Expands Global Clinical Pharmacology Capabilities

Cervical Cancer - ASTRO's Official Journal Publishes 12-Year Survival Data Following Landmark Study of Cancer Treatment with Hyperthermia Therapy

Cervical Cancer - Gen-Probe Begins U.S. Clinical Study of Molecular Test for Human Papillomavirus, Which Causes Cervical Cancer

Cervical Cancer Screening - The Invisible People With Cancer Are Least Likely to Get Quality Care

Changzhou National High-Tech District, Jiangsu Province - Sino-Russian Biological Diagnosis Reagents Venture Project Launches in Changzhou High-Tech District

Chemed Corporation - Roto-Rooter Acquires Topeka Franchise

China Biologic Products, Inc. - China Biologic Products Reports Record Fiscal Year 2007 Results

China Bionanometer Industries Corporation - China Bionanometer Industries (CBIU) Describes their Current Production Capacity and Product Lines

China Kangtai Cactus Bio-Tech, Inc. - China Kangtai Cactus Biotech, Inc. Obtains $500,000 Equity Financing

China Medicine Corporation - China Medicine Corporation to Present at Brean Murray Carret & Co. Mainland China Investor Tour

China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. - China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. to Present at Brean Murray Carret & Co. Mainland China Investor Tour

China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. - China Shenghuo Reports Full Year 2007 Financial Results

China Sky One Medical, Inc. - China Sky One Medical, Inc. Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results

China Yingxia International, Inc. - China Yingxia International, Inc. Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Year 2007 Results

Cholera - Climate and cholera

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - ChemGenex Investigators Present Data on Clinical Activity of Omacetaxine in Imatinib-Resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients With the T315I Mutation at International Leukemia Conference

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. - Church & Dwight to Acquire Orajel and Other OTC Brands for $380 Million

CIGNA Corporation - CIGNA Completes Acquisition of Great-West Healthcare

CIGNA HealthCare - Athens Regional Medical Center is the Latest Network Addition for CIGNA HealthCare of Georgia

CIGNA HealthCare - CIGNA Joins Leading Consumer, Employer and Labor Organizations in Push for Physician Performance Measurement Standards; Endorses National ''Patient Charter''

ClearCount Medical Solutions - ClearCount Medical Solutions Announces Launch and Market Availability of Its Newly Designed SmartSponge System

Clinical Imaging - Holly Smith Joins Profect as Director of Clinical Imaging Services

Clinical Trial Research - CardioTech Announces Second Site for CardioPass Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Research - CVBT Appoints Dr. Nabil Dib as Principal Investigator for Phase II Heart Trial

Clinical Trial Research - CytRx Reports 2007 Financial Results

Clinical Trial Research - ISTA Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of Clinical Trial of Xibrom(TM) QD (Once-Daily) Formulation

Clinical Trial Research - Kamada Announces That It Had Successfully Met the Primary Endpoint in Its US Phase III Clinical Trial with Intravenous AAT

Clinical Trial Research - Knowing doctor's financial interests doesn't deter clinical trial participants

Clinical Trial Research - Moleac Announces Series a Investment

Clinical Trial Research - One Use-Plus SBK Outperforms Femtosecond Laser in Clinical Trials

Clinical Trial Research - Real-World Data from ARRIVE Registries Show Favorable Outcomes for TAXUS(R) Express(TM) Stent

Clinical Trial Research - Seven Abstracts Featuring Exelixis Compounds Accepted for Presentation at 2008 ASCO Annual Meeting

Clinical Trial Research - TechTeam Global Will Provide Multilingual EDC Support Services for sanofi-aventis recherche & developpement

Clinical Trial Research - UltraShape(R) Non-Invasive Fat Reduction and Body Contouring Clinical Study Results Featured at American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Meeting

Clinical Trial Research - VIVUS Completes Special Protocol Assessment for Phase 3 Efficacy Studies and Reaches Agreement with the FDA on the Safety Study for Luramist (Testosterone MDTS)

CliniComp Intl. - Tripler Army Medical Center's Implementation of CliniComp's Essentris Improves Productivity and Increases Revenue by 47 Percent

Clostridium - Optimer Pharmaceuticals Announces Peer-Reviewed Publication of OPT-80 Phase 1 Clinical Results for the Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infection

CLTC Board of Standards, Inc. - CLTC Board of Standards, Inc. Announces Ethics Requirement

Coagulation - Tailored Clopidogrel Dosing Improves PCI Outcomes

CoAxia, Inc. - CoAxia(TM) Announces $11.5M Equity Financing From Existing Investors

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - Scientists reshape Y chromosome haplogroup tree gaining new insights into human ancestry

Colon Cancer - Quest Diagnostics Campaign Challenges Colorectal Cancer Screening Status Quo

Colonoscopy - Individual intervention with low-income and minority patients increases colonoscopy rates

Community Health - Want docs to treat the underserved? Make sure they train at community health centers

Community-Acquired - Community-acquired MRSA spreads

CompareNetworks, Inc. - CompareNetworks, Inc. Fuels Growth by Raising Round of Financing

Congestive Heart Failure - Final Data From the Bioheart Seismic Trial Suggest Safety, Efficacy of Autologous Stem-Cell Therapy for Treating Congestive Heart Failure

Congestive Heart Failure - Final Data From the SEISMIC Trial Suggest Safety, Efficacy of Autologous Stem- Cell Therapy for Treating Congestive Heart Failure

Conning Research & Consulting - Conning Research: Long Term Care Insurance Industry Continues to Search for Broader Market

Conseco, Inc. - Conseco Files 10-K and Sets Earnings Release Date

Conseco, Inc. - Conseco Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

Continental Exhibitions, Inc. - Eastern Ergonomics Conference, June 24 in New York City; New One-Day Format, Focus on Core Ergonomics Education

Core People Resources - Core People Partners to Expand Services

Coronary Stents - Elixir Medical Announces Positive Nine-Month Results From the Excella Novolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System First-In-Man Study

Coronary Stents - Spirit II Results Support Strength of Boston Scientific's Two Drug-Eluting Stent Platforms

Coventry Health Care, Inc. - Coventry Health Care to Release First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Crdentia Corp. - Crdentia Announces 2007 Fourth Quarter Results

CRH Medical Corporation - CRH Medical Corporation opens new center in Pembroke Pines Florida

Critical Care - Picis Releases Newest Version of Perioperative and Critical Care Solutions

CryoLife, Inc. - CryoLife Closes on $15 Million Credit Facility with GE Healthcare Financial Services

CSL Biotherapies - CSL Biotherapies Announces Afluria(R) Pre-Booking Open for 2008-2009 Flu Season

CVD Equipment Corporation - CVD Equipment Corporation Reports Fiscal Year 2007 Results

CVS Caremark - CVS Caremark Presents at NCOA-ASA Conference on Company's Commitment to Recruiting and Retaining Mature Workers

Cyberstates 2008 - New York's Tech Industry Totals 301,500 Jobs

Cystoscopy - Vision-Sciences, Inc. Introduces New Video-Based Advanced Cystoscope and EndoSheath(R) technology to Enthusiastic International Urology Market

Cysts - Experiments point to new treatments for PKD

Cysts - Soybean varieties viable in southern Indiana, resistant to root-knot nematode

Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. - Darwin Announces Departure of Senior Vice President

Davis Vision, Inc. - Boston Kids Enjoy Free Davis Vision Screenings

DaVita Inc. - DaVita Announces Retirement of Former Chief Medical Officer Charles J. McAllister, M.D.

DB Technology - Saint Clare's Health System Says ''Goodbye'' to Paper Trail with Cost-Effective Report Automation Solution from DB Technology

Deborah Heart and Lung Center - Deborah Scores as the Area's Top Hospital by the Federal Government

Defibrillators - American Airlines Honors Flight Attendants at Golden Heart Awards Ceremony

Defined Health - Shannon Brownlee, Author of 'Overtreated,' to Keynote at Defined Health's 8th Annual Therapeutic Insight Conference

Dengue Fever - Findings reveal how dengue virus matures, becomes infectious

Depression - 'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Emmy Award-Winning Actor Joey Pantoliano

Depression - Early living together, marriage and parenting benefits some young adults

Depression - Journal Sleep: Insomnia may perpetuate depression in some elderly patients

Derma Sciences Inc - Derma Sciences Closes $6.1 Million Private Placement

Derma Sciences Inc - Derma Sciences Raises $6.1 Million Through Private Placement

Derma Sciences Inc - Derma Sciences Reports Fourth Quarter Year-End Results for 2007

Diabetes - American Diabetes Association Announces Multi-Year Collaboration With Colgate-Palmolive

Diabetes - Diabetes Research, Advocacy and Education Gets Big Boost with Donation of Two- Year Lease for 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

Diabetes - DiaKine Therapeutics to Be Awarded Patent for Restoring Insulin Producing Cell Function in Diabetics

Diabetes - Massachusetts Health Quality Partners Issues 2008 Report on Quality of Care

Diabetes - MediPurpose Supports Diabetes Research Effort

Diabetes - New Data Shows Ranexa(R) Increases Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion

Diabetes - Stem cell breakthrough offers diabetes hope

Diabetes - Will the Real Expert on Curing Diabetes Please Stand Up!

Diabetes - Zebrafish enables cell regeneration studies to help understand, treat human disease

Diabetes Care - AAPPO Releases Diabetes Toolkit to Spur Action on Better Diabetes Care

Diagnostic Imaging - Sutter Opens County's First Non-Hospital-Based Nuclear Imaging Option

Digital Union, Inc. - Digital Union Secures $1.7 Million Series a Funding

DNA Research - Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. Announces It Will Open Two DNA-Genetic Testing Labs

DNA Research - Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent with VIBRAGENE for DNA / Genetic Testing

DNA Research - BioMarker Launches Gene Essence(TM) DNA Test

DNA Research - Nanogen and Thermo Fisher Scientific Partner to Provide Molecular-Biology Products to Research Market

Dockside Services, Inc. - Dockside Services to Offer Professional Foster Parenting Program in Partnership With Ivy Tech Community College

Donate Life Illinois - Illinoisans Called Upon to Register as Organ & Tissue Donors in Final Push to Reach Campaign Registration Goal

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories - Dr. Reddy's Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Dowpharma Small Molecules Business Associated with Dow's Mirfield and Cambridge, UK Sites

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd - Dr. Reddy's Acquires Jet Generici Srl

Drug Delivery - QLT initiates phase II study of punctal plug drug delivery system for glaucoma & ocular hypertension

Drug Development - Cato Research Ltd. and Advanced Targeting Systems, Inc. Partner to Develop SP-SAP for Chronic Pain

Drug Development - MIT: Rx for high drug prices

Drug Development - NeoVista Presents One Year Data on Novel Wet AMD Therapy at Macula Society

Drug Development - Stanford Researcher Criticizes FDA Plans to Reduce Oversight of Off-Label Drug Use

Drug Development - The Immune Tolerance Institute Announces Collaboration with Beckman Coulter Establishing a Multiplatform Immunophenotyping/Immunogenotyping Laboratory

Drug Resistance - 'Alien'-type viruses to treat MRSA

Drug Resistance - DermaGen AB Receives Over 1 Million Euros From a New Share Issue

Drug Resistance - Feta cheese made from raw milk has natural anti-food-poisoning properties

Drug Resistance - Green tea helps beat superbugs

Drug Resistance - Leading Infectious Disease Physician to Present on Antibiotic Resistance Associated with Antibiotic Impregnated Devices at SHEA 2008

Drug Resistance - MRSA in hospital intensive care -- what's growing where?

Drug Resistance - Prebiotics -- the key to fewer food poisoning stomach upsets -- and healthy farm animals

Drug Resistance - Rib-X Pharmaceuticals to Present at 10th Annual Superbugs & Superdrugs Conference

Drug Resistance - Running out of treatments: The problem superbugs resistant to everything

Drug Resistance - Study identifies mechanism underlying multidrug resistance in fungi

Drug Safety - Consumer Reports Poll: Most Say TV Drug Ads Should Include Info on How to Report Side Effects

Drug Safety - Physicians Coalition Partner to FDA Counterfeit Alert Network

Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. - John Lederer to be Appointed Chairman of the Board and CEO of Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. and Duane Reade Inc.

Dynatronics Corporation - Dynatronics Introduces New 'Synergie Elite' Aesthetic Line

Eating Disorders - Adolescent girls with ADHD are at increased risk for eating disorders, study shows

EcoSMART Technologies - Safe, 'Green' Insecticides Can Reduce Chemical Exposure in Homes and Gardens

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation - Edwards Lifesciences' Chairman and CEO Adopts New 10b5-1 Stock Trading Plan to Replace Recently Expired Plan

eFoodSafety.com, Inc. - eFoodSafety Launches National Direct-Response Campaigns

Eisai Inc. - ADVISORY/Eisai to Unveil 2008 Senior Health Digest at Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy's (AMCP) 20th Annual Meeting

Elron Electronic Industries - Dutton Associates Announces Investment Opinion: Elron Electronic Industries Strong Buy Rating Maintained By Dutton Associates

Emergency Preparedness - MetLife Foundation Awards $815,000 to Alzheimer's Association for Hispanic Outreach and Safety Initiatives

Emotion Mining - Voting for Clinton Evokes Deep-Seated Feelings of Insecurity

Emphysema - Hope for Emphysema Sufferers: Clinical Trial That May Help Patients Breathe Easier Begins at Central DuPage Hospital

Encision Inc. - Encision Moves Power and Safety to Surgeons' Fingertips

Endometrial Cancer - CytoCore Reports 2007 Financial Results and Recent Progress

Endoscopy - KARL STORZ and EndoGastric Solutions Form a Strategic Alliance to Advance Natural Orifice Surgery

Epidermolysis Bullosa - Stiefel Laboratories Joins Hollywood A-Listers in Support of Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation

Epilepsy - Epilepsy advocates propose strategies to heighten treatment expectations

Epilepsy - Leading Epilepsy Advocates Propose Strategies to Heighten Treatment Expectations and Close Patient and Physician Communication Gaps

EquaTerra - Can Outsourcing Inject Health into Healthcare Industry?

Erectile Dysfunction - Plethora and Paul Capital Healthcare sign a $25 million revenue interest financing agreement with an option for an additional $3 million equity investment

Eye Disease - Eye Disease Continuing to Increase Among Americans

Eye Injuries - Majority of Sports-Related Eye Injuries are Preventable With Protective Eyewear

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - Harvard researchers publish MRI images of genes in action in the living brain

Female Infertility - Penn researchers identify first sex chromosome gene involved in meiosis and male infertility

Fertility Physicians of Northern California - David Adamson, MD Named President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Field Museum - Field Museum Launches Shared Bike Program for Employees

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company - Fireman's Fund Expands Coverage in Medical Facilities Market

FISHER/UNITECH - FISHER/UNITECH Expands With New Branch Office in Indianapolis and Training Center in Toledo

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Pella Regional Health Center (Iowa) 2006 Revs at 'BBB-'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Downgrades Alexian Brothers Health System (Illinois) Revs to 'A-'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Places Novant Health (North Carolina) on Rating Watch Evolving

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates El Paso County Hospital District, Texas' $155MM GOs 'AA-'; Upgrades Outstanding

Flagship Global Health, Inc. - Flagship Global Health Provides 2008 Financial Guidance

Florida Department of Health - Superheroes, Schools and Cyberspace Unite to Prevent Tobacco Use Among Florida Youth

Food Poisoning - 'VeriPrime Certified Safeguards' Food Safety Label Unveiled

Foster Corporation - Foster Corporation Forms New Pharmaceutical Branch

Gas Chromatography - New Capillary Column From Varian, Inc. Offers Durability and Performance for High Temperature GC and GC/MS

Gastric Cancer - China's Gastric Cancer Drug Market to Nearly Triple by 2012

Gastric Cancer - Supratek's lead compound SP1049C is granted Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of gastric cancer.

GE Healthcare - Iodixanol vs Iopromide Study Abstract Presented at American College of Cardiology 2008

Genetics & Genomics - U.S. Preventive Medicine and deCODE Genetics Sign Letter of Intent to Expand Personalized Medicine Platform

Genoptix, Inc. - Genoptix Announces 2008 Annual Stockholders Meeting and Date of Record

George Washington University Medical Center - GW Partners with COG and the DC Government to Survey DC Residents about Pest and Pesticide Related Health Risks

GHN-Online - GHN-Online and RMS Team to Deliver a Single Claims Processing & Remittance Solution for Healthcare Banking

Glaucoma - New Welsh 'Self-Test' to Cure Glaucoma, the Leading Cause of Preventable Blindness

GojiBerries.us - GojiBerries.us Delivers Dried Goji Berries Known for Promoting Longevity and Good Health

Gordian Health Solutions - Gordian Health Solutions Introduces New Health Risk Assessment Tool

Grant Life Sciences Inc. - Grant Life Sciences (''Grant'') Receives a Waiver from N.I.R. Group That Allows Grant to Pursue Alternate Financing

Graymark Healthcare, Inc. - Graymark Healthcare, Inc. Completes the Acquisition of Two Pharmacies in Oklahoma

Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT, Inc. - Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Acquires Cypress Station Medical Office Building in Houston

Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT, Inc. - Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Acquires Epler Parke Building B in Indianapolis

Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT, Inc. - Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Acquires Vista Professional Center in Lakeland, Fla.

Gullapalli and Associates, LLC - PeerPoint Medical Education Institute and Gullapalli and Associates Provide Ground-Breaking Quality Improvement Medical Education Initiatives through Unique Collaboration

H&Q Healthcare Investors - H&Q Healthcare Investors Pays Stock Distribution

Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute - Hauptman-Woodward Appoints Dr. Eaton Lattman CEO and Executive Director

Head and Neck Cancer - Video: Lori Hamilton, Wife of NASCAR Legend Bobby Hamilton, Urges Public to Attend Free Cancer Screenings

Healing Starts With Us - 'Healing Starts With Us' National Campaign Commits to Battling Depression - By Any Means Necessary

Health Alliance Plan - AEPC Endorses Health Alliance Plan's HAP Preferred PPO Provider Network

Health Evolution Partners - Health Evolution Partners Launches Innovation Network

Health Insurance - Consumers, Health Care Purchasers, Physicians, and Health Insurers Announce Agreement on Principles to Guide Physician Performance Reporting

Health Maintenance Organizations - Medical Mutual of Ohio Earns Top Accreditation for Product Excellence

Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. - HMS Selected by Texas Hospital to Provide Information Technology Infrastructure

Healthnostics, Inc. - Healthnostics Acquires Significant Ownership Interest in GMD, Inc., a National Consumer Diabetic Supply and Education Services Company

HealthSouth Corporation - HealthSouth Finalizes Sale of Corporate Campus to Daniel Corporation

HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. - HearAtLast Holdings and Spokesperson Mr. Gretzky to be Featured on Nations Highest Rated Television Talk Show

HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. - HearAtLast Holdings is Pleased to Announce ''Tune-Up Tuesdays''

Heart Attack - Amorcyte Completes Phase I Trial of Stem Cell Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction

Heart Attack - Angiomax Demonstrated Improved Outcomes in Acute Heart Attack Patients Undergoing Primary Angioplasty Independent of Individual Risk Factors

Heart Attack - BRAVE-3 Questions Value of Abciximab in PCI for Heart Attack

Heart Attack - Device That Clears Debris From Artery Aids Blood Flow in PCI

Heart Attack - Drug-Eluting Stents Outperform Bare Stents in Heart Attack

Heart Attack - High-dose tirofiban as effective as abciximab in reducing ST-segment elevation in STEMI patients

Heart Attack - In-home AEDs don't improve sudden cardiac arrest survival

Heart Attack - Is PCI Safe, Effective After Clot-Busters for Heart Attack?

Heart Attack - Large Study Gives Nod to Drug-Eluting Stents in Heart Attack

Heart Attack - Range of Healthcare Offerings Help Philips Customers Reduce Critical Time to Treatment for Heart Attack Patients

Heart Attack - Siemens Showcases Its Latest Echocardiography Technologies at ACC 2008

Heart Attack - Study Finds PCI Safe, Effective Despite Off-Site Cardiac Surgery

Heart Attack - Synvista Therapeutics Presents New Preclinical Data Demonstrating the Value of Haptoglobin Genotype Testing In Diabetes at ACC Scientific Sessions

Heart Attack - Tirofiban significantly reduced residual ST-segment deviation after primary PCI in STEMI patients

Heart Bypass Surgery - Drug does not appear to reduce risk of heart attack or death following CABG surgery

Heart Bypass Surgery - Matrix registry probes adherence to clopidogrel at 1 year

Heart Bypass Surgery - Study finds support for PCI in unprotected left main disease

Heart Disease - Clopidogrel reloading worthwhile in acute coronary syndromes

Heart Disease - Filter Fails to Improve PCI Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Heart Disease - Jiffy Lube(R) Raises $1 Million for American Heart Association's Go Red for Women(TM) Movement to Fight Heart Disease

Heart Disease - One of the World's Largest Heart Disease Studies Reveals How Thousands of Heart Attacks and Strokes Could Be Prevented Every Year

Heart Disease - Reducing HD risk naturally post-menopause

Heart Failure - Landmark ONTARGET(TM) Trial Demonstrates Micardis(R) is Equally Effective as Ramipril, with Fewer Discontinuations, in a Broad High-Risk Cardiovascular Population

Heart Failure - Merck's Investigational Rolofylline Associated with Improved Dyspnea and Preserved Renal Function in Acute Heart Failure Patients in a Phase III Pilot Study

Heart Failure - MitraClip Device Preliminary Data Suggests Improved Heart Function and Relief from Heart Failure Symptoms in Functional Mitral Regurgitation Patients

Heart Failure - SEISMIC study issues glum report on cell therapy

Hematology - HVO Launches Hematology Program in Uganda in Partnership with ASH

Hepatitis C Virus - Anadys Pharmaceuticals to Present at the CanAccord Adams Hepatitis C Conference

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. - Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. Announces Completion of Separation of Hillenbrand Industries Creating Two Public Companies

Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. - Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. Announces Expiration and Final Results of its Previously Announced 'Any and All' Cash Tender Offer for its 4.50 Percent Senior Notes Due 2009

HIV/AIDS - AIDS may partly be the consequence of an evolutionary accident says scientist

HIV/AIDS - ANX-201 Demonstrates a Unique Resistance Profile in Preclinical Tests

HIV/AIDS - Argos Therapeutics Presents Positive Phase 1 Safety Data for its Arcelis(TM) Platform in HIV at Keystone Symposia

HIV/AIDS - Clinical trial will test new HIV/AIDS vaccine

HIV/AIDS - Cure HIV Reaches Out to Foundation Community to Fund LiSAVIOR

HIV/AIDS - CureHIV Reaches Out to Bill and Melinda Gates to Fund LiSAVIOR

HIV/AIDS - Expansion of monocyte subset could serve as a biomarker for HIV progressions

HIV/AIDS - How HIV hides itself

HIV/AIDS - Monogram Biosciences Provides Progenics Pharmaceuticals with HIV Assays for Use in Clinical Trials

HIV/AIDS - Monogram HIV Antibody Assay Is Key Component of Innovative Vaccine Development Program

HIV/AIDS - Researchers discover how stealthy HIV protein gets into cells

HIV/AIDS - Statement by Robert Janssen, M.D. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV/AIDS - VIRxSYS Presents Data on HIV Vaccine at Keystone HIV Vaccine Symposia

HIV/AIDS Co-Infection - Smear campaign: Faster detection of multidrug-resistant TB for public health

Homeland Security - Microfluidic Systems to Show Automated Biological Agent Detection Technology to U.S. House of Representatives

Hormones - Hormone that controls hunger and appetite also linked to reduced fertility

Hospital Quality Alliance - Patients' View of Hospital Care Enriches Information Available on Consumer Web Site

HSA - 1 in 5 put off Visiting the Dentist Because of Cost

Huntington Disease - Physical activity delays onset of Huntington's in mouse model

Hypertension - 2-drug blood pressure therapy lowers cardiovascular risk

Hypertension - Lotrel, a Single-Pill Combination for Treating High Blood Pressure, Reduced Cardiovascular Events by 20% in High-Risk Patients

Hypertension - Meditation impacts blood pressure, study shows

Hypertension - The Effect of Drugs from Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis on Mortality Rates Will Drive Prescription Decisions in Hypertension Treatment

Hysterectomy - Women Can Now Learn About Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Treatments at AAGL.org

IC Sciences Corporation - IC Sciences Launches ICS Alliance to Advance Development and Adoption of Informatics Instruments for Next Generation Healthcare

ICI Paints - ICI Paints and the Home Depot Revolutionize Paint in the Green Age

Idexx Laboratories, Inc. - IDEXX Laboratories Announces First Customer Deliveries of Catalyst Dx(TM) Chemistry Analyzer and SNAPshot Dx(TM) Analyzer

Ilitch Charities - Ilitch Charities Invests $50,000 in Innovative Community Programs

ILSI-Biomed 2008 - ILSI-Biomed Israel 2008: the Israeli Biomed Industry to Introduce Its Technological Innovations to Industry Giants and Investors

Immunization - Feed that cold!

Immunosyn Corporation - Immunosyn Corporation Announces 2007 Results, Files 10KSB

Immunotherapy - Vical Receives NIH Grant for an Immunotherapeutic Herpes DNA Vaccine; Herpes Experts at University of Washington and University of Texas to Conduct Preclinical Development

Incontinence - Astellas/GlaxoSmithKline's Vesicare Has Advantages Over Pfizer's Detrol LA/Detrusitol XL in Reducing Episodes of Urge Urinary Incontinence

Indiana University - The untrained eye: Confusing sexual interest with friendliness

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Mayo Clinic Identifies Infection Risks for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Influenza - Iomai and Merck & Co., Inc. Evaluate Use of Iomai Immunostimulant Patch

Influenza - Sinovac Receives China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) Approval for Pandemic Influenza H5N1 Vaccine

InfoCommerce Group, Inc. - InfoCommerce Group Launches Consulting Practice for Health Content Industry

Innodata Isogen, Inc. - Innodata Isogen Announces Major Content Analytics Win

InSite Vision Incorporated - InSite Vision Signs AzaSite(R) Licensing and Distribution Agreement With Bioceutica S.A. for Four South American Countries

Institute for Supply Management - NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 49.6%; March Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R); Business Activity Index at 52.2%; New

Integrated Project Services - IPS and Wuhan Pharmaceutical Industry Design Institute Partnership Announce Agreement

Integrated Project Services - IPS Announces Second Class of IPS University Graduates

Internal Medicine - PPD Names Mike Wilkinson Executive Vice President of Global Clinical Development

Interventional Spine, Inc. - Interventional Spine, Inc. Appoints Harold A. (Hal) Hurwitz, Chief Financial Officer

Invacare Corporation - Invacare Corporation Offers Bonafide Solution to Help HMEs Reduce Operating Costs

Inviro Medical Devices - Inviro Medical Devices Signs Agreement with Health Affiliated Services

Invitrogen Corporation - Invitrogen Launches New Website

Iridex Corporation - IRIDEX Announces Completion of New Loan Facility With Wells Fargo Bank

Ischemia - CV Therapeutics' Anti-Ischemic Therapy Ranexa(R) Significantly Reduces Cardiac Chest Pain Symptoms and Recurrent Ischemia in MERLIN-TIMI 36 Patients With Angina

Ischemia - Spectros Corporation Reports 2007 Year-Over-Year Sales Rise 36%

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - ISTA Pharmaceuticals Engages Cowen as Financial Advisor

iSuppli Corporation - iSuppli Establishes Photovoltaic and MEMS Services, Acquires Leading Market Research Firm

IVAX Diagnostics, Inc. - IVAX Diagnostics Releases Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results

J.D. Power and Associates - J.D. Power and Associates Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Representing the Voice of the Customer

kajeet - kajeet Announces New GPS-based Cell Phone Locator Service

Kalorama Information - Excipients Help Pharma Extend Product Life, Profits

Kent State University - Kent State Public Relations Students Host a Flash Mob to Launch National Donate Life Month

Keratosis - Portrait(R) Plasma Receives Clearance from the FDA to Treat Acne Scars

Kidney Disease - National Kidney Foundation Introduces Plan to Track Patients in National Screening Program

Kidney Disease - Shire Strives to Increase Adherence Among Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 Patients

Kidney Failure - Iso-osmolar X-ray dye falters in PCI study

KidsPeace - April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Learn 24 Ways to Prevent Child Abuse ... Before it Starts

Kingfisher Healthcare - Kingfisher Healthcare (KFH) Receives FDA Clearance to Market KFH Energy in the USA and Raises EUR1 Million to Accelerate Market Penetration

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. - LDK Solar Signs a Ten-Year Wafer Supply Agreement With Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd.

Leukemia - Childhood Leukemia Survivors Struggle With Long-Term Comorbidities

Leukemia - DC's Business Leaders Raise $3.3 Million at Annual Leukemia Ball Featuring Jay Leno

Liberty Screening Services - Liberty Screening Services Hires Top Executive to Meet Explosive Demand for its Background-Screening Services

Lice Infestation - New Breakthrough Treatment is Tough On Lice but Gentle On Kids

Life Sciences - 3M Acquires Les Entreprises Solumed Inc.

Life Sciences - Gomez Family Food Drive - Trying to Make a Difference: Politics and National Food Drive

Life Time Fitness - Failed New Year's Resolutions?

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. - LifePoint Hospitals Announces Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - Lippincott's Nursing Procedures & Skills Selected By Universal Health Services, Inc. as Clinical Resource for 7,200 UHS Nurses

LodgeNet Interactive Corporation - LodgeNet Interactive to Present at the B. Riley Investor Conference

Longevinex - Longevinex(R) Found to be Superior to Green Tea Molecule in Independent Human Study

Lou Gehrig Disease - Researchers identify a gene responsible for cases of Lou Gehrig's disease

Luminetx Corp. - Luminetx Launches GS Model

Lung Cancer - A Smoking Gene: deCODE Shows How a Single Variant in the Sequence of the Genome Confers Nicotine Dependence and Risk of Lung Cancer and Other Disease

Lung Cancer - Columbia University Medical Center and Rosetta Genomics Announce Columbia University's Submission of the First Cancer Diagnostic Test Based on Rosetta Genomics Proprietary MicroRNA Technology for Approval to the New York State Department of H

Lung Cancer - European Regulatory Agency Accepts Cell Therapeutics, Inc.'s Marketing Authorization Application for XYOTAX(TM) for Lung Cancer for Review

Lung Cancer - Genetic variations raise lung cancer risk for smokers and ex-smokers

Lung Cancer - Researchers develop new method to test for lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Researchers ID gene linked to lung cancer

Lupus - Honorees for National Lupus Awards Announced

Lymphoma - USC researchers find new clues to risk of Hodgkin lymphoma

Macular Degeneration - Positive results from Visudyne(R) combination therapy study reported at Annual Macula Society Conference

Malaria - General Dynamics Itronix Donates Computers to Humanitarian Expedition Fighting Malaria in Africa

Malaria - Rectal artemisinins rapidly eliminate malarial parasites

Malaria Vaccines - GenVec Receives Grant for Malaria Vaccine Program

Managed Care - 'Cost Estimator' Helps To Fill the Information Gap for North Carolina Health Plan Members

Managed Care - Blue Cross' Consumer-directed Health Plan - Options Blue - Members Not Sacrificing Health for the Sake of Saving Money

Managed Care - Gregory A. Adams Named Northern California Region President of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals

Managed Care - TriZetto Announces Software and Service Agreement with Puerto Rico's Largest Managed Care Health Plan

Managed Care - URAC Invites Public Input in Response to Revisions to Health Plan and Health Network Accreditation Programs

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Academic Health Centers Major Force in Global Knowledge Economy

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Asuragen Launches Mirna Therapeutics

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Cardinal Health, ClearCount Medical Solutions Sign Primary Distribution Agreement for RFID-Enabled Sponge Counting, Detection System

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Cardium's InnerCool Therapies Unit Announces European Commercialization Agreement for Portfolio of Temperature Modulation Systems

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - eq-life(R) and Fairview Pharmacy Services Announce Multi-Year Consulting Contract with Alegent Health

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Health Management Associates, Inc. Announces Joint Venture with Novant Health

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Medco Partners to Develop Patient-Safety System for Prescription Drugs in Sweden

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Pharmasset Receives $10 Million of Working Capital

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Philips Signs Long-Term Healthcare Research Partnership with One of the Largest Chinese Hospitals

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Premier Healthcare Alliance Experts to Present at National Events in April

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - SXC Health Solutions Corp. Commences Exchange Offer for Shares of National Medical Health Card Systems, Inc.

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Texas Instruments and IIT Kharagpur to collaborate on breakthrough medical technology research

Martin Nutraceuticals Inc. - Martin Nutraceuticals Boosts Exposure Through an Increase in Media Appearances

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company - MassMutual Offers Free 'Letter of Intent' Template to People with Disabilities and Their Families, Caregivers

MedCath Corporation - MedCath Announces Acquisition of Ownership in Arizona Cath Lab

MEDi 2008 - Extensive Conference Program to Highlight MEDi 2008 for Medical Device Industry

Medica - Anytime Fitness Clubs in Medica Service Area are Now Part of Fit Choices(SM) by Medica Network

Medical Action Industries Inc. - Medical Action Industries Announces the Hiring of a Chief Financial Officer

Medical Mutual - Medical Mutual of Ohio Acquires Premier Health Systems

Medical Mutual of Ohio - South Carolina-Based Premier Health Systems Acquired

Medicare and Medicaid - ACM's Managed Medicaid Assist Program to Enhance Care Delivered to Carolina Crescent Health Plan Members

Medicare and Medicaid - BurgessGroup Announces Contract Renewal and Software Upgrade by CalOptima

Medicare and Medicaid - BurgessGroup to Speak on Integrating MS-DRGs at the World Research Group's Network Contract Optimization Conference

Medicare and Medicaid - CIGNA Government Services Federal Medicare Contract Awarded Prestigious Quality Management Certification

Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Releases Final E-Prescribing Standards in Medicare

Medicare and Medicaid - Frustrated Brothers Tackle Medicare Part D, Lower Costs Industry-Wide

Medicare and Medicaid - Greenway Medical Technologies Expands Support for Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and Pay for Performance Programs

Medicare and Medicaid - Health Integrated and Humana Health Plan Partner to Improve Health Care for Medicare Advantage Members

Medicare and Medicaid - INSPIRIS and Mercy Care of Arizona Named Winners in URAC's Best Practices in Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicare Advantage Plans Have New, Better Way to Access CMS Data

Medicare and Medicaid - Ohio Association of Health Plans Announces New Officers

Medicare and Medicaid - Rochester Medical Applauds Improved U.S. Medicare Coverage Policy for Intermittent Catheters

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Medicare and Medicaid - The Quantum Group Announces Increased Patient Enrollment Following Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period

MediMedia - Triple i (a MediMedia Company) Selects IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Solutions

MedPage Today - MedPage Today(R) Provides First-Time Live Video Coverage of Medical Meeting Press Conferences

Medtronic, Inc. - Endeavor(R) Stent Safety Profile Affirmed in Long-Term Experience

Melanoma - $1M in New Grants Awarded to Further Melanoma Research in 2008

Melanoma - DSMB Supports Continuation of Phase 3 AGENDA Trial of Genasense(R) in Advanced Melanoma

Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Memory Pharmaceuticals Receives Audit Opinion Containing Going Concern Qualification

Menkes Disease - Deadly genetic disease prevented before birth in zebrafish

Menopause - New research provides insight into menopause

Mental Health - 'Get Connected' in May and Boost Your Mental Health

Mental Health - Childhood mental health problems blight adult working life

Merck & Co., Inc. - Patients Treated with Merck's Investigational Extended-Release Niacin/Laropiprant (CORDAPTIVE(TM)) Reported Significantly Less Flushing Than Patients Treated with Niaspan(

Merge Healthcare Incorporated - Merge Healthcare Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results

Metabolism - Garden of Life's Top Selling Dietary Supplement fucoTHIN Has Product Claims Validated by ERSP

Metabolism - LGC to Bring Abcellute's Revolutionary Hepatocyte Preservation Technology to European Researchers

Metabolism - The lean gene

Microscopy - Agilent Technologies Broadens Microscopy Portfolio for Life Sciences with Acquisition of TILL Photonics

Milliman, Inc. - Milliman, Inc., Completes Quantitative Analysis of Consumer-Driven Health Plans (CDHPs)

MiMedx Group, Inc. - MiMedx Group Announces Post-split Name Change

MiMedx Group, Inc. - MiMedx Group Signs License Agreement with SaluMedica

Minrad International, Inc. - MINRAD International, Inc. Announces Appointment of David T. DiGiacinto as President and Chief Operating Officer

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial and Operational Results

Molecular Medicine - Ingenuity's Path Designer is Selected as Best New Product by Life Science Community at 2008 Molecular Medicine Conference

Monoclonal Antibodies - Genmab Announces Year End 2007 Financial Results

MPS Group - Soliant Health Makes Contribution to Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing at Georgia State University

MSA - MSA Celebrates 50 Years of Business in Germany

MTBC - Healthcare IT Innovators MTBC & Practice Fusion Integrate 5% Medical Billing & Free On-Demand EMR

Multiple Sclerosis - Eye test peers into heat-related multiple sclerosis symptoms

Multiple Sclerosis - Living With Multiple Sclerosis (ms) National Champion Horse Rider Mary Jordan Doesn?t Let Ms Tame Her Ambitions

Multiple Sclerosis - Potential new target for multiple sclerosis therapy

Multiple Sclerosis - Unraveling how a drug helps patients with multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Society - MS Society Responds to Personal Budgets Pilot Scheme

Mutagenesis - Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features methods to screen genomes and analyze evolution

Myopia - New Research on How Season of Birth May Affect Nearsightedness, and on Cornea Donor Sources

MyRapidMD Corporation - MyRapidMD Releases ESP for Cell Phones

Nanogen, Inc. - DRI Capital Inc. Acquires Royalties from Nanogen Inc. for US$10 Million

National Business Coalition on Health - Integrated Benefits Institute and National Business Coalition on Health to Host First Annual Health and Productivity Forum

National Business Coalition on Health - National Business Coalition on Health Endorses Patient Charter for Physician Performance Measurement

National Center for Healthy Housing - Federal Regulation Will Require Renovators to Work Safely with Lead-Paint

National Union 1199C - National Union Hospital Healthcare Employees District 1199c Endorses Senator Obama

National Union 1199C - Sen. Kennedy to Speak at Philadelphia Hospital Workers Union

NCR Corporation - NCR Extends Patient Self-Service Convenience to Mobile Phones

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources INC. - The Omega-3 Industry Leader, Croda Health Care, selects Neptune Technologies' Ingredients for New Essentially Brand

NetApp, Inc. - NetApp Customer FirstHealth of the Carolinas' CIO Honored by Computerworld With a 2008 ''Best in Class'' Award

Neurology - Brain lesions more common than previously thought

Neuroscience - PsychoGenics Appoints Mark Day, Ph.D. as Senior Director, Cognitive Neuroscience

New Horizon Press - Empowering the Disabled to be Proactive

New Mexico Software, Inc. - New Mexico Software Fiscal 2007 Revenue Increases; Sales Double for XR-EXpress Teleradiology Solution

New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center - New York-Presbyterian/Columbia physician-scientists present at ACC's 57th Annual Scientific Session

Nipah Virus - New and deadly viruses passed through sweet food and domestic animals

NitroMed, Inc. - James G. Ham Resigns from NitroMed

NMF - The Changing Face of Medicine: National Medical Fellowships Annual Awards Gala Honors Three Fellows

Nonin Medical, Inc. - Nonin Medical, Inc. Is Recognized for Its Role in Promoting Interoperability

Nordic Naturals - Dogs and Cats Need Omega-3 Fatty Acids Just as Humans Do - Nordic Naturals Offers Premium Fish Oil to Supplement Pets' Diet!

Nosocomial Infections - Verathon(R) Offers Enhanced BladderScan(R) Instrument as Part of Continued Program to Eliminate Unnecessary Catheterizations, Decrease Urinary Tract Infections and Assist in Hospital Infection Control

NovaVision, Inc. - NovaVision Seeks to Improve Access to Vision Restoration Therapy for American Soldiers With Impaired Vision Due to Traumatic Brain Injuries

NovoStent Corporation - NovoStent Announces Implantation of World's Longest Peripheral Stent

Oaks Development Group - Oaks Development Group Acquires Medical Office Building in Austin, Texas

Oasmia Pharmaceutical Ab - Oasmia Enters New Important License Agreement for Paclical(R) Vet With Orion Corporation

Obesity - Anthem Sponsors Healthy Kids Day at Maine's YMCAs

Obesity - Increased risk of myocardial infarction and diabetes in East Germany

Obesity - New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell is First New York Medical Center to Offer Tantalus Clinical Trial to Diabetes Patients

Obesity - Overweight kids have fewer cavities, new study shows

Obesity and Diabetes - Early-onset obesity in father linked to increased potential for liver disease in child

Obesity and Diabetes - Expanding Obese Population and Improved Technology with Faster Outcomes Pump up the U.S. Market for Obesity Surgery Devices

Obesity and Diabetes - Genaera Corporation Announces 2007 Financial Results

Obesity and Diabetes - Leading pediatrician addresses the future of children's health

Obesity and Diabetes - Mayo Clinic Proceedings Examines a Possible Link Between Bacteria Found in the Human Digestive System and Obesity

Obesity and Diabetes - Mixed results for weight loss drug on slowing progression of coronary disease

Obesity and Diabetes - Natural trans fats have health benefits, University of Alberta study shows

Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration - Small Firm Workers Pick Large Firm Benefits

Olympus Corporation - Olympus Corporation of the Americas Names Mark Gumz President & CEO

Omni-Tract Surgical, Inc. - Omni-Tract(R) Surgical Introduces Speed-Tract(TM) Ring Retractor

Oncolin Therapeutics, Inc. - Market Advisors, Inc. Initiates Coverage on Oncolin Therapeutics, Inc.

Oncology - ACORN's Oncology-focused Contract Research Organization Exceeds Projections

Oncology - RBC Life Sciences Announces MPM Medical Expansion into Latin America

OptiMedica Corp. - OptiMedica Names New Vice Presidents of Marketing and Operations

Oral Cancer - HumanaDental Plans Now Include Oral-Cancer Screening

Organogenesis, Inc. - Governor Patrick Announces Life Sciences Initiative Victory With Organogenesis' New Headquarters

Oroweat - Oroweat Takes Health and Nutrition to the Next Level

OrthoSynetics - OrthoSynetics(TM) Brings Ad Production Home to New Orleans

Osteonecrosis - Young Patients with Knee Disorder Get Active after New Stanford Surgical Procedure

Osteoporosis - Radius Completes Enrollment of Phase II Clinical Trial of BA058 for Osteoporosis

Pacemakers - St. Jude Medical Announces Japanese Approval of the Merlin Programmer for Pacemakers, ICDs and CRT Devices

Pain Management - Med-Emerg International Inc. reports 21% revenue increase in fourth quarter

PakSense, Inc. - PakSense Announces Standard Configurations for Temperature Monitoring Labels

Pancreatic Cancer - The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Debuts a New Public Service Announcement Featuring Carnegie Mellon Professor Dr. Randy Pausch

Parkinson Disease - Family study bolsters link between pesticides and Parkinson's

Parkinson Disease - Michael J. Fox Foundation Commits up to $10 Million for Pre-Clinical Drug Development Under Therapeutics Development Initiative

Parkinson Disease - Uterine stem cells create new neurons that can curb Parkinson's disease

Patents - As Billions in Blockbuster Drug Revenue Goes Off Patent, Life Sciences Companies are Challenged to Fundamentally Change Future R&D Strategies, According to New Deloitte Report

Patents - Compugen Discloses Novel Troponin Variant for Identification of Cardiac Muscle Injury, Receipt of Patent for the Molecule and Collaboration with Biosite

Patents - Lentigen Licenses Fundamental Lentiviral Vector Technology Patent From the University of Cambridge

Patents - SUNY researcher issued patent for virtual telemicroscope

Patents - The United States Patent and Trademark Office Grants TransUnion Patent for Healthcare Financing Method

Patents - Troll Busters LLC Files for Reexamination of United States Patent 6,814,934 Controlled by Applied BioSystems Inc.

Pathology - LabConnect and Bostwick Scientific Launch Centralized Anatomic Pathology Testing Service

Patterson Companies, Inc. - Patterson Companies Announces Acquisitions of Dental and Veterinary Distributors

Pediatric Cardiology - Pediatrix Acquires El Paso Pediatric Cardiology Practice

Pediatrics - 20 Child Health Corporation of America Hospitals to use Premier's SpendAdvisor Spend Analytics Tool

Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Involved in Projects To Develop Nation's First Heart Assist Devices for Young Children

Pediatrics - Households with kids with autism likely to earn less

Pediatrics - Senesco's Preclinical Pancreatic Islet Data to be Presented at Upcoming Conferences

Pediatrics - Verispan Reports: Physicians Prefer Merck's ePromotion Activities

Penn State - Good sexual intercourse lasts minutes, not hours, therapists say

Penn Treaty American Corporation - Penn Treaty Files 2006 Form 10-K

Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs - Southwestern Veterans Center Receives Deficiency-Free Health Inspection Rating

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - PennDOT Reminds Citizens They Can Register Online to Become Organ Donors

Perfusion - Masimo PVI(TM) Cleared for Market in Japan

PerkinElmer, Inc. - PerkinElmer Expands Its OneSource(R) Laboratory Services with Acquisition of LabMetrix Technologies

Pfizer Inc - Pfizer Successfully Completes Tender Offer for Shares of Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Announces Subsequent Offer Period

Pharmaceutical Strategic Initiatives - Pharmaceutical Strategic Initiatives Adds Anne Sexton, MD, MS to Management Team

Pharmacokinetics - Cyprotex Introduces New Product Line Cloe(R) Select - a Portfolio of Bespoke ADME and PK Services

Pharmacology - Chemizon Participates in Crown Bioscience, Inc. Series B Round and Forges a Strategic Alliance

Pharmacology - Transgenomic Opens Pharmacogenomics Laboratory in China

Pharmacopia - Pharmacopia's Organic Body Care Now Available at Beauty Brands

PharmAthene, Inc. - PharmAthene Reports Year-End 2007 Financial Results

Pharmavite - Nature Made(R) Changes the Way America Takes Vitamins

Pharmavite - Nature Made(R) Liquid Softgels Help Fuel Oprah's 'A New Earth' Web Event

Photonic Products Group, Inc. - Photonic Products Group, Inc. Reports Record Financial Results for FY 2007

Picis - Picis Launches Real-Time Dashboard for Hospital Perioperative Departments

Plagiocephaly - New STAR Cranial Center of Excellence Offers Cutting-Edge Treatment to Maryland Area Children

Polar - Polar, Virgin HealthMiles Partnership Adds Heart Rate Tracking to Employee Health Incentive Program

Poliomyelitis - Kingfisher Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of Breakthrough KFH Energy for Chronic Pain Sufferers

Portico Systems - Portico Systems Provider Network Management Software Selected by Centene Corporation

Presbyopia - SynergEyes Launches New Hybrid Contact Lens for Patients Over 40

Primary Hyperoxaluria - OxThera: Pivotal study is being conducted with Oxabact(TM) for the treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria

Project Mind - Project Mind Survey of Israeli Ph.D. Scientists Favors a New Standard of Creativity in Science

Prostate Cancer - Cell Genesys and Takeda Announce Global Alliance for the Development and Commercialization of GVAX Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer - Potential association of type 2 diabetes genes with prostate cancer

Prostatic Hyperplasia - Nymox Releases Positive New Clinical Trial Data on Response Rates to Company's Prostate Drug NX-1207

Proteomics - Axela, Inc. Launches dotLab(TM) System in Europe

Psychiatry - New study in the journal Sleep finds a link between insomnia and depression in young adults

Psychosis - ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Initiates Second Phase III Trial with Pimavanserin in Patients with Parkinson's Disease Psychosis

Public Health - Healthy People: Healthy Planet - Climate Change in LA

Public Health - New National Public Health Program Shows Smokers How to Become an EX

Public Health - New Report Finds Midwestern States Receive Least Federal Support for Public Health

Public Health - New study finds glamorization of drugs in rap music jumped dramatically over 2 decades

Public Health - Public Health Leaders Unveil Blueprint for Tackling Climate Change

Publishing Group of America - Spry Names Lisa Delaney Editor in Chief

PURE Bioscience - PURE Bioscience Announces Partnership with Rockline Industries, Inc. for SDC-Based Products

Pure H2O Bio-Technologies, Inc. - Pure H2O Bio-Technologies, Inc., Addresses Concerns over Metropolitan Water Systems

QPC Lasers, Inc. - QPC Lasers Invited to Present at B. Riley & Co. 9th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference

Quality of Life - AXA Equitable Unveils Crossings(SM): My Lifetime IRA(SM)

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. - Quantum Teams with Boeing to Advance Hydrogen Storage Technologies; Selected for $5.6 Million Award from the U.S. Department of Energy

Radiology - AFP Expands 3-D Dental and ENT Imaging Marketing and Sales Efforts

Regenerative Medicine - Advanced Cell Technology Platform Yields Over 140 Cell Types from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Regenerative Medicine - International Stem Cell Corporation Signs Letter of Intent with BioTime, Inc., and Embryome Sciences to Provide Unique Human Stem Cell Lines for Research Use

Regulatory Actions - Labopharm Appeals FDA's Decision on Once-Daily Tramadol to Next Supervisory Level After Additional Analysis Supports Efficacy

Regulatory Actions - Mindray's Laptop-size M5 and BS-200 Receive FDA Clearance

Regulatory Actions - UK takes action against PVL-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus

Regulatory Actions - Wolfe Laboratories to Perform GLP Laboratory Services for the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries

RehabCare Group, Inc. - RehabCare Group, Inc. Announces Webcast and 2008 First Quarter Earnings Release Date

Rehabilitation Research - Kindred Healthcare Appoints Christopher M. Bird as President of Its Peoplefirst Rehabilitation Division

Rehabilitation Research - Stroke Patients Re-Learn to Walk Correctly Again Using Special Treadmill

Repros Therapeutics Inc. - Repros Reports Interim Safety Results From Ongoing One-Year Open Label Study of Proellex(R) in the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids

Research and Markets - Gain Insight in to Medicated Skin Care in Austria

Research and Markets - Kazakhstans Drug Sales Have Posted a Strong Growth In Recent Years, Largely On the Back of High Oil Revenues

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Bahrain's Pharmaceutical Market Is Well Developed, but the Small Size Serves To Limit Its Attractiveness To Foreign Drug-makers

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Essilor International Medical Equipment Market Share Report Offers Crucial Company Information for Business and Competitor Intelligence Needs

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Evaluate the Market Share That ArthroCare Corporation Has in the Medical Equipment Industry

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: New Analysis of Torchmark Corporation Explores the Dynamics of the Company and Also Provides SWOT & PEST Analysis

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation Medical Equipment Market Share Report Out Now

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Unique Detailed Breakdown of Zimmer Holdings, Inc.'s Estimated Revenues by Market and Geography

Research and Markets - SCA Orthopedic Musculoskeletal Devices Market Report by Insightful Data on Market Size by Volume and Value

Research and Markets - Spain's Drug Market is Growing at a Sluggish Pace and Was Worth US$16.18Bn in 2006

Research and Markets - The Drug Market in Belgium is Growing at a Reasonable Rate and Should Reach a Total Value of US$5.67Bn by 2012, According to Our Forecasts

Research and Markets - This MEA Hospital Supplies Market Report Offers Detailed and Comprehensive Coverage of Market Revenue Volume Distribution and Company Share Information

Research and Markets - This Report is an Essential Source for in Depth Information and Data Relating to the MEA Patient Monitoring Market

Research and Markets Ltd. - Discover the Major Quantitative Trends Affecting the Skincare Market In Poland

Research and Markets Ltd. - Get a Detailed Picture of the Medicated Skin Care Industry in the US and Identify Factors Driving Change

Research and Markets Ltd. - Introducing the IMS World Review Country Profile - USA Available Now for Review

Research and Markets Ltd. - New Report Provides a Comprehensive Insight Into the Pharmaceutical Market in Australia

Research and Markets Ltd. - Obtain the Most up to Date SCA Patient Monitoring Market Information Available with This Insightful Report

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Be First to Read New Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. Medical Equipment Market Share Report

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Complete Comprehensive Analysis of Hospital Corporation of America

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Essential Tool to Evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of Tenet Healthcare

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Global Sales for Heart Health Food and Drinks Are Growing Rapidly and Are Set To Reach a Total Value of $7.7 Billion in Europe and the US by 2010

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: IMS World Review Country Profile - Argentina Provides a Comprehensive Insight into the National Sale of the Pharmaceutical Market in This Country over 5 Years

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Insightful Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Pipeline Products Performance and Potential Report Is Available Now

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Seiko Optical Co Ltd Medical Equipment Market Share Report Contains Crucial Company Information Required for Business and Competitor Intelligence Needs

Research and Markets Ltd. - The Global Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Market Was Worth USD57.2 Billion In 2007

Research and Markets Ltd. - This Analysis Examines the Historical and Forecast Performance for Sepracor in the Ethical Pharmaceutical Sector

Restenosis - Abraxis BioScience Initiates Patient Enrollment in Phase II Study of Coroxane(TM) for Prevention of Restenosis in Peripheral Vascular Disease

Restenosis - Drug-coated balloon overcomes in-stent restenosis

Restenosis - Investigational anti-restenosis drug pimecrolimus disappoints

Restenosis - TAXUS(R) Stent Demonstrates Similar Outcomes in Diabetic Patients Compared to Non-diabetics in Pooled Analysis of TAXUS IV and V Trials

Rite Aid Corporation - Rite Aid Extends Consent Solicitation for Its 8.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2010 and Its 7.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2015

Rite Aid Corporation - Rite Aid Reports 2.6 Percent Same Store Sales Increase for March

Rivulet Communications - Rivulet and ConMed Agreement Will Provide High-Definition Video from the OR Throughout Hospital Campuses

Rivulet Communications - Rivulet's HD Card Provides Production-Quality Video over IP Networks

RNA Research - Gene 'knockout' floors tobacco carcinogen

RNA Research - Roche Applied Science Selects the Technology of NuGEN WT-Ovation(TM) as RNA Amplification Product for LightCycler(R) System

Robbins & Myers, Inc. - Robbins & Myers Reports Additional Gain and Increases Earnings Guidance

Roche NimbleGen - Roche NimbleGen Launches NimbleGen Sequence Capture Technology for Targeted Genome Resequencing

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Gb - High Street Health Centres

Rxium Llc - RxPop.com Announces Partnership with HealthCare.com

SaltWorks, Inc. - SaltWorks, Inc. Advises Table Salt Alternatives

SC Johnson - Yuck! That's Where Germs Hide?

Schizophrenia - EnVivo Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of Clinical Safety and Biomarker Study of Alpha-7 Nicotinic Agonist, EVP-6124, in Patients with Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia - Rates of rare mutations soar 3 to 4 times higher in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia - Researchers link genetic errors to schizophrenia

Schizophrenia - Restrictive drug policies often cause schizophrenic patients to discontinue medication

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West - Healthcare Workers Across California Vote to Join UHW

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West - UHW Outlines Solutions to California's Health Crisis

SensiGen, LLC - SensiGen Named ''Best Life Sciences Company'' by the New Jersey Technology Council

Sepsis - Algorithm finds the network -- for genes or the Internet

Sequenom, Inc. - Sequenom Updates 2008 Financial Guidance

SeqWright Inc. - SeqWright's Partnership With Third Wave Contributes to FDA Success

Shireen Jeejeebhoy - Biography of Courage and Medical Innovation Top Choice of Readers, Editors and Publishers

Sickle Cell Anemia - New approach to limiting organ damage in sickle cell disease

Signature Genomic Laboratories, LLC - Signature Genomic Laboratories Introduces Patient Advocacy Program

Single Source Systems, Inc. - Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Implements Single Source Service Business Software to Manage and Drive Productivity in Service Operation

Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. - Skilled Healthcare Expands Kansas Operations

Skins Usa - Australian Medical Journal Published Study Finds Skins(TM) Compression Technology Valuable to Travelers

Sleep Deprivation - Lack of sleep can provoke sleepwalking

Smallpox - Most people believe smallpox not an extinct disease

Smoking - Blue Cross' Stop-Smoking Program Achieves All-Time High Quit Rate

SNAPforSeniors; Ncoa - SNAPforSeniors Now Helps BenefitsCheckUp Users Locate Housing Options

Social Science - Thomson Scientific Begins Expansion of Web of Science

Solvay Advanced Polymers - Solvay Advanced Polymers Rolls Out Gamma Radiation Stabilized Ixef(R) Polyarylamide -- Available in Colors

Sonic Innovations, Inc. - Sonic Innovations Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

Sonic Innovations, Inc. - Sonic Innovations Launches Two New Hearing Aid Products in Conjunction With Company's 10-Year Anniversary

Spectroscopy - New FT-IR Spectrometer Series from Varian, Inc.

Spectroscopy - Stanford Researchers Develop Tool That 'Sees' Internal Body Details 1,000 Times Smaller

Speech - Fear of messing up may undermine interracial contact

Speech - Philips Launches New USB 'Smart Key'

Speedus Corp. - Speedus Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2007 Results

Spina Bifida - Tengion Announces European Orphan Drug Designation for Neo-Bladder Augment

Spineology, Inc. - Tony Recupero Joins Spineology Board of Directors

Spontaneous Abortion - Female vets at risk of miscarriage from anesthetic gases and pesticides

Staff Care - Staff Care Survey: 77 Percent of Hospitals Report Using Physician 'Temps'

Standard Process Inc. - Standard Process President Charlie DuBois Named to Foundation for Chiropractic Progress' Board of Directors

State Farm - 50 Million Pound Challenge Marks 1st Anniversary - What a Difference a Year Makes!

Stem Cell Research - Americans for Cures Foundation Announces ''Big Give'' Star to Speak at Stem Cell Advocacy Conference

Stem Cell Research - Barbara Walters' ABC Network Television Special Highlights Role that Advanced Cell Technology's Embryonic Stem Cells Play in Preventing Aging

Stem Cell Research - BioTime, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent With International Stem Cell Corporation for Joint Production and Distribution of Stem Cell Products

Stem Cell Research - Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Chairman, Peter D. Kiernan, to Provide Keynote Address at 2008 World Stem Cell Summit

Stem Cell Research - ImmuneRegen(R) BioSciences Signs Material Transfer Agreement with University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Stem Cell Research - International Stem Cell Corporation Announces Manufacturing and Supply Agreement With ATCC

Steris Corporation - STERIS Corporation Initiates Expense Reduction Program to Generate $30 Million In Annualized Savings

Suicide - Young black men are at higher risk of suicide than their white counterparts

Summit VetPharm - Summit VetPharm Announces Second Winner in Its 'Great Vectra 3D(TM)' $125,000 Giveaway

Surado Solutions, Inc. - Riverside County Regional Medical Center Selects Surado CRM

Surgery - Alure Medical Inc., Minimally-Invasive Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics Device Start-Up, Closes $4.5 Million Series a Private Financing and Announces President and CEO

Surgery - Hospital for Special Surgery Reports Scores on HCAHPS Survey

Surgery - Novare Announces First Transvaginal NOTES Appendix Removal Using RealHand(R) HD Instruments

Surgery - Ratcliff Designs Hospital of the Future for John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus

Surgery - The Bonati Institute Announces Interactive Educational Forum

Surgical Technology - Covidien Launches Endo Clip(TM) III 5mm Clip Applier

Surgical Technology - UC-San Diego surgeons complete first US appendix procedure

SurgiCount Medical, Inc. - SurgiCount Medical Secures Contract with Jackson Health System

Susan G. Komen for the Cure - Susan G. Komen for the Cure(C) Opens Registration for 19th Annual Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure(C)

Sutter Health - Sutter Health Donates Nearly $740,000 to Improve Community Health Care

Swagelok Company - Swagelok Company Names Director, Human Resources Operations

Synergetics USA, Inc. - Synergetics USA, Inc. Merges Its Philadelphia Production Plant into Its O'Fallon Facility

Synthetic Blood International, Inc. - Synthetic Blood International, Inc. Announces New Leadership Roles to Continue Product Development Strategy

Tec Labs - Daytime TV Addresses the Onslaught of MRSA Cases in U.S.

Tefen Usa - OB Challenges Create Hospital Opportunities in 2008

Telemedicine - Telemedicus to Pursue 'Televeticine' Opportunities

Telemedicus, Inc. - Telemedicus Negotiating with Physician Oversight Groups for DREAMS Platforms

Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Tenet Completes Sale of North Ridge Medical Center

Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Tenet Names Mark Nosacka CEO at Good Samaritan Medical Center

The American Heartworm Society - Mosquito Season Approaching: American Heartworm Society Reminds Pet Owners of Risk

The Burn Machine - Photos: Compact Barbell System With Flat, Streamlined Profile Travels Easily and Stores Conveniently

The Cheney Cardiovascular Institute - Mary Cheney Joins the Cheney Cardiovascular Institute Board of Directors

The Cloudburst Group - The Cloudburst Group Appoints Pat Shifflett as Vice-President, Health Practice

The Council for the Advancement of Comprehensive Care - Council for the Advancement of Comprehensive Care and National Board of Medical Examiners Announce New Certification Examination for Doctors of Nursing Practice

The Female Health Company - The Female Health Company Doubles Its Stock Repurchase Program and Gives Financial Guidance for FY 2008

The Jackson Group - Laura Roman Joins the Jackson Group as Account Supervisor

The Pittsburgh Regional Indicator Project - Pittsburghers Slow to Quit

The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies - New Nanotechnology Television Series Does 'Sweat the Small Stuff'

The Raleigh County League of Democratic Women - Debate Will Feature Clinton-Obama Positions on Health Care Followed by Straw Poll

The Virginia Biosciences Commercialization Center and EnzySurge Ltd. - EnzySurge, Maker of DermaStream(TM), Establishes a US Office in the Virginia Biotech Commercialization Center

Thermage, Inc. - Thermage Announces Technological Advances Featured at ASLMS Meeting

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Unveils New Laboratory Technologies at Analytica 2008

Three Trusts, Inc. - Divorced Parents Have New Opportunity for Reducing Conflict

Thrombosis - Heart Attack Patients Benefit From Thrombus Aspiration Prior to Stenting, Study Shows

Thrombosis - Study Finds Repeated Episodes of Stent Thrombosis Common

Thrombosis - Study Results Show Investigational Drug, Prasugrel, Cuts Risk of Stent-Related Clots by More than Half Versus Clopidogrel

Thrombosis - TAXUS(R) Express(TM) Stent Shows Similarly Low Re-intervention Rates in Diabetic Patients Compared to Non-Diabetics in ARRIVE 1 and 2 registries

Thrombosis - Three Year Follow-up Data Suggest Better Outcomes Were Maintained with the CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Compared to Brachytherapy in Patients with In-Stent Reblockage

Thrombosis - TRITON-TIMI 38 Stent Analysis Favors Prasugrel

Tissue Engineering - McKesson Acquires Rosebud Solutions

Tissue Engineering - MicroRNAs, EMT and cancer progression

Tissue Engineering - Organ and Tissue Transplantation - Global Strategic Business Report Available Now

Tissue Engineering - Promising new nanotechnology for spinal cord injury

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. - Toshiba Introduces Advanced Image Processing for Its Infinix Cardiac Systems

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. - Toshiba Launches Breakthrough CT System - the Aquilion ONE

Touch Bionics - Touch Bionics appoints Head of Clinical Advocacy

Transplantation - Minnesotans Demonstrate Commitment to Organ and Tissue Donation

Travel Health - AVANT's Single-Dose Oral Ty800 Vaccine Meets Primary Endpoints in Phase 2 Study

Tri-Isthmus Group, Inc. - TIGroup Completes $8.2M Private Offering

Tri-Isthmus Group, Inc. - TIGroup Signs Key Strategic Agreements

Triage Wireless, Inc. - Triage Wireless Raises $20.3 Million in Series B Financing Round Led by Qualcomm Ventures

Tripos International - Tripos International Announces Availability of Topomer CoMFA/Search Product Integration and Topomer Technology Patent Approvals

TriWest Healthcare Alliance - Wounded Warriors Rig for Skiing, Rock Climbing, Other Winter Sports

Tropical Disease - New species of infectious disease found in Amazon

Tryton Medical, Inc. - Tryton Medical, Inc. Closes $14 Million Financing

Tuberculosis - Better and faster: Distinguishing non-TB pulmonary disease from TB

Tuberculosis - Survival of the fattest: TB accumulates fat to survive -- and spread

Type 1 Diabetes - Elite Team of Cyclists with Type 1 Diabetes Powers Forward in 2008 Sponsored by Rapid-Acting Insulin Apidra(R)

Type 1 Diabetes - On the Road to the Cure

Type 2 Diabetes - Major collaboration uncovers surprising new genetic clues to diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes - Major international collaboration offers new clues to genetics of type 2 diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes - Study indicates diabetes medication may help slow plaque build-up in coronary arteries

Typenex Medical, L.L.C. - Typenex(R) Introduces New Colors for its Original Blood Recipient Wristband

Uluru Inc. - ULURU Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2007 Financial Results

Underwriters Laboratories - Underwriters Laboratories' Management System Registration Business to Merge With Germany's DQS

Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. - New CEO at Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc.

UnitedHealthcare - New West Penn Allegheny CEO Meets With Insurance Brokers

University of Southern California - Study finds that discrimination varies by gender and race

URAC - URAC Announces Support for Principles of Disclosure Project's Patient Charter

Urinary Tract Infections - Crannose(TM) Extra Strength Women's Health Formula Targets Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary Tract Infections - Pivotal Phase 3 Data Show Denosumab Increased Bone Density at Multiple Skeletal Sites in Early and Later Stage Postmenopausal Women

US Pharmacopeia - Prednisone tablets less variable than marketed drugs

Vaccine Safety - Vaccine for Ebola virus

Valensa International - ChiaMax Omega-3 Milled Whole Grain Delivers Protein+Fiber+Omega-3

Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau - For Inspiring Amputee It's No Excuses, No Limits

Varian, Inc. - New High Performance Gas Chromatographs and Analysis Solutions From Varian, Inc. Offer Enhanced Performance and Capabilities for More Applications

Varian, Inc. - New Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers From Varian, Inc. Offer the Ultimate in Sensitive Detection and High Productivity

Vascular Grafts - Gore Announces First Patient Enrolled in PRODIGY Study

Ventas, Inc. - Ventas to Present at Credit Suisse 2008 Global Real Estate Conference

Veridien Corporation - Veridien Achieves Record Sales of over $2.5 Million for 2007

VeriPrime Certified Safeguards - VeriPrime Approves New Best Practices for Beef Production

Vermillion, Inc. - Vermillion Meets Minimum Bid Price and Receives NASDAQ Staff Determination Letter for Minimum Market Capitalization

Village Health Clubs & Spas - Camelback Village Racquet & Health Club Devours the Entire Enchilada

Virginia Hospital Center - Virginia Hospital Center Reports HCAHPS Scores

VISTA Staffing Solutions - Locum Tenens Practice Option May Extend Careers in Medicine, Help Physicians Avoid Burn-Out

Vocollect Healthcare Systems, Inc. - Answers On Demand (AOD) and Vocollect Healthcare Systems Announce a 'First in the Industry' Strategic Partnership

Von Willebrand Disease - CSL Behring Signs Agreements With Canadian Blood Services and Hema-Quebec to Supply Life-Saving Therapies

VWR International, Llc - VWR International, LLC Acquires Jencons (Scientific) Ltd, UK

Walgreens - Walgreens March Sales Increase 10.6 Percent

Weber Shandwick Worldwide - Catheter repair of mitral valve improves heart size, symptoms

Weber Shandwick Worldwide - Registry unveils 'real-world' data on novel excel stent

Weekend Warrior Fund - Healing Wounds and Hearts: Warrior Weekend Helps Soldiers Relax and Recover

Weight Gain - Journal Sleep: Short, long sleep duration is associated with future weight gain in adults

Weight Loss - Leventhal Weight Loss Incorporated Becomes First in the Nation Executive Weight Loss Consulting Service for Attorneys by an Attorney

Weight Loss - Phase III Data Showed Taranabant, Merck's Investigational Medicine to Treat Obesity, Led to Statistically Significant Weight Loss

Weight Loss - Photo: Meet the F.A.T. Balance Characters!

Weight Loss - USA TODAY Weight-Loss Challenge Returns for 5th Year With Eight Weeks of Compelling Stories and Online Features

Wellness - Business Health Services Deploys the PDHI ConXus Health Improvement Platform to Deliver LiveWell WorkWell Program

Wellness - Guardian Survey: Despite Perceived Effectiveness, Most Employees Who Participate in Wellness Programs Do Not Stay Committed

Wellness - Institute for Integrative Nutrition Provides Tips to Transition Bodies for Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer Eating

West Nile Virus - Governor Rendell Proposes County Grants to Combat West Nile Virus, Protect Public Health

Whole Foods Market - Whole Foods Market(R) Announces Eco-Conscious Youth Hosts for 'Whole Earth Generation(TM)' Show

Winner Medical Group Inc. - Winner Medical to Attend Index 08 Exhibition

Women's Health - AMBI(R) Introduces SOFT & EVEN(TM)

Women's Health - Europe's Leading Premium Appliance Brand Taps America's Most Stylish, Multi-Tasking Mom to Launch New Appliance Line in North America

Women's Health - Kinetix Creates Innovative Online Model to Engage and Educate Healthcare Professionals

Women's Health - L'Oreal Paris Celebrates Exceptional Community Achievement and Women's Inner Beauty and Volunteerism with the Third Annual Women of Worth Program

World Health Care Congress - U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to Deliver Keynote on Building a Health Care System Based on Value at 5th Annual World Health Care Congress, April 21-23, Washington, D.C.

Wright Medical Group, Inc. - Wright Medical Completes Acquisition of INBONE Technologies, Inc.

WuXi PharmaTech - Princeton Professor David W. C. MacMillan Lectured WuXi PharmaTech Scientists

X-Rite, Incorporated - X-Rite Updates First Quarter Revenue Outlook and Announces Additional Expected Cost Savings for Fiscal 2008

Yale University - Studies' message to women: Keep your cool

Yellow Fever - Ayurvedic nightshade deadly for dengue mosquito

Zila, Inc. - Humana Specialty Benefits Extends Coverage to ViziLite Plus

Zila, Inc. - Zila Names Executive Chairman David R. Bethune Interim Chief Executive Officer



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