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Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada Launches its Second Annual Public Service Announcement Contest
MONTREAL , September 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- To view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/ccac/colorectal-cancer-association-launches-contest The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC) is pleased to announce the opening… [ more ]
2010-09-03 03:00:30 Hits: [0] Category: Health
ESCRS Launches New Awareness Campaign to Highlight the 20th Anniversary of LASIK - the Most Common Type of Laser Vision Correction
DUBLIN , September 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) today launches LASIK Safe in Our Hands (http://www.LASIKSafeinOurHands.com), a new awareness campaign to ensure that people considering laser… [ more ]
2010-09-03 01:00:00 Hits: [1] Category: Health
Fresenius Medical Care and SEHA Enter Into Exclusive Agreement to Serve Dialysis Patients in Abu Dhabi
BAD HOMBURG, Germany , September 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: FME / New York Stock Exchange: FMS), the world's largest provider of dialysis products and services, today announced its… [ more ]
2010-09-02 04:00:00 Hits: [0] Category: Health
National Eczema Week
LONDON , September 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Through her work as a health and beauty writer and broadcaster, as a life-long sufferer of eczema, and a patron of the National Eczema society, Liz Earle's interest in eczema has always been present. Therefore… [ more ]
2010-09-02 03:00:00 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Teva UK Limited Delivers "Good Health for Less."
CASTLEFORD, England , September 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Teva UK Limited, the UK's leading generics manufacturer, is entering a whole new market sector by launching an over the counter (OTC) range of medicines. Delivering "Good Health for less",… [ more ]
2010-09-01 17:00:00 Hits: [1] Category: Health
New England Journal of Medicine Study Shows New Molecular TB Test Could Offer Rapid and Effective Diagnosis in Developing Countries
GENEVA , September 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A study(1) published in The New England Journal of Medicine today reports that a new molecular tuberculosis (TB) test, Xpert(R) MTB/RIF, provides highly sensitive detection of tuberculosis and drug resistance… [ more ]
2010-09-01 13:00:58 Hits: [1] Category: Health
DM Corporation and ORF Genetics to Collaborate on Protein Drugs
REYKJAVIK, Iceland and KOLHAPUR, India , September 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Indian company DM Corporation and ORF Genetics of Iceland are to collaborate on the development, production and marketing of protein drugs. Mr. Dilip Mohite , Chairman and… [ more ]
2010-09-01 12:00:41 Hits: [1] Category: Health
PruHealth Set to Grow Following Approval of Standard Life Healthcare Acquisition
LONDON , September 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- PruHealth has become a competitor of scale in the UK Private Medical Insurance (PMI) market following the completion of the acquisition of Standard Life Healthcare by Discovery Holdings* of South Africa . The… [ more ]
2010-09-01 08:00:00 Hits: [0] Category: Health
US Educational Support Service for MS Community, MS LifeLines(R), Reaches Milestone of Servicing one Million In-bound Calls
GENEVA , September 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany , announced today that MS LifeLines, a US educational and support service which includes a call center, has achieved a milestone in servicing one million… [ more ]
2010-09-01 06:00:45 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Archimedes Pharma Receives European Marketing Authorisation for PecFent(R) for the Treatment of Breakthrough Cancer Pain
READING, England , September 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Archimedes Pharma Ltd., a leading international specialty pharma company, today announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for its lead product, PecFent*, an innovative… [ more ]
2010-09-01 06:00:10 Hits: [0] Category: Health
CPM Resource Center's 19th International Conference to Focus on Sustainable Healthcare Transformation
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan , September 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- CPM Resource Center (CPMRC) (http://www.cpmrc.com), an Elsevier company and leader in assisting healthcare organizations improve practice at the point of care, today announced that its 19th International… [ more ]
2010-09-01 05:00:30 Hits: [1] Category: Health
Low Installation Rates in Retail Pharmacies Across Europe Increase the Growth Potential of the Pharmacy Automation Systems Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan
LONDON , September 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The pharmacy automation systems market in Europe is experiencing a tremendous growth spurt. Until recently, most pharmacies have been either without automation or have employed very basic automation systems.… [ more ]
2010-09-01 03:00:30 Hits: [1] Category: Health
Largest Atrial Fibrillation Registry Reveals Poor AF Control and High Rates of Cardiovascular Hospitalization
PARIS , September 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that results from the RealiseAF (Real-life global survey evaluating patients with Atrial Fibrillation) registry show that control of atrial fibrillation… [ more ]
2010-09-01 00:00:00 Hits: [1] Category: Health
Former Singapore EDB Officer, Chew Hwee Yong, joins Menicon as Chief of Special Projects As Menicon Accelerates its Globalization
NAGOYA, Japan , September 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Menicon Co., Ltd. (Menicon) announced the appointment of Chew Hwee Yong as Chief of Special Projects at the company's head office in Nagoya, Japan . Chew, to be based in Nagoya , will be responsible… [ more ]
2010-08-31 13:00:04 Hits: [1] Category: Health
ScinoPharm to Invest in Tanvex Biologics
TAINAN, Taiwan , August 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- ScinoPharm, a leading active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) developer and manufacturer headquartered in Taiwan , today announced an investment into Tanvex Biologics, Inc., a United States company registered… [ more ]
2010-08-31 10:00:45 Hits: [0] Category: Health
New Data Supports Valdoxan's(R) Unique Clinical Signature
AMSTERDAM , August 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Valdoxan(R)/Thymanax(R) (agomelatine) is more efficacious than both conventional selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressants, according… [ more ]
2010-08-31 08:00:35 Hits: [0] Category: Health
ScinoPharm to Invest in Tanvex Biologics
TAINAN, Taiwan , August 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- ScinoPharm, a leading active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) developer and manufacturer headquartered in Taiwan , today announced an investment into Tanvex Biologics, Inc., a United States company registered… [ more ]
2010-08-31 07:00:30 Hits: [0] Category: Health
The Top 10 Cardiovascular Device Companies: Market Trends, Growth Strategies, and SWOT Analyses Now Available at ReportsandReports
DALLAS, Texas , August 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- ReportsandReports announces it will carry the The Top 10 Cardiovascular Device Companies: Market trends, growth strategies, and SWOT analyses Market Research Report in its store. Browse the complete Report… [ more ]
2010-08-31 07:00:06 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Henry Schein Provides Health Care Products for Relief After Flooding in Pakistan
MELVILLE, New York , August 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the largest provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, is working with its non- governmental organization (NGO) partners - Direct… [ more ]
2010-08-31 06:00:21 Hits: [0] Category: Health
CORDIS Announces Results of Ten-Year CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Follow-Up
STOCKHOLM , August 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Cordis Corporation, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of interventional vascular technology, announced today at European Society of Cardiology in Stockholm that the results of follow-up… [ more ]
2010-08-31 04:00:22 Hits: [1] Category: Health
OrthoAccel Technologies Announces Full-Market Release of AcceleDent, a New Technology to Shorten Treatment Time in Braces
HOUSTON , August 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. (http://www.acceledent.co.uk/home) announced this week that following a successful limited market release of AcceleDent last October it will be initiating a full-market release throughout… [ more ]
2010-08-30 11:00:00 Hits: [0] Category: Health
InspireMD Becomes a Supporting Organization in the Growing Stent for Life Initiative
STOCKHOLM , August 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- InspireMD Ltd., a medical device company engaged in the development and commercialization of MGuard(TM) novel stent systems, is happy to announce that it has joined the Stent for Life Initiative as a supporting… [ more ]
2010-08-30 08:00:00 Hits: [1] Category: Health
Nationwide Prostate Screenings to Detect Cancer and Help Save Lives
DENVER , August 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A council of leading prostate cancer experts is working to protect the lives of American men by providing lifesaving prostate cancer screenings. The Prostate Conditions Education Council (PCEC) - a national organization… [ more ]
2010-08-30 07:00:30 Hits: [2] Category: Health
New International Survey Shows Pharmacists Key to Improving Patients' Health
LISBON, Portugal , August 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A new international survey shows that over 90% of pharmacists believe they are key to improving patients' health, and while most pharmacists surveyed see their responsibilities increasing, they voice… [ more ]
2010-08-30 03:00:00 Hits: [2] Category: Health
From the Laboratory to the Reality of Daily Life
DUDERSTADT, Germany , August 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Christian Kandlbauer, who lost both of his arms in a high voltage accident, uses a unique development which until recently sounded almost like science fiction: An arm prosthesis, the first of its… [ more ]
2010-08-27 11:00:13 Hits: [2] Category: Health
Christie Brinkley to Receive HBA's Positively Beautiful Award
NEW YORK , August 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Iconic supermodel, entrepreneur and philanthropist Christie Brinkley , will receive the 2nd Annual HBA "Positively Beautiful" Award from HBA Global Expo (http://www.hbaexpo.com) for her active support… [ more ]
2010-08-27 06:00:30 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Elsevier and Royal Tropical Institute Sign 5 Year Memorandum of Understanding to Provide ScienceDirect and Scopus to 150 Developing Country Researchers
AMSTERDAM , August 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Elsevier and the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in Amsterdam announced on 26th of August the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) providing 150 researchers working in least-developed and low-income… [ more ]
2010-08-27 05:00:34 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Gold Standard/Elsevier First to Launch State, Federal Controlled Substance Drug Schedules, Helping Ensure Safe, Compliant Prescribing and Dispensing
TAMPA, Florida , August 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold Standard/Elsevier, developer of drug databases and medication management solutions, announced today the availability of its new Alchemy (http://www.goldstandard.com/pages/alchemy.html?epm=1_1) State… [ more ]
2010-08-27 01:00:27 Hits: [1] Category: Health
Essilor - First-Half 2010 Results
CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France , August 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - A Very Good First Half - Sharp Increase in Revenue: up 15.8% - High Contribution Margin Maintained, at 18.0% of Revenue - Adjusted Earnings per Share: up 17.6% - Strong Increase in Free Cash… [ more ]
2010-08-26 16:00:26 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Meeting the Demands of Staff in the Healthcare Sector
ABU DHABI , UAE, August 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The head of the nation's biggest hospital yesterday explained how the UAE can overcome the worldwide shortage of medical staff, days after a report revealed that the number of doctors and nurses will… [ more ]
2010-08-26 08:00:50 Hits: [0] Category: Health
DePuy Orthopaedics Voluntarily Recalls ASR(TM) Hip System
WARSAW, Indiana , August 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., announced it is voluntarily recalling the ASR(TM) XL Acetabular System and DePuy ASR(TM) Hip Resurfacing System used in hip replacement surgery due to the number of patients… [ more ]
2010-08-26 06:00:30 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Pharma-Biotech Licensing Deals -- Stopgap Option or Way of the Future? -- Frost & Sullivan Web Conference
LONDON , August 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- 2009 and 2010 have seen some of the biggest mergers, acquisitions and licensing activities the pharmaceutical industry has undergone in a very long time. In light of dwindling pipeline products, impending patent… [ more ]
2010-08-26 05:00:46 Hits: [0] Category: Health
UC Irvine School of Medicine's Revolutionary iPad Program to Utilize E-Textbooks from Elsevier
PHILADELPHIA , August 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today it will provide four key electronic textbook titles for UC Irvine School of Medicine's… [ more ]
2010-08-26 02:00:00 Hits: [1] Category: Health
WHO and International Epilepsy Organisations Expose Unacceptable State of Epilepsy Care Across Europe
PORTO, Portugal , August 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and the two international epilepsy organisations, the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), have today announced… [ more ]
2010-08-25 12:00:23 Hits: [0] Category: Health
When a Condom is Not Enough
LONDON , August 25, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- After today's news that the frequency of sexually transmitted disease is increasing in the UK, particularly in adolescents and young adults, we asked Dr Malcolm VandenBurg (http://www.malcolmvandenburg.co.uk/),… [ more ]
2010-08-24 05:00:00 Hits: [0] Category: Health
American Medical Systems Receives CE Mark for AdVance(R) Xtra Performance (XP) Male Sling System
MINNETONKA, Minnesota , August 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- American Medical Systems(R) (AMS) (Nasdaq: AMMD), a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for both male and female pelvic health, announced today the company received CE (Conformite… [ more ]
2010-08-24 03:00:00 Hits: [1] Category: Health
Fortis Hospitals India Does Asia's First Custom Fit Knee Replacement Surgery
BANGALORE, India , August 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Combining the latest technology, medical breakthroughs and personalized patient care, Fortis Hospitals Bangalore today announced Asia's first 'Custom Fit Knee Replacement Surgery' performed… [ more ]
2010-08-24 03:00:00 Hits: [1] Category: Health
Vitala(TM) Continence Control Device Now Indicated for Use With Convexity in European Union
SKILLMAN, New Jersey , August 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, announced today that the Vitala(TM) Continence Control Device (CCD), the company's… [ more ]
2010-08-23 09:00:00 Hits: [0] Category: Health
PRA International to Exhibit at ESC's Annual Conference
RALEIGH, North Carolina , August 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA International, a leading Clinical Research Organization, will exhibit our cardiology expertise and experience at the European Society of Cardiology's (ESC) annual conference in Stockholm,… [ more ]
2010-08-20 09:00:20 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Hospira Announces CEO Succession Plan
LAKE FOREST, Illinois , August 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- -- Chris Begley to retire as CEO and assume role as executive chairman; Board to initiate search for successor -- The board of directors of Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), a global specialty pharmaceutical… [ more ]
2010-08-19 16:00:17 Hits: [1] Category: Health
Phase III Randomised Controlled Trial Confirms Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Radioembolisation Using 90Y-resin Microspheres for Patients With Inoperable Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases That Have Failed Chemotherapy
BRUSSELS , August 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Using the innovative technique of radioembolisation to treat patients with inoperable colorectal cancer liver metastases who have failed all standard-of-care chemotherapy options can more than double the time… [ more ]
2010-08-19 06:00:09 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Prof. Dr. Med. Markus Rothenburger Joins the Medical Marketing Berlin Team to Support the Worldwide Demand for the Smartphone Handy Sana With Integrated ECG in the Telemedicine
BERLIN , August 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The MMB Berlin GmbH offers an innovative product, the Smartphone Handy Sana for millions of cardiac patients in its medical product portfolio. The touch screen mobile phone is a device which enables you to record… [ more ]
2010-08-19 05:00:37 Hits: [1] Category: Health
As Pharmaceutical Deal Making Becomes More Competitive, PharmaDeals(R) Resource Expands its Deal Coverage
OXFORD, England , August 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmaVentures, the company behind the PharmaDeals(R) range of business information, announced today the expansion of its PharmaDeals Agreements coverage that includes exclusive interviews with deal makers… [ more ]
2010-08-18 10:00:14 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Advanced Web-Based Medical Technologies Foster Better Informed Consumers, Greater Interest in Personal Health Care
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania , August 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The face of the medical consumer is changing. With the rapid advance of Internet technology and the growing national focus on healthcare, Americans are taking greater responsibility for their… [ more ]
2010-08-18 07:00:00 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Quark Pharmaceuticals and Major Pharmaceutical Company Enter into Licensing Option Agreement for the p53 Suppressor Drug QPI-1002, the First siRNA Administered Systemically in Human
FREMONT, California , August 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a world leader in the discovery and development of RNAi-based therapeutics, today announced that it has granted Novartis an option to obtain an exclusive worldwide license… [ more ]
2010-08-18 05:00:49 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Introduces HARMONIC ACE(R) 45 cm Curved Shears Designed For Extended Reach in Obese Patients
NORDERSTEDT, Germany , August 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery (EES), has announced the introduction of a new addition to its HARMONIC(R) line of surgical devices, the HARMONIC ACE(R) 45 cm Curved Shears. HARMONIC ACE(R) 45 cm, designed… [ more ]
2010-08-18 05:00:32 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Medical Errors Driving the Need to Build a Safer Health System -- Frost & Sullivan Web Conference
LONDON , August 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Substantial increases in healthcare expenditure over the last decade have motivated governments and healthcare organisations to identify and eliminate unnecessary costs. According to recent research, medical errors… [ more ]
2010-08-18 05:00:30 Hits: [0] Category: Health
New Report - Telemedicine Market in Brazil, Russia, India, China (BRIC) - Advanced Technologies, Global Forecast by MarketsandMarkets
DALLAS , August 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new market research report, "Telemedicine Market in Brazil , Russia , India , China (BRIC) - Advanced technologies, Global Forecast" published by MarketsandMarkets (http://www.marketsandmarkets.com),… [ more ]
2010-08-17 08:00:00 Hits: [0] Category: Health
Lilly Halts Development of Semagacestat for Alzheimer's Disease Based on Preliminary Results of Phase III Clinical Trials
INDIANAPOLIS , August 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) will halt development of semagacestat, a gamma secretase inhibitor being studied as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease, because preliminary results from two… [ more ]
2010-08-17 05:00:30 Hits: [0] Category: Health
U.S. Market for Peripheral Vascular Devices 2010 now Available at ReportsandReports
DALLAS , August 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Browse the complete Report on: http://www.reportsandreports.com/market-reports/us-market-for-peripheral-vasc ular-devices-2010/ (Due to the length of these URLs, it may be necessary to copy and paste the hyperlinks… [ more ]
