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Press Releases : Health Care & Medical
SCYNEXIS and DNDi Extend Collaboration to Identify Drug Candidates to Treat Sleeping Sickness RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC and GENEVA--(Marketwire), 16 December 2008 -- SCYNEXIS, Inc. and Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) announced today that they have extended their collaboration on vital drug discovery research and development of affordable and effective therapies for human African trypanosomiasis (also known as sleeping sickness) for an additional three years. Sleeping sickness is one of the most… Submitted by Marketwire, Marketwire on Tuesday, 16 December 2008 at 9:24 AM Category: Health Care & Medical Soy Protein's Ability to Lower Cholesterol Confirmed, Possible Mechanism of Action Described ST. LOUIS, MO--(Marketwire), 11 November 2008 -- Solae, a leader in soy protein innovation and technology, unveiled a new study today at the 8th International Symposium on the Role of Soy in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment. A new meta-analysis confirms that soy protein consumption can lead to a meaningful and significant reduction in… Submitted by Marketwire, Marketwire on Tuesday, 11 November 2008 at 11:56 AM Category: Health Care & Medical Health Diet Workshop by Violet Oon  Singapore, 10 November 2008 -- As part of Explore Singapore!, improve your lifestyle and learn how to prepare healthier food with food ambassador Violet Oon and burn those unwanted calories through an aerobics session with fitness instructor Mike Yoong! Submitted by yvonneli, Hill and Knowlton on Monday, 10 November 2008 at 9:06 PM Category: Health Care & Medical Introducing Tools’4’Tape: Security erase and health check at an affordable price , 29 October 2008 -- Farnborough, UK. 28 October 2008 – Tools’4’Tape, a Windows based application, has been developed as a cost effective set of utilities, intended for any Windows PC tape user wishing to perform health checks (quality assurance), secure erasure and other utilities on tape media. [DLT, SDLT, 3480/3490, 3590, 9840, 9940, LTO… Submitted by webitpr, webitpr on Wednesday, 29 October 2008 at 1:01 AM Category: Health Care & Medical Ludesi's 2D Gel Image Analysis Enabled Discovery of Potential Therapeutic Targets for Melanoma Tumor BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire), 14 October 2008 -- Ludesi Corporation, developer of the award-winning Ludesi Image Analysis Service and the Ludesi REDFIN software for two-dimensional electrophoresis gels, today announced that researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, National Eye Institute and National Institutes of Health in Bethesda Maryland, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill… Submitted by Marketwire, Marketwire on Tuesday, 14 October 2008 at 11:13 AM Category: Health Care & Medical Beverly Hills Dentist Offers Less-Invasive "Gummy Smile" Treatment United States, 14 October 2008 -- Beverly Hills, California (October 2008) - "Gummy smiles" are a common problem but few people realize there is a fairly straightforward surgery that can lower the upper lip, revealing less gum tissue. Rather than performing complicated surgery to reconstruct the upper jaw, Beverly Hills periodontist Dr. Farnoosh offers a method… Submitted by thetotalsmile, Dr. Alex Farnoosh, DMD,PhD,MSD on Tuesday, 14 October 2008 at 6:58 AM Category: Health Care & Medical ORLive Presents: Prenatal Heart Diagnosis Case Discussions of Options and Treatments NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire), 23 September 2008 -- CENTER FOR PRENATAL PEDIATRICS At the Center for Prenatal Pediatrics, pregnancy involves caring for two patients -- mother and baby. In high-risk cases where the baby has a birth defect, the mother may need specialized adult care while the fetus requires a pediatric focus. Submitted by Marketwire, Marketwire on Tuesday, 23 September 2008 at 8:55 AM Category: Health Care & Medical TrimGen Launches New KRAS Assay Test for Colon Cancer Patients BALTIMORE, MARYLAND--(Marketwire), 11 September 2008 -- TrimGen Corporation, a U.S. molecular diagnostic company focused on developing advanced genetic tests, today announced the release of Mutector II™ KRAS kit. The new assay screens all 12 mutations in codons 12 and 13 of the KRAS gene with 1% detection sensitivity, which has significant implications for patients with colon… Submitted by Marketwire, Marketwire on Thursday, 11 September 2008 at 11:01 AM Category: Health Care & Medical Biosensors DES Demonstrates Equivalent Safety and Efficacy to Industry Leading DES in First 'Real Wo MUNICH, Germany, 2 September 2008 -- /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Biosensors International Group, Ltd ("Biosensors", "Company", BIG: SP) today announced that a next-generation drug-eluting stent, developed by Biosensors, has demonstrated equal safety and efficacy as compared to Johnson & Johnson's industry leading drug-eluting stent, CYPHER SELECT(TM) ("Cypher"), based upon nine-month clinical and angiographic follow-up data. The results of… Submitted by PR Newswire Asia, Xinhua PR Newswire on Tuesday, 2 September 2008 at 11:05 AM Category: Health Care & Medical Live at Millennium Monument Park -- 2008 Olympic Athletes: Bringing a New Vision to Competition BEIJING -- (MARKET WIRE), 18 August 2008 -- WHAT: Olympic athletes around the world have prepared for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games using The AchieveVision(TM) Program, a state-of-the-art visual skills assessment and optimizing program from The Vision Care InstituteTM, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, to help determine if their visual skills are in… Submitted by Marketwire, Marketwire on Monday, 18 August 2008 at 10:48 AM Category: Health Care & Medical The Next Evolution in Training the Modern Athlete: The AchieveVision(TM) Program Helps Athletes Deve BEIJING -- (MARKETWIRE), 12 August 2008 -- As millions of eyes around the globe turn to China to watch the world's top athletes go for gold at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, those athletes will be relying on their own vision for an extra competitive edge. The Vision Care Institute(TM), LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, announced… Submitted by Marketwire, Marketwire on Tuesday, 12 August 2008 at 1:39 PM Category: Health Care & Medical New Published Study Proves HipSaver Soft Hip Protectors Significantly Reduce Hip Fractures, Setting CANTON, MA -- (MARKET WIRE), 5 June 2008 -- A major study published this week in the "Journal Of the American Medical Directors Association" adds further proof that HipSaver brand all-soft hip protectors can be highly effective in preventing fall-related hip fractures in the elderly. The all-soft HipSaver protectors reduced hip fractures by over 80% in this study. Submitted by Asia Release on Thursday, 5 June 2008 at 9:05 AM Category: Health Care & Medical ClinPhone Completes Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Inspection , 2 June 2008 -- (Nottingham UK, 2 June 2008). ClinPhone, the world’s largest Clinical Technology Organization (CTO), has received the GCP Inspection Statement to complete the latest Inspection by the GCP Inspectorate of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Submitted by webitpr, webitpr on Monday, 2 June 2008 at 11:46 PM Category: Health Care & Medical Landmark ATHENA Study Findings With Multaq(R)(dronedarone) Show 24% Reduction in Cardiovascular Hosp PARIS, FRANCE--(Marketwire), 16 May 2008 -- Sanofi-aventis (NYSE: SNY) (EURONEXT: SAN) announced today that findings from the landmark ATHENA study showed that Multaq® (dronedarone), a potential therapy for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, decreased the risk of cardiovascular hospitalisations or death from any cause by a statistically significant 24% (p equals… Submitted by Asia Release on Friday, 16 May 2008 at 9:45 AM Category: Health Care & Medical Given Imaging Receives Permanent Medicare Funding for PillCam(R) SB in Australia YOQNEAM, ISRAEL--(Marketwire), 15 May 2008 -- Given Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIVN) today announced that the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing has approved permanent Medicare funding for capsule endoscopy of the small bowel. Capsule endoscopy has been interim Medicare funded in Australia subject to data collection since May 2004. Medicare is the scheme that gives… Submitted by Asia Release on Thursday, 15 May 2008 at 12:00 PM Category: Health Care & Medical Ascribe extends integrated Pharmacy and Robotic IT systems to Royal Bolton Hospital , 2 April 2008 -- Ascribe plc (AIM:ASP), the innovative health IT Group, today announced that it has successfully installed its Web Pharmacy solution at the Royal Bolton Hospital, part of the Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust and that the site is completely operational. One unique aspect of this ‘Go Live’ was that, on the same… Submitted by webitpr, webitpr on Wednesday, 2 April 2008 at 6:09 PM Category: Health Care & Medical SciClone Hosts Thymalfasin Symposium at Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver FOSTER CITY, CA--(Marketwire), 17 March 2008 -- SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCLN) today announced that it plans to host a symposium at the 18th annual meeting of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), in Seoul, Korea on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. Submitted by Asia Release on Monday, 17 March 2008 at 6:30 PM Category: Health Care & Medical Worldwide Emergency Care Professionals Invited to Speak at AMBEX 2008-United Kingdom LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire), 7 March 2008 -- Emergency care professionals worldwide are being invited to visit and speak at AMBEX 2008, the largest pre-hospital emergency care event outside the USA, to be held at the Harrogate International Centre, Yorkshire, UK, 24 - 26 June 2008. Submitted by Asia Release on Friday, 7 March 2008 at 9:13 AM Category: Health Care & Medical Information Technology making inroads in the Health Sector India, 3 March 2008 -- IT in Health has far reaching results. HOSMAC Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, focused on the healthcare sector, yesterday brought together a group of eminent domain experts and policy-makers to discuss the ‘Emerging Role of Information Technology in Healthcare’ at a conference in the capital. It also instituted an oration in… Submitted by GreenThumb, GreenThumb on Monday, 3 March 2008 at 12:21 PM Category: Health Care & Medical O'Neil Announces First Portable Printer for Patient Wristband Printing IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire), 28 February 2008 -- O'Neil Product Development (NYSE: DOV) announces the availability of the industry's only portable printer for patient identification wristbands for the healthcare industry. The O'Neil Compact™ (OC) is the first commercially available portable thermal printer that supports O'Neil Printer Supplies Group's new SafeD-Band(TM) direct thermal wristbands. With its compact design, light… Submitted by Asia Release on Thursday, 28 February 2008 at 10:09 AM Category: Health Care & Medical |
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