Health Newswire
1 - Research and Markets: Introducing the Belgium Nephrology and Urology Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012 Report
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Belgium Nephrology and Urology Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012" to their offering. This report is an essential source for in-depth...
2 - Exactech to Present to Investors at 27th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
GAINESVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Exactech Inc. (Nasdaq:EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder, spine and biologic materials, will present at JP Morgan’s 27th Annual Healthcare Investor Conference on Tuesday, January 13 in...
3 - Research and Markets: South Africa Nephrology and Urology Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012 Review Available Now
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "South Africa Nephrology and Urology Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012" to their offering. This report is an essential source for...
4 - Research and Markets: Egypt In Vitro Diagnostics Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012 Out Now
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Egypt In Vitro Diagnostics Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012" to their offering. This report is an essential source for in-depth information...
5 - 2009 Consumer Electronics Show Media Alert: Cambridge Consultants (Booth 21719) to Demonstrate New Wireless Development Platforms for Low-Cost Compact Wireless Internet Enabled Devices, and Wireless Personal Healthcare Devices
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Cambridge Consultants will demonstrate two new, advanced wireless platforms at CES this year - both featuring a novel Bluetooth® stack, qualified to Version 2.1/2.1+EDR of the Bluetooth Core specification - that will accelerate the development of wireless...
6 - Research and Markets: Republic of Korea Neurology Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012 Provides Neurology Devices Market Information
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets In Republic of Korea Radiosurgery In Republic of Korea Medtronic, Inc. Company Profile Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. Company Profile B. Braun Melsungen AG Company Profile Boston Scientific Corporation Company Profile...
7 - AdvanSource Biomaterials’ Antimicrobials Patent Application Published by U.S. Patent Office
WILMINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation (NYSE Alternext US: ASB), a leading developer of advanced polymer materials for a broad range of medical devices, announced today notification of the publication by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the...
8 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation awards $1.195 million to organizations providing care to the uninsured
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation has awarded $1.95 million in grants to 17 health care delivery organizations working to implement more cost-effective care for the uninsured through outreach and education, prevention, and medical...
9 - Research and Markets: Spain Hospital Supplies Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012 Out Now
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Spain Hospital Supplies Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012" to their offering. This report is an essential source for in-depth information...
10 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Awards $485,000 in Grants to Help Mass. Residents Access Health Coverage
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation has awarded $485,000 in grants to 22 community-based organizations, community health centers, and select hospital-based programs to help low-income consumers enroll in MassHealth, Commonwealth Care, the...
11 - Madeira Therapeutics to Present at the Biotech Showcase 2009 in San Francisco
LEAWOOD, Kan.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Madeira Therapeutics announced today that Peter Joiner, Madeira president and chief executive officer, will present an overview of the company at the 2009 Biotech Showcase on January 14, 2009, at 2:45 p.m. Pacific (5:45 p.m. Eastern) time from the...
12 - Murad Invests in its Employees’ Health
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Murad, Inc. announced today the roll out of its official Employee Wellness Program to improve the health and well-being of Murad’s employee’s lives through health education and program offerings that support positive lifestyle changes. The...
13 - California Healthcare Institute Appoints New Associate Director of Government Relations and New Office Manager
LA JOLLA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The California Healthcare Institute (CHI) today announced the appointment of Ritchard Engelhardt as associate director of government affairs based in Sacramento, Calif. and Holly Frisque as office manager based at CHI’s La Jolla, Calif...
14 - Don’t Let ‘iPatient’ Detract from Hands-On Medicine, Stanford Author/Educator Urges
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - On his first day as attending physician at Stanford, Abraham Verghese, MD, suggested to the ward team that they leave the “bunker” and head out to their patients’ bedsides. “They probably felt that everything I would need to get up to...
15 - Research and Markets: 'Global Ophthalmic Market: Focus On Glaucoma' Focuses on Glaucoma as a Major Ophthalmic Market
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Ophthalmic Market: Focus on Glaucoma" report to their offering. Glaucoma is a type of disease that causes an irreversible blindness, if it is left undetected or untreated. Moreover...
16 - XenoPort to Present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq:XNPT) announced today that it will provide access via the World Wide Web to its presentation at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. The live presentation will occur at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time (5:30 p.m...
17 - AXENTIS Publishes Operational Roadmap for Risk-Driven Compliance ManagementTM to the GRC Industry
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - AXENTIS, a leading provider of enterprise-wide governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) solutions, announced today the release of “Risk-Driven Compliance Management: Optimally Leveraging Finite Resources to Effectively Protect the Business”, a...
18 - Aspen Technology to Present at the 11th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference
BURLINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Aspen Technology, Inc. (OTC: AZPN), a leading provider of software and services to the process industries, today announced its President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Fusco, will present at the 11th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference, being...
19 - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Accepts Pfizer’s Reissue Application on Lipitor Enantiomer Patent
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Pfizer Inc announced today that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has issued a “Notice of Allowance” accepting the company’s application to correct the technical defect in the ‘995 enantiomer patent for atorvastatin calcium, the salt form of...
20 - Research and Markets: A Focus on Kinetic Concepts, Inc. and the U.S. Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Kinetic Concepts, Inc. and the U.S. Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing Industry" company profile to their offering. The Kinetic Concepts, Inc. company report details the company's key...
21 - Dr. Barry Turnbull Joins BioBridges, LLC as Principal Consultant
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - BioBridges, LLC, a clinical development consultancy serving the biopharmaceutical community, announced today the appointment of Barry Turnbull, PhD, to Principal Consultant. Dr. Turnbull will provide statistical consulting services...
22 - Biogen Idec to Present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) announced today that its presentation and breakout session at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference will be webcast live via the internet, on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. PT (11:00 a.m. ET). To...
23 - Psychiatric Solutions to Present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
FRANKLIN, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (“PSI”) (NASDAQ: PSYS) announced today it will participate in the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, which takes place January 12 through January 15, 2009 in San Francisco at the Westin St. Francis Hotel...
24 - Prognostix Awarded Grant to Support Product Development, Commercialization
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Prognostix Inc., a Cleveland Clinic spin-out company focused on cardiovascular disease testing and management, today announced that it has been awarded a $550,000 grant to support the continuing development and commercialization of its FDA-cleared...
25 - New Manufacturers, Retailers and Education Show Strength of Natural, Organic and Healthy Products at Natural Products Expo West/SupplyExpo 2009
BOULDER, Colo.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Natural Products Expo West/SupplyExpo (www.expowest.com) will feature more than 1900 exhibiting companies and 300,000 square feet of natural, organic and specialty foods, supplements, and health and beauty, natural living, organic, and pet products...
26 - Medical Careers Institute Announces Medical Career Education Expo
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Medical Careers Institute, the School of Health Science at ECPI College of Technology, is pleased to announce a Medical Career Education Expo Open House to be held at all Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina campus locations this...
27 - Johns Hopkins Brain Sciences Institute to Open at The Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The Forest City-New East Baltimore Partnership (FCNEBP) announced that the Brain Sciences Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (BSI) will locate at 855 North Wolfe Street, in the John G. Rangos, Sr., Building, within the Science...
28 - BASi Receives a European Patent for Culex®
WARWICKSHIRE, UK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - BASi is proud to announce the awarding of the new European patent for their Culex® Automated In Vivo Sampling System. The patent is valid until 2019 and is effective in Germany, Denmark, France, UK and Sweden. The Culex Automated In Vivo Sampling...
29 - Pacific Retirement Services Launches Silverchair Learning System
MEDFORD, Ore.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Pacific Retirement Services, Inc. (PRS), a national leader in the senior living and health care industry (www.retirement.org), announced today that it is launching the Silverchair Learning Management System across its family of retirement communities...
30 - ARCADIS Establishes Program Management Construction Management Division; Names Dahill as President of New U.S. Division
DENVER-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consulting and engineering company, today announced that it has created a new U.S. division – Program Management / Construction Management (PMCM) – to better serve its existing client base and new clients. PMCM...
31 - Research and Markets: Belgium Endoscopy Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012 Offers Detailed and Comprehensive Coverage
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Belgium Endoscopy Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012" to their offering. This report is an essential source for in-depth...
32 - Kinetic Concepts, Inc. to Present at the 27th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI) today announced that Catherine Burzik, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 27th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Mrs. Burzik will address conference attendees on Monday...
33 - Xenomics, Inc. Discusses HPV Screening Test Based on Transrenal DNA Technology at 52nd All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynecology
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Xenomics, Inc. (XNOM.PK), a developer of non-invasive next-generation molecular diagnostics, announced today that Dr. Samuil Umansky, Chief Scientific Officer, presented today at the 52nd All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynecology...
34 - PharMerica to Present at 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), a national provider of institutional pharmacy and hospital pharmacy management services, today announced that Michael J. Culotta, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will make a presentation...
35 - Vidacare Corporation Welcomes Clas G. Runnberg as Managing Director of International Operations
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Vidacare Corporation has hired Clas G. Runnberg as Managing Director of International Operations to manage all of Vidacare’s business activities outside of North and South America. He will help develop business plans and strategies for Vidacare’s...
36 - Ramsell Public Health Rx and Oakland Department of Human Services Head Start Program Partner to Offer Free Pharmacy Drug Discount Card
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Ramsell Public Health Rx, a pharmacy benefit manager and information management company, announces a partnership with the City of Oakland’s Department of Human Services, Head Start Program to administer their Pharmacy Drug Discount Card for...
37 - Seattle Sutton Responds to Oprah’s Weight Loss Effort
OTTAWA, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Seattle Sutton, healthy eating expert, responds to Oprah Winfrey’s weight loss goal and offers help to viewers who also want to lose weight. Sutton, founder and president of Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating (SSHE), believes Oprah’s plan for the new...
38 - Community Health Systems to Participate in JPMorgan Healthcare Conference
FRANKLIN, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) announced today that management will participate in the 27th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference to be held January 12-15, 2009, at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. The investor presentation...
39 - Amerinet Executive Briefing Focuses on Building High Performance Workforce
ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Helping organizations build a high performance workforce was the topic of a recent education series offered by Amerinet Workforce Solutions partner and business performance expert Tom Olivo. “Healthcare leaders have an obligation to provide the best care...
40 - Sun Refuses to Accept Taro’s Offer to Mediate
HAWTHORNE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Taro,” the “Company,” Pink Sheets: TAROF) said today that Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Sun”) has refused to accept Taro's latest proposal to engage in mediation in an effort to resolve all...
41 - Medicity Experiences 81% Revenue Growth in 2008 as the Healthcare Clinical Data Exchange Market Significantly Expands
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Medicity, a leading provider of healthcare information technology (HIT) solutions for clinical data exchange and collaboration empowering physicians, hospitals and health information exchanges (HIE), today announced an 81 percent revenue growth in...
42 - Research and Markets: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. and the U.S. Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing Industry Report Details The Companys Key Financial Data
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Intuitive Surgical, Inc. and the U.S. Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing Industry" company profile to their offering. The Intuitive Surgical, Inc. company report details the company's...
43 - Healthways’ Presentation Time at 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Rescheduled For 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWAY) today announced that the company’s previously announced presentation time at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time/7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on...
44 - Court Rules in Favor of Medtronic in Fidelis Litigation
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) reported that on Jan. 5, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota dismissed with prejudice the Master Consolidated Complaint for Individuals and the Master Consolidated Complaint for Third-Party Payors...
45 - Leerink Swann Healthcare Investment Outlook Report for 2009 Now Available
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Leerink Swann, the leading healthcare-focused investment banking firm, today announced the availability of the firm’s 2009 healthcare investment outlook report. Investment analysis for 2009 is provided in the following healthcare sectors: biotechnology...
46 - Emmi Solutions and Healthwise Set New Standard for Collaborative Communication with Patients
CHICAGO & BOISE, Idaho-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Emmi Solutions, the leading provider of technology-based healthcare communication solutions, and Healthwise, an award-winning provider of consumer health information and programs, today announced a strategic alliance. This collaboration...
47 - Impulse Monitoring and Health Management Associates Sign Agreement
COLUMBIA, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Impulse Monitoring, Inc. (IMI), a leading provider of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) services to hospitals, today announced an agreement with Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE:HMA). IMI will offer to all of HMA’s 56 hospitals its...
48 - National Park Service, Humana Partner to Introduce Bike Share Program for National Park Service Employees in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - A new program designed to allow National Park Service (NPS) employees to put aside a government car for use of a bicycle launches today, affording NPS staff an opportunity to use an alternative transportation method and a chance to help reduce auto...
49 - MedAssets to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 14, 2009
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - MedAssets, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDAS) today announced that its management team plans to participate in the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference next week in San Francisco. The Company’s formal presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, January 14, 2009...
50 - “Model Office” Technology to Provide Enhanced Flexibility for Carrier
OWINGS MILLS, Md. & CHARLESTON, S.C.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Benefitfocus today announced that CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), the Mid-Atlantic’s largest healthcare insurer with 3.3 million members, has selected Benefitfocus to provide a comprehensive Web offering for its...
51 - Advaxis’ Phase II Clinical Trial “HOLD” Lifted
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Advaxis Inc (OTCBB: ADXS), a biotechnology company, received permission from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to test its lead drug candidate, Lovaxin C, in patients with grade 2/3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). With this...
52 - Molina Healthcare to Present at 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
LONG BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) today announced that management will give a presentation, followed by a question and answer session, at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held January 12 – 15, 2009, in San Francisco...
53 - OSI Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 27th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 13, 2009
MELVILLE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIP) announced today that Colin Goddard, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of OSI Pharmaceuticals, will present at the JP Morgan Conference in San Francisco, CA on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. (Pacific Time...
54 - OnCare Hawaii Selects IntelliDose for Oncology Patient Safety and Practice Efficiency
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - OnCare Hawaii, Inc., the largest cancer care provider in the state of Hawaii, has selected IntelliDose® to safely and efficiently manage complex chemotherapy treatments across its four sites. After extensive reviews, OnCare Hawaii chose IntelliDose...
55 - BioReliance Corporation Announces Agreement with Barr Pharmaceuticals to Supply Bulk Virus for the Manufacture of Adenovirus Vaccine for the U.S. Department of Defense
ROCKVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - BioReliance Corporation announced today that it has been contracted by Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to supply bulk adenovirus for the manufacture of Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Adenovirus Types 4 and 7 Live Oral Vaccines. Duramed, a subsidiary...
56 - NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 40.6%; December Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 39.6%; New Orders Index at 39.9%; Employment Index at 34.7%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in December, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of...
57 - Biomet, Inc. Announces Fiscal Year 2009 Second Quarter Conference Call
WARSAW, Ind.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Biomet, Inc. announced today that in conjunction with its Fiscal 2009 Second Quarter release, you are invited to participate in the second quarter conference call on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern. Individuals wishing to participate in...
58 - Humana Inc. to Present at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today that Michael B. McCallister, president and chief executive officer, will be making a presentation to investors at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. pacific time. A...
59 - Visualant Announces First Commercial License
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Visualant, Inc. (OTCBB:VSUL), a color technology company (“VSUL”) which provides multi-dimensional spectral-based pattern file creation diagnostic and security solutions, today announced the execution of its first commercial licensing agreement with...
60 - LTC Declares Its Monthly Common Stock Cash Dividend for the First Quarter of 2009
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE:LTC) announced today that it had declared a monthly common dividend on its common stock for the first quarter of 2009. The Company declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share per month for the months...
61 - CDEX Announces Successful ASHP Conference and New Medication Safety Division Vice President
TUCSON, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - CDEX Inc. (OTCBB: CEXI) introduced the ValiMed™ Model CCT to the North American healthcare markets at the December ASHP conference in Orlando, Florida. The CCT was earlier introduced to the European healthcare markets at the annual SNPHPU...
62 - Focus on the World Special Purpose Needles Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. World Special Purpose Needles Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p098381/World-Special-Purpose-Needles—Market.html This...
63 - MedSpas Adjusts Business Model
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - MedSpas of America Inc. (Other OTC:MEDP - News), www.medspasofamerica.com, announces an enhancement in its business model for 2009. Due to current economic conditions, the Company has decided to focus more of its resources towards Internet technology...
64 - ForeverGreen Reports Strong Growth Indicators in Japan
OREM, Utah-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - ForeverGreen Corp. (OTCBB: FVRG), a manufacturer and distributor of all natural whole foods, today announced initial results from Japan demonstrate significant potential for the company’s future growth. In November company executives met with...
65 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. PST (4:30 p.m. EST). The presentation...
66 - Learn about the World First Aid Kits Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. World First Aid Kits Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p098380/World-First-Aid-Kits—Market.html This report analyzes...
67 - Accelerate Progress Remembers the 500,000 Americans Who Died of Cancer in 2008 and Launches its Plan for Faster Progress in Their Memory
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Accelerate Progress, a national organization devoted to bringing about faster access to promising and potentially life-saving new therapies for patients fighting cancer and other life-threatening diseases, responds to crisis in cancer community by...
68 - Microfluidics and HORIBA Instruments, Inc. Announce the Formalization of Their Partnership
NEWTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Microfluidics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microfluidics International Corporation (OTCBB: MFLU) and HORIBA Instruments, Inc. are pleased to announce that their long standing partnership has been formalized. Previously, the two companies have shared...
69 - Campbell Soup Company Teams up with Actress Jane Krakowski and Fashion Designer Nicole Miller to Help Fight Heart Disease
CAMDEN, N.J.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) is taking the fight against heart disease to the red carpet with fashion, food and entertainment playing leading roles. Television, film and Broadway star Jane Krakowski of NBC’s “30 Rock” and celebrated runway...
70 - Examine the World Disposable Medical Gloves Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. World Disposable Medical Gloves Market...
71 - Ocimum Biosolutions Becomes an Authorized Service Provider for NuGEN Ovation® Systems in India
HYDERABAD, India & GAITHERSBURG, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading integrated genomics company, based in Hyderabad, India, announced today that it is now an authorized provider for services using NuGEN Ovation® Systems for sample preparation. This...
72 - 24 Hour Fitness and NBC’s The Biggest Loser Renew Partnership for Seventh Consecutive Season
SAN RAMON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Contestants on season seven of NBC’s The Biggest Loser will benefit from the expertise of 24 Hour Fitness® personal trainers, even after they’ve been voted off the show. As part of its continuing partnership with the hit reality series, 24...
73 - Gryphon Investors Names Susan C. Thornton as President and CEO for Synteract Corporation
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, announced today that Susan C. Thornton, Ph.D., has been named President and CEO of Synteract Corporation, the holding company that owns Synteract, Inc. and Vince & Associates Clinical...
74 - Everyday Health Announces the Launch of Joy Bauer’s LIFE Diet Online
BROOKLYN, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The Everyday Health Network, the largest online health property, today announced the launch of Joy’s LIFE Diet Online (www.joybauer.com) – the online companion to the new book Joy’s LIFE Diet: Four Steps to Thin Forever from TODAY show nutrition...
75 - Seattle Genetics to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
BOTHELL, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) announced today that Clay B. Siegall, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will speak at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 12, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. A live...
76 - Eternal Image Finalizes North American Distribution Arrangement with Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc.
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Eternal Image, Inc. (OTC:ETNL.PK), a public company engaged in the design, manufacturing and marketing of licensed brand funeral products, today announced that it has expanded its distribution with Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. of Broadview...
77 - ARAMARK Launches New Dining Environment for Elementary Schools
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - ARAMARK Education, a leader in providing food and nutrition services at more than 4,000 schools nationwide, has launched Cool*Caf™, a new elementary school dining environment created as a result of comprehensive research with more than 2,500 students...
78 - HHS Issues Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a plan that establishes a set of five-year national prevention targets to reduce and possibly eliminate health care-associated infections (HAIs). Health care-associated infections are...
79 - Cameron Health Commences Clinical Trial of the Minimally Invasive Totally Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator for Treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Cameron Health, Inc. announces the first CE trial implants in Europe and New Zealand for Cameron Health’s Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD®) System. The minimally invasive S-ICD System is prescribed for use in patients at risk of...
80 - athenahealth to Present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
WATERTOWN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of internet-based business services for physician practices, announced today that it will participate in the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Jonathan Bush...
81 - Olympic Hurdler Lolo Jones Signs With Twinlab®
AMERICAN FORK, Utah-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Twinlab® Fuel, a division of leading supplement manufacturer ISI Brands, has been a leading brand and pioneer in sports nutrition for 40 years and is excited to announce its sponsorship of Olympic track & field star Lori “Lolo” Jones...
82 - PerkinElmer to Present at 27th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that the Company will present at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at 11:30 a.m...
83 - Internet Payment Exchange Enhances BillPay AssistSM Feature in eCareview
TOLEDO, Ohio-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Internet Payment Exchange (IPayX), a Toledo, Ohio-based provider of electronic billing and payment (EBP) technology and customer service solutions to healthcare providers, utility companies, municipal governments and other organizations, announced the...
84 - Four New Quality Resource Guides Added to MetLife’s Dental Continuing Education Program
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - MetLife announced today that four quality resource guides have been added to its American Dental Association (ADA) and Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) recognized dental continuing education program. The new self-study courses focus on: 1) Adolescent Oral...
85 - High Growth Reported for the World Cell/Tissue Culture Supplies Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Laboratory equipment industry is available in its catalogue. World Cell/Tissue Culture Supplies Market...
86 - Examine the World Biotechnology Reagents Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Biotechnologies and Genetics industry is available in its catalogue. World Biotechnology Reagents Market...
87 - Learn about the World Laboratory Pumping Systems Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Laboratory equipment industry is available in its catalogue. World Laboratory Pumping Systems Market...
88 - QuantRx® Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for Its RapidSense® Methamphetamine Test
DOYLESTOWN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - QuantRx Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB: QTXB), a broad-based diagnostic company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the...
89 - Examine the World Medical Imaging Equipment Services Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. World Medical Imaging Equipment Services Market...
90 - CytRx Announces Management Promotion
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ: CYTR) today announced the appointment of John C. Caloz to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Former Chief Financial Officer Mitchell Fogelman resigned December 31, 2008, for personal reasons. “I am pleased to...
91 - AVEO Pharmaceuticals to Present at 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Tuan Ha-Ngoc, president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. PST at the Westin St...
92 - KineMed Awarded Michael J. Fox Foundation Funding to Validate Translational Biomarker of Microtubule Function in Parkinson’s Disease
EMERYVILLE, Calif. & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - KineMed, Inc., a pathway-based drug discovery and development company, has been awarded a grant of up to $694,441 (if all milestones are met) to conduct clinical studies toward a new biomarker-based treatment for Parkinson’s...
93 - Eclipsys to Present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Eclipsys Corporation® (NASDAQ: ECLP), The Outcomes Company®, will be participating in the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 13, in San Francisco, CA. Eclipsys representatives will present at the conference at 4 p.m...
94 - Get a Deep Insight into the World Therapeutic Apheresis Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Pharmaceutical industry industry is available in its catalogue. World Therapeutic Apheresis Market...
95 - Flexpoint Achieves Significant Milestones in 2008
DRAPER, Utah-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:FLXT) achieved many significant milestones in 2008. In March, Flexpoint reached an Agreement with Auto Electronic Corporation, “AEC,” to mutually develop, manufacture and market automotive products featuring...
96 - US Weekly Names Tosca Reno’s Eat-Clean Diet as Top 5 Hollywood-favored
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Eating Clean is becoming popular with Hollywood Celebrities, especially at this time of year when many red carpet events are right around the corner starting with the upcoming Golden Globe and SAG Awards shows. US Weekly’s January 12th issue stated...
97 - Get a Deep Insight into the World Neurostimulation Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. World Neurostimulation Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p098270/World-Neurostimulation-Market.html This report analyzes the...
98 - King Center to Present Health & Wellness Forum
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The King Center will officially launch the 2009 MLK Birthday Observance January 10, 2009 by hosting and co-sponsoring an exciting new program with life-saving potential, “The Health & Wellness Forum.” The program, which will be held at locations...
99 - LabCorp To Present at the Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conference – Reiterates 2008 Guidance and Updates Preliminary 2009 Guidance
BURLINGTON, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) today announced that David P. King, Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to speak at the Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conference in New York City, NY. LabCorp’s presentation is...
100 - Acceleron to Present at the 27th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Acceleron Pharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics that modulate the growth of cells and tissues including bone, muscle and red blood cells, today announced that John Knopf, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Acceleron...
101 - Conceptus Appoints Medtech Veteran Paul A. LaViolette to Board of Directors
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Conceptus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTS) developer of the Essure® procedure, the first and only non-incisional permanent birth control method available, today announced that it has appointed Paul A. LaViolette (age 51) to serve on its Board of...
102 - Kryptiq Awarded Two Additional New Patents, Further Broadening Online Communication Technology Leadership
PORTLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Kryptiq Corp. has been granted approval by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for two new patents, covering selective encryption of electronic messages and data, and customized messaging to prevent spam emails. With these patents, Kryptiq builds...
103 - Monogram Biosciences to Present at the J.P. Morgan 27th Annual Healthcare Conference
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:MGRM) announced today that William D. Young, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present a corporate overview at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on...
104 - arGentis Receives Favorable Opinion for European Orphan Drug Designation
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - arGentis Pharmaceuticals, LLC announced today that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMEA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) adopted a positive opinion recommending the company’s product candidate ARG201 (native type 1 bovine collagen...
105 - New Milestones for Ikonisys’ oncoFISH® cervical Test
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Ikonisys, Inc. a leading provider of next-generation, cell-based diagnostic solutions, announced today that it has achieved two milestones in the commercialization of their oncoFISH cervical test: the receipt of New York State certification to offer...
106 - VIVUS to Present at the 2009 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of novel therapeutic products, today announced that Leland F. Wilson, president and CEO, will present an overview of the company at the 27th...
107 - Promedior Announces Appointment of Dominick Colangelo as Chief Executive Officer
MALVERN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Promedior, Inc. today announced the appointment of Dominick C. Colangelo as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the company’s board of directors. Mr. Colangelo joins Promedior after a nearly 15-year pharmaceutical industry career at Eli Lilly...
108 - UPS to Manage Most of Merck’s United States Distribution
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it has been selected by Merck & Co., Inc. to manage a significant portion of its U.S. distribution of pharmaceuticals and vaccines as well as to provide package transportation services. Through its subsidiary UPS Supply...
109 - CRIX, Pfizer, Partners HealthCare and CDISC Exploring Ways to Improve Patient Safety
RESTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The Clinical Research Information eXchange (CRIX) International today announced their participation with Pfizer, Partners HealthCare and the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) in the ASTER (Adverse Drug Event Spontaneous Triggered...
110 - Leading Researchers Establish FORMA Therapeutics to Integrate Transformative Biology and Chemistry to Address Challenging Targets and Develop Breakthrough Oncology Drugs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - FORMA Therapeutics announced today its debut as an integrated, global drug discovery company. The Company was founded by leading researchers from the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT to integrate important new advances in biology and chemistry...
111 - High Growth Forecasted for the World Medical Ultrasound Equipment Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. World Medical Ultrasound Equipment Market...
112 - Key Challenges and Issues Facing the World Gene Amplification Technologies Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Biotechnologies and Genetics industry is available in its catalogue. World Gene Amplification Technologies Market...
113 - Learn about the World Patient Scales Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. World Patient Scales Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p098400/World-Patient-Scales—Market.html This report analyzes...
114 - Research and Markets: Stem Cells for Cardiovascular Disease 2009 Market Report Focuses on the Technical, Market, and Clinical Trials Aspects of Stem Cells Being Developed
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets for Regenerative Medicine Chapter III. Stem Cells for Cardiovascular Disease: Technology Landscape, Market Landscape, Clinical Trials Landscape Chapter IV. Stem Cells for Cardiovascular Disease: Selected Industry Events and...
115 - Antares Pharma Receives Milestone Payment and Additional Patent Related to Elestrin®
EWING, N.J.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Antares Pharma, Inc. (AMEX:AIS) announced that the company received a milestone payment of $450,000 from BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPAX) related to an agreement with AZUR Pharma for the marketing of Elestrin (estradiol gel) to treat moderate...
116 - ARIAD Expands Management Team with Executive Appointments in Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing and Information Technology
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) today announced the appointment of three senior executives to ARIAD’s management team in newly created positions: Daniel M. Bollag, Ph.D. as senior vice president, regulatory affairs and quality...
117 - Learn about the World Biochips Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Biotechnologies and Genetics industry is available in its catalogue. World Biochips Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p098235/World-Biochips-Market.html This report analyzes the...
118 - Key Challenges and Issues facing the World Air Fresheners Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Pharmaceutical industry is available in its catalogue. World Air Fresheners Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p098299/World-Air-Fresheners—Market.html This report analyzes...
119 - Focus on the World Drug Discovery Technologies Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Pharmaceutical industry is available in its catalogue. World Drug Discovery Technologies Market...
120 - Cytori Expands Patent Protection for Celution® Stem & Regenerative Cell Processing System
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Cytori (NASDAQ: CYTX) today received U.S. Patent No. 7,473,420 (the '420 patent), which protects important formulations of the Celution® System output. This builds upon U.S. Patent No. 7,390,484, issued to Cytori in June 2008, which covers the Celution...
121 - NeuroActive Bike: America’s First and Only Mind-Body Fitness Equipment Launched at Lady of America Fitness Centers
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Fitness centers are entering the next lap of their evolution with the NeuroActive Bike, a new breed of exerciser that simultaneously trains the body and the brain, Stephane Bergeron, MD, president of Brain Center America (BCA), announced today. The...
122 - New Onmark Benchmarking Survey Shows Treating Patients in the Office With Specialty Drugs is Critical to Rheumatologists’ Revenue Streams
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Onmark, a leading national group purchasing organization (GPO) for community-based medical practices and a McKesson Specialty Care Solutions company, found that rheumatologists rely on specialty drugs purchased and administered to...
123 - Covidien Ltd. to Present at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
HAMILTON, Bermuda-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Covidien Ltd. (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV) will present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California, on January 13, 2009. Richard J. Meelia, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will discuss the Company in...
124 - Acorda Therapeutics to Present at the 27th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference
HAWTHORNE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) today announced that Ron Cohen, M.D., President & CEO, will present at the upcoming JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time / 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time at the...
125 - Provectus Pharmaceuticals Updates Shareholders on 2008 Accomplishments
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: PVCT), a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, reports on its clinical and corporate accomplishments for 2008 in a letter to shareholders from Craig Dees, Ph.D., CEO of...
126 - Learn about the World Trauma Devices Market
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. World Trauma Devices Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p098287/World-Trauma-Devices—Market.html This report analyzes...
127 - Research and Markets: European Surgical Equipment Investment Opportunities Report with Analysis and Forecasts to 2012
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Europe Surgical Equipment Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012" to their offering. This report is an essential source for in-depth...
128 - Biomagnetics (OTC BMGP) Releases Financing Details for Chinese Stem Cell / Biotech Division and Core Technology Development
ORANGEVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp. (OTC:BMGP), today released preliminary details of their 2009 Financing Blueprint. BMGP is working with existing shareholders and friends of the company to place approximately $500,000.00 of 18 month interest...
129 - KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results from Two Phase 2 Studies with ATX-101 Demonstrating Reduction of Submental Fat
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (KYTHERA) today announced that it has successfully completed two Phase 2 clinical studies demonstrating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of its lead product candidate, ATX-101, for the reduction of submental...
130 - ZymoGenetics to Webcast Presentation at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - ZymoGenetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGEN) announced today that Douglas E. Williams, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of ZymoGenetics, will provide an update on company activities at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday...
131 - Amedisys Issues 2009 Guidance and Names Larry Graham as a New Director
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) (“we,” “our,” “company”), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced revenue and earnings per share guidance for 2009. Net service revenue in 2009 is anticipated to be in the...
132 - Genetics for the Public: First Annual Consumer Genetics Show in Boston June 9 -11, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The First Annual Consumer Genetics Show www.consumergeneticsshow.com announced today that it will open its exhibit hall to the general public. The first conference of its kind, it will showcase both genetic testing companies offering a wide...
133 - Tranzyme Pharma to Present at the 27th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Tranzyme Pharma, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of first-in-class small molecule therapeutics, announced today that Vipin K. Garg, Ph.D., President and CEO, will present at the...
134 - Quality Systems, Inc. to Present at J.P. Morgan’s 27th Annual Healthcare Conference
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) announced today that its management plans to present its corporate story at J.P. Morgan’s upcoming 27th Annual Healthcare Conference. The conference, which will showcase more than 300 publicly traded and...
135 - Research and Markets: Forecasts and Competitive Intelligence on Italy's Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Industry for Q4 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets . From 2006, the state has made a concerted effort to decrease prices through initiatives including increasing generic penetration, the introduction of new reference pricing and across-the-board price cuts. This had a significant...
136 - Research and Markets: What Is The Future Of Paracetamol Industry In China Till 2015? Find Out In the Report "The Paracetamol Industry in China"
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Research and Markets Pharmacy Co., Ltd. Shanghai Johnson-Johnson Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5649fd/the_paracetamol_in
137 - Endologix Expects 2008 Total Revenue Growth of 35%; Announces 2009 Financial Guidance
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX), developer and manufacturer of the Powerlink® System endovascular stent graft for the minimally invasive treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), announces that it expects total revenue for 2008 to be...
138 - Depomed’s License Agreement With Solvay Pharmaceuticals Clears HSR Review
MENLO PARK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEPO) announced today that the previously announced product license agreement under which Solvay Pharmaceuticals will have exclusive rights for DM-1796 for the treatment of pain in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto...
139 - Aurgalys and Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences Sign Agreement to Offer Global Solutions to the Life Science Industry in Europe, North America and Israel
TEL-AVIV, Israel & PARIS-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences (a leading Israeli provider of corporate finance and business development services to the life science industry) and Aurgalys (a French company specializing in strategic, managerial and operational...
140 - Aegis Therapeutics’ Intravail® Technology Selected as Winner in Pharmaceutical Technology's “Innovations in Pharma Science Awards” for 2008
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Aegis Therapeutics LLC’s Intravail® transmucosal absorption enhancement technology has been selected as a winner in Pharmaceutical Technology's “Innovations in Pharma Science Awards.” Intravail® excipients make it possible to administer...
141 - Wright Medical Group, Inc. to Participate in 27th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
ARLINGTON, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI), a global orthopaedic medical device company, announced today that it will be participating in the 27th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel...
142 - Pharmaceutical Products Protected By New UV Technology
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Novatron, Inc. announced today that its BioProtectorTM air sterilization systems are being installed in a major pharmaceutical company’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico. The BioProtector uses an Advanced UV Sterilization (AUVS...
143 - Wells Fargo Purchases Loan and Lease Receivables from GE Healthcare Financial Services – Equipment Finance
DES MOINES, Iowa-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) has purchased approximately $730 million in loan and lease receivables from GE Healthcare Financial Services – Equipment Finance, a unit of GE Capital. The acquired receivables from the business formerly...
144 - H&Q Healthcare Investors Pays Stock Distribution
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - On December 31, 2008, H&Q Healthcare Investors paid a quarterly stock distribution of $0.33 per share. Of this distribution, $0.097 is estimated to be derived from long-term capital gains and $0.233 from paid in capital. The composition of this and...
145 - CIGNA Announces $30-40 Million Cost Reduction Charge
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - CIGNA (NYSE:CI) announced today several actions in response to the economic downturn that will strengthen the company’s competitive position, including the reduction in its global workforce by approximately 1,100 positions, around 4 percent of the...
146 - Women Heart Patients from Your Viewing Community Go Heart to Head with Docs at Mayo Clinic and Come out Educating
-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - WHAT: Annually, women heart disease survivors are selected by WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, to attend a 4-day intensive Science & Leadership Symposium at Mayo Clinic. WHO: Women with heart disease may apply to attend the...
147 - Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals Announces Resignation of Director
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPI) announced today that David S. Barlow has resigned from the Board of Directors, effective December 30, 2008, citing disagreements with the Board. The Company has filed a copy of Mr. Barlow’s...
148 - Centene Corporation to Present at 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) today announced that it will present at the J.P. Morgan 27th Annual Healthcare Conference, to be held January 12-15, 2009, at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. Michael F. Neidorff, Centene’s Chairman...
149 - Keys to Winning RAC Appeals are Regulatory Expertise, Clinical Acumen and Efficient Internal Processes, Hooper, Lundy & Bookman Attorney Tells Lawyers
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - As the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) demonstration project ends and the federal government prepares to launch the RAC program nationally, there is much hospitals can do to prepare for RAC audits and substantially increase their chances of prevailing...
150 - Northfield Laboratories Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results Webcast
EVANSTON, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Northfield Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLD) will host its second quarter 2009 earnings conference call with the financial community on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Central Time). This call is being webcast by Thomson...
151 - Merck to Hold Fourth-Quarter 2008 Sales and Earnings Conference Call on Feb. 3
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Merck & Co., Inc. will hold its fourth-quarter 2008 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts beginning at 9 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 3. During the call, Richard T. Clark, chairman, president and chief...
152 - AmerisourceBergen Announces Date and Time for Fiscal First Quarter Earnings Release
VALLEY FORGE, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) today announced that it plans to release its results for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009 on Thursday, January 22, 2009 prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company will...
153 - Baxter to Present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) announced today that it will present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (PST) or 2:00 p.m. (EST). The live webcast of Baxter's presentation can be...
154 - State of Florida, Department of Health Purchases Concenex Unified Customer Interaction Platform, “Montage™”
SUNRISE, Florida-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Concenex, a leading provider of call center solutions, announces the State of Florida, Department of Health has selected “Montage™”, the company’s unified customer interaction and communications platform. The State of Florida, Department...
155 - Community Health Systems and Texas Health Resources Announce Pending Legal Settlement and Disposition of Denton, Texas Facility
FRANKLIN, Tenn. & ARLINGTON, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) and Texas Health Resources announced today that on December 23, 2008, Plaintiff Texas Health Resources and Defendants Triad-Denton Hospital, GP, LLC, Triad-Denton Hospital, L.P...
156 - DexCom To Present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM) today announced that Terrance Gregg, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present an update on DexCom at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 12:30 p.m. (PST...
157 - Incyte to Present at the 27th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference
WILMINGTON, Del.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq:INCY) announced today it will present at the 27th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) / 6:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Paul Friedman, M.D., president and chief...
158 - Home Diagnostics Announces New $5 Million Share Repurchase Program
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Home Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq:HDIX), leading manufacturer and marketer of diabetes testing supplies, today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the company to repurchase up to $5 million of its common stock to be funded with...
159 - Quinnova Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Launches Neosalus
NEWTOWN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Quinnova Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the launch of Neosalus, the first non-steroidal anti-inflammatory prescription topical foam product for the treatment of various types of dermatoses including atopic dermatitis and hand eczema. Neosalus...
160 - MAXIMUS to Present at the CJS Investor Conference on January 7, 2009
RESTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - MAXIMUS (NYSE:MMS), announced today that Richard Montoni, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Ninth Annual CJS Securities “New Ideas for the New Year” Investor Conference on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 in New York City, NY...
161 - Quinnova Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Launches Salvax (Hydrating Topical Foam)
NEWTOWN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Quinnova Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the launch of Salvax (Hydrating Topical Foam) Rx for the treatment of hyperkeratotic conditions such as psoriasis, keratosis pilaris, and xerosis. Salvax (Hydrating Topical Foam) contains 6% salicylic acid...
162 - EnteroMedics to Present at the 27th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - EnteroMedics Inc. (NASDAQ: ETRM) announced today that Mark B. Knudson, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the 27th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, Wednesday January 14, 2009 at 8:00 AM PT. Dr. Knudson will provide an...
163 - Caren L. Mason, President & CEO, to Retire from Quidel in 2009
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL), a leader in point-of-care rapid diagnostic tests, today announced that Caren L. Mason, its President & CEO, has informed the Board of her intention to retire from Quidel on June 1, 2009. The Board of Directors of...
164 - Cutera to Present at Two Investor Conferences in January
BRISBANE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Cutera, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUTR), a leading provider of laser and other light-based aesthetic systems for practitioners worldwide, announced today that Kevin Connors, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the following two...
165 - Advanced Hydro Inc., an Austin Based Startup, Raises Seed Capital to Commercialize Anti-Fouling Dopamine Technology for Water Filtration Membranes
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Advanced Hydro Inc., an Austin based startup, today announced that it has successfully raised US$0.5 million seed investment from Quercus Trust and 21 Ventures. It has also concluded licensing terms for Dopamine Technology from The University of Texas...
166 - Testes Stem Cell Can Change into Other Body Tissues, Stanford/UCSF Study Shows
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and at UC-San Francisco have succeeded in isolating stem cells from human testes. The cells bear a striking resemblance to embryonic stem cells—they can differentiate into each of the...
167 - Structure House Weight Loss Program Named America’s Healthiest Diet by Health Magazine
DURHAM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Structure House, an internationally recognized residential weight loss center, has been ranked number one among America’s Top 10 Healthiest Diets by Health magazine. The Structure House program was credited with its holistic approach to weight loss...
168 - South Bend’s Legacy of Innovation Sparks Ignition Park
SOUTH BEND, Ind.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - It has been a place where the City of South Bend has mounted Indiana’s most aggressive environmental restoration effort to remove decaying buildings of its rust-belt past, where the legacy of Studebaker Corp. haunted the memories of a previous...
169 - Axolotl Adds Speech Understanding To Its Elysium Product Range
SAN JOSE, Calif. & PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Axolotl, the nation’s leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) solutions and M*Modal, a leader in on-demand conversational documentation services, have announced a partnership that will capture dictated encounter...
170 - Skin & Aging Earns Four Gold Triangle Awards from the American Academy of Dermatology
MALVERN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - HMP Communications, the authoritative source for comprehensive information and education services targeting healthcare professionals, announced that Skin & Aging has been awarded four Gold Triangle Awards on behalf of the American Academy of...
171 - Conmed Healthcare Management, Inc. Announces New $5 Million, Multi-Year Contract with the Western Virginia Regional Jail
HANOVER, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Conmed Healthcare Management, Inc. (OTCBB:CMHM), a leading full-service provider of correctional facility healthcare services, today announced it has been awarded a three-year medical services agreement with the new Western Virginia Regional Jail (WVRJ...
172 - Biogen Idec to Present at the Goldman Sachs Healthcare CEOs Unscripted Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ/BIIB) announced today that its presentation at the Goldman Sachs Healthcare CEOs Unscripted Conference will be webcast live via the internet, on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. ET. To access the live webcast...
173 - HTG Introduces New Product to Measure MicroRNA
TUCSON, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - HTG, Inc., provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA™) system and service partner for the life sciences industry, today announced the availability of a customizable qNPA™ ArrayPlate to measure microRNA (miRNA) or other small...
174 - Cellectis Terminates Genoway’s License under Its Homologous Recombination Technology
ROMAINVILLE, France-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Biocitech - Cellectis S.A. (NYSE – Euronext: ALCLS), the genome engineering company, announces having terminated the non-exclusive license it had granted to Genoway S.A. in 2001 for certain uses of homologous recombination. The termination is...
175 - Research and Markets: South Africa Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2008 - Between 2008 and 2012, it is Forecasted that the Average Drug Expenditure Growth will be 10.3% a Year
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Research and Markets report released in May 2008, which put HIV prevalence at 7.6mn. The Department of Health estimates that around 5.4mn citizens were infected with the virus in 2006, according to government statistics based on surveys of women...
176 - Research and Markets: Albany Molecular Research, Inc. and the U.S. Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing Industry Review Available Now
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Research and Markets , and links to SEC filings. This valuable resource provides the freedom and convenience to conduct further research into the company at your will, be it data-mining or integration into forecast models. Report Summary This 92-page...
177 - Dr. Martin Handfield Joins ONI BioPharma as Director, Research and Development
ALACHUA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Oragenics, Inc. d/b/a ONI BioPharma Inc. (OTCBB:ORNI; Alternext Paris:ALONI), an American biopharmaceutical company, today announced that Dr. Martin Handfield has been appointed to the new position of Director, Research and Development. Prior to...
178 - ‘Relocation’ Plan of Metastatic Cancer Cells Uncovered by Stanford Researchers
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Few things are as tiresome as house hunting and moving. Unfortunately, metastatic cancer cells have the relocation process down pat. Tripping nimbly from one abode to another, these migrating cancer cells often prove far more deadly than the...
179 - Research and Markets: 2008 Report For the Investigation of the Chinese Medical and Pharmaceutical CRO Market Profiles the Research Foundation of the Global Medical Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Research and Markets Shanghai Chempartner Co. Ltd. Sundia Zhongguancun biomedical For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/57ff41/2008_report_for_th
180 - Brookwood Systems Announces Donation to Palo Alto Medical Foundation
FREMONT, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Brookwood Systems (www.bwsysinc.com) today announced a donation to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF), California. The gift is an interactive personnel directory and map kiosk to be installed at PAMF’s Mountain View Center, formerly known as...
181 - OraSure Technologies to Participate at the Eleventh Annual Needham Growth Conference
BETHLEHEM, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) today announced that Douglas A. Michels, President and Chief Executive Officer, will speak to the investment community at the Eleventh Annual Needham Growth Conference in New York at approximately 10:30 am...
182 - New Jyze Exerciser Burns Three Times More Calories While Walking
PROVO, Utah-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Jyze, a new exercise device developed by JyzeFit, helps people burn as much as three times more calories as they walk with the same effort and in the same timeframe. www.windupfit.com By grasping the adjustable handles and pulling to keep the Jyze disk...
183 - Luminetx® Ends 2008 with Significant Global Growth
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Luminetx® Corp. announced today it has completed 2008 with significant growth. According to company officials, global sales growth of Luminetx’s signature product, the VeinViewer®, is being fueled by national penetration of the acute health care...
184 - Inflammatory Factors May be Key to Controlling Diabetic Macular Edema
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - With a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicting that diabetic retinopathy will triple from 5.5 million in 2005 to 16 million in 2050, improved treatments are urgently needed for this leading cause of blindness in...
185 - Pall Corporation to Present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
EAST HILLS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) announced today that it will present at J.P. Morgan's 27th Annual Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 10:30 AM Pacific Time (1:30 pm ET). Representing the Company will be...
186 - Prime Health Services and St. Thomas Health Services Renew Contract
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Prime Health Services (Prime Health), a national Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), is proud to announce a renewed commitment to servicing the needs of the workers’ compensation payor community in the Middle-Tennessee market with St. Thomas...
187 - BioImagene Ushers in 2009 with Record Growth
CUPERTINO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - BioImagene, the leading provider of innovative digital pathology solutions, announced a record 2008. The company saw a doubling of business volume compared to the previous year, with 50 scanners shipped in the in the fourth quarter alone...
188 - Agilent Technologies Announces Upcoming Webcasts for Investment Community
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced the following webcasts for the investment community: 11th Annual Needham & Company, LLC Growth Conference The New York Palace Hotel, New York Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, 8:30 a.m. (ET) Ron...
189 - Universal American Corp. to Present at the J.P. Morgan 27th Annual Healthcare Conference on January 13th
RYE BROOK, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Universal American Corp. (NYSE: UAM) announced today that its Chairman & CEO, Richard Barasch, will present at the J.P. Morgan 27th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 7:30 am Pacific Time at the Westin St. Francis Hotel...
190 - Cintas Announces Automatic External Defibrillator Grant Program for Schools
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - To assist in deploying life-saving technology and drive community education, Cintas today introduced the Cintas Scholastic Grant Program. From now until the end of National Heart Month in February, any public school-affiliated group nationwide can apply...
191 - Catalyst Health Solutions to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
ROCKVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSI) – announced today that David T. Blair, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Hai Tran, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer are scheduled to present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare...
192 - The MJM Signature Group Launches January 1st
MORRISTOWN, N.J.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Mark J. Miller, formerly a partner with Donahoe Purohit Miller, Inc. has announced the establishment of a new company, The MJM Signature Group, effective January 1, 2009. The MJM Signature Group will be comprised of CPE Communications...
193 - Research and Markets: Turkey Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2008 Highlights High Forecast Growth and the Strengthening of Economic and Political Ties with Europe
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Research and Markets Biomeks For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dc1d65/turkey_pharmaceuti
194 - Research and Markets: Canada Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2008 Is On Sale Now
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Research and Markets . In our Q408 Business Environment Rankings for the Americas region, Canada has fallen from second to third place. The drop comes after we downgraded the country's pharmaceutical market forecast, while Puerto Rico has also...
195 - HiFi DNA Tech Tells FDA to Reduce Unnecessary Biopsies on Women; Rescind Approval of Expanded Use of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test Results for Sending Patients to Cancer Workup
TRUMBULL, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - The Trumbull, CT-based HiFi DNA Tech wants the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce unnecessary biopsies on women, by rescinding its approval of expanded use of human papillomavirus (HPV) test results for triage referral to colposcopy...
196 - Medtronic Announces Clinical Trial of Stent for Peripheral Arterial Disease
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Consistent with its commitment to addressing unmet patient needs, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced the first enrollment in the company’s FDA-approved clinical trial of its self-expanding (SE) Complete SE stent for the treatment of...
197 - Research and Markets: Egypt Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2008 Indicates Rapid Population Increase Is A Major Hindrance To Egypt's Plans For Free Healthcare
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Research and Markets Misr Pharmaceuticals For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dc3855/egypt_pharmaceutic
198 - Asterand plc Board Appointment
DETROIT-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Asterand plc (LSE:ATD), a leading provider of human tissue and services to pharmaceutical companies engaged in drug discovery research, announces the appointment of John Stchur to the Asterand Board as an Executive Director. Mr. Stchur will continue as Chief...
199 - IMPAX Appoints Christopher Mengler, R.Ph., President of Global Pharmaceuticals Division
HAYWARD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - IMPAX Laboratories, Inc. announced today the appointment of Christopher Mengler, R.Ph., as President of Global Pharmaceuticals, the Company’s generic pharmaceutical division. In this role, Mr. Mengler will be responsible for expanding the...
200 - Aperio to Present at the JP Morgan 27th Annual Healthcare Conference
VISTA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Aperio Technologies, Inc., (Aperio), a global leader in digital pathology for the healthcare and life sciences industry, announced today that Dirk Soenksen, chief executive officer, will speak at the JP Morgan 27th Annual Healthcare Conference on...
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