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Eliza to participate in moderated discussion at 2011 World Health Care Congress

Eliza Corporation, the leading provider of integrated healthcare communication strategies, will participate in a moderated discussion at the 2011 World Health Care Congress.

2 Apr 2011

FAO report highlights concern over 'slow-onset' climate change effects on food security

"Slow-onset" climate changes could have a bigger impact in developing countries in the future, including "potentially catastrophic" effects on food production, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said on Thursday in a report for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, The Hindu reports (Parsai, 4/1).

2 Apr 2011

Oral Cancer Awareness Week aims to educate people regarding importance of early detection

The 2011 Oral Cancer Awareness Week, set for April 11-15, is intended to educate people of all ages and socio-economic levels about the risk factors and symptoms of oral, head and neck cancer and the importance of early detection.

2 Apr 2011

Oncologist issues 'Emergency Radiation Medical Handbook'

Quickly responding to international demand due to Japan's disabled nuclear power reactors, James W. Forsythe, M.D., H.M.D., has issued an "Emergency Radiation Medical Handbook" for use worldwide.

2 Apr 2011

Keele University's six-day event to explore current trends in gerontology research

Keele University is to host a summer school focusing on the study of ageing and later life.

2 Apr 2011

Brain Canada issues statement reinforcing need for government support for brain research funding

Brain Canada today issued a statement reinforcing the pressing need for targeted Federal government support for brain research funding in Canada.

2 Apr 2011

Reimbursement for surgical services has declined in recent years

In recent years reimbursement for surgical services has declined, failing to keep up with inflation and economic growth. Financial incentives aimed at re-distributing reimbursement from procedural specialties to primary care specialties have been ineffective thus far, and the financial returns of being a physician continue to decrease, according to new research published in the April 2011 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

2 Apr 2011

Ariz. Governor announces plan to cut Medicaid but restore some transplant funding

Gov. Jan Brewer asks HHS to approve proposal that would cut some enrollees and increase their cost sharing.

2 Apr 2011

PDHI adds Risky Drinking and Depression health action plan to its online library

Protocol Driven Healthcare, Inc. has added Risky Drinking and Depression to its online health action plan library, a component of the ConXus Steps product.

2 Apr 2011

British Columbia Psychological Association stands ready to help people affected by disasters in Japan

For people with family and friends living or travelling in areas affected by the recent disasters in Japan, the British Columbia Psychological Association stands ready to help. Those in BC who are experiencing emotional concerns due to these events in Japan can access the services of the BCPA Disaster Response Network who will provide brief pro bono psychological services to help restore coping skills challenged by the enormity of this disaster.

2 Apr 2011

PLC's RenalGuard System REMEDIAL II trial final results to be presented at ACC conference

PLC Systems Inc., a company focused on innovative medical device technologies, today reported that final results from the REMEDIAL II investigator-sponsored clinical trial of its RenalGuard System™ in Italy are scheduled to be presented at 11:57 a.m. CT on Monday, April 4, 2011, at the American College of Cardiology's 60th Annual Scientific Session & Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana. Additionally, PLC will be demonstrating RenalGuard at its booth at the conference.

2 Apr 2011

Labopharm receives Nasdaq non-compliance notice for minimum Market Value of Listed Securities

Labopharm Inc. today announced that it received notice from the Listings Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) that the closing bid price of the Corporation's Market Value of Listed Securities (MVLS) was below the minimum requirement of US$50,000,000 for 30 consecutive business days (ended March 28, 2011) and the Corporation was therefore not in compliance with Nasdaq listing rules.

2 Apr 2011

PBI commits to sponsor APS Novel Disease Model Awards for 2011 through 2013

Plato BioPharma, Inc. announced today that the company has committed to sponsor The American Physiological Society's Novel Disease Model Awards for 2011 through 2013.

2 Apr 2011

CarePoint Partners launches "Got Food?" campaign

CarePoint Partners, one of the largest, fastest growing independent home infusion therapy companies in the United States, launched a food drive today throughout its twenty-one locations in eight states to help the less fortunate in the communities where it operates.

2 Apr 2011

Latest scientific discoveries in children's health to be presented at PAS annual meeting

The latest scientific discoveries in children's health will be presented in Denver April 30-May 3, as part of the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies. This year's gathering is a joint meeting with the Asian Society for Pediatric Research, and more than 6,500 leaders in academic pediatrics from around the world are expected to attend the meeting at the Colorado Convention Center.

2 Apr 2011

Optimer reports grant of inducement stock options

Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that on March 31, 2011 the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors approved the grant of inducement stock options to purchase an aggregate of 258,000 shares of common stock to 7 new employees.

2 Apr 2011

The push is on for deficit reduction

Addressing government entitlement programs, including Medicare, are key to that effort. Meanwhile, GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich offers his own plans for wringing savings from health care costs.

2 Apr 2011

NeoStem revenues increase 13% for the year ended December 31, 2010

NeoStem, Inc., an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the U.S. and China, is today providing unaudited results for 2010 and an update of recent activities.

2 Apr 2011

House subcommittee approves bill calling for report on USAID's efforts to address Haiti's cholera outbreak

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere on Thursday "approved by voice vote a bill (HR 1016) that would require the Obama administration to report to Congress within six months on the handling of U.S. funds for combating a cholera outbreak that occurred after last year's earthquake in Haiti," CQ reports.

2 Apr 2011

GNC underwriters exercise option to purchase additional 3.375 million shares

GNC Acquisition Holdings Inc. announced that, in connection with its previously announced initial public offering, the underwriters have exercised in full their option to purchase from the selling stockholders an additional 3.375 million shares of Class A common stock.

2 Apr 2011

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Eliza to participate in moderated discussion at 2011 World Health Care Congress

FAO report highlights concern over 'slow-onset' climate change effects on food security

Oral Cancer Awareness Week aims to educate people regarding importance of early detection

Oncologist issues 'Emergency Radiation Medical Handbook'

Keele University's six-day event to explore current trends in gerontology research

Brain Canada issues statement reinforcing need for government support for brain research funding

Reimbursement for surgical services has declined in recent years

Ariz. Governor announces plan to cut Medicaid but restore some transplant funding

PDHI adds Risky Drinking and Depression health action plan to its online library

British Columbia Psychological Association stands ready to help people affected by disasters in Japan

PLC's RenalGuard System REMEDIAL II trial final results to be presented at ACC conference

Labopharm receives Nasdaq non-compliance notice for minimum Market Value of Listed Securities

PBI commits to sponsor APS Novel Disease Model Awards for 2011 through 2013

CarePoint Partners launches "Got Food?" campaign

Latest scientific discoveries in children's health to be presented at PAS annual meeting

Optimer reports grant of inducement stock options

The push is on for deficit reduction

NeoStem revenues increase 13% for the year ended December 31, 2010

House subcommittee approves bill calling for report on USAID's efforts to address Haiti's cholera outbreak

GNC underwriters exercise option to purchase additional 3.375 million shares

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