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Smart for Life Cookie Diet ranked number one in diet category and number two overall on IMS

For the week ending January 8, 2010, Smart for Life(R) Cookie Diet ranked number one in the diet category and number two overall on the Infomercial Monitoring Service Listing, well ahead of Nutrisystem(R), eDiets(R), Jillian Weight Loss and Jenny Craig(R).

19 Jan 2010

Tyco International reports revenue of $4.25 billion for first-quarter fiscal 2010

Tyco International announced today that it now expects to report diluted earnings per share from continuing operations before special items for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 in the range of $0.63 to $0.65 per share or $0.61 to $0.63 per share on a GAAP basis. This compares to the company's previous guidance for diluted earnings per share from continuing operations before special items of $0.48 to $0.50 per share.

19 Jan 2010

Testing for high-risk types of HPV DNA can be effective in preventing invasive cervical cancer

Results from a study of more than 90,000 Italian women published by the Lancet Oncology found that testing for high-risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA is significantly more effective in preventing invasive cervical cancer than cytology (Pap testing) alone.

19 Jan 2010

ImagingOnCall.net relaunched with new instant quote calculator for IOC teleradiology services

It's a new year and a new look for Imaging On Call (IOC). The full-service teleradiology provider has relaunched their website, ImagingOnCall.net, to provide visitors with an improved user experience, complete with a brand new instant quote calculator for IOC teleradiology services.

18 Jan 2010

ERT Knowledge Series of educational papers discusses patient safety in clinical trials

ERT, a leading provider of centralized services to the biopharmaceutical, medical device and related industries, today announced its new ERT Knowledge Series of educational papers, written by ERT experts. Each paper discusses issues relevant to patient safety in clinical trials today and further establishes ERT as an experienced and reliable partner in products and services for the clinical trials industry.

18 Jan 2010

Hands on course on derivation and culture of pluripotent stem cells

ESHRE invites you to attend its workshop on 'Update on pluripotent stem cells (hESC and iPS)' followed by a hands on course on 'Derivation and culture of pluripotent stem cells'.

18 Jan 2010

Obama's latest dilemma: Confronting the AIDS pandemic

Confronting the ongoing AIDS pandemic for his upcoming first national HIV/AIDS Strategy is President Obama's newest dilemma, say former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, former White House Drug Policy spokesman Robert Weiner, and Dartmouth College Coalition for Progress president Jordan Osserman.

18 Jan 2010

Divinewellness.com offers personalized yoga classes and consultation via video conferencing

Divinewellness.com offers personalized yoga classes and consultation with yoga teachers in India via video conferencing. The services are on one-to-one basis, easy to use and highly interactive.

18 Jan 2010

Protectus Medical Devices and Moll Industries sign manufacturing agreement

Protectus Medical Devices, Inc. ("Protectus Medical Devices"), a developer and marketer of innovative medical devices, today announced the signing of a three-year manufacturing agreement with Moll Industries, Inc. to provide injection molded plastic manufacturing services for the Protectus Safety Syringe.

17 Jan 2010

RN Union launches nationwide disaster relief program to assist Haiti residents

The nation’s largest organization of registered nurses tonight activated its nationwide disaster relief program to recruit nurse volunteers to provide assistance to residents of earthquake devastated Haiti, the National Nurses United announced Tuesday night.

13 Jan 2010

Targeted Genetics to delist its common stock on NASDAQ Capital Market

Targeted Genetics Corporation (the “Company”) today announced that it has determined that the expense and management attention required for NASDAQ Capital Market and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) compliance outweigh the benefits for the Company and its shareholders at this time.

13 Jan 2010

Allegations against Take Shape For Life false and misleading, says Medifast

An Independent Committee composed of distinguished members of the Board of Directors of Medifast, Inc. was constituted in February, 2009 to review public allegations of a third party, convicted felon Barry Minkow, and his network of alleged independent experts, posted on Minkow's website alleging illegal activities of Take Shape For Life, Inc., a direct selling company and a subsidiary of Medifast, Inc.

13 Jan 2010

New search and data mining tools used to find information held by UKPMC launched

The British Library has showcased a range of new search and data mining tools which can be used to find information held by UK PubMed Central (UKPMC).

13 Jan 2010

Vion Pharmaceuticals files SPA for Onrigin-LDAC combination Phase II/III trial

VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. announced today that it had filed a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to a randomized Phase II/III trial of its oncology therapeutic Onrigin™ (laromustine) Injection in combination with low-dose Ara-C (LDAC) in elderly patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The primary objective for the Phase III part of this study is to determine if Onrigin™ plus LDAC improves overall survival compared with LDAC alone.

12 Jan 2010

Ibutilide Fumarate Injection launched

Bioniche Pharma, a leading developer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceuticals announced today the launch of Ibutilide Fumarate Injection, the generic equivalent of Corvert® from Pfizer Inc.

12 Jan 2010

Alleged sex offender not a registered physiotherapist, confirms the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario

The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario, the organization entrusted by government and the public to regulate the over 7,000 physiotherapists in the province, was distressed to hear of the alleged abuse of a 15 year old female by an individual claiming to provide physiotherapy services. The College clarifies for the public that Sedat Ozdemir is not a registered physiotherapist in Ontario.

12 Jan 2010

Astro Pak announces the launch of new subsidiary, SixLog

Astro Pak Corporation, the U.S.'s largest precision cleaning and passivation company, today announced the launch of their new subsidiary, SixLog Corporation. SixLog provides on-site biological decontamination services utilizing proprietary iHP™ (ionized Hydrogen Peroxide) technology to a variety of industries including Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, First Responders, Transportation, and Public Facilities.

12 Jan 2010

GeckoSystems' CEO issues 2009 year end open letter to stockholders

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (http://www.geckosystems.com/) announced today that a 2009 year's end letter from their CEO can be viewed at their website, or Pinksheets.com.

12 Jan 2010

Product quality becomes important to end users in sterilisation and disinfection equipment market

Due to the lack of adequate financing and weak healthcare infrastructure, price sensitivity within the Eastern European sterilisation and disinfection equipment market remains high.

12 Jan 2010

15% of parents still experience post traumatic stress disorder six months after child's injury

According to research by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) recently published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, one month after their child was injured 27 percent of parents experienced acute stress disorder or significant traumatic stress symptoms, including re-experiencing the incident, avoiding reminders of the incident, and increased general anxiety or jumpiness.

12 Jan 2010

Website News and Research

Smart for Life Cookie Diet ranked number one in diet category and number two overall on IMS

Tyco International reports revenue of $4.25 billion for first-quarter fiscal 2010

Testing for high-risk types of HPV DNA can be effective in preventing invasive cervical cancer

ImagingOnCall.net relaunched with new instant quote calculator for IOC teleradiology services

ERT Knowledge Series of educational papers discusses patient safety in clinical trials

Hands on course on derivation and culture of pluripotent stem cells

Obama's latest dilemma: Confronting the AIDS pandemic

Divinewellness.com offers personalized yoga classes and consultation via video conferencing

Protectus Medical Devices and Moll Industries sign manufacturing agreement

RN Union launches nationwide disaster relief program to assist Haiti residents

Targeted Genetics to delist its common stock on NASDAQ Capital Market

Allegations against Take Shape For Life false and misleading, says Medifast

New search and data mining tools used to find information held by UKPMC launched

Vion Pharmaceuticals files SPA for Onrigin-LDAC combination Phase II/III trial

Ibutilide Fumarate Injection launched

Alleged sex offender not a registered physiotherapist, confirms the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario

Astro Pak announces the launch of new subsidiary, SixLog

GeckoSystems' CEO issues 2009 year end open letter to stockholders

Product quality becomes important to end users in sterilisation and disinfection equipment market

15% of parents still experience post traumatic stress disorder six months after child's injury

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