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Denture wearers advised to pay special attention to consumption of zinc

From its involvement in a healthy immune system to its role in cell growth, zinc is an essential mineral for the human body. Zinc deficiency is a worldwide problem that affects approximately 4 million people in the U.S. alone.

5 Mar 2011

WHO concerned about potential disease epidemics among Libyan refugees in Tunisia

Disease epidemics threaten tens of thousands of refugees who have fled the violence in Libya and crossed over into southern Tunisia, Eric Laroche, WHO assistant director-general for Health Action in Crises, said at a news briefing on Thursday, Agence France-Presse reports.

5 Mar 2011

Recent releases in Global Health

The Importance Of Investing In Adolescent Girls: A Lancet editorial examines the challenges adolescent girls living in developing countries face and the work of the U.N. Adolescent Girls Task Force to help young women overcome these barriers.

5 Mar 2011

Scientific symposium to examine new approaches to schizophrenia drug development

Despite significant investment in research and development by pharmaceutical companies, the last decade has seen a marked decline in the number of drugs developed and approved for schizophrenia. A multi-day symposium at the New York Academy of Sciences on Wednesday, March 9 - Friday, March 11 will convene world-leading experts in clinical, translational, and basic neuroscience to address this problem by examining novel, state-of-the-art approaches to schizophrenia drug development.

5 Mar 2011

Sodexo earns second rank for diversity and inclusion

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Daily Life solutions, was ranked #2 on the 2011 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, affirming its position as a benchmark employer in leveraging diversity and inclusion expertise as a competitive advantage in business. This year 535 companies applied to be evaluated by DiversityInc.

5 Mar 2011

Fourteen life sciences entrepreneurs to vie for $25,000 fund at 3rd Annual ZINO Life

Fourteen life sciences entrepreneurs will vie for a $25,000 fund at ZINO Society's 3rd Annual ZINO Life, a life sciences investment forum, March 8, 2011 at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Seattle.

5 Mar 2011

Stockholm court rules in favour of Occlutech against AGA-St Jude Medical

Occlutech GmbH, a leading European developer of minimally invasive implants for the treatment of structural heart disease, today announced that it has received a favourable court ruling from Stockholm, Sweden in the on-going patent litigation with AGA Medical -St Jude Medical.

5 Mar 2011

Questcor Pharmaceuticals appoints BDO to audit its consolidated financial statements

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has completed a formal selection process and appointed BDO USA, LLP as its independent, registered public accounting firm for the auditing of Questcor's consolidated financial statements.

5 Mar 2011

Healthcare communications, patient engagement improve safety, reduce errors

Improving healthcare communications and engaging patients is critical to improving safety and reducing error. That's why in celebration of The National Patient Safety Foundation's Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 6-12, patient safety thought leaders will be podcasting at the Engaging the Patient blog about how to improve patient safety and empower patients to become more actively involved in their care.

5 Mar 2011

Summer Street Research announces recent closing of financing for IMUC

Summer Street Research Partners is pleased to announce the recent closing of a financing for ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd., a Los Angeles-based clinical-stage company that is developing immune-based therapies for the treatment of brain and other cancers.

5 Mar 2011

NCI renews Ariadne's license for Pathway Studio Enterprise system

Ariadne, a leader in bioinformatics software and knowledge integration, announced that National Cancer Institute has renewed their license for Pathway Studio Enterprise system that includes the ResNet Mammalian database and Ariadne MedScan text processing technology for site-wide use.

5 Mar 2011

Nephros completes its shareholders rights offering, related private placement financing

Nephros, Inc., a medical device company developing and marketing filtration products for therapeutic applications, infection control, and water purification, today announced the completion of its rights offering and private placement that together will result in gross proceeds of approximately $3.2 million to Nephros.

5 Mar 2011

FORTUNE magazine includes Quest Diagnostics in 'World's Most Admired Companies' list

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced that it has been included on FORTUNE magazine's "World's Most Admired Companies" list.

From Quest Diagnostics 5 Mar 2011

Medifocus to present on Microfocus APA-1000 at Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference

Medifocus Inc. is pleased to announce that two clinical presentations of the Company's breast cancer treatment system, the Microfocus APA-1000, will be made at the 21st Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference , March 12-16, 2011 in Las Vegas , NV.

5 Mar 2011

Judge stays ruling against health law, sets deadline for White House to appeal

A federal judge in Florida issued a stay regarding his own January ruling in which he overturned the health law. However, this breathing room is only temporary — he also put the health law on the fast track to the Supreme Court.

5 Mar 2011

Family left on sideline in health care crisis

Decision-making on behalf of patients in persistent vegetative states is always a delicate matter, especially if, like Ms. Nyirahabiyambere, they have not left a directive.

5 Mar 2011

Medical oncology included in Directive for the sake of better cancer care in Europe: ESMO

The European Society for Medical Oncology, the leading professional organization for medical oncology in Europe, proudly announced that medical oncology has been included among the medical specialties covered by Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications, as announced yesterday by the Commission.

5 Mar 2011

Gates Foundation makes $10M PRI in Liquidia to support development of vaccines, therapeutics

Liquidia Technologies today announced the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has made a $10 million program-related investment in the company to support the development and commercialization of safer and more effective vaccines and therapeutics. This follows recent announcements of the first Liquidia clinical trial of its lead seasonal flu candidate (LIQ001) and a collaborative agreement with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative.

5 Mar 2011

New HQ of David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research officially dedicated

The new seven-story headquarters of the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, where scientists and engineers are working together to pursue new ways to treat, detect and prevent cancer, will be officially dedicated today at 4 p.m.

5 Mar 2011

Giant Food removes McCormick's Golden Dipt Tempura Seafood Batter Mix from stores

Following notification from its supplier, McCormick & Company, Giant Food has removed from stores McCormick's Golden Dipt Tempura Seafood Batter Mix. The product may contain milk, an undeclared allergen.

5 Mar 2011

Medical News

Denture wearers advised to pay special attention to consumption of zinc

WHO concerned about potential disease epidemics among Libyan refugees in Tunisia

Recent releases in Global Health

Scientific symposium to examine new approaches to schizophrenia drug development

Sodexo earns second rank for diversity and inclusion

Fourteen life sciences entrepreneurs to vie for $25,000 fund at 3rd Annual ZINO Life

Stockholm court rules in favour of Occlutech against AGA-St Jude Medical

Questcor Pharmaceuticals appoints BDO to audit its consolidated financial statements

Healthcare communications, patient engagement improve safety, reduce errors

Summer Street Research announces recent closing of financing for IMUC

NCI renews Ariadne's license for Pathway Studio Enterprise system

Nephros completes its shareholders rights offering, related private placement financing

FORTUNE magazine includes Quest Diagnostics in 'World's Most Admired Companies' list

Medifocus to present on Microfocus APA-1000 at Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference

Judge stays ruling against health law, sets deadline for White House to appeal

Family left on sideline in health care crisis

Medical oncology included in Directive for the sake of better cancer care in Europe: ESMO

Gates Foundation makes $10M PRI in Liquidia to support development of vaccines, therapeutics

New HQ of David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research officially dedicated

Giant Food removes McCormick's Golden Dipt Tempura Seafood Batter Mix from stores

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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