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Presidio to present PPI-461 data for HCV infection at AASLD meeting

Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Nathaniel Brown, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, will present a late-breaker poster, "Safety and Pharmacokinetics of PPI-461, a Potent New Hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5A Inhibitor with Pan-Genotype Activity" at the 61st AASLD meeting in Boston, MA, on November 1, 2010.

30 Oct 2010

Saving soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injury on battlefield

Saving a soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injuries on the battlefield, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says.

30 Oct 2010

SAVE hosts Suicide Survivor and Bereavement Leadership Summit

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) hosted a Suicide Survivor and Bereavement Leadership Summit, which brought together 20 of the nation's leading caregivers, researchers, and pioneers in the field of suicide grief support to discuss how to better help people bereaved by suicide in communities across the United States.

30 Oct 2010

Global agriculture production must increase 70% by 2050 and adapt to climate change, FAO report says

Agriculture production worldwide needs to increase 70 percent by 2050 to meet global food demands, yet "billions of dollars in additional annual investment" are required to meet this goal and reduce the negative effects on the environment, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report (.pdf) on Thursday, Reuters reports.

30 Oct 2010

Target joins American Cancer Society in 2010 Great American Smokeout

In connection with the American Cancer Society's 2010 Great American Smokeout®, Target is launching a month-long Celebrate Smoke-free campaign designed to support guests and team members in their efforts to quit smoking.

30 Oct 2010

New MBP solution helps provide lifesaving HIV-prevention medications to mothers and babies

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is pleased to partner with UNICEF and other organizations in the roll-out of the Mother-Baby Pack (MBP), an innovative solution to help bring lifesaving HIV-prevention medications to mothers and babies.

30 Oct 2010

Taligen CEO recognized with Mass High Tech 2010 All-Star Award

Taligen Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing therapies that regulate the complement system to treat inflammatory and immune diseases, announced today that Abbie Celniker, Ph.D., CEO of Taligen Therapeutics was among the recipients of the Mass High Tech, Voice of New England Innovation, 2010 All-Star Awards. The All-Star Awards recognize 16 dynamic and influential leaders of New England's innovation economy. This is the 15th year of the awards program.

30 Oct 2010

CMA calls for nominations of 2011 Award for Excellence in Health Promotion

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is calling for nominations for its 2011 Award for Excellence in Health Promotion. Introduced in 2003, this award recognizes those outside the health sector who have made a significant contribution toward a healthy population and a healthy community.

30 Oct 2010

HIMSS celebrates 50th anniversary year and formation of Central Pennsylvania chapter

During its 50th anniversary year, HIMSS celebrates another milestone in the organization's history with the formation of the Central Pennsylvania chapter of HIMSS, its 50th chapter. The chapter serves the Harrisburg/Reading area of the state.

30 Oct 2010

Researchers discover agouti family gene regulates pigmentation, body weight

Researchers led by Vanderbilt's Roger Cone, Ph.D., have discovered a new member of a gene family that has powerful influences on pigmentation and the regulation of body weight.

30 Oct 2010

Linda Vista receives Culture Change Initiative grant from Oregon's DHS

Prestige Care, a provider of quality senior care, is pleased to announce that its Linda Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ashland, Ore. recently earned a Culture Change Initiative grant from Oregon's Department of Human Services (DHS).

30 Oct 2010

NYBC calls for blood donations during Pancreatic and Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and New York Blood Center (NYBC) serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania, calls upon our communities to please join the fight against cancer by donating blood. Healthy people of all blood types and ethnicities are encouraged to donate and help save lives. Blood donations are particularly needed from O-negative, B-negative and A-negative types.

30 Oct 2010

Surrogates preference increases for value-laden decisions in ICUs: Report

The decision to stop life-support for incapacitated and critically ill patients is, for surrogate decision makers, often fraught with moral and ethical uncertainty, and long-term emotional consequences. But as difficult as these decisions are, more than half of surrogate decision makers prefer to have full authority over the choice than to share or cede that power to physicians, according to a recent study out of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

30 Oct 2010

MNA nurses and Caritas Christi Health Care ratify landmark master agreement

The Massachusetts Nurses Association, the state's largest union of registered nurses and Caritas Christi Health Care, the state's second largest health care network, have announced today the ratification of a landmark master agreement, involving nearly 1,700 registered nurses working at four Caritas facilities including Carney Hospital in Dorchester, Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Norwood Hospital in Norwood, and St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton.

30 Oct 2010

Experts at XXXIII World Congress present new clinical challenges about thrombotic disorders

Pharmaceutical Strategic Initiatives announced today that some of the leading experts in the field of thrombosis and anticoagulation provided their perspective and assessment of new clinical challenges at a recent symposium held at the XXXIII World Congress of the International Society of Hematology held in Jerusalem, Israel on October 12, 2010.

30 Oct 2010

New sculpture to commemorate Sir Frederick Banting

One of the greatest gifts Canada has given the world will be celebrated this Sunday at Banting House National Historic Site of Canada located in London, Ont. with the unveiling of a three-metre high sculpture to commemorate the birth of Sir Frederick Banting's brilliant idea that led to the discovery of insulin. Banting House National Historic Site of Canada is a public site dedicated to the historic significance of Sir Frederick Banting.

30 Oct 2010

UBM's virtual expo offers job opportunities and career development for psychiatrists, mental health professionals

UBM Medica presented the Psychiatric Times Virtual Career Expo on October 6, 2010. The virtual career expo offers job opportunities and career development for psychiatrists and mental health professionals. UBM Studios, a leader in virtual events and virtual business solutions, provided the 3D platform for the event. The event is now available on demand.

30 Oct 2010

Third summit on health care fraud prevention commences on 5th November

On Friday, November 5, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder will kick-off the third in a series of day-long summits bringing together a wide-array of federal, state, and local partners, beneficiaries, providers, and other interested parties to discuss innovative ways to eliminate fraud within the U.S. health care system.

30 Oct 2010

Annual meeting of INFORMS to take place at Austin Convention Center

When 4,000 experts in everything from laws about using your cell phone while driving to using math to decide whether to punt or pass on fourth down come to Austin on November 7, the city will find itself deluged not only by smart people who use math for a living but also problem solvers who tackle America's greatest threats.

30 Oct 2010

Chicago to host BIO International Convention again in 2013 and 2016

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announces that the BIO International Convention - the global event for biotechnology - will return to Chicago, Ill. in 2013 and 2016.

30 Oct 2010