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DiagnoCure's proprietary prostate cancer biomarker PCA3 presented at 2010 EAU meeting

DiagnoCure, Inc., a life sciences company commercializing high-value cancer diagnostic tests and delivering laboratory services, announced that its proprietary prostate cancer biomarker PCA3 was the topic of over 13 presentations at the 2010 European Association of Urology meeting, the world largest urology event, held in Barcelona, Spain, with 14,000 registrants.

22 Apr 2010

ISHLT announces new guidelines for heart transplant recipients

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) today announces new guidelines to standardize care for heart transplant patients worldwide. The guidelines demonstrate a united effort to decrease complications, improve outcomes and increase patient survival rates among heart transplant recipients. The guidelines will be presented during today's symposium The ISHLT Guidelines for Heart Transplant Recipients: Towards an International Consensus at the ISHLT 30th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions at the Hilton Chicago.

22 Apr 2010

Canadian physicians have increased the use of clinical and pharmaceutical information: Study

New results from the Essential Physician Version 2.0 study indicate primary care physicians are changing the way they access and use clinical and pharmaceutical information. Physicians increasingly access online resources for relevant information they need on demand, even during and between patient visits.

22 Apr 2010

Syntagon contract research organisation announces strategic pricing initiative

Leading contract research organisation, Syntagon, has unveiled a strategic pricing initiative that will see substantial cost savings for biotechnology and pharmaceutical customers taking compounds into phase I and phase II clinical trials.

22 Apr 2010

Patient Protection and Affordability Act requirement goes into affect in September 2010: BCBSM

A diploma won't be the only thing carried away from high school and college commencement ceremonies in Michigan this spring. Young adults also will be carrying their parents' Blue Cross health insurance card.

22 Apr 2010

Gen-Probe's PROGENSA PCA3 assay helps determine necessity of initial biopsy in prostate cancer suspect men

Gen-Probe's PROGENSA® PCA3 assay can help predict the outcome of initial prostate biopsies in men suspected of having prostate cancer, according to a study of the molecular urine test presented in a scientific poster last week at the 25th annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

22 Apr 2010

ASTRO President speaks on radiation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer at MEDCAC meeting

ASTRO President Anthony Zietman, M.D., spoke before the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee meeting today on radiation therapy for treatment of localized prostate cancer. MEDCAC provides advice and recommendations to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for what is covered by Medicare and Medicaid, based on scientific evidence.

22 Apr 2010

Autonomy, Kainos release Evolve Electronic Document Management solution

Autonomy Corporation plc, a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise, and Kainos, a leading IT consulting company, today announced the launch of Evolve™, a next-generation Electronic Document Management solution which enables instant and secure access to patient medical records through Autonomy's unique Meaning Based Computing solutions. The new system is already being trail blazed by Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust and is the successful outcome of months of collaboration between Kainos and Autonomy.

22 Apr 2010

GfK Kynetec announces acquisition of AIS

GfK Kynetec, the global leader in market research for the crop protection, biotechnology and animal health industries, announced today the acquisition of the non-crop business of Agricultural Information Services, London, UK. The acquisition enables GfK Kynetec to serve as the sole supplier of detailed data on the total global usage of crop protection products - within agriculture and in all other applications.

22 Apr 2010

World Bank report shows some MDG progress, country-level advancement 'uneven'

The world is on track to meet the poverty reduction target of the Millennium Development Goals, but sub-Saharan Africa still lags behind, according to the World Bank's World Development Indicators 2010 report, released Tuesday, VOA News reports (Hennessey, 4/20).

22 Apr 2010

Young adults to remain on parents' plan, states Aetna

Aetna today released the following statement regarding its decision to work with customers to extend dependent coverage to young adults.

22 Apr 2010

California's first Community Safety Saturday to be hosted in Carmel Plaza

The Protector Network and Capital Insurance Group Insurance Center's Central Valley Insurance Agency together with the California Highway Patrol and Visalia Police Department, host California's first Community Safety Saturday. This family friendly event will take place on Saturday, April 24, in the Carmel Plaza.

22 Apr 2010

AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation's cardiovascular health program receives $25M charitable contribution

The AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation announced today it received a $25 million charitable contribution from AstraZeneca for Connections for Cardiovascular Health(SM), its newest program with the mission of improving cardiovascular health in the United States.

22 Apr 2010

Cybex International defends intellectual property rights related to patented Plate Loaded Leg Press

Cybex International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of premium exercise equipment, announced today that it has decisively responded to infringements of its intellectual property rights related to its patented Plate Loaded Leg Press and the company's pending patent applications for the Bravo Functional Trainer.

22 Apr 2010

New studies on cancer prevention presented at 101st AACR Annual Meeting 2010

Interest in cancer prevention is increasing as scientists continue to learn new information and confirm what was already suspected.

22 Apr 2010

Kinark Child Family and Services to host Krista Sepp Memorial Award celebration

On the eve of Children's Mental Health Week (May 2-8, 2010), Kinark Child Family and Services, a non-profit children's mental health organization in Ontario, will host the 19th annual Krista Sepp Memorial Award celebration luncheon at the Richmond Hill Country Club.

22 Apr 2010

GUMC researchers awarded grant to discover and develop new smoking cessation drugs

A Georgetown University Medical Center research team has been awarded a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to discover and develop new smoking cessation drugs based on an unconventional theory about nicotine addiction. Kenneth Kellar, PhD, a professor of pharmacology at GUMC is principal investigator of the five year grant totaling $4.6 million.

22 Apr 2010

Senate Subcommittee hearing looks at USAID budget request, potential for reform

A Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs hearing on Tuesday about USAID's FY 2011 budget addressed the potential for "broad changes in the culture and operations of" USAID, CQ reports.

22 Apr 2010

Hospice Advocates encourage policy makers to protect access to end-of-life care for all Americans

Today 450 Hospice Advocates from across the country took part in the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's Capitol Hill Day 2010 by meeting with their U.S. Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill and encouraging policy makers to preserve and protect access to compassionate, high-quality end-of-life care for all Americans.

22 Apr 2010

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals presents new data on ALN-TTR01 RNAi therapeutic at amyloidosis symposium

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, presented new pre-clinical data from its ALN-TTR program at the XII International Symposium on Amyloidosis in Rome on April 18 - 21, 2010. ALN-TTR01 is a systemically delivered RNAi therapeutic being developed for the treatment of transthyretin (TTR)-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR), including familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) and familial amyloidotic cardiomyopathy (FAC).

22 Apr 2010

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DiagnoCure's proprietary prostate cancer biomarker PCA3 presented at 2010 EAU meeting

ISHLT announces new guidelines for heart transplant recipients

Canadian physicians have increased the use of clinical and pharmaceutical information: Study

Syntagon contract research organisation announces strategic pricing initiative

Patient Protection and Affordability Act requirement goes into affect in September 2010: BCBSM

Gen-Probe's PROGENSA PCA3 assay helps determine necessity of initial biopsy in prostate cancer suspect men

ASTRO President speaks on radiation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer at MEDCAC meeting

Autonomy, Kainos release Evolve Electronic Document Management solution

GfK Kynetec announces acquisition of AIS

World Bank report shows some MDG progress, country-level advancement 'uneven'

Young adults to remain on parents' plan, states Aetna

California's first Community Safety Saturday to be hosted in Carmel Plaza

AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation's cardiovascular health program receives $25M charitable contribution

Cybex International defends intellectual property rights related to patented Plate Loaded Leg Press

New studies on cancer prevention presented at 101st AACR Annual Meeting 2010

Kinark Child Family and Services to host Krista Sepp Memorial Award celebration

GUMC researchers awarded grant to discover and develop new smoking cessation drugs

Senate Subcommittee hearing looks at USAID budget request, potential for reform

Hospice Advocates encourage policy makers to protect access to end-of-life care for all Americans

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals presents new data on ALN-TTR01 RNAi therapeutic at amyloidosis symposium

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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