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AMPAC Fine Chemicals receives Environmental Responsibility and Sustainability Award

AMPAC Fine Chemicals LLC (AFC), a subsidiary of American Pacific Corporation (Nasdaq: APFC) announced today that it received the Environmental Responsibility and Sustainability Award at the Annual Statewide Environmental Summit, sponsored by the California Manufacturers and Technology Association (CMTA), the Industrial Environmental Association (IEA) and the Chemical Industry Council of California (CICC) held in San Diego.

26 Nov 2009

Expanded HIV vaccine funding for biotechnology research crucial, says TAI

In honor of World AIDS Day, The AIDS Institute (TAI), one of the nation's leading advocacy organizations for support of people with HIV/AIDS and their providers, joined Nobel Laureate Dr. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, in calling for government leaders, patient advocates and the research community to expand therapeutic HIV vaccine research.

26 Nov 2009

TSX Venture Exchange approves Advitech's issued and outstanding common shares

Advitech Inc. ("Advitech" or the "Corporation") (TSX Venture Exchange: AVI) announced today that the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. (the "TSX-V") approved the previously announced consolidation of its issued and outstanding common shares on the basis of a ratio of eight pre-Consolidation shares for every one post-Consolidation share (the "Consolidation") and that the common shares of Advitech will be traded on a post-Consolidation basis starting November 26, 2009.

26 Nov 2009

Wnt signaling pathway plays a role in diabetic retinopathy

A group led by Dr. Jian-xing Ma at The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK has demonstrated that the Wnt signaling pathway plays a role in diabetic retinopathy.

26 Nov 2009

BodyLogicMD opens 13 new bioidentical hormone specialty practices in 2009

For many businesses, 2009 has been a painful year. Not so for BodyLogicMD. The nation's largest and fastest growing network of expert physicians specializing exclusively in medically supervised bioidentical hormones has grown the number of physicians in its network since November 2008 - from 21 to 36 physicians - and is in progress to add more physician-owned centers, including one in Puerto Rico, by the end of this year.

26 Nov 2009

Lighthouse1 creates special migration program for customers and partners of Canopy Financial

Representatives from Lighthouse1, an industry leader in Consumer Directed Healthcare (CDH) administration software solutions, announced today they have created a special migration program for customers and partners of Canopy Financial, including HealthDirect and CareGain.

26 Nov 2009

Merck to commence MK-6913 phase IIa efficacy trial for treatment of hot flashes/hot flushes

The Swedish biotech company Karo Bio today announced that Merck & Co., Inc., through an affiliate, plans to enter a clinical phase IIa trial with the collaboration's lead investigational drug candidate, MK-6913, identified as part of their joint research collaboration. No milestone payment to Karo Bio is associated with the initiation of phase II clinical development.

26 Nov 2009

Hospital germ check strategies adaptable for homes

With cold and flu season upon us, it's more important than ever to employ good practices to control the spread of infections and avoid illness.

26 Nov 2009

LCA-CA issues 2nd Annual Report Card on Lung Cancer

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-California (LCA-CA) issued its 2nd Annual Report Card on Lung Cancer. The 2009 Report Card is an assessment of progress being made against this lethal disease in the state of California.

26 Nov 2009

Senior doctors unite together to address health effects of climate change

Senior doctors from across the globe have come together to form the International Climate and Health Council. Their aim is to mobilise health professionals across the world to help tackle the health effects of climate change.

26 Nov 2009

Researchers identify a set of molecular brakes that stabilize the developing brain's circuitry

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a set of molecular brakes that stabilize the developing brain's circuitry. Moreover, experimentally removing those brakes in mice enhanced the animals' performance in a test of visual learning, suggesting a long-term path to therapeutic application.

26 Nov 2009

GIS scientists publish the first genetic historical map of Han Chinese

The first genetic historical map of the Han Chinese, the largest ethnic population in the world, as they migrated from south to north over evolutionary time was published online today by the American Journal of Human Genetics by scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS).

26 Nov 2009

LCA-GA issues 4th Annual Report Card on Lung Cancer

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia (LCA-GA) issued the 4th Annual Report Card on Lung Cancer. This Report is an assessment of progress being made against this lethal disease in the state of Georgia.

26 Nov 2009

Aetna Better Health teams up with Hartford student to highlight the importance of diabetes and health literacy

For the second time this year, Aetna Better Health in Connecticut is teaming up with a local student to help complete a senior year “Social Justice Project,” while at the same time informing local residents on the important issues of diabetes and health literacy.

26 Nov 2009

Wnt and EGFR signaling pathways interact to promote tumor cell invasion and metastasis

Two signaling pathways essential to normal human development - the Wnt/Wingless (Wnt) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathways - interact in ways that can promote tumor cell invasion and metastasis, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the Nov. 25 issue of Molecular Cell.

26 Nov 2009

Key findings show significant links between health and wellbeing of NHS staff

Researchers at Aston Business School in Birmingham (UK) have been part of a national government review to improve the health and wellbeing of staff in the NHS.

26 Nov 2009

Scientists offer first genetic proof of new and rational treatment for osteoporosis

The so-called RANK protein and the molecule that binds to it, the RANK ligand or RANKL, form a focus of the work of Josef Penninger, director of the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) in Vienna. In 1999 his group deleted the RANKL gene from mice and showed that the RANK/RANKL system was the "master regulator" governing bone loss (Kong et al. 1999 Nature 402, 304-309).

26 Nov 2009

Three high risk indicators that aid mammography screening

Mammography Reporting System, Inc. (MRS) will demonstrate their newest high risk indicator at RSNA 2009, in Chicago. MRS is the only company in the industry offering three separate high risk indicators to alert radiologists of potentially at-risk patients at the very point they interpret a mammogram.

26 Nov 2009

LogistiCare receives notice of award to provide Medicaid non-emergency transportation services

The Providence Service Corporation today announced that its LogistiCare subsidiary, the nation's largest coordinator of non-emergency transportation (NET) services, has received notice of award from the State of Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged to provide Medicaid non-emergency transportation services to both Miami-Dade and Volusia Counties.

26 Nov 2009

AAFP EHR User Satisfaction Survey ranks Praxis EMR top in essential categories

Praxis Electronic Medical Records received first place rankings in the American Academy of Family Physicians' (AAFP) Family Practice Management (FPM) 2009 EHR User Satisfaction Survey for improving medical quality, health maintenance, and disease management, all critical for new ARRA Stimulus legislation. Praxis also ranked #1 among doctors indicating their EMR had a positive effect in determining their salary.

26 Nov 2009

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AMPAC Fine Chemicals receives Environmental Responsibility and Sustainability Award

Expanded HIV vaccine funding for biotechnology research crucial, says TAI

TSX Venture Exchange approves Advitech's issued and outstanding common shares

Wnt signaling pathway plays a role in diabetic retinopathy

BodyLogicMD opens 13 new bioidentical hormone specialty practices in 2009

Lighthouse1 creates special migration program for customers and partners of Canopy Financial

Merck to commence MK-6913 phase IIa efficacy trial for treatment of hot flashes/hot flushes

Hospital germ check strategies adaptable for homes

LCA-CA issues 2nd Annual Report Card on Lung Cancer

Senior doctors unite together to address health effects of climate change

Researchers identify a set of molecular brakes that stabilize the developing brain's circuitry

GIS scientists publish the first genetic historical map of Han Chinese

LCA-GA issues 4th Annual Report Card on Lung Cancer

Aetna Better Health teams up with Hartford student to highlight the importance of diabetes and health literacy

Wnt and EGFR signaling pathways interact to promote tumor cell invasion and metastasis

Key findings show significant links between health and wellbeing of NHS staff

Scientists offer first genetic proof of new and rational treatment for osteoporosis

Three high risk indicators that aid mammography screening

LogistiCare receives notice of award to provide Medicaid non-emergency transportation services

AAFP EHR User Satisfaction Survey ranks Praxis EMR top in essential categories

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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