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Anti-viral drug development programs progress successfully, reports NanoViricides

NanoViricides, Inc. (the "Company"), reports that the Company is well financed and its game changing anti-viral drug development programs are progressing successfully. As such, Management knows of no reason for the recent decline in stock price and associated volatility.

26 Oct 2009

CB&I signs definitive agreement with H2Gen Innovations to acquire PSA technology

CB&I (NYSE:CBI) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with H2Gen Innovations, Inc., to acquire the Mars modularized Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology.

26 Oct 2009

Sunquest Information Systems achieves best ever results in fiscal year 2009 ending May 31

Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a privately held market leader in laboratory and diagnostic information systems, today announced that the Fiscal Year 2009 ending May 31 was its most successful in the 30 year history of the company. This success is continuing into the new fiscal year, as sales orders for first quarter FY 2010, ending August 31, 2009 increased more than 30 percent compared to the same quarter a year ago.

26 Oct 2009

First Edition: October 26, 2009

Several Democratic senators voiced optimism on Sunday that Congress would pass a health care bill containing at least the germ of a government-run insurance program. Their expectations were grudgingly seconded by Senator John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate in 2008 (The New York Times).

26 Oct 2009

Insure.com renamed as Life Quotes; Nasdaq ticker symbol to be changed to QUOT

Insure.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSUR), announced today that it has completed its corporate name change to Life Quotes, Inc. The Company also announced that its Nasdaq ticker symbol will be changed to QUOT effective with the opening of the market on October 28, 2009.

26 Oct 2009

Appropriate diet lessens inflammation and muscular damage, leads to higher performance in competition sports

21 male skiers with an average age of 37 were studied and the results showed normal body weight as well as fat and muscle percentage and a predominantly athletic body build.

26 Oct 2009

Ingenuity Systems and Life Technologies develop new gene expression workflow for cell transcriptome analysis

Ingenuity Systems, the leading provider of information solutions for life science researchers, today announced it has developed a new gene expression workflow with Life Technologies Corporation.

26 Oct 2009

ZANTAC(R) Chili Challenge attracts thousands of Canadian participants

There are few dishes that bring out as much pride and passion from Canadians as chili. With football season and plunging temperatures in full swing, there is no better time for chili enthusiasts to get back into the kitchen, perfect their chili recipes and put them to the ultimate test in the second annual ZANTAC(R) Chili Challenge.

26 Oct 2009

Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals updates its cooperative research and development with MAST BioSurgery

Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Ceragenix" or the “Company”), a medical device company focused on infectious disease and dermatology, today provided an update to a previously announced exclusive cooperative research and development (the "Agreement”) with MAST BioSurgery Inc. (“MAST”) for the development of one or more new surgical products incorporating Ceragenix’s CeraShield™ antimicrobial technology.

26 Oct 2009

STAAR Surgical Company reports promising assessments from CAST

STAAR Surgical Company (Nasdaq: STAA), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products today reported that the Collamer Accommodating Study Team (CAST) formed by the company in late 2008 has provided very promising initial patient vision assessments from the first phase of the project.

26 Oct 2009

New lightweight, elastic cloth seal for Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients

Circadiance, the leader in soft-cloth nasal CPAP masks, announces the new Zzzephyr Seal, a revolutionary elastic cloth seal designed to fit more comfortably over the patient's nose. The lightweight seal reduces air leakage, and helps to ensure a better night's sleep for Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients.

26 Oct 2009

Additional CFTR inhibitor technology licensed to Napo Pharmaceuticals

Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has in-licensed from the University of California Regents additional small-molecule cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) inhibitor technology including gastrointestinal (GI) and polycystic kidney disease (PKD) indications.

26 Oct 2009

AlterG M300 anti-gravity treadmill for physical therapy clinics, fitness and training facilities

AlterG, Inc., makers of the Anti-Gravity Treadmill, a revolutionary technology for rehabilitation and athletic training, today launched the AlterG M300. The M300 delivers the same anti-gravity technology originally developed at NASA and found in AlterG's P200 series, only at a third of the price and with a sleek new design.

26 Oct 2009

AMERIGROUP issues new guidance for third quarter 2009

AMERIGROUP Corporation announced today that it expects to report earnings for the third quarter of 2009 in the range of $0.42 to $0.44 per diluted share. The new guidance for the third quarter primarily reflects elevated medical costs associated with the onset of a severe flu season due to the H1N1 virus.

26 Oct 2009

SuperGen and GSK team up to discover and develop cancer therapeutics based on epigenetic targets

SuperGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUPG) and GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) have entered into a multi-year collaboration to discover and develop cancer therapeutics based on epigenetic targets.

26 Oct 2009

Canadian cardiologists, oncologists team up to fight breast cancer

A team of Canadian cardiologists, in collaboration with oncologists, are playing an important role in the war against breast cancer Dr. Michael McDonald told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

26 Oct 2009

Dr. Dennis Lin retains Adam Kluger Public Relations to promote his psychiatric practice

Adam Kluger Public Relations (www.adamklugerpr.com) announced today that Dr. Dennis Lin, MD (www.drdennismd.com) has retained the New York based boutique PR firm to provide media support and to promote his psychiatric practice which specializes in sexology, sexual relationships, interpersonal difficulties and couples therapy.

26 Oct 2009

Rega Institute and CD3 to receive funds for new medication research for dengue treatment

The Laboratory for Virology and Experimental Chemotherapy (Rega Institute) and the "Centre for Drug Design and Discovery" (CD3) at K.U.Leuven will receive a total of 2.8 million euro from the British Wellcome Trust. - They will apply these funds to the search for possible new medication for the treatment of infections related to the 'dengue fever virus'.

26 Oct 2009

Thomson Reuters: The U.S. healthcare system wastes an estimated amount of $700 billion annually

The U.S. healthcare system wastes between $600 billion and $850 billion annually, according to a white paper published today by Thomson Reuters.

26 Oct 2009

San Francisco Business Times ranks VitalWear as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the Bay Area

VitalWear, Inc. (www.vitalwear.com), a leader in thermal therapy medical devices announced that the San Francisco Business Times honored the company as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the Bay Area for 2009. VitalWear was ranked #17 out of 100 companies.

26 Oct 2009

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Anti-viral drug development programs progress successfully, reports NanoViricides

CB&I signs definitive agreement with H2Gen Innovations to acquire PSA technology

Sunquest Information Systems achieves best ever results in fiscal year 2009 ending May 31

First Edition: October 26, 2009

Insure.com renamed as Life Quotes; Nasdaq ticker symbol to be changed to QUOT

Appropriate diet lessens inflammation and muscular damage, leads to higher performance in competition sports

Ingenuity Systems and Life Technologies develop new gene expression workflow for cell transcriptome analysis

ZANTAC(R) Chili Challenge attracts thousands of Canadian participants

Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals updates its cooperative research and development with MAST BioSurgery

STAAR Surgical Company reports promising assessments from CAST

New lightweight, elastic cloth seal for Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients

Additional CFTR inhibitor technology licensed to Napo Pharmaceuticals

AlterG M300 anti-gravity treadmill for physical therapy clinics, fitness and training facilities

AMERIGROUP issues new guidance for third quarter 2009

SuperGen and GSK team up to discover and develop cancer therapeutics based on epigenetic targets

Canadian cardiologists, oncologists team up to fight breast cancer

Dr. Dennis Lin retains Adam Kluger Public Relations to promote his psychiatric practice

Rega Institute and CD3 to receive funds for new medication research for dengue treatment

Thomson Reuters: The U.S. healthcare system wastes an estimated amount of $700 billion annually

San Francisco Business Times ranks VitalWear as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the Bay Area

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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