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NFL, NDC launch 'Fuel Up to Play 60' to tackle childhood obesity

The NFL and National Dairy Council (NDC) today launch Fuel Up to Play 60, a new initiative aimed at tackling childhood obesity by giving youth a voice in changing the school nutrition and physical activity environment. The program will reach 36 million youth in 60,000 elementary, middle and high schools during the 2009/2010 school year.

15 Oct 2009

Soligenix commences enrollment in its Phase 3 Orbec clinical trial for acute GI GVHD

Soligenix, Inc., formerly known as DOR BioPharma, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company, announced today that it has initiated enrollment in its confirmatory Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial evaluating orBec(®) for the treatment of acute gastrointestinal Graft-versus-Host disease (GI GVHD).

15 Oct 2009

Prometheus Laboratories introduces three new cancer diagnostic products

Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, today announced the nationwide commercial launch of three new cancer diagnostic products: ProOnc TumorSource Dx, ProOnc Squamous Dx and ProOnc Mesothelioma Dx. Each of these tests is based on recently developed, highly sensitive microRNA technology.

15 Oct 2009

Breathe Right "Extra" to help consumers sleep better at night

While many of us will never know the feeling of playing in a professional football game, we all should know the feeling of getting a good night's sleep. However, many adults suffer from night-time congestion, a good night's sleep can be as elusive as a speedy running back - until now.

15 Oct 2009

Baxter International announces financial results for third quarter 2009; updates full-year financial outlook

Baxter International Inc. today reported solid financial results for the third quarter of 2009, and provided its fourth quarter and updated full-year 2009 financial outlook.

From Baxter International Inc. 15 Oct 2009

Inspire to present its denufosol tetrasodium cystic fibrosis program data at the 23rd NACFC

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today Inspire scientists and collaborators will present data from the denufosol tetrasodium cystic fibrosis (CF) program in a poster presentation at the 23rd Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) October 15 - 17, 2009 in Minneapolis, MN.

15 Oct 2009

NBC Universal's 'Healthy At NBCU' to connect its health and wellness content with consumers

NBC Universal will unveil a new company-wide initiative today, "Healthy At NBCU," aimed at connecting consumers, employees and marketers with its breadth of health and wellness content. The announcement was made by Lauren Zalaznick, President NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks, who is spearheading the initiative.

15 Oct 2009

Vasogen reports results of operations for third quarter 2009

Vasogen Inc. today reported the results of operations for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009. All dollar amounts referenced herein are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

15 Oct 2009

European authorities approve Medivir’s marketing authorisation application in 14 European countries

The European regulatory authorities have now approved Medivir’s marketing authorisation application in 14 European countries. The trademark for the product in Europe will be XerclearTM.

15 Oct 2009

Northern Light partners with EBSCO Publishing to provide bio-pharma and health sciences news

Northern Light (www.northernlight.com) today announced a partnership with EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) (www.ebscohost.com) that will let mutual customers directly search and access more than 4,000 bio-pharmaceutical, health sciences and general business magazines, journals and other news sources through Northern Light SinglePoint(TM) strategic research portals.

15 Oct 2009

New virtual reality training programme test perceptual skills of rugby players

Team members from Ulster Rugby have been working with researchers in the School of Psychology at Queen's on a range of virtual training scenarios that test expert players' perceptual skills.

15 Oct 2009

National Science Foundation funded 2009 Nobel laureates felicitated

The National Science Foundation (NSF) congratulates the 2009 Nobel laureates, particularly those who have received NSF funding over the years: Jack W. Szostak, who shared the prize in physiology or medicine; Thomas A. Steitz, who shared the prize in chemistry; and Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson who earned the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel 2009.

15 Oct 2009

New range of foods from marine animals and plants to help fight human diseases

Milk drinks that lower blood pressure, meat products that reduce the risk of heart disease, chocolate that calms you down and a new range of foods that can fight obesity can be created from marine animals and plants. Japan already has several product ranges on the shelves and research programmes are underway all over the world to create more.

15 Oct 2009

Managing Myeloma launches educational activities for multidisciplinary professionals

Managing Myeloma (www.ManagingMyeloma.com), an accredited educational initiative for multidisciplinary professionals, announces the launch of a series of regional continuing education activities to be held through October and November in five western states.

15 Oct 2009

Federal Circuit Court: Faculty inventors own their inventions, not universities

A recent Federal Circuit Court decision confirms that universities do not automatically have the right to claim ownership of a faculty researcher’s federally funded invention.

15 Oct 2009

Sangretech Biomedical signs amended license agreement with Bostwick Laboratories

Sangretech Biomedical LLC, a developer of dendritic cell therapies for cancer and infectious diseases, today announced it has executed an amended and restated license agreement with Bostwick Laboratories, Inc. providing Bostwick Scientific, the research division of Bostwick Laboratories, with exclusive rights to Sangretech’s dendritic cell technology in certain territories.

15 Oct 2009

IMS Health introduces IMS MIDAS Global Biologics

IMS Health, the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced the launch of IMS MIDAS Global Biologics™, a powerful offering that enables the company’s clients to make more confident decisions as they assess opportunities in the fast-growing, $120 billion worldwide biologics market.

15 Oct 2009

LTC Hotline simplifies the process of long term care insurance

LTC Hotline -- a one-stop shopping center -- promises to simplify the process of finding the right long term care policy from the right carrier at the right price. "Traditionally," says Jonas Roeser, "consumers had to meet with an agent in person, or try to compare confusing quotes from multiple carriers.

15 Oct 2009

Meda Pharmaceuticals recognized with the "Solutions Superstar" award by EmployersWeb

SEI today announced that one of the company's institutional clients -- Meda Pharmaceuticals -- was recognized with the "Solutions Superstar" award by EmployersWeb. The award honors Meda for their outstanding and innovative defined benefit plan management including asset allocation changes and strategies aimed at matching the duration of invested assets with the plan's liabilities.

15 Oct 2009

ATS Medical to exhibit its innovative cardiac surgery products at the EACTS meeting

ATS Medical, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of state-of-the-art cardiac surgery products and services announced a number of professional educational opportunities that will focus on ATS Medical products at the upcoming European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons (EACTS) meeting.

15 Oct 2009

Medical News

NFL, NDC launch 'Fuel Up to Play 60' to tackle childhood obesity

Soligenix commences enrollment in its Phase 3 Orbec clinical trial for acute GI GVHD

Prometheus Laboratories introduces three new cancer diagnostic products

Breathe Right "Extra" to help consumers sleep better at night

Baxter International announces financial results for third quarter 2009; updates full-year financial outlook

Inspire to present its denufosol tetrasodium cystic fibrosis program data at the 23rd NACFC

NBC Universal's 'Healthy At NBCU' to connect its health and wellness content with consumers

Vasogen reports results of operations for third quarter 2009

European authorities approve Medivir’s marketing authorisation application in 14 European countries

Northern Light partners with EBSCO Publishing to provide bio-pharma and health sciences news

New virtual reality training programme test perceptual skills of rugby players

National Science Foundation funded 2009 Nobel laureates felicitated

New range of foods from marine animals and plants to help fight human diseases

Managing Myeloma launches educational activities for multidisciplinary professionals

Federal Circuit Court: Faculty inventors own their inventions, not universities

Sangretech Biomedical signs amended license agreement with Bostwick Laboratories

IMS Health introduces IMS MIDAS Global Biologics

LTC Hotline simplifies the process of long term care insurance

Meda Pharmaceuticals recognized with the "Solutions Superstar" award by EmployersWeb

ATS Medical to exhibit its innovative cardiac surgery products at the EACTS meeting

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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