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PolyOne receives first Supplier Excellence Award from Qure Medical and QSR

PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced that it has received the first Supplier Excellence Award jointly granted by Quality Synthetic Rubber (QSR) and Qure Medical, specialty divisions of Q Holding Co.

18 Apr 2014

UKATA challenges commonly held view that asbestos related diseases are a thing of the past

Emmerdale’s latest storyline featuring a young girl diagnosed with Mesothelioma is welcome, as it helps organisations like the UK Asbestos Training Association challenge the commonly held view that asbestos related diseases like Mesothelioma are a thing of the past and an old man’s disease - when thanks to asbestos, nothing could be further from the truth.

18 Apr 2014

Scientist receives $1.8M defense grant from Kessler Foundation for spinal cord injury research

Kessler Foundation has been named awardee of a three-year grant for $1.8 million from the Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program. Gail Forrest, PT, PhD, is principal investigator for the randomized, double-blinded, controlled, multi-site clinical trial, which will test strategies to improve bone and muscle strength after spinal cord injury. Dr. Forrest is assistant director of Human Performance & Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation.

18 Apr 2014

Va. small business owners press GOP to expand Medicaid

More than 400 have signed a letter to Virginia's House speaker asking Republicans to drop their opposition to the effort. Meanwhile, Utah's governor says he is encouraged about his state's prospects for its plan after talks with federal officials, and a Florida senator is trying to find a way around the logjam there.

18 Apr 2014

Industry coalition pushes for price transparency

A report put out Wednesday by a coalition of hospitals, insurers, doctors and consumer advocates recommends how providers can make information available about the costs of various tests and procedures. An accompanying guide tells consumers how to find it.

18 Apr 2014

Queen's University professor elected as Fellow of European Academy of Cancer Sciences

Queen's University Belfast's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patrick Johnston, whose work has transformed cancer care in Northern Ireland, has been elected as a Fellow of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences.

18 Apr 2014

Dr. Cynthia Lee Jackson listed in San Diego Magazine's 2014 Top Dentists and Specialists

Announcing a special recognition appearing in the April, 2014 issue of San Diego Magazine published by San Diego Magazine Publishing Company. Dr. Cynthia Lee Jackson was selected for the following honor: "2014 Top Dentists and Specialists"

18 Apr 2014

B1/Cdk1 protein which plays key role in cell division also boosts power of mitochondrial activity

An international team led by researchers at UC Davis has shown that the cyclin B1/Cdk1 protein complex, which plays a key role in cell division, also boosts the mitochondrial activity to power that process.

18 Apr 2014

ARCA biopharma announces genetic screening of first patient in GENETIC-AF Phase 2B/3 clinical trial

ARCA biopharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced that the first patient has been genetically screened in GENETIC-AF, its Phase 2B/3 adaptive design clinical trial.

From Medtronic 18 Apr 2014

Research: Spending time online has potential to ward off depression among retirees

Spending time online has the potential to ward off depression among retirees, particularly among those who live alone, according to research published online in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.

18 Apr 2014

Mother-daughter pairs are increasingly opting for cosmetic surgery

Cosmetic surgery can be an empowering experience for women who want to bolster their self-esteem. One key component to better results and recovery is having a strong support system. A recent twist on this idea is mother-daughter plastic surgery.

18 Apr 2014

April 21-27 officially proclaimed as Ann Arbor Veg Week

VegMichigan has teamed up with US VegWeek to bring you Ann Arbor Veg Week 2014, a week-long celebration of meat-free living.

18 Apr 2014

13th annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo to launch new disciplinary track on data security

The 13th annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, to be held April 29-May 1 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, today announced that it will debut a new disciplinary track focused on data security.

18 Apr 2014

Cepheid's revenues increase 16% to 106.9 million in first quarter 2014

Cepheid today reported revenues for the first quarter of 2014 of $106.9 million, representing growth of 16% from $91.9 million for the first quarter of 2013. Net loss in the first quarter of 2014 was $(9.3) million, or $(0.13) per share, which compares to net income of $0.3 million, or $0.00 per share, in the first quarter of 2013.

18 Apr 2014

Global cancer profiling market expected to grow $54.8 billion by 2018

Global Information Inc. announces the addition of a new market research report "Cancer Profiling and Pathways: Technologies and Global Markets" at GIIResearch.com.

18 Apr 2014

Adrenaline does not boost long-term survival rates in heart attack patients, says study

Giving patients adrenaline after they suffer a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital does not increase their prospects of surviving long-term, according to new research conducted at St. Michael's Hospital.

18 Apr 2014

Hydrogen sulfide regulates bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, shows study

Stem cells in bone marrow need to produce hydrogen sulfide in order to properly multiply and form bone tissue, according to a new study from the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC.

18 Apr 2014

Princeton professor receives Agilent Thought Leader Award to research on cellular metabolism activity

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that Joshua Rabinowitz, M.D., Ph.D., professor at Princeton University's Department of Chemistry and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award to support his work on quantitative analysis of cellular metabolism.

18 Apr 2014

MNsure picks Deloitte to revamp exchange

Other state developments include the District of Columbia's decision to extend enrollment until April 30, New York's announcement that nearly 1 million residents enrolled in coverage and a Georgia report that only about half of the 220,000 enrollees in that state have paid their first month's premiums.

18 Apr 2014

Agios begins AG-348 Phase 1 study to treat PK deficiency

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the fields of cancer metabolism and inborn errors of metabolism (IEM), today announced dose administration of AG-348 in a Phase 1 study in healthy volunteers.

18 Apr 2014

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PolyOne receives first Supplier Excellence Award from Qure Medical and QSR

UKATA challenges commonly held view that asbestos related diseases are a thing of the past

Scientist receives $1.8M defense grant from Kessler Foundation for spinal cord injury research

Va. small business owners press GOP to expand Medicaid

Industry coalition pushes for price transparency

Queen's University professor elected as Fellow of European Academy of Cancer Sciences

Dr. Cynthia Lee Jackson listed in San Diego Magazine's 2014 Top Dentists and Specialists

B1/Cdk1 protein which plays key role in cell division also boosts power of mitochondrial activity

ARCA biopharma announces genetic screening of first patient in GENETIC-AF Phase 2B/3 clinical trial

Research: Spending time online has potential to ward off depression among retirees

Mother-daughter pairs are increasingly opting for cosmetic surgery

April 21-27 officially proclaimed as Ann Arbor Veg Week

13th annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo to launch new disciplinary track on data security

Cepheid's revenues increase 16% to 106.9 million in first quarter 2014

Global cancer profiling market expected to grow $54.8 billion by 2018

Adrenaline does not boost long-term survival rates in heart attack patients, says study

Hydrogen sulfide regulates bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, shows study

Princeton professor receives Agilent Thought Leader Award to research on cellular metabolism activity

MNsure picks Deloitte to revamp exchange

Agios begins AG-348 Phase 1 study to treat PK deficiency

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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