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NHI first quarter dividend increases to $.77 per common share

National Health Investors, Inc. announced today it will increase its first quarter dividend to $.77 per common share to shareholders of record on March 31, 2014 and payable on May 9, 2014. This represents an annualized dividend of $3.08 per common share, which is a 6.2% increase over the dividends declared for 2013.

27 Jan 2014

ZO Skin Health launches new physician retail website

ZO Skin Health, Inc., purveyor of innovative skincare solutions and brainchild of renowned dermatologist Zein Obagi, MD, is proud to announce the launch of its new physician retail website.

27 Jan 2014

Cannabis during pregnancy results in defective development of fetal nerve cells

An increasing number of children suffer from the consequences of maternal drug exposure during pregnancy, and Cannabis is one of the most frequently used substances.

27 Jan 2014

DKFZ, AstraZeneca EORTC join Worldwide Innovative Network Consortium

The Worldwide Innovative Network (WIN) Consortium in personalized cancer medicine is proud to announce that AstraZeneca, DKFZ and EORTC have joined the Consortium.

27 Jan 2014

K2M enters next decade, reflects on unique approach to spine innovation

In celebration of the company’s 10th anniversary, K2M Group Holdings, Inc. President and CEO Eric Major delivered the following statement at its annual global sales meeting.

27 Jan 2014

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines partner with 2 non-profit organizations to transport educational, medical supplies

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have partnered with two Puget Sound-based non-profit organizations, Seattle Alliance Outreach and Evangelical Africa Mission Outreach, to transport 7,300 pounds (3,311 kilograms) of medical and educational supplies to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on a newly delivered 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplane.

27 Jan 2014

Researchers discover devastating pest in India for saving up to $309 million

Virginia Tech researchers who first discovered a devastating pest in India and devised a natural way to combat it have now put an economic value on their counterattack: up to $309 million the first year and more than $1 billion over five years.

27 Jan 2014

New innovations in booming 3D printing industry

As global demand for new innovations in the booming 3D printing industry grows exponentially by the day, Rainbow Coral Corp. (OTCBB: RBCC) is preparing to capitalize with groundbreaking new products for the 3D marketplace.

27 Jan 2014

Electronic compendia develops new educational tool for nursing students

This e-compendium solution was also unique internationally when we launched it,» reports Atle Løkken, head of the NettOp department for web-based learning at the UiS.

27 Jan 2014

New method allows for large-scale generation of human embryonic stem cells

A new method allows for large-scale generation of human embryonic stem cells of high clinical quality. It also allows for production of such cells without destroying any human embryos.

27 Jan 2014

Researchers examine role of white coats and neck ties in transmission of infection

In a move to reduce health care associated infections, certain attire for health care professionals, including the traditional white coat, could become a thing of the past.

27 Jan 2014

ESC Congress 2016 to be conducted at Rome

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) announced today that Rome was chosen as the venue for the ESC Congress 2016. The ESC Congress is the largest cardiology meeting in the world.

27 Jan 2014

Scientists develop new device that minimizes risks associated to emergency tracheotomies

The new device, which was patented by researchers of the School of Industrial Engineering of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) in collaboration with the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), has achieved minimizing the risks associated to emergency tracheotomies and the time needed to perform planned tracheotomies.

From Medtronic 27 Jan 2014

Dyzle, KPN offer integrated platform for monitoring real-time data analytics in food and pharmaceutical industries

KPN, the leading telecommunications and ICT service provider in the Netherlands, and Dyzle BV, the global leader in measuring and analyzing business process data for the cold chain in real-time, have announced a collaboration to offer an integrated platform for monitoring, tracking, and providing real-time data analytics and visualization for the food and pharmaceutical industries.

27 Jan 2014

New Chromatrap Enzymatic Shearing Kit announced by Porvair Sciences

Porvair Sciences has announced a new Chromatrap Enzymatic Shearing Kit that contains all the necessary reagents and buffers for up to 10 chromatin preparations.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 27 Jan 2014

The Academy of Radiology Welcomes passage of omnibus appropriations bill

The Academy of Radiology Research thanks Congress and the President for their support of the omnibus appropriations bill. This legislation contains a $1 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including a $10 million increase for the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB).

27 Jan 2014

FDA meeting streamlines pathway to initial U.S. approval of Provectus's PV-10 oncology drug

Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (PVCT), a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has received the official minutes from the Type C meeting held with the FDA's Division of Oncology Products 2 on December 16, 2013.

27 Jan 2014

NextSource BioTechnology announces product re-launch, market availability of Lomustine in U.S.

NextSource BioTechnology, LLC, (NSB), an emerging Specialty Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Marketing Company focused on Consolidating, Re-Branding and Launching "Matured & Orphan Drugs," has announced its most recent product Lomustine (CCNU), formerly known as CeeNu® by Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), which has officially been removed from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Drug Shortage List.

27 Jan 2014

Toshiba, AHRA announce recipients of 2013 Putting Patients First grant program

Helping facilities develop or improve existing education and patient care initiatives in diagnostic imaging, AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announced the seven recipients of the sixth annual Putting Patients First grant program. Recipients were judged on their program plan and ability to share best practices for improving patient care and safety in CT, MR, Ultrasound, X-ray and Vascular imaging.

27 Jan 2014

ITAC assists in international distribution of NanoLogix products by Nasaem Al-Jazira

NanoLogix Inc. (NNLX), an innovator in the rapid detection, identification and determination of antibiotic resistance and sensitivity of live bacteria, announces that the State of Ohio Department of Economic Development's International Trade Assistance Center (ITAC) based at Youngstown State University (YSU) is providing support to Hubbard Ohio-based NanoLogix Inc. for international distribution of NanoLogix products by Nasaem Al-Jazira, a Saudi Arabian Trading and Distribution Company.

27 Jan 2014