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Australian to Lead the World in Cancer Fight (Popularity:  )
Professor David Hill, Director of The Cancer Council Victoria, will commence in his role as President of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) on 27 August 2008 at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva. The UICC is a powerful advocacy group with more than 300 member agencies including Cancer Research United Kingdom and the American Cancer Society. Under Professor Hill's leadership the UICC will drive the worldwide agenda improving cancer ...
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TransUnion Partners With CarePayment(R) to Help Healthcare Patients Pay Off Debt While Increasing Hospital Cash Flow (Popularity: )
http://www.transunion.com
TransUnion announced today that users of its patented Revenue Manager(SM) healthcare solution will now have the option of using CarePayment(R), a program offered and managed by Aequitas Capital Management, Inc. that will be accessible through TransUnion's Revenue Manager. CarePayment improves hospital cash flow and receivable yields by providing patients with a non-discriminatory, interest-free, hospital-branded finance card for their patients. "According to the American Hospital Association, the total amount of uncompensated ...
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Pastor Rick & Kay Warren Bring Together Leaders to Discuss Unification of Expertise to Stop HIV/AIDS: (Popularity: )
http://www.hivandthechurch.com
Kay Warren, HIV/AIDS advocate, author and executive director of the Saddleback HIV/AIDS Initiative, moderated a panel of Rwandan government and church leaders; business and medical experts; and Saddleback HIV/AIDS Initiative directors; along with her husband, Rick Warren, founding pastor of Saddleback Church and best-selling author of "The Purpose Driven Life," to address the issue of global partnership ventures to help people living with HIV/AIDS. The satellite session titled, "Government, Faith ...
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SectorWatch.biz Issues MarketStats on Health and Fitness Companies UKMA, LULU, GAIA, NTRI, DIET, NKE (Popularity: )
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SectorWatch.biz announces the availability of MarketStats for Health and Fitness equities in the news and driving markets today. MarketStats offers a perspective on the aforementioned equities and the opportunity for investors to respond with articles, blogs and opinions. Investors can view MarketStats by visiting: http://www.SectorWatch.biz -- a division of FiSpace.net, a dynamic social networking site for investors. Today's MarketStats for Healthy Living companies include uKarma Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: UKMA), ...
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Medpedia Announced, World's Largest Collaborative Online Encyclopedia of Medicine and Health (Popularity: )
http://www.health.harvard.edu
The Medpedia Project today announced the formation of the world's largest collaborative online encyclopedia of medicine called Medpedia. Physicians, medical schools, hospitals, health organizations and public health professionals are now volunteering to collaboratively build the most comprehensive medical clearinghouse in the world for information about health, medicine and the body. This free public site will officially launch at the end of 2008, and a preview site becomes available today at ...
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Raptor Pharmaceuticals Enters Collaboration Agreement with UC San Diego in Liver Disease (Popularity: )
http://www.raptorpharma.com
Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. ("Raptor" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP), today announced the execution of a collaboration agreement (the "Agreement") with the University of California, San Diego ("UCSD") to include a Phase 2a clinical trial to evaluate a delayed-release preparation of cysteamine bitartrate ("Cysteamine") in adolescents diagnosed with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis ("NASH"). NASH is a progressive form of liver disease that accounts for approximately 10% of newly diagnosed cases of ...
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Cerimon Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase II Study to Evaluate Simulect(R) (Basiliximab) for Noninfectious Uveitis (Popularity: )
http://www.cerimon.com
Cerimon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today it has initiated a Phase II proof-of-concept study of Simulect(R) (basiliximab) for the treatment of noninfectious uveitis, a chronic and potentially sight-threatening inflammation of the eye. The randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Simulect as maintenance therapy in 56 patients. During the study, patients will undergo tapering of concomitant immunosuppressive medications, the mainstay of treatments for noninfectious uveitis. This is ...
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DSM and Crucell Sign Agreement with Avid Bioservices to Serve as First Pre-Approved U.S. Contract Manufacturer of PER.C6(R) Cell Line Proteins (Popularity: )
http://www.crucell.com
DSM Biologics and Crucell N.V. (Euronext, Nasdaq: CRXL; Swiss Exchange: CRX) announced today that they have entered into an agreement with Avid Bioservices, Inc. of Tustin, California to join their Vendor Network. Under the terms of the agreement, Avid will be a pre-approved contract manufacturer (CMO) for licensees of the PER.C6(R) cell line located in the western U.S. Avid is the first U.S.-based contract manufacturer to be awarded this status. ...
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ARUP Laboratories Partners With Pathology Service Associates (Popularity: )
http://www.aruplab.com
ARUP Laboratories, a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a leader in innovative laboratory research and development, announced today that it has entered into a business alliance with Pathology Service Associates, LLC (PSA), a nationwide network affiliation and a principal provider of business services and support to independent pathologist practices. The agreement, effective June 17, 2008, offers special pricing to the over 400 pathologists affiliated with PSA for ...
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HeartCentrix Informatics Solution from Cardiac Science Now Certified with Allscripts Electronic Health Records (Popularity: )
http://www.cardiacscience.com
Cardiac Science (Nasdaq: CSCX), a global leader in advanced cardiac diagnosis, resuscitation, rehabilitation, and informatics products, announced today that it completed certification for its HeartCentrix(R) ECG informatics software with the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR). "Allscripts is a major player in electronic health systems, with more than 40,000 physician clients in some 5,000 health organizations ranging from solo doctors' offices to acute care hospitals. Physicians using Allscripts can now connect ...
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