News Articles from Wednesday 29^th of April 2009

17:50: New Study Shows Morbidly Obese Workforce Has Higher Prevalence of 100+ Diseases and Conditions

17:38: National Long Term Care Leaders Praise Overall Baucus Health Reform Effort, Express Specific Concerns Moving Forward

17:26: Conference Call Advisory - NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp. Conference Call to Discuss 2009 First Quarter Results

17:22: Pennsylvania Governor's Food Safety Council Meets to Discuss Food Supply Protection

17:04: NC Biomanufacturers Supply Defense for World vs. Flu

17:00: University HealthSystem Consortium Launches Tactics for Tough Times Initiative to Help Members With Issues Such as Capacity and Medication Management

16:59: PROFNET EXPERT ALERTS: Obama's First 100 Days

16:58: Women's Mental Health Hit Hard by Recession, Yet Many Show Resilience and Resourcefulness in Coping with Stress

16:55: Pierce's Walmart Wellness Center Program Wins Event Marketer's 2009 Ex Award for Best Retailtainment Campaign

16:54: Denver Athlete to Compete in the Most Challenging Hand Bike Race in the World

16:48: Swine Flu: Pathologists Play A Critical Role in Diagnosing Swine Flu and Offer Prevention Tips for the Public

16:43: Amylin and Lilly Announce Plans to Develop Pen Device for Exenatide Once Weekly

16:36: Women's International Pharmacy Offers Free Educational Information About Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

16:30: Richard Giltner Joins United Therapeutics Board of Directors

16:30: Schering-Plough Flips the Switch on 1.7 MW Rooftop Solar Panel System, One of the Largest in N.J., North America

16:23: 'Routine HIV Screening Coverage Act' (Waters, D, CA) a 'Crucial Linchpin to Health Care Reform,' says AHF

16:23: Frontier Airlines Extends Mexico Travel Policy for Customers With Concerns About Swine Flu

16:10: drugstore.com Reports Highest Net Revenues in Company History

16:08: Orchid Cellmark to Present at the 2009 Bank of America Health Care Conference on May 13th

16:07: Gen-Probe and DiagnoCure Amend Collaboration Agreement Surrounding PCA3-Based Prostate Cancer Tests

16:05: Human Genome Sciences Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Key Developments

16:05: Varian, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

16:05: Sangamo BioSciences Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

16:01: Express Scripts Reports First Quarter EPS of $0.86, up 23%

16:01: Investigational Genetic Test May Help Address Common Problems in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

16:01: Covance Reports First Quarter Revenue of $441M and EPS of $0.63; Updates Full Year Financial Targets

16:00: Stryker Announces Election of New Director

16:00: Abaxis Reports Financial Performance for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009

16:00: Varian Medical Systems Reports Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009

15:59: New Treatment Discovered for Restless Legs Syndrome Improves Sleep

15:52: Obama Judicial Nominee Opposed By Coalition of Disability Rights Organizations

15:38: Illinois Employers Wrestling With Host of Workplace Issues as Employees Raise Questions and Concerns About Swine Flu

15:34: WellPoint Statement on Senate Finance Committee Health Reform Options Paper

15:33: Try Your Luck with 'Scratch & Win with Uno Chicago Grill'!

15:20: Americans United for Life Represents 28 Bipartisan Montana Legislators Arguing Assisted Suicide Not a Right

15:14: Cities Rapidly Turning to Nixle as Communications Platform for Swine Flu Updates; Outbreak Exemplifies Need for Secure, Trusted Communications

14:54: Pelosi: Budget is a Blueprint for the Future

14:50: If You Haven't Yet, Plan Now for a Pandemic, CCH Advises Employers

14:41: Chad Ronholdt Joins LABS Inc.

14:39: CAIR Asks U.S. Muslim Prayer Leaders to Urge Swine Flu Precautions

14:23: Clinician Reports Fast Healing of Intractable Wounds Using MEDIHONEY(R)

14:15: Neurocrine Biosciences Announces Conference Call and Webcast to Present First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

14:11: Florida Legislature Unanimously Supports 'The Alonzo Mourning Access to Care Act' to Help State's Kidney Failure Patients and the Disabled

14:07: UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation 'Taste for a Cure' Honors Twentieth Century Fox Television Chairmen Dana Walden and Gary Newman

14:04: DxNA to Use its Rapid Detection Platform to Simplify Testing for Swine Flu (H1N1 Virus)

14:02: Dr. Abbott J. Krieger Joins Avery Biomedical Devices, Inc. as Chief Clinical Liaison

14:00: Ameritox(R) Contracts With Aetna for Prescription Drug Monitoring Services

13:54: 10 Ways to Care for Mom on Mother's Day

13:48: Nurses Call for Broader Action to Combat Swine Flu: Boost Public Health, Moratorium on Closures, Layoffs, Suspend Insurance Charges that Discourage Prevention

13:47: Research Shows Plasma Exchange Helps Multiple Sclerosis Patients

13:38: Facts About Hand Sanitizers as Public Concerns Over the Swine Flu Increase

13:35: The Ohio State University, Cardinal Health, State of Ohio to Invest $10 Million to Advance Medical Imaging Industry

13:34: General Public and Physicians Express Similar Levels of Concern Regarding Potential Swine Flu Pandemic

13:30: Report Finds an Alarming Number of Chronically Ill Patients - Over 93 Percent - Reporting Medical Debt Crisis Issues in 2008 Have Some Form of Insurance

13:12: AVMA Advises Consumers That Pork and Pork Products Are Safe for Consumption

13:11: Cox Offers Free Access to HBO(R) Documentary Series, The Alzheimer's Project, to All Digital Customers

13:05: Former U.S. Drug Czar, 4-Star General Barry McCaffrey, to Highlight Vanguard Breakfast Breakthrough Event 8 a.m. Friday, May 1, Washington Golf and Country Club, Arlington

13:05: Sangamo BioSciences Announces Publication in Nature of the Use of Zinc Finger Nucleases to Accelerate Precision Trait Stacking in Commercial Crop Species

13:00: Unsung Heroes of Health Care Reform?: $36 Billion in Annual Savings Linked to 'Group Purchasing Organizations' in Major Survey of Over 400 Hospitals

13:00: Preventative Safety Tips Timed to Swine Flu Outbreak

12:47: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies Celebrate National Walk @ Lunch Day(R) With Simultaneous Walking Events in All 50 States

12:46: Swine Flu: A Spread Southward Could Be Disaster for Weak Public Health Systems

12:41: New Studies on Once-Daily Extended Release Pramipexole Presented at American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting

12:32: ADAPT Disability Rights Activists and SEIU Home Care Attendants Tell Congress: Community Choice is a Right

12:29: Fleas and Ticks and Mosquitoes! Oh My!

12:18: Celebrated Architect Michael Graves to Keynote HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 Conference

12:15: Star Trek-Like Technology Offers Noninvasive Monitor for Patients and Athletes

12:00: Center to Expose and Close Animal Factories to Hold Media Teleconference Tomorrow to Discuss Smithfield Operations, Connection to Swine Flu, Health and Enviro Impacts

11:46: LANAP Inventors Call ADA's Laser Position Statement Flawed

11:45: Academy of General Dentistry Access to Care White Paper

11:43: American Transplant Congress 2009: New Investigator Forum Presents Cutting Edge Research

11:38: UPDATE: Swine Flu Spread Will Trigger Difficult Legal Questions for Employers Says Noted Pillsbury Attorney

11:15: MultiVu Video Feed: VA Research Week Offers Glimpse into Medicine's Future

11:15: ImQuest BioSciences and Arisyn Therapeutics Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop Infectious Disease and Cancer Drugs

11:08: Study Results Present Paradigm Shift; REDUCE Trial Shows New Hope for the Risk Reduction of Prostate Cancer

10:53: Reverend Clyde M. Allison: Founder of 'Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF'

10:43: DecisionQ Partners With Thomas Jefferson University to Reveal Insights for Cancer Therapy

10:43: Nuvilex Advances Release of Citroxin(TM) Antiviral Surface Cleaner to Help Combat Swine Flu

10:37: Milestone Scientific Grants Sinopharm Exclusive Distribution and Marketing Rights to STA System in China

10:30: Bio-Matrix Scientific Group and Entest BioMedical Sign Contract With UCLA Researcher to Develop Gestational Diabetes Screening Test

10:25: RPSGB Warns Against Counterfeit Drugs for Swine Flu

10:07: Free Treatment for Breast Cancer Available in Pennsylvania

10:04: Aviation Ventilation Expert Available to Speak About Swine Flu Spread on Airplanes

10:01: Coalition of Leaders in Science and Research Commend Obama Administration for Commitment to Medical Innovation During 'First 100 Days'

10:00: New Federal Legislation Targets Toxic Chemicals in Baby Bath Products

10:00: Waters Corporation Announces U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Acquires Waters ACQUITY UPLC System to Train Forensic Chemists in Drug Screening and Profiling

09:57: TSI Healthcare Announces Relocation of Corporate Headquarters to Chapel Hill, NC

09:30: Swine Flu Outbreak Illustrates Problems in Vaccine Development

09:30: Chinese Pharma Market Continues to Grow at a 5-7% Rate in 2009; AMDL Remains on Track to Meet FY09 Financial Targets

09:30: Building on Growth, Virtify Adds to Executive Team and Expands Commercial Operations

09:30: SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Schedules First Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call for May 1, 2009 at 11:30 A.M. Eastern

09:29: Rx Response Raised to 'Alert Status' in Response to Growing Swine Flu Threat

09:27: Novavax Announces Early Retirement of $17 Million of Convertible Debt

09:23: 'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature NBA Hall-of-Famer, Scoring Champ Dominique Wilkins

09:20: ASUR Announces Impact from Swine Flu Outbreak

09:15: Foodborne Illness Victims Mark President Obama's First 100 Days By Calling For Permanent Fix To Food Safety System

09:02: 2008 a Record Year for Gerresheimer

09:00: Aesthetic Medical Educators Training Successfully Trains Over 2,000 Medical Professionals on Aesthetic Procedures

09:00: $89 Million Proposed Class Action Settlement Provides Consumers and Insurers With Money Back for Celebrex and Bextra Purchases and Reimbursements

09:00: NCCN Oncology Research Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary by Closing in on $20 Million in Funding; Program Expands Into Developmental Therapies

09:00: Siemens and the National Kidney Foundation Enter Partnership

09:00: Par Pharmaceutical to Host First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call on May 6 at 9:00 AM

09:00: Video: Almost 8,000 Women Braved NYC's Hottest Day of the Year for The Sixth-Annual More/Fitness Marathon + Half-Marathon in Central Park

09:00: MinuteClinic is Educating Consumers About Swine Flu

09:00: Medarex to Host Business and Financial Update Conference Call on Thursday, April 30, 2009

09:00: Starch Medical Launches Advanced Laparoscopic Hemostat

09:00: Singapore National University Hospital Installs First Closed-Loop Medication System in Asia Pacific Using Omnicell OmniRx(TM) Medication Dispensing Systems

08:59: Cambrex to Announce First Quarter 2009 Financial Results on May 5, 2009

08:55: Another Study Links Fluoride to Bone Cancer

08:51: Brookdale Care Home Manager Youngest Ever to Receive Coveted Accolade

08:45: Michigan Physicians Gain From New AMA and MSMS Partnership to Improve Physician Practice Efficiency

08:30: VA Research Week Offers Glimpse into Medicine's Future

08:30: Archi-Tech InView Now Supports Managed Care Data, Offering an Interactive Dashboard for On-Demand Sales Planning and Reporting

08:08: For Alzheimer's Disease, Surveyed Neurologists Identify a Therapy's Effect on Cognitive Decline as the Attribute That Most Influences Their Prescribing Decisions

08:08: Sanofi-aventis Announces Good First-quarter 2009 Performance

08:00: PDL BioPharma Appoints Karen J. Wilson as Vice President, Finance and Principal Accounting Officer

08:00: New National Survey Reveals Eight in 10 Seniors Satisfied With Medicare Drug Benefit

08:00: BIG Wish Gala to Feature Rascal Flatts

08:00: OneBeacon Professional Partners Expands Directors & Officers Coverage for Health Care Organizations, Nonprofit Organizations

08:00: Optherion Announces Presentation at ARVO 2009 Annual Meeting

08:00: New Analyses from 16-Year Follow-up Trial with Betaseron(R) Demonstrated that Early and Sustained Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Patients Enrolled in the Trial Affected Their Long-term Outcomes

08:00: Easy-to-Use Wristband Tells You When to Apply Sunscreen - and When to Hit the Shade

08:00: Medarex Announces Presentations at Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

08:00: BioMS Medical to present at Alberta Economic Forum in Geneva

07:45: Germgard's Ultra-Fast Hand Hygiene Solution Protects Against Deadly MRSA, C difficile, and Influenza Virus

07:34: A Clear Solution for Healthy Eyes

07:30: Shengtai Pharmaceutical Hosts Key Customers at Its Headquarters for Facility Tour and Technology Exchange Conference

07:30: Cardiogenesis Corporation to Report First Quarter 2009 Results on May 14th

07:30: Endo Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

07:30: ViroPharma Incorporated Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

07:15: Alere's Dr. Gordon Norman Highlights Challenges and Promising Solutions to U.S. Healthcare System to International Health Insurance Executives

07:00: Four-in-Ten U.S. Employees Have Gained Weight at Their Current Jobs, CareerBuilder Study Finds

07:00: AEterna Zentaris Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Listing Requirement

07:00: Wyeth Reports Earnings Results for the 2009 First Quarter

07:00: Vanda Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

07:00: GeneNews to conduct joint project funded by MYR 5 million grant from Malaysian government

06:30: Raptor Pharmaceuticals Receives Notices of Allowance for Two NeuroTrans(TM) Patent Applications

06:30: Medco Delivers First-Quarter 2009 GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.58; Diluted EPS Excluding Amortization of Intangible Assets of $0.63; Reaffirms 2009 EPS Guidance; Announces Win of Coventry Commercial Business Starting January 1, 2010

06:15: Weston United Celebrates Mental Health Month on May 19th

06:00: Cord Blood Registry Supports Introduction of the Cord Blood Education and Awareness Act of 2009

05:20: LaVoie Group Selected by Vaccine Developer, Profectus BioSciences, as Agency of Record

05:13: Pharmalink AB Completes Phase II Clinical Study With Renal Disease Drug Nefecon(R)

05:12: Elsevier Launches Ten New eBook Specialty Collections on MD Consult

05:00: Medifast Reports Record First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

04:15: Clinical Genomics Continues Progress in Developing Biomarker Portfolio for Colorectal Cancer Testing

04:00: Salmon of the America's Responds to PEW Environmental Group

04:00: PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, April 29, 2009

03:38: Stallergenes S.A.: Positive Results From a Phase IIb/III Clinical Trial on the House Dust Mite Desensitization Tablet

03:00: New American Lung Association Report Finds 60 Percent of Americans Live in Areas Where Air is Dirty Enough to Endanger Lives

03:00: Minnesota's Grades Tumble In Latest American Lung Association 'State of the Air Report'

03:00: Fargo Named 'America's Cleanest City' in American Lung Association's State of the Air Report

02:00: ARCADIS Awarded First PPP Hospital Project in Germany

00:01: Complications and Costs for Obesity Surgery Declining