News Articles from Tuesday 5^th of May 2009

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17:47: Pelosi Statement on Obama Announcement of Global Health Initiative

17:33: PreXion Adds High-resolution Panoramic Imaging

17:27: Medco to Present at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Health Care Conference

17:23: Dialysis Corporation of America Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

17:17: AUDIO from Medialink and UnitedHealthcare Group: It's National Nurses Week

17:16: NABP Position Paper Calls for Action Against Proliferation of Rogue Internet Drug Outlets

17:12: Derma Sciences Announces Voluntary Delisting from the Defunct Boston Stock Exchange

17:08: Dr. Kathleen O'Loughlin Named American Dental Association Executive Director

17:07: Ohio Selects APS Healthcare to Manage Unified Population Health Management Program for State Employees

17:02: IBM and Medical Researchers Launch Effort To Find Flu Drug Treatments

16:59: Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures(R) Kids' Initiative Visits Union City, NJ

16:58: Response Biomedical Announces Proposed Unit Offering

16:57: Statement by Dr. Paul Zeitz, Executive Director, Global AIDS Alliance, Washington, DC on President Obama's Global Health Funding for FY10 as Released by the White House Tuesday, May 5, 2009

16:56: Response Biomedical Corporation Announced First Quarter Results

16:39: Public Health Laboratories Proactive in Planning for Flu Outbreak

16:37: Summer Camp Helps Kids With Asthma

16:30: Oncolytics Biotech(R) Inc. Announces 2009 First Quarter Results

16:20: Cambrex Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

16:19: Teamsters at Rural/Metro Overwhelmingly Ratify Contracts

16:16: Hyperbaric Chamber Fire Kills Woman and Critically Injures Four Year Old Grandson

16:15: Polymer Group, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

16:15: Cadence Pharmaceuticals' CEO Ted Schroeder to Present at Two Investment Conferences During the Month of May 2009

16:15: Insulet Corporation to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

16:15: The Advisory Board Company Reports Fiscal Year 2009 Fourth Quarter Results

16:15: Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) to Report 2009 First Quarter Financial Results on May 7

16:13: Accuray Announces Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2009

16:10: Cephalon Reports Strong Sales and Earnings for the First Quarter 2009

16:08: STAAR Surgical Reports Significant First Quarter Progress

16:05: Neurocrine Biosciences Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

16:05: Neurocrine Announces Work Force Restructuring

16:05: Poniard Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Provides a Corporate Update

16:05: Volcano Reports First Quarter Revenues of $49.0 Million; IVUS and FM Businesses Grew 24 Percent

16:03: Arena Pharmaceuticals to Host Business and Financial Update Conference Call and Webcast on Monday, May 11, 2009

16:02: Genomic Health Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Business Progress

16:01: New www.CareMinds.com Helps Families & Caregivers to Connect With Care Resources For Senior Citizens - and Share Information

16:01: Solta Medical Reports First Quarter 2009 Revenue of $25.2 Million

16:01: Orexigen(R) Therapeutics Schedules May 7, 2009 Webcast Discussion of Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2009

16:00: Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) Shareholders Elect Directors and Ratify Auditor; Directors Declare Quarterly Dividend

16:00: Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) Chairman David Harvey Announces Retirement. President and CEO Jai Nagarkatti Elected Chairman.

16:00: Masimo Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

16:00: WebMD Announces First Quarter Financial Results

16:00: HLTH Corporation Announces First Quarter Financial Results

16:00: Medarex to Present at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Health Care Conference

16:00: Onyx Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Health Care Conference

15:57: South County Surgical Center to Partner with Surgical Care Affiliates

15:53: The Injured Obese Child: Let's Give Him Some Ankle Support

15:36: Coalition to Protect Senior Care Praises Senate Finance Committee's Inclusion of Long-term Care in Roundtable Discussion on Access to Health Care Coverage

15:33: Providence Service Corporation Commences Mailing of Definitive Proxy Materials

15:32: Rehospitalization for Asthma is Linked to Financial Strain

15:30: CVS Caremark Releases New Corporate Social Responsibility Report

15:27: ABCs and No Skinned Knees: Study Reveals Various Barriers to Physical Activity in Child Care

15:26: Lack of Food Variety Puts Kids With Autism at Risk for Poor Nutrition

15:24: Program Improves Language Skills in Deaf, Hard of Hearing

15:01: Ohio Medical Corporation(R) Launches MoblVac(R), a Portable Pump System for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

14:54: Watertown's Boston Biomedical Research Institute Holds Special Forum to Highlight New Biotechnology Centers

14:43: Susan G. Komen Funds Mammograms for Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center

14:38: Board of Trade Issues Business Preparation Guidelines for H1N1 Virus Outbreak

14:31: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Awards Two End Duchenne Grants

14:30: ResMed Inc. to Present at Upcoming Healthcare Conferences in May

14:26: Go Pink on Mother's Day to Fight Breast Cancer

14:17: Stanford Issues Findings from Cognitive and Brain Experts Urging Consumer Caution on Memory Fitness Products

14:09: Corporate Accountability International: Tobacco Giant Leads in Profits, Addicting Youth

14:00: Desperate Housewives' James Denton to Host 'Share the Beat' Benefit at Symphony Hall May 30

13:58: Sen. Carolyn Allen Calls for Patient Rights and Treatment Option Awareness

13:40: Pennsylvania State Health and Emergency Management Officials to Brief Legislators on 2009 A/H1N1

13:31: Ned Milenkovich Joins McDonald Hopkins Law Firm as a Member in Chicago Office

13:29: BioInformatics, LLC New Report - Capitalizing on New Opportunities for Stem Cell Products, Now Available

13:21: Swine Flu Fear (SFF) Now a Pandemic

13:13: Emdeon Announces Agreement to Acquire The Sentinel Group, a Leader in Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Management Services

13:09: IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. to Present at Deutsche Bank's 34th Annual Health Care Conference

13:08: Baptist Health South Florida Selects Clinical Performance Benchmarking Solution From Thomson Reuters

13:00: PA APPRISE Volunteers Honored for Helping Older Adults

13:00: New UVC Kit Destroys Microorganisms Including flu Viruses, Bacteria and Mold

13:00: HBO, the Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium and the Alzheimer's Association, Desert Southwest Chapter Present a Free Advance Screening of THE ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT: Momentum In Science

12:57: Charges Filed Against WellCare Health Plans, Inc.; WellCare Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement, Agrees to Pay $80 Million in Restitution and Forfeiture

12:47: Preventing Dangerous Slips and Falls: The American Foundation for the Blind Launches New Video Series on Staying Safe at Home

12:37: CDC Recommends Flocked Swabs and Copan-Manufactured Viral Transport Media for Collection of H1N1 (Swine Flu) Virus

12:35: Johnson & Johnson to Participate in Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Health Care Conference

12:33: Blood Donors Are Heroes, Too

12:30: MedImmune Presents New Data Demonstrating Increased Risk for Medically Attended RSV in Late-Preterm Infants

12:25: The American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED) Honors Disney Star Demi Lovato and the Jonas Group's Ned Specktor, as 2009-2010 Honorary Ambassadors of Education

12:19: ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Helps Family Coping with Primary Immunodeficiency Disease

12:14: GenomeQuest, Inc. Announces Digital Gene Expression Solution Within Its Sequence Data Management Platform

12:08: CDC Briefing on Investigation of Human Cases of H1N1 Flu

12:00: New Study Shows Women Experience Significantly Less Unscheduled Bleeding With the ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN(R) LO Birth Control Pill Versus Another Pill

11:48: Compirion Helps Baxter Regional Medical Center Achieve Patient Satisfaction Rankings in the Top 5th Percentile Nationally

11:48: Ambry Genetics Announces the Addition of Array CGH Services Through Partnership With Baylor College of Medicine

11:46: Sugarcane Ethanol Industry Eager to Implement U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard

11:43: BlueChoice HealthPlan Adds Coverage for Young Adults and New Plans for Small Businesses

11:26: Simple Steps Toward a Healthy Lifestyle

11:26: Medifast Weight Control Center Opens in Round Rock, TX

11:16: Cosmetic Bootcamp Announces Sold Out Sponsorship for Upcoming Meeting

11:16: Getting Inside the Heads of Capitol Hill

11:12: Seattle and Tacoma-Area Optometrists Partner With Sen. Murray in Improving Infant Eye and Vision Care

11:00: As the Weather Warms Up Rattlesnakes Come Out to Enjoy the Sun Just as Californians Do

10:56: Overhaul of Genetic and Other Advanced Diagnostic Testing Regulations Necessary for Personalized Medicine, HHS Secretary Told

10:45: Walk Raises Almost $200,000 to Heighten Brain Tumor Awareness

10:34: Hospira Launches Biologics 'Clock' and Web Resource to Raise Awareness of Potential Biogenerics' Impact

10:20: New Hospital Energy Performance Service Helps Hospitals Cut Energy Costs by 25% or More

10:02: Argus' Laura Topor Elected to NCPDP Board of Trustees

10:00: Jonathan Salkin Named Executive Vice President of Devicor Medical Products

10:00: New Research from EBRI: Many Support Lower Cost Sharing to Change Health Care System Use

10:00: Lilly USA, LLC and Vision Racing Encourage Fans to get on Track With Their Health

10:00: MedGenix Financial Information System Selected by Bates County Memorial Hospital

10:00: IH Systems Extends Global Reach into South Korean Medical Device Market

09:53: Sokolove Law Launches Denture Cream Consumer Hotline

09:46: Martha Reeves to Participate in the National Federation of the Blind Motor City March for Independence

09:45: Sequella Commences Phase 1B Study for New Tuberculosis Drug SQ109

09:45: NanoLogix Inc. to Exhibit at The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) General Meeting in Philadelphia; Announces Two New Patents

09:45: Teva Respiratory Supports World Asthma Day by Providing FREE QVAR(R) to Those Who Need It Most

09:40: VirtualScopics Reports Record Revenues and Gross Profit in the First Quarter

09:37: Air Products Sells Major Portion of U.S. Healthcare Operations to Walgreens

09:30: New International Alliance Launched to Address Urgent Needs of Palliative Care Patients Worldwide

09:30: Novavax Announces Enrollment in the Second Phase II Study of its Seasonal Influenza VLP Vaccine Candidate

09:29: Cadient Interactive Expands Creative Leadership with New Associate Director

09:20: Dr. Gunther von Hagens 'HUMAN SAGA' Project Presents Sexuality and Reproduction in New Exhibit, The Cycle of Life.

09:20: Howard Leight Introduces QuietDose(TM): In-Ear Dosimetry Measures Noise Exposure in Real-Time to Help Prevent Workplace Hearing Loss

09:18: Wellspring Hires William Young and Prepares for Nationwide Expansion

09:05: Evoke Pharma, Inc. Initiates Phase 2b Metoclopramide Intranasal Trial (MINT) in Patients With Diabetic Gastroparesis

09:03: Aethlon Medical Discloses New HIV/AIDS Treatment Data

09:02: Mother's Day Caring...and Car-ing

09:01: Video: New Survey Finds 97 Percent of Women Understand Weight Increases Heart Disease Risk - The Leading Cause of Female Death in the United States - Yet 55 Percent Remain Overweight

09:00: First Research to Find Walnuts to Improve Cognitive and Motor Function

09:00: Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., U.S. Names Dr. Azmi Nabulsi President

09:00: American Oriental Bioengineering To Report First Quarter 2009 Financial Results on May 11, 2009

09:00: American Oriental Bioengineering Announces May 2009 Conference Participation

09:00: Partnership for Peak Healthcare Performance Provides First Reports to Doctors on Level of Diabetes Care

09:00: Case in Point Magazine Names URAC Senior Vice President Leader in Health Care Accreditation

09:00: New 2009 Guide To Health Insurance for the Unemployed Available at HealthInsuranceFinders.com

09:00: Biodesix Advances the Field of Personalized Medicine With the Launch of VeriStrat(R)

09:00: SENOMYX ANNOUNCES NESTLE'S SELECTION OF A NEW FLAVOR INGREDIENT FOR EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL

09:00: Syrinx Wins Contract with Leading Pharmaceutical Company for SharePoint 2007 Services

09:00: Boston Scientific to Participate in Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Conference

09:00: Disability and Poor Quality of Life Associated With Treatment Failure Gout Patients

09:00: Guardian Launches Comprehensive, Consumer-Driven Healthcare Program

09:00: The Candie's Foundation Appoints Bristol Palin As Teen Ambassador

09:00: National Advisory Board Issues 'Declaration for Independence': A Call-to-Action in Healthcare for Seniors and People with Disabilities

09:00: Transcept Pharmaceuticals to Report First Quarter 2009 Results

09:00: Kaiser Permanente Grant to Expand UCLA International Medical Center Graduate Program

08:39: Chiquita Pineapple Bites Named Best New Fruit Product at the United Fresh Produce Annual Convention

08:35: Ready or Not - Flu Pandemic Has Arrived

08:30: Viroblock SA Reports a 99% Boost of Efficacy of Facemasks Against H5N1

08:30: ChemoCentryx Identifies Novel Small Molecule C5aR Antagonist

08:30: MRSA Activists Rally For World MRSA Day

08:30: Instrumentation Laboratory Launches ACL AcuStar(TM) Hemostasis Testing System

08:30: Providence-Based NABsys, Inc., Announces $4 Million Equity Financing

08:30: Presentations at Leading Neurosurgery Meeting Highlight Benefits of CyberKnife Radiosurgery for the Treatment of CNS Indications

08:25: Mother's Day Blues: When Being a Stay-at-Home Mom Is No Longer an Option

08:15: Obama's Support for Digital Health Records May Increase Identity Theft

08:05: 'Cancer from A to Z': A Dictionary of Cancer-Related Terms

08:00: Healthcare Providers Largely Supportive of Black Cohosh for Treating Menopausal Symptoms

08:00: No Causality Found Between Black Cohosh and Liver Problems

08:00: Menstrual Blood Stem Cells May Significantly Increase Yield of Cord Blood Stem Cells

08:00: What does Mom really want for Mothers Day?

08:00: Personalized Medicine Makes Significant Headway Following the Rapid Evolution of U.S. Molecular Diagnostics Market, Finds Frost and Sullivan

08:00: ULURU Inc. Announces Altrazeal(TM) Clinical Experience Published in the International Wound Journal

08:00: Frost & Sullivan: Rising Public Awareness Promoting Acceptance of Infection Surveillance Systems Across Europe

08:00: Valeant Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter Financial Results

08:00: Taking Control of Your Diabetes Conference Returns to Indianapolis to Bring Answers, Advocacy and Hope for People With Diabetes

08:00: Exenatide Once Weekly New Drug Application Submitted to FDA for Type 2 Diabetes

08:00: Celgene's Vidaza and Revlimid Will Capture 70 Percent of the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Drug Market

08:00: Cynosure Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2009

08:00: Dozens of New Clean Technology and Nanotech Products Unveiled at TechConnect World Expo in Houston, Texas, May 5-6

08:00: China Medicine to Present at CCG IR's China Rising Conference in New York

08:00: American Psychiatric Foundation Names 2009 Recipients of Awards for Advancing Minority Mental Health

08:00: Independent Data Monitoring Committee Supports Continuation of Picoplatin Phase 3 SPEAR Registration Trial in Small Cell Lung Cancer

08:00: Insmed Regains NASDAQ Compliance

08:00: Now Available: Bayer Diabetes Care's CONTOUR(R) Meters in Midnight Blue and Orange Burst

08:00: Industry Expert Reveals Cutting Edge Biotechnology Science for Nutraceutical and Functional Food Applications

08:00: Vigilan Honors National Nurse Week in Assisted Living, Independent Living and Dementia Care

08:00: Hyperion Therapeutics Receives Orphan Drug Designation for HPN-100 for the Treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders

08:00: Novagali Pharma Announces FDA Clearance of IND for Phase III of Catioprost(R), its Cationic Emulsion of Latanoprost in Patients With Glaucoma

07:52: 3SBio Inc. Announces Appointment of Ernst & Young Hua Ming as Independent Auditor

07:50: Swine Flu Fears Generate Interest in UV Disinfection Technologies...Again

07:45: U.S. Market for Female Sterilization Devices to Grow 36% in 2009

07:30: Triple-S Management Corporation Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

07:30: Pharmatek's Highly-Potent and Cytotoxic (HP/C) Facility Positions It as Industry Leader in Development and Manufacturing of HP/C Compounds

07:30: Nutrition 21 to Report Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results on Tuesday, May 12, 2009

07:30: InfuSystem Holdings Reports $9.2 Million of Revenue and 45% Increase in Adjusted EBITDA for the First Quarter of 2009

07:30: Playing with Fashion: New 'Phenominoes' Pendants Feature Blind Artists' Phenomenal Artwork on Real Dominoes

07:20: Oramed Pharmaceuticals Announces Launch of Phase 2B Clinical Trials in South Africa of its Oral Insulin Capsule

07:00: CRO Acquisition Seen Boosting Activity, Positioning ASG, Inc., for New Growth in Q2

07:00: Chindex International, Inc. Announces May Conference Participation

07:00: New Analysis Evaluated Impact of Genetic Variation on Response to Prasugrel

07:00: Financial Advantage in Plummeting Economy: Lasik Eye Surgery Provides More Than the Advantage of Clear Vision

07:00: AdvanDx Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for EK/P. aeruginosa PNA FISH(R)

07:00: Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

07:00: Rigel Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

07:00: AcelRx Initiates a Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Functionality of Its ARX-01 Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System

06:45: CW's 7th Heaven Actress Mackenzie Rosman to Visit Birmingham Area High School to Honor Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fundraising

06:00: Ingenuity Systems Announces Multi-Year Deal With AstraZeneca

06:00: Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, Inc. Launches Multi-Million Dollar, State-of-the-Art Research Institute that Will Advance the Study of Blinding Eye Diseases

06:00: Clarient Launches New Breast Cancer Test

06:00: Neptune Product and Distribution Update

06:00: Dieters Dealt a Body Blow From Recent Labeling of Hydroxycut as Unsafe for Human Consumption

05:05: ASA 'May Day' - Stung By Exposure of Watergate-like Public Record Deletions, American Society of Anesthesiologists Closes Access to Website Newsletter

05:00: Stress Keeps Americans Tossing and Turning

05:00: Women's Gynecological Exams: Another Victim of the Troubled Economy?

05:00: Curamin Voted Best New Natural Remedy in the Country

04:24: Merck Serono Launches Glucophage(R) Powder (Metformin Hydrochloride) in First European Countries

04:00: Higher Outlays and Improved Regulatory Enforcement Create Opportunities in the Kenyan Healthcare Industry, Reveals Frost & Sullivan

03:49: Jubilant Enters Research Collaboration With AstraZeneca

03:00: Merck Serono Launches Glucophage Powder in First European Countries

01:30: Pixantrone Now Available in Europe on a Named-Patient Basis

01:19: WuXi PharmaTech Appoints Hao Zhou as Vice President of Finance

01:17: WuXi AppTec Receives 2009 Lilly Global Supplier Award

00:01: New Walmart Program Broadens Access to Affordable Prescriptions in Michigan

00:01: Global Financial Crisis Making Biotech Business Model Unsustainable, According to Ernst & Young