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Ranbaxy Highlights Improved Business and Quality Assurance Standards

Dedicated to Providing Safe and Efficacious Medicines Globally Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (RLL, NSE: RANBAXY, BSE: 500359) (“Ranbaxy”) today highlighted some of the major specific actions the Company has been taking in recent years to address certain conduct of the past and to ensure the safety and efficacy of all Ranbaxy products currently availabl...

Female Athlete Conference Featuring Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Heather Mitts to Address Health and Performance Issues On and Off the Field

BOSTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Women and girls are playing sports in increasing numbers, which helps to improve their overall health, self-esteem and career success. To learn more about issues facing female athletes, behavioral health professionals, doctors, coaches, athletes, parents and trainers are invited to attend the first ever "The Female Athlete: Strategies for Optimal Health and Per...

Corgenix Announces Diagnostic Development Agreement with Lilly

-- Companies to focus on potential companion diagnostic opportunity -- Corgenix Medical Corporation (OTCBB: CONX), a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) to develop diagnostic technology in support of a Lilly oncology pipeline...

A Pharmacy Innovation Company Committed to Its People

SOURCE: CVS Caremark DESCRIPTION:To cultivate an engaged workforce today, a company must provide healthy and safe working conditions, career development and training opportunities and recognition programs. Research shows investments in employee health care, development and engagement can improve productivity, spur innovation and attract and retain top talent. Among the challenges facing the U.S. h...

EU mergers and takeovers (May 22)

BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

Chrysler Group Earns Fifth Consecutive Gold Medal for Promoting Healthy Employee Lifestyles

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognition from the National Business Group on Health identifies the nation's leading corporations for innovative programs promoting a healthy workplace and employee lifestyles Chrysler Group is only automaker to receive award the past three years Award validates Company's commitment to promoting "a culture of health" for employees and their f...

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announce Academic Collaboration

New York, NY and Troy, NY (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced an affiliation agreement to collaborate on educational programs, research, and development of new diagn...

Campaign encourages smokers to "Talk With Your Doctor" for help quitting

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Because a doctor's advice  and assistance more than doubles the odds that a smoker will quit successfully, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partnering with five national physician groups on the new "Talk With Your Doctor" campaign to encourage smokers to ask a doctor for help. The campaign also encourages clinicians to ask p...

VHA Inc.'s Energy Portfolio Saves Hospitals Up to 30 Percent on Energy Bills

IRVING, Texas, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VHA Inc., the national health care network, announced its new, comprehensive portfolio of energy services which enables health care organizations to reduce annual energy by as much as 30 percent. The portfolio includes programs from American Energy Assets, Eric Ryan Corporation and Hospital Energy. "Energy costs are a major expense, often represent...

Medbox, Inc. Posts 1st Quarter 2013 Financials, Record Revenue Reported

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Medbox, Inc. (OTC Markets: MDBX) (www.medboxinc.com), a leader in providing consulting services and patented systems to the medical and retail industries, announced today that they have posted their 1st Quarter 2013 financials. Highlights include: Revenues increased 20% from same period last year, from $1.455 million to a record $1.749 mill...

Transwestern's Atlanta Office Raises $17,133 for the Make-A-Wish® Georgia's 9th Annual Walk for Wishes Event

ATLANTA, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Transwestern today announced its Atlanta office raised $17,133 for Make-A-Wish® Georgia, in support of the foundation's 9th annual Walk for Wishes event held on April 20, 2013. These funds will support in excess of two wishes, according to the foundation. Each wish fulfills a critically ill child's dream of being something, meeting someone, traveling some...

Voxiva Enhances Text4baby, Nation's Largest Mobile Health Program

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Voxiva, Inc.(SM), a leading innovator in mobile health programs, announced today that text4baby(SM), a service which provides pregnant women and new moms with critical health information, has introduced a wide range of new interactive features and evidence-based educational content. Since launch in February 2010, Text4baby has enrolled more than 550,00...

HealthFitness' health management marketing wins 12 awards of excellence

MINNEAPOLIS, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This May HealthFitness received a total of 12 awards of excellence for the company's health management digital and brand work, videos, and integrated campaigns. HealthFitness received five Communicator Awards from the International Academy of Visual Arts; five Hermes Creative Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communications Pro...

NTRR Expands Opportunities in California’s $1.3 Billion Medical Marijuana Market

Neutra Corp. (OTCBB: NTRR), a growth-oriented provider of all-natural wellness solutions, opened talks this week with a second mergers and acquisitions target in California’s booming $1.3 billion medical marijuana (MMJ) market. NTRR is finalizing a new joint venture with an emerging MMJ company developing a suite of cannabinoid delivery-system p...

Aviv REIT Announces Closing Of $14.4 Million Acquisition

CHICAGO, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviv REIT, Inc. ("Aviv" or the "Company") (NYSE: AVIV) announced today it has acquired a post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facility ("SNF") in Ohio for $14.4 million.  The property is triple-net leased to existing Aviv tenant Saber. Saber is an operator of SNFs and assisted living facilities with 71 facilities in 5 states. The trip...

Celsion Announces Issuance of Additional Patents Covering ThermoDox® Technologies

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLSN) announced today that its proprietary patent application, "Method of Storing Nanoparticle Formulations," has now been granted in the four largest markets for liver cancer globally:  China, Japan, South Korea and most recently Taiwan.  Celsion holds an exclusive license agreement with Duke University...

Alliance Pharma continues to grow the top line

Alliance Pharma (LON:APH), which specialises in acquiring the rights to established niche products, continues to see top line growth in the current financial year. In the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) statement, chairman Michael Gatenb...

Take an Inaugural Fundraising Cruise to Benefit Susan G. Komen(R)

CruisesOnly® and [Susan G. Komen® Team Up to Host a Group Cruise Sailing Wilmington, Mass. (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 CruisesOnly®, America’s Largest Cruise Agency and flagship brand in the World Travel Holdings portfolio, and Susan G. Komen® are teaming up to offer “A Cruise for the Cure®,” a unique [cruise fundraiser to raise money for breast cancer research, education,...

QuantuMDx and Genome Institue of Singapore announce collaboration to develop Asia-specific assays on QuantuMDx's Q-POC™

First test to direct treatment of chronic leukemia and lung cancer.A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) has signed an agreement with QuantuMDx (QMDx), a UK-based biotech developing handheld diagnostics and whole genome sequencing devi...

Cubist, Optimer, Trius: Antibiotic Deal Making On Tap

LEXINGTON, Mass. (TheStreet) -- The market loves mergers and acquisition rumors and recently, investors have been chattering a lot about Cubist Pharmaceuticals and Optimer Pharmaceuticals . Even before Optimer put itself up for sale earlier this year, Cubist reportedly made an unsolicited $1 billion bid for the company, according to media reports. The rationale for Cubist buying Optimer is fairl...

Alliance Advisors Announces Sponsorship of Marcum MicroCap Conference

NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alliance Advisors, LLC, a comprehensive investor relations, market intelligence, corporate communications and strategic consulting firm for emerging publicly traded companies, today announced its sponsorship of the upcoming Marcum MicroCap Conference. Several Alliance Advisors clients will be presenting at the conference including CytoSorbents Corp. (OTC...

HHS, GSK In Strategic Development Alliance

To develop drugs to combat bioterrorism and antibiotic resistance

Northbound Treatment Services Partners with BIS KIDS

California based rehab specialists partnership with BIS KIDS to provide a unique drug prevention children’s program (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Northbound Treatment Services, the Southern California based rehab treatment center specialists, is partnering with BIS KIDS to provide a unique children’s program for Northbound families and the greater Orange County community. BIS KIDS (Believe in Success...

UnitedHealthcare Brings Clinically Proven Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs to Los Angeles County Employees

Community-based Diabetes Prevention Program at local Ys will help participants reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes through lifestyle coaching Diabetes Control Program at select Ralphs and Vons pharmacies will help patients better control their diabetes and reduce its devastating complications...

Merck Announces $5 Billion Accelerated Share Repurchase

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (ASR) with Goldman, Sachs & Co. to repurchase $5 billion of Merck’s common stock. Proceeds from the company’s recently concluded debt offering were used to execute the ASR, which is part of Merck�...