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Dianna L. McMurry is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional

GIBSON CITY, Ill., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dianna L. McMurry is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of Healthcare as a result of her role as Controller with Gibson Area Hospital. Dianna specializes in the areas of Healthcare Financial Management and Accounting. She is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association; Relay for Life...

Pulling the plug: ICU ‘culture’ key to life or death decision

If you land in an intensive care unit sick enough for doctors to consider withdrawing life support, be warned. Whether and when to pull the plug may depend in large part on the practices and culture of the ICU itself — perhaps more than your ne...

KFx Medical Corporation Announces Allowance from United States Patent Office of Two Additional Orthopedic Surgical Patents

KFx Medical Corporation announced that it received Notice of Allowance of claims in two additional patent applications broadly covering its AppianFx anchors and anchors for use in knotless double row rotator cuff repair. “Our patent counsel, Knobbe, Martens, Olson and Bear LLP has done a superb job for us in the prosecution of our patent estate....

Workplace practices earn Unum and Colonial Life recognition as a Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles

For the eighth year, Unum has been honored for its continuous efforts to support the health and wellness of U.S. employees and their families. Unum was among 65 U.S. employers that won the 2013 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles today from the National Business Group on Health in Washington, D.C. Unum has major locations in Chattanooga, Portland,...

Nordic Life Science Days 2013

14 - 15 October 2013 Meeting Stockholm, Sweden

Virtual Global Healthy Workplace Summit Available on Cigna.com

See what companies are doing to improve workforce health worldwide Worksite wellness success traced to active leaders, worker involvement Proof that the workplace can be an entry point to better health For anyone who missed it, the inaugural Global Healthy Workplace Awards and Summit held in London last month can...

Test lead to doubling of fuel cell life

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GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a top pharmaceutical company based in London, United Kingdom and Philadelphia, USA. The company source its origins back to 1715, however the most recent incarnation is the result of numerous M&A deals over the decades resulting in the 2000 merger between Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham. The company are a science-led global [...]The post GlaxoSmithKline appeared f...

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) May 22, 2013 9:00 am ET Executives Kenneth J. Apicerno - Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer Marc N. Casper - Chief Executive Officer, President, Director, Member of Strategy & Finance Committee and Member of Science & Technology Committee Peter M. Wilver - Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Alan J. Malus - Executive Vi...

Mythbusters: Biotech Venture Capital

This from the LifeSci VC blog this morning. A post on the myths that persist in the popular conscience about biotech venture capital. Since they are characterized as "myths", then it follows that data shows them not to be true. Without further ado: R...

GlaxoSmithKline: M&A activity 2005-2013

GlaxoSmithKline has also announced 16 M&A deals since 2005, with the lead deals being the acquisition of Human Genome Sciences and Stiefel. Abstracted from: Report: Partnering Deals and Alliances with GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline is involved in M&A activity for growth similar to its peers in the list of top pharmaceutical companies. GlaxoSmithKline has on occasions sought [...]The post...

Helping People When They Need Help the Most is What The Law Offices of J. Shaffer Smith & Associates is All About

LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Facing a significant personal injury is nearly always one of the most trying times in a person's life. No wonder, then, that a combination of outstanding results and a caring and compassionate attitude has made J. Shaffer Smith & Associates the place for a personal injury attorney Los Angeles residents turn to first. Whether you require the servic...

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Valor Biotherapeutics and ImmunGene Create Partnership to Advance Novel Therapy for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is committing approximately $6 million to Valor Biotherapeutics, LLC, a joint venture between ImmunGene and Caliber, to co-fund the completion of pre-clinical development, manufacturing, and a Phase I clinical trial for a novel fusion protein that may change the poor outcomes faced by many patients with...

Life-saving face transplant performed on man after work accident

A 33-year-old Polish man received a life-saving total face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest timeframe to date for such an operation. Face transplants are extraordinarily complicated an …

Energy imbalance in obesity is not "&jnodot;ust a hypothesis"

Taubes does not believe that obesity is related to energy imbalance—he says that is “just a hypothesis” because it depends on evidence that is “substandard science.”1 It is true that clinical trials...

National Business Group on Health Recognizes Healthways with 2013 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® Platinum Award

The National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of large U.S. employers, today honored Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWAY) for its ongoing commitment and dedication to promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging their workers and families to pursue and maintain healthy lifestyles. Healthways received the 2013 Best Employers for Healt...

Data Science Leaders Connect the Dots with Big Data this September

The Big Data Innovation Summit remains the leading platform for connecting global leaders in the Big Data space. As the world’s most successful organizations strive for data-driven initiatives, Innovation Enterprise is pleased to announce the launch of this acclaimed summit, September 12 and 13 in Boston. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 With Big Data stealing global headlines as ‘the solution...

Malvern Instruments specialist will speak at first PDI Science Pharmaceutical Aerosols workshop

22 May 2013: Malvern, UK:  Dr Paul Kippax, Product Group Manager at Malvern Instruments and a specialist in particle characterization, is one of a panel of invited speakers at the first Particle Design Industrialization (PDI) Science workshop on Pharmaceutical Aerosols, to be held on June 24-25, 2013 at Hong Kong University. The workshop, which is affiliated to the inaugural Inhalation A...

Disruptive Innovation Hits Clinical Trials, Dedicated Event Launches

The Disruptive Innovations to Advance Clinical Trials (DPharm) event is the definitive conference committed to transforming the clinical trial enterprise with bold ideas through an original interactive format. The entire program is dedicated to presenting disruptive ideas to greatly enhance the industry’s ability to achieve clinical operational excellence. New York (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 The Con...

Jeunesse Announces a Ground-breaking Anti-aging Product Called FINITI™

ORLANDO, Fla., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeunesse Global®, a network marketing company that dedicates its research to promoting healthy and youthful living, has produced the solution to one of the fundamental causes of cellular aging. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130522/FL19087) Announcing a revolutionary development in anti-aging and science called FINITI™: a...

TheraCoat Has Completed a Capital Raising of $7M led by Pontifax and Chaim Hurvitz's CHealth Fund

TheraCoat Ltd. (TheraCoat), a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on innovative drug-delivery solutions for the treatment of intra-cavital diseases, announces today the completion of a successful capital raise of $7M from private investors and venture Funds, both in Israel and abroad. Amongst the investors are Pontifax, and Chaim Hurvit...

KCI Launches Prevena™ Peel & Place™ Dressing with V.A.C.® Therapy Connector

Benefits of surgical incision management now available to more patients Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today launched a Prevena™ Peel & Place™ Dressing with a V.A.C.® Connector, which expands the availability of the Prevena™ Incision Management System. Now more patients will be able to benefit from surgical incision protection in facil...

Universal American Corp. CEO Presents at UBS Global Healthcare Conference (Transcript)

Universal American Corp. (UAM) UBS Global Healthcare Conference Call May 22, 2013 09:30 a.m. ET Executives Richard A. Barasch - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Analysts Presentation Unidentified Analyst All right. I think we will get started here. Next up we have Universal American here. And we have the company's Chairman and CEO, Richard Barasch talk about it. So over to you...

Kennedy Krieger Institute and Partek Incorporated Awarded $1.8M NIH Grant

Research partnership aimed at developing computational tools to analyze genomic data from patients with autism spectrum disorder and mental health disorders Partek Incorporated is pleased to announce that in collaboration with the Kennedy Krieger Institute it has been awarded $1.8M by the

Syros Pharmaceuticals Appoints Eric R. Olson, Ph.D. as Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Olson’s Extensive Experience in Personalized Medicine Will Support Syros’ Mission to Lead in Gene Control Syros Pharmaceuticals, a newly launched company harnessing breakthroughs in gene control to revolutionize the treatment of cancer and other diseases, announced today that Eric R. Olson, Ph.D., has joined the company a