The Top 100 Pharmaceutical Companies

The Top 100 Pharmaceutical Companies, determined by total sales in 2011 - see below for 2010 and  2009: They are listed in descending order with the sales in 2011 in $ million; Pfizer ...

ViSalus Announces $22 Million Cash Dividend

TROY, Mich., Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViSalus, known for its mission of helping people transform their health and fitness through the Body By Vi™ 90-Day Challenge, today announced...

Blyth delays completion of ViSalus purchase to 2014

Oct 1 (Reuters) - Candle maker Blyth Inc said it would delay buying until April 2014 the remainder of ViSalus Inc that it does not already own, days after it withdrew the nutritional supplement seller...

ViSalus Names Todd Goergen Chief Strategy Officer

TROY, Mich, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViSalus today announced the appointment of Todd Goergen as Chief Strategy Officer. Mr. Goergen has served as Chairman of the ViSalus Board of Directors since...

Blyth shares tumble after unit ViSalus withdraws IPO

Sept 26 (Reuters) - Nutritional supplement seller ViSalus Inc withdrew its proposed initial public offering of up to $175 million, sending shares of majority stockholder Blyth Inc down more than 23 p...

ViSalus Names Tyler P. Schuessler Chief Administrative Officer

TROY, Mich., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViSalus today announced the appointment of Tyler P. Schuessler as Chief Administrative Officer.  Ms. Schuessler will join ViSalus on Septe...

ViSalus Recognized For Highest 2012 Percent Sales Increase In Direct Selling News Global Top 100 Companies

LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViSalus, known for its mission of helping people transform their health and fitness through the Body By Vi™ 90-Day Challenge, announced today that...

ViSalus™ Announces World's Largest Giving Day on December 15th

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViSalus™, the company behind the celebrated Body by Vi™ Challenge, knows how to make an impact and this holiday season the company...

ViSalus Reports First Quarter Sales

TROY, Mich., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViSalus, known for its mission of helping people transform their health and fitness through the Body By Vi™ 90-Day Challenge, announced first qu...

Characterization of Contact Structures for the Spread of Infectious Diseases in a Pork Supply Chain in Northern Germany by Dynamic Network Analysis of Yearly and Monthly Networks.

A major risk factor in the spread of diseases between holdings is the transport of live animals. This study analysed the animal movements of the pork supply chain of a producer group in Northern Germa...

The frequency and distance of movements of pigs and semen between commercial and non-commercial piggeries in New Zealand.

Abstract AIMS: The study was conducted to identify movement patterns of disease conveyors in the New Zealand pig industry. The principal objective of the study was to identify data relating to the fre...

Emergence of Culicoides obsoletus from indoor and outdoor breeding sites.

Culicoides obsoletus (Diptera: Ceratopogondae) is considered as the probable main vector of Bluetongue virus (BTV) in northern Europe. Its breeding sites are poorly documented at the present time. We...

Validation of a genotoxicity test based on p53R2 gene expression in human lymphoblastoid cells.

Genotoxicity assessment is important for predicting the carcinogenicity of chemical substances. p53R2 is a p53-regulated gene that is induced by various genotoxic stresses. We previously developed a p...

A Longitudinal Study of Salmonella Infection in Different Types of Turkey Flocks in Great Britain.

Summary Salmonella is, after Campylobacter, the most reported zoonotic pathogen in the EU. Poultry are a common source of infection to humans, and turkey flocks are commonly colonized with the organis...