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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mother Alleges Her Daughter Almost Died From Side Effects of Bayer's Prescription Drug Yaz
Business Wire | 6 hours 53 minutes ago
Wendy R. Fleishman of the national plaintiffs' law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP announced that Dana Kraus, on behalf of her sixteen-year old daughter, Katie Kraus, filed a personal injury lawsuit against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceutical Corporation for severe and lasting injuries caused by Bayer's prescription drug Yaz. The lawsuit was filed in the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County.... (more)
United Concordia Dental Redesigns Web Site To Provide Improved Access To Information
PRNewswire | 8 hours 22 minutes ago
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Pending Key Developments Ahead for CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ: CYTR)
MarketWire | 8 hours 23 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/23/09 -- BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors, has issued a special report on CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ: CYTR). ... (more)
Proteon Initiates Second Phase 1/2 Clinical Study of PRT-201 in Hemodialysis Patients
PRNewswire | 8 hours 53 minutes ago
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Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with New Premier Agreements for Flooring Carpet and Resilient
Business Wire | 10 hours 22 minutes ago
Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for flooring carpet and resilient.... (more)
StemCells, Inc. Initiates Landmark Trial Targeting Communication Highway of the Brain
Business Wire | 10 hours 22 minutes ago
StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM) announced today that it has commenced patient recruitment for a Phase I clinical trial designed to test the safety and preliminary efficacy of its HuCNS-SC® purified human neural stem cells in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease (PMD), a neurological disorder that primarily afflicts children. The study is being conducted at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Children’s Hospital, one of the leading medical centers in the United States for neonatology, pe...... (more)
Caldolor(R) (Ibuprofen) Injection Demonstrates Significant Fever Reduction in Hospitalized Burn Patients
PRNewswire | 10 hours 22 minutes ago
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Eclipsys Marks 50 Millionth Order at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Business Wire | 10 hours 23 minutes ago
Eclipsys Corporation® (NASDAQ: ECLP), The Outcomes Company®, continues to strengthen its position as a leader in computerized physician order entry (CPOE) with the announcement today that long-standing client Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (Sarasota Memorial), located in Sarasota, FL, recently entered its 50 millionth order into its electronic health record (EHR) system. The notable physician order was entered by emergency medicine specialist Bill Colgate, MD.... (more)
Immunovaccine Licenses Vaccine Platform to Pfizer Animal Health
MarketWire | 10 hours 23 minutes ago
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/23/09 -- Immunovaccine Inc. (TSX VENTURE: IMV), a vaccine development company, today announced the signing of an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with Pfizer Animal Health for Immunovaccine's patented vaccine delivery technology. Pfizer Animal Health said it plans to develop enhanced cattle vaccines incorporating Immunovaccine's technology. Under the terms of the agreement, which were not disclosed, Immunovaccine will receive upfront signing f...... (more)
AT&T Telepresence Solution Helps Cerner Connect Clients, Associates Around the Globe
PRNewswire | 10 hours 53 minutes ago
DALLAS, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Connecting associates around the world and collaborating with clients is now a quicker, more interactive process for global healthcare solutions provider Cerner ... (more)
Invacare Corporation Announces Appointment of Former U.S. Senator Charles S. Robb as New Independent Director
Business Wire | 10 hours 53 minutes ago
Invacare Corporation (NYSE: IVC) today announced the appointment of former United States Senator Charles S. Robb as a new independent director to serve on Invacare’s Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2010. Senator Robb will bring significant new perspectives to the Board along with substantial experience in governmental and international affairs.... (more)
Lexicon to Present Positive Top-Line Phase 2 Results for LX1031 in Non-Constipating Irritable Bowel Syndrome at GASTRO 2009
PRNewswire | 10 hours 53 minutes ago
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NexMed, Inc. to Acquire Bio-Quant, Inc.
Business Wire | 10 hours 53 minutes ago
NexMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXM), a developer of products based on the NexACT® technology, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bio-Quant, Inc., a revenue generating privately-held leading research organization for in vitro and in vivo contract drug discovery and pre-clinical development services, headquartered in San Diego, CA. Upon closing of the transaction, which is expected before the end of the year, Bio-Quant will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nex...... (more)
Zenprise MobileManager Named 2009 Editors' Best Award Winner by Windows IT Pro Magazine
MarketWire | 12 hours 23 minutes ago
FREMONT, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/23/09 -- Zenprise, Inc., a provider of mobile management software, today announced that Zenprise MobileManager was named a silver medal winner in the Windows IT Pro "2009 Editor's Best Awards" in the Best Messaging Product category. The Editor's Best Awards are given to products that Windows IT Pro editors believe are the best-of-breed products in their respective categories. ... (more)
Human Genome Sciences and Aegera Therapeutics Announce Initiation of Clinical Trial of Lead IAP Inhibitor HGS1029 in Advanced Lymphoid Tumors
Business Wire | 12 hours 22 minutes ago
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGSI) and Aegera Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that HGS has initiated dosing in a Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of its lead IAP inhibitor, HGS1029, as monotherapy in patients with advanced lymphoid tumors.... (more)
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