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Two Long-Established Independent IRBs Discussing Merger
Two Independent Review Boards, responsible for the review of human subject research are discussing a merger to utilize their combined 46 years of experience to create a new Limited Liability Corporation. - January 07, 2010 - Ethical and Independent Review Services
No Evidence that Chiropractic Causes Stroke According to Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation
Amidst a great deal of emotion and rhetoric coming out of Connecticut this week regarding the stroke issue The Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation has just released a very clear position statement on the issue of chiropractic and strokes. - January 07, 2010 - Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation
Applied Food Sciences Inc. Appoints CK Nutritional Ingredients as Its Exclusive Sales, Marketing and Distribution Partner for the Canadian Natural Health Products Market
Applied Food Sciences Inc. Austin, Texas (AFSTM) and CK Nutritional Ingredients (CKNI), Toronto, Ontario, Canada are pleased to announce the execution of an exclusive sales, marketing and distribution agreement for the Canadian natural health products market. Specifically, CKNI will market... - January 05, 2010 - Applied Food Sciences Inc
Life Force International Member LiquidWholeFood.com Trashes Current Green Office Practices
‘Out with the old, in with the new’ shouldn’t generate garbage, says award-winning liquid vitamins online retailer LiquidWholeFood.com. They are expanding their award-winning commitment to Green Office Practices by using single-stream recycling. - January 02, 2010 - LiquidWholeFood.com
AnaSpec Introduces Its Longest-Wavelength Dye, HiLyte Fluor™ 750
Highlighting its collection of high performance HiLyte Fluor™ dyes, AnaSpec has introduced HiLyte Fluor™ 750. Spectrally similar to Cy7™ dye, HiLyte Fluor™ 750 dye is the longest-wavelength HiLyte Fluor™ dye currently available. Its fluorescence emission maximum at... - January 02, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Mogo Organics Promotes Organic Health Products to Boost Immune Systems Harried by the Hectic Holiday Season
Mogo Organics, developer and distributor of organic health products, promotes the use of immune boosters during the holiday season. The stress that the season portends can be harmful to one’s immune system. As errands, engagements and indulgences increase, the immune system is forced to work... - December 31, 2009 - Mogo Organics
MedPro Rx, Inc. Names New Pharmacist
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses, has announced that Stephanie Y. Clifton-Pace, PharmD, has joined the company as a clinical pharmacist. In this position, Clifton-Pace will be responsible... - December 30, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
MedPro Rx, Inc. Releases 2010 Calendar
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medication, has announced the release of the company’s 2010 penguin family calendar. Based around the story of... - December 30, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Baxa Corporation to Sponsor Free Culture of Safety Webinar
Complimentary Webinar offers 2 CE credits to attendees for learning how a culture of safety can improve patient safety in health systems. In addition to this Webinar, Baxa announces the launch of a redesigned microsite to support its 2010 Webinar series. - December 29, 2009 - Baxa Corporation
LiquidWholeFood.com Joins Life Force International's Stimulus Package of 50% Off Liquid Vitamins
Liquid vitamins retailer LiquidWholeFood.com has announced they will feature Life Force International's groundbreaking promotion of half-off one Life Force item per month running now through April 2010. - December 26, 2009 - LiquidWholeFood.com
Kyrgyz Pharmaceutical Plant Pharmaco Group Will Get Feedback from Drug Consumers Through Its New Website: pharmacogroup.com
Alexandr Karpov, the General Manager of Pharmaco Group LLC: “The main goal of this web-resource is to inform society about factory’s activity. And because of the fact, that our factory produces drugs, its activity directly connected with people’s health. We hope that this website... - December 24, 2009 - Pharmaco Group
"The Ultimate Mindbody Detox" 7-Day Retreat at Chiva-Som International Health Resort
The MindBody Detox Retreat will be running from 5 to 11 February, 2010 and from 12 to 18 February, 2010. This retreat provides the unique opportunity to discover and heal the mental and emotional causes of your physical conditions and life stresses. - December 24, 2009 - Chiva-Som International Health Resort
Oprah Salutes Seraph Books' Newly Published, First-Time Author Marala Scott as an ‘Ambassador of Hope’
Literary newcomer Marala Scott has garnered the praise of Oprah Winfrey, one of America's most powerful cultural voices. - December 23, 2009 - Seraph Books
AnaSpec Adds Z-Fish™ MMP Antibodies to MMP Research Portfolio
AnaSpec has introduced the industry’s most comprehensive collection of anti-MMP zebrafish (Z-Fish™) specific antibodies. - December 23, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Sneha Diagnostics Opens It's 7th Centre in Nellore, AP, India
Sneha Diagnostics offers for the first time to the people of Nellore city and it's surroundings more than 1,500 tests in bio-chemistry, hematology, serology, pathology, micro-biology and 100 tests in radiology. - December 22, 2009 - Sneha Diagnostics
Life Force Intl Liquid Vitamins Retailer LiquidWholeFood.com Joins 1% for the Planet
Understanding the organic origin of the Life Force International liquid vitamins they sell, LiquidWholeFood.com has joined the "1% for the Planet" organization, committing 1% of a year's revenues to support an environmental stewardship organization. - December 20, 2009 - LiquidWholeFood.com
Wiley Press to Release 'The Agile Approach to Adaptive Research: Optimizing Efficiency in Clinical Development'
Michael Rosenberg, MD, MPH, provides a comprehensive guide to the adaptive methods that are shaping the future of clinical trials - December 19, 2009 - Health Decisions
Nationwide Trade Show Series at Universities Focuses on Photonics
Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. announces the addition of Physics and Photonics-specific shows to their popular series of tabletop expositions at top research universities across the country. - December 19, 2009 - Biotechnology Calendar, Inc.
Nutricap Labs Named Supplier of the Month in October
Nutrition Industry Executive publication recognizes Nutricap’s outstanding customer service. - December 17, 2009 - Nutricap Labs
Exquisite Christmas Gifts Available at Hugely Discounted Prices at Chemist Direct
Chemist Direct is Britain’s leading online chemist offering a wide range of health and beauty products for men, women and babies at great prices. - December 17, 2009 - Chemist Direct
SynRG Becomes the First Russian Member of EFGCP
Synergy Research Group (SynRG), a Russia-based CRO recently became the first Russian member of the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice (EFGCP). This is another SynRG’s step to establishing a civilized market for clinical trials in Russia and improving its research attractiveness for... - December 17, 2009 - Synergy Research Group
Genescient Receives Additional Angel Funding
Genescient Corporation receives an additional $500,000 in angel funding. - December 17, 2009 - Genescient Corporation
'Lifting the Lid on Academic Lab Auto Research 2' Final Program, the 2nd Annual Conference on Laboratory Automation in Universities Run by PAA Ltd.
At Hinxton Hall, Cambridge on 12th January 2010. With Free attendance for delegates, 23 exhibitors (some you may not have met before), delegates signed up from all over the world and a great confirmed speakers program, the 2010 conference is looking to be as great success as 2009. - December 16, 2009 - PAA Ltd.
Curavisc®: Successful Study Regarding the Treatment of Chronic Facet Syndrome
A new study was presented at the 4th Annual Congress of the German Spine Society in Munich – it demonstrated the long-term effect of Curavisc® in the treatment of chronic facet syndrome - December 16, 2009 - curasan AG
Senior Health Stores, LLC Announces Launch of Online Store & Educational Resource for Seniors
Senior Health Stores, Inc. has announced the launch of SeniorHealthStores.com; a fully functional website dedicated to educating seniors on a variety of ailments and providing them with solutions designed to help maintain a more active lifestyle. Senior Health Stores is a joint venture between Dr. - December 16, 2009 - Senior Health Stores, LLC
New Zealand Latest Benefactor of LiquidWholeFood.com Liquid Vitamins Expansion
Liquid vitamins retailer LiquidWholeFood.com becomes the exclusive Life Force International independent website to feature New Zealand pricing along with US, Canadian, and Australian options. - December 13, 2009 - LiquidWholeFood.com
NEI Awards a Two-Year $2.18 Million SBIR Grant to Aciont®
The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded a $2.18 million grant to Aciont Inc. to help fund its development of a non-invasive, passive diffusion-based treatment for severe, non-infectious uveitis. - December 12, 2009 - Aciont Inc.
curasan AG Receives License for Osbone®
curasan AG has received CE certification and, therefore, marketing authorization throughout Europe of the synthetic bone replacement material Osbone®. - December 12, 2009 - curasan AG
Bioo Scientific Launches Kit for Targeted siRNA Delivery Into Any Cell Type
Bioo Scientific announced the launch of their T3™ Conjugation Kit, which allows scientists to deliver siRNA into targeted cell types. - December 12, 2009 - Bioo Scientific
RayBiotech Introduces Multiplex ELISA Detecting 200 Human Proteins
RayBiotech, the Protein Array Pioneer Company, has just introduced the Quantibody® Human Cytokine Array 4000 (or Human Q4000, catalog number QAH-CAA-4000), which can quantitatively detect expression of 200 different proteins in a single experiment. The kit consists of 5 different quantitative... - December 12, 2009 - RayBiotech, Inc
University of California, San Francisco, Researcher Receives ASBMB-Merck Award
James A. Wells, professor and chairman of the department pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, and director of UCSF's small molecule discovery center, has been named the winner of the 2010 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Merck Award for his... - December 12, 2009 - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
TouchSurfaces.Org Launches Public Site for Advancements in Disinfectants
TouchSurfaces.Org launches (http://www.touchsurfaces.org) a public health information website educating visitors on how a multitude of hard surfaces are germ-contaminated and on disinfectants that will kill them. - December 11, 2009 - BioTech Medical, LLC
MedPro Rx Accepting Applications for 2010 “Education Is Power” Scholarships
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medication, has announced that applications are now open for their “Education Is Power” scholarship... - December 11, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
MicroTransponder Inc. Awarded Patent for Wireless Neurostimulation Device
MicroTransponder Inc., a privately-held medical device company, announced it has been awarded a neurostimulation patent for a "Grooved Electrode and Wireless Microtransponder System" (U.S. Patent No. 7,630,771) from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent is MicroTransponder's... - December 09, 2009 - MicroTransponder Inc.
HydroPeptide® Launches New HydroPeptide.com
HydroPeptide® unveils a new consumer friendly website aimed at simplifying the often-complicated world of skin care. - December 09, 2009 - HydroPeptide
Budget Friendly Community Acupuncture Comes to St. Petersburg, Fl
Healthy Being has teamed up with Licensed Acupuncturist Dr. Dani Skrzypek to offer affordable acupuncture to the Tampa Bay community every Wednesday afternoon from 3pm – 6pm. - December 09, 2009 - Healthy Being LLC
ALPCO Diagnostics and BioPorto Diagnostics Enter Into Distribution Partnership
ALPCO Diagnostics has taken on the responsibility to promote and sell BioPorto Diagnostics’ immunoassays on the US and Canadian markets. The primary product focus is BioPorto’s unrivalled portfolio of human and animal immunoassays for measuring NGAL – the breakthrough kidney... - December 08, 2009 - ALPCO
Menopausal Women of the Bay Area Hormone Replacement Therapy Relief Found at Koshland Pharm: Custom Compounding Pharmacy in San Francisco
Koshland Pharm: Custom Compound Pharmacy announced today that it is possible to achieve hormone balance through bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. 1) Menopause is not an estrogen deficiency syndrome. 2) Progesterone is not the same as synthetic progestins. 3) False statement: “you don’t need progesterone if you’ve had a hysterectomy.” - December 08, 2009 - Koshland Pharm
How to Determine if Your Hormones Are Out-of-Balance
Koshland Custom Compound Pharmacy announced today that hormonal imbalance has become an all too familiar phenomenon with women and most recently with men. Hormonal imbalance is defined as abnormal hormonal balance both in men and women. In women can be represented by deficiency or excess of... - December 08, 2009 - Koshland Pharm
Baxa Features DoseEdge™ Pharmacy Workflow Manager at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
Baxa Corporation announces its focus on pharmacy workflow management at the 2009 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition at the Venetian Hotel and Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, NV – featuring its complete workflow management system, DoseEdge™. - December 07, 2009 - Baxa Corporation
Online Retailer LiquidWholeFood.com Expands Liquid Vitamins Down Under
Online liquid supplements vendor LiquidWholeFood.com becomes the first Life Force International independent member website to feature Australian pricing along with US and Canadian options. - December 06, 2009 - LiquidWholeFood.com
Grouvia.com Takes Online Group Creation and Management to the Next Level with Its Beta Release
Using Grouvia.com's powerful suite of free tools, finding, joining and managing groups has never been easier. - December 05, 2009 - Grouvia
D.I.S.S. Announces Rocky Mountain Laboratories Selects ITS for NHP Telemetry Based Biodefense and Infectious Disease Research
Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, MT, part of the NIAID, has chosen ITS (Integrated Telemetry Systems) as the supplier for non-human primate (NHP) telemetry hardware and data collection and analysis software to operate in its BSL-4 primate telemetry facilities. This makes the RML the... - December 05, 2009 - D.I.S.S., LLC
Medimix Announces ScanBuzz™: The First Social Media Monitoring Platform for the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Biotechnology Industries
Medimix's new platform for social media monitoring, ScanBuzz, helps pharmaceutical organizations and marketing and communication professionals find, manage and respond to mentions of their company, brand, products, service and people online. The ScanBuzz platforms allows for the real-time monitoring all types of social media, annotation, delegation, charts, reporting, integrated workflow features give teams of users the ability to identify influencers, track mentions and measure. - December 03, 2009 - Medimix International
MedPro Rx, Inc. Names New Community Advocate, Hemophilia Services
Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc. (www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medication, has announced that Terry Lamb has joined the pharmacy as a community advocate, hemophilia services. As a... - December 02, 2009 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
Get Beautiful Soft and Radiant Skin This Winter with Chemist Direct; UK’s Leading Online Chemist Offers a Great Range of Beauty and Skincare Products at Discount Prices
For many people in the UK the arrival of winter unfortunately brings with it chapped and dry skin issues. ChemistDirect.co.uk offers a great selection of hugely discounted skincare products specifically designed to combat sore, chapped and dry skin without the use of harsh chemicals. Excessive... - December 02, 2009 - Chemist Direct
Dr. Alan Nasar, Orthopedic Surgeon, of Advanced Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, Freehold and Monroe, NJ, Lectures on Advances in Knee Replacement Technology
Board-certified orthopedic surgeons Dr. Alan Nasar of Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe Township, NJ, presented a free seminar on the latest advances in knee replacement technology, “Advances in Knee Replacements,” including cementless technology and other exciting developments for those with arthritis in their knees. The talk was held in Monroe Township, New Jersey, and was open to the public. - December 01, 2009 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
Custom Compounder Has Azithromycin-Oral Suspension & Fills Prescriptions for Tonsillitis, Laryngitis, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Sinusitis
Koshland Custom Compound Pharmacy announced today that it has the capacity to fill prescriptions for Azithromycin Oral Suspension, which currently are in very short supply according to the FDA. Patients requiring this antibiotic generally have been diagnosed with severe sore throats, pneumonia and... - December 01, 2009 - Koshland Pharm
Custom Compound Pharmacy Has Meds for Thyroid Medication During Mfg Backorder
Koshland Custom Compound Pharmacy announced today that it is compounding for hypothyroidism in response to physician demand during the long-term backorder of Armour Thyroid and Nature-throid. Compounds using Thyroid USP powder, a naturally occurring thyroid, are available by prescription. Thyroid... - December 01, 2009 - Koshland Pharm
Mensinsight.com Has Expanded to Include More Alternative Therapies in Achieving Optimal Prostate Health
Every day more and more men are turning to Alternative Methods or Choices to increase their options in prostate enlargement "Prevention." Mensinsight.com was launched to provide information in knowing how to prevent and/or reverse the possible debilitating lifestyle diseases related to an enlarged prostate before it become cancerous. Mensinsight.com has recently expanded to include Ayurveda and other Alternative Therapies. - December 01, 2009 - Natural Wonders International LLC