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Early Phase Clinical Trials Leader Unveil Their New Portal to Comprehensive Clinical Trials Data Management
Richmond Pharmacology today launched their clinical trials data management portal signalling the establishment of a new era in clinical trials data management at Richmond Pharmacology. Designed by Data Management professionals from the Pharmaceutical industry with the needs of the Pharmaceutical industry in mind. - March 10, 2009 - Richmond Pharmacology Ltd
IonSense Announces the Greening of DART® Ion Source Technology
iPod Enabled Controller Facilitates Analysis with Nitrogen Gas, Simplifying Operation and Reducing Generation of Waste Products. - March 08, 2009 - IonSense, Inc.
World's Longest Prostate Cancer Cure Rates Published at Clinical Oncology Meeting
A long-term study revealing the longest reported Prostate Cancer Cure Rates in the world has been presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Orlando, last week. - March 08, 2009 - Dattoli Cancer Treatment Center
MDS Nordion to Host Physician Expert Teams from Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and UNC School of Medicine at SIR 2009
MDS Nordion event information for the Society of Interventional Radiology 2009 Scientific Meeting. - March 07, 2009 - MDS Nordion
MDS Nordion to Demonstrate Improved TheraSphere® Administration System During SIR 2009
MDS Nordion event information for the Society of Interventional Radiology 2009 Scientific Meeting. - March 07, 2009 - MDS Nordion
New Global Medical Information Resource Online from Medimix
Medimix International is introducing a new online resource for the global medical community to facilitate exchange of information. The Global e-Advisory Board consists of a panel of experts recruited from renowned centers in the US, Top 5 EU, and Asia that will be available for consultation on Medimix survey projects conducted for pharmaceutical, medical device, or biotechnology companies. Areas of expertise currently include oncology, hematology, neurology, nephrology, and cardiology. - March 06, 2009 - Medimix International
Hero Nutritionals Launches “Yummi Bears Organics ®” the First and Only Organic Gummy Vitamin
Hero Nutritionals once again is the leader in developing innovative and unique nutritional delivery systems for vitamins and supplements. “By popular demand, the company is launching a new organic gummy vitamin for children. Yummi Bears Organics®.” These great tasting gummy vitamins are allergen-free, gluten-free, gelatin-free, casein-free, GMO-free and are made with all natural flavors and colors. - March 06, 2009 - Hero Nutritionals, LLC
Quintiles Named to Training Top 125 for Workforce Training and Development Excellence
Quintiles Transnational Corp., the world’s largest pharmaceutical services company, has been named to TRAINING magazine’s “Training Top 125,” the publication’s annual report that ranks companies based on their employer-sponsored training and development... - March 06, 2009 - Quintiles
Quantimetrix Corporation Releases New Package Design
Quantimetrix Corporation announces its newly redesigned product packaging. - March 05, 2009 - Quantimetrix Corporation
Study Shows Cran-Max® is the Secret Weapon for Female Bladder Matters
A new study has shown that Cran-Max®, a proprietary cranberry concentrate in ActiFruit™ cranberry chews by Enzymatic Therapy®, is the natural answer for many women desperately looking for ways to support a healthy bladder. - March 05, 2009 - Enzymatic Therapy, Inc.
New Pearls YB from Enzymatic Therapy, Inc. Tackles Yeast Balance
Craving Sugar? Lacking Energy? Is it Yeast Balance? Dr. Gaetano Morello gives 3 tips for a Life in Balance with New Pearls YB Probiotics from Enzymatic Therapy®. - March 05, 2009 - Enzymatic Therapy, Inc.
Laboratory Stirrers and Magnetic Stirrer from India
REMI is one of the leading manufacturer in the field of laboratory equipments. REMI Laboratory Instruments, has a documented Quality Management System in place and has consequently been awarded ISO-9001:2000 certificate for the manufacturing process. Laboratory Stirrers manufactured by REMI are... - March 05, 2009 - Rajendra Electrical Industries Ltd.
Genescient and Kronos Announce Alzheimer's Disease Collaboration
Genescient Corporation and Kronos Science Laboratory will work together to analyze the Kronos Alzheimer's Case-Control Database, considered to be the finest Alzheimer's Disease genetic data set in the US. The companies hope to identify genes previously unrecognized genes that are involved in Alzheimer's Disease. - March 04, 2009 - Genescient Corporation
Confirm BioSciences Launches at Home Drug Test, DrugConfirm
New Urine Drug Test to Detect for 6 Major Drugs. - March 04, 2009 - Confirm Biosciences
Baxa Corporation Acquires Florida-Based ForHealth Technologies™
Baxa Corporation, a leading developer of technology for the safe handling, packaging and administration of fluid medications, today announced that it has acquired ForHealth Technologies, Inc., a Florida-based healthcare robotics and software company. The ForHealth acquisition adds IntelliFill i.v.® and IntelliFlowRx™ to the existing Baxa products for pharmacy operations management. - March 03, 2009 - Baxa Corporation
New Hope in Cancer Treatment for Dogs: PharmaCom BioVet’s Veterinary Oncology Treatment Centers
“We lost three of our Siberian Huskies …close family members, to cancer.” The Bertholds vowed, “We would spend the rest of our lives for the sake of our living dogs — in addition to all other dogs — attempting to find better, improved cancer treatments.” PharmaCom BioVet is truly “a union of compassion and technology.” - March 03, 2009 - PharmaCom BioVet
Enzymatic Therapy, Inc Introduces New Artery Advantage Supplement to Give Arteries a Fighting Chance
Keeping arteries healthy is vital and Enzymatic Therapy’s Artery Advantage™ helps get to the heart of the matter, safely and naturally.† - March 03, 2009 - Enzymatic Therapy, Inc.
FDA Regulatory Agenda for 2009 Matches Forecast by Cerulean Associates LLC
The FDA's CDER released its 2009 agenda last week, most of which mirrored many of the 40+ recommendations published by Cerulean Associates in its December 2008 SmarterCompliance newsletter. - March 02, 2009 - Cerulean Associates LLC
Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute of Freehold, New Jersey Names Gail Plaza as Director of Wellness Program
Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute of Freehold, New Jersey, has named Gail Plaza as Director of their new Wellness Program. - March 01, 2009 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
AnaSpec Introduces Newest GO™ Peptides - Exendins
Along with a host of popular Exendin peptides, AnaSpec’s GO™ Peptides line includes Fluorescein-Trp25-Exendin-4 (FLEX) and [Cys(HiLyteFluor 647 C2 maleimide)]-Exendin-4 - two exendin peptides that are not immediately available anywhere else. - March 01, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
”Sports Medicine and Coaching” Workshop Held at Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold, New Jersey
Dr. Gerardo Goldberger, an orthopedic surgeon, sports medicine physician, and triathlete, hosted a workshop at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute with Multisport Coach, Tom Manzi in Freehold, New Jersey. - February 28, 2009 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
Dr. Alan Nasar of Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute Turns Girl’s Cast Into a Fashion Statement in Freehold, NJ
Freehold, New Jersey orthopedic surgeon Alan S. Nasar, MD, turns a young girl’s broken arm into a fashion statement to cheer her up. - February 28, 2009 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
Techno-Derm Debuts Clayton Shagal’s Collagen - The First 99% Pure, Professional-Grade Collagen Formulation with 100% Efficacy
Techno-Derm announced today that it’s distributing Clayton Shagal’s Collagen, the first 99% pure, professional-grade collagen formulation on the market able to penetrate protective skin barriers and restore collagen fibrils with 100% efficacy. Comprising about 90% of connective tissue,... - February 27, 2009 - Techno-Derm, LLC
New Product Announcement: MediLock™ Lock Kit Secures Medical Items Easily, Quickly and Inexpensively
Announcing a new product. The MediLock healthcare and safety security lock kit secures controlled substances and expensive items without drilling or installing costly internal locks. By attaching to pre-existing storage pieces, MediLock easily allows compliance with federal regulations and keeps medical items safe and secure. - February 27, 2009 - Unimed-Midwest, Inc.
Announcing the Launch of the New 25-OH Vitamin D ELISA: Exceptional Correlation to LC-MS/MS in a User-Friendly, Automatable ELISA Format
Serum measurements of 25-OH vitamin D by ELISA are easy and cost-effective for research laboratories who do not have access to the gold standard method, LC-MS/MS with the new 25-OH vitamin D ELISA kit offered by ALPCO. - February 27, 2009 - ALPCO
Alan S. Nasar, MD, of Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold, New Jersey, Debuts a New Hip Procedure at CentraState
Dr. Alan Nasar, orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, Freehold, New Jersey, performed a new hip procedure on a patient for the first time at CentraState Hospital, Freehold, relieving the debilitating hip pain caused by avascular necrosis. - February 27, 2009 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
Spine Expert Grigory Goldberg, MD, Joins Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold, New Jersey
Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC, of Freehold, New Jersey recently welcomed Grigory Goldberg, MD, to the orthopedic group. Dr. Goldberg brings his expertise in spine health to the practice and will develop a Center of Excellence in Spine Surgery at CentraState Hospital. - February 27, 2009 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
AnaSpec Introduces Cost-Effective Replacement for Tetramethyl Rhodamine Maleimides
AnaSpec has introduced a collection of Tetramethylrhodamine C2 maleimides that represent an equally effective and more cost-effective replacement for Tetramethyl rhodamine maleimides. - February 27, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Allmax Signs IFBB Pro Troy Brown
Allmax Nutrition signs IFBB Pro Troy Brown as the newest athlete of Team Allmax Nutrition - February 26, 2009 - Allmax Nutrition
United Foam, a UFP Technologies Brand, Improves Capabilities and Response Time at Their Decatur, Alabama Facility
United Foam's Decatur, AL, facility, one of eight United Foam locations, has made significant improvements to enhance their overall quality and service. United Foam has added new equipment, improved upon their material selection, reconfigured its floor plan and has become ISO compliant. - February 26, 2009 - UFP Technologies, Inc.
April 2009 Declared National Safe Handling Awareness Month
National Campaign Aims to Protect Healthcare Workers from Hazardous Drug Exposure. - February 26, 2009 - Carmel Pharma
Trevigen Releases CultreCoat® Cell Adhesion Assays
Trevigen announces the immediate availability of seven new coated well assay kits for cell adhesion studies. - February 25, 2009 - Trevigen, Inc.
Free CE Webinar Offered for First-Ever National Safe Handling Awareness Day (April 20, 2009)
Healthcare professionals are invited to participate in a free, one-hour safe handling CE webinar addressing the proper handling of hazardous drugs on April 20, 2009, the inaugural Safe Handling Awareness Day. - February 24, 2009 - Carmel Pharma
AnaSpec Introduces Industry’s First NMHC II Antibodies
AnaSpec has announced the release of the industry’s first provider of nonmuscle myosin class II heavy chain (NMHC) antibodies. Nonmuscle myosin class II proteins belong to the superfamily of actin-based motor proteins. They form hexamer structures composed of two ~200kDa heavy chains (NMHC... - February 22, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Two FDA Quality Systems Compliance Resources Published
Two new FDA quality systems compliance resources – "Bulletproof Yourself against FDA Enforcement" and "FDA Quality Systems Records Requirements for GLPs, GCPs, GMPs" – have been published by the SmarterCompliance™ newsletter and Cerulean Associates LLC. - February 22, 2009 - Cerulean Associates LLC
Oco Executives Present Session on BI at the SAP Insider Logistics and Supply Chain Management Conference
Session Focuses on Best Practices to Rapidly Cut Costs, Reduce Inventory, Boost Bottom Line - February 21, 2009 - Oco, Inc.
Diabetes Health Newtork Impacts 700,000 Viewers Monthly
ContextMedia’s first patient education network used by one in seven endocrinologists nationwide - February 21, 2009 - ContextMedia
United Case™, a UFP Technologies Brand, Introduces Exclusive Foam for Protective Case Inserts
United Case™, a UFP Technologies brand (NASDAQ: UFPT), introduces Case Fit™ 260. Case Fit 260 is United Case’s proprietary foam material used for fabricating custom inserts for protective cases. Case Fit 260 exhibits the most important aspects necessary for interior case protection. - February 21, 2009 - UFP Technologies, Inc.
Source-Omega Founder Speaks on Microalgae Oil Omega-3 Replacements for Medical Fish Oils
Source-Omega, LLC announced today it will be presenting at the upcoming International Symposia on Bioinformatics for Biomedical and Ecological Applications in Prasanthi Nilayam, India. The conference is being held during February 20-21, 2009 at the renowned Sri Sathya Sai University and is organized by Biosciences Chair Professor Srirama Krupanidhi. - February 20, 2009 - Source-Omega
Medi Introduces Mediven® Sheer & Soft: Stylish and Comfortable Compression Therapy Treatments Now Available
Medi USA, a worldwide leader in medical therapy products, introduces Mediven® Sheer & Soft, a complete line of fashionable, discreet and comfortable compression therapy stockings suitable for day and evening wear. Independently proven to be more sheer and comfortable than leading competitors, Sheer & Soft stockings are available in a variety of colors. - February 20, 2009 - Medi USA
AnaSpec Introduces Industry’s Most Sensitive Luminescent Alkaline Phosphatase Assay Kits
AnaSpec announced the release of the industry’s most sensitive assay kits for the detection of alkaline phosphatase activities. The SensoLyteTM Luminescent Alkaline Phosphatase and SensoLyteTM Luminescent Alkaline Phosphatase ELISA assay kits contain a chemiluminescent substrate capable of... - February 19, 2009 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Manufacturers Turn to Nutricap Labs for GMP Survival Strategy
As nutraceutical manufacturers crunch to prepare for FDA mandated GMP regulation deadline, Nutricap Labs counsels retailers on compliance. Nutricap Labs will identify and answer the top questions retailers should address with private labeling partners once all manufacturers are required to be GMP compliant in the May 2009 issue of Natural Product Marketplace magazine. - February 18, 2009 - Nutricap Labs
Grand Opening of Masy Systems’ Biorepository
State of the Art Biorepository Opening in February 2009. - February 18, 2009 - Masy Systems
Union Springs Pharmaceuticals Introduces New, More Effective Respirator
Respirator stops 99.99% of airborne and droplet viruses. - February 14, 2009 - Union Springs Pharmaceuticals
Colorado BioScience Association and Four Area Economic Development Groups Tout Colorado’s Strengths to the Medical Device Industry at MD&M West in Anaheim
For three days, representatives from the Colorado BioScience Association -- along with four of the state’s economic development entities -- will be showcasing Colorado’s vast medical device sector at the 25th annual Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West Expo. The... - February 12, 2009 - Colorado BioScience Association
The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine Conferences Posted on Youtube.com
The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) and its media partner, Insta Tapes Digital Media "DiGiVision" have posted a large library of educational videos on a wide variety of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine topics on youtube.com. - February 12, 2009 - A4M
Anavex Appoints Leading Alzheimer's Disease Expert Dr. Mark Smith to Scientific Advisory Board
Anavex Life Sciences Corp. today announced the appointment of Dr. Mark A. Smith, Ph.D., FRCPath, to its scientific advisory board. - February 12, 2009 - Anavex Life Sciences Corp.
expEDIum Claim Browser as a Free Download from iTech Workshop
iTech Workshop (iTech), a Data Integration for Healthcare company announces the availability of the expEDIum Claim Browser (eCB) tool that supports electronic EDI claim file browsing as a free download. Only 837(Professional) version of expEDIum Claim Browser is available at this time. This utility is aimed at the healthcare market participants such as payers, clinics, hospitals, clearinghouses and billing bureaus that use HIPAA EDI. - February 11, 2009 - expEDIum
Paper Reveals Potential New Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women and has the highest mortality rate for gynecologic cancers because it is often diagnosed at an advanced stage. New effective therapies for the treatment of advanced stage ovarian cancer are urgently needed. A paper published February 9,... - February 11, 2009 - Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Allmax Nutrition to Attend the 21st Arnold Sports Festival
Team Allmax Nutrition will be attending the Arnold Sports Festival Expo. Stop by the booth to test the new pre-workout supplement MusclePrime and whey protein isolate Isoflex. - February 10, 2009 - Allmax Nutrition