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MMRGlobal Names Sunil Singhal Executive Vice President and Adds Two Members to Board of Advisors

SOURCE: MMRGlobal, Inc. LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) -  MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) ("MMR") today announced that Sunil Singhil has been named Executive Vice President and a member of the Executive Committee, succeeding Rich Teich, who will focus on the sales, marketing and installation support for MMRPro and MMRPatientView, ...

What 2010 Planning Will Mean for Pharma and Biotech in 2011

SOURCE: Cutting Edge Information Top Research Topics in 2010 Point Spotlight on Where Companies Will Be Taking Action Next Year and Beyond, Says Management Consulting Firm Cutting Edge Information RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) - As many companies put the finishing touches on their 2011 Action Plans, the ...

Radient Pharmaceuticals Announces Formation of New Subsidiary NuVax Therapeutics Inc.

SOURCE: Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation TUSTIN, CA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) -   Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (RPC) (NYSE Amex: RPC) in partnership with Jaiva Technologies, today announced the formation of NuVax Therapeutics, Inc. ("NuVax") -- a wholly owned subsidiary of Radient Pharmaceuticals. The formation of NuVax Therapeutics is a strategic move on the ...

Medistem Announces New Management Team

SOURCE: Medistem Inc. Internationally Renowned Drug Developers Join Adult Stem Cell Company SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - Medistem Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MEDS) announced today the appointment of Dr. Vladimir Bogin as President and Chairman of the Board, Dr. Sergey Sablin as Vice President and Board Member, and Vladimir Zaharchook as ...

HIMSS and ASC X12 Collaborate on Education & Training

SOURCE: ASC X12 CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - December 2, 2010) - Based on mutual interest in the use of effective and productive electronic data interchange standards in the health care industry, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems (HIMSS) and the Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12) signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...

Proteonomix, Inc. (PROT) Announces Investor Update and New Company Website

SOURCE: Proteonomix MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ--(Marketwire - December 2, 2010) - Proteonomix, Inc. (OTCBB: PROT) ("Proteonomix" or the "Company") announced today that it has updated its corporate website (http://www.proteonomix.com/) to reflect the dynamic growth and investment opportunity that exists today. Michael Cohen, CEO stated: "The ...

ALDA Pharmaceuticals Corp.: T36(R) Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer Kills "Superbugs" in 15 Seconds

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 2, 2010) - ALDA Pharmaceuticals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:APH)(OTCQB:APCSF) (the "Company") announces that new tests have shown that T36® Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer is completely effective against two types of new "superbugs" within 15 seconds. The testing was conducted ...

MMRGlobal Settles With Lymphoma Research Foundation

SOURCE: MMRGlobal, Inc. LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - November 30, 2010) - MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) (MMR) today announced it has signed a settlement agreement with the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF), resolving its lawsuit with LRF and giving the Company exclusive control of certain data and tissue samples created during trials ...

BRIC Countries Present Patient Recruitment and Retention Advantages for Clinical Trials

SOURCE: Cutting Edge Information Patient Availability Is a Key Driving Force for Companies Conducting Clinical Studies in Emerging Markets, Finds Cutting Edge Information RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - November 22, 2010) - The population of Brazil, Russia, India and China, roughly three billion people, coupled with these countries' growing emphasis on ...

MacPractice Introduces MacPractice iPad Interface With ePrescribe

SOURCE: MacPractice, Inc. LINCOLN, NE--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) -  MacPractice, the leading Apple developer of practice management and clinical software on Macs and iPhones for medical, dental and chiropractic offices, today announced the release of MacPractice iPad Interface with ePrescribe. The solution was designed with Apple's Web App development tools ...

Pharos Innovations CEO Named to Head Government Affairs Committee of the Care Continuum Alliance

SOURCE: Pharos Innovations NORTHFIELD, IL--(Marketwire - October 21, 2010) -  Randall E. Williams, MD, CEO and founder of Pharos Innovations, has been elected to chair the Government Affairs Committee of the Care Continuum Alliance, an organization focused on strategies to improve healthcare quality and outcomes and reduce preventable costs. As chair ...

Helix BioPharma Corp. Reports Positive Efficacy and Safety Findings From Phase II Study of Its Topical Interferon Alpha-2b in Patients With Low-Grade…

SOURCE: Helix BioPharma Corp. After Treatment, 71.4% of the Women No Longer Had Potentially Pre-Cancerous Low-Grade CIN 1 or CIN 2 Cervical Lesions AURORA, ON--(Marketwire - October 21, 2010) -  Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX: HBP) (NYSE Amex: HBP) (FRANKFURT: HBP), a biopharmaceutical company developing drug candidates for the prevention and treatment of ...

AVI BioPharma to Present Data on RNA-Based Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Influenza Drug Candidates at 6th Annual Meeting of the Oligonucleotide…

SOURCE: AVI BioPharma, Inc. BOTHELL, WA--(Marketwire - October 20, 2010) -  AVI BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVII), a developer of RNA-based therapeutics, today announced the presentation of data from the Company's Duchenne muscular dystrophy and influenza programs at the 6th Annual Meeting of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society in Dana Point, Calif. ...

First China Pharma Increases Market Share With Announcement of New Distribution Agreement at 3 Regional Hospitals in China

SOURCE: First China Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. HONG KONG--(Marketwire - October 19, 2010) -  First China Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. (OTCBB: FCPG) ("First China" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has recently signed agreements to distribute medicinal and pharmaceutical products to three district hospitals in Yunnan Province, thereby dramatically increasing its ...

SpectraScience Names New Chairman of the Board

SOURCE: SpectraScience, Inc. SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - October 13, 2010) -  SpectraScience, Inc. (OTCBB: SCIE), a San Diego based medical device company, today announced that Jim Hitchin, the Company's current Chairman and CEO, resigned as Chairman effective October 8, 2010 and that the Board elected Mark McWilliams to assume the duties ...

Radient Pharmaceuticals and Provista Life Sciences Announce New Blood Test for Lung Cancer

SOURCE: Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation TUSTIN, CA--(Marketwire - October 13, 2010) - Provista Life Sciences and Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (RPC) (NYSE Amex: RPC) announced today the validation study results of a blood test for early detection of lung cancer and Provista's plans to broadly introduce this new test to market. ...

Vicor Technologies Announces Sale of Convertible Notes and Warrants

SOURCE: Vicor Technologies, Inc. BOCA RATON, FL--(Marketwire - October 12, 2010) -  David H. Fater, CEO of Vicor Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: VCRT), today announced that the Company completed the sale of $2.75 million principal amount, 10% convertible notes due in 2012 and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,111,000 shares of ...

Amergence Group Acquires Altitude Organic Licensing Corporation

SOURCE: The Amergence Group DENVER, CO and PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwire - October 8, 2010) -  The Amergence Group (PINKSHEETS: AMNG), a company that focuses on developing, nurturing, and rapidly expanding selected emerging or "disruptive" companies across a wide range of industries and disciplines, announced today that it has completed the successful ...

Kauffman Foundation to Release a Host of Studies on Health Care Issues in the United States

SOURCE: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Papers Range From Recommendations for Accelerating Drug Development to an Analysis of a New Health Care Reform Provision KANSAS CITY, MO--(Marketwire - October 4, 2010) -  The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation will release several studies over the next month on various aspects of health care. Topics range ...

Discovery and Validation of 13 Diabetes Biomarkers to Be Commercialized

SOURCE: Proteomics International Findings Announced at the Human Proteome Organisation's World Congress in Sydney, Australia PERTH, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - September 29, 2010) -  After three years of collaborative research involving patients from The Busselton Health Study, drug discovery company Proteomics International announced the identification and analytical validation of 13 protein biomarkers for ...

February 2nd 2012
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mHealth Users of Remote Health Monitoring to Reach 3 million by 2016: Smartphones Play Leading Role

A burgeoning market for healthcare peripherals and increasing smartphone processing power will result in the number of patients monitored by mobile networks to rise to 3 million by 2016, finds Juniper Research’s latest report on the mHealth sector. Remote patient monitoring, using the smartphone as a hub, will also lower ...
February 2nd 2012
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Centra Health and TeleHealth Services Partner to Launch Enterprise Interactive Patient Education for Patient Satisfaction and Safety

The TIGR system was recently named one of the top 10 technologies of 2011 for empowering patients and their families through the recovery process. With “meaningful use” and patient satisfaction policies changing hospital reimbursements, hospitals have begun expanding the use of these systems to address other challenges such as readmissions, ...
January 31st 2012
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Is Heart Disease Or Stroke A Part Of Your Family History?

How many people do you know who have been affected by heart disease or stroke? How many have been your family members? Fifty-five-year-old Gail had lost nearly everyone in her family to cardiovascular disease and when she lost her father, too, she fell into poor eating habits that made her ...
January 26th 2012
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Brain Tumor Test Could Revolutionize Care of Patients with Low-grade Gliomas

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed what they believe to be the first clinical application of a new imaging technique to diagnose brain tumors. The unique test could preclude the need for surgery in patients whose tumors are located in areas of the brain too dangerous to biopsy. This ...
November 4th 2011
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Piedmont Healthcare and TeleHealth Services Collaborate to Improve Patient Health Initiatives

TeleHealth Services, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare-grade televisions and interactive patient engagement solutions, is partnering with Piedmont Healthcare (PHC) in implementing a comprehensive, customized patient-centered environment designed to improve patient education and provide interactive communication. These technological and process enhancements will help speed patient recovery, reduce readmissions and length ...

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