PRWeb: Medical Research http://www.prweb.com Latest news releases for Medical Research from PRWeb en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv2.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com OTZ Announces 2010 Frozen Shoulder Syndrome Seminar Schedule http://www.prweb.com/releases/otzhealthed-112009/frozenshoulder/prweb3229544.htm Frozen Shoulder experts offer seminar series, new ways to train doctors in providing proven, non-surgical relief to millions of sufferers. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2009)

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]]> Baptist Cardiovascular Services Introduces New Technology for Congestive Heart Failure Treatment http://www.prweb.com/releases/cardiovascular_congestive/heart_failure/prweb3241624.htm Baptist Cardiovascular Services, a division of Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., is proud to announce the addition of Aquapheresis Therapy using the Aquadex FlexFlow to its latest advancement in the treatment of patients with fluid overload – helping patients and clinicians breathe easier. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2009)

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]]> NDIS Approval of Promega PowerPlex® Kit Clears Path for More DNA Profiles to be Added to U.S. Database http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3249964.htm The FBI recently approved the Promega PowerPlex 16 HS System for use by laboratories participating in or generating DNA records for the National DNA Index System. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2009)

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]]> DopeStats.com Provides Statistics on Oxycodone Abused in Non-Medical Purposes http://www.prweb.com/releases/oxycodone-abuse/statistics/prweb3223424.htm Information about Oxycodone use is now just a click away with the recently launched DopeStats.com. The new site is a statistical database that reports the street prices (http://www.dopestats.com) and use rates of Oxycodone in each county in the United States. The data is compiled by anonymous people who have used the drug for recreational or medicinal use. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> The Institute of Women’s Health of North America Increases its Outreach by Offering Free and Confidential HIV Testing in Florida http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3235354.htm The Institute of Women's Health of North America is offering FREE and Confidential HIV Testing services at its affiliated campuses in Florida. To locate a campus near you, please visit this webpage: FREE HIV TESTING SITE (http://www.iwhna.org/Campuses.aspx) or call 1-877-966-3672 or 1-407-248-1644 (Main Office). (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> 2010 Scientific Meeting Focuses on Growing Public Health Problem: Heart Valve Diseases http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3240824.htm The Second Annual Joint Scientific Meeting of the Heart Valve Society of America & Society for Heart Valve Disease will be held in New York City from April 15 - 17. Valves in the Heart of the Big Apple VI: Evaluation & Management of Valvular Heart will provide state-of-the-art information about the latest strategies for diagnosis and treatment of this growing public health problem. Submissions are open for cases and abstracts for presentation during the session. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> The Los Angeles Brain and Spine Institute Enrolls First West Coast Patient in Trial to Prevent Stroke After Ruptured Brain Aneurysm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009LABrainandSpineStroke/11/prweb3243744.htm On October 21st, 2009, the Los Angeles Brain and Spine Institute enrolled the first two patients on the west coast into a trial designed to prevent stroke after rupture of a brain aneurysm. The patients had their aneurysms treated with a minimally invasive coiling procedure, then were randomized into the Conscious 3 trial. This trial studies the effectiveness of Clozosentan in preventing poor outcomes due to vasospasm after aneurysm rupture. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> Schizophrenia Gene’s Role May Be Broader, More Potent, than Thought http://www.prweb.com/releases/Schizophrenia/UCSF/prweb3224574.htm UCSF (http://www.ucsf.edu) scientists studying nerve cells in fruit flies have uncovered a new function for a gene whose human equivalent may play a critical role in schizophrenia. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2009)

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]]> DIA Safety Conference To Explore Solutions To Challenges Facing Pharmaocovigilance And Risk Management Strategies http://www.prweb.com/releases/DIA/Safety_Conference/prweb3230364.htm The Drug Information (DIA) will host its 9th Annual Conference on Contemporary Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management Strategies from January 10-13, 2010 in Washington, DC. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2009)

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]]> Experts Listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons Bring Peers Up to Date on Vision Correction and Cataract Surgery at Annual AAO Meeting http://www.prweb.com/releases/lasik-surgeon-surgery/cataract-surgeons-surgery/prweb3165034.htm Top LASIK surgeons and recognized refractive and cataract surgery experts listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons made brought their fellow surgeons up-to-date on the latest developments in vision correction surgery, cataract surgery, and ophthalmology in general at the recently concluded American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting in San Francisco, California. Dr. Richard Lindstrom, Dr. Shachar Tauber, Dr. David Huang, MD, Dr. Randy Epstein, Dr. William Trattler, Dr. James Salz, and Dr. Elizabeth Yeu, made presentations of their research, taught courses, trained other eye surgeons and ophthalmology residents, and served as participants and moderators on panels at the recently concluded AAO meeting. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)

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]]> Throw a Yellow Flag on Football-related Head Injuries, Warns the Harvard Mental Health Letter http://www.prweb.com/releases/Harvard/Mental_Health/prweb3227584.htm Young football players may shrug off head (and body) blows as "part of the game," but players who sustain a series of even small head bumps may be at increased risk of long-term brain damage. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)

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]]> Netech Corporation Announces the Release of IPA 2000 -- Infusion Pump Analyzer for Fast and Accurate Testing of All Infusion Pumps http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3216474.htm Netech Corporation, innovative leader in the manufacture of precision biomedical and industrial test instruments, announces the release of its new Infusion Pump Analyzer, IPA 2000. Utilizing Netech’s patent pending technology; accurate flow rate, volume, and occlusion pressure of any infusion pump can be measured faster than ever before. IPA 2000 is compact and lightweight. This portable device quickly evaluates the operation of infusion devices with both steady and non-steady flow patterns. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

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]]> Stroke Survivors Improve Walking, Confidence Level and Quality of Life With Breakthrough Device http://www.prweb.com/releases/Stroke/Gait/prweb3218864.htm A new virtual reality device, the GaitAid, can help Stroke patients learn to walk correctly again, says a study to be published in the Journal of Geriatrics Association. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

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]]> Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Receives American College of Cardiology Foundation's NCDR® ACTION Registry®-GWTGTM Gold Performance Achievement Award http://www.prweb.com/releases/MISSISSIPPI_BAPTIST/HEALTH_SYSTEMS/prweb3220864.htm Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation's NCDR ACTION Registry-GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2009 - one of only 121 hospitals nationwide to do so. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

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]]> Promega and SwitchGear Publish Findings from Combined Technologies that Correlate Binding Events and Transcriptional Activity http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3216534.htm Promega Corporation and SwitchGear Genomics announce a novel method for characterizing DNA-protein interactions. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

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]]> Missouri Judge Jay A. Daugherty Elected Chair of The ALS Association National Board of Trustees http://www.prweb.com/releases/The_ALS_Association/Judge_Jay_Daugherty/prweb3221034.htm The Honorable Jay A. Daugherty, currently a state of Missouri trial judge, who has served as president of The ALS Association’s Keith Worthington Chapter in Kansas City, has been elected chair of the organization’s National Board of Trustees. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

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]]> Call an Economic "Audible" With a Midbrook Rebuilt Parts Washer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3222024.htm Even in a slow economy, businesses have to move forward. Automotive suppliers are faced with a difficult challenge – optimize their equipment to produce the parts that automotive makers will need in the future, but without the large budgets available in more robust economic times. Often these changes necessitate that a supplier invest in a new parts washing solution (http://midbrook.com/equipment/parts_washing) to make sure their product is satisfactorily cleaned. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

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]]> BioConference Live Kicks-off Three Day Online Event for Life Science and Biotech Communities Today at 9:00 AM Eastern http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3215924.htm Free Virtual Event at www.BioConferenceLive.com Features Live Q & A with CEOs from Burrill & Co., BioAnalytics Group, ChanTest, GE Healthcare, Profectus Biosciences, Protagen, UNiConnect, and More (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> Complementary Cancer Therapies: Helpful or Hurtful? http://www.prweb.com/releases/mesothelioma-research/chemo-and-supplements/prweb3216114.htm Complementary and alternative therapies are readily available to aid sufferers of a multitude of diseases, including cancer. The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation asks, "Do they really help?" The surprising answer is that sometimes they can hurt. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> Almac Doubles Capacity at North Carolina Facility http://www.prweb.com/releases/Durhamexpansion/AlmacClinicalServices/prweb3211584.htm The Almac Group has completed a 67,000 square foot expansion to their North Carolina facility in Durham, which now houses both the Clinical Services and Diagnostics Divisions. This additional facility , along with existing capacity, will increase the Durham campus to almost 138,000 square feet and provide 3,000 extra pallet locations for clinical supplies storage requirements. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> Xhale Recognized in Popular Science's "Best of What's New" with hand from ROBRADY design http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3206324.htm Xhale, Inc. has been recognized in Popular Science’s “Best of What’s New” in 2009 for their HyGreen™ hand washing system. (PRWeb Nov 16, 2009)

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]]> HAPPYneuron Launches Beta Program for Innovative Cognitive Rehab Tools at AMIA Conference in San Francisco http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3207624.htm HAPPYneuron PRO delivers clinicians and researchers with online cognitive rehab tools for cognitive impairments caused by Alzheimer's disease, Traumatic Brain Injury, ADD, Schizophrenia and more. (PRWeb Nov 16, 2009)

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]]> DIA/PhRMA Workshop to Explore Dried Blood Spot Sampling Implementation and Advances http://www.prweb.com/releases/dia_phrma/dried-blood-sampling/prweb3200984.htm The Drug Information Association (DIA), in cooperation with PhRMA, will host a workshop on Dried Blood Spot Sampling in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Methodology, Implementation and Best Practices on December 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2009)

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]]> COLA Launches Web Tool to Streamline Laboratory Management http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3198114.htm COLA's dedicated web tool portal provides compliance status information, news and resources at a glance streamlining laboratory management. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2009)

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]]> FastTrack Airport Parking of Pittsburgh, PA, Gives Back to the Community http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11fasttrackpittsburgh/prweb3193294.htm FastTrack Airport Parking supports the Pittsburgh Community by donating proceeds to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation (CHPF), Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), and The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2009)

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]]> Cornell Researchers Identify a Weak Link in Cancer Cell Armor http://www.prweb.com/releases/Cornell_University/Cancer_Cell_Research/prweb3198014.htm The seeming invincibility of cancerous tumors may be crumbling, thanks to a promising new gene therapy that eliminates the ability of certain cells to repair themselves. Researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that inactivation of a DNA repair gene called Hus1 efficiently kills cells lacking p53 -- a gene mutated in the majority of human cancers. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2009)

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]]> Micro Insurance Academy Chairman Prof. David Dror Receives Asia Insurance Industry 2009 Award http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3203244.htm The prestigious Asia Insurance Industry "Personality of the Year 2009" award was bestowed upon Prof. David Dror, the Chairman of the Delhi-based Micro Insurance Academy (MIA), on November 9th, 2009 in Singapore. This is the first time the achievements in the field of microinsurance have been honored by the international insurance industry. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2009)

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]]> Ryogen is Awarded New Patent http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3191974.htm Patented DNA Sequence Encodes a Protein Implicated in Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Immune Dysfunctions and Other Diseases (PRWeb Nov 13, 2009)

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]]> PhysioGenix Names Dr. Magdalena Alonso-Galicia as Senior Study Director http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3192684.htm Dr. Alonso-Galicia brings eight years of experience at Merck to PhysioGenix, expands cardiovascular and metabolic preclinical research expertise. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2009)

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]]> Stemedica President Invited To Lecture At The University Of Oxford http://www.prweb.com/releases/stemedica-presents/oxford-stem-cell-trials/prweb3196604.htm Nikolai Tankovich, MD, Ph.D., President and Chief Medical Officer of Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc. was invited to lecture at a multi-disciplinary seminar at the Centre for Science and Society at Trinity College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The seminar, which focused on current research and medical applications for stem cells, was attended by more than 300 professors and staff representing all facets of the University. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

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]]> Frozen Egg Bank Network Expands Coast to Coast to Help Prospective Parents Start a Family http://www.prweb.com/releases/frozeneggbank/expansion/prweb3188354.htm Provider of human egg freezing and thawing services launches network with charter IVF centers in six states--California, Nevada, Utah, New York, New Jersey and Tennesee. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

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]]> Promega HaloTag® Protein Purification System Makes it Easier to Purify Difficult-to-Express Proteins http://www.prweb.com/releases/promega/halotag/prweb3191674.htm Promega Corporation announces recently released HaloTag® Protein Purification System that addresses common problems associated with purification of recombinant proteins by enabling the delivery of soluble, functional recombinant target proteins at higher yield and purity. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

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]]> Anti-Epileptic Drug Curbs Cocaine Use in First Study Comparing Placebo Dose http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3192564.htm They were Mexican parolees with an addiction to cocaine. They were also desperate pioneers whose drug use had gotten the better of them every day for years. They signed on to a double-blind, placebo-controlled study to test whether an epilepsy drug could reduce their use of cocaine. In the end, 14 of the 50 parolees who were taking a medicine called vigabatrin spent the final three weeks of the study with no signs of cocaine use on twice weekly urine tests, compared to four of 53 who swallowed a placebo dose. They were also less likely to be drinking alcohol during this same time period. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

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]]> Midbrook Certified as GM Level 2 Containment House http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3194064.htm Midbrook, Inc has achieved GM Level 2 Containment certification. Midbrook is now approved to handle Level 2 Containment for GM suppliers. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

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]]> New England Peptide and Atlantic Cancer Research Institute Partner to Develop Cancer-related Peptide Reagents http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3197684.htm New England Peptide (NEP) and the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute (ACRI) have established an official partnership to develop peptide reagents that strongly bind to cancer-related proteins. The research partnership consists of an ongoing exchange of ideas and research. NEP now provides technical expertise in peptide design, characterization and process feasibility through its PepCRO suite of services. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

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]]> Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Marc W. Hungerford, a Leading Expert in Field of Avascular Necrosis, Now at Baltimore's Mercy Medical Center http://www.prweb.com/releases/Mercy_Medical_Center/Marc_W_Hungerford/prweb2589104.htm Dr. Hungerford is one of the few surgeons in the Maryland specially trained to perform the latest minimally invasive single as well as double hip replacement procedures. (PRWeb Nov 11, 2009)

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]]> Orthopaedic Surgeon and AOSSM President Dr. James Andrews to Discuss Injury Prevention http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3187694.htm Upcoming Sports Medicine Grand Rounds -- "What I've Learned About the Throwing Arm in the Last 30 Years" (PRWeb Nov 11, 2009)

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]]> Top Five International Pharmaceutical Company Awards Comprehensive Cardiac Safety Study to iCardiac http://www.prweb.com/releases/automated/thorough_qt/prweb3116734.htm Positions iCardiac as technology leader in global ECG core lab market with largest number of highly automated QT(sm) studies. (PRWeb Nov 11, 2009)

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]]> CenterWatch Honored a Fifth Consecutive Year for Best Healthcare Content http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009CenterWatch/eHealthcare/prweb3181264.htm CenterWatch is a seven-time winner of the prestigious eHealthcare Leadership Award given annually to organizations representing the best web sites dedicated to health care. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

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]]> InVitria Reports Expanded Manufacturing Capability to Meet Commercial Demand for Lysobac, an Animal Free Reagent for Bacterial Fermentation http://www.prweb.com/releases/BacterialFermentation/chickenlysozymeHEWL/prweb3182554.htm InVitria's Lysobac is a high potency, animal free and consistent alternative to chicken lysozyme, which is used in bacterial cell lysis. Tests prove Lysobac is greater than 4 times more active than chicken lysozyme and increases protein yield from bacterial fermentation. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

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