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Medical Journal Editors Update Universal Author Disclosure Form Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:51PMThe International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, or ICMJE, has updated its uniform disclosure form, which journal article authors use to report potential conflicts of interest.
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Reportlinker Adds Epigenetics: Current and future applications that are driving novel drug discovery Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:25PMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
Serono Symposia International Foundation (SSIF) Launches a New Web Site Dedicated to Medical Education on ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:14AMROME, August 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - A New Tool is Targeted to Specialists in PKU, Offering an Advanced Educational Pathway Consisting of CME Accredited e-Learning Modules PKU specialists around the world can now count on a brand-new, authoritative website entirely dedicated to this rare genetic disorder, which affects one out of every 10,000 to 20,000 live births worldwide. (Photo ...
Dedicated web site for PKU medical education to be launched at 2010 SSIEM Annual Symposium Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:03AMPKU specialists around the world can now count on a brand-new, authoritative website entirely dedicated to this rare genetic disorder, which affects one out of every 10,000 to 20,000 live births worldwide.
Serono Symposia International Foundation (SSIF) Launches a New Web Site Dedicated to Medical Education on ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:06AM-
Nice Recommends Inspra(R) (eplerenone) For The Treatment Of Post-MI Heart Failure Patients Based On Cost As Well As ... Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:18AMNICE has recommended eplerenone for patients who have had an acute myocardial infarction (MI) and who have symptoms and / or signs of heart failure (HF) and left ventricular systolic dysfunction, in its updated guidance on the treatment of chronic heart failure, published today. This recommendation was made based on evidence for eplerenone's cost as well as clinical effectiveness in this patient ...
Memorial Blood Centers Launches New Online Resource Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:33AMST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With exciting new educational resources, facts and figures, and fresh tools to engage the public in the blood donation process, Memorial Blood Centers today announced the official launch of its fully redesigned website at www.MBC.org.
Nature Education's Scitable Launches Mobile Version to Broaden Global Access to Science Information Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:14AMCAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - August 25, 2010) - Nature Education , the educational wing of global science publisher Nature Publishing Group, today announced the launch of the mobile version of the open-access science library Scitable. Scitable's free library of scientist-authored overviews of key concepts in the life sciences is now accessible to users on a broad range of mobile devices ...
Nature Education's Scitable Launches Mobile Version to Broaden Global Access to Science Information Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:00AMCAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - 08/25/10) - Nature Education, the educational wing of global science publisher Nature Publishing Group, today announced the launch of the mobile version of the open-access science library Scitable. Scitable's free library of scientist-authored overviews of key concepts in the life sciences is now accessible to users on a broad range of mobile devices, including the ...
A Consumer's Guide To Medical Jargon Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:15AMWhen you're reading the latest medical news, it can help know the lingo. Here's what you need to know.
Medical Terms You Need To Know Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:15AMForbes' glossary of medical jargon will make you a smarter medical consumer.
Research and Markets: the Global Market for Nanotechnology in Textiles - Exciting New Opportunities for ... Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:00PMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Global Market for Nanotechnology in Textiles" report to their offering.
Research and Markets: Nanocoatings: Global Market and Applications Expected to Grow to Over $13 Billion Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:00AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nanocoatings: Global Market and Applications" report to their offering.
Male reporters & the gender lens Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 8:35PMIT came as a bit of a surprise when I received my latest assignment from my editors: I was to cover the launch of the 3rd edition of the Gender and Development Glossary of the international newswire Inter Press Service (IPS). The book, I was told, is supposed to be a tool to help reporters [...]
Research and Markets: 2010 Medical Home Performance Benchmarks: Adoption, Utilization and Results Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 11:37AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d30e92/2010_medical_home) has announced the addition of the "2010 Medical Home Performance Benchmarks: Adoption, Utilization and Results" report to their offering. Patient-centered medical home (PCMH) pilots are in high gear around the country. The 2010 Patient Protection and ...
Research and Markets: 2010 Medical Home Performance Benchmarks: Adoption, Utilization and Results Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 11:32AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2010 Medical Home Performance Benchmarks: Adoption, Utilization and Results" report to their offering.
Murder charge in Savannah infant's death goes to grand jury Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 5:29AMPUBLIC SAFETY SUMMARY A murder charge against a Savannah woman in the death of her step grandchild Tuesday was sent to the Chatham County grand jury. Stacy Singleton, 39, is charged in the June 30 death of 14-month-old Brooke Singleton from injuries police say she suffered June 26. Stacy Singleton took the child to Memorial University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. A GBI ...
Phase 3 ILLUMINATE Study Supports 24-Week Telaprevir-Based Therapy Within a Response-Guided Regimen for People With ... Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 8:04AMVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced results from the Phase 3 ILLUMINATE study, which was designed to evaluate whether there was any benefit to extending therapy from 24 to 48 weeks in people whose hepatitis C virus (HCV) was undetectable at weeks 4 and 12 of treatment (extended rapid viral response or eRVR).
Reportlinker Adds Worldwide Personalized Medicine Market Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 10:30AMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
XP Power releases third edition of power supply technical guide Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 9:19AMXP Power has published the third edition of the company’s 144-page technical guide for power supply specifiers.
Phase 3 ILLUMINATE Study Supports 24-Week Telaprevir-Based Therapy Within a Response-Guided Regimen for People with ... Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:11AMCAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced results from the Phase 3 ILLUMINATE study, which was designed to evaluate whether there was any benefit to extending therapy from 24 to 48 weeks in people whose hepatitis C virus (HCV) was undetectable at weeks 4 and 12 of treatment (extended rapid viral response or eRVR). People in the trial ...
Phase 3 ILLUMINATE Study Supports 24-Week Telaprevir-Based Therapy Within a Response-Guided Regimen for People with ... Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:00AMCAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced results from the Phase 3 ILLUMINATE study, which was designed to evaluate whether there was any benefit to extending therapy from 24 to 48 weeks in people whose hepatitis C virus was undetectable at weeks 4 and 12 of treatment .
Research and Markets: US Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Report: 75,000 Establishments with Combined Annual Revenue ... Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 10:12AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/39c45e/nursing_homes_and) has announced the addition of the "Nursing Homes and Assisted Living" report to their offering. The US nursing homes and assisted living industry includes about 75,000 establishments (single-location companies and branches of multi-location companies ...
Research and Markets: US Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Report: 75,000 Establishments with Combined Annual Revenue ... Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 10:00AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nursing Homes and Assisted Living" report to their offering.
Questions About The Role Of Nanoscience Examined In Encyclopedia Of Nanoscience And Society Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 7:36AMProduced by volcanic explosions, nanoparticles - about a thousand times smaller than a fly's eye - have always been part of the earth's atmosphere. Used, if not understood, by artisans for centuries, nanomaterials have been part of pottery glazes, metallurgy and the glass work of cathedrals. Produced by diesel exhaust, they have been a human-generated pollutant since before the term ...
Revolution - On A Nano Scale Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 9:38PMProduced by volcanic explosions, nanoparticles – about a thousand times smaller than a fly’s eye – have always been part of the earth’s atmosphere. Used, if not understood, by artisans for centuries, nanomaterials have been part of pottery glazes, metallurgy and the glass work of cathedrals. Produced by diesel exhaust, they have been a human-generated pollutant since before the term ...
Preventive-health terms Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 11:05PMGlossary Chronic disease: Diseases that develop over time and are driven by risk factors that are largely preventable. Diabetes
BCF publishes two new patient publications on Pain Management and Physical Therapy Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 11:36PMThe Bone and Cancer Foundation (BCF) is announcing the publishing of two new patient publications on Pain Management and Physical Therapy and other Rehabilitation Therapies. Other publication topics include: Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, Vitamin D, Surgery, Myeloma and Osteosarcoma.
“Dr Death” drops bombshell at Teoh inquest Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 2:00PMThailand’s most senior forensic pathologist, the renowned Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand , dropped a bombshell at the Teoh Beng Hock inquest today.
New resource examines questions about the role of nanoscience Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 8:36AM( Arizona State University ) The new two-volume "Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society," edited by David H. Guston at Arizona State University, presents perspectives from a variety of disciplines on the questions of nanotechnology in society, and what it might mean for our lives. Accessible and jargon-free, it isn't designed for the scientist or engineer in the field, but rather for the rest ...
Research and Markets: US Ambulance Services Industry Report: 50 Largest Companies such as AMR and Rural/Metro ... Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 9:54AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/049fa7/ambulance_services) has announced the addition of the "Ambulance Services" report to their offering. The US ambulance services industry includes about 4,000 companies with combined annual revenue of about $11 billion. Major companies include AMR (American Medical Response ...
Research and Markets: US Ambulance Services Industry Report: 50 Largest Companies such as AMR and Rural/Metro ... Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 9:45AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Ambulance Services" report to their offering.
Research and Markets: US Home Healthcare Services Industry Report: 23,000 Establishments such as Amedisys and Apria ... Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 9:25AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/008eb0/home_healthcare_se) has announced the addition of the "Home Healthcare Services " report to their offering. The US home healthcare industry includes about 23,000 etablishments (single-location companies and branches of multi-location companies) with combined annual revenue ...
Research and Markets: US Home Healthcare Services Industry Report: 23,000 Establishments such as Amedisys and Apria ... Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 9:15AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Home Healthcare Services " report to their offering.
DU unveils its new lab manual Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:35PMBright posters and a 200-page manual will guide the students and teachers of Delhi University (DU) on what precautions to take while conducting experiments in its chemistry laboratories.
Selecting the Right Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:58PMJust as there are various breeds and temperaments of horses, there are various types of insurance providers and agents. How do you choose the one that will provide you with the most appropriate coverage for the price?
Research and Markets: Australia - The National Broadband Network Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:01PMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c1d07a/australia_the_na) has announced the addition of the "Australia The National Broadband Network" report to their offering. This annual report offers a wealth of information on the trends and developments taking place in the e-government, e-health and e-education sectors. The ...
Research and Markets: Australia - The National Broadband Network Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:00PMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Australia The National Broadband Network" report to their offering.
Research and Markets: US Commercial and Industrial Equipment Rental Industry Report: Top 50 Companies like Hertz and ... Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:45AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Commercial and Industrial Equipment Rental " report to their offering.
Samsung's Haven Aimed at the Silver-Haired Set Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 8:53AMVerizon Wireless and Samsung today announced the Haven, a new flip phone that is being targeted at older users. The Haven features a 2.2-inch internal display, adjustable fonts for better visibility, and a voice-capable menu system that reads menu ... (follow link to read)
New Do-It-Yourself PR Kits Expand to Offer Even More Tools that Help Businesses Understand, Develop and Manage ... Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 12:15PMThe new JW PR Toolkits series has expanded to include new and updated content that includes valuable, thorough information on incorporating social media into an effective public relations campaign as well as more tools to help small businesses garner positive media coverage.
Research and Markets: US Electronic Equipment Repair Services Industry Report: An Industry that Accounts for an Annual ... Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 11:00AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Electronic Equipment Repair Services" report to their offering.
AMA Helps Physicians Optimize Patient Safety And Quality Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 4:26PMTo help physicians optimize the quality and safety of patient care, the American Medical Association (AMA) released two new reports today focused on these important health care issues. A guide to patient safety organizations (PSOs) is being offered free online to all physicians to help them participate in PSOs, a way for physicians to voluntarily report and learn from adverse safety events...
Research and Markets: US Hospitals Industry Report: 6,500 Hospitals with Combined Annual Revenue of Approximately $700 ... Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 12:30PMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Hospitals" report to their offering.
New wave of birthing, parenting classes Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:26AMFor expecting moms and dads, there are now a variety of alternatives to the traditional Lamaze class.
PepsiCo Delivers Solid Second-Quarter Revenue and EPS Performance; First-Half Reported EPS Grew 5 Percent; First-Half ... Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 6:00AMPepsiCo, Inc. today reported solid top- and bottom-line results for the second quarter of 2010, driven by the acquisition of its two anchor bottlers, broad-based gains across its snack and beverage portfolio in key international markets, disciplined investments in strategic initiatives and prudent cost controls.
AccuQuote Caters To All Life Insurance Needs Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 2:01AMAccuQuote, a leader in providing term life insurance quotes to people across the United States, caters to all consumers by satisfying the life insurance needs of those who may not qualify for traditional term life insurance.
NASA JSC Solicitation: Publishing of NASA Shuttle Book Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 9:27PMNASA JSC Solicitation: Publishing of NASA Shuttle Book
Slots Still Available in MAMI Interpreter Training; Seeks People Fluent in Refugee Languages Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 10:49AMUTICA/SYRACUSE – Slots are still available in MAMI Interpreters’ 80-hour course in medical interpreting that starts in August. Interpreter trainees are especially needed in the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Chinese, Hindi, Karen/Burmese, Karenee, Krahn, Malinke, Somali/Maay-Maay, and Vietnamese.