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BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Foundation for Health Smart Consumers is pleased to announce a major expansion of its smoking cessation initiative made possible by a national grant awarded to The Foundation by the Pfizer Independent Grants for Learning & Change and the support of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center. The Foundation for Health Smart Consumers currently provides a patient counseling education program for clinicians in...

-- Children and celebrity advocates will appeal to Congress for continued support of research that will lead to a world without type 1 diabetes-- WASHINGTON, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Approximately 150 children and teenagers throughout the United States, and several from around the world, have been selected to travel to Washington, D.C. this summer to represent their state and country and remind Congress and the Administration of the critical need to find better...

FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Tenth Annual Medical Device Quality CongressFrom Risk Management to Postmarket Surveillance **Presented by FDAnews**June 4-6, 2013 -- Bethesda, MD www.fdanews.com/MDQC2013 (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130419/CG97972) FDAnews has put together a world-class group of experts who will educate attendees of the 10th Annual Medical Device Quality Congress and provide them with the tools and strategies they need to go...

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Five members of the U.S. House of Representatives today introduced The Cyber Warrior Act, a companion bill to the Senate version of the legislation, S. 658, which was introduced last month. The National Guard Association of the United States follows this action with the statement below by retired Maj. Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr., the NGAUS president, commending Congress for taking this step to leverage the Guard's unique capabilities...

SHANGHAI, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Second cooperation between NuernbergMesse China and SAE-China after FISITA 2012 (World Automotive Congress) The only Chinese exhibition that focuses on automotive engineering and manufacturing technologies Converging technology leaders via SAE-China Congress Disclosure of future transportation development and core technology innovations Following the great success of FISITA 2012, SAE-China and NuernbergMesse China will continue their...

Biotech recognized for VGX-3100, an innovative therapy for pre-cancers and cancers caused by HPV, now in phase II for cervical dysplasia BLUE BELL, Pa., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INO) today announced that it was presented Vaccine Industry Excellence (ViE) Awards for "Best Therapeutic Vaccine" and "Best Early Stage Biotech" at the World Vaccine Congress, which is being held this week in Washington, D.C. The ViE Awards recognize outstanding...

ACE expertise expands clinical quality platform as the only provider of cardiac cath lab accreditation Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 17, 2013 The Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) will exhibit at the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC) 16th Congress on April 24-25, 2013 in Orlando, FL at booth number 21. ACE provides cardiac cath lab accreditation and E3 ; More Than Peer Review services. The mission of SCPC is to accredit hospital service lines for Acute Coronary...

Group Requests Congress Protect Cost-Effective Measures DALLAS, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA) is calling on Congress to oppose efforts to eliminate funding for the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program. The move arose after President Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget called for the elimination of federal funding of the volunteer initiative. "While it is unlikely that the President's budget will be adopted as...

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The American Islamic Congress offers its condolences to the victims, families, and all Bostonians affected by yesterday's attacks in Boston," said AIC's Executive Director Ms. Zainab Al-Suwaij. "We are heartbroken by this tragedy, and condemn those responsible for this terrorist attack. Boston has been AIC's home since 2002, and it remains a focal point of AIC's programs and activities today. We know that the Boston community is...

Presentation on April 18, 2013 PRINCETON, N.J., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Soligenix, Inc. (OTCQB: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing products for serious inflammatory diseases and biodefense countermeasures where there remains an unmet medical need, announced today that its Chief Scientific Officer, Robert N. Brey, PhD, will give a presentation on the stockpiling of biodefense vaccines - technology...