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Vivid Harvest(TM) Whole Food Powders Deliver Full Sensory & Nutritional Experience of Fruits & Vegetables in an All-Natural, Stable, Easy-to-Process Form MORRISTOWN, N.J., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- P.L. Thomas & Co, Inc. (Morristown, NJ) announced today that it has launched a line of ingredients that offer a fruit and vegetable 'food replacement' experience in consumer food and beverage products. Called Vivid Harvest(TM) Whole Food Powders, the line features a patented...
SANTA FE, N.M., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UC Charting Solutions announced today that it has successfully implemented ProMentum(®) Flex at Ong's Urgent Care in Louisville, KY. Ong's originally selected ProMentum Flex as its paperless urgent and primary care EHR solution because of its rapid implementation, charting speed and UC Charting Solutions' MU Assisted program where UC Charting will actively work on behalf of Ong's Urgent Care to get their Meaningful Use incentives. The...
First Patients Dosed in Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study SAN DIEGO, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MEI Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEIP), an oncology company focused on the clinical development of novel therapies for cancer, announced today that the first patients have been dosed in a Phase II clinical trial of its lead drug candidate Pracinostat in combination with Vidaza (azacitidine) in patients with previously untreated intermediate-2 or high-risk myelodysplastic...
SALT LAKE CITY, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Remedy Informatics, a leading provider of registry-based informatics products for healthcare and life sciences research, today announced it has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) IT Schedule 70 supply contract (GS-35F-367AA, effective May 7, 2013) and is now certified to provide innovative IT solutions to government agencies at federal, state and local levels. In accordance with this contract, Remedy has placed its...
Late-Breaking Phase 3 Results and Health Economics Data are Among 17 Accepted Presentations RARITAN, N.J., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen) announced today that 17 presentations on INVOKANA(TM) (canagliflozin) ? including Phase 3 clinical safety and efficacy data, and a health economic analysis ? will be made at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 73(rd) Annual Scientific Sessions, June 21-25, in Chicago, Ill. INVOKANA(TM) is the...
SYDNEY, Australia And EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented final results today from a Phase 2/3 clinical trial of ADS-5102 (amantadine HCl extended release) capsules demonstrating a statistically significant improvement in levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) as measured by change from baseline at week 8 versus placebo in the Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS). ADS-5102 is Adamas' investigational extended-release formulation of...
The Hear the World Foundation highlights an often overlooked subject STAFA, Switzerland, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hearing loss is often associated with or seen as a sign of old age, however hearing loss can occur in children and even in infants. Every year, about 665,000 babies around the world are born with significant hearing loss.(([1])) In the United States, approximately 2 out of 1,000 are born with hearing loss. The earlier that hearing loss is detected and managed, the...
DALLAS, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Bioinformatics Market By Sector (Molecular Medicine, Agriculture, Research & Forensic), Segment (Sequencing Platforms, Knowledge Management Tools & Data Analysis Services) & Application (Genomics, Proteomics & Drug Design) - Global Forecasts to 2017", analyzes and studies the Major Market Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World. Browse -...
CARMEL, Ind., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent study finds middle-income Americans on average give themselves about a 1-in-5 chance of being diagnosed with a critical illness in the next three years and a 1-in-2 chance of being diagnosed with a critical illness within the next 20 years. Middle-Income America's Perspectives on Critical Illness and Financial Security study, commissioned by Washington National Institute for Wellness Solutions (IWS), surveyed 1,001 Americans ages...
Inspired by the millions of people who have made EpiPen® (epinephrine) Auto-Injector the No. 1 prescribed epinephrine auto-injector for 25 years, Mylan Specialty's anniversary campaign educates, engages and gives back to the allergy community BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pro football player and 2012 most valuable player (MVP) Adrian Peterson and professional family expert Jo Frost have potentially life-threatening (severe) allergies and are partnering with...
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Schistosoma mansoni is a species of parasitic worm, classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum, which affects an estimated 83.31 million throughout the world. This species is the most populous of all members of its genus, occurring in fifty-four countries including areas like Africa, the Middle East, South America, and the Caribbean. This species causes intestinal schistosomiasis in humans. The mapped genome of Schistosoma mansoni and S. japonicum were published in 2009. The associated...
Schistosoma haematobium is a species of trematode flatworm, more commonly known as a fluke that can be found in Portugal, the Middle East, Africa, and India. This species is one a few fluke species that can give humans schistosomiasis, most commonly the kind known as urinary schistosomiasis. This species will swim around in water in its larval form known as cercariae. In this stage of life, it is able to push through a human host’s skin when the host is swimming in contaminated waters. Once...
Oxygen therapy is known as the administration of oxygen as a medical intervention. It is indicated in patients whose oxygen supply is compromised due to both acute and chronic health conditions and can be administered in many different ways. Oxygen therapy can be administered virtually wherever the patient is. Most commonly, oxygen is delivered to patients in an ambulance, hospital, or doctor’s office. These medical facilities carry oxygen in the form of a compressed gas. It is stored...
Cold Compression Therapy is used to reduce pain and edema (swelling) for instances such as soft tissue injuries, strains, sprains, or post-surgical therapy. As the name suggests, the therapy includes the application of cold (cryotherapy) but also includes the principles of R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation). Cryotherapy, application of cold or ice to the painful area, lowers the metabolic rate of the tissue and prevents further injury to the site from the inflammatory...
Image Caption: This electron micrograph reveals the presence of hepatitis-B virus HBV "Dane particles", or virions. Credit: CDC/Wikipedia Hepatitis B: What Is It? Hepatitis simply means a swelling or inflammation of the liver. The type hepatitis that a person contracts (there are 5 common forms) affects their long-term prognosis. The most common and most severe of these different types of liver infection is Hepatitis B, which is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is typically...
