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--Acquisition Adds Promising Late Stage Product hGH-CTP Targeting Growth Hormone Deficiency and Preclinical Products Targeting Hemophilia, Obesity & Diabetes-- MIAMI and NES-ZIONA, Israel, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE: OPK) and PROLOR Biotech, Inc. (NYSE MKT: PBTH) today announced that the companies have signed a definitive merger agreement under which OPKO will acquire PROLOR, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing...
HONG KONG, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Insiderslab.com has issued insider trading reports for the following companies: Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), General Electric (NYSE:GE), Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO), and Walter Energy (NYSE:WLT). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130401/HK85662LOGO ) (Read full report by clicking the link below, you may need to copy and paste the full link to your browser.) Report Highlights:...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Clinical Research Excellence and Safety today announced its new Board of Directors, as well as appointment of a Global Advisory Board, to guide the non-profit's efforts in building an integrated global system to enhance clinical research and its application to health-care through standards, information technology, and professionalism. The Directors are: Bill Davenhall - Senior Health Advisor, Health and Human...
EXTON, Pa., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq: VPHM), an international biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing innovative products that address unmet medical needs and rare diseases, today announced the results of a Phase 2 study of VP20621 (non-toxigenic Clostridium difficile; NTCD) a novel treatment approach for preventing recurrent C. difficile infections (CDI). CDI is a common and dangerous gastrointestinal...
HONG KONG, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EarningForecast.com has issued consensus earnings forecast reports for the following companies: eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Halliburton (NYSE:HAL), and QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130128/HK49017LOGO ) (Read full report by clicking the link below, you may need to copy and paste the full link to your browser.) Report Highlights: eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY):...
CASTLE ROCK, Colo., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Venaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPY), an in vitro diagnostic company focused on obtaining FDA clearance and commercializing its CE Marked APPY1 Test, a rapid, protein biomarker-based assay for appendicitis, today announced the appointment of Stephen A. Williams, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer at SomaLogic, to the Company's Board of Directors. Dr. Williams brings his experience in diagnostic imaging and biomarker discovery to the Venaxis...
Growth Hormone Booster SeroVital(TM)-hgh Makes History with Luxury Store Chain NEW YORK, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, it seems human growth hormone has been gaining an almost "religious" following. It's been featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox News, CNN, The Dr. Oz Show, and in Shape magazine and Vanity Fair. And now, starting on May 1, luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus will be adding to the frenzy by allowing the growth hormone booster...
HONG KONG, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Insiderslab.com has issued insider trading reports for the following companies: Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO), General Electric (NYSE:GE), Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:CLF), and Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100419/HKM001LOGO ) (Read full report by clicking the link below, you may need to copy and paste the full link to your browser.) Report Highlights:...
BETHESDA, Md., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately one-third of teens may be missing annual checkups according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services(1) and the US Census.(2) Teens often encounter social, emotional, and physical issues that may include eating disorders and obesity, substance abuse, and sexually transmitted infections.(3) While experts agree that teens should get annual medical checkups to be screened for health risks and discuss important...
SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robert J. Hugin, chairman and CEO of Celgene Corporation, was elected chairman of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) today at the trade association's annual meeting. Also elected were Ian C. Read, president and CEO of Pfizer Inc, as chairman-elect of the PhRMA Board of Directors, and Kenneth C. Frazier, Chairman, President and CEO of Merck & Co, Inc., as Board treasurer. (Logo:...
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Clostridium difficile, also known as "CDF/cdf", or "C. diff", is a Gram-positive bacteria of the genus Clostridium that causes severe diarrhea and other intestinal disease when competing bacteria in the gut flora are wiped out by antibiotics. They are anaerobic, spore-forming rods and is the most serious cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and potentially to pseudomembranous colitis. C. difficile bacteria naturally resides in the gut of a small percentage of the adult population. Others...
