Health & Medicine Week articles from May 2002

Health & Medicine Week archives from May 2002

Neurosurgeons use stereotactic radiotherapy for treatment.(of brain tumors)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neurosurgeons have long studied the outcomes of microsurgery (laser surgery) versus stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for treatment of brain tumors. A new study has determined that when compared with...

ACU and Texas A&M researchers find phone counseling effective.(employee assistance)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- After studying free phone counseling offered to employees of three Fortune 500 companies and several smaller businesses, university researchers have found that personal counseling by phone is...

African-American doctors say direct-to-consumer ads raise patient awareness.
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Medical Association (NMA) has released the first survey of African-American doctors' views on direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs; the physicians reported that the...

CenterWatch, Veritas Medicine form patient recruitment collaboration.
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CenterWatch and Veritas Medicine announced an exclusive collaboration to provide a personalized trial matching service for patients visiting the CenterWatch website. Each month the CenterWatch Clinical...

Drug shows promise for smokers.(Sialor, a.k.a. Sulfarlem, from Solvay Pharma may help prevent lung cancer in lifelong smokers)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pill long used around the world to treat dry mouth may help protect against lung cancer in lifelong smokers, a study found. The drug appears especially promising for former smokers, who still...

CenterWatch launches consumer guide to the risks, benefits of volunteering for clinical trials.("Informed Consent: The Consumer's Guide to the Risks and Benefits of Volunteering for Clinical Trials")
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CenterWatch, the leading publisher of clinical trial news and information, announced the release of "Informed Consent: The Consumer's Guide to the Risks and Benefits of Volunteering for Clinical...

Association announces 2002 recipients of travel awards for young investigators.(American Association for Cancer Research to partner with AFLAC Inc.)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) announces an expanded partnership with AFLAC, Inc., to enhance training opportunities for the next generation of cancer researchers. A founding...

Bayer awarded top honor for initiative preparing women for global leadership.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Noting that his two adult daughters, both successful professionals, are "walking on the ground that was prepared by Catalyst," Bayer Corp. President and CEO Helge H. Wehmeier accepted one of three 2002...

Peter W. Thomas is recipient of prestigious Mo Amin Humanitarian Award.(Powers, Pyles, Sutter, and Verville Law Firm)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peter W. Thomas, a principal in Powers Pyles Sutter and Verville Law Firm of Washington, DC, is being honored as the recipient of the Mo Amin Humanitarian Award. Thomas received the award at a ceremony...

Cellomics launches version 2.0 of Cellspace Knowledge Miner.
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cellomics, Inc., announced the release of version 2.0 of CellSpace Knowledge Miner. CellSpace Knowledge Miner is a bioinformatics tool and content database that allows users to easily and quickly...

Employee productivity crucial for cost containment in pharmaceutical manufacturing.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmaceutical manufacturing quality control (QC) executives are adopting the latest management philosophies based on teamwork to boost productivity and contain costs in their companies' QC...

Five organizations form association to represent industry.(Association of Clinical Research Organizations)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Five organizations that provide international clinical research have formed the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) to represent the views of the drug development industry before...

FASEB urges Senate not to criminalize biomedical research.(Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- President Bush and others assembled in Washington, DC, recently to rally support for legislation to ban human reproductive cloning. This bill, proposed by Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), will not only ban...

AAFP ties online continuing medical education to AFP articles.(American Academy of Family Physicians)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has added a new resource to the online continuing medical education (CME) portion of the website: certain American Family Physician (AFP) articles will...

Baxter unveils three new internet-based CE programs focused on safety.(Baxter Healthcare Corp.)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baxter Healthcare Corp. (BAX) has launched three new Internet-based continuing education programs to support clinicians in enhancing care and reducing the risk of clinical errors. The three...

Barriers block minority progress in the medical profession.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American medical profession is on a demographic collision course with an increasingly diverse nation, according to a report released by Community Catalyst. While racial and ethnic minority...

Brooklyn Hospital rescue workers' communication devices better than ever.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMT) once again can communicate with their base at Long Island College Hospital, thanks to a contribution from The CHEST Foundation, the philanthropic arm...

CCA Industries reports first quarter results.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CCA Industries, Inc., (CCAM) announced that its revenues for the 3-month period ending February 28, 2002, were $10,247,194. Net income was $300,063 or $.04 per share after a provision for taxes of...

CareCentric approved by CIGNA Medicare electronic claims testing for ANSI 4010 readiness.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CareCentric, Inc., (CURA), a leading provider of management information systems to the home healthcare community, announced significant progress in updating CareCentric products for HIPAA compliance....

Appriss and Norton Healthcare use speech technology to address healthcare worker shortage.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Norton Healthcare has tapped into Appriss, Inc.'s, advancements in speech technology to help recruit and hire new employees at its local hospitals. NextJobNow is a speech-enabled "virtual...

Biotech funds experience harsh first quarter in 2002.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Standard & Poor's reported that following their weak performance in 2001, the trend in biotech funds has continued into the first quarter of 2002. The NASDAQ Biotechnology Index is down 15.94% for...

ACS enters outsourcing agreement with the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ACS (ACS), a provider of business process and information technology outsourcing solutions, announced the signing of a 7-year information technology (IT) outsourcing agreement with Rehabilitation...

GE Medical Systems standardizes on Cognos Series 7.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cognos, (COGN) the leading global provider of business intelligence solutions, announced that GE Medical Systems has signed a multimillion dollar deal to deploy Cognos Series 7 as the company-wide...

H-Quotient announces LabQuotient relational database for medical test ordering.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- H-Quotient, Inc., (HQNT) and Thomas C. Laipply, MD, FCAP, FIAP, Director of Molecular Tissue Pathology, Nichols Institute at Quest Diagnostics announced LabQuotient, a relational database for improving...

Intelligent Medical Objects, Lexi-Comp announce major upgrade to health research portal.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc., a Chicago-based team of medical doctors, software developers, and computer scientists and Lexi-Comp, Inc., a leader in providing clinical information at the...

2001: One of the most significant years ever for dealmaking.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 2001 was one of the most significant years ever for pharmaceutical and biotech dealmaking, according to the recent report "Terra Infirma: Pharma Dealmaking in 2001" published in IN VIVO magazine. ...

Competitive intelligence: Structuring and staffing for competitive advantage.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Global leaders are investing in and developing strong competitive intelligence (CI) capabilities as powerful tools for competing in today's economic environment, according to a new study by research...

Capitol Vision Campaign opens eyes to glaucoma risks.
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Congressional Glaucoma Caucus, Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, and Pharmacia Corp. launched Capitol Vision, a public education campaign to reduce glaucoma-caused blindness...

Amex to trade options on Intercept and Telik.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Stock Exchange (Amex) launched trading in options on Tuesday, April 9, 2002 on Intercept, Inc., (Option Symbol: FQJ/ Stock Symbol: ICPT) and Telik, Inc., (Option Symbol: ZUL/ Stock Symbol:...

AllianceEnterprise laptop for service wins following among medical systems maintenance providers.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Astea International, Inc., (ATEA), the global provider of customer relationship management (CRM) software solutions to equipment and service companies, said that healthcare organizations prefer the...

IMPAC announces ROI in medical oncology centers of excellence.(IMPAC Medical Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... 2002 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., announced positive ROI results from a study recently completed by medical oncology centers using IMPAC's Multi-ACCESS management system. The study confirmed that...

Atrisone milestone achieved with positive clinical results.(acne treatment)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atrix Laboratories, Inc., (ATRX) announced results from the first phase III study of Atrisone, dapsone topical gel, for the treatment of acne. Atrisone was found to be statistically superior to...

Study: High protein intake coupled with calcium helps bone density.
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study by Tufts University researchers reports elderly Americans who are on high protein diets and have adequate calcium intake can reverse bone loss usually associated with high protein diets....

AMA launches program to inspire new generation of physicians.("Doctors Back to School" to help encourage minority children to become physicians)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With the racial diversity of physicians trailing behind the changing demographics of the U.S. population, the American Medical Association is launching "Doctors Back to School," a program that is...

Haggling with healthcare providers about prices likely to increase.
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Consumer-driven" healthcare and the "consumerization" of healthcare are hot topics on the healthcare conference circuit. One element of consumer activity in any marketplace is shopping around for a...

AAHP testifies before House Energy & Commerce Committee on reform.(American Association of Health Plans)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stephen J. deMontmollin, senior vice president of AvMed Health Plan, based in Gainesville, Florida, testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the need for comprehensive Medicare...

AMA supports new Surgeon General nominee.(Richard H. Carmona)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- On behalf of the AMA, Chair Timothy T. Flaherty, MD, announced the organization's strong support for Richard H. Carmona, MD, a longtime AMA member, for Surgeon General of the United States. ...

HealthPartners names Brainerd president, CEO.(Mary K. Brainerd)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HealthPartners has named Mary K. Brainerd president and chief executive officer of the 670,000-member, Bloomington, Minnesota-based integrated care system. Brainerd succeeds George C. Halvorson who...

Robert Savage named group VP and president, general therapeutics and inflammation.(Pharmacia Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacia Corp. announced the appointment of Robert Savage as group vice president and president, general therapeutics and inflammation business. Savage will have responsibility for Pharmacia's...

AARP names America's 50 top hospitals.(American Association of Retired Persons)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and United Hospital in St. Paul are included in the top 50 hospitals in America list, to be published in the May/June 2002 issue of AARP Modern Maturity....

HCCA video is solution to HIPAA privacy awareness dilemma.(Health Care Compliance Association; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule implementation deadline a little over a year away the healthcare industry must not only write and implement HIPAA...

Virtual community launched for telephone triage nurses.(IntelliNurse.org)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IntelliNurse.org, a new website designed to provide a virtual online professional community for telephone triage nurses was to be launched at the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing's (AAACN)...

iPhysicianNet secures more than $11 million in additional venture financing.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- iPhysicianNet announced the successful completion of an additional round of private (venture) financing. Over $11 million was recently secured from existing investors in a deal led by Veron...

Study shows doctors need more information on treating older Americans.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new survey shows that many primary care physicians believe their colleagues are not as comfortable as they might be in diagnosing and treating medical problems generally found among older Americans -...

Aspirin 'resistance' does not mean aspirin therapy should be discontinued.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Aspirin Foundation of America (AFA) expressed concern over certain media reports on a study published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, that suggested that those aspirin...

ACS announces new IT outsourcing, development contract with Illinois Hospital Association.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ACS, a premier provider of business process and information technology outsourcing solutions, announced the signing of a 5-year information technology and business process outsourcing agreement with...

MedStrong offers police, firefighters, and emergency personnel free access to their records.(MedStrong International Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedStrong International Corp. (MSRG) will provide its medical records online product, Patient Data Quickly (PDQ), to all police, firefighters, and emergency personnel in America at no charge. The...

Odyssey Healthcare to buy three hospice locations in Louisiana.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Odyssey HealthCare, Inc., (ODSY), has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of three hospice locations in Louisiana. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter....

ConsumerLab.com finds nutrition powders, drinks more accurately labeled than nutrition bars.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ConsumerLab.com announced that 24 of 26 nutrition powders and drinks that it recently evaluated met their label claims for carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. This is in stark contrast to...

National Quality Forum releases list of most serious medical errors.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) announced the availability of the final report, "Serious Reportable Events in Healthcare: A National Quality Forum Consensus Report." The report and accompanying...

AAHP comments on proposed HHS modification to new medical privacy rule.
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AAHP President and CEO Karen Ignagni made the following statement in response to proposed modifications to the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule on the privacy of medical...

Brockton Hospital acquires cutting edge diagnostic imaging system.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Brockton Hospital has acquired the most advanced whole-body imaging technology with Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to significantly enhance diagnostic services. PET provides a sophisticated...

Claimsnet.com common stock to trade on OTC Bulletin Board.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Claimsnet.com inc. (CLAI) announced that it has been advised by Nasdaq that after consideration of the company's appeal, the company's securities will cease trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market...

Biopolymer Engineering introduces Imucell WGP to fortify the immune system.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biopolymer Engineering, Inc., introduced Imucell WGP, a dietary supplement scientifically proven to fortify the immune system. The product contains WGP Beta Glucan, a patented natural carbohydrate...

3F Therapeutics, Acumen Healthcare Solutions announce European rollout of clinical trial software.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 3F Therapeutics and Acumen Healthcare Solutions jointly announced that all of 3F Therapeutics' European heart valve study centers have been trained to use a unique electronic clinical data-capture...

InnaPhase signs agreement with Bioassay Laboratory.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- InnaPhase Corp., a leading provider of enterprise technology solutions for life sciences, announced that Bioassay Laboratory, Inc., a leading contract research organization, has signed a license...

Minnesota ALA called on to provide documentation in tobacco investigation.(American Lung Association)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... 2002 MAY 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Lung Association of Minnesota (ALAMN) is one of 14 nonprofit agencies that have been asked to provide documentation related to the State of Minnesota Office of the Attorney General's...

Best Practice sharing extends resources.
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Companies that tap internal best practices and encourage employee innovation reap huge benefits and avoid potential market obstacles, according to a study by Best Practices, LLC, a research firm....

FDA approval of Botox will increase use.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Botox for cosmetic use confirms the findings of numerous clinical studies that the drug is safe and effective for wrinkle reduction. ...

URAC announces new disease management standards.(Utilization Review Accreditation Commission)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- URAC (formerly, Utilization Review Accreditation Commission) announced that its board of directors has approved its new Disease Management Standards. The standards, developed by an advisory...

Foreign travel is common cause of resistant Campylobacter infections.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers and scientists from Harvard and other world-renowned institutions studying the causes of Campylobacter infections, a common form of food borne illness, concluded that foreign travel, unsafe...

Survey: Many patients willing to pay for online communication with their physicians.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Currently very few people communicate with their physicians online and most physicians have serious reservations about giving patients their email addresses because (as earlier Harris Interactive...

Cleveland Clinic, NexCura to provide cancer patients with interactive treatment decision tools.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Cleveland Clinic and NexCura, Inc., announced an agreement to offer, free of charge, cancer treatment decision tools that help patients with newly diagnosed and recurrent cancer to better...

Company files proxy with SEC, names slate of directors.(ICN Pharmaceuticals)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ICN Pharmaceuticals (ICN) announced that it has filed preliminary proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with its nomination of a slate of nominees to the ICN...

Company names new members to its management team, board of directors.(Epicept Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epicept Corp., a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on innovative pain relief therapies, announced the addition of new members to its management team and board of directors. EpiCept is...

Robert Rudell joins Medtox scientific board of directors.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medtox Scientific, Inc., (TOX) announced the election of Robert A. Rudell to its board of directors. The addition of Rudell increases the size of the Medtox board to seven members. Rudell...

Karl Tryggvason awarded 2002 Louis-Jeantet prize for medicine.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioStratum, Inc., a worldwide leader in drug development based on basal lamina research, announced that Karl Tryggvason, MD, PhD, cofounder and member of the company's Scientific Advisory Board, has...

Imaging Diagnostic signs exclusive distribution agreement with Jamco Medical for Latin America.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (IMDS) announced that the company has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Jamco Medical, Inc., for Central and South America and the Caribbean. Jamco...

La Quinta completes $109 million healthcare asset sale.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- La Quinta Corp. (LQI) has completed the sale of 49 assisted living facilities operated by Alterra Healthcare Corporation for $109 million in gross proceeds. Including this sale, the company has...

Adis works with Oracle to develop workflow management tools for pharma market.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adis International, Ltd., a leading provider of information and knowledge management tools, announced an initiative to develop powerful workflow management tools for the pharmaceutical and...

Allscripts Clinical Applications selected by Southwest Medical Associates.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (MDRX) announced an agreement with Southwest Medical Associates, Inc., (SMA), a subsidiary of Sierra Health Services, Inc., (SIE) to provide clinical applications to 150...

National Quality Forum completes draft report on nursing home performance measures.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has completed its draft consensus report, "Nursing Home Performance Measures." The draft report identifies nine performance measures to assess the quality of care...

Company acquires SoySlim, Genistein-based products.(Interactive Multimedia Network, Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interactive Multimedia Network, Inc., (IMNI) announced that it has acquired a 90% interest in SoySlim, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, as an integral step to further its entrance into the Health and...

Number of people choosing cosmetic plastic surgery triples since 1992.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of people having cosmetic plastic surgery has tripled since 1992, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) announced in release of its 2001 statistics. The number of people...

Solucient 5-year forecast: Oncology beds, patient mix to grow.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 20, 2002... 2002 MAY 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oncology diagnoses will increase as much as 9% between 2001-2006, forcing hospitals to closely reevaluate and reallocate the proper mix of beds, care and service they provide their communities,...

Foundation launches nationwide effort to fight growing public health epidemic.(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... 2002 MAY 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Today there are 43 million reasons to walk. By 2020 there will be 60 million. One in every six Americans has a form of arthritis. Yet the "faces of arthritis" may surprise you. Arthritis is already...

New findings on physicians' views about their profession.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 27, 2002... 2002 MAY 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As part of the Kaiser Family Foundation's biennial National Survey of Physicians, the Foundation examined doctors' views of their profession. The survey found that most physicians (87%) say the...

Smoking cessation success equally good with OTC or prescription nicotine replacement therapy.(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... 2002 MAY 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT), such as a skin patch or gum, when used by smokers on their own as over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, safely yield smoking cessation success rates as good as when...

Cancer scientists find prescription drugs in herbal supplement.(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... 2002 MAY 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some months ago, SupplementQuality.com reported on a promising herbal remedy for prostate cancer. PC SPES was achieving highly positive results in clinical studies. Now, however, cancer researchers...

Company adjusts new management team.(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... 2002 MAY 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- After the unexpected and untimely death of Horst Waesche, the designated vice chairman of the management board of Aventis, in mid-March, Aventis announced adjustments to its intended new management...

Ernest Mario named chairman, CEO; company acquires Apothogen.(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... 2002 MAY 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (IBPI) announced that it has acquired Apothogen, Inc., for 450,000 shares of common stock and that Ernest Mario, PhD, has joined the company as chairman and CEO. In...

Lund-Hansen named VP, manufacturing.(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... 2002 MAY 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genmab A/S announced the appointment of Torben Lund-Hansen, PhD as vice president manufacturing. Lund-Hansen joins the company from May 1 2002 and will be responsible for Genmab's manufacturing team...

Members of scientific advisory board named.(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... 2002 MAY 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intradigm Corporation announced that it had made a number of appointments to its recently formed scientific advisory board. "We are very pleased with the breadth and depth of knowledge that our...

Slowey promoted to CEO.(Paul D. Slowey)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... 2002 MAY 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioCurex is pleased to announce the promotion of Paul D. Slowey, currently VP of business development, to the position of CEO. Slowey, who joined the company in September 2001, brings to the CEO...