Health & Medicine Week articles from September 2002

Health & Medicine Week archives from September 2002

Thinking positively about aging extends life more than exercise and not smoking.
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thinking positively about getting older extends one's life by 7 1/2 years, which is more than the longevity gained from low blood pressure or low cholesterol or by maintaining a healthy weight,...

Injectable gel effective treatment.(cisplatin and epinephrine gel effective for the treatment of head and neck cancer)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An injectable gel combining cisplatin and epinephrine is effective in treating cancers of the head and neck, according to a new study published in the Archives of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck...

Research: Most emergency room visits are not for emergencies.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The majority of visits to emergency departments in U.S. hospitals are for treatment of nonemergent cases that could be treated elsewhere, according to an analysis by Solucient, a healthcare demand...

Decreased testosterone levels linked to sleep disorder.(sleep apnea)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Male patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - the inability to breathe properly during sleep - produce lower levels of testosterone, resulting in decreased libido and sexual activity,...

Physicians turning away new Medicare patients jumps 28%.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study indicates that the number of family physicians who are no longer taking new Medicare patients is 28% higher than 1 year ago. The annual survey of its members by the American Academy of...

Increased risk of bacterial meningitis in unvaccinated cochlear implant patients.
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.K. Medical Devices Agency has issued new advice on the potential risk of meningitis in patients with cochlear implants who have not been vaccinated. The move follows a reported increase in the...

Earthrise Spirulina shown to reverse age-related brain degeneration in rats.
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of scientists in the U.S. found that Earthrise Spirulina reversed the degenerative effects of aging on the brain. The scientists are from the James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center,...

NDCHealth announces new board member.(Jeffrey P. Koplan)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NDCHealth (NDC) announced the appointment of Dr. Jeffrey P. Koplan to its board of directors. Koplan is vice president for academic health affairs at Emory University's Woodruff Health Services...

Tyco names Edward D. Breen chairman and CEO.(Tyco International Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tyco International, Ltd., (TYC) announced that the board of directors has appointed Edward D. Breen, the former president and chief operating officer of Motorola, Inc., as chairman and CEO of the...

Marshall Edwards, NIH, join forces to study the investigational drug, phenoxodiol.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novogen's (NVGN) listed subsidiary, Marshall Edwards, Inc., (MSH.L) has signed a materials cooperative research and development agreement with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research...

EGeen International, Prediction Sciences sign deal to study citalpram.(Celexa)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EGeen International and Prediction Sciences announced the signing of an agreement to collaborate on the study and discovery of genetic variants responsible for variable patient response to citalopram...

FDA issues approvable letter for Vardenafil.(to Bayer AG and GlaxoSmithKline PLC)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bayer AG (BAY) and GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) announced that they have received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for vardenafil, an oral investigational drug under...

Lincare Holdings reports 3 and 6 month results.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lincare Holdings, Inc., (LNCR) announced for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, revenues were $234.5 million, an 18% increase over revenues of $198.4 million for the second quarter of 2001. Net...

Telik announces 2002 second quarter highlights and financial results.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Telik, Inc., (TELK) reported for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002 a net loss of $9.1 million, or $0.33 per share, compared with a net loss of $4.4 million, or $0.19 per share, for the same period...

FDA's advisory on methyl mercury and fish consumption still OK.
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Consumer Advisory on Methyl Mercury and Fish Consumption, issued by the agency last year, "provides sound, actionable advice to the public on safely consuming...

NIH awards $7 million to SRA.(SRA International Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Information Technology has awarded SRA International, Inc., (SRX) a competitive task order under the Chief Information Officer Solutions and Partners 2...

Venture capital investment in Q2 2002 continues to slide toward 1998 levels.
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Venture capital investment continued downward in the second quarter of 2002 as total disbursements fell to $5.7 billion, an 11% decrease from the previous quarter, and the lowest level since the third...

VantageMed announces court approval of securities lawsuit settlement.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VantageMed Corp. (VMDC) announced that it has received final court approval on the settlement of the consolidated securities class action lawsuit filed against the company and several of its officers...

Sepracor R&D executive VP quits.(Paul Rubin)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sepracor Inc., (SEPR) announced that Paul Rubin, MD, executive vice president of research and development, has resigned. Sepracor's research and development function will continue to be organized...

Viagra faces competition from new oral therapies from Eli Lilly and Bayer.(tadalafil (Cialis) from Eli Lilly/ICOS; vardenafil (Nuviva) from Bayer/GlaxoSmithKline)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to Decision Resources, a research and advisory firm for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, Pfizer's blockbuster drug Viagra will face major competition from new oral phosphodiesterase...

RxBazaar completes merger with SB Merger Corp.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RxBazaar, Inc., (formerly known as SB Merger Corp.) announced that on July 26, 2002, it completed its proposed merger between RxBazaar and a wholly owned subsidiary of SB Merger Corp. As a result...

Hmong doctor's new practice geared toward Asian community.(Phua Xiong)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As a girl growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phua Xiong heard about the struggles between the Hmong and Western doctors who did not understand her culture. One story that stayed with Xiong,...

Collaboration targets aerosol delivery of surfactants.(Discovery Laboratories Inc. and Aerogen Inc.)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Discovery Laboratories, Inc., (DSCO) and Aerogen, Inc., (AEGN), announced they have entered into a collaborative relationship to evaluate the use of Discovery's proprietary humanized lung surfactant...

Time for action to solve the nursing shortage is now, says nurses' union.(Service Employees International Union Nurse Alliance)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A report on the nation's nursing crisis lends new urgency to the call for solutions to a critical shortage of nursing care that is putting patients in America's hospitals at risk, say leaders of the...

Pharmacia sets stock distribution ratio for spin-off of shares in Monsanto.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacia Corp. (PHA) announced that it has finalized the ratio for the distribution of all remaining shares held by the company in its agricultural subsidiary, Monsanto Co. (MON). The Monsanto...

Steris Corp. announces share repurchase authorization.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2002... 2002 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Steris Corp. (STE) announced that its board of directors has authorized the purchase of up to 3 million shares of Steris common stock. The authorization represents approximately 4% of Steris shares...

Companies face challenges to unlock potential of informatics.
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spending on informatics for research in the biopharmaceutical industry is growing overall industry R&D spending, but to capture the potential value of this spending, companies must address three...

Key to lifelong hearing identified as continuous self-renewal of the sensory sterocilia.
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Why do some people recover from some noise exposure in a matter of hours or days? Why, in fact, are humans able to make use of the mechanically sensitive hair cell stereocilia to hear throughout the...

New treatments give dermatologists choices for treating psoriasis.
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thanks to a surge in new treatment options developed over the last few years, psoriasis patients have more hope than ever in finding a treatment that works for them. Speaking at the American...

Work and money problems are one big headache, survey says.
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Personal finances are one of the top tension triggers in the United States, according to Tension Tracker 2002, a landmark survey sponsored by the makers of Tylenol. The survey found that 58% of...

Bear market influences increase in psychiatric disabilities.
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The economy's effect on workers' mental health is one reason for the increasing psychiatric disability in the workforce, according to a leading employee assistance expert and corporate psychologist...

Growing prevalence of COPD provides need for drugs.(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The growing prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the high, unmet medical need for drugs that can stop or reverse the progression of the disease provide great opportunities for...

More patients able to benefit from Aricept than Exelon.(Alzheimer's disease treatment)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Newly published results from the first head-to-head study between Aricept (donepezil HCl tablets) and Exelon (rivastigmine tartrate) demonstrated that Aricept was better tolerated than Exelon in...

Taratec names John Dawley general manager of products division.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Taratec, a life-science consultancy that provides integrated business, information technology, and regulatory compliance services and solutions, announced the appointment of John Dawley as general...

Innovative IV drug for severe burns in children in phase II trial.(bis(maltolato)oxovanadium compound from Gho Pharma B.V.)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Each year, thousands of children suffer burn-related accidents, often with long-lasting consequences and disfigurement. Burn injuries constitute one of the greatest hazards of childhood, and...

An aspirin a day keeps first heart attack away.
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bayer, Inc., announced that Health Canada has approved the use of aspirin (ASA) for primary prevention, to reduce the risk of first heart attacks and strokes in individuals deemed to be at sufficient...

Company to provide testing services for pharmaceutical promotion.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cholestech Corporation (CTEC) announced that its WellCheck business has signed a contract with Entertainment Marketing, Inc., (EMI) to provide cholesterol-testing services for Viagra at venues...

Kansas City doctor performs state's first implantation of new hearing device.(SOUNDTEC Direct System implantable hearing device)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Charles Luetje, Kansas City Neurotologist and principal of The Otologic Center, recently implanted four patients with the SOUNDTEC Direct System implantable hearing device. These are the first...

Nonablative lasers can repair sun damaged skin.
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many people who indulged in the summer sun in their youth are seeing the damaging effects years later and are searching out ways to regain the skin they had years ago. Their solution may only be a...

Safe administration of Botox is key to younger, smoother skin.
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent approval of botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of fine lines and wrinkles has created a new demand for this treatment that can easily reduce the...

Zebra Technologies launches new RFID smart label printer/encoder.(radio frequency identification)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has released the Zebra R402 RFID smart label printer/encoder, a dynamic tool for both printing and programming 13.56 MHz smart labels, tickets, and tags. The compact size...

Medicare, Medicaid to issue national coverage decision for Carnitor Injection.(Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced its intent to issue a national coverage determination for intravenous levocarnitine, a pharmaceutical treatment for carnitine...

High altitude dialysis performed on Mont Blanc.(kidney patient Tony Ward climbs Mont Blanc)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kidney patient Tony Ward has successfully achieved his goal of climbing Mont Blanc, while on dialysis, before paragliding off Europe's highest mountain. The 38-year-old man from Cumbria in the...

July brings a little relief to biotech.
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- July was a brutal month on Wall Street with more announcements of corporate fraud fueling investor fears. The Conference Board's monthly index of consumer confidence dropped to 97.1 in July from...

FDA panel recommends approval of Wavefront-guided laser eye surgery.(Ophthalmic Devices Panel recommends Alcon Inc. application)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alcon, Inc., (ACL) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices Panel unanimously recommended approval of its customized wavefront-guided laser eye surgery application...

ConsumerLab.com finds some spoilage, inaccuracy among supplements.(Black Current, Borage, Evening Primrose, and Flaxseed Oils: Sources of ALA and GLA (Omega-3 and 6 Fatty Acids) supplements are affected )(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ConsumerLab.com, an independent evaluator of health and nutrition products, released results of its Product Review of Black Current, Borage, Evening Primrose, and Flaxseed Oils: Sources of ALA and GLA...

AORN addresses JCAHO report linking nurse shortage, reduced patient safety.(Association of periOperative Registered Nurses )(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations )(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The findings of a Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) report demonstrate a link between America's ongoing nursing shortage and an increase in serious patient safety...

Pharmaceutical-biotech alliances: Strong opportunities increasing.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... 2002 SEP 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recently announced new deals - and extensions of old ones - emphasize the rising importance of pharma-biotech alliances, according to a new report from pharmaceutical business intelligence firm Cutting...

NAAC launches new web site.(National Anemia Action Council )(www.anemia.org)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Anemia Action Council (NAAC), a consortium of experts and thought leaders in the field of anemia, announced the launch of its new physician-focused web site, www.anemia.org. The...

Complications reported from nonphysician practice of cosmetic skin surgery.
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The 2002 member survey of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) indicates that cosmetic procedures performed by nonphysicians without adequate training or supervision continue to pose a...

For prostate health, men should enjoy a summer diet that's well red.(fruits and vegetables that contain lycopene help maintain good prostate health)
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- This summer, men who care about their prostate health should be seeing red. It's not that men should be angry about their prostate health. Instead, BASF Corporation's Herb Woolf said men should...

Ragweed season in full swing.
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Across the United States, August 15 marked the beginning of ragweed season, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI). A stubborn, prolific plant, pollen released...

New web site devoted to educating public about blood clots.(ThrombosisOnline.com from Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. )
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aventis announced the launch of ThrombosisOnline.com, a new web site dedicated entirely to educating the public about blood clots and the conditions they may cause, such as deep-vein thrombosis (DVT)...

Patient advocacy relationships: Building strong connections drives product success.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As a result of the growth of direct-to-consumer advertisements and health information on the Internet, the existence of informed patients has given rise to powerful patient advocacy groups and...

Pharma-biotech alliances: M&A replacements?(Brief Article)
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to The Gartner Group, alliances and sourcing strategies are replacing mergers and acquisitions as pharmaceutical companies' key methods for growth. A new report from pharmaceutical...

Study: Valtrex shortens duration of a cold sore outbreak.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- One-day therapy with Valtrex (valacyclovir HCl) caplets can shorten the duration of a cold sore outbreak, according to data presented at Academy 2002, the American Academy of Dermatology's summer...

Xanodyne acquires new product.(Xanodyne Pharmacal Inc. acquires DexGen Pharmaceuticals' DexAlone cough product)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Xanodyne Pharmacal, Inc., announced that it has acquired the cough product DexAlone (dextromethorphan hydrobromide) from DexGen Pharmaceuticals. DexAlone is a nonnarcotic cough suppressant gelcap...

Report addresses overcoming formulations challenges.(Drug and Market Development Publications report)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drug & Market Development Publications reports that up to 40% of molecules currently emerging from drug discovery are either insoluble or poorly soluble. The formulation process is rapidly evolving...

Nu Skin Enterprises reports second quarter 2002 results.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., (NUS) reported double-digit revenue and earnings growth, improved operating margin, and a significantly increased cash position for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002....

West Pharmaceutical announces second quarter results.(West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., (WST) announced financial results for the second quarter and 6 month period ended June 30, 2002. The company reported earnings per share of $0.37 for the quarter...

Preliminary results of natural hair loss products show impressive success rates in women.(NuHair clinical trial results)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Findings from a preliminary clinical trial of NuHair, a two-component herbal supplement designed to reduce hair loss and promote healthy hair have been released. Subjects who completed the...

Tripos collaboration to support knowledge-sharing in pharma research.(Aventis to collaborate with Tripos Inc. )
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tripos, Inc., (TRPS), a provider of drug discovery chemistry, software, and services announced a discovery software collaboration with Aventis (AVE). The collaboration, based on Tripos' Lithium...

Adjustment can reduce pain, cost of treatment.(adjustment of automobile head restraints can reduce chance of neck injury during accidents)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Each year there are nearly two million rear-impact vehicle crashes. Industry data show that more than 20% of drivers in rear-impact crashes report neck injuries. As part of its ongoing market...

Palomar receives FDA clearance for EsteLux handpiece.(Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. )(Brief Article)
September 23, 2002... 2002 SEP 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., (PMTI) announced that it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell and market a new handpiece for the Palomar EsteLux light-based...

Exercise may not help affected women.
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exercise not only improves your health, it makes you feel good. It's a message constantly reinforced through research, advertisements and the news media. But for a subset of women - those with...

Study finds condom use errors are common among college-age men.
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study conducted by researchers at Emory and Indiana Universities and published in the September 2002 issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases found that various condom use errors were frequent among a...

Involuntary smoke exposure affects asthma severity in children.
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children with high levels of tobacco smoke exposure are more likely to have moderate or severe asthma, according to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While it...

Weight control programs must be healthy to work.
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the average American, nothing seems to consume the mind more than the battle to manage weight. Evening newscasts regularly deliver more and more evidence that obesity has reached epidemic...

Noisy jobs responsible for substantial burden of hearing problems in Britain.(Brief Article)
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Noise at work is responsible for severe hearing difficulties in 153,000 men and 26,000 women in Great Britain, finds a study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. A questionnaire was sent to...

CIGNA introduces smoking cessation program.
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CIGNA Corporation launched a smoking cessation program that is available to all CIGNA employees and their benefits-eligible family members who want to quit smoking. CIGNA already has more than 400...

Survey: Americans underestimate the consequences of allergies.
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ninety-four percent of allergy sufferers report in a recent survey that their quality of life, often including their work productivity, sleep, concentration, and even their sex lives, is affected by...

Spherics, Inc., raises $10 million in Series B financing.
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spherics, Inc., announced that it has completed a Series B equity financing, raising $10 million to advance the development of its proprietary bioadhesive drug delivery technologies. Institutional...

Lumenis announces FDA clearance for soft tissue and root canal treatments.(Brief Article)
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lumenis, Ltd., (LUME) announced that the company has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its OpusDent Erbium dental lasers for soft tissue,...

PDI reports second quarter 2002 financial results.
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PDI, Inc., (PDII) announced revenue, an operating loss, a net loss, and a net loss per share for the quarter and 6 months ended June 30, 2002. Net total revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2002...

AmeriNet Central names new president.(Victor E. Samolovitch)(Brief Article)
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The board of directors of AmeriNet Central, a leading healthcare group purchasing organization, has appointed Victor E. Samolovitch to serve as president of the Warrendale, Pennsylvania-based company....

New Discoverant release designed to help drug manufacturers meet FDA regs.(Aegis Analytical Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aegis Analytical Corp. announced its release of Discoverant 1.7, an enhanced version of its manufacturing enterprise software application that uses data from multiple sources and quickly translates it...

NDCHealth launches NDC Rx Safety Advisor to help prevent dispensing errors.(Brief Article)
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NDCHealth Corp. (NDC) announced NDC Rx Safety Advisor, a network-based monitoring service designed to help pharmacies prevent look-alike sound-alike (LASA) medication dispensation errors in real time....

Studies: Promensil reduces frequency, severity of hot flashes.
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two new studies demonstrate that Promensil is effective at reducing the frequency and severity of hot flashes. The studies were published in the current issues of The Female Patient and...

Grants available for individuals with MS.(multiple sclerosis)(Brief Article)
September 30, 2002... 2002 SEP 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diane Butcher is a single mom from Lafayette, Indiana, with multiple sclerosis. Each winter, she struggled to provide a warm home for her child and herself using only her disability income to cover...