NicOx' Naproxcinod Shows Highly Significant Reduction in Daytime Blood Pressure Versus Naproxen.
New Analysis of the 104 ABPM Study Presented at the American Heart Association http://www.nicox.com SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, November 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NicOx S.A. (Euronext Paris: COX) today announced that a new analysis of the data from the 104 Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) study for...

HealthPartners Discloses Performance Bonuses for Providers.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-13 November 2008-HealthPartners Discloses Performance Bonuses for Providers(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com HealthPartners announced that primary and specialty care groups earned nearly $678,000 for meeting quality measures on care and patient satisfaction. According to the company, pharmacies were among the providers, making...

AHA: screen heart disease patients for depression.
Patients with heart disease are at increased risk of depression and should be screened routinely, and referred and treated as necessary for the condition, a new science advisory from the American Heart Association states. Depression has been shown in numerous studies to have profound adverse effects on...

Viacor, Inc. Announces First Patient Treated in PTOLEMY-2 Study.
WILMINGTON, Mass., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Viacor, Inc., a privately held company focused on the development of percutaneous therapies for cardiac valve repair, announced today that the first patient in the PTOLEMY-2 (Percutaneous TransvenOus Mitral AnnuloplastY) study has recently been successfully treated. PTOLEMY-2 is an international, multi-center clinical trial...

A sweet idea; Girl donates birthday gifts to charities.
Byline: Priyanka Dayal NORTHBORO - Madison McGuirk wanted a Super Sweet Sixteen party. What she didn't care much about were the birthday presents. After seeing a friend receive a heart transplant and watching her own mother survive breast cancer, Madison decided to do something different....

Mortara Instrument Announces Extension of ECG Warehouse CRADA With US FDA.
Mortara to provide additional support for enhancing ECG Warehouse capabilities and regulatory review tools MILWAUKEE, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Mortara Instrument announced the extension of its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research...

Quaker Tout 25 Years of Cholesterol Management Clinical Proof.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-19 November 2008-Quaker Tout 25 Years of Cholesterol Management Clinical Proof(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com When it comes to cholesterol management, Quaker Oatmeal stated that it has withstood the test of time, and the test of science. Quaker said it has more...

South Carolina Veterinary Specialists Installs State-of-the-Art Eklin Digital Practice(R) Technology.
Leading Veterinary Care Provider Uses Cutting Edge Digital Radiography, Ultrasound and Management Practice Software to Support Advanced Diagnoses and Treatment Needs COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- South Carolina Veterinary Specialists (SCVS), a leading regional veterinary care specialty referral practice, announced it has installed the Eklin Digital...

Wolters Kluwer Health Releases Survey Findings.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-6 November 2008-Wolters Kluwer Health Releases Survey Findings(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Standardized care and improved quality through the practice of evidence-based medicine are hospitals' top objectives for order sets, according to the findings of a recent independent national survey conducted on behalf of...

Zannos Grekos, MD to Present Clinical Results of Regenerative Stem Cell Treatments to the Dubai Congress on Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine.
Repair Stem Cell Institute touts Grekos' breakthrough in Biomedical Technology WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Repair Stem Cell Institute (RSCI; http://www.repairstemcells.org/) today announced that its Science Advisory Board member Zannos G. Grekos, MD, FAAP will present Emerging Frontiers in Regenerative Stem Cell Therapy: Current Clinical Experience...