AEterna Zentaris Closes Sale of Cetrotide(R) Royalty Stream for $52.5 Million to Cowen Healthcare Royalty Partners.
All amounts are in U.S. dollars QUEBEC CITY, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS; TSX: AEZ), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology, announces that it has completed the transaction under the previously announced purchase and sale agreement with Cowen Healthcare...

Isis Announces That OGX-011 Has Shown Overall Survival Advantage in Prostate Cancer Compared to Standard Therapy in a Randomized Phase 2 Study.
CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provided positive survival results from a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of OGX-011 in combination with docetaxel and prednisone ("the OGX-011 arm") compared to docetaxel and prednisone alone ("the control arm") for first-line treatment...

ESPN's Dick Vitale and Michael Wilbon Stand Up in the Fight Against Prostate Cancer.
Celebrity duo bring sports flavor to the conversation about a serious men's health threat CARY, N.C., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- College basketball analyst and sports ambassador Dick Vitale and co-host of ESPN's Pardon the Interruption Michael Wilbon have teamed up with ESPN, The V Foundation for Cancer...

Prostate Cancer Patient in Montpellier Becomes First Cancer Patient in France Treated with Varian's RapidArc(TM) Radiotherapy.
MONTPELLIER, France, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A 60-year-old prostate cancer patient from Montpellier has become the first person in France to be treated using RapidArc(TM) technology from Varian Medical Systems for fast and precise forms of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Each of his treatments at the CRLC Val D'Aurelle...

PR Newswire Entertainment Summary, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008.
Following is a summary of entertainment news releases transmitted today by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at PR Newswire for Journalists, http://media.prnewswire.com/. AQTH016 12/04/2008 00:05 r f NJ-CDSA-Destiny-Media (PRINCETON) Destiny Media Technologies - Play MPE(R) Enrolls in CDSA Anti-Piracy Certification Program MVW020...

Medivation Announces Participation in RBC Capital Markets 2008 Healthcare Conference.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medivation, Inc. today announced that David Hung, M.D., president and chief executive officer, will be a featured speaker on two panels at the RBC Capital Markets 2008 Healthcare Conference on Thursday, December 11, in New York: -- "Waging A Battle Against...

USHIFU Announces First Sonablate(R) HIFU Device in India for Minimally Invasive Prostate Cancer Treatment.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- USHIFU, a worldwide leader in the development, distribution and use of minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound technologies, announced today the establishment of India HIFU and the launch of Sonablate(R) HIFU services in Hyderabad, India at Dr. Ramayya's Pramila Hospital for the treatment...

38 Cryoablation Studies, Exhibits Presented at National Radiological Society Meeting.
Data Show Cryoablation to Be Safe, Effective Minimally Invasive Therapy for Treating Variety of Cancers IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Endocare, Inc. , an innovative medical device company focused on the development of minimally invasive technologies used by urologists and interventional radiologists for tissue and tumor...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Mission Pharmacal Company - SWOT Analysis.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-2 December 2008-Research and Markets Adds Report: Mission Pharmacal Company - SWOT Analysis(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mission Pharmacal Company - SWOT Analysis" company profile to its offerings. In a release, Research and...

BioIQ and Alere to Provide At-Home Biometric Screening Tests to Employees.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- BioIQ, the leader in consumer-friendly health testing products and services, and Alere(R), who provides services that include wellness, healthy living, productivity improvement and complex care management as well as case management of acute and catastrophic conditions to health plans, employers, and government...