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Leslie Harris…Woman On The Move!

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ — Women on the Move, located in Boynton Beach, Florida, is the new network that aims to serve as a support system highlighting the positive experiences of women and their many passions. Women from different l…

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South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust Selects PROXY Pro 7 for System-Wide Remote PC Access

BOSTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Northern Ireland-based South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, an integrated health care organization providing acute hospital services as well as community health and social services for a population of 440,000, h…

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GSK’s TYKERB(R) Receives Accelerated Approval for First-Line Combination Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for a new combination regimen using TYKERB® (lapatinib) as a first-line, all-oral t…

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FDA Consumer Health Information – Eat for a Healthy Heart

SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — February is American Heart Month — and a good time to make simple changes in your diet to reduce your risk for heart disease.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO)
The food…

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Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center Names C.T. O’Donnell President and CEO

YORK, Pa., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center, Inc., known for its mission to educate and inspire people of all ages to make healthy choices, has recruited Charles (C.T.) O’Donnell II, Ph.D., to serve as Pres…

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Black History Made as 40 Artists Paint Murals and Give Back

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Black history will be made on Thursday, February 4th at Arthur Bennett Hall in Brooklyn with the opening of “Artists Speaking for the Spirits,” an exhibition of mural-sized paintings by 40 artists of A…

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America’s Pharmaceutical Research Companies Donate $25 Million to Relief Efforts in Haiti; More Help Coming

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As the need for health care assistance mounts after the recent catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, America’s pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies continue to provide help.  So far, more t…

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Derma Sciences Announces 8-for-1 Reverse Stock Split

PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Derma Sciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DSCI), a specialty medical device/pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, today announced that it would implement an 8-for-1 reverse split of it…

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Pharmasset Announces Exercise of Underwriter’s Option

PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Pharmasset, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRUS) announced today the underwriter of its recent stock offering has exercised its option to purchase an additional 230,400 shares of common stock. The net proceeds to Pharm…

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Aurora Saint Luke’s Medical Center Honored by HealthGrades

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center has been identified by HealthGrades as a 2010 recipient of the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence.   HealthGrades awards this title to facilities that rank in th…

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