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Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Designated an Aetna Institute of Quality® for Spine Surgery

DALLAS, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake (Texas Health Southlake) has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality(r) in the area of spine surgery. Designated IOQ facilities demonstrate excellence in care, a commitment to continuous...
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Unilens Vision Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.045 Per Share

LARGO, Fla., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Unilens Vision Inc. (OTC Markets Group OTCQB: UVIC) (TSX Venture Exchange: UVI) Board of Directors today declared the 24th consecutive quarterly cash dividend, payable August 24, 2012 at $0.045 per common share to stockholders of record...
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Wave of Celebrity Support Boosts Global Effort to Eliminate Seven Diseases by 2020

END7 campaign fights treatable Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that infect more than 1 billion people WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Celebrities from around the world called on their fans and followers to join the END7 campaign, a global effort to...
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces Third Quarter Participants in Partnering Program between Awardees and Industry

NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) has announced third-quarter 2012 participants in its Partnering Program. Selected from among the most promising research in the MJFF portfolio, Partnering Program participants'...
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Safra kündigt Angebot an, registrierte B-Aktien von Sarasin zu erwerben, die sich im Umlauf befinden

LUXEMBURG, 1. August 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Safra gab heute die Absicht bekannt, ein Angebot zu veroffentlichen, um die sich im Umlauf befindlichen registrierten ,,B"-Aktien der Bank Sarasin & Cie AG, Basel, Schweiz (Sarasin) fur 27,00 CHF pro Aktie zu erwerben. Das...
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Qforma Chief Technologist Honored as One of PharmaVOICE Magazine's "100 Most Inspiring People in the Life Sciences"

SANTA FE, N.M., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Qforma, the leading provider of advanced analytics and predictive modeling technologies for the health sciences industry, today announced that Robert Holmes, Qforma's Chief Technologist, has been selected as one of PharmaVOICE Magazine's...
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Karyopharm Therapeutics announces the Publication of Two Preclinical Studies on the Activity of Selective Inhibitors of Nuclear Export (SINE) in Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia (AML)

NATICK, Mass., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., a leader in the new field of nuclear transport modulators, announced publication of preclinical models utilizing their proprietary SINE compounds in AML. SINEs specifically and irreversibly inhibit the...


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Manhattan's Physician Group Opens Patient-Centered Medical Home in Harlem

NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Manhattan's Physician Group (MPG) has opened a multi-specialty medical practice at 215 West 125th Street, between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Frederick Douglass Boulevards in Harlem to provide coordinated health care with increased access and...
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The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Announces Guidelines for Responsible Prescribing of Pain-Killers for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), a national medical society of over 4,000 members, has released its "Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain." A multidisciplinary panel of 55...
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Medbox, Inc. Applauds Los Angeles City Council Members for their Support of Medical Marijuana

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- (Pinksheets: MDBX) (www.medboxinc.com) Medbox, Inc company CEO, Dr. Bruce Bedrick commented on the recent admission by some Los Angeles City Councilmen that they are in favor of legalized medical marijuana. "We applaud the...
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Highmark Inc. and PinnacleHealth are working together to improve care for area residents

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Highmark Inc. and the PinnacleHealth System are collaborating to increase the focus on quality and ultimately help improve health outcomes for people. The companies announced today that PinnacleHealth has continued to steadily improve patient...
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