Health Press Release – Newsletter for September 15, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The Search is on for Britain’s Worst Snorer to Have a Good Night’s Sleep
GLASGOW, Scotland, September 15, 2010 – Is that the sound of a super car rev waking you up in the
middle of the night? No, it's just your partner snoring….again. Did you
know that snoring can reach up to 100 decibels – loud enough to rattle the
windows and keep the whole street awake!
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Saudi Aramco Selects Press Ganey to Measure, Improve Patient Satisfaction
SOUTH BEND, Indiana, September 14, 2010 – Saudi Aramco has selected Press Ganey to help measure and improve patient
satisfaction at its company-owned and contracted health care facilities.
Press Ganey began working with Saudi Aramco on July 1, 2010.
"Saudi Aramco is committed to raising the well-being of our employees and
is working with [...]
‘Supporting Jobs and Careers in the Community’ is Newest Course Introduced to College of Direct Support Curriculum
ATLANTA, Georgia, September 14, 2010 – The College of Direct Support (CDS) (
info.collegeofdirectsupport.com/), an internet-based college for
Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) that is managed in partnership by
Elsevier I MC Strategies (www.mcstrategies.com/) and the University of
Minnesota's Research and Training Center, has introduced its newest course -
"Supporting Jobs and Careers in the Community."
This [...]
Paris Prepares for CPhI Worldwide; Industry Leading Pharma Event Attendance Expected to Exceed 25,000
AMSTERDAM, September 14, 2010 – Leading events organiser UBM Live today announced that it expects the
attendance for CPhI Worldwide, the annual flagship tradeshow for pharma
ingredients, now in its 21st year and the year being held in Paris, to exceed
the 25,000 seen at last year's event, held in Madrid. Along with co-hosted
events – P-MEC Europe [...]
Torchmark Subsidiary to Sell United Investors Life Insurance Company
MCKINNEY, Texas, September 14, 2010 – Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) announced that its subsidiary, Liberty
National Life Insurance Company (Liberty), has signed an agreement to sell
its wholly owned subsidiary, United Investors Life Insurance Company (United
Investors), to Protective Life Corporation for a purchase price of
approximately US$316 million, including adjusted statutory capital and
surplus at closing expected to [...]
J. Robert Selman to Be Awarded Grove Medal in Recognition of a Lifetime of Pioneering Work on Fuel Cells
Award to be Presented at the Grove Fuel Cell Science & Technology Conference; Zaragoza, Spain, 6-7 October 2010
OXFORD, England, September 14, 2010 – Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and services, announced that J. Robert Selman,
University Distinguished Research Professor at the Illinois Institute of
Technology (Chicago, USA) and author of over [...]
Elsevier Appoints Suzanne BeDell as Managing Director, Science and Technology (S&T) Books
BeDell to Lead the Ongoing Transformation of S&T Books From a Traditional Print-Based Book Publisher Into a Technology-Driven, High Quality Content-Based Information Provider
BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, September 14, 2010 – Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and solutions, announced today that Suzanne BeDell has
joined Elsevier as Managing Director, S&T Books. BeDell will [...]
Digitron Appoint Gerry Casillas as New US Sales Manager
CALIFORNIA, September 14, 2010 – Digitron, the manufacturer of high quality monitoring instruments for the
food, catering and healthcare industries, has appointed a US sales manager to
grow the brand in North America.
Gerry Casillas is building relationships with distributors and is
establishing a warehouse and customer service department in Thousand Palms,
California.
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MEPs Launch Call to Action for Better Oral Health to Commissioner Dalli
Broad Support to Improve Oral Health Prevention and Access to Dental Care in Europe
BRUSSELS, September 14, 2010 – Dr Thomas Ulmer MEP and Dr Cristian Silviu Busoi MEP marked
the 3rd annual World Oral Health Day by issuing a Call to Action for Better
Oral Health in Europe to John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and
Consumer [...]
PharmaPendium(TM) Launches Pharmacokinetics Module
Provides Unprecedented Access to Detailed Drug Pharmacokinetics Data and Over 1,000,000 Extracted Exposure Observations From the FDA and EMEA Documents on More Than 2,100 Drugs
NEW YORK, September 14, 2010 – Elsevier today announces that it has significantly increased its service
offering to pharmaceutical R&D professionals with the launch of a new
Pharmacokinetics Module of PharmaPendium(TM), the [...]
New Corporate Website Launched With Focus on Drug Discovery, Life Science Research, & Bioassays/Tests
SUNNYVALE, California, September 14, 2010 – Molecular Devices, Inc. today announced the launch of its new corporate
website. The infrastructure of the new site is focused on its three main
audience segments: Drug Discovery Scientists (BioPharma), Life Science
Researchers (BioResearch), and Bioassay/Test Developers (BioTesting).
(Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100406/SF82092LOGO)
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