Thursday, April 01, 2010

Health Press Release – Newsletter for April 1, 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010


IndiaMART.com Sponsors India Packaging Show 2010

NEW DELHI, March 31, 2010 -

– 75 percent of total demand for packaging and associated equipment comes
from food processing industry and pharmaceutical industry.

– There are around 600-700 packaging machinery manufacturers out of which
95 percent [...]

Elsevier Adds FDA Advisory Committee Content to PharmaPendium(TM)

Offers Preclinical, Clinical Drug Development and Regulatory Affairs More Access to Comparative Data

NEW YORK, March 31, 2010 – PharmaPendium (www.info.pharmapendium.com/), Elsevier
announces a new release that adds extensive FDA Advisory Committee content to
the online resource for authoritative preclinical, clinical and post-market
drug information. These documents provide preclinical and clinical drug
development and regulatory affairs departments with a [...]

Essilor Supports the Planned Friendly Bid for Sperian Protection

CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, March 31, 2010 – Essilor International announced today that it has signed an
agreement with the Cinven Investment Fund and Mrs. Ginette Dalloz concerning
Essilor's 15.05% stake (23.21% voting rights) in Sperian Protection.
According to the terms of the deal and subject to certain conditions, Cinven
will launch a cash tender offer for Sperian Protection through [...]

Medefield Adds Key Executives to Lead Lyon and Hamburg Offices

LONDON, March 31, 2010 – Medefield, the leading global physician and related HCP fieldwork
services provider, announces two senior appointments to lead its global
expansion, establishing offices in Lyon and Hamburg.

Anne-Beatrice Clidassou is appointed Managing Director of our office in
Lyon, France. Anne-Beatrice has over 12 years of experience in healthcare
market research. She [...]

Chiltern Announces Investment in Endpoint

LONDON, March 31, 2010 – Chiltern International Limited (Chiltern), a global contract research
organization (CRO) announced a strategic partnership with endpoint. With this
investment, Chiltern becomes a minority shareholder in the company
established in April 2009.

Glenn Kerkhof, Chiltern CEO, stated, "Chiltern's decision to invest in
endpoint is representative of our commitment to seek collaborations [...]

Teva UK Limited Launches Temozolomide Capsules

CASTLEFORD, England, March 31, 2010 – We are pleased to announce the launch of temozolomide available in 5mg,
20mg, 100mg, 140mg, 180mg and 250mg strength capsules. Temozolomide is
indicated for the oncological treatment of brain tumours, specifically(1):

– adult patients with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme
concomitantly with radiotherapy (RT) [...]

Cellvax Expands its Preclinical Service Offers by Moving to a New Laboratory Facility With an Access to Large Animals and a Number of New Technical Plat-Forms

PARIS, March 31, 2010 – Cellvax is a French service company which provides complete in
vitro & in vivo preclinical innovating services allowing to accelerate the
drug development process for unmet needs related with severe human diseases,
mainly in oncology field.

Cellvax was created in 2001 as a French SME by a motivated and
complementary [...]

Clearstone Expands Testing Capabilities at Laboratory in Toronto

TORONTO, March 31, 2010 – Clearstone Central Laboratories, a leading global provider of clinical
laboratory and centralized cardiac services for clinical trials, today
announced the expansion of testing capabilities at its Toronto laboratory.
Additional safety as well as esoteric testing capacity and capabilities will
be added to the existing operations.

"Since the acquisition of this [...]

Debt Ridden Britain Relies on Credit for Dental Bills

ANDOVER, England, March 31, 2010 – In the last year, 39% of Britons have had to pay for dental
bills over GBP50 using a credit card, and 2% have been forced to take out a
loan. These shocking results come as even more people struggle to find an NHS
dentist for themselves and their children (up from [...]

Recent Survey Reveals Decay in Nation’s Dental Health

ANDOVER, England, April 1, 2010 – A lack of affordable dental care could have a severe effect on
the future state of Britain's teeth, according to a recent survey into the
oral health of the nation carried out by healthcare provider Simplyhealth.

Just half of the population is currently under the care of [...]

Survey Reveals the Value of Dental Benefits

ANDOVER, England, April 1, 2010 – Simplyhealth's Annual Dental Survey 2010 has highlighted the
value that HR managers now place on dental benefits. Two thirds of companies
believe dental benefits reduce sickness absence, a number that has more than
doubled since 2008 (30%). A further two thirds believe they improve morale
and aid recruitment and retention. As dental [...]

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