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MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 4, 2010 – In the news release, New Data Reinforces the Proven Safety and Effectiveness
of the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing System, issued on 3 May 2010 23:22 GMT, by
Smith & Nephew LSE:SN over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that
the fourteenth paragraph, first sentence, should read " To access the
conference [...]

Ansell Launches Worlds’s First Antimicrobial Surgical Glove

MELBOURNE, May 4, 2010 – Ansell today announced the launch of their new GAMMEX(R) Powder-Free
glove with AMT Antimicrobial Technology, at the Annual Congress of the Royal
Australasian College of Surgeons in Perth, Australia.

It is the first surgical glove which incorporates a proprietary
antimicrobial coating to provide an additional level of protection to
surgical [...]

Slim Down, Shape Up – National Slimming Clinics Offers Free Weight Loss Treatments to Job Seekers

LONDON, May 4, 2010 – The recession may be drawing to a close but its affects are
still gripping the UK. With unemployment levels at their highest since 1994,
finding a job has become a serious competition and those that win are not
always the ones most qualified.

National Slimming Clinics are offering to [...]

SynCo Expands Agreement with OncoMed Pharmaceuticals to Manufacture Cancer Stem Cell Antibodies

AMSTERDAM, May 3, 2010 – SynCo Bio Partners B.V., an award winning GMP biopharmaceutical
manufacturer, has expanded its current agreement with OncoMed
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company developing novel therapeutics that
target cancer stem cells. Under the expanded agreement, in addition to
antibody OMP-21M18, SynCo will fill batches of OncoMed's investigational
products, two additional antibodies in the OncoMed pipeline for [...]

Merck Serono Named One of the Best Places to Work in Industry by The Scientist Magazine

Merck Serono Ranked No. 24 Among the Top Life Sciences Organizations in Biotech/Pharma

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 3, 2010 – Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany,
today announced it has been named as one of the best places to work in the
industry by The Scientist magazine. Merck Serono ranked number 24 among the
top institutions. [...]

New Data Reinforces the Proven Safety and Effectiveness of the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing System

80-percent of US surgeons choose the BHR hip as it outperforms all other metal-on-metal resurfacing devices

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 4, 2010 – Recent new data(1) presented at this year's American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting reinforces the BIRMINGHAM HIP(TM)
Resurfacing (BHR) System as a safe and effective hip resurfacing device. The
multi-site study, performed by orthopedic [...]

Concentric Medical Receives Shonin Approval for Merci Retriever(R) in Japan

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, May 4, 2010 – Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in devices for clot removal
in ischemic stroke patients, today announced that the Merci Retriever(R),
Merci(R) Microcatheter, and Merci(R) Balloon Guide Catheter have received
Shonin approval in Japan. The Merci Retriever is a catheter-based medical
device that stroke centers use to remove blood clots from [...]

iSOFT Business Solutions Works in Partnership With Real Asset Management to Deliver a Complete Financial and Asset Management Solution

ORPINGTON, England, May 4, 2010 – iSOFT Business Solutions, the financial software, procurement
and bespoke solutions provider, today announces a partnership with Real Asset
Management (RAM), a provider of fixed asset management software and services.
The new partnership sees the integration of RAM's complete asset management
solution with iSOFT's Integra Open Enterprise suite, providing users with
fixed asset management [...]

CORD:USE, a Leader in the Cord Blood Banking Field, to Offer Its Prestigious Services to New Parents

ORLANDO, Florida, May 4, 2010 – CORD:USE Cord Blood Bank, is pleased to announce its plans to open the
CORD:USE Family Cord Blood Bank. "CORD:USE and its world class team have
decided to make available CORD:USE's high-quality cord blood banking services
to expectant parents wishing to privately bank their babies' cord blood,"
said Edward S. Guindi, M.D., CORD:USE [...]

Stemgent and Miltenyi Biotec Announce Strategic Partnership

BOSTON, Massachusetts and BERGISCH GLADBACH, Germany, May 4, 2010 – Stemgent, Inc., and Miltenyi Biotec today announced a strategic
collaboration for co-development and commercialization of stem cell research
products.

Within the strategic partnership, Miltenyi Biotec will be responsible for
worldwide marketing and sales of Stemgent's existing stem cell product
portfolio outside the USA, whereas Stemgent [...]

No More Lousy Days with Breakthrough LouseBuster(TM) Device Now Available!

SALT LAKE CITY, May 4, 2010 – Larada Sciences Inc. announced the availability of the revolutionary
FDA-cleared and CE-marked LouseBuster(TM) device
(www.lousebuster.com), which provides a new, chemical-free way to kill
head lice and their eggs using only controlled, heated air. Clinical studies
show that the device provides a safe, fast and highly effective method to
kill all stages of [...]

Kwik Fit Insurance Awarded for Mental Health Awarness

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 4, 2010 – Leading insurance intermediary Kwik Fit Insurance has been awarded the
Mental Health and Wellbeing Commendation Award from The Scottish Centre for
Healthy Working Lives.

The award has been presented in recognition of the work undertaken to
support the mental wellbeing of staff through a series of initiatives and
further [...]

Epix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces the May 28, 2010 Auction Sale of EP-3600 MRI Imaging Agent

WELLESLEY HILLS, Massachusetts, May 4, 2010 – Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn"), Assignee for the Benefit of
Creditors of Epix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Epix"), announced today that the
MRI imaging intellectual properties of the EP-3600 MRI imaging agent will be
auctioned on May 28, 2010. The assets of Epix were transferred to him on July
20, 2009 and [...]

Merck Serono and Fast Forward, LLC Announce First Results of Their Collaboration to Advance Drug Development in Multiple Sclerosis

Merck Serono and Fast Forward provide funding of almost $1.5 million to accelerate development of innovative drugs to repair and protect the nervous system in MS

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 5, 2010 – Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany,
and Fast Forward, LLC, a not-for-profit organization established by the
US-based National Multiple Sclerosis Society to [...]

Top-Line Human Clinical Study Results Demonstrate Safety and Preliminary Effectiveness of Cohera Medical’s TissuGlu(R)

Positive Results for Surgical Adhesive in Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) Procedures Move Product Toward CE Mark Application in Europe and Clinical Study in U.S. This Year

PITTSBURGH, May 5, 2010 – Cohera Medical, Inc.(R) today announced that top-line clinical study
results demonstrate the safety and preliminary effectiveness of the company's
lead surgical adhesive product, TissuGlu(R).
[...]

Fashion Contact Lenses – Don’t Risk Damaging Your Eyes at Festivals

Contact Lens Safety is Crucial for Healthy Eyes
LONDON, May 5, 2010 – No music festival is complete without freaky interesting characters
walking around, helping to create the buzzing atmosphere that every good
festival has. You don't have to be high or drunk to the eyeballs to see
sights such as men with cannabis leaf eyes and women [...]

The Murugappa Group Achieves EBIDTA Growth of 22% PBT Grows by 29% to Rs. 1354 Crores

CHENNAI, India, May 6, 2010 – The Murugappa Group recorded significant growth in profits
during 2009-10. EBIDTA grew by 22% at Rs. 1879 Crores (LY Rs.1535 Crores) and
PBT excluding extra-ordinary income grew by 29% at Rs.1354 (LY Rs.1054
Crores). Group achieved turnover of Rs. 13617 Crores during 2009-10 (LY Rs.
15907 Crores). The drop in turnover was [...]