Thursday, October 07, 2010

Health Press Release – Newsletter for October 7, 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010


Elsevier Introduces Article-Based Publishing to Increase Publication Speed

Final and Citable Articles are Published Without Needing to Wait Until a Journal Issue is Complete; Speeding the Publication Process by an Average of 7 Weeks

AMSTERDAM, October 6, 2010 – Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and
medical information products and solutions, announced today the launch of
Article-Based Publishing — a new publishing model that [...]

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics Successfully Raised EUR 14.3 m Through an Equity Issue

AMSTERDAM, October 6, 2010 – Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (AMT) Holding N.V. (Euronext:
AMT) announces today that it has successfully raised EUR 14.3 m in gross
proceeds through a private placement of new shares with institutional
investors, other qualifying investors who subscribed for at least EUR 50,000
per investor in various jurisdictions and the members of the Board of
Management [...]

Milestone Ruling for Alzheimer’s Disease Patients Announced

LONDON, October 7, 2010 – The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has
today announced new draft guidance which represents a significant step
towards ensuring patients with Alzheimer's disease in England and Wales
receive treatment for their condition, from the early stages of disease.

New draft NICE guidance released today recommends that
acetylcholinesterase [...]

Durban Commitment Targets Eye Care Crisis

DURBAN, South Africa, October 7, 2010 – The world is suffering a global eye care crisis according to world
leaders in vision health and development who attended the World Congress on
Refractive Error in Durban, South Africa.

A staggering 670 million are avoidably blind or vision impaired because
they don't have simple vision correction [...]

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