Health Press Release – Newsletter for January 19, 2011

Glasgow Eye Students Make it a First

GLASGOW, Scotland, January 18, 2011 – Optometry and Dispensing Optician students at Glasgow Caledonian
University received a massive boost, becoming the first in Scotland to
benefit from state of the art eye diagnostic technology following a donation
from Optical Express.

The Oculus Pentacam, which offers a precise analysis of the eye, was
given to the … Read more : Glasgow Eye Students Make it a First.

Ingenuity Systems and Erasmus University Medical Center Collaborate on Next-Generation Sequencing Project to Accelerate Disease Research

IPA(R) used to identify and prioritize novel causal variant
REDWOOD CITY, California, January 18, 2011 – Ingenuity(R) Systems, a leading provider of information solutions for
life science researchers, and Erasmus Medical Center, jointly announced a
scientific collaboration using next-generation sequencing (NGS) for disease
research.

As part of the collaboration, Erasmus researchers have been working
closely with …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Ingenuity Systems and Erasmus University Medical Center Collaborate on Next-Generation Sequencing Project to Accelerate Disease Research.

Great Ormond Street Hospital the Winner in Battle of the Celebrities Between Morgan and Sugar

LONDON, January 18, 2011 – Great Ormond Street Hospital in London benefited from a charitable
donation after Piers Morgan and Alan Sugar donned their boxing gloves in a
battle to collect the most followers on Twitter by Christmas.

The recent 'tweet off' between the two stars set the scene for an
interesting challenge to … Original source on Gaea Times at : Great Ormond Street Hospital the Winner in Battle of the Celebrities Between Morgan and Sugar.

Co-Promotion of a New Medical Device for Female Infertility Announced

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, January 18, 2011 – Norgenix Pharmaceuticals, LLC (www.norgenixpharma.com), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Spartanburg-based J M Smith Corporation, and Fertility
Focus Limited (www.fertility-focus.com) today announced a partnership
for the co-promotion of the Fertiloscope(TM), a CE marked and 510(k) approved
surgical instrument for the early diagnosis and immediate corrective surgery
of physical causes of female infertility. Norgenix … Original source on Gaea Times at : Co-Promotion of a New Medical Device for Female Infertility Announced.

Alzheimer’s Foundation International Forms Alzheimer’s Foundation of Israel

Israel's Leading Care Organization Signs on as Founding Member
NEW YORK, January 18, 2011 – The Alzheimer's Foundation International (AFI) today announced the
ground-breaking formation of the Alzheimer's Foundation of Israel, with
Melabev, Israel's leading organization caring for individuals with
Alzheimer's disease, as one of the founding members of the new organization.

AFI is an … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Alzheimer's Foundation International Forms Alzheimer's Foundation of Israel.