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PRWeb: 02-20-2006

Sponsorship Opportunities are Now Available for the First Coast Pride Festival in Jacksonville, Florida on August 6, 2006
The First Coast Pride Festival in Jacksonville, Florida provides a wonderful opportunity for you to tap into one of the strongest niche markets in the nation that many others have already discovered. Your company will reach virtually the entire North Florida and South Georgia Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and GLBT friendly community at one event! [PRWEB Feb 20, 2006]

McCulley/Cuppan Creates Division to Launch Web-based Technical Training for Busy Professionals in the Biopharmaceutical Industry
McCulley/Cuppan announced today the launch of new division to provide leading edge web-based training programs for scientists in the biopharmaceutical industry. The creation of the E-learning Division is to support McCulley/Cuppan?s expanded training programs focused specifically on the development and delivery of web-based skills development courses for the busy biopharmaceutical professional. [PRWEB Feb 17, 2006]

Results From A Recent FLAVORx Survey Reveal The Majority Of People Do Not Take Medicine Properly -- This Could Prove Very Dangerous Now At The Height Of Cold and Flu Season
Results from a recent study released by FLAVORx, Inc. on December 14th, 2005, examine the attitudes and actions of consumers about the flu. Results show that the majority of people are unaware of the proper way to take medications and give them to their children, be it prescription or over-the-counter. While many feel that a small to moderate divergence from a drug regimen has little to no effect on health, in actuality, these digressions can lead to such issues as persistent symptoms, spread of infection, drug resistance, harmful side effects and even death and mortality. It is important that the public be educated about the importance of medicinal compliance, particularly now in the height of cold and flu season. [PRWEB Feb 16, 2006]

Shoppers Drugmart Makes a Confident Move by Adding Neaclear Liquid Oxygen Skin Care Products to its Stores
Shoppers Drugmart, Canada?s number one drug store chain, has decided to add neaclear liquid oxygen skin care products to its stores. The neaclear skincare products will be carried by Shoppers Drug Mart stores by March 1, 2006. With this announcement, neaclear is finally making the long anticipated move of reselling its physician-strength neaclear line to the Canadian mass retail market. [PRWEB Feb 16, 2006]

Stopping U.S. Seniors from Getting Their Canadian Medications, FDA Seizes More Drug Orders; Pharmacy Says Up to 10 Percent of Orders Being Stopped by U.S.
Since the Medicare Part D drug program for seniors was launched in January, the U.S. Customs has begun increasing its seizures of Canadian prescription drugs enroute to chronically ill American patients. A Canadian pharmacist worries who will be responsible if patients that don't receive their medications, go off their drug regimens and suffer or even die. [PRWEB Feb 16, 2006]

Profiling China?s Innovative Bio-Pharma Industry Sector in 2005
[PRWEB Feb 16, 2006]

TOP 20 Biologics Now With Sales of US$ 37.7 bln in 2005
The TOP 20 blockbuster recombinant proteins and antibodies achieved record sales of US$ 37.7 bln in the year 2005 while combined sales of the 12 TOP selling classes of recombinant proteins and antibodies reached the US$ 50 bln threshold. [PRWEB Feb 16, 2006]

The combination of Permatec in Switzerland and Medi-Ject in the US has resulted in Antares Pharma, a company which aims to become a leader in drug-delivery systems
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Espicoms Business Intelligences Antares Pharma Drug-Delivery Company Intelligence Report to their offering. [PRWEB Feb 16, 2006]

SUNRx, #1 Philadelphia Top 100 Company in 2005, appoints Edward R. Miersch as COO
[PRWEB Feb 16, 2006]

Multiple Health Studies Suggest a Link Between Pregnant Women Taking Prescription Antidepressants and Birth Defects.
To support mothers and their babies adversely affected by antidepressant medication, LawyersandSettlements.com promotes free case evaluations from leading law firms [PRWEB Feb 16, 2006]

LawyersandSettlements.com Receives Hundreds of Complaints From Consumers Suffering from Adderall and Other ADHD Drugs
Consumers come forward with their stories and complaints as the FDA confirms a possible link between ADHD drugs and death from heart problems [PRWEB Feb 16, 2006]

Understand the Dynamics of the Indian Pharma Sector and the Effect of Recent Changes in Patent Laws and Tax Policies on the Evolution of the Market
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c32803) has announced the addition of India?s Growth Prospects in Pharma: Evolution, Not Revolution to their offering. [PRWEB Feb 15, 2006]

Celsion Signs Agreement with Fast Track Systems
Fast Track Systems, Inc., a leading provider of clinical trial data and software designed to reduce the cost and improve productivity within clinical trial operations, today announced that Celsion Corporation has selected TrialSpace? Grants Manager® and CROCAS PBT® for its global clinical trial planning and budgeting activities. [PRWEB Feb 15, 2006]

AlphaGenics Extends Relationship with Ariadne to Facilitate NutriGenomics Studies with PathwayStudio® 4.0
Ariadne Genomics, Inc. today announced that AlphaGenics extends the use of Ariadne?s products and will utilize PathwayStudio® 4.0 software to facilitate its development of personalized consumer lifestyle and vanity products that incorporate a person?s genetic information. [PRWEB Feb 14, 2006]

FDA Seizures of Canadian Drugs Unnecessarily Endangering U.S. Patients
Recent interdictions of Canadian drug packages by U.S. Customs agents are part of a calculated campaign to intimidate patients who order life-saving medications from licensed online Canadian Pharmacies. Interruptions in established medical therapy are putting patients at unnecessary risk. [PRWEB Feb 13, 2006]

SCIREX Celebrates 10 Years of Leadership in Clinical Research
SCIREX Corporation, a leader in the delivery of drug development services to the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, this month celebrates the 10th anniversary of its incorporation. [PRWEB Feb 12, 2006]

EQ Kept Celebs and Partiers Going Hours Longer During Super Bowl Weekend in Detroit
Over Super Bowl weekend, EQ guaranteed partygoers the ability to have good times longer by providing EQ Effervescent Energy Tablets at evening affairs such as the "Legends" party hosted by NFL star Julius Curry. With nearly 1,000 V.I.P. guests present, empty EQ wrappers adorned the venue's floor and table as guests experimented with EQ in different beverages to keep them energized for all the evening's entertainment. Some guests were overheard saying that the party was better than the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks. [PRWEB Feb 10, 2006]

Are ADHD Medications Safe Anymore?
An FDA Advisory Panel voted on February 9 in favor of a 'Black Box' warning on the stimulant medicines. Dr. Kenny Handelman has created a Special Report to help people to understand what this means to the treatment of ADHD. [PRWEB Feb 10, 2006]

Medicationprompt.com Announces New Release of its Popular Web-Based Service to Automatically Remind People to Take Their Medications
Medicationprompt.com announces new release of its popular web-based service to automatically remind people to take their medications through text messages on their cell phones. [PRWEB Feb 10, 2006]

Cardiocore Sets Benchmark for Rapid Data Delivery in Thorough QT Trials
Cardiocore Lab, Inc., a premier provider of centralized cardiac safety monitoring and analysis, announced an unprecedented achievement in electrocardiograph (ECG) data management. The company delivered a clean Thorough QT (TQT) data set?more than 13,000 ECGs?only five days after the study?s final ECG was acquired. With this accomplishment, Cardiocore sets a new standard for cardiac core lab performance. [PRWEB Feb 10, 2006]

Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies Sales in Sweden
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c32188) has announced the addition of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Sweden to their offering. [PRWEB Feb 10, 2006]

Metabolomics is Especially Suited to the Screening of Patients for Clinical Trials
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c32307) has announced the addition of Metabolomics: The Next Omics Technology for the Diagnostics Industry to their offering. [PRWEB Feb 10, 2006]

Acid Reflux: Is the Medication Worse Than the Condition? FLAVORx Finds the Solution.
FLAVORx has developed formulations to successfuly flavor the most common acid reflux medications. Beyond just flavoring the commercially available forms, FLAVORx has developed methods to provide safer and more effective liquid solutions to treat reflux symptoms. [PRWEB Feb 9, 2006]

Online Doctor?s Consultations for Purchasing Prescription Medications Via the Internet are an Innovation in Health Care
Searching for FDA approved prescription pain and muscle relaxants online? Visit: http://www.Pain-Relief-Medications.info which complies with DEA regulations for doctors approving and pharmacy shipping prescription pain and muscle relaxant medications. Online doctor?s or pharmacists consultations are always available. Pain-Relief-Medications.info is committed to meeting and exceeding all government regulations covering this new form of health care provision. [PRWEB Feb 9, 2006]

An Herbal Alternative Approach to Alleviating Insomnia
The National Center on Sleep Disorders approximate about 70 million Americans suffer from a sleep problems, and HERBALmax (www.herbal-max.com) has formulated a new Chinese herbal product for symptoms of insomnia. [PRWEB Feb 9, 2006]

SCIREX Appoints Dr. Susan Shelby Executive Director, Clinical Trials Management
SCIREX Corporation today announced the appointment of Susan Shelby, PhD to the position of Executive Director, Clinical Trials Management. [PRWEB Feb 9, 2006]

ArtJen?s Impressive Weapon In The War On Obesity Now Available In Southern Ontario?s Health Smart Drug Stores
ArtJen is pleased to announce that its new weight loss product FBCx is now available in all Windsor and area Health Smart Drug Stores. This marks the first time that ArtJen?s dietary weight loss supplement has been made available in Canadian pharmacies. [PRWEB Feb 9, 2006]

Industry Leaders Support European Patent Office Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights in China: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Shanghai, 30 - 31 March 2006
The attractiveness of the Chinese market is obvious, however intellectual property (IP) violation is also a worrying concern for many. This European Patent Office endorsed workshop will clarify the requirements for effective IP strategy in China. The workshop will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Shanghai on 30 - 31 March 2006 [PRWEB Feb 9, 2006]

Complimentary e-zine on Proprietary Physician Intelligence
HCPro to distribute proprietary physician intelligence via e-zine for pharmaceutical professionals [PRWEB Feb 9, 2006]

Baxa Announces the Release of New Adapta-Cap? Bottle Adapter
New cap fits sterile water bottles, expanding the line of Baxa accessories that facilitate easy access with Exacta-Med® Oral Dispensers. Designed to ensure dose accuracy while preventing med errors and wrong-route administration of IV drugs, oral dispensers and accessories are recommended by the Institute for Safe Medication Practice (ISMP) for use in oral and enteral fluid drug delivery. [PRWEB Feb 9, 2006]

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