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PRWeb: 11-13-2004

Weaver Law Group - Chicago, IL
Weaver Law Group, a Chicago based regulatory law firm, today unveiled its new client-focused web site. This site was designed to deliver vital information to visitors and clients, providing an improved interface and easy-to-use navigational tools. [PRWEB Nov 12, 2004]

OMNI Awarded Large Contract to Design & Build the USP Pure Water Systems for a Major Pharmaceutical Company
OMNI Technologies, Inc. (OTI) An established supplier of Engineered Systems, Automation/Process Technology, Skid/Cart Fabrication and Instrumentation Services, today announced that it has been awarded a second phase for the complete Design and Build of the USP Pure Water Final Rinse Systems for this Pharmaceutical company; bringing the total project to over $2.2 million in revenues for OMNI Technologies, Inc. [PRWEB Nov 12, 2004]

Two Important New Healthcare Training Sites Launched by IntraLearn Partner - Train for Patient Safety and Train for Pharma sites extend Train for Compliance offerings
- IntraLearn Software Corporation, the leading supplier of turnkey e-Learning software applications, announced today that partner Train for Compliance has launched two important new healthcare compliance and practice training websites: Train for Patient Safety and Train for Pharma. Train for Compliance now offers approximately 100 healthcare compliance and practice courses through its affiliated websites. Train for Compliance uses the IntraLearn LSP e-Learning platform for delivery for all of its online courses. [PRWEB Nov 11, 2004]

Pharmachem Joins Philanthropic Program to Help Malnourished Children
Pharmachem Laboratories Inc. announces its collaboration with Vitamin Angel Alliance, a charitable organization, to provide multi-vitamins for impoverished and malnourished children in Tibet. Together with Pharmachem and other partners, the Alliance recently sent more than 645,000 multi-vitamin tablets to Tibet, and will continue to ship this same quantity on a monthly basis. [PRWEB Nov 10, 2004]

Research And Markets - View The Most Up To Date Analysis Of OTC Distribution In Europe
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c8787) has announced the addition of OTC Distribution in Europe - the New 2005 Edition to their offering. [PRWEB Nov 10, 2004]

Post-Genomic Biomarker-Based Diagnostic Products are Projected To Grow From $100 Million in 2003 to $2 Billion by 2008
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c8902) has announced the addition of Post-Genomic Biomarkers: Revolutionizing Drug Development and Diagnostics to their offering. [PRWEB Nov 10, 2004]

Research and Markets: Pharmaceutical Companies are unlikely to Maintain current levels of Profitability without creation of additional Well-Validated Targets.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c8929) has announced the addition of Post-Genomic Target Validation: Next-Generation Approaches and Tools for Optimizing Target Selection to their offering [PRWEB Nov 10, 2004]

Biotrue Introduces Collaborative Data Management System for Biomedical Research Laboratories
New Web-enabled laboratory productivity solution manages all data types, enables research collaboration and enhances workflow [PRWEB Nov 9, 2004]

Flu Vaccine Shortage Drives People to Seek Alternatives
TCM LingZhi Peptide is a natural alternative to the flu vaccine for people in high-risk demographics. The nutritional supplement boosts the immune system and increases energy, increasing protection against the flu virus. [PRWEB Nov 9, 2004]

Is Excess Regulation to Blame for Soaring Pharmaceutical Prices?
“Regulations passed in 1962 are responsible for over 80% of today’s drug prices” says research scientist Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, Senior Instructor with Sci-Com, Burnet, TX and Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. [PRWEB Nov 9, 2004]

RX101 Drug Plan Offers Low Prices, Simple Shopping With Their Unique Presciption Drug Program
Heritage Consulting Group, headquarted in Cleveland, Ohio is a group focused on helping clients and members manage their presciption drug spending. 10in10Biz, a two year old company based in California, has provided consumers and participating members innovative ways to save on their drug prescription purchases and work in a team environment to build successful home-based businesses. [PRWEB Nov 9, 2004]

Web Conference on Anti-Counterfeiting Drug Strategies Featuring the World Health Organization (WHO) and Peter Rost, December 10, 2004, 11:00 AM EST
Xtalks presents a speacial web conference on Anti-counterfeiting Drug Strategies featuring Dr. Eshetu Wondemagegnehu, the WHO's expert on counterfeit drugs and Dr. Peter Rost a physician and pharmaceutical industry executive. The event will be held December 10, 2004, 11:00 AM EST, online at xtalks.com. The event is free, but space is limited. Register at www.xtalks.com/dec_who.ashx [PRWEB Nov 9, 2004]

SpectraDigital Corporation to Begin Phase 1 Pilot of HIV Diagnostic Tool: Initiation of First US Clinical Trial for “HIV SpectraPoint”(tm) Assay.
SpectraDigital Corporation, has begun a Phase I clinical pilot of its HIV SpectraPoint™ diagnostic system with AIDS ReSearch Alliance of America (ARA). Up to 40 patients will receive a standard phenotype test as well as the antiviral efficacy test generated by the new HIV SpectraPoint assay. The system could allow physicians to receive results within 24 hours, allowing essential treatment decisions to be made before the virus can develop new, unseen resistance patterns. [PRWEB Nov 9, 2004]

Xtalks Launches New Web-Based Information Network With the Announcement of Three Interactive Web Conferences
Xtalks (xtalks.com) has launched a new web-based information network to provide business managers with insight into breaking business issues through interactive digital presentations. Starting with a web conference on Anti-Counterfeiting Drug Strategies on December 10, 2004, Xtalks launches a series of interactive web conferences including such topics as Pharmaceutical Compliance and RFID. In 2005, Xtalks will roll out a full slate of monthly and weekly conferences across a range of industry sectors and subject matter. [PRWEB Nov 8, 2004]

Ariadne Genomics Announces the Release of PathwayAssist™ 3.0, Biological Pathway Visualization and Analysis Software
Ariadne Genomics, Inc. today announced the release of PathwayAssist™ 3.0, desktop software for visualization and analysis of biological pathways. The new software includes a database of 500,000+ molecular interactions for pathway data mining, significantly improved visualization tools, and wizards for data import and export. [PRWEB Nov 8, 2004]

Israel’s healthcare sector remains amid a period of uncertainty
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c8715) has announced the addition of Israel Pharmaceutical Country Intelligence Report 2004 to their offering. [PRWEB Nov 6, 2004]

The Israeli Pharmaceutical Market is Valued at Just Under US$1.5 Billion in 2004, Equal to US$212 Per Capita
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c8726) has announced the addition of Israel Outlook Pharmaceutical Country Intelligence Report 2004 to their offering. [PRWEB Nov 6, 2004]

Costa Rica's Pharmaceutical Market is Dominated by Foreign Branded Drugs in the Private Market and Generics in the Public Market (CCSS)
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c8735) has announced the addition of Costa Rica Outlook Pharmaceutical Country Intelligence Report to their offering. [PRWEB Nov 6, 2004]

Many Leading Pharmaceutical Companies Have Seen Great Success by Using CROs to Accelerate the Development of New Drugs
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c8632) has announced the addition of A Guide to Evaluating and Choosing CROs to their offering. [PRWEB Nov 5, 2004]

Avoidance Of The Negative Factors Linked To Mammalian Cell Culture Technology
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c8619) has announced the addition of Choosing The Proper Long-Term Manufacturing Strategy - System Comparison to their offering. [PRWEB Nov 5, 2004]

An In-Depth Analysis of the Current State of the Russian Pharmaceutical Industry
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c8681) has announced the addition of Russia Pharmaceutical Country Intelligence Report 2004 to their offering. [PRWEB Nov 5, 2004]

Constance Lake First Nation Takes Stand Against Illegal Prescription Drug Sales
Constance Lake First Nation has united with various local and regional organizations to make a No Tolernace stand against the illegal sale of prescription drugs in the community. [PRWEB Nov 5, 2004]

Television Advertising Trends Revealed for 2005
Achieving Success with Pay-Per-Call [PRWEB Nov 4, 2004]

Unsafe Drugs: Choosing a Legitimate Canadian Pharmacy.
Can American consumers order prescriptions drugs safely from Canadian pharmacies and save up to 90%? [PRWEB Nov 4, 2004]

globalcanadarx.com Offers U.S. Residents A Safer Road To Affordable Prescription Drugs
Canadian Company Provides System To Assure Safety of Drugs Imported to U.S. [PRWEB Nov 4, 2004]

Euroscreen Extends Its Patent Estate for CCR5 Chemokine Receptor and AIDS
First European patent awarded for uses of CCR5 chemokine receptor, a crucial target for novel AIDS therapy - Euroscreen s.a., a world leader in G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), today announced the issue of a key European patent (0 883 687B1) in the area of HIV infection. The patent claims screening methods using the human CCR5 receptor to single out compounds as well as antibodies which can be used in the treatment and/or prevention of HIV infection. Such antibodies are also protected by claims section. [PRWEB Nov 4, 2004]

Merck Warned About Vioxx Smoking Gun by Crisis Management Expert
An October 1 article by crisis management consultant Jonathan Bernstein foreshadowed recent revelations of hidden Merck documents acknowledging the company's awareness of Vioxx's health risks. In the article, he warned Merck execs that a "worldwide jury" was watching them. [PRWEB Nov 4, 2004]

A Guide to Pharmacovigilance in the EU
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c8588) has announced the addition of A Guide to Pharmacovigilance in the EU. to their offering. [PRWEB Nov 4, 2004]

A Guide to Successful Pharmaceutical Patent Writing
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c8580) has announced the addition of A Guide to Successful Pharmaceutical Patent Writing to their offering. [PRWEB Nov 4, 2004]

Baxa Launches CyTwo-Fer™ Needle - Unique Dual-Purpose Device for Safe Reconstitution of Hazardous Drugs
Baxa Ltd. has launched the CyTwo-Fer Needle, featuring a unique hub design that provides vented access to vials or non-vented access to IV bags, performing the work of two devices. Both bags and vials may then be accessed in one procedure - avoiding the expense and time involved in changing needles. Designed to prevent environmental contamination during cytotoxic drug reconstitution, the CyTwo-Fer Needle has a 0.2 micron vent filter, allowing safe and efficient vial reconstitution, aspiration and subsequent injection of drugs into bags or other IV delivery devices. [PRWEB Nov 3, 2004]

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