Can Chantix Make A Comeback? - Forbes pfizer will restart tv advertising for its chantix anti-smoking drug on sunday, nine months after voluntarily putting the campaign on hold as worries about a link between the medicine and suicidal thoughts and actions grew. the spots run 90 seconds ... www.forbes.com
Clsi Publishes Guideline For Assessment Of Laboratory Tests proficiency testing (pt) is an important part of quality management in the clinical laboratory. pt complements internal quality control (qc) to help ensure patient test results are valid. www.bioresearchonline.com
Radioisotope Shortage Could Force Delays In Medical Tests thousands of patients in the usa may face delays in getting key medical tests because of a global shortage of radioactive tracers, which are used to perform bone scans and to assess blood flow to the heart, experts say. www.usatoday.com
Pressure Biosciences, Inc. Announces Research Agreement With The Us ... - Msn Moneycentral south easton, mass. , sept. 11 /prnewswire-firstcall/ -- pressure biosciences, inc. pbio ("pbi" or "the company") today announced that it has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement (crada) with the united states army medical ... news.moneycentral.msn.com
Hooper Holmes Names Richard Whitbeck President Of Portamedic Division - Msn Moneycentral basking ridge, n.j. , sept. 11 /prnewswire-firstcall/ -- hooper holmes hh today announced that richard whitbeck, jr. has been appointed president of the company's portamedic division, the largest paramedical exam service in the life insurance ... news.moneycentral.msn.com
Maui Medical To Open Kihei Clinic maui medical group is expanding to kihei, where it will open its fourth clinic in november. www.bizjournals.com
Q&a: Medical Examiner's Investigator james buckley, 42, has been an investigator with the san diego county medical examiner's office since 1999. before that, he spent 14 years in the navy, attending college at the same time, then a year at the orange county sheriff-coroner's office. www.signonsandiego.com
Florida Hospital Lab & Nursing Staffs Enhance Patient Safety With ... - Tmcnet tucson, ariz. --(business wire)-- sunquest information systems, inc., a market leader in laboratory information systems, today announced that florida hospital, rated one of the best hospitals in the country by u.s. news & world report, is utilizing ... www.tmcnet.com
Qps' Bio-kinetic Clinical Applications Phase I Unit Announces ... - Forbes qps' clinical research unit, bio-kinetic clinical applications, announces a joint collaboration with quintiles that creates an integrated cardiac safety service for sponsors by incorporating clinical conduct, core ecg laboratory support, independent ... www.forbes.com
Fort Detrick Agency Reaches Out To Students Through Lab Tv the u.s. army medical materiel development activity’s medical prototype development laboratory at fort detrick, md., participated in the filming of the first army-related episode of the department of defense’s national defense education program sponsored series lab tv aug. 19. www.dcmilitary.com
Free Prostate Screening At New Island Hospital new island hospital is offering free prostate cancer screenings on sat., sept. 13, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the ambulatory surgery area of the hospital. laboratory staff will perform psa blood tests. qualified urologists on the medical staff of the hospital, will exam those who wish to have a digital exam. www.massapequapost.com
Drugs And Treatments - Viramune Oral - Webmd rarely, nevirapine has caused severe (sometimes fatal) liver problems. seek immediate medical attention if you develop symptoms of liver problems (e.g., persistent nausea, stomach/abdominal pain, dark urine, yellowing eyes/skin). in some patients ... www.webmd.com
New Medical Center Set To Open Its Doors the new iha milan medical center is scheduled to open its doors monday at 870 arkona road, expanding the milan family medicine practice to include more doctors and services. www.milannews.com
Media Advisory - Community Forum: Choking On Climate Change - Cnw Group toronto, sept. 11 /cnw/ - media representatives are invited to attend a community forum at the michener institute for applied health sciences on the health effects of climate change. climate change has contributed to increases in respiratory ailments ... www.newswire.ca
Jigawa Lifts Embargo On Medical Employment - Vanguard jigawa state government has lifted the embargo on employment of doctors, surgeons, consultants, pharmacists, laboratory technologists, nurses, midwives and other related health personnel. reports say the decision of the state government to lift the ... www.vanguardngr.com
Iraq Refugees Get Qatar Medical Aid by ourouba hussein a medical team from the qatar red crescent (qrc) is providing iraqi refugees in syria better access to healthcare services, a member of the mission has said. www.gulf-times.com