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  • Province Healthcare Provides Update on Expected Fourth Quarter Results
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Province Healthcare Company today announced that consistent with its previously disclosed expectations, operating results for the fourth quarter of 2002 would be below guidance, with same-store admissions down 4.9%, adjusted admissions down 1.5%, and same-store surgeries down 8.6% compared with the fourth quarter of 2001, causing same-store net
     
  • U.S. Aims to Reduce Drug Development Time, Cost
    Reuters (January 31, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health officials on Friday announced plans aimed at reducing the time and cost of bringing new drugs, vaccines and medical devices to the U.S. market.
     
  • Canadian Coast Guard Equips Nationwide Search and Rescue Vessels With Cardiac Science´s Powerheart(R) AEDs
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardiac Science, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of life-saving automated public access defibrillators, today announced that the Canadian Coast Guard has purchased 50 Powerheart(R) automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for deployment on its fleet of primary search and rescue (SAR) vessels and has an option to deploy additional AEDs this year. Th
     
  • Report: Suit Says Merck Overcharged
    Reuters (January 31, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Louisiana doctor has filed a whistle-blower suit against Merck & Co. Inc., claiming the drugmaker fraudulently overcharged Medicare for its ulcer medication Pepcid, the New Orleans-based Times-Picayune newspaper reported.
     
  • Manor Care Reports 2002 Fourth-Quarter Earnings
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manor Care, Inc. announced today that fourth-quarter 2002 diluted earnings per share were 34 cents before unusual items, compared with 32 cents before unusual items in the 2001 fourth quarter, a 6 percent increase. Net diluted earnings per share were 24 cents in the 2002 fourth quarter, compared with a net loss of 18 cents in the year-earlier peri
     
  • CareDecision Corp. Completes 2003 Forecasts
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    NEW YORK, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CareDecision Corp., (BULLETIN BOARD: CDED) , the e-health technology developer and medical PDA innovator, announced today that it has completed its forecasts for 2003, and is projecting a substantial increase in revenues and that it also expects to record a first ever operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2003.
     
  • WebMD to Present at the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Conference
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WebMD Corporation today announced that executives of WebMD are scheduled to participate in the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Conference. WebMD's presentation to attendees at the Conference is expected to begin at approximately 4:10 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 4, 2003.
     
  • Province Warns, Cites Loss of Doctors
    Reuters (January 31, 2003 )
    BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (Reuters) - Rural hospital operator Province Healthcare Co. <PRV.N> on Friday warned its fourth-quarter and first-quarter earnings would fall below Wall Street estimates due to its inability to retain physicians.
     
  • Biogen Gets US OK for New Psoriasis Drug
    Reuters (January 31, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Biogen Inc. <BGEN.O> on Friday said U.S. regulators approved its psoriasis drug, Amevive, giving it a head start in the race to market new medicines for the difficult-to-treat skin disorder.
     
  • Kosmos Pharma Announces Successful Incorporation of Highly Sensitive Protein in FDTAB(TM) Oral Film
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    GREAT FALLS, Va., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Kosmos Pharma today announced successful completion of feasibility work on a film-based product containing a highly sensitive protein for an undisclosed partner. The product is a thin- film that dissolves readily on the tongue similar to the breath freshener films currently marketed, such as the Listerine PocketPaks(TM).
     
  • The Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division Relocates Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Services
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move that consolidates and expands two separate human services facilities, The Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division will relocate drug and alcohol rehabilitation operations from the Harbor Light Center and Booth Services Evangeline Center to a new property housed in the former Aurora Hospital, located near Interstate 96 and the Martin Luther Kin
     
  • Viragen Extends Agreement with Mexico Drug Distributor
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    PLANTATION, Fla., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viragen, Inc. and its majority owned subsidiary, Viragen International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VGNI) , today announced that the Company has renewed and extended its agreement with Laboratorios Pisa, a leading Mexican pharmaceutical company. The new agreement, extended by ten years, provides Laboratorios Pisa with the exclusive rights to distri
     
  • Impax Gets FDA OK on Generic Claritin
    Reuters (January 31, 2003 )
    HAYWARD, Calif. (Reuters) - Generic drug maker Impax Laboratories Inc. <IPXL.O> said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its generic version of allergy medication Claritin, which it will make for over-the-counter use.
     
  • Minnesota Students ´Jumping on Board´ Fitness Fever
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Forget the flu; there's a fever coming to Minnesota this February, and more than 240,000 elementary school students are about to jump on board an epidemic of fun with fruits, vegetables, and fitness. Fitness Fever, a month-long school-based program, teaches children to take ownership of their health with fun ways to eat right and stay active.
     
  • Exactech, Inc. Acquires Total Shoulder System From Teknimed
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exactech, Inc. announced today the acquisition of a patented total shoulder system from Teknimed, a French manufacturer of orthopaedic implants and biological products. The acquisition gives Exactech the exclusive worldwide rights to the design and the product. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
     
  • Possible Medicaid Cuts in Texas Threaten Healthcare Quality for Senior Texans, Says Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was issued by the Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging:
     
  • Centerpulse Orthopedics Announces Launch of Minimally Invasive Instruments For Hip Replacement
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Centerpulse Orthopedics Inc., a subsidiary of Centerpulse, today announced the availability of new instrumentation that enables orthopedic surgeons to perform total hip replacements through a single incision ranging from 2 to 4 inches. Centerpulse developed this comprehensive set of patented instrumentation under its CARE(TM) MIS program in collaboration wit
     
  • Quest Diagnostics to Speak at UBS Warburg Global Healthcare Services Conference
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    TETERBORO, N.J., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated , the nation's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced that Kenneth W. Freeman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to speak at the UBS Warburg Global Healthcare Services Conference on Monday, February 3, 2003, at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The Quest Diagnost
     
  • CDC and EWG Study 49 Chemicals in Common
    PRNewswire (January 31, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Environmental Working Group (EWG), which yesterday released a biomonitoring study that tested for 210 chemicals in 9 individuals, has posted on its website, http://www.ewg.org/ , a list of the 49 chemicals that overlap between its study and the Centers for Disease Control's study being released today.
     
  • King Raises Earnings Forecast on Elan Deal
    Reuters (January 31, 2003 )
    BRISTOL, Tenn. (Reuters) - Drugmaker King Pharmaceuticals Inc. <KG.N> on Friday raised its estimated range for 2003 earnings, citing sales from two drugs it plans to acquire from Irish drugmaker Elan Corp. <ELN.I> <ELN.N>.
     
  • Health Secretary to Head Global AIDS Fund
    Reuters (January 30, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has been chosen as chairman of the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, AIDS campaigners and sources said on Thursday.
     
  • La Opinion Digital and Todo Bebe Form Web Partnership
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move designed to combine the best of two online channels for Spanish-speaking parents, La Opinion Digital and TodoBebe.com have formed a marketing and content agreement. The relationship will benefit U.S. Hispanics who continue to be underserved in terms of Spanish-language baby content and parenting information.
     
  • NDCHealth Announces Enhancements to Physician Practice Management System
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    ATLANTA, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NDCHealth Corporation has announced an upgrade to the NDC Medisoft physician practice management system. The enhanced software, which is available now, includes a number of new capabilities designed to improve operational efficiency, make the system easier to use and increase coding accuracy.
     
  • Trover Solutions, Inc. Webcast Information
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )

     
  • CryoLife Presents at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Conference in New York
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    ATLANTA, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CryoLife, Inc. , a human tissue processing and medical device company, will present today at the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Conference held in New York City. The following are highlights from the presentation to be given by Steven G. Anderson, CryoLife's President and Chief Executive Officer.
     
  • International Child Advocacy Group Seeking Award Nominations
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- World of Children Inc., founder of the world's first and most prestigious international award program in children's advocacy -- the World of Children Awards -- today announced it is seeking nominations for its three annual honors.
     
  • Vital Images, Inc. to Webcast Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Earnings Conference Call Tuesday, February 11
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vital Images, Inc. , a medical imaging software company, will host a live Webcast of its fourth-quarter and year-end earnings conference call Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. CT.
     
  • IBCI Announces Meeting With Federal Agency Concerning Bio-terrorism Set For Monday, February 3, 2003
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    ATLANTA, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- International BioChemical Industries, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: IBCL) , formerly known as BioShield Technologies, Inc., announced that a Federal government agency, requesting urgency, has scheduled its meeting with IBCI to discuss test data and BioShield products that will be effective in the war on bio-terrorism. The discussion will include manufacturing capabiliti
     
  • Premature Births Soar in U.S., Now #1 U.S. Obstetric Problem
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Citing the dramatic rise in the number of babies born prematurely in this country, the March of Dimes today launched a $75 million, five-year national campaign. The campaign's goals will be to increase awareness of the growing problem and decrease the rate of premature birth. In 2001, more than 476,000 babies, or nearly 12 percent of live births, were born too
     
  • Guidant Net Falls on Legal Fees
    Reuters (January 30, 2003 )
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medical device maker Guidant Corp. <GDT.N> said on Thursday quarterly net profit fell 30 percent as the termination of an acquisition agreement and a costly legal battle dragged on results.
     
  • Bausch & Lomb Swings to Profit
    Reuters (January 30, 2003 )
    ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Reuters) - Bausch & Lomb Inc. <BOL.N> said on Thursday it swung to a quarterly profit from a year-ago loss, driven by sales of its contact lenses and lens care products.
     
  • Elan Sells Drug Rights to King; Shares Up
    Reuters (January 30, 2003 )
    DUBLIN/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in beleaguered Irish drugs firm Elan leapt nearly 24 percent on Thursday after it said it had raised enough cash from asset disposals to repay looming debts a year ahead of schedule.
     
  • SunLink Announces Its Second Quarter Conference Call
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    ATLANTA, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SunLink Health Systems, Inc. announced today that it will conduct its fiscal second quarter conference call on Thursday, February 6, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Corporation's results for the quarter ended December 31, 2002, will be released after the close of the market on Wednesday, February 5, 2003.
     
  • CCH Provides Resources for Journalists Covering Medicare Reform Progress
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    RIVERWOODS, Ill., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In both his State of the Union Address on January 28 and again in a speech Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Mich., President George W. Bush said that reforms to the Medicare system should provide people with greater choice in how they obtain and pay for their medical care similar to the choices provided federal employees under the Federal Employees Health Benef
     
  • Shriners Hospitals Offer Tips on Burn Proofing Your Home During Burn Awareness Week
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- During Burn Awareness Week 2003, February 2-8, the Shriners -- members of the fraternal organization that operates 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children throughout North America -- want people to take the necessary steps to prevent burns in the home.
     
  • Gilead Profit Falls, Revenue Soars
    Reuters (January 30, 2003 )
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc. <GILD.O> on Thursday said its fourth quarter profit fell as sharply higher sales of HIV drug Viread failed to eclipse a year-ago gain on the sale of the biotechnology company's oncology assets.
     
  • Details Emerge on New U.S. HIV/AIDS Relief Plan
    Reuters (January 30, 2003 )

     
  • Texas Biotechnology to Reacquire Full Development and Marketing Rights To Sitaxsentan
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    , Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Company to Present Phase IIb/III Clinical Results at American Thoracic Society
     
  • MedImmune Fourth-Quarter Profit Falls
    Reuters (January 30, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - MedImmune Inc. <MEDI.O> said on Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings fell, as losses on equity investments and higher marketing costs offset sales of its flagship respiratory disease drug Synagis.
     
  • Province Healthcare Company Announces Conference Call
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Province Healthcare Company announced today that it would provide investors with an update on its fourth quarter financial results during a conference call to be held tomorrow, January 31, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
     
  • Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Fourth Quarter Results
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated today announced results for the fourth quarter that ended December 31, 2002. Revenues for the fourth quarter totaled $46.7 million, compared with the prior year's $49.0 million. Net income for the period, after recording a fourth quarter charge which was substantially non-cash, was $7.5 million, or $0.18 p
     
  • Chicago-Based Bosom Buddies Premieres New Video That Addresses Difficult Task For Moms Facing Breast Cancer: "Will Mom be OK? Families Talk about Breast Cancer"
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    CHICAGO, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the hardest moments a woman may face during her battle with breast cancer is having to tell her children about her diagnosis. Moms are superheroes. They aren't supposed to get sick, tired, scared or bald. Breast cancer affects more than just the patient. It engulfs her family and friends, as well.
     
  • UNOS to Convene Donation Request Consensus Conference
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) will convene more than 50 organ donation and transplantation professionals in Orlando, Fla. April 28-30, 2003 to discuss donation request techniques and reach a consensus on best practices based on current research. The outcome, once implemented, will be more organs available for transplantation and more lives save
     
  • Aksys Reports Growing Momentum in Key Metrics at the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference and Announces Date for Fourth Quarter 2002 Conference Call
    PRNewswire (January 30, 2003 )
    LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aksys, Ltd. , a pioneer in innovative dialysis systems, presented today at the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Conference. Bill Dow, President and CEO of Aksys, Ltd., summarized a number of key milestones achieved in 2002 that demonstrated initial success and ongoing adoption of the company's flagship product, the PHD(R) System. Those included:
     
  • Owens & Minor Invites You to Join Its Year-End and Fourth Quarter 2002 Conference Call on the Web
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    Richmond, Va., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with Owens & Minor's Year-End and Fourth Quarter 2002 financial results, you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 8:30 am Eastern Time with G. Gilmer Minor, III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Owens & Minor, who will lead the disc
     
  • Owens & Minor Announces First Quarter 2003 Cash Dividend
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens & Minor announced today that its board of directors approved the payment of the first quarter 2003 cash dividend in the amount of $0.08 per share. The cash dividend is payable on March 31, 2003 to shareholders of record as of March 13, 2003. The company currently has approximately 34,112,284 common shares outstanding.
     
  • Zimmer Tops Consensus Estimates with Fourth Quarter and 2002 Sales and Earnings
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )

     
  • Volunteers of America Opens Senior Apts., Breaks Ground for Assisted Living Facility
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    MONTROSE, Colo., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Volunteers of America today conducted ceremonies officially opening the Meadowlark Court senior apartment community and broke ground for an assisted living facility nearby.
     
  • 'Superman' Reeve Says Stem Cell Research Inevitable
    Reuters (January 29, 2003 )
    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Disabled "Superman" star Christopher Reeve said Wednesday that Washington's strict limits on stem cell research will eventually be overtaken by support from individual American states.
     
  • RTIN Holdings, Inc. Announces the Opening of Littleton, Colorado´s Safescript Pharmacy
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    LONGVIEW, Texas, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RTIN Holdings (BULLETIN BOARD: RTNH) , announced today that its market partner, RxConcepts, Inc. opened their second pharmacy location in Littleton, Colorado. This is the second of ten planned locations for this market partner in the greater Denver metropolitan area. Furthermore the Company sets forth unit level economic comparisons for its Saf
     
  • HEALTHSOUTH to Present at UBS Warburg Global Healthcare Services Conference
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HEALTHSOUTH Corporation announced today that it will present at the upcoming UBS Warburg Global Healthcare Services Conference on Monday February 3, 2003 at 1:00pm EST. The Conference will be at The Plaza Hotel in New York. UBS Warburg has advised HEALTHSOUTH that it will make a live audio webcast of the presentation available for interested
     
  • Newly Discovered Cellular Process Helps Cells Respond to DNA Damage Caused by Radiation and Environmental Toxins
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered a novel biochemical process that plays a critical role in helping cells in the body respond to DNA damage, such as that caused by exposure to radiation, environmental toxins or free radicals. The findings could lead to new approaches to prevent cancer, better ways to treat cancer and to the
     
  • Judge Blocks Discount Pharmacy Card
    AP (January 29, 2003)
    WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday barred the Bush administration from putting in place a plan to offer discount pharmacy cards to Medicare recipients.
     
  • Introgen Appoints New Member to Board of Directors
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. announced today the appointment of Robert L. Moore to its board of directors. Mr. Moore will serve on the audit committee as a 'financial expert' as defined under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
     
  • Scientists Question Whether Fast Food Is Addictive
    Reuters (January 29, 2003 )
    LONDON (Reuters) - A steady diet of hamburgers, fries and foods high in fat and loaded with calories may not only pile on the pounds -- some scientists are questioning whether it could be addictive.
     
  • Owens & Minor Achieves Strong Earnings for 2002 On a Fourth Quarter Highlighted by Improving Sales Growth
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens & Minor today reported that sales for the year ended December 31, 2002 were $3.96 billion, up 4 percent from sales of $3.81 billion in 2001. Earnings per diluted common share (EPS) for the year were $1.30, up $0.13, or 11 percent from 2001, excluding unusual items and goodwill amortization. Income for 2002 was $48.7 million, up $5.9 mi
     
  • Symposium on Capitol Hill to Address President´s Health Care Challenge
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of President Bush's remarks about health care in last night's State of the Union Address, the Public Forum Institute today announced a response to his call for solutions. The Forum is planning a day-long symposium, bringing together a diverse array of the major leaders in America's health care debate on March 31, 2003, at the Ronald Reagan Building
     
  • Global AIDS Fund Looks Toward "Real Achievements" in 2003
    Reuters (January 29, 2003 )

     
  • Africa Welcomes $15B From U.S. for AIDS
    AP (January 29, 2003)
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - President Bush's pledge to give $15 billion for AIDS relief in Africa and the Caribbean is a good start but far more is needed to fight the pandemic, officials working with AIDS in Africa said Wednesday.
     
  • Doctor Indicted on Diluted Drug Charges
    AP (January 29, 2003)
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A urologist was charged Wednesday with watering down an expensive drug used to treat people with advanced cases of prostate cancer.
     
  • Bush Pitches Plan for Revamping Medicare
    Reuters (January 29, 2003 )
    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Reuters) - Seeking to spotlight his domestic policy agenda, President Bush on Wednesday pitched his plan for revamping Medicare as way to give seniors more choice and better coverage in health care.
     
  • Bush Gets Resistance on Medicare Plan
    AP (January 29, 2003)
    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - President Bush ran into Republican and Democratic resistance to his Medicare reform proposal Wednesday, with even White House allies saying they were confused about what the president intended to propose.
     
  • Merck, Wyeth Profits Up, Tout Outlook
    Reuters (January 29, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. drugmakers Merck & Co. Inc. and Wyeth posted higher fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, and predicted burgeoning 2003 sales of newer drugs will help them recover from flat profits last year.
     
  • American Academy of Pediatrics Helps Launch Campaign to Avoid Sudden Death In Child Care Settings
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- With 20 percent of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) cases occurring in child care, a campaign was launched today to unite child care, health, and SIDS prevention partners across the country to reduce the number of SIDS-related deaths in these settings.
     
  • Webcast Alert: Manor Care, Inc. Announces 2002 Fourth-Quarter Earnings Webcast
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manor Care, Inc. announces the following Webcast:
     
  • Care Choices HMO Implements High-Tech Tool to Help Physicians Reduce Prescription Drug Costs and Medical Errors
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Care Choices HMO doctors now have access to a powerful tool that will help them compare the co-pay levels of prescription drugs for their patients and provide the most up-to- date clinical information such as dosing and drug interactions, before a prescription is written. By downloading free software from the Internet to their personal data assist
     
  • /C O R R E C T I O N -- Endocardial Solutions/
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    , Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- In the news release, Endocardial Solutions Reports 2002 Earnings Results, issued yesterday, Jan. 28, by Endocardial Solutions over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the Conference ID number for access to the replay of the Fourth Quarter and 2002 Earnings Results conference call should read "7459908" rather than "5976130" as originally is
     
  • Webcast Alert: PracticeWorks, Inc. Announces Its 4th Quarter 2002 Conference Call on the Web
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    ATLANTA, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PracticeWorks, Inc. announces the following Webcast:
     
  • Who Says Sunshine and Anti-Aging Don´t Mix?
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    GREENSBORO, N.C., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Market America, Inc., an innovative product brokerage and Internet marketing company specializing in One-to-One Marketing and Mass Customization, announces its annual Leadership School conference to be held February 7-9, 2003 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. The conference will host approximately 16,000 attendees from the United States, Canada an
     
  • PPD Reports Solid Fourth Quarter and Year End Results; Raises Guidance for 2003
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    WILMINGTON, N.C., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PPD, Inc. today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2002.
     
  • UAW´s Gettelfinger Says Bush Proposals to Privatize Social Security And Medicare Are ´Unsafe, Unsound, and Unacceptable´
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    DETROIT, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today that proposals to privatize Social Security and Medicare made by President Bush during his State of the Union speech are "unsafe, unsound and unacceptable."
     
  • Dental Awareness Day: Free Service Helps Answer Difficult or Embarrassing Dental Questions
    PRNewswire (January 29, 2003 )
    BOSTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Nagging molar making you irritable? Afraid of visiting the dentist? To help educate the public on dental health issues, members of the Massachusetts Academy of General Dentistry are hosting the SmileLine, a toll-free dental health hotline that consumers can call to talk one-on-one with a dentist.
     
  • Bush AIDS Plan to Include Condoms and Abstinence
    Reuters (January 29, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surprise $15 billion AIDS plan for Africa and Haiti announced by President Bush will include condoms and generic drugs as well as faith-based efforts and abstinence education, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
     
  • AdvancePCS Third-Quarter Earnings Up
    AP (January 29, 2003)
    IRVING, Texas (AP) - Pharmacy-benefit manager AdvancePCS posted a 64 percent jump in profit for its latest quarter amid growth in claims volume, particularly in its mail-service pharmacy operations. The company also boosted its fiscal full-year earnings forecast.
     
  • American Physicians Capital, Inc. to Release Year-End 2002 Results And Host Teleconference
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    EAST LANSING, Mich., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Physicians Capital, Inc. (APCapital) expects to release year-end 2002 earnings on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, after the market closes. The news release will also be available on the APCapital Web site at www.apcapital.com within the "For Investors" section under "Press Releases."
     
  • Tenet Settles Suits, Adopts Rules
    Reuters (January 28, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tenet Healthcare Corp. <THC.N>, the No. 2 U.S. hospital operator, said on Tuesday it settled lawsuits filed by a civic group on behalf of uninsured Hispanic patients in southern California and is altering its method of collecting unpaid accounts.
     
  • Electronic Health Plans Expanding Product Line
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    DALLAS, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Electronic Health Plans, Inc., an industry-leader in providing technology-based solutions for health care insurance administration, announces the further expansion of its product line. Its new products streamline several administrative activities including enrollment, member services, medical management, provider contracting, customer service, premium and broker/ag
     
  • UK to Begin Thalidomide Trial Against Lung Cancer
    Reuters (January 28, 2003 )
    LONDON (Reuters) - British doctors will begin a trial of around 400 patients next month to investigate the effectiveness of the controversial drug thalidomide in treating lung cancer.
     
  • Endocardial Solutions Reports 2002 Earnings Results
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    MINNEAPOLIS/ST.PAUL, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Endocardial Solutions, Inc. today reported net sales for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 of $26,265,155, compared with $22,893,306 for fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. Revenue for the fourth quarter in 2002 was $6,116,619, compared to $6,895,802 in the fourth quarter of 2001, a decrease of 11.3%. The Company's net loss for 2002
     
  • State of the Union Excerpts
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The following are State of the Union excerpts:
     
  • Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Fourth Quarter Dividend Increase; Company Reports Thirty-Eighth Consecutive Common Dividend Increase
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated today announced its thirty-eighth consecutive common stock dividend increase for the quarter ended December 31, 2002. This dividend, in the amount of $0.610 per share, represents an increase of $0.005 per share over the dividend paid for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. The dividend is payable on March
     
  • LabCorp(R) Scheduled to Present at the US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    BURLINGTON, N.C., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Laboratory Corporation of America(R) Holdings (LabCorp(R)) today announced that Thomas P. Mac Mahon, chairman and chief executive officer, is scheduled to speak at the US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference in New York on January 29, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. At the conference, the Company will reiterate its guidance for 2002 an
     
  • Wyeth Net Profit Rises on Investment Gain
    Reuters (January 28, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Wyeth <WYE.N> on Tuesday said fourth-quarter earnings nearly doubled after it sold its stake in Amgen Inc.<AMGN.O>, and brisk sales of drugs for depression, ulcers and hemophilia offset a slump in female hormone replacement medicines Premarin and Prempro.
     
  • Buying Rhodiola Rosea for Energy and Stress Relief? Make Sure You Get the Real Thing
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    GREEN BAY, Wis., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Enzymatic Therapy, an innovator in nutritional supplements and natural medicine, has introduced Rhodiola Energy(TM), a Rhodiola rosea extract based on the clinically studied herb featured in the Feb. 3 issue of Newsweek magazine.
     
  • Health Tips Now Available on Your Refrigerator Shelf
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    HOUSTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine ... getting useful and practical health tips while drinking your orange juice! The Minute Maid Company thinks this makes perfect sense. Beginning this month, more than 100 million 64 fluid ounce cartons of Minute Maid Premium orange juice will carry Healthy Living Tips, from MayoClinic.com . The cartons also let consumers know that The Minute Maid Compa
     
  • CryoLife To Present At U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference In New York
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    ATLANTA, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CryoLife, Inc. , a human tissue processing and medical device company, today announced that Steven G. Anderson, president and CEO, will present a Company overview at the 15th Annual U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference at the Pierre Hotel in New York City, Thursday, January 30. The CryoLife presentation is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EST.
     
  • Crescent Connects BLUEGATE to Tenet Hospital
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    HOUSTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crescent Communications Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CCES) , a leading value added network (VAN), has connected the Tenet Healthcare Corp. Park Plaza Hospital to BLUEGATE -- the Crescent secure medical network using Cisco Systems(TM) virtual private network (VPN) technology -- announces Crescent President Jeff Olexa.
     
  • Cerner Announces Comprehensive Support for Critical Care
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the intensive care unit (ICU), the right information can make the difference between life and death. Under intense pressure from shortages of experienced personnel, rising demand for services, and a national call for more effective prevention of medical errors in the ICU, critical care professionals and their patients deserve an advanced info
     
  • Tripos President and CEO to Present at UBS Warburg Global Healthcare Services Conference in February
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    ST. LOUIS, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tripos, Inc. , a leading provider of drug discovery chemistry, discovery software and enterprise informatics, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. John P. McAlister will present at the UBS Warburg Global Healthcare Services Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. EST. The presentation will take place at The Plaza Ho
     
  • Pfizer Expects More Drug Sector Mergers
    Reuters (January 28, 2003 )
    DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Drug sector consolidation is set to continue as fierce competition in a high-risk business produces big winners and losers, Pfizer Inc Chairman and CEO Henry McKinnell said on Tuesday.
     
  • Docs Skip Work to Protest Insurance Costs
    AP (January 28, 2003)
    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Hospitals in the Palm Beach County area added to their emergency room staffs and rescheduled elective surgeries as hundreds of doctors protested rising malpractice insurance costs by staying off the job.
     
  • Life Saving Medical Equipment Installed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thanks to the United Hospital Foundation
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine running to catch a flight, when you begin to experience chest pain and your heart stops. With no doctors around, you find yourself relying on strangers for help. It's a common emergency airport personnel face on a daily basis.
     
  • Techne Corporation Releases Unaudited Second Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2003
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Techne Corporation's (the Company) consolidated net sales for the quarter and six months ended December 31, 2002 were $33,300,214 and $67,848,450, respectively. This was an increase of $2,163,303 or 7% and $6,868,873 or 11% from the second quarter and first six months of last year. R&D Systems' Biotechnology Division net sales for the quarter a
     
  • Mediware Reports Eighth Consecutive Quarter of Revenue Growth
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    LENEXA, Kan., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mediware Information Systems, Inc. reported record revenue for its second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2002 of $8.0 million, a 6 percent increase over the year ago period.
     
  • Option Care to Present at UBS Warburg Global Healthcare Services Conference
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Option Care, Inc. , announced today that is will present at the upcoming UBS Warburg Global Healthcare Services Conference.
     
  • Carrington Laboratories´ Pharmaceutical Facility in Costa Rica Certified ISO 9001
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    IRVING, Texas, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carrington Laboratories, Inc. today announced that its Costa Rica raw materials manufacturing facility has been awarded ISO 9001 certification signifying that it has met stringent international standards for quality. Carrington's Irving, Texas, facility, which processes the raw materials into products for consumers and other manufacturers, achiev
     
  • MedImmune to Present at the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Conference
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedImmune, Inc. announced today that it will present at the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Conference at 9:40 a.m. eastern time on February 4th, 2003. The conference is being held at The Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York. MedImmune's presentation will be webcast live for investors and available for replay f
     
  • Humana Inc. Changes Time of Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call on February 3, 2003
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Humana Inc. will release its financial results for the fourth quarter 2002 on Monday, February 3, 2003 at 5:00 a.m. EST. Humana is changing the time of its conference call and virtual slide presentation to discuss its financial results for the quarter and earnings guidance to 9:30 a.m. EST that same morning as a scheduling courtesy to the inves
     
  • Webcast Alert: Transgenomic Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2002 Earnings Release Conference Call Webcast
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transgenomic Inc. announces the following Webcast:
     
  • Biogen Profit Rises on Settlement Gain
    Reuters (January 28, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Biogen Inc.<BGEN.O> said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit rose as a gain from a legal settlement offset slowing sales of its only marketed product, the multiple sclerosis drug Avonex.
     
  • Park City Solutions Expands Its eHealth Services with Premier, Inc. and Premier Sourcing Partners
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    MIDWAY, Utah and CLEVELAND, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Park City Solutions' eHealth Division is expanding its products and services offering by partnering with Premier Sourcing Partners (PSP), the information technology division of Premier, Inc. a leading technology and professional services firm. Park City Solutions and PSP will provide eHealth portal solutions and Web services to PSP's more than 1
     
  • R.J. Reynolds Reports Fourth Quarter/Full Year 2002 Results
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. today reported the following fourth- quarter and full-year financial results for 2002. Ongoing 2002 operating results were consistent with earnings guidance provided by the company on Dec. 4, 2002.
     
  • Tenet Settles Pricing Suit, Paper Says
    Reuters (January 28, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - No. 2 U.S. hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp. <THC.N> has settled litigation with a group of Latino patients who had accused it of price gouging and will unveil a new policy of "fair treatment" for uninsured patients, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
     
  • Restore Medical´s New Snoring Treatment Cleared by FDA
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Restore Medical Incorporated (formerly Pi Medical, Inc.) has received 510(k) marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Pillar(TM) Palatal Implant System. This breakthrough minimally invasive treatment is designed to permanently treat socially disruptive snoring, a serious health and lifestyle problem afflicting more than 27 mil
     
  • St. Jude Net Rises on Device Demand
    Reuters (January 28, 2003 )
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - St. Jude Medical Inc. <STJ.N>, which makes cardiovascular devices, said on Tuesday its quarterly net profit rose 33 percent on strong demand for devices to regulate irregular heartbeats.
     
  • HEI, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Medical Company Conference Call
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HEI, Inc. ( www.heii.com ) will hold a conference call to discuss its acquisition of the Colorado operations of Colorado MEDtech, Inc., ( www.cmed.com ) on Tuesday, January 28, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (3:30 p.m. Central Time). The acquisition includes the RELA and IPS divisions of Colorado MEDtech, Inc.
     
  • Merck Profit Up Slightly, Vioxx Sales Drop
    Reuters (January 28, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co. Inc. <MRK.N> on Tuesday said earnings rose only slightly in the fourth quarter, hampered by sharply lower sales of its Vioxx arthritis drug and anemic growth for cholesterol fighter Zocor.
     
  • HEI Unveils New Medical Acquisition
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HEI, Inc. has acquired the Colorado Operations of Colorado MEDtech, Inc. , adding a leading medical equipment, design and manufacturing division to its existing microelectronics design and manufacturing capabilities. The new division based in Boulder, Colorado, specializes in medical technology outsourcing services, including device and software de
     
  • Strong Volume and Operating Margin Improvements Drive Earnings Growth
    PRNewswire (January 28, 2003 )
    CINCINNATI, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company announced another period of strong business growth for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2002. This is the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit core earnings progress -- and attainment of long-term growth objectives.
     
  • Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield and D.C. Children´s Hospital Agree on New Contract
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and Children's National Medical Center today announced that they had reached agreement on a new three-year contract that ends almost three months of uncertainty over whether the pediatric specialty hospital would remain in the provider networks of the region's largest health insurer.
     
  • GenoMed Seeks Volunteers for Adjunctive Glaucoma Treatment
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GenoMed, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: GMED) ("the Company" or "GenoMed"), a St. Louis, Missouri-based genomics company, announced today that it is seeking volunteers with glaucoma to test a new medication in addition to their current medications.
     
  • Biosite(R) Incorporated Reports Fourth Quarter 2002 Revenue and EPS Growth
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    SAN DIEGO, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Biosite Incorporated today reported year-over-year revenue growth of 89 percent and 60 percent for the fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2002, capping a year in which the Company exceeded $100 million in product sales. The Company also raised its financial growth objectives for 2003, indicating that it expects revenues in 2003 to be 40 to 5
     
  • Onyx Halts Cancer Drug Work, Cuts Jobs
    Reuters (January 27, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. <ONXX.O> on Monday said it will halt development of an experimental cancer-killing virus and cut a quarter of its workforce to focus efforts on a separate anti-cancer compound it is developing with Bayer AG <BAYG.DE>.
     
  • 3 Allege Reprisals Over Smallpox Shots
    AP (January 27, 2003)
    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - Three civilians in the U.S. Merchant Marine say they refused to be vaccinated against smallpox and anthrax and were fired from the crew of a ship loaded with Army vehicles.
     
  • Sonic Innovations, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2002 Results
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Innovations, Inc. , a leading producer of advanced digital hearing aids, today announced results for its fourth quarter and full year 2002. Net sales in 2002 of $68,018,000 were up 19% from prior year net sales of $57,267,000. Net income was $32,000, or $.00 per share, in 2002 compared to a net loss of $5,635,000, or $.28 per share, in 200
     
  • Life Saving Medical Equipment Installed at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport Thanks to the United Hospital Foundation
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine running to catch a flight, when you begin to experience chest pain and your heart stops. With no doctors around, you find yourself relying on strangers for help. It's a common emergency airport personnel face on a daily basis.
     
  • BioForce Nanosciences Receives NIH/SBIR/NIBIB Grant for Nanoarrays
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    AMES, Iowa, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- BioForce Nanosciences, Inc., the leading developer of nanoarray biomolecular analysis systems, announced today that an NIH/SBIR grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering has been awarded to the Company. The award entitled, "Microfabricated Deposition Tools for Creating NanoArrays," aims to design and test novel microc
     
  • Clarent Hospital Corporation to Make a Distribution to Stockholders
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    HOUSTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarent Hospital Corporation announced today that on Friday, January 24, 2003, the Board of Directors approved payment of a cash distribution to stockholders of $1.50 per common share. The distribution is payable on February 14, 2003 to stockholders of record on January 24, 2003.
     
  • Aksys to Present at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aksys, Ltd. , a pioneer in innovative dialysis systems, today announced that it will present at the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference to be held January 28-30, 2003, in New York, NY. The presentation will provide an overview of the Company and offer information on Aksys' Personal Hemodialysis (PHD(R)) System.
     
  • Cell Phones 'Blind' Drivers, Study Shows
    Reuters (January 27, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drivers who use a cellular telephone, even with a "hands-free" device, suffer from a kind of tunnel vision that endangers themselves and others, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
     
  • Esperion Reports Financial Results For the Fourth Quarter And Year Ended December 31, 2002
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing HDL-targeted therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002.
     
  • Stryker Profit Jumps on Implant Sales
    Reuters (January 27, 2003 )
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Stryker Corp. <SYK.N>, which makes orthopedic implants, on Monday reported a 39 percent jump in quarterly profit on strong sales of its artificial hips, knees and shoulders.
     
  • IGEN to Report Third Quarter Financial Results on February 4
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IGEN International Inc. will announce financial results for its third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2002 after the market closes on Tuesday, February 4, 2003. The Company will host a conference call open to the public at 4:30 PM EST that day to review the financial results.
     
  • Quintiles Transnational Corp. Announces Live Webcast of Its Fourth Quarter 2002 Earnings Release Conference Call
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quintiles Transnational Corp. will conduct a live webcast of its fourth quarter 2002 earnings release conference call on Feb. 5, at 10 a.m. EST.
     
  • Sealy Announces Upcoming Introduction of New Sealy Posturepedic Line; New Design Features Innovative One-Sided Mattresses
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    TRINITY, N.C., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Sealy, Inc., the world's leading mattress producer, announces it will introduce a new Sealy Posturepedic product line during the upcoming International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, North Carolina in April. The new product line will represent Sealy's first branded offering with a one-sided design.
     
  • HealthSouth Names Advisers to Find Execs
    Reuters (January 27, 2003 )
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) - HealthSouth Corp. <HRC.N>, the biggest U.S. operator of outpatient surgery and rehabilitation centers, said on Monday its board named four new independent advisers to help it find new directors.
     
  • Augustine Medical, Inc. Has Reorganized
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Augustine Medical, Inc., a privately-held medical device company that develops products to provide innovative, practical solutions to common medical problems, announced a corporate reorganization.
     
  • U.S. States in Settlement with Aventis, Andrx
    Reuters (January 27, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two drug companies accused of conspiring to keep a less expensive generic version of a widely used blood pressure medication off the market have agreed to pay $80 million to settle an antitrust case, a pair of state attorneys general announced on Monday.
     
  • Suros Designs Improved Needle Guide for Lorad Stereotactic Tables
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Suros Surgical Systems, Inc. has designed and patented* a new needle guide for use with its ATEC(TM) breast biopsy and excision system and Lorad stereotactic tables which virtually eliminates the long-time problem of needle tip deflection with vacuum assisted biopsy devices. The new Suros needle guide captures the shaft of the needle in a 360 degree radius, m
     
  • American Diabetes Association Reaches Major Milestone With Partners in Equality Advocacy Campaign
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) today announces the successful implementation of its Partners in Equality (PIE) campaign to promote equality for people with diabetes in the workplace. Begun in 2001, PIE works to broaden the Association's advocacy efforts in the workplace by recruiting the help of the companies with which it conducts business.
     
  • Frost & Sullivan to Host 2003 Outlook on Drug Discovery and Clinical Diagnostics on Thursday, January 30, 2003
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Healthcare Group at Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce its Exclusive Healthcare 2003 Industry Outlook Presentation. The first industry analyzed in this presentation series is the Drug Discovery and Clinical Diagnostics Outlook 2003 to be held on Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 2:00 pm CST / 3:00 pm EST.
     
  • Miss. Surgeons Protest Insurance Rates
    AP (January 27, 2003)
    GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A dozen surgeons stayed home Monday in protest of insurance companies that dropped their malpractice coverage or severely raised premiums.
     
  • Medwave Closes on $1.75 Million of Additional Capital
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    DANVERS, Mass., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medwave Inc. -- Medwave, Inc. announced today that they have closed on an additional $1.75 million of capital to help further fund the company's growth and continued market development. The terms of the financing included the sale of 1.4 million shares of common stock at a price of $1.25 per share, no stock warrants or other securities were issue
     
  • American Phytopathological Society: Consumption of Fresh Fruits, Vegetables Causing More People to Get Sick -- Plant Disease Scientists Ask Why?
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A rise in reported outbreaks of food-borne diseases such as Salmonella, E. coli, shigellosis, and hepatitis A from eating fresh fruits and vegetables have prompted plant disease scientists to take a closer look at this issue.
     
  • Women Heart Patient Survey Reveals Widespread Obstacles to Health Care And Recovery
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The first-ever national survey of women heart patients found more than half (52 percent) were dissatisfied with some aspect of their health care, particularly physician communications styles. Most reported difficulty making necessary lifestyle changes due to inadequate information and social supports, or lack of insurance coverage for nutrition counseling and
     
  • National Association of Mold Professionals Offers Mold Inspection & Remediation Certification Courses
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    WALLED LAKE, Mich., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- National Association of Mold Professionals (NAMP) announced today, it's offering comprehensive mold inspection and remediation certification classes throughout the year. The NAMP has decided to provide an extensive two-day certification program due to the increasing percentage of adverse health-related problems caused from mold exposure, and the shorta
     
  • AAIHDS Announces Ninth Annual Spring Forum, ´Advanced Managed Care For Hospital and Health System Managed Care Professionals,´ Orlando, Florida, Walt Disney World Dolphin, May 15-16, 2003
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems (AAIHDS) annual Spring Forum takes place in Orlando, Florida, at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, May 15-16, 2003. The convention theme, "Advanced Managed Care for Hospital and Health System Managed Care Professionals" will provide unparalleled networking opportunities and a co
     
  • American Dental Association Merges Its Charitable Organizations Into Single Entity
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    CHICAGO, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Dental Association (ADA) has restructured and merged all of its charitable activities into a single new entity, the ADA Foundation, effective January 1, 2003, the ADA announced today.
     
  • Customers Rate Epic as Best Overall Vendor in Healthcare for Seventh Consecutive Time
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    MADISON, Wis., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- KLAS Enterprises named Epic Systems Corporation Best Overall Vendor in its Top 20 Year-end Report Card, based on a confidential survey of CIOs, executives, managers, and clinicians representing over 4,000 healthcare facilities. KLAS releases its Top 20 assessments of the healthcare IT vendor market twice a year. Epic was cited as the top vendor -- out of o
     
  • MEDTOX Scientific Reports Preliminary Unaudited Results for 2002
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. , announced that it will release final results for fiscal 2002 on March 6, 2003. Based on preliminary data, the Company expects annual revenue between $51.9 million and $52.1 million, compared to $49.1 million for fiscal 2001. The Company anticipates net income, including a one-time tax benefit, in the range of $2.46 to $
     
  • Option Care, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Date -- February 18, 2003
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Option Care, Inc. , today announced that the Company will be hosting a conference call on Tuesday, February 18, 2003 to review the financial results for the fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2002. Investors and other interested parties may access the call at 9:00 a.m. Central Time by dialing in at (800) 452-0737.
     
  • Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report Tracks Major Regulatory and Legal Changes Facing the Pharmaceutical Industry in 2003
    PRNewswire (January 27, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- As government scrutiny of pharmaceutical pricing, patent filings, and marketing practices intensifies, 2003 promises to be a year of unprecedented regulatory activity and litigation for the drug and biotech industries. Drug industry lawyers and company executives know the difficulty of tracking developments in this fast-changing field, but their work will be ma
     
  • Fla. MDs Skip Work to Protest Insurance
    AP (January 27, 2003)
    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - More than 800 doctors in Florida, and a dozen more in Mississippi, stayed off the job Monday to protest rising malpractice insurance costs.
     
  • U.S. States in Settlement with Aventis, Andrx
    Reuters (January 27, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two drug companies accused of conspiring to keep a less expensive generic version of a widely used blood pressure medication off the market have agreed to pay $80 million to settle an antitrust case, a pair of state attorneys general announced on Monday.
     
  • Study: Insurance Rates Affect Ga. Care
    AP (January 26, 2003)
    ATLANTA (AP) - Nearly one in five Georgia doctors are abandoning high-risk medical procedures, including delivering babies, and hundreds more are leaving the state or retiring because of high medical malpractice insurance rates, according to a study released Saturday.
     
  • Pa. Law Protecting Fetuses Upheld
    AP (January 26, 2003)
    ERIE, Pa. (AP) - A judge has upheld murder charges against a woman accused of killing the fetus of a romantic rival, rejecting defense arguments that Pennsylvania's fetal homicide law conflicts with abortion rights.
     
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announces $200 Million Grant to Accelerate Research on ´Grand Challenges´ in Global Health
    PRNewswire (January 26, 2003 )
    DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a $200 million grant to establish the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative, a major new effort and partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The initiative will identify critical scientific challenges in global health and increase research on diseases that cause millions of
     
  • Roche Owners Say United to Repel Novartis Advance
    Reuters (January 26, 2003 )
    ZURICH (Reuters) - The shareholder pool that controls Roche Holding AG will not yield to advances from rival Swiss healthcare company Novartis AG to create a Swiss pharmaceuticals juggernaut, a spokesman said.
     
  • Young Innovations Conference Call to Be Broadcast Over the Internet
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    ST. LOUIS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Young Innovations, Inc. will broadcast its Fourth Quarter earnings results with a live and on-demand webcast conference call on Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at 10:00 A.M. Central Time, by InterCall. A link to access the webcast will be available on the Company's website, www.ydnt.com , prior to the call.
     
  • Atrix Laboratories to Present at the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    FORT COLLINS, Colo., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atrix Laboratories, Inc. today announced that it will be presenting at the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference to be held in New York City. Atrix will present on January 28, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. EST.
     
  • Celgene Will Present at US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    WARREN, N.J., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Celgene Corporation announced today that its presentation at the US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 at 8:30 a.m. ET will be webcast live and will be available in the investor relations section of the Company's website at http://www.celgene.com
     
  • As State Addresses Deficit, Nearly 2 Million Working Families and Their Children Face Potentially Devastating Cuts
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- To address a growing crisis for millions of Californians, more than 500 public policy leaders and advocates gathered today at the Sacramento Convention Center to develop policy recommendations for working families with a focus on nutrition, physical activity, health care, tax policy, family-friendly community and workplace policies, and those most vulne
     
  • Vision Sciences Reports Third Quarter Results
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    NATICK, Mass., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vision-Sciences, Inc., today announced results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2002. For the quarter, revenues increased to $1.637 million, compared to $1.629 million in the three months ended December 31, 2001. The net loss for the quarter was $0.53 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to $0.35 million, or $0.01 per share last
     
  • Amgen Announces Award for Science Teaching Excellence in California
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen announced today the 2003 Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence in California, its statewide recognition program for science education. Five K-12 educators who work in either public or private schools in California will each receive an unrestricted $10,000 award from Amgen, and statewide recognition, at a special award ceremony in Los An
     
  • Kaiser to Disclose Medical Guidelines
    AP (January 24, 2003)
    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A court settlement will require Kaiser Permanente to disclose guidelines and financial incentives that influence the medical decisions of its doctors.
     
  • Feds Consider Medicare Drug Plan
    AP (January 24, 2003)
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicare beneficiaries who want prescription drug coverage would have to join some type of government-subsidized private health insurance program under a proposal being considered by the Bush administration, officials said Friday.
     
  • Pharmacopeia Announces Date of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2002 Financial Results Release and Conference Call
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmacopeia, Inc. today announced it plans to release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2002 after the Nasdaq Market closes on Monday, February 10, 2003. The Company will conduct a conference call and an audio webcast at 5:00 p.m. EST on the same day.
     
  • Quest Diagnostics Discloses Guidance on Webcasted Investor Call
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    TETERBORO, N.J., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated discussed guidance for 2003 on its webcasted investor call this morning. As discussed on the call, for the full year 2003, Quest Diagnostics expects earnings per diluted share to increase to between $4.00 and $4.20, excluding the impact of the planned acquisition of Unilab. Revenues are expected to grow approximate
     
  • Sunny View Lutheran Home Joins Front Porch
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Front Porch, Southern California's largest nonprofit provider of senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities, announced today the addition of a new affiliate, Sunny View Lutheran Home, located in Cupertino, California. The affiliation brings to the Front Porch family Sunny View Manor, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), and Sunny V
     
  • Northeastern PA Town Meeting on Long-Term Care Draws Unexpectedly Large Audience; Demonstrates Increasing Salience on Public Policy Agenda
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 500 people braved frigid weather to attend a town meeting on long-term care issues in Pittston (Luzerne County) Thursday night, demonstrating growing public interest in the problem and raising long-term care's profile as an emerging public policy issue.
     
  • Reeve Says Spinal Repair Human Trials Under Way
    Reuters (January 24, 2003 )
    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Disabled "Superman" movie star Christopher Reeve said Friday human trials were under way into therapeutic cloning that could help repair spinal injuries like the one that paralyzed him from the neck down.
     
  • Boston Scientific to Participate in U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    NATICK, Mass., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation is scheduled to participate in the 2003 US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference, which is being held January 28-30 in New York.
     
  • Cell Genesys to Webcast Fourth Quarter / Year-End Conference Call
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cell Genesys, Inc. , today announced that Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer of Cell Genesys, will host a quarterly conference call relating to the company's fourth quarter and year-end financial results that will be broadcast live over the internet on Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 11:30 a.m. EST. The conference
     
  • Medwave, Inc. Enters Research Agreement With Boston MedFlight And Massachusetts General Hospital
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    DANVERS, Mass., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medwave, Inc. announced today that Boston MedFlight in conjunction with the Massachusetts General Hospital of Boston, MA, has begun a clinical study using the Vasotrac APM205A Continual Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitor in both the inter-hospital transport and emergency department settings.
     
  • NFL Hopefuls Face Off in 5th Annual GridIron Classic in Game To Benefit Paralysis Research
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    MIAMI, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, Saturday, January 25, The 5th Annual GridIron Classic, the college all-star game in which promising college seniors from the state of Florida pool their talents against players from the rest of the country, will be played at Orlando's historic Citrus Bowl at 2:00 p.m. Sponsored by Rotary International, a portion of the game's proceeds will go towards cond
     
  • Pharmacia to Launch Pilot Program for Expanding Access to Needed Medicines in World´s Poorest Countries
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with a panel discussion sponsored by the World Economic Forum's Global Health Initiative, Pharmacia Corporation announced the launch of a pilot program as a model for expanding access to needed medicines for the poorest populations in the developing world. Under the program, Pharmacia, in partnership with the International Disp
     
  • Nucletron Awarded Patents for Automating Permanent Seed Implants Utilized in Treating Prostate Cancer
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    VEENENDAAL, Netherlands, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucletron B.V, announces the award of a United States Patent (No. 6,454,696) and European Patent (EP 1070519 A1) covering an automated device and method for treatment of prostate cancer using the seedSelectron(R). The seedSelectron(R) is the world's first automated system for permanent seed implant procedures.
     
  • Tenet Sells $1 Billion in Bonds
    Reuters (January 24, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tenet Healthcare Corp., the No. 2 U.S. hospital operator, on Thursday sold $1 billion of bonds, twice as much as planned, despite having been pummeled since October over its billing and treatment practices.
     
  • CWA Urges Delay in Smallpox Inoculation for First Responders, Health Care Professionals
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Serious concerns about the safety and effectiveness of the plan to inoculate health care, public safety and other civilian professionals against smallpox has prompted a call by the Communications Workers to delay the start of the national program.
     
  • AmerisourceBergen Net Rises 37 Percent
    Reuters (January 24, 2003 )
    VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (Reuters) - AmerisourceBergen Inc. <ABC.N>, one of the largest U.S. drug wholesalers, said on Friday quarterly earnings rose 37 percent as an aging U.S. population's need for medicine and pharmaceutical companies' marketing efforts drove up demand.
     
  • Anthem Changes Date of Fourth Quarter Earnings Release and Time of the Conference Call
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anthem, Inc. will release fourth quarter 2002 financial results on Sunday, February 2, 2003 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Anthem management will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EST on Monday, February 3, 2003 to review these results. These changes have been made to accommodate scheduling conflicts within the investment community a
     
  • Ohio Dentists Reaching Out to Bring Smiles and Education to Underserved Children
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio Dental Association (ODA) announces a new public/private partnership between the ODA and the Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, a relationship formed on behalf of Give Kids A Smile! Day (GKAS). GKAS! Day is a new national initiative of the American Dental Association, a one-day event in which children in need will be provided with access to de
     
  • Remuda Ranch Sponsors PBS Documentary, ´Perfect Illusions´
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    PHOENIX, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Remuda Ranch, the nation's leading treatment facility for women and adolescent girls suffering from anorexia, bulimia and related issues, is sponsoring "Perfect Illusions", a one-hour documentary produced by KCTS Television (Seattle Public Television) and narrated by Lauren Hutton. The documentary will air nationally on PBS on February 24.
     
  • GenoMed Seeks Volunteers with Poor Circulation for Drug Treatment
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    ST. LOUIS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GenoMed, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: GMED) ("the Company" or "GenoMed"), a St. Louis, Missouri-based genomics company, announced today that it is seeking volunteers with poor circulation in their feet, especially late-stage disease, to test a new drug approach in order to delay the need for surgery.
     
  • STERIS to Present at US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference in New York January 29, 2003 at 10:30 A.M. Eastern
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    MENTOR, Ohio, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STERIS Corporation today announced that the Company will be presenting at the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference in New York City on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time. The presentation will provide an overview of STERIS's business, highlight recent performance, discuss key market dynamics, and review the Company'
     
  • PDI to Announce Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PDI, Inc., is pleased to announce that it will be releasing its financial results for the quarter and year ending December 31, 2002 on Thursday, February 13, 2003 after the close of trading. PDI will then conduct a live Webcast of its Earnings Briefing on Friday, February 14, 2003 at 9:00 AM EST.
     
  • Wyeth Sets Webcast and Conference Call for 2002 Fourth Quarter And Full Year Earnings
    PRNewswire (January 24, 2003 )
    MADISON, N.J., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On January 28, 2003, Wyeth will announce financial results for the 2002 fourth quarter and full year. The Company will hold a one-hour conference call with research analysts at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on January 28, 2003. Interested investors and others may listen to the call live or on a delayed basis through our Internet webcast, which may be acc
     
  • Cyberonics Presenting at US Bancorp Piper Jaffray 15th Annual Health Care Conference on January 29, 2003
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    HOUSTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cyberonics, Inc. today announced that senior management will be presenting at the US Bancorp Piper Jaffray 15th Annual Health Care Conference on January 29, 2003 at 11:00 AM at The Pierre Hotel in New York City. Robert P. ("Skip") Cummins, Cyberonics' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will make the presentation and will be joined by Pamel
     
  • Schering-Plough Earnings Fall on Claritin
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Schering-Plough Corp. <SGP.N> said on Thursday fourth-quarter earnings fell due to a huge decline in sales of its onetime-blockbuster allergy medicine Claritin, which in early December became available in the United States without a prescription.
     
  • Cerner´s Record 4th Quarter Extends Streak to 13
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    , Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Delivered Very Strong Cash Flow in Fourth Quarter
     
  • Amgen Net Profit Nearly Triples
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (Reuters) - Amgen Inc. <AMGN.O>, the world's largest biotechnology company, on Thursday said its fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled amid strong sales of its anemia and immunity-boosting drugs.
     
  • Nick Motu Named to Lead Hazelden´s Publishing and Educational Services
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    CENTER CITY, Minn., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Nick Motu has been named vice president of Publishing and Educational Services for the Hazelden Foundation, the world's leading publisher of materials for people impacted by substance abuse and addiction.
     
  • Advanced Hyperbaric Technologies, Inc. Announces the Commencement of a New Topical Hyperbaric Treatment Study Utilizing Its FDA Cleared, Rigid Extremity Chamber
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    FARMINGDALE, N.J., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Hyperbaric Technologies, Inc., (AHT) a subsidiary of Advanced Healthcare Technologies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AVHC) announces the commencement of a new topical hyperbaric treatment study utilizing its FDA cleared, rigid extremity chamber and the disposable sacral unit which is patented and exclusively licensed to AHT.
     
  • QRS Diagnostic and Sunlight Medical Collaborate to Leverage Their Advanced Medical Device Technologies for Physicians in Europe and Asia
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    MINNEAPOLIS and TEL-AVIV, Israel, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- QRS Diagnostic, leader in innovative design and development of software-based medical devices contained in computer cards, and Sunlight Medical Ltd., developer and manufacturer of high-technology medical devices, announce their cooperative technology and marketing agreement. Under the agreement, QRS and Sunlight have adapted the software c
     
  • U.S Aims to Get More Disabled Out of Institutions
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saying it is not only cheaper, but better for patients, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department said on Thursday it was pushing to extend benefits to get disabled patients out of nursing homes.
     
  • Cardinal Net Up 30 Percent, Stock Falls
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    By Debra Sherman CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cardinal Health Inc. <CAH.N> on Thursday posted a 30 percent rise in quarterly earnings and forecast continued growth, but its stock fell as investors fretted that some of the gains were generated by lower interest expenses and other non-operating items.
     
  • National Survey Reveals the Life-changing Impact of Cancer Among Women
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A close look at women of all ages with various types of cancer reveals that cancer and its treatment are life- changing experiences significantly affecting women's lives. A new national survey, A Look Good...Feel Better Survey: Treatment and Its Impact on Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, conducted by Harris Interactive(R), shows that women with cancer experie
     
  • AFLAC Incorporated To Release Fourth Quarter Results On January 30, 2003
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    COLUMBUS, Ga., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AFLAC Incorporated announced today that it will release fourth quarter financial results after the market closes on January 30, 2003.
     
  • STERIS Corporation Announces Fiscal 2003 Third Quarter Results
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    MENTOR, Ohio, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STERIS Corporation today announced financial results for its third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2002. Fiscal 2003 third quarter net income was $21.5 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, an increase of 53% compared with net income of $14.0 million, or $0.20 per diluted share in the third quarter of fiscal 2002. For the first nine mo
     
  • Clinton Rips Bush Tax Cut, Urges Health Initiatives
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton blasted President Bush's proposed tax cuts on Thursday, saying some of the money should be funneled into a renewed effort to finally fix the U.S. health care system, this time in a bipartisan fashion.
     
  • 3 Drugmakers Post Gains, 2003 Seen Hard
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three major drugmakers posted higher fourth-quarter profits on Thursday, although the 2003 earnings outlook is bleak for two of them because of manufacturing problems and fierce competition for their best-selling medicines.
     
  • Vascular Solutions Announces Fourth Quarter Results
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    , Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Stat Net Sales Approach $1 Million on an Annualized Basis
     
  • Weight Loss Forever International, Inc. Names Veteran Franchise Executive
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    HEATHROW, Fla., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Weight Loss Forever International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: WLFI) , franchisor of weight loss clinics, announced today that Orville J. Mulkey has joined the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Beverly Hills Franchising Corp. Mr. Mulkey has been charged with the responsibility for the expansion of the Beverly Hills Weight Loss & Wellness(R) brand
     
  • Novartis Puts Merger Pressure on Roche
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis AG has spent $2.1 billion to raise its voting stake in Roche Holding AG to 32.7 percent, stepping up the pressure on its Swiss rival to agree to a merger.
     
  • Leukemia, Agent Orange Link Found
    AP (January 23, 2003)
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers have found a link between a type of leukemia and Vietnam soldiers exposed to herbicides like Agent Orange, prompting the Veterans Affairs Department to announce it will extend benefits to veterans with the illness.
     
  • John C. Lincoln Health Network in Phoenix Wins Foster G. McGaw Prize For Excellence in Community Service
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    CHICAGO, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognized for its exceptional vision, leadership and compassion in serving the needy members of its community, John C. Lincoln Health Network in Phoenix was selected to receive one of the healthcare field's most prestigious honors: The Foster G. McGaw Prize for excellence in community service. The $100,000 award is sponsored by the American Hospital Association,
     
  • United Therapeutics Announces Commencement of Enrollment In Pivotal Trials of OvaRex for Advanced Ovarian Cancer
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    SILVER SPRING, Md. and WELLESLEY, Mass., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Therapeutics Corporation announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Unither Pharmaceuticals has randomized and dosed the first patients in two identical pivotal clinical trials of OvaRex(R) MAb (oregovomab), an investigational immunotherapeutic monoclonal antibody being developed for the treatment of stage II
     
  • Manufacturers of In Vitro Medical Devices Get Help In Complying with CE Mark Directives Language Requirements
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- M2 Limited announced today its Language Compliance Management (LCM) system for medical devices. "The requirements of the CE mark for in vitro medical devices have placed increased pressure on medical device manufacturers to seek efficient and cost- effective solutions," said Andre Pellet, President of M2 Limited. "Our system is based
     
  • Hillenbrand Industries Invites You to Join its Fiscal 2003 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    BATESVILLE, Ind., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with Hillenbrand Industries Inc.'s fiscal 2003 first quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to its conference call Thursday, February 6, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. EST.
     
  • IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. Reports Strong Gains in Fiscal First Quarter Operating Results
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of information technology solutions for cancer care, today announced strong gains in operating results for its fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2002.
     
  • Exercise Like a Drug in Heart Disease, Study Finds
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exercise can act like a drug on the blood vessels, reducing the risk of heart disease by literally getting the blood flowing, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
     
  • Finding Cures for Manic Depression: Prechter Fund Awards $500,000 To Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    DETROIT, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Waltraud "Wally" Prechter, founder and president of the Heinz C. Prechter Fund for Manic Depression, announced today a $500,000 grant to researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to help find cures for manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder. The funds will be used to establish the "Prechter Center for the Study of Genetics of Pe
     
  • Ohio Health Care Association Says Medicaid Cuts Mean Fewer Workers, Harm Frail Elderly and Disabled
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio's largest organization representing nursing home residents and the people and organizations caring for them today sharply criticized Governor Bob Taft's plan to dramatically cut funding for elderly and disabled Ohioans, detailed today in a press conference with Tom Hayes, Director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
     
  • Becton Dickinson Quarterly Profit Rises
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. (Reuters) - Becton Dickinson and Co. <BDX.N> on Thursday reported its fiscal first-quarter profit rose, beating Wall Street's expectations, driven by sales of its drug delivery devices and diagnostic instruments.
     
  • International BioChemical Industries Announces Nova BioGenetics, Inc. Receives Single Order Worth $30,000 Today for the Concrete Industry
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    ATLANTA, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International BioChemical Industries, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: IBCL) announced today that its master distributor, Nova BioGenetics, Inc., has received a single $30,000 order today from a US based corporation actively pursuing distribution of our product in the concrete industry. IBCI plans to ship the entire order within the next five business days per t
     
  • Wake Forest Receives $630,000 Grant to Establish Nation´s First Hypertension Registry
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - Wake Forest University School of Medicine will use a $630,000 federal grant to establish the first hypertension registry prototype in the United States.
     
  • Lilly Posts Profit, but Issues Warning
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co. <LLY.N> on Thursday said its fourth-quarter earnings rose on higher sales of key medicines, but warned that first-quarter and full-year 2003 results would fall below Wall Street forecasts as it grapples with plant problems and marketing costs.
     
  • UnitedHealth Profit Up on Higher Premiums
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc.<UNH.N> earnings surged 53 percent in the latest quarter, the No. 1 U.S. health insurer said on Thursday, as it fended off soaring medical costs with higher premiums.
     
  • ICN Pharmaceuticals, Ribapharm Settle
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    COSTA MESA, Calif. (Reuters) - ICN Pharmaceuticals said on Wednesday it had settled all litigation between it and biotechnology company Ribapharm Inc., the maker of hepatitis C drug ribavirin.
     
  • L'Oreal Sales Rise as Luxury, U.S. Revive
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    PARIS (Reuters) - French cosmetics giant L'Oreal reported an in-line four percent rise in full-year sales on Thursday, helped by a fourth-quarter rebound in the United States and in its luxury division.
     
  • Novartis Sees Double-Digit Sales Growth
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis AG expects sales growth to remain more or less at double-digit percentage rates in the medium term thanks primarily to its portfolio of existing drugs, Chief Financial Officer Raymund Breu said on Thursday.
     
  • Cardinal Health Reports Record Second Quarter
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    DUBLIN, Ohio, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardinal Health, Inc. , the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry, today reported record results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2002:
     
  • MedCath Corporation to Announce First Quarter 2003 Financial Results
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedCath will announce financial results from its first quarter of fiscal 2003 on Thursday, February 6. On that day, in conjunction with the quarterly earnings news release, the company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss results. Speakers will include with David Crane, President & CEO, James Harris, CFO, and o
     
  • Tenet Sells $1 Billion in Bonds
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tenet Healthcare Corp., the No. 2 U.S. hospital operator, on Thursday sold $1 billion of bonds, twice as much as planned, despite having been pummeled since October over its billing and treatment practices.
     
  • Inhaled Corticosteroids Do Not Affect Bone Density, According to Research In The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Inhaled corticosteroids do not decrease bone density in post-menopausal women, according to a study in the January 2003 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). The JACI is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI).
     
  • Precision Optics Corporation Announces - - Second Quarter Results - 1-for-6 Reverse Stock Split
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    GARDNER, Mass., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. today announced operating results on an unaudited basis for the second quarter and six months of fiscal year 2003 ended December 31, 2002. All shares and per share data reflect the effects of a 1-for-6 reverse stock split to become effective on or about January 28, 2003.
     
  • First Surgical Gloves Containing Aloe Vera Introduced by Medline
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    MUNDELEIN, Ill., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Medline Industries, Inc. has introduced the first surgical glove coated on the inside with aloe vera, a substance that helps moisturize and soften the skin. Medline's exclusive Aloetouch surgical glove was developed to help gently moisturize and soothe health care professionals' hands and at the same time provide unparalleled protection.
     
  • Alcon Develops New, Once-Daily Formulation of PATANOL(R) Ophthalmic Solution For the Treatment of Ocular Allergies
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcon, Inc. will present the results from two clinical trials involving a new, investigational once-daily formulation of the company's flagship brand PATANOL(R) at the annual meeting of the Western Society of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (WSAAI) in Hawaii this week.
     
  • Pop Singer Anastacia´s Breast Cancer Highlights Need for Early Detection
    PRNewswire (January 23, 2003 )
    NORTHFIELD, Ill., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Although young women often think they are not at risk, pop diva Anastacia's recent encounter with this potentially deadly disease illustrates the importance of regular physician visits in early detection and treatment.
     
  • Quest Profit Jumps More Than 60 Percent
    Reuters (January 23, 2003 )
    TETERBORO, N.J. (Reuters) - Quest Diagnostics Inc. <DGX.N> on Thursday said its fourth-quarter profit jumped more than 60 percent, thanks to an increase in medical testing volume.
     
  • Walgreens Health Initiatives to Provide Home Care Services for Humana´s ChoiceCare Network
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- ChoiceCare Network, a preferred provider, organization network owned by Humana Inc. , announced today an agreement that adds Walgreens Health Initiatives (WHI), a division of Walgreen Co. , to the ChoiceCare Network of physicians, hospitals and other health care professionals.
     
  • Hospital Changes Routine After Lab Error
    AP (January 22, 2003)
    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The company responsible for a laboratory mix-up that led to the unnecessary removal of a woman's breasts has changed procedures to guard against similar mistakes, officials said Wednesday.
     
  • Ohio Health Care Association Says Governor´s Plan Harms Frail Elderly and Disabled
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio's largest organization representing nursing home residents and the people and organizations caring for them today sharply criticized Governor Bob Taft's plan to dramatically cut funding for elderly and disabled Ohioans, announced in his State of the State message.
     
  • La. Moderate Touts Universal Health Plan
    AP (January 22, 2003)
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Offering a possible solution to a problem that has frustrated Congress for decades - the millions of Americans with no health insurance - Sen. John Breaux is proposing a plan to insure everyone.
     
  • Is Your Valentine an Obsessed Stalker?
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    CHICAGO, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhonda has a problem. "My new boyfriend has already sent me two cards for Valentines Day, plus three dozen roses, and it's not even February," she reveals with a hint of concern in her voice. "I'm starting to think he's obsessed -- he even follows me around."
     
  • Humana Introduces Health Coverage for Individuals in Colorado
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    DENVER, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Humana Inc. , through its subsidiary Humana Insurance Company, announced today the introduction of a health plan for individuals in Colorado, designed to offer affordable health coverage along with a great degree of choice, freedom and flexibility. Called HumanaOne, the new plan marks the company's first large-scale venture into the individual health insurance are
     
  • HHS Prevention Initiative Will Improve American Lifestyles
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Grocery Manufacturers of America today endorsed the Department of Health and Human Services $125 million "Steps to a Healthier US" initiative as a much needed effort to help Americans improve their lifestyles and to develop healthier lifetime habits.
     
  • Kos Pharmaceuticals to Report Fourth Quarter Results on February 20, 2003 Conference Call at 10:00 a.m. ET
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    MIAMI, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company, will announce results for the fourth quarter and year- ended December 31, 2002, before the market opens on Thursday, February 20, 2003.
     
  • Discovery Health Channel to Broadcast Live 10-Hour Marathon Dedicated to Live Labor and Childbirths, Monday, February 17
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 17, in an unprecedented 10-hour television event, Discovery Health Channel will broadcast live the labor, delivery and birth of babies from medical centers located in Orlando, Detroit and Phoenix. BIRTH DAY LIVE! celebrates one of life's greatest joys - - the birth of a child -- while reflecting Discovery Health Channel's commitment to bring vie
     
  • Watson Launches MonoNessa(TM) Oral Contraceptive
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    CORONA, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has launched MonoNessa(TM) (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol tablets), a generic version of the oral contraceptive ORTHO-CYCLEN(R), marketed by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Inc. For 2002, ORTHO-CYCLEN(R) annual sales were approximately $140 million. MonoNessa(TM) is indicated for the prevent
     
  • Know Your ´Body Fit Index´
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Our society is obsessed with weight. But you can't judge a person's fitness by simply having them step on a scale. Thin people may actually be less healthy than people who weigh more. A better determination of your fitness level is through body composition measurement.
     
  • Vitamin A Supplements May Hurt Bones
    AP (January 22, 2003)
    (AP) - Taking vitamin A supplements can weaken the bones and increase the risk of fractures up to seven times, according to a large Swedish study.
     
  • Baxter Shows Profit from Strong Sales
    Reuters (January 22, 2003 )
    DEERFIELD, Ill. (Reuters) - Baxter International Inc. <BAX.N> on Wednesday said it swung to a fourth-quarter profit versus a loss a year ago as strong sales in its medical delivery business helped offset special charges.
     
  • Sweet Success Enterprises, Inc. (SWTS) to Enter the Diet Category With Proven Sweet Success Diet Shake
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    JESSUP, Md., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sweet Success Enterprises, Inc. (Ticker Symbol SWTS) will enter the lucrative diet/health market with the re-launch of Sweet Success meal replacement shakes, a popular line of weight control products developed by Nestle USA. The company, whose shares begin trading electronically to the public on Wednesday, January 22, 2003, will enter the rapidly gr
     
  • Technological Innovations Drive U.S. 3D Imaging Market to the Fore
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The intense pace of innovations in three-dimensional (3D) imaging technologies used with computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance, angiography and ultrasound modalities epitomize the growth of the U.S. 3D imaging market.
     
  • Statement of the Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders On Open Access to Medications and Pharmaceutical Prior Authorization Programs
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders supports efforts to keep open access to all medications for every patient in need.
     
  • Strike a Balance Commences Healing in Santa Monica, CA
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Fitness trainer and bodyworker to the stars, Rebecca Kordecki, whose past and present clients include Raquel Welch, Oliver Stone, The Rock, Tom Arnold and Friends Executive Producer Kevin S. Bright, and her partner, financial expert Jodi Timmons, have opened a sublime new healing center in Santa Monica called Strike a Balance (SAB). Offering yoga cla
     
  • CTI Announces Date of First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc. announced today that it will release it earnings results for its first quarter ended December 31, 2002, after the close of the market on Wednesday, February 5, 2003.
     
  • Regulator Working on Hospital Infections
    AP (January 22, 2003)
    CHICAGO (AP) - An influential hospital regulatory group said Wednesday it is stepping up efforts to reduce fatal infections contracted by hospital patients after criticism that it is not doing its job.
     
  • Abbott Northwestern Hospital Announces the Top Baby Names for 2002
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott Northwestern Hospital announces the top 10 girl and boy names for babies born at the Minneapolis-based hospital in 2002.
     
  • German Doctors Stop Working to Fight Health Plans
    Reuters (January 22, 2003 )
    BERLIN (Reuters) - More than 6,000 German doctors closed their practices Wednesday to protest against government plans to revamp the country's ailing health care system that could hit their pocketbooks.
     
  • 7th Heaven - Not the Show, the Shiers
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )

     
  • Pfizer Profit Rises on Blockbuster Drugs
    Reuters (January 22, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc. <PFE.N>, the world's largest drugmaker, said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit jumped 46 percent, driven by sales of prescription treatments for seizures, high cholesterol and allergies.
     
  • Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc. Announces First DIGITAL Dental Laser With First FDA Laser Curettage Clearance
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    CERRITOS, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc. (MDT) announced today it has received FDA clearance for the first ever digital dental laser in the U.S. marketplace -- the PerioLase(R) MVP-7, and also has received the first ever FDA regulatory clearance for the specific wording and procedure known as "laser curettage" (removal of diseased or inflamed soft t
     
  • EDS Helps Delaware Medicaid System to Become First in HIPAA Transaction And Code Set Compliance
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    , Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- New System Enhances Collection of Medical Assistance Program Data, Increases
     
  • Viragen Targets China As Part Of Drug Marketing Strategy
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    PLANTATION, Fla., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viragen, Inc. and its majority owned subsidiary, Viragen International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VGNI) , today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement with a leading Sino-American business development firm to introduce its natural human alpha interferon drug, Multiferon(TM), into the Chinese market. Multiferon offers an alternat
     
  • HEALTHSOUTH to Release Fourth Quarter Earnings On March 3, 2003
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HEALTHSOUTH Corporation will report its earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2002, on Monday, March 3, 2003. At 10:00 a.m. CST that day, HEALTHSOUTH's management will hold a conference call to discuss its earnings results and other information.
     
  • Baxter´s Sales and Earnings Grow in 2002
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    , Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Earnings from Continuing Operations Increase 11 Percent in Quarter, 15 Percent
     
  • Seniors Find Prescription Savings Through New Web-Based Eligibility Tool
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Council on the Aging (NCOA) today launched a comprehensive, Web-based service to connect older adults with over 240 public and private prescription savings programs covering nearly 800 prescription drugs.
     
  • Owens & Minor Invites You to Join Its Year-End and Fourth Quarter 2002 Conference Call on the Web
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    Richmond, Va., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with Owens & Minor's Year-End and Fourth Quarter 2002 financial results, you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 8:30 am Eastern Time with G. Gilmer Minor, III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Owens & Minor, who will lead the disc
     
  • Florida HealthSource Achieves National Referral Status Through Contract With First Health Group Corp.
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Florida HealthSource, a wholly owned subsidiary of iBX Group, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: IBXG) , has achieved national referral status with the largest directly contracted medical network for workers compensation, group health and government in the U.S. through a contract with First Health Group Corp. .
     
  • GenoMed Seeks Volunteers for Possible Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    ST. LOUIS, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GenoMed, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: GMED) ("the Company" or "GenoMed"), a St. Louis, Missouri-based genomics company, announced today that it is seeking volunteers with rheumatoid arthritis ("RA") or lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, or "SLE") for a clinical trial to test a new medication in addition to their curr
     
  • Some Medicaid Protections to Remain
    AP (January 22, 2003)
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Reversing course, the Bush administration said Wednesday it will maintain patient protections in Medicaid that require easy access to emergency rooms.
     
  • Helix BioMedix Converts $3.3 Million in Notes to Stock
    PRNewswire (January 22, 2003 )
    BOTHELL, Wash., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Helix BioMedix, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: HXBM) an early-stage biotechnology company announced that as of December 31, 2002, the Company had raised over $1.5 million in a private sale of common stock triggering the conversion of approximately $3.3 million of convertible promissory notes into the Company's common stock at a price of $1.00 per share.
     
  • 200 Youth to Attend Leadership Summit in Southland
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    TINLEY PARK, Ill., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Cancer Society Illinois Division has enlisted hundreds of youth and young adults to help achieve the Society's vision to become the most cancer free state in the union by 2015. Students from throughout the state of Illinois will attend the American Cancer Society Illinois Division Relay For Life Youth Leadership Summit on Saturday, January
     
  • Cervical Cancer Screening Initiative Provides Same Day Diagnosis and Treatment Among At-Risk Population
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    ROSEBUD, S.D., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicine for Humanity, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of women by preventing death from cancer, recently completed a week long cervical cancer screening program at the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota during which 183 Native American women were screened, and those with cervical abnormalities were provided with crucial on
     
  • Stemming Weight Loss Due to Cancer May Improve Outcome
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    AMES, Iowa, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A nationwide study will investigate the benefits of Juven(R), a specialized nutritional supplement that targets muscle, on cancer muscle loss. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), half of all cancer patients experience weight loss, and up to 20% of the 550,000 annual cancer deaths may occur due to complications caused by weight loss. This weight
     
  • HEALTHSOUTH to Present at US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HEALTHSOUTH Corporation announced today that it will present at the upcoming US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference on Tuesday January 28, 2003 at 1:00 pm EST. The Conference will be at The Pierre Hotel in New York. US Bancorp Piper Jaffray has advised HEALTHSOUTH that it will make a live Webcast of the presentation available for int
     
  • Women Seen Undertreated for Heart Disease
    AP (January 21, 2003)
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A new study adds to the evidence that many women who suffer heart attacks are not getting adequate treatment.
     
  • McKesson Third-Quarter Net Rises
    Reuters (January 21, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - McKesson Corp. <MCK.N> on Tuesday said its quarterly net income increased 23 percent on higher demand for prescription drugs that drove sales and expanded operating margins.
     
  • American Pharmaceutical Ups EPS View
    Reuters (January 21, 2003 )
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Drugmaker American Pharmaceutical Partners Inc. <APPX.O> said on Tuesday it is raising its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings view due in part to strong demand for recently launched, higher-margin products.
     
  • FRC: 42 Million Deaths No Cause to Celebrate 30 Years of Roe v. Wade
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, Family Research Council President Ken Connor commented on how out-of-touch the pro-abortion groups are with the growing pro-life sentiment in America. In particular, Connor discussed the inappropriate nature of tonight's gala "celebration" among abortion activist group
     
  • WellPoint Ups Bid for CareFirst
    Reuters (January 21, 2003 )
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - WellPoint Health Networks Inc. <WLP.N> said on Tuesday it raised its offer to buy smaller rival CareFirst Inc., upping its bid by $70 million to $1.37 billion.
     
  • NeoPharm to Present at US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Conference
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    LAKE FOREST, Ill., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeoPharm, Inc. announced today that it has been invited to present at the US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference to be held January 28 - 30, 2003 in New York at the Pierre Hotel. The NeoPharm presentation will be made by James Hussey, President and CEO, on Tuesday January 28th, at 11:00 a.m. EST. This presentation will be available
     
  • Biomerica Announces Second Quarter Financial Results
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Biomerica, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BMRA) today reported consolidated net sales of $4.23 million for the first six months of fiscal 2003 compared to $4.14 million in the same period the previous year. For the second quarter ended November 30, 2002 consolidated net sales were $2.14 million, compared to consolidated net sales of $2.22 million
     
  • Johnson & Johnson Net Up on Strong Sales
    Reuters (January 21, 2003 )
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N> on Tuesday said its quarterly profit surged 30 percent, slightly beating analysts' estimates, boosted by robust sales of medical devices for the heart and prescription drugs for arthritis and anemia.
     
  • SBSC Announces Small Business Agenda for the 108th Congress
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Small Business Survival Committee (SBSC) today announced its "Small Business Agenda for the 108th Congress: Getting the Economy Back on a Path of Robust Growth."
     
  • BioCryst to Release Fourth Quarter and Year End 2002 Financial Results on February 5, 2003
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended 2002, before the market opens on Wednesday, February 5, 2003. The Company will also sponsor a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EST. Interested investors can listen to the call live over the Internet from the investor relations website at www.b
     
  • SpectraCell Laboratories Announces Intracellular Tests for Vitamin E, Co-Q10 And Selenium Now Available
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    HOUSTON, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- SpectraCell Laboratories today announced the launch of a new product line of nutritional tests to complement its full range of nutrient assessments in the field of preventive medicine. The addition of six (6) important new tests provides the most comprehensive nutritional deficiency analysis available, providing powerful and innovative clinical assessment tools f
     
  • Associated Press Workers to Withhold Bylines for Second Time
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    NEW YORK, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Press reporters, writers and photographers will be taking their bylines off stories this week to support their union's call for fair health care coverage.
     
  • Medical Staffing Network Holdings to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings on February 19
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc. , a leading medical staffing company and the largest provider of per diem nurse staffing services, today announced that it will report its earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 29, 2002, after the market closes on Tuesday, February 18, 2003. The Company's management will host a conferenc
     
  • The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Announces New Gift Items Just In Time for Valentine´s Day
    PRNewswire (January 21, 2003 )
    DALLAS, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation today unveiled its new 2003 Valentine's Day gift selection, which benefits breast cancer research and community outreach programs nationwide. This unique collection of pink ribbon gifts shares the message that the hope to find a cure for breast cancer lives in all of our hearts.
     
  • Northwest Medical Center of Tucson Acquires Medwave Technology for Their Patients
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    DANVERS, Mass., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medwave, Inc. announced today that Northwest Medical Center of Tucson, AZ has recently acquired Medwave's non-invasive blood pressure monitoring technology for their new Surgical Weight Loss Program. Northwest Medical Center, a 253-bed acute care hospital, is a recognized leader in healthcare that offers patients a comprehensive list of programs
     
  • Fisher Scientific to Host Earnings Conference Call
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    HAMPTON, N.H., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fisher Scientific International Inc. will host a conference call on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). During the conference call, the company's fourth-quarter and full-year financial results and highlights will be discussed. A question-and-answer session will follow. Participation details are provided below.
     
  • AAPPO Launches Partner Association -- National Association of Specialty Health Organizations (NASHO)
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) today announced that it is launching a partner association to give voice to the country's specialty health care organizations at its 20th Anniversary Annual PPO Forum in Scottsdale, AZ.
     
  • Baxter and Cerus Announce the First Customers for the Intercept Blood System
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    BRUSSELS, Belgium and CONCORD, Calif., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Subsidiaries of Baxter International Inc. and Cerus Corporation announced today that The Centro Regional de Sangue in Lisbon, Portugal and the Transfusion Centre in Palermo, Italy are the first two blood centres in Europe to implement the new blood safety technology, the INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets. The INTERCEPT B
     
  • ev3, Inc. Announced Today that it has Received 510(k) Clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Protege(TM) GPS(TM) Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Protege(TM) GPS(TM) stent is the latest version of the Protege self-expanding stent line ev3 obtained with its acquisition of IntraTherapeutics, Inc. in November 2002. The Protege GPS self-expanding stent is a laser cut, nitinol stent that features tantalum markers on the stent ends to increase radiopacity and assist in visualization for accuracy of stent
     
  • Susan B. Anthony List Marks Solemn 30th Anniversary of Roe v Wade
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Susan B. Anthony List, in marking the solemn 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that mandated legal abortion throughout the country, sees a positive trend in the country's approach to sanctity of life issues.
     
  • Quintuplets Doing Well at Advocate Christ Medical Center
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    OAK LAWN, Ill., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintuplets born at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn are doing well and one girl may go home today, said doctors. Born more than three months premature to a Chicago Ridge woman on Dec. 2, 2002, the three boys and two girls are currently in Christ Medical Center's special care nursery. The new mother, 28-year-old Juanita Soukouna, is a registered
     
  • Foundation Says FDA Action Gives Doctors New Option for Treating Difficult Seizures in Children
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives of the Epilepsy Foundation said today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's clearance of lamotrigine (Lamictal) as adjunctive therapy in pediatric patients brings new hope to many families struggling with the disorder.
     
  • California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and Congresswoman Maxine Waters to Commemorate 30th Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade With Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) with the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) will be joined by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and Congresswoman Maxine Waters at a candle light vigil and demonstration to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision t
     
  • Presbyterian Health Foundation Announces Major Investment in Oklahoma Biomedical Research
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Presbyterian Health Foundation announced today the first phase of what may become the largest single grant in the foundation's history -- a multi-year, multi-component gift of $2 million to fund genetics research at The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), and an additional $5 million
     
  • Advanced Respiratory Expands Its International Business by Offering The Vest(TM) System in Israel
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Respiratory today announced its entry into the Israeli market by offering The Vest(TM) airway clearance system to patients who have respiratory diseases and conditions. The therapeutic device will be offered exclusively through M.B. Innovative Medical Technology, LTD, a medical distribution company headquartered in Yehud, Israel.
     
  • Medline Konig Surgical Instrument Line Now Available on the Web, CD And Catalog
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    MUNDELEIN, Ill., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Surgeons, operating room managers and materials managers can now view Medline's fast-growing Konig surgical instrument line in three convenient methods, via Medline's web site, Medline.com, on compact disc and in printed catalogs.
     
  • Alteon Inc. Announces Investor Update Conference Call Tuesday, January 21, 2003, 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    RAMSEY, N.J., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alteon Inc. announced today that it will hold an investor update conference call on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. eastern time which will include a discussion of preliminary results of the Phase IIa DIAMOND trial of ALT-711 in diastolic heart failure.
     
  • Rare Case Begins Over Racial Sperm Mix-up
    Reuters (January 20, 2003 )
    LONDON (Reuters) - A rare case started Monday to determine the status of black twins born to a white couple after a fertility clinic mistake.
     
  • Study: Carbon Monoxide May Aid Arteries
    AP (January 20, 2003)
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Tests on mice and rats indicate that the potentially deadly gas carbon monoxide - inhaled at very low concentrations - may help arteries damaged in angioplasty and transplants.
     
  • Vegas´ First Outpatient Radiology Center, Red Rock Radiology, Conceived and Designed to Be Filmless
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    LAS VEGAS, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Radiology Specialists, Ltd. is pleased to announce the January 20 opening of its first outpatient radiology center: Red Rock Radiology. Owned and operated by Radiology Specialists, Ltd., Red Rock Radiology becomes the physician group's first outpatient radiology center, building on 31 years of radiological service to the Las Vegas community.
     
  • Cortek, Inc. Enters PLIF Market Segment
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    DEDHAM, Mass., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cortek, Inc. has entered the posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) market segment in spine surgery with the introduction of the Coreograft(TM) PLIF Allograft System. The allograft's cortical construct maximizes compressive strength while its lordotic implant design re-establishes sagittal alignment. Unique, proprietary instrumentation facilitates ease o
     
  • Women Seen Undertreated for Heart Disease
    AP (January 20, 2003)
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A new study adds to the evidence that many women who suffer heart attacks are not getting adequate treatment.
     
  • Kensey Nash Announces 55% Increase in Revenue and 51% Increase in Net Income for Its Second Fiscal Quarter; Increases Guidance for Fiscal Year
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    EXTON, Pa., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kensey Nash Corporation today announced record revenue for its second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2002. Total revenues for the second quarter, which include both net sales and royalty income, increased 55% to $10.5 million compared to $6.8 million in the prior year period. Net sales increased 50% to $6.4 million from $4.3 million in the compar
     
  • FDA Approves New Treatment for Children With Epilepsy
    PRNewswire (January 20, 2003 )
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlaxoSmithKline announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing clearance for Lamictal(R) (lamotrigine) Tablets as add-on therapy in partial seizures in children age two years old and up. This new indication expands the already-approved indications for adjunctive use in adults with partial seizures,
     

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