Posts Tagged ‘Prnewswire’

Despite Risks, Americans Are Not Taking Action to Protect Themselves Against Muscle Loss as They Age

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly nine in 10 people think feeling weaker is one of the worst parts about aging, according to a recent survey commissioned by Abbott and developed in conjunction with the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging, a nonprofit dedicated to the health and well-being of older adults, which provided expert, independent review.

FDA Advisory Committee Makes Favorable Recommendation for Cervarix, GlaxoSmithKline’s Candidate Cervical Cancer Vaccine

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
FDA Advisory Committee Makes Favorable Recommendation for Cervarix, GlaxoSmithKline’s Candidate Cervical Cancer Vaccine PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted that clinical data support both the efficacy and safety of CERVARIX , the company’s candidate cervical cancer vaccine (12-1 and 11-1, respectively). CERVARIX w

WomenHeart and P.A.D. Coalition Join Forces to Educate Women about Peripheral Arterial Disease

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
WomenHeart and P.A.D. Coalition Join Forces to Educate Women about Peripheral Arterial Disease Leg Cramps Can be Red Flag for Heart Disease WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As many as 4.5 million American women have a common and dangerous vascular disease that few have ever heard of — peripheral arterial disease. September is Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.) Awareness Month, and the P.A.D. Coalition and WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease have la

Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon Achieves $60.5 Million

Monday, September 7th, 2009
Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon Achieves $60.5 Million TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Despite the effects of an uncertain economy, contributions and pledges to the 44th annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon over Labor Day nonetheless totaled $60,481,231 million. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090907/DC71542 ) MDA National Chairman and Telethon star Jerry Lewis said he was impressed by the show of support from Telethon viewers even during hard times. “These are very

Press Release - Report: Microsoft Sponsoring Ads for Rogue Internet Pharmacies

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- LegitScript.com, an online pharmacy verification service, and KnujOn.com, an Internet compliance company, have released a report analyzing Microsoft's sponsored search results (online advertisements) for Internet pharmacies displayed on bing.com. The report indicates that 89.7% of the Microsoft Internet pharmacy advertisements reviewed by the authors were fake or illegal Internet pharmacies. Most of the Internet pharmacy advertisements analyzed in the repor