Many Companies Preparing On Global Scale For A(H1N1) 'Swine Flu' Pandemic, According To Global Survey By Councils Of The Conference Board Many global companies have activated a pandemic response plan to the threat of an A(H1N1) "swine flu" pandemic, according to a survey released by The Conference Board. The survey of 121 members of 44 Councils of The Conference Board was taken during the week of May 4. Councils are small, intimate, cross-industry networking peer groups that bring together executives in a specific function to share information and best practices.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPDI Teams Up And "Champions" The Fight Against Hospital Acquired Infections Continuing in its mission to prevent hospital acquired infections (HAIs), Professional Disposables International, Inc. (PDI), will fund and collaborate with the following industry leaders; Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC), and Safe Care Campaign, an advocacy group, to create "The Champion's Kit." Focusing on infection prevention, the kit is a resource tool to assist the Infection Preventionist in educating the hospital/facility staff and C-Suite on proper infection prevention techniques and solutions. Educating these Champions of Infection Prevention will help the hospital/facility reach their goal of zero HAIs. (PRWeb May 28, 2009)
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Source: www.prweb.comWhy Some Prostate Cancer Returns The majority of men who receive one of the standard treatments for localized prostate cancer - surgery or radiation therapy - have an excellent outcome. But for the small group whose prostate cancer returns, a new study offers insight as to why treatment isn't effective.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDDL, Leader in Medical Device Package, Product and Material Testing, will be Presenting at This Year's MD&M Show in New York DDL, the leading package testing services firm specializing in medical device package testing, will be represented in New York City at the MD&M East trade show and will help kick off the conference with a powerful presentation by Scotty Levy, DDL's Packaging Engineer. (PRWeb May 28, 2009)
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Source: www.prweb.comSociety Launches Consultations On Regulation Of Conduct In Schools Of Pharmacy Students and staff, among others in the profession, have the chance to make their views known on the conduct and governance rules set to be implemented in schools of
pharmacy throughout Great Britain, with the launch of two consultations from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain today.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCylene To Announce New Data On Its First-in-Class Oral CK2 Inhibitor Against Cancer At BIO Conference Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that it will present major advances in the development of their first-in-class, CK2 inhibitor CX-4945 at the 2009 BIO International Convention on Wednesday, May 20th at 4:40 pm. William G. Rice, Ph.D., Cylene's president and CEO, will discuss the mechanism, antitumor properties and tumor selectivity of CX-4945, the Company's oral protein kinase inhibitor currently in Phase I clinical trials.
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