Cardea Technology Inc and Optasia Medical Ltd Announce Plans to Collaborate to Optimize Their Vertebral Fracture Assessment Tools

September 14th, 2009 COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announces findings from a placebo-controlled Phase 3 study of bazedoxifene 20 mg extended to five years, which indicated a significant reduction versus placebo in new vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. These and other data were presented at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Annual Meeting in Denver, Colo.

September 13th, 2009 DENVER - - International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) launches OsteoLink to address unmet needs in osteoporosis management through digital and in-person patient and physician communication networks across Europe and Australia The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) today announced results from a new multinational survey of patients (n= 844; women 55+ with post menopausal osteoporosis) and physicians (n= 837; general practitioners and specialists treating osteoporosis) at the 31st annual meeting of the American Society of Mineral and Bone Research (ASBMR). Results show that patients fear the impact of osteoporosis on quality of life, such as breaking a bone and reduced activity, far more than physicians believe.

June 29th, 2009 PRAGUE - Prague Convention Center - Simbionix and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of training materials and assessment tools for a new Laparoscopic Skills Curriculum. Since its founding in 1990, the EAES has played a leading role in the promotion and dissemination of endoscopic surgery and allied interventional techniques throughout Europe.

June 23rd, 2009 BASINGSTOKE, England - - Help is at Hand for the Frail Elderly at Risk of Falls and Fractures via a New Medication Support Programme As National Falls Awareness Day takes place this week, a new programme called 'Be Active' is being launched to help those already prescribed bone health supplements to take them more regularly, helping to prevent falls and reduce the burden on the NHS. Almost 3 million people suffer from osteoporosis in the UK[1] and more than 300,000 people over the age of 65 visit hospital every year because of a fracture, leaving healthcare providers saddled with around GBP2 billion worth of healthcare costs.[2] This is expected to increase to GBP2.2 billion by 2020.[3] However, according to a study carried out in the last five years, some vitamin and mineral supplements can reduce the risk of falling by up to 49%.[4] Evidence shows benefits of supplementation [4] [5] [6] yet people who have been prescribed a bone strengthening supplement often take it incorrectly, with approximately 30% of UK patients regularly missing a prescribed dose of some vitamin and mineral supplements[7].

June 21st, 2009 RUEIL-MALMAISON, France - IFP and ENEL have just signed a memorandum of understanding to test the first-generation post-combustion capture process, developed by IFP, on a pilot unit to be built by ENEL at the coal-fired power station in Brindisi (Italy). As part of its R&D work on CO2 capture, IFP has developed a first-generation flue gas scrubbing technology using chemical solvents.

May 18th, 2009 LONDON - Study Results Demonstrate Patients Continue to Adhere to Treatment With Raloxifene To view a Vodcast of Professor Peyman Hadji presenting the data click here: 62.193.238.61/blueprinttv/expert/Expert-Opinion.html To view a Vodcast of a Patient's Perspective click here: 62.193.238.61/blueprinttv/expert/The-Patient-Perspetive.html Data presented today at the 8th European Congress on Menopause (EMAS) demonstrated that the majority of osteoporosis patients treated with raloxifene stay on therapy for the first two years.(1) Prof. Dr. P. Hadji, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg GmbH, Marburg, Germany, stated that "Of the 300 postmenopausal osteoporosis patients who received treatment with raloxifene, results show that at 12, 24 and 36 months 96.4 %, 80.5% and 62% respectively of patients remained on therapy." The data released today comes ahead of raloxifene's 10th anniversary, a turning point that will not go unmarked.

May 12th, 2009 HARTFORD, Connecticut - Presentation to Focus on the Role of Health IT in Health Care Reform Aetna (NYSE: AET) (www.aetna.com/investor/) announced today that Lonny Reisman, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, is scheduled to present at the 5th Annual World Health Care Congress - Europe on May 14, 2009, in Brussels, Belgium. As a participant in the "Viable European Reform Models - The Role of HIT" panel, Dr.

May 10th, 2009 CHEADLE, England and SUDBURY, Massachusetts - Optasia Medical Ltd., a maker of model-based vision software for musculoskeletal radiography has received certification for the successful registration of our quality management system to both ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 13485:2003. The certification audit was performed by a representative of Intertek in January 2009.

May 4th, 2009 CLEVELAND Ohio, and WASHINGTON DC - Simulation Technology Leader and the Leading Developer of Simulation-based Healthcare Training Platforms Form Cooperative Agreement Simbionix USA Corporation and B-Line Medical, LLC, today announced a strategic agreement enabling the data integration of Simbionix Mentor(TM) simulation systems with B-Line Medical's SimCapture(R) product. The collaboration will combine Simbionix' unique data collected during a simulation session with video streams into the SimCapture system for debriefing, assessing and centralizing multiple types of simulated encounters.

April 26th, 2009 COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for CONBRIZA(TM) (bazedoxifene), a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in women at increased risk of fracture. The World Health Organization's (WHO) fracture risk treatment guidelines and assessment tool for calculating a woman's risk of experiencing an osteoporotic fracture were used in analyses of clinical data that supported the approval of CONBRIZA.

February 4th, 2009 SYDNEY - Bone fractures, even minor ones, increase a person's chances of dying, particularly if he is elderly. But hip fractures just double the risk for women, which is three times the risk for men.

February 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists are taking inspiration from crab claws to build tiny tools, with a bromine rich biomaterial that is tougher than acrylic glass and extremely fracture resistant. Crab claws and legs, tipped with bromine-rich material, is a new member of a class of structural biomaterials that employ heavy atoms like zinc, iodine and iron.

August 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Officials of the University of California, San Diego Health Sciences and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have signed a historic preliminary agreement to collaborate in the development of an International Medical Center (IMC) at IIT Kharagpur. This agreement - marked by a signing ceremony in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India - is the beginning of a strong educational, research and clinical partnership between UC San Diego Health Sciences and IIT, Kharagpur.

August 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A firm may not be able to afford the latest software or computers. But that may not impair the productivity of the workers, concludes a new study.

May 17th, 2009 LONDON - The idea of using technology on field may not go down well with many referees but recent studies have shown that expert tools can not only help in making the right judgment calls but could even completely take over the task. According to Jason William Harding, a snowboarder and sport scientist at the Australian Institute of Sport, and his colleagues, it was possible for technology to carry out most of the job of a human judge.

March 4th, 2009 LONDON - Pop superstar Michael Jackson is in Britain to announce his plans for his 150 million-pound comeback. Jackson flew in from Los Angeles on a private jet with his children.

June 2nd, 2009 BANGALORE - element14, a new online technology resource and community for electronic design engineers was launched today at www.element-14.com. This new website is specifically created for electronic design engineers who are looking for a wealth of unbiased technical information and tool-focused services in one source to enhance their design and development capabilities.

May 11th, 2009 Fla. Gov. Crist to announce 2010 political plansTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The head of the state Republican Party says Florida Gov.

May 10th, 2009 LONDON - Folk legend Bob Dylan may collaborate with Sir Paul McCartney for a duet after he gave the nod to the Beatles star's proposal of working together. McCartney had announced in 2008 that working with Dylan was one of his major ambitions.

August 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study by researchers from the Tel Aviv University (TAU) has determined that for workers in a organization, the belief in the effectiveness of tools is more important than their availability. According to leading management specialist Professor Dov Eden of TAU's Faculty of Management, in spite of the fact that a firm might not be able to afford the latest software or computers, that may not impair the productivity of their workers.