Elsevier Global Medical News Launches H1N1 Channel

September 23rd, 2009 PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania - - Highly Respected Text Addresses New Strains of the Swine (H1N1) and Avian Influenza Viruses. Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, proudly announces the release of Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 7th Edition.

May 25th, 2009 BEIJING - Elsevier 's Science & Technology division China and Science News announced today that they will jointly organize the first "Attracting Academic Talent Summit" in Beijing on June 2, 2009, at the Beijing Rongjin International Hotel. At a time when China has increased efforts to build high-level capacities in science and technology industry innovation, the increased competition for academic talent among universities is a topic of growing importance and concern for China.

May 6th, 2009 PHILADELPHIA, Pennysylvania - Elsevier, one of the world's leading publishers of scientific, technical, and medical (STM) information products and services, announced today that Michael Hansen, CEO of Elsevier's Health Sciences Division, issued the following statement in light of recent allegations of improper Australia based sponsored journal publication practices between 2000 and 2005: "Elsevier prides itself on operating its business in the most ethical, honest and transparent manner possible. We have been stewards of the scientific record for more than 125 years and we take our role in advancing medical and scientific research seriously.

May 3rd, 2009 PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania - Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information, announced today that Dr. David Goldmann has joined Elsevier Health Sciences as Vice President, Editor-in-Chief, First Consult.

April 30th, 2009 LONDON - Everyone is Blaming H1N1, but Could a Different Strain of Influenza be the Cause of Mexican Deaths? Clinica - The Medical Technology Industry's Leading News Source - Wonders What Implications This Would Have for Mexico and the Rest of the World Clinica is investigating the details and significance of Mexican health ministry statements that the H2N3 influenza virus was responsible for "the majority of cases tested" in an influenza outbreak in early April, three weeks before H1N1 came on the scene. The existence of an additional strain of the disease raises fundamental questions concerning the management of the swine flu epidemic internationally.

April 28th, 2009 ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Increases Accessibility to Market-Leading Specialty Content Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, announced today that ten new eBook Specialty Collections have launched on MD Consult (www.mdconsult.com), its online clinical reference tool. This launch provides online availability of market-leading specialty content in Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery, Family Medicine, General Radiology, Geriatric Medicine, Hand Surgery, Neonatology, Otolaryngology, Pathology, and Shoulder Surgery.

April 15th, 2009 ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Elsevier and the American College of Cardiology announced today that JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging (www.elsevier.com/locate/jacima) (ISSN: 1936-878X) and JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions (www.elsevier.com/locate/JACINT) (ISSN: 1936-8798) have been selected for coverage in MEDLINE. Maintained by the U.S.

April 6th, 2009 ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Acquisition Extends the Evolve Testing and Remediation Product Suite Elsevier, the leading global publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition of the assets of Professional Development Software, Inc. (PDS), the provider of Softwarefornurses.com online learning education products.

April 5th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - SLA Centennial Observance Honors Cell, The Lancet and Other Key Elsevier Journals Twenty journals published by Elsevier (many on behalf of renowned societies) have been nominated for the Special Library Association's (SLA) Top 100 Journals in Biology and Medicine. The Top 100 list is compiled by the 680-plus members of the Biomedical and Life Sciences Division (DBIO) on the most influential journals in biology and medicine over the last 100 years.

March 30th, 2009 CHICAGO and ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Books Authored by Noted Coding Author Carol J.

May 8th, 2009 Elsevier unit failed to disclose journal sponsorsNEW YORK — Publisher Elsevier (EL-seh-VEER) says an Australian unit contracted with drugmakers several years ago to publish what appeared to be medical journals that didn't disclose who had paid for them. Those publications included one that heavily favored drugmaker Merck's osteoporosis drug Fosamax and the painkiller Vioxx.

July 30th, 2009 Reed Elsevier profits drop 48 pct in H1LONDON — Reed Elsevier Group PLC, the London and Amsterdam-based educational publisher and owner of the LexisNexis information service, reported Thursday its first-half profit fell 48 percent and said it would sell new shares to raise money to cope with debt from its acquisition of ChoicePoint Inc. Its shares plummeted 12.5 percent to 420 pence ($6.93) on the London Stock Exchange.

July 25th, 2009 China launches Arabic-language TV channelBEIJING — Chinese state television launched an Arabic-language channel beamed to the Middle East and Africa on Saturday as part of efforts to expand the communist government's media influence abroad. The 24-hour channel will air in 22 Arabic-speaking countries, reaching a total population of nearly 300 million people, China Central Television said in a statement.

August 3rd, 2009 Discovery Channel launches adventure toursSILVER SPRING, Md. — Discovery Channel is launching a new brand of tours and trips called Discovery Adventures.

March 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The telecast of Pakistan's Geo News television channel was blocked in some parts of the country Friday, the channel's website said. The channel broadcast has been blocked in parts of Karachi, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Quetta, Multan, Rawlakot, Muzaffarabad, Deepalpur and Sargodha cities, it said.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - A scientific system, designed to rapidly evaluate the world's air traffic patterns, can accurately predict how the H1N1 virus would spread around the world, says a new study. The research has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

September 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Seven out of 10 Americans consider H1N1 virus a "very" or "somewhat" serious problem, a new CBS poll has found. In May, just 49 percent described H1N1 as "very" or "somewhat" serious.

February 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - The Rs.586-million (Rs.58.6-crore) Raj Television Network - the second largest Tamil satellite television company - is foraying into the Kannada language market with a music and a news channel. The company is going slow on its plans to start a Telugu news channel, while the group company's general entertainment channel in the same language is set for a makeover.

May 20th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - The number of global cases of the new H1N1 influenza virus strain topped 10,200 Wednesday, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said. The agency tallied 10,215 global cases of the virus known as swine flu, including 276 in Europe.

August 23rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Karnataka State Government has launched anti-viral drop-U Viral to prevent HINI from spreading in the state. Speaking to news men here on Saturday Chief Minister B.S.