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Study of Investigational Agent Abiraterone Acetate for Metastatic Advanced Prostate Cancer Unblinded After Meeting Pre-Determined Criteria LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Ortho Biotech Oncology Research & Development, a unit of Cougar Biotechnology, Inc., today announced that it has unblinded the Phase 3 study of abiraterone acetate plus prednisone for the treatment of patients with metastatic advanced prostate cancer (also re Wellness Program Provides Return on Investment for Eastman Chemical Company MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The HealthFitness wellness program offered to Eastman Chemical Company employees helped reduce Eastman employees' health risks and lower their medical claims, resulting in a 3.2 return on investment for every dollar spent on core wellness program components. East Highlander Partners and Flexpoint Ford Acquire Eagle Hospital Physicians, a Leading Hospitalist Physician Practice Management Company ATLANTA, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlander Partners, L.P., a Dallas-based investment firm focused on private equity investments in middle-market companies in healthcare and other industries, and Flexpoint Ford, an industry-focused private equity firm dedicated to the healthcare and financial servic Pharmacyclics Announces Date of Fiscal Year End 2010 Financial Results and Conference Call and Presentation at Stifel Nicolaus Healthcare Conference SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCYC), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer and mediated diseases, today announced that it will report financial results for Communities In Action and Save Our Society from Drugs Align Forces Against California Proposition 19 SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to strengthen their collective position throughout California, two anti-drug organizations are uniting their efforts in their campaign against Proposition 19 and the legalization of marijuana. San Diego-based Communities in Action, led by that organization Nutritionist to the Stars Dr. Oz Garcia 'Goes Green With Pistachios' By Joining TheGreenNut.org as Its Newest Ambassador FRESNO, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- As a popular resource for health-focused consumers, TheGreenNut.org announced today that Dr. Oz Garcia, PhD – widely known as the "nutritionist to the stars" for his work with high-profile celebrities such as Hilary Swank, Kim Cattrall and Heidi Klum Oklahomans to Vote on State Question 756 to Opt Out of Obama Care Newberry, Doak encourage voters to vote yes OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State Senator Dan Newberry and John Doak, the Republican Nominee for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner, today announced their joint efforts to support State Question 756 and educate voters about it, stressing Tengion Adds The Johns Hopkins Hospital as an Additional Clinical Trial Site For Its Phase I Neo-Urinary Conduit™ Clinical Trial EAST NORRITON, Pa., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Tengion, Inc., a leader in regenerative medicine, announced today it has added The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland as a second clinical trial site for its Phase I clinical trial of the Company's lead product candidate, the Tengion Neo-Urinary FDA Takes Appropriate Action to Regulate Electronic Cigarettes and Protect Public Health WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) We applaud the U.S. Food and Drug Ad Bresette + Company to Lend Helping Hand to Non-profit Organization - The Samaritans of Rhode Island Suicide Prevention and Resource Center PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Bresette + Company, a high performance marketing and consulting team, is working with a truly selfless non-profit organization, Samaritans of Rhode Island Suicide Prevention and Resource Center, to develop a new program, the "Fundraising and Planned Charitab China Pharma to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference in New York on September 12 - 15, 2010 HAIKOU CITY, China, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Pharma Holdings, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CPHI) ("China Pharma" or the "Company"), a leading fully-integrated specialty pharmaceutical company in China, today announced that the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Frank Waung, has been FRC: Court of Appeals Removes Stay on Taxpayer Funding of Unethical, Unsuccessful Embryonic Stem Cell Research WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. today allowed the Obama administration to continue funding embryonic stem cell research while the Department of Justice appeals Judge Royce Lamberth's decision preventing it. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire drugstore.com to Present at Upcoming Financial Conferences BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq: DSCM), a leading online retailer of health, beauty, vision, and pharmacy products, today announced that Tracy Wright, the Company's chief finance officer will be presenting at the following upcoming events with the financial commu Transcept Pharmaceuticals to Present at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference POINT RICHMOND, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSPT), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary products that address important therapeutic needs in the field of neuroscience, today announced that Tran Mexican-Americans with Heart Rhythm Disorder Have Increased Risk for Second Stroke Study highlights: - Mexican-American stroke survivors with atrial fibrillation had more than double the risk for a second stroke compared to non-Hispanic white survivors with the disorder. - Strokes were more severe among these Mexican-Americans than among non-Hispanic whites; however, researchers f FDA Approves Pediatric Use of Chemical Poisoning Treatment SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the pediatric use of Protopam Chloride (pralidoxime chloride), a drug used to treat poisoning by organophosphate pesticides and chemicals (e.g., nerve agents). The drug is approved to be adminis Five Ways to Reset Your System After Vacation BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- For many of us, the pinnacle of warm-weather months is the highly-anticipated vacation, but what we don't account for is the dreaded slump after returning home from our great escapes. To learn more about women's post-vacation experiences, Kellogg Company FDA Grants Fast Track Status to Tideglusib (ZentylorTM) for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy MADRID, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Noscira, a Grupo Zeltia (ZEL.MC) subsidiary specialized in research and development of drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track status to its neuroprotector drug Tideglusib (Zentyl Kensey Nash to Present at Three Investor Conferences in September EXTON, Pa., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Kensey Nash Corporation (Nasdaq: KNSY) is scheduled to present at three investor conferences in September. � Joseph W. Kaufmann, Kensey Nash's President & CEO, will deliver the Company's presentation, at the following two conferences in New York City: Wed Lexington Health Care Becomes Lexington Health Network, Now Offering a Full Continuum of Post-Hospital Care LOMBARD, Ill., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lexington Health Care and its family of companies that include ten Lexington Health Care Centers, the Lexington Square Senior Residences, and Merit Home Health, Hospice and Private Duty Services has now been integrated into the new Lexington Health

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