Increase the overall Strategic Market Position for your business unit or company and you will increase your ability to achieve higher profitability and growth, and unlock hidden value. On the other hand, organizations that fail to recognize and act on their Strategic Market Position may be at risk. First, however,...
Ontex Resources Limited (TSX: ONT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Pistor as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. A Chartered Accountant, Mr. Pistor joins Ontex from London Life where he most recently served as Tax Advisor in its life marketing division. He has also served as Corporate...
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Canada announced today that data presented at the recent European Cardiology Society meeting, and also published in The Lancet(1) show that, even in mildly symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension PAH patients (WHO functional class II - WHO FC II), the disease progresses very rapidly, such that patients can worsen...
Grapefruit juice, known to boost the absorption of some drugs, can also have the opposite effect. David Bailey of the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, described studies showing that grapefruit juice reduced patients' absorption of the allergy drug fexofenadine Allegra. Patients drinking grapefruit juice two hours before or...
Nutraceutical: 5-Loxin Boswellia serrata extract Indication: Osteoarthritis OA of the knee Source: Arthritis Res Ther, July 30, 2008;10(4):R85. Research: Using a double-blind, placebo-controlled model, researchers assigned 75 patients to receive either 100 mg (n = 25) or 250 mg (n = 25) of 5-Loxin...
WASHINGTON AFP — Undecided voters, including those who will decide the US presidential election in November, may have unconsciously already made up their mind, according to a study appearing Friday in the journal Science. Using a method called "the implicit association test," a team of researchers lead by...
The great swath of undecided voters who typically decide elections might not be so undecided after all. A new study suggests that individuals have unconscious preferences that can more accurately predict the final vote than standard measures. A test to measure unconscious associations may give pollsters a heads-up on election...
Raytec Metals Corp. ("Raytec" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: RAY) is pleased to announce the formation of an advisory board whose mandate is to provide professional guidance and make recommendations for the successful exploitation and commercialization of the Company's potash deposits in Saskatchewan. The advisory board, comprised of a number...
WASHINGTON AFP — Grapefruit, orange and apple juices can harm the body's ability to absorb certain medications and make the drugs less effective, said a Canadian study released Tuesday in the United States. The research showed that these juices can decrease the effectiveness of certain drugs used to...
Grapefruit juice, long known to boost the absorption of certain medications, isn't the only juice that doesn't mix well with drugs, according to the Canadian researcher who first identified the ill effects of grapefruit juice. Other common juices, including orange and apple, may limit the body's absorption of drugs, compromising...
New insight into how the brain processes the rewarding and addictive properties of nicotine sheds light on why some people seem to become addicted once they have their first cigarette, say Canadian researchers. "Nicotine interacts with a variety of neurochemical pathways within the brain to produce its rewarding and addictive...
Anti-fouling medical device coatings developed by Nerites Corporation, Madison, WI, have received several recent awards recognizing innovation in medical technology. Collaborators at the University of Western Ontario and the Lawson Health Research Institute tested urinary stents coated with Nerites' polymers, and demonstrated a significant reduction in animal infection levels. Unlike...
MONTREAL--Psoriasis is an independent risk factor for increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, according to a growing number of studies as well as new guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology. Based on this evidence, it is important to screen and regularly monitor psoriasis patients for cardiovascular disease risk...
Scientists are reporting that they have captured images of brain lesions in rabbits similar to those found in people with Alzheimer's disease using conventional MRIs. Amyloid plaques, which accumulate in the brain and are a hallmark of Alzheimer's, have been captured before through extra-high-power MRI scanners meant for use...
Formerly Consulted with Leading Food Companies in the United States and Canada FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Amy Snider, a leading food consultant and nutritionist who has worked with leading food companies in the United States and Canada, has joined Dine Wise, Inc. as an Advisory Board...
Certificates of Recognition were sent to 459companies by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County for being "goodcorporate citizens" for the year 2007. These companies were consistent intheir compliance with all their industrial wastewater dischargerequirements in 2007. They met their limits for wastewater discharge, theywere free...
Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX: AGI) ("Alamos" or the "Company") reports continued record quarterly results from its Mulatos mine in Mexico. In addition, the Company is pleased to announce the promotion and appointment of James R. Porter to the role of Vice-President of Finance. Q2-08 Production and Sales Update...
TORONTO, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Power Inc., Canada's Renewable Energy Company, announced today that it has named Jonathan Lundy Chief Executive Officer CEO. Lundy succeeds Thomas Schneider, the visionary founder of the company, who will continue in the role of Vice-Chairman and President. The appointment...
With Multiple Activations and Outcomes that Better U.S. National Average, Solution Enabling North American Providers to Set New Standard for Care Efficiencies ATLANTA -- Eclipsys Corporation([R]) (NASDAQ: ECLP), The Outcomes Company([R]), today announced it continues to see strong market momentum for Eclipsys Sunrise Emergency Care[TM]...
The two crews visiting Henley on their way to the Beijing Olympics duly won their events yesterday. Elliot Hovey and Wesley Piermarina of California RC beat their compatriots Peter and Thomas Graves in the Double Sculls, and the South Africans Shaun Keeling and Ramon Di Clemente...
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