Science Education & Policy

BARCELONA, Spain, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - Data from SPIRIT II and III Clinical Trials Also Show Improvement in Vessel Renarrowing with XIENCE V Compared to TAXUS in Patients with Small Vessels Data presented today from an independent pooled subset analysis of Abbott's SPIRIT II and SPIRIT III clinical trials demonstrated a clinically significant 51 percent reduction in major adverse cardiac events (MACE) with the XIENCE(TM) V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System compared to the TAXUS(R) paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system in patients with small vessels out to one year. The data…

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - UTM Appliances Will Protect All Bravo! Development Inc. Locations Bravo! Development Inc., owners of BRAVO! Cucina Italiana, BRIO Tuscan Grille and BON VIE Bistro, have deployed Trustwave's Unified Threat Management (UTM) information security appliance at 71 locations throughout the United States. Trustwave, the leading provider of on-demand data security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and organizations throughout the world, will monitor and manage all the devices. The deployment is part of Bravo's! initiative…

BERLIN, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie e.V. (BPI) puts a strong focus on Europe, in order to promote the interests of German pharmaceutical companies at European level. Dr Bernd Wegener, chairman of BPI: "We dedicate experts and funds to creating our own basis for representing our membership." Dr Wegener continues: "The interests of European pharmaceutical companies and especially of small and mid-sized enterprises are not given enough consideration in the work of EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations)." The BPI chairman…

TORONTO, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - Funds 200 scholarships in developing countries and emerging economies The MasterCard Foundation launched its Scholars Program today by awarding grants totaling US$600,000 to six leading microfinance training institutes. The program will fund 200 scholarships for staff working in microfinance in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East to participate in management and professional development courses. According to a recent study by the Center for the Study of Financial Innovation, the greatest risk facing the microfinance sector, which…

REHOVOT, Israel, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - Latest Technology From 3-D Printing Innovator Recognized Alongside 3M, Ford and General Motors Objet Geometries Ltd. (http://www.2objet.com), the innovation leader in 3-D printing technology, today announced that its revolutionary Connex500(TM) rapid prototyping system has been recognized with the 2008 RadTech USA Emerging Technologies Award, which honors outstanding users of ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) technologies. Connex500 is the first-ever system enabling the manufacture of 3-D parts using several different materials at the same time…

BOSTON, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - More Than 14 Million Kids Learn and Explore on Poptropica, Virtual World From the Developers of Funbrain Where do parents turn when their young children want to have fun and connect with others online? Parents of more than 14 million have found the answer on Poptropica, a free, safe online environment packed with games and discovery. The number of kids exploring the virtual world of Poptropica -- from the developers of Funbrain, the long trusted learning Web site for children -- has exploded since its launch just last September. With today's debut of the new…

GENEVA, Illinois, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Media representatives from accredited news organizations are invited to observe live hair restoration surgeries and interview an esteemed international panel of hair restoration physicians at "Made in Italy," a joint hair surgery workshop hosted by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) and the Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (IDI). World-renown hair restoration physicians will gather in Rome, Italy, to present the latest surgical advances in treating hair loss in men and women during this specialized, three-day workshop.…

DALLAS, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- ATERAS announced today that the Policy Number Expansion Project for Claims IT Systems at Progressive using DB-Shuttle(TM) Enterprise Change capabilities has been a success! The purpose of the project was to use a standard automated method to identify and change the field definition and length of 69 different DB2 columns (including policy number, street names, form numbers and status codes) across multiple databases in the Progressive Enterprise. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060511/DATH001LOGO) ATERAS used DB-Shuttle Enterprise Change technology…

PORTOROZ, Slovenia, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - Microsoft is helping the EEA to inform Europeans on changes to environmental conditions in real time - and empowering citizens to play their part in data gathering. Today, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft Corp announced a new five-year alliance to develop a world-leading online portal, bringing environmental information to more than 500 million citizens across Europe. The alliance with Microsoft is among the first steps in the EEA's broader vision and strategy to build a Global Observatory for Environmental Change. The…

LEEDS, England, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In a bid to help alleviate the current "demographic timebomb" facing pharmacy in the UK, Teva UK Limited, the UK's leading generics manufacturer, is launching a Student Bursary Scheme. The company is a keen supporter of pharmacy in the UK, and already has several initiatives in place to help pharmacists make the most of their role in the ever-changing UK healthcare climate. And now it's extending this support to include the pharmacists of the future. The Student Bursary will be available to students who want to gain a degree-level qualification in…