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Reese Witherspoon Launches 2011 Avon Walks

Reese Witherspoon Launches 2011 Avon Walks
Reese Witherspoon, Honorary Chair of the Avon Foundation for Women, kicks off registration for the 2011 Avon Walks for Breast Cancer. The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer raises both awareness and life-saving funds to fight breast cancer through a series of nine fundraising walks throughout the year. Each Avon Walk is a two-day, 39-mile, life-changing weekend. read more

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Breakaway From Cancer® Launches ‘Striking the Balance’ Podcast Series to Inspire Action and Change Across the Cancer …

Breakaway From Cancer® Launches ‘Striking the Balance’ Podcast Series to Inspire Action and Change Across the Cancer …
Amgen announced today the launch of the Breakaway from Cancer® initiative’s “Striking the Balance” podcast series. The series presents the best moments from a dynamic, first-of-its-kind roundtable event held with Amgen’s four nonprofit Breakaway from Cancer partner organizations at the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.

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InSightec Launches ExAblate(R) One and ExAblate(R) OR Systems at CIRSE 2010

InSightec Launches ExAblate(R) One and ExAblate(R) OR Systems at CIRSE 2010
TIRAT CARMEL, Israel, September 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ – New & Advanced ExAblate Systems Offer Superior Treatment for a Multitude of Commercial and Research Indications in Women´s Health and Oncology InSightec Ltd., the global leader in MR …

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Prometheus launches Crohn’s Prognostic test

Prometheus launches Crohn’s Prognostic test
Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, today announced the commercial launch of its proprietary PROMETHEUS® Crohn’s Prognostic test. This novel and unique diagnostic represents a significant advance in the Prometheus Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) franchise of diagnostic and prognostic tests, and complements the market-leading PROMETHEUS® IBD Serology 7.

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LCA launches “National Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Vigil” for lung cancer patients

LCA launches “National Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Vigil” for lung cancer patients
Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) announced the launch of the National Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Vigil to honor loved ones, raise awareness and provide hope, compassion and support for all those touched by lung cancer.

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Ameda Launches “I Breastfeed Because…” Sweepstakes Campaign in Partnership with Bethenny Frankel

Ameda Launches “I Breastfeed Because…” Sweepstakes Campaign in Partnership with Bethenny Frankel
MIAMISBURG, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ameda, a proven leader in breast pump innovation, launches the “I Breastfeed Because…” sweepstakes campaign in partnership with Bethenny Frankel to give moms a voice on why they chose to breastfeed.

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Mira Dx Launches Ovarian Cancer Risk Test

Mira Dx Launches Ovarian Cancer Risk Test
Genomics startup Mira Dx announced this week that it has launched a new test designed to identify women at increased risk of developing ovarian cancer based on a genetic variant that affects a key microRNA.

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Cardiff U Launches Three New Research Institutes

Cardiff U Launches Three New Research Institutes
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Cardiff University in Wales will invest £10 million ($14.8 million) into three new multidisciplinary research institutes. The first among these is the Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, which aims to conduct studies that will lead to new cancer therapies.

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NanoString Technologies launches new solution to detect CNVs in human genomic samples

NanoString Technologies launches new solution to detect CNVs in human genomic samples
NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a complete solution for detecting and counting large sets of target molecules in biological samples, today announced the launch of its early access program for a unique new solution that detects copy number variation in human genomic samples. The program was announced in conjunction with the company’s participation …

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GrassrootsHealth Launches Worldwide Call to Action on Vitamin D

GrassrootsHealth Launches Worldwide Call to Action on Vitamin D
Scientific Conference on April 9 draws global medical experts to disseminate critical new research about “the Sunshine Vitamin” SAN DIEGO, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — GrassrootsHealth (GRH), a public health research organization working to get Vitamin D research from science into practice, announces it will host a landmark seminar April 9 in La Jolla, California to unveil the latest …

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