May 7, 2010
**2. BIOTECH: CAPITALIZING ON BIOGENERICS IN THE WAKE OF HEALTH REFORM. Dr. Paul Wotton, president and CEO of Antares Pharma, Inc.: "In the hyper-competitive biologics market, companies are trying to figure out how to exploit patent expirations to successfully capitalize on biogenerics. This is especially true now as the health-reform bill is expected to have a significant impact on biogenerics and the pharmaceutical industry." Wotton is available to speak regarding the impact of healthcare reform on biogenerics and how pharmaceutical and biotech companies can position themselves to be successful and capture market share. News Contact: Farrell M. Denby, [email protected] Phone: +1-212-827-0020
**3. BIOTECH: CHARLOTTE REGION IS HUB FOR LIFE SCIENCES, BIOTECH COMPANIES. Allain C. Andry, attorney at Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson in Charlotte, N.C., can discuss the development of the life sciences and biotechnology industries in North Carolina: "The Research Triangle has been a wonderful success story for North Carolina in establishing an international hub for the research and development of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products. The Charlotte region holds great promise as a center for the manufacturing and distribution of biotechnology products. This region already has significant manufacturers in the medical-device, pharmaceutical-products, nutraceuticals, nutrition and supplements categories, and has a growing research community at UNC Charlotte, David H. Murdock Research Institute and North Carolina Research Campus. The newly released 'Greater Charlotte Biopharma Manufacturing Labor Market Analysis' further supports the region's attractiveness to major biomanufacturing companies. Life sciences manufacturing companies looking to invest in the greater Charlotte region need resources that can provide comprehensive analysis and guidance in areas such as economic incentives, capital raising, joint ventures, and intellectual property and licensing." News Contact: Michael Henry, [email protected] Phone: +1-704-926-1364
**4. HEALTH: 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL. Abbey B. Berenson, M.D., professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, is a birth control expert who has published dozens of papers on large-scale clinical studies of various forms of contraception and their side effects, including oral contraceptives and depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). Recent research has focused on DMPA's effect on weight gain and bone density. Berenson: "When the birth control pill was introduced, it was a monumental breakthrough in effectively controlling fertility. As a result of this medically and socially important advance, women today have numerous safe choices for controlling their reproductive health." Berenson's work has been published in numerous prestigious journals, including the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. News Contact: Brianne O'Donnell, [email protected] Phone: +1-212-220-4444
**5. HEALTH: THE BENEFITS OF SELF-HYPNOSIS. Michael Ellner, an internationally renowned, NYC-based educator of mind-body medicine, can discuss the many different ways that learning and practicing self-hypnosis can help stutterers, reduce stress and anxieties, relieve pain, lower blood pressure, encourage exercise and generally help people to be more effective in their lives: "The great news is that there are easy-to-learn self-help techniques that can help reduce or relieve stuttering, arthritis- and fibromyalgia-related pain, and lower blood pressure. Practicing intentional relaxation can increase our coping skills and abilities, promote exercise, and prevent and relieve negative emotional and physical stress." In light of National Stuttering Awareness Week, National Arthritis Month, Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month, and High Blood Pressure Education Month in May, Ellner is available as a resource on creative stress management, as well as hypnotic, mind-body, and complementary and alternative approaches to health care. In addition to his private practice, Ellner teaches hypnotic pain-relief techniques, rapport building, effective communication and creative stress management to doctors, dentists, nurses and front-line pain practitioners for PAINWeek, a major annual medical conference. He also teaches rapport building, effective communication and stress management for ExecSense, the leading Internet educational resource for medical specialists and doctors. Ellner: [email protected] Websites: http://www.ellner.info and http://www.quantumfocusing.com
**6. HEALTH: FDA APPROVAL OF DENDREON'S PROVENGE. Dr. Randal Chase has over 30 years experience in vaccines and is available to provide insights about the recent FDA approval of Dendreon's Provenge: "Immunovaccine is encouraged by the FDA's approval of Provenge. I believe the field of cancer vaccines has the potential to mirror the growth we've seen in the monoclonal antibody cancer drug market. This advancement illustrates how therapeutic cancer vaccines are rapidly improving, with better antigens and more sophisticated delivery systems." Chase served as president and CEO of Pasteur Merieux Connaught (PMC) in Canada and chairman of PMC in Mexico. While at the helm of the company, Chase drove the development of the first pentavalent vaccine with acellular pertussis (whooping cough) in 1997. In 2001, he was appointed global president for Shire Biologics, and during his time with the company negotiated a $350 million pandemic flu contract with the U.S. government and a meningitis C vaccine distribution agreement with Baxter Healthcare Corporation. During this period, he also established an alliance with Berna Biotech for the sale of the hepatitis B vaccine in Europe and Fluviral vaccine in Asia. He is now helping Immunovaccine advance its lead vaccine candidate for breast, ovarian and prostate cancer through clinical trials. News Contact: Andrew W. Mielach, [email protected] Phone: +1-212-827-0020
**7. HEALTH: FOOD AND BEVERAGE 'SIN TAXES' NOT EFFECTIVE IN FIGHTING OBESITY. LeeAnn Smith, a Los Angeles-based registered dietitian, is available to speak on the latest hot-button issue: food and beverage "sin taxes": "Some California legislators have proposed a tax on sweetened drinks, saying it will help decrease obesity, but, as a registered dietitian who works with clients every day, I know that putting restrictions on foods and drinks does not teach people how to be healthy. Instead of taxes, we need more education to help people understand what calories and portion sizes mean to them." Smith is certified in child and adolescent weight management, and can address this idea and its ineffectiveness in solving California's obesity problem. She can also provide helpful suggestions and solutions to avoiding weight gain and other problems resulting from this issue. Her areas of expertise include pediatric and adult weight management, diabetes, cardiovascular health, kidney disease, kosher diets, vegetarianism and disease prevention. She has written and contributed to various publications, including Today's Dietitian, Renal Nutrition Forum and Journal of Renal Nutrition; is a contributing writer for the official blog of the Eat Well Guide, while maintaining her own blog focusing on cutting-edge food and nutrition trends; and maintains an "Ask the Expert" column on DietitianCentral.com. News Contact: Amy Schneiderman, [email protected]
**8. HEALTH: GARDENING ERGONOMICS. Dr. Paula Kramer, chair of the Occupational Therapy Department at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, can discuss how picking the right tools can help gardening enthusiasts significantly reduce discomfort and fatigue and reduce injuries: "Ergonomic tools are designed around the gardener. They can significantly reduce discomfort and fatigue and reduce injuries. Just because a tool says it is ergonomic doesn't mean it's ergonomic for you. Try the tool out -- it must fit your needs and your body." Kramer can share the key ergonomic tools and tool features designed to make gardening easier. News Contact: Brian Kirschner, [email protected] Phone: +1-215-895-1186
**9. HEALTH: SKIN CANCER SCREENING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. Dr. George Hollenberg, dermatopathologist and medical director of Acupath Laboratories in Long Island, N.Y.: "Now there are twice as many reasons people should visit a dermatologist for yearly skin cancer exams. According to a recent study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, people with a history of nonmelanoma lesions face twice the risk of developing other cancers. Those systemic malignancies include melanoma, lung, colon and breast cancers. Patients who develop skin cancers may have inherited a family tendency for other types of cancers because of an inadequate ability to repair DNA. In addition, the younger a person who gets nonmelanoma skin cancer is, the higher his or her risk of developing other cancers becomes. More than 1 million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year, outnumbering all other cancers combined. One in five Americans will develop the disease at some point, yet it is one of the most preventable types of cancer." News Contact: Melissa Chefec, [email protected] Phone: +1-203-968-6625 Website: http://www.mcprpublicrelations.com
**10. HEALTH: THE VERY WORDS WE USE TO SET GOALS MAY ENSURE WE DON'T MEET THEM. Mary Lore, author of the multiple award-winning book, "Managing Thought: Think Differently. Think Powerfully. Achieve New Levels of Success," can discuss how to think powerfully to become inspired and make goals, stick to them and achieve long-lasting success: "Most goals are focused on what we don't want: quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress -- not inspiring. We use 'need to,' 'have to' and 'should,' which bring about force, criticism and frustration -- uninspiring. We focus on what we can't have or did wrong. When we think powerful thoughts of vision and purpose, wonder and possibility, and thankfulness, we open the door to creativity, inspired action and long-term results." Lore is based in Detroit. News Contact: Ann Pryor, [email protected] Phone +1-212-904-4078
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**2. BIOTECH: CAPITALIZING ON BIOGENERICS IN THE WAKE OF HEALTH REFORM. Dr. Paul Wotton, president and CEO of Antares Pharma, Inc.: "In the hyper-competitive biologics market, companies are trying to figure out how to exploit patent expirations to successfully capitalize on biogenerics. This is especially true now as the health-reform bill is expected to have a significant impact on biogenerics and the pharmaceutical industry." Wotton is available to speak regarding the impact of healthcare reform on biogenerics and how pharmaceutical and biotech companies can position themselves to be successful and capture market share. News Contact: Farrell M. Denby, [email protected] Phone: +1-212-827-0020
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**3. BIOTECH: CHARLOTTE REGION IS HUB FOR LIFE SCIENCES, BIOTECH COMPANIES. Allain C. Andry, attorney at Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson in Charlotte, N.C., can discuss the development of the life sciences and biotechnology industries in North Carolina: "The Research Triangle has been a wonderful success story for North Carolina in establishing an international hub for the research and development of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products. The Charlotte region holds great promise as a center for the manufacturing and distribution of biotechnology products. This region already has significant manufacturers in the medical-device, pharmaceutical-products, nutraceuticals, nutrition and supplements categories, and has a growing research community at UNC Charlotte, David H. Murdock Research Institute and North Carolina Research Campus. The newly released 'Greater Charlotte Biopharma Manufacturing Labor Market Analysis' further supports the region's attractiveness to major biomanufacturing companies. Life sciences manufacturing companies looking to invest in the greater Charlotte region need resources that can provide comprehensive analysis and guidance in areas such as economic incentives, capital raising, joint ventures, and intellectual property and licensing." News Contact: Michael Henry, [email protected] Phone: +1-704-926-1364
**4. HEALTH: 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL. Abbey B. Berenson, M.D., professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, is a birth control expert who has published dozens of papers on large-scale clinical studies of various forms of contraception and their side effects, including oral contraceptives and depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). Recent research has focused on DMPA's effect on weight gain and bone density. Berenson: "When the birth control pill was introduced, it was a monumental breakthrough in effectively controlling fertility. As a result of this medically and socially important advance, women today have numerous safe choices for controlling their reproductive health." Berenson's work has been published in numerous prestigious journals, including the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. News Contact: Brianne O'Donnell, [email protected] Phone: +1-212-220-4444
**5. HEALTH: THE BENEFITS OF SELF-HYPNOSIS. Michael Ellner, an internationally renowned, NYC-based educator of mind-body medicine, can discuss the many different ways that learning and practicing self-hypnosis can help stutterers, reduce stress and anxieties, relieve pain, lower blood pressure, encourage exercise and generally help people to be more effective in their lives: "The great news is that there are easy-to-learn self-help techniques that can help reduce or relieve stuttering, arthritis- and fibromyalgia-related pain, and lower blood pressure. Practicing intentional relaxation can increase our coping skills and abilities, promote exercise, and prevent and relieve negative emotional and physical stress." In light of National Stuttering Awareness Week, National Arthritis Month, Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month, and High Blood Pressure Education Month in May, Ellner is available as a resource on creative stress management, as well as hypnotic, mind-body, and complementary and alternative approaches to health care. In addition to his private practice, Ellner teaches hypnotic pain-relief techniques, rapport building, effective communication and creative stress management to doctors, dentists, nurses and front-line pain practitioners for PAINWeek, a major annual medical conference. He also teaches rapport building, effective communication and stress management for ExecSense, the leading Internet educational resource for medical specialists and doctors. Ellner: [email protected] Websites: http://www.ellner.info and http://www.quantumfocusing.com
**6. HEALTH: FDA APPROVAL OF DENDREON'S PROVENGE. Dr. Randal Chase has over 30 years experience in vaccines and is available to provide insights about the recent FDA approval of Dendreon's Provenge: "Immunovaccine is encouraged by the FDA's approval of Provenge. I believe the field of cancer vaccines has the potential to mirror the growth we've seen in the monoclonal antibody cancer drug market. This advancement illustrates how therapeutic cancer vaccines are rapidly improving, with better antigens and more sophisticated delivery systems." Chase served as president and CEO of Pasteur Merieux Connaught (PMC) in Canada and chairman of PMC in Mexico. While at the helm of the company, Chase drove the development of the first pentavalent vaccine with acellular pertussis (whooping cough) in 1997. In 2001, he was appointed global president for Shire Biologics, and during his time with the company negotiated a $350 million pandemic flu contract with the U.S. government and a meningitis C vaccine distribution agreement with Baxter Healthcare Corporation. During this period, he also established an alliance with Berna Biotech for the sale of the hepatitis B vaccine in Europe and Fluviral vaccine in Asia. He is now helping Immunovaccine advance its lead vaccine candidate for breast, ovarian and prostate cancer through clinical trials. News Contact: Andrew W. Mielach, [email protected] Phone: +1-212-827-0020
**7. HEALTH: FOOD AND BEVERAGE 'SIN TAXES' NOT EFFECTIVE IN FIGHTING OBESITY. LeeAnn Smith, a Los Angeles-based registered dietitian, is available to speak on the latest hot-button issue: food and beverage "sin taxes": "Some California legislators have proposed a tax on sweetened drinks, saying it will help decrease obesity, but, as a registered dietitian who works with clients every day, I know that putting restrictions on foods and drinks does not teach people how to be healthy. Instead of taxes, we need more education to help people understand what calories and portion sizes mean to them." Smith is certified in child and adolescent weight management, and can address this idea and its ineffectiveness in solving California's obesity problem. She can also provide helpful suggestions and solutions to avoiding weight gain and other problems resulting from this issue. Her areas of expertise include pediatric and adult weight management, diabetes, cardiovascular health, kidney disease, kosher diets, vegetarianism and disease prevention. She has written and contributed to various publications, including Today's Dietitian, Renal Nutrition Forum and Journal of Renal Nutrition; is a contributing writer for the official blog of the Eat Well Guide, while maintaining her own blog focusing on cutting-edge food and nutrition trends; and maintains an "Ask the Expert" column on DietitianCentral.com. News Contact: Amy Schneiderman, [email protected]
**8. HEALTH: GARDENING ERGONOMICS. Dr. Paula Kramer, chair of the Occupational Therapy Department at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, can discuss how picking the right tools can help gardening enthusiasts significantly reduce discomfort and fatigue and reduce injuries: "Ergonomic tools are designed around the gardener. They can significantly reduce discomfort and fatigue and reduce injuries. Just because a tool says it is ergonomic doesn't mean it's ergonomic for you. Try the tool out -- it must fit your needs and your body." Kramer can share the key ergonomic tools and tool features designed to make gardening easier. News Contact: Brian Kirschner, [email protected] Phone: +1-215-895-1186
**9. HEALTH: SKIN CANCER SCREENING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. Dr. George Hollenberg, dermatopathologist and medical director of Acupath Laboratories in Long Island, N.Y.: "Now there are twice as many reasons people should visit a dermatologist for yearly skin cancer exams. According to a recent study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, people with a history of nonmelanoma lesions face twice the risk of developing other cancers. Those systemic malignancies include melanoma, lung, colon and breast cancers. Patients who develop skin cancers may have inherited a family tendency for other types of cancers because of an inadequate ability to repair DNA. In addition, the younger a person who gets nonmelanoma skin cancer is, the higher his or her risk of developing other cancers becomes. More than 1 million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year, outnumbering all other cancers combined. One in five Americans will develop the disease at some point, yet it is one of the most preventable types of cancer." News Contact: Melissa Chefec, [email protected] Phone: +1-203-968-6625 Website: http://www.mcprpublicrelations.com
**10. HEALTH: THE VERY WORDS WE USE TO SET GOALS MAY ENSURE WE DON'T MEET THEM. Mary Lore, author of the multiple award-winning book, "Managing Thought: Think Differently. Think Powerfully. Achieve New Levels of Success," can discuss how to think powerfully to become inspired and make goals, stick to them and achieve long-lasting success: "Most goals are focused on what we don't want: quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress -- not inspiring. We use 'need to,' 'have to' and 'should,' which bring about force, criticism and frustration -- uninspiring. We focus on what we can't have or did wrong. When we think powerful thoughts of vision and purpose, wonder and possibility, and thankfulness, we open the door to creativity, inspired action and long-term results." Lore is based in Detroit. News Contact: Ann Pryor, [email protected] Phone +1-212-904-4078
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