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CVS Health Offering Expanded Hepatitis Care Options in Hawaii

Hepatitis C screening now available at MinuteClinic locations and Hepatitis B vaccine series available at Longs Drugs pharmacies ...

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Halfway There! Allergy & Asthma Network Praises States For Expanding Access to Epinephrine in Public Spaces

25 states now allow businesses to stock medication critical to combating allergic reactions VIENNA, Va. , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Allergy & Asthma Network today congratulated lawmakers in 25 states who have passed laws ...

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Melanoma Organizations Team Up to Educate Beauty Professionals for Melanoma Awareness Month

BOSTON , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Melanoma Action Coalition (MAC) has teamed up with The Melanoma Foundation of New England (MFNE) and salons across the country to educate beauty professionals on how to spot signs of skin cancer ...

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Note to Editors

OTTAWA , May 2, 2016 /CNW/ - Note to Editors: Dear colleagues, Summer is just around the corner and so is tick season. Lyme disease can be a serious illness which can be spread by the bite of infected blacklegged ticks.  Make sure ...

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Largest Independent U.S. Psoriasis Registry to Track Safety of New Biologic Treatment

PORTLAND, Ore. , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Corrona Psoriasis Registry announced it will track the drug safety reporting for ixekizumab, a new biologic medication by Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) that was recently approved ...

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Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Focuses on Data, Standardization of Reports, the Patient Safety Advisory, Education and its Collaboration Efforts in its 2015 Annual Report

Highlights include implementation of 28 principles to standardize reporting, an increase in facility engagement and a reduction in catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates HARRISBURG, Pa. , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ...

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US insurance coverage for Harmony Prenatal Test from Roche expands to 200 million covered lives

In-network status for non-invasive prenatal test now includes four largest national private health plans and Medi-Cal INDIANAPOLIS , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that insurance coverage ...

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Cipher Pharmaceuticals Acquires Worldwide Rights to Dalhousie University's Investigational Tattoo Removal Cream

Product candidate may have the potential to transform tattoo removal process MISSISSAUGA, ON , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CPHR; TSX:CPH) ("Cipher" or "the Company") today announced it has licensed the ...

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It's CMHA's Mental Health Week! May 2-8, 2016

Now GET LOUD for mental health TORONTO , May 2, 2016 /CNW/ - It's the Canadian Mental Health Association's 65 th annual Mental Health Week! And it will be the loudest one yet. Canadians are hearing CMHA's call to GET LOUD for mental ...

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Millennial Women Voice Their Perspective on Health

PITTSBURGH , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Women's Health Conversations ignited a national conversation with the belief that today's women can transform our nation's health for the betterment of all, our culture, economy and the world.  The ...

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College Choice Releases 2016 Ranking of the Best Online Master's in Nursing Degree Programs

EUGENE, Ore. , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- College Choice ( www.collegechoice.net ) has published its annual ranking of best online master's programs in nursing. The ranking can be viewed at ...

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Pipeline of Gastric Ulcers Market Reviewed for H1 2016 in New Global Research Report

PUNE, India , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- New market research report titled "Gastric Ulcers - Pipeline Review, H1 2016" help enhance decision making capabilities and help to create effective counter strategies to gain competitive advantage. It ...

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Merck Expands Production Know-how to Deliver Full End-To-End Solution for Biopharma Industry

- Flexible factory concept allows accelerated drug development and delivery to market - End-to-end solution available globally to help solve customer challenges DARMSTADT, Germany , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Merck , a leading science and ...

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La Roche-Posay Challenges Canadians To 'Become a Skin Checker' for Melanoma Awareness Month

La Roche-Posay is on a mission to get one million Canadians to participate and encourage early skin cancer detection TORONTO , May 2, 2016 /CNW/ - Today is Melanoma Monday. In honor of the day and to launch Melanoma Awareness Month, La ...

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Seneca to host inaugural RBC Mental Health Symposium

May 3 symposium to focus on holistic approaches to mental health and wellness KING CITY, ON, May 2, 2016 /CNW/ - Seneca and Royal Bank of Canada have partnered to bring together community and social agencies, mental health ...

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Pregnant Women with Dietary Restrictions Have Options

Pregnant women with celiac disease should ask their healthcare professional for treatment options that take their restrictions into consideration BLAINVILLE, QC , May 2, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - During Celiac Awareness Month, Duchesnay Inc. , a ...

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David Cornfield Melanoma Fund, Hudson's Bay and HBC Foundation launch Cover Up Canada to save lives from melanoma

TORONTO , May 2, 2016 /CNW/ - Today, on Melanoma Monday, the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund, Hudson's Bay and HBC Foundation are encouraging Canadians to 'Cover Up' this summer to reduce the risk of melanoma. Together, they have joined forces ...

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GenVec Provides Update on Hearing Loss Clinical Program

Data Safety Monitoring Board Recommends Trial Continue GAITHERSBURG, Md. , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- GenVec, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNVC), a clinical-stage gene delivery company, announced today that it was notified by its collaborator Novartis ...

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New Data Presented at ESTRO 35 Show Positive Cosmesis and Favorable Late Side Effects After Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) with Multicatheter Interstitial Brachytherapy

TURIN, Italy , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- P hase III trial further reinforces treatment as a valid alternative to w hole b reast i rradiation in patients with early breast cancer   Clinical equivalence of partial breast ...

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A comprehensive eye exam can do more than test your vision - it could help save your life

During Vision Health Month, optometrists will educate Canadians about the serious health conditions that can be detected through comprehensive eye examinations. OTTAWA , May 2, 2016 /CNW/ - May is Vision Health Month, and doctors of ...

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May's Posture Awareness Month Educates and Combats the Negative Health Complications of Bad Postures

Posture Awareness Month's campaign theme, "Stand Taller for Posture Month", brings together thousands of doctors, therapists and trainers in response to the epidemic health consequences of poor posture related to modern technology. ATLANTA , ...

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Health Tech Startup Offering Cutting-Edge, Subscription-Based STD/HIV Testing Launches Indiegogo Campaign

NEW YORK , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mately, a health tech startup that is seeking to upend a decades-old STD testing model, announces today the launch of its crowdfunding campaign, which will allow early joiners to reserve their place in the ...

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Oncurious NV, BioInvent and NMTRC Initiating Phase I/IIa Study with TB-403 for the Treatment of Medulloblastoma

LEUVEN, Belgium , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncurious NV, an emerging oncology company focused on the development of innovative orphan drugs for the treatment of pediatric cancers, today announces it has initiated a Phase I/IIa study that ...

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Dr. Pankaj Naram Comments on Health Habits

Vitamin Study Sheds Light on New Trend. NEW YORK , May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- A new study about older people and drug interactions appears to shed light on several mysterious problems that face older patients. Dr. Pankaj Naram ...

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The ALS Association and Cytokinetics Ring in May as ALS Awareness Month at NASDAQ

WASHINGTON , May 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- May is ALS Awareness Month, an annual grassroots effort led by the ALS community and The ALS Association to raise awareness about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and move people to action ...

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