DIABETES PATIENTS...
SYDNEY: Fenofibrate treatment reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk
(defined by total cardiovascular events: the composite of cardiovascular death,
myocardial infarction, stroke, and coronary and carotid revascularization) in
patients with type 2 diabetes and atherogenic dyslipidemia, that is, the
combination of high triglyceride (2.3 mmol/L-200mg/dL or higher) and low
high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (<1.03 mmol/L-40mg/dL in men and
<1.3 mmol/L-50mg/dL in women), according to new data from the Fenofibrate
Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study published in Diabetes
Care.
CBEX TO AUCTION...
BEIJING: CBEX (China Beijing Equity Exchange) announced Friday the
auctioning of the fous (an ancient Chinese percussion instrument derived from
clay potteries and bronze ware) that were used in the grand performance of fou
at the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics Games.
AUSTRALIAN SHAREPOINT ...
SYDNEY: Australian consulting firm, Spyk Software has announced the world's
first application allowing employees to browse and search all their company
documents from their iPhone.
www.spyk.com
PRASUGREL SHOWED...
TOKYO and INDIANAPOLIS: Results from a pre-specified analysis of the
landmark Phase III TRITON-TIMI 38 study showed that patients with the most
severe form of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) achieved a significant reduction in relative risk of the
combined endpoint of cardiovascular death, non-fatal heart attack or non-fatal
stroke at both 30 days and 15 months when treated with prasugrel compared with
clopidogrel (Plavix(R) Iscover(R)).
www.daiichisankyo.com
BECKMAN COULTER...
ORANGE COUNTY: Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC), a leading developer,
manufacturer, and marketer of products that simplify, automate, and innovate
complex biomedical tests, and Olympus Corporation, a Tokyo-headquartered
precision technology leader, creating innovative opto-digital solutions in
healthcare, life science and consumer electronics products, announced Friday
that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Beckman Coulter
will acquire the diagnostic systems portion of Olympus' Life Sciences business
for 77.45 billion yen, or approximately US$800 million.
www.beckmancoulter.com
AUSTRALIAN CONSULTING...
SYDNEY: Australian consulting firm, Spyk Software has announced the worlds
first application allowing employees to browse and search all their company
documents from their iPhone.
www.spyk.com
GE HEALTHCARE...
KUALA LUMPUR: GE Healthcare, a leading provider of information technology,
Friday unveiled a suite of Centricity solutions targeted for hospitals and
outpatient imaging centers.
http://www.gehealthcare.com
GE HEALTHCARE...
KUALA LUMPUR: GE Healthcare announced Friday in Asia the release of
Centricity PACS Web Diagnostic (WebDX), a new Web-based diagnostic viewer, best
of breed application that is tightly integrated to Centricity RIS/ PACS, which
bring comprehensive detailed patient history to a single patient folder.
http://www.gehealthcare.com
MALAYSIA AIRLINES...
KUALA LUMPUR: It's low fares galore again as Malaysia Airlines offers all
inclusive one way fares from RM69 for domestic travel, RM170 regional and RM790
for international destinations.
www.malaysiaairlines.com
MALAYSIA AIRLINES...
KUALA LUMPUR" It's low fares galore again as Malaysia Airlines offers all
inclusive one way fares from RM69 for domestic travel, RM170 regional and RM790
for international destinations.
www.malaysiaairlines.com
GMR-HIAL AND MAS...
KUALA LUMPUR: GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL), and MAS
Aerospace Engineering (MAE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines
sealed an agreement today to set up a 50:50 joint venture Airframe Maintenance,
Repair and Overhaul (MRO) company in Hyderabad.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$1.278 billion on March 9, March
10, March 11 respectively at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the
principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
OAG METRICS...
CHICAGO: OAG, the industry's most accurate single source for airline
schedules information, commercial fleets, analytical services and asset
valuation support, has integrated its own metrics to the data just recently
made public by the DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
www.oagaviation.com
FANNIE MAE SUMMARY...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Maes (NYSE: FNM) January 2009 Monthly Summary is now
available at www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly.
http://www.fanniemae.com
GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN...
NEW YORK: The Global Humanitarian Forum will be broadcasting live a panel
discussion on Climate Justice hosted by the Global Humanitarian Forum in
collaboration with the University of Pretoria.
www.ghf-geneva.org
HARNESSING THE 'C'...
LONDON and SHANGHAI: China is looking for effective and powerful design
innovation to help cope with the huge challenge of becoming the biggest vehicle
maker in the world within the next few years.
http://www.interiormotivesmagazine.com
http://www.cardesignnews.com
http://www.ultimamedia.com
BOOSTING BUSINESS CONFIDENCE...
LONDON: Britain's executives are being urged to honour the people who make
the most crucial contribution to their businesses: their staff.
www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
FORCE 10...
TOKYO: First Japan-Produced Cosmetics and Skincare Products to Earn This
Distinction Force 10 Inc. is pleased to announce that "kawaii TOKYO," its
unique cosmetics and skincare brand now available in Singapore, has become the
first-ever line of Japan-produced skincare products to earn certification under
the "halal" standards of Islamic law.
http://kawaii-tokyo.jp/
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