Kevin Martens Wong speaks to Nuraliah Norasid, research associate with the Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs and winner of the 2016 Epigram Fiction Books Prize. Nuraliad is the creator of Tuyunri, the constructed language at the heart of her prizewinning novel, The Gatekeeper, which will be published this month.
Tell us a little about your upcoming novel, The Gatekeeper (we're excited to read it!). What's the story about?
Every time someone asks me about it, I don't know where to begin! (laughs) The Gatekeeper is centered around two main characters: one of them is a woman, Ria, with medusa-like abilities, and the other is a man, Eedric, whose fight or flight response takes on a more bestial form. They live in a world, in a society, that on the surface is different from our own, but which at its core faces issues and problems very similar to what we experience in our own world. In particular, the novel deals with how marginality and social stratification get reconfigured through socioeconomic conditions. It was first conceptualized in 2005, and then the writing only began 2009 proper. Without giving anything else away, I think that about covers it!
Why did you decide to develop a constructed language for The Gatekeeper?
For me, it was this idea that a lost language is also a lost people. I thought a constructed language would add a very interesting layer to the novel, and I thought it would be a nice addition to the idea of submerged histories and lost histories through a language that belongs to a submerged and marginal people. Languages tend to have a very strong cultural presence, in that they have an inextricable relation to culture and history, and history is very important within The Gatekeeper. Again, without giving too much away, I have a character who resides in the catacombs of a long dead people of whom we don't know very much about, aside from their language, which is called Tuyunri. I wanted to develop a language that these long-disappeared people would speak, and that no one else in the novel would understand. So it's like this group that's basically on the fringes, and the language itself is all that remains—and even that language is barely remembered.
What does the word 'Tuyunri' mean?
The word Tuyun is the word for the race that speaks Tuyunri in the novel, and is an amalgamation of a number of other words in the Tuyunri language. It's a bit difficult to break down into its constituent components, which is what I wanted: tur means rock or earth, which also references the skin covering members of this race possess in the novel, and yun means tree or bark — I guess the best way to understand what Tuyunri means is that it basically means "language of the land", since "rock" and "bark" together reference the land.
Why did you have it mean 'language of the land'?
It has to do with my own racial history, I think, because all of my relatives are from the Malay archipelago, where this concept of the people of the land is very strong — anak bumi, we say in Malay. So the "language of the land" was the lingua franca of that time, Malay, and so I think that just came naturally to me — that one of the submerged languages that is especially in need of recollection is a language of the land, just like Malay today.
What real-world influences did you draw on when you developed the vocabulary and grammar of Tuyunri?
I have to admit that I'm not a linguist, I got an F in linguistics in university so I can't say Tuyunri is very scientifically derived! (laughs) But I was very interested in how older real-world languages came about. In particular, if you trace Malay to old Malay, the etymology of Old Malay has pretty strong Polynesian roots, which for me is very evocative of our maritime history. Nowadays, when people talk about Malay culture it's almost as if you expect one to envision sampans and fishermen, but the fact is that there is actually that strong maritime heritage encoded in the roots of Malay. I guess it comes from how our ancestors observed and looked at things, and put words and symbols to particular concepts. The language developed that way.
So the way I developed Tuyunri in the novel was to think in that way — coming up with a vocabulary (and I guess to a lesser extent a grammar) based on the sort of life and culture that the ancient Tuyuns had, and other things like what kinds of activities they did on a daily basis, what their religious life and activities would be like, and so on. I envisioned the Tuyuns as a very matriarchal society. So in Tuyunri there are a lot of words for women and women's positions in families and such, and I wanted it to encapsulate what a matriarchal society would need in terms of language.
How does Tuyunri feature in the novel?
Again, it's hard to say—spoilers!—but it comes up in bits and pieces in the novel, particularly when the main character Ria is in school, and then her teacher decides to teach this dead language for some reason. It also figures in the catacombs when Ria is explaining some of her past to Eedric, the other main character. Most of this is because Tuyunri is a dead language — at one point in the novel it's explained that the only words the Tuyunri still speak in their language are a prayer for the dead, which I think is something that speaks strongly to many speakers of smaller languages today (yes, like Kristang!). It's meant to evoke that sense of submergedness and that marginality, that sense of lost culture and history—all we have left are the prayers and a few other words.
What were some of the challenges you faced in developing Tuyunri?
One of the biggest challenges was envisioning how Tuyunri would be spoken and how it would sound when it comes out from the speaker's mouth. My idea was that it was supposed to have the texture of the very land that it came from. So you could imagine a hunter trying to say something to a fellow hunter, trying to tell them something, but then what they were saying would have to sound natural to the rainforest. So I was trying to figure out what would that sound like, and to me it was the most natural to have that kind of sound from the back of the throat. And so in the end I decided that a lot of the language would have to come from the back of the throat — something that would not project one's voice too much, but that would still carry so that communication between hunters could happen without alerting prey.
The other thing I was concerned with was the idea that most languages are essentially patriarchal. I wanted to reclaim language for a female space. I wanted to give my matriarchal tribal society a language that would represent that matriarchal existence — so I had to think about what words needed to exist, and what words needed not to exist, the words that needed to be given less emphasis.
The Gatekeeper revolves around the figure of the Medusa, a female figure that has been vilified and considered monstrous no matter which version of the story you look for. For example, there's the story that Athena changed Medusa into a monster. Accounts differ as to why she did it, but all of them vilify the Medusa: one says it was because the Medusa had a dalliance with Poseidon in Athena's temple, another says she was raped in that temple but was turned into a monster anyway. So the very fact that I wrote a story where the Medusa figures so strongly is an attempt at reclaiming that figure and trying to give it a more nuanced story. So the language also figures in that way.
How do you hope readers will respond to Tuyunri?
I hope readers will take the language and world I created and expand it for themselves. You know, like fan-fiction — the idea of "I love your world so much, I want to claim it for myself". I would love for people to actually to want to develop my world. Because there are people out there who are trying to speak Dothraki and Klingon, and that is such high praise for those languages. I actually hope that this whole Singaporean speculative fiction thing will grow, and have an even sort of, well, cultish following (laughs).
Have you learned any other languages, real or constructed? What's your favorite language?
Besides Malay, my favorite language is Māori. I think many of the Malayo-Polynesian cluster of languages have very lovely sorts of musicalities to them. I also really like the language spoken by !Kungung bushmen, the clicking language of the Khoisan family. But as a gamer and a huge fan of Bethesda's Elder Scrolls Series, the one language I would love to speak with great fluidity is Dovahzul, the language of the dragons in the Elder Scroll V: Skyrim. I have to admit I'm very bad at Mandarin, but my boyfriend is Chinese and so I guess I have to learn Mandarin!


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Hey, everybody. this is Bill Champlin. how's your 2020 going? I read a post about the daylight savings time change that said, "getting an extra hour in 2020 is like getting a "bonus track" on a yoko ono album!!" Ouch. anyway, I think 2021 will see more albums than new babies 9 months after the New York blackout.
Speaking of new albums, I got one coming out in january or maybe february; I'm pushing for january. this is a solo album and not a Wunderground or Sons record. this thing is 14 songs of deep material and solid grooves; I think it may be the best compilation of songs I've ever put together. the title is "Livin' For Love", named after a song entitled "Livin' For Love". that song may be the closest thing to an R&B Blues thing than anything I've cut in a long time. Tamara heard it when I wrote it and said, "Bill, It's time for you to do another solo album". She's usually on the money when it comes to this kinda' stuff.
The guys on the record are some of the best in the business: Tal Morris, a former Sons' member, played a solo on it, Carmen Grillo, Sons, engineered a lotta' stuff and played a great solo, too. Marc Russo, a former Sons guy, played some horns things and one of the wildest solos ever, wow!!! Alan Hertz, Sons, played drums on a lot and mixed all but one song. Vinnie Colaiuta and George Hawkins Jr, played drums and bass on a track that Bruce Gaitsch played keys and guitar on that he found in his stash of what he calls kernals; Tamara and I wrote the melodies and lyrics within 5 minutes of hearing it. I wrote three songs with Greg Mathieson, piano, hammond organ, keys bass, programming etc, I've had some success with Greg over the years and we co-produced 3 of those on the record; one of those songs has Abraham Laboriel on bass, Gorden Campbell played drums on a handful of songs, Gary Falcone played a solo and co-wrote a handful with me and Tamara. Andreas Carlsson co-wrote one with me and I put him to work singing on the album and, except for one song, Lenny Castro played percussion on the album and, as usual, killed it. I played a bunch of guitar, bass, keys and fender, hammond organ and we did most of the vocals with Tamara and me but also we sang handful with Gary Falcone and Andreas Carlsson. Oh, Steve Porcaro did some awesome synth programming on one song also; he's sooooo good at this.
We're looking at releasing the record digitally in late january, on Imagen Records, but Tamara and I will be selling the cd's at billchamplin.com/shop. She's taking pre-orders now, already, and as soon as the new year comes around it'll all be happenin'. it's been maybe 13 or 14 years since I did a solo album and I think I was more than ready and up to the task. I hope you guys like it. Hey, usually when I'm finished with hearing songs over and over again I can't stand to hear 'em again, at least 'til my ears are fresh. I still dig this one top to bottom. I hope you feel the same way. Remember the days when we played our favorite albums and, when the last song on side 2 was done we just turned it over and started again? This one may just one of those. I hope to see you all in person as soon as this virus stuff has run it's course. I miss playing live but, for some reason, stopping live gigs, for a while, led to this album. Next: live!!! I love you tons!
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We apprehend biotech above Amgen Inc. AMGN to exhausted expectations back it letters third-quarter 2018 after-effects on Oct 30, afterwards bazaar close. Amgen delivered a absolute balance abruptness of 8.81% aftermost quarter.
Amgen shares accept risen 8% in the accomplished year adjoin 20.7% abatement registered by the industry during this period.
Amgen's achievement has been modest, with the aggregation carrying a absolute abruptness in three out of the abaft four quarters. The boilerplate balance exhausted over the aftermost four abode is 4.29%.
Let's see how things are abstraction up for the aggregation this quarter.
Amgen's newer articles like Prolia, Kyprolis, Xgeva, Repatha and Blincyto are acceptable to accomplish able-bodied backed by college demand. These are acceptable to accomplish up for lower sales of complete brands like Enbrel, Aranesp, Epogen, Neulasta and Neupogen due to aggressive pressure.
High appeal and allotment assets in both the United States and all-embracing markets should drive sales of Prolia. In May/June, Prolia acquired FDA as able-bodied as EU approval for its fifth adumbration — analysis of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) in men and women at aerial accident of fracture. This can drive sales of the biologic in the third quarter. The Zacks Consensus Appraisal for sales of Prolia in the third division is $554 million.
This year, Xgeva acquired approval in both the United States and EU for the blockage of skeletal-related contest in patients with assorted myeloma. The approval for the broadcast accommodating citizenry led to college volumes of Xgeva in the additional quarter, a trend we apprehend to abide in the third quarter.
Late in the third division Blincyto was accustomed in Japan and for the pediatric accommodating citizenry in the United States. Though this characterization amplification may not add decidedly to sales in the third quarter, it should addition sales of the biologic fourth division onward.
Kyprolis sales are acceptable to be apprenticed by added appeal and able-bodied uptake in alfresco U.S. markets. On the additional division call, Amgen had said it accustomed agreement for Kyprolis in France, which should drive sales uptake in the country in the approaching quarters.
In mid-2018, Amgen acquired authoritative approvals to accommodate all-embracing adaptation abstracts from key studies in the labels of Kyprolis and Blincyto, which can drive sales of these articles in the to-be-reported quarter.
The Zacks Consensus Appraisal for sales of Blincyto and Kyprolis is $66 actor and $262 million, respectively.
In the additional quarter, Repatha sales rose decidedly apprenticed by college assemblage demand, which fabricated up from lower prices. However, on the call, Amgen said that it had assured negotiations with several payers, including CVS and Anthem, which represent greater than 65% of Repatha's bartering revenues. This should advance accommodating admission to Repatha, which can advance volumes.
However, Amgen additionally said that it had to access rebates for Repatha in the aggressive PCSK9 category, which will lower the net amount of the product. This can aching sales of the biologic in the additional half. It charcoal to be apparent how the biologic performs in the third quarter.
On Wednesday, Amgen appear its accommodation to cut the U.S. account amount of Repatha by 60% to addition sales of the drug, which accept suffered due to payer restrictions. A altercation on the appulse of the bargain prices on profits of Amgen is accepted on the third-quarter broker call. The Zacks Consensus Appraisal for sales of Repatha is $176 million.
Amgen's anew launched accessory hyperparathyroidism treatment, Parsabiv performed able-bodied in the additional quarter. We apprehend the biologic to accomplish college sales in the third quarter.
However, Amgen's complete drugs like Enbrel, Aranesp, Epogen, Neupogen and Neulasta are adverse an arrangement of branded and all-encompassing competitors. While Neupogen is already adverse U.S. biosimilar competition, Neulasta, Epogen and Sensipar could alpha adverse the aforementioned after this year. Mylan's MYL biosimilar adaptation of Neulasta alleged Fulphila, which is priced at a abatement of 33% to Neulasta's account price, was accustomed by the FDA in June and launched in July. This could advance to lower sales of Neulasta in the third quarter.
Pfizer's Retacrit, the aboriginal biosimilar adaptation of Epogen, was accustomed in May 2018 and may be launched soon. Sensipar absent apparent exclusivity in March 2018 and generics may to be launched (at-risk) after this year. Sensipar's sales are actuality cannibalized by Parsabiv, which is additionally marketed for accessory hyperparathyroidism.
Enbrel sales are accepted to be aching by lower affairs prices and added competition, which is affliction demand. Enbrel is one of the capital drivers of Amgen's revenues. The Zacks Consensus Appraisal for sales of Enbrel is $1.31 billion.
Investor focus on the alarm will be on management's comments on the barrage uptake of its anew accustomed cephalalgia drug, Aimovig. Aimovig/erenumab for blockage of cephalalgia was accustomed and launched in the United States in additional division of 2018. Though the aggregation did not specify the sales cardinal of Aimovig in the additional quarter, it did say that the antecedent uptake of the biologic has been robust. Aimovig was accustomed in the EU in September.
On the second-quarter call, Amgen warned that operating allowance will be lower in the actual abode of 2018 due to the timing of expenses. R&D expenses, as a allotment of artefact sales, are accepted to be commensurable with 2017 levels in the additional half. SG&A costs in the third and fourth abode are accepted to be constant with the second-quarter levels.
Our accurate archetypal shows that Amgen is acceptable to exhausted on balance because it has the appropriate aggregate of two key ingredients. A banal needs to accept both a absolute Balance ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) for this to happen.
Earnings ESP: Balance ESP, which represents the aberration amid the Most Accurate Appraisal ($3.44 per share) and the Zacks Consensus Appraisal ($3.42 per share) is 0.56%. This is a allusive indicator of a acceptable absolute balance surprise. You can bare the best stocks to buy or advertise afore they're appear with our Balance ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: Amgen has a Zacks Rank #2. The aggregate of Amgen's Zacks Rank #2 and absolute ESP makes us assured of an balance exhausted in the accessible release.
Sell-rated stocks (Zacks Rank #4 or 5), on the added hand, should never be advised activity into an balance announcement, abnormally back the aggregation is seeing abrogating appraisal revisions.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. REGN has an Balance ESP of 0.44% and a Zacks Rank of 3. The aggregation is appointed to address third-quarter balance on Nov 6. You can see the complete account of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Allergan, plc AGN has an Balance ESP of 2.89% and a Zacks Rank of 3. The aggregation is appointed to address third-quarter balance on Oct 30.


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Pulse 84: Yes, Exercise Is Good for Your Health and Longevity
Giulio Prisco
Scientists at Cleveland Clinic have confirmed that cardiorespiratory fitness resulting from exercise extends healthy life (see below). According to Cleveland Clinic researcher Wael Jaber, in addition to finding an increased benefit for each level of fitness reached, the scientists found that there was no ceiling when it came to how fit a person could be, meaning, they did not find a point where too much cardiac fitness had a negative impact on longevity.
"The more time you are able to spend on a treadmill stress test is similar to the effect that you get from reducing risk factors," concluded Jaber. "If you treat somebody for hypertension for example, or high cholesterol, you'd expect a certain reduction in mortality. This research shows that going from being sedentary to starting an exercise program - and increasing aerobic fitness - translates into a benefit that is similar to that seen from taking medications for high blood pressure, for high cholesterol, or not smoking."
Of course you already knew that exercise is good for your health and longevity, but it's always good when scientific research confirms common sense. And because common sense advice needs to be repeated over and over otherwise it will be ignored, this news has been covered by many top press outlets. A CNN headline reads: "Not exercising worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease, study reveals."
Scientific study confirms that exercise extends healthy life. Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have found that better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life. The scientists retrospectively studied 122,007 patients who underwent exercise treadmill testing at Cleveland Clinic. A study published in JAMA Network Open shows that increased cardiorespiratory fitness was directly associated with reduced long-term mortality.
New therapy for oxygen-starved hearts. Scientists at UC San Francisco have developed a new oxygen-delivery therapy that could have an important impact on emergency medicine. A study published in PLOS Biology shows that the new therapy restored the function of oxygen-starved heart tissue in lab animals. Unlike its experimental predecessors, the new drug does not appear to cause systemic side effects or overcorrect with excessive blood oxygenation, which can itself be toxic. Instead, the new drug delivers its precious oxygen cargo only to the tissues that need it most.
Toward wearable artificial kidneys. Researchers at Drexel University and collaborating labs have developed a new urea sorbent that could accelerate progress toward the development of a lightweight, wearable artificial kidney with the potential to make dialysis more convenient, comfortable and effective. As described in a research paper published in ACS Nano, the researchers used an emerging nanomaterial called MXene, which can capture urea molecules between its nanometer-thin layers. The researchers conclude that MXene could help turn the concept of a comfortably wearable artificial kidney into a reality.
Engineered enzyme eliminates nicotine addiction in lab rats. Scientists at Scripps Research Institute have successfully tested a potential new smoking-cessation treatment in rodents. A study published in Science Advances documents how the scientists gave nicotine-dependent rats an engineered enzyme, NicA2-J1, which breaks down nicotine in the bloodstream before it can reach the brain. Treatment quickly reduced the animals' motivation to take nicotine, reversed their signs of nicotine dependence, and kept them from relapsing when they were given access to nicotine again. The Scripps Research team now hopes to take NicA2-J1 into clinical trials on humans.
Neural networks automatically monitor single molecules in cells. Researchers at Osaka University and RIKEN have developed a system that can automatically image single molecules within living cells. This system employs learning via neural networks to focus appropriately on samples, search automatically for cells, image fluorescently labeled single molecules, and track their movements. With this system, described in a research paper published in Nature Communications, the team achieved the automated determination of pharmacological parameters and quantitative characterization of the effects of ligands and inhibitors on a target, which has potentially profound implications for biological and medical sciences.
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Edition 3 CE Mark third-party product safety testing complete
Norcross, GA, January 7, 2013 Guided Therapeutics, Inc., (OTCBB: GTHP), today announced that it has successfully completed third-party testing of the LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan. This puts LuViva in compliance with Canadian Standards Association (CSA®) requirements which, while not required for marketing in Canada, are preferred by certain larger medical institutions. It also puts the company one step closer to applying the Edition 3 CE Mark to LuViva.
"The completion of CSA standards certification is an independent validation of the safety and integrity of LuViva's design," said Mark L. Faupel, CEO and President of Guided Therapeutics, Inc. "In addition to further opening up the Canadian market, the certification documentation can be used as a basis for obtaining regulatory approval and subsequent sales in certain Latin American and Asian countries."
The testing for the certification was conducted in parallel with CE Mark testing by SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc. - a Nationally Recognized Test Lab. LuViva will carry the SGS USTC Mark for both Canada and the U.S. With all third-party testing complete, the remaining steps for the Edition 3 CE Mark are to complete final mechanical tests and submit for review final documentation, a process which is expected to take a few weeks. Guided Therapeutics plans to then immediately apply the Edition 3 CE Mark to the LuViva in order to support its international product launch in the first quarter of 2013.
LuViva currently has marketing approval from Health Canada and received its first CE Mark, an ISO 60601 Edition 2 Notification, in July. Guided Therapeutics was awarded ISO 13485 certification in January 2011. Additionally, LuViva has been under U.S. Food and Drug Administration Premarket review since September 23, 2010. After meetings with the FDA, the Company filed an amended PMA application with the agency in November 2012.
About LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan
LuViva is a technologically advanced diagnostic device that scans the cervix with light and uses spectroscopy to measure how light interacts with the cervical tissue. Spectroscopy identifies chemical and structural indicators of precancer that may be below the surface of the cervix or misdiagnosed as benign. This technique is called biophotonics. Unlike Pap, HPV tests or biopsies, LuViva does not require laboratory analysis or a tissue sample, and is designed to provide results immediately, which eliminates costly, painful and unnecessary testing. LuViva is designed for use with women who have undergone initial screening and are called back for follow up with a colposcopy examination, which in many cases, involves taking a biopsy of the cervix. The device is used in conjunction with the LuViva® Cervical Guide single-use patient interface and calibration disposable.
Innovative Bio-Hazardous Waste Management Solution now Offered in Canada
CAN-med Healthcare has been selected by Bertin Technologies as the Canadian distributor of leading Sterilwave technology
Halifax, Nova Scotia, December 18, 2012 CAN-med Healthcare, a Canadian value-added distributor of medical/surgical, health imaging, dental and mobility products, has been named by Bertin Technologies, a developer and supplier of highly technological equipment, as the exclusive reseller of the Sterilwave 440 waste management system.
The Sterilwave is a revolutionary machine which sterilizes bio-hazardous waste in an environmentally safe and conscious manner. The result is ordinary solid waste that no longer poses a threat to humans or the environment. This fully automated system provides a greatly reduced risk of exposure to bio-hazardous material for hospital staff as it requires no intermediate handling. The breakdown of materials is environmentally friendly with no liquid effluent or hazardous emission.
This product was designed for placement in hospitals and clinics where bio-hazardous waste requires treatment. It reduces costs within the medical facility by eliminating the need for special transport of dangerous materials. The by-product of this process is harmless solid waste which can be disposed of by traditional methods. The Sterilwave reduces waste volume and weight for easy and cost effective removal.
"We are excited to bring this innovative product and all of its environmental benefits to the Canadian healthcare market" said Jim Ritcey, National Director of Sales & Marketing, Medical/Surgical Division, CAN-med Healthcare. "We believe this technology will change the landscape of bio-hazardous waste management within hospitals and increase safety, efficiency and environmental awareness."
"The partnership between Bertin and CAN-med Healthcare is a perfect fit," said Boguslaw Lorecki, Manager, Bertin Technologies. "Both companies are pushing the boundaries of innovative healthcare products offered. We believe CAN-med Healthcare, with their strong distribution channel, will ensure Sterilwave is a success in Canada and open the door for a new type of biomedical waste management."
For more information on Bertin Technologies visit http://www.bertin.fr/en/index.aspx. To order, and for more information on CAN-med Healthcare, visit www.canmedhealthcare.com or contact 1 (800) 565-7553.
Canadian Reseller of Medical Products Signs Exclusive Agreement with International Manufacturer of Medical Technologies
CAN-med Healthcare to sell leading products from designer and manufacturer, Hill-Rom, in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 18, 2012 CAN-med Healthcare, a Canadian value-added distributor of medical/surgical, health imaging, dental and mobility products, and Hill-Rom, a leading worldwide manufacturer and provider of medical technologies, are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement making CAN-med Healthcare the exclusive reseller of Hill-Rom's innovative products in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
Hill-Rom is a leading manufacturer of medical beds, stretchers, sleep surfaces, patient lifts and patient room furniture designed specifically for common patient needs. Hill-Rom's hospital beds can also be customized for unique conditions.
Both organizations are dedicated to offering customers the highest quality solutions for their individual needs, to ensure patient comfort and safety. This commitment to well-being makes the new relationship between manufacturer and distributor a perfect fit to serve hospitals and long-term care homes, further enhancing the level of care available to patients in these facilities.
"We are proud to offer products from an organization equally dedicated to putting the customer's needs and well-being first and foremost" said Stephen McDonald, Vice President & General Manager, CAN-med Healthcare. "Hill-Rom's innovative products are a staple of the healthcare industry in the Maritime Provinces and we are happy to ensure patients here have the opportunity to access the best options for comfort and safety on the market"
"Hill-Rom is excited and looking forward to our new partnership with CAN-med Healthcare in Eastern Canada" said Wayne Flynn, Vice President & General Manager, Hill-Rom Canada. "CAN-med Healthcare's reputation, corporate strength, and strong sales and marketing presence will benefit not only our efforts, but the patients and caregivers we both serve."
For more information on Hill-Rom products visit www.hill-rom.com/canada/. To order, and for more information on CAN-med Healthcare, visit www.canmedhealthcare.com or contact 1 (800) 565-7553.
Client Feedback Leads to Educational Trade Show for Rehabilitation Professionals in Atlantic Canada
Harding Medical and MEDIchair Nova Scotia launch the first Atlantic Rehab and Education Conference
Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 1, 2012 Harding Medical, a home healthcare equipment and mobility product specialty store with three locations throughout Atlantic Canada, and MEDIchair Nova Scotia, a provider of home medical equipment, supplies and services to customers and clinics through retail stores located in Nova Scotia, are pleased to announce the first Atlantic Rehab and Education Conference, which is being held September 20-21, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
In late 2011, both mobility organizations reached out to their partners and clients to determine what they could do to help enhance the level of support offered to rehab and mobility patients. The overwhelming response was increased education on the latest trends, technology and products in rehab and mobility. Harding Medical and MEDIchair Nova Scotia addressed this feedback by developing a conference, with the vision of bringing together product vendors and leading speakers in the industry to provide continuing education to occupational therapists, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals working in rehabilitation, or a long-term care setting.
Planning has been underway since that time and both organizations are pleased to announce that the first Atlantic Rehab and Education Conference will take place at the Atlantica Hotel Halifax on September 20-21. Booth space for the product trade show is already sold out, with leading mobility vendors participating. The conference will feature 12 informational sessions, spanning two days and a keynote speaker to provide the ongoing education that clients requested.
"We are excited and proud to host this inaugural rehab and mobility conference," said Blake Scott, General Manager, Home Medical Equipment, Harding Medical and MEDIchair Nova Scotia. "We anticipate the event to be a huge success because we created it in response to what our clients requested. It is our priority to put our clients first and meet their demands, so they can in turn offer the best care to their patients."
Registration for the Atlantic Rehab and Education Conference is now open. To register, and for more information on the conference, please visit www.atlanticrec.ca or contact atlanticrec.ca.
CAN-med Healthcare Launches dermaPACE Device throughout Canada for Wound Healing
Halifax, Nova Scotia, February 24, 2012 CAN-med Healthcare, a division of IMP Group Limited,announces an exclusive distribution agreement to distribute SANUWAVE's dermaPACE® device to throughout Canada. Headquartered in Bedford, Nova Scotia, CAN-med Healthcare will initially promote dermaPACE to heal diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). The dermaPACE regenerative medicine device is a safe, cost-effective, noninvasive and easily administered wound closure modality that uses pulsed acoustic pressure waves (shock waves) to stimulate biologic effects at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels to positively modulate microvascular and inflammatory processes, ultimately leading to wound healing.
dermaPACE recently completed a randomized, sham-controlled, double-blinded, 24-site Phase III clinical trial investigating dermaPACE to treat diabetic foot ulcers when combined with standard of care. dermaPACE patients received four, 20-minute procedures over two weeks, followed only by standard wound care regimens that included debridement, saline-moistened gauze dressing changes, and offloading as indicated.
In this rigorously designed study, which had a primary efficacy endpoint of 100% would reepithelialization and disallowed surgical closure, 48% of dermaPACE patients achieved ≥90% wound area reduction at 12 weeks, which was statistically significant compared with Sham-control. In addition, dermaPACE patients achieved, on average, a 49% reduction in wound area four weeks following the last active treatment, a result the literature reports as being predictive of complete wound closure at 12 weeks. Importantly, the recurrence rate at 24 weeks for dermaPACE-treated ulcers that completely closed at 12 weeks was only 4.5%.
For more information, contact Jim Ritcey at CAN-med Healthcare at (902) 233-4873.
I.M.P. Group Achieves Platinum Club Status As One Of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies
Halifax, Nova Scotia, February 16, 2010 I.M.P. Group International Inc. has achieved Platinum Club member status with Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies program, one of the country's most elite business designations.
Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies is a national awards program recognizing Canadian companies that have implemented world-class business practices and created value in innovative ways. To become a Platinum Club member, companies must maintain their designation as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for a minimum of six consecutive years subject to annual operational and financial review. The awards program is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC Commercial Banking, National Post, and Queen's School of Business.
"I want to congratulate I.M.P. Group on becoming a Platinum Club member. This designation exemplifies consistency, commitment and the ability to be flexible in a changing marketplace. In tougher economic times, great management shines, and these qualities are what makes I.M.P. Group such a great business success story and one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies," said John Hughes, Partner, Private Company Services Group with Deloitte.
"I am thrilled that the Company and our employees have achieved Platinum status," says I.M.P. Group CEO, Stephen Plummer. "This validates the efforts everyone has made to focus on productivity, innovation, and satisfying our customers. We compete in a global marketplace and are focused on remaining industry leaders as we grow our core businesses."
I.M.P. Group International Inc. is focused on global sustainable growth, with 3,700 experienced people delivering service, quality and value to customers across diverse sectors, such as aerospace, aviation, airline, healthcare, industrial marine, information technology, hospitality and property development.
CAN-med Healthcare to Distribute LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan in Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia, January 31, 2012 CAN-med Healthcare announces that it has signed a definitive agreement with Guided Therapeutics, Inc. for exclusive distribution rights in Canada for their LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan.
The agreement is for three years and initial shipments are currently anticipated in the second quarter of 2012. A formal launch is expected to begin shortly thereafter. LuViva received Health Canada marketing approval in December 2011 under its former name, LightTouch.
"CAN-med is a leading and greatly respected healthcare company and we are pleased to have them as our partner in Canada," said Mark L. Faupel, Ph.D., CEO and president of Guided Therapeutics, Inc. "CAN-med's nation-wide reputation and commitment to women's health, from mammography to gynecological imaging products, makes the company ideally suited to introduce LuViva to the Canadian market and grow market share."
"Based on LuViva's documented clinical evidence and our 35 years of experience delivering innovations to the Canadian healthcare market, we believe that LuViva will be well received, with an opportunity to positively impact the lives of women at risk for developing cervical cancer," said Jim Ritcey, Director, Sales and Marketing, Medical/Surgical for CAN-med Healthcare. "Additionally, we believe that LuViva will bring a new level of efficiency and cost effectiveness to the healthcare system." Stephen McDonald, CAN-med's Vice President & General Manager adds "Guided Therapeutics and the LuViva product are a great match for us in bringing new products to the Canadian market. They fit the criteria we're looking for by being clinically innovative with new technology, being willing to develop an exclusive working relationship, and delivering better clinical and patient outcomes."
Each year in Canada, about 5.7 million women undergo Pap test screening for cervical cancer, with as many as 400,000 receiving an abnormal Pap result. These women are then scheduled for a follow-up exam, called a colposcopy, which typically includes a biopsy. The wait times for colposcopy examinations in Canada are typically between two to six months. LuViva is designed to reduce wait times and provide results immediately at the point of care.
About CAN-med Healthcare
CAN-med Healthcare, a division of IMP Group Limited, is a national, integrated healthcare distribution and service company with a portfolio of businesses providing products and technical service spanning four distinct segments of the healthcare market: Medical/Surgical; Diagnostic Imaging; Rehab/Mobility/Home Medical Equipment; and Dental products.
IMP Group Limited is focused on global sustainable growth with 3,700 experienced people delivering service, quality and value to customers across diverse sectors including aerospace, aviation, airline, healthcare, information technology, hospitality and property development.
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In the late fifteenth century, Europe was an isolated world, knowing other lands only through rumors, the occasional traveler's tale, and prized luxury goods from the East acquired through Levantine middlemen. Three hundred years later, Europeans were intricately connected to all parts of the globe, colonizing or controlling the economies of significant parts of it, and on the verge of dominating the rest. This exhibition looks at the transformation of Europe's position in the world and Europe's interactions with the newly-encountered peoples of Asia, Africa and the Americas through a particular form of visual documentation: the map. At one level, European maps from this period tell the story of how exploration led to an increasingly accurate knowledge of the contours of the earth's surface, coupled with a growing technical sophistication in translating a spherical, three-dimensional world onto two-dimensional sheets of paper. But on another level, maps reveal how Europeans viewed these strange new worlds, their inhabitants, and the political, economic, religious and scientific opportunities that they presented. This exhibition shows the development of maps as both scientific and cultural documents, and how a new form of craftsman created by European expansion, the mapmaker, both documented and helped to form the growing European sense of entitlement in the world.
Click on a region of the globe to enter the exhibition.
Mapping New Worlds was curated by Jennifer Barr, Eric Pumroy, and Christa Wiliford. The exhibition first appeared in the Rare Book Room of Canaday Library, Bryn Mawr College, from January through May, 2005.


Lalu Prasad Yadav had floated RJD way back in 1997 after splitting the Janata Dal.
Lalu Prasad Yadav was the sole candidate for the post of the party's national president.
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav was today declared elected unopposed to the post of the party's national president for 10th consecutive term.
Mr Prasad, who was the sole candidate in the fray, was declared elected by the party's national election officer Jagadanand Singh after lapse of the time limit set for withdrawal of nomination papers, a RJD statement from Assistant Election Officer Chitranjan Gagan said in Patna.
However, a formal announcement to this effect will be made by Mr Singh on November 20, the day when the party's newly constituted national executive is scheduled to meet, the statement said.
Mr Prasad will also be given a certificate of his election to the top party post on that date, it added.
Mr Prasad, who had floated RJD way back in 1997 after splitting the Janata Dal, has been re-elected as the national president of his party for the 10th consecutive term.
He had filed his nomination for the RJD President before the RJD's chief returning officer, Jagdanand Singh, at the party's state headquarters here yesterday.
Mr Prasad's arch rival and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today termed the RJD as a "private political party" and a "family political asset".


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