Press Releases on October 10, 2014

Director Jamie Clover Adams Inducted Into the Michigan 4-H Emerald Clover Society

close print view Director Jamie Clover Adams Inducted Into the Michigan 4-H Emerald Clover SocietyAgency: Agriculture and Rural Development For immediate release: October 9, 2014 Media contact: Jennifer Holton, 517-284-5724 or holtonj@michigan.gov   EAST …

Statement by the President on Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi Winning the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 10, 2014 On behalf of Michelle, myself and all Americans, I want to congratulate Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Todays announcement is a …

IMFC Statement by Mr. Guido Mantega, Minister of Finance, Brazil

FDA approves a new ultrasound imaging agent

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lumason (sulfur hexafluoride lipid microsphere) for patients whose ultrasound image of the heart (echocardiograms) are hard to see with ultrasound waves.Lumason is a contrast agent made up of gas-filled …

Best Web Hosting Providers Adds New Blog to Redesigned Website

Best Web Hosting Providers announces the launch of a new technical blog that will be an integral part of their new, redesigned website. LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, October 10, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Best Web Hosting Providers announced today that their …

Sit and Slim II: Public Notification - Hidden Drug Ingredients

[Posted 10/10/2014]AUDIENCE: ConsumerISSUE: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Sit and Slim II.FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that Sit and Slim II contains sibutramine. Sibutramine is a controlled …

IMF Survey: Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean Slows Further

Workers at a factory in Manaus, Brazil, where the economy has suffered a further sharp slowdown (photo: Jianan Yu/Reuters/Newscom) Regional Economic Outlook Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean Slows FurtherIMF Survey October 10, 2014 IMF trims growth …

IMFC Statement by Mr. George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, H.M. Treasury, United Kingdom

FDA approves first combination pill to treat hepatitis C

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection.Harvoni is the first combination pill approved to treat chronic HCV genotype 1 infection. It is also the …

Register Now for the 2014 Missouri Governors Conference on Agriculture

October 10, 2014 (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) - The 45th Governor's Conference on Agriculture is set for December 18-20, 2014, at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Mo., and registration is now available online at agriculture.mo.gov. This year's theme is …

EPA Encourages Newburgh Families to Have Soil Checked for Lead

(New York, NY) On October 15, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck will join Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus and Newburgh Mayor Judy Kennedy at the Lead Safe Newburgh Coalition's Soil Kitchen event at the …

IMFC Statement by Mr. Pier Carlo Padoan, Chairman, EU Council of Economic and Finance Ministers

Statements from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell on the Designation of the San ...

maincontent> Release No. 0226.14 Contact: Office of Communications (202)720-4623 Printable version Email this page   Statements from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell on the Designation of the San Gabriel …

IMF Video: Building Future Capacity: Drawing on Fifty Years of Experience

Seminar: Building Future Capacity: Drawing on Fifty Years of Experience October 9, 2014 The year 2014 marks fifty years since the start of the IMF’s provision of technical assistance and training to its members. This seminar provides an ideal opportunity …

IMF Video: Latin America: The Road Ahead (Session 1)

Latin America: The Road Ahead - Session 1: Latin America: The Road Ahead October 9, 2014 Categories: Annual and Spring meetings | Americas | Conferences John Paul Rathbone, Financial Times Laura Alfaro, Professor, Harvard Business School Jose Luis Daza, …

IMFC Statement by Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and Chair of the United Nations ...

IMFC Statement by Mr. Mario Draghi, President, European Central Bank

FDA approves first drug-coated angioplasty balloon catheter to treat vascular disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administrationtoday approved the Lutonix 035 Drug Coated Balloon Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty Catheter (Lutonix DCB). This is the first drug-coated balloon used to re-open arteries in the thigh (superficial femoral arteries …

Newborn Health & Technology Leader Dr. Terese Finitzo Receives "Eve Award" for Innovation

MINNEAPOLIS - (NewMediaWire) - October 10, 2014 - Dr. Terese Finitzo, clinical pediatric audiologist and CEO of OZ Systems, receives the Eve Award for Innovation in Newborn Health at the Newborn Foundation’s 2014 Awards Gala on Friday, October 10thin …

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