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QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Medicago Inc. (TSX VENTURE: MDG) today announced it has been awarded a non-refundable contribution of up to $279,700 from Canada's National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program ("NRC-IRAP") to support the development of the company's seasonal influenza Virus-Like Particles (VLP) vaccine program. Medicago is developing a seasonal vaccine based on its proprietary VLP manufacturing technology, which has the potential to offer speed and cost advantages over competitive technologies.

USHIFU, a Charlotte health-care company and distributor of medical devices, has acquired Focus Surgery Inc.

EDISON, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Xechem International (PINKSHEETS: XKEM) today announced today that it will be holding a conference call to update shareholders and other interested persons on its business operations and financial status. Details for the call are:

The latest government figures show that employers nationwide have slashed jobs for six consecutive months.

LOS ANGELES, CA (MARKET WIRE) According to gastroenterologist and President of World Gastroenterology Organization Dr. Eamonn Quigley, your overall health depends on the healthy functioning of your digestive system. Your digestive system not only pulls nutrients from food to nourish the body, but it participates in protecting it from disease. The bacteria that populate the digestive tract play a critical role in both of these functions.

Longtime CEO Philip Coelho has resigned from the board of directors of ThermoGenesis Corp. effective June 30 and now has only a consulting role with the business.

Greater Boston Legal Services, a nonprofit that provides free legal services to the state’s poor and disabled population, has tapped Proskauer Rose LLP partner Steven Bauer as the newest member of its board, the organization said on Thursday.

[NEWS] MINNEAPOLIS, July 3 /PRNewswire/ — The Eniva Research Group has released results from aboratory testing by the world-famous Linus Pauling Micronutrient Research Institute at Oregon State university which demonstrated the Eniva Health Supplement VIBE® possessed DNA protective anti-mutagenic activity for human cells. This third party testing was performed as part of an ongoing investigative effort to further identify mechanisms by which the Eniva VIBE nutraceutical impacts human health. Chief …

[NEWS] CHICAGO, July 3 /PRNewswire/ — Rising Medical Solutions, Inc. (Rising), a leading medical cost containment and care management organization, has extended its offerings in California to include Utilization Review (UR) services in addition to its Medical Bill Review and Medical Provider Network (MPN) services in the State. This product line expansion is part of a corporate wide effort to provide a full-service managed care program in the California market for Rising’s existing and growing customer bas…

[NEWS] NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Senesco Technologies, Inc. (“Senesco” or the “Company”) (Amex: SNT) announced today that it has contracted with VGXI, Inc. (The Woodlands, TX) (“VGXI”) to supply the plasmid portion of the Company’s combination therapy consisting of the Factor 5A gene and siRNA against Factor 5A. Senesco has previously reported positive preclinical in vivo results using its combination siRNA and plasmid against subcutaneous multiple myeloma tumors in immunod…