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February 5th, 2007

Wexford to challenge Cats for Walsh Cup


Ireland On-Line - C Lawlor, R Kehoe, P Roche (0-2); PJ Carley, K Rossiter, M Travers (0-1); D Lyng (0-2), R McCarthy (0-1); M Jacob (0-7), E Quigley, M Doyle (0-1); M Jordan (0-2), P Doran (2-0), R Jacob (0-6). Subs used: T Mahon for McCarthy, T Waters for Doyle, J O

Couple’s fight song takes college by storm
Cleveland Plain Dealer - fight song that sounds like it’s been around since the college was founded,” said Frank Adams, the pep band director who will introduce the Burches’ winning battle cry tonight at the men’s basketball game between Lake Erie and Pittsburgh’s La Roche

Stenson Defeats Els, Woods to Win Dubai Desert Classic Golf
Bloomberg - Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Henrik Stenson hit four birdies on the back nine to beat Ernie Els by a shot and defending champion Tiger Woods by two at golf’s Dubai Desert Classic. Sweden’s Stenson, who holed the winning putt last year when Europe defeated

WBZ Sports Profile with Tom Cuddy
WBZ-AM - Besides having one of the coolest nicknames on the planet, Arlington High School has Jimmy Roche. The 17-year old senior gets to say he is a member of The Spy Ponders on three different occasions as a member of the baseball, basketball, and football

Human bird-flu fatalities spur need for more effective drugs
Budapest Business Journal - Injections of peramivir reach higher levels in patients’ systems than oral drugs such as Roche Holding AG ’s Tamiflu , now the preferred drug for bird flu treatment, he said. About 60% of the people infected with avian flu in Asia, Africa and the

February 5th, 2007

Sunday & mid-week share tips


This is Money - Only Switzerland’s Novartis and Roche have higher sales growth and Astra is number three in the world after Roche and Schering Plough, in terms of earnings per share growth. But the Telegraph reckons there could still be plenty of problems with its

Sequenom Names Steven Owings Vice President of Commercial
MSN MoneyCentral - Owings held various managerial and sales positions at Roche Diagnostic Systems. From 1992 to 1997, as Director of the PCR Business Unit, U.S., he assisted in transitioning PCR technology from research laboratory use to commercial laboratories

Preview Calendars Feb. 2-11
Kansas City Star - Grand opening party with multimedia installation/performance by Jaimie Warren, Jori Sackin, Chloe Schempf and Matt Roche. 7-10 p.m. Feb. 2. GRANDVIEW COMMUNITY CENTER, THE VIEW: Works by Fredrick S. Harris. 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. daily; closes Feb. 28. * M

Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with Premier Blood Glucose
dBusinessNews.com - CHARLOTTE — Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for blood glucose meters, reagents, consumables and service have been awarded to LifeScan, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company of Piscataway, N.J., and Roche Diagnostics

Take five
Lowell Sun - Listen to jazz and enjoy a chocolate buffet, all for a good cause — to raise funds for the Florence Roche School playground in Groton. Lots of fun, music and food for $35 at www.mktix.com/frbpta or at the door. Taste tempting Warm up after

Marine gets Purple Heart in surprise ceremony
Marine Corp Times - Sean Roche learned McCollum hadn t applied, he took it upon himself. Marines aren t going to ask for things like that, Roche said. But once I found out, it became priority number one to get his certificate presented to him in an official

Human bird-flu fatalities spur need for more effective drugs
Budapest Business Journal - Injections of peramivir reach higher levels in patients systems than oral drugs such as Roche Holding AG s Tamiflu, now the preferred drug for bird flu treatment, he said. About 60% of the people infected with avian flu in Asia, Africa and the

February 5th, 2007

Press briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Spokesman for the SRSG on


UN News Centre - He will be taking over from Eric La Roche. Second, also today, the new representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Serge Verniau will arrive in Kabul. Mr. Verniau will begin his duties on Monday. He was previously the FAO

Rob Marshall Wins Directors Guild of America Award for ‘Target
PR Newswire - Roche, Lee Grant And Murray Siegel. Executive producers are Danny Bennett/RPM TV Productions and Rob Marshall and John DeLuca/LUCAMAR Productions and produced by Jodi Hurwitz. TARGET PRESENTS: TONY BENNETT/AN AMERICAN CLASSIC is a companion piece to

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Getting down to business
Boston Globe - Meeting briefly afterward with three Boston reporters, Matsuzaka laughed when Hoshino translated the admonition from one “not to believe anything he’d heard about the Boston media.” And when Channel 4’s Dan Roche wished him, “Good luck,” Matsuzaka did

Hokies ‘fell apart’ at BC
Hampton Roads Daily Press - Dudley 11-15 4-5 30, Spears 3-4 2-2 8, Oates 0-1 0-0 0, Rice 8-16 0-0 20, Marshall 3-13 2-2 10, Haynes 1-5 0-0 3, Roche 2-5 0-0 5, Blair 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 30-62 8-9 80. Halftime-Boston College 47-26. 3-Point Goals-Virginia Tech 2-7 (Vassallo 2-5

Jan. 2007
Boston Globe - He says he has spoken with Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek. Following the press conference he was introduced to three Boston reporters. When CBS 4 reporter Dan Roche said good luck to Matsuzaka, the new Red Sox player responded in English, “Thank You

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PRWeb - Americans And Europeans Migrating To Canada For Tamiflu, Roche Sales Skyrocket The CBC reports a surge in orders for Tamiflu by Canadian Pharmacies. Worldwide supply shortages are leading Americans and Europeans to Canada, a recognized world leader

February 4th, 2007

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PRWeb - nationally-recognized mass torts and personal injury law firm Weitz & Luxenberg has been investigating these cases, and has since spearheaded litigation related to isotretinoin, known commonly by brand name Accutane, manufactured by Hoffmann-La Roche

WBZ Sports Profile with Tom Cuddy
WBZ-AM - Besides having one of the coolest nicknames on the planet, Arlington High School has Jimmy Roche. The 17-year old senior gets to say he is a member of The Spy Ponders on three different occasions as a member of the baseball, basketball, and football

Judge orders boy band impresario’s companies into receivership
Ledger - ORLANDO, Fla. A judge has ordered that three companies owned by boy band impresario Lou Pearlman be overseen by a court-appointed receiver to protect their assets. Friday’s order, signed by state Circuit Judge Renee Roche, came after state

Pearlman to lose control of 3 entities
Orlando Sentinel - A judge on Friday ordered three of Lou Pearlman’s companies in downtown Orlando placed under the control of a court-appointed receiver. The order, signed by state Circuit Judge Renee Roche in Orlando, came in response to a complaint from state

Marine gets Purple Heart in surprise ceremony
Marine Corp Times - Sean Roche learned McCollum hadn t applied, he took it upon himself. Marines aren t going to ask for things like that, Roche said. But once I found out, it became priority number one to get his certificate presented to him in an official

Outdoors Notebook | Salmon derby series reels in anglers
Seattle Times - Maybe you can catch some salmon like these the Northwest Salmon Derby Series kicks off Thursday at Roche Harbor. Salmon anglers are gearing up for the Roche Harbor Classic on San Juan Island this Thursday, which kicks off the Northwest Salmon

Acne Drug Accutane Ups Cholesterol
MedicineNet.com - Accutane manufacturer Roche Pharmaceuticals notes that prescribing physicians are advised to monitor patient blood levels before treatment and at least once every two weeks during treatment until it becomes clear if the drug will affect

February 4th, 2007

Martin Scorsese Wins DGA Feature Film Award, Other Winners of 2006 DGA


Forbes - Roche, Lee Grant and Murray Siegel This is Mr. Marshall’s second win and third DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film in 2002 for Chicago. He was also nominated for Outstanding

Eagles cooking at home: Rise to top of ACC with rout of No. 16 Va
Boston Herald - Blair and Roche - the former with four rebounds and three blocks and the latter with a steal, five rebounds and a 3-pointer - were part of a unit that actually managed to build the lead from 33-14 to 44-22 on Roche s trey with Dudley on the bench

Online Press Release
PRWeb - nationally-recognized mass torts and personal injury law firm Weitz & Luxenberg has been investigating these cases, and has since spearheaded litigation related to isotretinoin, known commonly by brand name Accutane, manufactured by Hoffmann-La Roche

Packers’ Brett Favre, Three-Time MVP, to Return for 17th Season
Bloomberg - Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) — Brett Favre, the Green Bay Packers quarterback who won three National Football League Most Valuable Player awards, will return for the 2007 season. Packers General Manager Ted Thompson said in a statement that Favre told him

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Americans And Europeans Migrating To Canada For Tamiflu, Roche Sales Skyrocket The CBC reports a surge in orders for Tamiflu by Canadian Pharmacies. Worldwide supply shortages are leading Americans and Europeans to Canada, a recognized world leader

Online Press Release
PRWeb - The recognized leader in online news and press release distribution service for small and medium-sized businesses and corporate communications. PRWeb pioneered Free Press Release Distribution and continues to set the standard for online news

February 4th, 2007

Roche Diagnostics and 454 launch next generation sequencer


LabTechnologist.com - 02/02/2007 - The first next generation sequencer from Roche and 454 is already proving popular only weeks after its release. Roche Diagnostics has announced the worldwide launch its Genome Sequencer FLX System, developed in collaboration with CuraGen

Eagles cooking at home: Rise to top of ACC with rout of No. 16 Va
Boston Herald - Blair and Roche - the former with four rebounds and three blocks and the latter with a steal, five rebounds and a 3-pointer - were part of a unit that actually managed to build the lead from 33-14 to 44-22 on Roche s trey with Dudley on the bench

International biomedical scientists join China’s drug research program
People’s Daily Online - Tamas Bartfai, former senior vice president of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG, and Dr. Simon Campbell, former vice president for the research wing of the U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, accepted the center’s invitation to join its

Once on a roll, Hokie losses now take toll
Staunton News Leader - Dudley 11-15 4-5 30, Spears 3-4 2-2 8, Oates 0-1 0-0 0, Rice 8-16 0-0 20, Marshall 3-13 2-2 10, Haynes 1-5 0-0 3, Roche 2-5 0-0 5, Blair 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 30-62 8-9 80. Halftime Boston College 47-26. 3-Point Goals Virginia Tech 2-7 (Vassallo 2-5

Boutique farming
Boston Online - Roche Bros. is good, too.) Springfield-based Big Y Foods, which operates 53 supermarkets in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts and Connecticut, is another leader. Its people start meeting with local farmers in January each year to chart growing and

Informatics News
Genetic Engineering News - Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics Enter Into Joint Marketing Agreement to Offer Products to Optimize Clinical Laboratory Test Systems Jan 31 2007, 5:00 AM EST ACD Systems Restructures Canadian Operations Jan 30 2007, 2:47 PM EST Roche

Online Press Release
PRWeb - nationally-recognized mass torts and personal injury law firm Weitz & Luxenberg has been investigating these cases, and has since spearheaded litigation related to isotretinoin, known commonly by brand name Accutane, manufactured by Hoffmann-La Roche

February 4th, 2007

Rookie quiets Coyotes


AZCentral.com - It’s costing us games,” defenseman Travis Roche said. “We’re not generating many chances and with that we’re generating momentum for the other team.” Marian Gaborik scored Minnesota’s goal 12 seconds into the second period after he stripped the puck

Post a Job Today
San Francisco Business Journal - Salesforce raises outlook for next year [Tuesday] State agency delays $958M Sutter Health bond issue, citing consumer concerns [Monday] Stone & Youngberg acquires community bank practice [Monday] BofA starts real-time equity options clearing [Monday] Roche

Swiss shares close higher in thin trade, led by Nestle; Wall St gains
Forbes - Heavyweight Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) decreased 0.55 sfr to 72.20 on profit-taking, although this was offset by rival Roche, which added 1.50 to 235 sfr. In the banking sector, Credit Suisse added 0.60 sfr to 88.30, and

WBZ Sports Profile with Tom Cuddy
WBZ-AM - Besides having one of the coolest nicknames on the planet, Arlington High School has Jimmy Roche. The 17-year old senior gets to say he is a member of The Spy Ponders on three different occasions as a member of the baseball, basketball, and football

Govt should scrap ‘pollute now, pay later’
Irish Times - The Labour TD criticised the Minister for the Environment, Dick Roche, for “failing miserably” to reduce Ireland’s carbon emissions. Mr Gilmore also said that the Government has underestimated the cost carbon credits will have to the taxpayer. “The

Sunday & mid-week share tips
This is Money - Only Switzerland’s Novartis and Roche have higher sales growth and Astra is number three in the world after Roche and Schering Plough, in terms of earnings per share growth. But the Telegraph reckons there could still be plenty of problems with its

Ivins: A farewell to Rumsfeld
CNN - According to Newsweek, Air Force Secretary Jim Roche went to Rumsfeld early on and said, “Don, you do realize that Iraq could be another Vietnam.” Replied Rummy: “Vietnam? You think you have to tell me about Vietnam? Of course it won’t be Vietnam. We

February 4th, 2007

Couple’s fight song takes college by storm


Cleveland Plain Dealer - fight song that sounds like it’s been around since the college was founded,” said Frank Adams, the pep band director who will introduce the Burches’ winning battle cry tonight at the men’s basketball game between Lake Erie and Pittsburgh’s La Roche

New hope for sufferers of chronic fatigue
Independent Online - Montoya had presented anecdotal data earlier that year at a conference in Barcelona, Spain, which suggested an antiviral drug called Valcyte, made by Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding, could be helpful in treating certain CFS patients. Montoya now has

Swiss shares close up on new record high, chemicals down UPDATE
Forbes - Pharma stock Roche closed flat at 237 sfr, while peer Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) climbed 0.40 sfr to 72.70. Fellow heavyweight Nestle reversed earlier losses and closed 0.50 sfr up, at 459.50. Among banks, UBS rose 0.55

Florence school board moves forward with facilities study
Morning News - Don Herriott, head of Roche’s Global Chemical Manufacturing operations; Tom Marschel, president of the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce; Jim O’Loughlin, chief executive officer of Carolinas Hospital System; Dr. Fred Carter, president of Francis

Judge orders boy band impresario’s companies into receivership
Ledger - ORLANDO, Fla. A judge has ordered that three companies owned by boy band impresario Lou Pearlman be overseen by a court-appointed receiver to protect their assets. Friday’s order, signed by state Circuit Judge Renee Roche, came after state

RPT-PREVIEW-Cancer drugs seen driving Roche profit growth
Reuters - ZURICH, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Strong sales of cancer drugs Herceptin and Avastin are expected to drive a sharp rise in net profit at Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG (ROG.VX: Quote , Profile , Research ), which reports next Wednesday. Roche’s U.S

February 4th, 2007

Int’l scientists join China’s drug research program


Xinhua News Agency - Tamas Bartfai, former senior vice president of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG, and Dr. Simon Campbell, former vice president for the research wing of the U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, accepted the center’s invitation to join its

Acne Drug Accutane Ups Cholesterol
MedicineNet.com - Accutane manufacturer Roche Pharmaceuticals notes that prescribing physicians are advised to monitor patient blood levels before treatment and at least once every two weeks during treatment until it becomes clear if the drug will affect

Exporting Drug Trials to the Developing World
Amnesty International USA - The goal of the experiment was to discover whether oral doses of Pfizer’s experimental antibiotic were as effective in combating meningitis as the more painful muscle injections of its competitor Roche’s Ceftriaxone. To compare the treatments, Pfizer

AM-Pharma Announces the Appointment of Bart Wuurman as CEO
Phramalive.com - Bart Wuurman has 18 years of International Pharma and Biotechnology Industry experience with Organon, Medeva and Antisoma, where he was responsible for a $500 million oncology alliance with Roche. In 2003 Bart became CEO of De Novo Pharmaceuticals in

Latest News
dBusinessNews.com - approved in the U.S., Canada and European Union, is the first in a new class of anti-HIV drugs called fusion inhibitors. Trimeris is developing FUZEON and future generations of peptide fusion inhibitors in collaboration with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

Virginia Tech drops second straight
FOXSports.com - But Dudley also picked up three fouls during that stretch, forcing him to go to the bench with 6:59 left in the first. Virginia Tech couldn’t make up any ground against a lineup that included reserves Tyrelle Blair , Marquez Haynes and Tyler Roche.

Mentors offer guidance, encouragement and friendship to students
Star-Banner - One means to their level, Van Alstyne says, is Choices - a rock band he formed with in-school deputy Allan Brooks and other counselor/advisers Tom Bourquin, Jonathan Kranz, Sergio Roche and Ron Uneberg, a mentor from the Department of Juvenile

February 3rd, 2007

Roche Diagnostics and 454 launch next generation sequencer


LabTechnologist.com - 02/02/2007 - The first next generation sequencer from Roche and 454 is already proving popular only weeks after its release. Roche Diagnostics has announced the worldwide launch its Genome Sequencer FLX System, developed in collaboration with CuraGen

LaRoche dorm hit by water damage
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - With assistance from Jennifer Moore, 23, right, freshmen Shayna Merendo, 18, left, and her roommate Tara Duvall, 18, back, pack their belongings in Bold Hall at La Roche College in McCandless yesterday. About 200 students evacuated the dormitory

Dice-K update
Boston Globe - He says he has spoken with Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek. Following the press conference he was introduced to three Boston reporters. When CBS 4 reporter Dan Roche said good luck to Matsuzaka, the new Red Sox player responded in English, “Thank You

Ivins: A farewell to Rumsfeld
CNN - According to Newsweek, Air Force Secretary Jim Roche went to Rumsfeld early on and said, “Don, you do realize that Iraq could be another Vietnam.” Replied Rummy: “Vietnam? You think you have to tell me about Vietnam? Of course it won’t be Vietnam. We

Vegans and Farmers unite against Ward Union stag hunting
Indymedia Ireland - The AOHS are issuing a renewed call for the Ward Union s hunting license to be revoked by the Minister Dick Roche. In the aftermath of this weeks serious safety risk to children, the terror and ultimate death of a hunted stag , the property

Getting down to business
Boston Globe - Meeting briefly afterward with three Boston reporters, Matsuzaka laughed when Hoshino translated the admonition from one “not to believe anything he’d heard about the Boston media.” And when Channel 4’s Dan Roche wished him, “Good luck,” Matsuzaka did

ArQule, Inc. to Report Fiscal 2006 Financial Results on February
MSN MoneyCentral - The Company’s lead ACT program, based on the E2F-1 pathway, is partnered with Roche. For more information, please visit www.arqule.com. Contact Information: ArQule, Inc. William B. Boni, 781-994-0300 VP, Investor Relations/ Corp. Communications