| Genta Incorporated to Present at the Acumen BioFin Rodman & Renshaw ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genta Incorporated (NASDAQ: GNTA) announced today that the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Raymond P. Warrell, Jr., will provide a company overview and update of corporate activities at the Acumen BioFin Rodman & Renshaw 9th Annual Healthcare Conference. The presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, November 6th at 10:55 am EST at the Palace Hotel, New York, NY. The presentation will be webcast and accessible at the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at: http://www.genta.com/investorrelation/events.html. The presentation will be archived for 30 days. About Genta Genta Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company with a diversified product portfolio that is focused on delivering innovative products for the treatment of patients with cancer.
Broadway actress brings many hues to 'The Color Purple'
I'd been understudying so many parts that they had to hire three people to do what I'd been doing before," she said. 'Thank God for musical theater!' When it opened on Broadway in December, 2005, "The Color Purple" was not a critical favorite. But the musical adaptation of Alice Walker's bestselling novel that spans 40 years in a small Southern African-American community has been an enormous word-of-mouth hit, both in New York and on the road. "The story is so universal that everyone can relate to it," Bayardelle said. "It doesn't matter what color you are, what race, what religion." Although the show has been popular with black audiences in New York, on tour Bayardelle has noticed a more racially heterogeneous audience. Her first experience with "The Color Purple" was watching director Steven Spielberg's 1985 film version.
Hospital Corporation of America Purchases Seventh CyberKnife(R) System
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY) , a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that leading healthcare services company, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), has purchased its seventh CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System for HCA's The Harley Street Clinic in London, England. This marks HCA's first non-U.S. CyberKnife System purchase. "CyberKnife is the most significant technological advance in radiotherapy since the linear accelerator," said Neil Buckley, chief executive of The Harley Street Clinic and director of HCA's cancer services in London. "This will have many benefits for patients and it is a major boost for London as an international centre for medical excellence." According to Europe's Institute of Cancer Research, 284,560 people were diagnosed with cancer in the United Kingdom in 2004.
When Words Fail ... Cancer Patients Unite to Express Their Journeys on ...
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- When words fail, expressing a thought or feeling through art can liberate, lend support and offer strength. To aid in the development of these important intangibles and pay tribute to the millions affected by cancer, Eli Lilly and Company opens the 2008 Lilly Oncology on Canvas(SM): Expressions of a Cancer Journey International Art Competition and Exhibition. The call for entries was announced at the opening of a Lilly Oncology on Canvas exhibit at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. This marks the third biennial competition that continues to provide people around the world the opportunity to express visually and in narrative the emotions and experiences that define the cancer journey. "When we launched Lilly Oncology on Canvas in 2004, we hoped to create an international forum for those affected by cancer to express the hopes and fears that come with a cancer diagnosis," said Richard Gaynor, M.D., vice president, cancer research and global oncology platform leader for Lilly.
The CNN Wire: Sunday, Oct. 14
The CNN Wire is a running log of the latest news from CNN World Headquarters, reported by CNN's correspondents and producers, and The CNN Wire editors. "Posted" times are Eastern Time. Trial starts Monday in Spain for 30 alleged terrorists MADRID (CNN) -- Thirty suspected Islamic terrorists go on trial Monday in the anti-terrorism courthouse they are charged with plotting to destroy with a truck bomb, according to a prosecution document viewed by CNN. The alleged terrorists planned to kill hundreds of judges, prosecutors, support staff and police officers who work daily at the National Court, which tries cases of terrorism, the document said. They also planned to destroy files against other Islamic terrorist suspects, including those charged in the Madrid train bombings, it added.
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