SafeStitch Medical®, Inc. Will Attend the Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference to Present the AMID™ Hernia …

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MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

SafeStitch Medical, Inc. (SFES), will attend the Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference (AWR) in Washington DC, June 14-16, 2012 to present the AMID Hernia Fixation Device (AMID HFD).

We are excited to be exhibiting at the AWR this year. The AMID Hernia Fixation Device is used for both inguinal and ventral hernia surgeries. We believe the ventral hernia repair market can benefit from the AMID HFD, said Jeffrey Spragens, President and CEO of SafeStitch Medical.

For inguinal hernia repair using the Lichtenstein method, the innovative design of the AMID HFD fixates mesh by delivering staples in a parallel plane to the femoral vessels, which may help avoid vascular injury. The AMID HFD allows for mesh manipulation, mesh fixation and skin closure.

Ventral hernia repair can be complex and time consuming. The AMID HFD is easy to use, has a stapler counter and mesh manipulators that position the mesh before staple firing. We believe the AMID HFD avoids the need for suture placement and tying and may make large ventral hernia repair simpler, said Dr. Charles Filipi, Chief Medical Officer of SafeStitch Medical.

The Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference is being held at the JW Marriot in Washington DC, June 14-16, 2012. Please visit booth #302 in the Capitol Ballroom to learn more about the AMID Hernia Fixation Device.

The AMID Hernia Fixation Device is sold nationwide.

About Dr. Charles Filipi

Dr. Charles Filipi is SafeStitchs Chief Medical Officer and Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. He has published 101 peer reviewed articles and 50 book chapters. He has been the inventor on over 15 patents and five years ago became medical director of SafeStitch Medical, Inc. Dr. Filipi continues to see patients one day a week and devotes five days a week to research. His primary interests are intra-luminal surgery for the correction of gastroesophageal reflux disease and obesity, Barretts esophagus mucosal excision, stapled inguinal hernia repair and esophageal force feedback dilation.

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OSF teams up with medical school on training project

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June 11, 2012 Updated Jun 11, 2012 at 4:43 PM CDT

PEORIA,Ill --OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria is teaming up with the University of Illinois College of Medicine to enhance training and performance of health care professionals.

The partnership will bring a new Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center to the hospital campus.

On Monday morning, construction crews put the last beam in place on the 51million dollar facility. Officials are planning on training up to 30,000 healthcare professionals including doctors in the first year after its opening next April.

"This is a much safer environment than doing training out in the field. We can carefully control the circumstances and we can allow for training in an environment where no patient can ever receive an injury," said OSF Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Vozenilek

The six story building will include an education center, a virtual intensive care unit, and an innovation laboratory plus other training features.

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Hospital awards Jami Grimes-Flannery scholarship to attend medical school

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Mt. Carmel native and MCHS graduate Jami Grimes-Flannery has been awarded a scholarship from Wabash General Hospital to attend medical school beginning in August.

Ms. Grimes-Flannery recently graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a degree in biology and in February was accepted into Medical School at the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine.

According to WGH CEO Jay Purvis the signing of the scholarship agreement took place recently at the hospital. The agreement states that after completing medical school and residency requirements Ms. Grimes-Flannery will return to become a member of the Wabash General Hospital medical staff. At this time her plans are to pursue a career as a general surgeon.

Ms. Grimes-Flannery graduated from Wabash Valley College in 2010 with an Associate in Science degree and then continued her college studies at USI graduating this spring. She was the recipient of several awards and participated in a wide variety of activities during her college years. Jami also was an employee of Wabash General Hospital during her years at WVC and USI. Her cumulative GPA at these schools was 3.89.

Jami is the daughter of Dr. W.R. and Rebecca Hardy of Mt. Carmel. Her first year of medical school will be at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana campus beginning in mid-August. Subsequent years will be at the Rockford Campus of the University of Illinois.

With some 300 employees, a 10-year analysis of expanding Wabash General Hospital services, including the opening of a new Medical Office and Rehabilitation Building in 2011, was reviewed by Wabash County Council and termed an economic engine for Wabash County by Commission Chairman Charles Sanders.

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Ohio University to open medical school at Cleveland Clinic's South Pointe Hospital

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WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio --A new medical school, an extension of Ohio University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, will open at Cleveland Clinic's South Pointe Hospital.

The Clinic and OU, which announced the affiliation today, will invest a combined $49 million to address the growing shortage of primary care doctors in Ohio.

The agreement builds on a longstanding relationship between the Clinic and the Athens-based medical school, which have partnered to train physicians for 35 years. South Pointe Hospital is one of the largest osteopathic teaching hospitals in the state and OU students have done third- and fourth-year clinical rotations there for decades.

The first class of 32 medical students is scheduled to begin July 2015, assuming approvals by the American Osteopathic Association Council on Osteopathic College Accreditation and the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.

An osteopathic physician and a medical doctor both attend four years of medical school. They complete their training during the same residency programs and pass the same licensing exams.

The difference is in the teaching style and focus during medical school. Osteopathic schools instruct students to look at the whole patient, not just symptoms, which is now being embraced by medical schools. Osteopathic students also are educated in osteopathic manipulative treatment, which is manual diagnosis and treatment. Not all osteopathic physicians use that in their practice.

OU will spend $36 million, which includes renovating a building on the South Pointe Hospital campus and hiring faculty and staff. The Clinic's contribution of $13 million includes the building renovations as well as medical education support. The Brentwood Foundation, a nonprofit, private foundation that advances osteopathic medicine, is providing a $5 million grant to South Pointe Hospital and $6 million to graduate medical education.

"Cleveland Clinic and the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine share a dedication to excellence in patient care, research and medical education," said Dr. Toby M. Cosgrove, Cleveland Clinic President and CEO in a news release. "This collaboration will help improve quality for patients, stimulate medical innovation and improve the economic health of our communities."

The affiliation shows how public and private collaborations can create jobs and improve the quality of life for Ohioans, OU President Roderick McDavis, said in a release.

"Our medical students will be offered expanded education opportunities with world-renowned experts at the Cleveland Clinic," he said. "With our partners, with this additional site, we are a university of promise for our students and for the citizens of our great state."

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OU, Cleveland Clinic announce new medical-school campus

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The Columbus Dispatch Monday June 11, 2012 3:40 PM

Ohio University and the Cleveland Clinic announced this afternoon that they have agreed to develop a $49.1 million medical-school campus to help fill a growing need for primary-care doctors in northeast Ohio.

Ohio University will contribute $36 million towards the extension campus that will be at the Cleveland Clinics South Pointe Hospital, a 179-bed acute-care community teaching hospital that has served the citys southeast suburbs since 1957, officials said at a news conference.

The Cleveland campus is expected to open with 32 students in July 2015.

Cleveland Clinic and the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine share a dedication to excellence in patient care, research and medical education, Dr. Toby M. Cosgrove, the Cleveland Clinics president and CEO said in a news release. This collaboration will help improve quality for patients, stimulate medical innovation and improve the economic health of our communities.

OU is working on similar, $24 million medical college campus in Dublin with OhioHealth.

The Dublin City Council unanimously voted in April to give the Athens university 70 acres surrounding the property and two buildings that OU is buying at 7001-7003 Post Rd., just off Rts. 161/33 interchange. The college is expected to open with at least 50 students in fall 2014.

The money from Ohio University for the Cleveland project will be used to renovate a building on the South Pointe campus, as well as pay for staff, faculty and operations costs for the campus. The Cleveland Clinic will provide $13.1 million for capital improvements and renovations to the building and staff and operational support.

Cleveland Clinic officials also have committed to increasing its post-graduate residency and fellowship positions for students. After graduation, young doctors are required to do three to seven years of residency training under the supervision of more-experienced physicians before they can take medical-board exams and go into practice.

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Liberty fall to Sky, snapping three-game winning streak

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Two of the hottest teams in the WNBA showed up at Prudential Center yesterday for a key Eastern Conference game.

Well, actually only one team showed up.

The Chicago Sky won their sixth straight and snapped the Libertys three-game win streak with a 73-64 victory that suggests which team will be a force in the second half of the season and which still has a lot of work to do.

Chicago held the Liberty to less than 20 points in each quarter by playing the kind of smothering defense the Libs had hoped to play this year.

Of course, Chicago can dig in on defense because with New York City prep star Epiphanny Prince, the Sky will always have scoring. Prince led the Sky with 26 points and was four points shy of becoming the first player in league history to score 30 or more in four straight games.

The Liberty (3-6) were led by Cappie Pondexters 22 points, but she was held to 8-of-20 shooting and was just 1-of-5 on 3-pointers.

The Sky held the Liberty to 14 points in the first and 13 points in the second, taking a 38-27 lead to the locker room.

The Liberty went into the game allowing 82.1 points, the most in the Eastern Conference and third most in the league. Their defense was better but it couldnt match Chicagos.

We just werent sharp, said Liberty coach John Whisenant. We were a step slow on loose balls, offensively we were standing like we were running in mud and defensively we tried at times and bothered them a little bit, but we just couldnt maintain it.

Whisenant pointed out this was the teams fifth game in eight days. The Sky played just twice during the same time frame. But Chicago coach Pokey Chatman has gotten her team to buy in to defense for exactly the kind of scenario the Liberty couldnt handle. Some nights the legs are weak and/or the shots dont drop. Defense is a constant.

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Chrysler adds 137,000 to Jeep Liberty recall

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Chrysler Group has expanded a recall of Jeep Libertys for a potential suspension damage from two model years to four.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Chrysler Group is expanding an earlier recall of Jeep Liberty SUVs, adding 137,000 more vehicles.

The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 346,900.

The recall originally covered 2004 and 2005 model year SUVs but Liberty models from 2006 and 2007 have now been added to the list. The recall covers vehicles in northern states where road salts, used to melt snow and ice, could cause part of the SUV's rear suspension to corrode and break.

The lower control arm helps keep the rear suspension from moving forward and back and a break could cause a loss of steering control.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had opened an investigation into the Jeep Liberty problem in April after receiving 9 reports of lower control arm fractures.

There have been no reports accidents or injuries resulting from this problem, Chrysler spokesman Eric Mayne said.

Owners who have already had the control arms replaced will be reimbursed for the expense

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Jeep Liberty SUV recall upped to nearly 350,000

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The lower control arms in Liberty's rear suspension can experience excess corrosion that can cause them to weaken and break.

Jeeps problems with a potentially serious suspension problem on the mid-range Liberty model have just gotten worse, the automaker expanding the ongoing recall to now cover nearly 350,000 of the compact SUVs.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration the lower control arms in Libertys rear suspension can experience excess corrosion that can cause them to weaken and break. In such a situation that could lead to a loss of control and a possible crash, NHTSA warns.

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The problem appears to be primarily isolated in Snowbelt regions where sale it used to clear roads, and the recall includes vehicles sold or registered in states that include Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, New York and Washington, D.C.

In March, Jeep parent Chrysler announced plans to recall 200,000 Liberty SUVs from the 2004 and 2005 model-years. The latest announcement expands the recall to cover vehicles sold during the 2006 and 2007 model-years.

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Vehicles covered by the recall include those built between July 3, 2003 and June 29, 2007. An owner can confirm the date of manufacture by checking a plate in the drivers door jamb.

Initially, Jeep said it had received no reports of actual problems in the field but since the original recall it has now logged eight complaints concerning vehicles operated in Snowbelt regions of the country.

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(Reuters) - Chrysler has expanded a recall regarding corrosion on Jeep Liberty SUVs to include the 2006 and 2007 model years after recalling the 2004 and 2005 model years in March, U.S. safety regulators and Chrysler said on Monday. The action brings the total number of Jeep Liberty vehicles recalled in the four model years to about 410,000. Most of those vehicles, about 347,000, are in the ...

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Smugglers open passage to Cocos

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The Cocos Islands cluster lies a little under halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka.

THE remote Cocos Islands are being targeted as an asylum destination, with Sri Lanka's top envoy to Australia confirming his government stopped a boat carrying 113 people departing the Indian Ocean nation.

Three boats have arrived in the past weeks carrying 135 asylum seekers to the small Cocos Islands cluster, which lies a little under halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka.

People-smuggling syndicates have not historically targeted the Cocos Islands, preferring to send boats to Australian territory closer to Indonesia - either Christmas Island, south of Java, or Ashmore Reef off West Timor.

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Sri Lankan envoy Thisara Samarasinghe: 'It is a very international racket.'

Two boats were intercepted in waters off Christmas Island yesterday with 150 people on board.

But the prospect of a third people-smuggling passage will stretch Australia's border patrols, already struggling with a surge of arrivals. The distance from Ashmore Reef to the Cocos Islands is more than 4000 kilometres, a massive expanse of sea for navy and other services to patrol.

Until the past month, just two boats had attempted the nearly 3000-kilometre journey from Sri Lanka to the Cocos, one in 2011 and one in 2010 that had to be rescued when it got into distress.

Sri Lanka's high commissioner in Canberra, Thisara Samarasinghe, told the Herald security services in his country had stopped 113 people on a boat three weeks ago, bound for Australia.

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Refugees' new route to Australia

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THE remote Cocos Islands are being freshly targeted as a destination for asylum seekers, creating a nightmare for Australian border surveillance authorities to cover thousands of square kilometres of open waters.

Three boats carrying 135 asylum seekers have arrived since May 16 at Cocos Islands, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean just over halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka's top envoy in Canberra has also confirmed his government recently stopped a boat carrying more than 110 people departing for Australia via the Indian Ocean.

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People-smuggling syndicates have not historically targeted Cocos Islands, preferring to send boats to Australian territory closer to Indonesia - either Christmas Island, south of Java, or Ashmore Reef off West Timor.

The prospect of a third route for boat arrivals is bound to stretch Australia's border patrols, already struggling with a recent surge in smugglers' operations.

The distance between Ashmore Reef and the Cocos Islands is more than 4000 kilometres, a massive expanse to patrol.

Few boats have made the nearly 3000-kilometre direct journey from Sri Lanka to Cocos Island. One did in 2011 and another in 2010, which had to be rescued.

Opposition border protection spokesman Michael Keenan said most of Australia's patrol boats were acting as taxis to ferry people to Christmas Island, making it impossible to cover such an enormous zone.

More than 4000 people have risked a boat journey to Australia so far this year - almost the same number as for all of last year. Another two boats carrying 150 people were intercepted off Christmas Island yesterday.

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Walkers Expands With New Partners

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GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- Walkers, the leading International Financial Centre law firm, is delighted to announce that a number of attorneys across its global network have been promoted to partner, as part of the firm's annual promotions process.

A total of eleven individuals across five of Walkers' international offices have been promoted to partner, which represents a significant expansion in order to meet the growing needs of our clients. Walkers' new partners are in the following offices and practice groups and their considerable expertise and experience will support the continued growth and success of the firm.

British Virgin Islands:

Marianne Rajic (Investment Funds)

Cayman Islands:

Ben Benson (Investment Funds)

Caroline Heal (Investment Funds

Tim Ludford-Thomas (Investment Funds)

Lindsay Luttermann (Dispute Resolution)

Ramesh Maharaj (Finance & Corporate / Investment Funds)

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North Koreans voice claim over Tok Islands

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Korean emigre groups in Russia have denounced Japan's claim to the Tok Islets in the Sea of Japan and off the South Korean coast.

SEOUL, June 10 (UPI) -- Korean emigre groups in Russia have denounced Japan's claim to the Tok Islets in the Sea of Japan and off the South Korean coast.

Japan is becoming more desperate to seize the Tok Islets, a statement from the pro-North Korean United Confederation of Koreans in Russia along with the All-Russia Federation of Koreans and other Korean organizations said.

Their comments came in a meeting in Moscow along with "experts" of the Russian Institute of History, the Institute of the Far East and the Institute of Oriental Studies, a report by North Korea's state-run news agency Korean Central News Agency said.

Speakers asserted the Tok Islets, called Takeshima Islands by the Japanese, always have been "inalienable territory of Korea," the KCNA report said.

"There is no ground for Japan to insist that they belong to Japan," the statement said, noting that in a children's school textbook Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science has them as Japanese territory.

Tok Islets are around 116 miles from mainland South Korea and 114 miles from the main Japanese island of Honshu. Japan has incorporated the territory into the prefecture of Shimane on Honshu.

The territory -- also known as Liancourt Rocks -- consists of two main islands, Dongdo and Seodo and up to 35 surrounding rocky outcrops. Dongdo and Seodo together amount only to around 40 acres of land.

Japan's official claim to the islands is laid out in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It puts forward an historical ownership thesis as was well making reference to the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty.

In the treaty, Japan recognized the independence of Korea, renouncing any claims to territories, including the islands of Quelpart, Port Hamilton and Dagelet. Japan claims that by omission, the Tok Islets remain Japanese, the ministry document says.

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Falkland Islands: The Last Remnants Of The British Empire

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This Thursday will mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina -- a 10-week affair that could be considered Britains last military victory.

The mini-war killed more than 900 people on both sides and wounded another 1,800.

Reportedly, after the surrender of Argentine troops was announced, Londoners appeared outside Prime Minister Margaret Thatchers residence at No. 10 Downing Street and serenaded her with the patriotic song of empire, ''Rule Britannia.''

Over the past three decades, the conflict over these remote islands in the South Atlantic Ocean has never really subsided Argentina, which calls the islands "Las Malvinas," still claims the territory as its own, citing sovereignty through inheritance from the Spanish crown in the early 1800s.

Argentina wants to negotiate a handover of the islands to Buenos Aires, while London adamantly refused to do any such thing.

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The British government firmly asserts its right to the Falklands under the strength of its near-continuous administration of the islands since 1833. Westminster also cites the Falkland Islanders'"right to self determination, including their right to remain British if that is their wish."

British Prime Minister David Cameron complained earlier this year that Argentina has a "colonialist" attitude towards the Falklands a statement quickly condemned by the Argentine Senate.

Camerons remarks also prompted a protest at the British Embassy in Buenos Aires where Argentine demonstrators demanded that diplomatic ties to London be cut.

Argentina frequently refers to the Falklands (a.k.a. Malvinas) as an illegally occupied territory, for example when Prince Williams made a highly publicized visit to the islands in February.

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Exemplar Genetics and CHDI Foundation to Create Large Animal Models of Huntington’s Disease

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Models will facilitate a better understanding of the disease and aid in therapeutic development.Sioux Center, Iowa (PRWEB) June 11, 2012 CHDI Foundation, Inc. and Exemplar Genetics today announced a collaborative research agreement to create multiple miniature swine models of Huntington’s disease (HD), a devastating disorder for which there are currently no effective treatments. Models that ...

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Humana to Voluntarily Preserve Key Health Care Reform Protections

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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

With a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act also known as the federal health care reform law expected later this month, Humana Inc. (HUM) issued the following statement:

Humana has long said that all Americans deserve affordable, quality health care and that our nation needs a health care system that works for everyone. Regardless of how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the federal health care reform law, Humana is committed to keeping in place important patient protections contained in the law, including health care reforms restrictions on lifetime limits, rescission standards, appeals and external review processes, coverage for dependents on family plans to age 26, and preventive services with no cost sharing.

Humana believes its health plan members should have the peace of mind of knowing the company embraces and will maintain these common-sense provisions that add stability and security to health care coverage.

Specifically, Humana will maintain these health care reform provisions:

Humanas pledge to preserve these protections applies to its fully insured commercial health insurance policies. The company will also work with its employer clients that self-insure their health benefits to emphasize the importance of the continuity of policies and coverage.

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Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is a leading health care company that offers a wide range of insurance products and health and wellness services that incorporate an integrated approach to lifelong well-being. By leveraging the strengths of its core businesses, Humana believes it can better explore opportunities for existing and emerging adjacencies in health care that can further enhance wellness opportunities for the millions of people across the nation with whom the company has relationships.

More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the companys web site at http://www.humana.com, including copies of:

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