How patients and family members dealing with chronic life-threatening illnesses can increase their chances of getting the best care, no matter where

Research adds to what is known about relationship between fitness and diabetes

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Acting Surgeon General Rear Admiral Steven Galson is calling on the nation's doctors to prescribe exercise to patients who would benefit from being more physically active, and thanks to the support of the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, over 2,000 doctors have just signed up to support this new initiative.

DOYLESTOWN, Pa., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Three patients with established cardiac ischemia recently became the first recipients of the vProtect Luminal Shield, a self-expanding intracoronary prosthesis designed to limit arterial injury that typically occurs when stents are deployed. The Shield also provides robust biocompatible support for the vessel to ensure that the target coronary artery will remain patent after placement.

TOKYO, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- ALOKA announced today new compact ProSound ultrasound Systems which will be unveiled at the 20th Congress of European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 31st of May to 3rd of June 2008, in Timisoara, Romania. The ProSound 2 is a portable diagnostic ultrasound system, providing excellent image quality with comprehensive functions. High image quality technologies developed for the premium models of the ProSound series are incorporated into the system to support accurate diagnosis, such as Extended Pure Harmonic Detection (ExPHD), Multi Frequency Imaging (MFI) and Edge Enhance Function.

RICHMOND, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) announced today that Edward Lanphier, Sangamo's president and CEO, will provide an update on Sangamo's diabetic neuropathy programs at 1:40 p.m. (ET) on Friday, June 6, 2008, at the Canaccord Adams Diabetes and Obesity Conference in San Francisco.

The Philippines is the latest country being added to iCRco's International Distributorship Map. iCRco has distributors in over 35 Countries.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardica, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDC) today announced that internationally-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Sudhir Srivastava, M.D., is innovating robot-assisted minimally-invasive cardiac bypass surgery with the use of the da Vinci(R) Surgical System and Cardica's C-Port(R) Flex-A(R) Anastomosis System to complete the anastomoses (connection of blood vessels). To date, Dr. Srivastava has completed 16 anastomoses in single and multivessel beating heart da Vinci revascularization procedures using the C-Port Flex-A system through small incisions in the chest cavity that create finger-size ports. Of 14 grafts studied, all were determined to be patent, or open, based on an analysis of follow-up angiography. Dr. Srivastava is director of robotic and minimally-invasive cardiac surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

TIRAT CARMEL, Israel, May 28 /PRNewswire/ --

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGSI) today will report significant progress for its three late-stage products and outline plans to drive future growth at a meeting of financial analysts and investors in New York. (A webcast of today's HGS Analyst and Investor Meeting may be accessed at www.hgsi.com, beginning at 12:00 P.M. Eastern time.)