PR Newswire back issues from Friday, September 25:
Help on the way for People Affected by Hurricane Georges.
Sep 25, 1998 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Catholic Charities USA and Catholic Relief Services are collaborating on a joint appeal to assist people throughout the Caribbean and the United States affected by Hurricane Georges. Catholic Charities USA, through local Catholic ...
Mercury Marks 60 Years of Style and Innovation.
Sep 25, 1998 ... IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In the fall of 1938 the world welcomed a new automobile company. Introduced as 1939 models, the all-new Mercury cars offered high style and high-performance. Sixty years later, Mercury is celebrating as it continues that tradition by offering cars ...
Quaker Fabric Expects to Fall Short of Third and Fourth Quarter Estimates.
Sep 25, 1998 ... FALL RIVER, Mass., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- QUAKER FABRIC CORPORATION (Nasdaq: QFAB) reported today that although third and fourth quarter revenues were expected to come in well ahead of last year, revenues for both quarters were expected to be lower than, and earnings were likely to fall ...
/NYSE CLOSING, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24/.
Sep 25, 1998 ... ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE FOR TODAY $33,010.2 BILLION FIVE MOST DOLLAR ACTIVE STOCKS TRADED TODAY <Pre> America Online 7,056,100 $815.9 Citicorp 7,150,200 $724.7 General Electric ...
Dixie Chicks Set CMA Award Record; Take Home Horizon and Group Trophies.
Sep 25, 1998 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Nine years after humbly beginning a music career performing for tips on a Dallas street corner, the Dixie Chicks were on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry House accepting not one, but two awards from the Country Music Association. The excited trio ...
Patty Loveless Elated at CMA Awards; 'Vocal Event' Her Pick.
Sep 25, 1998 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Patty Loveless was honored with the "Vocal Event" award at last night's Country Music Association Awards for her hit single with special guest George Jones "You Don't Seem to Miss Me." The award was her fourth from the CMA. Ironically, her first ...
Renton Pastors Sign Pledge for Marriage.
Sep 25, 1998 ... Clergy Members Today Signed Community Marriage Agreement BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, pastors in Renton, Washington signed the Renton Community Marriage Agreement, pledging to set specific standards and guidelines for weddings performed in their churches ....
New Products! New Design! Multiple Zones Enhances zones.com.
Sep 25, 1998 ... RENTON, Wash., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Multiple Zones International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MZON) announced that its leading Internet SuperStore, zones.com, has been enhanced with electronic software distribution (ESD) and newly designed web-pages. These enhancements are part of Multiple Zones' ...
Micrologix Presents Results Of Its Discovery Research Program At The 38th Annual Interscience Conference On Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy.
Sep 25, 1998 ... VANCOUVER, Sept. 24 /CNW-PRN/ - Micrologix Biotech Inc. Trading Symbol: MBI (TSE/VSE) MGIXF (US over the counter) On September 27, 1998 Micrologix Biotech Inc. (MBI) will present three papers at the 38th annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial ...
South Beach Offers Reward.
Sep 25, 1998 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The owners of South Beach announced today that they will offer a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the capture of those responsible for the fatal shooting at the Minneapolis Warehouse District club early Monday morning. The reward ...
Superstar, Businessman Michael Jackson Attends World Gaming Congress & Expo; Entertainer Visits Industry's Largest International Trade Show.
Sep 25, 1998 ... LAS VEGAS, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Recording superstar Michael Jackson, who is partner to a joint venture with Detroit businessman and gaming developer Don Barden, paid a visit this afternoon to the World Gaming Congress & Expo. Jackson toured the exhibit hall with show officials, meeting ...
SIA Applauds House Vote to Increase Cap on Skilled Foreign Workers.
Sep 25, 1998 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today applauded the passage of legislation by the House to increase the annual cap on the number of highly skilled immigrants who can be admitted under the H-1B visa program. The bill passed this ...
Chevron Chairman Receives International Achievement Award.
Sep 25, 1998 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Chevron Chairman Ken Derr tonight accepted the International Achievement Award from the World Trade Club of San Francisco. Derr received the prestigious award at a formal dinner for his outstanding contributions to the enhancement of world ...
WorldPort Communications Expands European Network Capacity to Meet Customer Demand.
Sep 25, 1998 ... EnerTel - A WorldPort Company - Upgrades Network To Meet Growing Demand for Bandwidth ATLANTA, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- WorldPort Communications, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WRDP) announced today that it has initiated a major expansion of the nationwide network operated ...
Standard & Poor's Lowers Rating on Westfield Trust to A.
Sep 25, 1998 ... MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on Westfield Trust (Westfield) to single-'A' from single-'A'-plus. The 'A-1' short-term corporate credit rating is affirmed, and the outlook on the long-term rating ...
Bank Plus Corporation Requests Retraction From American Banker.
Sep 25, 1998 ... LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank Plus Corporation (Nasdaq: BPLS) ("Bank Plus") and its subsidiaries (the "Company"), which include Fidelity Federal Bank, FSB ("Fidelity" or the "Bank") today announced that the Company has requested a retraction from the American Banker of a ...
Standard & Poor's Lowers Tenaga Local Currency Rating to BBB+.
Sep 25, 1998 ... MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today lowered its local currency rating on Malaysian power utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad's (TNB) to triple-'B'-plus from single-'A'-minus. The foreign currency rating is affirmed at triple-'B'-minus following the downgrade ...
Rosie and Tom, Oprah and Stedman - and Emerald Smuggling?
Sep 25, 1998 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosie O'Donnell and Oprah Winfrey are just two of thousands of women who have appeared as the leading character of Emerald Seduction, a new "made-to-order" paperback romance novel by Desiree Lamour. You can't read their personal versions, but you can ...
Varsity Sports Parenting.
Sep 25, 1998 ... HOUSTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Soccer. Basketball. Football. Gymnastics. For student athletes, it seems school never ends, as each year rigorous, pre-school practices activate a stadium-full of extracurricular sports commotion in the nation's schools. With more than 30 million ...
New Look at Infoseek.com Delivers Faster, Easier Navigation.
Sep 25, 1998 ... Extensive Directory of Reviewed Web Sites, Easy Navigation, and Faster Interface Give Users Great Improvements to Their Favorite Search Tool SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Infoseek Corporation (Nasdaq: SEEK) today announced a dramatic redesign of its ...
Johns Manville Terminates Manson Acquisition.
Sep 25, 1998 ... DENVER and MONTREAL, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Johns Manville (NYSE: JM) and Manson Insulation Inc. announced today that they will not proceed with the previously announced acquisition by Johns Manville of Manson Insulation Inc. The parties indicated that they were unable to resolve several ...
MedPartners, Inc. Announces Intent to Sell Government Services Unit.
Sep 25, 1998 ... BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- MedPartners, Inc. (NYSE: MDM) today announced further steps in it on-going program to maximize shareholder value.Today, it announced its intent to sell its Government Services unit, the remaining portion of its Contract Services Group, ...
New Holland Balances Production to Market Demand.
Sep 25, 1998 ... AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- New Holland N.V. (NYSE: NH) today announced that the Company has trimmed production schedules of agricultural equipment in line with anticipated lower demand for the balance of the year and into 1999. "We have seen a marked ...
Sentry Begins Alpha Testing of Voice Verification for Internet and E-Commerce Security.
Sep 25, 1998 ... ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sentry Systems, Inc., formed to deliver new solutions for Internet and e-commerce security, announced today its progress in the Alpha testing of the Sentry Internet voice verification product. Sentry's product began Alpha testing on ...
Finet Restates Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal 1999.
Sep 25, 1998 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Finet Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: FNHC) today restated their results of operations for the first quarter of its fiscal year ending April 30, 1999, following its original announcement on September 14, 1998. Revenues for the three months ...
SESAC Awards Country Music Honors.
Sep 25, 1998 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Tony Marty, writer of LeAnn Rimes' hit "Commitment" was named SESAC's 1998 Country Songwriter of the Year during ceremonies held Sept. 24 at the performing rights organization's Music Row headquarters. "I'm From The Country," written by SESAC ...
Free Online Seminar in the PlaceWare Conference Center With Innovator and Educator, Elliot Masie.
Sep 25, 1998 ... PlaceWare, the leader in live online presentation software, invites you to participate in a free dynamic PlaceWare event with Elliot Masie: 3 Roads to Learning Futures. Participate in the "live," online, interactive presentations right from your desktop. Masie will communicate ...
J.T. Granatelli Lubricants, Inc. Gains Exclusive Worldwide Rights to Patented Magnetic Resonance Analyzer Developed by Integrated Biophysics Corporation.
Sep 25, 1998 ... Technology Currently Utilized in Medical Industry Now Key to Production of Company's Motor Vehicle Lubricants and Other Related Products CAMARILLO, Calif., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- J.T. Granatelli Lubricants, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LUBR) has announced that it has ...
S&P Affirms New World Infrastructure; Outlook to Stable.
Sep 25, 1998 ... HONG KONG, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today affirmed New World Infrastructure Ltd.'s (NWI) triple-'B'-minus corporate credit rating. At the same time, Standard & Poor's revised its outlook on NWI's corporate credit rating from positive to stable. Over the past ...
Cooper River Announcement.
Sep 25, 1998 ... GREENVILLE, S.C., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooper River Properties, L.L.C. today announced that it has extended the expiration date of its outstanding tender offers for limited partnership interests in Davidson Growth Plus, L.P., Davidson Income Real Estate, L.P., Davidson Diversified Real ...
Pharmacyclics Announces Start of Phase III Gd-Tex Trial for Brain Metastases.
Sep 25, 1998 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCYC) today announced the initiation of a pivotal phase III trial with its Gd-Tex radiation sensitizer for the treatment of patients with brain metastases. The multi-center trial will be conducted at numerous leading ...
Kelly Services Announces Share Repurchase.
Sep 25, 1998 ... TROY, Mich., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Kelly Services, Inc., (Nasdaq: KELYA KELYB) a global provider of staffing services, today announced that it had repurchased 1.5 million shares of its class A common stock (KELYA) in a negotiated transaction from the William R. Kelly Trust. ...
'Do The Buckle' Minivan Brings Air Bag and Safety Belt Messages to Albany, NY and Area Cities.
Sep 25, 1998 ... ALBANY, N.Y., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the "Do the Buckle" minivans has arrived in Albany, N.Y.! The minivan is part of a fleet of ten Chrysler Corporation vehicles traveling the country carrying safety messages to schools, malls, day care centers, and local events. The campaign ...
Atrix Laboratories, Inc. Adopts Stockholder Rights Agreement.
Sep 25, 1998 ... FORT COLLINS, Colo., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Atrix Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRX) today announced that its board of directors has adopted a rights agreement under which Atrix stockholders will receive a dividend in the form of preferred stock purchase rights. The rights will ...
RIT Technologies Comments on Preliminary 1998 Third Quarter Financial Results; Names New Chief Financial Officer.
Sep 25, 1998 ... TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- RIT Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: RITTF) today announced that revenues and earnings for the third quarter that will end September 30, 1998, are expected to be below analysts' published expectations.The Company expects revenues to be ...
DONCASTERS plc: Third Quarter Earnings.
Sep 25, 1998 ... MELBOURNE, England, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- DONCASTERS plc (NYSE: DCS) announced that due to recently deferred shipments to one customer and excessive costs with respect to re-designing products for another two customers, it anticipates third quarter earnings to be below analysts' ...
Karrington Health, Inc. Appoints Chief Operating Officer.
Sep 25, 1998 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Karrington Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: KARR), today announced the appointment of Richard J. Clark as Chief Operating Officer. Clark, 52, joins Karrington after spending 25 years in senior management positions in the long-term care industry, ...
/FROM PR NEWSWIRE PHILADELPHIA 800-523-4424/ -- NEWS ADVISORY -- TO CITY, SPORTS AND PHOTO EDITORS:.
Sep 25, 1998 ... Runners from Around the U.S. and the World Will Compete in 21st Annual Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run EVENT: Nearly 8,000 marathon runners from around the U.S. and the world are expected to compete in the 21st Annual ...
PR Newswire Minneapolis/St. Paul Daybook for Friday, Sept. 25, 1998.
Sep 25, 1998 ... TIME: 11:00 EVENT: Northeast Bank to Hold Picnic in the Park LOCATION: Northeast Bank Park 77 N.E. Broadway Minneapolis CONTACT: Cindy Bielke of CAB Communications, 612-683-1910, for Northeast Bank. TIME: ...
200 Children and Adults to Celebrate at St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church.
Sep 25, 1998 ... What: 200 adults and children will dedicate a new mural, parade around the block, and hold an outdoor festival featuring multicultural foods to celebrate the role of St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church in the Feltonville and Olney communities. They also ...
A Prairie Home Companion Opens New Season.
Sep 25, 1998 ... SAINT PAUL, Minn., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, October 3, the radio-variety show A Prairie Home Companion begins its new season with a live broadcast from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. Musical guests for this broadcast are Scottish band The Tannahill Weavers and ...
Prodigy Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering.
Sep 25, 1998 ... WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Prodigy Communications Corporation announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of Common Stock.Prodigy has become a leading nationwide Internet ...
Gliatech Reports Positive ADCON(R)-P Pilot Clinical Trial Results.
Sep 25, 1998 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Gliatech Inc. (Nasdaq: GLIA) today announced at the SG Cowen Securities Corporation 13th Annual Life Sciences Conference the results of its pilot human clinical trial of ADCON(R)-P Adhesion Control Barrier Solution. ADCON(R)-P is a proprietary, ...
Cedar Fair, L.P. Declares Increase in Quarterly Cash Distribution.
Sep 25, 1998 ... SANDUSKY, 0hio, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Cedar Fair, L.P. (NYSE: FUN), a publicly traded partnership which owns and operates five amusement parks, has declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.325 per limited partner unit, payable November 16, 1998, to holders of record October 5. This ...
Prism Solutions Announces Plans to Support SAP's Business Information Warehouse.
Sep 25, 1998 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Prism Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRZM), a leading provider of solutions to deliver business intelligence applications, today announced that it will fully support SAP AG's SAP Business Information Warehouse(TM) (SAP BW(TM)) by introducing a new ...
Shells Seafood Restaurants, Inc. Comments On Third Quarter Earnings Trends.
Sep 25, 1998 ... TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Shells Seafood Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHLL) has a policy of not commenting on analysts' expectations or pre-announcing financial results. However, given the dramatic stock market volatility over the recent past, the Company considers it appropriate ...
Oracle, HP Break 300 Gigabyte Barrier for Windows NT Database Performance.
Sep 25, 1998 ... Record TPC-D Benchmark Demonstrates Strength of Oracle8(TM) and HP Servers For Managing NT-Based Decision Support Applications REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Extending their leadership positions for Windows NT applications and customers, Oracle and ...
Endorex Corporation Synopsis of Presentation by Dave Franckowiak, V.P. Finance, to the Illinois Venture Capital Conference.
Sep 25, 1998 ... CHICAGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Endorex Corporation (Amex: DOR) is a development stage biotechnology company based in the Chicago area. The mission of Endorex is to become one of the most creative and productive drug development companies providing a vital link between biotech discovery ...
Planetary Motion Presents at Illinois Venture Capital Conference.
Sep 25, 1998 ... GLENCOE, Ill., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Planetary Motion, Inc., founded in 1997, has introduced CoolMail(TM), a service enabling busy people on-the-go to retrieve and send e-mail messages all by telephone. A CoolMail member places a local call, listens to a short commercial message ...
Silicon Biology, Inc. Presents at Illinois Venture Capital Conference.
Sep 25, 1998 ... CHICAGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Biology presented its business plan to the Illinois Venture conference on Thursday Sept. 24. Business Description: Silicon Biology (SBI) was founded in 1995 by Eric Anderholm to commercialize a software-based generic classification ...
AgilTech Presents at Illinois Venture Capital Conference.
Sep 25, 1998 ... CHICAGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- AgilTech Inc. is a leader in the manufacturing engineering software market. AgilTech products serve market subsets of the computer-aided production engineering market (CAPE), with a total annual software license potential of more than $500 million. ...
Periodontix Presents at Illinois Venture Capital Conference.
Sep 25, 1998 ... CHICAGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday Periodontix, Inc. participated in the Illinois Venture Capital Conference as one of twenty private companies from high growth industries selected to present their business plans to potential investors. Periodontix, Inc. is a ...
CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video Program Schedule.
Sep 25, 1998 ... CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video today announced the following CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video Schedule for Friday, September 25, 1998: Schedule Summary: <Pre> 10:00 AM Interview with Mindspring Enterprises CFO Michael Misikoff 11:00 AM Interview ...
PepsiCo Names Weatherup and Marineau to Lead Bottling and Concentrate Units.
Sep 25, 1998 ... PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) said today it has divided its North American Pepsi-Cola business into two separate units: a bottling company, led by Craig Weatherup, and a concentrate company focused on innovation and the marketing of Pepsi-Cola brands, ...
Phoenix Number Two in RV Trader(R) Online Activity.
Sep 25, 1998 ... NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- RV Trader(R) Online, (www.traderonline.com), home of the Internet's largest used recreational vehicle database, has identified Phoenix as its second hottest market in the country in terms of user activity. The website, with around 15,000 used RVs for ...
JDF's 2nd Annual 5K 'Walk to Cure Diabetes' at Lake Farmpark Will Take Place Saturday, October 3.
Sep 25, 1998 ... CLEVELAND, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Northeast Ohio chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International will hold its 2nd annual Lake County "Walk to Cure Diabetes" at Lake Farmpark on Saturday, October 3 at 9 a.m. The presenting sponsors are Lake Hospital System and ...
I.E.L.S., Inc. Announces Acquisition of Direct Touch Research, Inc.
Sep 25, 1998 ... ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- I.E.L.S., Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: IELL) announced today that it had acquired all of the stock of Direct Touch Research, Inc. and the Company has changed its name to Miracom Corporation. Miracom Corporation has created and developed a ...
New Study Demonstrates That Advil(R) Liqui-Gels(R) Provide Faster Relief of Headache Pain Than Extra Strength Tylenol(R).
Sep 25, 1998 ... TORONTO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP), a joint meeting with the Canadian Society for Clinical Pharmacology and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, has demonstrated that ...
broadcast.com Programming Guide, September 25 - October 2, 1998.
Sep 25, 1998 ... DALLAS, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a sampling of live and on-demand events available on broadcast.com (Nasdaq: BCST) from September 25 - October 2, 1998. For more listings of the extensive live and on-demand programming on broadcast.com, please visit ...
New Dimension Software Announces Enhanced Support for IBM OS/390 R/6.
Sep 25, 1998 ... New Dimension Software's IOA for the Enterprise Products Provide Same Day Support for New Version of IBM's OS/390, Extending Interoperability of Enterprise Management Solutions IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- New Dimension Software (Nasdaq: ...
/FROM PR NEWSWIRE CHICAGO 888-776-6551/ -- NEWS ADVISORY -- TO CITY AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS:.
Sep 25, 1998 ... Friends of La Rabida Color Friday Night Fundraising Bash 'Blue' WHO: The Friends of La Rabida, a support group of La Rabida Children's Hospital and Research Center, has raised more than $1 million for hospital programs over the years through its ...
MicroPulse Presents at Illinois Venture Capital Conference.
Sep 25, 1998 ... CHICAGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroPulse Inc., a medical device company based in Portage, Mich., has pioneered a technology that dramatically reduces the cost and incidence of pressure ulcers. Based on a patented patient support surface designed to maximize blood flow and prevent ...
ChinaOnline Delivers Critical Business News and Analysis.
Sep 25, 1998 ... CHICAGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- ChinaOnline, a venture-funded startup, participated in the Illinois Venture Capital Conference and presented its business plan for review on September 24 in Chicago. ChinaOnline (www.chinaonline.com) keeps up with the fast-paced business changes ...
Seattle Tops RV Trader(R) Online Activity.
Sep 25, 1998 ... NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- RV Trader(R) Online, (www.traderonline.com), home of the Internet's largest used recreational vehicle database, has identified Seattle as its top market in the country in terms of user activity. The website, with around 15,000 used RVs for sale ...
Breakthrough Therapies for Leukemia Are at Hand, Researchers Conclude.
Sep 25, 1998 ... - Less Toxic, Immune-Based Treatments Show Tremendous Promise - WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists from around the globe gathered today to announce breakthrough studies that show the body's immune system can be manipulated to help patients fight cancer. Dubbed ...