LONDON, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

Unite, the UK's largest union, is calling on IT giant HP/EDS to reverse its decision to cut a quarter of the UK's workforce and is warning the company that it should look for a business strategy for long term growth rather than looking to cut costs.

LONDON, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- Community Pharmacy Could Hold the Key to Saving the Lives of 40,000 Men Every Year*

New research from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) could shed light on the reasons behind the poor state of men's health in Britain.

The RPSGB commissioned study, designed to discover how men's attitudes might affect their healthcare, revealed that 59% of men are reluctant to ask for help and only seek medical advice if they are 'very ill or in great pain'. This factor is compounded by their commitment to looking macho and could contribute towards reducing their life expectancy by up to five years*.

LONDON, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

LONDON, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

The UK energy market has failed consumers and is causing rampant fuel poverty and fear as winter draws in. According to Unite, the UK's biggest union, which has been leading the call for a windfall tax to ease consumer price pain, only a total overhaul of the market's operations will prevent the continued exploitation of millions of fuel consumers.

Unite's call for urgent intervention in the UK fuel market, combining Government-led profit redistribution and tough regulatory action, is set out in the union's submission to Ofgem's consultation on the energy market. Ofgem's review into the energy market's structure concludes today, Thursday.

AMSTERDAM, November 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Scopus(R), the world's largest abstract and citation database of research information and quality Web sources, today announced that it is the first and only database of its kind to provide a fully customizable feature to its customers that enables users to search within selected repositories or subject specific digital archives within the Scopus interface. This new feature in Scopus, Selected Sources, allows customers to choose from a list of institutional resources and special subject collections indexed by Scirus to be made individually searchable in a separate tab; in effect highlighting the best scientific information from the web to their users.

LEXINGTON, Massachusetts, November 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, is holding an update on its Human Genetic Therapies (HGT) business for analysts and investors on 18th November 2008.

The seminar will include both an overview of Shire's overall HGT strategy and an in-depth look at the portfolio of HGT products both on the market and in development. The session will start at 9.00am (ET) and will finish at 2.30pm (ET). It is being held at Shire's HGT offices in Lexington, Massachusetts and will be webcast at http://www.shire.com. The seminar will not be providing an update on current trading. Further information on the seminar will be available on the Company's website, http://www.shire.com.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, November 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Moovbox Cellular Gateway Technology Allows Live Video Transmission From Vehicles to CCTV Control Centre

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, November 12 /PRNewswire/ --

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GOTHENBURG, Sweden, November 12 /PRNewswire/ --

MUNICH, Germany, November 12 /PRNewswire/ -- DAIICHI SANKYO EUROPE GmbH announces today that they received marketing approval for SEVIKAR(R), a new fixed dose combination treatment for essential hypertension, a condition that significantly contributes to the estimated annual EUR192 billion healthcare cost of cardiovascular disease in Europe(1). GERMANY, the European headquarter of DAIICHI SANKYO, is the latest country in Europe to grant marketing approval for SEVIKAR(R). Approvals have been obtained over a very short time period in The Netherlands, Spain, France, United Kingdom and Belgium, with further approvals imminently anticipated in other key European markets, highlighting the importance of this new medication.

LONDON, November 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Fight Against 'Derisory' Pay Award Vindicated, Says Union

Health sector members of Unite the Union have voted to take industrial action, including strike action, over the 'derisory' three-year NHS pay deal, the union said today (Wednesday, 12 November).

A joint meeting of Unite's Health Sector National Industrial Committee on Friday, (14 November) - attended by representatives from both the Amicus and TGWU sections - will agree the form that the action will take.

Members voted by 76% to 23% to take part in industrial action short of a strike. There was a 53% vote in favour of strike action, with 45% against.

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, November 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Management to Host Conference Call at 10 a.m. ET to Discuss Results

VUANCE Ltd. (Nasdaq: VUNC), a leading provider of innovative Radio Frequency Verification Solutions, including active RFID, electronic access control, credentialing, accountability and critical situation management, today announced that management will report its 2008 third quarter financial results before the open of the market on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008. Management will then host a conference call at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results with the investment community.

To participate, please dial 1-888-281-1167 if calling within the United States.

Please dial 0800-4048-418 if calling within the United Kingdom.

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, November 12 /PRNewswire/ --

In the news release, Verizon Business Puts Managed Hosting Customers in the Driver's Seat, issued earlier today by Verizon Business over PR Newswire, the fifth paragraph, first sentence, should read 'Verizon Business is witnessing a sea change in how businesses and their employees are embracing the Internet as a medium for rich interaction,' said Nancy Gofus, senior vice president, global business products, Verizon. rather than sea of change as incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire. The complete, corrected release follows:

Verizon Business Puts Managed Hosting Customers in the Driver's Seat

- New Offering Brings Power of Web 2.0 to Corporate Users