Arrayit to Mass Produce Rapid H1N1 Swine Flu Test Chip

SUNNYVALE, California - Arrayit Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ARYC), a leading manufacturer of products and services for disease prevention, treatment and cure, announced today that it is developing a microarray-based diagnostic test to detect the H1N1 swine flu virus.

Cepheid Announces Symposium Speakers and Program Highlights for 19th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)

SUNNYVALE, California - Test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) Expected to Highlight Broad On-Demand CE IVD Test Menu at Booth #611

Cepheid Announces European Release of First On-Demand Molecular Test for Simultaneous Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and Resistance to Rifampicin

SUNNYVALE, California - Unique GeneXpert(R) System Capabilities Enable Powerful New TB Diagnostic Tool

46664 and the Nelson Mandela Foundation Call for Establishment of Global ‘Mandela Day’

LONDON - President Clinton Supports Global Tribute to Inspire People to Mirror Mandela’s Values

New Partnerships Added to World Federation of Hemophilia Twinning Program

COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - Wyeth and Advocacy Community Mark Continued Commitment to Patient Care on World Hemophilia Day

Groundbreaking First Response Spray Now Available in Europe

UNION, Kentucky - Solution Provides 99.99 Percent Reduction of Many Dangerous Pathogens

Union Springs Pharmaceuticals, LLC today announces the European distribution of its flagship product, MyClyns(TM), a portable spray that reduces 99.99 percent of many harmful pathogens and helps prevent infection. European first responders and public safety officials will now have access to the spray, which is a critical component to effective, portable protection.

Kiadis Pharma Reports ATIR(TM) Clinical Data, Further Supporting its Potential in Mismatched Bone Marrow Transplantations

AMSTERDAM - ATIR(TM) Data Presented at the Annual EBMT Presidential Symposium

Biopharmaceutical company Kiadis Pharma reported preliminary clinical data on ATIR(TM) showing its potential in mismatched bone marrow transplantations. Data was presented by the company’s principal investigator Dr. Denis Claude Roy during the prestigious Presidential Symposium at the Annual European Bone Marrow Transplantation meeting (EBMT) in Goteborg, Sweden, on Monday, March 30, 2009. Only the 6 highest ranked presentations, representing the most promising new developments in the transplantation field, were selected for this Symposium.

Dutch Consortium Builds Registry Framework for Care of Rare Diseases

LEIDEN, The Netherlands - The Dutch Orphan Disease Registry Consortium is set up in order to build a disease registry framework to collect information on rare diseases, encourage drug development and optimize patient care. The consortium focuses on inborn errors of metabolism as target group of diseases.

Wyeth Submits Marketing Application to FDA for its 13-Valent Vaccine for the Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease in Infants and Toddlers

COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - Candidate vaccine designed to protect against the 13 most prevalent
serotypes associated with pneumococcal disease -

South Africa: AHF to Launch New State-of-the-Art Free AIDS Treatment Clinic Location in Umlazi

DURBAN, South Africa - After Seven Years of Growth, Ithembalabantu ‘People’s Hope’ AIDS Clinic
Moves to New, Larger Freestanding Site at Umlazi’s Ithala Centre. Formal
Dedication and Ribbon-cutting Ceremony Set for Tuesday, March 31st

Greek Rotary Volunteer Team Helped Immunize Children Against Polio in India

ATHENS, Greece - Part of Rotary’s global effort to end polio worldwide

Rotary club members from Athens and the island of Syros recently returned
from India, where they immunized children against polio — a disease that
still paralyzes and sometimes kills children in parts of Africa and Asia. The
22-member team was in India from February 10 - March 3.

Cepheid Announces New Diagnostic Technology to Aid World Efforts in Halting the Spread of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB)

SUNNYVALE, California - Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced details of technology expected to
revolutionize the speed of diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and
the resistance to common drug treatment for the disease.

Greek Rotarian Volunteers Travel to India to Help Immunize Millions of Children Against Polio

ATHENS, Greece - Part of Rotary’s Global Effort to End Polio Worldwide

Rotary club members (Rotary District 2470) from Athens and the island of
Syros traveled to India, where they immunized children against polio — a
disease that still paralyzes and sometimes kills children in parts of Africa,
Asia and the Middle East. The 22-member team was in India from February 10 -
March 3.

Pope Not Infallible on Condoms

WASHINGTON - The Vatican has yet again been forced to revise statements made by Pope
Benedict XVI as he embarked on a foreign trip. En route to Cameroon on March
17, the pope claimed that condom use would “aggravate the problem” of HIV.