July 8

AMSTERDAM, July 8, 2011 - Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced today that it has filed a request for re-examination of the Marketing Authorisation Application for Glybera with the European Medicines Agency.

LIVERPOOL, England, July 8, 2011 - As UK spending cuts start to bite, it seems there is one area where British women aren't prepared to scale back - their holiday wardrobe - with the most prolific holiday shoppers being fifty-something women.

LONDON, July 8, 2011 - Leading UK investment manager Stephen Sutherland says, "The bull market that began in March 2009 has further to go." Sutherland has a history of successfully timing the market at key junctures.

MUNICH, July 8, 2011 - For distribution to consumer and medical media - Findings From the Supporting Hypertension Awareness and Research Europe-wide (SHARE) Survey Suggest the Need to Implement a Consistent Strategy to Improve and Maintain Blood Pressure Control Physicians' treatment approaches to hypertension management are inconsistent[1] despite ESH-ESC (European Society of Hypertension and European Society of Cardiology) arterial hypertension guidelines[2], which could put patients with elevated blood pressure at risk, according to findings published recently in the Journal of Hypertension.[1] This inconsistency in adherence to the guidelines amongst physicians is one of the contributing factors to the substantial health and economic burden associated with uncontrolled blood pressure across Europe.[1] Hypertension causes 7.6 million premature deaths worldwide and as many as 1 billion people may have uncontrolled hypertension worldwide.[3,4] If left untreated, hypertension may lead to serious cardiovascular health complications such as heart attack or stroke.[5] Uncontrolled hypertension is therefore a significant contributor to healthcare spending across Europe as the annual cardiovascular health bill in the EU is in excess of €190 billion.[6] The Supporting Hypertension Awareness and Research Europe-wide (SHARE) survey sought the views of 2629 physicians from primary and secondary care around Europe and forms part of HypertensionCare, a commitment from Daiichi Sankyo to providing increased knowledge and insight to physicians across Europe.

DRAKENSBERG, South Africa, July 8, 2011 - In KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), the one millionth patient recently received an eye exam and the eye care they need thanks to an innovative programme initiative of partners; the International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE), Standard Chartered Bank, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health and Optometry Giving Sight.