May 22

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 22, 2011 - Results of a new analysis from the largest-ever morbi-mortality study of treatments for chronic heart failure show that the heart rate lowering agent Procoralan(R) (ivabradine) significantly improves health related quality of life.[1] The new data from SHIFT (Systolic Heart Failure Treatment with the If Inhibitor Ivabradine Trial), presented for the first time today at the Heart Failure Congress 2011, are particularly important as quality of life is greatly impaired in patients with congestive heart failure.

KUWAIT CITY, May 22, 2011 - - Ten former presidents, four former prime ministers, two Nobel Prize laureates, and other world leaders to participate - Former President of Poland Lech Walesa, Former PM of the Netherlands and President of the Club de Madrid Wim Kok, and Former UN Under Secretary General Giandomenico Picco among dignitaries Today His Highness Sheikh Fahad Al Salem Al Ali Al Sabah launched the first of its kind two-day forum, Renewing Dialogue for Peace and Advancing Freedom and Human Rights in Today's World, sponsored by The Fahad Al Salem Center for Dialogue Among Civilizations and Defense of Liberty (The Center).

LONDON, May 22, 2011 - - (Rankings live on www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2011 ) HKUST leapfrogs HKU and stays ahead of NUS and Tokyo - Japan is the best-represented nation, with five of the top 10 and 57 of the top 200 universities, ahead of China (40) and South Korea (35), Taiwan (16), India (11), Thailand (9), Indonesia (8), Malaysia (7) and Hong Kong (7) - 13 countries represented, with Bangladesh and Pakistan as new entries Top five universities 2011 2010 Institution name Country /Territory 1 2 The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong 2 1 University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 3 3 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 4 5 The University of Tokyo Japan 5 4 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong (View the top 200 at www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2011 ) The 2011 QS Asian University Rankings(TM) show that Hong Kong's universities still lead the way despite massive investment from China, Japan, Korea and India.