Pompano Beach, Fla., Aug. 6, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DS Healthcare Group, Inc. (DSKX), a leading developer of personal care products and specialty pharmaceuticals, announced today it has signed a distribution agreement with Drogaria Venancio, a leading Rio de Janerio-based pharmacy chain. Drogaria Venancio will sell DS Healthcare’s clinically proven personal care products including its Revita and Spectral hair re-growth and hair care products. DS Laboratories, its flagship line can already be found on retail shelves throughout Rio de Janeiro. Drogaria Venancio operates wholesale distribution centers and premium retail pharmacy locations. Founded in 1979, the pharmacy chain employs 1600 people.

This marks DS Healthcare’s third distribution agreement in Brazil and it’s second in Rio de Janeiro. DS Healthcare’s have already been selling through CSB Drogaria which has two retail pharmacy chains with 85 stores in Rio de Janeiro, as well as in Sao Paulo through the Drogaria Iguatemi pharmacy chain. Retail sales are also growing through DS Healthcare’ Brazilian ecommerce site. According to market research firm Euromonitor, the Brazilian beauty industry generated $42 billion in sales in 2012.

“We are experiencing extremely robust sales growth in Brazil while building strong brand recognition and loyalty for our products. While we are successfully achieving market penetration into two of Brazil’s largest cities, we also intend to expand distribution beyond these metropolitan areas into other regions of the country. In addition, we’ve seen our e-commerce platform that services customers in regions where we have yet to be present, do extremely well, further endorsing our belief that Brazil will be one of our key markets worldwide” stated DS Healthcare President and CEO Daniel Khesin. ”

About DS Healthcare Group

DS Healthcare Group Inc. leads in the development of biotechnology for topical therapies. It markets through online and specialty retailers, distributors, cosmetics wholesalers, and salons. Its research has led to a highly innovative portfolio of personal care products and additional innovations in pharmaceutical projects. For more information on DS Healthcare Group’s flagship brand, visit www.dslaboratories.com

WILMINGTON, Mass., Aug. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Implant Sciences Corporation (IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, today announced its CEO Glenn D. Bolduc has been invited to attend the U.S.-Africa Business Forum on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 in Washington D.C. Mr. Bolduc is one of a select group of U.S. CEOs invited to the event co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Heads of state will engage with business executives from both sides of the Atlantic in conversations about successes and solutions to build greater access for trade and investment in Africa. President Obama will participate in the conversation with CEOs and government leaders from the U.S. and Africa.

The first-ever U.S.-Africa Business Forum will be part of President Obama’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the first summit of its kind, and the largest event that any U.S. president has ever convened with African heads of state or government.

“I’m honored to be invited to this event on behalf of Implant Sciences. Africa is a key export market for our American-made explosives trace detectors and I look forward to joining the conversation with African executives, heads of state, and President Obama. Through our relationship with the U.S. Department of Commerce, our established sales and distribution network in Africa, and strong record of customer satisfaction, we continue to drive sales in the region. We appreciate the support we’ve received from the U.S. Department of Commerce,” Bolduc stated.

About Implant Sciences

Implant Sciences is a leader in developing and manufacturing advanced detection capabilities to counter and eliminate the ever-evolving threats from explosives and drugs. The Company’s team of dedicated trace detection experts has developed proprietary technologies used in its commercial products, thousands of which have been sold across more than 50 countries worldwide. Implant Sciences is only the third manufacturer, and the sole American-owned company, to currently have an ETD system named as a Qualified Product by the US Transportation Security Administration. The Company’s ETDs have received approvals and certifications from several international regulatory agencies including the TSA in the U.S., STAC in France, the German Ministry of the Interior, and the Ministry of Public Safety in China. It also received a GSN 2013 Homeland Security Award for “Best Explosives Detection Solution”. All Implant Sciences products are recognized as Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technologies by the Department of Homeland Security. For further details on the Company and its products, please visit the Company’s website at www.implantsciences.com.

JERUSALEM, August 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ORMP) (http://www.oramed.com), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral drug delivery systems, today reports that the last patient has completed treatment in its Phase IIa clinical trial of ORMD-0801, the Company’s proprietary oral insulin capsule, to treat type 1 diabetes, and top-line data is expected to be reported in the fourth quarter of 2014. The trial was conducted in the United States under a Food and Drug Administration Investigational New Drug protocol.

The prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study in patients with established type 1 diabetes is evaluating the safety and impact of ORMD-0801 on the exogenous insulin requirements in 24 type 1 diabetics patients.

About Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreatic beta cells responsible for insulin secretion are attacked by the immune system. In the absence of self-produced insulin and the concomitant glycemic control, there is a need to supply extraneous insulin in order to regain glycemic control and prevent future disease complications that include heart disease, blood vessels disease, nerve and eye disease, infections, hypoglycemic events and many more ailments. According to the International Diabetes Federation, type 1 diabetes is on the rise at a rate of 3% per year and currently affects approximately 36 million people worldwide – about 10% of the global diabetes population. The disease was formerly known as juvenile diabetes, and currently affects both pediatric and adult populations.

About Oramed Pharmaceuticals

Oramed Pharmaceuticals is a technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs currently delivered via injection. Established in 2006, Oramed’s Protein Oral Delivery (POD[TM]) technology is based on over 30 years of research by top research scientists at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center. Oramed is seeking to revolutionize the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary flagship product, an orally ingestible insulin capsule (ORMD-0801), having completed separate Phase IIa clinical trials, and anticipating the initiation of separate Phase IIb clinical trials, in patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes under an Investigational New Drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and with its oral GLP-1 analog capsule (ORMD-0901). For more information, the content of which is not part of this press release, please visit: http://www.oramed.com

PETACH TIKVA, Israel, Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (NYSE MKT: CANF) (CFBI.TA), a biotechnology company with a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address inflammatory and cancer diseases, announced today new data from a retrospective analysis of its autoimmune disease advanced trials that shows high efficacy of its orally bioavailable drug CF101.

The retrospective study, conducted by a third party statistician group, analyzed the correlation between response to CF101 and patients’ body mass index (BMI) in the Phase II/III Psoriasis interim results as well as the recently completed Phase II Rheumatoid Arthritis trial. The data shows a significant increase in the response to CF101 in patients with a BMI of over 25 in both studies. These findings corroborate the efficacy seen with other FDA approved drugs such as Cyclosporine A which was more effective in patients with high BMI. The company believes these findings will enable it to optimize the design of its forthcoming Phase III studies.

“These new findings are further evidence of CF101’s high efficacy, while the drug continues to show excellent safety in patients. We believe the data will be very important to the design of our forthcoming Phase III trials because these findings help us to achieve the maximum potential of the drug in the treatment of inflammatory conditions,” stated Can-Fite CEO Pnina Fishman.

Can-Fite’s Phase II/III Psoriasis trial is ongoing with data expected to be released in the first quarter of 2015. The Psoriasis therapeutic market was worth $3.6 billion in 2010 and is forecast to grow to $6.7 billion by 2018, according to Global Data. The market is dominated by biological drugs that are primarily administered via intravenous injection (IV) and have potential side effects.

The global Rheumatoid Arthritis drug market is expected to generate revenues of $38.5 billion in 2017, according to Visiongain.

About Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd.

Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (NYSE MKT: CANF) (CFBI.TA) is an advanced clinical stage drug development company with a platform technology that is designed to address multi-billion dollar markets in the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. The Company’s CF101 is in Phase II/III trials for the treatment of psoriasis and the Company is preparing for a Phase III CF101 trial for rheumatoid arthritis. Can-Fite’s liver cancer drug CF102 is commencing Phase II trials and has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. CF102 has also shown proof of concept to potentially treat other cancers including colon, prostate, and melanoma. These drugs have an excellent safety profile with experience in over 1,200 patients in clinical studies to date. For more information please visit: www.can-fite.com