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Stereotaxis says 2Q capital orders doubled
July 13, 2010 9:46 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsCapital orders for Stereotaxis more than doubled in the second quarter, sending shares of the medical device maker up 24 percent Tuesday.Capital orders climbed to $10.2 million in the quarter, the company said, with half those orders coming from North America.Stereotaxis makes devices to help...
Virtual Radiologic closes $294 million sale(2)
July 13, 2010 9:46 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsVirtual Radiologic Corp. said it closed the sale of the company to an affiliate of Providence Equity Partners for $294 million.Under the deal, Virtual Radiologic stockholders receive $17.25 per share, representing a premium of 42 percent over the company's 30-day average closing price when the...
Virtual Radiologic closes $294 million sale
July 13, 2010 9:45 am | CommentsVirtual Radiologic Corp. said it closed the sale of the company to an affiliate of Providence Equity Partners for $294 million.Under the deal, Virtual Radiologic stockholders receive $17.25 per share, representing a premium of 42 percent over the company's 30-day average closing price when the...
Rcadia Announces Five COR Analyzer® Studies to be Presented at SCCT Annual Scientific Meeting
July 13, 2010 8:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNEWTON, Mass. , July 13 /- Rcadia Medical Imaging today announced that its COR Analyzer® System for the fully automated analysis of coronary CT angiography (cCTA) will be featured in five studies presented at poster sessions during the annual scientific meeting of the Society of...
Biolase Technology cuts 20 positions, CFO out
July 13, 2010 7:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsBiolase Technology slashed 20 positions and has taken other actions to boost profits, the dental laser company said Tuesday. Brett Scott, the chief financial officer, left the company as part of the restructuring. CEO David Mulder will take over Scott's duties until a replacement is...
Covidien completes ev3 acquisition
July 13, 2010 7:35 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsHealth-care products maker Covidien plc has completed its buyout of ev3 Inc., a Minnesota developer of peripheral vascular and neurovascular technologies, for about $2.6 billion in cash and investments.
Obesity is associated with reduced sensitivity to fat
July 13, 2010 5:43 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior) Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds marked differences between obese and lean men...
Prompt actions halt alarming infection outbreak at Dallas hospital
July 13, 2010 5:43 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Association for Professionals in Infection Control) Rapid identification and aggressive infection control measures allowed a Dallas hospital to stop the spread of Acinetobacter baumannii, a type of bacteria that has become increasingly prevalent in healthcare facilities and is...
MEMS & Sensors for Smartphones Report
July 13, 2010 5:42 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsWhen Sensing Comes Right into your Pocket!
RXi Pharmaceuticals lands SBIR grant
July 13, 2010 5:42 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsWorcester-based RNAi-focused therapeutics firm RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. has won an Advanced Technology Small Business Innovation Research grant in the amount of $300,000 per year for two years.
Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Testing Communications on Medical Devices and Radiation-Emitting Products
July 13, 2010 5:41 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe FDA is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency.
A Turning Point for Genetic Testing
July 13, 2010 5:36 am | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsThe FDA plans to overhaul its regulation of the increasingly common diagnostic tests.
Federal Register: Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests; Public Meeting; Change of Meeting Location
July 13, 2010 5:32 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe public meeting will be held at The Marriott Inn & Conference Center, University of Maryland University College, 3501 University Blvd. E, Hyattsville, MD 20783.
Ala. bank told to hand over pastor's records
July 13, 2010 3:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsFirst Financial Bank of Bessemer has been ordered to hand over financial records about pastor J. Scott Moore, who is suspected by HealthSouth Corp. of hiding money for Richard Scrushy, the company's former CEO.The Jefferson County Circuit Court late last week authorized subpoenas ordering the...
Computerized monitoring systems enable hospitals to more aggressively combat infections
July 12, 2010 11:39 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Association for Professionals in Infection Control) Hospitals that adopt advanced computer technology to identify health care-associated infections are more likely to have implemented best practices to prevent such infections, according to research presented today at the 37th...
