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Real price of each pack of cigarettes is more than ?100
October 7, 2010 11:33 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena estimate that each pack of cigarettes really costs ?107 ($149) for men and ?75 ($105) for women, when premature death is taken into account. These figures confirm...
Reportlinker Adds Co-promotion and Co-marketing Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics, 4th Edition
October 7, 2010 11:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNEW YORK, Oct. 7 /- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Co-promotion and Co-marketing Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics, 4th edition...
UC San Diego partners with Mozambique University to deliver quality health care
October 7, 2010 10:35 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of California -- San Diego) Aimed at enhancing the capacity of Mozambique's flagship medical school, Universidade Eduardo Modlane (UEM), in pre- and postgraduate medical education, the University of California -- San Diego School of Medicine and UEM entered into a...
Americans' life expectancy continues to fall behind other countries'
October 7, 2010 10:35 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Commonwealth Fund) The United States continues to lag behind other nations when it comes to gains in life expectancy, and commonly cited causes for our poor performance -- obesity, smoking, traffic fatalities, and homicide -- are not to blame, according to a Commonwealth...
MassMedic brings med device event Friday
October 7, 2010 10:35 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsThe medical device association, MassMedic, will host its annual investors conference Friday, showcasing 16 New England-based medical device companies, highlighted by an address from U.S. Senator Scott Brown.
Molecular Insight waiver deal extended again
October 7, 2010 10:35 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsMolecular Insight Pharmaceuticals Inc. has again had a waiver agreement extended with its bond holders, enabling company discussions associated with debt restructuring to continue.
MIT, B & W researchers advance nanoparticle drug delivery
October 7, 2010 10:34 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsResearchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital – including Omid Farokhzad and Robert Langer – have found a way to bring precision measurements to combination drug therapy in treating prostate cancer.
Three-Way Control of Fetal Heart-Cell Proliferation Could Help Regenerate Cardiac Cells
October 7, 2010 10:33 am | by University Of Pennsylvania | CommentsA team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine describe the interconnections between three-molecules that control fetal, heart-muscle-cell proliferation in a mouse model that will help cardiologists better understand the natural repair process after heart...
Bacteria to blame in asthma attacks in children
October 7, 2010 10:32 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of Copenhagen) Doctors have long known that viral infections can bring about asthma attacks and the shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing associated with them. But while viral infections cannot be treated, scientists at the Danish Paediatric Asthma Centre at the...
Nonin Medical Announces Its Second-Generation Wrist-Worn Device for European Distribution: Delivering Reliability in the Widest Range of Patient Populations and Clinical Setti...
October 7, 2010 9:31 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsMINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 7 /- Nonin Medical, Inc., a leading innovator of noninvasive physiological monitoring solutions, announced today the release of its second-generation wrist-worn pulse oximeter, the WristOx2™, Model 3150. Engineered with Nonin's PureSAT® SpO2 technology, the...
UBM Medica Presents Diagnostic Imaging LIVE, a Virtual Conference for Radiologists and Imaging Professionals - Now Available On Demand
October 7, 2010 9:31 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCHICAGO, Oct. 7 /- UBM Medica presented " Diagnostic Imaging LIVE ," a virtual conference for radiologists and imaging professionals, on September 29, 2010. UBM Studios , a leader in virtual events and virtual business solutions , provided the 3D platform for the event. The...
Nuance, IBM work on voice-recognized electronic health records
October 7, 2010 8:33 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsNuance Communications Inc. is working with IBM to join their respective technologies in translating dictated notes in healthcare organizations into electronic health records.
Boston Scientific to Webcast Conference Call Discussing Third Quarter Financial Results
October 7, 2010 8:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNATICK, Mass., Oct. 7 /- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) will webcast its conference call discussing financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010 on Tuesday, October 19, at 5:30 p.m. ET. The timing of the call was set to avoid conflicts with previously...
West Wireless Health Institute Awards $10K Developer Challenge at Health 2.0
October 7, 2010 8:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSAN DIEGO, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The West Wireless Health Institute (WWHI) today awarded its $10,000 developer challenge to Alan Viars, of Videntity, at the Health 2.0 Conference. Viars' winning submission integrates consumer devices and open source platforms to enable...
CryoLife Receives Japanese Regulatory Approval for BioGlue Surgical Adhesive
October 7, 2010 8:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsATLANTA, Oct. 7 /- CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY ), an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, today announced that its BioGlue Surgical Adhesive has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for use in...
