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Further Information for EasyMed's Shareholders on the Proposed Business Combination With Biosign
April 4, 2012 7:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFurther Information for EasyMed's Shareholders on the Proposed Business Combination With Biosign (http://www.easymedmobile.com/) EasyMed Services Inc. (CNSX:EZM)(OTCBB:EMYSF)(MUN:EY6) ("ESI") would like to add further pertinent background details of its intended partner Biosign Technologies...
Elsevier Business Intelligence (EBI) to Host 'IN3 Medical Device 360 & ?176; Boston', June 27-29, 2012
April 4, 2012 7:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsElsevier Business Intelligence (EBI) to Host 'IN3 Medical Device 360&?176; Boston', June 27-29, 2012 Elsevier Business Intelligence(http://www.elsevierbi.com/), the medtech industry's leading provider of strategic partnership and investment conferences, announced today that it will host the...
Research demonstrates bacterial contamination in pharmacy robots
April 4, 2012 7:35 am | News | CommentsChicago -- Drug dispensing robots designed to quickly prepare intravenous medications in a sterile environment can harbor dangerous bacteria, according to a report in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
Mobile technology helps explore nicotine addiction
April 4, 2012 7:33 am | News | CommentsSome people quit smoking on the first try while others have to quit repeatedly. Using such mobile technology as hand-held computers and smartphones, a team of researchers from Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh is trying to find out why.
Making Medical Devices Out of Toys
April 4, 2012 7:29 am | by Sean Fenske | Blogs | CommentsI was just poking around at the CNN site and found a fantastic video/news story about Jose Gomez-Marquez who is working with toys and re-engineering them to be used as affordable medical devices in developing nations.
Addition of high growth company builds on Clarient's biopharma service capabilities and provides platform to offer sequencing-based clinical diagnostics in the future
April 4, 2012 6:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAddition of high growth company builds on Clarient's biopharma service capabilities and provides platform to offer sequencing-based clinical diagnostics in the future CHALFONT ST GILES, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 4, 2012-- GE Healthcare, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that it has ...
MedPlast Acquires UPG
April 4, 2012 6:31 am | News | CommentsTEMPE, Ariz./PRNewswire/ -- MedPlast, Inc., a technology and innovative process leader in manufacturing support for Healthcare and Industrial specialty markets, announces the acquisition of United Plastics Group, Inc. (UPG). UPG is a world-class, full-service manufacturer...
St. Jude Medical Issues Physician Communication about QuickSite and QuickFlex LV CRT Leads
April 4, 2012 5:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSt. Jude Medical Issues Physician Communication about QuickSite and QuickFlex LV CRT Leads ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 4, 2012-- St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced it is proactively informing physicians about visual observations of ...
Real Per Capita Spending on U.S. Medicines Grows 0.5 Percent
April 4, 2012 5:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsReal Per Capita Spending on U.S. Medicines Grows 0.5 Percent PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 4, 2012-- The most medicines launched in a decade brought new, transformative treatment options to more than 20 million Americans in 2011, even as patients visited their physicians and used...
Covidien Prevails in Patent Action against Applied Medical Resources
April 4, 2012 5:32 am | News | CommentsMANSFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced that it has prevailed against Applied Medical Resources Corp. in a patent action before the U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
VirtualScopics Receives Investment in New Business Venture from the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund
April 4, 2012 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsVirtualScopics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSCP), a leading provider of quantitative imaging, announced today that they have completed the first closing in a sale of a new series of convertible preferred stock to the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, for a purchase price of $3 million with an additional ...
New technology aids consistent securement of spinal cord stimulator leads and intrathecal pain catheters in less than 30 seconds
April 4, 2012 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNew technology aids consistent securement of spinal cord stimulator leads and intrathecal pain catheters in less than 30 seconds MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 4, 2012-- Anulex Technologies, Inc., a privately held medical device manufacturer, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug...
BioNeutral Group Announces Positive Results for the Ygiene 206 Sterilization Tests
April 4, 2012 3:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBioNeutral Group announced today the positive results of a series of tests performed by Dr. Philip Tierno with respect to the use of Ygiene 206 and the sterilization of surgical instruments. Surgical instruments and surgical material were contaminated with difficult to kill organisms at levels...
GI Dynamics, Inc. Expands Global Commercial Team
April 4, 2012 2:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGI Dynamics, Inc. Expands Global Commercial Team LEXINGTON, Mass. & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 4, 2012-- GI Dynamics, Inc. (ASX: GID) today announced the appointment of three new employees to its commercial team: Anthony (Tony) Tremaglio as senior director of marketing; Anthony Switzer...
Race May Play Role in Presentation of Triple-negative Breast Cancer in Hispanic Women
April 4, 2012 1:34 am | by AACR | News | CommentsDisease prevalence similar between Hispanics in Puerto Rico and California. Researchers suggest that biology of disease drives tumor behavior. Expression of estrogen receptor associated with better prognosis. CHICAGO — Hispanic women in Puerto Rico who have triple-negative breast...
