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Markey Calls for Stronger Medical Device Protections in FDA User Fee Act Legislative Package
April 18, 2012 9:52 am | News | CommentsWASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), issued the following statement after the Subcommittee on Health hearing on the discussion...
Scripps Research Institute Scientists Develop Antidote for Cocaine Overdose
April 18, 2012 9:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsLA JOLLA, Calif., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have shown that an injectable solution can protect mice from an otherwise lethal overdose of cocaine. The findings could lead to human clinical trials of a treatment designed to...
Webcast Alert: Isis Pharmaceuticals Holds Webcast to Discuss Clinical Development Plans for ISIS-APOCIIIRx
April 18, 2012 9:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsCARLSBAD, Calif., April 18, 2012 /- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIS ) announces the following webcast: What: Clinical Development Plans for ISIS-APOCIIIRx When: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT Where: www.isispharm.com ...
Sotera Wireless Reports FDA Clearance of ViSi Mobileâ„¢ System
April 18, 2012 9:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsSAN DIEGO, April 18, 2012 /- Sotera Wireless, Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the ViSi Mobile™ System, a new continuous vital signs monitoring system for use in hospitals. The clearance...
Genetic testing for new warfarin patients is rare, but often inappropriate
April 18, 2012 9:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO, April 18, 2012 /- Genetic testing to determine a more accurate initial dosing of warfarin, a drug used to prevent blood clots, remains rare, but is often done for inappropriate patients, according to a new study by Prime Therapeutics (Prime), a leading pharmacy benefit...
Radiologists Should Adopt Disruptive Innovation
April 18, 2012 8:32 am | by Diagnostic Imaging | News | CommentsNext time you see some disruptive, innovative technology, remember that there still may be value in using the new technology.
COM Express Compact Computer-on-Modules
April 18, 2012 8:10 am | Product Releases | CommentsKontron announced today the availability of two new variants to enhance its COMe-cOH# range of COM Express® compact Computer-on-Modules. The new modules are dedicated...
Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Ball Bearing Slides
April 18, 2012 8:01 am | Product Releases | CommentsIllinois Lock Company offers a wide range of medium-duty and heavy-duty ball bearing slides that are suitable for applications ranging from office furniture and cabinets to electronic enclosures...
SWIR Fixed Focal Length Imaging Lenses
April 18, 2012 7:53 am | Edmund Optics | Product Releases | CommentsEdmund Optics (EO), the premier provider of optical components, introduces TECHSPEC SWIR Fixed Focal Length Imaging Lenses. These commercially available lenses are designed...
100 Watt Conduction Cooled Fixed Attenuator
April 18, 2012 7:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsThis small and lightweight fixed attenuator is rated 100 Watts average power when mounted to the customer’s heat sink. Pictured is model series 351-250-020. This 50 Ohm, DC-1000 MHz...
Cambia Health Solutions Announces Investment in GNS Healthcare
April 18, 2012 5:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsDoes electronic health data hold the key to improved health and consumer affordability? Cambia Health Solutions and GNS Healthcare think so. Cambia has invested in GNS Healthcare as they advance their technologies - which can understand and rapidly interpret massive volumes of complex health ...
CT Scan Should Follow Benign Fine Needle Biopsy of Lung Nodules
April 18, 2012 5:32 am | by Diagnostic Imaging | News | CommentsFNAs may produce too many false negatives. Follow up imaging suggested.
Functional MRI Brain Scans May Predict Weight Gain
April 18, 2012 5:32 am | by Diagnostic Imaging | News | CommentsIf a patients shows strong response to images of food (or sex) in an fMRI, they are more likely to gain weight (or have more sex) in coming months, say researchers.
Morphine Sulfate Injection USP, 4 mg/mL (C-II), 1 mL fill in 2.5 mL Carpuject by Hospira, Inc: Recall - May Contain More Than Intended Fill Volume
April 18, 2012 5:30 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | News | CommentsConsequences of opioid pain medication overdose can be life-threatening, including respiratory depression (slowed breathing or suspension of breathing), and low blood pressure.
Tangent Medical To Unveil Innovative Closed IV Catheter System to Address IV Therapy Challenges
April 18, 2012 5:14 am | News | CommentsTangent Medical, an innovator in IV therapy products, today announced its participation (Booth # 329) at the 2012 INS Annual Convention & Industrial Exhibition on April 30 - May 2, 2012 at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. The NovaCathâ„¢ Secure IV Catheter System...
