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Monitoring lithium in blood
June 17, 2010 8:36 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsScientists from the Netherlands have developed a device that uses capillary electrophoresis and conductivity detection to monitor lithium concentration in the blood. The handheld device could be used by patients in their own homes.
Home dialysis plus lands $50 million investment, boosting Oregon medical technology
June 17, 2010 8:36 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsHome Dialysis Plus, a Portland medical technology company, has landed as much as $50 million in private investment to bring its kidney treatment to market.
St. Jude wins European approval for cardiac ablation system
June 17, 2010 7:38 am | by Mass Device | CommentsSt. Jude Medical Inc. lands European regulatory approval for a cardiac ablation system used to correct arrhythmias. By Brandon Glenn St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE:STJ) received European regulatory approval for a cardiac ablation system used in procedures to destroy diseased...
St. Jude says catheter technology gets EU approval
June 17, 2010 6:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsSt. Jude Medical Inc. said Thursday European Union regulators approved its Ensite Contact technology, which is designed to improve procedures used in treatment of a serious heart condition.St. Jude said Ensite Contact is a diagnostic system of ablation catheters, hardware and software that can...
Medtronic says EU clears implantable heart devices
June 17, 2010 6:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMedtronic Inc. said Thursday it launched a series of new implantable heart devices in Europe under the name Protecta.The company said the new devices include technology called SmartShock that can significantly reduce inappropriate shocks, which it said are a significant problem with people with...
New link identified for bipolar disorder
June 17, 2010 6:36 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Cardiff University) Scientists at Cardiff University have identified a mechanism which could explain how lithium helps stabilize bipolar disorder.
Low calcium intake linked with increased risk of osteoporosis and hypertension in postmenopausal women
June 17, 2010 6:36 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(European League Against Rheumatism) Italian postmenopausal women who have a low calcium intake show a higher risk of developing both osteoporosis and hypertension (a chronic medical condition in which arterial blood pressure is elevated) than those who consume higher levels of...
More action needed to prevent stomach problems in NSAID users, despite recent progress
June 17, 2010 6:36 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Wiley-Blackwell) Four out of ten high-risk patients prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs also received appropriate measures to prevent upper-gastrointestinal problems, but the remainder did not receive adequate protection. The study covered more than 50,000 patients...
ProUroCare Medical Secures $885,000 in Financing
June 17, 2010 6:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsMINNEAPOLIS , June 17 /- ProUroCare Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PUMD), a provider of proprietary imaging products, today announced that it has closed on a $885,000 private placement of debt financing. Â The funding was provided by a small group of existing investors closely...
Renhuang Wins Bid to Supply All-Natural Products to Guangzhou Military District
June 17, 2010 6:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsHARBIN, China , June 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Renhuang Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pink Sheets: RHGP) ("Renhuang" or the "Company"), a developer, manufacturer and distributor of botanical products, bio-pharmaceuticals and traditional Chinese medicines ("TCM"), today announced that on...
Regado Biosciences to Present at the 2010 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference on June 24, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts
June 17, 2010 6:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBASKING RIDGE, N.J. , June 17 /- Regado Biosciences, a privately held company leading the development of antithrombotic aptamers with active control agents, announced that David J. Mazzo , PhD, President and CEO, will be presenting at the 2010 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference at the...
LifeNet Health and Salvin Dental Specialties Announce Partnership
June 17, 2010 6:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. , June 17 /- Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. and LifeNet Health are pleased to announce they have signed an exclusive agreement to advance LifeNet Health's OraGraft™ allograft products in the dental market. The two companies have been in partnership since...
Abbott lays off 120 from California stents operation
June 17, 2010 6:33 am | by Mass Device | CommentsAbbott Laboratories lays off 120 workers in California, the majority of whom worked in the company's stent manufacturing operation there. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) laid off 120 workers from its California stent-making operation. The Abbott Park, Ill.-based company...
McKesson reaffirms fiscal 2011 earnings outlook
June 17, 2010 5:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsDrug distributor McKesson Corp. reaffirmed its earnings guidance of between $4.72 and $4.92 per share for the 2011 fiscal year Thursday.Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect, on average, are looking for earnings of $4.81 for the fiscal year, which ends March 31.In 2010, the San Francisco...
Ethnicity Key Factor in Determining Cardiovascular Risk Profile
June 17, 2010 5:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBEIJING , June 17 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Racial-ethnic groups living in a similar environment and with access to universal healthcare differed strikingly in their cardiovascular risk profiles according to new data presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) Scientific Sessions...
