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Stanford land-use expert brings satellite data down to Earth
September 8, 2010 1:38 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Stanford University) By integrating remote satellite imagery with revelations from door-to-door interviews, Stanford University geographer Eric Lambin and his colleagues are exploring the complex conditions that give rise to a broad range of land-use challenges -- from the...
Manufacturers Take a Step to Reduce Carbon Footprint
September 8, 2010 1:37 pm | by Society of Manufacturing Engineers | CommentsDEARBORN, Mich., September 8, 2010 — The demand for sustainability is growing stronger every day, and manufacturers are looking for ways to comply in order to reduce their impact on the environment and increase profitability. More
Patients Should Expect 'Long Life' from their Joint Replacements!
September 8, 2010 1:36 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsGLEN COVE, N.Y., Sept. 8 /- In response to the news that DePuy Orthopaedics, the manufacturer of an artificial hip system, issued a recall of its ASR product line after data indicated a higher than expected need for device replacement surgery five years after the initial procedure, Dr....
Luminex MAGPIX System Shown to be More Cost Effective and Efficient Than Conventional ELISA Method in Initial Study
September 8, 2010 1:36 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsAUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 8 /- Luminex Corporation (Nasdaq: LMNX ), today announced that initial results from a study conducted at the NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tubingen in Germany demonstrate that its MAGPIX® system provides more cost effective and...
Atrium Recognized by Business NH Magazine
September 8, 2010 1:36 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsHUDSON, N.H., Sept. 8 /- Atrium Medical Corporation is proud to announce that it has been recognized by Business NH Magazine's September 2010 publication of Top 100 Private Companies in New Hampshire . The company has been ranked #12 of the fastest growing private firms in NH, and #9...
Stereotaxis Announces First-Ever, Prospective, Comparative Clinical Trial Outcome for VT Patients
September 8, 2010 1:36 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsST. LOUIS, Sept. 8 /- Stereotaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: STXS ) highlighted significant new additions to the body of evidence demonstrating exceptional clinical outcomes achieved with its Niobe® Magnetic Navigation System in ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation. At the European Cardiology...
Masimo to Present at Stifel Nicolaus 2010 Healthcare Conference
September 8, 2010 1:34 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsIRVINE, Calif., Sept. 8 /- Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI ) today announced that its management is scheduled to present at the Stifel Nicolaus 2010 Healthcare Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston on Wednesday, September 15, at 8:00 a.m. ET. A live audiocast of the presentation will...
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and AACR to Award Nearly $3 Million in Pancreatic Cancer Research Grants
September 8, 2010 1:34 pm | by AACR | CommentsApplications are being accepted for a variety of grants totaling nearly $3 million. PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research in partnership with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is now accepting applications for the 2011 research grants program. The program is...
Medical Devices Technology Innovation Partnership (MD-TIP) Workshop, October 26, 2010
September 8, 2010 1:31 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsInnovation, Technology Transfer and Scientific Interchange: Leveraging Academic and FDA Collaborations to Resolve Unmet Public Health Needs
Class I Medical Device Recall: AngioScore Inc. - AngioSculpt EX PTCA Scoring Balloon Catheter
September 8, 2010 1:31 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsReason for Recall: The PTCA catheters may become separated during use in which fragments of the catheter may become lodged in coronary arteries. This may result in serious injuries, including death.
Federal Register: Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document for Certain Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angi...
September 8, 2010 1:30 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe guidance was developed as a special control to support the reclassification of PTCA catheters, other than cutting/scoring PTCA catheters, from class III (premarket approval) into class II (special controls).
Federal Register: Cardiovascular Devices; Reclassification of Certain Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) Catheters
September 8, 2010 1:30 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe FDA is reclassifying the device type, standard PTCA catheters, from class III (premarket approval) into class II (special controls). Cutting/scoring PTCA catheters remain in class III and continue to require PMAs.
AngioSculpt "EX" PTCA Scoring Balloon Catheter by AngioScore, Inc.: Recall - Risk of Catheter Separation
September 8, 2010 1:30 pm | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsFragments of the catheter may become lodged in coronary arteries, resulting in serious injury or death.
Nursing home co. settles $677M lawsuit for $50M
September 8, 2010 12:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsA California nursing home company has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit that resulted in a $677 million jury award in favor of thousands of current and former patients.Orange County-based Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. announced the settlement late Tuesday. The money will go to the...
NVCA launches MedIC life sciences coalition
September 8, 2010 7:32 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsThe National Venture Capital Association, its member venture capital firms and life sciences companies are teaming up to form the Medical Innovation and Competitiveness (MedIC) Coalition, which will advocate for policies and regulations that advance medical innovation in the U.S.
