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Covidien Redefines Surgical Stapling with Introduction of New Tri-Staple(TM) Technology Platform
June 29, 2010 3:35 am | by Covidien | CommentsNew generation of endoscopic stapling technology offers outstanding clinical performance in wider range of laparoscopic surgical procedures NORTH HAVEN, Conn., Jun 23, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the...
Consumer Reports Health Questions Use of Statins By Children and Some Women
June 29, 2010 3:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsAnalyzes the Effectiveness and Safety of Statin Use for Those Who Need It Recommendations for Choosing a 'Best Buy' Statin and Strategies for Money-Saving YONKERS, N.Y. , June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A series of new reports from Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs (BBD ) caution that...
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy may damage semen quality in sons
June 29, 2010 2:38 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) Mothers who drink alcohol while they are pregnant may be damaging the fertility of their future sons, according to new research.
WiSpry and IBM Collaborate to Develop Next-Generation of Tunable Mobile Terminal Front-End Technology
June 29, 2010 2:38 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsWiSpry products to combine tunable RF technology with IBM's leading RF-CMOS process capability
Asylum Research installs first Cypher AFM in mexico - AFM Seminar at ININ July 19-22
June 29, 2010 2:37 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsAsylum Research, the technology leader in scanning probe/atomic force microscopy (AFM/SPM), announces that it has installed the first Cypher AFM in Mexico at the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares (ININ) facility in Salazar.
Derdack wins a top mobile messaging honour at the Global Messaging Awards
June 29, 2010 2:36 am | by RealWire | CommentsEnterprise notification software awarded third prestigious industry award in 2010Potsdam, Germany, 29th June 2010: Derdack (www.derdack.com), provider of enterprise notification software and mobile messaging platforms today announced it had won a major industry award at the 7th Global...
Use of less invasive, imaging-guided biopsies on the rise
June 29, 2010 2:34 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Radiological Society of North America) Advanced imaging technologies have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward imaging-guided percutaneous -- or through the skin -- techniques, according to a new study.
Surgical repair of knee injuries does not decrease risk of osteoarthritis
June 29, 2010 2:34 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Radiological Society of North America) Arthroscopic surgical repair of torn anterior cruciate ligaments or meniscal cartilage injuries in the knee does not decrease the chances of developing osteoarthritis, according to a new study.
Cheap, simple, noninvasive blood test may replace invasive diagnostic techniques in early pregnancy
June 29, 2010 2:34 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) Researchers in the Netherlands believe they are on the verge of developing a simple, prenatal blood test that would be able to detect accurately chromosomal abnormalities in the developing fetus. At present, the only reliable...
China Medical Technologies Announces the Recent Publication of a Study on its SPR Analyzer and HPV DNA Chip in Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics and the Creation of a Medical P...
June 29, 2010 2:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBEIJING , June 29 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Medical Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CMED ), a leading China -based advanced in-vitro diagnostic ("IVD") company, today announced the recent publication of a large sample study on the Company's SPR analyzer and related...
Underwater sponges and worms may hold key to cure for malaria
June 28, 2010 3:37 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of Central Florida) University of Central Florida scientist Debopam Chakrabarti is analyzing more than 2,500 samples from marine organisms collected off deep sea near Florida's coast. Some of them could hold the key to developing drugs to fight malaria, a mosquito-borne...
Study Reveals Role of Competition in Disturbed Ecosystems
June 28, 2010 3:37 pm | by Georgia Tech Institute of Technology | CommentsA new study is believed to be the first to show experimentally that competition could be a factor in regulating ecological communities regardless of the intensity or frequency of disturbance.
Tarix Pharma stem cell transplant drug wins orphan drug status
June 28, 2010 3:36 pm | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsVirtual biotechnology firm Tarix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has won orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for TXA127, its drug target used in the engraftment of stem cell transplant patients.
Aerobic exercise may help Parkinson's victims
June 28, 2010 3:35 pm | by Arizona State University | CommentsASU researchers are testing ideas for exercise regimens that promise to help people lessen some symptoms of Parkinson's disease.read more
Halozyme says enzyme boosts insulin absorption
June 28, 2010 2:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsHalozyme Therapeutics Inc. said Monday a study showed that that addition of rHuPH20 recombinant human hyaluronidase to three different mealtime insulin analogs accelerated their absorption.The acceleration of the insulin boosted its effectiveness during the first hour after injection.The study...
