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Cardiac Science takes charge to replace devices
July 19, 2010 11:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsCardiac diagnostics company Cardiac Science Corp. said Monday it will replace about 24,0000 automatic external defibrillators used by emergency first responders like police and firefighters.The Bothell, Wash., company said that will add $10 million to $15 million to an $18.5 million expense the...
BIO Calls on Congress to Maintain Support for Biofuels in Tax and Energy Legislation
July 19, 2010 11:34 am | by Biotechnology Industry Organization | CommentsWASHINGTON, D.C. (Monday, July 19, 2010) -Â If the advanced biofuel industry is to grow to meet national goals for reducing reliance on imported oil, then enduring federal commitment is vital to maintaining progress in research, development and investment in building infrastructure. The...
OCD doesn't have to result in life filled with anxiety
July 19, 2010 11:34 am | by Baylor College of Medicine | CommentsMost people consider practices like hand washing and checking that the lights are turned off good habits. But for others these are compulsive behaviors that disrupt everyday life, said a Baylor College of Medicine clinical psychologist. When behavior gets to that point, it could be...
DEKA Medical Announces Immediate Availability of High Power SmartXide DOT Fractional CO2 Laser
July 19, 2010 11:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO , July 19 /- DEKA Medical announced today the immediate availability of the High-Powered SmartXide DOT. The new SmartXide DOT HP Fractional CO2 laser, with average power of 50W, can attain irradiance of up to 250W of power with each pulse. This makes the new SmartXide DOT HP...
MedWest Health System Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management for Employed Physicians
July 19, 2010 11:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCHICAGO and SYLVA, N.C. , July 19 /- Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX ) announced today that MedWest Health System , a three-hospital system in western North Carolina , has selected Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) solution for its 60 employed physicians....
/C O R R E C T I O N -- IBA Dosimetry/
July 19, 2010 11:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsIn the news release, "IBA Dosimetry Showcases Blue Phantom[2] Radiation Therapy Commissioning Innovation at AAPM" issued on 19 Jul 2010 12:00 GMT , by IBA Dosimetry over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that in the first paragraph, the third web link in...
Reportlinker Adds Western European Disinfectant Gels and Scrubs Market
July 19, 2010 11:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNEW YORK , July 19 /- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Western European Disinfectant Gels and Scrubs Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0239932/Western-European-Disinfectant-Gels-... This re...
New Study Shows Meganuclease-Driven Targeted Integration Using Cellectis bioresearch's cGPS® CHO-K1 Kit to be Highly Efficient for Drug Discovery
July 19, 2010 11:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsPARIS , July 19 /- Cellectis bioresearch, a specialist in genome customization and a subsidiary of Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), today announced the publication of a scientific study describing a novel method, based on meganuclease-driven targeted integration, for the generation of stable...
Mindray Medical Provides Mid-Year Update on Product Development
July 19, 2010 11:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSHENZHEN, China , July 19 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Mindray Medical International Limited (NYSE: MR ), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced updates on new product launches for the first half of 2010. In the first half of the...
Reportlinker Adds European Market for Ventilation and Airway Management Devices
July 19, 2010 11:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNEW YORK , July 19 /- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: European Market for Ventilation and Airway Management Devices http://www.reportlinker.com/p0239929/European-Market-for-Ventilation-and......
ICAP Ocean Tomo Offers for Sale IP Portfolio of Active Implants for Electromagnetic Bone and Tissue Regeneration in Orthopedics, Trauma, and Wound Care
July 19, 2010 11:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCHICAGO , July 19 /- ICAP Ocean Tomo , the intellectual property brokerage division of ICAP plc (IAP.L), is offering for sale a patent portfolio of active implants for electromagnetic bone and tissue regeneration in orthopedics, trauma, and wound care. Developed by Magentodyn, the...
AVAC Praises CAPRISA 004 Trial Collaborators and Participants for Historic Study - Trial Confirms Promise of ARV-Based Microbicides
July 19, 2010 11:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsVIENNA , July 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "This is a historic day for HIV prevention research. The CAPRISA 004 results are the first clinical evidence that a microbicide gel can help to prevent sexual transmission of HIV infection," said AVAC Executive Director Mitchell Warren ,...
Earnings Preview: Boston Scientific
July 19, 2010 9:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMedical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. reports its second-quarter earnings Tuesday after markets close.WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Analysts and investors will continue to watch sales of the company's heart-pacing implants. Boston Scientific stumbled in March when it suspended sales of its two...
Medtronic paid CEO $9M in fiscal 2010
July 19, 2010 7:45 am | by MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsMedtronic Inc., the world's largest medical device maker, paid Chief Executive William Hawkins $9 million in total compensation for fiscal 2010, roughly even with his earnings in the prior year, according to an analysis by the Associated Press.Hawkins, 56, took the reins of Medtronic in 2008,...
BD Biosciences Introduces CD4 Testing Product That Does Not Require Refrigeration
July 19, 2010 7:34 am | by Becton, Dickinson and Company | Comments(July 19, 2010) -- BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), today announced the creation of new dried reagents developed through a collaboration with ReaMetrix, a private biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India. The new reagent
