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Covidien Demonstrates Breakthroughs in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Soft Tissue Repair at 2010 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress (ACS)
October 4, 2010 4:31 am | by Covidien | CommentsCompany also highlights latest wound closure, vascular therapy and respiratory products WASHINGTON, Oct 04, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, will preview new devices and showcase some of the Company's most innovative products...
Ziehm Imaging Provides Germany's Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) With Mobile X-Ray Systems
October 4, 2010 3:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsZiehm Imaging Provides Germany's Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) With Mobile X-Ray Systems -- NUREMBERG, Germany, October 4, 2010 /-
Henry Schein Cares Relief Efforts in Haiti, Chile, China and Pakistan Continue
October 4, 2010 3:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsMELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 4 /- Months after earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and China, and a flood in Pakistan shattered the lives of hundreds of thousands of survivors, Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC ), the largest provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, is...
Innovations to Omron Healthcare Home Blood Pressure Monitors Provide New Solutions for Consumers
October 4, 2010 3:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBANNOCKBURN, Ill., Oct. 4 /- Omron Healthcare, Inc. the number one brand recommended by doctors in the home blood pressure category, is simplifying home blood pressure monitoring for consumers with the launch of its new product line. According to research from the American Heart...
Concentric Medical Announces Product and Procedure Reimbursement as Well as Full Commercialization of the Merci Retriever® in Japan
October 4, 2010 3:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 4 /- Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in devices for clot removal in ischemic stroke patients, today announced that the Merci Retriever® has recently received both product and procedure reimbursement from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor...
Sanofi-aventis Commences Tender Offer to Acquire All Outstanding Shares of Genzyme for $69 per Share in Cash
October 4, 2010 1:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsPARIS, Oct. 4 /- Sanofi-aventis [(EURONEXT: SAN) and (NYSE: SNY)] announced today it has commenced a tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ ) for $69 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required...
Peptimmune Files Citizen Petition Regarding Generic Copaxone and Demonstrates Significant Enabling Technology for Biological Characterization of Copaxone
October 4, 2010 1:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSOMERVILLE, Mass., Oct. 4 /- Peptimmune, Inc. announced today that it has filed a technically focused Citizen Petition requesting that the FDA not approve any application for a generic version of Copaxone® [glatiramer acetate injection] (Teva Pharmaceuticals). "We feel that it is...
Medical home care approach improves efficiency and care at clinic for low-income families
October 4, 2010 1:31 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(American Academy of Pediatrics) Implementing a Medical Home practice model in a health clinic allows physicians to provide comprehensive care to more patients, according to research presented Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition...
New American Therapeutics Acquires Antiviral Drug Denavir®
October 3, 2010 11:33 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCRANFORD, N.J., Oct. 4 /- New American Therapeutics, Inc., announced today that it acquired all U.S. rights to manufacture, market and sell the antiviral topical drug Denavir® owned by Novartis. Denavir (1% penciclovir cream) is a highly selective and potent topical antiviral...
Food allergies raise risk of asthma attacks
October 3, 2010 10:31 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(National Jewish Health) Food allergies are more common among people with asthma and may contribute to asthma attacks, according to one of the most comprehensive surveys of food allergies ever undertaken.
Tigo Energy® teams with SCHOTT Solar to bring electronic intelligence to photovoltaic projects
October 3, 2010 9:32 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsTigo Energy® and SCHOTT Solar today announced the companies are working together to bring electronic intelligence to the solar module and increase power output.
Leti demonstrates the integration of CMOS-compatible plasmonic optical waveguides with silicon photonic devices
October 3, 2010 9:32 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsCopper waveguides offer potential for developing smaller, more efficient, high-performance photonic components
How to Predict Success for IVF
October 3, 2010 8:33 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsA new technique can determine which fertilized eggs will reach a crucial step in development.
Breast Cancer Diagnostic Delay Depended More on Race/Ethnicity than Insurance
October 3, 2010 6:31 am | by AACR | CommentsMIAMI — Race and ethnicity appeared to affect diagnostic delay more than insurance status for women with breast abnormalities, as revealed by data presented at the Third American Association for Cancer Research Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, being held Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2010.
Sophie's Voice Foundation helps children with spina bifida
October 3, 2010 2:34 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(American Academy of Pediatrics) After their daughter, Sophie, was diagnosed with spina bifida at birth, actors Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker founded Sophie's Voice Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Kodjoe and Parker will tell their daughter's story and discuss...
