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EDITORIAL: COSTLY TECHNOLOGY NOT 'ENEMY' OF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Illness, injury and disease" are the real "enemies" of the healthcare system, and not the cost of medical technology innovation, said one health expert in response to a July 20 article in the Pioneer Press on what some are calling a "medical arms
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PATENT LITIGATION WITH ROCHE RESOLVED, BIOSITE SAYS
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Biosite July 26 said it has resolved all outstanding patent litigation with Roche Diagnostics and several of that firm's
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SIEMENS CLOSES ACQUISITION OF DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Siemens AG said Thursday it has completed its acquisition of Diagnostic Products Corp. for $1.86 billion, or $58.50 a
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TRIE MEDICAL'S PRODUCT LINE IMPROVES STANDARD OF LAB TESTING FOR METERED DOSE INHALERS
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
TriE Medical, Inc., a privately held medical device development company, has developed a shake/fire system for the testing of metered dose inhalers, to be used as a research tool, formulation device, and to collect regulatory submission data for verification and validation
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UNIQUE EPILEPSY TREATMENT; "BRAIN PACEMAKER" DESIGNED AS EXTERNAL OR IMPLANT DEVICE
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
A unique nerve-stimulation treatment for epilepsy developed at UCLA offers a potential new alternative for tens of thousands of individuals unable to control their seizures with medication and ineligible for
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BIOPROGRESS GETS REGISTRATION FOR HYPOSALIX SPRAY AS A MEDICAL DEVICE
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
BioProgress PLC, the speciality pharmaceutical and healthcare company, said it has obtained registration for its Hyposalix spray for dry mouth as a medical device, and plans to launch the product in the EU within six
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FDA APPROVES NEW TEST FOR SCREENING INFECTION IN BABIES
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
A new test that screens babies for the presence of a common infection was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on
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SURGICAL TOOL TRADE ETHICS FEARS
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The purchase of surgical equipment should be bound by the same fair trade rules as foodstuffs like coffee, sugar or bananas, a researcher
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Benin Bans Harassment; U.S. Ignores Workers' Abuse
Topix
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The Republic of Benin's National Assembly voted July 17 to pass the country's first comprehensive sexual harassment legislation aimed at protecting girls and women in schools, workplaces and in homes, according ...
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Motorbike Taxis in Drive to Get Girls Into School
allAfrica.com
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
As Beninese school-children begin their annual break, the country's iconic motorbike taxis, or "Zemidjans", are joining a national drive to get all girls into
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MANUFACTURER IMPLANTED DEVICES WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT, FDA SAYS
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Galesburg Orthopedic Services did not obtain written consent from patients before implanting its devices, nor did it obtain FDA and institutional review board (IRB) approval before allowing patients to participate in clinical trials, the FDA said in a recent warning
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DEVICE, DRUG INDUSTRY EXCLUDED FROM ANTI-KICKBACK SAFE HARBOR
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
HHS is excluding device and drugmakers from a new protection from the anti-kickback statute designed to promote adoption of electronic health records, arguing that these sectors cannot be trusted to abide by the
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CMS PROPOSES RULE ON PAYMENTS FOR HOME-USE OXYGEN EQUIPMENT
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed payment changes for home-use oxygen equipment, oxygen contents and capped rental durable medical
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THERMOGENESIS CORP. SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH BIOMET BIOLOGICS, INC. TO PRODUCE INTRA-OPERATIVE AUTOLOGOUS FIBRIN SEALANT
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
ThermoGenesis Corp. announced that the Company entered into a development, license and supply agreement with Biomet Biologics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Biomet,
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NERITES CORPORATION SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH MIDWEST ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION TO CO-DEVELOP SURGICAL PRODUCT APPLICATIONS FOR NOVEL TISSUE ADHESIVES AND MEDICAL DEVICE COATINGS
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Nerites Corporation and the Midwest Orthopaedic Research Foundation (MORF) announced that they have signed an agreement to co-develop Nerites proprietary technologies for use as surgical adhesives and implant
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VYCOR VIEWSITE BRAIN AND SPINAL ACCESS SYSTEM GET FDA 510(K) APPROVAL TO MARKET
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Vycor Medical LLC announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its ViewSite Brain and Spinal Access
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SPECTRAL AND JUSTE ANNOUNCE SPANISH DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR EAA
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Spectral Diagnostics Inc. announced an agreement with JUSTE S.A.Q.F. ("JUSTE"), a leading supplier of in-vitro diagnostic technologies, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals in Spain, to sell and distribute Spectral's EAA Endotoxin Activity
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NEW MEDRAD 3.0T PROSTATE ECOIL ENABLES PERSONALIZED TREATMENT PLANNING
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Patients diagnosed with prostate cancer often undergo either a radical prostatectomy, complete removal of the prostate gland, or radiation treatment over large portions of the prostate to combat the
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NORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE ANNOUNCES FEASIBILITY STUDY OF ITS CORTICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION
FDAnews
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Northstar Neuroscience, Inc., a developer of medical devices for the treatment of neurological diseases and disorders, announced that the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for the company to conduct a clinical feasibility study of its cortical stimulation therapy system for the treatment of
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Call to fight HIV risk in young
Topix
- Sunday, August 13, 2006
Children orphaned by AIDS are increasingly vulnerable, says charity Governments and aid agencies should do more to help children protect themselves against HIV, according to the Plan International group.
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