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Covalon and Bard sign license agreement; Bard to apply Covalon's technology on its products

Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the "Company" or "Covalon") (TSX VENTURE:COV), an advanced medical products company, announced that it has signed a License Agreement as well as a Services and Supply Agreement with a division of C. R. Bard, Inc.

20 Oct 2009

On-line portal for training doctors and nurses on fall prevention and protection

Medical Nurse Training, Inc. (www.MedicalNurseTraining.com) is the premier on-line portal for training doctors and nurses on fall prevention and protection.

20 Oct 2009

National Health Partners adds third marketing firm to its internet marketing campaign

National Health Partners, Inc. (National Health) (OTCBB: NHPR), a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced today that it has added a third leading marketing firm to its internet marketing campaign.

20 Oct 2009

FTC Red Flags Rule compliance with message encryption

With the deadline for compliance with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Red Flags Rule looming, one Colorado Internet company is providing a simple solution -- encrypt your messages.

20 Oct 2009

Smoothduck releases new Windows software to speed up file search

Smoothduck Inc. has just released its new Windows software product, Where'sMyStuff?, designed to simplify and speed the tasks of finding and organizing files on PCs.

20 Oct 2009

Alberta revises its cervical cancer screening guideline

Alberta has revised its Cervical Cancer Screening Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) based on new technologies and epidemiologic evidence from Alberta and internationally.

20 Oct 2009

Tyrian Diagnostics and BD end collaboration to develop a Point-of-Care test for TB diagnosis

Tyrian Diagnostics Limited announced today that Tyrian and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) will not continue their collaboration to develop a Point-of-Care (PoC) test for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB).

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 20 Oct 2009

Cardiac Science and OMRON Healthcare sign distribution agreement

Cardiac Science Corporation (Nasdaq: CSCX), a global leader in automated external defibrillator (AED) and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices, entered into an exclusive agreement with OMRON Healthcare distribute Omron's vital signs and spot check monitors under the Cardiac Science brand in the United States and Canada.

20 Oct 2009

Conference to discuss the pent-up demand for home based eldercare personal robots

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that during their first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference November 4-5, 2009, attendees will be able to learn and discuss the basis for GeckoSystems' belief that pent-up demand exists for their cost effective, home based eldercare personal robots.

20 Oct 2009

Waters presents a new video on its UPLC Systems, Mass Spectrometers and SDMS software solutions

Waters Corporation has posted a new version of its online video showcase featuring compelling interviews with more than 50 scientists, development partners, and product experts in the fields of pharmaceutical discovery and development, food safety, environmental analysis, sports medicine, disease research and clinical toxicology and clinical research.

20 Oct 2009

Cork University Hospital uses a computer simulation system in its clinical trials

SensAble Technologies, Inc., announced that its customer, the Cork University Hospital, is leading clinical trials in two European hospitals using a haptically-enabled computer simulation system for testing physician competency in administering spinal anesthesia.

20 Oct 2009

Aspect Medical Systems to present a complete family of BIS monitoring technologies at ASA meeting

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting will feature 62 scientific presentations that reference BIS® monitoring when it convenes on October 17-21, 2009 in New Orleans. BIS-related research will cover a broad range of applications for BIS monitoring, including initial results from studies conducted as part of a comparative effectiveness research collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic as well as findings from a study evaluating use of a Composite Variability Index (CVI) that is based on BIS parameters.

20 Oct 2009

Remote-controlled robot for testing visual prosthesis

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created a remote-controlled robot that is able to simulate the "visual" experience of a blind person who has been implanted with a visual prosthesis, such as an artificial retina.

20 Oct 2009

PhRMA calls for appropriate incentives for continued biotechnology innovation

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Senior Vice President Ken Johnson issued the following statement today regarding appropriate incentives for continued biotechnology innovation:

20 Oct 2009

Preliminary findings from EDC survey presented at DIA 3rd Annual Clinical Forum

Preliminary findings from a new survey on electronic data capture (EDC) use in clinical trials were presented today at the Drug Information Association's (DIA) 3rd Annual Clinical Forum in Nice, France. The survey, titled "Investigational Site Perspectives on Clinical Trial Information Systems," is the first update to a 2001 survey published on the topic.

20 Oct 2009

Medical Marijuana offers "Turnkey Collective Solution" for collectives to conform to state laws

Medical Marijuana, Inc. is the ONLY company that provides the specific solutions the government is seeking in order for all collectives and co-ops to be in total compliance with state laws and city/county ordinances. Their revolutionary patent pending Tax Remittance Card and patent pending Inventory Management System and Supply Chain Network provides all of the tools necessary for regulatory authorities and industry operators alike to manage compliance efficiently and effectively.

20 Oct 2009

New survey shows 79% of seniors worry that they are not represented in Washington

As the nation continues its debate on health care reform and Social Security COLA, a new survey taken by RetireSafe finds that over 79 percent of more than 626 seniors responding to a poll expressed concerns that they were not represented in Washington.

20 Oct 2009

CMS requested for coverage of two FDG PET scans during the initial treatment

Seven medical imaging groups wrote a joint letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to formally request coverage of two fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) scans for a patient during the initial treatment evaluation. Currently, CMS covers only one FDG-PET study during initial treatment-a limitation that the groups believe is contrary to good clinical practice under certain circumstances.

20 Oct 2009

Seguro Surgical obtains global marketing rights to use a novel abdominal surgery device

Seguro Surgical, Inc., a medical device development company specializing in the commercialization of surgical instrumentation, today announced that it has acquired, from The Johns Hopkins University, the global marketing rights to a novel device for use in abdominal surgery.

20 Oct 2009

Non-invasive tool to increase facial volume and reverse some of the visible signs of aging

Faces don't lie when it comes to showing signs of aging. Yet gravity alone is not the sole determinant of the aging face. Studies have demonstrated that volume loss of soft tissue and bone is at least equally important to facial aging. The loss of volume in the face over time can cause deep lines, sunken areas around the eyes, temples, nose and jowls.

20 Oct 2009

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Covalon and Bard sign license agreement; Bard to apply Covalon's technology on its products

On-line portal for training doctors and nurses on fall prevention and protection

National Health Partners adds third marketing firm to its internet marketing campaign

FTC Red Flags Rule compliance with message encryption

Smoothduck releases new Windows software to speed up file search

Alberta revises its cervical cancer screening guideline

Tyrian Diagnostics and BD end collaboration to develop a Point-of-Care test for TB diagnosis

Cardiac Science and OMRON Healthcare sign distribution agreement

Conference to discuss the pent-up demand for home based eldercare personal robots

Waters presents a new video on its UPLC Systems, Mass Spectrometers and SDMS software solutions

Cork University Hospital uses a computer simulation system in its clinical trials

Aspect Medical Systems to present a complete family of BIS monitoring technologies at ASA meeting

Remote-controlled robot for testing visual prosthesis

PhRMA calls for appropriate incentives for continued biotechnology innovation

Preliminary findings from EDC survey presented at DIA 3rd Annual Clinical Forum

Medical Marijuana offers "Turnkey Collective Solution" for collectives to conform to state laws

New survey shows 79% of seniors worry that they are not represented in Washington

CMS requested for coverage of two FDG PET scans during the initial treatment

Seguro Surgical obtains global marketing rights to use a novel abdominal surgery device

Non-invasive tool to increase facial volume and reverse some of the visible signs of aging

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