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Globus Medical's Pivot system infringes Medtronic patents, confirms US Appeals Court

Medtronic announced today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed that the Pivot system offered by Globus Medical infringes two patents owned by Medtronic.

10 Feb 2011

Protein cross-linking enzymes in foods can affect physiological characteristics

Protein modification via enzymatic cross-linking is an attractive way for altering food structure so as to create products with increased quality and nutritional value. These modifications are expected to affect not only the structure and physico-chemical properties of proteins but also their physiological characteristics, such as digestibility in the GI-tract and allergenicity.

10 Feb 2011

Study shows pregnant teens have aspirations to continue education, pursue careers

The United States has the highest adolescent pregnancy and birth rate among developed countries in the world. Many mistakenly believe that teens who become pregnant do not have aspirations of going to college or finding a good job.

10 Feb 2011

Advocates help improve care and outcomes for American Indian patients

Statistics show wide health disparities between American Indians and the rest of the population. For instance, American Indians are six times more likely to die from tuberculosis and twice as likely to die from diabetes than other Americans.

10 Feb 2011

Rcadia receives FDA 510(k) clearance for enhanced COR Analyzer System to assess coronary branch vessels

Rcadia Medical Imaging announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for an enhanced version of its COR Analyzer® System to assess coronary branch vessels in addition to main coronary arteries in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).

10 Feb 2011

Department of VA launches new, enhanced services for caregivers of Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching the first of a series of new and enhanced services supporting family caregivers of seriously ill and injured Veterans.

10 Feb 2011

BD and UCLB enter agreement for development of new diagnostics for ovarian, breast cancer

UCL Business (UCLB), a wholly owned subsidiary of University College London (UCL), and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, announced today an agreement aimed at improving the early detection of ovarian and breast cancers to ultimately enable earlier and more effective treatment.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 10 Feb 2011

APS announces new online public access initiative for US high schools

The American Physical Society announces a new public access initiative that will give high school students and teachers in the United States full use of all online APS journals, from the most recent articles back to the first issue in 1893, a collection including over 400,000 scientific research papers.

10 Feb 2011

FDA proposes plan to speed medical device reviews

The approach, which would focus on first-of-a-kind devices with the potential to make a significant difference for patients, could cut in half the current amount of time spent reviewing most new devices.

10 Feb 2011

BG Medicine underwriters exercise over-allotment option in full

BG Medicine today announced that the underwriters of its initial public offering have exercised in full their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 750,000 shares of BG Medicine's common stock at $7.00 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

10 Feb 2011

New research: Motorcycle helmets appear to reduce cervical spine injury

Motorcycle helmets, long known to dramatically reduce the number of brain injuries and deaths from crashes, appear to also be associated with a lower risk of cervical spine injury, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests.

10 Feb 2011

BioSan announces precautionary voluntary recall over undeclared soy in Essentials, RightFoods products

BioSan Laboratories announced today a recall of products in its Essentials™ and RightFoods™ lines because they may contain undeclared soy. BioSan Laboratories has not received any reports of adverse or allergic reactions to these products. Although the levels of soy are low, people with soy allergies risk an allergic reaction if they consume these products.

10 Feb 2011

Myriad Genetics' 46-gene PROLARIS molecular diagnostic test predicts prostate cancer outcome

Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced today that a study published in Lancet Oncology shows the Company's 46-gene PROLARIS™ molecular diagnostic test significantly predicts prostate cancer outcome.

10 Feb 2011

House Republicans push anti-abortion bills

Two bills have been introduced in the House but Senate Democrats vow to stop their progress if they clear the lower chamber.

10 Feb 2011

New low-cost Medicare Supplement insurance policy is now available for Georgia seniors

A new low-cost Medicare Supplement insurance policy is now approved for sale to seniors in Georgia. The Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commission has approved a very low-cost Medicare Supplement insurance plan for seniors and Georgia is among the first states in the nation to allow this supplemental insurance plan to be offered to its citizens.

10 Feb 2011

OraSure registers $3.5 million net loss for full year 2010

OraSure Technologies, Inc., a market leader in oral fluid diagnostics, today announced revenues of $75.0 million and $18.8 million for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2010, respectively. This compares to revenues of $77.0 million and $20.9 million for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2009.

10 Feb 2011

E-cigarettes produce abstinence rates nearly double that of traditional method

Two new studies available online and being published in the April edition of the American Journal of Preventative Medicine find that electronic cigarettes produces abstinence rates nearly double that of traditional nicotine replacement methods and that consumer interest in e-cigarettes is currently much higher than interest in traditional nicotine replacement products.

10 Feb 2011

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Globus Medical's Pivot system infringes Medtronic patents, confirms US Appeals Court

Protein cross-linking enzymes in foods can affect physiological characteristics

Study shows pregnant teens have aspirations to continue education, pursue careers

Advocates help improve care and outcomes for American Indian patients

Rcadia receives FDA 510(k) clearance for enhanced COR Analyzer System to assess coronary branch vessels

Department of VA launches new, enhanced services for caregivers of Veterans

BD and UCLB enter agreement for development of new diagnostics for ovarian, breast cancer

APS announces new online public access initiative for US high schools

FDA proposes plan to speed medical device reviews

BG Medicine underwriters exercise over-allotment option in full

New research: Motorcycle helmets appear to reduce cervical spine injury

BioSan announces precautionary voluntary recall over undeclared soy in Essentials, RightFoods products

Myriad Genetics' 46-gene PROLARIS molecular diagnostic test predicts prostate cancer outcome

House Republicans push anti-abortion bills

New low-cost Medicare Supplement insurance policy is now available for Georgia seniors

OraSure registers $3.5 million net loss for full year 2010

E-cigarettes produce abstinence rates nearly double that of traditional method

Study: Drug-eluting stents outperform BMS for revascularization of CTOs

GOP advances plan to block health law funding

Study: New curcumin-hybrid compound may help protect, regenerate brain cells after stroke

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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