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FMCNA encourages dialysis patients to get vaccinated against flu

With early cases of seasonal flu already being reported in the U.S., Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), the nation's leading network of dialysis facilities, is strongly encouraging dialysis patients to get flu shots to protect themselves against this common infectious disease.

9 Oct 2013

Anesthesia Business Consultants unveils newest tool, F1RSTAnalytics at ASA Annual Convention

Anesthesia Business Consultants (ABC) announces today that it will unveil its newest tool, F1RSTAnalytics™ at the ASA Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA, October 12-16th. F1RSTAnalytics offers "Insight at Your Fingertips."

9 Oct 2013

FAIR Health uses dental claims data from FH NPIC in recent report published by U.S. GAO

FAIR Health, the leading independent data company that serves the healthcare system through data tools and education, is pleased to announce the use of its dental claims data in the recent report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

9 Oct 2013

Cost issues: Expensive patients; payoff from delaying aging; approving new treatments

Cost and quality issues in the news include research about the costliest U.S. patients, the potential that delaying aging instead of treating disease could have on extending life, and examining how the U.S. compares to other countries on approving new medical treatments.

9 Oct 2013

ECA Medical Instruments unveils new family of disposable Torque-Fast surgical instruments

ECA Medical Instruments, the leading designer and manufacturer of single-procedure torque-limiting and fixed-driver surgical instruments and kits for the medical industry and surgeons worldwide, unveiled its new family of disposable Torque-Fast instruments for safe and accurate securing of medical device implants.

9 Oct 2013

ProTip, Strasbourg University Hospitals complete first implantation of artificial larynx in human patient

ProTip SAS, the specialist developer of innovative medical devices for patients suffering from laryngeal malfunction, and Strasbourg University Hospitals today announce that they have successfully completed the first implantation of an artificial larynx in a human patient.

9 Oct 2013

AquaBased introduces new eco-friendly water-based adhesive for plastic-to-plastic bonding

AquaBased Technologies, a division of ADM Tronics Unlimited, Inc. (OTCQB:ADMT), has introduced AquaTack™ 7001-PAA, a new, eco-friendly, water-based adhesive specifically designed for use in flexographic presses and other roller coater applicators for the lamination of virtually any type of low surface energy plastic films as well as for other plastic-to-plastic bonding applications.

9 Oct 2013

Evaluate launches strategic sales analytics solution that provides global view of life sciences product sales

Evaluate Ltd. today announced the launch of a strategic sales analytics solution that provides commercial teams and the investment community with a comprehensive view of life sciences product sales by country.

9 Oct 2013

NeuroVigil opens satellite research lab at NASA to develop assistive technologies for ALS

NeuroVigil, Inc. is setting to collaborate with a number of partners in the Silicon Valley where it is opening a satellite research laboratory at NASA Research Park in Mountain View, CA, to develop assistive technologies for individuals suffering from ALS and other conditions affecting the central nervous system.

9 Oct 2013

Two gene mutations associated with increased risk of developing eating disorders

Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia often run in families, but identifying specific genes that increase a person's risk for these complex disorders has proved difficult.

9 Oct 2013

Software crash in first days viewed as root cause of exchange delays

The New York Times reports that a major software component crashed under the pressure posed by millions of visitors last week to the federal online insurance marketplace. Still, other technical issues beyond traffic also are at work, and some insurers say they are getting faulty and incomplete data from the new U.S.-run health exchange.

9 Oct 2013

Extremely high level intensity of Tabata-style workouts may be effective for cardio fitness

Can an effective cardiovascular workout be done in 20 minutes or less? Depending on level of intensity, yes it can, according to a recent study of Tabata-style workouts commissioned by American Council on Exercise (ACE).

9 Oct 2013

New booklet helps researchers decide about conducting clinical trials in Asia-Pacific region

A new booklet from Theorem Clinical Research is now available to help researchers at medical device companies decide if they want to conduct clinical trials in the Asia-Pacific region, and, if so, in what countries.

9 Oct 2013

Survey reveals 60% of Americans report of having Silicon Valley Syndrome

LUMO BodyTech, the makers of the LUMOback smart posture and movement feedback system, today announced national survey results revealing a widespread phenomenon LUMO calls 'Silicon Valley Syndrome'.

9 Oct 2013

X-spine launches three USFDA-cleared spinal implant systems

X-spine, a global leader in the design and manufacture of devices for the treatment of spinal disease, announces the market launch of three recently USFDA-cleared spinal implant systems. The systems are the IRIX-C cervical integrated interbody fusion system, the AXLE-X extended angle interspinous fixation system and the SILEX™ sacroiliac joint fusion system .

9 Oct 2013

Senate Democrats ponder 'clean' debt limit bill; GOP holds Obamacare ground

Democratic leaders in the Senate are mulling passing a "clean" bill -- one with no other policy changes -- that would increase the nation's debt limit. House Republican leadership continues to refuse any proposal that doesn't strike some parts of the new health law. In the meantime, talk about the government shutdown sometimes ignores the health law's role in it.

9 Oct 2013

Report: Even states opting out of Medicaid expansion will see enrollees, costs rise

Media outlets reported on a Kaiser Family Foundation study that projected a 5 percent jump next year in the number of people enrolled in the state-federal insurance program for the poor, even in states that will not expand eligibility.

9 Oct 2013

Nuventra launches innovative software platform for conducting population PK analyses

Nuventra Pharma Sciences, a specialty pharmaceutical consulting firm with global reach, is pleased to announce the launch and availability of an innovative software platform called Darwin for conducting population pharmacokinetic (PK) analyses based on a genetic algorithm paradigm.

9 Oct 2013

Healios K.K. successfully raised its target capital of 3 billion JPY (USD $30.6 million)

Healios K.K. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Hardy TS Kagimoto M.D.), a Japanese bioventure company at the forefront of developing innovative therapies utilizing human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) technology, is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised its target capital of 3 billion JPY (USD $30.6 million).

9 Oct 2013

Mitsubishi Electric to provide proton beam therapy system to Hakuhokai Group healthcare organization

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it will provide its innovative proton beam therapy system for cancer treatment to the Hakuhokai Group healthcare organization led by Chairman Motohisa Kojo in Osaka, Japan. The system will be installed at the Hakuhokai Group Osaka Proton Therapy Clinic scheduled to open in April 2016.

9 Oct 2013

Medical News

FMCNA encourages dialysis patients to get vaccinated against flu

Anesthesia Business Consultants unveils newest tool, F1RSTAnalytics at ASA Annual Convention

FAIR Health uses dental claims data from FH NPIC in recent report published by U.S. GAO

Cost issues: Expensive patients; payoff from delaying aging; approving new treatments

ECA Medical Instruments unveils new family of disposable Torque-Fast surgical instruments

ProTip, Strasbourg University Hospitals complete first implantation of artificial larynx in human patient

AquaBased introduces new eco-friendly water-based adhesive for plastic-to-plastic bonding

Evaluate launches strategic sales analytics solution that provides global view of life sciences product sales

NeuroVigil opens satellite research lab at NASA to develop assistive technologies for ALS

Two gene mutations associated with increased risk of developing eating disorders

Software crash in first days viewed as root cause of exchange delays

Extremely high level intensity of Tabata-style workouts may be effective for cardio fitness

New booklet helps researchers decide about conducting clinical trials in Asia-Pacific region

Survey reveals 60% of Americans report of having Silicon Valley Syndrome

X-spine launches three USFDA-cleared spinal implant systems

Senate Democrats ponder 'clean' debt limit bill; GOP holds Obamacare ground

Report: Even states opting out of Medicaid expansion will see enrollees, costs rise

Nuventra launches innovative software platform for conducting population PK analyses

Healios K.K. successfully raised its target capital of 3 billion JPY (USD $30.6 million)

Mitsubishi Electric to provide proton beam therapy system to Hakuhokai Group healthcare organization

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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