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FDA Approves Abbott's XIENCE V Drug Eluting Stent
Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the XIENCE™ V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease.
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The Center for Radiation Therapy in California to Treat Cancer Patients with RapidArc Radiotherapy
The Center for Radiation Therapy of Beverly Hills became the first medical center in California yesterday to commence treating cancer patients with a revolutionary new technique utilizing RapidArc™ radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems
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GE healthcare partners with leading experts to create fetal heart rate monitoring interpretations an
GE Healthcare, a leading provider of maternal and infant care devices, announced an innovative clinical education program, designed specifically for physicians, midwives, nurses, residents and students in obstetrics, to enhance their knowledge of fetal heart rate monitoring. GE’s Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Interpretation and Management education program, developed in partnership with Frank Miller, M.D., FACOG and David Miller, M.D., FACOG, both leading experts in the field of fetal monitoring, emphasizes the importance of using standardized NICHD terminology to describe, communicate and interpret abnormal fetal heart rate tracings.
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QIAGEN Introduces Comprehensive Solution for Epigenetics
QIAGEN announced a significant expansion of its EpiTect product portfolio for epigenetics, one of the most dynamic areas in life sciences. With the five new products, QIAGEN now offers standardized solutions covering all steps of epigenetic research processes in molecular diagnostics, pharma and life sciences. By removing existing bottlenecks in epigenetic research, the new products are expected to advance progress in the development of new diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer and other diseases.
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Carestream Health Announces Worldwide Availability of Its Expanded Information Management Platform
Carestream Health, Inc., announced that its newest version of KODAK CARESTREAM Information Management Solutions (IMS) will be available worldwide by the end of June.
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Elekta Launch new Platform Developed to Provide a Clearer Understanding of Radiotherapy Solutions
Elekta have created a 3-D Virtual Clinic which offers radiation therapists, administrators, patients and investors alike a unique opportunity to better acquaint themselves with Elekta’s products and solutions and how they are interconnected.

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Innovative Treatment Machine from Varian Medical Officially Unveiled at Dijon Cancer Hospital
Cancer patients in eastern France now have access to advanced image-guided radiotherapy treatments with the arrival of the first Trilogy® linear accelerator in the country.
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UnitedHealth Group Launches New Social Responsibility Web Site
UnitedHealth Group unveiled a new Web site dedicated to social responsibility. The new Web site features UnitedHealth Group’s social responsibility commitment to preventing disease and promoting health, addressing racial and social disparities in health care, improving medical knowledge, encouraging volunteerism, and fostering corporate citizenship. The site builds on last year’s inaugural social responsibility report and continues the company’s commitment to accountability and transparency in all that it does.
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GE heatlhcare introduces the power of 3C imaging for SPEC/CT
GE Healthcare today launched the company’s next-generation applications to expand the capabilities of the company’s SPECT/CT flagship: Infinia Hawkeye 4. The new software applications, offered as Volumetrix Suite, are on display June 14-18 at the 55th annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine.
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Covidien Unveils Educational Bariatric Website www.bariatrics4diabetes.com
Covidien , a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the launch of www.bariatrics4diabetes.com, an educational website focused on bariatric surgery as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes.
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GE Healthcares application for adreview (Lobenguane I 123) accepted by the FDA for priority review
GE Healthcare announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated for priority review the New Drug Application (NDA) for AdreView. AdreView is a molecular imaging agent for the detection of neuroendocrine tumors in pediatric and adult patients.
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Carestream Health’s Newest Digital Dashboard Will Soon Be Available Worldwide
The newest generation of CARESTREAM Digital Dashboard that includes proactive notification for system events via e-mail or text messaging will be available worldwide on June 19.
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QIAGEN and Shanghai Biochip Corp. Sign Collaboration Agreement
QIAGEN Asia to supply RNAi and related solutions to China’s premier provider for drug discovery and development services
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ENDING CERVICAL CANCER FEATURED AT SUMMIT; QIAGEN CEO ISSUES A CALL TO GLOBAL WOMEN LEADERS
Hanoi, Vietnam – June 5 19, 2008 – QIAGEN was featured this week for its efforts to eliminate cervical cancer at the 14th annual Global Summit of Women in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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New study shows women with untreated symptomatc uterine fibroids have poorer health status
GE Healthcare and InSightec Ltd. announced today that a new study suggests that women with clinically significant uterine fibroids (UF) have poorer health status and more associated health conditions than their counterparts.
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Abbott Submits Application for Approval of XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System
Abbott announced that it has submitted an application forSeizo Hanbai Shonin (Marketing Authorization License) to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)/ Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) to gain approval for its XIENCE™ V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System to treat coronary artery disease.
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Mindray Donates Cash and Equipment for Sichuan Earthquake Relief
Mindray Medical International Limited, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced the company and its employees have together made cash donations of over RMB1.0 million through the Red Cross Society of China to help support the Sichuan earthquake disaster relief. In addition, Mr. Xu Hang and Mr. Li Xiting, Mindray's co-chief executive officers, together donated a combined value of over RMB3.2 million in high-quality, portable multi-parameter patient monitoring devices, which they purchased from the company at distributor list prices.
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GE healthcare life systems service team wins northface award for seventh consecutive year
For the seventh year in a row, GE Healthcare has won Omega Management Group’s prestigious NorthFace ScoreBoard Award™ for excellence in customer satisfaction and loyalty in servicing anesthesia machines and patient monitors.
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Elekta medical technology receives regulatory approval for Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion in Japan
Elekta, the international medical technology group and developer of Gamma Knife® surgery, will now be able to deliver and install the advanced technology at new and existing customer sites in Japan.
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Gambro donates dialysis equipment to help earthquake victims in Sichuan, China
Gambro is extending a helping hand to the victims of the May 12 earthquake in the Sichuan region in China by donating dialysis equipment and necessary disposables to Intensive Care Units as well as Hemodialysis clinics across the affected region.
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GE healthcare and Centrak introduce bed-level location technology to help healthcare providers
GE Healthcare, through a collaboration with CenTrak, Inc. of Newton, PA, today announced the availability of a new RFID technology capable of dividing a room or segmenting a bay by creating radio frequency identification (RFID) “virtual walls.”
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Autopulse non-invasive cardiac support pump and R series defibrilator showcased at European resuscit
ZOLL Medical Corporation, manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, today announced that it will display its range of resuscitation products—including the AutoPulse®  Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump and R Series™ Code-Ready™ defibrillator—at the 9th Scientific Congress of the European Resuscitation Council Stand #74 in Ghent, Belgium May 22-24th.  AutoPulse Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump
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Three Varian Clinac® Accelerators and Nine RapidArc Systems Ordered by Leading Danish Cancer Center
One of Denmark's leading cancer centers has placed an order for three new treatment machines and nine advanced RapidArc™ volumetric arc therapy systems from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), the world leader in radiotherapy.
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Cleveland Clinic and Google Launch National "Walk For Good" Campaign
Collaboration develops easy, interactive online walking program to provide consumers with a fun, easy way to achieve healthy living
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Karolinska Hospital to Offer Advanced RapidArc Cancer Treatments from Varian Medical Systems
RapidArc Systems Acquired as Part of Major Linear Accelerator Order at World-Famous Cancer Hospital
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Merge healthcare release of fusion PACS MX 3.0 featuring integrated digital mammography, and release
Merge Healthcare, a leading medical imaging software and services provider, today announced the release of Fusion PACS MX 3.0, featuring integrated Merge Mammo 7.10, Merge’s digital mammography application.
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Abbott Launches Next-Generation StarClose® SE Vascular Closure System
Abbott Park, Illinois — Abbott today announced the launch of the StarClose® SE Vascular Closure System, a next-generation vessel closure device engineered to enable fast, safe and secure closure of the femoral artery access site following a catheterization procedure. StarClose SE is available in the United States and Europe.
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Mindray Medical Completes Acquisition of Datascope's Patient Monitoring Business
Mindray Medical International Limited, a leading China-based developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Datascope Corporation's patient monitoring device business pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreement entered into on March 11, 2008.
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Covidien Announces Acquisition of Specialty Injection Devices from Pinyons Medical Technology, Inc.
Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Pinyons Medical Technology Inc., a privately-held company based in Park City, Utah, and its President and CEO, Shawn Fojtik, to acquire all assets related to the Pinyons POWRSyringe Injector and POWRSyringe Monitor handheld, manual injection and inflation devices.
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XIENCE V Drug Eluting Stent from Abbott Outperforms Market-Leading Stent in Reducing Major Adverse
Patients Treated with XIENCE™ V in SPIRIT III Trial Experience Better Long-Term Clinical Outcomes, Lower Rates of Stent Thrombosis than Patients Treated with TAXUS
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Edwards Lifesciences Celebrates One Million Heart Valve Patients and More at AATS 2008
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the world leader in the science of heart valves, announced that the company will celebrate a number of cardiac surgery milestones and product debuts at the 88th annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), May 10-14 in San Diego.
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Zoll's Lifevest fully automatic wearable Defibrillator and autopulse non-invasive cardiac support
ZOLL's Medical Corporation , a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, today announced that it will display its range of resuscitation products—including the LifeVest® wearable defibrillator and the AutoPulse®  Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump—in Booth #529 at the Heart Rhythm 2008 Exposition in San Francisco May 15-17th.
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A new dimension of ultrasound: The European debut of the new system Acuson S2000 from Siemens
Siemens Healthcare is showing its Acuson S2000, the first ultrasound system of the new product series S, at the ECR (European Congress of Radiology) 2008 in Vienna.
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GE Healthcare introduces new 3.0T MR Scanner
GE Healthcare today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company’s new 3.0T magnetic resonance (MR) scanner, the latest addition to GE’s Signa family of MR systems.
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3mensio has received CE Mark for its 3surgery and 3viseon workstation
The 3viseon™ 3D imaging workstation is a turn key solution which enables large medical datasets, generated by CT and MRI scanners, to be displayed as a three dimensional reconstruction using standard PC technology.
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Smith & Nephew Endoscopy launches the FOOTPRINT PK Suture Anchor for shoulder repair
Smith & Nephew’s Endoscopy Division today announced the launch of the FOOTPRINT PK Suture Anchor, a system used to attach rotator cuff tissue to bone in the shoulder.
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Varian Medical Systems Announces Record Demand for New RapidArc Radiotherapy Treatment Capability
Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced it has received morethan 60 orders for its new RapidArc radiotherapy product for faster image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). RapidArc orders have been concentrated in North America but have also come in from Europe and Asia since the product was introduced to the market in January, according to the company.
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GE Healthcare completes Acquistion of WHATMAN PLC
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Whatman plc, a global supplier of filtration products and technologies.
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Boston Scientific Named Healthcare Supplier of the Year by Global Healthcare Exchange
Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it has been named U.S. Healthcare Supplier of the Year in the GHXcellence Awards for achievements in improving supply chain performance. The award recognizes Boston Scientific's successful use of electronic transactions to improve supply chain efficiency for customers and suppliers.

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GE Healthcare for it Perioperaive Solutions selected by University of Tennessee Medical Center
GE Healthcare IT, a division of General Electric Company  and a leading provider of clinical, financial and administrative information technology solutions, announced today that it has signed an agreement with the University of Tennessee (UT) Medical Center.
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Smiths Medical to Distribute Abbott’s FreeStyle Navigator Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

Abbott Park, Illinois ( NYSE: ABT) and St. Paul, Minnesota — Smiths Medical MD will promote and distribute Abbott's FreeStyle Navigator Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. Smiths Medical MDis the manufacturer of the CozMore insulin technology system and the Deltec Cozmo insulin pump.

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Pfizer Inc and Avant Immunotherapeutics in Brain-Cancer Deal
AVANT Immunotherapeutics , acting through its wholly-owned subsidiary Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Pfizer will be granted an exclusive worldwide license to a therapeutic cancer vaccine candidate, CDX-110, in Phase 2 development for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). This agreement also gives Pfizer exclusive rights to the use of EGFRvIII vaccines in other potential indications.
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Euromed to provide accurate, effcient capturing healthcare information integrating with Speechmagic
London, United Kingdom -Euromed Networks today announced that it has signed a partnership with Philips Speech ecognition Systems, for the integration and distribution of the company’s SpeechMagic platform in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Euromed Networks’ digital dictation software MedSpeech now features Philips industrial grade speech recognition for accurate, convenient and efficient information capturing.
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MERGE HEALTHCARE ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF eFilm Scan 2.0™ AS STAND-ALONE SCANNING SOLUTION
Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE; TSX: MRG), a leading medical imaging software and services provider, announced today the release of eFilm Scan 2.0, an application designed to scan conventional medical films using third-party digitizers.
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Philips signs long-term healthcare research partnership with one of the largest Chinese hospitals

Royal Philips Electronics, announced that it has signed a long-term research partnership agreement with the West China Hospital, an affiliate of the Sichuan University in Chengdu, China.

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Abbott Lite Blood Glucose Monitoring System Now Available with No Coding for People With Diabetes
Newly Designed Blood Glucose Meter Easier to Read and Offers Next-Generation Benefits that Can Help People Improve Their Diabetes Management
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Covidien Unveils the Next Generation in Advanced Surgery
LigaSure Advance(TM) Instrument for Laparoscopic Procedures
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CAS Medical Systems, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results - Company to Host Conference Call today.
CAS Medical Systems, Inc. a medical device company focused on innovative, non-invasive monitoring that is vital to patient care, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
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Nonin Medical, Inc. is Recognized for its Role in Promoting Interoperability
Nonin Medical, Inc., a leading innovator of physiological monitoring solutions, has long envisioned a streamlined environment of interoperability with other medical equipment. Nonin continues to actively invest and incorporate innovative technologies that facilitate information flow without the need of proprietary interfaces.
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Advancing interoperability-Nonin Medical unveils world’s first Bluetooth-enabled, wireless fingertip
Nonin Medical, Inc., in an effort to address rising healthcare costs and promote the use of remote monitoring, unveiled the world’s first fingertip oximeter with Bluetooth wireless technology at the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) meeting in Seattle, WA. The revolutionary Onyx® II, Model 9560 fingertip pulse oximeter is designed for interoperability, meeting the requirements of the emerging Medical Device Profile (MDP), IEEE11073 and Continua compliance standards.
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CIGNA HealthCare and VCU Health System Renew Longstanding Relationship
CIGNA HealthCare and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health System announced today that they have entered a seven-year agreement preserving access for CIGNA members to VCU Health System facilities including Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Hospitals, the region’s only Level 1 trauma center
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Baxters V-Link Luer-Activated Device with VitalShield Protective Coating Now Available for Hospital
Baxter Healthcare Corporation today announced its V-Link Luer-activated device (LAD) with VitalShield protective coating, the first needleless intravenous (IV) connector to contain an antimicrobial coating, is now available for hospitals in the United States and Canada.
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Electronic Pipettes at Manual Pipette Prices
For a limited period Progen Scientific is pleased to offer its range of BioPette E electronic pipettes at discounted prices that are so good you would expect them to be manual pipettes.
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Price Promotion on Water Purification Systems from Progen Scientific
Progen Scientific Limited is introducing a long term price promotion on the TKA Smart2Pure range of systems for ultra pure water.
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Siemens Launches Wireless Asset Management and Tracking Solution for Healthcare Facilities

Siemens' AMT Offers Real-Time Information via Pocket PCs and Web Portals,  Setting the Stage for Better Patient Care, Cost Reductions, and Improved workflow.

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New Top Tips from Progen Scientific Limited
Progen Scientific Limited of Mexborough, South Yorkshire has teamed up with Telstar to offer customers the new range of Top Tips newsletters from Telstar.
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Bayer Affiliate MEDRAD Announces Completion of Subsequent Period for Shares of Possis Medical
Leverkusen, Germany / Pittsburgh, PA, USA– Bayer HealthCare affiliate MEDRAD, Inc. announced today the completion of its tender offer for the outstanding shares of common stock of Possis Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: POSS).
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dbMotion Appoints President, North America to Lead Growth
Healthcare veteran Peter A. McClennen appointed President, North America - bringing proven track record in growth and executive leadership
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Wright Medical Completes Acquisition of INBONE Technologies, Inc.
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI), a global orthopaedic manufacturer, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of INBONE Technologies, Inc., for an initial cash payment of $24 million, guaranteed minimum future payments of $3.7 million and potential additional cash payments based upon the future operational and financial performance of the company.
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International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Forms Partnership with the Labs Are Vital Initiative
Promoting the Critical Role of Laboratory Professionals and Addressing the Issues Facing Clinical Labs Worldwide
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Mindray's Laptop-size M5 and BS-200 Receive FDA Clearance
Company Announces Update on Product Approval Pipeline
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CIGNA HealthCare Signs New Agreements with MacNeal Hospital and Weiss Memorial Hospital
CIGNA HealthCare announced an agreement continuing its member access to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, Ill., and Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Both MacNeal and Weiss Memorial are affiliated with Vanguard Health Systems, which also has hospitals in Arizona, Massachusetts and Texas.
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GE Healthcare Completes Acquisition of Versamed Corporation.
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, has announced  that it has completed the acquisition of VersaMed Corporation, a provider of portable critical care ventilators for respiratory care.
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AtriCure Coolrail linear Ablation Pen Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance
AtriCure, Inc. , a medical device company and leader in cardiac surgical ablation systems, has announced that its Coolrail™ linear ablation pen received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the ablation of cardiac tissue. Additionally, the first patient was successfully treated using the AtriCure Coolrail™ Linear Ablation Pen.
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Alsius Corporation Receives Regulatory Approval in China and Mexico
Alsius Corporation , the worldwide leader in intravascular patient temperature management therapies, has received approval from regulatory authorities in China and Mexico to market its intravascular temperature management (IVTM(TM)) systems and catheters in those countries. Alsius IVTM(TM) provides cooling and warming therapy via a computer-controlled temperature regulation system that connects to Alsius' proprietary heat exchange catheters.
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Possis Medical Shareholder Suit Dismissed on Appeal
Possis Medical, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of pioneering medical devices used in endovascular procedures, has announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the Federal District Court's dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit that was filed June 5, 2005.
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Mindray to Acquire Datascope's Patient Monitoring Business for US$202 million
Creates significant synergy opportunities by combining Mindray's leading China-based R&D and production platform and Datascope's strong US-based direct sales and service network Provides powerful platform for Mindray's international expansion in United States and Europe
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Siemens Consortium to Construct Particle Therapy Center at the University Clinic of Schleswig-Holste
Siemens Healthcare has  announced that the University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein (UC S-H) commissioned a consortium of bidders, including Siemens, Bilfinger Berger and HSG Technischer Service, with the construction and operation of the first particle therapy center (PTC) in Northern Germany. With overall costs of approximately 250 million euros, this represents the largest public private partnership project (PPP) ever launched in the German healthcare sector.
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Philips Aligns Healthcare Informatics Business To Simplify The Flow Of Patient Data
Royal Philips Electronics has announced a new structure for its Healthcare Informatics business to align its entire portfolio of clinical information solutions including patient monitoring, enterprise and clinical image management, anesthesia information,
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Walgreens Creates New Health and Wellness Division as Part of Strategic Move to expand Health Care
To provide patients with greater access to quality, affordable and convenient health care near their homes and at work, Walgreen Co.has created a new Walgreens Health and Wellness division.
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Covidien Introduces Three Access Products for Advanced Minimally Invasive Procedures
Covidien  a leading global provider of healthcare products, has announced that its Surgical Devices business unit has introduced three access products, VersaStep(TM) Plus 15mm, Visiport(TM) Plus with fixation and Versaport(TM) Plus RPF 15mm with fixation. The products are now available in the United States and are scheduled to be launched in other markets over the next several months.

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Clinical Trial of a Fully Bioabsorbable Drug Eluting Coronary

Future Generation Treatment from Abbott Shows No Thrombosis, Low MACE Rates Out to One Year in Preliminary Clinical Study of Thirty Patients

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U.S. FDA Licenses DAPTACEL® vaccine for the Fifth Consecutive Dose in the Pediatric DTaP Immunizatio
DAPTACEL vaccine is licensed for the entire immunization series to protect against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis
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Klinikum Mansfelder Land & Pflege gGmbH Eisleben
The Urology Clinic at the Klinikum Mansfelder Land & Pflege gGmbH in Eisleben offers high-tech options for diagnosing and treating the male and female urogenital tract.
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Klinikum Mansfelder Land & Pflege gGmbH: New laser vaporizes prostate tissue even more effectively
Now the innovative LIFE™ laser therapy for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is also available at the Klinikum Mansfelder Land & Pflege gGmbH – For the first time, prostate tissue can be gently removed without secondary bleeding – The therapy enables short treatment durations, quick recovery and only slight post-operative risks – Since January 1, 2008, in-patient treatment is reimbursed by statutory health insurance providers
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Cardax FT V5.20 maintains system’s position as a leading edge security integration platform
Packed with new features and enhancements, Cardax FT V5.20, was released on 2 April, 2008. Daniel McVeagh, Cardax Product Manager, defines this version of Cardax FT as “delivering a great combination of new technologies, smarter installation tools, and improved usability for our valued customers”.
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Abbott's HUMIRA® (adalimumab) Shows Long-Term Improvement In Fistula Response
March 13, 2008 - Abbott announced today the first two-year data for Crohn's disease patients with fistulas, which show that more than half of patients receiving HUMIRA® (adalimumab) had continued fistula healing. These data were presented at the European Crohn's and Colitis Organization (ECCO) Annual Meeting in Lyon, France. Fistulas are tunnels that form between the intestine and other parts of the body and are considered one of the most painful complications of Crohn's disease. Fistula healing in these studies was defined as complete cessation of fistula drainage.
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Clinical Oncology Publishes Findings from 1st-Ever Initiative on Sustainable Breast Cancer Treatment
In response to the growing burden of cancer in the developing world, AstraZeneca, in partnership with Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa, The Ethiopian Ministry of Health and AXIOS, developed a framework two years ago for the first-ever programme to raise awareness, diagnose and treat breast cancer in Ethiopia. The interim results of this five-year initiative are reported in the March edition of Clinical Oncology*.
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Abbott Receives CE Mark for Smaller-Size XIENCE™ V Drug Eluting Stent
Abbott has announced  that it has received CE Mark (Conformité Européene) approval for a 2.25 mm version of its XIENCE™ V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, offering physicians a smaller stent based upon the proven efficacy, positive safety results and excellent deliverability of XIENCE V. The addition of the 2.25 mm stent to the XIENCE V portfolio gives physicians access to a wider range of stent sizes for treating a variety of patient types.
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Abbott Announces Approval of first fully Automated Blood Screening Test for HTLV-I/HTLV-II
Abbott has announced that it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its fully automated HTLV-I/HTLV-II blood screening test for use on the ABBOTT PRISM instrument. The test is intended for use by laboratories to screen individual donations of blood and plasma for antibodies to human T - lymphotropic virus Type I and/or human T-lymphotropic virus Type II (anti-HTLV-I/HTLV-II).
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Abbott to collaborate with Genentech, Roche and OSI on molecular test for lung cancer therapy
Abbott's FISH Technology Provides Analytical Tool with Potential to Assess Clinical Response to Lung Cancer Treatment in Patients with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
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OWH, Amyris and Sanofi-aventis Announce Development Agreement for Semisynthetic Artemisinin
The Institute for One World Health (iOWH), the US-based nonprofit pharmaceutical company, together with synthetic biology innovator Amyris Biotechnologies, and leading pharmaceutical company sanofi-aventis today announced they have entered into an agreement for the development of semisynthetic artemisinin, a key ingredient in first-line malariatreatments. This partnership will build on technology originated by Professor Jay Keasling at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Siemens Receives FDA Approval for the VERSANT 440 Molecular System
Siemens Healthcare  announced , VERSANT(TM) 440 Molecular System has been approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use with the VERSANT HCV RNA 3.0 assay for management of HCV-infected patients undergoing antiviral therapy. The VERSANT 440 Molecular System represents the next generation in automated viral load testing, providing laboratories with greater throughput and less hands-on time, maximizing productivity to meet the evolving needs of the clinical laboratory.
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Sanofi Pasteur, SSI sign pact for developing TB vaccine
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis group, has signed a collaborative research and license agreement with the Statens Serum Institut of Denmark (SSI), one of the world’s leading producers of BCG and has for more than a century worked within the field of prevention and control of TB, for the development and marketing of a new vaccine against tuberculosis, a disease that causes the death of two million people, worldwide, each year.
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GE Healthcare’s Centricity Clinical Information Systems Receive CE-Mark as Medical Device In Europe
GE Healthcare, the US$17 billion healthcare business of global technology, media and financial services company, General Electric company (GE), today announced that its Centricity Clinical Information Systems (CIS), Centricity Anesthesia and Centricity Critical Care received the CE-Mark as a medical device according to the European Union Medical Device Directive
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EAU Congress 2008, Milan:biolitec is introducing the LIFE Laser System for BPH treatment at the most
The new biolitec LIFE™ Laser System for treating benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) at 23rd Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology (EAU) in Milan – Portable laser system enables outpatient treatment – Reduced treatment time and minimal post-operative side effects – Since January 1st, inpatient procedure is reimbursed by German statutory health insurance providers
Jena/ Germany, Milan/ Italy, March 18th, 2008 – www.biolitec.com - From 26 to 28 March 2008, the German biotech company biolitec AG introduces its innovative BPH laser therapy LIFE™ (Laser Induced Flow Enhancement) at the 23rd Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology (EAU) to the international urology trade visitors in Milan.
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3mensio announces FDA clearance of 3surgery Vascular Imaging software
3mensio Medical Imaging BV today announced that the company received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market the 3surgery™ Vascular Imaging (VI) software.
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West Pharmaceutical Services to Present at the 2008 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc  announced that Donald E. Morel, Jr., Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and William Federici, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the 2008 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference at 3:00 p.m.
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IntelePACS Ranks Number One in the KLAS Year End Top 20 Report Card for Other Physician Practices.
Intelerad Medical Systems, a top rated PACS supplier to hospitals, imaging centers and teleradiology groups, is proud to announce that IntelePACS has been ranked number one in the KLAS year end 'Top 20' report card for the category of PACS for other physician practices.
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East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust Choose BIOQUELL to Aid With Their ‘Deep Cleaning’ Programme
East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has become the second Trust to deploy BIOQUELL's Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour ("HPV") bio-decontamination technology. In order to reduce hospital acquired infections the Trust is undertaking a 'deep clean' programme in line with the British government's initiative to carry out a national ward-by-ward clean.
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Xtreme Everest Takes SunTech Medical OEM NIBP to the Top of the World
SunTech Medical's blood pressure technology (OEM NIBP) provides Xtreme Everest with vital blood pressure data
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SWann-Morton Surgical Handles - What does the Future Hold?
December saw the completion of the move of the Surgical Handle manufacturing Department from
"Unit 1" occupied for over 20 years to the new Cobb Works site opposite the main building in Owlerton Green, Sheffield.
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Epoka to Attend Arab Health
World-leading suppliers of second-user medical imaging equipment and devices Epoka Medic Mission will be attending Arab Health in Dubai from the 27th to the 31st of January 2008.
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World Congress on Controversies in Neurology – Berlin, September 2007
The First World Congress on Controversies in Neurology was held in the beautiful and historically   remarkable city of Berlin in September 2007. Its purpose was to encourage reasoned debate amongst   practising physicians and researchers surrounding the many controversial issues emerging in neurology,   with the aim of crystallising them into practical clinical conclusions.
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Movement Disorder Society
The congresses of the Movement Disorder Society have always been a platform for the discussion of various movement disorders, with stimulating presentations on current studies and types of treatment available. The first congress was held in 1990, and this year the Movement Disorder Society held its 11th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Istanbul (Turkey).
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