According to the American Cancer Society, more than one million people are diagnosed with cancer each year. In the United States, about 1 out of every 2 men and 1 out of…
GE offers healthcare solutions at F1
Abu Dhabi 31st October 2009 GE Healthcare and GE Consumer & Industrial have installed medical and industrial solutions at the Formula 1 Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, which will help keep…
For People on Dialysis, Too Thin Can Be Risky
SUNDAY, Nov. 1 2009 : A new study has found that Dialysis patients with very low body fat are much more likely to die than healthier/fat people on dialysis, even those with…
MMC’s disposal of biomed waste fails to take off
MARGAO: Ten months after the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) set the ball rolling to put together a system for safe disposal of biomedical waste generated in the city, the process lies in…
Functional Human Germ Cells Created in the Laboratory for the First Time
Stanford University School of Medicine, Center for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Education, has released results of their recent research showing the ability to take embryonic stem cells and prod them…
Beginning of the end for the Latin-letter web
The future of the internet came into slightly better focus today when International Domains regulator ICANN, announced it will allow the use of web addresses written wholly in non-latin characters. “Right now Internet…
Diabetes Congress in Dubai from November 7th 2009
DUBAI — International experts are expected to address the growing prevalence of diabetes in the United Arab Emirates at the two-day Emirates Diabetes Congress (EDC 2009), which will take place in Dubai…
Siemens Delivers Flash Speed, Lowest Dose to Arnold Palmer Children Hospital
MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 28 Siemens Healthcare’s SOMATOM® Definition Flash dual-source computed tomography (CT) scanner is now poised to assist Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Fla., to better serve its pediatric patients….
The role of biomedical research in malaria eradication
Although malaria has been controlled in many local and regional populations, the permanent elimination of malaria parasites throughout the world remains an elusive goal, and the disease continues to claim nearly one…
Scottish Start Up Acquires A Breakthrough Global Healthcare Technology Firm In A Stock Swap
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, October 2, 2009 – “Offsurance, Inc., a Delaware headquartered global healthcare company will now become a wholly owned subsidiary of Offsurance, Limited, a Scottish technology startup”, says a beaming CEO,…
“We Serve,” The Biomedical Engineering School Drexel University’s New Program
The Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems School has implemented “We Serve,” the school’s newest program that focuses on community outreach for students majoring in biomedical engineering. The program provides an opportunity…
Merit Medical Systems signs agreement with Vysera Biomedical for valve technology
Oct 28, 2009 (Datamonitor Financial Deals Tracker via COMTEX) — MMSI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Merit Medical Systems, Inc., a US-based disposable medical products company, has concluded…
SC MedTech Conference will highlight biomedical entrepreneurship
The fifth annual SC MedTech Conference is to run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Westin Poinsett hotel in Greenville. Gregory F. Zaic, a senior partner with Nexus Medical Partners,…
Multiple Hyperbaric Chamber Sales announced
Environmental Tectonics Corporation’s BioMedical Division Announces Multiple Hyperbaric Chamber Sales SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Environmental Tectonics Corporation’s (OTC Bulletin Board: ETCC) (“ETC” or the “Company”) BioMedical Division today announced a…
Medtronic announces Melody Transcatheter trial results
MINNEAPOLIS Clinical trial results published in this week’s Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) describe six-month outcomes for patients using the Melody® Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve from Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT)….