16:47 - 20/05/2012

Medtronic Gets FDA Nod for Renal Denervation Trial



We last reported on Ardian’s Symplify system of renal denervation for treatment-resistant hypertension in Nov. 2010

Since



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06:35 - 17/07/2011 dalim13

Toumaz Receives FDA Approval for Sensium Digital Plaster Disposable Wireless Body Monitoring Device

Toumaz has received FDA approval for the Sensium Digital Plaster an ultra-small, ultra-low power wireless body-worn monitor that can collect vital signs data, including temperature, heart rate and



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06:30 - 17/07/2011 dalim13

Brass Prototype Parts for Medical Designers


Brass Prototype Parts for Medical Designers
Europe


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22:06 - 16/07/2011 dalim13

Noninvasive treatment for depression passes test

Brainsway clinical trialsIsrael-based Brainsway Ltd. reported positive results from the final stage of testing its noninvasive



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21:50 - 16/07/2011 dalim13

New Findings in Alzheimer’s Prevention

According to recent findings presented at the International Alzheimer’s Association Conference last summer, scientists remain confident that they’re closer to finding solutions that both identify the cause, and can help prevent the onset, of Alzheimer’s disease.

One new way that scientists are starting to understand the science of Alzheimer’s includes brain plaques. These are the clumps and strands of protein that form when the brain cells die. Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have begun to use newly

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21:49 - 16/07/2011 dalim13

Pharmacists in Quebec, Canada want more power over prescribing medication to patients


The Quebec Order of Pharmacists is asking for the provincial government to introduce a new legislation which would give pharmacists the power to make changes to a patient’s prescriptions instead of sending them back to the doctor.

Approximately two million people in Quebec do not have a family physician, thus are finding it very difficult to not only be prescribed with medication, but receive a proper diagnosis as well.

The proposed



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21:47 - 16/07/2011 dalim13