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4 hrs ago | MediLexicon

Aradigm Doses First Patient In Long-Term Phase 2 Study Of A Novel...

Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 18 Nov 2009 Aradigm Corporation announced that the first patient was dosed in a 6-month, multicenter, international Phase 2 clinical trial of a novel version of inhaled ciprofloxacin in 40 adult patients with non-cystic fibrosis ...

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Related Topix: Biotech, Startups, Medicine, Aradigm, Healthcare Industry, Cipro, Ciprofloxacin (generic), Medication

12 hrs ago | The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Coventry, BJ's Wholesale, Vivus are big movers

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Coventry Health Care Inc., down 63 cents at $23.05 An analyst said the health insurer will likely offer a disappointing 2010 earnings outlook and may be hit hard by health care reforms.

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Related Topix: VIVUS, Biotech, Medicine, Coventry Health Care, Healthcare Industry, Financial Markets, Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Security, United Technologies Corporation, Oil & Gas, Smith International, Energy, Retail, BJs Wholesale Club

Fri Nov 20, 2009

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci S approved in Japan

Robotic surgical device maker Intuitive Surgical Inc. said Friday its da Vinci S system received regulatory approval in Japan.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Intuitive Surgical, Healthcare Industry, Startups

Minyanville

Upgrades & Downgrades: Toasting Bud With a Buy Rating

For the loneliest number, one sure has a lot of company. A one point gain took the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to within one percent of its retracement level while one dollar will suffice as a salary for Citigroup's CEO.

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Related Topix: C R Bard, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Retail, Saks, Financial Markets, Financial Services, Investment Services, Dickinson, TX

The Post Chronicle

New Thoratec Heart Pump Beats Older Model In Study

Advanced heart failure patients who received Thoratec Corp's new pump awaiting U.S. approval as an alternative to heart transplants lived longer and fared far better than those getting the company's older HeartMate XVE device, researchers said on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Thoratec, Health

Medical News

Medtronic launches an educational campaign to raise awareness of overactive bladder

Medtronic, Inc. today announced the kick-off of an educational campaign aimed at raising awareness among women of overactive bladder , a serious condition that can severely impact patients' lives.

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Related Topix: Medtronic, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Health

Thu Nov 19, 2009

People's Daily Online

Chinese Fosun Pharma rises on acquisition deal

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceuticals Co., or Fosun Pharma, rises slightly Thursday morning at the Shanghai Stock Exchange after it announced to have bought stake in the Nasdaq-listed Chindex International Inc.

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Related Topix: China, Asia, World News, Chindex International, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

ABC News - Brian Ross

OraSure Settles HIV Test Patent Lawsuit

OraSure Technologies Inc., which makes diagnostic kits to detect HIV and drug use, said Thursday it will pay Inverness Medical $3 million to settle a patent dispute over HIV tests.

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Related Topix: OraSure Technologies, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

MediLexicon

Destination Therapy Trial Data Demonstrate Superiority For HeartMate II(R) Over HeartMate(R) XVE

Thoratec Corporation , a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, said that data released from the Destination Therapy pivotal trial for the HeartMate II left ventricular assist system demonstrate that the device achieved statistically superior results over the HeartMate XVE, ...

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Thoratec, Startups, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Duke University, University of Louisville, Health

Medical News

New resuscitation program shows major improvement in patient outcome after cardiac arrest

ZOLL Medical Corporation announced today that in a a oeBest of the Besta presentation at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium in Orlando Florida, Daniel P. Davis, M.D., presented research from the University of California Resuscitation Research Center that shows a major improvement in patient outcome after cardiac arrest.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Zoll Medical, Healthcare Industry, UC San Diego, Health

Wed Nov 18, 2009

CBS News

Delcath Systems Share Offering Raises $32 Million

Delcath Systems Inc., a developer of a cancer-drug delivery device, said Wednesday it raised $32.4 million in net proceeds from a public stock offering.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Delcath Systems, Healthcare Industry

Grand Junction Free Press

Drilling co. ordered to give up employment records

A Houston-based oil and gas drilling company facing complaints of racial discrimination has been ordered to turn over its personnel records as part of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Healthcare Industry

ABC News

Medtronic Gets FDA Warning on Heart Implant Unit

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2005, the "Rising Man" symbol stands in front of the Fridley, Minn., based... FILE - In this Aug.

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Related Topix: Medtronic, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Fridley, MN

TheStreet.com

Vivus Seeks Faster ED Drug: Biobuzz

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- For men who want sex now, but um, can't quite get the equipment working fast enough, Vivus might have a new drug for you.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, VIVUS, Healthcare Industry, Mountain View, CA, Erectile Dysfunction, Health, Business News

MediLexicon

Medtronic-Sponsored Study Indicates Bi-Ventricular Pacing Superior To ...

Pacing the two lower chambers of the heart, or bi-ventricular pacing, prevented cardiac enlargement as compared to only pacing the right ventricle in pacemaker patients with normal pumping hearts, according to results presented from the Pacing to Avoid Cardiac Enlargement trial, a clinical study supported by Medtronic, Inc.

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Related Topix: Medtronic, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Orlando Metro, Orlando, FL, Canada, Health

Tue Nov 17, 2009

MediLexicon

Cerus Corporation Receives FDA Blood Products Advisory Committee...

Main Category: Blood / Hematology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Cerus Corporation announced that the FDA's Blood Products Advisory Committee rendered a positive opinion on the proposed hemostatic efficacy and safety endpoints for a potential U.S. Phase III clinical trial of the INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Startups, Cerus, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Marketing

ABC News

Wright Medical Names New Chief Financial Officer

Orthopedic device maker Wright Medical Group Inc. said Monday it named Lance A. Berry senior vice president and chief financial officer, replacing outgoing financial chief John K. Bakewell.

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Related Topix: Wright Medical, Healthcare Industry, Medicine

Chicago Tribune

Hologic down as panel advises against breast scans for some women; analyst says sales may drop

Shares of digital mammogram system maker Hologic Inc. fell Tuesday after a government task force recommended that women wait longer before having mammograms, and have the breast examinations less often.

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Related Topix: Hologic, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Bedford, MA, Business News

Freshnews

CONMED Linvatec Announces Launch of Novel Biocomposite Technology and Related Matryx(TM) Biocomposite Interference Screws

These new screws represent the latest advance in biocomposite material technology that allows CONMED Linvatec to produce the smallest Biocomposite Interference screw available on the market today for primary fixation of ACL and PCL grafts.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Industry, CONMED, Utica Metro, Utica, NY

PR-inside.com

Antares Pharma, Inc. - Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare - Deals and...

Antares Pharma, Inc. - Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare - Deals and Alliances Profile - new report released 2009-11-16 06:19:20 - Antares Pharma, Inc.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Healthcare Industry

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