Medical Equipment News

Sunglass Hut , part of the Luxottica Retail group, recently opened its largest store in the U.S. here, featuring a sunwear selection more than two-and-a-half times larger than the average Sun Hut store and employing several dispensing, try-on and tablet technologies to engage customers.

North Georgia Technical College very proudly nominated Fanello Industries, Inc., of Franklin County and Raintree Essix Glenroe, a division of DENTSPLY International, for the honor of 2012 Manufacturer of the Year in the small business category.

New York-Penton Media, which publishes National Real Estate Investor , has formed a strategic marketing alliance with Reis Inc., a provider of commercial real estate market information and analytical tools.

The recession is over and good times are back, at least as far as CEOs of the four public companies based in the Colorado Springs area are concerned.

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With baby boomers being one of the biggest population bubbles, medical suppliers can be a healthy addition to a portfolio.

On Thursday, Patterson Companies, Inc. reported its fourth quarter earnings and discussed the following topics in its earnings conference call.

On Jan. 31, 2003, during a speech about the fight against HIV, President George W. Bush announced a key approval for a rapid test that could get far more infected people into treatment and slow the spread of the disease.

Three people have a new chance at life after they received heart transplants at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.

VeriFone Systems Inc A : Yesterday, VeriFone reported Q2 results that were stronger than expected, but the company struggles after providing weaker than expected guidance for Q3 and reestablishing the outlook for FY12.

In trading on Friday, medical instruments & supplies shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.6%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Delcath Systems , off about 35.7% and shares of Navidea Biopharmaceuticals off about 1.8% on the day.

's stock had its "neutral" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at UBS AG in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

"To get lifesaving drugs and devices to the patients that need them as quickly as possible, Congress must give the Food and Drug Administration the tools it needs to review and approve these products," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid stated on the Senate floor.

Bloomberg's Shannon Pettypiece reports on a catheter made by Medtronic Inc. that is used in an experimental 20-minute procedure to treat hypertension by cauterizing nerves near the kidneys that control blood pressure.

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Mr. Ward will succeed, Mr. Ian Quinn, the company founder, who will continue as a non-executive director of the Board.

Kinetic Concepts Inc. has named Peter Arnold the company's new senior vice president of innovation and strategic marketing.

Are you ready to get your scream on, Beliebers? Justin Bieber has announced a slew of tour dates for fall 2012 well into the early winter months of 2013.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on ZMH. Analysts at Zacks reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Zimmer Holdings in a research note to investors on Tuesday, May 1st.

Johnson & Johnson continues to trade at a historical high yield approaching 4%. A recent dividend boost from $0.57 a quarter to $0.61-- a 7% increase, was the 50th consecutive year of increased dividend payments paid by Johnson & Johnson.