MELBOURNE, Fla., May 11 Medicomp Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of United Therapeutics Corporation announced today the successful launch of its Holter Monitoring equipment on the International Space Station. Medicomp was selected to ...
MENLO PARK, Calif., May 11 SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, announced today that researchers have developed an anti-angiogenic molecule SR16388 that has demonstrated preclinical antitumor ...
CINCINNATI, May 11 Ethicon Endo-Surgery today introduced a new addition to its HARMONIC® line of surgical devices, the HARMONIC FOCUS® Long Curved Shears, which is specifically designed for use in open procedures that require deep ...
LOS ANGELES, May 6 For women and men suffering from varicose veins, the problem is much more than simple vanity. Varicose veins pose serious health threats to people who have them, and are a major risk factor for blood clots and ...
SAN DIEGO, May 6 An innovative catheter-based procedure is providing relief to patients who suffer from shortness of breath and fluid overload as the result of a severely leaky heart valve, but who are too sick for open-chest ...
BOSTON, May 6 The National Patient Safety Foundation will launch an innovative Learning & Simulation Center at the annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress on May 17-19 in Orlando, creating a remarkable environment for attendees to engage in ...
PASADENA, Calif., May 4 http:bit.ly/9e1hRg The pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination is not associated with a reduced risk of heart attacks or strokes, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the Journal of the American ...
SAN DIEGO, May 4 On Friday, November 5th, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 12th Annual Light the Night Walk will take place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds to raise money for those battling blood cancers. Carrying illuminated balloons - ...
WALTHAM, Mass., April 26 Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that Celgene's Vidaza (azacitidine) (seven-day dosing) will retain Decision Resources' ...
WASHINGTON, April 26 Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Obama signed H.R. 4887, the TRICARE Affirmation Act, into law: "Our servicemen and women and their families deserve the best care and ...
A high ‘star rating’ for a mobile medical app doesn't necessarily reflect medical accuracy or value, observe Johns Hopkins researchers. The research team screened 250 user reviews and comments for a once popular mobile app claiming to change your ...
Researchers from Cambridge University have developed a smartphone application to detect the user’s stress levels. The Android Remote Sensing App (AIRS) calculates the stress levels based on daily activities of the user. It monitors the ...
Medicine has a lot to learn from 'football' about developing new approaches to clinical methods says new research. ...
An official said that the people of Myanmar can now get access to quality treatment and latest medical technology in India with the Apollo Group of Hospitals launching telemedicine service in the Myanmarese capital Yangon....
A study to determine whether a protected sleep period of 5 hours is feasible and effective in increasing the time slept by interns on extended duty overnight shifts was conducted by Kevin G. Volpp, M.D., Ph.D., of the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. ...
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