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Wearable Fitness Monitoring Devices Poised to Dominate Medical Device Market Share: New iRunway Report

Patent Landscape Report Reveals Jawbone, Fitbit and Google Are Positioned to Govern Non-Invasive Monitoring Market AUSTIN, Texas , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- iRunway, a technology research firm specializing in patent licensing and ...

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Medicine Man Technologies Inc. Arrives On The OTC Markets As A QB Status Company!

DENVER , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicine Man Technologies Inc. (OTCQB: MDCL) is pleased to announce that stock held by some of its shareholders as disclosed in its S1 filing and otherwise eligible under rule 144 requirements have cleared ...

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New Study Finds Interruption of Radiation Therapy Risks Cancer Recurrence

Missing Two Appointments of Radiotherapy May Impair Tumor Control, Particularly for Head and Neck Cancers NEW YORK , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cancer patients who miss two or more radiation therapy sessions have a worse outcome ...

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Better Pharmacare Coalition poll reveals British Columbians oppose changes to planned expansion to BC government's Reference Drug Program

Better Pharmacare Coalition eager to work with government to get it right for patients VANCOUVER , Feb. 9, 2016 /CNW/ - A recent Better Pharmacare Coalition (BPC) poll 1 has found that British Columbians oppose expansion of the Ministry ...

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Deep dive into the Healthcare System and Medical Device Market in South Korea - report incl. surgical procedures

LONDON , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- This TforG report includes the Surgical Procedures Database with 620 surgical interventions, reported by the ICD-9 coding system in South Korea . To add context to the surgical procedure volumes, the ...

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Logicalis Healthcare Solutions Touts Advantages of Electronic Image Exchange

Solution Provider Outlines Four Critical Steps Between CDs and Digital Image Transfers NEW YORK , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- For some time now, CDs have been the standard way to share patient images, but they are quickly becoming ...

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Global Prefilled Syringes Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2020 - Industry Insights by Type (Glass Prefilled Syringe, Plastic Prefilled Syringe)

LONDON , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The global prefilled syringes market accounted for $3,905.1 million value in 2014, and it is expected to grow with a CAGR of 12.9% during 2015-2020. Among the various types, the glass prefilled syringes ...

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Global Digital Health Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2020 - Industry Insights by Technology (Digitized Health Systems, Telemedicine (Specialty and Services), Mobile Health (Health-Related Mobile Apps, and Health-Related Wea

LONDON , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The global digital health market accounted for $55,332.5 million value in 2014, and it is expected to grow with a CAGR of 21.4% during 2015 - 2020. Among the various technologies, the digitized health ...

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Review of the Healthcare System and Medical Device Market in India - report

LONDON , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- This TforG Healthcare Market review report  for India includes numerical and written analysis on the socioeconomic and macroeconomic context and outlook, the healthcare system, and the latest healthcare ...

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Global Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose (SMBG) Devices Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2022 - Industry Insights by Type (Strips, Glucose Meters, Lancets and others)

LONDON , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The global self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) devices market accounted for $11,171.1 million in 2014, and it is expected to grow with a CAGR of 5.7% during 2015-2022. The strips segment dominated the ...

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Global Market Study on Alcohol Breathalyzer and Drug Testing Equipment

LONDON , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- This report by Persistence Market Research (PMR) examines the ' Alcohol Breathalyzer and Drug Testing Equipment Market for the period of 2015 - 2021 . The primary objective of the report is to offer updates ...

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Global Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2020 - Industry Insights by Test Type (MaterniT21 PLUS, NIFTY, Harmony, Panorama, PrenaTest, Verifi and Others)

LONDON , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The global non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) market was valued at $563.4 million in 2014, and it is expected to grow with a CAGR of 17.6% during the period 2015 - 2020. Among the various test types, ...

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Global Market Study on Hemodynamic Monitoring System: Growing Demand for Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening to Drive the Market by 2021, Persistence Market Research

LONDON , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hemodynamic monitoring system enables continuous monitoring of movement of blood and pressure on the heart, veins and arteries. It also enables measuring blood flow as well as the amount of oxygen present ...

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Aidin and Tri-City Medical Center Partner to Transform Post Acute Patient Transitions

Tri-City Medical Center leads the effort to improve patient choice in Southern California by using Aidin's innovative post acute marketplace approach SAN DIEGO , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Tri-City Medical Center, a market leader in patient ...

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New Tech from Neurescue can Save Those Suffering from Leading Killer of U.S. Citizens

COPENHAGEN, Denmark , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiac arrest leads to death in 9 out of 10 cases for the person affected. For medical doctor and CEO of Neurescue Habib Frost, this is an area ready for profound innovation. Photo - ...

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Elsevier Launches Landmark Literature on India's Healthcare Reforms

NEW DELHI , February 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- New book, Health Care Reforms in India : Making Up for the Lost Decades by Rajendra Pratap Gupta , looks at gaps and opportunities for improving healthcare outcomes in the country ...

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Semi Truck Accident Victims Center Now Urges the Family of an Innocent Victim of a Catastrophic Accident with a Big Rig Anywhere In Texas to Call Them for Instant Access to the Best Lawyers

WASHINGTON , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Semi Truck Accident Victims Center says, "We are urging the family members of an innocent victim of a catastrophic accident involving any kind of commercial truck or big rig in Texas to call us ...

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HIFU Prostate Cancer Treatment Now Available Under Dr. Tracy Gapin at Sarasota Prostate Care

Dr. Tracy Gapin brings his experience with an innovative HIFU device to the United States and has begun using the SonaCare Medical HIFU device, the Sonablate, at Sarasota Prostate Care. SARASOTA, Fla. , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. ...

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BluStor™ to Begin Shipping its CyberGate™ Secure Mobile Briefcase (SMB) Next Month

Cyber security platform the first of its kind to secure individuals' ID and data with multiple biometrics in one smart card solution CHICAGO , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  BluStor ™ , a leader in harnessing multi-factor biometric ...

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Take Back Express Provides Secure Collection for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

Supplier of Secure Receptacles for Law Enforcement Agencies and Pharmacies Supports DEA Program COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Take Back Express, ( www.takebackexpress.com ) a manufacturer of secure collection ...

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Hospital Combats Infections with Purchase of Germ-eliminating Robots

High Point Regional invests in Tru-D after participating in CDC-funded clinical trial HIGH POINT, N.C. , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- After participating in the CDC-funded, large-scale, multi-hospital study, Benefits of Enhanced Terminal ...

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Chicagoland Methodist Senior Services to Hold Senior Care Job Fair on February 10

Senior services network looking to hire Certified Nursing Assistants, Resident Associates CHICAGO , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicagoland Methodist Senior Services (CMSS) announced today that the organization will hold a Senior Care Job ...

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Tobira Therapeutics Completes Patient Recruitment for ORION Phase 2a Study of Cenicriviroc in Obese Patients with Suspected Fatty Liver Disease

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBRA), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and other serious immuno-inflammatory and ...

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Briefing for the Press on How to Report on Suicide

NEW YORK , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's largest suicide prevention organization in the United States , the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention , is hosting a briefing to give guidance on how to report on suicide ...

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Asia-Pacific Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Therapeutics Market Forecasts to 2021 New Research Report Available at WiseGuyReports.com

WiseGuyReports.com adds new report on "Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Therapeutics in Asia-Pacific Markets to 2021 - Increasing Usage of Newer Therapies and Expanding Treatment Population to Encourage Robust Growth" of 95 pages with table and figures on ...

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Parkinson's Disease Treatment Industry - Identifying and Commercializing First-in-Class Innovation New Research Report Available at WiseGuyReports.com

WiseGuyReports.com adds new report on "Frontier Pharma: Parkinson's Disease - Identifying and Commercializing First-in-Class Innovation" of 95 pages with table and figures on its research store. PUNE, India , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ ...

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Medical Marijuana Retailers Get Tech Savvy with Compliance Tools

Tech enables Leading Cannabis Retailers to offer Doctors Consultations at Time of Purchase SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- HelloMD ( www.hellomd.com ) today announced that over 30 of California's leading medical marijuana ...

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Stanton Optical Achieves Milestone with 50th Store Opening!

KNOXILLE, Tenn., Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Monday, February 15th, 2016 is not only President's Day , it is also the day Stanton Optical achieves a milestone! On February 15th , Stanton Optical will open its 50th location in ...

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New Real-World Comparison Showing Similar Efficacy Between the Lutonix® and In.Pact™ Drug-Coated Balloons Featured at LINC 2016

MURRAY HILL, N.J. , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  Bard Peripheral Vascular , Inc. (BPV), a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of medical device technologies used to assist doctors in performing ...

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Fresh Insights Offered Into the Treatment of Severe Keratitis in Dry Eye Disease

LONDON , February 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- European Ophthalmic Review, the peer-reviewed journal, has published a review highlighting the latest developments in the treatment of severe keratitis in dry eye disease      (Logo: ...

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Zeiss AngioPlex Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of the Retinal Microvasculature May Help Enhance Understanding of Retinal Disease

LONDON , February 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- European Ophthalmic Review, the peer-reviewed journal, has published an overview on AngioPlexTM optical coherence tomography angiography of the retinal microvasculature.      (Logo: ...

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American Households Not Prepared for Disasters, Not Confident That Children's Needs Will be Met

After more than a decade of disasters, little change in disaster preparedness NEW YORK , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) at Columbia University's Earth Institute releases ...

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3 Common Health Warning Signs That Most Seniors Overlook

Josey Lane Dentistry's Dr. Scaggs will be discussing The Mouth-Heart Connection: How Oral Health and Cardiovascular Conditions are Linked. These are important health indicators that are often overlooked when treating senior CARROLLTON, Texas , ...

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New Sodium Reduction Solution to Launch at New York Restaurants

ATLIT, Israel , February 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Concern about excessive sodium intake in FF/QSR restaurant foods has been rapidly growing, with calls for mandatory regulation and other initiatives directed toward the reduction of salt ...

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"U scope" Seeking to Bring About 1st Revolution in 200 Years to Stethoscopes

TOKYO , Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Classico, Inc. put "U scope" on the "INDIEGOGO" crowdfunding site on February 8, 2016 , to offer the medical community a new product which will bring about the first revolution to stethoscopes since the ...

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Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Holds World's Largest Anganwadi and School-based Deworming Program in India

HYDERABAD, India , February 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- National Deworming Day to Deworm 270 Million Children    - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announces the pan- India National Deworming Day to deworm children aged 1-19. - Shri ...

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Russian Clinic Uses Gamma Knife to Treat Record Number of Patients with Brain Cancer and Other Cranial Disorders

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia , February 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Petersburg ' s Diagnostic and Treatment Center at the International Institute of Biological Systems plans to upgrade system to latest generation , Leksell Gamma Knife ...

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LifeWatch™ Receives FDA Clearance for Its Continuous Vital Signs Monitoring Service

ZUG, Switzerland , February 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeWatch AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: LIFE), a leading developer and provider of medical solutions and remote diagnostic monitoring services in the digital health market, is pleased to announce ...

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Auto Immune Diseases Market Pipeline Assessment of Medical Devices in New Research Report

PUNE, India , February 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ReportsnReports.com adds Auto-Immune Diseases - Medical Devices Pipeline Assessment, 2015 market research report that provides an overview of autoimmune diseases currently in pipeline stage to the ...

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Deepak Chopra Convenes 30+ of the World's Preeminent Thought Leaders, Philosophers, Scientists, Musicians and Artists to Explore Consciousness at a 3-Day Symposium This Fall

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. , Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Best-selling author and world-renowned expert on mind-body medicine, Deepak Chopra , M.D., initiates a groundbreaking dialogue about the science of consciousness at the Beverly ...

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Sharon Bixler is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional

YORK, Pa. , Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharon Bixler is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of Healthcare. Sharon is the Director of Operations of Wilmac Corporation. Founded in 1957, Wilmac is a ...

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Transforming Cancer Treatment with Immunotherapy (TechVision)

LONDON , Feb.8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Transforming cancer treatment with Immunotherapy (TechVision) : Fight cancer with ImmunotherapyCancer immunotherapy is currently part of a transformative wave that has hit the cancer treatment industry- The ...

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The Value Of Hospice And Palliative Certification

PITTSBURGH , Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC), the certification organization in palliative care, has joined with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) and the Hospice ...

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Newer pain management strategies can lead to quicker, shorter recovery after total knee replacements

ROSEMONT, Ill. , Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a new literature review in the February issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), a team-based care approach (consisting of the patient, ...

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Shinnecock Vote To Join Medical Cannabis Industry

Long Island tribe hopes to serve patients with multi-million dollar facility SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. , Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In a historic vote among its members this weekend, the Shinnecock Indian Nation voted in support of plans to ...

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Global Ophthalmic Devices Market: Trends, Opportunities and Forecasts (2015-2020F) - (By Type - Diagnostic and Treatment (value, By Region, Key Players, Regulatory Overview, Margins and Revenue Contribution)

NEW YORK , Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Executive Summary Growing lifestyle diseases leading to the increasing prevalence of eye disorders among the ageing population coupled with need for early detection is highly driving the ophthalmic ...

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CHI Franciscan Health pitches digital startups to innovate solutions to their healthcare challenges

Digital health startups given opportunity to apply for fully paid pilot with CHI Franciscan SEATTLE , Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  CHI Franciscan Health is looking for entrepreneurial teams to create innovative solutions to ...

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AfterPill.com Importance Grows Given New CDC Warning on Unprotected Sex Risks

New alcohol consumption warning raises risk for 43 million sexually active women each year who are not trying to becoming pregnant WESTPORT, Conn. , Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --   AfterPill.com is reporting that this week's Centers for ...

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