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Boston Scientific Announces Primary Endpoint Results of NECTAR-HF Clinical Trial

Phase II feasibility trial provides first randomized sham-controlled data using vagus nerve stimulation to treat heart failure MARLBOROUGH, Mass. , Aug. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific has released the primary endpoint results from ...

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Novartis'' investigational heart failure medicine LCZ696 cut cardiovascular deaths by 20% vs. ACE-inhibitor in PARADIGM-HF trial

• LCZ696 mortality benefit exceeded what was achieved with enalapril, an ACE-inhibitor, when replacing  enalapril combined with current treatment regimen for HF-REF 1 • Study showed significantly more HF-REF patients on LCZ696 regimen were alive ...

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ADA 25th Anniversary Legacy Tour Stops at Boston Abilities Expo, September 5-7

Expo to also feature Assistive Tech, Adaptive Vehicles, CEU Training, Sports, Dancing and Latest Products for People with Disabilities To commemorate the upcoming 25 th anniversary of the historic passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act ...

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CannaMed Announces Name Change and Trading Symbol Change

The Company has changed its name from "CannaMed Corporation" to "Chuma Holdings, Inc." Our new stock symbol is "CHUM." Chuma Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:CHUM) (the "Company"), an entity providing both financing alternatives and turnkey support services ...

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Bariatric Surgery Boosts Brain Power

A new study finds that increased brain function can be added to the list of health benefits derived from the sort of bariatric surgeries performed at Dr. Feiz and Associates At bariatric facilities like Dr. Feiz and Associates, the life-changing ...

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California healthcare provider acts to notify individuals of potential personal information access related to former employee

As part of its ongoing commitment to privacy and data security, AltaMed Health Services is notifying affected individuals of a recent incident that may affect the security of their personal and protected health information.  The organization ...

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Global Adhesion Barriers Market 2014-2018: Key Vendors are Baxter, Covidien, Ethicon and Sanofi

Dublin   - Research and Markets  ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/h73gdt/global_adhesion ) has announced the addition of the  "Global Adhesion Barriers Market 2014-2018"  report to their offering.       (Photo: ...

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Global Ostomy Care Accessories Market 2014-2018: Key Vendors are 3M Company, B.Braun, Coloplast, ConvaTec and Hollister

Dublin   - Research and Markets  ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pkmk8k/global_ostomy ) has announced the addition of the  "Global Ostomy Care Accessories Market 2014-2018"  report to their offering.       (Photo: ...

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Global Peptic Ulcer Drugs Market 2014-2018: Key Vendors are AstraZeneca, Eisai, Daewoong and Takeda

Research and Markets  ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jjj5vs/global_peptic ) has announced the addition of the  "Global Peptic Ulcer Drugs Market 2014-2018"  report to their offering. A peptic ulcer is an open lesion that develops on ...

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X-Ray Crystallography Scanner Industry For Global and Chinese Market Forecast to 2019

ReportsnReports.com adds "Market Research Report on Global and Chinese X-Ray Crystallography Scanner Industry, 2009-2019" to its store Market Research Report on Global and Chinese X-Ray Crystallography Scanner Industry, 2009-2019 is a ...

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From Selfie to Surgery: Embracing a Positive Perspective on Cosmetic Surgery

The growing popularity of selfie-related cosmetic surgery has some concerned, but data shows that effective plastic surgery can actually raise one's self-esteem For years, an unfortunate societal stigma existed that lead many people to feel that ...

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Implementing a Strategic Thought Leader Management & Engagement System

The clinical and medical insights provided by Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) can be the difference between a product's success or failure. Despite this, many biopharmaceutical organizations struggle to effectively map and stratify KOL targets – and ...

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Using the Competitive Intelligence Function to Drive Better Business Decisions in the Pharmaceutical Sector

The Competitive Intelligence (CI) function is evolving in the face of regulatory and marketplace changes. CI leaders who adjust will succeed, and those who don't will flounder. In a new Best Practices, LLC study CI leaders from 32 ...

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SAM Medical Products Implements Voluntary Recall of its Accessory (Axilla) Strap for the SAM Junctional Tourniquet

SAM Medical Products Implements Voluntary Recall of its Accessory (Axilla) Strap for the SAM Junctional Tourniquet.  Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140828/141361 SAM Medical Products announced today that it has begun notifying ...

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Statement by AIT Laboratories on Action by the U.S. Department of Labor

AIT Laboratories (AIT), a national leader in advanced toxicology laboratory services, issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Department of Labor's lawsuit filed regarding the creation of AIT's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): ...

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SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action against EDAP TMS S.A. and Certain Officers - EDAP

Pomerantz LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against EDAP TMS S.A. ("EDAP" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: EDAP) and certain of its officers.  The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York , and docketed under ...

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Boston Scientific Study Published In Gastroenterology Reports Successful Management Of Benign Biliary Strictures With Fully Covered Metal Stents

Large, Prospective, Multi-National Study Examines Management of Benign Biliary Strictures with Fully Covered Self-Expanding Metal Stents after Extended Indwell A Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) prospective, multinational study on stent ...

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ABC Financial Extends Aid to Local Tornado Victims

ABC Financial (ABC) adopted two local families who lost everything in a tornado that swept Central Arkansas in the Spring of 2014. On April 27, 2014 , a tornado moved through Pulaski and Faulkner County, Arkansas destroying the towns of ...

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ACS: Sen. Reed Sets Sights on Overdue Trauma System Funding Legislation Following New Trauma Law to Improve Burn Care

Funding needed for state and rural trauma systems and to create new models for regionalized emergency care After authoring a new law to include burn injuries as part of trauma care, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), is working on legislation to ...

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Medina Medical Announces Erik T. Engelson Joins as Chief Executive Officer

Medina Medical announced today that Mr. Engelson joined Medina Medical as CEO and member of the Board of Directors on August 18, 2014 . Mr. Engelson brings three decades of medical device development and commercialization experience, including ...

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Thoratec Presentation At Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conference To Be Webcast

Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ: THOR), a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, said today it will be participating in the 2014 Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference on ...

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Zeel Launches In Miami, Los Angeles, And San Francisco Bay Area

On Demand Massage App Now Available in Four Metropolitan Areas, Including New York Zeel has transformed the massage market into an ultra-convenient, on-demand service for tens of thousands of customers since launching Zeel Massage On Demand ® in ...

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