Material in Medical News

Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Begins Construction of Raw Material Processing Facility of the Herbal Plantation Base

XIANYANG, China, June 29 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BSPM) ("Biostar" or "the Company"), a Xianyang based developer, manufacturer and supplier of pharmaceutical products and medical nutrients addressing a variety of diseases and conditions,...

CMS Decision - No Material Financial Impact to Medicsight

NEW YORK, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medicsight PLC, a subsidiary of MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (NYSE Amex: MGT ) and an industry leader in the development of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) and image analysis software, which assists radiologists in the early detection of disease, commen...

DDL, Leader in Medical Device Package, Product and Material Testing, will be Presenting at This Year's MD&M Show in New York

DDL, the leading package testing services firm specializing in medical device package testing, will be represented in New York City at the MD&M East trade show and will help kick off the conference with a powerful presentation by Scotty Levy, DDL's Packaging Engineer. ...

K-State engineers create DNA sensors that could identify cancer using material only one atom thick

Kansas State University engineers think the possibilities are deep for a very thin material. Vikas Berry, assistant professor of chemical engineering, is leading research combining biological materials with graphene, a recently developed carbon material that is only a single atom thick. "The...

Syracuse University researchers build a new surface material that resists biofilm growth

This is the tale of two biological substancescells from mammals and bacteria. It's a story about the havoc these microscopic entities can wreak on all manner of surfaces, from mighty ships to teeth and medical devices, and how two Syracuse University researchers are discovering new ways prevent th...

STAAR Surgical Forms Team of Leading Ophthalmic Surgeons to Study the Use of Collamer(R) Material for Accommodating Intraocular Lenses

MONROVIA, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STAAR Surgical Company (Nasdaq: STAA ) today announced the creation of a team of leading ophthalmic surgeons, CAST (Collamer(R) Accommodating Study Team), to work with the Company in a collaborative effort in evaluating the accommodative proper...

Allergic-like reactions to iodinated contrast material treated safely with commonly used medications

Patients who have had acute allergic-like reactions to nonionic iodinated contrast material rarely develop any serious long-term problems and can be treated safely with commonly used medications according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan Hospitals in Ann Arb...

Transition Therapeutics Announces No Material Change

TORONTO, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Transition Therapeutics Inc. ("Transition" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TTHI , TSX:TTH) reports today that there are no undisclosed material changes or corporate developments involving the Company to account for its recent change in stock price. About T...

Ohio Company to Debut Turnkey Marketing Material During Florida National Dental Convention

AKRON, Ohio, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine being able to communicate your practice's message to patients in a clear, concise and focused manner, resulting in practice growth and development. That is the focus of the Akron, Ohio based company, MarketHATCH. MarketHATCH is the parent company o...

Mitsubishi Electric Automation Showcases Advanced Material Handling Solutions at the North American Material Handling Show (NA 08)

CLEVELAND, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In its first appearance at a North American Material Handling show, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., one of the world's premier industrial automation companies, demonstrated some of the most advanced and reliable high-speed control and data transfer sol...

Legal exposure to asbestos-like material linked to lung damage 25 years later

Men and women who worked in a plant that processed vermiculite tainted with asbestos-like fibers that originated from a mine in Libby, Montana, show high prevalence of scarring and thickening of the membrane that lines the chest wall some 25 years after the plant stopped using the materialeven tho...

Oosight Imaging System Enables a Breakthrough: The Viable Transfer of Genetic Material for Stem Cell Nuclear Reprogramming in Primates

WOBURN, Mass., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi) announced today that their Oosight(TM) Imaging System has been used by Dr. Shoukhrat Mitalipov to successfully transfer nuclear genetic material from somatic cells from a 10-year-old male macaque to enuclea...

USP releases first certified reference material

Rockville, Md., September 24, 2008 The U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention is pleased to announce the release of its first Certified Reference Material (CRM), Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide. USP recently became the first global pharmacopeia to receive International Organization for Standardization...

Pennsylvania Dental Association Urges Members to Use New ADA Educational Material

Champions Brochure as Key Patient Resource on Restorative Options HARRISBURG, Pa., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) is recommending that PDA member dentists use a recently published brochure by the American Dental Association (ADA) when discussing restorati...

Collagen Matrix, Inc. Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for SynOss(TM) Synthetic Mineral Bone Graft Material

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Nov 5. /PRNewswire/ -- Collagen Matrix, Inc. announces that it has received FDA's 510(k) clearance of its SynOss(TM) Synthetic Mineral bone graft material intended for use in oral surgical applications involving bone repair. SynOss Synthetic Mineral is an osteoconductive...

US Whizkids Create Eco-friendly Building Material from Mushroom

Mushroom for insulation, anyone? Eben Bayer of Vermont and his colleague Gavin McIntyre have done exactly that, almost . The two have together created and already patented "Greensulate" formula, an organic, fire-retardant board made of water, flour, oyster mushroom spores and perlite, a minera...

Teenage Self Confidence Can Translate Later into Material Wealth

Rsearchers at the University of Florida, found that self-confidence can translate into earning hundreds of thousands of dollars more over a lifetime. Believing in yourself really does work wonders, especially for your bank account, the study found. People with high opinions of themselves ...

Researchers Develop Material That Self Heals Like Human Skin

Researchers at the University of Illinois, US, have developed the next generation of self healing material, which mimics human skin by healing itself time after time . According to Nancy Sottos, a Willett Professor of materials science and engineering, and the corresponding author of a pape...

In Elderly Patients Lowering Contrast Material Injection Will Reduce Costs

A new study says that in elderly patients who are undergoing multi-detector CT examination of the pancreas and biliary region, doctors may safely reduce the dose of a contrast agent by 10 percent. // Doing this will reduce the costs as well as the risks associated with the tests, according to the s...

Lowering Contrast Material Injection in Aged Patients is Cost-effective and can Offset Risks

A new study has found that it is better to alter the dosage of senior patients undergoing multi-detector CT examination of the pancreas //and biliary region, by bringing it down by 10%. This would lower the cost of the examination as well as the risk of complications. This study was conducted by th...

Nuvo Announces 2009 second quarter financial results

...grew to $1.9 million from $1.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008. The increase is due to higher Pennsaid sales, offset partially by higher material costs and incremental costs related to the planned shutdown. Total operating expenses, excluding foreign currency gains and losses, for the three-mo...

Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS) Chile Flu Vaccine Tender

...nally, should the bid submission be successful, this may very well be the largest single order the company will fulfill to date, and would represent a material business development of interest to our shareholders." In order to highlight our excitement and expectations Mellow Hope's usual tender is in the 25...

Insulet Corporation to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

...uled to present an overview of the Company on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. EDT. During these conference presentations, material information concerning the Company, its operations, strategies and prospects may be discussed. To listen to the audio webcast of these presentations d...

FDA Approves New 3000 IU Vial Size for Kogenate(R) FS, antihemophilic factor (recombinant)

...t assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group or subgroup management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These fact...

The Ensign Group Reports Second Quarter 2009 Earnings of $0.39 per Share; Reaffirms 2009 EPS Guidance

...economic substance because the excluded expenses are infrequent in nature and are variable in nature, or do not represent current cash expenditures. A material limitation associated with the use of these measures as compared to the GAAP measures of net income and diluted earnings per share is that they may no...

Omega Protein Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results

...ause actual results to be materially different from those forward-looking statements include, among others: (1) the Company's ability to meet its raw material requirements through its annual menhaden harvest, which is subject to fluctuations due to natural conditions over which the Company has no control, su...

US Oncology Reports Second Quarter Operating Results

...ugust 2017. As a result of this refinancing, the Company does not have any material debt maturities until the indebtedness of US Oncology Holdings, Inc. mature... which a group of physicians joined the affiliated practice. There were no material developments in these matters during the second quarter of 2009 or through ...

Symmetry Medical Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...ly encouraged that Sheffield has reached operating profitability. We expect further improvement at that facility as it benefits from solid pricing and material cost savings." Mr. Moore continued, "As we move into the second half of 2009, we continue to manage our business conservatively, increasing ope...

MedCath Corporation Reports Third Quarter Earnings

... those projected in these forward-looking statements. We do not assume any obligation to update these statements in a news release or otherwise should material facts or circumstances change in ways that would affect their accuracy. The preparation of MedCath's third quarter operating results required manageme...

Clarient Reports Second Quarter Revenue Up 40 Percent

...ntingent consideration from the Company's prior sale of its instrument systems business to Zeiss are satisfied, the Company's ability to remediate the material weaknesses in the Company's internal control over financial reporting, the continuation of favorable third party payer reimbursement for laboratory te...

Amgen and Wyeth Statement on FDA Announcement About Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Blockers

...rther, the discovery of significant problems with a product similar to one of Amgen's products that implicate an entire class of products could have a material adverse effect on sales of the affected products and on Amgen's business and results of operations. The scientific information discussed in thi...

FDA extends review of Pennsaid(R) diclofenac sodium topical solution

...esses, competition, risks associated with doing business outside of the United States, foreign currency exchange rates, issues related to our existing material weakness in accounting for income taxes or potential environmental liabilities. These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in...

Silenced genes as a warning sign of blood cancer

... In many types of cancer, parts of the genetic material of tumor cells are switched off by chemical labels...sease. The researchers investigated the genetic material of these mice at regular intervals from birth. The...s trigger whole cascades of changes in the genetic material which can hardly be controlled at a later stage. ...

Back-to-School Parents Earn an A+ in Safety: Backpacks, Cheerleading, Football

...commends: Purchasing backpacks with different-sized compartments as well as construction features such as padded shoulder straps and dense material to protect against sharp, protruding objects. Organizing the backpack to use all of its compartments. Place the heaviest items closest to the...

Nexicon Partners With IntentionQuest to Protect Intellectual Property Rights of Self Help Industry

...le alternative, in line with the gravity of the particular infringement at issue. In many cases, infringers can use AmnestyQuest and legitimize their material for just a few dollars, quickly and easily - a true win/win transaction. "Our industry experts spend a significant amount of time and effort in...

Make Eye Exams Part of the Back to School Routine

...ow potential Struggles to complete homework Squints while reading or watching television Has behavioral problems Holds reading material closer than normal Many parents are not as aware of the less obvious warning signs of eye and vision problems. The Eye-Q(R) survey ...

New Collagen Meniscus Implant Opens New Vista for Knee Repair

..."Early on, I realized that I could not replace the meniscus with artificial material because no artificial material was soft enough, yet durable and slick enough not to damage the opposing ar...

AlphaRx and Venturepharm Announce Collaboration Agreement

...ich comprises of a 200,000 sq. ft. chemistry center, a 200,000 sq. ft. multi-product pilot plant to support pilot scale formulation and Clinical Trial material (CTM) manufacture of biopharmaceutical products and a 500,000 sq. ft. (Asia's largest) animal testing center (under construction). The in-house pharma...

West Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

...ng labor, utilities and other indirect costs. Raw material costs had a mixed effect on margins, as Pharmaceutical Systems segment material costs remained above prior year levels despite rec...lt of our lean-manufacturing efforts and lower raw material costs. We have thoroughly reviewed our 2009 plans ...

Consumer Reports Survey: HMOs Beat PPOs on Cost, Customer Support and Billing Services

...is in the plan, keep that in mind when selecting a plan; look for one that pays for prenatal care and well-baby visits. SEPTEMBER 2009 The material above is intended for legitimate news entities only; it may not be used for commercial or promotional purposes. Consumer Reports(R) is published by Co...