Volcano Announces OCT Activities at EuroPCR 2009

Volcano's Axsun Laser - At the Heart of OCT SAN DIEGO and BARCELONA, Spain, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC ), a leader in the development, manufacturing and sales of products for the diagnosis of coronary and peripheral artery disease, today highlights it...

LightLab Imaging Introduces World's Highest Resolution OCT System for Intracoronary Imaging at EuroPCR 2009

Launch of C7XR(TM) FD-OCT Imaging System and Companion C7 Dragonfly(TM) Imaging Catheter Strengthen LightLab's Market Leadership WESTFORD, Mass., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- LightLab Imaging Inc., the pioneer and leader in the development of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for vascular and othe...

Tomophase to Exhibit First In-vivo Cross-sectional Images of Pulmonary Stenting Using Proprietary OCT System

Results to be displayed at CHEST meeting in October BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomophase Corporation announced today that it will display the first in-vivo cross-sectional images of implanted pulmonary stents using their proprietary optical coherence tomography (OCT) ...

Axsun Technologies Announces Strategic Supply Agreement for Integrated OCT Engines with Lantis Laser for Dental Imaging Applications

BILLERICA, Mass, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Axsun Technologies Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced photonic components and subsystems, today announced that the company has entered into multi-million dollar Strategic Supply Agreement with Lantis Laser (Pink Sheets: LLSR). Under t...

Axsun Technologies Announces Exclusive Cardiac Supply Agreement for Advanced OCT Tunable Lasers with LightLab Imaging

BILLERICA, Mass., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Axsun Technologies Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced photonic components and subsystems, today announced that the company has entered into a multi-million dollar volume purchasing agreement with LightLab imaging. Under this multi- y...

First and Only Weaning Product Based on 100% Non-Allergenic Amino-Acids Specifically Designed for Children With Cows' Milk Protein Allergy and Multiple Food Protein Intolerance

...61. 4. Weaning, in Manual of Dietetic Practice, Second Edition, Blackwell Science,1994: pp264-68. 5. Act Against Allergy Parent Survey, oct 2008. Data on file. ...

Over 2 Million U.S. Adults at Risk of Heart Attacks from Vulnerable Plaque

...nerable plaque market is the development and regulatory approval of screening technologies," says Dr. Kamran Zamanian, CEO of iData, "Currently, IVUS, oct and spectroscopy are vying to become the dominant method of screening used to diagnose vulnerable plaque." The report states that a number of treatm...

Market Scope Expects Retina Pharmaceutical Industry to Top $3.5 Billion by 2014

...time cross-sectional images of retinal tissues. Carl Zeiss, Heidelberg, Topcon and Optovue are currently the lead competitors in the rapidly expanding oct market. Despite tight capital budgets, Market Scope expects growing demand for retinal care and new diagnostic technologies to result in a compounded ...

AdvanDx Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for GBS PNA FISH(R) for Rapid Detection of Group B Strep from Lim Broths

...com References: (1) J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Oct;46(10):3470-2 . (2) http://www.cdc.gov/groupBstrep/ (3) Clin Infect Dis. 2004 oct 15;39(8):1129-35 . PN1624A ...

Volcano Corporation Presentation at JMP Conference to be Webcast

...ano's revenues are derived from outside the United States. Volcano also develops and manufactures optical monitors, lasers and optical engines used in oct imaging systems and advanced photonic components and subsystems used in spectroscopy and other industrial applications. For more information, visit th...

Versaform 'Patient Registry' Software Aids the 'Medical Home'

...ersaForm Medical Software . Referenced Studies *Use of reminders for preventive procedures in family medicine. Robert W. Shepherd, MD. CMAJ. 1991 oct 1;145(7):807-814. [PubMed *A computerized reminder system to increase the use of preventive care for hospitalized patients. Dexter PR, Perkins S, Ove...

3-D snapshots of eyes reveal details of age-related blindness

... tool for assessing AMD and other eye diseases. An oct instrument shoots beams of infrared light into the... response to treatment. Fujimoto's team uses an oct machine with a resolution two times higher than co...tructure of the retina. Ultra-high resolution oct reveals the detailed structure of these changes wi...

JumpStart and Case Technology Ventures Invest in Neuros Medical

...going limb amputation due to vascular disease, circulatory issues, diabetes, cancer or trauma-related events. According to Arch Phys Med Rehab Vol 86, oct 2005, 68 to 76 percent of the 1.7 million U.S. patients who have undergone amputation experience residual limb pain. This number is expected to doubl...

Derma Sciences Gains FDA Clearance for Novel BIOGUARD(TM) Barrier Dressing with NIMBUS(R) Technology

...cillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States. A CDC Report. Journal of the American Medical Association. oct 2007. Contact: Derma Sciences, Inc. Edward J. Quilty Chairman and CEO equilty@dermasciences.com (609) 514-4744 ...

P&G Delivers Second Quarter EPS and Organic Sales in Line with Expectations

... Sales Exchange Divestiture Sales oct - Dec Growth Impact Impact Growth Beauty ... Flow Spending Flow oct - Dec '08 $2,196 ($722) $1,474 Jul - ...

Give Your Heart a Holiday: Eating Almonds Helps Support Healthy Fat Levels

... Ellis. Manipulation of lipid bioaccessibility of almond seeds influences postprandial lipemia in healthy human subjects. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition , oct 2008; 88: 922 - 929. The Almond Board of California administers a grower-enacted Federal Marketing Order under the supervision of the Un...

Tigermed Forms Strategic Partnerships With Leading CROs in Russia and South Korea

...shed strategic partnerships with two leading CROs, oct in Russia and LSK in Korea respectively to integra...n European countries. This strategic alliance with oct facilitates Tigermed's expansion into these countr...ally in clinical research and product development. oct and LSK plan to establish an international custome...

New Study Data: JANUVIA™ (sitagliptin) Significantly Reduced Blood Sugar Levels and Was Not Associated with Hypoglycemia in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

...n was increased by 11%, and the plasma Cmax by 18%. Metformin: Co-administration of multiple twice-daily doses of sitagliptin with metformin, an oct substrate, did not meaningfully alter the pharmacokinetics of metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, sitagliptin is not an inhibitor o...

Study Finds Folic Acid Not Cardioprotective, Though Safe

...ontext of an update of a meta-analysis of individual patient data from previous studies of statin therapy published in The Lancet in 2005 (Lancet 2005 oct 8: 366:1267-78.) Based on that meta-analysis, a 14 mg/dL greater reduction in LDL-C would be expected to produce a 6 percent to 7 percent relative red...

VA Announces Expansion of Disability Evaluation System Pilot

...will allow wounded warriors a smoother and more efficient transition to getting services from the VA." The initial phase of the expansion started on oct 1, with Fort Meade, Md. and Fort Belvoir, Va. The remaining 17 installations will begin upon completion of site preparations and personnel orientation...

Renowned Kyudo (Zen archery) Master Kanjuro Shibata Sensei to Present in L.A.

... 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Shambhala Center presents a public talk and Zen archery workshop given by Kanjuro Shibata Sensei over the weekend, oct 30 and November 1st and 2nd. This 20th generation master bow maker and Zen archer from Japan will appear for the first time in Los Angeles at the Sh...

Nektar to Announce Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2008 on Thursday, November 6, 2008 After Close of U.S.-Based Financial Markets

... SAN CARLOS, Calif., oct 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR ) will announce its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008 o...

Rigel to Webcast Investor Update on October 27, 2008

...October 24-29, 2008. ACR Presentation Details Plenary session: Monday, oct 27, 12:15-12:30 PM Session: Discovery 2008: Pathogenesis and Treatment of ...mized placebo controlled study Location: Hall C Poster session: Tuesday, oct 28, 9:00-11:00 AM Session: Biology and Pathology of Bone and Cartilage Ti...

NeoVista Presents Anatomic Outcomes of Novel Wet AMD Therapy at 2008 American Society of Retina Specialists Meeting

...r of required injections necessary in the treatment of patients with neovascular AMD," said Dr. Brown. "At 12 months, many patients were fluid free on oct with reductions in FFA lesion size despite being undertreated with the PRN anti-VEGF agents. As this biologic response seems to be observed at six to ...

P&G Reports Fourth Quarter EPS of $0.92 and Operating Profit Growth of 13%, Behind Balanced 5% Organic Sales and Volume Growth

...nding will affect quarterly EPS results by the following approximate amounts: Quarterly EPS Impact from Incremental Restructuring Jul - Sep oct - Dec Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Fiscal Year '08 '08 '09 '09 2009 ~($0.04) ~($0.04) ...

Amway Global to be Presenting Sponsor of 'Tina Turner Live in Concert' 2008 North American Tour

... City Venue Wed., oct 01 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center Fri., oct 03 Chicago, IL United Center Sat., oct 04 Chicago, IL United Center ...

Herbalife Sued for Negligence and Fraud by Victim

...atology 47 (2007 521-526) and "Association Between Consumption of Herbalife Nutritional Supplements and Acute Hepatotocity" Journal of Hepatology 2007 oct 47(4) 514-520). These studies implicate Herbalife for causing potential "severe" liver toxicity in over a dozen people in the study and present a call...

Walnuts Rank High on New Nutrition Scales

...oronary heart disease." (viii) Circulation. 2002 Nov 19;106(21):2747-57 (ix) Hypertension. 2007 Aug;50(2):313-9 (x) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 oct 17;48(8):1666-71 (xi) Arch Intern Med. 2007 Jun 11;167(11):1195-203 (xii) Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jul 4;145(1):1-11 ...

Physical Therapists Offer Low-Cost Solution to High-Cost Expenditures for Spinal Conditions

...American Pain Society; American College of Physicians; Ann Intern Med. 2007 oct 2; 147(7):492-504. 4. A comparison between two physical therapy treatme...Wainner RS, Gill HE, Ryder MG, Garger MB, Bennett AC, Fritz JM. Spine, 2006 oct 15:31 (22):2541-9 ...

P&G Reports $0.98 EPS, Up 17%, on 9% Sales Growth; Announces Plan to Create Stand-Alone Coffee Company

... Operating Capital Free Cash Net Free Cash Flow Cash Flow Spending Flow Earnings Productivity oct - Dec '07 $4,141 $(644) $3,497 $3,270 107% THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (Amounts in Mi...

Aircraft Medical: European Patent Hearing

...nuary 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Patent Office (EPO) has found Verathon's European Patent (the '131' patent) not valid as granted. In a ruling on oct 16, 2007, a narrower version of the patent was upheld. In a PR twist however, Verathon issued a press statement into wide distribution announcing the ...

Super-Thin Drug-Free Coating 'Hides' Stent as It Unblocks Heart Arteries

...at the cellular level. Performed at the time of the initial procedure and six months after implantation of the coated stent in 15 people (27 percent), oct results suggest that the Polyzene-F promotes healing, rather than prompting scarring. Blocked heart arteries have long been treated through open-hea...

Optical Coherence Tomography Market to Top $800 Million by 2012

...edical imaging applications by Carl Zeiss in 1996, oct offers the promise of fast, high-resolution diagno...s for a variety of clinical applications. In fact, oct has the potential to supplant existing imaging tec...g market for the first time, the global market for oct systems is currently around $200 million and growi...

Good Clean Food's New Line of All-Natural Simmer Sauces for Chicken Hits Market Shelves

...of a growing number of food and lifestyle reporters. Most recently, the company was profiled in the Portland Press Herald ("A Couple of Bright Ideas," oct 24th, http://tinyurl.com/3dfzvp ), and by Daily Candy: Boston's popular Weekend Guide. Maine Cider sauce was featured in The Examiner newspapers, whi...

Perrigo Company Announces Dividend Increase

... ALLEGAN, Mich., oct 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO ; TASE) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05...

Amedisys Reports Record Third Quarter Revenue and Earnings

...ance; Provides Preliminary 2008 Guidance Amedisys to Host Conference Call Today at 10:00 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La., oct 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED ) ("Amedisys" or "the Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, to...

Varian Medical Systems to Unveil RapidArc(TM) Volumetric Arc Therapy and Other Products Designed to Speed Delivery of Precision Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy

...rapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Los Angeles, California, oct 28 - oct 31 PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ASTRO Booth # 419...

Fires Put Pregnant Women, Infants at Risk

... March of Dimes provides tips to protect those most vulnerable during disaster SAN DIEGO, oct 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- March of Dimes urges pregnant women and families with young infants to take special precautions as fires burn throughout...

More Dollars Don't Boost Lung Cancer Survival

... 5-year outcomes unchanged since 1970s, despite higher spending on care, study shows TUESDAY, oct 23 (HealthDay News) -- Although it can cost more than $1 million to give a lung cancer patient an added year of life, overall survival from the diseas...

Brain Screenings Offered to Breast Cancer Patients During Breast Cancer Awareness Month

... Neurologic and Orthopedic Institute of Chicago Offer Complimentary Brain Scans, oct 26 & 27, as Part of Clinical Study. CHICAGO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- What: Women diagnosed with HER-2 positive Stage III or Stage IV ...