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QLT announces interim data from a Phase II clinical trial and a device study for the Punctal Plug Drug Delivery System

VANCOUVER, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - QLT Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTI ; TSX: QLT) ("QLT" or the "Company") today announced encouraging interim data from an ongoing Phase II clinical trial and a device study for the punctal plug delivery system. These studies are part of a development program that i...

Anti-Smoking Web Site Helps Parents Plug Into Prevention

High-tech resource keeps prevention conversation accessible to parents GREENSBORO, N.C., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Is there a doctor in the house? Yes, there is, thanks to the sponsorship of Lorillard Tobacco Company. Families throughout the country who'd love to have the help and advice of a...

QLT announces encouraging Phase II data from core study of Punctal Plug Drug Delivery System

Sustained release treatment leads to reduction in IOP of 20% from baseline at 12 weeks VANCOUVER, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - QLT Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTI; TSX: QLT) ("QLT" or the "Company") today announced data from its CORE study, a Phase II trial being conducted by QLT's wholly-owned subsid...

AGA Medical Corporation Receives CE Mark Approval for the AMPLATZER(R) Vascular Plug III

MINNEAPOLIS, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AGA Medical Corporation ("AGA") announced today it received CE mark approval to market the AMPLATZER(R) Vascular Plug III ("AVP III"). AGA also announced the immediate availability and launch of the device in the European Union. The AVP III further expands t...

ExoSeal vascular plug gets good reviews in ECLIPSE study

CHICAGO, Ill. (April 1, 2008) A new bioabsorbable plug that seals the arterial puncture site used for threading catheters into the body during diagnostic angiography and interventional procedures significantly shortens bleeding time and enables patients to get up and walk around far sooner than w...

QLT initiates phase II study of punctal plug drug delivery system for glaucoma & ocular hypertension

VANCOUVER, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - QLT Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTI; TSX: QLT) announced today the initiation of patient recruitment into its "CORE" study, a phase II trial being conducted by QLT's wholly-owned subsidiary, QLT Plug Delivery, Inc. ("QPD"), to evaluate the preliminary efficacy a...

AGA Medical Receives European CE Mark Approval for AMPLATZER(R) Cardiac Plug

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- AGA Medical Corporation announced today that it received European CE Mark (Conformite Europeenne) approval for its AMPLATZER(R) Cardiac Plug (ACP). The ACP provides an innovative, minimally invasive solution for closing cardiac structures not involving the septa...

Nitazoxanide, potent drug to plug the purge caused by rotavirus

Nitazoxanide holds immense promise for kids infected with Rotavirus that triggers severe diarrhea, now infamous for causing half a million deaths// amongst youngsters from the deprived countries. Now, this drug has also received the approval from the FDA for its use in combating gastrointestinal in...

Super Bug - A Tough Bug to Plug

Hospitals are simply mystified by the super bug hounding them relentlessly. While patients battling diseases look to hospitals’ for healing, //the hospitals themselves are quite ‘sick’ with the alien invasion. Of particular virulence among the family of super bugs is the Clostridium difficile, whic...

Article Now Available: Are Special Orders Draining Your Budgets?

...article in the company's Procurement Insight Series for the healthcare industry. The article, " Are Specials Draining Your Budgets? Learn how to plug the Leaks ," details how special orders can harm productivity and profitability while offering solutions to help organizations get to the source of ...

Commercial Real Estate Group of Tucson Unveils Online Tool that Quickly Informs Commercial Real Estate Tenants of Lease Options

...(CREGT). The Lease With Ease calculator offers easy access to lease analysis information without requiring complicated spread sheets. "Just plug in the numbers about rent and costs and the Lease With Ease calculator will provide essential information about the cost, details that help in choosin...

QLT Announces Second Quarter Results for 2009

...ain very focused on the development of our punctal plug program and continue to make innovative advancemen...o strongly believe in the potential of our punctal plug delivery technology for broad use in ocular diseas...than offset higher spending related to our punctal plug program. Also of note, in the second quarter, Cost...

New HemCon/Seal-On Nasal Plugs Control Nosebleeds Quickly, Effectively and Comfortably

...umers under the Seal-On brand, and for professionals under the HemCon Nasal plug brand through distribution partners. Designed for ease of use, the...al. When bleeding has been controlled, the patient can carefully remove the plug from the nose and discard it. Ready for removal within an hour, there is no...

Full Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference on Health Care Reform

...usions based on pre-existing conditions. It will set up an exchange where we can easily shop and compare plans and setting standard benefit options to plug holes in coverage that could leave us paying tens of thousands of dollars if we get sick. This bill gives us a reliable option for coverage ...

Kenneth Kensey, Inventor of the Angio-Seal(R), Dies at 58

... inventor or co-inventor in more than 130 patent filings with more than 50 patents issued. He was 58. The inventor of the Angio-Seal(R) artery plug and the Rheolog(R) blood viscometer, Kensey made significant contributions to minimally invasive surgery and was recognized as a pioneer for his theor...

Study identifies potential fix for damaged knees

...urgery have shown that a biodegradable scaffold or plug can be used to treat patients with damaged knee ca...d newer quantitative T2 mapping to examine how the plug incorporated itself into the knee. The research, a...epair at Hospital for Special Surgery. "The Trufit plug has been designed to have mechanical properties th...

World Financial Crisis and AIDS Backlash Threaten Lives

...ng and Advocacy Project of ITPC. "We call on the G8 to commit their fair share towards meeting the Universal Access target -- a first step would be to plug the $5 billion funding gap for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria." Reacting to a new report from UNAIDS and the World Bank(1), which ...

If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next?

... Other options, available and in the pipeline, could plug a Percocet-Vicodin gap, experts say,, THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Banning the popular painkillers Percocet and Vicodin, which a U...

Emerging Techniques Put a New Twist on Ankle Repair

...CI is currently considered investigational by the FDA in the United States. Traditional restorative techniques involve removing a cartilage donor plug from the knee and implanting it over the ankle injury, or "lesion." This requires an operation on the knee and cutting the bone (osteotomy) of the tib...

QLT announces 12-month results from Novartis sponsored MONT BLANC study evaluating standard-fluence Visudyne(R) combination therapy

...AG. Eligard is a registered trademark of Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc. QLT plug Delivery, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of QLT Inc. QLT Inc. is l...chnologies (including Visudyne-Lucentis combination therapy and our punctal plug technology) and the associated costs of these programs; the timing, expense...

Havel's Incorporated Expands Successful EchoStim(R) Ultrasound Needles into Canada

... reflectors (CCR(TM)) providing multiple angled surfaces near the tip for maximum reflection even at steep injection angles. Equipped with a standard plug that fits most nerve stimulators, the EchoStim(R) Echogenic Insulated Needle can be used with or without ultrasound guidance. The EchoBlock(R) Echoge...

QLT announces positive results from the evaluation of Visudyne(R) combination therapy

...AG. Eligard is a registered trademark of Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc. QLT plug Delivery, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of QLT Inc. QLT Inc. is l...uding reduced-fluence Visudyne-Lucentis combination therapy and our punctal plug technology) and the associated costs of these programs; the timing, expense...

QLT Announces Court Response to Motion to Dismiss and Removal of Case to Federal Court

...ducts such as Visudyne(R) and Eligard(R) and future product opportunities. For more information, visit our web site at www.qltinc.com . QLT plug Delivery, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of QLT Inc. Atrigel is a registered trademark of QLT USA, Inc. Visudyne is a registered trademark ...

Universal CRT Replacement Gives New Life to Medical Equipment with Analog Video

...their website, MedicalDisplaysforLess.com , released a complete line of universal CRT replacements for medical devices today. These medical grade, plug and play LCDs substitute for older analog and digital monitors. Both monochrome and color LCDs, in 1MP and 2MP versions, are available for shipment to...

Connectyx to Hold National Press Event at National Press Club on May 13th in Washington D.C. to Announce Launch of MedSync PHR Software

...ses, doctors' instructions, next of kin, living wills, MRIs, EKGs, X-rays, lab results, etc., and move them onto the one-gigabyte flash drive that can plug into any computer. "We are excited about launching MedSync at the National Press Club on May 13th. This product, free to all MedFlash members, is...

QLT announces first quarter results for 2009

...ing the results from our on-going Phase II punctal plug program in the third quarter. In addition, in the ...than offset higher spending related to our punctal plug program. Operating Income/Loss Operating...ation allowance against the tax benefit of punctal plug development expenditures. The effective tax rate a...

Mersana's Second Development Candidate, XMT-1107, Shows Superior Pharmacokinetics and Anti-Tumor Activity in Studies Presented at American Association of Cancer Research Meeting

...was highly active in human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) proliferation assays, and showed anti-angiogenesis activity in vivo in the Matrigel plug assay. Additionally, XMT-1107 was active in a number of syngeneic and xenograft tumor models. The enhanced antiangiogenic and in vivo anti-tumor act...

Soothing Songs Please the Heart

...cularly when patients pick the tunes, study suggests WEDNESDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- If you have heart problems, you might want to plug in that iPod or pop in a CD of mellow songs. Hospital patients with coronary heart disease reduced their heart rates, breathing rate and blood pres...

Arthritis Hand Pain Relief: Infrared Heat Therapy Ergonomic Computer Workstation

...t is cost-effective and energy-efficient. The computer supplies therapeutic heat energy for the mouse hand and keyboard hands. The ValueRays® USB plug & play products require no additional software to install. Just place the USB connector in an USB port to start a home-based heat therapy treatme...

West-Com and Sonitor Present Joint Nurse Call and RTLS Solution

...quot;Our partnering agreement with West-Com is reached at a time when Sonitor is releasing its new easily deployable High Definition Receiver which is plug and play compatible with the hospital's existing Wi-Fi and Ethernet network, and which can create multiple location zones within a room. Such zones ca...

Sonitor to Showcase New Ultrasound High Definition RTLS Receiver Technology at HIMSS 2009

...raction events, or create a zone by the sanitation station to enable monitoring of compliance with hand-washing rules. The High Definition Receiver is plug and play compatible with existing Wi-Fi or Ethernet networks. "The first orders for the High Definition Receiver for hospital applications ha...

QLT announces completion of Phase Ia safety trial of its synthetic retinoid product

...s eligible to receive payments upon achievement of certain development, approval and sales milestones as well as a royalty on net sales. QLT plug Delivery, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of QLT Inc. Atrigel is a registered trademark of QLT USA, Inc. Visudyne is a registered trademark ...

MyMedicalRecords Adds Enhanced Doctor-Patient Features to Its Flagship Personal Health Record Platform

...to be a major communications conduit between consumer Personal Health Records (PHRs) and Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) of any kind with a flexible plug and play platform that meets relevant standards and is designed to provide patients the ability to safely and securely control and move their informat...

Availity Announces Support of Project SwipeIT

...y and data entry errors. Providers simply click a button to retrieve real-time eligibility and benefits information and more. Three-track card readers plug and play with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection and are available at a discount from Availity's preferred distributor. "Availity is proud t...

QLT petition for rehearing of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary litigation is denied

...ducts such as Visudyne(R) and Eligard(R) and future product opportunities. For more information, visit our web site at www.qltinc.com . QLT plug Delivery, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of QLT Inc. Atrigel is a registered trademark of QLT USA, Inc. Visudyne is a registered trademark ...

QLT Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Results

...e. This will be a significant year for our punctal plug platform and we plan to be in a position to wrap u...han offset the increase in spending on our punctal plug delivery system. For the fourth quarter of 2008,...sition of ForSight Newco II, Inc. (and our punctal plug delivery system) in October 2007. The improvement ...

QLT announces that it is named as a defendant in an action

...oducts such as Visudyne(R) and Eligard(R) and future product opportunities. For more information, visit our website at www.qltinc.com . QLT plug Delivery, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of QLT Inc. Atrigel is a registered trademark of QLT USA, Inc. Visudyne is a registered trademark ...

QLT announces final results of tender offer

...oducts such as Visudyne(R) and Eligard(R) and future product opportunities. For more information, visit our website at www.qltinc.com . QLT plug Delivery, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of QLT Inc. Atrigel is a registered trademark of QLT USA, Inc. Visudyne is a registered trademark ...

Manhattan Research Survey Finds That Physicians Overwhelmingly Support Commercially-Funded Continuing Medical Education

... reveals, it's important to listen to the voice of the majority of physicians," said Mark Bard, Manhattan Research President. "Rather than pulling the plug on a vital source of CME funding, the primary beneficiaries of CME - physicians and patients - would be best served by continued improvements to cours...

Emerson Network Power Introduces High Density AC-DC Adapters for Medical Applications

...hing adapters are ideal for non-patient contact and non-patient critical medical and dental devices and feature universal 90-264 Vac inputs in four AC plug configurations (US, UK, EU and AU models), each specifically suited for the region of the world in which they will be used. In addition, all four adap...