Ports in Medical News

Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Financial Impact of Itinerary Changes Responding to H1N1 Influenza Mexico Travel Advisory; Plans Rapid Return to Popular Mexican Ports

MIAMI, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE CUK) today announced a financial impact estimated at approximately $0.05 per share, the majority of which will be incurred in the second fiscal quarter of 2009, as a result of modifications to cruise itiner...

Purolator USA Offers Canadian Customs Expertise for Medical Device Exports

Medical device manufacturers that ship regularly to Canada are cutting their transportation costs and reducing delivery times, as a result of logistics provider Purolator USA's expertise in U.S. and Canadian customs processes. Jericho, NY (Vocus) May 29, 2009 -- Medical...

Tuberculosis Screening To Be Spruced Up At Ports of Entry

The Health Protection Agency has raised doubts about the TB X-Ray screening arangements at the points of entry- Airport and Ports. // How effective is the screening for Tuberculosis infections at the Airport for people entering England, especially from countries that are reeling under the TB onsla...

Lifeclinic to Showcase Health Stations and Health Communicator at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores 2009 Pharmacy and Technology Conference

...sting includes blood pressure, weight, body fat, BMI and blood oxygen, along with glucose meter and pedometer upload capability. IR (infrared) and USB ports are standard for uploading data from various other personal health devices. The LC600 extends its capabilities with a phone and video camera th...

Memorial Blood Centers Joins Extreme Makeover: Home Edition As Designated Charity

...ior area. The EMHE episode, air date to be announced at a later date, will put the talents of team-leader Ty Pennington, his EMHE crew, and local Twin ports builders, contractors, hundreds of volunteers, and other area businesses to work rebuilding the home of the Huber family of Douglas County, Wisconsin ...

UT Southwestern, UT Arlington to develop magnetic surgery tools

... range of magnetically controlled instruments designed to give surgeons greater maneuverability and range of motion while reducing the number of entry ports into the abdominal cavity required for surgery. The Magnetic Anchoring and Guidance System (MAGS) uses magnets outside the abdomen that attract magne...

Oakland Port Commission Seeks Resolution to Allow Local Officials Real Power to Clean Up Diesel Truck Pollution; Improve Security, Safety

...safety and security objectives. "Our nation's ports need the tools to protect public health by holding... whose constituents live near the highly-polluting ports of New York and New Jersey, have also supported LA...t all." The Coalition for Clean & Safe ports is an alliance of more than 80 environmental, la...

Lifeclinic Teams Up With Trucking Industry to Promote Health and Wellness to Over-the-Road Professionals

...can measure blood pressure, weight, body fat, BMI and blood oxygen tests, and has glucose meter and pedometer upload capability. IR (infrared) and USB ports are standard for uploading data from various other personal health devices. Commercial drivers can easily navigate through the LC500's test options an...

Lifeclinic Supports the Novartis and International Association of Fire Fighters Campaign Against Hypertension

...ated blood pressure, weight, body fat, BMI and blood oxygen tests, along with glucose meter upload capability. IR (infrared) and USB peripheral input ports permit interfacing with various personal health devices including pedometers. Users can easily navigate through the LC500's interface of test options ...

ATS Medical Announces Participation in the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Meeting

...Medical also offers unique tools designed to meet the access challenges of less invasive and robotic procedures. These tools include the ATS Thoracic ports which provide excellent visibility and a clear, stable opening for instrument exchange and suture passage and ATS Suture Hooks which facilitate quick ...

Photos: Philips Expands Home Healthcare Commitment With Portable Life-Support Ventilator; Offers Ease of Use, Portability and Versatility for Patient

... receive more types of therapy from a single device. The system streamlines the ventilation process with interchangeable active and passive exhalation ports and the flexibility to choose the best available circuit and patient interface. Trilogy100 can accommodate a mask, mouthpiece or tracheostomy. The por...

Innovia Receives FDA Clearance For The InnoPort(TM)

...ee rigid and/or articulating instruments. "In the time-sensitive and no-nonsense environment of the OR, the bell-and-whistle features of existing ports were overly complicated and tended to slow down my procedures. I needed a port that was simple and reliable, and this was the inspiration for the Inn...

Lifeclinic International, Exhibiting its LC500 Health Station With OptumHealth at the America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Institute 2009 Conference

...offers automated blood pressure, weight, body fat, BMI and blood oxygen tests, along with glucose meter upload capability. Additional peripheral input ports include IR (infrared) and USB for interfacing with various personal health devices including pedometers. Employees can easily navigate through the LC5...

Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug

... "In summary, patients taking long-term capecitabine may have problems with regards to fingerprint identification when they enter the United States' ports or other countries that require fingerprint identification and should be warned about this," Tan wrote. "It is uncertain when the onset of fingerpr...

Cancer drug causes patient to lose fingerprints and be detained by US immigration

...ludes: "In summary, patients taking long-term capecitabine may have problems with regards to fingerprint identification when they enter United States' ports or other countries that require fingerprint identification and should be warned about this. It is uncertain when the onset of fingerprint loss will ta...

Carnival Cruise Lines to Resume Port Calls in Mexico

... MIAMI, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carnival Cruise Lines will resume visits to Mexican ports of call based on the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, which is no longer recommending against non-essential travel to Mexico. Onc...

Virtuoso(R) Affirms Travel Amidst H1N1 Flu Scare

...bal screening of all passengers for flu-like symptoms in addition to their standard sanitation and on-board medical protocols; many are also bypassing ports in Mexico through mid- to end of May. Airlines have reported use of air filtration systems similar to those found in hospitals, and they employ crews...

Mercy Ships Founders Receive Humanitarian of the Year Award From Variety Club

...arity operates the world's largest non-governmental hospital ship - staffed with volunteer doctors, nurses, engineers and agriculturists - that visits ports in some of the world's poorest countries. # # # Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/humanitarian_award/hospital_ship_charity/p...

Studies Report Use of USGI Medical's Incisionless Operating Platform(TM) (IOP) in Numerous Incisionless Surgical Procedures

...a reductions in post-Roux-En-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) patients. The cholecystectomy and appendectomy procedures included use of assisting laparoscopic ports with half of these procedures requiring only one. No significant complications were reported in any of the cases. About the USGI Incisionless Op...

First Swine Flu Death Reported in U.S.

...tepped up checks of people entering the country by air, land and sea, looking for signs of infection, and the CDC plans to distribute "yellow cards at ports of entry," Besser said Monday. "These will provide information on swine flu, so that people coming into the United States will have information abo...

U.S. Reports First Swine Flu Death

...tepped up checks of people entering the country by air, land and sea, looking for signs of infection, and the CDC plans to distribute "yellow cards at ports of entry," Besser said Monday. "These will provide information on swine flu, so that people coming into the United States will have information abo...

AFGE: TSA Must Do More to Protect Its Workforce and the Public

...ning in general, and one nationwide contract specifically, is needed at this agency. A measured and consistent response to emergencies at our nation's ports is exactly what the creation of the agency was meant to achieve. AFGE seeks collaboration with DHS and TSA to ensure that TSOs have all they need to p...

U.S. Swine Flu Cases Surpass 60

...tepped up checks of people entering the country by air, land and sea, looking for signs of infection, and the CDC plans to distribute "yellow cards at ports of entry," Besser said Monday. "These will provide information on swine flu, so that people coming into the United States will have information abo...

Some Reports Put Number of U.S. Swine Flu Cases at 50

...ep up checks of people entering the country by air, land and sea, looking for signs of infection, and the CDC will begin distributing "yellow cards at ports of entry." "These will provide information on swine flu, so that people coming into the United States will have information about this outbreak -- ...

40 Swine Flu Cases Now Reported in U.S.

...ep up checks of people entering the country by air, land and sea, looking for signs of infection, and the CDC will begin distributing "yellow cards at ports of entry." "These will provide information on swine flu, so that people coming into the United States will have information about this outbreak -- ...

Robotic approach to urothelial cancer of the kidney proves to be beneficial for patients

...ronic kidney disease, so a nephron-sparing approach was taken to preserve kidney function. During the surgery, the four robotic arms and two assistant ports were successfully positioned in a manner similar to robot assisted radical prostatectomy." This approach resulted in the usual benefits associated...

Public Health is No. 1, Says U.S. District Judge in Denial of FMC Motion to Shelve the LA-LB Clean Trucks Programs

... Coalition for Clean & Safe ports Calls on Members of Congress to Protect Port Green...tions united in the Coalition for Clean & Safe ports in California celebrated U.S. District Judge Richa...nted by George W. Bush), in his opinion, noted the ports "are implementing ambitious, multi-faceted program...

Varian Medical Systems to Celebrate Tenth Anniversary and Decade of Growth

...ng cancer, paved the way for lower-cost filmless X-ray imaging, and developed systems for fast, automatic detection of threats in cargo moving through ports and borders." Varian Medical Systems is now bigger than its parent company was at the time of the division. The company nearly quadrupled its ...

National Instruments Announces New Suite of Prototyping Hardware to Lower Development Time and Costs

...control operations, data logging and communication as well as the ability to integrate existing ANSI C/C++ code. The controller features dual Ethernet ports for high-speed networking and deterministic expansion I/O, which is ideal for high-channel-count applications. The cRIO-9022 also accepts 9 to 35 VDC ...

'Linking Up the Cold Chain' is Focus of The JoC Conferences' First Cool Cargoes Conference, May 12-13, in Portland, Oregon

...fic session topics include: Cool cargo opportunities in emerging markets Trade barriers in the cold chain When smaller ports make sense (and when they don't) The future of reefer cargo on rail Best practices for food handling The shrinking world of re...

Study Finds Lifeclinic Self-Testing Health Stations in Workplace Help Reduce Hypertension and Obesity

...h stations at worksites. The Lifeclinic LC500 provides automated measurements of blood pressure, pulse, weight, body fat, and BMI. Peripheral input ports interface with various personal health devices, including pedometers. The LC500 is Internet-ready for secure, HIPAA-compliant, connection to health an...

Nanyang Technological University launches first-ever sports degree in Singapore

...s and interest in sports is at an all-time high. Singapore organised the world's first-ever Grand Prix night race last year. It was also one of the 11 ports for the 2009 Volvo Ocean Race, touted to be the F1 for sailing. Singapore will be hosting the Asian Youth Games in 2009 and the inaugural Youth Olympi...

VTS Medical Systems, LLC Awarded Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Healthcare, Product Line Strategy Leadership Award for 2009

...market." The new VividImage(R) 26" surgical monitor scored ahead of its competitors due to superior circuitry and cable management design. The input ports are situated at a 45 degree angle on the back of the monitor minimizing cable and connector failure due to mishandling of the cables in the critical O...

PacketBase Increases Patient Satisfaction for Santa Cruz Medical Foundation with Avaya IP Communications & Contact Center Solutions

...: - Design a best-of-breed Voice Network leveraging technology from Avaya, Cisco and AT&T - Consolidate 15 standalone legacy PBXs and over 2,000 ports to one centralized IP Communications solution - Deploy a "stateful" failover architecture at the primary Hospital for transparent reliabili...

Montreal Jewish General Hospital Improves Care and Reduces Costs With Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Solution

...hout any fear of downtime, interference or roaming problems." The WLAN solution utilizes Motorola's RFS7000 wireless switches and AP300 access ports to deliver always-on connectivity for the hospital's staff. With the WLAN in place, the hospital has adopted advanced staff communications on IP phon...

Design of system that will revolutionize control of influenza epidemics

...h fewer resources for this end, given that the card is easy to use and low cost. Moreover, it can be used for quick tests with ill persons arriving at ports and airports from regions where Avian flu is going around, and thus reduce the risk of its introduction and propagation. ...

Safe Kids USA Offers Car Seat Inspections for National Seat Check Saturday on Sept. 20

...ry Peters and Acting NHTSA Administrator David Kelly at a news conference to announce the Seat Check Saturday events. NHTSA Deputy Administrator James ports is also attending a local Safe Kids checkup event at the Harbor Hospital Life Resource Center in Baltimore. "As any EMT, policeman or fire official ...

Medifast Challenging Dieters to 'Express Your Success' in Video Contest

...o on Medifast Cruise 2009, setting sail from Miami, Fl. on April 25, 2009. Medifast Cruise 2009 is a 5-day excursion aboard Carnival's Destiny(R) with ports in the Grand Cayman Islands and Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Other prizes include a Nintendo Wii Fit bundle with game console, an 8GB iPod Touch, a $100 Visa g...

New Vascular Access Medical Devices Launched by Navilyst Medical

...educed size for ease of implantation and patient comfort. The plastic Xcela ports are light weight for patient comfort and offer radiolucence-reduced imaging... psi infusion rating for use in contrast-enhanced imaging procedures. Xcela ports are compatible with the Company's new EZ Huber® safety Infusion Set. ...

Holland America Line Program Surpasses $1 Million Raised for Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R)

... Holland America Line's fleet of 14 ships offers nearly 500 cruises to 314 ports of more than 100 countries, territories or dependencies. Two- to 108- day i...New Zealand and Asia voyages; a Grand World Voyage; and popular sailings to ports in the Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico, Canada/New England, Europe and Panama Can...