Stent Studies Tied to Rapid Changes in Use
Fast dissemination of data may become main stimulus for change, experts say TUESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- Rapid dissemination of new data about the risks posed by drug-eluting stents led to an almost immediate decrease in the use of the stents, according to a new report. Drug...Study finds rapid growth in health costs hurts economic performance of US industries
A first-of-its-kind RAND Corporation study has linked the rapid growth in health care costs in the United States with job losses and lower output among industries that commonly provide workers with health insurance. Researchers examined the economic performance of 38 industries from 1987 throu...Roche Cardiac 200 Offers Rapid Cardiac Diagnostics for the Point of Care
INDIANAPOLIS, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche Diagnostics announced today the introduction of the Roche Cardiac 200, a comprehensive testing solution for rapid cardiac diagnostic needs in point-of-care testing environments. The latest addition to an expanding portfolio of Roche D...Obesity Contributes to Rapid Cartilage Loss
Obesity, among other factors, is strongly associated with an increased risk of rapid cartilage loss, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology . Oak Brook, Ill. (Vocus) July 14, 2009 -- Obesity, among other factors, is strongly associated with an ...Obesity contributes to rapid cartilage loss
OAK BROOK, Ill. Obesity, among other factors, is strongly associated with an increased risk of rapid cartilage loss, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology . "We have isolated demographic and MRI-based risk factors for progressive cartilage loss," said the study's le...MarketArt to Provide APCO With Rapid Response at World's Largest Public-Safety Communications Event
You Are Here™ Solution Helps Attendees and Exhibitors Connect at APCO Conference. Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) June 24, 2009 -- MarketArt announced today that it has signed a multi-year event marketing agreement with The Association of Public-Safety Communications Offic...Arrayit to Mass Produce Rapid H1N1 Swine Flu Test Chip
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arrayit Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ARYC), a leading manufacturer of products and services for disease prevention, treatment and cure, announced today that it is developing a microarray-based diagnostic test to detect the H1N1 swine...CyberKnife Radiosurgery for Lung Cancer Sees Increased Interest and Continued Rapid Growth
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY ), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today significant growth in CyberKnife lung cancer treatments in calendar year 2008. The number of lung cancer patients treated with CyberKnife radi...MicroPhage Successfully Completes Beta Trial for Rapid MRSA Test
LONGMONT, Colo., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A new bacterial identification test that rapidly identifies MRSA infections moved closer to market with conclusion of its first multicenter clinical trial, which was announced today by MicroPhage, Inc., http://www.microphage.com . The company also rep...ImmunoCard STAT!® EHEC Rapid Test
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Kansas State University once again is host to a noted microbiology workshop that helps the scientists who test food and other samples for microorganisms. K-State's 29th annual Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology workshop will be June 19-26. The workshop, now in its 29th year, has serve...HudsonAlpha investigator develops rapid response swine flu test
Huntsville, Ala. Dr. Jian Han, faculty investigator at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, has completed development of a rapid response, molecular-level assay for swine flu, the current strain of the H1N1 family of the influenza virus. The test, which can confirm swine flu in less than ...Reproducing early and often is the key to rapid evolution in plants
New Haven, Conn. Yale researchers have harnessed the power of 21st century computing to confirm an idea first proposed in 1916 that plants with rapid reproductive cycles evolve faster. Their findings appear in the October 3rd edition of Science . "Our study has profound consequence for the u...Video released of rapid Alzheimer's improvement after new immune-based treatment
New research into the treatment of Alzheimer's disease reports improvement in language abilities using a novel immune-based approach. A video accompanying the research, published today in the open access journal BMC Neurology, documents rapid language improvement within minutes of using this new t...Surprisingly rapid changes in the Earth's core discovered
In a recent paper published in Nature Geoscience (*), the geophysicist Mioara MANDEA from the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam and her Danish colleague Nils OLSEN from the National Space Institute/DTU Copenhagen, have shown that motions in the fluid in the Earths core are changi...CEM Wins Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for the Sprint Rapid Protein Analyzer
MATTHEWS, N.C., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- CEM Corporation has won a 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award in the Greener Reaction Conditions category for its Sprint(TM) Rapid Protein Analyzer . The company will accept the award this evening during a ceremony at the Carnegie ...A New Era in the Application of Lab-on-a-Chip to Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnosis
ATLANTA, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Hai Kang Life Corporation Limited (HKLife) announces further developments of its patented field-assisted LOAC (Lab-on-a-Chip) system, EFADchip technology at the BIO 2009 International Convention, the Global Event for Biotechnology held in Atlanta, through 18-21 ...Micell Technologies' Rapid Absorption Polymer DES System to be Presented at CRT 2009
RALEIGH, N.C., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Micell Technologies announced today that David E. Kandzari, MD, will present "The Micell Rapid Absorption Polymer DES System" during the Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) meeting in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2009. MiStent(TM), a Drug-Eluting Stent ...Innovative Biosensors and ProGenTech Partner to Develop a Rapid Diagnostics System
ROCKVILLE, Md. and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative Biosensors, Inc., and ProGenTech Limited, two emerging leaders in life science & diagnostics, today announced an agreement to jointly develop a rapid, integrated diagnostic system. The system will incorporate Innovative ...Cytosol / Particulate Rapid Separation Kit from MBL International
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