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Boston Scientific received FDA approval for PROMUS Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System
Boston Scientific Corporation announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the PROMUS™ Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease. Boston Scientific Corporation announced that the U.S. Food and Drug...
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UnitedHealth cuts outlook and cost – shares climb
UnitedHealth on Wednesday cut its outlook for fiscal 2008 but the health insurance giant also said it was cutting costs, a move that sent shares higher and seemed to give a lift to the rest of the sector. ...
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A report says GE Healthcare’s Omnipaque helpful as oral contrast agent for abdominal CT Scans
Low-osmolar contrast media, such as GE Healthcare’s Omnipaque (Iohexol), make effective oral contrast agents for abdominal CT scans concluded a technical note written by a team of physicians from Johns Hopkins Medical and published in the March/April 2008 edition...
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Gambro BCT Inc first automated whole blood processing system received clearence from FDA
Gambro BCT, Inc., soon to be known as CaridianBCT, a leading global provider of technology, products and services in automated blood collections, therapeutic systems, whole blood processes and pathogen reduction technologies, announced that it received FDA clearance for the...
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Symmetry Medical Inc. reports record first quater 2008 revenue of 101.9 Dollars Million
Symmetry Medical Inc. a leading independent provider of products to the global orthopaedic device industry and other medical markets, announced first quarter 2008 financial results for the period ended March 29, 2008. Symmetry Medical Inc. a leading independent...
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Tenet Healthcare shares lifted by analyst upgrade
Shares of Tenet Healthcare Corp. jumped after an analyst upgraded the stock. Since late 2007, Tenet has signed new contracts with health insurers including Cigna Corp., Aetna Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc., giving patients covered by those insurers access...
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Data sharing technology
IBM, in collaboration with the Nuclear Threat Initiative's Global Health and Security Initiative and the Middle East Consortium on Infectious Disease Surveillance (MECIDS), has created a unique technology that standardizes the method of sharing health information and automates the...
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