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Until now, assessing the progress of treatment for Gastro-Oesaphageal Reflux  Disease (GORD) has relied primarily on an assessment of oesophageal healing. Documenting GORD therapy success...

An osteoconductive and osteoinductive biphasic ceramic replacement for  bone loss could be an alternative to grafts. The safety and efficacy of this  material has been...

Research continues into new ways of preventing and curing A-Fib, boosted  by ever-increasing new technologies. Catheter ablation has become a  mainstream treatment for the disease...

Latent TB in healthcare workers is a major threat to patients. Traditional  tests have too often been  unable to detect the condition reliably. A new ...

Bracing for a rocky 2008, investors in health-care stocks are increasingly moving their cash out of "one-hit" wonder drug developers and into companies with broader-based...

Cook Medical announced that it has been granted 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use of the Evolution® Controlled Release...

Gambro BCT, Inc., the largest medical device manufacturer headquartered in Colorado, with worldwide revenues approaching $500M and 2300 employees, announced it will change its legal...