Israeli and Palestinian forces have taken to the Internet to accelerate their wartime propaganda via social media. As the forces continue their conflict on the ground, they’ve also launched a war of hashtags, English-language tweets ...
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Exact Sciences has completed enrolling patients in its DeeP-C pivotal trial, designed to compare the accuracy of the stool DNA test in screening colorectal cancer with traditional screening methods. The test uses stool samples collected ...
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SteriPack, a supplier of cleanroom sterilized packaging solutions, has opened a new ISO 13485 Certified manufacturing facility in Lakeland, Florida, US. The new facility will manufacture Pouches, Header Bags, SteriBags , Die Cut Lids ...
Sunshine Heart has submitted an investigational device exemption (IDE) application of its C-Pulse Heart Assist system to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval. The basis of the IDE application is for the initiation of ...
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Paddy Power has said the LeapPad 2 is the “clear favourite” to become the UK’s top selling toy this Christmas. The popular Irish bookmaker has placed the kids iPad-style device as odds-on favourite at 1/4. For punters ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Nanosphere's CYP2C19 nucleic acid test to determine gene variants affecting drug metabolism. The CYP2C19 enzyme, in general, metabolizes approximately 15% of all ...
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Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), an ONC-ATCB, has certified CC-1112-48540-2 number to Fujifilm Medical Systems' Synapse MU 3.0. The company said Synapse MU 3.0 is compliant in accordance with the ...
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According to U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) October Crop Production report, the 2012 U.S. cotton crop is estimated at 17.3 million bales, up marginally from last month's forecast but 1.7 million bales (11 percent) above the 2011 ...
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Risk management software company Wynyard Group has opened an office in Dubai to serve its growing customer base in the Middle East, it announced today. Wynyard Group provides advanced software solutions for operational risk management, ...
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Worldwide spending on security is expected to touch the $60 billion mark in 2012, up 8.4 percent from $55 billion in the previous year, according to research company Gartner — this figure will approach $86 billion in 2016. "The ...
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TechAmerica has released its latest job report which showed job gains in 16 of the last 18 months. In that time, IT jobs have grown from 5.8 million to 6 million, or 3.3 percent. “The technology industry is adding jobs as ...
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SimonMed Imaging, a specialized outpatient physician imaging practice, has selected Merge Healthcare's integrated suite of radiology solutions to provide users with anywhere, anytime viewing of images and achieve meaningful use criteria. ...
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated a better way to use photosynthesis to produce ethylene, a breakthrough that could change the way materials, chemicals, and ...
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The Windows Store, a new online marketplace for applications for Windows 8 and Windows RT computers, is now open to developers in 120 geographic markets, Microsoft said on Tuesday. Any developer can now submit applications for inclusion ...
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Southern Oregon Orthopedics (SOO) has chosen SRS' electronic health record (EHR) to replace its failing EHR system for its 18 providers. SOO provides orthopedic surgical care services to the residents of southern Oregon and northern ...
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