Posted in Cardiovascular by Chris Newmarker on January 15, 2014 Boston Scientific CEO Mike Mahoney remains optimistic about renal denervation and the company’s Vessix platform, even though Medtronic’s Symplicity system failed ...
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Medtronic willfully infringed on an Edwards Lifesciences’ patent with its CoreValve transcatheter heart valve, and owes Edwards nearly $394 million in damages and patent royalties, a federal jury in Delaware found Wednesday. Edwards ...
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At CES last week, we ventured deep inside Suitable Technologies booth to a secret room to meet their latest telepresence robot platform. It's called the Beam+, and while it does just about everything that the original Beam can do, this new ...
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Asteroid mining's prospects as a trillion-dollar industry could be mildly tarnished by a new Harvard study that found few space rocks near Earth worth mining. But asteroid mining firms have already begun launching a counterattack on the ...
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Bendable figure named Jules to help children practice yoga at home A UK yoga teacher has taken her idea for a toy that helps children learn yoga to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. Dawn Caller, from SunRise Yoga, has created Jules, a ...
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New line of self-assemble collectables are exclusive to comic book specialist shops and Previews catalogue Superhero fans across the US will soon be able to assemble their own Avengers, as a range of Iron Man, Iron Man 3 and Thor action ...
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Tom Biery/Trans Pixs Diesel fell 2.4 cents to $3.886 a gallon, its first decline in four weeks, the Department of Energy reported Jan. 13. Diesel had gained almost 4 cents in the previous three weeks of increases, and its current price ...
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Wal-Mart Corp. Retail sales grew 0.2% in December, the Commerce Department reported Jan. 14. The expansion followed a 0.4% increase in November that was smaller than previously reported. On average, analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News ...
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Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News The price of goods imported to the United States was unchanged in December after declining the prior month, the Labor Department reported Jan. 14. December is the third consecutive month without an increase ...
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Jaclyn O'Laughlin WASHINGTON – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is close to releasing proposals to require electronic logging devices in all trucks and to establish a clearinghouse of positive drug and alcohol tests ...
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Bob Schatz for TT Commercial truck dealer Rush Enterprises said it has acquired the assets of dealerships in Indiana and Illinois and interests of Idealease of Chicago for $145 million. Rush said its subsidiary acquired assets of CIT ...
20th Century Fox wants to make a movie franchise as big as Harry Potter 20th Century Fox is set to bring Hasbo's Magic: The Gathering card game to the big screen, states The Hollywood Reporter. The studio has acquired the screen rights ...
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Image courtesy of Wikimedia. German supermarket chain ALDI is setting its sights on Western Australia, and is inviting local suppliers to learn more about the opportunity of working with ALDI Australia. ALDI Australia is holding a ...
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The retailer sold 1000 copies of Dobble throughout 2013 Worcestershire independent retailer Wise Owl Toys will be looking forward to Toy Fair more than most this year as it will receive a cheque from Esdevium Games for £1,000. ...
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In celebration of the launch of the Good App Guide, the clinic will be offering additional advice on the development of digital content and app related toys. The Good Toy Guide's Toy Clinic will be returning to this year's Toy Fair. In ...
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