More than one in 10 people in the U.S.believe they would be dead today,or severely incapacitated,if not for access to Web-based health information,according to a consumer survey by health technology provider Philips Healthcare. The survey ...
Tags: Health-Related Websites, U.S., mobile apps, Philips Healthcare's survey
Medical technology company CardioNet has introduced a new wireless event monitor to diagnose and monitor cardiac arrhythmias. The wEvent monitor, which offers wireless transmission of symptom and activity reporting, provides a higher ...
Steve Staedler, Dorner Manufacturing If something can break on a conveyor, Jeff Bonaparte has seen it . . . and repaired it. A maintenance technician at Sussex IM, a custom injection molding manufacturer for a variety of industries ...
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The European Union has granted CE mark approval to InSightec's transcranial focused ultrasound system for the treatment of essential tremor, tremor dominant Parkinson's disease and neuropathic pain. The non-invasive ExAblate Neuro ...
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UCB has launched Neupro (Rotigotine Transdermal System) in US pharmacies for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) and Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). Neupro received the US Food and Drug Administration approval on 3 April 2012. UCB ...
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A meta-analysis of Mederi Therapeutics' Stretta therapy demonstrated that the minimally invasive treatment using Stretta improves reflux symptoms and reduces esophageal acid exposure. Stretta Therapy, which involves delivery of ...
Tags: Stretta therapy, gastroesophageal reflux disease, medical management