Brian Otis gingerly holds what looks like a typical contact lens on his index finger. Look closer. Sandwiched in this lens are two twinkling glitter-specks loaded with tens of thousands of miniaturized transistors. It's ringed with a ...
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Interview conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, BA Hons (Cantab) What is gastric bypass surgery and how many people undergo it? Gastric bypass surgery is a type of bariatric operation that results in weight loss and stimulates metabolic ...
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McCord Research, Inc., founded by Darlene McCord, Ph.D., FAPWCA, has produced a valuable guide to help people with diabetes take care of their feet for a lifetime. Dr. McCord has over 30 years of experience in the skin and wound care ...
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How to stick to good intentions "I'm going to do more sport in the new year." Hardly any resolution is made more frequently than this one after the calorie-filled Christmas holidays - and hardly one that is broken as frequently. A team ...
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Alsa Refinish, a California-based company, has process and utility patent applications in place for a medication delivery method. If successful, Alsa will hold patents for a device that delivers medications and herbal preparations ...
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Oxygen has been a critical component in the evolution of life on earth, and humans are no exception as the gas has enabled nutrients to be used more efficiently, in turn allowing for the essential generation of energy required for ...
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Global medical technology company ArjoHuntleigh has introduced the Dopplex Ability, an ankle brachial index (ABI) screening device. ABI measurements are used to predict the severity of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The Dopplex ...
US-based technology company Biomedtrics has launched the ditto glucose data system to conveniently and accurately monitor the blood glucose results and manage diabetes data. Ditto glucose data system includes a bluetooth device, an ...
Finnish diabetes technology company Mendor has entered into partnership with Europe-based diagnostics company A. Menarini Diagnostics for distribution of its blood glucose monitoring system. Under the terms of the agreement, Mendor's ...
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Quantel Medical, a France-based provider of technologies for the treatment of ocular diseases, has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Vitra Multispot laser system. The device, which features ...
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Swiss-based medical devices firm Debiotech has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with Valtronic for the manufacturing of the electronic Controller unit for Debiotech's insulin product JewelPUMP. The insulin pump, which is ...
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK, has asked diabetic patients using Hypurin Porcine Isophane insulin cartridges to check their medication following a packaging error. The error came to light when ...
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Poxel has raised €13m ($17m) in a series B round financing to develop and confirm efficacy data of Imeglimin, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes. Imeglimin is a new tetrahydrotriazine-containing class of oral anti- diabetics, the ...
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Covidien has reported final 12-month results from Determination of Effectiveness of SilverHawk / TurboHawk Peripheral Plaque Excision Systems for the Treatment of Infrainguinal Vessels/Lower Extremities (DEFINITIVE LE ) trial. The ...
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Telcare has introduced a diabetes educator program to train diabetic patients how to use the company's wireless-enabled Blood Glucose Monitoring (BGM) system. The objective of diabetes educator program is to recruit and train a group of ...
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