Silica, an Avnet, Inc. company, and Philips Lumileds announced they have signed a distribution agreement which comes into effect immediately. Under the terms of the agreement, SILICA will support sales, marketing and support activities for ...
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A revolutionary pack design doesn't go unnoticed. The original graphic and structural packaging designed by Reverse Innovation for Ansell Limited's line of personal lubricants has just been awarded three important prizes: the Good Design ...
If you ask your doctor for a brand-name drug, there's a good chance he or she will comply, even if there's a cheaper, equally effective generic drug available. That's especially true if your doctor is older, works in a small practice, or, ...
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Q. My wife just got laid off from her job, which has been supplying our health insurance for the past 15 years. I'm switching to my employer's plan but it says that pre-existing conditions won't be covered for the first 12 months. My wife ...
If you ask your doctor for a brand-name drug, there's a good chance he or she will comply, even if there's a cheaper, equally effective generic drug available. That's especially true if your doctor is older, works in a small practice, or, ...
Tags: JAMA Internal Medicine, drug, healthcare
Major physician and healthcare IT management groups are concerned about the U.S. government's timeline and process for rolling out the final phase of electronic health records (EHRs). The American Medical Association (AMA) and the College ...
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US-based equity investment company Wynnchurch Capital has completed the sale of Webex to Bertram Capital for undisclosed sum. Webex designs and manufactures precision engineered rolls, converting components and specialized machinery ...
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Brainsway has gained US marketing rights for its Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device, designed for use in patients with depression, who have failed to respond to antidepressant medications, following the US Food and Drug ...
Healthcare products company Covidien has purchased California-based CV Ingenuity, which is focused on improving patient outcomes in the treatment of vascular diseases. CV Ingenuity's core technology Drug Coated Balloon (DCB), which ...
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Verizon wants to use its nationwide LTE wireless network to stream the 2014 Super Bowl live, CEO Lowell McAdam told a keynote audience at International CES late on Tuesday. "Using LTE...we'd love to broadcast the Super Bowl in the 2014 ...
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Chicago-based insurance brokerage firm Hub International(Hub)has completed acquisition of Intercare Insurance Solutions,for an undisclosed sum. Intercare will now join California operations of Hub International Insurance Services(Hub ...
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Novo Nordisk announced today the introduction of HemaGo, a mobile application (app) to help individuals with hemophilia and their caregivers monitor the details of treatment, including medications, dosing, bleed information and the impact ...
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While the overall death rate from cancer has dropped in recent years, more people than ever are being diagnosed with anal cancer and certain cancers of the throat and mouth. Both are linked to infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV), ...
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If you've got a bedbug infestation, you probably want to do whatever necessary to get rid of them, including spraying your home with pesticides. But earlier this week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned about a steep rise ...
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For almost two decades research has suggested that people with diabetes and multiple clogged arteries live longer and have fewer heart attacks if they undergo bypass surgery instead of angioplasty. Yet many of those people continue to be ...
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