SK Textile, a custom fabricator of drapery, bedding and accessories, has partnered with Standard Textile, the international textile leader in the healthcare and hospitality industries, to open a new manufacturing facility in Las Vegas, ...
Tags: Textile, drapery, bedding, accessories
Building on increasing demand from the healthcare sector, Light Planet is showcasing the benefits of advanced LED technology at the Healthcare Estates exhibition and conference in Manchester. Held over the 9 and 10 of October, Healthcare ...
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A first of its kind study conducted by the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine found standard control curtains were 8 times more likely to be contaminated with the superbug vancomycin resistant enterrococus (VRE) than experimental ...
St Jude Medical has unveiled a real-time cardiac navigation and visualization technology to evaluate vascular and cardiac anatomy on a recorded fluoroscopic image instead of live fluoroscopy. The three-dimensional MediGuide technology ...
Alere has presented positive results from PELICAN clinical trial,designed to assess the safety and efficacy of Triage placental growth factor (PlGF) blood test in diagnosing pre-eclampsia in women with suspected pre-eclampsia before 35 ...
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In the race to create slicker products,mobile phones are the new brains for hire. At Ceatec,Japan's largest electronics show,the booths are packed with the latest round of"smart"products,from cars that suggest what you should eat to ...
Tags: Smartphone, Electronics Show, Mobile App, Online Service
The group, which was bought out of Nampak at the start of 2011, has revealed that the new 6,200sqm facility has started production. It is the second new facility to open since the buy-out in March 2011, after a new pharmaceutical ...
St. Clair Hospital, a 328-bed independent, acute care facility, is set to deploy Carestream Health's Vue for cardiology to consolidate multiple cardiology imaging modalities into one application with on-site or remote access. In addition, ...
Tags: Cardiology System, multiple cardiology imaging, radiology images
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to buy PSS World Medical's specialty dental business for $68m. PSS World Medical executive vice president and chief financial ...
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Sustainability leaders are seeking a more defined, long-term assessment of green building construction to evaluate its environmental, financial and social benefits, according to the latest McGraw-Hill Construction report. In the most recent ...
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BPF Director-General Peter Davis speaking yesterday at the Global Polymer Innovation Expo (GPIE) in Columbus, Ohio said the world has plentiful oil and gas reserves and global polyolefins capacity should be sufficient to meet demand growth ...
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Ayurveda is acknowledged as the ancient traditional healing system of India,covering all aspects of life style.Literally translated,it means"Science of life"and is one of the oldest systems of medicine practiced throughout the ...
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The need for IT staff in the nation's healthcare facilities is more critical now than two years ago,with two-thirds of healthcare operations in the U.S.reporting a shortage,according to a survey of CIOs(download PDF). The survey,conducted ...
Tags: IT staff Shortage, CHIME, EHRs, Healthcare
Arsenal Capital Partners,a New York-based private equity firm that invests in middle-market specialty industrial and healthcare companies,has acquired IGM Resins,a provider of intermediates to the global ultraviolet(UV)radiation cure ...
Tags: Arsenal Capital Partners, IGM Resins&bull, UV technologies, acquisition
Omron Electronic Components has introduced a non-contact MEMS thermal sensor that it claims can detect the presence of humans in an area without the need for movement. The sensor is intended as an alternative to pyroelectric sensors or ...