Angiotech Pharmaceuticals has gained US marketing rights for its Bio-Seal Lung Biopsy Tract Plug system, following the approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Featuring a proprietary hydrogel plug, the proprietary biopsy ...
The Requirement: CR UK required a complex on-line survey that would gather information on the approach to diagnosis and treatment. Participants were also presented with randomly selected sets of clinical scenarios. Developing the ...
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When you talk with the executives of most U.S. companies the subject often turns to the global market and the opportunities for growth that countries like China offer. However, as that conversation continues the next thing you often hear is ...
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Infection with Helicobacter pylori is the cause of most stomach and duodenal ulcers but can be simply cured by a course of antibiotics. Easy detection is therefore clinically important. Traditional non-invasive tests for diagnosis of H. ...
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc and Immundiagnostik AG have announced a collaboration to develop novel mass spectrometry-based assays for qualitative and quantitative analysis of proteins and peptides. The goal is development of commercial ...
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How to learn Chinese for free in China? Many Chinese, especially young students, are eager to improve their spoken English. This situation is ideal, as language exchange with a native speaker of Chinese is one of the best ways to learn ...
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With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness. The TCM approach is fundamentally di‑ erent from that of Western medicine. In TCM, the ...
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In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the humanoid crew members of the Enterprise wore little boxes near the waistlines of their pajama-like uniforms. While their purpose wasn't explained in the film's dialogue, these were supposed to be ...
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Research-focused healthcare company Roche has introduced a new point-of care system for the diagnosis and management of metabolic syndrome,which is associated with a higher risk for cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes diseases. Using blood ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Quidel's non-instrumented molecular diagnostic assay, designed for the detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile (C difficile) bacterial DNA. The AmpliVue C. ...
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MIT researchers are using nanotechnology to help doctors detect cancer in their patients sooner, increasing their odds of beating the disease. To diagnose cancer, doctors look for specific proteins secreted by cancer cells. The problem ...
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Li Ning Company Limited, one of the leading sports brand companies in China, announced that as part of its broader transformation plan disclosed in July this year, its Board of Directors has approved the management's proposal to launch a ...
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Early results from the NeuroSIPE programme 'Beyond Pain' project, in research funded by the Dutch Technology Foundation STW, demonstrate how a FLIR SC5600 thermal imaging camera has been used as an effective, non-invasive tool for ...
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The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Fluidigm Corporation (FLDM) have established GIS-Fluidigm Single-Cell 'Omics Center (SCOC) to speed up the understanding of how individual cells work and how diagnosis and treatment might be ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday announced the finalization of a rule that will delay by one year the deadline for healthcare providers to implement the ICD-10 medical coding system. ICD-10, which is ...