Brightest Flashlight Free in an Android app that performs a simple function: It allows an Android phone user to turn on the LED light on the back of his or her phone. Since this LED light is designed for use with a camera, many Android ...
Covidien is making an $860 million bet that people would much rather swallow a pill-sized camera than undergo a traditional colonoscopy. Dublin, Ireland–based Covidien, announced over the weekend that it will pay $30 per share for ...
Baxter International has filed an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a pediatric indication for Rixubis [Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant)] to treat hemophilia B. The submission was based on a Phase II/III ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sovaldi -- sofosbuvir -- to treat chronic hepatitis C virus infection without interferon, officials say. Dr. Edward Cox, director of the Office of Antimicrobial Products in the FDA's Center ...
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US-based Medtronic presented seven-year clinical and radiographic outcomes of artificial disc replacement with PRESTIGE cervical disc compared to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) at the Cervical Spine Research Society Annual ...
American Medical Systems, a provider of devices and therapies for male and female pelvic health, has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its RetroArc retropubic sling system. Designed for the ...
CareFusion, a global medical technology company, has announced multiple new technologies across its device and software platforms to help improve the safety, efficiency and cost of intravenous (IV) medications to enhance enterprise-wide ...
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C4 Imaging, a US-based medical device company, has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Sirius MRI marker. Sirius is a positive-signal MRI marker that will be used following treatment of ...
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Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company, has obtained an approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Xiaflex (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) for the treatment of Peyronie's disease. The company claims ...
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Gilead Sciences has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) 400mg tablets, a once-daily oral nucleotide analog polymerase inhibitor for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection ...
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Medtronic's latest iteration of its Activa neurostimulator is not just a therapy device, but a brain activity information recorder that could provide insights into such devastating neurological disorders as Parkinson's disease. The first ...
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Dietary supplements are dominating the shelves of pharmacy retailers, with brands vying for the attention of health-conscious consumers. In fact, industry experts report that approximately 50% of American adults take dietary supplements. ...
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Oculus Innovative Sciences has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new Microcyn scar management HydroGel, intended to manage old and new hypertrophic and keloid scarring resulting from burns, ...
Ventana Medical Systems, a member of the Roche Group, has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 510(k) approval for its Companion Algorithm ER (SP1) image analysis algorithm used with the Ventana iScan Coreo scanner ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug status for Kinex Pharmaceuticals' dual src/pre-tubulin inhibitor 'KX02' for the treatment of gliomas, which are the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. KX02 is ...
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