VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Jim Harman, the retired CEO and president of Norco Products, died Saturday from complications following a stroke. He was 69. Harman joined Norco Bicycles — now part of Live to Play Sports ...
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SAN MARCOS, CA (BRAIN) — Drew Engelmann is the new national sales manager for Kinetik Compression Sportswear USA, the company announced. Engelmann is a former territory sales manager and 2012 Sales Rep of the Year for Specialized. ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved InfraScan's noninvasive handheld brain hematoma detector for use by civilian and military medical professionals to triage head trauma patients. Featuring a disposable patient ...
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Cancer patients in the north-east of England will be able to receive modern radiosurgery treatments without having to travel outside the region since the Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC) in Newcastle –upon-Tyne announced that it ...
Tags: Cancer patients, NCCC, TrueBeam STx, medical linear accelerators
Shaun Jackson, a former bike industry designer who co-founded the Eclipse company in the 1970s, died Tuesday after being injured in a small plane crash here on Saturday. The private plane's pilot was killed immediately after ...
Tags: bike industry, bike design, Eclipse company
A new company based in Minneapolis is resuming sales of LeMond bike trainers to the IBD market and consumer direct. Last fall LeMond Fitness, then based near Seattle, Washington, sold its stationary bike business to Hoist Fitness, a ...
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The Topline bagging system takes an empty bag from a preassembled bundle, fills it to its specified weight and ends the process with densification and sealing of each bag. There's tired and there's down for the count. Eugene, Oregon-based ...
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Eli Lilly and Company and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals have announced the approval of Amyvid (Florbetapir (18F)) solution for injection in European Union to detect the beta-amyloid neuritic plaque density in patients with cognitive impairment ...
Tags: diagnostic radiopharmaceutical, Eli Lilly Amyvid, disease
Industry job changes at Garmin, Profile Design, Wheels Manufacturing, Interbike and Todson Whittingham leaves Wheels SUPERIOR, CO (BRAIN) — Dave Whittingham has left Wheels Manufacturing, where he was marketing manager. The ...
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In the Florida street wear world, it’s a must to innovate every day. Miami based 8&9 Clothing is known for pushing the envelope of creativity using core street wear staples like hats and tees as their canvas. The 2012 Florida ...
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BRAIN) — Friends, family and supporters of mountain bike racer Burry Stander, who died after being hit by a car last month, are forming a foundation in his name in hope of improving bike traffic safety in ...
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT (BRAIN) — Ibex's Shak City Roller was designed as a do-it-all riding jacket. The jacket is made in the U.S. from 100 percent Merino wool. It has reflective piping and a 5-inch zippered chest pocket that ...
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New research from Mayo Clinic and Banner Sun Health Research Institute has demonstrated that testing a portion of saliva gland could be a way to diagnose Parkinson's disease. The study, which enrolled 15-patient, collected biopsies from ...
ST. PAUL, MN (BRAIN) — Park Tool began moving into its new factory, warehouse and office building Sunday. The new 68,000-square-foot facility, which sits on 23 acres of land, offers plenty of room for expansion of shipping, ...
It seems to be generally accepted by the medical profession that in the event of a heart attack, stroke or brain trauma it significantly improves the prognosis for the patient if the brain can be cooled at the earliest possible opportunity. ...