Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ:FWLT) today announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Axion Energy Argentina S.A. (“Axion”), a subsidiary of Bridas Corporation, to ...
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For the week ending Nov. 16, flu activity was high in Mississippi, but low overall across most of the nation, federal health officials say. The proportion of people seeing their healthcare provider for influenza-like illness remains below ...
The vast majority (82 per cent) of NHS Trust heads are expecting additional funding from the government in order to become paperless, and over half (60 per cent) expect Whitehall to foot the entire bill. The Secretary of State for Health, ...
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A recent research report cites 10 medical device technologies with significant growth potential that are valued at roughly $454.3 billion. The technologies include: 1. Diagnostic imaging, including nuclear imaging, interventional ...
Svelte Medical Systems (New Providence, NJ) announced that it had successfully completed enrollment in its DIRECT II drug-eluting stent clinical study. The trial is designed to study the safety and efficacy of the company’s ...
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Mobile cardiovascular health firm AliveCor (San Francisco, CA) has announced the debut of AliveInsights, a new service that enables patients to send ECG data generated by the company's heart monitors to cardiologists or cardiac technicians ...
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The MedTech Industry's Premier Design Competition is now accepting entries. Proudly presented by UBM Canon and MD+DI , the Medical Design Excellence Awards program has provided market visibility to over 600 innovative medical products that ...
CIVCO Medical Solutions, a medical technology company, has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its EX3 stepper, which is used while performing real time planning for low dose rate (LDR) or high dose ...
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UK-based self-adhesive label manufacturer Chesapeake Services has signed an agreement to merge its business with print-based specialty packaging supplier Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS). With the merger, the companies expect to create ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns doctors of the rare but serious risk of heart attack and death with use of the cardiac nuclear stress test agents. The cardiac nuclear stress test agents Lexiscan, or regadenoson, and Adenoscan, ...
You can prevent (and reverse) dementia, Alzheimer's disease, ALS, multiple sclerosis, plus many other neurodegenerative disorders by eating coconut-related foods. This is not just a "health nut" making these claims - it's all backed by ...
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The Deal, TheStreet's (TST) institutional business, announced the winners of the sixth annual Most Admired Corporate Dealmaker (MACD) Awards, which recognize the best corporate dealmaking teams at acquisitive, large-cap U.S. companies in ...
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A new study has found that a special blend of sesame and rice bran oils have the potential to lower high blood pressure and cholesterol naturally, providing healthcare professionals and patients alike with a natural, non-medicinal option ...
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With diverse applications that utilize the company's plastics and polyurethanes, coatings and sealants raw materials, Bayer offers building professionals a hub of energy efficient material technologies for sustainable construction. These ...
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Young adults who survived childhood cancer are more likely to be frail and at increased risk of death and chronic disease, U.S. researchers say. Kirsten Ness, an associate member of the St. Jude Department of Epidemiology and Cancer ...
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