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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Insulet has gained the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 510(k) approval for its new version of tubeless insulin pump. The new easy-to-use OmniPod insulin management system features the same 200-unit insulin reservoir capacity, ...
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Covidien will introduce its Nellcor Bedside SpO2 Patient Monitoring system at the European Society of Anesthesiology Congress held between 9-12 June 2012 in Paris, France. The Nellcor system utilizes OxiMax technology for monitoring ...
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Endo Pharmaceuticals has unveiled 7.5mg and 15mg strengths of the reformulated version of OPANA ER with INTAC technology designed to be crush-resistant. The launch makes all the approved strengths of the reformulated version product ...
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Health experts have urged food manufacturers to fortify more food with Vitamin D as the 19th century disease rickets returns to the UK. Rickets is caused by deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D, phosphorus or calcium. Vitamin ...
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A new clinical study found that Bayer's blood glucose monitoring (BGM) system CONTOUR Next EZ meter and CONTOUR Next test strips proved easy to use and highly accurate when used by both patients and their healthcare professionals (HCPs). ...
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Roche has gained US marketing rights for its new wireless hospital blood glucose monitoring system following the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval. The new point-of-care system, ACCU-CHEK Inform II meter, uses a new patented ...
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Telcare has launched new wireless Diabetes Pal app suite, designed for managing people with diabetes and improving self-management of blood glucose. The Diabetes Pal App for Android, which can be utilized by Telcare BGM and non-Telcare ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Covidien's Nellcor bedside SpO2 patient monitoring system. The Nellcor bedside SpO2 monitor, which utilizes OxiMax technology, is designed for detecting heart rate ...
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Teleflex Incorporated has received a new contract to supply its respiratory line of products to the Premier healthcare alliance. Under the new contract, Premiers alliance's 2,600 hospitals will have access to the complete Teleflex's ...
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Anaxsys has filed its respiR8 continuous respiratory rate counter's 510(k) premarket notification application with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for regulatory clearance. Electrochemical respiR8 device comprises a patented ...
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To address safety concerns about the expression of drug strength on labels for heparin sodium injections and heparin lock flush solutions, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has revised its current standards for these products. Heparin ...
More than one in 10 people in the U.S.believe they would be dead today,or severely incapacitated,if not for access to Web-based health information,according to a consumer survey by health technology provider Philips Healthcare. The survey ...
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Simplex Healthcare has entered into collaboration agreement to provide PositiveID's iglucose system, designed for diabetes management. Under the agreement, Simplex will purchase iglucose units and will start trialing the iglucose ...
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Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education(ACCME)has resurveyed Voxmedia and awarded accreditation with commendation. The accreditation ensures Voxmedia to continue to provide relevant,effective,practice-based continuing ...
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