Vancouver-based Neovasc has announced that its Tiara mitral valve has been successfully implanted in a human patient on January, 30, 2014. Following the announcement on February 3, the company's stock jumped up 35.17%. The device, which ...
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TUESDAY Feb. 4, 2014, 2014 -- In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the U.S. National Institutes of Health has partnered with 10 drug companies and several nonprofit groups to speed development of biological ways of diagnosing and treating ...
The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $6,000 to TICKETS FOR KIDS(R) Charities (TFK), a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit organization that distributes tickets to arts, cultural, educational, family entertainment and sporting events through ...
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Yokohama Tire Corp. has signed a multi-year agreement with the Robert Trent Jones (RTJ) Golf Trail to be the title sponsor of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tournament in Prattville, Ala. The 2014 tournament will be held at ...
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The Worldwide Innovative Network(WIN)Consortium in personalized cancer medicine is proud to announce that AstraZeneca,DKFZ and EORTC have joined the Consortium.WIN is a unique global network of leading academics,industries,payors and ...
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Several individuals and organizations were honored today at the 95th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. NJHA Healthcare Leader Awards The 2014 Distinguished Service Award was ...
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German biotechnology company Miltenyi Biotec has received the US Food and Drug Administration's(FDA)approval for its CliniMACS CD34 reagent system to prevent graft-versus-host disease(GVHD)in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia(AML). ...
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The Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute at Morristown Medical Center became the first hospital in the tri-state area to adopt a new minimally invasive medical device to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis who are too ill or frail to ...
BIRMINGHAM,Ala.,Jan.26(UPI)--Older patients with Parkinson's disease said high-intensity strength training produced significant improvements in quality of life,mood and motor function. Lead author Marcas Bamman,a professor at the ...
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Encouraging older drivers to self-regulate their driving rather than revoking their licence based on age, has the potential to improve their safety and maintain their independence, a QUT study has found. Ides Wong, from QUT's Centre for ...
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Infants and children who undergo heart transplantation are experiencing good outcomes after surgery and may expect to live beyond 15 years post-surgery with reasonable cardiac function and quality of life, according to a study released ...
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More than half of babies and children who receive heart transplants are surviving many years, say the authors of a new study. Pediatric heart transplant patients are living 15 years and longer with good heart function, the scientists ...
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The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced today that the following projects (in alphabetical order) have been identified as the three finalist projects for the World Design Impact Prize 2013-2014: A ...
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Young adults are at particularly high risk for excessive weight gain. Although weight gain intervention for young adults attending two- or four-year colleges has been studied extensively, there has been little research into effective ...
Coolcore, the maker of chemical-free cooling material, promoted Kevin McCarthy to CEO and appointed Donna L. Flood as COO. ADVERTISEMENT McCarthy, who has been with Coolcore since 2012, has more than 30 years of experience in brand ...
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