New American Diabetes Association (ADA) screening guidelines may lead to the missed diagnoses of type 2 diabetes in children, according to a new study by University of Michigan. The research, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, ...
Farmers who rely on propane to heat livestock facilities can take steps to use the increasingly costly fuel more efficiently – and without making expensive capital investments, a Purdue University specialist says. The liquid ...
Specialist Packaging Technologies will focus on customised pre-made pouches. Target markets include consumer product goods, retail food and beverage, personal care, pet products, and medical applications. The division will be headed up by ...
US-based AliveCor has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to sell its AliveCor heart monitor without prescription, previously available by prescription only. It is claimed to be the only FDA cleared mobile ECG ...
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The federal health law requires the plans to pay out at least 85 percent of their premium dollars on medical expenses,or refund the excess revenue to the government. Modern Healthcare:Medicare Advantage Plans Spent 86.3%Of Revenue On ...
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Cantrell Drug Company today announced amendment of its U.S.Food and Drug Administration(FDA)registration to include the new 503B"compounding outsourcing facility"designation established under the recently passed Drug Quality and Security ...
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CROWN POINT,Ind.,Jan.23(UPI)--Noted oncologists call for a single-payer U.S.healthcare system--similar to Canada--because the current system is hurting cancer patients. Dr.Ray Drasga,a longtime community-based oncologist who founded a ...
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Four pesticides commonly used on crops to kill insects and fungi also kill honeybee larvae within their hives,according to Penn State and University of Florida researchers.The team also found that N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP)—an ...
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Refinements made to near-infrared spectroscopy during clinical MRI Dartmouth engineers and radiologists are developing new approaches for an emerging technique in diagnostic imaging for breast cancer-MRI with near-infrared ...
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Physio-Control has announced a merger agreement with Sansio, a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for the emergency medical services (EMS) and home healthcare markets, to expand data solutions portfolio. Through this ...
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Sectra, an international medical imaging IT provider, has obtained the ‘Best in KLAS’ award from the research firm with the same name in the ‘2013 Best in KLAS: Software and Services’ report for its acute care PACS. ...
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Omnicell,Inc.(OMCL)today announced that its Pandora®business analytics solutions are now available for customers in the Middle East markets.Pandora is a leading medication and supply automation analytics tool in United States hospitals ...
US-based Menasha Packaging, a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation, has expanded its Folding Carton Group facility located at Neenah in Wisconsin. The expansion project was carried out to add 26,500ft2 to the initial 109,000ft2 facility, and ...
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In 2014, the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM) will expand to become an international academy, the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM). The mission of the expanded global academy will be to implement the ...
ACell, Inc., a leading regenerative medicine company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of tissue repair products, today announced that it has launched the new MatriStem® Multilayer Wound Matrix device for ...