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The Phone Oximeter Is a Smartphone App Developed by Two British Columbia Scientists
May 19, 2014The Phone Oximeter is a smartphone app developed by two British Columbia scientists as an affordable solution for the measurement of oxygen levels in the blood, an important early warning sign for pre-eclampsia in pregnant women, and for ...
Tags: Smartphone, Oximeter
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Sapheon Announces Health Canada Approval for Its Venaseal Sapheon Closure System
Feb 7, 2014Sapheon has announced the Health Canada approval for its VenaSeal sapheon closure system, designed to treat venous reflux disease (varicose veins). VenaSeal features a specially formulated medical adhesive that closes the saphenous vein. ...
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Gilead Sciences Has Received Notice of Compliance From Health Canada
Dec 19, 2013Gilead Sciences has received notice of compliance from Health Canada for its once-daily oral nucleotide analog polymerase inhibitor Sovaldi or sofosbuvir 400mg tablets for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C or CHC infection. Sovaldi is ...
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Health Canada Has Granted a Notice of Compliance Approving IMVAMUNE
Nov 26, 2013Bavarian Nordic, an international biotechnology company, has announced that Health Canada has granted a notice of compliance approving IMVAMUNE for active immunization against smallpox in a public health emergency. IMVAMUNE is indicated ...
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Hologic Has Obtained Health Canada Approval for Its Aptima Hpv Assay for Use
Nov 18, 2013Hologic, a manufacturer of diagnostic and medical imaging systems, has obtained Health Canada approval for its Aptima HPV assay for use on the company's fully automated Panther system. Aptima HPV assay has been designed to detect ...
Tags: Health Canada, Aptima HPV Assay
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Bayer Has Received Approval From Health Canada for Eylea for Treatment of Patients
Nov 15, 2013Bayer has received approval from Health Canada for Eylea (aflibercept, solution for intravitreal injection) for treatment of patients with neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). AMD, a progressive eye disease that ...
Tags: Wet AMD Patients, Bayer
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Synapse Biomedical Has Obtained The Health Canada Approval for Its Neurx DPS
Nov 15, 2013France-based Synapse Biomedical has obtained the Health Canada approval for its NeuRx diaphragm pacing system (DPS) for ventilator-dependent spinal cord injury (SCI) patients who lack voluntary control of their diaphragms. Synapse ...
Tags: Synapse Biomedical, Neurx DPS
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Novo Nordisk Has Obtained an Approval From Health Canada for The Levemir FlexTouch
Oct 22, 2013Global healthcare company Novo Nordisk has obtained an approval from Health Canada for the Levemir FlexTouch, a new disposable insulin injection pen device for use in insulin-treated patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Novo ...
Tags: Novo Nordisk, Insulin Pen
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Novo Nordisk Has Received Approval From Health Canada for Its Levemir Flextouch
Oct 22, 2013Novo Nordisk has received approval from Health Canada for its Levemir FlexTouch, a disposable prefilled insulin pen containing Levemir (insulin detemir), designed to treat patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. FlexTouch has an easy ...
Tags: Treatment of Diabetes, Insulin Pen
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Celerity Tip Location System Was Approved by Health Canada Which Medcomp Obtains
Sep 19, 2013US-based AngioDynamics' distribution partner Medcomp has obtained an approval from Health Canada for the Celerity tip location system for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC). The ECG-based PICC tip confirmation technology ...
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Insightec Received The Approval From Health Canada for Its Exablate System
Aug 26, 2013Israel-based ultrasound technology provider InSightec has received the approval from Health Canada for its ExAblate system designed to treat uterine fibroids and pain palliation of bone metastases non-invasively. The third generation ...
Tags: InSightec, ExAblate System
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ThromboGenics Has Obtained Approval for Jetrea for The Treatment of Symptomatic VMA
Aug 20, 2013Integrated biopharmaceutical company ThromboGenics has obtained Health Canada approval for Jetrea (ocriplasmin) for the treatment of symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA). Launch of the drug in Canada will be conducted by Alcon, ...
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GSK Has Announced Health Canada Approval of a BRAF-Inhibitor, Tafinlar
Jul 26, 2013GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced Health Canada approval of a BRAF-inhibitor, Tafinlar, and a first in class MEK-inhibitor, Mekinist, for melanoma patients with BRAF V600 mutation. Both, Tafinlar (dabrafenib mesylate) and Mekinist ...
Tags: Melanoma Drugs, Medicine
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Health Canada Approved The GE Healthcare's Optima NM/CT 640
Jun 13, 2013GE Healthcare has received a New Medical Device license from Health Canada for its Optima NM/CT 640, a performance SPECT/CT system that aids physicians balance low patient radiation dose. The Optima NM/CT 640 helps in focusing on key ...
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Astellas Pharma and Medivation Have Announced The Health Canada Approval of Xtandi
Jun 4, 2013Astellas Pharma and Medivation have announced the Health Canada approval of Xtandi (enzalutamide) capsules to treat metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The oral, once-daily androgen receptor inhibitor is indicated for ...
Tags: Astellas Pharma, Medicine