A miniaturized heart-failure monitor recently acquired by St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, MN) from an Atlanta-based startup named CardioMEMS reduced 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients over 65, according to an analysis of the ...
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The six-year-old Mazda 2 has defied its age to claim Australia’s light car class crown in 2013. Rather than being a big winner last year, the Mazda 2’s segment win was a matter of being the smaller of two losers. Sales of the ...
Details of the new additions to Hyundai Australia’s showroom in 2014. Hyundai Elantra update (January) The 2014 Hyundai Elantra will arrive in January with a significantly different suspension set-up tuned by Australian engineers. ...
The Micra device is billed as the world's smallest pacemaker Medtronic is moving forward with studies on its own leadless pacemaker, the horse pill-sized Micra Transcatheter Pacing System that is only one-tenth the size of a standard ...
US-based Medtronic has announced that its Micra transcatheter pacing system (TPS) has been implanted in the first patient in Austria as part of the company’s multi-center global clinical trial. The single-arm, pivotal clinical trial ...
The Ford Ka concept has been revealed in Brazil, previewing an all-new city car designed for emerging and fast-growing markets around the world. Developed by Ford Brazil, the car maker describes the sub-Fiesta-sized Ka concept as “a ...
The five-door Mitsubishi Mirage hatchback has become the equal-cheapest new passenger car available on the Australian market following an aggressive $1000 cashback deal available until December 31. It coincides with last week’s ...
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They may not be the cars teenagers have pinned to their bedroom walls, but the Fiat 500, Mitsubishi Mirage, Nissan Micra and Volkswagen Up! are among the cheapest ways first-time drivers can get into a new car. Particularly when parents ...
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The Fiat Panda has taken more than three decades to get to Australia, but now it’s here it’s time to quickly get used to the word ‘squircle’. You don’t need a PhD in mathematical shapes to appreciate this is ...
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It’s taken more than three and a half years, but the Nissan Juke is finally available in Australia. Pioneering and somewhat revolutionary when it debuted in 2010, the Juke’s exclusivity has been eroded in recent times by the ...
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Nissan in Europe has announced sales of 66,303 units in September. For the calendar year-to-date Nissan's sales in Europe hit 480,709 units, boosted by the ever-popular crossovers Qashqai and Juke. Nissan's results in September 2013 ...
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Overview Maxxis is a global company in its 40th year of production and is currently ranked the 9th largest producer, worldwide. Established in 1967, Maxxis distributes to over 170 countries, and has over 20,000 employees. Recognised ...
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The Nissan 360 is on once more, marking only the third time in the company’s history where such an ambitious event has been held. The Nissan 360 is an amalgamation of all that Nissan and Infiniti have to offer in one massive ...
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Japanese automotive company Nissan Motor has reported year-to-date sales of 414,406 units across 13 European countries in August 2013. The company has retained its 3.2% market share, selling 37,725 units across Europe in the month of ...
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The all-new Nissan Terrano has been spied in India one day before its official launch. Images first published by Indian Autos Blog show the production Nissan Terrano will carry over much of the design originally teased in sketch form in ...
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