Every time a year near the end of the U.S. "time" magazine will be named the "twenty-five best inventions", the standard magazine founded in 1923 are surprisingly consistent, is to make the world a better and more intelligent, more ...
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The FDA appears to be issuing another Class I designation involving Abbott Laboratories' voluntary recall of diabetes products. Back in January, the FDA said FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite test strips could cause serious injury or death ...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: New Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign Targets Youth Ruined teeth and damaged skin are among the images being used in a new U.S. government ...
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February 3, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the expanded use of the Dexcom G4 Platinum Continuous Monitoring System for patients with diabetes ages 2 to 17 years. The G4 Platinum System, which monitors blood ...
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TUESDAY Feb. 4, 2014, 2014 -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the Dexcom G4 Platinum Continuous Monitoring System has been expanded to include children with diabetes aged 2 years to 17 years, the agency said. Previously ...
Brian Otis gingerly holds what looks like a typical contact lens on his index finger. Look closer. Sandwiched in this lens are two twinkling glitter-specks loaded with tens of thousands of miniaturized transistors. It's ringed with a ...
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Caring for your glucose meter can help you get the most accurate blood sugar results. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration mentions these suggestions: Before use, read the instructions for both your glucose meter and test strips. ...
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As you prepare for a holiday trip, don't forget to pack diabetes essentials. The American Diabetes Association offers these suggestions: Pack extra supplies and medication; a good rule of thumb is to pack double what you think you'll ...
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US-based technology company Biomedtrics has launched the ditto glucose data system to conveniently and accurately monitor the blood glucose results and manage diabetes data. Ditto glucose data system includes a bluetooth device, an ...
Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced Li-Ion battery fuel gauge integrated circuit, called the bq27421, which improves battery run-time in portable medical devices. Using TI's proven Impedance Track advanced battery technology, the ...
GlucoMen, a brand of A.Menarini Diagnostics, has introduced a new smartphone app GlucoLog Lite to maintain a complete record of patients' blood glucose history without paper logbook. The GlucoLog Lite app records the results of all the ...
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Roche, a Swiss-based company, is looking at the sale of its blood glucose meters business as the industry is facing tough competition. The talks are in initial stages, Reuters reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. The ...
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Over 90,000 OneTouch VerioIQ blood glucose meters are being recalled by its maker LifeScan, Inc. According to the company, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, the meters can inadvertently shut off if readings are extremely high. That could lead ...
AmbiCom, a US-based developer of medical wireless products, has received an additional $1.2m order for its WL54-CF CompactFlash product. WL54-CF, an IEEE802.11g + b compatible wireless CompactFlash Card, will be used in an unknown ...
Biological detection and diagnostics solutions developer PositiveID has signed a collaboration with Smart Glucose Meter (SGMC). Under the agreement, PositiveID will license its iglucose wireless diabetes management technology to Smart ...
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