Month: November 2009
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More rural Medicare beneficiaries elect joint replacement surgery than urban recipients
Southern Illinois University researchers determined Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas were 27% more likely than urban recipients to have…
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Biotech firm to raise $10M
The company, which went public (OTCBB: MDXG) through a reverse merger in February 2008, plans to raise an initial $5…
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Stryker Announces Definitive Agreement To Acquire Ascent Healthcare Solutions
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Ascent…
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Osteoarthritis Costs U.S. Over $185 Billion a Year
Medical care for osteoarthritis patients in the United States costs $185.5 billion a year, according to a new study. Of…
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A flawed health-reform bill is no victory
I have worked in healthcare related positions for 30 years. I was the CEO of an Anesthesiology group practice for…
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Implant may ease back pain (Fort Wayne Orthopaedics)
Low back pain is the No. 1 chronic pain complaint among Americans, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.…
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Surgeon questions study led by U doc with Medtronic tie
A California spine surgeon who leads a medical ethics organization has written to the Army Surgeon General raising questions about…
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Applied Spine Technologies is Awarded New Patent
ROCKY HILL, Conn. – (Business Wire) Applied Spine Technologies, Inc. (www.appliedspine.com), a medical device company focused on motion preservation of…
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Medtronic 2Q profit rises 59 percent on sales
NEW YORK — Medtronic reported a surprising 59 percent boost in second-quarter profit Tuesday, as increased sales of implantable heart…
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Spine Surgeon Enters Guilty Plea
Las Vegas spine surgeon, Dr. Mark Kabins has pleaded guilty to concealing fraud committed by his two codefendants. The result…
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HydroCision Introduces a New Curved Access Set for the Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Discectomy Market
BILLERICA, Mass., November 19, 2009 — HydroCision Inc. (www.hydrocision.com) announced today the launch of its new SpineJet® Percutaneous Curved Access…
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StemCells, Inc. Initiates Landmark Trial Targeting “Communication Highway” of the Brain
PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM) announced today that it has commenced patient recruitment for a Phase I clinical…
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DGIMED Receives FDA Clearance on IM Nail System
MINNETONKA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DGIMED ORTHO, Inc. announced today that the company has received notification of clearance on its 510(k) submission for…
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Drug may help restore damaged nerves
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 23 (UPI) — Purdue University scientists say they’ve shown how an experimental drug might restore the…
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Impliant Announces the Addition of Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs to Executive Management Team
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov 19, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —-Impliant, Inc., a developer of novel motion-sparing alternatives to traditional spinal fusion…
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