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Zynex Announces New and Expanded Credit Agreement and Preliminary Fiscal Year 2009 Net Cash Balance

LITTLETON, Colo., Mar 22, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Zynex, Inc. (ZYXI 0.79, -0.04, -4.27%), a provider of pain management systems and electrotherapy products for medical patients with functional disability, announces that Zynex, Inc. and its subsidiary, Zynex Medical, have entered into a new ...

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Cleveland Clinic receives $1 million grant for spinal cord research

The Cleveland Clinic has received a $1 million federal grant to research treatments for spinal cord injuries. The National Institutes of Health grant will help lead investigator Yu-Shang Lee

Modified Adult Stem Cells May Be Helpful in Spinal Cord Injury

ScienceDaily (Feb. 24, 2010) — Researchers at UTHealth have demonstrated in rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an injured spinal cord can help restore the electrical

Acorda Therapeutics Announces Adrian L. Rabinowicz Joins as Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs

HAWTHORNE, N.Y., Feb 22, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (ACOR 31.71, -0.23, -0.72%)announced today that Adrian L. Rabinowicz, M.D., FAAN, has joined the Company as

NeuroRepair Validates IP with Lab’s Success in New Stroke Therapy

Two recent studies by neuroscientists at the University of California, Irvine, have had startling success with a neuroregenerative therapy tested in rats. The therapy may eventually help restore

Neuro Kinetics Is Company ‘To Watch,’ Says Top Defense Publication

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Defense Technology International, an influential publication serving the defense and military markets, says medical device manufacturer Neuro Kinetics, Inc. (www.neuro-kinetics.com)

Celebrating 30 Years of Innovation in Neuromodulation, St. Jude Medical Unveils Latest Product at American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting

ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb 03, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Swift-Lock(TM) anchor, a

Misonix Announces New Distribution Agreement for Brazil

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Misonix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSON), a developer of minimally invasive ultrasonic medical device technology, which in Europe is used for the ablation of tumors and

Acorda Therapeutics Announces Lauren Sabella Joins as Executive Vice President of Commercial Development

HAWTHORNE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) announced today that Lauren Sabella has joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Commercial Development, reporting to Ron Cohen, M.D., President

First U.S. stem cells transplanted into spinal cord

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- For the first time in the United States, stem cells have been directly injected into the spinal cord of a patient, researchers announced Thursday. Doctors

Perceptum Announces Faculty Development and Device Training for Physicians

Company expands upon its extensive medical device training and education programs by offering faculty development and device training for physicians.

AGH teams with Revita, Pneumex to on clinical trial for spinal device

Allegheny General Hospital is teaming withPneumex Inc. and its subsidiary, Revita Consumer Products LLC, to investigate non-surgical treatment options for spinal pain associated with nerve compression,

St. Jude Medical Announces Approval and Launch of Neurostimulation System in Japan

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) today announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for the Genesis™ spinal cord

Brain-Controlled Devices May Help Transcend Paralysis and Speech Problems

The vast popularity of the movie Avatar underscores the increasingly tangible future possibility of transcending paralysis by technological means. A recent article on CNN’s web site presented a

MiMedx Group Announces Launch of its Paradis Vaso Shield(TM) Device

ATLANTA, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MiMedx Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MDXG.OB) announced today that it has officially launched its first product, Paradis Vaso Shield™. In April