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June 25, 2008 - Health Canada - Medical Device Bureau, Therapeutic Products Programme, has approved the use of the ATS ...

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IntelliDOT Corp. received FDA 510(k) clearance for the IntelliDOT Blood Product Administration (IntelliDOT BPA) for ...

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June 25, 2008 - People with lower incomes and education levels are more likely to die after heart attack than more affluent, educated people, according to a study in the June issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

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June 25, 2008 - Cardiologists completed the 1,300th worldwide procedure utilizing the TandemHeart System, said manufacturer CardiacAssist, marking the increased acceptance of the device and use by cardiologists and surgeons.

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A new cardiac treatment facility that couples the benefits of interventional cardiology with cardiothoracic surgery for critically ill newborns, children and adults has opened at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago. Toshiba's new biplane hybrid cardiac suite, which is one of only three facilities of its kind in the U.S., is equipped with the latest in continuous, real-time imaging technology and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology which allows "all-in-one-room" care.

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June 25, 2008 - Cambridge Heart has licensed a patent (7,336,995) for a "Method and Apparatus for Tachycardia Detection ...

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June 20, 2008 - HemoCue AB reported that the FDA granted the HemoCue Albumin 201 System, a quantitative point-of-care ...

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June 25, 2008 - U.S. health regulators remain concerned about the safety of contrast agents used to enhance ...

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June 23, 2008 - For more than a decade, the drug called tPA has proven its worth as the most effective emergency ...

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June 24, 2008 - IntelliDOT Corp. said yesterday the FDA granted 510(k) clearance for the IntelliDOT Blood Product ...

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June 20, 2008 - Freescale Semiconductor and Monebo Technologies recently forged a partnership to deliver a comprehensive ...

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June 19, 2008 – HemoCue AB, a point-of-care diagnostic test manufacturer and wholly owned subsidiary of Quest ...

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June 19, 2008 - Biopure Corp. said this week the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) submitted a new protocol for ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

Human error is one of patient safety’s biggest enemies and while clinicians try not to make mistakes, they frequently have their attention pulled in several directions at once. Computers on the other hand can be programmed to look for mistakes to help avert problems, which is the main reason advocates say electronic health records (EHRs) are needed to make vast improvements in patient safety.

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June 18, 2008 - NeoMend Inc. today said its ProGEL Surgical Sealant received a recommendation for approval from the FDA ...

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