Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from August 2003

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from August 2003

Researchers describe intraoperative dynamic dosimetry for prostate implants.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers describe intraoperative dynamic dosimetry for prostate implants. "This paper describes analytic tools in support of a paradigm shift in brachytherapy treatment planning for prostate...

New machine to speed hunt for defective genes.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new machine is automating the hunt for genes that cause diseases, greatly simplifying the search for a needle in a haystack. Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center use the...

Three techniques can stabilize the acromioclavicular joint.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three techniques can stabilize the acromioclavicular joint. "A variety of pathological conditions affect the acromioclavicular joint and the surrounding structures. For each of these, different...

Computerized heart monitoring can indicate the need for biopsy.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Computerized heart monitoring can indicate the need for biopsy. According to a study from Austria, "Computerized heart allograft recipient monitoring (CHARM) is a unique concept of patient...

Procedure doesn't reduce adhesions in gynecologic operations.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New epidemiological research involving more than 24,000 patients in Scotland has found that women undergoing common gynecological procedures involving laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery are just as likely...

Nerve stimulator may help relieve nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A low-tech, nerve-stimulating wrist device appears to give pregnant women relief from nausea and vomiting during the first trimester, according to a study in the July 2003 issue of Obstetrics and...

Doctors implant new 'bionic ear'.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Christine Warner had never heard the sound of her youngest granddaughter's laugh. Fifteen-month-old Michelle was born around the time her grandmother lost her hearing due to a rare condition, known as...

Medical Services begins to fill contracts for VScan HIV Test Kits.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Services International, Inc., (MSITF) announced that during June 2003 it shipped 17,000 test kits at an average price of $3.37 per kit. Based on contracts and existing orders the company...

UC San Diego collaborates on stroke clinical trial.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Innercool therapies announced it is collaborating with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Stroke Center in a clinical trial to improve the treatment of acute ischemic stroke patients. ...

Core temperature monitoring with new ventilatory devices is accurate.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Core temperature monitoring with new ventilatory devices is accurate. "Widespread use of new airway devices, such as the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and the cuffed oropharyngeal airway (COPA),...

Amputation surgery in a developing country has poor results.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amputation surgery in a developing country has poor results. According to a study from Nigeria, "We studied prospectively 87 patients who underwent extremity amputation in the National Orthopaedic...

Clots prompt warning over new stents.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors got a stern warning to properly use a popular new drug-coated heart stent that has been linked to blood clots in almost 3 dozen people, including 5 who died. The Cypher stent is a tiny...

Aurora Sinai physician performs knee surgery using Stryker technology.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orthopedic surgeon Joseph Davies, MD, broke new ground using Stryker computerized navigational technology while performing total knee replacement. This technology promises to lead to more accurate...

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy can lead to serious mycobacterial infections.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treatment of bladder cancer by bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy involves a risk of systemic mycobacterial infection, including tuberculous abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm. "We describe a case of a...

Video cystoscope enables digital pictures and high-frequency cauterization.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Video cystoscope enables digital pictures and high-frequency cauterization. According to recent research published in the International Journal of Urology, "We successfully treated three patients...

Seven orders received for bioarchive systems in fourth quarter.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ThermoGenesis Corp. (KOOL) announced that the company received orders for five BioArchive Systems in June bringing to seven the total number of orders received in the fourth quarter. The seven...

Chalazion may have a more diffuse clinical presentation.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chalazion may have a more diffuse clinical presentation. According to recent research from France, "A clinicopathological case of a 76-year-old male patient with a chronic inflammatory change of...

Cochlear implantation can be used in a child with osteogenesis imperfecta.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cochlear implantation can be used in a child with osteogenesis imperfecta. "Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a hereditary disease of connective tissue and affects bone, dentine, sclera, joint,...

Language development of a handicapped child improves after cochlear implantation.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Language development of a handicapped child improves after cochlear implantation. According to published research from Japan, "The presence of additional handicaps in hearing-impaired children makes...

Alliance continues for CryoSeal in Japan.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Asahi Medical Company, Ltd., announced that, contrary to earlier reports, its marketing and distribution relationship with ThermoGenesis (KOOL) will continue into the foreseeable future. ...

New partner announced in device company joint venture.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orthofix International (OFIX) announced that Greenwich, Connecticut-based Ferrer Freeman & Co. has purchased 100% of HealthSouth's shares in OrthoRx, thus making Ferrer Freeman & Co. Orthofix's new...

Hospital network unveils new procedures for knee, hip replacements.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Alexian Brothers Hospital Network has become one of the first healthcare providers in the nation to offer total knee and hip replacement surgeries using advanced, computer-guided technology. ...

Conjunctival nevus of presumed late onset is resected.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Conjunctival nevus of presumed late onset is resected. "Conjunctival nevi are lesions observed commonly occasionnally and can be found later in a life," scientists in France report. "Such a...

STAAR Surgical PMA granted expedited review status by FDA.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- STAAR Surgical Co. (STAA), a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, announced that the premarket approval application (PMA) for its implantable contact lens...

FDA approves start of clinical study on Actipore PLFx.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biorthex, Inc., a medical device company specializing in the spine, announced the conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the initiation of a U.S. clinical study for...

Posture changes in diabetic patients monitored using inexpensive device.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Posture changes in diabetic patients were monitored using an inexpensive device called the SwayWeigh. According to recent research published in the Journal of Laryngology and Otology, "The weight...

Coolscope eliminates eyepieces, adds ease-of-use.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nikon Instruments, Inc., announced U.S. availability of Coolscope - a microscope system that combines high-precision optics, multimegapixel digital camera technology, and intuitive software in a single,...

Catalyst 4.8 released for lead identification, optimization.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Accelrys, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pharmacopeia, Inc., (PCOP) announced the release of Catalyst 4.8, the latest version of its rational drug design application for lead identification and...

Company announces Proxis trial, distribution agreement, and financing.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Velocimed, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of medical devices used in the treatment of cardiological and neurological diseases, announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Brain imaging predicts language impairment before epilepsy surgery.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preserving language after a brain operation is a major concern for patient and surgeon alike. Now researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin at Froedtert Hospital have shown for the first time that...

Peritoneal multifocal calcifying fibrous tumors occur in two sisters.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peritoneal multifocal calcifying fibrous tumors occurred in two sisters. "Calcifying fibrous tumor (CFT) is usually solitary, involving the soft tissue, pleura, or peritoneum. The cause and...

Aspirin-sensitive rhinosinusitis must be considered a reason for sinus problems.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aspirin-sensitive rhinosinusitis must be considered a reason for sinus problems; it should be checked for before surgery. According to a study from France, "Aspirin is one of the world's most...

"Buy" recommendation initiated for diagnostics firm.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NYMX) announced that J M Dutton & Associates have reiterated a "buy" recommendation for Nymox in a new research note. Dutton analyst Sherry Grisewood CFA issued...

Alzheimer disease device company closes $40M private placement.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eunoe, Inc., the developer of the COGNIShunt System currently being investigated in a phase III clinical study for the treatment of Alzheimer disease, announced it has completed the initial closing of a...

Common stock offering announced by dialysis company.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aksys, Ltd., (AKSY) announced that it is raising $15 million in a common stock offering. The company sold 1,363,637 shares at $11.00 per share on June 30 to a large institutional investor. In...

Fifty-one percent reduction in fiscal 2003 loss reported by device company.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioTech International, Inc., (CTE) reported revenue for the year ended March 31, 2003, of $3,394,000 compared with $3,220,000 for the comparable prior year period, an increase of $174,000 or 5%. ...

Miracor Diagnostics completes financing for $1.25 million.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Miracor Diagnostics, Inc., (MRDG) announced the completion of a $1.25 million financing. The 4-year convertible note has a 12% interest rate with no prepayment penalty. After 3 years, any unpaid...

Status on audit, SEC filings provided by medical device company.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endocare, Inc., announced that to assure consistency and promote the restoration of shareholder confidence, the company has elected to re-audit its 2000 financial statements in addition to re-auditing...

Third NIH grant received during fiscal quarter for stem cell research.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc., (ASTM) announced that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research phase I grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) entitled "Clinical-Scale Production...

Capsule endoscopy to be reimbursed by Menora Insurance.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Given Imaging (GIVN) announced that Menora Insurance Co., one of Israel's largest insurance companies, has issued reimbursement coverage of capsule endoscopy for direct imaging of the entire small...

Genetics company sells MassARRAY technology to the University of Hong Kong.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SEQUENOM, Inc., (SQNM) announced that it has sold a MassARRAY system to the Genome Research Center at the University of Hong Kong for their contribution to the International HapMap Project. The...

Novel liquid chromatography method enables measurement of eight antiretroviral agents.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel liquid chromatography-based assay enables the simultaneous monitoring of a wide range of antiretroviral agents. Scientists in the Netherlands developed "a reversed-phase high-performance...

Hearing aid company launches Perseo.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Phonak Hearing Systems has launched Perseo - a digital hearing system that allows a person to customize hearing aids to a variety of environments with different noise levels and sounds. With the...

Cavernous hemangioma seen as enlarging mass on screening mammogram.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An enlarging mass on a screening mammogram turned out to be a cavernous hemangioma. According to a study from England, "We report the case of a woman who was recalled after screening because an...

Alliance to promote rapid test for cardiology marker.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Akers Biosciences, Inc., announced that it has signed an agreement forming an alliance with The Medicines Company (MDCO) to increase awareness of and market Akers Biosciences' Rapid Heparin-Platelet...

Hepatoblastoma associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, hemihypertrophy.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatoblastoma can be associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and hemihypertrophy. According to recent research from Japan, "Both Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) and hemihypertrophy (HH) have...

Wireless technology lets patients relax as color pictures are beamed live from inside their gut.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Through a new U.K. National Health Service program, color pictures of patients' small intestines are being beamed live from a tiny capsule that works its way through their digestive system while they...

Electromagnetic interferences for implantable defibrillators are numerous.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Electromagnetic interferences for implantable defibrillators are numerous. According to a study from France, "The electromagnetic sources of interferences being able to deteriorate the operation of...

Novel liquid chromatography methods improve erythromycin monitoring.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pair of novel liquid chromatography (LC) assays can improve monitoring of erythromycin levels. Scientists in Belgium conducted "a comparison of two LC methods for the separation of erythromycin"....

Fischer selects CATSWeb to automate corporate-wide quality tracking system.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AssurX, Inc., announced that Fischer Imaging Corp. (FIMG) has selected AssurX's CATSWeb for their corporate-wide quality tracking system that includes customer complaints, device history records (DHRs),...

Healthcare information system achieves top ranking.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eclipsys Corporation, (ECLP) announced that Sunrise Clinical Manager has earned the highest rankings for the third consecutive year in an independent survey rating healthcare information systems. ...

Medidata announces EDC support for Safari browser.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medidata Solutions, a developer of electronic data capture (EDC) applications for the clinical research industry, announced support for Safari 1.0, the new web browser released by Apple Computer. ...

Research organization to use VillageEDOCS desktop broadcast fax services.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VillageEDOCS (VEDO) announced that Integrium has been licensed to use its Medical Edition desktop suite of services to fax research documents. Integrium, through its offices in California and New...

Hepatocyte damage results from ischemia/reperfusion injury.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatocyte damage results from ischemia/reperfusion injury. "Ischemia/reperfusion injury of the liver has two distinct phases that contribute to hepatocyte damage. The acute phase is characterized...

Morbidity increases if the lymphangioma exceeds the midline of the body.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Morbidity increases if the lymphangioma exceeds the midline of the body. "The aim of the study was to introduce a classification of lymphangioma colli, which allows us to predict the expected...

Dialysis clinics call on legislature to protect funding for patients.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The most recent proposal to cut Medi-Cal payments to providers could mean the difference between life and death for thousands of California kidney dialysis patients. The plan, proposed by assembly...

iBX Group, Inc., to present redesigned TheraTouch massage device.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- iBX Group, Inc., (IBXG), a South Florida-based corporation specializing in financial, administrative, and technology solutions for the healthcare industry, announced it is nearing the launch of a...

Asset purchase of coronary and peripheral business line complete.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abbott (ABT) announced that it has completed the asset purchase of the coronary and peripheral interventional business line of the Jomed group for a cash purchase price of EUR 60 million. Abbott...

Early termination of waiting period requested for acquisition.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Caliper Technologies Corp. (CALP) announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has granted Caliper's request for early termination of the antitrust waiting period for the pending acquisition of...

Women's health company completes acquisition of Ostex.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., (IMA), a provider of women's health and nutritional products and developer of advanced medical devices, announced Inverness completed its acquisition by merger of...

Schwann cell is the source of heterologous elements in nerve sheath tumors.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Schwann cell is the source of heterologous elements in nerve sheath tumors. "A 54-year-old woman presented with intractable perianal, bilateral buttock, and radiating thigh/calf pain. An MRI scan...

Neurilemmoma attached to the tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neurilemmoma is attached to the tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle. "Neurilemmomas are benign tumors arising from peripheral nerves with a Schwann cell sheath. They are normally painless...

Risks of general elective surgery not increased for obese patients.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Other than a slightly increased risk of infection after open surgery, general elective surgery is no riskier for obese patients than it is for lean...

AcrySof natural single-piece IOL earns FDA approval.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the AcrySof Natural Single-Piece intraocular lens (IOL), Alcon's (ACL) newest addition to its line of AcrySof IOLs. The AcrySof Natural is the...

Frontoethmoidal osteoma removed via stereotactic-assisted sino-orbital approach.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Frontoethmoidal osteoma removed via stereotactic-assisted sino-orbital approach. "A 28-year-old woman had an extensive osteoma arising in the frontoethmoidal sinuses and involving the orbital roof,"...

Molding the ears after anterior scoring and concha repositioning is successful.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Molding the ears after anterior scoring and concha repositioning is successful. According to recent research published in the journal Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, "The goal of otoplasty for correction...

SoftCare nonadhesive pulse oximetry sensor designed to protect neonatal skin.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nellcor, a business unit of Tyco Healthcare, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510K clearance for the SoftCare family of nonadhesive pulse oximetry sensors -...

Bilateral sternocleidomastoid tumor of infancy is rare.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bilateral sternocleidomastoid tumor of infancy is rare. "The sternocleidomastoid tumor of infancy (STOI), also known as fibromatosis colli, presents as a firm well-circumscribed mass within the...

Genotyping sample collection system launched.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DxS Ltd. announced the launch of its SAFEspot Blood Collection Card that is set to greatly simplify sample collection for genotyping. The blood spot collection and transport system will facilitate...

Bioinformatics company hires western regional sales manager.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nonlinear Dynamics, a provider of bioinformatics solutions, has appointed Dr. Aileen Alvarado-Swaisgood as western regional sales manager of its U.S. subsidiary, Nonlinear USA, Inc. ...

Broderick joins dialysis company.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DaVita, Inc., (DVA) announced that Patrick Broderick, 45, has joined DaVita, Inc., as VP, general counsel, and secretary. Prior to joining DaVita, Broderick served as General Counsel to COR...

Clemow joins board as director at orthopedics medical device firm.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Encore Medical Corporation (ENMC) announced that it had added Alastair Clemow, PhD, to its board of directors. Clemow has had a long and distinguished career in the orthopedic and medical device...

Nursefinders appoints Robert E. Livonius to CEO post.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nursefinders, Inc., has appointed Robert E. Livonius as chief executive officer, announced Michael Sinclair, Nursefinders' chairman of the board. Livonius was most recently chief operating officer...

New guidelines released on toe-joint disorders.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New clinical practice guidelines published in the Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery will help physicians advise patients about whether or not to consider foot surgery for conditions affecting the joint at...

Gamma scintillation meter can detect pulmonary seed embolization.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gamma scintillation meter can detect pulmonary seed embolization. According to a study from the United States, "Pulmonary seed embolization is frequently observed in permanent prostate...

MR slice-to-volume registration can accurately aid image-guided therapy.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MR slice-to-volume registration can accurately aid image-guided therapy. "In this study, we registered live-time interventional magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) slices with a previously obtained...

Ultrasound technology remains helpful for prostate cancer application.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EDAP TMS S.A. (EDAP) confirmed the leadership of its HIFU division, EDAP S.A., in the area of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound technology (HIFU). The position of the company was confirmed during...

BDProbeTEC ET M. tuberculosis Complex Direct Detection assay rapid, accurate.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel assay provides rapid and accurate diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. In a study from Taiwan, "the ability to rapidly detect tubercle bacilli in respiratory secretions was determined for...

Reconstruction of the radius with a radiofibular plate and K-wire is successful.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reconstruction of the radius with a radiofibular plate and K-wire is successful. "Thirty giant cell tumors of the distal radius were excised and reconstructed using a nonvascular fibular...

Rectum leiomyoma occurs in a 10-month-old female.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rectum leiomyoma occurs in a 10-month-old female. Scientists in Ecuador report "An unexpected case of leiomyoma (LM) of the rectum in a 10-month-old female patient. "The patient presented with...

LaserSight signs agreement with Chinese strategic partner.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LaserSight, Inc., (LASE) announced it has executed an agreement with Shenzhen New Industries Medical Development Co., Shenzhen, People's Republic of China, and its Hong Kong based-affiliate New...

Two technologies used to study SARS.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EraGen Biosciences announced that two technologies, Gene-Code and the Master Catalog have proven to work effectively in the study of the SARS virus. "The EraGen Gene-Code SARS Assay has been shown...

NIH funds Teranode Corp. deployment of design tools.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Teranode Corp. announced it has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop languages and tools for communication and collaboration that are required for...

Blood analysis system manufacturer named to Russell 2000, Russell 3000 indexes.
August 3, 2003... 2003 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- i-STAT Corp. (STAT) announced that it was included in the Russell 3000 Index when that broad-market index was reconstituted June 30, according to a preliminary list of additions issued by Frank Russell...