Biomedical Market Newsletter articles from January 2002

Biomedical Market Newsletter archives from January 2002

FDA Issues Surprise 11th Hour Temporary Reprieve For 3rd Party Reprocessors.(of medical devices and hospital reprocessors)
January 1, 2002... Deadline extended again, for 6 months The FDA has again backed off on enforcing stricter regulations on third-party reprocessors of medical devices and hospital reprocessors (in general, one of the more problematic offenders and threats to...

American Lung Association Volunteer Carries Olympic Torch.(Mary Pierce)
January 1, 2002... American Lung Association Volunteer Carries Olympic Torch -- Mary Pierce (St Joseph MI) carries the Olympic flame through Falls Church VA, on the way to the Salt Lake City event. She has a rare genetic lung disease and underwent transplant...

Actor Danny Glover kicked off Anemia LifeLine[TM].(http://www.anemia.com)
January 1, 2002... Actor Danny Glover kicked off Anemia LifeLine[TM], a new educational initiative created to help improve the lives of millions of Americans who suffer from anemia associated with many common, serious diseases. Anemia LifeLine was developed by...

Thomas M. Ryan.(Pfizer Share Card prescription drug plan)
January 1, 2002... Thomas M. Ryan, Chairman/President/CEO of CVS Corp, left, Hank McKinnell, Chairman/CEO of Pfizer, center, and Bob Dufour, Director of Pharmacy Third-Party & Government Relations for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., examine a mock-up of the new Pfizer...

Chelmsford MA -- Feb. 25, 2001 -- Mercury Demonstrates Breakthrough in 3-D Medical Imaging.(Mercury Computer Systems)
January 1, 2002... Chelmsford MA -- Feb. 25, 2001 -- Mercury Demonstrates Breakthrough in 3-D Medical Imaging -- A breakthrough innovation in high-performance embedded image processing from Mercury Computer Systems, will allow physicians to analyze...

ADDENDUM TO THE NOV. 30, 2001 PUBLICATION OF THE : Directory of Swiss Medical Industry Companies & Organizations.(Directory)
January 1, 2002... Featuring over 400 contacts at over 300 companies & organizations Published by: Biomedical Market Newsletter[R] 3237 Idaho Place Costa Mesa CA USA 92626-2207 (714) 434-9500 phone (714) 434-9755 fax...

Top GAO Studies Published In 2001 : Highlights of 36 Key General Accounting Office reports, arranged chronologically.
January 1, 2002... Biomedical Research HHS Direction Needed to Address Financial Conflicts of Interest; GAO-02-89; Nov. 26, 2001 Recent allegations that conflicts of interest may have affected biomedical research and led to harming human research subjects...

State of California State Senate Advisory Panel : Report on Human Reproductive Cloning.
January 1, 2002... January 12, 2002 Editor's Note: This is the complete unedited text of a report by a state-appointed advisory panel, urging a state Senate committee to permanently extend the state's current ban on human reproductive cloning but permit the...

White House Statement Released : President Names Members Of Bioethics Council.(President's Council on Bioethics to be chaired by Leon Kass from the University of Chicago)
January 1, 2002... WASHINGTON DC -- JAN. 16, 2002 -- President Bush today named 17 leading scientists, doctors, ethicists, social scientists, lawyers and theologians to serve on the President's Council on Bioethics. The Council will be chaired by Dr. Leon Kass, a...

Use of Assisted Reproductive Technology In The US : US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Atlanta GA.
January 1, 2002... Since 1983, when the first infant was conceived from in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the US, the use of IVF and related procedures (assisted reproductive technology [ART]) has increased substantially. In 1998, an estimated 0.7% of the 3.9 mln...

US Policymakers Should Ban Human Reproductive Cloning.
January 1, 2002... US National Academy of Sciences US National Academy of Engineering US Institute of Medicine & US National Research Council Washington DC WASHINGTON DC -- JAN. 18, 2002 -- The United States should ban human reproductive cloning...

Statement from the Chair, On The New Report: Scientific & Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning.
January 1, 2002... Bruce Alberts President US National Academy of Sciences Chair US National Research Council US National Academy of Engineering US Institute of Medicine Washington DC We decided to undertake this study, Scientific & Medical...

Statements Of Panel Members On The Report: Scientific & Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning.
January 1, 2002... Irving L. Weissman Karel & Avice Beekhuis Professor of Cancer Biology Professor of Pathology & Developmental Biology Stanford University, Stanford CA Chair Panel on Scientific & Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning ...

Controversial report released Sept. 11 : Public Funding Of Stem Cell Research Backed By Institute of Medicine Study.
January 1, 2002... WASHINGTON DC -- SEPT. 11, 2001 -- Public funding of research on human stem cells derived from both adults and embryos provides the most efficient and responsible means to fulfill the promise of stem cells for achieving medical breakthroughs,...

FDA 510(k) Substantially Equivalent Product Approvals.
January 1, 2002... Special Section: ANNUAL NEW PRODUCT GUIDE 2,400 New Products From Over 1,250 Companies, Cleared For Marketing (Approved) By The US FDA JAN. 2002 - JUNE 2001 138 Medical Supplies c/o Susan D Goldstein-Falk 55 Northern Bl...