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Heat Shuts Down Chicago Marathon
CHICAGO, Illinois, October 8, 2007 (ENS) - One man died and hundreds of other people became ill as temperatures soared into the '80s during the 30th LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on Sunday. The race had nearly 36,000 starters from all 50 states and 120 countries. Temperatures were in the low 70s when the race began, but already had climbed into the 80s when the top runners were finishing. It ...
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ASTM D5151 - 06(2011) Standard Test Method for Detection of Holes in Medical Gloves
This test method is designed to detect holes that leak water and thereby compromise the usefulness of the glove. This test method is suitable and designed as a reference method to evaluate samples of medical gloves. 1. Scope 1.1 This test method covers the detection of holes in medical gloves. 1.2 This test method is limited to the detection of holes that allow water leakage under the ...
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ASTM D6124 - 06(2011) Standard Test Method for Residual Powder on Medical Gloves
This test method is designed to determine the amount of residual powder and non-powder solids found on medical gloves. This test method is suitable and designed as a reference method to evaluate samples of medical gloves. The mass found using Procedure II, for powdered gloves, is assumed to be a combination of water-insoluble residue remaining after the manufacturing process, ...
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Caresyntax Announces Strategic Collaboration with AAICO to Expand AI-based Solutions In Healthcare
Caresyntax has entered into a strategic collaboration with The Applied AI Company (AAICO), a leading AI technology company, to distribute novel software and artificial intelligence solutions throughout the UAE, US, and Europe. With this strategic engagement, the companies will combine their healthcare datasets and delivery resources to offer bundled software and services solutions to healthcare ...
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Coca-Cola Hellenic to build on existing support for red cross and red crescent societies
Coca-Cola Hellenic today welcomed the opportunity to build upon its disaster response programme and community development projects across its 28 countries following the signing of a partnership agreement between the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). The global partnership involves a USD 2 million funding from The Coca-Cola ...
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HORIBA acquired 10,000m2 site for new reagent plant in Brazil
Production capacity of hematology reagents is to be doubled Handle expansion in medical services driven by economic growth HORIBA Group's local subsidiary in Brazil, HORIBA ABX Ltda. (1), acquired a 10,000 m2 site(2) on the outskirts of Sao Paolo, Brazil, and will construct a plant there for the manufacture of hematology reagents(3) for hospitals where hematology analyzers are used. The intent ...
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Traffic pollution associated with risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Long-term exposure to traffic-related air particle pollution is linked with type 2 diabetes, a new study in Germany has found. Furthermore, the study found that people living close to busy roads were at greater risk of developing the disease than those living further away. Air pollution has been linked to a number of health problems, including heart, circulatory and lung diseases. It has also ...
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Subtle Medical Receives Health Canada Approval for Increased Imaging Efficiency
Subtle Medical, a healthcare technology company improving the quality and efficiency of medical imaging, announced today Health Canada/Santé Canada approval for their suite of AI-powered image enhancement solutions. Subtle’s vendor-neutral software, SubtleMR™ and SubtlePET™, are a virtual upgrade to existing MRI and PET machines that boosts scanner performance and ...
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Medical Journal Affirms Case for Greener Operating Rooms
An article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal which examined the efforts to green hospital operating rooms supports the work currently underway by Practice Greenhealth, the nation's leading membership organization for institutions in healthcare that have made a commitment to sustainable, environmentally friendly practices. The article, which appeared in the Canadian Medical ...
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Exo® Announces Mobile-First, Secure Cloud-Based Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workflow Solution
The device-agnostic software seamlessly integrates with hospital IT for streamlined documentation, billing and QA management all in one platform REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (March 9, 2022) — Exo (pronounced “echo”), a pioneering health information and devices company, has unveiled Exo Works™, an intelligent and intuitive point-of-care ultrasound workflow solution that enables ...
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Subtle Medical Awarded Federal SBIR Grant for Safer Fluoroscopy Exams
Subtle Medical was awarded an NIH SBIR grant to develop an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software, SubtleIR™, which uses deep learning (DL) to reduce radiation dosage needed during fluoroscopy exams. The development of the new software is aligned with the company’s mission to accelerate access to faster, safer, and smarter medical imaging. Subtle continues to ...
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EPA Brownfields Funding Helps Remove Environmental Barriers for Construction of All Care Health Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin and other dignitaries are scheduled to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, January 31, for the All Care Health Center (ACHC), a new $5.6 million community health clinic in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The facility stands on a former railroad and residential area that was cleared for redevelopment in 2006 after the City of Council Bluffs used funds from a $400,000 EPA ...
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Global market for disposable medical supplies to reach nearly $200 billion in 2016
A combination of upgrading and enforcement of infection prevention standards coupled with an expanding volume of hospital, surgical and outpatient procedures will promote overall gains in the global market for disposable medical supplies. Disposable medical gloves, a segment of this market, will continue to flourish despite increasing raw material costs and severe cost-cutting measures in the ...
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Cority Releases New Solutions to Help Companies Return to Productivity Amidst COVID-19
Cority, the most trusted provider of environmental, health, safety and quality (EHSQ) software, today announced the release of two new, rapidly deployable solutions to help businesses manage operational risks and quickly return to work and productivity during COVID-19. Developed on its unified, cloud-based platform, and designed by Cority’s internal experts following recommendations from ...
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New cohort study shows use of Synaptive’s robotic exoscope improves clinical outcomes in spine surgery
A new cohort study published in World Neurosurgery by the Neurosurgery Department at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) examined the use of the Synaptive Modus exoscope (n=123) versus a microscope (n=123) in spine surgery. The use of the exoscope resulted in shorter operative time, reduced blood loss, shorter length of stay and favorable clinical outcomes compared to the use of the ...
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Abionic Signs Agreement to Optimize Asthma Management in the U.S. through Innovative Rapid Point-of-Care Tests
Abionic SA, the developer of proprietary disruptive nanotechnology based rapid diagnostic solutions, and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today a strategic agreement to develop and provide an In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Asthma Test Panel using Abionic’s POC abioSCOPE® platform in the United States. Abionic’s POC abioSCOPE®, a compact, ultra-fast medical device ...
By Abionic SA
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New Evidence from Large Studies Highlights Value of Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score to Guide Chemotherapy Treatment in Young Patients with Node-negative or Node-positive Early-stage Breast Cancer
TAILORx Study Featured in William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture Award at 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium New Publication of Long-term Data from Real-world Clinical Practice Confirms Conclusions of TAILORx Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS) today announced new outcomes data from two large population-based studies1,2 presented at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). ...
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Additional Research Published In Radiology Demonstrates Application Of Ground-Breaking Breast Cancer Diagnostic Technology
An article recently published in Radiology highlights the groundbreaking use of a new imaging technology introduced by Seno Medical Instruments, Inc.® (Seno Medical) to diagnose breast cancer. The technology may offer physicians a new, non-invasive tool to not only better differentiate between benign and malignant breast cancers, but may also help differentiate between breast cancer molecular ...
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Formal System Testing for Medical Devices – Part 2
Verification is critical for medical device testing, which is why we recommend reading part one if you haven’t already. In part one of this series, we examined the need for medical testing and briefly covered the first few aspects of device verification. In this article, we’ll cover the verification dry run and the formal verification process that makes new medical products a reality. ...
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Dicerna Presents PHYOX™2 and Primary Hyperoxaluria Healthcare Utilization Data at American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2021
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRNA), a leading developer of investigational ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) therapeutics, today announced results of the PHYOX™2 pivotal clinical trial of nedosiran, an investigational GalXC™ RNAi candidate for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria (PH), in a late-breaker poster presentation at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) ...
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