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Health

FDA Wants to Review Older Medical Devices

FDA Wants to Review Older Medical Devices

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday required manufacturers of 25 types of medical devices...
» read full story April 09th, 2009 - 15:40

Intel and GE team up on telemedicine

New York - Going to the doctor could become a thing of the past for many people if the telemedicine...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 21:42
Intel, GE Reportedly Plan to Announce Health Care Partnership

Intel, GE Reportedly Plan to Announce Health Care Partnership

Chip giant Intel Corp. and US conglomerate General Electric Co plan to announce a partnership in...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 14:38
Stents Better than Bypass Surgery at Relieving Pain

Stents Better than Bypass Surgery at Relieving Pain

A new study presented Saturday at the American College of Cardiology conference in Orlando,...
» read full story March 28th, 2009 - 21:58
Stimulus Bill, Health Care Reform, Crucial Issues on Obama’s Agenda

Stimulus Bill, Health Care Reform, Crucial Issues on Obama’s Agenda

Health care reform and the controversial stimulus bill continue to be crucial issues on...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 16:03
J&J’s Ablation Catheters Given Regulatory Approval for Atrial Fibrillation

J&J’s Ablation Catheters Given Regulatory Approval for Atrial Fibrillation

People suffering from atrial fibrillation now have another way of treatment offered by...
» read full story February 09th, 2009 - 15:23
FDA Clears J&J Catheter for Atrial Fibrillation

FDA Clears J&J Catheter for Atrial Fibrillation

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Johnson & Johnson’s Navistar...
» read full story February 07th, 2009 - 14:26
IBM Helps Google In An Effort To Put Personal Health Data Online

IBM Helps Google In An Effort To Put Personal Health Data Online

It looks like Google and IBM will team up in order to help get personal health data online, as the...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 17:32
IBM Teams up with Google for Your Health

IBM Teams up with Google for Your Health

Thanks to a new project, people who use Google Health will be able to connect their personal...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 16:16
Woman Attacked by Jaguar Is In Critical Condition

Woman Attacked by Jaguar Is In Critical Condition

According to authorities in Frederick County, a zookeeper is hospitalized in critical condition...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 23:46
Obama and New Administration, Urged To Boost FDA’s Food-Related Spending

Obama and New Administration, Urged To Boost FDA’s Food-Related Spending

The Food and Drug administration is one of the most important regulatory agencies in the United...
» read full story January 18th, 2009 - 17:11
GAO: FDA Has To Change Its System For Approving Devices

GAO: FDA Has To Change Its System For Approving Devices

  A report released this week by the Government Accountability Office reveals that some of...
» read full story January 16th, 2009 - 14:13
FDA Allows Drugmakers to Advise Doctors on Off-label Uses

FDA Allows Drugmakers to Advise Doctors on Off-label Uses

Just days before the Bush administration turns over power to President-elect Barack Obama’s...
» read full story January 13th, 2009 - 13:05
Doctors Failed To Report To The FDA in 2008

Doctors Failed To Report To The FDA in 2008

  As the year 2009 dawned on us, it’s time for reports on 2008, in as many domains as...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 22:43
Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Against Medtronic

Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Against Medtronic

A federal judge in St. Paul has dismissed dozens of patient lawsuits against Fridley-based...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 23:01
Study: More Sleep May Help Keep Heart Disease Away

Study: More Sleep May Help Keep Heart Disease Away

A good night sleep helps keep heart disease away. According to a new study, sleeping an...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 16:01
Researchers Link Sleep with Heart Disease

Researchers Link Sleep with Heart Disease

A new study has discovered that the people who don’t sleep enough might be at risk to form...
» read full story December 27th, 2008 - 08:08
Sleep! Your Heart Will Thank You

Sleep! Your Heart Will Thank You

A new study reveals that people who don't get much sleep are more likely to develop calcium...
» read full story December 26th, 2008 - 10:18

National Research Council asks EPA to Assess Phthalates

 A panel from the independent National Research Council urged the U.S. Environmental...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 16:41
Report Calls For More Screening Of Brain Injury In Military Personnel

Report Calls For More Screening Of Brain Injury In Military Personnel

A report released Thursday by the Institute of Medicine, a government advisory group that studies...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 12:29
Cleveland Clinic To Release Staff-Companies Relationship Reports

Cleveland Clinic To Release Staff-Companies Relationship Reports

Because of some recent scandals, the Cleveland Clinic has announced that they are planning to...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 20:46
Study: CT Scans - an Alternative to  Angiography, but Questions Persist

Study: CT Scans - an Alternative to Angiography, but Questions Persist

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that newer CT scans that use...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 14:20
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Drastically Reduces Risks

Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Drastically Reduces Risks

Researchers have found that obese women who undergo weight-loss surgery before becoming pregnant...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 23:01
Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device

Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device

Intel has initiated pilot programs to examine a home health laptop, application, and database...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 09:38
Intel Launches Its Health-Monitoring Device, Health Guide PHS6000

Intel Launches Its Health-Monitoring Device, Health Guide PHS6000

Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in July this year, Intel’s Health Guide...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 11:23
Study: Your Headphones Might Be Bad For Your Heart

Study: Your Headphones Might Be Bad For Your Heart

If you have an implanted cardiac device, you might want to double-check where you drop your MP3...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 22:50

Contaminated Blood Thinner Heparin Seized

Federal agents announced Thursday they have seized some of an Ohio company's supplies of tainted...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 17:10
Tainted Blood Thinner Seized by US Marshals in Ohio

Tainted Blood Thinner Seized by US Marshals in Ohio

The scandal around tainted heparin is again in the spotlight, as federal officials said...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 14:00
Experts Say the FDA Didn't Properly Assess BPA Health Risks

Experts Say the FDA Didn't Properly Assess BPA Health Risks

Concerns regarding chemical bisphenol A, known as BPA, just won’t come to an end. BPA is an organic...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 20:42

New Zealand Approves Pig Cell Transplants for Diabetes

Wellington - New Zealand has approved trials of pig cell transplants to patients with Type 1...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 14:17
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Specials

Intel and GE Sign $250 Million Deal in Health Care Field

  Two Giant US companies announced Thursday that they will team up to produce a line of...
» read full story April 05th, 2009 - 21:54

Need a dog toilet, a knotless balloon? Meet the inventors

Geneva - What to do if you live next door to a veterinarian whose clients' dogs always leave behind...
» read full story April 01st, 2009 - 19:42
Medtronic’s Brain Stimulator Gets FDA Approval for OCD Patients

Medtronic’s Brain Stimulator Gets FDA Approval for OCD Patients

Patients suffering from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder that has not responded to medication...
» read full story February 22nd, 2009 - 14:22
Willem J. Kolff, ‘Father Of The Artificial Organ’ Dies

Willem J. Kolff, ‘Father Of The Artificial Organ’ Dies

Dr. Willem J. Kolff, the man behind the first artificial kidney and several other devices that...
» read full story February 13th, 2009 - 15:00
Surgery Can Make Artificial Arms Easier to Control

Surgery Can Make Artificial Arms Easier to Control

  Tuesday, United States researchers said that a new type of surgery could offer amputees...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 22:17
IBM Announces Partnership with Google Health

IBM Announces Partnership with Google Health

People who already use Google Health program will now be able to transfer their health records...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 15:51
NTSB Opens 4-Day Hearing On Medical Helicopter Crashes

NTSB Opens 4-Day Hearing On Medical Helicopter Crashes

  The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday began a four-day hearing in Washington ...
» read full story February 04th, 2009 - 14:13
Apple Will Make It Over The Next Five Months

Apple Will Make It Over The Next Five Months

The discussions on Steve Jobs’ health appear to keep on going, as the interest on the...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 13:13
Steve Jobs Is Taking Five Months Off Due To Medical Issues

Steve Jobs Is Taking Five Months Off Due To Medical Issues

Apple Inc.’s CEO Steve Jobs announced on Wednesday that he will be taking a leave of absence...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 11:37
Apple's Steve Jobs Is Taking Five Months Off Due To Medical Issues

Apple's Steve Jobs Is Taking Five Months Off Due To Medical Issues

Apple Inc.’s CEO Steve Jobs announced on Wednesday that he will be taking a leave of absence...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 00:43
FDA Scientists Complain About Corruption Inside The Agency

FDA Scientists Complain About Corruption Inside The Agency

A group of nine scientists at the Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to President-elect...
» read full story January 11th, 2009 - 13:39
Brain-Stimulating Drugs: Should Healthy People Be Allowed to Take Them?

Brain-Stimulating Drugs: Should Healthy People Be Allowed to Take Them?

Should healthy people take prescription drugs to boost their brain strength? A panel of medical...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 16:30
CT Scans Accurate in Spotting Blocked Arteries

CT Scans Accurate in Spotting Blocked Arteries

Non-invasive CT scans proved to be as good as conventional angiography at spotting blocked arteries...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 16:00

Magnetic Field Therapy Said To Help Cure Body's Ills

Munich - Magnetic fields, which are common in our everyday lives but cannot be felt, are also...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 12:38
Don't Mix Headphones With Pacemakers And Defibrillators

Don't Mix Headphones With Pacemakers And Defibrillators

A new research conducted at the Medical Device Safety Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center in...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:05
Research Shows MP3 Player Headphones May Disrupt Pacemakers

Research Shows MP3 Player Headphones May Disrupt Pacemakers

A study publicized by U.S. researchers at an American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 17:01
Three States Urge Companies to Stop Using BPA in Baby Bottles

Three States Urge Companies to Stop Using BPA in Baby Bottles

On Friday, attorneys general from Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware sent letters to a...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 20:57

FDA’s New Guidelines Limit Conflict of Interest among Advisers

FDA on Monday issued final guidelines that seek to limit conflicts of interest among advisory...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 14:19
Clinton Says NO to Newly-Proposed Abortion Definition

Clinton Says NO to Newly-Proposed Abortion Definition

On Friday, Sen. Hillary Clinton came down rather hard on a plan put together by the Bush...
» read full story July 19th, 2008 - 13:54
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Science

Vatican Puts Stem Cell Research, Cloning, In Vitro on List of Sins

Vatican Puts Stem Cell Research, Cloning, In Vitro on List of Sins

The Roman Catholic Church applauds the developments of medicine in the scientific age we live in,...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 15:23
Study: Magnetic Substance In MP3 Player Headphones Deludes Pacemakers

Study: Magnetic Substance In MP3 Player Headphones Deludes Pacemakers

The impact of portable devices on pacemakers and defibrillators has been the subject of fiery...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 14:30
Scientists Revive Paralyzed Wrists With Re-Routed Brain Signals

Scientists Revive Paralyzed Wrists With Re-Routed Brain Signals

Scientists have taken another significant step toward restoring paralyzed patients the use of...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 13:58
Kids Head To Inactivity By Age 15, New Study Shows

Kids Head To Inactivity By Age 15, New Study Shows

As kids grow from pre-pubescence into teens, their rate of physical activity starts declining...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 20:19
US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

A genetic research on more than 100 families prone to autism by Harvard researchers shed new light...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 11:58
Study Warns: Electromagnetic Interference In Hospitals Risky

Study Warns: Electromagnetic Interference In Hospitals Risky

Radio frequency identification devices (RIFD) could pose a serious threat to critical care medical...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 12:35
IBM Knows What It Takes To Move An Atom

IBM Knows What It Takes To Move An Atom

The IBM scientists have opened the door to the new scientific breakthroughs. In a close...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 23:22
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Technology

Intel Develops Health Care Program

Intel Develops Health Care Program

Intel announced at a medical conference in New Orleans that it will introduce technology which will...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 20:41
Intel Rolls Out Its New System-On-A-Chip Technology

Intel Rolls Out Its New System-On-A-Chip Technology

On Thursday, Intel addressed the embedded market with the first eight products of its...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 16:26
Verizon, AT&T Reveal Their Plans For The Wireless Spectrum

Verizon, AT&T Reveal Their Plans For The Wireless Spectrum

Verizon Wireless said that the spectrum it gained in the FCC’s 700 MHz auction will allow the...
» read full story April 05th, 2008 - 19:26
Study Warns: Heart Defibrillators Vulnerable To Hacker Attacks

Study Warns: Heart Defibrillators Vulnerable To Hacker Attacks

U.S. researchers unveiled on Wednesday that even humans can be vulnerable to hacker attacks. How...
» read full story March 12th, 2008 - 15:36
Microsoft Launches HealthVault

Microsoft Launches HealthVault

In a quite unexpected move Microsoft launched a new Web service med at helping people better...
» read full story October 07th, 2007 - 15:52
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Business

Natus Medical Q4 Results Below Expectations

Natus Medical Q4 Results Below Expectations

Tough economic conditions have made Natus Medical Incorporated project its fourth-quarter and...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 16:18
Apple Will Certainly Make It Over The Next Five Months

Apple Will Certainly Make It Over The Next Five Months

The discussions on Steve Jobs’ health appear to keep on going, as the interest on the...
» read full story January 18th, 2009 - 17:19
Abbott to Purchase Advanced Medical for $1.36 Billion

Abbott to Purchase Advanced Medical for $1.36 Billion

Monday, Abbott Laboratories Incorporated announced it would buy Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) for...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 16:55
Abbott Acquires Advanced Medical Optics for $1.36 Billion

Abbott Acquires Advanced Medical Optics for $1.36 Billion

Medical products and drug maker Abbott Laboratories on Monday said it has agreed to purchase...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 16:10
New York Times Co Selling Red Sox Stake

New York Times Co Selling Red Sox Stake

Friday, the Financial Times reported that the New York Times Company had started searching for...
» read full story December 27th, 2008 - 16:26
Palm Gets Its Own App Store

Palm Gets Its Own App Store

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» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 16:26
Philips to Acquire Respironics for $ 5,1B

Philips to Acquire Respironics for $ 5,1B

Royal Philips Electronics NV, one of the largest electronics companies in the world and the biggest...
» read full story December 21st, 2007 - 13:02
Boston Scientific Will Settle Defibrillator Probes

Boston Scientific Will Settle Defibrillator Probes

Boston Scientific Corp., a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices, has...
» read full story August 30th, 2007 - 20:30
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Sports

Robert Kubica Is Ready Race In Indianapolis

Robert Kubica Is Ready Race In Indianapolis

Despite he was involved in one of the worst crashes from the recent history of Formula One, Robert...
» read full story June 13th, 2007 - 18:54
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World

Medicare Payment Error Rate Higher Than Said

Medicare Payment Error Rate Higher Than Said

The inspector general at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services denounced Medicare for...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 15:16

Federal Agents May Seize Travelers’ Laptops at Border

Under a new measure introduced by the Bush administration, federal agents may seize a traveler's...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 19:12
Bomb Maker Suspect For Targeting Synagogues

Bomb Maker Suspect For Targeting Synagogues

According to police, a man from Brooklyn who is a suspect for having pipe bombs and firearms at...
» read full story January 22nd, 2008 - 17:09

Two Deputies Killed in Chase of Stolen Car, the Pursuit Continues

The search for the two suspects who stole a car in Belle Glade and caused a chase that led to the...
» read full story November 28th, 2007 - 14:09
Tacoma Shook by Explosion

Tacoma Shook by Explosion

A powerful explosion rocked Tacoma, a port side city in Washington, United States, on Saturday...
» read full story October 07th, 2007 - 22:11
Police Discovers More Bombs in Hyderabad

Police Discovers More Bombs in Hyderabad

Indian police found several explosive devices in Hyderabad, the capital city of the Indian state of...
» read full story August 26th, 2007 - 13:47
Car Bombs Kill 220 People in Northwest Iraq

Car Bombs Kill 220 People in Northwest Iraq

Coordinated attacks killed 220 Iraqis and injured at least 400 in a northwestern town late Tuesday,...
» read full story August 15th, 2007 - 12:44
US Airstrike Kills 3 Shiite Extremists In Baghdad

US Airstrike Kills 3 Shiite Extremists In Baghdad

The US military killed three suspected Shiite extremist and wounded three civilians Thursday...
» read full story May 10th, 2007 - 12:14
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