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Mass. transgender inmate seeking electrolysis
November 19, 2012 11:36 am | by DENISE LAVOIE - AP Legal Affairs Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsA transgender inmate who won a court order for taxpayer-funded sex-change surgery has no medical need for further electrolysis treatments, a prisons department psychiatrist testified Monday.Dr. Robert Diener testified during a hearing in U.S. District Court on Michelle Kosilek's request to have...
Drug company execs charged with insider trading
November 19, 2012 9:36 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTwo pharmaceutical company executives are among six people charged in what federal authorities are calling a five-year insider trading scheme.John Lazorchak was director of financial reporting at Celgene Corp. and Mark Cupo held a similar position at Sanofi-Aventis.The U.S. attorney's office in...
Walgreen CEO compensation slips in fiscal 2012
November 19, 2012 8:36 am | by TOM MURPHY - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsWalgreen CEO Gregory D. Wasson's total compensation slipped in fiscal 2012, as earnings sank 21 percent and a contract dispute hurt revenue for the nation's largest drugstore operator.Wasson, 54, received compensation valued at about $12 million for the fiscal year that ended Aug. 31, according to...
Medtronic's Endurant AAA Stent Graft Delivers Durable Outcomes for Abdominal Aortic Aneursym Repair
November 19, 2012 8:36 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTwo-Year Clinical Data Presented at VEITHsymposium Demonstrate Consistently Strong Performance Worldwide in Pre- and Post-Market Evaluations of Innovative Medical Device MINNEAPOLIS -- Nov. 19, 2012 -- Chosen for nearly one out of every two...
NJ drug company execs charged with insider trading
November 19, 2012 8:36 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTwo New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company executives are among six people charged in what federal authorities are calling a five-year insider trading scheme.John Lazorchak was director of financial reporting at Celgene Corp. and former boss Mark Cupo held a similar position at...
Massachusetts General Hospital Launches Online National Emergency Room Locator
November 19, 2012 5:41 am | by Mass General | News | CommentsResearchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) announced the launch of EDMaps.org, a national emergency room locator which provides the most accurate and up-to-date information on emergency departments in the United States.
Wright Medical to buy BioMimetic for $190M
November 19, 2012 4:36 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMedical device maker Wright Medical Group Inc. plans to buy BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc. in a $190 million cash-and-stock deal to help grow its foot and ankle business.The companies said Monday the deal could grow to $380 million if some incentives are met.Wright Medical, based in Arlington, Tenn.,...
Population of Africa's mountain gorillas rises
November 18, 2012 5:36 pm | by RODNEY MUHUMUZA - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsThe population of Uganda's mountain gorillas has grown to 400, up from 302 in 2006, according to a census conducted last year, bringing the total number of mountain gorillas in Africa to 880 and giving hope to conservationists trying to save the critically endangered species.Uganda is now home...
Astronauts touch down in chilly Kazakhstan steppe
November 18, 2012 5:36 pm | by PETER LEONARD - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsThree astronauts touched down in the dark, chilly expanses of central Kazakhstan onboard a Soyuz capsule Monday after a 125-day stay at the International Space Station.NASA's Sunita Williams, Russian astronaut Yury Malenchenko and Aki Hoshide of Japan's JAXA space agency landed at 07:56 a.m....
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November 18, 2012 5:36 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAstronauts touch down in chilly Kazakhstan steppe
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November 17, 2012 10:36 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsReport: Steps can reduce preterm births — a little
First U.S. Patient Treated in Medtronic Clinical Trial Evaluating CoreValve® System in Intermediate-Risk Patients
November 16, 2012 9:36 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMINNEAPOLIS - November 16, 2012 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced the first treatment of a U.S. patient in its global, multicenter, randomized clinical trial comparing the Medtronic CoreValve® System with surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe...
Neurons Made from Stem Cells Drive Brain Activity After Transplantation in Laboratory Model
November 16, 2012 9:10 am | News | CommentsResearchers have found a way to stimulate stem cell-derived neurons to direct cognitive function after transplantation to an existing neural network.
Simplifying Heart Surgery with Stretchable Electronics Devices
November 16, 2012 9:03 am | News | CommentsA team has used stretchable electronics to create a multipurpose medical catheter that can both monitor heart functions and perform corrections on heart tissue during surgery.
These Bots Were Made for Walking: Cells Power Biological Machines
November 16, 2012 8:58 am | News | CommentsThey’re soft, biocompatible, about 7 millimeters long – and, incredibly, able to walk by themselves. Miniature “bio-bots” developed at the University of Illinois are making tracks in synthetic biology.
