Womens heart disease
Kimberly McCulley has experienced the kind of tragedy no parent should. Her 12-year-old daughter, Desire , was struck by a car and killed on Nov. 15, 2004. Less than a year later, her 16-year-old son, Nicholas, was shot and killed by a friend.
Source: www.gallatinnewsexaminer.com
Truly newsworthy
Boris Johnson’s tabloid-attracting sex life has lately tended to overshadow his various other distinctions as eccentric, tow-headed Tory, Liverpool-baiter, pundit and former editor of the Spectator.
Source: books.guardian.co.uk
Robotic Surgery Techniques Used In Cardiac Cell Therapy Research
Researchers at the University of Minnesota were successful in using robotic surgery to deliver stem cell treatment to damaged heart tissue in pigs. Using minimally invasive robotic surgery equipment, researchers injected the stem cells into the damaged hearts. The cells were “labeled” with iron particles so that researchers would be able to see if they engrafted in the pig hearts.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com
Pricing Medicine
Lists Web sites to compare prices for many health services and procedures, including what the government pays for services provided to Medicare recipients.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
Edwards Lifesciences to Host Earnings Conference Call on July 24, 2006
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation , a global leader in products and technologies to treat advanced cardiovascular disease, plans to announce its operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 after the market closes on Monday, July 24th and will host a conference call at 5:00 pm EDT that day to discuss its results.
Source: www.sys-con.com
Shareholders of Biophan Technologies, Inc. Approve Proxy Proposals at Annual Meeting
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—-July 19, 2006–Biophan Technologies, Inc. , a developer of next-generation medical technology, announced today the voting results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held July 18, 2006 in Rochester, NY.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
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