11/11/2008 News For: Kaiser Medical IdahoMedical Devices Outlook Favorable The medical devices industry is comprised of a diverse group of companies that should benefit from new product introductions and continued favorable demographic trends. We take a look at Cepheid and Sonic Innovations. Early Glance: Medical Devices companies NEW YORK Shares of some top medical devices companies are down at 10 a.m.: Abbott Labs fell $.53 or 1.0 percent, to $54.85. Allergan fell $1.06 or 2.7 percent, to $37.75. Bethesda medical center grows, merges with Walter Reed Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan once faced mold, mouse droppings and other squalid conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the District, but in three years, they are assured of being treated in private patient rooms filled with daylight and fresh air. Nalzaro: Need for medical care NOW that Mayor Tomas Osme?a is ill, he should acknowledge the need for medical care. His physical condition should open his eyes to the importance of government taking care of the medical needs of the poor. He should rethink his plan to privatize the Cebu City Medical Center CCMC. McBride back in Ogden OGDEN, Utah -- Weber State football coach Ron McBride has been released from a hospital after becoming ill during a game. McBride, who coached at the University of Utah for 13 years, was released from the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho, on Sunday. NC State Finds New Nanomaterial Could Be Breakthrough For Implantable Medical Devices A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has made a breakthrough that could lead to new dialysis devices and a host of other revolutionary medical implants. Tabriz hosts 10th Int'l Medical Exhibition Tabriz - Medial - Exhibition The 10th International Medical Exhibition opened in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan, on Tuesday. Some 100 companies from home and abroad have put on display their products in an area covering 8,820 square meters. American Medical Association To Support Laws Against Text Messaging While Driving Text messaging has rapidly become a favorite form of communication for millions of Americans, but texting while driving is a public health risk says the American Medical Association AMA in new policy adopted today at its semi-annual policy-making meeting. The AMA voted today to advocate for state legislation prohibiting the use of hand-held devices to text message while driving. Dr. David Young Joins DocuSys as Medical Director DocuSys, Inc., the market-leading provider of the most innovative systems for anesthesia information management, medication management and presurgical care management, announces the appointment of David Young, MD as the medical director for DocuSys' Presurgical Care Management solution. Intel dives into medical market with home health monitors SAN FRANCISCO AFP - The world's biggest computer chip maker on Monday dove into the medical market with technology that lets doctors make house calls on patients without being there. |

