11/11/2008 News For: Regence Major Medical InsuranceMedical 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. Zimbabwe: Medical Aid Schemes Scale Down Services Many kidney patients in need of regular dialysis treatment are in danger after medical aid schemes reportedly stopped providing full cover to members requiring specialist care at private health centres. We're lucky to live in an age of medical miracles. What we desperately need now is a health care service to match A medical miracle: a statin drug designed to cut cholesterol in the blood has been found to reduce the rate of heart attacks by 54 per cent, strokes by 48 per cent St. Scholastica brings in 33-man medical mission THE Bacolod St. Scholastica Alumnae Foundation BSSAF has brought into the province of Negros Occidental 33 health experts from the United States of America, called the Aloha Medical Mission group, to conduct surgical mission. Coping With Medical Bills While Keeping Up The Farm Danielle Rodgers in Mahtowa, Minn. discusses how her family is braving the tough economy. Danielle and her sick husband are coping with big medical bills as they support four children and work to keep their 400-acre farm. Syneron Medical shares fall on lower 3Q earnings Syneron Medical Ltd. said Tuesday profit plummeted 73 percent in the third quarter as fewer physicians invested in the company's skin treatment devices, sending shares lower in morning trading. 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. Medical tech challenges families of wounded - Army News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Army ... Harold and Mary Mowl were shocked by what they saw when they first visited their son, Kevin, in the intensive care unit at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Study finds increased use of medical imaging, raising costs and health concerns A dramatic rise in the use of the medical imaging tools like CT scans are increasing health care costs and patients' exposure to radiation, according to a new study. The provocative conclusion by a University of California-San Francisco research team challenges the more-is-better conventional wisdom of many consumers and their doctors. The use of innovative imaging tests like computed tomography ... Ghana: Medical Doctor Supports Needy Students THE MEDICAL Superintendent of the Konongo-Odumasi Government Hospital, Dr. Steve Obordjor, has since 2002 supported over 30 students at the Junior High School, Senior High School and the tertiary levels nation wide, through his Role Models Foundation, a non-governmental organisation NGO formed at Konongo in the Asante Akim North municipality. |

