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UCLA Performs First 'Breathing Lung' Transplant In United States

Nov 26, 2012 04:55 pm
Experimental technology could transform field of lung transplantation LOS ANGELES Nov. 26 2012 PRNewswireUSNewswire First there was the "heart in a box" a revolutionary experimental technology that allows donor hearts to be delivered to transpl...
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Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Fights Pediatric Asthma

Nov 26, 2012 04:13 pm
MEMPHIS Tenn. Nov. 26 2012 PRNewswireUSNewswire &160;Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis Tenn. has developed key programs to combat pediatric asthma. The disease causes more than 3500 asthmarelated visits each at year at Le Bonheur and is the hos...
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Will we ever make a safe cigarette Not Exactly Rocket Science

Nov 26, 2012 02:00 pm
Heres the 13th piece from my BBC columnTheres an old saying among people who work in public health Tobacco is the only legal product that when used as intended will kill you. Decades of research have thoroughly documented the health problems that result fr...
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GenMark Diagnostics to Present at the Canaccord Genuity Medical Technology & Diagnostics Forum

Nov 26, 2012 02:00 pm
GenMark Diagnostics Inc. NASDAQ GNMK a leading provider of automated multiplex molecular diagnostic testing systems will present at the Canaccord Genuity Medical Technology & Diagnostics Forum to be held at the Le Parker Mer...
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New Online Tool Calculates Health Benefits Economic Value of Climate Change Efforts that Reduce Air Pollution

Nov 26, 2012 01:24 pm
BETHESDA Md. Nov. 26 2012 PRNewswire &160;AirCounts&8482;&8212;a new online tool to help large and mediumsized cities calculate the health benefits and monetary value of air quality improvements&8212;was introduced today by its developer...
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Pediatric ENT Associates joins Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

Nov 26, 2012 10:15 am
MINNEAPOLIS Nov. 26 2012 PRNewswire Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota announced that it has acquired Pediatric ENT Associates effective Oct. 1. With the acquisition Pediatric ENT Associates changed its name to Children's ENT and Facial Plastic...
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US tech stocks thrive on Cyber Monday but fail to halt decline

Nov 26, 2012 09:55 am
US MarketsTech stocks are the flavour of the day on the day known as ‘Cyber Monday’ – a key day of shopping for the electronics world.Analysts have suggested sales of products such as Apple’s new iPad mini could reac...
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Eco Animal gets Russian approval for key antibiotic

Nov 26, 2012 07:56 am
Eco Animal Health LONEAH has received another signficant boost with a first marketing permit in Russia for its flagship animal antibiotic Aivlosin.Russia is one of the fastest growing pork producers in the world and the seventh largest market in total.The...
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