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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have developed a method for detecting small amounts of protein in the blood, which allow molecules associated with cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, prion diseases, and possibly psychiatric diseases to be discerned more easily and accurately with current methodology, including the widely used ELISA (enzyme-linked immunsorbent assay).
BioSphere Medical has instituted a voluntary recall of its HepaSphere Microspheres in Europe and Japan to correct a packaging defect it identified while conducting aging studies it routinely performs on all product packaging.
Boston Scientific has submitted the final module for its premarket approval application (PMA) to the FDA for the Taxus Liberte paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.
The paclitaxel-releasing stent is more effective than radiation therapy for preventing restenosis, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Cosmo Technologies, an Italian pharmaceutical company specializing in gastrointestinal drugs, has made a first-time move into electronic data capture (EDC).
Many drug and device companies neglect a gaping hole in their edata protection network because they don’t guard their “back door,” said W. Curtis Preston, vice president of data protection for Glasshouse Technologies.
A new specialty catheter, designed to access arteries and other vessels in the body that may be difficult to reach, was recently introduced in the U.S., devicemaker Abbott announced.
The Micrus endovascular system, for the endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms, received market approval from the Japanese ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to market in Japan. The system includes the MicruSphere, HeliPaq and InterPaq embolic coils.
People who have suffered the effects and risks of an irregular heartbeat for years can get long-lasting relief from a procedure that takes less than two hours, according to the March issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.