Parents are key in changing the lifestyles of the future generation The first lady has kicked off a national campaign that charges young Americans to “get up and move,” changing the life goals of the newest generation. While the campaign and message are a strong effort, a national epidemic can only be changed with a [ Read More ]
New, Proprietary Volcano Device Uniquely Integrates Real-Time IVUS and Balloon Dilatation Therapy Volcano Corporation announced that it has received CE Mark approval for the VIBE(TM) RX Vascular Imaging Balloon Catheter. The company also announced that it has completed its first clinical cases with the VIBE(TM) RX in New Zealand. A single VIBE(TM) RX Catheter can [ Read More ]
Conversely, Online Business Network Offers Firms Efficient Ways To Search for Qualified Candidates When Peter von Dyck founded e-Zassi.com, he realized his online business network for the medical device industry would help connect a wide range of companies to commercialize products more efficiently. What he did not realize was how useful the site would be [ Read More ]
Researchers urge travelers to focus less on ‘exotic’ tropical diseases and more on common travel-related infections and influenza Travelers to the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup in South Africa should take special precautions to avoid disease transmission during the largest mass gathering for a single sport. According to a new study published [ Read More ]
Raw Alfalfa Sprouts Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in 10 States What is the Problem? – Caldwell Fresh Foods of Maywood, Calif., is voluntarily recalling all of its alfalfa sprouts marketed under the Caldwell Fresh Foods, Nature’s Choice, and California Exotics brands. The firm’s alfalfa sprouts have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections [ Read More ]
Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, published results today describing the successful construction of the first self-replicating, synthetic bacterial cell. The team synthesized the 1.08 million base pair chromosome of a modified Mycoplasma mycoides genome. The synthetic cell is called Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0 and is the proof of [ Read More ]