Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 22nd, 2002
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - FDA approves cold laser technology
Dermatology - Nonablative lasers can repair sun damaged skin
Back Surgery - Industry authority becomes first American to receive artificial cervical disc
Blood Testing - Laser-based malaria test could be valuable
Circulatory Assist Technology - Additional LionHeart implant announced
Deafness - Kansas City doctor performs state's first implantation of new hearing device
Kidney Disease - High altitude dialysis performed on Mont Blanc
Acne - Radiancy's ClearTouch System receives market authorization in Japan
Anemia - Hemopure marketing application submitted to FDA
Anesthesiology - Inceptio Medical receives FDA approval for PunctSURE
Appointments - Conmed names new board member
Appointments - Hartley T. Richardson named to board of directors
Appointments - Nomos Corp. names Tim Biertempfel product manager, delivery systems
Appointments - Richey named CEO of ESCO Technologies; key organization changes announced
Appointments - STAAR Surgical names senior vice president of sales and marketing
Appointments - Sterion Inc., names Mark Buckrey chief financial officer
Appointments - Vice president of minimally invasive technology named
Biomolecular Analysis - Another big pharma invests in Biacore C for quality control
Brain Tumor - Photoelectron sells Intrabeam System in Poland
Cardiac Arrest - Circulation: Arming police with AEDs means saving lives
Correction - September 3, 2002 issue
Cost Management - Broadlane, Alliance Medical announce pact covering device reprocessing
Critical Care Medicine - Instrumentation Laboratory, MedAssets HSCA establish new agreement
End-Stage Renal Disease - RenalTech International begins U.S. clinical trial of the BetaSorb device
Finance - Healthsouth reports second quarter operating EPS Up 33%
Finance - Second quarter results in line with expectations
Finance - Second quarter yields net loss of $0.05 per share
Finance - Steris Corp. announces strong fiscal 2003 first quarter results
Finance - Strong financial results driven by growth in all business segments
Finance - Total revenues increased 37% in second quarter
Hearing Loss - Vibrant Soundbridge approved for active and retired military personnel
Implantable Devices - CardioTech publishes paper on biodurable polyurethanes
Insulin Delivery - D-TRONplus pump includes Internet-based program for disease management
Market Trends - Growing elderly population spurs demand for disposable gloves
Microarray Research - New application produces cost-effective oligonucleotide arrays
Orthopedics - Orthaheel enters U.S. market
Otolaryngology - Kolibri navigation system cleared by FDA
Radiopharmaceuticals - CTI Molecular Imaging announces vendor leasing alliance with DVI
Regulatory Review - FDA panel date set for STARFlex Implant
Robotics - Molecular robots may change the future of healthcare
Stock Market - Given Imaging announces structured trading plan for president
Stock Market - LaserSight receives Nasdaq panel decision
Tissue Engineering - Technology acquired from Colorado State University
X-ray Imaging - New imaging systems receives U.S. FDA approval
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