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Friday, October 10th, 2008
Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced today that its Phase II trial of baminercept (BG9924, LTÃR-Ig) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy with a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) did not meet its primary endpoint.
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
Convenient online registration to the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis 2008, at greatly discounted rates, is available only until October 31, 2008. To benefit from lower rates and easy registration, please visit http://www.iofbonehealth.org/wco/2008/homepage.html. Special registration fees are available for participants from non-OECD countries and for IOF members.
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
A pioneering hip joint targeted at the growing number of younger patients requiring hip replacement surgery is set to take a substantial market share in the UK. Sheffield based B.
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Archus Orthopedics, Inc. announced the first human use of its facet replacement technology to complement an artificial disc. The landmark case was performed by Dr. Karin Buttner-Janz, Dr. Hansen Yuan and Dr.
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Archus Orthopedics, Inc. today announced the first human use of its facet replacement technology to complement an artificial disc. The landmark case was performed by Dr. Karin Buttner-Janz, Dr. Hansen Yuan and Dr.
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Biospace med announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to market the Company's EOS x-ray imager along with its new image workstation, sterEOS, which enables 3D skeletal reconstruction (YouTube Video).
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Eden Spine announced today that it has received CE Mark approval for its proprietary interspinous medical device, the Wellex™. Developed in collaboration with Dr. Jean-Marc Fuentes from France, the Wellex is based on two decades of clinical experience with nonfusion devices.
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Some health assessments that are routinely carried out on Earth are not practical when the "patients" are free-floating astronauts on long space flights, such as missions to Mars or the Moon.
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently presented results from the FLEXX Trial of Osteoarthritis of the Knee, showing that EUFLEXXA(R) (1% sodium hyaluronate), a highly pure non-avian high molecular weight form of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (IA-HA), is superior to intra-articular saline (IA-saline) for the relief of pain in knee osteoarthritis (OA) at 26 weeks.
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Medtronic and the Scoliosis Research Society launched Spine Check - a new program designed to help promote scoliosis screenings for middle school and junior high school students. The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), one of the world's premier spine societies, and Medtronic are supporting the Spine Check program to help improve the overall spinal health of students.
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