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Medtronic: Fall in share price
Medtronic Inc. has reported disappointing quarterly sales on Wednesday as investors pondered valuations.
Piramal Healthcare : The Share Story Comment

Piramal Healthcare : The Share Story

Piramal Healthcare experienced a fall in its net profit due to a slow growth from its healthcare solutions business.
Allscripts : Steering Health Technologically Comment

Allscripts : Steering Health Technologically

With innovations in technology, accessing patient’s information will become a lot easier. Allscripts, a leading software provider for health care organizations, says technology is playing a larger role in how doctors do business.
Medtronic: Fall in share price Comment

Medtronic: Fall in share price

Medtronic Inc. has reported disappointing quarterly sales on Wednesday as investors pondered valuations.
Vascular Closure Devices’ Sharp Rise in Unit Sales Drives the Overall U.S. Perip Comment

Vascular Closure Devices’ Sharp Rise in Unit Sales Drives the Overall U.S. Peripheral Vascular Device Market

In 2009, over 650,000 vascular closure devices (VCDs) were sold in the U.S. for use in peripheral vascular procedures, which accounted for approximately 20% of vascular closure devices used in all applications.
Patient Income Strongly Drives Hearing Aid Preference Comment

Patient Income Strongly Drives Hearing Aid Preference

The U.S. market for hearing aids and audiology devices, which includes a wide array of products designed to diagnose and treat hearing loss, was valued at over $5.2 billion in 2009.
GE Healthcare: Will develop scanning devices for pediatrics Comment

GE Healthcare: Will develop scanning devices for pediatrics

GE Healthcare, in association with Cincinnati Children's Medical Center and the Davis Heart and Lung Institute of The Ohio State University, has been awarded $1 million for (MRI) magnetic resonance imaging and devices for the "Pediatrics Population" project.
Minnetronix medical device company will expand Comment

Minnetronix medical device company will expand

Minnetronix, a medical device design and manufacturing firm located in St. Paul, Minnesota, has declared its plans of expansion starting from July 2010.
Terumo: expands medical products plant Comment

Terumo: expands medical products plant

Japanese-owned Terumo (Philippines), Inc. is closing down its two European sites but is expanding its domestic operations in the country that manufactures medical supplies.
Around 100 jobs for Galway medical devices firm Comment

Around 100 jobs for Galway medical devices firm

Around 100 jobs will be created by a top US medical devices firm.
Global-Med Technologies Group signs agreement with SMI Comment

Global-Med Technologies Group signs agreement with SMI

Global-Med Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG) has stated that the company has signed an agreement with SMI of Ocala, Florida to offer manufacturing of all implants, tools and related medical components for GTG's subsidiary companies.