From 18 to 21 November 2009 this week, the international medical sector will once again turn its attention to Düsseldorf. That is when the world’s leading medical trade fair, MEDICA 2009, 41st World Forum for Medicine and Congress, along with COMPAMED 2009, High tech solutions for medical technology – 18th International Trade Fair Components, Parts and Raw Materials for Medical Manufacturing (previous year: 137,000 trade visitors), will both open. In 1969 the MEDICA success story, at that time still known as “Diagnostic Week”, began to take shape. At the event’s premiere, 135 exhibitors occupied rented exhibition space of 2,500 square metres. At its 40th anniversary MEDICA 2009 will attract 4,324 exhibitors from 60 nations – a new record figure in the event’s history. COMPAMED, which has been held parallel with MEDICA since 1992, will again be registering a total of over 500 exhibitors from 35 nations this year (COMPAMED duration: 18 to 20 November 2009). Once again all 19 halls at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre will be fully booked for the combined event MEDICA and COMPAMED 2009. (more…)
NIH-funded HIV clinical research sites to join pediatric tuberculosis vaccine study
Several U.S. government-funded HIV/AIDS clinical research sites in Africa will join other collaborators in an ongoing clinical trial testing an investigational tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in infants at risk for TB infection. “We are pleased to be able to tap into our existing HIV/AIDS clinical research infrastructure to help test promising investigational vaccines against TB,” said [...]
SABIC at Pharmapack – New resins for healthcare
At Pharmapack 2012, SABIC Launches New Resins to Reinforce Strong Portfolio of Thermoplastics for Healthcare Sittard, the Netherlands, 20120130 — Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) will be at Pharmapack Europe (Paris, February 15-16), the annual European Healthcare event, with a wide range of polyolefins and engineering thermoplastics developed specifically for the global healthcare industry. The [...]
Enrollment in First MRgFUS Essential Tremor Feasibility Trial Completed
January issue of Neurosurgical Focus devoted to MRgFUS brain research InSightec Ltd, the global leader in MR guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapy, announced today that it has completed enrollment in the world’s first feasibility study [http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01304758?term=ExAblate&rank=4 ] evaluating the use of MRgFUS for treatment of Essential [http://www.insightec.com/Essential_Tremor.html ] Tremor, using ExAblate(R) Neuro at University of [...]
8th European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network (EHFCN) Annual Conference
“Fighting fraud in healthcare and social security ? How to maximize results?” Every year, approximately 56 billion ? are lost to fraud and error in healthcare alone across Europe; this is equivalent to the salaries of 2.5 million nurses or to the building of 3500 healthcare clinics throughout Europe?, Paul Vincke, President EHFCN Join [...]
Souvenaid: Milkshake to improve the memory with Alzheimer
Souvenaid® is a once-a-day nutritional drink for memory. It contains key nutrients that interact to help build nerve connections in the brain. This patented combination of nutrients, called Fortasyn™ Connect, includes omega-3 fatty acids, choline, uridine monophosphate, and a mixture of antioxidants and B vitamins. Souvenaid® has been shown in a clinical study presented at [...]
MEDICA 2009 opens with a new record
Bayer CropScience completes acquisition of biotech company Athenix Corp.
Successful purchase of trait platform with extensive product pipeline: Purchase price of USD 365 million plus milestones Monheim, November 2, 2009 – Bayer CropScience announced today the completion of its purchase of Athenix Corp., a privately-held independent biotechnology company headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. The company was purchased for USD 365 Million [...]
Sensium at the heart of digital healthcare
Cost and regulatory pressures on the hospital system are intense and set to increase for healthcare providers. Traditional care models in the hospital environment currently rely on manual techniques and “spot-check” observation of patients, which is not only expensive, but also inefficient and prone to error. In outpatient scenarios, the huge escalation in the incidence [...]
New Merck begins operations
With Robust Pipeline, Broader Product Portfolio and Expanded Global Presence WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. – November 4, 2009 – Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) today outlined its global plans following the completion of Merck’s merger with Schering-Plough Corporation announced yesterday. The new Merck is a global health care leader aimed at providing innovative, distinctive products [...]
Beyond what is being said : emotional prosody
Beyond what is being said : emotional prosody: its neural basis and its relevance for schizophrenia (2009) Hoekert, Lijntje Maria Emotional prosody is a paralinguistic aspect of language, consisting of features including intonation, stress, pitch, and volume. It is also known as the emotional melody of speech. These cues are crucial for the understanding the [...]
Medicalfacts.nl nominated for the Dutch Bloggies in categorie Health & Sports
Medicalfacts.nl is nominated for DutchBloggies-awards. The Dutchbloggies is a yearly contest of the “Dutch Bloggies”foundation that awards weblogs from Dutch-speaking regions. There are the Most Popular Weblogs and Best Microblog, and there is longlist for 15 categories.We have our nomination in the category”Beste Gezondheid & Sport Weblog” Best Health & Sports Blog. These are all [...]
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