Pie Medical expands Structural Heart software suite

Newest developments in the field of structural heart disease to be presented at EuroPCR

PCF funds two more prostate cancer researchers from China

Two more three-year research grants for Chinese young investigators will encourage innovative thinking and expand PCF’s Global Knowledge Exchange

Chinese regulators take steps to ease medical device registration

CFDA to improve its medical device classification process and ease the path to market for innovative devices

MRI can predict failure of metal-on-metal hip implants

Tissue damage from metal-on-metal hip implants appears before pain symptoms appear

Syneron enhances body shaping products

Expands treatment capabilities, reduces treatment time, and improves overall experience with UltraShape and VelaShape systems

No benefit from Vitamin C for gout patients

500mg dose of ascorbic acid supplementation does not lower uric acid levels in gout patients, reports Arthritis & Rheumatism study

Primary care physicians vital to complete care of prostate cancer patients

Men receiving androgen deprivation therapy need to be aware of effects it can have on their bones

Zinc: Goldilocks metal for bioabsorbable stents?

Some materials dissolve too quickly, before cardiac arteries can fully heal, and some hang around forever. Zinc, however, may be just right

Wireless signals could transform brain trauma diagnostics

New technology developed at the University of California, Berkeley, is using wireless signals to provide real-time, non-invasive diagnoses of brain swelling or bleeding

DKSH, GlaxoSmithKline sign antibiotic agreement

GSK to outsource sales & distribution of antibiotics to DKSH in medical and trade channels in Hong Kong

CHINAPLAS: Albis Plastic to open new compounding plant in Changshu

Albis Plastic GmbH’s new plant covers 5,000 sq.m. in size, with an initial capacity of 10,000 tons/year.

Sun Care Packaging in the U.S. and China

Euromonitor International takes a look at the two biggest sun care packaging markets—the U.S. and China—and provides some insight into their specific packaging preferences and trends.