HEART ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

UMCG starts PneumRx trial for treatment of severe emphysema

RePneu LVRC is intended to treat a broad range of emphysema patients, including those with heterogeneous and homogeneous disease, in both upper and lower lobes

Thailand rice stockpile to reach 12MT in 2012-13

Is the U.S. health care system a target for cyberterrorism?

Cyber threats are on the rise, and U.S. health care organizations must be better prepared to deal with them, says a new study

Non-BRCA carriers continue to have more screenings they may not need

Study examines risk reduction and screening for ovarian cancer among women following tests for BRCA genes

Laparoscopic methods now preferred to bariatric surgery for U.S. teens

Inpatient bariatric procedures among adolescents appear to have plateaued since 2003 to about 1,000 procedures annually

Nordson Corp. to align branding of recent acquisitions - Xaloy, EDI

Xaloy, EDI and Verbruggen acquisitions provide multiple component solutions for customers’ extrusion, injection molding, and coating operations

American Chemistry Council and Society of Plastics Engineers announce partnership

Through the partnership, members of both organizations will enjoy certain reciprocal benefits, and, to some extent, the associations agreed to use each other’s communication channels.

Food security programme supports Indonesia's cocoa farmers

Teknor Apex medical elastomer range expanded with two new high-hardness grades

New 87 Shore A and 43 Shore D Compounds in Medalist? MD-200 Series from Teknor Apex exhibit rubber-like low compression set in applications like stoppers, tubes, and gaskets

Cortec and Kanoo preserve MTBE manufacturing plant in Dubai in record time

Cortec? Corporation and Kanoo Group successfully completed a major asset preservation in the Middle East

Why do consumers prefer familiar products?

To influence consumers, companies can take advantage of situations where selective attention to a product might be arbitrary