Improving surgery teamwork boosts patient safety

Cardiac surgery teams should be trained to improve communication and teamwork, and institutions should establish robust quality assurance systems to identify and correct safety hazards, states the American Heart Association

Toshiba to strengthen power system business in Turkey

Toshiba Infrastructure and Electronics A.S. (TAET) is responsible for boosting sales promotions of thermal, hydro, wind and solar photovoltaic power systems in Turkey and the surrounding region

510(k) for hCG fluorescent immunoassay

Quidel receives U.S. FDA clearance for its Sofia? hCG fluorescent immunoassay (FIA)

The ‘See-Food’ diet: How transparent packaging affects eating

Clear bags make it easier to be tempted by tasty-looking foods, but they also reveal how much you're about to eat. To increase sales, retailers should offer small foods in transparent packages and large foods and vegetables in opaque containers

China-based firm achieves significant growth

As a Supplier to the American Wind Turbine Industry, P&A International has Achieved a Significant Amount of Growth

End-user segments spurs high voltage motors demand in SEA

Growth of End-user Segments Spurs Demand for Advanced Medium and High Voltage Motors in Southeast Asia, Finds Frost & Sullivan

MachineWorks expands its support and development

Sheffield-based MachineWorks Ltd, leading provider of CNC simulation and verification component software, has welcomed new members to its technical team.

Calcium-channel blockers linked with increased breast cancer risk

Long-term use of some high blood pressure drugs associated with significantly linked with increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Noninvasive test optimizes colon cancer screening rates

Participation rates soared depending on the screening method offered and how patient outreach was done

K 2013: Chemtura to announce investments in new products

Chemtura to present new additive innovations within its extensive line of flame retardants and organometallic specialties for plastics.

Advanced Petrochem and SATORP sign agreement for propylene supply

SATORP agreed to supply APC with 80,000MT/year of propylene.

BENEO joins FINEST Food Programme

The functional food ingredients company participates in the first FINEST Food Programme organised by Singapore’s Health Promotion Board’s Centre of Excellence (Nutrition)