FDA approves new gram-positive blood culture test

FDA grants Nanosphere de novo petition to market gram-positive blood culture test (BC-GP)

Rexam to sell Personal Care business for $709 million

Missouri Baptist Medical Center to offer TAVR replacement

Novel transcatheter aortic valve (TAVR) replacement procedure is FDA-approved for use in patients who may be too sick or weak to undergo traditional valve replacement surgery

Clariant ColorWorks launches training program on coloring of plastics

Router enhances DICOM interoperability

FDA approves first over-the-counter HIV test kit

FDA approves OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, the first over-the-counter, self-administered HIV test kit for detecting antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2

Image analysis simplified for digital pathology

Leica Microsystems and Indica Labs introduce integrated advanced digital pathology image analysis

New names for 9 JAMA journals

Nine Archive journals in the JAMA Network will have new names in 2013

Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2012 winners announced

Winning journalists from all over the world announced, showcasing the best business journalism from and about the African continent

MEDICA MEDIA to focus on Health IT

No increased risk in patients who refuse transfusions after heart surgery

A study that examined outcomes of patients who refuse transfusion following cardiac surgery found they were at no increased risk for complications or death

Barry Callebaut breaks ground at its first <br>Center of Cocoa Excellence in West Africa

* New CHF 1 million training and research center to be operational from October 2012 * ‘Showcase Farm’ will be used to test state-of-the-art intercropping approaches * Cocoa farmers will receive training in grafting and farm regeneration techniques to increase crop yields