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Miraculins acquires Prevu skin cholesterol test

Miraculins, a medical diagnostic company developing and commercialising diagnostic tests, has completed the acquisition from PreMD of all assets relating to the Prevu skin cholesterol test.

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Accentus, Zimmer sign licence agreement for Agluna anti-infective technology

Accentus Medical, a UK based supplier of advanced coatings and surface treatments to the medical device industry, has signed a licence and services agreement with Zimmer, enabling Accentus’ Agluna anti-infective technology use on a broad range of Zimmer products.

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FDA approves second patient allotment to HeartWare Advance clinical trial

HeartWare International, a provider of less invasive, miniaturised circulatory support medacal devices for advanced heart failure, has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an investigational device exemption (IDE) supplement to enroll a second allotment of 54 patients in its ‘Advance’ bridge-to-transplant clinical trial under a continued access protocol (CAP).

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Editor-In-Chief Of JAMA (Journal Of The American Medical Association) Leaving On June 30, 2011

The Editor-in-Chief of one of the world’s most respected medical journals, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H., has announced that she will be resigning from her post on June 30th, 2011. Dr. DeAngelis said: All good things must come to an end and so, this must, too. Dr. DeAngelis has told colleagues and staff of her decision to leave after serving as Editor-in-Chief since January 2000. She also oversees the nine Archives specialty medical journal publications

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Physician Executive Leadership Center Conducts 2010 Physician Executive Compensation Survey

Physician Executive Leadership Center (PELC), the nation’s only executive search firm focused solely on the recruitment and placement of physicians in executive leadership positions, is conducting their annual survey of physicians serving in leadership positions in health care organizations. Since 1985, PELC has been tracking compensation trends for physician executives and documenting career and performance issues from year to year. Participants who complete the survey will be provided a complimentary, individualized report of findings as soon as the information becomes available…

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