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New Partnership Integrates Vibration Therapy Into Stem Cell Procedures (Medical News Today)
Two leading companies in their respective industries are joining forces to integrate vibration therapy into the stem cell harvesting process. SpineSmith Partners LP, an orthopedic biotech company based in Austin, Texas, has signed an exclusive national and global distribution agreement with WAVE(R) Manufacturing Inc., of Toronto, Ontario.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:06:21 GMT

Biovest Announces BiovaxID(R) Anti-Cancer Vaccine Prolongs Cancer-Free Survival by 44% (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
TAMPA, Fla.----Biovest International, Inc. , a majority-owned subsidiary of Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. , today provided an update on its personalized, anti-cancer vaccine, BiovaxID®, including reporting clinically and statistically significant data from its randomized controlled pivotal Phase 3 Fast-Tracked clinical trial for the treatment of indolent follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, ...

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:15:00 GMT

Nexeon MedSystems, Inc., Announces Enrollment of First Patient in Feasibility Trial for Novel Prohealing Stent System (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. & CARLSBAD, Calif.----Nexeon MedSystems, Inc., a developer of medical technology for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, announced today that the company has initiated PROTEX I, a first-in-man trial designed to evaluate the safety of the prohealing PROTEX™ Coronary Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Medtronic and Scoliosis Research Society Provide Free Scoliosis Screening Kits to More Than 13,000 School Nurses (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MEMPHIS, Tenn.----Today, Medtronic and the Scoliosis Research Society launched Spine Check – a new program designed to help promote scoliosis screenings for middle school and junior high school students.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Does breast cancer screening do more harm than good? (Daily Mail)
Breast cancer treatment is seen as a medical success story - 30 years ago, half the women diagnosed survived beyond five years, but now its 80 per cent. While many credit the national screening programme, other experts say the scheme is a waste of money.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:05:20 GMT