Breast Cancer Patients Not Offered All Options For Reconstruction, UK

Free DVD for Breast Cancer Patients Revealing Range of Alternatives. An inequality in breast reconstruction options for mastectomy patients has been highlighted by a West Sussex hospital. The Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH) announced that women considering breast reconstruction following breast cancer are often not given the full range of options available for reconstruction in what [...]

Accuray Launches New Configuration For CyberKnife System To Offer Hospitals Installation Flexibility

Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that it is offering a new layout for the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System treatment vault which will enable installation of the System into most existing conventional gantry LINAC vaults. With this new, smaller footprint, hospitals will be able to save hundreds [...]

Sinovac Initiates Development Of Vaccine Against Hand, Foot, And Mouth Disease

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (Amex: SVA), a leading developer and provider of vaccines in China, announced it has initiated development of a vaccine human enterovirus 71, EV 71, which causes hand, foot, and mouth disease (or HFMD). In collaboration with China the CDC, Sinovac will be supplied with [...]

Pre-Activity Stretching May Hinder Athletic Performance, Unlv Study Finds

Contrary to the prevailing idea that stretching enhances athletic performance, a new study by UNLV kinesiology researchers found that certain stretching may actually reduce performance by decreasing leg power.

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New IRI Research Reveals Resilience Of Healthcare Industry In The Transforming Economy

In an economy undergoing dramatic transformation resulting from unprecedented petroleum and commodity price increases, healthcare is delivering solid growth to retailers, relative to the rest of the store, but manufacturers are contending with a sharp increase in private label purchases, notes new research announced today by Information Resources, Inc. (IRI). IRI is the leading global [...]