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	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Miami Children&#8217;s Hospital Selects Toshiba Vascular X-Ray Equipment For Hybrid Catheterization Lab</title>
		<link>http://www.globalepolicy.org/miami-childrens-hospital-selects-toshiba-vascular-x-ray-equipment-for-hybrid-catheterization-lab.htm</link>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vascular]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In hybrid catheterization procedures it is crucial that the imaging system provides the flexibility to quickly and easily access both the patient and ancillary equipment...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In hybrid catheterization procedures it is crucial that the imaging system provides the flexibility to quickly and easily access both the patient and ancillary equipment...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Home SpermCheck Test Helps Couples Hoping To Conceive Better Understand Infertility Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fertility]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Infertility affects between 10 and 15 percent of couples worldwide. Surprisingly, problems with male fertility account for approximately 50 percent of infertility cases.   A new home test kit based on a protein in sperm discovered by University of Virginia Health System cell biologist John C. Herr, PhD, can assist couples in determining if a man's sperm count is normal, low, or very low...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Infertility affects between 10 and 15 percent of couples worldwide. Surprisingly, problems with male fertility account for approximately 50 percent of infertility cases.   A new home test kit based on a protein in sperm discovered by University of Virginia Health System cell biologist John C. Herr, PhD, can assist couples in determining if a man's sperm count is normal, low, or very low...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Technology May Reduce Need For Repeat Cancer Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.globalepolicy.org/technology-may-reduce-need-for-repeat-cancer-surgery.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every year more than 100,000 women in the United States undergo a lumpectomy, a conservative procedure to remove cancerous tumors while preserving the breast. The surgeon's goal is to attain a tumor-free, or negative, surgical margin the first time they operate...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Every year more than 100,000 women in the United States undergo a lumpectomy, a conservative procedure to remove cancerous tumors while preserving the breast. The surgeon's goal is to attain a tumor-free, or negative, surgical margin the first time they operate...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>FDA Approves Boston Scientific&#8217;s Express(R) LD Iliac Stent System</title>
		<link>http://www.globalepolicy.org/fda-approves-boston-scientifics-expressr-ld-iliac-stent-system.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalepolicy.org/fda-approves-boston-scientifics-expressr-ld-iliac-stent-system.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cardiovascular / Cardiology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:  BSX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Express® LD Iliac Premounted Stent System for use in iliac arteries.  The Express LD Iliac Stent is the first and only low-profile, premounted, balloon-expandable stent approved by the FDA for use in treating iliac artery disease...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:  BSX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Express® LD Iliac Premounted Stent System for use in iliac arteries.  The Express LD Iliac Stent is the first and only low-profile, premounted, balloon-expandable stent approved by the FDA for use in treating iliac artery disease...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Athena Feminine Technologies, Inc. Initiates Enrollment Of Phase Iv Clinical Trial For Athena Pelvic Muscle Trainer™</title>
		<link>http://www.globalepolicy.org/athena-feminine-technologies-inc-initiates-enrollment-of-phase-iv-clinical-trial-for-athena-pelvic-muscle-trainer%e2%84%a2.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Urology / Nephrology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Athena Feminine Technologies, Inc., in partnership with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, announced the initiation of a nationwide enrollment for Phase IV of the DUETS (Device for Urinary Incontinence, Effectiveness, Tolerability and Satisfaction) research study for its Athena Pelvic Muscle Trainer™ (PMT)...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Athena Feminine Technologies, Inc., in partnership with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, announced the initiation of a nationwide enrollment for Phase IV of the DUETS (Device for Urinary Incontinence, Effectiveness, Tolerability and Satisfaction) research study for its Athena Pelvic Muscle Trainer™ (PMT)...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Leading Varian-Equipped Proton Therapy Center Treats 100th Patient</title>
		<link>http://www.globalepolicy.org/leading-varian-equipped-proton-therapy-center-treats-100th-patient.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medical Devices / Diagnostics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Clinicians at the Rinecker Proton Therapy Center (RPTC) in Munich have treated their 100th patient using advanced proton therapy systems supplied by Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). The landmark treatment comes just three months after a second treatment gantry was commissioned at the center, which offers advanced pencil-beam proton scanning to cancer patients...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Clinicians at the Rinecker Proton Therapy Center (RPTC) in Munich have treated their 100th patient using advanced proton therapy systems supplied by Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). The landmark treatment comes just three months after a second treatment gantry was commissioned at the center, which offers advanced pencil-beam proton scanning to cancer patients...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cancer Patients In Kent Gain Access To Advanced RapidArc(R) Radiotherapy Treatments From Varian</title>
		<link>http://www.globalepolicy.org/cancer-patients-in-kent-gain-access-to-advanced-rapidarcr-radiotherapy-treatments-from-varian.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalepolicy.org/cancer-patients-in-kent-gain-access-to-advanced-rapidarcr-radiotherapy-treatments-from-varian.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Radiology / Nuclear Medicine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cancer patients in Kent will gain access to advanced radiotherapy treatments with the decision by the Kent Oncology Centre to acquire two fully-equipped treatment machines from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR)...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cancer patients in Kent will gain access to advanced radiotherapy treatments with the decision by the Kent Oncology Centre to acquire two fully-equipped treatment machines from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR)...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OrthoScan, Inc. Launches First Mini C-Arm With Flat Detector At Annual Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.globalepolicy.org/orthoscan-inc-launches-first-mini-c-arm-with-flat-detector-at-annual-academy-of-orthopaedic-surgeons-meeting.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bones / Orthopaedics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OrthoScan, Inc., a privately held medical device company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, launched a new version of its Mini C-Arm product with flat detector this week at the Annual Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting in New Orleans.  The new Mini C-Arm with flat detector joins the HD Mini C-Arm in the expanded product line offered by OrthoScan...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[OrthoScan, Inc., a privately held medical device company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, launched a new version of its Mini C-Arm product with flat detector this week at the Annual Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting in New Orleans.  The new Mini C-Arm with flat detector joins the HD Mini C-Arm in the expanded product line offered by OrthoScan...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fifty Years Of The &#8216;Light Fantastic:&#8217; Laser Advances Spark Scientific Progress</title>
		<link>http://www.globalepolicy.org/fifty-years-of-the-light-fantastic-laser-advances-spark-scientific-progress.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fifty years after the first laser sparked a technological revolution, the "light fantastic" continues to impact people's daily lives - by playing DVDs, speeding Internet connections, and performing intricate surgery...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fifty years after the first laser sparked a technological revolution, the "light fantastic" continues to impact people's daily lives - by playing DVDs, speeding Internet connections, and performing intricate surgery...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Medtronic Introduces The Vertex Select(R) Reconstruction System</title>
		<link>http://www.globalepolicy.org/medtronic-introduces-the-vertex-selectr-reconstruction-system.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalepolicy.org/medtronic-introduces-the-vertex-selectr-reconstruction-system.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Neurology / Neuroscience]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced the U.S. launch of the VERTEX SELECT® Reconstruction System.  When a patient has a spinal condition that requires fusion or a procedure that must be performed from the back of the spine, also known as a posterior approach, the VERTEX SELECT® Reconstruction System contains implants and an instrument set for performing this surgical procedure...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced the U.S. launch of the VERTEX SELECT® Reconstruction System.  When a patient has a spinal condition that requires fusion or a procedure that must be performed from the back of the spine, also known as a posterior approach, the VERTEX SELECT® Reconstruction System contains implants and an instrument set for performing this surgical procedure...]]></content:encoded>
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