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<![CDATA[ Entellus Medical, a Minnesota-based medical technology company, announced today that results of two clinical research studies presented at the annual American Rhinologic Society meeting in San Francisco support the efficacy of Entellus Medical’s(TM) FinESS(TM) […]

<![CDATA[ An Indian HIV vaccine that gave encouraging results in the first phase of clinical trial is being given a silent burial with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative now claiming (IAVI) that the vaccine would

<![CDATA[ Measurement of fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) may help guide asthma management in pregnancy, according to the results of a double-blind, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial reported in the September 10 issue of *The

<![CDATA[ Immediate adenoidectomy may not lower recurrent upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in children, according to the results of an open randomized trial reported in the September 6 issue of the *BMJ.* “Evidence for the

<![CDATA[ The US appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, that voided 2 conflicting lower-court decisions yesterday on the healthcare reform law was silent on the power of Congress to require individuals to obtain insurance coverage or

<![CDATA[ More than 1 in 4 people are likely to be diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in their lifetime, according to figures from a population-based Canadian study — the first comprehensive estimate of

<![CDATA[ The UAE has introduced stiffer rules on permitting the entry of foreigners who suffer from infectious diseases including tuberculosis and leprosy, the Arabic language daily ‘Al Khaleej’ reported on Thursday. Citing a cabinet decision

<![CDATA[ The call by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) in its annual report for price control of the private health sector has raised the hackles of hospitals. Professor William Pick, who chairs the CMS,

<![CDATA[ There were again high increases in the amounts that medical schemes spent on private hospitals and specialists, the Council for Medical Schemes’s annual report for 2010/11 shows. There was a 10.1-percent increase over 2009

<![CDATA[ Drug delivery device developer Cambridge Design Partnership today announces that it has completed a research project with the Judge Business School in Cambridge, UK to map out the market dynamics and future innovations that