TYRX, Inc. Announces 1,000th Implant of AIGISRx(TM) Anti-Bacterial Envelope.
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- TYRX, Inc., a leader in the development and commercialization of convergent drug-device products, announced today the 1,000th implant of the AIGISRx(TM) Anti-bacterial Envelope following its commercialization in June, 2008. AIGISRx is an anti-bacterial surgical mesh developed to deliver anti-microbial agents that help...

Writing a Prescription for Safety: B. Braun CAPS(R) Announces New Advancements at ashp 2008.
CAPS(R) Enhances Safety for Patients, Adds Convenience Through Easy-to-Read Labeling, Standardized O.R. Color-Coding Central Admixture Pharmacy Services Inc. (CAPS(R)), a B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) Company, announced today that it will introduce a number of advances to its products and services, including enhanced dose labeling, extended...

MRSA and C. difficile Infections Reduced by 50% in Hospital Study.
ROME, N.Y., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- To help prevent the spread of germs and protect its patients from infections, Rome Memorial Hospital is using two new products that kill germs on hands and surfaces between cleanings. According to Infection Prevention Director LeAnna Grace, the hospital conducted a...

Gulf Coast Hospital Chooses Global Med Technologies(R)' Blood System.
West Cal Cam becomes 181st Site in Southeast to Choose SafeTrace Tx(R) DENVER, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. ("Global Med") (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) , an international e-Health, medical information technology company, today announced that its Wyndgate Technologies(R) ("Wyndgate") division has licensed SafeTrace Tx transfusion...

Navy League Hosts Wounded Warriors at Army-Navy Game.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the Armed Services wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan will be attending the Army/Navy Game on December 6 at Lincoln Financial Field as part of sponsorship activities of the Philadelphia Council of the Navy League. Soldiers, sailors, Marines and their caregivers...

Cardinal Health, SRI Surgical Sign Five-Year Agreement For Surgical Kits.
DUBLIN, Ohio and TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardinal Health and SRI/Surgical Express, Inc. today announced a five-year supply and co-marketing agreement to offer surgical kits that include disposable health care products from Cardinal Health and reusable health care products from SRI Surgical. The agreement makes...

An unconscionable rule.
Byline: The Register-Guard Widely seen as having earned a shot at being judged the worst president in U.S. history, George W. Bush has never paid much attention to public opinion. Or legal opinion. Or expert opinion. Or scientific opinion. So it comes as no surprise...

Wounded Warriors to Visit Army-Navy Game.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Philadelphia Council of the Navy League is hosting service men and women wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan at the Army/Navy Game on December 6 at Wachovia Stadium. Soldiers, sailors, Marines and their caregivers from Bethesda Naval, Walter Reed and Fort Meade...

Ziegler Reports Close of Ziegler Healthcare Real Estate Fund, IV.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-4 December 2008-Ziegler Reports Close of Ziegler Healthcare Real Estate Fund, IV(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Ziegler Companies, Inc. announced the successful close of Ziegler Healthcare Real Estate Fund, IV (ZHREF IV). According to the company, a total of $5.6 million...

Tigermed Sets Up Subsidiary, Hunan Tigermed Xiangya Drug R&D Ltd (Tigermed Xiangya).
Boosting its Phase I Clinical Trial Service Capability HANGZHOU, China, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd, a leading Contract Research Organization (CRO) in China, announced that it has established a subsidiary, Hunan Tigermed Xiangya Drug R&D Ltd, with Central South University (CSU). The establishment of...