Compulsive Eating Similar to Drug Addiction, Researchers Say
A new study from the Scripps Research Institute has shown that the molecular mechanism that causes drug addiction is the same mechanism that drives people to compulsively eat.
Month: March 2010
FDA, Clinical Trial News: $ABIO, $GENZ, $KV-A, $SLXP
Shares of ARCA Biopharma (NASDAQ:ABIO) are soaring today on news of an issued patent that includes the methods of treating heart failure patients with Gencaro (bucindolol) based on genetic testing.
Small Devices May Pack a Big Punch
According to e-zine Electronics Components World, the global market for portable medical devices is expected to reach $250 million by 2013.
Vertigo, Motion Sickness
Spatial Disorientation. Company has developed a non-drug, non-invasive treatment for spatial disorientation and motion sickness that is commonly experienced in water, air, and land travels. […]
Aortic Intervention, Endoscopy
Medical Devices. The company is a leading provider in medical devices in a wide range of medical fields. In aortic intervention they have developed an […]
Implantable prosthetics
Medical Devices. The company is a leading provider in medical devices including: various implantable prosthetics for the hip, a knee reconstruction system, soft tissue repair […]
Injection Systems, Cancer, Anesthesia
Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals. The company is both a medical devices and pharmaceutical company that specializes in the injection delivery of drugs. The medical devices […]
Cardiology, Radiology
Medical Devices. The company is a leading medical devices company that markets catheter based products for use in medical fields that include both intervention cardiology […]
Orthopedics, Bone Growth
Medical Devices. The company has a wide range of orthopedic products as well as a biological platform for bone growth. The company’s OP-1 implant contains […]