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	<description>A comprehensive guide to cardiology products for medical professionals </description>
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		<title>Research Demonstrates Progress Towards DNA Strand Sequencing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Research published this week in Nature Nanotechnology shows a new method of enzyme-controlled movement of a single strand of DNA through a protein nanopore. The paper, by researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC), represents a key step towards nanopore sequencing of DNA strands. The publication describes the observation of single stranded DNA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angiotech Announces Long-Term Data Show Advantages For Taxus(R) Liberté(R) Stent In Small Vessels And Long Lesions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that its corporate partner, Boston Scientific Corporation, has released comprehensive data from the TAXUS ATLAS clinical program, a series of global, prospective, singlearm trials evaluating the TAXUS® Liberté® Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System in a variety of lesions and patient groups. Five-year results from the TAXUS ATLAS trial and four-year results from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com/2010/09/29/angiotech-announces-long-term-data-show-advantages-for-taxusr-liberter-stent-in-small-vessels-and-long-lesions/</link>
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		<title>St. Jude Medical Announces European Approval Of Next-Generation Athena Programmer For The Management Of Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[St. Jude Medical, Inc. announced European CE Mark approval of its new Athena(TM) programmer, a deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy management system. This next-generation platform offers clinicians a powerful yet easy-to-use interface that enables them to set or adjust therapeutic parameters to optimize patient results. Additionally, the system has the most comprehensive data management capacity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com/2010/09/24/st-jude-medical-announces-european-approval-of-next-generation-athena-programmer-for-the-management-of-deep-brain-stimulation-therapy/</link>
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		<title>Siemens Leads By Example In IVD Industry Through Adopting GS1 Standards For Healthcare Product Identification</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has published product data including GTINs for its complete U.S. product portfolio to the GHX Health ConneXion™ data pool, which is certified by GS1&#8242;s Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) to synchronize medical-surgical product data. The GS1 system of standards is the most widely used supply chain standards system in the world. Use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com/2010/09/24/siemens-leads-by-example-in-ivd-industry-through-adopting-gs1-standards-for-healthcare-product-identification/</link>
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		<title>Roche Receives FDA Clearance For U.S. Launch Of Cobas 8000 Modular Analyzer Series For High-Volume Laboratory Testing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Roche Diagnostics announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the cobas® 8000 modular analyzer series, a Serum Work Area solution designed for diagnostic laboratories with a workload of 3-15 million clinical chemistry / immunochemistry tests per year. The cobas 8000 series is the newest member of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com/2010/09/14/roche-receives-fda-clearance-for-u-s-launch-of-cobas-8000-modular-analyzer-series-for-high-volume-laboratory-testing/</link>
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		<title>Transgenomic Expands Distribution Of SURVEYOR(R) Scan K-RAS Mutation Detection Kit With CE IVD Mark</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Transgenomic, Inc. announced that it completed the requirements for CE IVD labeling and has expanded distribution of its SURVEYOR® Scan K-RAS mutation detection kit throughout most of the European Union. The SURVEYOR Scan K-RAS CE IVD kit is a member of Transgenomic&#8217;s family of mutation detection kits, which features proprietary SURVEYOR endonuclease technology. The SURVEYOR [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com/2010/09/14/transgenomic-expands-distribution-of-surveyorr-scan-k-ras-mutation-detection-kit-with-ce-ivd-mark/</link>
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		<title>The Optimal Set-Up For Obtaining The Best Breast Scan Image With Minimal Radiation Dose To The Patient</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A mathematical tool known as a Monte Carlo analysis could help improve the way X-rays are used for mammography and reduce the number of breast cancers missed by the technique and avoiding false positives, according to research published in the International Journal of Low Radiation. Researchers at the University of Cordoba have tested the different [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com/2010/09/10/the-optimal-set-up-for-obtaining-the-best-breast-scan-image-with-minimal-radiation-dose-to-the-patient/</link>
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		<title>ForteBio Announces Launch Of Protein G Biosensor For Use On its Octet(R) Instruments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ForteBio®, Inc. announced the launch of its Dip and Read™ Protein G biosensor for rapid detection and quantification of numerous types of mammalian immunoglobulin (IgG), an antibody molecule, from solution. Because it runs on the company&#8217;s label-free Octet instrumentation platform, the new biosensor enables such measurements with unprecedented speed, ease of use and cost-efficiency. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com/2010/09/10/fortebio-announces-launch-of-protein-g-biosensor-for-use-on-its-octetr-instruments/</link>
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		<title>Endologix Receives CE Mark Approval For Expanded Line Of Powerlink Products And PowerFit Aortic Extensions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Endologix, Inc. announced that it received CE Mark approval to market its expanded offering of Powerlink® stent graft products and PowerFit™ Aortic Extensions in the European Union. The Company expects to launch the products in a limited market release in Europe during the fourth quarter of 2010, followed by a full product launch in 2011. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com/2010/09/01/endologix-receives-ce-mark-approval-for-expanded-line-of-powerlink-products-and-powerfit-aortic-extensions/</link>
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		<title>Toolbox Of MiniPromoters For Gene Research And Therapy Unvelied By UBC Researchers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[University of British Columbia researchers have led the development of a new &#8220;toolbox of MiniPromoters&#8221; for research and future therapies on brain, spinal cord and eye function. MiniPromoters are small segments of human DNA with the ability to turn genes on and off at specific times and locations. They&#8217;re important tools used by scientists and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.diagnosticsproductguide.com/2010/09/01/toolbox-of-minipromoters-for-gene-research-and-therapy-unvelied-by-ubc-researchers/</link>
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