BD Sells Bard Parker And Ophthalmology Business – Roundtable Launches New Business Area Ophthalmology Platform 8/2/10

by Frank Barlin on August 9, 2010 in Editorial, Healthcare Marketing

In a major shift in the ophthalmic surgery business Roundtable has created an impressive portfolio of ophthalmology products with the combining of assets from BD and Medtronic. The business according to Roundtable will be known as, “Beaver-Visitec International, Inc. “Beaver-Visitec”, consists of ophthalmology products and assets recently acquired from BD Becton, Dickinson and Company and [...]

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Homecare Sales Mid 2010 Reflect Renewed Growth – From Wheelchairs To Sleep Apnea Products

by Frank Barlin on August 6, 2010 in Editorial, Home Healthcare, Investors

With ongoing discussion about the tough economic times, Medicare cuts through it’s controversial National Competitive Bidding program, it is good to see that the homecare industry is showing renewed growth in several areas. Here is a brief look at the latest results from sleep product manufacturer Resmed, homecare manufacturer Invacare and Lincare – a homecare [...]

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GE And Intel Form New Home Healthcare Company

by Frank Barlin on August 4, 2010 in Editorial, Home Healthcare

Is this the real future of home health care which will also lift the margins of traditional manufacturers out of the 20% range… because they add more than 20% in value? The as yet unnamed new company, which will focus on telehealth and independent living, will be made up of GE Healthcare’s Home Health division [...]

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New Zealand First Ever Access Tourism Conference

by Editor on July 29, 2010 in Editorial, Healthcare Marketing

New Zealand (NZ) is to hold its first ever conference on Access Tourism on October 4. Access Tourism is tourism, travel, and hospitality for the disabled, seniors, and ageing Baby Boomers. NZ – unlike some other countries – seems hardly aware of how major demographic changes will impact the tourism industry. These changes will be [...]

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Sniffing Device To Drive A Wheelchair And Enable Communication – Weizmann Institute of Science

by Editor on July 28, 2010 in Healthcare Marketing, Home Healthcare, Investors, Lifescience, Press Release

News release: A unique device based on sniffing—inhaling and exhaling through the nose—might enable numerous disabled people to navigate wheelchairs or communicate with their loved ones. Sniffing technology might even be used in the future to create a sort of “third hand” to assist healthy surgeons or pilots.Developed by Prof. Noam Sobel, electronics engineers Dr. [...]

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