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Hexagon releases digital caliper, ROMER updates
Hexagon Metrology has announced the released the new Brown & Sharpe TWIN-CAL IP67 calipers and an update to its ROMER Absolute Arm. more
Treatments discussed by W&I author for sexual dysfunction
PROVIDENCE – Dr. John E. Buster, associate director of the Center for Reproduction and Infertility at Women & Infants Hospital, recently published an essay urging the nation’s physicians to open the dialogue with their post-menopausal patients regarding sexual satisfaction. more
9/17/12
Covidien lands added FDA approval for LigaSure
Covidien PLC has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use its LigaSure curved, small jaw, open sealer/divider in ear, nose and throat procedures. more
| 9/11/12
Study: red wine better for heart than vodka
A new study by Dr. Frank Sellke at Rhode Island has found that consuming red wine has more benefits than consuming vodka for pigs with high cholesterol. more
A public investment matures
Financed largely by a voter-approved $65 million bond in 2006, the University of Rhode Island opened the new home for the College of Pharmacy last week. Among those in attendance were URI President David M. Dooley (with scissors), and former URI president, Robert L. Carothers, standing behind U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin. more
9/10/12
ProThera Biologics lands $750K from Slater, NIH
East Providence biomedical company ProThera Biologics LLC - led by Rhode Island Hospital scientists Dr. Yow-Pin Lim, above, and Douglas Hixson - has received $750,000 in new funding from the National Institutes of Health and Slater Technology Fund. more
Med. device makers say tax will hurt
Local medical-device makers stop short of predicting layoffs or outsourcing, but say the 2.3 percent tax on medical-device sales included in the U.S. health care law will certainly be a competitive disadvantage, which could indirectly lead to job losses. more
R.I. Alzheimer’s registry launched
The first baby boomers – those born in the immediate post-World War II years and up until the early 1960s – have turned 65. In the next 20 years, that age segment will make up 20 percent of the United States population at a projected 71 million people. more
URI to celebrate new pharmacy building
The University of Rhode Island is set to celebrate the opening of its newly completed $75 million building for the College of Pharmacy on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. more
| 8/31/12
EpiVax lands $300K from NIH
EpiVax Inc., led by founder and CEO Dr. Anne S. De Groot, has been awarded an additional $300,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the company announced Friday. more
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