Sector Wrap: Medical equipment makers (AP via Yahoo! Finance) bi2280760 Shares of companies that make medical equipment used by seniors rose Thursday as members of Congress considered a massive bill controlling spending for the Medicare program

EST Expands zNose(R) Usage Medical Equipment Market (Centre Daily Times) bi2280760 Electronic Sensor Technology (EST) (OTCBB:ESNR), a leading provider of innovative homeland security and environmental solutions, announced that has successfully demonstrated and sold a unit for use measuring the smells from rubber and plastic parts used medical equipment

Naples medical device company loses patent lawsuit (Naples Daily News) bi2280760 A federal jury Oregon has found that Naples-based Arthrex willfully infringed a patent held by another medical device company for suture anchor products used during endoscopic surgery. Smith & Nephew Inc. was awarded $14.7 million damages

Steeplechase residents upset about proposed medical, business complex (The Pa bi2280760 A proposal to build a three-story medical/office building outside the entrance of Steeplechase has drawn opposition from residents of the gated, single-family home community on the northeast corner of Steeplechase Drive and Beeline Highway

Portland doctor wins medical patent case (The Oregonian) bi2280760 A federal jury on Wednesday awarded about $14.7 million a patent infringement dispute involving rival medical equipment manufacturers and a Portland doctor who invented a device used shoulder surgeries

Fitch Rates Parrish Medical Center's (Florida) $109MM 2008 Revs 'A+'; Outlook bi2280760 Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A+' rating to North Brevard County Hospital District's approximately $109 million refunding revenue bonds, issued on behalf of Parrish Medical Center (PMC). In addition, Fitch has affirmed PMC's outstanding debt at 'A+'. The Rating Outlook Stable

City commission recommends legalizing medical pot shops (The Malibu Times) bi2280760 The commission goes against the recommendation of a staff report to ban medical marijuana dispensaries Malibu

Possis Medical Receives Premier Performance Award (Centre Daily Times) bi2280760 Possis Medical, Inc. today announced that a winner of a Premier Performance Award, presented by the Premier healthcare alliance's Purchasing Partners unit

Merit Medical to Present At CapStone Investments Conference (PrimeNewswire vi bi2280760 SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, June 12, 2008 -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily cardiology and radiology procedures, announced today that present at CapStone Investments' 2nd Annual Small-Cap Investor Conference being held June 17-18, 2008, at the Midwest Airlines Center Milwaukee

Ore. Court of Appeals protects medical marijuana (KVAL Eugene) bi2280760 The court upheld a state agency's ruling that Emerald Steel Fabricators Eugene violated state laws barring discrimination against the disabled by discharging an employee who used medical marijuana

Sri Lanka Says Mannar `Rice Bowl' Captured, Rebel Supplies Cut - Bloomberg bi2280760 Sri Lanka Says Mannar `Rice Bowl' Captured, Rebel Cut Bloomberg - 2 hours ago By Paul Tighe and Jay Shankar June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka said the army cut a main supply route for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam when soldiers ..

Salvation Army seeks school supplies - Green Valley News bi2280760 Salvation Army seeks school Green Valley News, AZ - 22 hours ago Not too long from now, school be starting and there are some children the community who can?t afford the required . The Army says donors can ..

Oil could fall week on rising supplies - GulfNews bi2280760 Oil could fall week on rising GulfNews, United Arab Emirates - Jun 28, 2008 New York: Crude oil may fall week because of rising and declining fuel demand the US, the country responsible for almost a quarter of ..

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