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(PressZoom) - Zaber Technologies is presenting its T-LS series of motorized linear stages. These linear stages can be controlled manually or through an RS232 or USB port. In addition, every linear stage can be used in x-y or x-y-z configuration with our AB90 angle bracketstext/html2008-07-05T11:13:01+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comNo More Needles? Georgetown University Teams with Gentag and SAIC to Develop New Glucose Sensor Technology with Wireless Connection to Cell Phones
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(PressZoom) - Washington, D.C. – Georgetown University, Gentag, Inc., and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC, NYSE: SAI), have combined forces to develop a noninvasive method for glucose measurement. The three technology leaders agreed to combine their respective intellectual property (IP) and expertise to create a new method to monitor glucose, using disposable skin patches with wireless sensors and cell phones. text/html2008-07-05T11:13:01+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comStudy Finds Unique Patient Safety Program at Children’s Hospital Improves Communication Between Family and Caregivers
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(PressZoom) - PITTSBURGH – June 18, 2008 – Condition Help, a patient safety program launched more than two years ago at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, has significantly improved communication between caregivers and patients and improved patient and family satisfaction, a review of the program has found. text/html2008-07-05T11:13:01+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comDarden Professor's Advice: Save Stimulus Check
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(PressZoom) - Ron Wilcox is a former Securities and Exchange Commission economist and author of "Whatever Happened to Thrift?: Why Americans Don't Save and What To Do About It." He says people should try to save part of their stimulus checks. According to the IRS, the majority of eligible Americans should receive their checks by mid-July.text/html2008-07-05T11:13:01+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comBerne Urges Ethical Explorations of Technological Change
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(PressZoom) - June 18, 2008 — As Rosalyn Berne sees it, human beings have crossed an important threshold. Our mastery of fields like genetic engineering and nanotechnology has presented us with unprecedented power to create new forms of life and new materials, instead of simply modifying them. And when we modify our surroundings, our influence is exponentially greater than it ever has been. Consider our ability to effect climate change.text/html2008-07-05T11:13:01+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comDHS Signs Visa Waiver Program Interim Declaration with Bulgaria
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(PressZoom) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff signed today a Visa Waiver Program (VWP) interim declaration with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin. The security enhancements outlined in the declaration continues Bulgaria’s progress on the path toward visa-free travel to the U.S., and possible designation as a VWP member. text/html2008-07-05T11:13:01+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comTipu's Tiger Chai, Inc Recalls Tipus Tiger Chai Concentrate Because of a Possible Health Risk
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(PressZoom) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- June 17, 2008 -- Tipu's Tiger Chai Inc, of Missoula, Montana is voluntarily recalling its Tipu's Tiger Chai Concentrate because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled. text/html2008-07-05T11:13:01+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comFDA Warns Individuals and Firms to Stop Selling Fake Cancer 'Cures'
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(PressZoom) - Warning Letters have been sent to 23 U.S. companies and two foreign individuals marketing a wide range of products fraudulently claiming to prevent and cure cancer, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today. The FDA also warns North American consumers against using or purchasing the products, which include tablets, teas, tonics, black salves, and creams, and are sold under various names on the Internet. text/html2008-07-05T11:13:01+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comFDA Approves Diaphragm-Pacing Device
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(PressZoom) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it approved the NeuRx DPS RA/4 Respiratory Stimulation System, an implantable electronic device that stimulates the diaphragm and allows certain spinal cord injury patients to breathe for at least four hours a day without a mechanical ventilator.text/html2008-07-05T11:13:01+01:00http://presszoom.comPressZoom.comUnited States and China Outline Progress on Agreement on Food and Feed Safety
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(PressZoom) - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mike Leavitt signed a Joint Progress Statement today with the Honorable Li Changjiang, Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People’s Republic of China. The document outlines steps taken by both nations in implementing the 2007 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on food and feed safety.