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'Good Morning America' host Robin Roberts reveals same-sex relationship Sunday, Dec 29, 2013 03:03 PM PST | Top |
Japan mid-tier camera makers face shakeout as smartphones shatter mirrorless hopes Sunday, Dec 29, 2013 01:20 PM PST | Top |
Straumann to cut prices of some dental implants Sunday, Dec 29, 2013 07:43 AM PST The world's largest dental implant maker, Straumann, will cut the price of its standard titanium implants by around 15 percent next year in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the firm's chief executive told a Swiss newspaper on Sunday. The Swiss company said its price gap with rivals must be reduced, and that it may adjust prices in other parts of Europe at a later date. Premium implant makers like Straumann and local rival Nobel Biocare have been hit by weak consumer confidence in Europe, as cash-strapped consumers cut back on non-essential dental treatment or trade down to cheaper brands. "If we don't adapt prices to the market situation, then in a few years we'll be selling a third less in price-sensitive markets such as Germany than we do today," Chief Executive Marco Gadola told the NZZ am Sonntag. Full Story | Top |
Patient doing well with French company's artificial heart: report Sunday, Dec 29, 2013 07:36 AM PST A 75-year-old Frenchman was feeding himself and chatting to his family, more than a week after becoming the first person to be fitted with an artificial heart made by French biomedical company Carmat, one of his surgeons said. We are thinking of getting him up on his feet soon, probably as early as this weekend," Professor Daniel Duveau, who saw the patient on Thursday, told Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper. Heart-assistance devices have been used for decades as a temporary solution for patients awaiting transplants, but Carmat's bioprosthetic product is designed to replace the real heart over the long run, mimicking nature using biological materials and sensors. It aims to extend life for patients suffering from terminal heart failure who cannot hope for a heart transplant, often because they are too old and donors too scarce. Full Story | Top |
Italian woman defies animal rights militants after online abuse Sunday, Dec 29, 2013 07:19 AM PST An Italian woman who declared in an internet posting that she owed her life to medicines developed from testing on laboratory mice has gone on national television to answer abuse from animal rights militants. Caterina Simonsen, 25, received insults and abuse, which politicians rushed to condemn, after posting a defense of animal testing on Facebook. "Without it, I would have died when I was nine," wrote Simonsen, whose story has dominated Italian newspapers and television reports. Full Story | Top |
After troubled rollout, Obamacare's new test starts on New Year's Day Sunday, Dec 29, 2013 05:06 AM PST | Top |
Exclusive: U.S. government urged to name CEO to run Obamacare market Sunday, Dec 29, 2013 04:11 AM PST | Top |
Croatia charges doctors, pharmacists in huge drugs bribery case Sunday, Dec 29, 2013 03:38 AM PST Some 300 doctors and pharmacists are among 364 suspects who have been charged in Croatia with offering and taking bribes in exchange for prescribing certain drugs. The main indictees in the case are the managers of a local pharmaceutical company who are accused of planning the scheme, state prosecutors said on their website on Saturday. They did not name the company, in line with standard legal practice in Croatia, which joined the European Union in July, after stepping up its fight against widespread corruption. The managers are accused of creating a network of doctors and pharmacists and offering them money, valuable gifts and paid trips with the aim of boosting the sales of their drugs, the state prosecutors said. Full Story | Top |
Insight: Small-town squabbles blamed for stalling Philippine storm aid Saturday, Dec 28, 2013 10:04 PM PST | Top |
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