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A tissue of lies (New York Daily News)
A body-snatching ring that illicitly harvested bone and tissue from corpses has placed thousands of transplant patients at risk for contracting infectious diseases.
215 Million Americans Can Smile Brighter Thanks to New Dental Techniques (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
From "teeth in an hour" to new robotic techniques, a group of dental specialists will debut the latest breakthroughs in dental advancements this week in Los Angeles.
Zimmer profit grows 32% in third quarter (The Indianapolis Star)
WARSAW -- Zimmer Holdings Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit jumped 32 percent on strong revenue growth. The company earned $168.6 million, or 67 cents per share, in the third quarter, up from $127.9 million, or 52 cents per share, a year ago.
Spire Corporation awarded grant to develop nanophase calcium phosphate coatings (News-Medical-Net)
Spire Corporation has announced that it has been awarded an SBIR Phase I grant for $156,878 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop nanophase calcium phosphate coatings loaded with bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs).
Straumann Launches CARES Ceramic (RedNova)
-- Guaranteed precision and reliability with Straumann prosthetics on Straumann implants -- A new standard of patient care and esthetics BERLIN, Oct.
Tissue implants in Canada may have come from bodies taken from funeral homes (Canada.com)
TORONTO (CP) - Some Canadians who received transplants of bone, skin or tendons need to be tested for infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis after it was discovered the U.S. supplier of the products may have illegally procured them from corpses at funeral homes.
In the Werks: Manufacturer opens Grand Junction facility By: Phil Castle (Business Times of Western Colorado)
A newly formed subsidiary of CoorsTek has opened a facility in Grand Junction to expand an already extensive product line for the ceramics manufacturer into the lucrative medical market.
BioLok International Back on Line within Two Days after Hurricane Wilma to Meet Increasing Demand for Patented Dental (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BioLok International Inc. , the manufacturer and worldwide distributor of leading-edge dental implant techno
Zimmer Third-Quarter Profit Rises 32 Pct. (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Zimmer Holdings Inc., a maker of orthopedic implants, said Wednesday its third-quarter profit jumped 32 percent on strong revenue growth. The results beat Wall Street forecasts.
Spire Receives NIH Grant to Develop Nanophase Orthobiologic Coatings for Medical Implants (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Spire Corporation today announced that it has been awarded an SBIR Phase I grant for $156,878 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health , to develop nanophase calcium phosphate coatings loaded with bone morphogenic proteins .