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The Importance of Respiratory Fitness Training for Athletes and People with COPD

MIAMI, Fla. -- Have You Exercised Your Lungs Today? The Expand-A-Lung(TM) Breathing Resistance Exerciser has been selected as the top choice for respiratory fitness...

STG Media Launches Campaign for the Identigene DNA Paternity Test in Major Retail

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Identigene, an industry leader in DNA identification testing, has chosen STG Media Corp as their Agency of Record. Identigene is a...

Expand-A-Lung Breathing Exerciser is Good News for Lungs

MIAMI, Fla. -- The Expand-A-Lung Breathing Resistance Exerciser has successfully accomplished the crossover from the sports respiratory fitness training market into the respiratory therapy market for COPD patients. Jorge Brouwer, President of Expand-A-Lung, Inc., and inventor of the most compact (4") breathing exerciser, originally marketed this product for athletes seeking a pocket size portable respiratory exerciser.

M2SYS Partners with Gnosis Medical Services to Provide Accurate Patient Identification in Developing Countries

ATLANTA, Ga. -- M2SYS Technology, an award-winning biometric technology research and development firm, announced today that they have partnered with Gnosis Medical Services to provide a biometric fingerprint solution for patient identification in developing countries.

MMDI's Rebound HRD Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance

Rebound HRDMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Minnesota Medical Development, Inc. (MMDI) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to its new Rebound HRD(TM) (Hernia Repair Device). The Rebound HRD is intended to assist in the repair and/or reinforcement of hernia or other soft tissue defects where weakness exists and where the support of a nonabsorbable material is preferred.

Gel Smart/Pedifix Introduces the First Anatomically Designed All Gel Digital Cap

All-Gel Digital CapWHIPPANY, N.J. -- Gel Smart/Pedifix has introduced the first anatomically designed All-Gel Digital Cap recommended for soothing as well as protecting fingers and toes. The All-Gel Digital Cap provides superior cushioning and protection and relief for corns, calluses, nails, cuticles, hammer toes and partially amputated digits.

Actuality Demonstrates 20 Megapixel Image from Single 0.8 Megapixel Microdisplay

BEDFORD, Mass. -- Actuality Systems, Inc., the leader in software and 3-D optical hardware for medical visualization and guidance, today announced the demonstration of a proprietary optical technology that multiplies the pixel count of digital projectors. In February, Actuality used a single XGA-resolution (1024 x 768) microdisplay to project a 2-D image with the equivalent of 25 XGA screens (5,120 x 3,840).

Osmetech Licenses Roche Hot Start Polymerase Technology

Osmetech Molecular DiagnosticsPASADENA, Calif. -- Osmetech plc (AIM; LSE: OMH) today announced that it has been granted a non-exclusive worldwide diagnostics license from Swiss-based F. Hoffman LaRoche Ltd and its US affiliate Roche Molecular Systems Inc. (collectively "Roche") to use Hot Start(R) polymerase technology in Osmetech nucleic acid diagnostic assays.

MyHearPod.com – A New Hearing Aid Concept

MyHearPodCORNELIUS, N.C. -- So what's so different about HearPod, than any other hearing aid out there? To the average person looking at all the hearing aid ads not much. To an astute person who understands technology, there is a huge difference. Look at all the hearing aids offered and you will see all of them are priced according to the technology they provide.

Alma Lasers Receives FDA Clearance for the Accent Dual Mode RF System

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. -- Alma Lasers a global leader in laser, light-based, and radio frequency (RF) technologies used in aesthetic medicine announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Accent(TM) Dual Mode RF System in the United States.

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