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ANPI's paclitaxel technology gets CE Mark approval

Shares of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANPI, TSX: ANP) are up after the company today announced today that Cook Medical, a license holder of Angiotech's paclitaxel technology, reported CE Mark approval and limited commercial launch of the...

The stent thing

So by now everyone has heard/read about the end of cardiac care as we know it.  Stents don't save lives.  (See, e.g., the post from the WSJ Health Blog including a link to the "Courage" study released this week, and be sure to check out the...

Safest Stent Access Seldom Used

news you may not know This May Take A While... Change takes time. Just look at the hold fossil fuel has on the global energy industry. Or the hold the television remote has on the lives of those whose hands hold them. Or, well, lots of things. But, when...

Lampson Undergoes Angioplasty

According to the Houston Chronicle, Congressman Nick Lampson underwent an angioplasty today for a blocked artery. A stent was also placed in the artery to open it. He was awake during the procedure and was talking and joking afterwards, although he was...

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