Archive for March 28th, 2008

Friday, March 28th, 2008 by
iPods and similar devices found not to affect pacemaker function (PhysOrg)

Last May, a widely reported study concluded that errant electronic noise from iPods can cause implantable cardiac pacemakers to malfunction. This just didn`t sound right to the cardiac electrophysiologists at Children`s Hospital Boston, who`ve seen hundreds of children, teens and young adults with heart conditions requiring pacemakers.

Friday, March 28th, 2008 by
Teachers Union Spent $9.2M Lobbying (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

The nation’s largest teachers union spent $9.2 million in 2007 to lobby on education reform legislation and financial issues.

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IPods Don’t Interfere With Pacemakers, Study Shows (MedicineNet.com)

Title: IPods Don’t Interfere With Pacemakers, Study Shows Category: Health News Created: 3/28/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/28/2008

Friday, March 28th, 2008 by
Premier unit awards supply contract (Charlotte Business Journal)

Premier Purchasing Partners has awarded a medical supply contract to Medtronic USA Inc. (MDT)

Friday, March 28th, 2008 by
Premier unit awards supply contract (BizJournals)

Premier Purchasing Partners has awarded a medical supply contract to Medtronic USA Inc. (MDT)

Friday, March 28th, 2008 by
iPods Found Not to Affect Pacemaker Function, Contrary to Prior Reports (Newswise)

Last May, a widely reported study concluded that errant electronic noise from iPods can cause implantable cardiac pacemakers to malfunction. This just didn’t sound right to the cardiac electrophysiologists at Children’s Hospital Boston, who’ve seen hundreds of children, teens and young adults with pacemakers. Their own just-reported study finds no effect of digital music players [...]

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Sorin Group Reports Results for 2007, Confirms Full Year and Q1 2008 (2º)   (InfoBolsa)

Guidance, and Targets Improved Profitability and Cash-Flow for Its Core Ca 28/03/2008 17:28:00 Business Wire IT0003544431 allow better focus on our core businesses, and other non-recurring provisions (10.1 million Euro) counterbalanced by capital gains on disposals of assets (3.4 million Euro).

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Sorin Group Reports Results for 2007, Confirms Full Year and Q1 2008 Guidance, and Targets Improved Profitability and … (wallstreet:online AG)

Sorin Group (MIL:SRN) Audited consolidated 2007 results substantially in line with preliminary

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*vwd/BUSINESS WIRE: Sorin Group Reports Results for 2007, Confirms Full Year and Q1 2008 Guidance, and Targets … (vwd.de)

MITTEILUNG UEBERMITTELT VON BUSINESS WIRE. FUER DEN INHALT IST ALLEIN DAS BERICHTENDE UNTERNEHMEN VERANTWORTLICH. ————————————————————————

Friday, March 28th, 2008 by
IPods Don’t Interfere With Pacemakers, Study Shows (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)

THURSDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) — A new study says that iPods and other digital music players don’t affect pacemaker function, a finding that contradicts a study published last…