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Are Your Social Media Accounts at Risk from Employers Demanding Your Passwords

Embarrassing selfies. Drinking photos. Rants about Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. All of those Facebook, Twitter or Instagram postings are hidden from anyone but your friends, right? Don’t be so sure. Some employers are demanding passwords from employees and job-seekers...

November 19, 2015

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3 “Magic Tricks” for Negotiating Salary in Your New Job

If you’re not working through an executive headhunter, you should be prepared to negotiate a compensation package that accurately reflects your value. However, many candidates avoid negotiations because they are uncomfortable or unaware of their market value. Don’t be discouraged by the...

November 16, 2015

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Facial Reconstruction with No Scars

Scar-free facial reconstruction is now a reality. A team led by Daniel Borsuk, a doctor at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont and a professor at the University of Montreal, recently conducted the very first such procedure in the history of plastic surgery in...

November 16, 2015

Orthopedics and Spine

Human Limb Regeneration by 2030

On Veteran’s Day the University of Connecticut announced the launch of its new grand research challenge: regeneration of a human knee within 7 years, and an entire limb within 15 years. This major international research undertaking, called The HEAL Project,...

November 16, 2015

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Nanostructured sunscreen ingredient may prevent medical implant MRSA infections

A common ingredient in sunscreen could be an effective antibacterial coating for medical implants such as joint replacements and pacemakers. Zinc oxide nanopyramids can disrupt methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), reducing the film of bacteria growing on coated materials by over...

November 13, 2015

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Spectranetics Announces FDA Clearance of Turbo-Power(TM) Laser Atherectomy Catheter

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Spectranetics Corporation (SPNC) today announced receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its peripheral atherectomy product, the Turbo-Power(TM) Laser Atherectomy Catheter, for the treatment of in-stent...

November 13, 2015

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Boston Scientific To Acquire Interventional Radiology Business Of CeloNova Biosciences

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the interventional radiology portfolio of CeloNova Biosciences, a San Antonio-based developer of endovascular and interventional cardiology technologies. The structured agreement includes...

November 13, 2015

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Measure Blood Flow Through Skin Sensor

The Rogers Research Group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have expanded on their flexible skin sensor technology to measure blood flow in vessels 1 to 2 millimeters under the skin. Current methods to measure blood flow in a...

November 6, 2015

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Sherwin-Williams Launches Breakthrough Paint With the Power to Kill Bacteria

Sherwin-Williams announces the launch of Paint Shield™, the first EPA-registered microbicidal paint that continuously kills these difficult-to-treat, infection-causing bacteria after two hours of exposure on painted surfaces. By killing these infectious bacteria on painted surfaces, Paint Shield offers customers an...

November 6, 2015