Health News Archive - February 25, 2009

First hip anchor made from bioabsorbable Hydroxyapatite (HA) ANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith & Nephew's (NYSE: SNN; LSE: SN) Endoscopy Division has announced the launch of the OSTEORAPTOR Anchor for repair in the hip and shoulder.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Defined Health has announced the agenda and confirmed speakers for its 9th annual Therapeutic Insight conference. Therapeutic Insight 2009 ("TI2009") will take place on March 31- April 2, 2009, at The New York Marriott Downtown.

Although Michael Torchia has received criticism about his plight to get Nintendo Wii creators to make important changes to their system, he is not backing down.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Aton Pharma, Inc., a diversified specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced it has acquired the U.S. marketing rights to the TIMOPTIC(R) product line from Merck & Co., Inc.

ATLANTA, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Texas M. D.

HARBIN, China, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Sky One Medical, Inc.

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WARSAW, Ind., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

Distinguished Visiting Faculty Member Dr. Jerry A. Boriskin of University of the Rockies Delivers Keynote COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when many military men and women are returning home from combat, Dr. Jerry A.

HALIFAX, NS, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ - ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT), a vaccine development company, has signed a collaborative agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Maryland, USA.