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Elegant Solution Enhances Company's Recent Nocturnal Clearance in Europe LAWRENCE, Mass., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced its single needle technology, OneSite(TM), has received CE Mark approval. In addition, initial patient experiences using this new product have demonstrated its benefits for dialysis patients. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110503/MM94799LOGO)...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PPI Group, the new multimedia partner of Cruise Shipping Miami 2013, is set to document this premier event with its state-of-the-art broadcast division and award-winning production team. With more than 1,000 exhibitors spotlighting the world of cruising, Cruise Shipping Miami is the leading exhibition and conference for companies and organizations that do business with the international cruise industry. PPI Group will be there...
NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- World City America Inc. President Stephanie Gallagher asks when will U.S. politicians and reporters ask the right questions about this NON-U.S. industry? American passengers account for over 90 percent of the revenues earned by over 150( )foreign-flag cruise ships sailing out of U.S. ports. It's a $40 BILLION-a-year industry that competes unfairly with American hotels, resorts, casinos and convention facilities. "Unfairly" because it...
Provides a detailed analysis of the global market for catheters, including central venous catheters (CVC), peripheral venous catheters (PVC), midline catheters (MC), hemodialysis catheters, pulmonary artery catheters, peripheral artery catheters and umbilical catheters. (PRWEB) February 15, 2013 Catheters are used in a number of processes, such as: cardiovascular, urological, intravenous, oximetry, thermodilution, suction and wound drainage processes, that involve the administration or...
NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM plc, organizers of the annual Cruise Shipping Miami event, are set to stage the third annual Cruise Shipping Asia-Pacific conference and trade show Oct. 8-10, 2013, in Singapore. WHAT: The two-day annual Cruise Shipping Asia-Pacific conference provides an opportunity to assess the pace and direction of growth in the world's newest and growing cruise sector. The conference is led by a panel of regional and international industry experts...
CORALVILLE, Iowa, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CIVCO Medical Solutions now offers sterile interventional patient drapes, providing another layer of infection control. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/AQ85801LOGO) The latex-free patient drapes allow complete access to the area of interest while protecting both patient and clinician from infectious bodily fluids. Available in multiple sizes and design variations, these patient drapes are ideal for PICC lines, ports,...
LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PierPass Inc. today announced an initiative to reduce the number of transaction problems experienced when trucks pick up or deliver containers at the marine terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. These problems - exceptions from normal processes that result in the issuance of "trouble tickets" -- lead to substantial delays in container movement through the terminals. About 5% of all transactions at terminals in the...
SEATTLE, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Earlier this week, the Seattle Port Commission approved a ten year lease extension with Total Terminals International, LLC (TTI), a joint venture subsidiary of Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd and Terminal Investment Limited (TIL). The extension will secure continued volume and revenue at Terminal 46 for the next 13 years, through 2025. "We worked very hard to keep TTI in the Port of Seattle." said Seattle Port Commission John Creighton. "The cargo...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Anticipating its new 42.5-acre near-port intermodal container transfer facility to become a major international and domestic freight hub for South Florida, the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) signed a joint marketing agreement with Port Everglades to promote the facility, which is expected to break ground in early 2013 and completed in Spring 2014. "The ICTF with new technology will allow FEC to efficiently and effectively deliver...
Other Cruise Industry-Initiated Policies Incorporated by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ECC) are pleased with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) decision to approve incorporation of the cruise industry's recommendation for the mandatory muster of passengers prior to departure from port in the International Convention for the Safety of...
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Intravenous therapy, commonly known as IV therapy, is known as the administration of a liquid substance directly into a vein. It is also known as drip therapy, because most often the liquid is suspended above the IV site by an infusion pump, and runs through a drip chamber, which prevents air from entering the line. IVs are the preferred method of drug administration in hospital settings because they are the fastest known route of getting medication to the body. Intravenous therapy can also...
Image Credit: Photos.com In computer terms, Post Office Protocol (POP) is a protocol used by e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a server by a TCP/IP connection. Another e-mail retrieving protocol is Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). Basically all modem e-mail clients and servers use and support both protocols. The POP protocol has several versions with POP3 as the current version. POP (POP1) was enacted in 1984, where users have an option to leave e-mail on a server after...
