GLG News by Medical Device Experts

The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a 10 year study of 1,545 breast cancer patients found the following survivial rates: *  49% for women carrying BRAC1 *  48% for women carrying BRAC2 *  51% for non-carriers *  33% of both carriers and non-carriers died...

With the industry still struggling to recover from the relatively recent Guidant ICD recalls it is possible that this latest ICD lead recall will affect overall ICD implant rates.  It is also possible that Medtronic, the leader in the ICD market, will suffer a loss of market share due to this latest...

Wyeth's acquisition of Haptogen, a Scottish biotechnology company specializing in novel protein-based therapeutics, is a promising development for Wyeth's biotechnology pipeline. This is a welcome addition for Wyeth, but the key will be translating the increased pipeline into additional drugs on the...

Microsoft's HealthVault will store medical information in an encrypted database available via the Web. In addition, there will be access to health information available to the public. Putting secured health data online seems like a great idea provided that personal information remains out of reach of...

A recent Chicago-area study has made it clear that diabetics view the daily-injection routine as being equally as onerous as many of the long-term complications from the uncontrolled disease. In addition to multiple daily injections, diabetic patients usually take several concommitant medications every...

Direct selling helped nearly 5.6 million people in Latin America, particularly women, earn a salary during 2006. Women represent more than 80% of direct salespeople in the region. Working in this industry provides women the opportunity to earn money while adapting their working hours around the time...

Just as the American baby boomers did when they took control of the job market in the USA, the last high-fertility generation in Latin America will transform social norms and increase household wealth as they enter the most productive stages of their lives. While China continues to be draw investment...

The Mexican pharmaceutical market is Latin America’s largest, growing at 12% per year and a good entry point into the region. By penetrating the Mexican healthcare market today, companies not only ensure market presence for the future, but also establish a stronghold for penetrating the rest of Central...

Many years are still to come before public hospitals in Mexico and the rest of Latin America implement a daily rate of change of latex catheters and urine collection bags. The adoption of silicone catheters is also not expected in the medium term, at least while silicone continues to cost 300% more...

TheraGuide 5-FU, a new test from Myriad Genetics helps identify patients that may have adverse reactions to 5-fluorouracil.  Up to 25% of patients carry variants of the DPYD and TYMS genes, which are associated with up to 60% risk of toxicity.  The new test has the ability to reduce adverse...