Topic: Medical Technology
Jenny Craig ends ad campaign after lawsuit
AP News
Jenny Craig ending ad campaign with claims Weight Watchers said were inflatedJenny Craig has agreed to end an ad campaign featuring actress Valerie Bertinelli as part of a legal settlement with Weight Watchers International, the dueling companies said Friday. Bertinelli, clad in a white lab coat, tells viewers a "major ...
Test of "artificial pancreas" offers diabetes hope
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LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have used an "artificial pancreas" system of pumps and monitors to improve blood sugar control in diabetes patients in the first study to show the new device works better than conventional treatment. Researchers from Britain's Cambridge University tested the device on 17 children with type 1 ...
Boston Scientific spends $480K on lobbying in 4Q
AP News
Boston Scientific spends $480K to lobby government in 4th qtr, up about $100K year-over-yearMedical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. spent $480,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on the health reform effort as well as other health care-related matters. The Natick, Mass.-based company lobbied on ...
Boston Scientific to pay JNJ $1.73B in settlement
AP Features
Boston Scientific said Monday it will pay medical device rival Johnson and Johnson $1.73 billion to settle several seven-year-old patent disputes over drug-coated stents. Boston Scientific will pay Johnson & Johnson's Cordis unit $1 billion Monday and $725 million next January. The settlement resolves three patent disputes dating ...
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