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7 medtech stories we missed this week: Feb. 24, 2017
[Photo from unsplash.com]Several companies made distribution deals this week, while others received approval for their products. Here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but were still worth mentioning. 1. Israel OKs E-Qure’s BST device for chronic wounds E-Qure Corp. announced this week that it received marketing approval for its Bio-electrical Signal Therapy Device (BST Device) from the Israeli Ministry of Health, according to a Feb. 24 news release. BST is an electrotherapeutic method for treating chronic wounds. E-Qure will begin marketing its device in Israel by activating a signed distribution agreement with...
Source: Mass Device - February 24, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Electronic Medical Records Imaging Mergers & Acquisitions mHealth (Mobile Health) Regulatory/Clearance Align Technology Clarius Mobile Health Corin Group E-Qure Henry Schein Medical Nexstim Skyline Medical Source Type: news

Individual and Joint Effects of Early-Life Ambient PM2.5 Exposure and Maternal Prepregnancy Obesity on Childhood Overweight or Obesity
Conclusions: In the present study, we observed that early life exposure to PM2.5 may play an important role in the early life origins of COWO and may increase the risk of COWO in children of mothers who were overweight or obese before pregnancy beyond the risk that can be attributed to MPBMI alone. Our findings emphasize the clinical and public health policy relevance of early life PM2.5 exposure. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP261 Received: 29 March 2016 Revised: 08 August 2016 Accepted: 23 August 2016 Published: 14 June 2017 Address correspondence to X. Wang, Center on the Early Life Origins of Disease, Department of P...
Source: EHP Research - June 14, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research

LDL and Systolic Blood Pressure Are Associated with Coated-Platelet Levels in Patients with Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis (P1.235)
Conclusions: In asymptomatic patients with carotid atherosclerosis, higher LDL and lower SBP were associated with increased coated-platelet levels. The relationship between LDL and coated-platelet levels is consistent with the recognized role of hypercholesterolemia in cardiovascular disease. The significance of the association between lower SBP and higher coated-platelet levels is less clear. These findings should be confirmed in prospective studies. Supported by grants from the American Heart Association and Clinical Science Research & Development Service (CX000340).Disclosure: Dr. Kirkpatrick has nothing to disclose...
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Kirkpatrick, A., Nguyen, N., Vincent, A., Guthery, L., Mathews, E., Malatinszky, G., Donna-Ferreira, F., Dale, G., Prodan, C. Tags: Carotid Disease Source Type: research