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Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. (Quick-Med) is a life science company. The company develops technologies for infection prevention and control in the consumer and healthcare markets. Its technologies include NIMBUS, Stay Fresh, NimbuDerm and MultiStat. Quick-Med's NIMBUS is an antimicrobial technology for wound care and other medical applications. The company's Stay Fresh is an antimicrobial textile treatment technology for healthcare textiles, commercial uniforms and essential wear applications. Its NimbuDerm is a copolymer used in hand sanitizers. The company's MultiStat is a family of patented compounds and technologies for skin therapies. It offers technologies for wound care products, catheters, incontinence products and other medical devices. Quick-Med is headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, the US.

Vital Diagnostics, Inc. (Vital Diagnostics) is a medical device company. The company manufactures and distributes clinical chemistry systems, hematology analyzers and reagents. It offers product such as ATAC 8000, Envoy, Eon, general lab products, Pathfast, Accu-Sed Plus, Excyte and PATHFAST CLEIA analyzer. Vital Diagnostics also offers laboratory consulting service, which include billing, regulatory, operations and logistics. The company caters its products to the physicians, hospitals and small-to-medium sized laboratory segments. It has operations in Australia, Italy, New Zealand, Canada, Europe, Mexico and Middle East, among others. Vital Diagnostics is headquartered in Lincoln, Rhode Island, the US.

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. (J&J Vision Care) is an ophthalmic device company. The company designs, manufactures and markets contact lens and spectacle products. It offers products such as ACUVUE disposable contact lens1-DAY ACUVUE TruEyeACUVUE ADVANCE contact Lenses with ASTIGMATISMACUVUE OASYS for ASTIGMATISMACUVUE OASYS for PRESBYOPIA (contact lenses for presbyopia)ACUVUE ADVANCE contact Lenses with Hydraclearand ACUVUE ADVANCE Plus contact lenses. J&J Vision Care's Hydraclear technology is an internal wetting agent that permeates the contact lens. The company operates through its manufacturing plants located in Jacksonville, Florida and Limerick. J&J Vision Care is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the US.

International Day of People with Disabilities is intended to promote the understanding that people with disabilities have the same political, social, cultural, and economic needs that we all do. Regardless of their disability, it's important for the rest of society to appreciate and acknowledge not only what those with disabilities go through on a daily basis, but also the vast knowledge and experience they hold that can help enlighten and enrich us as a community.

GlobalData's new report, "Spain Wound Care Management Procedures Outlook to 2020", provides key procedures data on the Spain Wound Care Management Procedures. The report provides procedure volumes within market categories - Tissue Engineered - Skin Substitute Procedures (Synthetic Skin Substitute Procedures, Biosynthetic Skin Substitute Procedures and Biologic Skin Substitute Procedures ((Allograft Cellular and Acellular Procedures) and Xenograft Acellular Procedures), Wound Debridement Procedures and Ostomy Procedures.

Nanosphere, Inc. (Nanosphere) is a diagnostic company. The company develops molecular diagnostic tests for disease detection and patient treatment. Its products include Verigene system, instrumentation, bloodstream infection tests, gastrointestinal infection tests, respiratory infection tests and cardiac tests. Nanosphere's Verigene system is used to identify and treat the bacteria and viruses. It offers bloodstream infection tests such as gram-positive blood culture, gram-negative blood culture and yeast blood culture. The company's cardiac tests include CYP2C19, warfarin metabolism and F5/F2/MTHFR. It provides tests for infections of the bloodstream, respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract. Nanosphere is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, the US.

Medical equipment is essential, highly advanced technology. It is also uniformly extremely expensive. Because North American hospitals need to be run like businesses, this expense can run up against budget constraints, and establishments sometimes have to do without equipment they desperately need. Med Standard offers an alternative via high quality refurbished used equipment from other hospitals, and they have recently expanded their services to include a relationship-building service enabling hospitals to buy, sell and part exchange with one another, facilitating better care for all.

PositiveID Corporation (PositiveID) is a medical equipment company. The company focuses on the development of microfluidic systems for automated preparation of and performance of biological assays in order to detect biological threats for homeland defense, and analyze biological samples at the point of care. It offers development and production of automated instruments for detecting and processing biological samples. PositiveID offer molecular diagnostics. The company develops biological detection and diagnostics systems, including its M-BAND and Firefly Dx technologies. PositiveID is headquartered in Florida, the US.

True Diagnostics, Inc. (True Diagnostics) is a diagnostic tool manufacturer. The company researches, develops, and manufactures advanced rapid in vitro immunodiagnostic test systems. Its trueDX platform technology includes trueDX reader, trueDX software, trueDX-TSH test, trueDX-T4 test, trueDX-Gneg test, trueDX-Gpos test and trueDX-PSA test. The company also offers antibody development services. It serves sterilization verification, point-of-care and animal health markets. The company distributes its products through its distribution partners and a direct sales team. True Diagnostics is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, the US.

GlobalData's new report, "Australia Wound Care Management Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the Australia Wound Care Management market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, and volume (in units) within market categories - Traditional Wound Management, Advanced Wound Management, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT), Wound Closure Devices, Pressure Relief Devices, Ostomy Drainage Bags, Compression Therapy, Tissue Engineered - Skin Substitutes, Wound Debridement Devices, Surgical Sutures, Digital Wound Measurement Devices and Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers.

December 7th through the 13th is National Influenza Vaccination Week. Roughly each year 5-20% of Americans get the flu, with 200,000 of those people getting hospitalized. Influenza has many different strains, and every year there are usually one or two new or old strains that cause the illness. Vaccinations are made up of the expected strain or strains of the flu that will make an appearance that particular season.

Elite Vet Products will be debuting their new line of ORGreens vet scrubs, veterinary gowns, and surgical vet drapes at the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) tradeshow on December 6-9th in Salt Lake City, UT. Elite Vet Products will be in booth #2139A.

GeneNews Limited (GeneNews) is a cancer diagnostics company. The company develops, licenses and commercializes genomic-based clinical laboratory tests. It develops diagnostic tests such as, ColonSentry and SentinelGx. GeneNews ColonSentry is a blood test for colorectal cancer and SentinelGx is used in whole blood transcriptome analysis and data mining. The company's diagnostic areas include colon cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer and breast cancer. Its products are available in Canada, Malaysia, China and the US. The company partners with Enzo Clinical Labs, Innovative Diagnostic Laboratory, LLP and Shanghai Biochip Co Ltd. GeneNews is headquartered in Richmond Hill, Canada.

GlobalData's new report, "Japan Tissue Engineered - Skin Substitutes Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the Japan Tissue Engineered - Skin Substitutes market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, volume (in units) and average prices (in US dollars) within market segments - Synthetic Skin Substitutes, Biosynthetic Skin Substitutes and Biologic Skin Substitutes (Allograft (Cellular and Acellular) and Xenograft Acellular).

December is AIDS Awareness Month. Although medical advancements have helped those suffering from HIV to live longer, it is still spreading voraciously, especially in the 13-24 age group. AIDS Awareness Month was designated as such so that people would get themselves tested before spreading HIV further. It is estimated that one in six people are living with HIV and don't even realize it.

GlobalData's new report, "BRIC Ostomy Drainage Bags Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the BRIC Ostomy Drainage Bags market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, volume (in units) and average prices (in US dollars) within market segments - Colostomy (One Piece Colostomy Drainage Bags (Closed and Drainable One - Piece Colostomy Drainage Bags) and Two Piece Colostomy Drainage Bags (Closed and Drainable Two - Piece Colostomy Drainage Bags)), Ileostomy (One Piece Ileostomy Drainage Bags (Closed and Drainable One - Piece Ileostomy Drainage Bags) and Two Piece Ileostomy Drainage Bags (Closed and Drainable Two - Piece Ileostomy Drainage Bags)) and Urostomy (One Piece Urostomy Drainage Bags (Closed and Drainable One - Piece Urostomy Drainage Bags) and Two Piece Urostomy Drainage Bags (Closed and Drainable Two - Piece Urostomy Drainage Bags)).

GlobalData's new report, "EU5 Pressure Relief Devices Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the EU5 Pressure Relief Devices Therapy market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, volume (in units) and average prices (in US dollars) within market segments - Specialty Beds Rental Business, Specialty Beds Sales Business, Mattresses (Static and Dynamic Mattresses) and Mattress Overlays (Static and Dynamic Mattress Overlays).

GlobalData's new report, "BRIC Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the BRIC Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, volume (in units) and average prices (in US dollars) within market segments - Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers (Monoplace and Multiplace Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers).

GlobalData's new report, "Russia Compression Therapy Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the Russia Compression Therapy market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, volume (in units) and average prices (in US dollars) within market segments - Static Compression Therapy (Compression Garments (Upper and Lower Compression Garments), Compression Bandages and Anti Embolism Stockings) and Pneumatic Compression Therapy (Non-Segmented Pneumatic Compression Pumps, Segmented Pneumatic Compression Pumps (Segmented Pneumatic Compression Pumps without Gradient and with Calibrated Gradient) and Pneumatic Compression Sleeves).

GlobalData's new report, "EU5 Tissue Engineered - Skin Substitutes Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the EU5 Tissue Engineered - Skin Substitutes market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, volume (in units) and average prices (in US dollars) within market segments - Synthetic Skin Substitutes, Biosynthetic Skin Substitutes and Biologic Skin Substitutes (Allograft (Cellular and Acellular) and Xenograft Acellular).

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GlobalData's new report, "BRIC Compression Therapy Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the BRIC Compression Therapy market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, volume (in units) and average prices (in US dollars) within market segments - Static Compression Therapy (Compression Garments (Upper and Lower Compression Garments), Compression Bandages, Anti Embolism Stockings and Diabetic Compression Socks) and Pneumatic Compression Therapy (Non-Segmented Pneumatic Compression Pumps, Segmented Pneumatic Compression Pumps (Segmented Pneumatic Compression Pumps without Gradient and with Calibrated Gradient) and Pneumatic Compression Sleeves).

GlobalData's new report, "Mexico Tissue Engineered - Skin Substitutes Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the Mexico Tissue Engineered - Skin Substitutes market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, volume (in units) and average prices (in US dollars) within market segments - Synthetic Skin Substitutes, Biosynthetic Skin Substitutes and Biologic Skin Substitutes (Allograft (Cellular and Acellular) and Xenograft Acellular).

GlobalData's new report, "South Korea Surgical Sutures Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the South Korea Surgical Sutures market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, volume (in units) and average prices (in US dollars) within market segments - Automated Suturing Devices (Reusable and Disposable Automated Suturing Devices) and Sutures (Absorbable and Non-Absorbable Sutures).

GlobalData's new report, "Asia-Pacific Wound Debridement Devices Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the Asia-Pacific Wound Debridement Devices market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, volume (in units) and average prices (in US dollars) within market segments - Hydrosurgical Debridement Devices, Low Frequency Ultrasound Devices and Mechanical Debridement Pads.