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Uninsured Americans have 50 percent higher odds of dying in hosp...

http://www.eurekalert.org/rss/business.xml  Wed, 06/09/2010 - 22:00

(Wiley-Blackwell) An analysis of over 150,000 hospital discharges has revealed that there are significant insurance related differences in hospital mortality, length of stay, and costs among working-age Americans hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction, stroke or pneumonia.

These three conditions are among the leading causes of non-cancer in-patient deaths in patients under 65 years old.

The analysis is published today in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

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Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 02/09: VOLC, MORN

StreetInsider.com News Articles  Tue, 02/09/2010 - 09:14
  • Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ: VOLC) announced today that it has acquired the Xtract™ Thrombus Aspiration Catheter device line from Lumen Biomedical.

    Volcano became the exclusive global distributor of the Xtract™ catheter in May 2009. This acquisition reinforces Volcano's dedication to build a strategic portfolio of diagnostic and therapeutic tools to help patients with coronary artery disease at all levels of complexity, including acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or heart attacks.

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