Size and Growth for Medical Beds and Chairs Market

September 29th, 2009 MINNEAPOLIS - Galil Medical, a global leader in minimally invasive cryotherapy treatments for cancers and other disorders, announced today that it is establishing its new Global Headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. The company is expected to open this new facility in Arden Hills during the fourth quarter of 2009.

September 29th, 2009 Patients who tie up acute care beds but who might be better treated in a community setting create an additional 'organisational cork' on the effective flow of patients through hospitals claims the specialist healthcare quality, innovation and productivity improvement enabler, Amnis. A recent study, carried out over 16 weeks, identified over 1,500 days in one NHS Trust alone when acute beds were occupied by patients who would have been better off in a sub-acute setting.

September 9th, 2009 NEWCASTLE, England - Beanbagbazaar, the leading designers and manufacturers of beanbag furniture in the UK, today announced the launch of their new range of high-spec gaming chairs, the i-eX. The new i-eX gaming chair has been designed to offer man-sized gaming comfort with mammoth proportions and edgy style.

September 7th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - In 2012 the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in London, Great Britain. Obviously, this will draw a huge number of visitors to the area from all over the world.

August 24th, 2009 WILMINGTON, Delaware - According to a new healthcare market research report 'Global Top Ten Medical Device Technologies Market (2009 - 2014)', published by MarketsandMarkets (www.marketsandmarkets.com) in 2009, the entire market for top ten medical device technologies is estimated to be approximately $454.3 billion, of which medical diagnostic devices technologies alone constitute about 40% of the entire market at approximately $177.8 billion. The market for drug delivery devices constituted an estimated $110.8 billion for the same period.

July 20th, 2009 CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Adverse economic conditions, the rising cost of healthcare and decreased donor funding to sub-Saharan Africa are posing major challenges to the medical imaging markets in many countries in the region. Price sensitivity and competition in these markets are expected to increase due to the current financial constraints faced by many healthcare institutions.

July 12th, 2009 LONDON - The market for most medical imaging devices is at a mature phase. Most unit shipment sales are geared towards the replacement of older systems.

July 12th, 2009 OXFORD, England - International medical communications company, Watermeadow Medical was named Medical Education Consultancy of the Year at the Communique Awards in London on Thursday night. This highly contested award is judged by an independent panel of communications experts, who assess excellence and innovation in the delivery of medical education for healthcare clients, along with business strategy, client retention, client satisfaction, financial performance, and staff development.

June 14th, 2009 ZEELAND, Michigan - Herman Miller, the international leader in ergonomic seating design, announces the next generation of multipurpose chair for all the places we work and live now. With Setu chairs, designed by Studio 7.5 of Berlin, Herman Miller applies its award-winning seating expertise to a major chair category that has seen little innovation in years.

April 26th, 2009 TORONTO - Symbol: NOT:TSX-V Shares Outstanding: 154,578,457 Fully Diluted: 161,033,457 Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront" or the "Company") (TSX Venture: NOT) is pleased to present the results of preliminary metallurgical studies prepared by SGS Lakefield on chromite mineralization from its Blackbird chromite deposits in the Ring of Fire area of northern Ontario located in the James Bay Lowlands.

March 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hawaii's deep-sea corals are more than 4,000 years old, making them one of the oldest living organisms on earth, say researchers. The study, conducted by the researchers from the Texas A&M University, California University and the Australian National University, found that one of the coral species was about 4,265 years old.

July 29th, 2009 Study: Tanning beds definitely cause cancerLONDON — International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category deeming both to be definite causes of cancer. For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens." A new analysis of about 20 studies concludes the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75 percent when people start using tanning beds before age 30.

July 29th, 2009 Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenicLONDON — International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens." A new analysis of about 20 studies concludes the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75 percent when people start using tanning beds before age 30.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Aiming to ramp up the country's healthcare facilities, the Indian government Thursday sanctioned Rs.16.46 billion ($340 million) for setting up two more premier referral institutes on the lines of the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here. This apart, the cabinet, at its meeting here Thursday, also sanctioned Rs.7.50 billion for upgrading five existing government medical colleges, Home Minister P.

August 24th, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI - Super-speciality hospital group Fortis has acquired 10 hospitals from Wockhardt for Rs.909 crore, the company said Monday. With this acquisition, the Delhi-based Fortis will add 1,902 beds, including 534 beds in the two ongoing greenfield projects of Wockhardt in Bangalore and Kolkata, taking its total capacity to 5,202 beds in 38 hospitals.

February 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It attracts thousands of people everyday, many coming from distant villages, and boasts of the best doctors and patient care - the very reason Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chose to get his complicated heart surgery done at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here. AIIMS draws 5,000 to 7,000 people every day from far off places, including Patna and Uttarakhand.

September 23rd, 2009 Product Recalls: bunk beds, hammocksThe following recalls have been announced: — About 20,000 wooden bunk beds, made in Vietnam and imported by Big Lots Stores Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, because the mattress support slats and side support railings can break.

February 2nd, 2009 COLOMBO - Jointly expressing their 'great concern' at the plight of thousands of civilians trapped in fierce fighting in north, Sri Lanka's donor Co-Chairs Tuesday urged the Tamil Tiger rebels to lay down weapons, accept Colombo's amnesty and enter political process. The US, the EU, Japan and Norway are four-member Co-Chairs to the Sri Lanka's donor community and were supporting the 2002 Norwegian-brokered peace process.

February 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Insisting that the time had come for a political resolution of Sri Lanka's conflict, the US and Britain have called for a 'temporary no-fire' period as well as fresh talks between Colombo and the Tamil Tigers. A joint statement issued after a meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called on Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) 'to agree to a temporary no-fire period', to ensure the safety of the civilians caught up in the war.' Expressing 'serious concern' about the 'deteriorating humanitarian situation in northern Sri Lanka', the two leaders 'affirmed their insistence on a political resolution to this long-standing conflict' and added that the 'time to resume political discussions is now'.

August 7th, 2009 Canada sheds 45,000 jobs in JulyTORONTO — Canada lost a more-than-expected 45,000 jobs in July. Statistics Canada said Friday the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.6 percent, an 11-year-high.