http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/news/521.htmlThe latest news on the Medical Appliances & Equipment industry from Yahoo! Financeen-usThu, 3 Jul 2008 20:25:15 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/tsmfe/rss/SIG=127uln1b0/*http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/newsanalysis/healthcare/10417682.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NAyahoo_finance/671647267Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:25:15 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/zonare_medical_systems_ipo.html?.v=1Medical device company Zonare Medical Systems Inc. said Wednesday that it plans an initial public offering of common stock but did not disclose any terms of the offering in its registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission.yahoo_finance/41219864Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:37:33 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/zacks/080703/13531.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/1887060623Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:49:05 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/vnus_saxton_insider_transactions.html?.v=1The vice president of U.S. sales for medical device maker Vnus Medical Technologies Inc. exercised options for 1,000 shares of common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.yahoo_finance/1728574868Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:26:16 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/opening_glance_medical_devices.html?.v=1Shares of medical device companies opened mixed Thursday with the broader market as the Labor Department reported that the nation's unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent last month, easing concerns over worsening job losses.yahoo_finance/2189236174Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:52:44 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080703/20080703005345.html?.v=1SALT LAKE CITY----BSD Medical Corp. today announced the addition of seven new BSD-500 hyperthermia systems purchased by major cancer treatment center in the United States. The most recent purchase by the Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, Virginia joins in a number of recent hyperthermia system sales in the United States.yahoo_finance/128700916Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:33:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080703/20080703005069.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/2526849881Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:15:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/080703/145729.htmlyahoo_finance/3616228687Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080702/cnw027.html?.v=25Chindex International, Inc. , an independent American provider of international healthcare services and Western healthcare products in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it has received long-awaited approval from the State Food and Drug Administration of the People's Republic of China to introduce new products, including the daVinci S Surgical System manufactured by Intuitive Surgical and the AlexLaser manufactured by Candela Corporation .yahoo_finance/1077582767Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:43:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080702/0412404.htmlyahoo_finance/1323244231Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:20:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080702/clw079.html?.v=101USHIFU, LLC , the distributor and provider of non-invasive high intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Focus Surgery, Inc. of Indianapolis, IN, the creator and manufacturer of the Sonablate® 500, an image-guided acoustic ablation device.yahoo_finance/2615350735Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:43:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080702/20080702006017.html?.v=1MADISON, Wis.----TomoTherapy Incorporated , maker of the TomoTherapy® Hi·Art® treatment system for advanced radiation therapy, has earned top honors in MD Buyline’s user satisfaction rankings for the second consecutive quarter, solidifying its position as the customer service leader in linear accelerator-based radiation therapy.yahoo_finance/2827166901Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080702/20080702006028.html?.v=1SEATTLE----Northstar Neuroscience, Inc., , a medical device company developing therapies for the treatment of neurological diseases and disorders, announced today that the Company and its Board of Directors received an unsolicited proposal from Tang Capital Partners LP to enter into negotiations to acquire Northstar for $2.25 per share.yahoo_finance/1621288199Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:27:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080702/closing_glance_medical_devices.html?.v=1Shares of medical device companies closed mixed Wednesday amid a declining broader market as oil prices hit a new record and May factory orders showed the weakest performance in three months.yahoo_finance/2261355570Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:21:33 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080702/natus_medical_acquisition.html?.v=1Natus Medical Inc., a provider of medical devices for newborn care, said Wednesday it acquired the neurology division of privately held Schwarzer GmbH to boost its position in Europe.yahoo_finance/2211965451Wed, 2 Jul 2008 18:06:21 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080702/20080702005863.html?.v=1FARMINGDALE, N.Y.----Misonix, Inc. , a developer of minimally invasive ultrasonic medical device technology, which in Europe is used for the ablation of cancer and worldwide for other acute health conditions, announced today that it has closed the transaction with USHIFU, LLC .yahoo_finance/913398781Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:50:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/zacks/080702/13512.html?.v=1The company must continue to show value-add for customer capital spending and expand physician acceptance.yahoo_finance/2372296255Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:38:34 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080702/aqw081.html?.v=53VNUS® Medical Technologies, Inc. , a leading provider of medical devices for the minimally invasive treatment of venous reflux disease, announced today that it has asserted patent infringement claims in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, against biolitec Inc. , Dornier MedTech America, Inc. and NewStar Lasers, Inc. d/b/a CoolTouch, Inc. .yahoo_finance/1834393915Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:08:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12818o4eu/*http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/06/30/daily49.html?ana=yfcpcyahoo_finance/235450124Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:05:12 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PAUL, Minn. & WEST BERLIN, N.J.----In the fourth paragraph of the release, the first sentence should read: As previously announced, the Election Deadline was 5 p.m. EDT, July 1, 2008 .yahoo_finance/1124060414Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:29:00 Etc/GMT