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Smith Named Ernst &amp; Young 2009 Florida Entrepreneur Of The Year(r) Award Recipient (GlobeNewswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/090616/167358.html?.v=3</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3292342708</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WallStSense.com Fundamental &amp; Technical Coverage of HSIC, JOYG, MRNA and CREE (Marketwire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/090616/0511032.html?.v=1</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1668277106</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:57:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DJO sells Patterson parts of Empi unit (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090615/us_patterson_djo_unit_sale.html?.v=2</link><description>Medical device company DJO Inc. said Monday it sold parts of its Empi unit to dental and veterinary products supplier Patterson Cos. for an undisclosed sum.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/514460173</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:56:58 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Henry Schein Signs Exclusive Marketing Agreement for Allscripts Professional Electronic Health Record (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/090611/20090611006105.html?.v=1</link><description>CHICAGO &amp; MELVILLE, N.Y----Allscripts , the leader in software, services, information, and connectivity solutions for physicians and hospitals, and Henry Schein, Inc. , the largest distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners, today announced a strategic partnership to market the Allscripts Professionalâ¢ Electronic Health Record .</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/4069358545</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:18:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>STAAR says FDA approves lens insertion system (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090611/us_staar_surgical_lens_injector.html?.v=1</link><description>STAAR Surgical Co. said Thursday it has received Food and Drug Administration approval for the Epiphany Injector System, which is designed to allow surgeons to implant lenses in the eyes of cataract patients.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/840433863</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:15:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>STAAR Surgical Receives FDA Clearance for the Epiphany(TM) Injector System (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090611/sf31075.html?.v=1</link><description>STAAR Surgical Company , a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, today announced that the FDA has granted 510 clearance for its Epiphany Injector System for use with the Affinity Collamer® Three-Piece NTIOL and the Elastimide Silicone NTIOL.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1468798415</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chindex posts 4Q profit on medical-product sales (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090611/us_earns_chindex.html?.v=1</link><description>Chindex International Inc., which sells medical products in China, said Thursday it turned a profit in the fiscal fourth quarter as hospital revenues and sales of medical devices climbed.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/723170232</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:25:06 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chindex International, Inc. 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