Healthscope launches bid for Symbion
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Australia&#39;s Healthscope Ltd.   launched a A$2.86 billion ($2.34 billion) takeover offer for  larger rival Symbion Health Ltd.  on Tuesday, backed by  private equity firms Ironbridge Capital and Archer Capital.
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Smiths Group announced the acquisition of Medex, a privately held maker of medical devices. The cost of the deal was reported to be $925 million.
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Microsoft says its purchase of Medstory is part of an effort to build a suite of tools and services related to health care.
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The company is looking to open up its interactivity platform in an effort to increase both its reach and ad revenues, which will be shared with partners.
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Tycho:  Metahumans, as the RNACorp Sensitivity Guide suggests, present "opportunities" that sometimes appear to be "challenges."  They have unique contributions, often sharp contributions to the abdomen, that can bring value to shareholders.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday unveiled a proposal designed to give thousands of seriously ill patients easier access to experimental treatments.
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Hospitals operator Healthscope Ltd confirmed on Monday that it was in confidential and incomplete talks with pathology provider The Gribbles Group Ltd over the possible acquisition of Gribbles.
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Sybase this week is releasing the first two products in its Unwired Enterprise initiative, which aims to help solution providers make enterprise applications mobile by integrating Sybase middleware and mobile server products from its iAnywhere subsidiary.
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A new body will be set up to coordinate health research, but doctors fear it could lead to a cut in the budget.
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A website aims to allow patients to see how private and voluntary hospitals and health providers are performing.
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The company is ready to handle competition from generics.
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Microsoft said Monday that it would acquire Medstory, a company that develops Web search technology for health information. The Redmond company said that it intends to use the move to begin a push into the realm of consumer health.
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TrueView&#8482; from Symphoniq Corp. has received 5  out of 5 possible stars from CRN Tech  Magazine in a Feb. 26 product review (http://crn.com/software/197007806).
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Oregon researchers have started work on a new five-year, &#36;10.3 million biodefense contract to find the proteins associated with bacteria that cause salmonella poisoning and typhoid fever, and the virus that causes monkeypox.
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Cardinal Health's deal with Lilly suggests the new fee-for-service model is gaining traction.
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MINNEAPOLIS - Major health care providers are competing for the chance to build a hospital in Maple Grove, the fast-growing northwestern suburb.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it will support trial projects  that could be the first steps toward a nationwide health information network.