World Market for Prescription Arthritis Treatments (NSAIDs, DMARDs, BRMs and Immunosuppressants), The

Published: November 1, 2011 | Price: $150.00 – $300.00

Arthritis is one of the most common human ailments worldwide. Arthritis is a complex family of musculoskeletal disorders with many causes that are not fully understood. The most crippling of the arthritis family is rheumatoid arthritis, which is an autoimmune disease. Successful treatment of arthritis has resulted from a growing array of therapies available to physicians. While these pharmaceutical products are still used regularly, new disease-modifying therapies have produced the most impressive results in treating more severe types of arthritis....

China Healthcare Reform and Its Impact on IVD, Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Markets (Market Size Estimates, Regional Healthcare Market Breakouts, Demographics and Regulation)

Published: October 15, 2011 | Price: $150.00 – $300.00

China's rapid economic development and the numerous steps of reform undertaken by the Chinese central government since 1997 have had clear and observable effects upon China's total healthcare services market and its product markets for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and in vitro diagnostics (IVD). This progress has been augmented by a Reform program in 2009, which includes increased funding to improve services. What are the workings of China's healthcare system? How much progress has been made towards the promised vision of...

Image-Guided Surgery (X-Ray, CT, PET, MRI and Ultrasound in Brain Surgery, Spinal Surgery and Other Applications)

Published: August 1, 2011 | Price: $150.00 – $300.00

Imaging technology used to diagnose illness and injury is increasingly being used to assist surgeons complete procedures. Image-guided surgery involves the use of a real-time correlation of the operative field to preoperative imaging data that reflect the precise location of a surgical instrument to the surrounding anatomical structures. Preoperative scans from different imaging modalities provide additional diagnostic information. These scans can help a surgeon assess the adequacy of a repair. As the number of minimally invasive surgical procedures has increased,...

Hospital-Acquired Infections: Diagnostic Markets and Testing Developments, Treatments, Key Competitors and Trends

Published: July 1, 2011 | Price: $150.00 – $300.00

A hospital-acquired infection (HAI)is a new infection that develops in a patient during hospitalization. It is usually defined as an infection that is identified at least forty-eight to seventy-two hours following admission, so infections incubating, but not clinically apparent, at admission are excluded. This type of infection is also known as a nosocomial infection (or more generically healthcare-associated infections). The industry has responded with a variety of testing and treatment products. This report, Hospital-Acquired Infections: Diagnostic Markets and Testing Developments,...

World Wound Care Markets 2011

Published: June 1, 2011 | Price: $150.00 – $300.00

The wound care industry is a highly diverse and competitive arena - including everything from standard products such as dry bandages to sophisticated hydrogels and alginate dressings, and encompassing artificial skin and anti-infectives used in wound care. The aging population and more prevalent conditions such as diabetes are driving wound care, and these trends are all influenced by future demographic trends, economic uncertainty, the impact of health care reform, increasing numbers of uninsured patients, reimbursement pressures from third party payers,...

In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Test Markets in Brazil, Russia, India, China and Other Emerging Healthcare Systems

Published: June 1, 2011 | Price: $150.00 – $300.00

There is much discussion about emerging markets in in vitro diagnostics, especially the BRIC nations - Brazil, Russia, India and China. Which companies have been successful in these markets and how have they accomplished it? What kind of realistic growth can marketers expect by selling products in these areas? This report is intended to provide an overview of trends and developments in the IVD industry as it applies to emerging markets and the BRIC countries in particular. A Realistic Look...

World Market for Orthopedic Biomaterials ( Allografts, Ceramics, Polymer Products, BMPs, and HA Viscosupplemental Products) , The

Published: May 1, 2011 | Price: $150.00 – $300.00

This report is a complete international focus on the orthopedic biomaterials market. Orthopedic biomaterial products, which can be organic or synthetic in nature, are implanted into or near a bone fracture to facilitate healing or to compensate for a lack or loss of bone tissue. Biomaterials used in orthopedic surgery include autografts, allografts, xenografts, ceramics, polymers, bone growth factors and synovial fluid substitutes. Among the prominent applications for orthopedic biomaterials are surface coatings for hip prostheses, bone cements, bone defect...