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Articles in Oct, 1997 issue of Health Industry Today

• Augustine wrapping up warming blanket market with new cardiac blanket
• Sparta Surgical Corp - contract
• S.C. Johnson Professional - dual source contract
• The American College of Physicians - merger with American Society of Internal Medicine
• Vista Medical Distribution Corp
• Chiron Diagnostics launches breast cancer marker to labs and oncologists
• Zellerbach - distribution contract
• 3M - dual source agreement
• Physician Sales & Service Inc - acquisition
• Graham-Field Health Products Inc - acquisition
• J&J acquires McFaul & Lyons
• Market research pays off with strong sales … at a higher price
  by Curt Werner
• WasteWorks - contract
• Image Guided Technologies Inc - sales agreement
• ThermoLase Corp - marketing contract
• Augustine gains verdict over Gaymar, Mallinckrodt in patent dispute
• United States Surgical Corp - contract
• Dade International - dual source agreement
• Alliant Foodservice Inc - Tampa, Florida facility
• Integrated Surgical Systems Inc - acquisition
• McKesson forms corporate sales unit to sell combined product offering
• Executive-level marketing can pay big dividends for an upstart firm
  by John Archer
• Briggs Corp - contract
• Hewlett-Packard Medical Products Group - defibrillator donation
• STERIS Corp - sold management services division
• Imex Medical Systems Inc - resignation of Pres., CFO and COO Ernie Malachowski
• Custom tray market bears mark of consolidation, declining prices
  by Curt Werner
• NeuroControl device lends a hand to paralyzed consumers
• SurVivaLink Corp - contracts
• GE Medical Systems - contract
• AMEDISYS Inc - acquisition
• CompuMed Inc - product introduction
• Graham-Field's acquisition of Fuqua resembles many hospital-based mergers
• Acquisition valuations of medical device companies vary widely
  by Joseph B. Gorman
• Richardson Electronics Ltd - contract
• Imation Corp - acquisition
• McKesson General Medical Corp - acquisition
• Alliant Foodservice Inc - executive appointment
• Nellcor Puritan Bennett releases newest sleep monitor for infants
• Siemens Communication Systems - contract
• Coulter Corp - contract
• E-Z-EM Inc
• Universal Medical Systems Inc - acquisition
• Could VHA-UHC combo lead to more opportunity, but even lower prices?
  by Curt Werner
• Huge national agreements still crucial for med-surg distributors
  by Curt Werner
• Hewlett-Packard Co - contract
• STERIS Corp - acquisition
• Innovative Medical Services - acquisition
• PPI's finished goods index rises 0.3% in August; Medical Care Commodities index dips 0.2%
• After Bergen merger, will Cardinal cross-sell drugs and med-surg supplies?
• Six strategic disrupters that have changed the distribution business
• Varian Associates Inc - contract
• Cardiovascular Diagnostics Inc - distribution agreement
• Eastman Kodak Co - contract
• Purchasing managers: August manufacturing sector growth rate slows