Thursday, March 24, 2016

Bayer

More Than Just Aspirin


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspirin
You may have seen the commercials about the Bayer Aspirin.  They are always depicting a man who as a heart attack and the doctor puts him on a aspirin regiment.  This gives the impression that Bayer makes only aspirin but in fact, it is in one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies.  It produces more than a dozen types of medicines for people.

Roche Diagnostics

The Fight Against AMD

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetic_retinopathy

Today, as we make advancements in technology, we have been able to protect ourselves from many diseases.  We have better cleaning and disinfecting products which help prevent bacteria from making us sick.  However, did you know that there is a sickness that no one can avoid?  What is this disease?

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Edwards Lifesciences

Healing Doors of the Heart


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Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artificial_heart_valves_(450128462).jpg
Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of deaths around the world.  Many people believe that the disease is when a person gets a heart attack.  What the people don’t realize is that cardiovascular disease can effect a person in several different ways; heart attack being only one on them.

Abbott Laboratories

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Source:https://pixabay.com/en/diabetes-blood-sugar-diabetic-528678/

Many people think that pharmaceuitical and medical device companies only make drugs or medical devices, but that is not true.  There are in fact many companies that produce medicines and medical devices for everyday use. For example, Abbott Laboratories produces