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Here are five recent research findings on glaucoma, a condition affecting more than 4 million Americans.

Parkway Surgery Center in Blackfoot, Idaho, has invested in four significant new pieces of equipment, according to a Blackfoot Morning News report.

TriMedx Foundation, which provides medical technology support to developing nations, has named Mary Owens as its new director, according to a news release from TriMedx Foundation.

Five pain management physicians discuss what technology or practice management tool will be essential for practices to adopt in 2012.

Researchers found that patients with a residential history of living in the middle and southern tiers of the U.S. have a 47 and 75 percent reduced risk of developing exfoliation syndrome, a leading cause of secondary open-angle glaucoma, according to…

The FDA banned Israeli medical device company Oridion Systems from importing its patient monitoring medical devices into the U.S., according to a Market Watch report.

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center awarded $2.2 million in loans to Allurion Technologies, Paragonix Technologies and Intelligent Bio-Systems, according to a news release.

Last week, the FDA announced a new Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for transmucosal fentanyl products that places the same regulations on BioDelivery Sciences International's Pain Relief Patch Onsolis as on other similar drugs, according to a news release.

The Institute of Medicine report, "Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Treatment and Research," outlines guidelines for data collection, medical education and inclusiveness in the field of pain management and will start being implemented this year, according…

Physicians at Advanced Pain Management in Greenfield, Wis., say maintaining proper weight and a basic level of fitness is essential to protecting the spine and joints from excessive strain as well as preventing chronic painful conditions, according to a news…