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Here are 10 statistics on financial metrics for healthcare supply chain companies based on data from Gartner's The Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2011 report.

The FDA granted a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments to TearLab to widen the use of its Osmolarity System, a test for dry eye, according to a Reuter's report.

A Millennium Research Group report found brand loyalty and medical supply satisfaction varies widely between specialties, according to a news release.

Despite a 2007 law requiring certain clinical drug trials to be reported on ClinicalTrials.gov, only one in eight completed studies are reported within the time mandated, according to a Health Affairs report.

An Epsicom Business Intelligence report estimates the global medical device market will reach $350 billion by 2016, according to a news release.

Michael Lowenstein, MD, co-medical director for the Waismann Method, a procedure for rapid opiate detox, warns that a study showing an increase in opioids prescribed for abdominal pain shows the increased popularity of opioids regardless of the source or cause…

BioLineRx's BL-1021 drug, an orally available small molecule for neuropathic pain, was safe and well tolerated in a double-blinded, placebo-controlled study, according to a news release.

Patients infected with C. difficile may experience increased length of hospital stays, according to research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

During the 2010-11 season, 63.5 percent of healthcare personnel reported receiving influenza vaccination, according to the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A new Royal College of Nursing survey on whistleblowing shows an overwhelming majority of nurses are afraid to raise concerns about staffing levels and patient safety, according to an RCN news release.