31.   As a send-off for the summit, Japanese and American negotiators reached an agreement for greater deregulation of Japanese telecommunications, medical equipment, financial services and housing.

32.   Apria said it will instead focus on its main businesses of respiratory services, home infusion therapy and home medical equipment.

33.   As the big airlines adopt the policy, Congress has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to study whether all airlines should be required to carry more medical equipment.

34.   At Melrose-Wakefield Health Care, information services head Scott Blanchett said that all life-critical medical equipment has been checked and updated.

35.   ATL Ultrasound is one of at least three American medical equipment companies whose ultrasound technology is now in widespread use at Chinese hospitals and clinics.

36.   Baxter International manufactures and distributes hospital supplies and medical equipment.

37.   Be wary of promises of free medical equipment.

38.   Beckman Instruments Inc. said fourth-quarter profit was unchanged as it acquired medical equipment maker Coulter Corp.

39.   Bayer makes pharmaceuticals, polyurethanes, engineering plastics, agricultural chemicals, medical diagnostic equipment, fibers, additives, rubber, industrial chemicals, and coatings and colorants.

40.   Berjaya-controlled Hospital Pantai, which runs hospitals and nursing homes in Malaysia and sells medical equipment, plans to expand into other countries.