Recent Comments

Comment RSS

Evolution News and Research RSS Feed - Evolution News and Research

Genta announces preliminary results from study of Genasense Injection for advanced melanoma

20. November 2009 09:02
Genta Incorporated announced preliminary results that show a high objective response rate in a pilot study of patients with advanced melanoma that incorporates the Company’s lead oncology product, Genasense® (oblimersen sodium) Injection, administered for the first time as a 1-hour high-dose intravenous (IV) infusion. [More]

BD acquires HandyLab for $275 million

20. November 2009 07:34
BD today announced the completion of its acquisition of HandyLab, Inc., an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company that develops and manufactures molecular diagnostic assays and automation platforms. [More]

Update of trends & opportunities in the global nuclear medicine market

19. November 2009 07:03
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nuclear Medicine - A Global Update of Market Trends & Opportunities" report to their offering. [More]

Posted in: Device / Technology News

Tags: , , ,

Baby's sleep position can predict misshapen skull condition

18. November 2009 23:39
A baby's sleep position is the best predictor of a misshapen skull condition known as deformational plagiocephaly - or the development of flat spots on an infant's head - according to findings reported by Arizona State University scientists in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics. [More]

Posted in: Child Health News | Medical Condition News

Tags: , , , , , ,

In home evaluation trials for GeckoSystems' home care robot begins

18. November 2009 05:58
GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (http://www.geckosystems.com/) announced today that they have started limited in home evaluation trials for their first product, a fully autonomous personal companion home care robot, the CareBot™. [More]

Posted in: Device / Technology News

Tags: , , , , , ,

NCQA to revise landmark evaluation of medical practices to improve care quality

18. November 2009 05:57
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today announced plans to revise its landmark evaluation of medical practices through the Physician Practice Connections®-Patient-Centered Medical Home™ (PPC®-PCMH™) to reflect the growing interest in this promising approach to improving care quality. [More]

Posted in: Healthcare News

Tags: , , , , , , ,

IBM scientists create one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test based on innovative silicon chip

18. November 2009 05:12
IBM (IBM) scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip, that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy to use, and can test for many diseases, including one of world's leading causes of death, cardiovascular disease. [More]

Melanoma Institute director to present Phase 2 study data of PV-10 for metastatic melanoma

17. November 2009 08:04
Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, announced today that Professor John F. Thompson, MD, Professor of Melanoma and Surgical Oncology at the University of Sydney, Director of the Melanoma Institute Australia, and Lead Investigator of the Phase 2 study of PV-10 for Metastatic Melanoma, will be presenting data at the 3rd World Meeting of Interdisciplinary Melanoma/Skin Cancer Centers on November 21, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. [More]

Reducing payments fraud is top priority for issuers and acquirers to adopt EMV/chip in Brazil and Mexico

17. November 2009 05:29
Cartes & Identification -- Reducing payments fraud is the top driver for issuers and acquirers to adopt EMV/chip in Brazil and Mexico, according to a new study from the Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA), produced in participation with Visa Inc., available for sale today. [More]

Posted in: Miscellaneous News

Tags: ,

Report on meeting for new developments in identification of microorganisms & chemicals

17. November 2009 04:45
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Detection Technologies 2009: New Developments in Identification of Microorganisms & Chemicals" report to their offering. [More]

Posted in: Device / Technology News

Tags: ,

Researchers attempt to slow the pace of infectious organisms' evolution to keep today's drugs effective

17. November 2009 00:43
Infectious organisms that become resistant to antibiotics are a serious threat to human society. They are also a natural part of evolution. In a new project, researchers at the University of Gothenburg are attempting to find substances that can slow the pace of evolution, in order to ensure that the drugs of today remain effective into the future. [More]

Posted in: Medical Science News | Pharmaceutical News

Tags: ,

Onyx Pharmaceuticals acquires Proteolix

16. November 2009 10:13
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the company has completed its acquisition of Proteolix, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel therapies that target the proteasome for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumors. [More]

Some combination drug therapies are counter-productive

16. November 2009 04:30
Combination drug therapy has become a staple for treating many infections. For instance, doctors treat extensively drug resistant forms of tuberculosis with one drug that breaks down the pathogen's protective barriers and opens the door for another to deliver the deathblow. [More]

GeckoSystems starts in home evaluation trials for CareBot

16. November 2009 00:36
GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (http://www.geckosystems.com/) announced today that they are starting limited in home evaluation trials for their first product, a personal companion home care robot, the CareBot™. [More]

Posted in: Device / Technology News | Healthcare News

Tags: , , , , , ,

Changes in CMS reimbursement to accelerate demand for cardiac PET imaging

13. November 2009 02:09
Positron Corporation a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, expects the evolution from cardiac SPECT to cardiac PET imaging will be greatly accelerated with the recent changes in reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) set for 2010. [More]

Posted in: Device / Technology News

Tags: , , , , ,

News-Medical.Net provides this medical information service in accordance with these terms and conditions. Please note that medical information found on this website is designed to support, not to replace the relationship between patient and physician/doctor and the medical advice they may provide.