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Biotectix announces FIH use of electrostimulation device with BT DOT polymer coatings

Biotectix, LLC, an Allied Minds, Inc. subsidiary, is pleased to announce the first-in-human (FIH) use of an electrostimulation device incorporating its BT DOT conductive polymer coating technology.

19 Jan 2012

State roundup: Ga. moves to keep docs; Ore. health plan could save $3.2B

The federal government sharply criticized New York's oversight of the developmentally disabled in a new report, saying the state agency charged with oversight lacks independence from the governor's office, failed to account for how it is spending public money and has broken several requirements of federal law.

12 Jan 2012

NovaSterilis awarded soft tissue processing patent

NovaSterilis Inc., specializing in developing applications for supercritical carbon dioxide, has been granted US Patent 8,034,288 B2. The patent, dated October 11, 2011 entitled “Method and Apparatus for Cleaning of Viable Donor Soft Tissue”, covers a new method for cleaning soft allograft tissue including tendon, fascia, and skin with a supercritical fluid, thus avoiding other harmful chemical solvents that may leave residual chemicals.

4 Jan 2012

FDA intiates measures to reduce risks from inadequate 'reprocessing' of reusable medical devices

Some medical devices are reused many times in surgical and exploratory procedures. They include instruments used in surgery (like clamps and forceps), and endoscopes (like bronchoscopes and colonoscopes) used to visualize areas inside the body.

29 Dec 2011

Viewpoints: Berwick's advice; Romney's wager; Fighting AIDS

Dr. Donald Berwick, who was blocked by Republicans from serving a full term as the administrator of the agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid, has been speaking out. He makes a compelling case about the harm caused by partisan demagoguery and about the need for health care professionals to take the lead in implementing reforms.

15 Dec 2011

Washington Hospital opens Central Utility Plant

Washington Hospital, the local provider of healthcare for the Tri-City area and one of the region's best medical facilities, today opened a state of the art Central Utility Plant that will provide energy for the campus' expansion and modernization for decades to come.

12 Dec 2011

Medizone, SMTC enter partnership to manufacture AsepticSure disinfection system

Medizone International, a leading-edge research and development company that specializes in decontamination and sterilization systems and SMTC Corporation, a global electronics manufacturing services provider, today jointly announce a new partnership agreement to manufacture Medizone's AsepticSure disinfection system.

21 Nov 2011

Low-temperature plasmas can kill bacteria for a week after treatment

University of California, Berkeley, scientists have shown that ionized plasmas like those in neon lights and plasma TVs not only can sterilize water, but make it antimicrobial - able to kill bacteria - for as long as a week after treatment.

16 Nov 2011

FDA clears Femasys' first low pressure HSG device

Femasys Inc., an emerging medical device developer of women's healthcare solutions, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance for the FemChec Pressure Management Device, the first device designed for a low pressure HSG as a confirmation test after a permanent sterilization procedure is performed.

8 Nov 2011

NovaSterilis reports significant findings from sterilization of absorbable suture study

NovaSterilis Inc. a leader in the development and commercialization of supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) technology in collaboration with CC Chu Ph.D (Cornell) reports successful findings from research funded by a National Institutes of Health (NIH) phase l grant. These results meet the study goal to sterilize absorbable sutures to a sterility assurance level 10-6 (SAL6) without chemical or mechanical degradation. NovaSterilis intends to apply for phase II funding to develop the process ready for commercial application.

1 Nov 2011

Pall, NIBRT co-host master class on single-use systems in manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals

Pall Life Sciences and the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) in Ireland recently co-hosted a master class on the use of single-use systems in the development and manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals.

From Pall Corporation 29 Oct 2011

The Guardian examines China's one-child policy

The Guardian examines China's one-child policy and its impact. The newspaper writes that "the description of the system as a 'one-child policy' is misleading. Most married women in China have the chance to bear two offspring, but the entitlement to breed beyond a solitary child is determined by a complex set of rules" and factors.

27 Oct 2011

Electron-beam sterilized dialysis membrane may increase risk of thrombocytopenia

Patients who had undergone hemodialysis using dialyzers that had been sterilized with the use of electron beams were more likely to develop thrombocytopenia, according to a study in the October 19 issue of JAMA.

19 Oct 2011

Johnson & Johnson third quarter sales increase 6.8% to $16.0 billion

Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $16.0 billion for the third quarter of 2011, an increase of 6.8% as compared to the third quarter of 2010. Operational results increased 2.6% and the positive impact of currency was 4.2%. Domestic sales declined 3.7%.

18 Oct 2011

NovaSterilis awarded patent for sterilization process for pharmaceutical API using supercritical carbon dioxide

NovaSterilis Inc., a developer of supercritical carbon dioxide technology, has been granted US Patent 8,012,414 B2. The patent, dated September 6, 2011 entitled “Sterilization of Drugs Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Sterilant”, covers a new and effective method of sterilizing pharmaceutical product without dangerous chemicals or radiation.

11 Oct 2011

Foreign affairs committee votes to prohibit U.S. funding to U.N. Population Fund

The Republican-led House Committee on Foreign Affairs voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would prohibit the U.S. government from providing funding to the U.N. Population Fund, an organization "that helps women and children in developing countries with reproductive health and family planning," Agence France-Presse reports.

7 Oct 2011

NovaSterilis awarded patent for novel preparation and sterilization of ‘Green State’ devices

NovaSterilis Inc. has been granted US Patent No 7,988,892. The patent, dated August 2, 2011 is entitled “Preparation and Sterilization of Green State Devices Using a Supercritical Fluid Sterilant.”

19 Sep 2011

MRG reports 6.5% annual growth in the US and European endoscope market through 2015

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the overall United States and European endoscope market will show a sustained growth averaging 6.5 percent per year through 2015, primarily driven by strong growth in the large GI endoscope segment, but also seeing notable growth in cameras.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 8 Sep 2011

Viewpoints: Drug shortages = rationing; Changing forces in health marketplace; Birth control mandate

A widespread shortage of prescription drugs is hampering the treatment of patients who have cancer, severe infections and other serious illnesses. While some Republican politicians have railed against the imaginary threat of rationing under health care reform, Congress has done nothing to alleviate the all-too-real rationing of lifesaving drugs caused by this crisis.

26 Aug 2011

Pro-eugenic Yale psychologist's deception discovered

A University of New Hampshire researcher has discovered that a former Yale professor who espoused pro-eugenic beliefs manipulated his research findings so he could conclude that his Wisconsin home town was overflowing with mentally and morally "unfit" people.

12 Aug 2011