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Viewpoints: GOP lawsuit against Obama on health law is not a 'stunt'; 'wisdom' lacking in the House; the danger of cyberattacks on hospitals

"So sue me" is President Obama's message to Congress. And on Wednesday the House of Representatives took up his taunt, authorizing a lawsuit to challenge the president's failure to faithfully execute provisions of the Affordable Care Act as passed by Congress. The House lawsuit is no "stunt," as Mr. Obama has characterized it.

1 Aug 2014

Lazarus Effect announces closing of $5 million financing

Lazarus Effect, a medical device company focused on the development of novel interventional devices to facilitate removal of blood clots, announced the closing of a $5 million financing. Proceeds from the financing will support EU commercialization of several approved Lazarus Effect devices, as well as regulatory filings for the Lazarus ReCover and Lazarus Cover in the United States.

31 Jul 2014

Genae establishes offices in London to provide high quality research services on global scale

genae, a global Contract Research Organization (CRO) and services provider for the medical industries, announced today the incorporation of genae UK in London.

31 Jul 2014

BD reports 5.1% increase in third fiscal quarter revenues

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today reported quarterly revenues of $2.157 billion for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014, representing an increase of 5.1 percent from the prior-year period, or 4.6 percent on a foreign currency-neutral basis.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 31 Jul 2014

Research findings suggest new therapeutic strategy for intracerebral hemorrhage

Intracerebral hemorrhage is a type of stroke that affects two million people worldwide each year. Despite its seriousness, no effective treatment has yet been developed. But if a recent study in the journal Nanomedicine is right, good news for doctors and patients might one day arrive in a very small package: namely, a "peptide nanofiber scaffold."

31 Jul 2014

Nelipak completes acquisition of Flexpak

Nelipak Corporation announced today that it has closed on the acquisition of Debond Corporation.

30 Jul 2014

EDG Partners announces growth equity investment in MMIS

EDG Partners today announced a growth equity investment in MMIS, Inc., a global technology company that develops and markets compliance and collaboration software solutions for pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

29 Jul 2014

FDA approves use of Imbruvica to treat patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) to treat patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who carry a deletion in chromosome 17 (17p deletion), which is associated with poor responses to standard treatment for CLL. Imbruvica received a breakthrough therapy designation for this use.

29 Jul 2014

Semler Scientific revenues increase $371,000 to 78% in second quarter 2014

Semler Scientific, Inc., an emerging medical risk assessment company that develops patented products that assist healthcare providers in monitoring patients and evaluating chronic diseases, today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014.

26 Jul 2014

Convatec now offers major continence and critical care brands in DEHP-free design

ConvaTec, a leading global medical products and technologies company, today announced that its UnoMeter™ Safeti™ Plus portfolio of hourly diuresis systems is now free of DEHP.

26 Jul 2014

Best Practices: Forces of change likely to impact library and information services

Corporate libraries are constantly being faced with a variety of challenges, including understanding new advancements in technology and how to cope with flat or shrinking budgets.

26 Jul 2014

Bitcoin Collect acquires medical device company, Good Vibration Shoes

Bitcoin Collect, Inc., today announced that it has discontinued its plans to develop virtual currency software, and has acquired a company with an exciting proprietary product in the medical devices industry.

26 Jul 2014

ALCOR Scientific's iSED system for ESR testing now available in new markets

ALCOR Scientific, a provider of in vitro diagnostic analyzers and medical devices for enteral nutrition delivery, announced it has expanded availability of its iSED system for erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) testing to new markets to meet growing demand for this advanced technology.

26 Jul 2014

New, executive-style MSc aims to train next generation of leaders in cardiovascular sciences

LSE Health and the European Heart Academy of the European Society of Cardiology are pleased to announce the launch of a new, executive-style MSc aimed at professionals working in the field of cardiovascular sciences.

25 Jul 2014

Antioxidant biomaterial helps vascular grafts heal

When a foreign material like a medical device or surgical implant is put inside the human body, the body always responds. According to Northwestern University's Guillermo Ameer, most of the time, that response can be negative and affect the device's function.

25 Jul 2014

Highlights: Calif. nurse union in contract fight; personhood measure in Colo.; Md. transgender coverage

But this is no church service, and nurses are not here to worship. The California Nurses Association is rousing its troops for battle. California's powerful nurses' union will begin bargaining next week with Kaiser Permanente on a new four-year contract for nurses at its Northern California hospitals. (Kaiser Health News is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.) Kaiser operates the largest hospital system in the state, by number of hospitals and number of hospital beds, and is the eighth largest health system in the country (Dembosky, 7/22).

24 Jul 2014

Debate heats up over physicians' skill reviews

The medical community is embroiled in a bitter debate about what board-certified physicians should be required to do to prove that their knowledge and skills are up-to-date. Besides holding a state medical license, about 75% of U.S. doctors are certified by 24 privately run boards, signifying that they have mastered their area of specialty, in fields ranging from internal medicine to orthopedics.

23 Jul 2014

Zilico receives funding to develop diagnostic device for oral cancer

Zilico Ltd has begun development work on a medical device which uses Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) in the detection and diagnosis of oral cancer following funding from the Technology Strategy Board, the UK’s innovation agency.

From Zilico 23 Jul 2014

Oraya Therapy now being offered at NHS hospital in the UK and at four prestigious university hospitals in Germany

Oraya Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it is significantly expanding its presence in Europe, with Oraya Therapy being offered for the first time at a National Health Service hospital in the United Kingdom and at four prestigious university hospitals in Germany. Oraya Therapy is intended as a one-time, non-invasive treatment for wet Age-related Macular Degeneration, with the potential to maintain or enhance vision while significantly reducing the required number of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections into the eye.

22 Jul 2014

Glide Pharma announces successful completion of pre-clinical proof-of-concept study with novel solid formulation of octreotide acetate

Glide Pharma, the pharmaceutical development and device company focused on solid dose formulations of therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that its novel solid formulation of octreotide acetate achieved successful results in a pre-clinical proof-of-concept study comparing it with the currently marketed liquid product (Sandostatin®).

22 Jul 2014

Medical Devices News and Research

Viewpoints: GOP lawsuit against Obama on health law is not a 'stunt'; 'wisdom' lacking in the House; the danger of cyberattacks on hospitals

Lazarus Effect announces closing of $5 million financing

Genae establishes offices in London to provide high quality research services on global scale

BD reports 5.1% increase in third fiscal quarter revenues

Research findings suggest new therapeutic strategy for intracerebral hemorrhage

Nelipak completes acquisition of Flexpak

EDG Partners announces growth equity investment in MMIS

FDA approves use of Imbruvica to treat patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Semler Scientific revenues increase $371,000 to 78% in second quarter 2014

Convatec now offers major continence and critical care brands in DEHP-free design

Best Practices: Forces of change likely to impact library and information services

Bitcoin Collect acquires medical device company, Good Vibration Shoes

ALCOR Scientific's iSED system for ESR testing now available in new markets

New, executive-style MSc aims to train next generation of leaders in cardiovascular sciences

Antioxidant biomaterial helps vascular grafts heal

Highlights: Calif. nurse union in contract fight; personhood measure in Colo.; Md. transgender coverage

Debate heats up over physicians' skill reviews

Zilico receives funding to develop diagnostic device for oral cancer

Oraya Therapy now being offered at NHS hospital in the UK and at four prestigious university hospitals in Germany

Glide Pharma announces successful completion of pre-clinical proof-of-concept study with novel solid formulation of octreotide acetate

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