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TSO3's new STERIZONE VP4 Sterilizer to be showcased at AORN Surgical Conference & Expo 2015

TSO3 Inc. an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings, announced today that it will showcase its new STERIZONE VP4 Sterilizer at the AORN Surgical Conference & Expo 2015, held in Denver, Colorado from March 7 to 11, 2015.

6 Mar 2015

Oraya's IRay Radiotherapy system gets CE Mark to treat choroidal metastases

Oraya Therapeutics announced today that the Oraya IRay® Radiotherapy system has received a CE Mark extension for the treatment of choroidal metastases, a cancer in the eye, originating most commonly from primary sites in the breast or lung.

6 Mar 2015

CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology targets every gene in the genome in animal cancer model

For the first time, CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology has been employed in a whole organism model to systematically target every gene in the genome.

6 Mar 2015

Psychedelics does not increase risk of mental health problems

The use of psychedelics, such as LSD and magic mushrooms, does not increase a person's risk of developing mental health problems, according to an analysis of information from more than 135,000 randomly chosen people, including 19,000 people who had used psychedelics.

5 Mar 2015

Bob Foster named recipient of HCP's 2015 Hospital IT Executive of the Year Award

Health Connect Partners, Inc., a healthcare education firm, announced today that Bob Foster is the recipient of the company's 2015 Hospital IT Executive of the Year Award.

5 Mar 2015

Medical Diagnostic Laboratories now offers new HPV tests

Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, L.L.C., a CLIA-certified, CAP-accredited laboratory which specializes in high complexity, state-of-the-art, automated DNA-based molecular analyses, announces that it is now offering new Human Papillomavirus (HPV) testing which utilizes cutting edge technology, including next- generation DNA sequencing platforms.

5 Mar 2015

Mallinckrodt enters into definitive agreement to acquire Ikaria

Mallinckrodt plc, a leading global specialty biopharmaceutical company, and Ikaria, Inc. a privately-held critical care company, announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which a subsidiary of Mallinckrodt will acquire Ikaria, Inc. from a Madison Dearborn-led investor group in a transaction valued at approximately $2.3 billion.

5 Mar 2015

VolitionRx begins pilot study to assess feasibility of NuQ assays in detecting prostate cancer

VolitionRx Limited, a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests for a broad range of cancer types and other conditions, today announced that it has initiated a pilot study to assess the feasibility of VolitionRx's proprietary NuQ assays in detecting prostate cancer.

5 Mar 2015

Lucideon welcomes University College Dublin students on work placements

Lucideon is pleased to announce that it has offered three healthcare technology placements to students from University College Dublin (UCD).

From Lucideon 5 Mar 2015

Philips, UC Irvine partner to explore effectiveness of spectral imaging in breast density measurement

Royal Philips today announced its collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, to explore how spectral breast imaging can improve breast density measurement, potentially aiding clinicians in more accurately gauging breast cancer risks and monitoring changes over time.

5 Mar 2015

Uroglide technology could improve comfort for catheter users

A new pharmaceutical product that could significantly improve quality of life for catheter users all over the world is to be developed by Queen's University Belfast after it won a national award.

5 Mar 2015

Elsevier announces commercial launch of new medical ExamPrep tool for UK students

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has announced the commercial launch in the UK of its new medical exam preparation and simulation tool, ExamPrep.

5 Mar 2015

Duke researchers find major shift in treatments for peripheral artery disease

Federal efforts to curb Medicare costs for unclogging blood vessels in the limbs slowed the growing use of the treatments, but also coincided with a marked increase in doctors using a more expensive approach, according to an analysis by Duke Medicine researchers.

5 Mar 2015

New cell powerhouse sequencing technique may provide clearer picture of inherited disease risk

A new sequencing technique may provide a clearer picture of how genes in mitochondria, the "powerhouses" that turn sugar into energy in human cells, shape each person's inherited risk for diabetes, heart disease and cancer, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published online this week in the journal Nucleic Acids Research.

5 Mar 2015

GeneSight test better predicts antidepressant outcomes for patients with depression

The combinatorial, multi-gene GeneSight test has been found to better predict antidepressant treatment outcomes for patients with depression, and their use of health care resources, than any of the individual genes that comprise the test, according to a peer-reviewed analysis by investigators from the Mayo Clinic and Assurex Health, and published online by The Pharmacogenomics Journal.

5 Mar 2015

ILROG guideline outlines treatment options for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma patients

The International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group has issued a guideline that outlines the use of 3-D computed tomography (CT)-based radiation therapy planning and volumetric image guidance to more effectively treat pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma and to reduce the radiation dose to normal tissue, thus decreasing the risk of late side effects.

4 Mar 2015

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Cerner partner to elevate care of individuals with addiction disorders

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, the nation's largest nonprofit addiction treatment solutions provider, announced today it has selected leading health IT supplier Cerner Corp. to implement a new electronic health record (EHR) system throughout its organization.

4 Mar 2015

Surgical science wins ACG minnesota BOLD award

Surgical Science, leading developer of virtual reality surgical simulation training systems, was the recipient of the 2015 Small Corporate BOLD Award from the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Minnesota.

4 Mar 2015

Resverlogix, Emerald Logic complete collaborative research program

Resverlogix Corp. today announced that it has completed a collaborative research program with Emerald Logic, a leader in quantitative analytics. Using Fast Collective Evolution Technology (FACET), Emerald Logic analyzed Resverlogix's complete clinical dataset including all measurements obtained from each of 798 patients who participated in the Company's Phase 2 clinical trials ASSERT, SUSTAIN and ASSURE.

4 Mar 2015

Brident Dental celebrates third anniversary with opening of first California office

Brident Dental & Orthodontics celebrated its third anniversary with the opening of its first office in California. The new office located in Riverside, CA marks Brident's twenty-ninth location in the country.

4 Mar 2015

Technology News and Research

TSO3's new STERIZONE VP4 Sterilizer to be showcased at AORN Surgical Conference & Expo 2015

Oraya's IRay Radiotherapy system gets CE Mark to treat choroidal metastases

CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology targets every gene in the genome in animal cancer model

Psychedelics does not increase risk of mental health problems

Bob Foster named recipient of HCP's 2015 Hospital IT Executive of the Year Award

Medical Diagnostic Laboratories now offers new HPV tests

Mallinckrodt enters into definitive agreement to acquire Ikaria

VolitionRx begins pilot study to assess feasibility of NuQ assays in detecting prostate cancer

Lucideon welcomes University College Dublin students on work placements

Philips, UC Irvine partner to explore effectiveness of spectral imaging in breast density measurement

Uroglide technology could improve comfort for catheter users

Elsevier announces commercial launch of new medical ExamPrep tool for UK students

Duke researchers find major shift in treatments for peripheral artery disease

New cell powerhouse sequencing technique may provide clearer picture of inherited disease risk

GeneSight test better predicts antidepressant outcomes for patients with depression

ILROG guideline outlines treatment options for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma patients

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Cerner partner to elevate care of individuals with addiction disorders

Surgical science wins ACG minnesota BOLD award

Resverlogix, Emerald Logic complete collaborative research program

Brident Dental celebrates third anniversary with opening of first California office

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