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UT Southwestern gets NCI grant to establish Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy Research Center in US

UT Southwestern Medical Center is leading a Texas consortium of researchers to establish the country's first National Center for Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy that could provide clinical care and research using heavy particles for innovative new cancer treatments.

12 Feb 2015

OIB Program helps older Californians with blindness to live and work independently

More than ever, older Californians are facing the threat of blindness from age-related eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma.

12 Feb 2015

Farmers settles lawsuit with two radiological companies over alleged billing fraud

Farmers Insurance Exchange, 21st Century Insurance Company, Coast National Insurance Company, Mid-Century Insurance Company, and Truck Insurance Exchange (collectively, "Farmers") have reached a settlement in a lawsuit involving alleged billing fraud by two radiological companies and their owners.

12 Feb 2015

Cannabis Science highlights more attendees at the CFA African Healthcare Infrastructure Forum and Brainstorm

Cannabis Science, Inc., a U.S. Company specializing in cannabis formulation-based drug development and related consulting, highlights additional attendees at the CFA African Healthcare Infrastructure Forum and Brainstorm held at the African Union, in Washington DC, on February 6, 2015.

12 Feb 2015

World Courier opens new distribution facility in Melbourne, Australia

World Courier, the global leader in specialty logistics and an AmerisourceBergen company, has opened the doors to its new distribution facility in Melbourne, Australia.

12 Feb 2015

Single-use TorqueSafe instruments use Bayer's Makrolon polycarbonate resin

For many years, torque-applying instruments have been among the surgical instruments typically used during orthopedic surgeries.

12 Feb 2015

AXT establishes preclinical imaging portfolio with MR solutions product lines

To coincide with the start of Lorne Cancer conference, AXT are proud to announce the commencement of their distributorship with MR SOLUTIONS, a world leader in the development of innovative preclinical imaging solutions

From MR Solutions 11 Feb 2015

GBUK take whole group approach to medical device industry accreditation

The MIA credentialing scheme was launched in 2013 by the medical technology industry to raise training standards for company representatives and service engineers visiting acute and critical care areas of hospitals.

11 Feb 2015

Virginia Tech purchases two Bruker fluorescence microscope solutions

The Vutara 350 can break the optical diffraction limit by an order of magnitude, opening up a myriad of research opportunities in single-molecule cellular processes.

From Bruker 11 Feb 2015

Innovative IV pole utilizing polycarbonate resin blend from Bayer enhances patient and health care worker safety

While health care and medical technology have made great strides over the years, there is one aspect of patient care that has not changed as rapidly: the IV pole.

11 Feb 2015

Henry Schein's net sales increase 7.0% to $2.7 billion in fourth quarter 2014

Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today reported record financial results for the fourth quarter.

11 Feb 2015

Carma Laboratories' NEW Carmex Cold Sore Treatment named 2015 'Product of the Year' winner

Carma Laboratories, Inc., the manufacturer of Carmex lip balm products, is pleased to announce that its NEW Carmex Cold Sore Treatment has been named the 2015 "Product of the Year" winner in the Specialty Skin Treatment category by Product of the Year USA – the nation's largest consumer survey on product innovation.

11 Feb 2015

IU School of Medicine launches Industry Collaboration Portal

The Indiana University School of Medicine has launched an initiative and accompanying web site to encourage more collaboration between private industry and researchers at the medical school.

11 Feb 2015

Researchers propose changes to improve studies about value of health information technology

Studies about the value of health information technology can be improved by broadening the reviews to include both costs and benefits, and lengthening study periods to capture long-term implications, according to a new RAND Corporation analysis.

11 Feb 2015

UT Southwestern leads researchers to establish National Center for Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy

11 Feb 2015

New type of engineered insulin could improve treatment for diabetes patients

For patients with diabetes, insulin is critical to maintaining good health and normal blood-sugar levels. However, it's not an ideal solution because it can be difficult for patients to determine exactly how much insulin they need to prevent their blood sugar from swinging too high or too low.

11 Feb 2015

REMIND-A-CAP awarded top Innovative Branded Technology honor

REMIND-A-CAP a novel product created to help address the $200 billion challenge of medication non-adherence in the United States, was awarded the top Innovative Branded Technology honor in the recently announced 2014 PM360 Pharma Choice Awards. The customizable and patented pill bottle cap with an ergonomic dial to set for next dosing provides a much-needed tool for companies and brands looking to improve their patient to product adherence.

11 Feb 2015

UM one step closer to developing potential drug for treating brain cancer

Promentis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced it will enter an exclusive agreement with UM to commercialize a discovery made by a team of UM faculty scientists that has the potential to treat brain cancer and possibly other disorders of the central nervous system.

11 Feb 2015

Study shows link between low vitamin D levels in childhood and occurrence of atherosclerosis in adulthood

Low levels of 25-OH vitamin D in childhood were associated with subclinical atherosclerosis over 25 years later in adulthood, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

11 Feb 2015

Research findings could lead to new standard of care for soft tissue sarcomas

Using advanced imaging technology to more precisely target radiation beams to treat soft tissue cancers (sarcomas) in the extremities significantly reduces long term side effects without effecting survival rates, according to research results published online today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

11 Feb 2015

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UT Southwestern gets NCI grant to establish Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy Research Center in US

OIB Program helps older Californians with blindness to live and work independently

Farmers settles lawsuit with two radiological companies over alleged billing fraud

Cannabis Science highlights more attendees at the CFA African Healthcare Infrastructure Forum and Brainstorm

World Courier opens new distribution facility in Melbourne, Australia

Single-use TorqueSafe instruments use Bayer's Makrolon polycarbonate resin

AXT establishes preclinical imaging portfolio with MR solutions product lines

GBUK take whole group approach to medical device industry accreditation

Virginia Tech purchases two Bruker fluorescence microscope solutions

Innovative IV pole utilizing polycarbonate resin blend from Bayer enhances patient and health care worker safety

Henry Schein's net sales increase 7.0% to $2.7 billion in fourth quarter 2014

Carma Laboratories' NEW Carmex Cold Sore Treatment named 2015 'Product of the Year' winner

IU School of Medicine launches Industry Collaboration Portal

Researchers propose changes to improve studies about value of health information technology

UT Southwestern leads researchers to establish National Center for Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy

New type of engineered insulin could improve treatment for diabetes patients

REMIND-A-CAP awarded top Innovative Branded Technology honor

UM one step closer to developing potential drug for treating brain cancer

Study shows link between low vitamin D levels in childhood and occurrence of atherosclerosis in adulthood

Research findings could lead to new standard of care for soft tissue sarcomas

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

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