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AtomoRapid blood test device named Best in Show at 2014 MDEA program

Atomo Diagnostics' multi-award winning AtomoRapid™ HIV last night was awarded Best in Show, and the winner of the In Vitro Diagnostics Category, at the 17th Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA), held in New York.

12 Jun 2014

Cogstate announces signing of first contract for Precision Recruitment tool

Cognition technology company Cogstate is pleased to announce the signing of its first contract for Precision Recruitment, a new web-based tool for streamlining patient recruitment for clinical drug trials.

12 Jun 2014

High-volume deep well plates available from Porvair Sciences

Precisely manufactured to SLAS/ANSI specifications - Porvair Sciences 24-well deep well plates permit users to simply undertake multiple, high volume (10ml / well) experiments in a single unit maximising both productivity and operational flexibility.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 12 Jun 2014

Novel bone implants can keep germs at bay

Hospital germs can be fatal, since they are resistant to antibiotics. As a result, alternative methods of defense against bacteria are in demand. Fortunately, a German-French research team has been able to develop bone implants that keep the germs at bay.

11 Jun 2014

Henry Schein Business of Dentistry Conference to be held in Las Vegas on August 7, 2014

Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, announced today that its third annual Henry Schein Business of Dentistry Conference will kick off at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on August 7, 2014.

11 Jun 2014

RBCC's injectable technology poised to improve use of addiction treatment drug

Rainbow Coral Corp. received a boost recently when researchers reported that a medication that could help tens of thousands of alcoholics quit drinking are underused.

11 Jun 2014

Diabetes Collaborative Registry aims at improving quality of diabetes across specialty care continuum

The American College of Cardiology, in partnership with the American Diabetes Association, the American College of Physicians and Joslin Diabetes Center, is launching the Diabetes Collaborative Registry, the first clinical registry aimed at tracking and improving the quality of diabetes and cardiometabolic care across the primary and specialty care continuum.

11 Jun 2014

Conventional proton radiotherapy to fight against cancer

The future face of modern-day anti-cancer therapy based on charged particles like protons could potentially involve using laser accelerators. However, these facilities will need to be reduced in terms of both size and cost compared to conventional ones.

11 Jun 2014

Research to identify new potential targets for cancer therapy

In 2012, about 8.2 million people died of cancer making the disease a major cause of death worldwide. According to the WHO World Cancer Report 2014, this figure is expected to rise within the next two decades.

11 Jun 2014

New biometric wearable devices use scattered light to monitor glucose levels and pulse

Monitoring a patient's vital signs and other physiological parameters is a standard part of medical care, but, increasingly, health and fitness-minded individuals are looking for ways to easily keep their own tabs on these measurements. Enter the biometric watch.

11 Jun 2014

Hills Health to deploy Lincor's patient care technology in Australian and New Zealand hospitals

Lincor Solutions has secured an exclusive distribution agreement with Hills Health Solutions to deploy Lincor's next generation interactive patient care technology in Australian and New Zealand hospitals and aged care facilities for the first time.

11 Jun 2014

Telehealth support improves quality of forensic exams for sexual abuse

Researchers at UC Davis and other facilities have shown that telehealth consultations for clinicians at rural hospitals improve their ability to provide forensic examinations for sexual abuse.

11 Jun 2014

FDA grants orphan drug designation to EffRx Pharmaceuticals' EX404 for treatment of PCOS

EffRx Pharmaceuticals SA, a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to its proprietary metformin-based product candidate, EX404, for the treatment of pediatric polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

11 Jun 2014

Some doctors bill Medicare far more often for unusual procedures

Elsewhere, a former editor of a prominent medical journal says many or most doctors have had conflicts of interest that could harm patients. And, doctors look for new ways to thrive -- or survive -- economically.

11 Jun 2014

mHealth Summit to host Global mHealth Forum

The mHealth Summit announced today that it will host the Global mHealth Forum, a two-day co-located event, to focus on mobile and connected health in low and middle income countries (LMICs).

10 Jun 2014

Treato releases third version of flagship patient intelligence platform

Treato, the world's most comprehensive source of real-time patient voice insights, today announced the release of version 3 of its flagship patient intelligence platform.

10 Jun 2014

Wolters Kluwer announces feature-rich online platform for LWW Health Library

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for healthcare and medical education, today announced a new, feature-rich online platform developed for the LWW Health Library, a portal to a diverse collection of Lippincott basic and clinical science content used by medical and pharmacy schools.

10 Jun 2014

iGetBetter selects Validic platform to access data from broad range of biometric devices

iGetBetter, Inc., a supplier of post-acute care transition solutions, and Validic, the healthcare industry's premier technology platform for accessing digital health data, announced today that iGetBetter has selected the Validic platform to access data from a broad range of available biometric devices as part of its care transition solution focused on reducing readmissions.

10 Jun 2014

PaxVax partners with UC to develop combination vaccine to prevent genital HSV infections

PaxVax Inc., a specialty vaccine company with a commercial focus on travel and biodefense and a social mission to ensure global access to its vaccines, today announced that it has entered into a research and development collaboration with the University of California, San Diego to develop a combination vaccine to prevent genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections.

10 Jun 2014

AB SCIEX launches MasterView Food Testing Workflow for QTRAP mass spectrometry systems

AB SCIEX, a global leader in analytical technologies, today announced the launch of the MasterView™ Food Testing Workflow for QTRAP® mass spectrometry systems at the 5th Annual FERA/JIFSAN Symposium on Emerging Issues in Food, in York, UK.

10 Jun 2014

Technology News and Research

AtomoRapid blood test device named Best in Show at 2014 MDEA program

Cogstate announces signing of first contract for Precision Recruitment tool

High-volume deep well plates available from Porvair Sciences

Novel bone implants can keep germs at bay

Henry Schein Business of Dentistry Conference to be held in Las Vegas on August 7, 2014

RBCC's injectable technology poised to improve use of addiction treatment drug

Diabetes Collaborative Registry aims at improving quality of diabetes across specialty care continuum

Conventional proton radiotherapy to fight against cancer

Research to identify new potential targets for cancer therapy

New biometric wearable devices use scattered light to monitor glucose levels and pulse

Hills Health to deploy Lincor's patient care technology in Australian and New Zealand hospitals

Telehealth support improves quality of forensic exams for sexual abuse

FDA grants orphan drug designation to EffRx Pharmaceuticals' EX404 for treatment of PCOS

Some doctors bill Medicare far more often for unusual procedures

mHealth Summit to host Global mHealth Forum

Treato releases third version of flagship patient intelligence platform

Wolters Kluwer announces feature-rich online platform for LWW Health Library

iGetBetter selects Validic platform to access data from broad range of biometric devices

PaxVax partners with UC to develop combination vaccine to prevent genital HSV infections

AB SCIEX launches MasterView Food Testing Workflow for QTRAP mass spectrometry systems

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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