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SuccessEHS's EHR software products certified by Drummond Group under ONC-ACB program

SuccessEHS's SuccessEHS 7.0, as well as SuccessEHS's MediaDent 9.0, have been tested and certified under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program.

19 Sep 2013

Sophisticated ultrasound techniques used in space now being adapted to treat people in remote regions

Fast, efficient and readily available medical attention is key to survival in a health emergency. When a person is stricken with injury or illness, getting a quick and accurate diagnosis through medical imaging technology can be crucial for ensuring proper treatment. For people who live in major cities and towns where fully-equipped hospitals are only a quick ambulance ride away, that's not usually a problem. But for those without medical facilities within easy reach, it can mean the difference between life and death.

19 Sep 2013

Elsevier's ExitCare certified as EHR module for patient-specific education resources

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that Elsevier's ExitCare has been tested and certified under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program.

19 Sep 2013

Reinnervate, Roslin Cellab partner to develop 3D stem cell printing products and services

Specialist 3D cell culture company Reinnervate Ltd today announced that it is entering into a collaboration with leading stem cell company Roslin Cellab to develop 3D stem cell printing products and services using Alvetex technology.

19 Sep 2013

Postpartum sexuality: an interview with Dr Sari van Anders, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Research on postpartum seems to have focused on birth mothers for good reason: women (and, of course, some transmen) are the ones who carry a pregnancy and give birth, and the postpartum is conceptualized as “following birth”.

19 Sep 2013

Ventana, Boehringer Ingelheim to develop companion diagnostic tests for oncology programs

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, and Boehringer Ingelheim announced today that they have entered into an agreement to collaborate on the development of companion diagnostic tests for Boehringer Ingelheim oncology programs.

19 Sep 2013

Bugs may provide substantial solutions to some of life's problems

Bug spray, citronella candles, mosquito netting - most people will do anything they can to stay away from insects during the warmer months. But those creepy crawlers we try so hard to avoid may offer substantial solutions to some of life's problems.

19 Sep 2013

Innovative system can help manipulate stem cells to repair damaged tissues and organs

Scientists know that physical and biochemical signals can guide cells to make, for example, muscle, blood vessels or bone. But the exact recipes to produce the desired tissues have proved elusive.

19 Sep 2013

Researchers develop absorbable implants to promote bone healing

Researchers from Graz University of Technology, together with colleagues from the Medical University of Graz, Vienna University of Technology and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, have managed to develop absorbable implants to promote bone healing which are broken down by the body.

19 Sep 2013

Research opens up longer therapy window for children with neurodevelopmental disorders

The development of fine motor control-the ability to use your fingertips to manipulate objects-takes longer than previously believed, and isn't entirely the result of brain development, according to a pair of complementary studies.

19 Sep 2013

Dust storms in Africa affect air quality in US and the Caribbean

You might find it hard to believe that dust clouds from the African Sahara can travel thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean, but it does every year and in large quantities. In a recent study, Joseph Prospero, professor emeritus at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and collaborators at the University of Houston and Arizona State University found that the average air concentrations of inhalable particles more than doubled during a major Saharan dust intrusion in Houston, Texas.

19 Sep 2013

New blood test accurately differentiates viral and bacterial infections

A blood test developed by researchers at Duke Medicine showed more than 90-percent accuracy in distinguishing between viral and bacterial infections when tested in people with respiratory illnesses.

19 Sep 2013

NW ENT adopts Restech Dx-pH Measurement System to detect acid reflux in upper airway

The Restech Corporation announced that Northwest ENT & Allergy Center, Atlanta, GA, has adopted the Restech Dx-pH Measurement System to detect acid reflux in the airway.

19 Sep 2013

University of Nebraska-Lincoln to offer Transdisciplinary Childhood Obesity Prevention graduate program

One-third of all children and adolescents in the United States are overweight or obese. In South Dakota, 32.5 percent of children ages 5 to 19 are overweight or obese. Among Native American children in the state, that number is 48.1 percent.

19 Sep 2013

OGT to share expertise in NGS assay design through live webinar presentation

Oxford Gene Technology, provider of innovative genetics research and biomarker solutions to advance molecular medicine, will share its expertise in NGS assay design by hosting a live webinar entitled ‘Enhanced bait design strategies that deliver more reliable NGS panel assays’ on 3rd October 2013, at 3:00pm (BST).

From Oxford Gene Technology 19 Sep 2013

Study sheds new light on the dark matter of genome

Using technology he helped develop, Vanderbilt University scientist Bryan Venters, Ph.D., has shed new light on the "dark matter" of the genome and has begun to explore a possible new approach to treating cancer.

19 Sep 2013

K2M enters French spinal device market with MESA Deformity Spinal System

K2M, Inc., the largest privately held spinal device company in the world focused on developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies and minimally invasive procedures, today announced at the Scoliosis Research Society’s 48th Annual Conference in Lyon, France, that it has entered the spinal device market in France.

19 Sep 2013

New gonorrhea treatment eliminates gonococcal infection from female mice

A new gonorrhea treatment, based on an anti-cancer therapy developed by a Buffalo startup company, has successfully eliminated gonococcal infection from female mice and prevented reinfection, according to research published today by University at Buffalo scientists in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

19 Sep 2013

GSK Returns Vercirnon Rights To Chemocentryx After Phase III Flop

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18 Sep 2013

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma acquires Medicago

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation and Medicago Inc. announced today the completion of the previously announced acquisition of Medicago Inc. by MTPC.

18 Sep 2013

Technology News and Research

SuccessEHS's EHR software products certified by Drummond Group under ONC-ACB program

Sophisticated ultrasound techniques used in space now being adapted to treat people in remote regions

Elsevier's ExitCare certified as EHR module for patient-specific education resources

Reinnervate, Roslin Cellab partner to develop 3D stem cell printing products and services

Postpartum sexuality: an interview with Dr Sari van Anders, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Ventana, Boehringer Ingelheim to develop companion diagnostic tests for oncology programs

Bugs may provide substantial solutions to some of life's problems

Innovative system can help manipulate stem cells to repair damaged tissues and organs

Researchers develop absorbable implants to promote bone healing

Research opens up longer therapy window for children with neurodevelopmental disorders

Dust storms in Africa affect air quality in US and the Caribbean

New blood test accurately differentiates viral and bacterial infections

NW ENT adopts Restech Dx-pH Measurement System to detect acid reflux in upper airway

University of Nebraska-Lincoln to offer Transdisciplinary Childhood Obesity Prevention graduate program

OGT to share expertise in NGS assay design through live webinar presentation

Study sheds new light on the dark matter of genome

K2M enters French spinal device market with MESA Deformity Spinal System

New gonorrhea treatment eliminates gonococcal infection from female mice

GSK Returns Vercirnon Rights To Chemocentryx After Phase III Flop

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma acquires Medicago

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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