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First Edition: May 31, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports from the administration about the number of insurers that will be offering policies on the new online marketplaces.

31 May 2013

Mayo Clinic experts provide some insight about radiation dose from CT imaging

Many misconceptions exist about the risks associated with radiation doses and CT scans. Experts at Mayo Clinic want patients to have the right information about radiation dose, including when to have procedures with radiation, such as a CT scan, versus when to have magnetic resonance imaging or other non-radiation tests.

31 May 2013

Raman spectroscopy algorithm has potential to diagnose breast lesions with high precision

A newly developed, single-step Raman spectroscopy algorithm has the potential to simultaneously detect microcalcifications and enable diagnosis of the associated breast lesions with high precision, according to data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

31 May 2013

Longer reads: How to choose a hospital; Empowered patients cost more; The 'war on sleep'

Hospital marketing has reached a frenzy. It is nearly impossible to drive around metropolitan areas in the U.S. without being barraged by billboards trumpeting hospitals' cutting-edge technology, luxurious facilities, or the lives of patients they have saved.

31 May 2013

Johns Hopkins gynecologic surgeons perform robotic hysterectomy using single, small incision

Two Johns Hopkins gynecologic surgeons are among the first in the nation to perform a robotic hysterectomy using a single, small incision.

31 May 2013

Measuring blood flow in the brain may predict stroke or hemorrhage in children on ECMO: Study

Measuring blood flow in the brain may be an easy, noninvasive way to predict stroke or hemorrhage in children receiving cardiac or respiratory support through a machine called ECMO, according to a new study by researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

31 May 2013

Scientists move closer to understanding HIV-1 infection

Scientists have long been unable to fully explain how infections attack the body, but now a team of researchers, including one from the University of Central Florida, has taken a step closer to understanding how the process works in HIV-1. The results mean that one day that knowledge may prevent infection.

31 May 2013

Novel approach to create unlimited number of human red blood cells, platelets in vitro

A study led by Boston University School of Medicine has identified a novel approach to create an unlimited number of human red blood cells and platelets in vitro. In collaboration with Boston University School of Public Health and Boston Medical Center, the researchers differentiated induced pluripotent stem cells into these cell types, which are typically obtained through blood donations.

31 May 2013

The more healthy lifestyle behaviors, the less memory issues

Research has shown that healthy behaviors are associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, but less is known about the potential link between positive lifestyle choices and milder memory complaints, especially those that occur earlier in life and could be the first indicators of later problems.

31 May 2013

PharmAthene announces lifting of clinical hold on proposed SparVax Phase II study

PharmAthene, Inc., a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has lifted the clinical hold previously placed on a proposed Phase II study of SparVax, a next generation recombinant anthrax vaccine.

31 May 2013

GE Healthcare receives FDA clearance for Brivo Plus C-arm

GE Healthcare announced today FDA 510(k) clearance of its latest Brivo Plus C-arm, now available in the US. With legacy OEC image quality and ease-of-use, the affordability and reliability of this new Brivo C-arm will offer a high quality, affordable option for basic surgical imaging.

31 May 2013

Whiplash therapy: an interview with Dr Williamson and Dr Williams, University of Warwick

A whiplash injury is a common soft-tissue injury that may result in neck pain and other symptoms like headaches and arm pain.

30 May 2013

Catamaran achieves five-star medication safety ratings

Catamaran Corp., a leading provider of pharmacy benefit management services and technology, today announced it has received a 2013 PQA Quality Award recognizing its five-star rating on all PQA measures in the Part D Star Ratings program.

30 May 2013

Researchers develop new gene therapy to thwart potential influenza pandemic

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania have developed a new gene therapy to thwart a potential influenza pandemic. Specifically, investigators in the Gene Therapy Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, directed by James M. Wilson, MD, PhD, demonstrated that a single dose of an adeno-associated virus expressing a broadly neutralizing flu antibody into the nasal passages of mice and ferrets gives them complete protection and substantial reductions in flu replication when exposed to lethal strains of H5N1 and H1N1 flu virus.

30 May 2013

Doctors perform investigational procedure on six patients using ADRCs to treat heart failure

Doctors at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital announced that they have performed an investigational procedure on six patients in a new FDA-approved clinical trial to evaluate therapy that uses regenerative cells derived from a patient's own adipose (body fat) tissue to treat a severe form of heart failure.

30 May 2013

Porter Cancer Care Center to use new image-guided radiotherapy system for cancer treatment

Starting June 2013, the Porter Cancer Care Center at Porter Adventist Hospital becomes one of the few facilities in the country to offer highly advanced radiation therapy and radiosurgery cancer treatment options using the new Varian TrueBeam image-guided radiotherapy system.

30 May 2013

Strengthening miniaturized titanium-based medical devices: an interview with Dr Masaru Rao, University of California, Riverside

While titanium is used widely for more conventional macro-scale medical devices (e.g. hip implants, dental implants, and cardiac pacemakers), its use for micro- and nano-scale devices has been limited thus far.

29 May 2013

KLAS awards top rankings to Toshiba’s Aplio 500 CV cardiac ultrasound system

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Aplio 500 CV cardiac ultrasound system was ranked as the top performer in KLAS' "Echocardiography 2013: 2D or not 2D?" report. Toshiba received top scores in 18 out of 25 attributes.

29 May 2013

EMA grants Sucampo orphan drug designation for unoprostone isopropyl to treat retinitis pigmentosa

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has received orphan drug designation in the European Union for unoprostone isopropyl for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). RP is a genetic disease characterized by progressive, irreversible vision loss and decreasing visual acuity, and there are no drugs or therapeutic procedures currently approved for the treatment of RP today.

29 May 2013

Study: Hospitals' adoption of electronic hand hygiene systems could have sustained improvement

GOJO Industries, a leader in hand hygiene and skin health and inventors of PURELL- Hand Sanitizer, will present its scientific research study, "Impact of Electronic Monitoring and a Hand Hygiene Improvement Program on Compliance Rates" at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Conference, June 8-10, 2013.

29 May 2013

Technology News and Research

First Edition: May 31, 2013

Mayo Clinic experts provide some insight about radiation dose from CT imaging

Raman spectroscopy algorithm has potential to diagnose breast lesions with high precision

Longer reads: How to choose a hospital; Empowered patients cost more; The 'war on sleep'

Johns Hopkins gynecologic surgeons perform robotic hysterectomy using single, small incision

Measuring blood flow in the brain may predict stroke or hemorrhage in children on ECMO: Study

Scientists move closer to understanding HIV-1 infection

Novel approach to create unlimited number of human red blood cells, platelets in vitro

The more healthy lifestyle behaviors, the less memory issues

PharmAthene announces lifting of clinical hold on proposed SparVax Phase II study

GE Healthcare receives FDA clearance for Brivo Plus C-arm

Whiplash therapy: an interview with Dr Williamson and Dr Williams, University of Warwick

Catamaran achieves five-star medication safety ratings

Researchers develop new gene therapy to thwart potential influenza pandemic

Doctors perform investigational procedure on six patients using ADRCs to treat heart failure

Porter Cancer Care Center to use new image-guided radiotherapy system for cancer treatment

Strengthening miniaturized titanium-based medical devices: an interview with Dr Masaru Rao, University of California, Riverside

KLAS awards top rankings to Toshiba’s Aplio 500 CV cardiac ultrasound system

EMA grants Sucampo orphan drug designation for unoprostone isopropyl to treat retinitis pigmentosa

Study: Hospitals' adoption of electronic hand hygiene systems could have sustained improvement

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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