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Smartphone users can now diagnose diabetes or lung cancer quickly and effectively by simply breathing

Today's technological innovation enables smartphone users to diagnose serious diseases such as diabetes or lung cancer quickly and effectively by simply breathing into a small gadget, a nanofiber breathing sensor, mounted on the phones.

12 Jun 2013

Toshiba partners with leading institutions to conduct Athlete Heart Research Study

Sudden cardiac death is the leading cause of death in high school-aged athletes. To determine if SCD can be prevented with a heart screening, The Christ Hospital Health Network (Cincinnati, Ohio), The University of Mississippi Medical Center and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center partnered with USRowing and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. to conduct The Athlete Heart Research Study.

12 Jun 2013

RTI Biologics intents to acquire privately held Pioneer Surgical Technology

RTI Biologics Inc., a leading provider of orthopedic and other biologic implants, announced today its intent to acquire privately held Pioneer Surgical Technology, headquartered in Marquette, Mich.

12 Jun 2013

DigiCert, DataMotion partner to expand common dual-mode certification for healthcare industry

DigiCert, the leading high-assurance digital certificate provider, and DataMotion, an innovative health information service provider with more than 14 years of experience in secure data delivery services, today announced a groundbreaking partnership to expand common dual-mode certification for commercial and federal use for the healthcare industry.

12 Jun 2013

Neuromodulators provide guidelines for implantation of "digital drugs" to manage chronic pain

Neuromodulators have joined together in the Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC) to provide the first coordinated set of recommendations about patient selection and appropriateness for implantation of "digital drugs" to manage chronic pain.

12 Jun 2013

New mobile technology could revolutionise health care in the country

A mobile phone equipped to measure heart rate, body temperature and breathing, with a digital medical manual for health care staff. Unmanned drones that can drop medicine and collect blood samples in remote areas.

12 Jun 2013

Drug development could be improved with stem cell technology, say researchers

Drug development for a range of conditions could be improved with stem cell technology that helps doctors predict the safety and the effectiveness of potential treatments.

12 Jun 2013

New SPECT and MR imaging systems unveiled at SNMMI's 2013 Annual Meeting

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2013 Annual Meetingmarks the unveiling of the successful application of a new preclinical hybrid molecular imaging system-single photon emission tomography and magnetic resonance -which has exceptional molecular imaging capabilities in terms of potential preclinical and clinical applications, technological advancement at a lower cost, and reduction of patient exposure to ionizing radiation.

12 Jun 2013

Mayo Clinic suggests five simple steps to improve health care quality

Instead of wondering what your doctor wrote in your patient record after a visit, ask him or her to read back the notes to ensure accuracy. It's one of five simple steps Mayo Clinic suggests doctors and patients take to improve health care quality.

12 Jun 2013

PET and MR imaging can improve quality of life and survival for advanced breast cancer patients

For patients with advanced breast cancer, positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging can improve quality of life and survival by providing physicians with information on the effectiveness of chemotherapy prior to surgery, say researchers presenting at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

12 Jun 2013

Researchers to develop online tool to ease health care management for dementia patients and caregivers

Dementia often claims two victims: The patient and the caregiver. That's because caring for people with dementia requires close supervision and constant care, which can place a caregiver's psychological, physical and financial health at risk.

12 Jun 2013

Abbott starts ABSORB Japan trial to evaluate Absorb BVS in patients with CAD

Abbott today announced that it has initiated the ABSORB Japan randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold in patients with coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease.

11 Jun 2013

U-M, Johns Hopkins researchers receive $1.7M grant to design web-based tool for dementia

Aside from memory loss and cognitive impairments, often the most difficult aspect of caring for people with dementia is treating their disruptive changes in behavior.

11 Jun 2013

Columbia psychiatry researchers suggest possible approaches to treat or prevent OCD

Columbia Psychiatry researchers have identified what they think may be a mechanism underlying the development of compulsive behaviors. The finding suggests possible approaches to treating or preventing certain characteristics of OCD.

11 Jun 2013

Oceans Omega produces omega-3 fortified gelatins in partnership with Lakeview Farms

Oceans Omega, a leading supplier of water-soluble omega-3 EPA and DHA ingredients for food, beverage, nutritional and pet care products, announced today the world's first commercially produced omega-3 fortified gelatins.

11 Jun 2013

ECG in your mobile!

A research scientist working at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a user-friendly smart phone application that allows consumers to take an electrocardiogram (ECG) in the comfort of their own homes.

11 Jun 2013

Education about malignant hyperthermia is important to medical professionals and community

Orlando Health, the Florida Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, and the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists took a moment to comment on a conference they are co-sponsoring with the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States in Orlando on June 29.

11 Jun 2013

Going viral with public health messages

Kaiser Health News reports on how one doctor is using YouTube to communicate public health messages while The Washington Post reports on how a data event leads to consideration of health care cost solutions.

11 Jun 2013

Virginia Tech's Chang Lu awarded new NIH grant to research on cancer

Progress made in the technology development for studying protein-DNA interactions, conducted by Chang Lu, associate professor of chemical engineering and a core faculty member of the School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences at Virginia Tech, has led to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarding a new project to continue his groundbreaking work.

11 Jun 2013

OncoSec Medical signs Sponsored Research Agreement with ODU for melanoma study

OncoSec Medical Inc., a company developing its advanced-stage ImmunoPulse DNA-based immunotherapy and NeoPulse therapy to treat solid tumors, signed a Sponsored Research Agreement with Old Dominion University and the Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics.

11 Jun 2013

Technology News and Research

Smartphone users can now diagnose diabetes or lung cancer quickly and effectively by simply breathing

Toshiba partners with leading institutions to conduct Athlete Heart Research Study

RTI Biologics intents to acquire privately held Pioneer Surgical Technology

DigiCert, DataMotion partner to expand common dual-mode certification for healthcare industry

Neuromodulators provide guidelines for implantation of "digital drugs" to manage chronic pain

New mobile technology could revolutionise health care in the country

Drug development could be improved with stem cell technology, say researchers

New SPECT and MR imaging systems unveiled at SNMMI's 2013 Annual Meeting

Mayo Clinic suggests five simple steps to improve health care quality

PET and MR imaging can improve quality of life and survival for advanced breast cancer patients

Researchers to develop online tool to ease health care management for dementia patients and caregivers

Abbott starts ABSORB Japan trial to evaluate Absorb BVS in patients with CAD

U-M, Johns Hopkins researchers receive $1.7M grant to design web-based tool for dementia

Columbia psychiatry researchers suggest possible approaches to treat or prevent OCD

Oceans Omega produces omega-3 fortified gelatins in partnership with Lakeview Farms

ECG in your mobile!

Education about malignant hyperthermia is important to medical professionals and community

Going viral with public health messages

Virginia Tech's Chang Lu awarded new NIH grant to research on cancer

OncoSec Medical signs Sponsored Research Agreement with ODU for melanoma study

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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