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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

PCORI approves research award to study use of videoconferencing technology for pediatric care

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has approved a $1.6 million research award to the Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA to study the use of videoconferencing technology to deliver behavioral health services to pediatric patients in community primary care settings.

29 May 2013

UI Hospital recognized for adoption of electronic medical records technology

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System has been recognized for its advanced adoption of electronic medical records technology by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, and is now among the 10 percent of U.S. hospitals with paperless patient records.

29 May 2013

Mayo Clinic expands sports medicine practice

Mayo Clinic today announced an expansion to its sports medicine practice to meet the growing regional, national and international demand for its expertise.

29 May 2013

FDA approves iTrace for Blood Centers to assist in enhancing blood safety

iTrace for Blood Centers, (Version 1.0.924.0), the first application to use Radio Frequency Identification technology in blood establishments to assist in enhancing blood safety by preventing the release of unsuitable blood components, was cleared today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

29 May 2013

Mosquito repellent and human odour: an interview with Dr James Logan, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Mosquitoes can carry parasites and other organisms that cause deadly diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. So, protecting yourself against their bites is very important.

28 May 2013

Four studies show that OrSense's non-invasive NBM-200 Hb monitor is safe and accurate

OrSense Ltd., developer of monitors for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, announced today that its non-invasive Hemoglobin NBM-200 monitor was the topic of multiple recent studies highlighting the clinical value of the device.

28 May 2013

PathCentral unveils AP Anywhere Express Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information System

PathCentral, a technology-enabled company dedicated to the success of the pathology community, today unveiled its AP Anywhere Express Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information System.

28 May 2013

Zecotek welcomes Markman hearing for infringement of LFS scintillation crystal patent

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that the claim construction hearing, also called a Markman hearing, for Zecotek Imaging Systems Pte Ltd.'s legal action against defendants Saint-Gobain Corporation and Philips will be held on July 2, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi .

28 May 2013

Technology News and Research

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

PCORI approves research award to study use of videoconferencing technology for pediatric care

UI Hospital recognized for adoption of electronic medical records technology

Mayo Clinic expands sports medicine practice

FDA approves iTrace for Blood Centers to assist in enhancing blood safety

Mosquito repellent and human odour: an interview with Dr James Logan, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Four studies show that OrSense's non-invasive NBM-200 Hb monitor is safe and accurate

PathCentral unveils AP Anywhere Express Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information System

Zecotek welcomes Markman hearing for infringement of LFS scintillation crystal patent

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