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Use of video recordings systems can benefit both patients and physicians

As hospitals strive to improve patient safety and quality of medical care, they should consider widespread use of existing video recording systems already in place to document procedures, to use as a teaching tool and to figure out what's going right or wrong.

10 Apr 2013

New device that detects breast cancer metastasis is extending its market reach

A device co-developed by a University of Houston (UH) physicist to detect the spread of breast cancer and allow physicians to better plan intervention is extending its market reach, bringing it another step closer to clinical trials in the U.S.

10 Apr 2013

Researchers develop new imaging system for mouse brain studies

Setting a mouse free to roam might alarm most people, but not so for nuclear imaging researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Medical School and the University of Maryland who have developed a new imaging system for mouse brain studies.

10 Apr 2013

GGA Software Services, Pfizer to present Indigo ELN at 2013 Bio-IT World Conference and Expo

GGA Software Services LLC, a leading provider of outsourced scientific informatics and software services to the life sciences industry, announced today that GGA and Pfizer will present Indigo ELN, the industry's leading open-source chemistry electronic laboratory notebook, at the 2013 Bio-IT World Conference and Expo in Boston, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, April 10, at 12:00 PM.

From Pfizer, Inc. 10 Apr 2013

UC Riverside expert to give free lecture on waterborne diseases

When we turn on the tap to get a glass of water, we just assume that it is safe to drink. But is it really safe? And, what exactly is "safe"?

10 Apr 2013

mPhase Technologies files patent application for novel drug delivery system

mPhase Technologies, Inc. said today that it is pursuing licensing opportunities for its Smart Drug Delivery System.

10 Apr 2013

Olympus receives FDA clearance for Articulating HD 3D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System

Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions in Medical and Surgical Products, among other core businesses, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Articulating HD 3D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 10 Apr 2013

U.N. OCHA report examines how technology is affecting delivery of humanitarian aid

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Saturday released a new report, titled "Humanitarianism in the Network Age (including World Humanitarian Data and Trends 2012)," which examines how the accelerated use of mobile technology in the developing world is changing how private corporations, governments and humanitarian aid agencies are doing business, a press release from the agency reports.

10 Apr 2013

St. Mary Medical Center completes expansion of Emergency Department and Trauma Center

St. Mary Medical Center has completed Phase 2 of its Emergency Department and Trauma Center expansion. To celebrate this event, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday, April 9, at 9 a.m., in the newly renovated Emergency Department.

10 Apr 2013

Kinetic Concepts' ActiV.A.C. Therapy System now available in Japan for in-patient use

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today announced that its ActiV.A.C. Therapy System is now available for in-patient use in Japan.

10 Apr 2013

CvergenX to develop radiosensitivity test to better radiation therapy decisions for patients with cancer

A molecular signature index technology that can lead to better radiation therapy decisions for patients with cancer is being developed into a reliable radiosensitivity test by CvergenX, Inc., an advanced cancer diagnostics company.

10 Apr 2013

Elekta's Versa HD system accelerates radiation delivery to new levels

Featuring a revolutionary combination of speed and accuracy, Elekta's new Versa HD system will help clinicians at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (Withington, Manchester) maximize the precision of therapeutic beams on the tumor target, while also accelerating radiation delivery to new levels.

From Elekta 10 Apr 2013

Researchers present data on ARQ 092 at 2013 AACR Annual Meeting

Researchers presented data today on ARQ 092, an AKT inhibitor in Phase 1 clinical development by ArQule, Inc. at the AACR Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C., April 6-10, showing that this novel, oral agent inhibits the AKT pathway and has a manageable safety profile in an ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial.

10 Apr 2013

Hospitals, other providers increasingly using 'the cloud' to store images

Health-care providers are starting to embrace the fast-growing area of technology known as cloud services, the model of shared computing in which data is stored on remote servers that hospitals can access via desktop, tablet or smartphone.

10 Apr 2013

Transient electronics relieve pain, fight infection and dissolve harmlessly

Scientists today described key advances toward practical uses of a new genre of tiny, biocompatible electronic devices that could be implanted into the body to relieve pain or battle infection for a specific period of time, and then dissolve harmlessly.

9 Apr 2013

Study: Chicken-killing virus is a promising treatment for prostate cancer

A study at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine has identified a chicken-killing virus as a promising treatment for prostate cancer in humans.

9 Apr 2013

University of Leicester to launch new research centre to explore complex traits and disease

This week, the University of Leicester launches a new Centre for Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits to explore the building blocks of complex traits and disease.

9 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 9, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about about various elements of the health law and how they are being viewed as implementation rolls ahead.

9 Apr 2013

BEAMing technology detects more mutations linked with secondary drug resistance in GIST patients

A study presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 indicates that a DNA blood test using Inostics' BEAMing Digital PCR can detect more mutations associated with secondary drug resistance in GIST patients than testing conventional biopsies.

9 Apr 2013

Quest PharmaTech to develop, market anti-PSA IgE technology for cancer treatment

Quest PharmaTech Inc., a pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products for the treatment of cancer, announces that it has recently signed an exclusive license agreement with University of California at Los Angeles to develop and market anti-PSA IgE technology for the treatment of cancer.

9 Apr 2013

Technology News and Research

Use of video recordings systems can benefit both patients and physicians

New device that detects breast cancer metastasis is extending its market reach

Researchers develop new imaging system for mouse brain studies

GGA Software Services, Pfizer to present Indigo ELN at 2013 Bio-IT World Conference and Expo

UC Riverside expert to give free lecture on waterborne diseases

mPhase Technologies files patent application for novel drug delivery system

Olympus receives FDA clearance for Articulating HD 3D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System

U.N. OCHA report examines how technology is affecting delivery of humanitarian aid

St. Mary Medical Center completes expansion of Emergency Department and Trauma Center

Kinetic Concepts' ActiV.A.C. Therapy System now available in Japan for in-patient use

CvergenX to develop radiosensitivity test to better radiation therapy decisions for patients with cancer

Elekta's Versa HD system accelerates radiation delivery to new levels

Researchers present data on ARQ 092 at 2013 AACR Annual Meeting

Hospitals, other providers increasingly using 'the cloud' to store images

Transient electronics relieve pain, fight infection and dissolve harmlessly

Study: Chicken-killing virus is a promising treatment for prostate cancer

University of Leicester to launch new research centre to explore complex traits and disease

First Edition: April 9, 2013

BEAMing technology detects more mutations linked with secondary drug resistance in GIST patients

Quest PharmaTech to develop, market anti-PSA IgE technology for cancer treatment

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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