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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

Tele-anesthesia can make OR care more efficient

A study exploring patterns of messages to anesthesiologists supervising care in operating rooms provides clues as to how hospitals might use "tele-anesthesia" technology to deploy anesthesia expertise and resources more efficiently, reports the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

9 Apr 2013

Exosome profiling of mRNAs and miRNAs in serum samples presented at AACR meeting

Exosome Diagnostics, a leading developer of biofluid-based molecular diagnostics for use in personalized medicine, today announced that the company is presenting a late-breaking abstract at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013, in Washington D.C.

9 Apr 2013

New Japan-driven initiative to accelerate research, development innovation for neglected diseases

The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, based in Geneva, Switzerland, and DNDi Japan, based in Tokyo, welcome the launch of the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund, an initiative supported by the Japanese government, several Japanese pharmaceutical companies, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

9 Apr 2013

Rheumatoid arthritis blood tests launched by Quest Diagnostics

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced the availability of two new blood tests for aiding the early diagnosis of arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disorder that can cause debilitating joint damage.

From Quest Diagnostics 9 Apr 2013

Weill Cornell Medical College sets up new Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute

Weill Cornell Medical College has established the new Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, a unique, multidisciplinary translational neuroscience research hub. Named in honor of long-time benefactors Gertrude and Louis Feil, the institute was created with a generous $28 million gift from the Feil Family.

9 Apr 2013

Technology News and Research

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

Tele-anesthesia can make OR care more efficient

Exosome profiling of mRNAs and miRNAs in serum samples presented at AACR meeting

New Japan-driven initiative to accelerate research, development innovation for neglected diseases

Rheumatoid arthritis blood tests launched by Quest Diagnostics

Weill Cornell Medical College sets up new Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute

American Cancer Society announces new research, training grants for fiscal year 2013

Roche, Isis Pharmaceuticals to develop neurodegenerative therapeutics for Huntington's disease

Argentina's ANMAT approves AUBAGIO for patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis

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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