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Researchers develop inexpensive system that offers benefits of cardiac rehabilitation programmes

Researchers at the Universidad Poltécnica de Madrid (UPM) have developed an inexpensive system that offers the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation programmes for patients who currently cannot access them.

26 Jun 2012

New system provides comprehensive remote monitoring solution for the chronically ill

As Europe's population ages, chronic diseases are becoming increasingly widespread. Characterised by gradually deteriorating health and recurring incidents often requiring immediate medical attention, chronic illnesses have a severe impact on patients' autonomy and life quality and are putting increasing strain on over-stretched healthcare systems.

26 Jun 2012

NIH awards SeKON contract under CIO-SP3 restricted solicitation

SeKON Enterprise, Inc., a leader in enterprise business applications and management consulting, announced today that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the company a contract under its Chief Information Officer - Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) restricted solicitation.

25 Jun 2012

Vasomedical subsidiary amends sales representative agreement with GE Healthcare

Vasomedical, Inc. a diversified medical technology company specializing in the design, manufacture and sale of medical devices and in the domestic sale of diagnostic imaging products, today announces the amendment of the sales representative agreement between its subsidiary, Vaso Diagnostics Inc. d/b/a Vaso Healthcare and GE Healthcare, the healthcare business unit of GE, originally signed on May 19, 2010.

25 Jun 2012

FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo's US-based Bethlehem packaging facility

Today, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to package product at its first United States-based packaging facility located in Bethlehem, PA. With this approval, the Company expands its global supply chain capability, helping to ensure the supply of medicine to U.S. physicians and their patients.

25 Jun 2012

China SFDA approves China Biologic's Human Coagulation Factor VIII

China Biologic Products, Inc., a leading fully integrated plasma-based biopharmaceutical company in China, today announced that its indirectly owned subsidiary, Shandong Taibang Biological Products Co., Ltd. has received a manufacturing approval certificate from the China State Food and Drug Administration for Human Coagulation Factor VIII ("FVIII").

25 Jun 2012

Philips selects Acuo as partner for multi-site federated vendor neutral archive in UK

Acuo Technologies, the world leader in high-performance software and services for clinical content management and data migration, announced today it has been selected as the preferred supplier to work with technology partner and prime contractor Philips in the United Kingdom to implement a multi-site federated vendor neutral archive, featuring fully-distributed data management with centralized administration, to be shared across six NHS trusts in Surrey and Sussex.

25 Jun 2012

NIH awards Sirnaomics SBIR grant for developing STP705 siRNA wound healing product

Sirnaomics, Inc. announced today that the company has been awarded another NIH SBIR grant for developing its small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutic product STP705 to improve skin wound healing with minimized scar formation.

25 Jun 2012

Staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals shortlisted for more awards than any other trust in the country

Teams of staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have been recognised for their hard work by gaining more shortlisted entries in two high profile national award schemes than any other trust in the country.

25 Jun 2012

New service known as ‘Senior Care’ provided by Intamac Systems

Intamac Systems Limited, the B2B Connected Home service provider announces the release of a new and improved ‘Senior Care’ service.

25 Jun 2012

Teleflex announces acquisition of Semprus BioSciences

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, announced it has acquired Semprus BioSciences, a biomedical company and spin out from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

25 Jun 2012

MEDNAX acquires Florida Atlantic Anesthesia

MEDNAX, Inc., today announced the acquisition of Florida Atlantic Anesthesia, Inc., a physician group practice that provides anesthesia services in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

25 Jun 2012

Studies look at how computer and mobile phone use affects mental health of young adults

Young adults who make particularly heavy use of mobile phones and computers run a greater risk of sleep disturbances, stress and symptoms of mental health. "Public health advice should therefore include information on the healthy use of this technology," says researcher Sara Thomée from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

25 Jun 2012

New analysis finds increase in per-patient operating costs in PCMHs

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a concept at the heart of many health care reform models that aim to both improve the quality of care and reduce wasteful spending. But a new analysis of federally qualified health centers finds that clinics with higher scores as medical homes also had higher per-patient operating costs.

25 Jun 2012

RainDance introduces new digital PCR system for European researchers

RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology Company, today announced the introduction of its new RainDrop Digital PCR System to the European genetics research market.

25 Jun 2012

GE announces $7.5M investment in Nanosonics to further develop and distribute Trophon EPR

GE today announced a $7.5 million investment in Australian-based Nanosonics Limited - a leader in the development of innovative technology for infection control - to further develop and distribute Trophon EPR, an ultrasound transducer disinfecting system.

25 Jun 2012

DVS Sciences announces business agreement with Cytobank

DVS Sciences, Inc., a privately held innovator and manufacturer of novel CyTOF multi-parameter single-cell analyzers and reagents for biological research, today announced a business agreement with Cytobank, Inc., a privately held developer of cloud based scientific, informatics and software solutions for the flow cytometry market.

25 Jun 2012

De novo somatic gene mutations likely to cause hemimegalencephaly

Hemimegalencephaly is a rare but dramatic condition in which the brain grows asymmetrically, with one hemisphere becoming massively enlarged. Though frequently diagnosed in children with severe epilepsy, the cause of hemimegalencephaly is unknown and current treatment is radical: surgical removal of some or all of the diseased half of the brain.

25 Jun 2012

Riverain's ClearRead Bone Suppression software improves detection of lung cancer

Software by Riverain Technologies significantly improves radiologists' ability to detect potentially cancerous lung nodules in X-ray images, and might be a cost-effective alternative to dual energy subtraction (DES) imaging, according to two new studies being presented at the 20th Anniversary Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI), June 22-24, in London.

23 Jun 2012

GI Dynamics announces clinical data about EndoBarrier Therapy at ASMBS meeting

GI Dynamics, Inc. announced today that clinical data about EndoBarrier Therapy, a breakthrough treatment for type 2 diabetes and/or obesity, was presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) in San Diego.

23 Jun 2012

Technology News and Research

Researchers develop inexpensive system that offers benefits of cardiac rehabilitation programmes

New system provides comprehensive remote monitoring solution for the chronically ill

NIH awards SeKON contract under CIO-SP3 restricted solicitation

Vasomedical subsidiary amends sales representative agreement with GE Healthcare

FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo's US-based Bethlehem packaging facility

China SFDA approves China Biologic's Human Coagulation Factor VIII

Philips selects Acuo as partner for multi-site federated vendor neutral archive in UK

NIH awards Sirnaomics SBIR grant for developing STP705 siRNA wound healing product

Staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals shortlisted for more awards than any other trust in the country

New service known as ‘Senior Care’ provided by Intamac Systems

Teleflex announces acquisition of Semprus BioSciences

MEDNAX acquires Florida Atlantic Anesthesia

Studies look at how computer and mobile phone use affects mental health of young adults

New analysis finds increase in per-patient operating costs in PCMHs

RainDance introduces new digital PCR system for European researchers

GE announces $7.5M investment in Nanosonics to further develop and distribute Trophon EPR

DVS Sciences announces business agreement with Cytobank

De novo somatic gene mutations likely to cause hemimegalencephaly

Riverain's ClearRead Bone Suppression software improves detection of lung cancer

GI Dynamics announces clinical data about EndoBarrier Therapy at ASMBS meeting

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