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Scrip Intelligence names PPD as best contract research organization

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. today announced it has been named the best contract research organization by Scrip Intelligence, which also has honored PPD for deploying the best technological development in clinical trials.

5 Nov 2011

MED3OOO, Medicomp partner to embed Quippe into InteGreat EHR

Medicomp Systems newest documentation and patient management application, Quippe, has been imbedded into MED3OOO's InteGreat EHR. Quippe is an easy to use and learn interface that puts the power to care back into the hands of the clinicians and allows them to focus on the patient, not data entry.

5 Nov 2011

KFH/HP reports total operating revenue of $11.9B for third quarter 2011

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and their respective subsidiaries (KFH/HP) reported today a combined total operating revenue of $11.9 billion for the quarter ending September 30, 2011, compared to $11.1 billion in the same period in 2010.

5 Nov 2011

Opexa reports net loss of $1.30 million for third quarter 2011

Opexa Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing Tovaxin, a novel T-cell therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS), today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and provided an overview of recent corporate developments.

5 Nov 2011

Siemens Healthcare to acquire MobileMD

Today, Siemens Healthcare announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding equity of MobileMD, Inc., of Yardley, Pa., a provider of health information exchange (HIE) solutions.

From Siemens Healthineers 5 Nov 2011

Miracor's PICSO system safe and feasible during elective PCI

Miracor Medical Systems announced today that data will be reported during next week's "TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) 2011" scientific meeting in San Francisco.

5 Nov 2011

VA announces 13 new awards in 2010 Industry Innovation Competition

The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced 13 new awards in the agency's 2010 Industry Innovation Competition. The new projects will give VA an opportunity to evaluate new ways to enhance care and benefits for Veterans.

5 Nov 2011

New UBC technology can accurately detect brain aneurysms

University of British Columbia researchers have developed new technology for monitoring brain aneurysms - an approach that is potentially less invasive and more accurate than current methods, and one that is simple enough for patients to use at home for frequent monitoring.

5 Nov 2011

Idera raises $9.5M in convertible preferred stock offering

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced it has raised $9.5 million in a convertible preferred stock offering.

5 Nov 2011

'Medicine that grows' confronts antibiotics resistance

It's been called "the trots," "Montezuma's Revenge," "the runs" and worse. But no matter the name, when it strikes, victims wish for a medicine that could go straight to the offending bacteria to quickly knock it dead.

4 Nov 2011

Baxter launches NUMETA emulsion for infusion in Europe

Baxter International Inc. announced today the European launch of NUMETA (emulsion for infusion).

From Baxter International Inc. 4 Nov 2011

Oxford Instruments acquires Platinum Medical Imaging

Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research, announces the acquisition of Platinum Medical Imaging LLC (“Platinum”).

4 Nov 2011

NewYork-Presbyterian ranked 23rd on 2011 InformationWeek 500

NewYork-Presbyterian is ranked 23rd on the 2011 InformationWeek 500 - the magazine's annual list of the top technology innovators in the United States - and is the second highest ranking hospital in the nation.

4 Nov 2011

Sensor system can monitor heart rate, skin conductance while driving

Safety in traffic depends on a number of factors. One decisive aspect is how fit the driver is. A research team at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), in collaboration with researchers at the BMW Group, managed to develop a sensor system integrated into the steering wheel that can monitor the driver's state of health while driving.

4 Nov 2011

Using sub-nanometre cages to identify molecules

Reliable and accurate single-molecule medical diagnosis is a step closer to reality with the development a new technique by Cambridge University researchers which uses sub-nanometre “cages” to capture and identify molecules.

3 Nov 2011

Young woman gets double hand transplant

In a surgical feat a 28 year old woman who lost her hands and feet to an infection about four years ago is recuperating after undergoing a double hand transplant.

3 Nov 2011

Cancer cells maintain rapid proliferation due to PK-M2 enzyme

Cancer cells maintain their life-style of extremely rapid growth and proliferation thanks to an enzyme called PK-M2 (pyruvate kinase M2) that alters the cells' ability to metabolize glucose - a phenomenon known as the Warburg effect.

3 Nov 2011

SXC third quarter revenue increases 163% to $1.3 billion

SXC Health Solutions Corp., a leading provider of technology and pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services, announces its financial results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011.

3 Nov 2011

Elsevier's 2012 eBook Frontlist collections available on SciVerse ScienceDirect

Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that its 2012 eBook Frontlist collections are available for advance purchase on SciVerse ScienceDirect, Elsevier's online platform for scientific content.

3 Nov 2011

Medtronic launches MIDLF procedure at 26th North American Spine Society meeting

Medtronic, Inc. the world leader in spinal technology, announced today a pioneering approach to minimally invasive spinal fusion at the 26th annual meeting of the North American Spine Society in Chicago, IL.

From Medtronic 3 Nov 2011