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Invivo Therapeutics' Chief Science Officer selected as recipient of 2011 Apple Award

InVivo Therapeutics, a company focused on the development of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries, today announced that Chief Science Officer Dr. Christopher Pritchard, Ph.D., has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the American Spinal Injury Association's prestigious Apple Award.

30 Apr 2011

Frequently hospitalized patients may need a specialist focused on their care: Hospital care expert

Declining rates of hospitalization have discouraged primary care doctors from seeing their patients in the hospital and encouraged the growing use of "hospitalists," a new physician specialty focused on the care of hospitalized patients.

30 Apr 2011

CJPS Medical Systems releases its newest VitalPoint software

CJPS Medical Systems announces today that it has released its newest VitalPoint software which is compliant to HL7. This announcement comes as the ATA, the largest international tradeshow focused exclusively on telemedicine, telehealth, and remote medical technologies, takes place on May 1st-3rd, 2011 in Tampa, Florida.

30 Apr 2011

3D models prove useful in neurosurgical planning

3D models, produced by combining a patient's CT scans and 3D printing technology are proving useful in neurosurgical planning.

30 Apr 2011

FFR-guided intervention strategy can improve patient outcomes: Study

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced that an analysis of the benefits to using a Fractional Flow Reserve-guided intervention strategy found that the technology can improve patient outcomes while saving millions of Euros.

30 Apr 2011

Dual-energy CT has potential to allow non-invasive diagnosis of gout, say radiologists

The incidence of gout is on the rise and duel energy CT has the potential to allow non-invasive diagnosis of the disease, according to radiologists at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, in Vancouver, BC.

30 Apr 2011

Children with TVs in their bedrooms more likely to be overweight: Study

A new small study of Hispanic children found that those with TVs in their bedrooms were more likely to be overweight.

30 Apr 2011

NASA grants development order to Flexpoint's Bend Sensors

Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. today announced that they have received a development order from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to supply their patented Bend Sensors.

30 Apr 2011

University of South Florida researcher earns Everfront Award for stem cell study

Dr. Paul Sanberg, Distinguished University Professor and senior associate vice president for research and innovation at the University of South Florida, received the Everfront Award at the 4th Pan Pacific Symposium on Stem Cell and Cancer Research held earlier this month in Taichung, Taiwan.

30 Apr 2011

QHR annual revenues increase 38% to $19.1 million for 2010

QHR Technologies Inc., a leader in the Canadian Healthcare Information Technology sector, is pleased to announce today the release of its annual audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

30 Apr 2011

ETP makes investment to support development of ICVrx's targeted epilepsy drug technology

Epilepsy Therapy Project, a non-profit organization whose mission is to accelerate new therapies for people living with epilepsy and seizures, and ICVrx, LLC, a pharmacy product research and development company focused on novel therapies for central nervous system disorders, announced today that ETP has made an investment in ICVrx to support the development of ICVrx's targeted epilepsy drug technology for patients whose seizures are not controlled by current therapies.

30 Apr 2011

Visionary Healthware receives ONC-ATCB certification for new EHR solution

Visionary HealthWare, a CompuGroup Medical company, announced today that Alteer Office 8.0 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on 4/22/2011 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

30 Apr 2011

DVA is now DaVita Labs

Operating as a division of DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with end stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease, DVA Laboratory Services announced its new company name, DaVita Labs.

30 Apr 2011

Mary Ann Liebert introduces new videojournal on minimally invasive surgery

Videoscopy-, a groundbreaking new videojournal to complement the peer-reviewed monthly publication, Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques has been launched by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

30 Apr 2011

HMS first quarter revenue increases 27% to $82.5 million

HMS Holdings Corp. Reports Record First Quarter 2011 Results

30 Apr 2011

Improved body armor needed to protect brain from 'shell shock' injuries

Stronger and tougher body armor to shield the chest, abdomen and back may be just what soldiers fighting in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars need to better protect their brains from mild injuries tied to so-called "shell shock," results of a Johns Hopkins study in mice suggest.

29 Apr 2011

Harvard Engineering School receives $100,000 grant to develop microbial-based cell phone charger

A project to use dirt-powered batteries to charge cell phones in Africa won a $100,000 grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today.

29 Apr 2011

Proton radiography imaging helps lower radiation dosage to pediatric cancer patients

Proton radiography imaging used prior to and during proton treatments for pediatric cancer patients provides for more accurate treatment delivery and a lower dose of radiation compared to standard diagnostic X-rays and cone beam CT, according to a study presented today at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta. The symposium is co-sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

29 Apr 2011

USAID announces shift in gender programming, organizational structure

USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah this week announced the agency has transformed its Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade (EGAT) Women in Development Office into a new Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, Devex reports (Leonzon, 4/27).

29 Apr 2011

Sorin launches XTRA autotransfusion system

Sorin Group, a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, is proud to announce the launch in the U.S. of XTRA, the next-generation of Sorin's autotransfusion (ATS) device family.

29 Apr 2011

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Invivo Therapeutics' Chief Science Officer selected as recipient of 2011 Apple Award

Frequently hospitalized patients may need a specialist focused on their care: Hospital care expert

CJPS Medical Systems releases its newest VitalPoint software

3D models prove useful in neurosurgical planning

FFR-guided intervention strategy can improve patient outcomes: Study

Dual-energy CT has potential to allow non-invasive diagnosis of gout, say radiologists

Children with TVs in their bedrooms more likely to be overweight: Study

NASA grants development order to Flexpoint's Bend Sensors

University of South Florida researcher earns Everfront Award for stem cell study

QHR annual revenues increase 38% to $19.1 million for 2010

ETP makes investment to support development of ICVrx's targeted epilepsy drug technology

Visionary Healthware receives ONC-ATCB certification for new EHR solution

DVA is now DaVita Labs

Mary Ann Liebert introduces new videojournal on minimally invasive surgery

HMS first quarter revenue increases 27% to $82.5 million

Improved body armor needed to protect brain from 'shell shock' injuries

Harvard Engineering School receives $100,000 grant to develop microbial-based cell phone charger

Proton radiography imaging helps lower radiation dosage to pediatric cancer patients

USAID announces shift in gender programming, organizational structure

Sorin launches XTRA autotransfusion system

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