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ACADIA extends collaboration agreement with Allergan for drug discovery platform

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company utilizing innovative technology to fuel drug discovery and clinical development of novel treatments for central nervous system disorders, today announced that it has extended its drug discovery and development collaboration with Allergan, Inc.

1 Apr 2011

3M announces acquisition of Zargis Medical assets

3M announced today it has acquired certain assets of Zargis Medical Corp., maker of the only FDA-approved diagnostic software to classify suspected systolic and diastolic heart murmurs.

1 Apr 2011

HLS receives state permission to build new rehabilitation hospital in Ocala, Florida

HealthSouth Corporation today announced that it has received permission from the state to proceed with building a comprehensive physical rehabilitation hospital in Ocala, Fla.

1 Apr 2011

VA to deploy Open Source version of VistA

The Department of Veterans Affairs today released a draft Request for Proposal aimed at forming an Open Source community around its ground-breaking VistA (Veterans Integrated System Technology Architecture) electronic health record system.

1 Apr 2011

UHS acquires Emergent Group and PRI Medical

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., a leading provider of medical equipment management and service solutions, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Emergent Group Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, PRI Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of mobile medical lasers and surgical equipment.

1 Apr 2011

eGlobalTech receives HRSA contract to support enterprise-wide Call Center Study

eGlobalTech announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration to support an enterprise-wide Call Center Study.

1 Apr 2011

FDA approves Medtronic's InterStim Therapy to improve bowel control

Medtronic, Inc. today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of InterStim Therapy for Bowel Control. InterStim Therapy, previously available to treat the symptoms of overactive bladder and non-obstructive urinary retention, is now also approved for the treatment of chronic fecal incontinence in patients who have failed or are not candidates for more conservative treatments.

1 Apr 2011

CPRIT awards $12.6M grant to Gulf Coast Consortia to develop new cancer treatments

The Gulf Coast Consortia has been awarded a grant of more than $12.6 million from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas to launch a collaborative program that brings together researchers with the common purpose of developing new cancer treatments.

1 Apr 2011

AngioScore launches AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheters for treatment of PAD

AngioScore, Inc., a developer of novel angioplasty catheters for use in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced the launch of new, longer AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheters for the treatment of peripheral artery disease.

1 Apr 2011

Zynx Health responds to proposed regulations issued by CMS

Zynx Health, the market leader in providing evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support solutions, today announced its response to the proposed regulations governing Accountable Care Organizations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

1 Apr 2011

Biocept, academic collaborators' posters on CTCs to be presented at AACR meeting

Biocept, Inc. today reported that its scientists and academic collaborators will present four posters at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research taking place in Orlando, Florida April 2-6, 2011.

1 Apr 2011

New CMS reimbursement system for ESRD may place cost constraints on clinics

According to Millennium Research Group, the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the new reimbursement system from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for end stage renal disease will have a mixed but mostly negative effect on the market for ESRD treatment devices.

1 Apr 2011

New lifesaving technology can combat cancer

Imagine the benefits if there was technology that pinpointed exactly which chemotherapy drugs work best in fighting each individual's type of cancer. No more guessing. No more trial and error. The good news is that such lifesaving technology is on its way to becoming reality.

1 Apr 2011

NIH combats obesity epidemic with new strategic research plan

To combat the obesity epidemic, the National Institutes of Health is encouraging diverse scientific investigations through a new Strategic Plan for NIH Obesity Research.

1 Apr 2011

SXC awarded 5-year sub-contract to provide PBM services to Nevada's 180,000 Medicaid members

SXC Health Solutions Corp., a leading provider of technology and pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services, announces that its HealthCare Information Technology (HCIT) Group has been awarded a five-year sub-contract from HP Enterprise Services ("HPES") to provide PBM services to the State of Nevada's 180,000 Medicaid members.

1 Apr 2011

JobTIPS for individuals with ASD

Do2Learn.com, an innovative, online provider of educational resources for individuals with special needs, is expanding its website to include JobTIPS. JobTIPS offers free "how to" interactive materials for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder and other special needs to help them evaluate, identify, and maintain employment.

1 Apr 2011

PGXL to utilize AutoGenomics' automated INFINITI analyzer for personalized medicine applications

PGXL Labs, an internationally recognized pioneer in personalized medicine testing, announced today that it has established a collaborative partnership with AutoGenomics, Inc. wherein they will utilize the automated INFINITI® analyzer for several different personalized medicine applications.

1 Apr 2011

Diseased human hepatocytes successfully reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells

Study shows, for the first time, the successful reprogramming of diseased human hepatocytes into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC).

1 Apr 2011

Precise Biometrics emerges with fastest standardized Match-on-Card in MINEX II report

As the results from the MINEX II report is released, Precise Biometrics emerges with the fastest standardized Match-on-Card and outstanding performance. Precise Biometrics is also the only biometric supplier who passed with 3 different card vendor submissions - a unique achievement in the industry.

1 Apr 2011

Oncology experts educate lawmakers about latest information on radiation therapy

Leaders from the radiation oncology community – representing patients, physicians, providers, and manufacturers – met on Capitol Hill today to educate lawmakers and their staffs about the latest in radiation therapy technologies and techniques, improvements in patient care and the community's focus on patient safety in radiation therapy delivery.

1 Apr 2011

Technology News and Research

ACADIA extends collaboration agreement with Allergan for drug discovery platform

3M announces acquisition of Zargis Medical assets

HLS receives state permission to build new rehabilitation hospital in Ocala, Florida

VA to deploy Open Source version of VistA

UHS acquires Emergent Group and PRI Medical

eGlobalTech receives HRSA contract to support enterprise-wide Call Center Study

FDA approves Medtronic's InterStim Therapy to improve bowel control

CPRIT awards $12.6M grant to Gulf Coast Consortia to develop new cancer treatments

AngioScore launches AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheters for treatment of PAD

Zynx Health responds to proposed regulations issued by CMS

Biocept, academic collaborators' posters on CTCs to be presented at AACR meeting

New CMS reimbursement system for ESRD may place cost constraints on clinics

New lifesaving technology can combat cancer

NIH combats obesity epidemic with new strategic research plan

SXC awarded 5-year sub-contract to provide PBM services to Nevada's 180,000 Medicaid members

JobTIPS for individuals with ASD

PGXL to utilize AutoGenomics' automated INFINITI analyzer for personalized medicine applications

Diseased human hepatocytes successfully reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells

Precise Biometrics emerges with fastest standardized Match-on-Card in MINEX II report

Oncology experts educate lawmakers about latest information on radiation therapy

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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