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Partners, Luminex team up to discover novel biomarkers, develop clinical assays

Luminex Corporation announced today that it has teamed with Partners HealthCare toward the discovery of novel biomarkers and development of clinical assays.

From Luminex 16 Feb 2011

Boston Scientific acquires novel technologies for treatment of peripheral chronic total occlusions

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the acquisition of two novel technologies to treat peripheral chronic total occlusions (CTOs). These acquisitions add technology platforms that complement the Company's world-class portfolio of devices for lower extremity peripheral artery disease.

16 Feb 2011

Bisphosphonates appear to reduce risk of postmenopausal colorectal cancer by 50%

An international team of researchers has found that the use of bisphosphonates - drugs already taken by millions of healthy women to prevent bone-loss - for more than one year was associated with a 50 percent reduction in the risk of postmenopausal colorectal cancer. The results were published this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

15 Feb 2011

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Venous Health's Vasculaire Compression System in the US

Venous Health Systems, a developer of solutions for treating vascular insufficiency by enhancing blood circulation, today announced that it has received 510 clearance from the Food & Drug Administration to market the Vasculaire Compression System in the United States.

15 Feb 2011

UMB achieves 35% increase in health spending accounts

UMB Healthcare Services, a division of UMB Financial Corporation, announced today that it has achieved a 35 percent increase in the number of its health spending accounts.

15 Feb 2011

The Lancet publishes Baxter's PREFLUCEL phase III trial results against seasonal influenza

Baxter International Inc. announced today results of a study published in this week's issue of The Lancet that demonstrate effectiveness and tolerability of Baxter's PREFLUCEL in protecting against seasonal influenza.

From Baxter International Inc. 15 Feb 2011

UC Davis and Sutter first to share electronic health records in the region

Steven Hedrick, deputy director of rehabilitative programs at the California Department of Corrections, was relaxing at home recently when a sharp pain rippled through his lower abdomen. The ache was so severe that he drove to the nearest treatment center Sutter Urgent Care, Yuba City. Physicians there quickly evaluated Steven, obtained a CT scan and diagnosed him with kidney stones. Hedrick was prescribed pain medication and counseled to check in with his primary care physician at UC Davis as soon as possible.

15 Feb 2011

Leading foundations support Australian diabetes treatment

Two international charitable foundations, New Zealand-based Cure Kids and U.S.-based Children with Diabetes Foundation, have each pledged to provide US$140,000 to fund the final two patients in a Phase II clinical trial in New Zealand that has the potential to transform the treatment of Type 1 diabetes.

15 Feb 2011

Cynosure 2010 fourth quarter revenues increase 16% to $22.3 million

Cynosure, Inc. today announced financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010.

15 Feb 2011

FDA clears ArthroCare's Spartan 5.5 Needled Anchor

ArthroCare Corp., a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Spartan 5.5 Needled Anchor. Spartan is a preloaded threaded anchor indicated for use in fixation of soft tissue to bone, such as during a rotator cuff repair.

15 Feb 2011

CRN Magazine recognizes Meru Networks as one of the top 100 2010 Health Care Vendors

Meru Networks, the leader in virtualized 802.11n enterprise wireless networking, today announced that it has been recognized by Everything Channel's CRN Magazine as one of the top 100 2010 Health Care Vendors.

15 Feb 2011

Nfocus Neuromedical's Luna AES receives CE Mark approval to treat brain aneurysms

Nfocus Neuromedical, Inc., an innovative medical device company with a focus on the next generation treatment for brain aneurysms, announced today that its Luna Aneurysm Embolization System received CE Mark for the treatment of patients with brain aneurysms.

15 Feb 2011

Almac's Director plans to speak on adaptive trial designs at CTS Europe conference

The Almac Group announced today that Graham Nicholls, Director of Biostatistics for Almac's Clinical Technologies business unit, will be speaking at the Clinical Trial Supply Europe conference held in Barcelona, Spain, 22-23 February 2011.

15 Feb 2011

CWRU's REC helps doctors to adopt electronic health records

Nearly $8 million of federal stimulus funds provided through the Ohio Health Information Partnership is already starting to help hundreds of doctors in northeast Ohio switch to electronic health records. Now, with a greater sense of urgency, the word is going out to providers who might not yet be aware that valuable advice is easily available to them.

15 Feb 2011

Eurofins MWG Operon's LPE libraries offer most efficient way to sequence and scaffold genomes

Eurofins MWG Operon, an expert in next generation sequencing routinely uses up to 5 different non-cloned genomic DNA libraries for sequencing with Roche GS FLX or Illumina HiSeq 2000 technology.

15 Feb 2011

New technique reveals spatial structure of microbial community

Like people in cities, microbes often live in complex communities that contain many different microbial types. Also like us, microbes tend to gravitate to and "hang out" with certain other types in their community, more than with the rest. And sometimes, when opportunities arise, they move to more favorable locations.

15 Feb 2011

Aesthetic and dental surgical procedures show greater than average growth

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, standouts in surgical procedures in terms of growth over the next five years are going to be dental implant, facial injectable, optical coherence tomography (OCT) catheter, spinal nonfusion implant, and percutaneous heart valve procedures in North America.

15 Feb 2011

FDA requests $4.3 billion to protect and promote health of Americans as part of FY 2012 budget

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting a budget of $4.3 billion to protect and promote the public health as part of the President's fiscal year 2012 budget — a 33 percent increase over the FDA enacted budget for FY 2010. The FY 2012 request covers the period of Oct. 1, 2011, through Sept. 30, 2012.

15 Feb 2011

New grant for patient safety research to prevent 'fumbled handoffs' leading to medical errors

When a football player drops the ball or fumbles a handoff, his team might lose yardage or return to the line of scrimmage to re-do the play. In healthcare, dropping the ball means a patient might not get necessary follow-up care or worse.

15 Feb 2011

Measurements of hand movement control may help determine severity of ADHD in children

Measurements of hand movement control may help determine the severity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, according to joint studies published in the February 15, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

15 Feb 2011

Technology News and Research

Partners, Luminex team up to discover novel biomarkers, develop clinical assays

Boston Scientific acquires novel technologies for treatment of peripheral chronic total occlusions

Bisphosphonates appear to reduce risk of postmenopausal colorectal cancer by 50%

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Venous Health's Vasculaire Compression System in the US

UMB achieves 35% increase in health spending accounts

The Lancet publishes Baxter's PREFLUCEL phase III trial results against seasonal influenza

UC Davis and Sutter first to share electronic health records in the region

Leading foundations support Australian diabetes treatment

Cynosure 2010 fourth quarter revenues increase 16% to $22.3 million

FDA clears ArthroCare's Spartan 5.5 Needled Anchor

CRN Magazine recognizes Meru Networks as one of the top 100 2010 Health Care Vendors

Nfocus Neuromedical's Luna AES receives CE Mark approval to treat brain aneurysms

Almac's Director plans to speak on adaptive trial designs at CTS Europe conference

CWRU's REC helps doctors to adopt electronic health records

Eurofins MWG Operon's LPE libraries offer most efficient way to sequence and scaffold genomes

New technique reveals spatial structure of microbial community

Aesthetic and dental surgical procedures show greater than average growth

FDA requests $4.3 billion to protect and promote health of Americans as part of FY 2012 budget

New grant for patient safety research to prevent 'fumbled handoffs' leading to medical errors

Measurements of hand movement control may help determine severity of ADHD in children

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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