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dicomPACS®DX-R 2.0 sets new standards in image processing

OR Technology will present a new version of its X-ray acquisition software at this year’s ECR (European Congress of Radiology) in Vienna. dicomPACS®DX-R version 2.0 provides extended image processing – Cognition Optimised Processing. New adjustment options such as automatic pixel correction reduce image interference and improve the overall impression of the image. Optimal contrast regulation covering the entire image ensures improved recognition of details in soft tissue and bones.

3 Mar 2011

Sarsia grants BerGenBio NOK7 million to continue CellSelect advanced technology platform

BerGenBio has secured NOK7 million from local Sarsia Seed and Development funds to continue its leading research and development activities into new and original cancer treatments.

3 Mar 2011

Roche, OraSure receive FDA 510(k) clearance for Oral Fluid Drug Testing System

OraSure Technologies, Inc. and Roche announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the Companies 510(k) clearance on four homogeneous fully automated oral fluid drugs of abuse assays developed to be used exclusively as part of OraSure's Intercept Oral Fluid Drug Testing System.

3 Mar 2011

ContextVision launches GOPView iRVUltra product at 2011 ECR annual meeting

ContextVision is pleased to announce the showcasing and market launch of a second new product at the 2011 European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.

3 Mar 2011

New insight: p53 protein controls molecular crossroads in glucose metabolic pathway

The gene for the protein p53 is the most frequently mutated in human cancer. It encodes a tumor suppressor, and traditionally researchers have assumed that it acts primarily as a regulator of how genes are made into proteins.

3 Mar 2011

Affymetrix releases complete genotyping data set on its website

Affymetrix, Inc. today announced the release of a complete data set of 5 million variants on its website.

3 Mar 2011

Scientists develop simple home-based blood pressure measuring device for diabetics

Many people get stressed when they visit the doctor, leading to blood pressure readings higher than normal. It's called "White Coat Syndrome." And since two-thirds of diabetics suffer from high blood pressure, getting accurate readings is crucial to getting proper care for them.

3 Mar 2011

Joslin launches initiative for primary care physicians to improve diabetes care

Joslin Diabetes Center has launched a groundbreaking initiative for primary care physicians to improve diabetes care.

3 Mar 2011

PositiveID reaches chemistry milestone in glucose-sensing RFID microchip development

PositiveID Corporation announced today that it has reached an important chemistry milestone in the development of its GlucoChip, glucose-sensing RFID microchip.

3 Mar 2011

Groundbreaking discovery in lymphoma research

BC Cancer Agency scientists have discovered that a single gene, CIITA, is implicated in almost 40 per cent of primary mediastinal B-cell lymphomas and 15 per cent of all Hodgkin lymphoma cases.

3 Mar 2011

MicroConstants completes installation, qualification of new Xevo TQ-S tandem mass spectrometer

MicroConstants, Inc., a bioanalytical and pharmacokinetic-specialty Contract Research Organization in San Diego, California, announces today that it has successfully completed the installation and qualification of a new Xevo TQ-S tandem mass spectrometer from Waters Corporation.

3 Mar 2011

IBM announces new Patient Empowerment System

Today IBM announced the next evolution of the patient portal, significantly expanding the types of information, alerts, recommendations and interactive coaching healthcare providers can offer to their patients online.

3 Mar 2011

Protein serum amyloid A could be a potential diagnostic biomarker for lung cancer

Scientists are reporting discovery of a protein in the blood of lung cancer patients that could be used in a test for the disease - difficult to diagnose in its earliest and most treatable stages - and to develop drugs that stop lung cancer from spreading. Their study appears in ACS's Journal of Proteome Research.

3 Mar 2011

Scientists devise new on-line calculator to predict food allergies in children

An on-line calculator that predicts, within seconds, the presence of the three major food allergies in children has been developed by researchers at University College Cork.

2 Mar 2011

ASU receives W. M. Keck $1 million grant to build next-generation 3D imaging microscope

The W. M. Keck Foundation has awarded Arizona State University a $1 million grant to the team of scientists led by Deirdre Meldrum, Ph.D., at the Biodesign Institute.

2 Mar 2011

IAVI, THSTI collaborate to establish HIV Vaccine Design Program in India

The Translational Health Sciences and Technology Institute, an autonomous institute of the Indian government's Department of Biotechnology, and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative announced today an agreement to jointly establish, operate and fund an HIV Vaccine Design Program in India.

2 Mar 2011

FDA clears Meridian's illumigene C. difficile molecular amplification test

Meridian Bioscience, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new pediatric claim for its illumigene C. difficile molecular amplification test. C. difficile is a bacterium that is frequently associated with antibiotic therapy often causing diarrhea and, in severe cases, a life-threatening inflammation of the colon.

2 Mar 2011

International Surf Resorts to acquire BioZone Laboratories

International Surf Resorts, Inc., to be renamed BioZone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced a binding option and letter of intent with BioZone Laboratories, Inc. and related companies.

2 Mar 2011

OZ Systems helps TEHDI program to provide latest newborn hearing screening equipment for midwives

OZ Systems today announced that it is helping the Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program facilitate an initiative that will provide the latest newborn hearing screening equipment to midwives across the state.

2 Mar 2011

Avvo launches new medical website for users to make physician search more effective

Avvo, the world's largest online directory for doctors and lawyers that provides free rankings for 90% of the working physicians in the U.S., continues to grow the number of service features offered on its medical website - to bring doctors and patients the latest, breakthrough online directory tools.

2 Mar 2011

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dicomPACS®DX-R 2.0 sets new standards in image processing

Sarsia grants BerGenBio NOK7 million to continue CellSelect advanced technology platform

Roche, OraSure receive FDA 510(k) clearance for Oral Fluid Drug Testing System

ContextVision launches GOPView iRVUltra product at 2011 ECR annual meeting

New insight: p53 protein controls molecular crossroads in glucose metabolic pathway

Affymetrix releases complete genotyping data set on its website

Scientists develop simple home-based blood pressure measuring device for diabetics

Joslin launches initiative for primary care physicians to improve diabetes care

PositiveID reaches chemistry milestone in glucose-sensing RFID microchip development

Groundbreaking discovery in lymphoma research

MicroConstants completes installation, qualification of new Xevo TQ-S tandem mass spectrometer

IBM announces new Patient Empowerment System

Protein serum amyloid A could be a potential diagnostic biomarker for lung cancer

Scientists devise new on-line calculator to predict food allergies in children

ASU receives W. M. Keck $1 million grant to build next-generation 3D imaging microscope

IAVI, THSTI collaborate to establish HIV Vaccine Design Program in India

FDA clears Meridian's illumigene C. difficile molecular amplification test

International Surf Resorts to acquire BioZone Laboratories

OZ Systems helps TEHDI program to provide latest newborn hearing screening equipment for midwives

Avvo launches new medical website for users to make physician search more effective

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