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Application Security announces formation of Data Security Alliance

Application Security, Inc., the leading provider of database security, risk and compliance (SRC) solutions for the enterprise, today announced the formation of the Data Security Alliance™ (DSA) to enable organizations to strengthen their database security posture with an industry-leading, extensible and data-centric approach to protecting sensitive data.

20 Sep 2010

Seven abstracts on Lantheus' PET imaging candidates to be presented at ASNC2010

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic medical imaging, today announced that seven abstracts related to two of the company's cardiac Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging candidates will be presented at ASNC2010, the 15th Annual Scientific Session of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, being held September 23-26, 2010 in Philadelphia.

20 Sep 2010

St. Jude Medical granted European CE Mark for Athena deep brain stimulation therapy management system

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced European CE Mark approval of its new Athena™ programmer, a deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy management system. This next-generation platform offers clinicians a powerful yet easy-to-use interface that enables them to set or adjust therapeutic parameters to optimize patient results.

20 Sep 2010

Boston Scientific announces acquisition of Asthmatx

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement, under which Boston Scientific will acquire Asthmatx, Inc., a privately held company in Sunnyvale, California. Asthmatx designs, manufactures and markets a less-invasive, catheter-based bronchial thermoplasty procedure for the treatment of severe persistent asthma in the 6 to 8 million patients 18 years and older worldwide whose asthma is not well controlled with drugs (inhaled medications).

20 Sep 2010

Walmart, CVS to sell NEW Handheld Power Pill Grinder for dysphagia patients

Variant Products Ltd. announced today that walmart.com and cvs.com will soon be selling its NEW Handheld Power Pill Grinder. It is significant because sales velocities are being closely monitored by both retailers for store consideration. Validating the market, Walmart and CVS currently dedicate resources to educate and address dysphagia concerns (difficulty swallowing). People who struggle with this issue often crush or grind their meds/supplements and the Power Pill Grinder offers a unique alternative to traditional manual crushers.

20 Sep 2010

Nano Israel 2010 Conference to focus on Innovations and Business Opportunities

The Nano Israel 2010 Conference and the Exhibition accompanying will be held on November the 8th and the 9th in the Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel Aviv. The event will focus on Innovations and Business Opportunities in the energy, water, environment, nano-material, nano-electronics, nano-photonics, nano-bio and nano-medicine fields.

20 Sep 2010

Clerity achieves ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Certification

Clerity, a full-service provider of mainframe migration, modernization, and optimization solutions, today announced that it has received ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Certification. This independent certification validates Clerity's adherence to documented processes and procedures while delivering high-quality, global system integration solutions.

20 Sep 2010

APAF selects AB SCIEX TripleTOF 5600 System to help advance proteomics research

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that the Australian Proteome Analysis Facility has chosen the AB SCIEX TripleTOF 5600 System to help advance proteomics research by significantly expanding proteome coverage. The TripleTOF 5600 System is the life science industry's fastest and most sensitive high-resolution mass spectrometer for high-performance qualitative and quantitative analysis.

20 Sep 2010

ICF International awarded re-compete contract to provide IT, scientific support services to NCTR

ICF International, a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, has been awarded a $31.8 million re-compete contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to provide information technology and scientific support services to the National Center for Toxicological Research.

20 Sep 2010

Hatch Medical signs agreement with Majid Shano to broker super-elastic orthopedic stapling technology

Hatch Medical, L.L.C., a medical device incubator and technology brokerage firm, announced today that it has recently entered into an agreement with Majid Shano MB, B.CH., (Munich, Germany) to broker his patented, super-elastic orthopedic stapling technology.

20 Sep 2010

Chronix Biomedical completes Series E financing

Chronix Biomedical today announced that it has completed a Series E financing that raised $1.8 million from existing and new investors. Chronix is developing disease-specific biomarkers based on DNA fragments that are released into the bloodstream by damaged and dying (apoptotic) cells. Chronix's serum DNA biomarkers are applicable to a wide range of cancers and other chronic diseases.

20 Sep 2010

First Edition: September 20, 2010

Today's headlines include news about the political positioning of both Democrats and Republicans on health reform, the mid-term elections and GOP plans to repeal and replace.

20 Sep 2010

Florida Hospital Fish Memorial acquires Toshiba's Xario XG ultrasound systems

Today's hospitals are under pressure to enhance patient care and streamline workflow while containing costs. To achieve this goal, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial acquired four XarioXG ultrasound systems from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., to create imaging consistency across various departments.

20 Sep 2010

Stereotaxis receives 100th patent for interventional medicine

Stereotaxis, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the Company its 100th patent, a major intellectual property milestone. The 100th patent, U.S. patent No. 7,772,950, covers the "Method and Apparatus for Dynamic Magnetic Field Control Using Multiple Magnets." The 100th patent reflects Stereotaxis' ongoing commitment to innovate and protect its leading position in robotic solutions for interventional medicine.

20 Sep 2010

High-intensity exercise video game to improve health of middle aged men

Sedentary middle-aged men on Teesside in the North East of England could soon be using a high-intensity exercise video game to improve their health. For researchers at Teesside University have developed an alternative to the Nintendo Wii which doesn't allow users to cheat. Now they plan to put it to the test by getting middle-aged members of workingmen's clubs to take part in 'virtual' boxing matches with a computer-generated opponent.

20 Sep 2010

Safran to acquire L-1 Identity Solutions' businesses

Safran announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with L-1 Identity Solutions, a leading identity management provider in the United States, for Safran to acquire the operating and holding company of L-1 and its biometric and enterprise access solutions, secure credentialing solutions and enrollment services businesses, for a total cash amount of USD 1.09 billion.

20 Sep 2010

Cellectis bioresearch, Helix Biocon collaborate to promote cGPS service in India

Cellectis bioresearch, the specialist in genome customization and subsidiary of Cellectis and Helix BioService & Consultants Pvt Ltd (Helix Biocon), today announced that they will join forces for the promotion of Cellectis bioresearch's meganuclease-based products and services in India.

20 Sep 2010

URB937 drug boosts natural painkiller level: Study

A new study has shown how a novel compound boosts levels of a natural painkiller at the site of an injury. The ground-breaking study published today in Nature Neuroscience shows how the potential drug URB937 acts in peripheral tissue and may have the potential to relieve pain without the side effects associated with many current painkillers that act centrally on the nervous system.

20 Sep 2010

Warning on Australian clinics offering safe alternatives to mammograms

Experts have warned that some private clinics that are offering safe alternatives to mammograms as breast cancer screening are doing more harm than good. It is seen that clinics offering services like botox, liposuction and spray tans are increasingly providing breast cancer screening that uses thermal imaging and “electrical impedance” technology. These methods are being used on women as young as 20, with claims they can detect cancer years earlier than mammograms.

20 Sep 2010

Scientists develop microscopic gas-filled spheres of silica to locate breast cancers

A new material could help surgeons more accurately locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort for patients. Microscopic gas-filled spheres of silica, a porous glass, can mark the location of early-stage tumors to show their position using ultrasound imaging in the operating room.

20 Sep 2010