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Giant Eagle installs RxSafe 1800 pharmacy workflow automation system

RxSafe, LLC, the leader in automated high density robotic storage and retrieval systems for pharmacies, has recently installed an RxSafe 1800™ system at a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area supermarket for Giant Eagle, Inc., a leading regional multi-format food retailer.

26 Aug 2010

Elsevier provides four key electronic textbook titles for UCI School of Medicine

Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today it will provide four key electronic textbook titles for UC Irvine School of Medicine's new program that gives Apple iPads to its first-year medical students.

26 Aug 2010

IIC-China to feature live teardown of latest portable blood pressure measurement device

Global Sources announces today that top international and local technology experts are scheduled to speak at the 15th International IC-China Conference & Exhibition Fall Edition. The event, which features mainland China's very first live product teardowns, is set to take place in two major electronics design and manufacturing hubs in Southern and Western China:

26 Aug 2010

Lack of awareness among referring physicians limits intervention in venous system: MRG

Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, finds that although venous procedures are set to grow by more than 10% through 2013, a lack of awareness among referring physicians is a major roadblock in increased interventions in the venous system.

26 Aug 2010

AdvanSource receives patent for Antimicrobial Polyurethane Resins to eradicate MRSA

AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation, a leading developer, manufacturer and seller of advanced polymer technologies and materials for a broad range of medical devices, today announced that it has received a "Notice of Allowance" from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in connection with its antimicrobial patent application filed in June 2007. U.S. Patent No. 7,772,296, which is entitled "Antimicrobial Polyurethane Resins and Products Made Therefrom," covers a drug-free, antimicrobial technology to eradicate Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ("MRSA") clinical infections associated with medical devices.

26 Aug 2010

Henry Ford Health System introduces 'Pill Timer' for medication management

A leader in healthcare, Henry Ford Health System will introduce at its hospitals and pharmacies "The Pill Timer," representing a "breakthrough" designed to improve treatment outcomes and reduce adverse drug events often resulting in costly hospital admissions due to poor medication management by patients.

26 Aug 2010

Panasonic introduces digital hearing instruments in U.S. market

Panasonic Corporation of North America, today announced that Panasonic Hearing instruments have been delivered to the U.S. market. The company is debuting three types of digital hearing instruments, including a new form factor that resembles the style of an MP3 player, a receiver-in-canal and behind-the-ear models. Panasonic is currently establishing a distribution network throughout the U.S.

From PHC Europe B.V. 26 Aug 2010

College students prevent female friends from engaging in risky sexual behavior after drinking alcohol

College students are less likely to let their female friends engage in risky sexual behavior after a night of drinking alcohol. Recent findings in the journal Communication Education examine how and why college students protect their friends who have been heavily drinking.

26 Aug 2010

Specific type of neurons determine frightening stimulus reaction: Research

Fear can make you run, it can make you fight, and it can glue you to the spot. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy and GlaxoSmithKline in Verona, Italy, have identified not only the part of the brain but the specific type of neurons that determine how mice react to a frightening stimulus.

26 Aug 2010

Biomoda's CyPath assay for lung cancer detection receives Canadian patent

Cancer diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. has received a notice of allowance for a Canadian patent application for a method of using its proprietary porphyrin-based compound that binds to cancer cells and causes them to fluoresce under specific frequencies of light when viewed under a fluorescent microscope.

26 Aug 2010

Researchers develop microneedles to deliver quantum dots for skin cancer treatment

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed extremely small microneedles that can be used to deliver medically-relevant nanoscale dyes called quantum dots into skin - an advance that opens the door to new techniques for diagnosing and treating a variety of medical conditions, including skin cancer.

26 Aug 2010

Baxa ranked 3,494 on Inc. 5000 list of US fastest-growing private businesses

Baxa Corporation today announced its rank of 3,494 on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private businesses in the United States. This year marks the fourth consecutive year that Baxa, a leading provider of medical devices and systems that automate pharmacy operations, has been listed on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list.

26 Aug 2010

Phase 1 CRLX101 clinical study paves way for promising innovations in cancer therapy: Cerulean Pharma

Cerulean Pharma Inc., a leader in designing and developing nanopharmaceuticals, today announced that results of a Phase 1 clinical study of CRLX101 (formerly IT-101), Cerulean's lead clinical development candidate, and pre-clinical data on Cerulean's development candidate, CRLX288, were presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, ongoing in Boston, Massachusetts.

26 Aug 2010

Lockheed Martin awarded contracts to accelerate advancement of Nationwide Health Information Network

Lockheed Martin will take steps to accelerate the advancement of digital health records and secure health information exchanges with two new agreements to support the Nationwide Health Information Network. The contracts, which were awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), total $9 million over two years.

26 Aug 2010

Developing specific liver cell lines from stem cells holds promise for new liver disease treatment: Researchers

By creating diseased liver cells from a small sample of human skin, scientists have for the first time shown that stem cells can be used to model a diverse range of inherited disorders. The University of Cambridge researchers' findings, which will hopefully lead to new treatments for those suffering from liver diseases, were published today in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

26 Aug 2010

FibroGen announces study results of recombinant human type III collagen in corneal damage

FibroGen, Inc., today announced results of a 2-year clinical study demonstrating that surgical implantation of biosynthetic corneas formulated with the company's proprietary recombinant human type III collagen (rhCIII) restored vision and promoted nerve regeneration (restoring sensitivity) in patients who had corneal damage and significant vision loss.

26 Aug 2010

TRT receives patent rights for procedure of reattaching damaged soft tissue to bone

Tissue Regeneration Technologies, LLC (TRT), a Woodstock, Georgia medical technology company, recently received the rights to a new patent to bolster its SoftWave technology portfolio. The patent covers a method of reattaching damaged soft tissue to bone.

26 Aug 2010

VCPI announces opening of 'The Center of Excellence for Post-Acute Care EMR'

VCPI announces the grand opening of The Center of Excellence for Post-Acute Care EMR today at the 4th Annual Client Connections Conference. The Center's team of experts will help providers of post-acute care accelerate the journey towards Electronic Health Records (EHR) to prepare for the competitive demands of the fully-digital, post-acute care world of 2014.

26 Aug 2010

Sysmex announces 3-year sole source microscopic urinalysis contract agreement with Novation

Sysmex, a global leader in medical diagnostic testing equipment and information systems technology, today announced a three-year sole source microscopic urinalysis contract agreement with group purchasing organization Novation. Novation is the leading health care supply contracting company for more than 25,000 members of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), two national health care alliances, and 5,500 members of Provista, LLC, representing 28,000 sites.

From Sysmex America, Inc. 26 Aug 2010

Salinas Valley Memorial participates in trial of AngelMed Guardian System in high-risk heart patients

Imagine a day when you could be alerted to your impending heart attack before it happens. Research that got underway today at Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System could help that become a reality someday.

26 Aug 2010

Technology News and Research

Giant Eagle installs RxSafe 1800 pharmacy workflow automation system

Elsevier provides four key electronic textbook titles for UCI School of Medicine

IIC-China to feature live teardown of latest portable blood pressure measurement device

Lack of awareness among referring physicians limits intervention in venous system: MRG

AdvanSource receives patent for Antimicrobial Polyurethane Resins to eradicate MRSA

Henry Ford Health System introduces 'Pill Timer' for medication management

Panasonic introduces digital hearing instruments in U.S. market

College students prevent female friends from engaging in risky sexual behavior after drinking alcohol

Specific type of neurons determine frightening stimulus reaction: Research

Biomoda's CyPath assay for lung cancer detection receives Canadian patent

Researchers develop microneedles to deliver quantum dots for skin cancer treatment

Baxa ranked 3,494 on Inc. 5000 list of US fastest-growing private businesses

Phase 1 CRLX101 clinical study paves way for promising innovations in cancer therapy: Cerulean Pharma

Lockheed Martin awarded contracts to accelerate advancement of Nationwide Health Information Network

Developing specific liver cell lines from stem cells holds promise for new liver disease treatment: Researchers

FibroGen announces study results of recombinant human type III collagen in corneal damage

TRT receives patent rights for procedure of reattaching damaged soft tissue to bone

VCPI announces opening of 'The Center of Excellence for Post-Acute Care EMR'

Sysmex announces 3-year sole source microscopic urinalysis contract agreement with Novation

Salinas Valley Memorial participates in trial of AngelMed Guardian System in high-risk heart patients

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