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OrbusNeich Medical awarded US patent for "Stent with Helical Elements"

OrbusNeich Medical, Inc., a designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative medical devices for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announced that on March 23, 2010, the Company was granted U.S. Patent No. 7,682,384 B2, entitled "Stent with Helical Elements." The patent relates to an expandable stent comprised of a plurality of helical segments. The Company noted that it has identified unlicensed use by Boston Scientific Corporation of certain technologies protected under U.S. Patent No. 7,682,384 B2.

15 Apr 2010

New cardiac CT technology promises low radiation exposure and improved image quality

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally and a tremendous burden on the healthcare system. Better detection of hardening or clogging of arteries and other blood vessels before symptoms occur is needed.

15 Apr 2010

Campaign for Better Care focuses on older adults with multiple health problems

"Will you help her?" That's the question the Campaign for Better Care, led by the National Partnership for Women & Families, Community Catalyst and the National Health Law Program, is asking policymakers today in new print and banner ads running in The Hill, Politico and Roll Call.

15 Apr 2010

Newsweek examines tech startup's tools to fight malaria

Newsweek examines the work of Intellectual Ventures, a Seattle-based startup that is "trying to develop a computer model that could help eradicate malaria."

15 Apr 2010

Successful stem cell therapy performed on CHF patients in Mexico

Bioheart, Inc. announced that treatment with stem cell therapy on two congestive heart failure (CHF) patients was performed successfully at the Hospital Angeles Tijuana, Mexico, through Bioheart's Center of Excellence program with Regenerative Medicine Institute.

15 Apr 2010

New version of FICO Insurance Fraud Manager now available

FICO, the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announced the general availability of FICO™ Insurance Fraud Manager 3.1. With this newest version, FICO continues to build upon and strengthen its proven solution for detecting healthcare claim fraud, abuse and errors before claims are paid, and also for identifying suspicious providers as soon as aberrant patterns emerge.

15 Apr 2010

CWRU School of Medicine becomes OHIP's REC for Ohio

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine has received $7,942,500 million in federal stimulus funds from the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), the state designated entity for health information exchange development. The funding will position CWRU School of Medicine as a regional extension center (REC) which allows it to help 1,765 health care providers in Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties advance the use of health information technology (HIT) in their practices.

15 Apr 2010

FICO's Insurance Fraud Manager to be incorporated in Emdeon's healthcare revenue and payment cycle solutions

FICO, the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, and Emdeon Inc, a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced a commercial agreement aimed at preventing fraud, waste and abuse in the health insurance system.

15 Apr 2010

Rush University Medical Center's Orthopedic Building awarded Gold LEED certification

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the Orthopedic Building at Rush University Medical Center Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

15 Apr 2010

EGEE User Forum to highlight role of grid computing techniques in diagnosing cancer and heart diseases

Cancer, heart and circulatory system diseases cause two thirds of all deaths in Europe. Three research projects at this week's Enabling Grids for E-sciencE (EGEE) User Forum in Uppsala, Sweden, are demonstrating ways that modern computing techniques can investigate today's biggest killers.

15 Apr 2010

Rigorous FDA approval process presents problems for percutaneous heart valve device manufacturers

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the rigorous FDA approval process is creating major hurdles for percutaneous heart valve device manufacturers.

15 Apr 2010

BRAMS selected to provide DSP tools to investigate brain plasticity in humans

Sonomax Technologies Inc. has been selected by Montr-al's International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research to provide miniaturized, real-time, in-ear, digital signal processing devices to investigate experience-dependent brain plasticity in humans.

15 Apr 2010

Synergistic interactions of A2A Agonist and PDE Inhibitors as adjunctive therapy to GC for treating MM

“Glucocorticoids are a key component of combination therapy regimens in multiple myeloma and other hematological cancers. However, glucocorticoid use comes with substantial dose limiting toxicities. The ability to enhance glucocorticoid dependent effects while sparing associated toxicities may have important implications for the treatment of multiple myeloma and other B-cell malignancies”

15 Apr 2010

ProCure Proton Therapy Center treats cancer patients with proton therapy technology

The world's first inclined beam treatment room is open and treating patients at the ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Oklahoma City. The third of four treatment rooms at the Oklahoma Center is treating a wide range of tumors with proton therapy, an important alternative to X-ray radiation in treating cancer.

15 Apr 2010

MRI technology depicts women's anxiety of getting fat

A group of women in a new study seemed unlikely to have body image issues - at least their responses on a tried-and-true psychological screening presented no red flags.

15 Apr 2010

$SBUMC adds Toshiba Aquilion ONE \320-detector row CT system with pediatric imaging capabilities$

SBUMC adds Toshiba Aquilion ONE \320-detector row CT system with pediatric imaging capabilities

A new state-of-the art computed tomography (CT) scanner that provides physicians with precise images of internal organs with a single rotation of the gantry is now in operation at Stony Brook University Medical Center (SBUMC), adding to the hospital's advanced scanner technology.

15 Apr 2010

Brain regions play a fundamental role in empathetic and violent situations

"Just as our species could be considered the most violent, since we are capable of serial killings, genocide and other atrocities, we are also the most empathetic species, which would seem to be the other side of the coin", Luis Moya Albiol, lead author of the study and a researcher at the UV, tells SINC.

15 Apr 2010

Phase II clinical study examining CTT's Calmare pain therapy medical device completed

Competitive Technologies, Inc. announced today that Thomas J. Smith, MD FACP, and co-investigator Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, APRN, FAAN, of Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Cancer Center have completed their open Phase II clinical study examining CTT's Calmare pain therapy medical device's efficacy treating patients suffering with severe pain from chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy.

15 Apr 2010

After close call, actor Dennis Quaid takes on medical mistakes

USA Today: After nearly losing twin newborns to a medical mistake - adult doses of blood thinners were given to the infants - actor Dennis Quaid has taken up the cause of shedding light on the often invisible issues surrounding patient safety.

15 Apr 2010

Patheon adds development and manufacturing softgel capability in Cincinnati facility

Patheon, a global provider of drug development and manufacturing services to the international pharmaceutical industry announced today that it is adding development and manufacturing softgel capability in its Cincinnati facility, providing the pharmaceutical industry a new contract provider for this popular drug delivery system.

15 Apr 2010

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OrbusNeich Medical awarded US patent for "Stent with Helical Elements"

New cardiac CT technology promises low radiation exposure and improved image quality

Campaign for Better Care focuses on older adults with multiple health problems

Newsweek examines tech startup's tools to fight malaria

Successful stem cell therapy performed on CHF patients in Mexico

New version of FICO Insurance Fraud Manager now available

CWRU School of Medicine becomes OHIP's REC for Ohio

FICO's Insurance Fraud Manager to be incorporated in Emdeon's healthcare revenue and payment cycle solutions

Rush University Medical Center's Orthopedic Building awarded Gold LEED certification

EGEE User Forum to highlight role of grid computing techniques in diagnosing cancer and heart diseases

Rigorous FDA approval process presents problems for percutaneous heart valve device manufacturers

BRAMS selected to provide DSP tools to investigate brain plasticity in humans

Synergistic interactions of A2A Agonist and PDE Inhibitors as adjunctive therapy to GC for treating MM

ProCure Proton Therapy Center treats cancer patients with proton therapy technology

MRI technology depicts women's anxiety of getting fat

SBUMC adds Toshiba Aquilion ONE \320-detector row CT system with pediatric imaging capabilities

Brain regions play a fundamental role in empathetic and violent situations

Phase II clinical study examining CTT's Calmare pain therapy medical device completed

After close call, actor Dennis Quaid takes on medical mistakes

Patheon adds development and manufacturing softgel capability in Cincinnati facility

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