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Akron Institute of Herzing University introduces bachelor's degree programs on health care and health information management

The Akron Institute of Herzing University announced today that it is launching its first bachelor's degree programs in its 40-year history.

11 Feb 2010

DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition segment expected to grow by 10% in 2010, says James C. Borel

DuPont Executive Vice President James C. Borel said he expects the DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition segment to grow sales by 10 percent in 2010 and increase pre-tax operating income margin across the seed, crop protection, and nutrition and health businesses.

11 Feb 2010

Venture Products introduces Shock Athletic lineup of portable fitness mats for fitness enthusiasts

No fitness enthusiast would even consider beginning to exercise without the right footwear. And the actual surface for the workout is equally important...which is where Venture Products, LLC's Shock Athletic™ lineup of portable fitness mats and interlocking gym flooring comes in.

11 Feb 2010

$NovaShunt initiates study to evaluate AFS for refractory ascites patients$

NovaShunt initiates study to evaluate AFS for refractory ascites patients

NovaShunt today announced the initiation of its pivotal multi- center clinical study named PIONEER, a Prospective, multi-center, open label, non-randomized study to Investigate the safety and perfOrmance of the Automated Fluid ShuNt in patiEnts with ascitEs and diuretic Resistance.

11 Feb 2010

Nontraditional companies to help reshape healthcare marketplace

Information technology (IT) companies, large retailers, and telecommunication firms are strategically poised to capitalize on rapid changes taking place in health care, and pharmaceutical companies are increasingly looking for innovative ways to collaborate with these new players to reach and improve outcomes for patients.

11 Feb 2010

Quality Systems enters into agreement to acquire Opus Healthcare Solutions

Quality Systems, Inc. (“QSI”), a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced that QSI has entered into an agreement to acquire Opus Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

11 Feb 2010

SafeBridge Consultants validates improved hygiene air sampling and analytical method for naproxen sodium

SafeBridge® Consultants, Inc. headquartered in Mountain View, California announced today that its industrial hygiene analytical laboratory has recently validated an industrial hygiene air sampling and analytical method with improved analytical sensitivity for measurement of naproxen sodium on filters. SafeBridge now has a validated method that will detect as low as 20 picograms per filter in an air sample collected on appropriate media. This limit of detection is four (4) to five (5) times lower than methods available from other commercial laboratories.

11 Feb 2010

McKesson releases latest version of Lytec EHR and practice management solutions

To help physician practices improve workflow, cash flow and patient care, McKesson has released the latest and fastest versions of its trusted Lytec® electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solutions, used by thousands of doctors nationwide. The updated Lytec® MD is a seamlessly combined CCHIT-certified EHR and practice management system that features Bright Note Technology™, a proprietary chart automation function. It also features Lytec® Connect, designed to enable the secure electronic delivery of patient data across care settings.

11 Feb 2010

Texas RHIO empowers with Prognosis Health Information Systems' web-based EMR

Four community hospitals in Texas have taken the bull by the horns to form a regional health information organization (RHIO) that will enable them to experience the clinical and financial benefits commonly associated with electronic medical records (EMRs).

11 Feb 2010

HCC Life joins with eHealth to distribute HCC Life STM short-term health insurance policy

HCC Life Insurance Company (HCC Life) today announced that it is expanding its relationship with eHealth, Inc., parent company of eHealthInsurance, to distribute its HCC Life STM short-term health insurance policy in 41 states.

11 Feb 2010

Edwards Lifesciences’ German Andersen patent not infringed by Medtronic's CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve system

Medtronic, Inc., announced today that an appeals court in Germany has found that the CoreValve® transcatheter aortic valve system does not infringe Edwards Lifesciences’ German Andersen patent, which is set to expire in May 2011. The appellate court’s decision upholds a lower court’s ruling and enables uninterrupted access to the leading transcatheter heart valve in Germany.

11 Feb 2010

Bard FLAIR Endovascular Stent Graft more effective than balloon angioplasty for failing dialysis grafts

C. R. Bard, Inc. today announced the publication of trial results by The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) showing the Bard FLAIR® Endovascular Stent Graft maintains the patency of dialysis access grafts more effectively than balloon angioplasty alone. The FLAIR® Endovascular Stent Graft is the only implant approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment of stenoses at the venous anastomosis of ePTFE or other synthetic arteriovenous access grafts.

11 Feb 2010

Silver nanoparticles in higher-power, longer-life batteries for ICDs

Diamonds and gold may make some hearts flutter on Valentine's Day, but in a University at Buffalo laboratory, silver nanoparticles are being designed to do just the opposite.

11 Feb 2010

Online fundraising now possible with new iphone application

The newest fundraising tool for participants in the 2010 Hill Country Ride for AIDS comes by way of the mobile device. The Central Texas nonprofit today launched its new iPhone® application, further equipping event participants with the technology solutions they need to reach more donors and be more successful in their peer-to-peer fundraising efforts.

11 Feb 2010

MEDNET to display NHIN and health care information technologies at HIMSS annual conference

MEDNETWorld.com (MEDNET) will be featured at the March 1-4, 2010 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference in Atlanta, Ga. with a special demonstration at the “Interoperability Booth” by MEDNET Chief Architect Seonho Kim and a special presentation on March 4 in Session 246 by MEDNET CEO John Fraser on Identity Management in a Federated Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).

11 Feb 2010

Drexel University CNHP invites nominations for Bayada Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice Awards

Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) announces the seventh annual Bayada Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice. The award, sponsored by brothers Mel and Mark Baiada, recognizes the importance of incorporating technology in nursing for better patient outcomes. Applications are being accepted now.

11 Feb 2010

Therapeutic cell types obtained from iPS cells exhibit abnormal expansion and early cellular aging

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. reported that a range of therapeutic cell types obtained from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells exhibit abnormal expansion and early cellular aging.

11 Feb 2010

Intermec Technologies announces partnership with HealthWyse and Data Capture Solutions

Intermec Technologies today announced its partnership with HealthWyse and Data Capture Solutions to provide healthcare professionals with access to electronic medical records anytime, anywhere. The durability of Intermec’s CN3 ruggedized handheld computers combined with the ease-of-use of Healthwyse’s mobile clinical software and Data Capture Solutions’ support has saved customers, like Caritas Home Care, an average of 98 hours of total annual time per healthcare professional.

11 Feb 2010

Allos Therapeutics' disease-specific registry for patients with PTCL enrolls first study participant

MedNet Solutions, a global life sciences technology solutions company specializing in clinical study management systems, is pleased to announce that Allos Therapeutics' new international disease-specific registry for patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) has enrolled its first study participant.

11 Feb 2010

ExonHit Therapeutics S.A. selected to participate in the European IMI consortium

ExonHit Therapeutics S.A. is pleased to announce that it has been chosen to participate in the European Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) consortium focused on identifying biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease (PharmaCog).

11 Feb 2010

Technology News and Research

Akron Institute of Herzing University introduces bachelor's degree programs on health care and health information management

DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition segment expected to grow by 10% in 2010, says James C. Borel

Venture Products introduces Shock Athletic lineup of portable fitness mats for fitness enthusiasts

NovaShunt initiates study to evaluate AFS for refractory ascites patients

Nontraditional companies to help reshape healthcare marketplace

Quality Systems enters into agreement to acquire Opus Healthcare Solutions

SafeBridge Consultants validates improved hygiene air sampling and analytical method for naproxen sodium

McKesson releases latest version of Lytec EHR and practice management solutions

Texas RHIO empowers with Prognosis Health Information Systems' web-based EMR

HCC Life joins with eHealth to distribute HCC Life STM short-term health insurance policy

Edwards Lifesciences’ German Andersen patent not infringed by Medtronic's CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve system

Bard FLAIR Endovascular Stent Graft more effective than balloon angioplasty for failing dialysis grafts

Silver nanoparticles in higher-power, longer-life batteries for ICDs

Online fundraising now possible with new iphone application

MEDNET to display NHIN and health care information technologies at HIMSS annual conference

Drexel University CNHP invites nominations for Bayada Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice Awards

Therapeutic cell types obtained from iPS cells exhibit abnormal expansion and early cellular aging

Intermec Technologies announces partnership with HealthWyse and Data Capture Solutions

Allos Therapeutics' disease-specific registry for patients with PTCL enrolls first study participant

ExonHit Therapeutics S.A. selected to participate in the European IMI consortium

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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