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CCO HIV inPractice to provide critical information for the management of HIV/AIDS launched

Clinical Care Options (CCO), a leader in the development of innovative online, print, and live medical education programs and medical education technologies for healthcare professionals, announced the launch of CCO HIV inPractice, a new, free, online point-of-care resource for clinicians that provides critical information for the management of HIV/AIDS.

29 Oct 2009

Computer model to track contaminated soil distribution in households

Where does it come from? Scientists in Arizona are reporting a surprising answer to that question, which has puzzled and perplexed generations of men and women confronted with layers of dust on furniture and floors. Most of indoor dust comes from outdoors. Their report is scheduled for the Nov. 1 issue of ACS' Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly journal.

29 Oct 2009

PAIR Technologies to commercialize planar array infrared spectrograph

PAIR Technologies, a start-up company established by University of Delaware researchers and a former DuPont scientist, is preparing to commercialize a high-precision detector -- a planar array infrared spectrograph -- that can identify biological and chemical agents in solids, liquids, and gases, in quantities as small as an atom, and in less than a second.

29 Oct 2009

Nanoparticles from antibacterial textiles could harm fish and other wildlife

Scientists in Switzerland are reporting results of one of the first studies on the release of silver nanoparticles from laundering those anti-odor, anti-bacterial socks now on the market. Their findings, scheduled for the Nov. 1 issue of ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology, may suggest ways that manufacturers and consumers can minimize the release of these particles to the environment, where they could harm fish and other wildlife.

29 Oct 2009

CCGMP’s new interactive website launched

Content Data Solutions, developers of publishing software, systems integration, and pre-press solutions, and Castle Connolly Graduate Medical Publishing (CCGMP) are pleased to announce the launch of CCGMP’s new interactive website which brings Castle Connolly Graduate’s Medical Board Review Manuals and interactive study tools online.

29 Oct 2009

Biomoda to launch multisite Phase III clinical trials of CyPath assay

Medical diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. is taking preliminary steps to launch multisite Phase III clinical trials of its in-vitro diagnostic for early-stage lung cancer, trademarked under the name CyPath®.

29 Oct 2009

GE Healthcare to provide surveillance data for H1N1 and seasonal influenza activity throughout the U.S.

GE Healthcare, one of the leading providers of healthcare information technology, today announced its selection by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide extensive surveillance data for H1N1 and seasonal influenza activity throughout the United States.

29 Oct 2009

HD colonoscopy is more sensitive than standard colonoscopy in finding polyps: Study

High-definition (HD) colonoscopy is much more sensitive than standard colonoscopy in finding polyps that could morph into cancer, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida.

29 Oct 2009

Fertility Centers of Illinois offers "baby or money back" program

A new study has confirmed anecdotal reports that the recession has caused a decline in fertility treatments across the country. With price being the major deterrent, the report indicates that assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is sought mostly by affluent, educated, Caucasian women and forecasts a 5% decline in IVF procedures by the end of 2009.

28 Oct 2009

LabelDataPlus online drug label database launched by Reed Technology and Information Services

Reed Technology and Information Services Inc., a LexisNexis® business, today announced the introduction of LabelDataPlus™ – a comprehensive drug label database available on the Web for both industry and consumer use. LabelDataPlus offers more than 5,000 current and archived FDA-approved drug labels – the same drug information found on the National Library of Medicine’s DailyMed web site – combined with powerful search features that unlock the information contained in drug labels (package inserts).

28 Oct 2009

CardioNet granted U.S. patent for “Biological Signal Management”

CardioNet, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has granted patent number 7,587,237 (“Biological Signal Management”) to CardioNet. The patent includes certain systems and techniques utilized by the Company’s Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry™ (MCOT™) system that automatically processes complex physiological information to make it useful for clinical decisions.

28 Oct 2009

U.S. Department of Defense funds Rush University Medical Center for gastrointestinal microorganism research

The human body contains billions of microorganisms, and microbial cells found in the human gut are estimated to outnumber human cells by ten-to-one in healthy adults. However, little is known about the ways in which these minute life forms influence health and disease.

28 Oct 2009

Health Connector announces the expansion of existing relationship with Perot Systems

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority (Health Connector) and Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) (www.perotsystems.com) today announced an expansion of their existing relationship in which Perot Systems will use its Xcelys health plan administration software solution to provide additional premium billing and enrollment services to the state health insurance program.

28 Oct 2009

iMDsoft and Codonics launch an anesthesia solution with a syringe labeling system

iMDsoft®, a global leader in clinical information systems for perioperative, critical, and acute care, and Codonics of Middleburg Heights, OH, a leading provider of image distribution solutions for the medical industry, have announced an agreement that will complement iMDsoft’s anesthesia solution with an innovative syringe labeling system. The system will be fully integrated with the MetaVision® Anesthesia Information Management System (AIMS).

28 Oct 2009

WFP to launch 4-month food voucher text message pilot program for Iraqi refugees

The World Food Programme (WFP) Tuesday announced that it is launching a pilot program to send food vouchers via mobile phone text messages to Iraqi refugees in Syria, Agence France-Presse reports (10/27). This program is "the first of its kind in the world to use mobile phone technology," according to a WPF press release (10/27).

28 Oct 2009

NIH awards DiscoveryBioMed grant to develop therapies for cystic fibrosis

DiscoveryBioMed, Inc. (DBM) today announced that it has been awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The $308,000 grant will be used to advance certain small molecule drug discovery programs designed to correct the genetic mutation most common to cystic fibrosis (CF).

28 Oct 2009

NeoChord commences patient enrollment in its TACT European clinical trial

NeoChord, Inc., a venture-backed, Minneapolis-based medical technology company, announced today that it has enrolled the first patient in its European clinical trial. The trial, known as TACT (transapical artificial chordae tendineae) is being conducted in Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic and Norway.

28 Oct 2009

Omnicare Clinical Research attains Rave Accredited Plus in Medidata’s ASPire to Win program for CRO's

Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of hosted clinical development solutions, today announced that global contract research organization (CRO) Omnicare Clinical Research has attained Rave Accredited Plus, the most advanced level in Medidata’s ASPire to Win® program for CROs and other service providers.

28 Oct 2009

MMR Information Systems' MMRPro enables digitizing patient records without major makeovers

MMR Information Systems' MMRPro, which enables doctors who do not have an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system to digitize and store paper records through a secure Web-based portal, is envisioned as the bridge between fully paper-based medical offices and the adoption of computerized medical records to qualify for stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

28 Oct 2009

Quinnova Pharmaceuticals raises $17.4 million through Series B financing

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced it led a $17.4 million Series B financing round for Quinnova Pharmaceuticals, Inc., with participation from existing investors Thomas, McNerney & Partners and H.I.G. BioVentures.

28 Oct 2009

Technology News and Research

CCO HIV inPractice to provide critical information for the management of HIV/AIDS launched

Computer model to track contaminated soil distribution in households

PAIR Technologies to commercialize planar array infrared spectrograph

Nanoparticles from antibacterial textiles could harm fish and other wildlife

CCGMP’s new interactive website launched

Biomoda to launch multisite Phase III clinical trials of CyPath assay

GE Healthcare to provide surveillance data for H1N1 and seasonal influenza activity throughout the U.S.

HD colonoscopy is more sensitive than standard colonoscopy in finding polyps: Study

Fertility Centers of Illinois offers "baby or money back" program

LabelDataPlus online drug label database launched by Reed Technology and Information Services

CardioNet granted U.S. patent for “Biological Signal Management”

U.S. Department of Defense funds Rush University Medical Center for gastrointestinal microorganism research

Health Connector announces the expansion of existing relationship with Perot Systems

iMDsoft and Codonics launch an anesthesia solution with a syringe labeling system

WFP to launch 4-month food voucher text message pilot program for Iraqi refugees

NIH awards DiscoveryBioMed grant to develop therapies for cystic fibrosis

NeoChord commences patient enrollment in its TACT European clinical trial

Omnicare Clinical Research attains Rave Accredited Plus in Medidata’s ASPire to Win program for CRO's

MMR Information Systems' MMRPro enables digitizing patient records without major makeovers

Quinnova Pharmaceuticals raises $17.4 million through Series B financing

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