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Experts release policy recommendations to promote better medication adherence and health outcomes

A diverse group of health care and consumer organizations released five policy recommendations this week that are designed to promote better medication adherence and improved health outcomes for patients.

28 Oct 2009

D3 FastPoint L-DFA Influenza A/ Influenza B Virus Identification Kit receives FDA clearance

Diagnostic Hybrids, a leading developer of in vitro diagnostic fluorescent staining kits and cell culture products, announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (510k) clearance of its D3 FastPointTM L-DFATM Influenza A/ Influenza B Virus Identification Kit, which allows for the identification of influenza A virus and influenza B virus from a patient’s specimen in under 30 minutes.

28 Oct 2009

New integrated technology system to be implemented in Jordan's healthcare system

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in a public demonstration today hosted by His Majesty King Abdullah II, provided a stunning look at the new integrated healthcare technology system being implemented for the people of Jordan in the coming year.

28 Oct 2009

Nasopharyngeal Flocked Swabs are recommended for H1N1 and influenza A testing

Preparing for this flu season, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) PSAB Committee on Laboratory Practices has recently published a new interim algorithm providing guidance to clinical laboratories responsible for testing patients with respiratory illness for Influenza A, including H1N1.

28 Oct 2009

NCI funds pilot study to measure human proteins

An expert in cancer proteomics at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has received $4.8 million in federal stimulus funding from the National Cancer Institute to co-lead a pilot study to assess the feasibility and scalability of a project that aims to measure all of the proteins in the human body.

28 Oct 2009

NCI grant to conduct innovative cancer research

A consortium led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has been awarded a major grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to establish a center to conduct innovative cancer research.

28 Oct 2009

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes funds multi-year project

Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) will receive $10 million over the next 6 years to find the genetic causes of congenital heart disease.

28 Oct 2009

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital named among the top 10 "Best Places to Work in Academia"

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been listed among the top 10 "Best Places to Work in Academia" by The Scientist magazine -- this year's seventh place ranking is the fourth straight year the institution has placed in the top 10.

27 Oct 2009

Medicines used for lowering blood cholesterol may be effective in the treatment of cancer

Millions of people around the world use medicines based on statins to lower their blood cholesterol, but new research from the University of Gothenburg, published in the prestigious journal PNAS, shows that statins may also be effective in the treatment of cancer.

27 Oct 2009

Roche's high-throughput sequencing technology used for high-resolution HLA genotyping

A study published this month in the journal Tissue Antigens reports that researchers at Roche Molecular Systems in Pleasanton, CA have used high-throughput sequencing technology from 454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company, to carry out high-resolution human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotyping in research samples.

27 Oct 2009

URI scientists discover a new and effective approach for treating cancerous tumor

Two University of Rhode Island associate professors, biophysicists Yana Reshetnyak and Oleg Andreev, have discovered a technology that can detect cancerous tumors and deliver treatment to them without the harming the healthy cells surrounding them, thereby significantly reducing side effects.

27 Oct 2009

BIOTRONIK launches its new, unified platform pacemaker series in Europe

BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, the pioneer of wireless remote monitoring technologies and leading manufacturer of implantable cardiac devices, today announced the European launch of its new, unified platform pacemaker series, Evia, and several new products to further strengthen its bradycardia portfolio.

27 Oct 2009

Consumer health informatics applications help patients to better manage their health care

Electronic tools and technology applications for consumers can help improve health care processes, such as adherence to medication and clinical outcomes like smoking cessation, according to a report by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

27 Oct 2009

GE’s AgileTrac Asset Manager and Enterprise Capacity Management Solution adopted by Virtua Healthcare

Virtua and GE Healthcare announced today that they are collaborating to implement new solutions to help increase efficiencies, lower healthcare costs and improve patient care throughout the health system. Virtua is adopting GE’s AgileTracTM Asset Manager and Enterprise Capacity Management Solution, an automated workflow solution that allows healthcare staff to better track a patient’s inpatient experience, as well as manage the hospital’s assets, ultimately reducing costs and increasing patient satisfaction.

27 Oct 2009

Six innovations that could prove critical to reforming health care system

The Wall Street Journal offers a collection of stories that looks at changes in health care that could yield big responses: "Health-care innovations come in many shapes and sizes ... [including] the kind that can help reach the goal that continues to elude our policy makers: getting good care to the greatest number of people in the most cost-effective way."

27 Oct 2009

CWRU grants licensing agreement to Bioptigen for FDOCT technology

Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center have granted to Bioptigen, of Research Triangle Park, N.C ., an exclusive intellectual property licensing agreement for Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FDOCT), an imaging technology developed from research at the university's Department of Biomedical Engineering.

27 Oct 2009

Regional Medical Center Anniston to implement Wolters Kluwer Health's ProVation MD software

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Regional Medical Center Anniston has selected its ProVation® MD software for Cardiology procedure documentation and coding. The Anniston, AL-based hospital will use the software to document and code cases at its three cardiac catheterization labs.

27 Oct 2009

Geospiza’s GeneSifter software chosen for managing Eurofins MWG Operon's DNA sequencing systems

Eurofins MWG Operon and Geospiza, today announced that Eurofins MWG Operon has selected Geospiza’s GeneSifter® Lab Edition software to manage its DNA sequencing systems and further enhance its market leading customer experience.

27 Oct 2009

K2M opens direct sales and distribution office in the United Kingdom

K2M, Inc., the spinal device company developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies, today announced the opening of a direct sales and distribution office in the United Kingdom. K2M’s expansion into the UK began in 2008 with the CE Mark clearance and successful introduction of its RANGE® Spinal System, MESA® Spinal System, DENALI® Spinal System, PYRENEES® Cervical Plate System, and ALEUTIAN® Interbody Systems.

27 Oct 2009

Aquatrove Biosciences announces positive results from Conceive Plus study

Aquatrove Biosciences, Inc. presented positive results from a study demonstrating that the technology used in Conceive Plus™ may assist trying to conceive couples. These data were recently presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).

27 Oct 2009

Technology News and Research

Experts release policy recommendations to promote better medication adherence and health outcomes

D3 FastPoint L-DFA Influenza A/ Influenza B Virus Identification Kit receives FDA clearance

New integrated technology system to be implemented in Jordan's healthcare system

Nasopharyngeal Flocked Swabs are recommended for H1N1 and influenza A testing

NCI funds pilot study to measure human proteins

NCI grant to conduct innovative cancer research

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes funds multi-year project

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital named among the top 10 "Best Places to Work in Academia"

Medicines used for lowering blood cholesterol may be effective in the treatment of cancer

Roche's high-throughput sequencing technology used for high-resolution HLA genotyping

URI scientists discover a new and effective approach for treating cancerous tumor

BIOTRONIK launches its new, unified platform pacemaker series in Europe

Consumer health informatics applications help patients to better manage their health care

GE’s AgileTrac Asset Manager and Enterprise Capacity Management Solution adopted by Virtua Healthcare

Six innovations that could prove critical to reforming health care system

CWRU grants licensing agreement to Bioptigen for FDOCT technology

Regional Medical Center Anniston to implement Wolters Kluwer Health's ProVation MD software

Geospiza’s GeneSifter software chosen for managing Eurofins MWG Operon's DNA sequencing systems

K2M opens direct sales and distribution office in the United Kingdom

Aquatrove Biosciences announces positive results from Conceive Plus study

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