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Chemical components of elderberry, cinnamon and green tea extracts block HIV viruses from infecting cells

The development of new antiviral drugs has had a tremendous impact on the quality of life and life expectancy of HIV-positive and AIDS patients, as the drugs effectively disrupt the replication cycle of the HIV virus. Yet the regular use of those drugs - such as zidovudine (also known as azidothymidine or AZT), protease inhibitors, and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) involving multidrug therapies - has led to resistant HIV strains.

20 Aug 2009

GS Gmbh to integrate Masimo Rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry into corpuls patient monitoring modules

Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and Measure-Through Motion and Low-Perfusion pulse oximetry, and GS Elektromedizinische Gerate G. Stemple GmbH, a German developer and manufacturer of innovative medical equipment for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS), today jointly announced a worldwide technology licensing agreement to integrate Masimo Rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry into corpuls(R) patient monitoring modules. The agreement enables GS GmbH to expand the vital signs and noninvasive measurement capabilities of its defibrillators and patient monitoring systems to help EMS professionals detect and treat life-threatening conditions earlier.

20 Aug 2009

Enterprise Technology Solutions and Health Net Federal Services to provide recovery audit services to VA HAC

Enterprise Technology Solutions (ETS) LLC, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Health Net Federal Services LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc., (NYSE:HNT) today announced they have been awarded a contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Administration Center (VA HAC) to provide recovery audit services of VA payments made for non-VA hospital care to veterans. As the prime contractor for this agreement, ETS will provide program management, and Health Net Federal Services, the prime subcontractor, will provide technical and operational expertise.

20 Aug 2009

Software suite for comprehensive analysis of cardiac safety released by NewCardio

NewCardio, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: NWCI) a cardiac diagnostic technology provider, today announced that the Company has formally launched its lead product, QTinno(TM), a software suite that provides an automated, comprehensive analysis of cardiac safety for the pharmaceutical industry.

20 Aug 2009

SCS becomes the first IT systems integration services provider to join Medidata’s ASPire to Win program

Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of hosted clinical development solutions, today announced that Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation (SCS) has become the first IT systems integration services provider to join Medidata’s ASPire to Win® program for contract research organizations (CROs) and service providers.

20 Aug 2009

Advaxis awarded $210,000 for development of a dual antigen vaccine

Advaxis, Incorporated (OTCBB: ADXS), the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) vaccine company, has been awarded a $210,000 grant from the US National Institute of Health (NIH) to develop a single bioengineered Lm vaccine to deliver two different antigen-adjuvant proteins.

20 Aug 2009

Varian Medical Systems to equip a new proton therapy center in Sweden

Varian Medical Systems today announced it has been selected to equip a new proton therapy center in Sweden. In a ceremony conducted by Swedish authorities yesterday following a public tender, Varian was named to supply an estimated $60 million in products for Skandionkliniken, a new national proton therapy center owned by a consortium of seven of Sweden's counties.

20 Aug 2009

Medical students give a poor grade to the U.S. healthcare system according to Epocrates' survey

Medical students give the U.S. healthcare system a poor grade and consider technology a ‘must have’ for their future practice. These opinions and technology priorities, including mobile reference and electronic medical records (EMRs), are represented in the fourth annual Future Physicians of America survey by Epocrates, Inc., the leading provider of mobile medical technology.

20 Aug 2009

Helicos Genetic Analysis System to aid Ontario Institute for Cancer Research scientists in the study of cancer genomics

Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: HLCS), a life science company focused on innovative genetic analysis technologies, today announced the placement of a Helicos™ Genetic Analysis System at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) with Drs. Tom Hudson and John McPherson.

20 Aug 2009

Fluxion Biosciences receives a $1.8 million NIH grant for developing microfluidic platform

Fluxion Biosciences, a leading developer of microfluidic systems for functional cell analysis, today announced that it has received a $1.8 million NIH grant for the development of a high-throughput screening platform for anti-microbial drug discovery.

From Fluxion Biosciences 20 Aug 2009

Kensey Nash announces financial results for fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2009

Kensey Nash Corporation (Nasdaq: KNSY), a leading medical technology company that provides innovative solutions and technologies for a wide range of medical procedures, today reported the results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

20 Aug 2009

Patterson Companies records 6% year-on-year sales growth in first-quarter

Patterson Companies, Inc. today reported consolidated sales of $789,579,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 ended July 25, an increase of 6% from $743,859,000 in the year-earlier quarter. The strong performance of technology offerings in the dental equipment business, as well as higher sales of veterinary supplies, helped offset the impact of the weak economy on other portions of Patterson’s business. Acquisitions, net of negative foreign currency adjustments, accounted for the majority of the first quarter sales growth. Net income was $45,057,000 or $0.38 per diluted share, compared to $45,964,000 or $0.39 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2009.

20 Aug 2009

Universal Detection Technology signs new distribution agreement for bioterrorism technologies

Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies and counter-terrorism training programs to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, announced today that has signed a distribution agreement with Strategic Response Initiatives, a New York based defense firm specializing in all phases of emergency preparedness planning for a wide range of defense, public and private sector organizations.

20 Aug 2009

Massachusetts General Hospital selects BDV's video and audio solution for improving operating room efficiency

Black Diamond Video, Inc. (BDV) announces that Massachusetts General Hospital has selected BDV to integrate their state-of-the-art Integrated Digital Surgical Suites (IDSS) video and audio solution into their new operating rooms and vascular hybrid suites. The IDSS will enhance the quality and efficiency of care delivered by the Massachusetts General Hospital’s surgical, nursing, radiology, pathology and clinical engineering teams by providing high-resolution video routing, audio routing, multi-windowing, printing, recording and video streaming.

20 Aug 2009

Pfizer collaborates with Private Access to address concerns regarding research and clinical trials

Recognizing that patient participation in clinical trials is the key to progress in medical research, Pfizer Inc announced today that it has entered into a collaboration with Private Access, the innovator in privacy-enhanced search technology, to create a new online community aimed at increasing clinical trial awareness and participation. The site will be the first to focus on patient privacy rights to connect patients, physicians and researchers with tailored information, tools and technology that will lead to more informed decisions about patient care, including clinical trial participation industry-wide.

20 Aug 2009

White paper outlines how to maintain quality of care while effectively managing costs

ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, reveals some of the processes that hospital c-suite administrators can implement to better manage the high cost of PPIs in a just-released white paper, Wasting Millions by Making Illogical Purchases Based Solely on Physician Preference: Not in My Hospital You Don't!(C).

20 Aug 2009

Oticon Medical to globally market the FDA approved Ponto bone anchored hearing system

Oticon Medical, a global medical device company within the William Demant Group, announced today that it has obtained 501(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market the innovative Ponto bone anchored hearing system.

20 Aug 2009

Inovio Biomedical records $2.9 million revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2009

Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE AMEX: INO) (“Inovio”) today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. Total revenue of $2.5 million and $2.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to $663,000 and $1.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.

20 Aug 2009

Health Informatics Consulting to oversee practice management & EHR implementation at New Jersey ambulatory centers

Two new ambulatory surgical centers under construction in Northern New Jersey will streamline and improve the quality of care for patients through a partnership with Health Informatics Consulting (http://www.hi-consulting.net), a leader in healthcare technology.

20 Aug 2009

MIPSolutions signs a letter of intent to merge with HS

MIPSolutions, Inc. a developer of technologies associated with capturing target molecules in the mining, environmental, water and medical markets, announced today that the company has signed a letter of intent to merge with HS, Inc., a privately held company that develops and installs large-scale network and security system installations for general construction projects, military bases and manufacturing facilities throughout the world.

20 Aug 2009

Technology News and Research

Chemical components of elderberry, cinnamon and green tea extracts block HIV viruses from infecting cells

GS Gmbh to integrate Masimo Rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry into corpuls patient monitoring modules

Enterprise Technology Solutions and Health Net Federal Services to provide recovery audit services to VA HAC

Software suite for comprehensive analysis of cardiac safety released by NewCardio

SCS becomes the first IT systems integration services provider to join Medidata’s ASPire to Win program

Advaxis awarded $210,000 for development of a dual antigen vaccine

Varian Medical Systems to equip a new proton therapy center in Sweden

Medical students give a poor grade to the U.S. healthcare system according to Epocrates' survey

Helicos Genetic Analysis System to aid Ontario Institute for Cancer Research scientists in the study of cancer genomics

Fluxion Biosciences receives a $1.8 million NIH grant for developing microfluidic platform

Kensey Nash announces financial results for fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2009

Patterson Companies records 6% year-on-year sales growth in first-quarter

Universal Detection Technology signs new distribution agreement for bioterrorism technologies

Massachusetts General Hospital selects BDV's video and audio solution for improving operating room efficiency

Pfizer collaborates with Private Access to address concerns regarding research and clinical trials

White paper outlines how to maintain quality of care while effectively managing costs

Oticon Medical to globally market the FDA approved Ponto bone anchored hearing system

Inovio Biomedical records $2.9 million revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2009

Health Informatics Consulting to oversee practice management & EHR implementation at New Jersey ambulatory centers

MIPSolutions signs a letter of intent to merge with HS

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