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European launch of technology for quantitative assessment of Parkinson’s disease symptoms from Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced today that they are launching the latest version of their medical device technology for assessing Parkinson’s disease next week at the Movement Disorders Society Congress in Dublin, Ireland.

14 Jun 2012

Interactive website improves parental compliance with asthma controller medication use

Asthma is the most common chronic illness in adolescents and children, affecting an estimated seven million children up to the age of 17 in the United States. The burden of asthma on children is substantial: kids with asthma have a three-fold greater risk of school absence than children without asthma, and asthma is the third leading cause of hospitalization among children under the age of 15.

14 Jun 2012

Liquid glucagon formulation may be useable in standard diabetes pumps

JDRF-funded researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Legacy Health have discovered a liquid glucagon formulation that may be useable in standard diabetes pumps.

13 Jun 2012

New computer simulation program enables children with social anxiety to interact with avatars

Researchers at the University of Central Florida's Anxiety Disorders Clinic and the Atlanta-based company Virtually Better want to give more children with social anxiety the practice they need to become comfortable in social situations. They have developed a new, one-of-a-kind computer simulation program that enables children to interact with avatars playing the roles of classmates, teachers and a principal.

13 Jun 2012

State roundup: N.Y.'s drug Rx bill passes unanimously, Mass. poll finds Dr. communication essential

New York lawmakers unanimously approved legislation Monday that will require doctors to issue drug prescriptions electronically within three years, meanwhile establishing tighter restrictions on painkillers and other addictive drugs on the state list of controlled substances.

13 Jun 2012

New set of computer models predicts negative side effects in current drugs

A new set of computer models has successfully predicted negative side effects in hundreds of current drugs, based on the similarity between their chemical structures and those molecules known to cause side effects, according to a paper appearing online this week in the journal Nature.

12 Jun 2012

Hospira releases enhancement to TheraDoc clinical surveillance system

Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, today released an important enhancement to its TheraDoc clinical surveillance system designed to support hospital antimicrobial stewardship efforts, with the goal of helping to improve patient outcomes, reduce antimicrobial resistant infections and reduce costs.

11 Jun 2012

Knome announces start of early technology access program for knomeCLINIC

Knome, Inc., today announced the start of its early technology access program for knomeCLINIC, a software suite designed to help medical researchers and clinicians interpret human genomes for biological relevance.

11 Jun 2012

Data from first feasibility study of artificial pancreas system

Results from the first feasibility study of an advanced first-generation artificial pancreas system were presented today at the 72nd Annual American Diabetes Association Meeting in Philadelphia. Findings from the study indicated that the Hypoglycemia-Hyperglycemia Minimizer (HHM) System was able to automatically predict a rise and fall in blood glucose and correspondingly increase and/or decrease insulin delivery safely.

11 Jun 2012

Concussion victims have unique spatial patterns of brain abnormalities that change over time

Patients vary widely in their response to concussion, but scientists haven't understood why. Now, using a new technique for analyzing data from brain imaging studies, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center have found that concussion victims have unique spatial patterns of brain abnormalities that change over time

8 Jun 2012

NKI-AVL, Elekta partner to advance cancer research

Elekta and The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital have signed a strategic alliance to advance cancer research.

From Elekta 8 Jun 2012

Bayer introduces Certegra Workstation

Bayer Radiology & Interventional announced the introduction of the Certegra Workstation, an informatics-driven, touch‐screen hub that enables time savings and improved patient care through a powerful suite of CT Contrast Dose Management applications and a new P3T 2.0 operating environment.

8 Jun 2012

Streamline Health first quarter revenues increase to $5,445,000

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended April 30, 2012.

7 Jun 2012

NTNU’s EIR software to be showcased at 7th World Research Congress of the EAPC

What happens when doctors cannot cure a disease? What is the best way to make patients comfortable and have the best quality of life possible in the time they have left? Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have developed software that can be used with an iPad or other tablet to help record patient pain levels to help doctors in developing further treatment.

6 Jun 2012

Siemens Healthcare, HLI partner to offer ICD-10 remediation services

Health Language, Inc. (HLI), the global leader in healthcare terminology management, today announced its partnership with Siemens Healthcare, Malvern, Pa., to offer enterprise-wide ICD-10 remediation services.

From Siemens Healthineers 5 Jun 2012

Force 3 acquires secureRAD

Force 3, delivering innovative technology solutions, today announced the acquisition of secureRAD, a provider of disruptive technology solutions for the medical imaging industry.

5 Jun 2012

Akron General Medical Center to install Brainsuite iMRI and iCT integrated neurosurgical suites

Brainlab, a manufacturer of software-driven systems for targeted, less-invasive medical treatments, announced today that Akron General Medical Center will install both Brainsuite iMRI and iCT, making it one of only a handful of hospitals in the world to offer both solutions.

2 Jun 2012

Software News and Research

European launch of technology for quantitative assessment of Parkinson’s disease symptoms from Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies

Interactive website improves parental compliance with asthma controller medication use

Liquid glucagon formulation may be useable in standard diabetes pumps

New computer simulation program enables children with social anxiety to interact with avatars

State roundup: N.Y.'s drug Rx bill passes unanimously, Mass. poll finds Dr. communication essential

New set of computer models predicts negative side effects in current drugs

Hospira releases enhancement to TheraDoc clinical surveillance system

Knome announces start of early technology access program for knomeCLINIC

Data from first feasibility study of artificial pancreas system

Concussion victims have unique spatial patterns of brain abnormalities that change over time

NKI-AVL, Elekta partner to advance cancer research

Bayer introduces Certegra Workstation

Streamline Health first quarter revenues increase to $5,445,000

NTNU’s EIR software to be showcased at 7th World Research Congress of the EAPC

Siemens Healthcare, HLI partner to offer ICD-10 remediation services

Force 3 acquires secureRAD

Akron General Medical Center to install Brainsuite iMRI and iCT integrated neurosurgical suites

Two pharma companies plan international trials into targeted cancer treatments in the UK

MEDIAN Technologies to participate in 2012 ASCO annual conference

New MYiCLUBonline iPhone/iPad App from ABC Financial

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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