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ECRI Institute releases important changes to its recommendations for preventing surgical fires

A flash fire on a patient during surgery is a very real tragedy, often leading to disfigurement, disability or even death. Though surgical fires are uncommon--about 550 to 650 occur in the United States each year--their consequences are grave enough to warrant ongoing prevention education by healthcare providers.

23 Oct 2009

Acrongenomics participates in Molecular Vision's 2 million GBP funding round

Acrongenomics, Inc. are pleased to announce that they have continued their support to Molecular Vision, an emerging developer of quantitative point-of-care (POC) diagnostic devices, by participating in its 2 million GBP funding round. Imperial Innovations Group plc (AIM: IVO, 'Imperial Innovations'), a leading technology commercialisation and investment company, led the £2 million funding round by committing £1.5 million.

23 Oct 2009

ZyGEM and Phthisis Diagnostics to develop products for detecting infectious pathogens

ZyGEM Corp. Ltd. and Phthisis Diagnostics today announced that they have entered into an agreement to develop products enabling the detection of infectious pathogens in complex samples, such as stool, blood and water.

23 Oct 2009

ID Experts launches Breach Respond services for Blue Cross Blue Shield Member Companies

ID Experts(R), the leader in data breach prevention and remediation, has announced a Breach Respond(TM) offering tailored to meet the needs of Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Member Companies, whose physicians recently had sensitive personal information exposed by a BCBS Association data breach incident.

22 Oct 2009

University of Granada scientists develop a new forensic technique for identifying persons missing in armed conflicts

A research work carried out at the Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology of the University of Granada will speed up the identification of more than 2,000 missing persons in Kosovo during former Yugoslavia war, besides developing a new forensic technique based on the study of ribs and pubis, which will be very useful for the identification of persons in armed conflicts. This work, pioneer all over the world, has involved the study of one of the greatest forensic samples never before analysed.

21 Oct 2009

DNA authentication technology to distinguish between in-vivo and in-vitro DNA

Nucleix, Ltd., an emerging life science company specializing in forensic DNA analysis, announced that company researchers today presented its DNA authentication technology, a novel assay to distinguish between in-vivo (real) and in-vitro (fake) DNA, at the 20th International Symposium on Human Identification in Las Vegas, Nevada.

15 Oct 2009

Study: Psychiatrists can distinguish competent defendants from incompetent ones

Court cases across America often feature expert testimony that offers conflicting conclusions. When this happens in cases involving psychiatric expertise, does it mean that one side or the other is necessarily being less than honest?

14 Oct 2009

New generation of forensic DNA kits to provide faster DNA results

Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation, today announced a new generation of forensic DNA kits with chemistry reagents designed to address the increasing challenges facing 21st century forensic laboratories.

14 Oct 2009

Streamwood Behavioral Hospital implements initiatives to improve patient services

Using the findings and research generated by three professional operations surveys, the leadership of Streamwood Behavioral Hospital announced today they will initiate improvements to bring its patient service programs to a "gold standard" of care.

12 Oct 2009

Research to support and enable crime scene investigation using technology

Imagine using the same process that goes into building video games to help investigators solve real-world crimes. Through a new grant, that's what researchers at North Carolina State University plan to do.

9 Oct 2009

MDLiveCare and Google Health collaborate to provide online health record platform

MDLiveCare, an on-demand telehealth company, announced today at the Health2.0 conference in San Francisco a partnership with Google Health.

8 Oct 2009

HIV/Aids five times more prevalent in American prisons than in general population: Study

HIV/Aids is up to five times more prevalent in American prisons than in the general population. Adherence to treatment programs can be strictly monitored in prison. However, once prisoners are released, medical monitoring becomes problematic.

1 Oct 2009

Parabon Nanolabs receives SBIR grant to design DNA biometric devices

Parabon NanoLabs (PNL), a leading designer and manufacturer of breakthrough, nano-enabled products, announced today its award of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant.

1 Oct 2009

Breach notification regulations take effect, HIPAA-covered entities to notify affected individuals if PHI is breached

Today breach notification regulations take effect under the HITECH Act. HIPAA-covered entities, including healthcare providers and business associates, are now required to notify affected individuals, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and sometimes the media, if a patient's unsecured protected health information (PHI) is breached.

23 Sep 2009

Agilent Technologies and Applied Biosystems to co-market SureSelect system

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) and Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:LIFE), today introduced the Agilent SureSelect Target Enrichment System, which is optimized for the SOLiD™ System, a next-generation advanced genomic analysis sequencing platform.

23 Sep 2009

Book on raising competent and independent children

Parents are tired and frustrated by current methods of discipline and punishment offered in books and media today. Parents understand that they are living in “The Discipline Trap,” believing that discipline is something we do to our children rather than something we teach them.

22 Sep 2009

BRS Labs announces a video-surveillance technology that processes visual data like human brain

Behavioral Recognition Systems (BRS Labs) today announces a ground-breaking video-surveillance technology called Behavioral Analytics™, which leverages cognitive reasoning, and processes visual data on a level similar to the human brain.

21 Sep 2009

Human Identification symposium discusses DNA technology advancement

The 20th International Symposium on Human Identification will highlight advances in DNA technology and explore controversial issues brought about by the expanded power and use of DNA typing.

19 Sep 2009

Medical conference to discuss the current and future use of CT and MRI in autopsy practice

A leading forensic pathologist from the University of Leicester is among the keynote speakers at a unique medical conference in the city examining The Use of CT and MRI in Autopsy Practice.

17 Sep 2009

Bitemark identification not reliable as DNA identification, according to UB study

Against the backdrop of last week's Congressional hearing into the future of forensic science, researchers from the University at Buffalo's Laboratory for Forensic Odontology Research in the School of Dental Medicine, have published a landmark paper on the controversial topic of bitemark analysis.

17 Sep 2009

Forensics News and Research

ECRI Institute releases important changes to its recommendations for preventing surgical fires

Acrongenomics participates in Molecular Vision's 2 million GBP funding round

ZyGEM and Phthisis Diagnostics to develop products for detecting infectious pathogens

ID Experts launches Breach Respond services for Blue Cross Blue Shield Member Companies

University of Granada scientists develop a new forensic technique for identifying persons missing in armed conflicts

DNA authentication technology to distinguish between in-vivo and in-vitro DNA

Study: Psychiatrists can distinguish competent defendants from incompetent ones

New generation of forensic DNA kits to provide faster DNA results

Streamwood Behavioral Hospital implements initiatives to improve patient services

Research to support and enable crime scene investigation using technology

MDLiveCare and Google Health collaborate to provide online health record platform

HIV/Aids five times more prevalent in American prisons than in general population: Study

Parabon Nanolabs receives SBIR grant to design DNA biometric devices

Breach notification regulations take effect, HIPAA-covered entities to notify affected individuals if PHI is breached

Agilent Technologies and Applied Biosystems to co-market SureSelect system

Book on raising competent and independent children

BRS Labs announces a video-surveillance technology that processes visual data like human brain

Human Identification symposium discusses DNA technology advancement

Medical conference to discuss the current and future use of CT and MRI in autopsy practice

Bitemark identification not reliable as DNA identification, according to UB study

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