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AtheroMed initiates enrollment in Phoenix Atherectomy catheter trial for PAD

AtheroMed, Inc. announced today the start of enrollment in the EASE study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Phoenix Atherectomy™ catheter, a minimally invasive device for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the legs. EASE - Endovascular Atherectomy Safety and Effectiveness - is an FDA-approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical trial that will enroll 90 patients at up to 20 clinical sites.

7 Sep 2010

St. Jude Medical to invest $60M in CardioMEMS

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, and privately-held CardioMEMS today announced that they have reached an agreement under which St. Jude Medical will make a $60 million equity investment in CardioMEMS, a medical device company that has developed a wireless sensing and communication technology to assess cardiac performance.

7 Sep 2010

TSO3 engaged in regulatory discussions for refiling of new generation sterilizer's 510(k) clearance

TSO3 Inc., an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings, today announced that the Company is having productive discussions with US regulators, including a very recent face-to-face meeting. The Company is actively engaged in the changing US regulatory process intended to lead to the refilling for 510(k) clearance on its new generation sterilizer.

7 Sep 2010

Nassau University Medical Center to include Streamline Health Solutions' HIM Suite of workflows

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. a leading provider of document workflow solutions for hospitals, today announced that Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York, will expand its software licensing arrangement to include Streamline Health's Enterprise Health Information Management Suite of workflows.

7 Sep 2010

miacom diagnostics presents rapid detection method for pneumonia causing pathogens

miacom diagnostics specializes on the development and production of medical tests for the detection of acute infectious diseases. In addition to its existing sepsis kits miacom, diagnostics is now presenting a further CE-marked product based on the same proprietary technology. It is targeted at the rapid detection of clinically most relevant pneumonia causing pathogens.

7 Sep 2010

Sometimes a hospital stay does not mean you’re admitted

This Kaiser Health News story by Susan Jaffe, produced in partnership with The Washington Post, looks at an increasing use of hospital observation care for Medicare beneficiaries rather than admission as an inpatient.

7 Sep 2010

FDA grants IRIS clearance for analysis of synovial fluid with iQ200, iRICELL automated microscopy analyzers

IRIS International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of automated in-vitro diagnostic systems and consumables for use in hospitals and commercial laboratories worldwide and provider of high value personalized diagnostics testing services through its CLIA certified molecular diagnostics laboratory, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the analysis of synovial fluid as a new product application in its Body Fluids Module utilizing its iQ®200 and iRICELL® automated microscopy analyzers.

7 Sep 2010

NextGen executes agreement with MKMG to deploy EHR solution

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced it has executed an agreement with Mount Kisco Medical Group, PC (MKMG) to deploy NextGen Ambulatory EHR (Electronic Health Record), NextGen Practice Management, and the NextGen Patient portal.

7 Sep 2010

Medtronic announces international launch of Resolute Integrity Stent System

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announces the CE (Conformite Europeene) mark and international launch of the Resolute Integrity Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease, a leading cause of death and poor quality of life.

7 Sep 2010

Study finds increase in patient traffic to hospital emergency departments

About 17 percent of all visits to hospital emergency departments across the United States could be treated at retail medical clinics or urgent care centers, potentially saving $4.4 billion annually in health care costs, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

7 Sep 2010

Psilocybin reduces anxiety, improves mood with advanced-stage cancer: Study

In the first human study of its kind to be published in more than 35 years, researchers found psilocybin, an hallucinogen which occurs naturally in "magic mushrooms," can safely improve the moods of patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety, according to an article published online today in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

7 Sep 2010

Ultrasound guidance helps radiologist to identify, treat self-embedding patients

Using ultrasound and a minimally-invasive procedure, radiologists can identify and treat patients who engage in a disturbing self-injury behavior known as self-embedding, according to a new study published in the online edition and October print issue of the journal Radiology.

7 Sep 2010

Scientists urge government to set target effectiveness for newly approved antibiotics

The United States must focus on conserving the use of antibacterial drugs, or face a public health crisis from rapidly rising rates of antibiotic-resistant infections, according to an analysis out today.

7 Sep 2010

Combined treatment may benefit early-stage schizophrenia patients: Report

Patients with early stage schizophrenia who receive a combination of medication and a psychosocial intervention appear less likely to discontinue treatment or relapse and may have improved insight, quality of life and social functioning than those taking medication alone, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

7 Sep 2010

Babies weaned on junk food: Study

According to a recent study in Perth, Australia, babies here are being fed high calorie junk foods like biscuits, cakes, hot chips and ice cream before they turn one. This practice affects their eating habits for life say researchers. The report appeared in the Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics. The study was undertaken by the Telethon Institute of Child Health Research, University of Western Australia and Curtin University and South Australia's Flinders University.

7 Sep 2010

Iron supplements reduce risk of iron deficiency and anemia in children with marginally low birth weights

Giving iron supplements to children with marginally low birth weights (2000-2500 grams) dramatically reduces the risk of developing iron deficiency and anemia. This is shown by Umeå researcher Magnus Domellöf and associates in the coming edition of the pediatric scientific journal Pediatrics.

6 Sep 2010

Young drug users develop brain abnormalities

According to a new study published in the Australian Medical Journal, 20 percent of users of the drugs ecstasy, ice and speed in the ER developed signs of brain damage. Two thirds had concentration and mood problems, and half said they had general health problems.

5 Sep 2010

Childhood cancer survivors 5 times more likely to get cancer again: Study

According to a new study, children who survive cancer are at a higher risk of cancer later in life or may die early of other cause. The study included almost 900 young cancer survivors treated at Sydney Children's Hospital, from 1972 to 1999, alongside new cancer cases and early deaths. The risk of cancer was five times higher in childhood cancer survivors, the results showed, compared with the overall NSW population, that these survivors were seven and a half times more likely to die early.

5 Sep 2010

Kavli Day 2010 at Norwegian University of Science and Technology

In celebration of Kavli Prize Week, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and the Kavli Foundation will hold a series of lectures and events on 9 September 2010 in Trondheim, Norway at the NTNU campus. The event features a number of 2010 Kavli Prize Laureates. The festivities continue after the official celebration, with two symposia sponsored by NTNU, one in neuroscience and one in nanoscience.

4 Sep 2010

Fatty plaque in arteries increase risk for life-threatening cardiovascular events

An international study of clinical data led by a Department of Veterans Affairs-Harvard University cardiologist found that patients with deposits of fatty plaque in their arteries are at especially high risk for life-threatening cardiovascular events if they have diabetes, disease in multiple arteries or a history of heart attack or stroke.

4 Sep 2010

Hospital News and Research

AtheroMed initiates enrollment in Phoenix Atherectomy catheter trial for PAD

St. Jude Medical to invest $60M in CardioMEMS

TSO3 engaged in regulatory discussions for refiling of new generation sterilizer's 510(k) clearance

Nassau University Medical Center to include Streamline Health Solutions' HIM Suite of workflows

miacom diagnostics presents rapid detection method for pneumonia causing pathogens

Sometimes a hospital stay does not mean you’re admitted

FDA grants IRIS clearance for analysis of synovial fluid with iQ200, iRICELL automated microscopy analyzers

NextGen executes agreement with MKMG to deploy EHR solution

Medtronic announces international launch of Resolute Integrity Stent System

Study finds increase in patient traffic to hospital emergency departments

Psilocybin reduces anxiety, improves mood with advanced-stage cancer: Study

Ultrasound guidance helps radiologist to identify, treat self-embedding patients

Scientists urge government to set target effectiveness for newly approved antibiotics

Combined treatment may benefit early-stage schizophrenia patients: Report

Babies weaned on junk food: Study

Iron supplements reduce risk of iron deficiency and anemia in children with marginally low birth weights

Young drug users develop brain abnormalities

Childhood cancer survivors 5 times more likely to get cancer again: Study

Kavli Day 2010 at Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Fatty plaque in arteries increase risk for life-threatening cardiovascular events

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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