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Nonin Medical introduces new Xpod family for device manufacturers

Nonin Medical, Inc., the inventor of the world's first low-power pulse oximeter for OEM and a leader in noninvasive physiological monitoring, announced the worldwide launch of its low power Xpod, Model 3012LP, OEM Pulse Oximeter for medical monitoring manufacturers.

3 May 2011

Research: Two-year-old children with autism have enlarged brains

In 2005, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that 2-year-old children with autism have brains up to 10 percent larger than children of the same age without autism.

3 May 2011

Grant Thornton Leader & Innovator of the Year award for Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy president

Phil Hagerman, president and CEO of Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy in Flint, has been named Grant Thornton Leader & Innovator of the Year.

30 Apr 2011

Gartner lists Appature as 2011 'Cool Vendor' in Life Sciences

Appature Inc., a leading provider of relationship marketing software, has been listed as a 2011 "Cool Vendor" in Life Sciences by leading analyst firm, Gartner, Inc.

30 Apr 2011

Defibtech initiates voluntary recall of DDU-100 series semi-automatic external defibrillators

Defibtech, LLC is initiating a worldwide voluntary recall of certain DDU-100 series semi-automatic external defibrillators sold under the Lifeline AED and ReviveR AED brand names, including 65,885 AEDs distributed in the United States.

30 Apr 2011

Video games can serve as respiratory therapy for children with cystic fibrosis

Video games controlled by the player's breath can encourage youths with cystic fibrosis to use techniques that can help keep their airways clearer, according to a study to be presented Saturday, April 30, at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Denver.

30 Apr 2011

CJPS Medical Systems releases its newest VitalPoint software

CJPS Medical Systems announces today that it has released its newest VitalPoint software which is compliant to HL7. This announcement comes as the ATA, the largest international tradeshow focused exclusively on telemedicine, telehealth, and remote medical technologies, takes place on May 1st-3rd, 2011 in Tampa, Florida.

30 Apr 2011

WAST NHS to equip its frontline ambulances with ZOLL E Series EMS monitor/defibrillator

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS is equipping its frontline ambulances with the ZOLL E Series EMS monitor/defibrillator.

30 Apr 2011

Visionary Healthware receives ONC-ATCB certification for new EHR solution

Visionary HealthWare, a CompuGroup Medical company, announced today that Alteer Office 8.0 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on 4/22/2011 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

30 Apr 2011

ZOLL Medical second quarter revenues increase 14% to $122.5 million

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, today announced that revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 increased 14% to $122.5 million, compared to revenues in the second quarter of last year of $107.1 million.

28 Apr 2011

Roche introduces new Accu-Chek Mobile glucose monitoring device

Roche Diagnostics Canada, a trailblazer in the healthcare field, is proud to introduce Accu-Chek Mobile, the first strip-free blood glucose monitoring device available on the market.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 28 Apr 2011

GE Healthcare reaches agreement to acquire Applied Precision

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Applied Precision, Inc., a supplier of innovative cellular imaging technologies for the fast-growing cell biology and biomedical research sectors.

28 Apr 2011

MIT develops new software to predict complex 3-D DNA structures

While the primary job of DNA in cells is to carry genetic information from one generation to the next, some scientists also see the highly stable and programmable molecule as an ideal building material for nanoscale structures that could be used to deliver drugs, act as biosensors, perform artificial photosynthesis and more.

28 Apr 2011

McGill develops new tool that can help stroke patients to recover hand motion

People who have strokes are often left with moderate to severe physical impairments. Now, thanks to a glove developed at McGill, stroke patients may be able to recover hand motion by playing video games.

27 Apr 2011

Thermo Fisher revenues increase 4% to $2.72 billion for first quarter 2011

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended April 2, 2011.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 27 Apr 2011

Study finds gender difference in immune responses to PTSD

Men and women had starkly different immune system responses to chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, with men showing no response and women showing a strong response, in two studies by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.

27 Apr 2011

Acousticon receives FDA 510K clearance for ACAM-5 integrated hearing loss assessment system

Acousticon Inc., the US subsidiary of Acousticon GmbH announced today that they have received FDA 510K clearance for ACAM-5®, a German-engineered, stand-alone system containing an audiometer integrated with Real Ear Measurement (REM), and Hearing Instrument Test (HIT) modules.

27 Apr 2011

QHR signs agreement to acquire EMIS assets

QHR Technologies Inc. today announced that the Company has signed an Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA") to acquire the assets of EMIS Inc. a 100% subsidiary of Egton Medical Information Systems Limited based in Leeds, UK and part of EMIS Group plc.

27 Apr 2011

Oxford Nanopore raises $41 million via private placement of ordinary shares

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd., the UK-based developers of nanopore technology for the direct, electronic analysis of single molecules, today announced that it has raised £25 million in new funding via a private placement of ordinary shares in the Company.

From Oxford Nanopore Technologies 26 Apr 2011

PDI extends eDetailing to mobile programs

PDI, Inc. today announced that Group DCA has expanded its proprietary DIAGRAM™ software platform to enable eDetail delivery on popular mobile devices including the iPad®, iPod touch® and iPhone® and Android™-based phones.

25 Apr 2011