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Stereotaxis announces FDA approval of magnetic irrigated catheter

Stereotaxis, Inc. has announced that the Company has been advised that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its partnered magnetic irrigated catheter for use in mapping and ablation in the United States.

16 Jan 2008

Seamless European e-health web

Europeans are becoming more mobile and healthcare systems have to keep up.

8 Jan 2008

Study finds way to increase use of health information record technologies

Slow diffusion of patient-managed electronic health information record technologies, or PHRs, has limited the development of an interoperable health information infrastructure that will greatly improve health-care quality and cost and will save lives.

4 Jan 2008

Experimental IT to reduce medication errors under study

Medication errors are one of the most serious problems occurring in doctor's offices and out-patient clinics, and older persons with chronic conditions are the most vulnerable.

4 Jan 2008

Safer, more accurate, and more effective radiation therapy for pregnant women

Developing fetuses are extremely sensitive to radiation, which poses an impossible dilemma for expecting mothers in need of screening or treatment for cancer.

20 Dec 2007

Sensory Analytics receives new coating measurement patent

Sensory Analytics, an emerging leader in non-contact and non-destructive coating measurement systems, today announced the issuance of the company ' s third patent, United States Patent 7,274,463.

18 Dec 2007

HHS releases new tools with aim to make health care safer

An array of toolkits designed to help doctors, nurses, hospital managers, patients and others reduce medical errors was released by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

17 Dec 2007

Dynamic connectivity rewires neuronal circuits on the fly to sharpen senses

Researchers from the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC), a joint project of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, have for the first time described a mechanism called "dynamic connectivity," in which neuronal circuits are rewired “on the fly” allowing stimuli to be more keenly sensed.

17 Dec 2007

New technique reveals insights into lung disease

Doctors at the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester are collaborating in the use of a magnetic resonance technique to image and quantify the air spaces inside the lungs - and the results of their research may lead to a link between childhood disease and later degenerative lung disease.

14 Dec 2007

CDC uses new technical approach to enable hospital reporting of healthcare-associated infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with timely assistance from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), is developing a standards-based solution for transmission of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) data from existing commercial software systems to the agency's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

14 Dec 2007

Losses of long-established genes contribute to human evolution

While it is well understood that the evolution of new genes leads to adaptations that help species survive, gene loss may also afford a selective advantage.

13 Dec 2007

Cell-tracking software speeds drug development

Time is money, especially in the race to discover new anti-inflammatory drugs and bring them to market.

13 Dec 2007

Lethal human H5N1 influenza virus Replikin gene still upregulated

Replikins Ltd. has announced its latest findings regarding the virus replikin count in human H5N1 influenza virus. The company's software-driven analysis has found that the prevalence of these sequences has remained high in Indonesia; in addition, higher counts now have been found in China.

12 Dec 2007

FDA and Pharsight continue to collaborate under CRADA

Pharsight Corporation has provided an update on its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).

12 Dec 2007

Obesity is not just a problem for people!

Cutting-edge research in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Leicester is tackling the problem of 'obesity' in computer software.

5 Dec 2007

Body dysmorphic disorder due to visual brain glitch

Although they look normal, people suffering from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) perceive themselves as ugly and disfigured.

4 Dec 2007

New tool for analyzing genetic variations in the inflammation pathways

Scientists have known which genes are linked to inflammation, but now researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have organized this information to develop a powerful tool to aid investigators in studying the genetics of inflammatory diseases.

3 Dec 2007

Cambridge Research and Instrumentation receives US patent for spectral imaging of deep tissue

Cambridge Research & Instrumentation (CRi) has announced that the United States Patent Office has issued a notice of allowance for their patent application number 10/669,101, for Spectral Imaging of Deep Tissue.

29 Nov 2007

Stereoscopic digital mammography takes breast imaging to a new dimension

Stereoscopic digital mammography, a new diagnostic technique capable of producing three-dimensional, in-depth views of breast tissue, could significantly reduce the number of women who are recalled for additional tests following routine screening mammography.

29 Nov 2007

Stereo mammography improves cancer detection

A new radiological diagnostic tool called stereo mammography allows clinicians to detect more lesions and could significantly reduce the number of women who are recalled for additional tests following routine screening mammography.

29 Nov 2007