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U.S. Branding Group introduces USB Insert nano webkeys with anti-virus certification

Technology marketing solutions company U.S. Branding Group, LLC announced today that their patented USB Insert nano webkeys that are integrated in any custom physical print media such as brochures, direct mail and magazine ads are now certified McAfee Secure, thus becoming the first and only webkey on the market with anti-virus certification.

27 May 2011

Discovery of potent class of anti-cancer compounds by Scripps Research and MIT scientists

Working as part of a public program to screen compounds to find potential medicines and other biologically useful molecules, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered an extremely potent class of potential anti-cancer and anti-neurodegenerative disorder compounds.

8 Mar 2011

'Vision-based hand gesture recognition' technology in future operation theatres

Surgeons of the future might use a system that recognizes hand gestures as commands to control a robotic scrub nurse or tell a computer to display medical images of the patient during an operation.

4 Feb 2011

Cell Press launches new iPhone application for downloading research articles

Cell Press is delighted to announce the launch of its new iPhone app - Cell Alerts, available to download for free at www.cell.com/iphone or http://bit.ly/fw9pbx.

2 Feb 2011

Third Edition of Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines released

The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has released the Third Edition of Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines to subscribers of the guideline development and content publishing platform, APG-I. The proprietary, evidence-based system provides full access to ACOEM's complete guidelines, featuring thousands of pages of the most current evidence medical treatment recommendations.

7 Dec 2010

Allen Institute releases new data and tools for exploring genes at work in human brain

The Allen Institute for Brain Science announced today its twentieth public data release, which includes new data and tools for exploring genes at work in the human brain. In addition to expanding and enhancing the Allen Human Brain Atlas, the Allen Institute launched two new human brain resources: the Ivy Glioblastoma Atlas Project and the NIMH Transcriptional Atlas of Human Brain Development.

3 Nov 2010

Older people prefer to read negative news about young adults: Study

When given a choice, older people prefer to read negative news, rather than positive news, about young adults, a new study suggests.

31 Aug 2010

ChemAxon adds more predictions to chemistry browsing service

ChemAxon announces the addition of major new functionality in it's chemicalize.org web based service. The new features help users understand better the chemical structure with more predicted properties and a customizable layout to be of most use.

21 Aug 2010

Tobii Technology announces launch of cost-effective eye tracking system

Tobii Technology, the global market leader in eye tracking, today announces the launch of Tobii Glasses™ a revolutionary, cost-effective eye tracking system. Tobii Glasses will help researchers in commercial, scientific, and government organisations to gain greater levels of insight into the preferences, reactions and personal experiences of people in a natural environment.

22 Jun 2010

Gore introduces new internet cloud-based 3-D modeling system and case planning aid

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today announced the launch of a new internet cloud-based 3-D advanced visualization and decision support system to aid physicians in case planning at the Society for Vascular Surgery's 2010 Vascular Annual Meeting being held in Boston, Massachusetts.

11 Jun 2010

Health IT Roundup: Many obstacles, much promise

The Boston Globe: There is a lingering "professional resistance to electronic records systems that computerization advocates say threatens the goals of the new health care overhaul law. These advocates argue that using computers to track what care patients receive, for instance, is vital to deciding what medications and treatments work best."

5 May 2010

Pharmacies launch Dispose My Meds campaign to help consumers safely dispose unused medications

Nearly 800 community pharmacies in 40 states are making it easier than ever for consumers to safely dispose of unused patient medications at their local pharmacy, the National Community Pharmacists Association and Sharps Compliance, Inc. announced today.

20 Apr 2010

Agilent Technologies introduces user-friendly genomics Web site

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced a dynamic and user-friendly genomics Web site, genomics.agilent.com.

20 Apr 2010

Virtual tool enhances cataract surgery training programs

The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Cataract Surgery Trainer, a virtual training tool which helps to train physicians to perform cataract surgery, has been shown to enhance teaching in cataract surgery when compared to traditional teaching methods.

3 Feb 2010

Pfizer becomes the latest customer of Benchware Discovery 360

Tripos®, a leading provider of drug discovery informatics products and services, today announced that Pfizer has become the latest customer of Benchware® Discovery 360 (D360). The novel license agreement allows Pfizer to deploy the capabilities of D360 to all scientists within its worldwide research sites.

27 Jan 2010

Publicly available research center for H1N1 influenza pandemic launched

ebrary®, a leading provider of digital content products and technologies, today announced that it has created a publicly available research center featuring a highly interactive, searchable database of documents pertaining to the H1N1 influenza pandemic.

16 Nov 2009

CNIB's Site Check program certifies Wellness Checkpoint health risk assessment software

InfoTech Inc. has successfully completed the certification requirements under CNIB's Site Check program to make Wellness Checkpoint(R) Version 10.1 health risk assessment software service compliant with internationally recognized accessibility guidelines.

6 Nov 2009

Capzule and Accent iPhone applications for physicans

Webahn, Inc. announces the launch of two new iPhone Apps for physicians. Capzule for its online Electronic Medical Records service Capzule.com and Accent, a voice recording application, for its online transcription service OvernightScribe.com.

21 Sep 2009

BioOhio and GCIC launch Ohio Bioscience Resource Directory

BioOhio and the Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center (GCIC) have launched an expanded and improved Ohio Bioscience Resource Directory, the most comprehensive online collection of Ohio companies, organizations, and research centers involved in the biosciences.

11 Sep 2009

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reorganizes and updates its warning letters web page

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reorganized and updated the warning letters page in the Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations section of the FDA Web site.