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Abbott enters into agreement with GSK to develop molecular diagnostic test for skin cancer treatment

Abbott announced today that it has entered into an agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to develop a molecular diagnostic test intended for use as an aid in selecting patients who may benefit from a skin cancer treatment in development by GSK.

4 Mar 2010

New federal guidelines on breast cancer screening: Stanford experts disagree

At a recent community education program, Stanford experts on women’s cancer disagreed with controversial new federal guidelines on breast cancer screening. The new guidelines, released in November by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, would delay a woman’s first mammogram by 10 years, reduce future screenings from annual to every other year, and end them after age 74.

4 Mar 2010

PCF: PSA screening remains valuable tool for identifying potential prostate disease

Responding to continued debate over PSA screening, and today’s American Cancer Society statement, the Prostate Cancer Foundation reiterated its position that PSA screening remains a valuable tool, in combination with other tools, for identifying potential prostate disease, including cancer.

4 Mar 2010

Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prizes awarded to inventive students nationwide

A scientific "Renaissance man" whose work spans the fields of mathematics, linguistics, biotechnology and polymer physics, Erez Lieberman-Aiden, graduate student at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, has been named the winner of the prestigious $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. Lieberman-Aiden, one of four 2010 $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prize winners announced today, was selected for the breadth and depth of his innovations.

4 Mar 2010

Researchers launch new project to diagnose and treat dementia among Deaf people who use BSL

Researchers have launched a unique project to improve early diagnosis and management of dementia among Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).

From The University of Manchester 3 Mar 2010

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems wins MS-HUG 2010 Innovation Awards for Interoperability/HIE

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 been recognized as a winner of the Microsoft® Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) 2010 Innovation Awards in the category of Interoperability/HIE.

3 Mar 2010

VUCCC files for patent protection: New treatment regimen for Type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes

VUCCC P/L is pleased to announce that it has filed for patent protection of its ground breaking new treatment regimen for Type 1 'insulin-dependent' diabetes, through the European Patent Office.

3 Mar 2010

Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics installs Infinix CF-i/BP vascular X-ray systems

To bring the latest in cardiovascular X-ray technology to its pediatric patients, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo., has installed two InfinixTM CF-i/BP vascular X-ray systems with 8" x 8" flat panel detectors (FPD) from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. These systems are the first pediatric bi-plane systems in the U.S. equipped with Toshiba’s Next Generation Advanced Image Processing (AIP) capabilities.

3 Mar 2010

Merge Healthcare, MGH sign agreement to build testing environment for new mobile healthcare applications

Based on their respective expertise in imaging IT and clinical workflow, Merge Healthcare and Massachusetts General Hospital have signed a partnership agreement to build a testing environment for new mobile healthcare applications.

3 Mar 2010

China Medical Technologies reports revenues of US$25.2 million for third-quarter fiscal 2009

China Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading China-based advanced in-vitro diagnostic ("IVD") company, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009 ("3Q FY2009"). The Company's 2009 fiscal year ends on March 31, 2010 ("FY2009").

3 Mar 2010

CFAS supports the provision of publicly funded IVF and ICSI treatment across Canada

The Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society supports fully the provision of publicly funded in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment across Canada. Infertility has been defined by the World Health Organization as a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.

3 Mar 2010

Harvard Professor urges medical community to use ultrasound for diagnosing acute female pelvic conditions

In a bold, eye-opening editorial in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Harvard Professor, Beryl Benacerraf, MD, urges the medical community to use ultrasound instead of Computed Tomography (CT) as the first-line imaging test for better diagnosis capability in the evaluation of acute female pelvic and lower abdominal conditions.

3 Mar 2010

Medicare coverage of CTC for seniors needed

President Obama, in his first routine physical exam as commander in chief, received a CT colonography (CTC), commonly known as a virtual colonoscopy, to screen him for colorectal cancer. However, Obama Administration officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) previously denied coverage of the same exam for seniors enrolled in Medicare, cutting off access for many to an exam proven to increase compliance with nationally accepted colon cancer screening guidelines.

3 Mar 2010

Biomagnetics Diagnostics announces accelerated delivery timetable for integrated optical biosensor

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria detection, today announced its accelerated timetable for delivery of the world's first handheld, integrated optical biosensor.

3 Mar 2010

Vidacare's OnControl Bone Marrow System now available for bone marrow procedures

For many cancer patients, a bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration is one of the most dreaded aspects of their diagnosis and treatment plan. The traditional method for gaining bone marrow involves grinding a needle by hand and sheer force through a patient’s skin and bone, and the procedure is often described as “brutal,” “excruciating” and even “barbaric.”

3 Mar 2010

Aurora Health Care establishes new clinic for treating chronic vulvar pain

It is a sensitive subject for many women. The issue is chronic vulvar pain, and it impacts one out of six women at some point in their lives. However, most women are unaware of their treatment options.

3 Mar 2010

TechniScan launches clinical study to assess clinical utility of Warm Bath Ultrasound

TechniScan, Inc., a medical device company engaged in the development and commercialization of an automated 3-D breast ultrasound imaging system, today announced that in collaboration with University Medical Center Freiburg in Germany, it has launched a clinical study to assess clinical utility of TechniScan's Warm Bath Ultrasound.

3 Mar 2010

Doctors issue warnings about reduced access as Congressional inaction cuts Medicare pay

A political deadlock in the Senate has triggered a 21 percent Medicare pay reduction to doctors who say they may have to limit care for older Americans unless the reduction is reversed.

2 Mar 2010

Biomoda receives U.S patent for cancer and pre-cancer cell based diagnostic assay

Biomoda, Inc. (www.biomoda.com) was today awarded U.S. patent 7,670,799, entitled, "Composition and Method for Making 5, 10, 15, 20- Tetrakis (Carboxyphenyl) Porphine (TCPP)" directed to Biomoda's proprietary TCPP formulation for cancer and pre-cancer cell identification and analysis and a method of making the TCPP formulation.

2 Mar 2010

Corgenix Medical announces the availability of new automation friendly anti-phospholipid assay format

Corgenix Medical Corporation, a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, has announced the availability of its new automation friendly anti-phospholipid assay format.

2 Mar 2010

Diagnostic News and Research

Abbott enters into agreement with GSK to develop molecular diagnostic test for skin cancer treatment

New federal guidelines on breast cancer screening: Stanford experts disagree

PCF: PSA screening remains valuable tool for identifying potential prostate disease

Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prizes awarded to inventive students nationwide

Researchers launch new project to diagnose and treat dementia among Deaf people who use BSL

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems wins MS-HUG 2010 Innovation Awards for Interoperability/HIE

VUCCC files for patent protection: New treatment regimen for Type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes

Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics installs Infinix CF-i/BP vascular X-ray systems

Merge Healthcare, MGH sign agreement to build testing environment for new mobile healthcare applications

China Medical Technologies reports revenues of US$25.2 million for third-quarter fiscal 2009

CFAS supports the provision of publicly funded IVF and ICSI treatment across Canada

Harvard Professor urges medical community to use ultrasound for diagnosing acute female pelvic conditions

Medicare coverage of CTC for seniors needed

Biomagnetics Diagnostics announces accelerated delivery timetable for integrated optical biosensor

Vidacare's OnControl Bone Marrow System now available for bone marrow procedures

Aurora Health Care establishes new clinic for treating chronic vulvar pain

TechniScan launches clinical study to assess clinical utility of Warm Bath Ultrasound

Doctors issue warnings about reduced access as Congressional inaction cuts Medicare pay

Biomoda receives U.S patent for cancer and pre-cancer cell based diagnostic assay

Corgenix Medical announces the availability of new automation friendly anti-phospholipid assay format

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