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FDA announces voluntary recall of Zimmer knee product

MT Services LLC, a Lawsuit Settlement News Reporting Company which operates lawsuitsettlementnews.com, announced today that the FDA announced a Class II recall for Zimmer's Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate knee implant. The recall affects all lots and sizes of the knee implant, affecting all 11,658 devices that were recalled, according to the FDA's website.

23 Apr 2015

Accuray to highlight CyberKnife, TomoTherapy technologies at ESTRO meeting

Accuray Incorporated announced today that the company will highlight new CyberKnife and TomoTherapy technologies at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology meeting, booth #2100, in Barcelona, Spain, April 24 – 27, 2015.

23 Apr 2015

EMD Millipore launches Magna ChIRP RNA Interactome Kits for analyzing chromatin-associated RNAs

EMD Millipore, the Life Science business of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, today introduced Magna ChIRP™ RNA Interactome Kits, which allow researchers to more easily identify, recover and analyze regions of chromatin that interact with chromatin-associated RNAs such as long non-coding RNA (lncRNA).

23 Apr 2015

Transportable MP Airdrive device enhances donor liver viability for transplantation

A new device has demonstrated it has the potential to enhance the viability of donor livers for transplantation. Results revealed today at The International Liver Congress 2015 show that the transportable machine perfusion (MP) Airdrive is able to effectively maintain the quality of livers derived from donation after circulatory death (DCD).

23 Apr 2015

New brain mapping model could improve success rate of transcranial magnetic stimulation

Brain researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new brain mapping model which could improve the success rate of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in treating conditions including depression, neuropathic pain, and stroke.

23 Apr 2015

AMP report provides overview of current research on minimally invasive 'liquid biopsy' approaches

The Association for Molecular Pathology, the premier global, non-profit organization serving molecular diagnostic professionals, today published a special article in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics titled, "Do Circulating Tumor Cells, Exosomes, and Circulating Tumor Nucleic Acids Have Clinical Utility?" The report provides a thorough overview of research to-date on the minimally invasive "liquid biopsy" approaches to cancer diagnostics.

23 Apr 2015

VisualDx tool aids physicians in diagnosing dermatologic conditions

In the first major study to examine the use of a computer-assisted, photo-driven differential diagnosis generator for skin conditions, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found physicians routinely used the tool, without an increase in calling for inpatient dermatology consultations.

23 Apr 2015

New patent-pending detection method identifies bacteria contaminating oysters

In a major breakthrough in shellfish management and disease prevention, researchers at the University of New Hampshire have discovered a new method to detect a bacterium that has contaminated New England oyster beds and sickened consumers who ate the contaminated shellfish.

23 Apr 2015

IDT’s San Diego, California, manufacturing facility receives ISO 14001 certification

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, has announced that its San Diego, California, manufacturing facility has attained ISO 14001:2004 certification for its environmental management systems. Now, both of IDT’s US manufacturing sites (Coralville, IA and San Diego, CA) have ISO 14001 certified environmental management systems.

From Integrated DNA Technologies 22 Apr 2015

EKF launches next generation Hemo Control POC hemoglobin analyzer

The new Hemo Control offers enhanced on-board Data Management (DM) functions following upgrade with the DM ‘add pack’ if required at a later date.

From EKF Diagnostics 22 Apr 2015

Providing critical protection for patients in the healthcare industry

Without a reliable power protection system in place to condition the voltage supply for the CT scanners, the efficiency of the scanners would be jeopardized...

From ABB Limited 22 Apr 2015

Catasys to offer OnTrak Program to Health Alliance members in Illinois

Catasys, Inc. and Health Alliance Medical Plans today announced a multi-year agreement to offer Catasys' OnTrak Program to Health Alliance members in need in Illinois. OnTrak provides support and guidance to commercial, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage members struggling with both medical and behavioral conditions.

22 Apr 2015

Sysmex Inostics to offer OncoBEAM CLIA laboratory services in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Sysmex Inostics, a subsidiary of Sysmex Corporation, today announced that they have signed an exclusive distributor agreement with IndivuTest GmbH, and its parent company Indivumed GmbH, a cancer research company focused on the development of individualized cancer diagnostics and therapies.

From Sysmex America, Inc. 22 Apr 2015

World Veterans Federation supports approved technology for tinnitus relief among veterans

TINNITUS, a debilitating "ringing in the ears", has become the No. 1 service- connected disability among veterans, surpassing post-traumatic stress disorder.

22 Apr 2015

UTEP engineers developing technology that could help predict breast cancer risk

Technology developing at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is on track to predict if and when breast cancer will appear.

22 Apr 2015

Nonprofit group launches website that provides education, information about breast density

Recognizing that both women and their doctors are often confused after a mammogram reveals the woman has dense breasts, a nonprofit organization has launched a major new educational website. The site, www.DenseBreast-info.org, addresses questions women and their healthcare providers often have about breast density - helping them to "Get Smart about Being Dense."

22 Apr 2015

Spanish scientists find apatite bioceramics from shark teeth for implants

Researchers from the BIOCAPS Area of 'Biomaterials, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine' have managed to obtain bioceramics from shark teeth, which have already tested applications in the regeneration of bone tissue, particularly in the fields of traumatology and odontology.

22 Apr 2015

James Shapiro's latest research could soon mark new standard for diabetes treatment

James Shapiro, one of the world's leading experts in emerging treatments of diabetes, can't help but be excited about his latest research. The results he says, could soon mark a new standard for treatment--not only in diabetes, but in several other diseases as well.

22 Apr 2015

Beckman researchers analyze vocal movement using new super-fast MRI technique

In order to sing or speak, around one hundred different muscles in our chest, neck, jaw, tongue, and lips must work together to produce sound. Beckman researchers investigate how all these mechanisms effortlessly work together--and how they change over time.

22 Apr 2015

Electronic cigarettes pose particular risks to the developing brains, organs of young people

Although heavily promoted as a safer cigarette and an aid to quit smoking, electronic cigarettes and the nicotine they deliver pose particular risks to the developing brains and organs of children. Use of electronic cigarettes by school-age children has surpassed traditional cigarette smoking, and it is critical to recognize and understand the risks related to nicotine exposure, addiction, and the poor regulation of these products, as described in the comprehensive Review article "Electronic Cigarettes: Vulnerability of Youth," published in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

22 Apr 2015

Device / Technology News

FDA announces voluntary recall of Zimmer knee product

Accuray to highlight CyberKnife, TomoTherapy technologies at ESTRO meeting

EMD Millipore launches Magna ChIRP RNA Interactome Kits for analyzing chromatin-associated RNAs

Transportable MP Airdrive device enhances donor liver viability for transplantation

New brain mapping model could improve success rate of transcranial magnetic stimulation

AMP report provides overview of current research on minimally invasive 'liquid biopsy' approaches

VisualDx tool aids physicians in diagnosing dermatologic conditions

New patent-pending detection method identifies bacteria contaminating oysters

IDT’s San Diego, California, manufacturing facility receives ISO 14001 certification

EKF launches next generation Hemo Control POC hemoglobin analyzer

Providing critical protection for patients in the healthcare industry

Catasys to offer OnTrak Program to Health Alliance members in Illinois

Sysmex Inostics to offer OncoBEAM CLIA laboratory services in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

World Veterans Federation supports approved technology for tinnitus relief among veterans

UTEP engineers developing technology that could help predict breast cancer risk

Nonprofit group launches website that provides education, information about breast density

Spanish scientists find apatite bioceramics from shark teeth for implants

James Shapiro's latest research could soon mark new standard for diabetes treatment

Beckman researchers analyze vocal movement using new super-fast MRI technique

Electronic cigarettes pose particular risks to the developing brains, organs of young people

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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