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Henry Schein introduces web-based practice management system to enhance dental practice

Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today announced the availability of Dentrix Ascend, its first cloud-based practice management system.

4 Apr 2014

Seward increases production capacity for Stomacher blender bags in the UK

Seward Ltd., manufacturer of the world leading range of original Stomacher paddle blenders and accessories used in sample preparation for microbiological analysis, has increased production capacity for Stomacher blender bags with additional manufacturing in the UK.

4 Apr 2014

Repellents from Greek herb extracts show potent effects against malaria carrying mosquitoes

Repellents derived from Greek herb extracts show potent effects, as spatial repellents, against malaria carrying mosquitoes, and possibly others.

4 Apr 2014

Surgeons use Cyberknife robotic device for treatment of vocal cord cancer

Stephen Wiley, a lifelong cowboy from Terrell, has helped UT Southwestern Medical Center pioneer a new treatment for vocal cord cancer. Mr. Wiley volunteered to be the world's first known patient to be treated for vocal cord cancer with Cyberknife, a surgeon-controlled robotic device that destroys tumors with highly precise doses of radiation.

4 Apr 2014

Aortic valve replacement now possible without open-heart surgery

Loyola University Medical Center is the first hospital in Illinois to implant a newly approved aortic heart valve device that does not require open surgery.

From Medtronic 4 Apr 2014

Metabolon announces launch of fourth-generation metabolomics platform

Metabolon, Inc., a leader in metabolomics-driven biomarker discovery, announced today the launch of DiscoveryHD4, the company's fourth-generation metabolomics platform.

4 Apr 2014

ZirMed acquires TransEngen's payment processing and patient engagement solutions

ZirMed, a leading health information connectivity and management solutions company, today announced that it has acquired the payment processing, patient eligibility and patient estimation business solutions owned by TransEngen Inc., a company located in Shelton, CT.

4 Apr 2014

Researchers discover detection system that can distinguish between abuse and accident in child injuries

Child abuse is a leading cause of fatality in children 0-4 years of age. Roughly 1,500 children are fatally injured each year in association with child abuse and 150,000 are permanently disabled.

4 Apr 2014

Appistry unveils latest version of Broad Institute’s Genome Analysis Toolkit

Appistry, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance computing and analytics solutions for next-generation medicine, today released the latest commercial version of the Broad Institute's Genome Analysis Toolkit (GATK).

3 Apr 2014

Foundation Medicine, Clovis Oncology expand collaboration to develop novel companion diagnostic test

Foundation Medicine, Inc. and Clovis Oncology, Inc. today announced the expansion of their ongoing collaboration to incorporate a coordinated regulatory strategy for the development of a novel Premarket Approval (PMA) companion diagnostic test.

3 Apr 2014

Auxogyn signs exclusive license agreement with Merck Serono for Eeva Test

Auxogyn, Inc., a company dedicated to advancing women's reproductive health, today announced an exclusive license agreement with Merck Serono, the biopharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany which operates as EMD Serono in the United States and Canada, for Auxogyn's proprietary Early Embryo Viability Assessment (Eeva) Test.

3 Apr 2014

Syneron's Sublative technology receives CE Mark for effective treatment of striae, acne scars

Syneron Medical Ltd., a leading global aesthetic device company, announced today that its proprietary Sublative™ technology has received CE Mark indication for the effective treatment of striae (stretch marks) and acne scars.

3 Apr 2014

QIAGEN launches new products for next-generation sequencing applications

QIAGEN N.V. today announced two important new product launches which address workflow challenges in next-generation sequencing (NGS) applications.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 3 Apr 2014

BIO and WLSA to explore intersection between digital health and biotechnology at 2014 BIO International Convention

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance (WLSA) today announced a partnership to explore the intersection between digital health and biotechnology through the inaugural Digital Health Zone and Forum at the 2014 BIO International Convention®.

3 Apr 2014

Dartmouth aims to remove barriers for pancreatic cancer photodynamic therapy

Using CT scans with contrast enhancement, Dartmouth researchers measured treatment response to pancreatic cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT) according to a paper published in Physics in Medicine and Biology.

3 Apr 2014

TomTom releases Runner Cardio GPS sport watch with heart rate technology

TomTom today launches the Runner Cardio GPS sport watch with cutting-edge heart rate technology. The Runner Cardio has a built-in Heart Rate Monitor, eliminating the need for a separate chest strap.

3 Apr 2014

BronchoGen genomic test meets primary endpoint in AEGIS-2 clinical trial

Allegro Diagnostics Corp. today announced that the AEGIS-2 clinical trial has met its primary endpoint, demonstrating that the BronchoGen genomic test improves the accuracy of lung cancer diagnosis when used in combination with bronchoscopy.

3 Apr 2014

Ablative Solutions’ Peregrine System Infusion Catheter receives FDA clearance

Ablative Solutions, Inc., a privately-held clinical stage company, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Peregrine System(TM) Infusion Catheter.

3 Apr 2014

Affygility’s occupational exposure limit monograph is now available for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

Affygility Solutions is pleased to announce that its occupational exposure limit monograph is now available for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the principal psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

3 Apr 2014

RFS introduces RF Assure Delivery System for improving birth safety at 2014 AORN national meeting

RF Surgical Systems Inc., the market leader in retained surgical item detection, debuted the RF Assure Delivery System for improving birth safety this week at the 2014 AORN national meeting of perioperative nurses in Chicago. The new system is specifically designed to prevent retained surgical sponges that are used during labor and delivery.

2 Apr 2014

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Henry Schein introduces web-based practice management system to enhance dental practice

Seward increases production capacity for Stomacher blender bags in the UK

Repellents from Greek herb extracts show potent effects against malaria carrying mosquitoes

Surgeons use Cyberknife robotic device for treatment of vocal cord cancer

Aortic valve replacement now possible without open-heart surgery

Metabolon announces launch of fourth-generation metabolomics platform

ZirMed acquires TransEngen's payment processing and patient engagement solutions

Researchers discover detection system that can distinguish between abuse and accident in child injuries

Appistry unveils latest version of Broad Institute’s Genome Analysis Toolkit

Foundation Medicine, Clovis Oncology expand collaboration to develop novel companion diagnostic test

Auxogyn signs exclusive license agreement with Merck Serono for Eeva Test

Syneron's Sublative technology receives CE Mark for effective treatment of striae, acne scars

QIAGEN launches new products for next-generation sequencing applications

BIO and WLSA to explore intersection between digital health and biotechnology at 2014 BIO International Convention

Dartmouth aims to remove barriers for pancreatic cancer photodynamic therapy

TomTom releases Runner Cardio GPS sport watch with heart rate technology

BronchoGen genomic test meets primary endpoint in AEGIS-2 clinical trial

Ablative Solutions’ Peregrine System Infusion Catheter receives FDA clearance

Affygility’s occupational exposure limit monograph is now available for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

RFS introduces RF Assure Delivery System for improving birth safety at 2014 AORN national meeting

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