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Researchers devise computerized process to make minimally invasive surgery more accurate

Johns Hopkins researchers have devised a computerized process that could make minimally invasive surgery more accurate and streamlined using equipment already common in the operating room.

28 Mar 2014

Heart failure patients benefit from new device till transplant

The largest single-center study of patients implanted with a total artificial heart finds the device may help patients in severe heart failure survive until they can receive a heart transplant, according to research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology's 63rd Annual Scientific Session.

28 Mar 2014

New biomarker test accurately estimates mortality risk in patients with septicemia

Septic shock is a severe systemic infection and major cause of death for the old and young alike. Unfortunately, researchers say testing new drug regimens to stop the infection is confounded because clinical trials include patients who are either too sick to be saved by experimental therapies or not sick enough to warrant the treatments.

27 Mar 2014

CT scans allow rheumatologists to diagnose gout

Gout is on the rise among U.S. men and women, and this piercingly painful and most common form of inflammatory arthritis is turning out to be more complicated than had been thought.

27 Mar 2014

Researchers develop fluorescent sensor to identify presence of drug in less than 30 seconds

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed the world's first fluorescent sensor to identify the presence of a drug known as GHB that is commonly used to spike beverages.

27 Mar 2014

Johns Hopkins researchers use 3-D MRI scans to accurately measure tumor viability and death

In a series of studies involving 140 American men and women with liver tumors, researchers at Johns Hopkins have used specialized 3-D MRI scans to precisely measure living and dying tumor tissue to quickly show whether highly toxic chemotherapy - delivered directly through a tumor's blood supply - is working.

27 Mar 2014

Pacific Vascular purchases Toshiba's Aplio 300 ultrasound systems

Pacific Vascular, Inc. is providing its patients with the latest in ultrasound technology by acquiring 36 Aplio 300 ultrasound systems from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.

27 Mar 2014

2014 Biotech China to be held on 14-16 May in Nanjing, China

Biotech China, the first major Chinese biotech exhibition and conference, will hold the 2014 Biotech China on 14-16th May, 2014 in Nanjing, China.

27 Mar 2014

Novel storage device transports vaccines to remote parts of the world

Getting life-saving vaccines to the most remote parts of the world is no easy feat. Biopharmaceuticals are highly sensitive to heat and cold and can perish if their temperature shifts a few degrees.

27 Mar 2014

Carbon nanotube paper offers potential to miniaturize mass spectrometers

Nanotechnology is advancing tools likened to Star Trek's "tricorder" that perform on-the-spot chemical analysis for a range of applications including medical testing, explosives detection and food safety.

27 Mar 2014

BD Micro-Fine Ultra Pen Needle with Pentapoint technology launched in the UK and Ireland

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, announced today the launch in the UK and Ireland of BD Micro-Fine Ultra with 5-bevel needle technology, clinically demonstrated to improve injection comfort for diabetes patients, and enhancing the injection advantages of the current BD Micro-Fine+ Pen Needle.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 27 Mar 2014

Redesigned medication alerts in EMR reduce prescribing errors, increase efficiency

Changing how medication alerts are presented in electronic medical records resulted in safer prescribing, increased efficiency and reduced workload for health care providers who placed drug orders in a study published online in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

27 Mar 2014

New urinary catheter design can eliminate nearly all hard-to-kill biofilm

For the millions of people forced to rely on a plastic tube to eliminate their urine, developing an infection is nearly a 100 percent guarantee after just four weeks. But with the help of a little bubble-blowing, biomedical engineers hope to bring relief to urethras everywhere.

27 Mar 2014

Shimadzu announces FDA approval for new digital angiography systems

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA has announced that a new digital angiography system family has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. These are the ceiling-mounted Trinias, the floor-mounted Trinias, and the Biplane models.

27 Mar 2014

EndoChoice launches website to provide patients with latest information on colorectal cancer screening

EndoChoice Inc. maker of the Fuse Full Spectrum Endoscopy system that allows doctors to see more of the GI tract than ever before today announced the launch of FuseColonoscopy.org to provide patients with the latest information on colorectal cancer screening.

26 Mar 2014

Ascom receives Red Dot Award 2014 for Wireless Alarm Transceiver product design

Ascom, a leading provider of on-site wireless communications, has been awarded the prestigious Red Dot Award 2014 for its Wireless Alarm Transceiver product design. A panel of 40 international design experts evaluated 4,815 entries from 53 countries to determine winners of the annual competition.

26 Mar 2014

FDA grants PMA for Pinnacle's Optiguide DCYL700 Fiber Optic Diffuser Series flexible fiber

Concordia Healthcare Corp. announced today that its subsidiary Pinnacle Biologics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in rare diseases, was granted U.S. Food and Drug Administration premarket supplemental approval (PMA) for its Optiguide DCYL700 Fiber Optic Diffuser Series flexible fiber.

26 Mar 2014

Study lays groundwork for PET imaging studies on human Menkes disease

Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies have used PET imaging to visualize the distribution in the body of copper, which is deregulated in Menkes disease, a genetic disorder, using a mouse model. This study lays the groundwork for PET imaging studies on human Menkes disease patients to identify new therapy options.

26 Mar 2014

New approach could lead to devising alternative tools for cancer therapy

Inducing biological tissue damage with an atmospheric pressure plasma source could open the door to many applications in medicine

26 Mar 2014

Simple blood test can predict obesity levels in children

Scientists have found that a simple blood test, which can read DNA, could be used to predict obesity levels in children.

26 Mar 2014

Device / Technology News

Researchers devise computerized process to make minimally invasive surgery more accurate

Heart failure patients benefit from new device till transplant

New biomarker test accurately estimates mortality risk in patients with septicemia

CT scans allow rheumatologists to diagnose gout

Researchers develop fluorescent sensor to identify presence of drug in less than 30 seconds

Johns Hopkins researchers use 3-D MRI scans to accurately measure tumor viability and death

Pacific Vascular purchases Toshiba's Aplio 300 ultrasound systems

2014 Biotech China to be held on 14-16 May in Nanjing, China

Novel storage device transports vaccines to remote parts of the world

Carbon nanotube paper offers potential to miniaturize mass spectrometers

BD Micro-Fine Ultra Pen Needle with Pentapoint technology launched in the UK and Ireland

Redesigned medication alerts in EMR reduce prescribing errors, increase efficiency

New urinary catheter design can eliminate nearly all hard-to-kill biofilm

Shimadzu announces FDA approval for new digital angiography systems

EndoChoice launches website to provide patients with latest information on colorectal cancer screening

Ascom receives Red Dot Award 2014 for Wireless Alarm Transceiver product design

FDA grants PMA for Pinnacle's Optiguide DCYL700 Fiber Optic Diffuser Series flexible fiber

Study lays groundwork for PET imaging studies on human Menkes disease

New approach could lead to devising alternative tools for cancer therapy

Simple blood test can predict obesity levels in children

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