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C2 Health launches interactive portal to educate consumers on healthcare law

C2 Health, a division of C2 Technologies, Inc., announced today the launch of its Health Exchange Learning Portal (HELP) at C2-Health.com, a complete suite of classroom, eLearning courses, and resources for nationwide education of Navigators/Consumer Assistors, Consumers, Brokers, Call Center Representatives (CSRs), Health Workers and Volunteers tasked with helping consumers enroll for healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA).

30 Oct 2013

Bestnet to distribute DuraNet Long Lasting Insecticide Nets

Bestnet A/S announced today that the company has entered into an agreement with Shobikaa Impex Pvt Ltd. in regard to DuraNet® Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs).

29 Oct 2013

Seward releases new online Resource Centre for microbiological analyses

Seward Ltd., manufacturers of the world leading range of Stomacher paddle blenders and Stomacher® accessories used in sample preparation for microbiological analyses, has introduced a new application focused Resource Centre within its website – www.seward.co.uk.

29 Oct 2013

Sanovas receives patent for Multi-Balloon Catheter for Extravasated Drug Delivery

Sanovas Inc., (www.sanovas.com) a life science technology company focused on developing and commercializing next generation micro-invasive diagnostics, devices and drug delivery technologies, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued patent # 8,540,667 for the company's Multi-Balloon Catheter for Extravasated Drug Delivery.

29 Oct 2013

Mount Sinai cardiologists use FDA-approved device for severely calcified coronary arteries

Leading interventional cardiologists at The Mount Sinai Hospital are the first in the world to use a newly U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved device for the treatment of severely calcified coronary arteries before the placement of a cardiac stent to open a blocked artery.

29 Oct 2013

Physicians believe electronic cigarettes should be treated no differently than tobacco products

The potential dangers of electronic cigarettes have members of the Pennsylvania Medical Society concerned, and until more is known about the products, the state's physicians believe they should be treated no differently than tobacco products.

29 Oct 2013

PulseOn closes €1M seed investment round to launch innovation in optical heart rate monitoring

Finnish mobile wellness technology company PulseOn has closed a €1m seed investment round to finalize and launch its ground-breaking innovation in optical heart rate monitoring.

29 Oct 2013

Physiological processes in soft tissue pain explored using PET imaging

Physiological processes in soft tissue pain such as chronic tennis elbow can be explored using diagnostic imaging methods. This is demonstrated by researchers from Uppsala University and the results are now being published in the prestigious journal PLOS ONE.

29 Oct 2013

Loyola hospital uses new 3-D vision technology for minimally invasive lung surgery

Loyola University Medical Center is the first Illinois hospital to use new 3-D vision technology for minimally invasive lung surgery.

29 Oct 2013

New unique nanostructure to target drug-delivery treatment of cancer cells

A unique nanostructure developed by a team of international researchers, including those at the University of Cincinnati, promises improved all-in-one detection, diagnoses and drug-delivery treatment of cancer cells.

29 Oct 2013

Study affirms safety profile of Boston Scientific's Vessix System for resistant hypertension

Patients treated with the Boston Scientific Vessix Renal Denervation System experienced a significant and sustained reduction in blood pressure, according to new data presented today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference in San Francisco.

29 Oct 2013

VisionGate's Cell-CT platform can detect lung cancer in sputum samples with high specificity

VisionGate, Inc., a company developing a revolutionary non-invasive test for the early detection of lung cancer, today reported clinical data showing that its automated 3D cell imaging platform, the Cell-CT-, can detect lung cancer in sputum samples with high sensitivity and specificity. The data was presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer.

29 Oct 2013

Clemson, Dartmouth researchers launch Amulet project to develop mHealth technology

With a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer Systems Research program, researchers from Clemson University and Dartmouth College launched the Amulet project to develop computational jewelry to support mobile-health applications.

29 Oct 2013

Smartphone-enabled otoscope provides clear images of ear tympanic membrane

A new, smartphone-enabled otoscope provides clear, transmittable images of the ear drum, or tympanic membrane, which someday may allow for ear infection diagnosis without a visit to the doctor's office, according to an abstract presented Monday, Oct. 28, at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Orlando.

28 Oct 2013

SpineGuard receives COFEPRIS clearance to sell Curved and Curved XS PediGuard devices in Mexico

SpineGuard announced today that it has obtained additional regulatory clearance from COFEPRIS (the Mexican healthcare regulatory authority) to sell its Curved and Curved XS PediGuard devices in Mexico. SpineGuard has previously received clearances for its Classic and Cannulated PediGuard devices.

28 Oct 2013

Potential, low-cost approach to improve exercise adherence in knee osteoarthritis patients

New research presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Diego describes an exciting novel tool utilizing telephone linked technology that shows potential as a low cost approach to improving exercise adherence in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

28 Oct 2013

Patellofemoral knee brace can improve pain, bone marrow lesions in knee osteoarthritis patients

Use of a patellofemoral knee brace can improve pain symptoms and bone marrow lesions in patients with a type of osteoarthritis of the knee, according to new research findings presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Diego.

28 Oct 2013

Biodesix presents additional VeriStrat Phase III trial data at World Conference on Lung Cancer

Biodesix, Inc., a fully integrated molecular diagnostic company dedicated to personalizing medicine, today announced additional data from the Phase III clinical trial for its serum protein test, VeriStrat. Results were presented at the 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Sydney, Australia.

28 Oct 2013

Zecotek showcases patented imaging technologies at Nuclear Science Symposium

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that the Company will be attending the Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference in Seoul Korea from October 27 through November 2, 2013 in Seoul, Korea.

28 Oct 2013

NTU launches new CryoEM lab equipped with advanced cryo transmission electron microscope

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) today launched a new electron microscopy lab led by world renowned scientist Professor Daniela Rhodes. Named the NTU Cryo-Electron Microscopy Laboratory, it is also the world's first university research facility to be equipped with an advanced cryo transmission electron microscope fitted with the latest detector/camera ten times more sensitive than a regular electron microscopy camera.

25 Oct 2013

Device / Technology News

C2 Health launches interactive portal to educate consumers on healthcare law

Bestnet to distribute DuraNet Long Lasting Insecticide Nets

Seward releases new online Resource Centre for microbiological analyses

Sanovas receives patent for Multi-Balloon Catheter for Extravasated Drug Delivery

Mount Sinai cardiologists use FDA-approved device for severely calcified coronary arteries

Physicians believe electronic cigarettes should be treated no differently than tobacco products

PulseOn closes €1M seed investment round to launch innovation in optical heart rate monitoring

Physiological processes in soft tissue pain explored using PET imaging

Loyola hospital uses new 3-D vision technology for minimally invasive lung surgery

New unique nanostructure to target drug-delivery treatment of cancer cells

Study affirms safety profile of Boston Scientific's Vessix System for resistant hypertension

VisionGate's Cell-CT platform can detect lung cancer in sputum samples with high specificity

Clemson, Dartmouth researchers launch Amulet project to develop mHealth technology

Smartphone-enabled otoscope provides clear images of ear tympanic membrane

SpineGuard receives COFEPRIS clearance to sell Curved and Curved XS PediGuard devices in Mexico

Potential, low-cost approach to improve exercise adherence in knee osteoarthritis patients

Patellofemoral knee brace can improve pain, bone marrow lesions in knee osteoarthritis patients

Biodesix presents additional VeriStrat Phase III trial data at World Conference on Lung Cancer

Zecotek showcases patented imaging technologies at Nuclear Science Symposium

NTU launches new CryoEM lab equipped with advanced cryo transmission electron microscope

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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