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PAREXEL launches fully-integrated eClinical solution

PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced the launch of the PAREXEL MyTrials platform, a fully-integrated eClinical solution that simplifies the clinical trial process.

From Parexel 18 Jun 2012

Health Canada approves Viveve System to improve sexual function after childbirth

Viveve, Inc., a woman's health company and pioneer in non-surgical vaginal tissue restoration, announces Health Canada has issued a Medical Device License for the Viveve System to treat laxity of the vaginal introitus (opening) after vaginal childbirth, to improve sexual function. The Viveve procedure is the first of its kind and clinical results have shown an improvement in the feeling of vaginal tightness and sexual satisfaction for women.

18 Jun 2012

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces research-grade FT-IR system

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, extended its leading FT-IR spectrometry platform by introducing the first research-grade FT-IR system designed for simple one-touch operation.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 18 Jun 2012

MMRGlobal, Fujitsu collaborate to offer cost-effective transition to electronic medical records

MMRGlobal, Inc. and Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., the market leader in document imaging scanners, announced today a strategic alignment to assist physicians in smaller practices to efficiently digitize their medical records and comply with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act's meaningful use requirement to provide patients timely online access to their medical records by the end of 2014.

18 Jun 2012

FDA clears LensAR Laser System for anterior capsulotomy

LensAR Inc., developer of the LensAR Laser System for cataract surgery, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company's next-generation commercial system, for use in anterior capsulotomy, with and without laser phacofragmentation during cataract surgery.

18 Jun 2012

Illumina's new patent infringement suit targets Complete Genomics' cPal read technology

Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced today that the company has filed an additional patent infringement suit against Complete Genomics, Inc. Illumina is seeking all available remedies, including injunctive relief.

From Illumina, Inc. 18 Jun 2012

Agility MLC's new design provides better dose sculpting capabilities

Requiring only a quick upgrade to their existing Elekta Synergy linear accelerator, physicians at SALK and Paracelsus Medical University began using the new Agility 160-leaf multileaf collimator (MLC), treating 33 patients on its first day. In its first month of Agility use, the center now treats 50 patients per day, comprising about 700 individual treatment sessions that have benefited from this breakthrough in cancer care.

From Elekta 18 Jun 2012

Lower dose study using Toshiba AIDR 3D with Aquilion ONE CT system

Today's healthcare facilities seek to manage patient radiation dose while maintaining high image quality for accurate diagnoses. Dr. Jeff Dardinger from St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Ky., will discuss the initial findings of using Toshiba's AIDR 3D with the AquilionTM ONE CT system to lower dose while maintaining high image quality across multiple CT exams.

18 Jun 2012

Spectros introduces OnCall wireless remote access to view real-time patient results

Spectros Corporation announces the successful launch of OnCall wireless remote access for viewing real-time patient results on T-Stat white light tissue oximeters.

18 Jun 2012

NHS Supply Chain signs deal to purchase 10 Elekta Synergy radiation therapy treatment systems

NHS Supply Chain will bring state-of-the-art cancer treatment to the United Kingdom by signing a deal to purchase ten Elekta Synergy radiation therapy treatment systems.

From Elekta 18 Jun 2012

WHO launches new tool to improve quality and human rights in mental health and social care

WHO urges countries to protect the rights and dignity of people with mental health conditions as it launches a new tool for countries to assess and eventually stop, these violations. The WHO QualityRights Tool Kit aims to ensure that quality of care and human rights standards are put in place in mental health and social care facilities around the world.

18 Jun 2012

New resource captures health insurance programs for low-income populations in developing countries

A new resource captures more than 100 health insurance programs designed for low-income populations in developing countries —an important milestone in developing a comprehensive database of this emerging industry.

18 Jun 2012

Greater Than AIDS, Walgreens partner to mark National HIV Testing Day

Walgreens, the nation's largest pharmacy chain, and Greater Than AIDS, a coalition of public and private sector partners united in response to the domestic epidemic, are teaming with health departments and local AIDS organizations to provide FREE HIV testing at 47 Walgreens stores in 20 cities across the nation in June in support of National HIV Testing Day.

18 Jun 2012

BioCision to offer sneak preview of CoolBox technology at ASM annual meeting

BioCision LLC, a leader in advanced temperature management of biomedical samples, will be offering a sneak preview of their latest product, the CoolBox XT, at the American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, being held in San Francisco June 17-22.

18 Jun 2012

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy benefits stage I non-small cell lung cancer patients

Until recently, many elderly patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer were left untreated because treatment may not improve their quality of life. However, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) has become one of the standards of treatment for these patients. The outpatient treatment given over a two-week period allows frail patients to undergo the treatment.

16 Jun 2012

Not many EHR systems meet new federal standards

Electronic health records (EHRs) are used widely by California physicians, but many of their systems are not designed to meet new federal standards aimed at improving the quality of health care, according to a report from UCSF researchers.

16 Jun 2012

Six-month data from ReCor’s PARADISE System trial on resistant hypertension

ReCor Medical, an emerging medical device company, reported today six-month follow-up data on eight patients who have been treated via renal denervation for their resistant hypertension with the Company's PARADISE System—the only system for renal denervation that is based on ultrasound, not radiofrequency, energy.

16 Jun 2012

Freedom Innovations’ Plie 2.0 MPC Knee receives American Technology Award

Freedom Innovations, LLC, today announced that its Plie 2.0 MPC Knee has been selected as winner of the Health & Medical Technologies category for the TechAmerica Foundation's American Technology Awards, the only national "Best Of" awards that recognize products and services across the technology industry.

From PROTEOR 16 Jun 2012

Researchers engineer nanoparticles that show great promise for MM

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have engineered nanoparticles that show great promise for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), an incurable cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow.

16 Jun 2012

Prevena Incision Management System may help decrease incidence of groin SSIs

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. announced today that evidence presented at the Society for Vascular Surgery Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 8, 2012 suggests the Prevena™ Incision Management System, when combined with standard perioperative infection prevention and meticulous surgical technique, may help decrease the incidence of groin surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing vascular procedures.

16 Jun 2012

Device / Technology News

PAREXEL launches fully-integrated eClinical solution

Health Canada approves Viveve System to improve sexual function after childbirth

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces research-grade FT-IR system

MMRGlobal, Fujitsu collaborate to offer cost-effective transition to electronic medical records

FDA clears LensAR Laser System for anterior capsulotomy

Illumina's new patent infringement suit targets Complete Genomics' cPal read technology

Agility MLC's new design provides better dose sculpting capabilities

Lower dose study using Toshiba AIDR 3D with Aquilion ONE CT system

Spectros introduces OnCall wireless remote access to view real-time patient results

NHS Supply Chain signs deal to purchase 10 Elekta Synergy radiation therapy treatment systems

WHO launches new tool to improve quality and human rights in mental health and social care

New resource captures health insurance programs for low-income populations in developing countries

Greater Than AIDS, Walgreens partner to mark National HIV Testing Day

BioCision to offer sneak preview of CoolBox technology at ASM annual meeting

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy benefits stage I non-small cell lung cancer patients

Not many EHR systems meet new federal standards

Six-month data from ReCor’s PARADISE System trial on resistant hypertension

Freedom Innovations’ Plie 2.0 MPC Knee receives American Technology Award

Researchers engineer nanoparticles that show great promise for MM

Prevena Incision Management System may help decrease incidence of groin SSIs

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