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New motion capture technology offers fresh insights into tennis injuries

A new approach to motion capture technology is offering fresh insights into tennis injuries - and orthopedic injuries in general.

18 Jan 2012

New computational modeling methods book for ophthalmologists

Dr. Sumeet Dua, the Upchurch Endowed Professor of Computer Science and coordinator of information technology research at Louisiana Tech University, has co-edited a new book on computational modeling methods that can help ophthalmologists develop innovative computer systems to provide critical support and better care options for patients.

18 Jan 2012

Obstetrics & Gynecology now available in new iPad app

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is pleased to announce that Obstetrics & Gynecology is now available in a new app for the iPad.

18 Jan 2012

New path for individually tailored cancer therapy

The Institute of Translational Oncology (TRON) together with BioNTech AG today announced the publication of a joint paper in the international journal Cancer Research that describes a new path for individually tailored cancer therapy.

18 Jan 2012

Combination of tenotomy and PRP injections can treat tendon disorders

Many athletes know the frustration of being sidelined by tendon disorders, like Achilles tendinitis and tennis elbow. In recent years, doctors have begun treating overused tendons with regenerative therapies that jump-start the body's own healing process. One technique, a tenotomy, uses repeated needlesticks to break up scar tissue in the tendon, prompting the body's own cells to begin the rebuilding process.

18 Jan 2012

VeriTeQ acquires PositiveID's VeriChip and Health Link web-based PHR

VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation, a marketer of implantable, radio frequency identification technologies for patient identification and sensor applications, announced today it has acquired the VeriChip implantable microchip and related technologies, and Health Link personal health record from PositiveID Corporation.

18 Jan 2012

Scientists develop new gallbladder endoscopy

For more than 100 years, the traditional treatment for the painful growths called gallstones has been removal of the gallbladder, or cholecystectomy. But a new device, patented in China, promises to make removing the entire organ unnecessary. A group of scientists from the Second People's Hospital of Panyu District and Central South University in China have developed an endoscope specially designed for locating and clearing out gallstones and other gallbladder lesions.

18 Jan 2012

Bionime, GE enter licensing agreement to provide diabetes solutions

GE today announced it has entered into a new worldwide licensing agreement with Bionime, a global leader in biotechnology medical testing, to provide new GE-branded solutions for the diabetes market.

18 Jan 2012

Wis. company helps lead the way to digitizing health records

Operating on 800 acres of former farmland near Madison, Wis., Epic Systems supplies electronic records for large health care providers like the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles ...

18 Jan 2012

Medtronic announces CE mark and launch of Endurant II AAA Stent Graft System

Medtronic Inc. today announced the CE mark and international launch of the Endurant II AAA Stent Graft System, which meaningfully expands the options physicians outside the United States have to treat patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms through a minimally invasive technique called endovascular aortic repair.

From Medtronic 17 Jan 2012

Premier, Horizon enter three-year national group purchasing contract

Horizon Software International, the leader in K-12 food service technology and online account management, has been awarded a three-year national group purchasing contract with the Premier healthcare alliance.

17 Jan 2012

Geisinger, InVivo to conduct injectable biocompatible hydrogel preclinical study for PNI

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp., a developer of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI), and Geisinger Health System today announced a research collaboration to conduct a preclinical study using InVivo's injectable biocompatible hydrogel for the treatment of chronic pain caused by peripheral nerve compression.

17 Jan 2012

Dental Lab Products magazine recognizes Objet Eden260V 3D Printer as 2011 Readers' Choice

Objet Ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, today announced that the Objet Eden260V 3D Printer has been recognized as a 2011 "Readers' Choice" by subscribers to Dental Lab Products magazine.

17 Jan 2012

AAN neurologist receives prestigious award at Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum

The American Academy of Neurology(AAN) has named neurologist Constantine Moschonas, MD, of Scottsdale, Ariz., as the AAN Donald M. Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum Advocate of the Year. Moschonas received his award at the Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum on January 14, 2012, in Austin, Texas, for his outstanding work in raising awareness about brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, autism, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis.

17 Jan 2012

Stallergenes chooses Magic Software's iBOLT integration platform

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd., a global provider of mobile and cloud-enabled application and business integration platforms, announced today that Stallergenes, a biopharmaceutical company and world leader in the treatment of severe allergic respiratory illnesses, has chosen Magic Software's iBOLT integration platform to integrate its various purchasing systems with its SAP ERP.

17 Jan 2012

No statistical difference between IO and IV infusion in therapeutic hypothermia

The results of a study conducted by Vidacare Corporation comparing whether Intraosseous (IO) vascular access may be used to infuse chilled saline as effectively as peripheral intravenous (IV) access to achieve therapeutic hypothermia found no statistical difference between the two routes.

17 Jan 2012

FRAX tool now available as version 3.5 in 18 languages

FRAX, which is available free online at http://www.shef.ac.uk/FRAX/, is being used by an increasing number of physicians around the world - the online version alone is used to calculate 10-year probability of fracture in approximately 2.8 million patients annually, with numbers growing steadily.

17 Jan 2012

Arm sling or cast use after injury may cause rapid brain shift

Using a sling or cast after injuring an arm may cause your brain to shift quickly to adjust, according to a study published in the January 17, 2012, print issue of Neurology-, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

17 Jan 2012

Traditional autopsy is still the gold standard in determining cause of death

TV crime shows like Bones and CSI are quick to explain each death by showing highly detailed scans and video images of victims' insides. Traditional autopsies, if shown at all, are at best in supporting roles to the high-tech equipment, and usually gloss over the sometimes physically grueling tasks of sawing through skin and bone.

17 Jan 2012

Nashville General Hospital at Meharry, Sectra announce multi-year agreement

Sectra announces its multi-year agreement with Nashville General Hospital at Meharry. Sectra's suite of web-based, integrated RIS/PACS solutions for radiology, breast imaging and orthopaedics will enable the hospital to automate workflow, speed image distribution and report turnaround to improve its service level to referring physicians and increase referring volume.

17 Jan 2012