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Period of observation can avoid unnecessary head CT scan use in children

Overall, roughly half of U.S. children taken to hospital emergency departments for a head injury receive a head CT scan, often to ease worried parents' concerns. Yet true traumatic brain injury is uncommon.

9 May 2011

Study provides information about hematuria in microscopic urinalysis and urinary tract cancer

Hematuria or blood in the urine may trigger a battery of tests for urinary tract cancer that are invasive and can unnecessarily expose patients to radiation, yet the procedures contribute little to the diagnosis, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente Southern California's Department of Research & Evaluation published in the May issue of the Journal of Urology.

7 May 2011

Objet's 3D printing dental solutions to be showcased at LMT LAB DAY West

Objet Geometries Ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, will demonstrate the benefits of adding 3D printing to the workflow, at LMT LAB DAY West.

7 May 2011

Epigenomics, Life Technologies enter supply agreement for second-generation colorectal cancer blood test

Epigenomics AG, the cancer molecular diagnosis company, today announced the signing of a supply agreement with Life Technologies Corporation, a global provider of innovative life science solutions.

7 May 2011

Current Opinion in Immunology journal publishes Inovio's article on DNA vaccines

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today that the prestigious journal Current Opinion in Immunology has published an article in its current issue entitled, "Electroporation Delivery of DNA Vaccines: Prospects for Success."

7 May 2011

Paragon's offerings and solutions to be showcased at EMC World Conference

Paragon Solutions, a business and information technology consulting firm, announced today that it will be showcasing its offerings and solutions at the 2011 EMC World Conference from May 9th to May 12th at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

7 May 2011

FDA approves expanded access to RX Acculink stent for clogged neck artery treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved an expanded indication that will allow a new group of patients at risk of stroke due to clogged neck arteries to be treated with the RX Acculink carotid stent.

7 May 2011

iPads help minimize children's pain during procedures

Nurses in the emergency department at NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital are pioneering techniques -- including the use of iPads -- to improve the patient experience by eliminating or minimizing pain.

7 May 2011

Study shows benefits and safety of pediatric contact lens wear

After ten years of contact lens wear, patients are equally successful wearing contact lenses whether they were first fitted as children or as teenagers, new research shows.

7 May 2011

Stenting is safe, effective and superior to balloon angioplasty for deep vein thrombosis treatment

Stenting is safe and effective and superior to balloon angioplasty for treatment of venous stenosis in patients with deep vein thrombosis, according to results from EVISTA-DVT, presented today as a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions 2011 Scientific Sessions in Baltimore.

7 May 2011

Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University partner to enhance health IT workforce

Specialized one- and two-year Indiana University graduate certificate and master's programs designed to increase the number of health information technology specialists in Indiana and nationwide will expand enrollment by 50 percent, thanks in part to Recovery Act funding.

7 May 2011

New cardiac resynchronization therapy data in atrial fibrillation presented at Heart Rhythm 2011

Data presented as a Late Breaking Clinical Trial at Heart Rhythm 2011, the Heart Rhythm Society's 32nd Annual Scientific Sessions, shows the clinical benefit of cardiac resynchronization therapy versus conventional right-ventricle pacing in improving heart failure in patients undergoing atrioventricular junction ablation for permanent atrial fibrillation.

From Medtronic 7 May 2011

Study examines clinical, kidney morphologic features that predict favorable BP response to renal artery stenting

A retrospective study in the May 2011 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery, the official publication of the Society for Vascular Surgery, examines clinical and kidney morphologic features that predict a favorable blood pressure response to renal artery stenting.

7 May 2011

MicroPhage receives FDA clearance for KeyPath MRSA/MSSA Blood Culture Test

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared the first test for Staphylococcus aureus infections that is able to quickly identify whether the bacteria are methicillin resistant or methicillin susceptible.

7 May 2011

Abiomed presents PROTECT II study data in percutaneous coronary intervention at SCAI 2011

Abiomed, Inc., a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today announced results from further 90 day clinical and economic analyses, based on data from the PROTECT II study.

7 May 2011

SAHA and LAN partner to provide video language interpretation services

The Southern Atlantic Hospital Alliance announced the selection of the Language Access Network as its exclusive partner to provide video language interpretation services.

7 May 2011

Tufts Health Plan now covers SBi's STAR total ankle replacement system

Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi) announced today that effective July 1, 2011, Tufts Health Plan, covering approximately 742,000 members in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, is revising its reimbursement policy to cover SBi's STAR™ total ankle replacement system. The decision means that 98 percent of all privately-insured lives in Massachusetts will have access to total ankle replacement.

7 May 2011

Device / Technology News

Period of observation can avoid unnecessary head CT scan use in children

Study provides information about hematuria in microscopic urinalysis and urinary tract cancer

Objet's 3D printing dental solutions to be showcased at LMT LAB DAY West

Epigenomics, Life Technologies enter supply agreement for second-generation colorectal cancer blood test

Current Opinion in Immunology journal publishes Inovio's article on DNA vaccines

Paragon's offerings and solutions to be showcased at EMC World Conference

FDA approves expanded access to RX Acculink stent for clogged neck artery treatment

iPads help minimize children's pain during procedures

Study shows benefits and safety of pediatric contact lens wear

Stenting is safe, effective and superior to balloon angioplasty for deep vein thrombosis treatment

Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University partner to enhance health IT workforce

New cardiac resynchronization therapy data in atrial fibrillation presented at Heart Rhythm 2011

Study examines clinical, kidney morphologic features that predict favorable BP response to renal artery stenting

MicroPhage receives FDA clearance for KeyPath MRSA/MSSA Blood Culture Test

Abiomed presents PROTECT II study data in percutaneous coronary intervention at SCAI 2011

SAHA and LAN partner to provide video language interpretation services

Tufts Health Plan now covers SBi's STAR total ankle replacement system

FDA approves Abbott's RX ACCULINK Carotid Stent System

Roche seeks FDA clearance for fully automated Chlamydia and gonorrhoeae test

Researchers establish new method to patch damaged heart with tissue-engineering platform

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

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