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Free NYU Physician iPad app now available in iTunes store

NYU Langone Medical Center, one of the nation's premier academic medical centers, announced today the magazine of NYU School of Medicine, NYU Physician, is now available as a free iPad app in the iTunes App Store.

19 May 2011

Sensitive troponin assays improve clinical outcome and cardiac patient management

Research presented this week at the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Congress and Laboratory Medicine showed that using a lower diagnostic threshold for troponin improves clinical outcomes and patient survival in patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes.

19 May 2011

Synthetic nanopatch helps regenerate natural heart tissue cells

When you suffer a heart attack, a part of your heart dies. Nerve cells in the heart's wall and a special class of cells that spontaneously expand and contract - keeping the heart beating in perfect synchronicity - are lost forever. Surgeons can't repair the affected area. It's as if when confronted with a road riddled with potholes, you abandon what's there and build a new road instead.

19 May 2011

Thirty endoscopy units earn ASGE recognition for safety and quality

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has recognized 30 endoscopy units as part of its program specifically dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy, in all settings where it is practiced in the United States.

19 May 2011

XTRAC Excimer Laser treatment offers new hope for patients with psoriasis

With XTRAC® Excimer Laser treatments, psoriasis patients can say goodbye to the red, dry patches of scaly, thickened skin they have been covering up all winter. Developed by PhotoMedex, Inc., an innovator of medical devices, the XTRAC laser offers new hope to the 7.5 million Americans suffering from this embarrassing and socially isolating disease.

19 May 2011

Health video games motivate vigorous exercise

Can't find anyone to exercise with? Don't despair: New research from Michigan State University reveals working out with a virtual partner improves motivation during exercise.

19 May 2011

Simple lymphocyte count effectively identifies prognosis of renal cell carcinoma

Each year, kidney cancer is diagnosed in nearly 60,000 people in the U.S. Many of these patients undergo surgery to remove the affected kidney, but this procedure can be risky for the elderly and those who have other health problems. Unfortunately, the prognosis of kidney cancer patients often cannot be determined until tumor samples are surgically removed and evaluated.

19 May 2011

NEW Lifestyle on-line teaching modules for medical students

Obesity is an epidemic and when paired with physical inactivity it represents the second leading cause of preventable death nationally from cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. But in medical school, there is a training gap when it comes to teaching future doctors about obesity and related health problems.

19 May 2011

Treadmill test helps predict lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease in middle-age people

In two separate studies, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that how fast a middle-age person can run a mile can help predict the risk of dying of heart attack or stroke decades later for men and could be an early indicator of cardiovascular disease for women.

19 May 2011

Iroko Cardio deploys Veeva CRM in nine European countries

Iroko Cardio International, a privately held pharmaceutical company dedicated to reducing the incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), has adopted Veeva CRM to support all of its representatives in nine European countries.

19 May 2011

Berkeley Lab scientists contribute to remarkable advance in nuclear magnetic resonance

Nuclear magnetic resonance, a scientific technique associated with outsized, very low temperature, superconducting magnets, is one of the principal tools in the chemist's arsenal, used to study everything from alcohols to proteins to such frontiers as quantum computing.

19 May 2011

Vinformatix receives ONC-ATCB certification for MedSonic EMR solution

Vinformatix announced today that after integrating the Healthwise Patient Education EMR Module and its patient-friendly content, the MedSonic EMR has earned certification from InfoGard Laboratories, an authorized Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology—Authorized Testing and Certification Body.

19 May 2011

Abbott RealTime PCR assay for measuring HCV viral load receives FDA marketing approval

Abbott announced today that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its RealTime PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test for measuring the viral load of hepatitis C (HCV), the leading cause of liver cancer in the United States.

19 May 2011

Inspector General: Push for EMRs overlooks security issues

The Office of the Inspector General found "a lack of general [information technology] security controls during prior audits at Medicare contractors, State Medicaid agencies, and hospitals."

19 May 2011

Mayo Clinic develops new screening procedure for Lynch syndrome detection

Mayo Clinic has developed a screening procedure that could dramatically increase testing for Lynch syndrome, a hereditary genetic disorder that raises cancer risk, particularly for colorectal cancer.

19 May 2011

New gripping and safety device to protect nurses' fingers and hands to be displayed at INS meeting

MedeGrip™, a new gripping and safety device that protects nurses' fingers and hands, will be displayed next week at the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) annual meeting. The device makes it easier and safer for nurses to perform various essential duties.

18 May 2011

Momentive Performance Materials collaborates with SSF to develop combination products

Momentive Performance Materials Inc. today announced a collaboration initiative with Specialty Silicone Fabricators (SSF) to develop combination products for medical devices manufacturers.

18 May 2011

Schryver Medical adopts Zmanda's backup and disaster recovery solutions to backup critical enterprise data

Zmanda™, the industry's leading provider of open source backup and disaster recovery solutions, today announced that Schryver Medical, Inc. has adopted Amanda Enterprise to backup the company's mission critical enterprise data. The company is also in the process of deploying Zmanda's Disaster Recovery module to ensure they meet all regulatory compliance and uptime requirements.

18 May 2011

InvoTek introduces new Safe Laser System for persons with limited movement

InvoTek, Inc., a research and development company in Alma, Arkansas, has launched a new product using safe laser technology that enables a person with limited movement to write, communicate, and control their environment. The product will be unveiled at the Abilities Expo 2011 in Newark, New Jersey on Friday, May 20, 2011.

18 May 2011

U-Systems introduces RCC Transducer Technology for somo•v Automated Breast Ultrasound system

U-Systems, the leader in automated breast ultrasound, launched a revolutionary new transducer technology designed to deliver unparalleled imaging performance and patient comfort. Reverse-Curve Crystal™ (RCC) Transducer Technology was designed and optimized for use with the U-Systems' somo•v® Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) system.

18 May 2011

Device / Technology News

Free NYU Physician iPad app now available in iTunes store

Sensitive troponin assays improve clinical outcome and cardiac patient management

Synthetic nanopatch helps regenerate natural heart tissue cells

Thirty endoscopy units earn ASGE recognition for safety and quality

XTRAC Excimer Laser treatment offers new hope for patients with psoriasis

Health video games motivate vigorous exercise

Simple lymphocyte count effectively identifies prognosis of renal cell carcinoma

NEW Lifestyle on-line teaching modules for medical students

Treadmill test helps predict lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease in middle-age people

Iroko Cardio deploys Veeva CRM in nine European countries

Berkeley Lab scientists contribute to remarkable advance in nuclear magnetic resonance

Vinformatix receives ONC-ATCB certification for MedSonic EMR solution

Abbott RealTime PCR assay for measuring HCV viral load receives FDA marketing approval

Inspector General: Push for EMRs overlooks security issues

Mayo Clinic develops new screening procedure for Lynch syndrome detection

New gripping and safety device to protect nurses' fingers and hands to be displayed at INS meeting

Momentive Performance Materials collaborates with SSF to develop combination products

Schryver Medical adopts Zmanda's backup and disaster recovery solutions to backup critical enterprise data

InvoTek introduces new Safe Laser System for persons with limited movement

U-Systems introduces RCC Transducer Technology for somo•v Automated Breast Ultrasound system

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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