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NAMI launches new schizophrenia website and brochure

The National Alliance on Mental Illness has launched a new website on schizophrenia and published a new brochure on the medical condition which affects more than 2.4 million American adults each year.

1 Apr 2011

SXC awarded 5-year sub-contract to provide PBM services to Nevada's 180,000 Medicaid members

SXC Health Solutions Corp., a leading provider of technology and pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services, announces that its HealthCare Information Technology (HCIT) Group has been awarded a five-year sub-contract from HP Enterprise Services ("HPES") to provide PBM services to the State of Nevada's 180,000 Medicaid members.

1 Apr 2011

PGXL to utilize AutoGenomics' automated INFINITI analyzer for personalized medicine applications

PGXL Labs, an internationally recognized pioneer in personalized medicine testing, announced today that it has established a collaborative partnership with AutoGenomics, Inc. wherein they will utilize the automated INFINITI® analyzer for several different personalized medicine applications.

1 Apr 2011

Study finds AKIN criteria effective in cirrhosis detection

The first clinical study investigating the use of the AKIN criteria in cirrhosis has shown significant benefits that have the potential to change future diagnosis, according to results from a Spanish study presented today at the International Liver Congress.

1 Apr 2011

Precise Biometrics emerges with fastest standardized Match-on-Card in MINEX II report

As the results from the MINEX II report is released, Precise Biometrics emerges with the fastest standardized Match-on-Card and outstanding performance. Precise Biometrics is also the only biometric supplier who passed with 3 different card vendor submissions - a unique achievement in the industry.

1 Apr 2011

USPTO issues patent to Asterand's BioMAP technology

Asterand plc, a leading provider of human tissue-based services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in drug discovery research, and its subsidiary BioSeek LLC today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent Nos. 7,908,089 entitled "Patient classification" and 7,912,651 entitled "Function homology screening."

1 Apr 2011

Aspen Dental reminds patients about oral cancer screening importance

Aspen Dental, one of the largest and fastest-growing networks of dental care providers in the U.S., is reminding patients about the importance of oral cancer screening and early detection in recognition of Oral Cancer Awareness Month.

1 Apr 2011

Study: Internet-based intervention can improve childhood sleep problems

A study in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP demonstrates that an Internet-based intervention was effective at reducing infant and toddler sleep disturbances, as well as providing positive, indirect benefits for maternal sleep, mood and confidence.

1 Apr 2011

TNM 7 system can predict lung cancer recurrence after surgery

The new TNM 7 lung cancer staging system seems to be a better predictor of local or regional recurrence of lung cancer following surgery, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

1 Apr 2011

GSK to implement Medidata Designer for its Clinical Research and Development organization

Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of SaaS-based clinical technology solutions, today announced that GlaxoSmithKline has decided to implement Medidata Designer, an innovative study design optimization solution, for its Clinical Research and Development organization.

1 Apr 2011

Study: Electronic faucets more likely to become contaminated with bacteria

Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have determined that electronic faucets are more likely to become contaminated with unacceptably high levels of bacteria, including Legionella spp., compared with traditional manually operated faucets.

1 Apr 2011

Intuitive Surgical, Luna extend development and supply agreement

Luna Innovations Incorporated announced today that it has agreed with Intuitive Surgical, Inc., to extend its development efforts under its development and supply agreement with Intuitive towards further integrating Luna's shape sensing technology into Intuitive's products.

1 Apr 2011

Mitomics introduces new test to detect prostate cancer

Mitomics, world leader in the research and development of mitochondrial genome-based products to improve clinical insight and therapeutic decisions, announced today the launch of its flagship product, the Prostate Core Mitomic Test, a revolutionary new test that uses the science of mitochondrial DNA to accurately determine the absence or presence of cancerous cells using previously obtained prostate biopsy tissue.

1 Apr 2011

First MR images to show complete borders in human cerebral cortex

Understanding functional properties of the brain’s structural units is one of the main aims of brain research. Until now only fragmentary borders of brain areas could be identified in vivo since the resolution in MR images was not high enough.

31 Mar 2011

Asuragen launches new miRNA Biofluids service offering

Asuragen, Inc. announced today the launch of its new miRNA Biofluids service offering designed to interrogate miRNAs from serum, plasma, cerebral spinal fluid, and urine. Supported by a growing body of literature, the utility of miRNA biomarkers in biofluids has been demonstrated for numerous disease areas including Cancer, Neurology, Autoimmune, and Cardiovascular diseases.

31 Mar 2011

Clontech launches new SMARTer Ultra Low RNA Kit

Clontech Laboratories, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc., today announced the launch of its SMARTer Ultra Low RNA Kit for Illumina Sequencing, which was developed in collaboration with Illumina, Inc.

31 Mar 2011

McKesson releases Horizon Cardiology 12.2 cardiovascular information system

With its new 12.2 software release, McKesson's Horizon Cardiology™ is the industry's only cardiovascular information system (CVIS) system that offers a single database, including hemodynamics, and presents the entire patient history from fetal to adulthood.

31 Mar 2011

Foundation for nationwide consensus on access to genetic information

Health privacy is a serious concern, but as genetic testing becomes more common, access to your genetic information raises questions the healthcare industry has never faced before. It is particularly important that we begin to address these questions now that genomic information is being collected to improve the diagnosis and treatment of children.

31 Mar 2011

Towards accurate simulation of whole working cells

Researchers have built a computer model of the crowded interior of a bacterial cell that - in a test of its response to sugar in its environment - accurately simulates the behavior of living cells.

31 Mar 2011

mtm’s p16 and Ki-67 dual staining test identifies high-grade cervical disease in women with ASC-US and LSIL

mtm laboratories, a privately held diagnostics company developing, manufacturing and globally commercializing in vitro diagnostics for cervical cancer early detection and diagnosis, today announced the publication of a new paper showing that dual staining for p16 and Ki-67 can pinpoint the underlying high-grade cervical disease with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity in women with ASC-US or LSIL cytology results.

31 Mar 2011