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McKesson awards GW with two grants to study mobile-phone use in diabetic patients

GW researchers have been awarded two grants from the McKesson Foundation as part of its Mobilizing for Health initiative, an initiative to improve the health of underserved populations with chronic diseases through the use of mobile-phone technology.

29 Mar 2011

New guidelines highlight genetic testing use in heart arrhythmia clinical management

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Heart Rhythm Society have produced the first-ever comprehensive guidelines on the use of genetic testing in the clinical management of inherited heart rhythm disorders, released in the March/April issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology published by Elsevier.

29 Mar 2011

Doctors who use iResus application perform better simulated cardiac arrest emergency

Doctors who used a free iPhone application provided by the UK Resuscitation Council performed significantly better in a simulated medical emergency than those who did not, according to a study in the April issue of Anaesthesia.

29 Mar 2011

Penn neurologist develops new approach for brain activity study

By combining sophisticated mathematical techniques more commonly used by spies instead of scientists with the power and versatility of functional magnetic resonance imaging, a Penn neurologist has developed a new approach for studying the inner workings of the brain.

29 Mar 2011

New study: Many elderly men may overuse PSA testing

A new study on the use of prostate-specific antigen-based prostate cancer screening in the United States found that many elderly men may be undergoing unnecessary prostate cancer screenings.

29 Mar 2011

UC San Diego student to make medical imaging available in low-income countries

Benjamin Johnson, a fourth-year student at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is determined to make medical imaging technology widely available in low-income countries. His journey started in Uganda, where currently just 35 local radiologists serve the needs of 30 million people.

29 Mar 2011

PHT announces availability of NetPRO eClinical solution for public

PHT Corporation announced the availability of NetPRO, a browser-based ePRO and eClinRO system that collects patient data via the Internet. PHT is the global innovator in ePRO and PRO solutions that maximize the collection of high-quality data from clinical trial patients.

29 Mar 2011

Interventional radiologists complete RDN human trial in patients with uncontrolled hypertension

Interventional radiologists have completed the first human randomized controlled trial of therapeutic renal denervation or RDN—a procedure that uses a catheter-based probe inserted into the renal artery that emits high-frequency energy to deactivate the nerves near the kidneys that are linked to high blood pressure.

29 Mar 2011

Ohio engineers invent new fluorescent nano-particle to tag molecules in biomedical tests

Engineers at Ohio State University have invented a new kind of nano-particle that shines in different colors to tag molecules in biomedical tests.

29 Mar 2011

SRI International, CDD receive NIAID grant to develop TB information repository

SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, and Collaborative Drug Discovery, provider of a web-based drug discovery software platform, announced that they have been awarded a grant to support the first year of a software development project focused on tuberculosis drug discovery efforts.

29 Mar 2011

Diopsys launches new Vision Testing System to detect optic nerve disease

Diopsys, Inc. has launched the new Diopsys NOVA-DN VEP Vision Testing System to help optometrists and ophthalmologists detect optic nerve disease, including glaucoma and other neuro-visual disorders.

29 Mar 2011

Study: No increase in abnormal mammogram results after breast 'lipomodeling'

Lipomodeling—a relatively new approach to breast augmentation in which fat is transferred to the breasts from other parts of the body—doesn't interfere with routine screening mammograms, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

29 Mar 2011

California Institute chemistry professor receives ACS award for 'ultrafast-motion' imaging

Ahmed H. Zewail, Ph.D., 1999 Chemistry Nobel Laureate and Linus Pauling Professor of Chemistry & Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology, today will receive the 2011 Priestley Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.

29 Mar 2011

Backscatter airport scanners may not increase lifetime risk of cancer in travelers

Calculations by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley estimate that the cancer risk associated with one type of airport security scanners is low based on the amount of radiation these devices emit, as long as they are operated and function correctly.

29 Mar 2011

PPD introduces new mobile application for clinical trial searches

PPD, Inc. today announced it has launched its new Clinical Trials Mobile application for use on Apple iPad and Apple iPhone devices to help potential clinical research participants and investigators find clinical trials across a wide range of therapeutic areas.

29 Mar 2011

Carl Zeiss Meditec’s MEL 80 Excimer Laser receives PMA from FDA to treat hyperopia

Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. announced today that the MEL 80 Excimer Laser has received premarket approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of hyperopia.

29 Mar 2011

FDA clears new BD ProbeTec Qx Amplified DNA Assays to detect HSV 1 and 2

Clinicians now have a new tool to help diagnose symptomatic patients with Herpes Simplex Viruses -- one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the world.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 29 Mar 2011

Abbott launches Cataract Suite for micro-implantation procedure

Abbott announced today that it has introduced a Micro-Implantation Cataract Suite designed to help improve cataract procedure outcomes and safety.

29 Mar 2011

SpHb sensor can monitor blood hemoglobin levels during spine surgery

A spectrophotometric hemoglobin sensor may become a useful new approach to noninvasive monitoring of blood hemoglobin levels during surgery, reports a study in the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

29 Mar 2011

Scientists develop new model that can predict early adverse drug reactions

All medications have side-effects from common aspirin to herbal remedies and from standard anticancer drugs to experimental immunosuppressants. However, predicting important side effects, serious adverse drug reactions, ADRs, is with current understanding almost impossible.

29 Mar 2011

Device / Technology News

McKesson awards GW with two grants to study mobile-phone use in diabetic patients

New guidelines highlight genetic testing use in heart arrhythmia clinical management

Doctors who use iResus application perform better simulated cardiac arrest emergency

Penn neurologist develops new approach for brain activity study

New study: Many elderly men may overuse PSA testing

UC San Diego student to make medical imaging available in low-income countries

PHT announces availability of NetPRO eClinical solution for public

Interventional radiologists complete RDN human trial in patients with uncontrolled hypertension

Ohio engineers invent new fluorescent nano-particle to tag molecules in biomedical tests

SRI International, CDD receive NIAID grant to develop TB information repository

Diopsys launches new Vision Testing System to detect optic nerve disease

Study: No increase in abnormal mammogram results after breast 'lipomodeling'

California Institute chemistry professor receives ACS award for 'ultrafast-motion' imaging

Backscatter airport scanners may not increase lifetime risk of cancer in travelers

PPD introduces new mobile application for clinical trial searches

Carl Zeiss Meditec’s MEL 80 Excimer Laser receives PMA from FDA to treat hyperopia

FDA clears new BD ProbeTec Qx Amplified DNA Assays to detect HSV 1 and 2

Abbott launches Cataract Suite for micro-implantation procedure

SpHb sensor can monitor blood hemoglobin levels during spine surgery

Scientists develop new model that can predict early adverse drug reactions

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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