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FSMB symposium to discuss telemedicine's future and its impact on health care

National health care experts and policy makers will gather March 10 at a major symposium hosted by the Federation of State Medical Boards to discuss telemedicine's future and its impact on health care overall.

25 Feb 2011

Feasibility study to test scalp cooling device in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

A feasibility study to test the use of a scalp cooling device that breast cancer patients will wear while undergoing chemotherapy treatment will be conducted at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. This will be part of the first significant study of the medical device in the United States.

25 Feb 2011

New 'closed-loop' system can provide tightly controlled anesthesia in patients undergoing surgery

A new 'closed-loop' system can precisely adjust levels of anesthetics and analgesic drugs in patients undergoing surgery, reports a study in the March issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

25 Feb 2011

MedInformatix, University Radiology work together to implement Federal Government-certified technology

University Radiology Group, New Jersey's largest provider of subspecialty radiology and teleradiology services, is working with MedInformatix Inc. to implement Federal Government-certified technology that enables medical practices to achieve Stage 1 meaningful use goals and objectives under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Health Information Technology.

25 Feb 2011

Conceptus announces CE mark approval for use of Transvaginal Ultrasound in Essure procedure

Conceptus Inc., developer of the Essure procedure, the most effective non-surgical permanent birth control method available, today announced receipt of the CE mark for use of Transvaginal Ultrasound to confirm proper placement of Essure micro-inserts three months following the Essure procedure.

24 Feb 2011

SPIN program to help mothers produce sufficient breast milk for their premature infants

Approximately 50,000 premature babies weighing less than three pounds are born in the United States each year. These fragile newborns need the highest quality nutrition, which is why UC San Diego Health System developed the Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition program to help mothers produce sufficient breast milk for their premature infants.

24 Feb 2011

Simple home urine test can measure insulin in patients with diabetes

A simple home urine test has been developed which can measure if patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are producing their own insulin. The urine test, from Professor Andrew Hattersley's Exeter-based team at the Peninsula Medical School, replaces multiple blood tests in hospital and can be sent by post as it is stable for up to three days at room temperature.

24 Feb 2011

Multiplexed capillary isoelectric focusing increases efficiency in protein measurements

The Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) has chosen Oluwatosin O. Dada (34) as the recipient of its Best Paper Award 2010. Dada is the lead author of a paper in ABC on capillary isoelectric focusing. The award, accompanied by 1,000 euros, was created by Springer to help exceptional young scientists establish their research careers. The ABC Best Paper Award has been given since 2005.

24 Feb 2011

New guidelines recommend routine use of allergy tests to improve quality of care in children

The first guidelines for food allergy in children and young people issued by NICE, National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence, recommend routine use of allergy tests in NHS primary care and community settings to confirm suspected food allergy.

24 Feb 2011

Shock Doctor signs three-year endorsement contract with NFL

Minneapolis-based Shock Doctor – the authentic market leader and creators of innovative, unique performance-driven sports protection and the undisputed leader in mouthguard technology – announced today it has signed a three-year endorsement contract with NFL San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews.

24 Feb 2011

Roche receives DOD approval to provide remote service and support for its lab analyzers

Roche announced today that it has received approval from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide remote service and support for its lab analyzers at Womack Army Medical Center through the DOD's secure B2B gateway. Roche is the first in-vitro diagnostics manufacturer to be approved by the DOD for this remote access.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 24 Feb 2011

Stereotaxis reports first-ever use of Niobe Magnetic Navigation System to treat hypertension

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today the first-ever use of its Niobe® Magnetic Navigation System in a renal artery ablation procedure for the treatment of chronic hypertension that was not treatable with medication.

24 Feb 2011

UK HealthCare to deploy Allscripts EHR, Practice Management solution for faculty providers

UK HealthCare, the patient care operations of University of Kentucky, will deploy the Allscripts lectronic Health Record and Practice Management solution to help its team of 6,000 physicians, nurses, pharmacists and health care providers enhance the quality of patient care, improve patient communications, and better manage the cost of care delivery.

24 Feb 2011

Opsens completes pre-clinical EasyWire device study for measurement of FFR in coronary arteries

Opsens Inc. said today that its Medical Division has reached a significant milestone, successfully completing a pre-clinical animal study on the EasyWire device, designed to measure Fractional Flow Reserve in the evaluation of coronary lesions.

24 Feb 2011

Quanterix expands its Single Molecule Array technology to measure proteins precisely

Quanterix Corporation, a single molecule diagnostics company providing technology with unprecedented sensitivity for the life science and in vitro diagnostics markets, today announced the online publication of a study that builds upon the company's Single Molecule Array technology by combining digital and analog detection in one straightforward measurement.

24 Feb 2011

G-CSF treatment improves inadequate endometrium during IVF cycles

During in vitro fertilization cycles, treatment with a medication called granulocyte-colony stimulating factor significantly improves inadequate endometrium, according to a report published electronically on February 15 in Fertility and Sterility - the official journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

24 Feb 2011

Covaris, Caliper enter co-marketing agreement to leverage next generation sequencing

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. and Covaris Inc., Woburn, Mass., today announced a co-marketing agreement which will leverage Covaris' acoustic DNA shearing platforms and Caliper's automation and microfluidics technologies to develop automated workflows for next generation sequencing experiments.

24 Feb 2011

FDA allows marketing of Ridascreen Norovirus 3rd Generation EIA assay in the US

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed marketing of the first test for the preliminary identification of norovirus.

24 Feb 2011

Researchers study mobile health technology options to help patients manage diabetes

The McKesson Foundation today announced the six recipients of $1.3 million in research grants as part of its Mobilizing for Healthsm initiative to improve the health of underserved populations with chronic diseases through the use of mobile-phone technology.

24 Feb 2011

New study: PCBs linked to embryo implantation failure during IVF

According to a new study published February 24 in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives, serum polychlorinated biphenyls at concentrations found in the general U.S. population are associated with the failure of fertilized embryos to implant in the uterus after in vitro fertilization.

24 Feb 2011

Device / Technology News

FSMB symposium to discuss telemedicine's future and its impact on health care

Feasibility study to test scalp cooling device in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

New 'closed-loop' system can provide tightly controlled anesthesia in patients undergoing surgery

MedInformatix, University Radiology work together to implement Federal Government-certified technology

Conceptus announces CE mark approval for use of Transvaginal Ultrasound in Essure procedure

SPIN program to help mothers produce sufficient breast milk for their premature infants

Simple home urine test can measure insulin in patients with diabetes

Multiplexed capillary isoelectric focusing increases efficiency in protein measurements

New guidelines recommend routine use of allergy tests to improve quality of care in children

Shock Doctor signs three-year endorsement contract with NFL

Roche receives DOD approval to provide remote service and support for its lab analyzers

Stereotaxis reports first-ever use of Niobe Magnetic Navigation System to treat hypertension

UK HealthCare to deploy Allscripts EHR, Practice Management solution for faculty providers

Opsens completes pre-clinical EasyWire device study for measurement of FFR in coronary arteries

Quanterix expands its Single Molecule Array technology to measure proteins precisely

G-CSF treatment improves inadequate endometrium during IVF cycles

Covaris, Caliper enter co-marketing agreement to leverage next generation sequencing

FDA allows marketing of Ridascreen Norovirus 3rd Generation EIA assay in the US

Researchers study mobile health technology options to help patients manage diabetes

New study: PCBs linked to embryo implantation failure during IVF

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