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U of A team on cusp of developing simple predictive test for preeclampsia

A team of researchers from the University of Alberta is on the cusp of developing a simple test to accurately predict which women will develop preeclampsia - a condition that affects 4 million women a year and can result in the deaths of both mothers and their babies.

14 Sep 2010

Multi-center results confirm durability of USGI Medical's Expandable Tissue Anchors

USGI Medical, Inc., the Incisionless Surgery company, today announced that updated multi-center results confirm durability of the company's Expandable Tissue Anchors- up to a year or more in a variety of incisionless gastrointestinal (GI) procedures, including use of a ROSE procedure (Repair of Surgery, Endolumenal) to repair dilated tissue after gastric bypass.

14 Sep 2010

COPAN awarded Japanese patent for invention of flocked swabs

COPAN announced this week that it has received the Japanese patent for the invention of flocked swabs, FLOQSwabs, for collection and transfer of biological samples. The Japanese flocked swabs patent (2007-523663) is the latest addition to a growing number of patents held by COPAN across the world for the use of flocked swabs for collection and transfer of biological samples, including the Australian patent (2004226798) granted earlier this year, a European patent that covers several countries (1608268), a Canadian patent (2515205), and New Zealand patent (541560).

14 Sep 2010

New electronic sensor detects pressure exerted by 20 milligram bluebottle fly carcass

The light, tickling tread of a pesky fly landing on your face may strike most of us as one of the most aggravating of life's small annoyances. But for scientists working to develop pressure sensors for artificial skin for use on prosthetic limbs or robots, skin sensitive enough to feel the tickle of fly feet would be a huge advance. Now Stanford researchers have built such a sensor.

14 Sep 2010

Montana to implement ACOEM's APG-I on-line practice guideline system

Montana's Department of Labor and Industry has announced that it will implement a system of Utilization and Treatment Guidelines using the on-line infrastructure and selected content provided by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

14 Sep 2010

NIH awards QuantaLife $6 million to build platform for detecting MRSA infections

QuantaLife, a new life science tool company developing the third generation of PCR, has received an NIH grant totaling ~$6 million over 5 years for the development of rapid, cost-effective technology for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. The grant, from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health, will fund the project.

14 Sep 2010

Transgenomic expands EU distribution of SURVEYOR Scan K-RAS CE IVD mutation detection kit

Transgenomic, Inc. today announced that it completed the requirements for CE IVD labeling and has significantly expanded distribution of its SURVEYOR® Scan K-RAS mutation detection kit throughout most of the European Union. The SURVEYOR Scan K-RAS CE IVD kit is a member of Transgenomic's family of mutation detection kits, which features proprietary SURVEYOR endonuclease technology.

14 Sep 2010

Roche granted FDA 510(k) clearance for cobas 8000 modular analyzer series

Roche Diagnostics announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the cobas® 8000 modular analyzer series, a Serum Work Area solution designed for diagnostic laboratories with a workload of 3-15 million clinical chemistry / immunochemistry tests per year.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 14 Sep 2010

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation helps to regain motor function in partially paralyzed patients

Stroke patients who were left partially paralysed found that their condition improved after they received a simple and non-invasive method of brain stimulation, according to research in the September issue of the European Journal of Neurology.

14 Sep 2010

St. John Hospital commences enrollment in CONNECT trial for peripheral artery disease

St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit and Avinger, Inc., a medical device company focused on the development of innovative devices to combat peripheral artery disease, announced today the enrollment of the first patient in the CONNECT (Chronic TOtal OcclusioN CrossiNg with thE WildCat CatheTer) clinical trial.

14 Sep 2010

Discovery shows how cells decide what to recycle, unlocking debilitating disease's secret

Our bodies recycle proteins, the fundamental building blocks that enable cell growth and development. Proteins are made up of a chain of amino acids, and scientists have known since the 1980s that first one in the chain determines the lifetime of a protein. McGill researchers have finally discovered how the cell identifies this first amino acid - and caught it on camera.

13 Sep 2010

HealthWyse, Cardiocom partner to integrate patient information into clinical software

HealthWyse, a leading provider of home health and hospice software and services, announced today that it has partnered with Cardiocom, a leader in home telehealth solutions, to seamlessly integrate patient information into HealthWyse's clinical software.

13 Sep 2010

Medtronic launches CareLink Network for Heart Failure

Medtronic, Inc. today introduced the CareLink® Network for Heart Failure, an extension of the world's largest remote implantable cardiac device monitoring system, that will be available this fall for heart failure clinicians.

13 Sep 2010

HealthPlus of Michigan partners with Edifecs to achieve HIPAA 5010 compliance

Edifecs, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare software solutions specializing in Healthcare Channel Modernization for HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10, announced today that HealthPlus of Michigan has selected Edifecs solutions to accelerate their efforts to meet the upcoming HIPAA 5010 compliance mandate. HealthPlus, a nonprofit health benefits company serving more than 200,000 people throughout the state of Michigan, will use Edifecs SpecBuilder and XEngine products for mapping and translation of inbound and outbound HIPAA 5010 transactions.

13 Sep 2010

AultCare reports positive results from Cardiocom program

AultCare has been using patient telemonitoring for six years and has, in partnership with Cardiocom, released a white paper entitled, "AultCare Sees Positive Results from Cardiocom Program."

13 Sep 2010

Acsis recognized as 2010 'Top Preferred Solution Provider' by LogiPharma

Acsis, Inc., a leader in supply chain visibility and traceability for manufacturing and distribution, today announced that it has been recognized as a 2010 "Top Preferred Solution Provider" by LogiPharma. The company was selected based on a survey by World Business Research (WBR) to more than 2,000 pharmaceutical executives who identified Acsis, Inc. as one of the top solution providers focused on advancing supply chain efficiencies.

13 Sep 2010

Independence Blue Cross of Pennsylvania deploys Infoblox appliances with network services suite

Infoblox Inc. today announced that Independence Blue Cross of Pennsylvania has selected and deployed Infoblox appliances to deliver highly reliable and manageable domain name system (DNS), IP address assignment (DHCP) and IP address management (IPAM) services. Independence Blue Cross is Philadelphia's largest healthcare insurer with 2.4 million members locally and 3.3 million nationwide.

13 Sep 2010

3M Health Information Systems releases ICD-10 Code Translation Tool

3M Health Information Systems, an international leader in ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding and clinical terminology management, has released the 3M ICD-10 Code Translation Tool, now fully integrated with 3M's medical vocabulary server, the 3M Healthcare Data Dictionary, to provide a single source solution for translating and converting ICD-9 based applications to ICD-10.

13 Sep 2010

NUH receives DSRB approval for new comparative study with TIGR Matrix Surgical Mesh

Novus Scientific Pte. Ltd today announced that the National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore has received Domain Specific Review Board (DSRB i.e. IRB equivalent) provisional approval for a new study: Abdominal Wall Closure After Lipectomy, TRAM/DIEP Flap - Comparison of TIGR (100% Resorbable) vs Polypropylene (Permanent) Mesh.

13 Sep 2010

Kadlec integrates Medi-Span clinical decision support system with Epic EMR

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Kadlec Regional Medical Center will deploy Medi-Span® to provide clinicians with point-of-care access to comprehensive drug information and medication decision support via the facility's EMR system.

13 Sep 2010

Device / Technology News

U of A team on cusp of developing simple predictive test for preeclampsia

Multi-center results confirm durability of USGI Medical's Expandable Tissue Anchors

COPAN awarded Japanese patent for invention of flocked swabs

New electronic sensor detects pressure exerted by 20 milligram bluebottle fly carcass

Montana to implement ACOEM's APG-I on-line practice guideline system

NIH awards QuantaLife $6 million to build platform for detecting MRSA infections

Transgenomic expands EU distribution of SURVEYOR Scan K-RAS CE IVD mutation detection kit

Roche granted FDA 510(k) clearance for cobas 8000 modular analyzer series

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation helps to regain motor function in partially paralyzed patients

St. John Hospital commences enrollment in CONNECT trial for peripheral artery disease

Discovery shows how cells decide what to recycle, unlocking debilitating disease's secret

HealthWyse, Cardiocom partner to integrate patient information into clinical software

Medtronic launches CareLink Network for Heart Failure

HealthPlus of Michigan partners with Edifecs to achieve HIPAA 5010 compliance

AultCare reports positive results from Cardiocom program

Acsis recognized as 2010 'Top Preferred Solution Provider' by LogiPharma

Independence Blue Cross of Pennsylvania deploys Infoblox appliances with network services suite

3M Health Information Systems releases ICD-10 Code Translation Tool

NUH receives DSRB approval for new comparative study with TIGR Matrix Surgical Mesh

Kadlec integrates Medi-Span clinical decision support system with Epic EMR

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