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Researchers develop microneedles to deliver quantum dots for skin cancer treatment

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed extremely small microneedles that can be used to deliver medically-relevant nanoscale dyes called quantum dots into skin - an advance that opens the door to new techniques for diagnosing and treating a variety of medical conditions, including skin cancer.

26 Aug 2010

Lockheed Martin awarded contracts to accelerate advancement of Nationwide Health Information Network

Lockheed Martin will take steps to accelerate the advancement of digital health records and secure health information exchanges with two new agreements to support the Nationwide Health Information Network. The contracts, which were awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), total $9 million over two years.

26 Aug 2010

TRT receives patent rights for procedure of reattaching damaged soft tissue to bone

Tissue Regeneration Technologies, LLC (TRT), a Woodstock, Georgia medical technology company, recently received the rights to a new patent to bolster its SoftWave technology portfolio. The patent covers a method of reattaching damaged soft tissue to bone.

26 Aug 2010

VCPI announces opening of 'The Center of Excellence for Post-Acute Care EMR'

VCPI announces the grand opening of The Center of Excellence for Post-Acute Care EMR today at the 4th Annual Client Connections Conference. The Center's team of experts will help providers of post-acute care accelerate the journey towards Electronic Health Records (EHR) to prepare for the competitive demands of the fully-digital, post-acute care world of 2014.

26 Aug 2010

First online software to maintain dangerous chemicals’ database

The creation of new federal policies requiring universities to maintain detailed records about specific laboratory chemicals deemed dangerous has presents new challenges for the nation's institutions of higher education and hospitals. Fortunately, Raleigh company, EasierTech Software, has developed the solution: the country's first online database software application designed for colleges and universities that generates chemical hygiene plans, required for OSHA, and tracks the Dept. of Homeland Security's target list of chemicals.

26 Aug 2010

Sysmex announces 3-year sole source microscopic urinalysis contract agreement with Novation

Sysmex, a global leader in medical diagnostic testing equipment and information systems technology, today announced a three-year sole source microscopic urinalysis contract agreement with group purchasing organization Novation. Novation is the leading health care supply contracting company for more than 25,000 members of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), two national health care alliances, and 5,500 members of Provista, LLC, representing 28,000 sites.

From Sysmex America, Inc. 26 Aug 2010

Salinas Valley Memorial participates in trial of AngelMed Guardian System in high-risk heart patients

Imagine a day when you could be alerted to your impending heart attack before it happens. Research that got underway today at Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System could help that become a reality someday.

26 Aug 2010

Ambry Genetics acquires Illumina HiSeq 2000 Sequencing and BeadXpress Genotyping systems

Ambry Genetics, a global leader in genomic services, announced today that it has acquired the Illumina HiSeq 2000 Next Generation Sequencing System as well as received the first 510(K) approved Illumina BeadXpress Genotyping System. Ambry Genetics has been an early adapter of Illumina systems since late 2007 and has extensive experience as a Certified Service Provider.

26 Aug 2010

3D MRI enhances visualization, displays fetal anatomy and diagnosing problems

Three-dimensional MRI is an emerging and useful technique for displaying fetal anatomy and diagnosing problems in the womb in a wide spectrum of clinical applications, according to Jeffrey C. Hellinger, M.D., a pediatric imaging specialist at Stony Brook University Medical Center.

26 Aug 2010

Advaxis' 'Prokaryotic peptides for enhancing antigen immunogenicity' European patent application allowed

Advaxis, Inc.,, the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) immunotherapy company, has been notified by the European Patent Office that patent application WO2001/072329, for the use of Prokaryotic PEST-Like Peptides for Enhancing Immunogenicity of Antigen has been allowed for issuance. This patent will be #1,303,299 when granted, and will be licensed exclusively to Advaxis by the University of Pennsylvania.

26 Aug 2010

Device firms skid as health IT looks to bright future

As companies look forward to a bright future in some areas of health technology--namely, electronic medical records--other parts of the med-tech industry are watching sales slip.

26 Aug 2010

Verizon and Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition enter new partnership to end domestic violence

Nebraska domestic violence prevention advocates will learn how to use the latest technology to help keep abuse survivors safe, thanks to a new partnership between the Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition (NDVSAC) and Verizon.

26 Aug 2010

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital implements One Medical Passport for automation of pre-op processes

Medical Web Technologies today announced that Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, the largest acute care hospital in the Seacoast, has successfully taken its pre-operative process online with One Medical Passport. Since implementing One Medical Passport, Wentworth-Douglass has lowered operating costs, increased patient satisfaction, and reclaimed valuable nurse time.

25 Aug 2010

Study examines correlation between point-of-care monitors, lactate flux during CEA procedure

CAS Medical Systems, Inc. today announced a new study to be published in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. The study from researchers in the Departments of Anesthesia and Surgery, at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada examined the correlation between a variety of point-of-care monitors and lactate flux, an indicator of metabolic stress during carotid endarterectomy.

25 Aug 2010

HART Health introduces franchise offering to expand product distribution nationwide

Seattle based HART Health, a manufacturer and distributor of first aid kits and supplies for the workplace since 1974, has launched a franchise offering to expand its product distribution nationally.

25 Aug 2010

PerfectServe launches new iPhone application for better clinical communications

About one in every three American physicians has an iPhone. Now, for the first time, they can download an iPhone application that allows them to contact colleagues, change their call schedules and protect caller ID on patient calls.

25 Aug 2010

APWUHP implements ELDORADO's state-of-the-art Javelina solution

Eldorado, a division of MphasiS, an HP Company and a leading provider of health benefit and claims management platforms, today announced that American Postal Workers Union Health Plan, the fourth-largest national health insurance plan in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, serving more than 84,000 postal, retirees and their families, went live with ELDORADO's state-of-the-art JavelinaTM solution.

25 Aug 2010

ORLocate system designed to prevent medical errors in surgical procedures receives FDA clearance

A new technology that tracks instruments and sponges during surgical procedures has earned clearance from the Food and Drug Administration.

25 Aug 2010

Bohai Pharmaceuticals launches new corporate website

Bohai Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc., a China-based pharmaceutical company engaged in the production, manufacturing and distribution of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China, today announces the launch of a new corporate website for U.S. investors.

25 Aug 2010

Medyssey's Zenius Thoracolumbar Spinal System receives FDA clearance

South Korea-based Medyssey Co., Ltd. announced today that the Company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Zenius Thoracolumbar Spinal System. Though currently available in limited release, Medyssey will launch the new Zenius System in the United States in Q4.

25 Aug 2010

Device / Technology News

Researchers develop microneedles to deliver quantum dots for skin cancer treatment

Lockheed Martin awarded contracts to accelerate advancement of Nationwide Health Information Network

TRT receives patent rights for procedure of reattaching damaged soft tissue to bone

VCPI announces opening of 'The Center of Excellence for Post-Acute Care EMR'

First online software to maintain dangerous chemicals’ database

Sysmex announces 3-year sole source microscopic urinalysis contract agreement with Novation

Salinas Valley Memorial participates in trial of AngelMed Guardian System in high-risk heart patients

Ambry Genetics acquires Illumina HiSeq 2000 Sequencing and BeadXpress Genotyping systems

3D MRI enhances visualization, displays fetal anatomy and diagnosing problems

Advaxis' 'Prokaryotic peptides for enhancing antigen immunogenicity' European patent application allowed

Device firms skid as health IT looks to bright future

Verizon and Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition enter new partnership to end domestic violence

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital implements One Medical Passport for automation of pre-op processes

Study examines correlation between point-of-care monitors, lactate flux during CEA procedure

HART Health introduces franchise offering to expand product distribution nationwide

PerfectServe launches new iPhone application for better clinical communications

APWUHP implements ELDORADO's state-of-the-art Javelina solution

ORLocate system designed to prevent medical errors in surgical procedures receives FDA clearance

Bohai Pharmaceuticals launches new corporate website

Medyssey's Zenius Thoracolumbar Spinal System receives FDA clearance

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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