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FDA approves NCI's Sodium Fluoride F18 NDA for use in bone scans

The FDA has approved a New Drug Application from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, for a new strength of a previously approved drug, Sodium Fluoride F18, for use in bone scans.

1 Feb 2011

DRC processors running Smith-Waterman algorithm set new world record

DRC Computer Corporation (DRC), the leading innovator of dynamically reconfigurable processors, announces that it has achieved 9.4 trillion cell updates per second (TCUPS) running the Smith-Waterman algorithm with Affine gap model on the latest DRC Accelium coprocessors.

1 Feb 2011

Potential adverse effects of radiations on children's health

COST Action BM0704 is delighted to have as co-organisers of the Conference the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Bioelectromagnetics Association (EBEA) and the European Society for Skin Cancer Prevention (EUROSKIN).

1 Feb 2011

Sensitive and confidential patient health records not adequately protected: Survey

The survey findings are being published today in a new report by the Ponemon Institute titled, Health Data at Risk in Development: A Call for Data Masking. The survey was sponsored by Informatica Corporation, the world's number one independent leader in data integration software.

1 Feb 2011

ACS launches inaugural edition of International Year of Chemistry Virtual Journal

The American Chemical Society (ACS) today launched the inaugural edition of its International Year of Chemistry (IYC) Virtual Journal, a dynamic online snapshot of the countless ways in which chemistry improves everyday life for people around the world. It includes a special video welcome from Nancy B. Jackson, Ph.D., who serves as ACS President during the IYC. Jackson is with the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.

1 Feb 2011

Software can predict future of sports concussion: New research

With the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers poised to do battle for the Super Bowl XLV crown, concern about recognizing and minimizing the incidence of concussions in sports could once again be back in the spotlight. Media coverage of concussion awareness rose to a fever pitch earlier this season fueled by an Associated Press report that this type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) had risen 21 percent in the first eight weeks of the regular season.

1 Feb 2011

Agilent Technologies launches AssayMAP Bravo for protein purification

Agilent Technologies today announced the launch of the AssayMAP Bravo platform and protein purification cartridges, a fully automated solution for high-throughput protein sample preparation and purification.

1 Feb 2011

Agilent adds BenchBot Robot to line of automated microplate handling equipment

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced today the addition of the BenchBot Robot to its line of automated microplate handling equipment. As part of Agilent's Automation Solutions instrumentation portfolio, the BenchBot complements the Direct Drive Robot and BenchCel Microplate Handler.

1 Feb 2011

Fox Chase announces posting of clinical outcomes data to its website for patient use

Fox Chase Cancer Center, one of the nation's leading cancer research and treatment institutions, today announced the posting of clinical outcomes data to its website as a tool to assist newly-diagnosed patients in deciding where to seek cancer care.

1 Feb 2011

Painless, noninvasive biopsies with smart laser technology

Biopsies in the future may be painless and noninvasive, thanks to smart laser technology being developed at Michigan State University.

1 Feb 2011

FDA approves 'Cornell Dots' for first clinical trial in humans to diagnose cancer

"Cornell Dots" - brightly glowing nanoparticles - may soon be used to light up cancer cells to aid in diagnosing and treating cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first clinical trial in humans of the new technology.

1 Feb 2011

MRI screening for breast cancer delivers fewer false-positive results over time

MRI screening for breast cancer delivers consistent rates of cancer detection and fewer false-positive results over time, according to a new study published online and in the April print edition of Radiology.

1 Feb 2011

Avantra Biosciences selects TGen Drug Development for new biomarker quantitation platform

Avantra Biosciences today announced the selection of TGen Drug Development as a key test site for Avantra's new biomarker quantitation platform.

1 Feb 2011

McLeod Health joins SafetyConnect to effectively monitor clinical data and reduce infections

By eliminating piles of paper, McLeod Health is now able to more effectively monitor clinical data and reduce infections with the help of the Premier healthcare alliance's SafetyConnect™ program.

1 Feb 2011

Widespread screening or ultrasound for blocked neck arteries not necessary to determine stroke risk

Widespread screening or routine ultrasound for blocked neck arteries to determine stroke risk isn't necessary, according to new guidelines from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, American College of Cardiology and other groups.

1 Feb 2011

Sprint Fidelis ICD leads fail more often in younger patients with hereditary heart disease

The recalled Sprint Fidelis implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads failed more often in younger patients, women, and individuals with hereditary heart disease, according to a multicenter study published online Jan. 17 in Circulation. The researchers found that lead failure was not associated with death or serious injuries.

1 Feb 2011

FDA schedules panel meeting date for BioMimetic Therapeutics's Augment Bone Graft PMA

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tentatively scheduled an Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel meeting on May 12, 2011 to review the Company's Premarket Approval (PMA) application for Augment™ Bone Graft for the treatment of foot and ankle fusions in the U.S.

1 Feb 2011

Favorable clinical results from Endologix's Nellix technology against EVAR

Endologix, developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, announced today the publication of favorable clinical results for the Nellix technology for the endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

1 Feb 2011

DNA Direct implements four new health plan clients for molecular diagnostic and genetic tests

DNA Direct, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and a provider of guidance and decision support for genomic medicine, today announced four new health plan clients that are implementing DNA Direct's Policy & Benefit Support Program for molecular diagnostic and genetic tests.

1 Feb 2011

HighRes Biosolutions to build High-Throughput Laboratory Network for LANL-UCLA

A compact, self-contained, automated system for surveillance and screening of potential pandemic strains of influenza and other deadly infectious diseases is a step closer to reality, thanks to an agreement between Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health, and HighRes Biosolutions of Boston, Massachussets.

1 Feb 2011

Device / Technology News

FDA approves NCI's Sodium Fluoride F18 NDA for use in bone scans

DRC processors running Smith-Waterman algorithm set new world record

Potential adverse effects of radiations on children's health

Sensitive and confidential patient health records not adequately protected: Survey

ACS launches inaugural edition of International Year of Chemistry Virtual Journal

Software can predict future of sports concussion: New research

Agilent Technologies launches AssayMAP Bravo for protein purification

Agilent adds BenchBot Robot to line of automated microplate handling equipment

Fox Chase announces posting of clinical outcomes data to its website for patient use

Painless, noninvasive biopsies with smart laser technology

FDA approves 'Cornell Dots' for first clinical trial in humans to diagnose cancer

MRI screening for breast cancer delivers fewer false-positive results over time

Avantra Biosciences selects TGen Drug Development for new biomarker quantitation platform

McLeod Health joins SafetyConnect to effectively monitor clinical data and reduce infections

Widespread screening or ultrasound for blocked neck arteries not necessary to determine stroke risk

Sprint Fidelis ICD leads fail more often in younger patients with hereditary heart disease

FDA schedules panel meeting date for BioMimetic Therapeutics's Augment Bone Graft PMA

Favorable clinical results from Endologix's Nellix technology against EVAR

DNA Direct implements four new health plan clients for molecular diagnostic and genetic tests

HighRes Biosolutions to build High-Throughput Laboratory Network for LANL-UCLA

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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