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DOJ files civil False Claims Act complaint against Boston Scientific, Guidant

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that yesterday afternoon, the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against Boston Scientific, Guidant LLC and other entities. This complaint involves Guidant's conduct leading to the 2005 recalls of PRIZM 2 and RENEWAL implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

29 Jan 2011

NexMed presents data on NexACT technology use to improve less permeable, soluable oral drugs

Apricus Biosciences, today announced that its research and development team at its NexMed, USA, Inc. subsidiary is presenting data demonstrating the use of the Company's proprietary NexACT technology to improve less permeable or less soluable drugs, at the Controlled Release Society Product Development Forum for Poorly Soluble Drugs, being held January 27 to 29, 2011, in Miami, Florida.

29 Jan 2011

Published paper suggests some orthodontists may expose young patients to unnecessary radiation

Some orthodontists may be exposing young patients to unnecessary radiation when they order 3-D X-ray imaging for simple orthodontic cases before considering traditional 2-D imaging, suggests a paper published by University of Michigan faculty.

29 Jan 2011

ONR TechSolutions to deliver protective eyewear for warfighters

The Office of Naval Research's TechSolutions department is set to deliver to Navy Special Warfare Command personnel later this year new protective eyewear that will eliminate the need for warfighters to stop to change out colored lenses to accommodate differences in light levels.

29 Jan 2011

Quantros introduces new External Comparative module for hospitals

Quantros, a leading provider of clinically-focused data management and decision support solutions for the healthcare industry, has introduced its new External Comparative module.

29 Jan 2011

Talent Plus offers online solutions to health care organizations for front line selection, development

Talent Plus is pleased to offer Clinical and Non-Clinical Health Care Professional Talent Online Assessments to health care organizations for front line selection and development.

29 Jan 2011

New data shows Shady Grove Fertility financial programs make testing, treatment more affordable

New data shows Shady Grove Fertility Center's financial programs -- designed to help make infertility testing and treatment more affordable -- helped more than a quarter of patients proceed with treatment in 2010, despite the year's significant economic challenges.

29 Jan 2011

GE Capital provides capital to XDx to help increase commercialization of AlloMap molecular diagnostic test

GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services announced today that it has provided, as sole lender, a $12.5 million senior secured multi-draw term loan facility to XDx, Inc. The financing provides XDx with working capital to expand the commercialization of its FDA-cleared, innovative, noninvasive AlloMap molecular diagnostic test and pursue the development of other gene expression-based tests for autoimmune diseases including lupus.

29 Jan 2011

dbMotion completes interoperability testing at Annual IHE North American Connectathon

dbMotion, a provider of health interoperability solutions, today announced it successfully completed interoperability testing at the 12th Annual IHE North American Connectathon in Chicago.

29 Jan 2011

FWC selects athenahealth's EHR service to provide high-quality care

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of web-based practice management, electronic health record, and patient communication services to medical groups, today announced that Florida Woman Care, one of the largest OB/GYN medical groups in Florida, has selected athenahealth's EHR service, athenaClinicals, to provide to its network of 170 physicians a fully scalable, and cost-effective way to share health information, ultimately bringing efficiencies to FWC's workflow and improving its ability to deliver coordinated, high-quality care.

29 Jan 2011

FDA approves Arteriocyte's Magellan MAR01 technology for Phase I trial to treat CLI

Arteriocyte, a leading clinical stage biotechnology company with offices in Cleveland, Ohio and Hopkinton, Massachusetts that develops proprietary stem cell and tissue engineering based therapies, announced today approval from the Food and Drug Administration to initiate a Phase I clinical trial using its Magellan MAR01 technology in the treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia.

29 Jan 2011

Justice Dept. sues Guidant over 'faulty' heart devices

The suit alleges that Guidant, a subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corp., knowingly sold defective defibrillators.

29 Jan 2011

New research shows CEUS can improve diagnosis of variety of medical conditions in children

New research released here Thursday shows that "contrast-enhanced ultrasound" can safely improve the diagnosis of a variety of medical conditions in children - without exposing them to ionizing radiation.

29 Jan 2011

WOUNDS article profiles efficacy of Quick-Med's antimicrobial BIOGUARD dressings

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. announced today that the February 2011 issue of WOUNDS, the leading peer-reviewed journal in the wound care field, will feature an article authored by Quick-Med's Albina Mikhaylova, PhD. The article profiles the safety and antimicrobial efficacy of cutting edge antimicrobial dressings employing Quick-Med's patented NIMBUS technology and marketed by Derma Sciences, Inc. under its BIOGUARD® trademark.

28 Jan 2011

NIH awards CCTSI $2.2 million grant to advance personalized medicine

A federal grant totaling $2.2 million shows how the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Anschutz Medical Campus are using technology to advance the cutting-edge field of personalized medicine -- tailoring treatments to the individual based on their genetic make-up.

28 Jan 2011

Effective fusion of consumer technology and front line medicine needed

Government spending cuts and the high cost of distributed healthcare provision could mean a major shift toward home-based patient care. Lack of resource, increased travel time and an aging population is leading some to consider a more viable alternative. However, limited broadband Internet access in remote areas means that joined up policy changes are needed to ensure an effective solution is achieved.

28 Jan 2011

Transcranial magnetic stimulation helps rats to learn more quickly

What sounds like science fiction is actually possible: thanks to magnetic stimulation, the activity of certain brain nerve cells can be deliberately influenced. What happens in the brain in this context has been unclear up to now. Medical experts from Bochum under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Klaus Funke (Department of Neurophysiology) have now shown that various stimulus patterns changed the activity of distinct neuronal cell types.

28 Jan 2011

Preclinical data on Inovio’s intradermal electroporation delivery devices presented at Phacilitate Vaccine Forum

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of novel therapeutic and preventive vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today the presentation of recent preclinical data using its next generation of minimally invasive intradermal (skin) electroporation delivery devices at the Phacilitate Vaccine Forum 2011 in Washington, DC.

28 Jan 2011

Soligenix and CU enter definitive license agreement for novel vaccine thermostabilization technology

Soligenix, Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive license agreement with the University of Colorado (CU) for novel technology for use in the development of subunit vaccines with long-term stability, including stability at elevated temperatures.

28 Jan 2011

Hand-held PDA devices for recording daily symptoms help fibromyalgia patients: Study

Hand-held PDA devices for recording daily symptoms are helping fibromyalgia patients and their doctors better understand links between pain, emotional distress and fatigue in this complex pain disorder, according to research reported in The Journal of Pain, the peer review publications of the American Pain Society.

28 Jan 2011

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DOJ files civil False Claims Act complaint against Boston Scientific, Guidant

NexMed presents data on NexACT technology use to improve less permeable, soluable oral drugs

Published paper suggests some orthodontists may expose young patients to unnecessary radiation

ONR TechSolutions to deliver protective eyewear for warfighters

Quantros introduces new External Comparative module for hospitals

Talent Plus offers online solutions to health care organizations for front line selection, development

New data shows Shady Grove Fertility financial programs make testing, treatment more affordable

GE Capital provides capital to XDx to help increase commercialization of AlloMap molecular diagnostic test

dbMotion completes interoperability testing at Annual IHE North American Connectathon

FWC selects athenahealth's EHR service to provide high-quality care

FDA approves Arteriocyte's Magellan MAR01 technology for Phase I trial to treat CLI

Justice Dept. sues Guidant over 'faulty' heart devices

New research shows CEUS can improve diagnosis of variety of medical conditions in children

WOUNDS article profiles efficacy of Quick-Med's antimicrobial BIOGUARD dressings

NIH awards CCTSI $2.2 million grant to advance personalized medicine

Effective fusion of consumer technology and front line medicine needed

Transcranial magnetic stimulation helps rats to learn more quickly

Preclinical data on Inovio’s intradermal electroporation delivery devices presented at Phacilitate Vaccine Forum

Soligenix and CU enter definitive license agreement for novel vaccine thermostabilization technology

Hand-held PDA devices for recording daily symptoms help fibromyalgia patients: Study

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