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XIRING and SCM Microsystems enter strategic cooperation agreement

XIRING, a security solutions provider for electronic transactions, and SCM Microsystems, a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. and a global leader in security and identity solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, announced today that they have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement that expands their existing successful partnership.

25 Jan 2011

LHSC performs complicated aortic valve bypass surgery using Correx AVB device

Doctors at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) are the first in the world to use a new implantable surgical device that promises to revolutionize aortic valve bypass surgery.

25 Jan 2011

Schools have highest number of bacteria

When kids are at school, we hope for high marks in math, science and English. But what about the grades the school itself would receive in a class on cleanliness? A study conducted by Dr. Charles Gerba, professor of environmental microbiology at the University of Arizona, in partnership with The Clorox Company, found that plenty of bacteria are going to school too.

25 Jan 2011

Patients with chronic depression can benefit from pioneering neurosurgical treatment

Pioneering neurosurgical treatment, a world first in Bristol, which very accurately targets brain networks involved in depression, could help people who suffer with severe and intractable depression.

25 Jan 2011

Researchers discover new treatment for difficult-to-control high blood pressure

Researchers were surprised to discover what may be a potential new treatment for difficult-to-control high blood pressure, according to a case report published in the January 25, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

25 Jan 2011

Niteo's SmartPredict Healthcare to be showcased at IT Healthcare Summit

Niteo Partners, an NEC company, today announced SmartPredict™ Healthcare – the latest iteration of Niteo's award-winning SmartPredict solutions. SmartPredict Healthcare brings cutting edge performance dashboards, data integration and predictive analytics to the healthcare industry in order to improve patient satisfaction, track meaningful use compliance metrics, and improve operational outcomes.

25 Jan 2011

SDI releases 2011 rating of top 100 integrated healthcare networks

SDI announced today the release of the SDI 2011 Top 100 IHNs, the 14th edition of its annual assessment of the 100 most integrated healthcare networks (IHNs). SDI's report, regarded as the nation's premier rating system, evaluates IHNs on their performance and degree of integration.

25 Jan 2011

New study finds disparities in chlamydia screening

A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute has found that Black and especially Hispanic young women are screened for chlamydia at a significantly higher rate than young white women. This discrepancy in screening rates may contribute to nationwide reporting of higher rates of this sexually transmitted disease among minority young women.

25 Jan 2011

East Liverpool City Hospital, Foundation Radiology Group enter imaging services agreement

Foundation Radiology Group, the premier provider of diagnostic imaging professional services for community hospitals, is pleased to announce its exclusive imaging services agreement with East Liverpool City Hospital located in East Liverpool, Ohio.

25 Jan 2011

Cardiac Science receives U.S. Army's AWR certification for automated defibrillator

Cardiac Science Corporation, a global leader in automated external defibrillator and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices, has been awarded Airworthiness Release from the U.S. Army's Research, Development, and Engineering Command for the Powerheart AED G3 Pro automated defibrillator.

25 Jan 2011

Fixed Phage to develop products based on Strathclyde's technology for tackling infections

A new company has been launched to commercialise an award-winning technology, developed at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, for tackling bacterial infection and contamination, including superbugs such as MRSA.

25 Jan 2011

UAE Oasis Hospital to implement Quantros suite of patient safety and compliance solutions

Quantros, a leading provider of clinically-focused data management and decision support solutions for the healthcare industry, has partnered with Oasis Hospital, the first private hospital in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to receive Joint Commission International accreditation, to implement the Quantros suite of patient safety and compliance solutions.

25 Jan 2011

TU Delft receives EU grant to diagnose and monitor Crohn's disease using MRI scans

Colonoscopy is the standard intestinal examination for diagnosing and monitoring Crohn's disease. It is a stressful procedure in which a flexible tube fitted with a camera is passed into the large intestine. MRI scans are therefore often used as an alternative to monitor the course of the disease and how it is responding to treatment.

25 Jan 2011

New investigative tool may explore intracellular processes with unprecedented clarity

Nongjian Tao and his colleagues at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University have pioneered a new technique capable of peering into single cells and even intracellular processes with unprecedented clarity.

25 Jan 2011

RemitDATA launches TITAN to solve healthcare transparency problem

RemitDATA, an expert in reimbursement, productivity and utilization solutions in outpatient healthcare, today launched TITAN, a new, data-rich solution that provides a real-time, transparent view of essential business metrics.

25 Jan 2011

FDA grants pre-market clearance for SBi's rHead Extended Stem

Small Bone Innovations, an orthopedics company focused exclusively on serving patients and their physicians with technologies and treatments for joint repair and trauma reconstruction around the small bones & joints of the thumb, fingers, hand, wrist, elbow, toes and foot & ankle announced that it has received 510(k) pre-market clearance notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the radial Head Extended Stem to be used in the correction of complex elbow instabilities and/or elbow reconstruction.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 24 Jan 2011

Laparoscopic grasp instrument can reduce complications in keyhole surgery

The number of complications following keyhole surgery can be reduced by giving the surgeons a better feeling of how hard they are grasping the tissue with their operating instruments. This is made possible by designing the instrument in such a way that it sends tangible feedback signals to the handle held by the surgeon.

24 Jan 2011

New study shows biomarker test can aid in early, precise diagnosis of melanoma

A new study shows that a test of biomarkers for DNA methylation is technically feasible and could aid in earlier, more precise diagnosis of melanoma.

24 Jan 2011

EU awards 3 million euros for improving assessment of MRI scans for Crohn’s disease

24 Jan 2011

HealthStream, Laerdal launch Simcenter simulation management platform for healthcare institutions

Through their joint venture, SimVentures, HealthStream, Inc., a leading provider of learning and research solutions for the healthcare industry, and Laerdal Medical, a global leader in the provision of educational solutions for healthcare providers and educators, today announced the launch of SimCenter. The

From Laerdal 24 Jan 2011

Device / Technology News

XIRING and SCM Microsystems enter strategic cooperation agreement

LHSC performs complicated aortic valve bypass surgery using Correx AVB device

Schools have highest number of bacteria

Patients with chronic depression can benefit from pioneering neurosurgical treatment

Researchers discover new treatment for difficult-to-control high blood pressure

Niteo's SmartPredict Healthcare to be showcased at IT Healthcare Summit

SDI releases 2011 rating of top 100 integrated healthcare networks

New study finds disparities in chlamydia screening

East Liverpool City Hospital, Foundation Radiology Group enter imaging services agreement

Cardiac Science receives U.S. Army's AWR certification for automated defibrillator

Fixed Phage to develop products based on Strathclyde's technology for tackling infections

UAE Oasis Hospital to implement Quantros suite of patient safety and compliance solutions

TU Delft receives EU grant to diagnose and monitor Crohn's disease using MRI scans

New investigative tool may explore intracellular processes with unprecedented clarity

RemitDATA launches TITAN to solve healthcare transparency problem

FDA grants pre-market clearance for SBi's rHead Extended Stem

Laparoscopic grasp instrument can reduce complications in keyhole surgery

New study shows biomarker test can aid in early, precise diagnosis of melanoma

EU awards 3 million euros for improving assessment of MRI scans for Crohn’s disease

HealthStream, Laerdal launch Simcenter simulation management platform for healthcare institutions

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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