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Misonix to introduce OsteoSculpt for facial bone surgery at EACMFS Congress

Misonix, Inc., a developer of state of the art, ultrasonic medical device technology, which worldwide is used for acute health conditions, has announced its attendance and exhibition at the 20th Congress of the European Association for Cranial-Maxillofacial Surgery (EACMFS), which was held recently in Bruges, Belgium.

16 Nov 2010

Pathfinder initiates Explorer clinical study for open liver procedures

Pathfinder Therapeutics, Inc. has initiated a clinical study to assess the value of Explorer, its image-guided surgical platform, in minimally invasive liver resections and ablations.

16 Nov 2010

OncoEMR certified as Complete EHR by CCHIT

Altos Solutions, Inc. today announced that OncoEMR Version 2.6 is the first oncology-specific electronic medical record (EMR) to be certified as 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on November 11, 2010 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

16 Nov 2010

Iron in plaque may predict risk of myocardial infarction

Plaque in a heart artery looks threatening, but cardiologists know that many of these buildups will not erupt, dislodge and block a vessel, causing a heart attack that can be fatal. Some will, however, and the challenge is to figure out atherosclerotic plaque that is dangerous and treat or remove it.

16 Nov 2010

BTE Technologies acquires patented recumbent strength-training system, Eccentron

BTE Technologies, a leading global innovator in objective evaluation and rehabilitation equipment for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and sports medicine, announces its acquisition of Eccentron™ - a patented recumbent strength-training system that works the muscles eccentrically for rapid strength gains, explosive muscle power, and unparalleled benefits for joint stability and fall prevention - all with minimal strain on the cardiovascular system.

16 Nov 2010

Mobile phones aid in health firm's promotion

A Washington, D.C., based firm has pioneered targeted public service announcements via mobile phones, and nine months after their experiment began, they say it was a success, The Washington Post reports.

16 Nov 2010

CMS awards $230M task order contract to CSC

CSC announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Clinical Standards and Quality awarded the company a task order to migrate key information technology systems to a new service-oriented architecture. The contract, which was awarded during CSC's fiscal 2011 second quarter, has a six-month base period and six one-year options, bringing the estimated 78-month contract value to $230 million.

16 Nov 2010

New high-sensitive blood test may help predict risk of heart failure in older people

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore report that a new, highly sensitive investigative blood test may help predict the risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death much earlier than previously possible in older people who do not have symptoms of heart failure.

16 Nov 2010

KINARM Assessment Station to help healthcare workers assess patients suffering from brain injuries

A Queen's University neuroscientist is launching a medical tool at the world's largest neuroscience conference in San Diego on Monday, Nov. 15.

16 Nov 2010

OtoSCOPE method offers single-run genetic testing for hearing loss

Pinpointing the exact genetic cause of inherited deafness has always involved sequencing one gene at a time, a process that can take up to a year and cost roughly $1,000 per gene. It would cost around $75,000 to test all known deafness causing genes using this approach. Now University of Iowa researchers working with colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a test that can screen all of the genes known to cause deafness in a single run, in one to three months and for about $2,000.

16 Nov 2010

New i-phone application provides instant access to HIV drug interactions

The University of Liverpool has launched an i-phone application, HIV iChart,that provides healthcare professionals and HIV patients with instant and easy access to information about drug interactions.

16 Nov 2010

Elsevier announces availability of eBook collections for advance purchase

Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today its 2011 eBook collections available for advance purchase and to be released on SciVerse ScienceDirect, its online scientific knowledge platform.

16 Nov 2010

Erroneous defibrillators: FDA new initiative to check safety

More problems are being reported in external defibrillators, the life-saving medical devices located in emergency rooms, airports and other public places. These Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs are generally used in patients who have suffered sudden cardiac arrest if used in the first few minutes after their collapse. They deliver electrical energy to the heart to restore its normal rhythm.

15 Nov 2010

MEDecision earns NCQA Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set Software Certification

MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative healthcare management solutions, has earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) Software Certification for its programs that identify "care opportunities."

15 Nov 2010

Unilife and IMCO enter exclusive marketing program for Unitract range of 1mL safety syringes

Unilife Corporation today announced that it has commenced U.S. sales of its Unitract® range of 1mL safety syringes.

15 Nov 2010

PGxHealth presents results from studies using FAMILION genetic testing at 2010 AHA

Clinical Data, Inc., today announced that results of studies using its FAMILION® genetic testing were presented at the 2010 American Heart Association (AHA) meeting. PGxHealth, a division of Clinical Data, together with its collaborators, presented results from the largest, most comprehensive studies of genetic variation associated with certain cardiac conditions that were revealed using FAMILION testing.

15 Nov 2010

Autonomy introduces Meaning Based Healthcare platform

Autonomy Corporation plc, a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise, today announced the availability of the Autonomy Meaning Based Healthcare (MBH) platform, a comprehensive set of clinical diagnosis and information governance technologies designed to help Healthcare Delivery Organizations (HDOs) provide higher quality care at lower costs.

15 Nov 2010

GenturaDx to showcase IDbox molecular diagnostic system at AMP 2010

GenturaDx will display its proprietary molecular diagnostic system, the IDbox System, at the annual meeting of the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) in San Jose, Calif. on November 17 – 20, 2010. The IDbox System incorporates all aspects of its proprietary, real-time PCR testing from sample preparation through result generation in a single-use cassette.

15 Nov 2010

New AccuDetect software reduces false-positive rates during mammography screening

Parascript, LLC, the image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, today announced the release of AccuDetect 4.0, the next generation of its computer-aided detection (CAD) software with significant performance improvements and a greater potential for lowering false-positive rates when detecting suspicious lesions on mammograms, compared to the previous version of the product.

15 Nov 2010

Menicon announces distribution agreement with Optimed

Menicon Co., Ltd. has announced its agreement with Optimed Ltd. to become the exclusive distributor for Optimed's CAPTIV8 communication services and i-Vue content-driven digital signage software for North America. Earlier this year, Menicon obtained exclusive distribution rights for Optimed's products in Japan and Taiwan.

15 Nov 2010