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Gore announces new Early TIPS for Ascites Study

W.L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today announced a new prospective, randomized, multi-center study at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. The hypothesis of the study is that early intervention with the GORE® VIATORR® TIPS Endoprosthesis improves transplant-free survival when compared to large volume paracentesis in patients with cirrhosis and difficult to treat ascites.

1 Nov 2010

HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley to implement REACH3's CRM solution

REACH3 - healthcare CRM's market leader, enabling robust provider and payer marketing initiatives through secure, cloud-based technology - announced today that HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley has chosen to implement its CRM Custom solution to strengthen its consumer and patient marketing campaigns, as well as enhance the unified brand identity of its newly formed health system.

1 Nov 2010

Varian's Acuros XB dose calculation algorithm for radiotherapy receives FDA 510(k) clearance

Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Acuros® XB advanced dose calculation algorithm which can complete a RapidArc® treatment plan two to three times faster than conventional planning algorithms. Varian has incorporated the Acuros algorithm for external beam radiotherapy treatment planning into its market-leading Eclipse™ treatment planning system on exhibit at the 52nd annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Diego October 31 - November 4.

1 Nov 2010

Cato Research selects BioClinica's clinical trial management system

BioClinica®, Inc.,, a global provider of clinical trial management solutions, today announced a new agreement with Cato Research Ltd., a full-service contract research organization. Cato Research selected BioClinica's clinical trial management system (CTMS) platform in its search for a best-in-class solution to better serve its growing worldwide client base.

From Clario 1 Nov 2010

PreViser releases new web-based tool for oral health

PreViser Corporation announced today the release of a Web based tool, myDentalScore, that allows individuals to calculate objective numeric scores for oral disease risk and severity.

1 Nov 2010

Life Technologies announces launch of new sequencer to deliver genomic data

Life Technologies Corporation a provider of innovative life science solutions, today announced the launch of the 5500xl SOLiD Sequencer, a new instrument designed to deliver the industry's fastest and most accurate genomic data for cancer biology and genetic disease research.

1 Nov 2010

Consumer Reports publishes survey on eyeglass retailers

Shopping for eyeglasses isn't easy, especially when frames can cost well over $200 a pair, even without the fancy add-ons and logos. But a Consumer Reports survey found that a great pair of eyeglasses doesn't have to break the bank.

1 Nov 2010

Wireless test solutions company LitePoint joins Continua Health Alliance

LitePoint Corporation, the leader in wireless test solutions, announced today it has joined Continua Health Alliance, along with other technology leaders.

1 Nov 2010

MedWOW adds Medical Equipment Parts Finder service

MedWOW.com, the global online marketplace for medical equipment, is pleased to publicize the addition of its newest user-oriented tool: a Medical Equipment Parts Finder service. As it is often a difficult and costly process to look for replacement parts for medical equipment and devices, MedWOW's R&D staff developed this feature to streamline the search for buyers unable to find the parts they need through MedWOW's standard parts and accessories search.

1 Nov 2010

Oncimmune to present benefits of EarlyCDT-Lung cancer test at ACCP annual meeting

Oncimmune® LLC, maker of EarlyCDT-Lung, a simple blood test that aids physicians in the risk assessment and early detection of lung cancer, today announced that two oral presentations and five poster presentations during this week's American College of Chest Physicians' (ACCP) annual meeting in Vancouver will collectively highlight the clinical and economic benefits of EarlyCDT-Lung.

1 Nov 2010

AXIOM releases HIPAA 5010 compliant version of TransSend

AXIOM Systems, Inc., today announced the general release of its HIPAA 5010 compliant version of TransSend, a software application developed specifically for healthcare organizations engaged in HIPAA EDI commerce.

1 Nov 2010

Integra LifeSciences signs multi-year contract with The Broadlane Group

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today that it has signed a multi-year contract with The Broadlane Group to provide dural repair, neuro trauma (neuro critical care), and hydrocephalus products and accessories to its client hospitals.

1 Nov 2010

GE Healthcare enters agreement to acquire assets of Orbotech Medical

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Orbotech Medical Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of Orbotech Ltd. (Orbotech), and a manufacturer of cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detectors used in GE Healthcare's innovative Alcyone nuclear medicine technology.

1 Nov 2010

Dyadem opens second office to meet customer demand for enterprise risk management software

Dyadem today announced the opening of its second office in Europe; located in Starnberg, Germany, on the outskirts of Munich. Dyadem, the leader in Operational and Quality Risk Management, has expanded in response to a surge in customer demand in the European Union for its enterprise risk management software and services amid heightened scrutiny of safety and quality standards for companies in the oil & gas, chemical, medical device and pharmaceutical industries.

1 Nov 2010

Study finds breast MRI equipment in U.S. meets ACRIN and EUSOBI standards

An overwhelming majority of Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) facilities performing breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the U.S. are up-to-par with American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) and European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) technical standards and requirements, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

1 Nov 2010

CyberKnife radiosurgery studies for breast cancer treatment to be presented at ASTRO Meeting

Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today studies underway at two leading academic institutions using CyberKnife radiosurgery in breast cancer treatment. These two studies, from the University of Texas Southwestern and Fox Chase Cancer Center, will be presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Diego from October 31 to November 4.

1 Nov 2010

New automated extraction pipeline to track radiation dose information

Researchers have developed an efficient method for extracting and archiving CT radiation dose information that can enable providers to keep track of estimated radiation dose delivered to each patient at a given facility, help providers make more informed health care decisions and improve patient safety.

1 Nov 2010

New laboratory-engineered livers could provide solution to donor shortage

Researchers at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have reached an early, but important, milestone in the quest to grow replacement livers in the lab. They are the first to use human liver cells to successfully engineer miniature livers that function - at least in a laboratory setting like human livers. The next step is to see if the livers will continue to function after transplantation in an animal model.

1 Nov 2010

Philips launches HFO Oncology Configuration for radiation therapy

Royal Philips Electronics today introduced the Philips Panorama High Field Open (HFO) Oncology Configuration for radiation therapy, a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging solution for dedicated oncology use, at this year's American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in San Diego, CA.

From Philips Healthcare 1 Nov 2010

Researchers generate bioengineered human liver organoid using bioscaffold

Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine demonstrated the generation of a bioengineered human liver organoid using a liver bioscaffold made from an intact liver extracellular matrix, and filled (seeded) with primary human liver progenitor and endothelial cells.

1 Nov 2010