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Gold Standard/Elsevier launches consumer medication information in 12 foreign languages

Gold Standard/Elsevier, a leading developer of drug information and medication management solutions, announced today the launch of MEDcounselor Languages, a module that provides trusted MEDcounselor consumer medication information in 12 foreign languages. The new MEDcounselor Languages will enable healthcare providers to help non-English speaking patients better understand their drug therapy, take their medications safely, and avoid potentially harmful errors.

24 Aug 2010

NexMed expands patent protection for Prostaglandin E1 -based products in Israel

NexMed, Inc., backed by a revenue generating CRO business and seeking to leverage its proprietary, multi-route NexACT® drug delivery technology and internal pipeline through out-licensing arrangements and partnerships, today announced that the Israel Patent Office has issued an allowance notice for NexMed's patent application entitled, "Topical Compositions for Prostaglandin E1 Delivery."

24 Aug 2010

Labcyte receives patent for acoustic droplet ejection technology

Labcyte, whose Echo liquid handling platforms move liquids with sound, today announced the grant of its 40th US patent. Patent number 7,717,544 describes how in real time acoustic energy is optimized to transfer a droplet of any fluid, even those that are unknown. Labcyte's acoustic droplet ejection technology offers touchless transfer of a wide variety of fluids, with major benefits in life science applications including drug discovery, genomics, proteomics and diagnostics.

24 Aug 2010

IVD Technology to launch first annual Virtual Conference and Tradeshow

IVD Technology, the only trade media brand designed exclusively for manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic products, today announced the launch of its first annual Virtual Conference and Tradeshow to be held on September 28, 2010.

24 Aug 2010

Ingen’s products fill key void for Mountainside Medical Equipment

Ingen Technologies, Inc.,an emerging medical device manufacturer developing innovative proprietary solutions for the $8 billion respiratory market, today announced that its products have filled a key void for Mountainside Medical Equipment (www.mountainside-medical.com), a veteran-owned worldwide distributor of medical supplies based in Upstate New York.

24 Aug 2010

Asia's first 'custom fit knee replacement surgery' performed at Fortis Hospitals

Combining the latest technology, medical breakthroughs and personalized patient care, Fortis Hospitals Bangalore today announced Asia's first 'Custom Fit Knee Replacement Surgery' performed on a series of patients. Dr. Sanjay Pai, Chief Orthopedic Surgeon, along with his team performed this revolutionary surgery for the first time in the Asian Continent by precisely matching the size and placement of the implant specific to the patients' knee size. This procedure ensures lesser pain, less tissue damage, faster mobilization and longer lasting implant solution.

24 Aug 2010

Boryung Pharmaceutical implements Cegedim Dendrite's Mobile Intelligence CRM solution

Cegedim Dendrite, the world's leading provider of Life Sciences-specific customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, announced today that Boryung Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., has implemented Cegedim Dendrite's Mobile Intelligence™ CRM solution. Boryung Pharmaceutical is one of Korea's top 10 domestic pharmaceutical companies, and Cegedim Dendrite currently serves 14 of the industry's top-grossing companies in Korea.

24 Aug 2010

National Fibromyalgia Association, RemedyMD partner to build fibromyalgia research registry

The National Fibromyalgia Association has partnered with RemedyMD® to provide a national database that will aggregate data from a wide variety of sources to provide a complete disease registry for fibromyalgia research. It offers new hope to sufferers since this will represent the first time that researchers have the opportunity to look at all data relevant to fibromyalgia in order to identify patterns which lead to more effective diagnosis and treatment.

24 Aug 2010

PEM scanners demonstrate improved specificity with high sensitivity in breast cancer diagnosis: Study

In a recent study presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 52nd Annual Meeting, researchers at the University of Washington showed that 18FDG dose for Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) may be reduced by as much as 70% without altering image quality.

24 Aug 2010

Researchers develop new instrumentation to simplify testing patients for infectious diseases

Arizona State University researchers have demonstrated a way to dramatically simplify testing patients for infectious diseases and unhealthy protein levels.New testing instrumentation developed by Antonia Garcia and John Schneider promises to make the procedure less costly and produce results in less time.

24 Aug 2010

HighRes Biosolutions to install automation platform in China

HighRes Biosolutions, the leader in laboratory automation for life sciences, announced today that it is building a system for an undisclosed laboratory in Shanghai, China. The new system will be installed in the fall of 2010 by HighRes and Tekon Biotech Ltd, the Asian distributor representing HighRes in this region.

24 Aug 2010

INPUT releases new report on Electronic Health Record Incentive Funding and Certification Program

Contractors will find comprehensive information and current opportunities related to state and local governments' electronic health records (EHR) incentives program through INPUT's Electronic Health Record Incentive Funding and Certification Program.

24 Aug 2010

Fla.'s Jackson Health System struggles with nursing home and hospital losses; Advocates push marijuana cultivation in Calif.

The Miami Herald: As the Jackson Health System's "governing board prepares to vote Monday on a proposed budget for 2011, its two money-losing nursing homes stand as a symbol for the challenges the system faces as it attempts to cut losses. Almost 100 of the 289 nursing home patients in the Jackson Health System are uninsured. Half of those are undocumented immigrants under age 50.

24 Aug 2010

Spaulding Clinical becomes world’s largest provider for Mortara Surveyor telemetry-monitoring capability

Spaulding Clinical Research, a Phase 1 Clinical Pharmacology Research Unit and Core ECG Lab announced today that renovation of the clinic's second floor, which was completed on Aug. 20, has made Spaulding Clinical the largest provider of Mortara Surveyor telemetry-monitoring capability in the clinical research world.

24 Aug 2010

Cambridge Health Alliance to expand use of MedAssets' revenue cycle management solutions

MedAssets, Inc. announced today that the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) of the metropolitan Boston area will expand its use of MedAssets' revenue cycle management solutions to further improve its financial performance and streamline its revenue cycle operations.

24 Aug 2010

AP reports on efforts to monitor authenticity of antimalarials, other drugs in Africa

The Associated Press reports on a recent effort to use text messages to track the authenticity of antimalarials in Africa, where "more than 30 percent of malaria medicines are estimated to be fake."

24 Aug 2010

ArtVentive Medical Group signs development agreement with Medical Murray

ArtVentive Medical Group, Inc. announced the Company has signed a manufacturing, research and development agreement with Medical Murray Inc.. Medical Murray is a leader in medical device and product development including specialty manufacturing services.

24 Aug 2010

Ethicon Endo-Surgery launches EESadvancements.com

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. today announced the launch of EESadvancements.com, a new Web site designed to give surgeons advanced access to some of the company's newest surgical technology innovations before they reach full-scale release in the marketplace. The site also offers a collaborative environment where healthcare partners including surgeons, materials managers and OR Directors can share ideas on advancing the surgical continuum beyond minimally invasive procedures.

24 Aug 2010

Canon to present Wireless Digital Radiography System at 2010 AHRA

At the 2010 American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) Meeting and Exposition, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging technology, will present the CXDI-70C Wireless Digital Radiography System at the Gaylord National Convention Center, August 23rd - 26th.

24 Aug 2010

Fluid dynamics and mechanics to simulate stent design and coating

Suncica "Sunny" Canic was good at math in school, so that's what she pursued as a career. But she always liked medicine, too. When she moved to Houston, Texas, and met some cardiologists at a party, she started talking with them about what they do-and knew she could help them.

23 Aug 2010

Device / Technology News

Gold Standard/Elsevier launches consumer medication information in 12 foreign languages

NexMed expands patent protection for Prostaglandin E1 -based products in Israel

Labcyte receives patent for acoustic droplet ejection technology

IVD Technology to launch first annual Virtual Conference and Tradeshow

Ingen’s products fill key void for Mountainside Medical Equipment

Asia's first 'custom fit knee replacement surgery' performed at Fortis Hospitals

Boryung Pharmaceutical implements Cegedim Dendrite's Mobile Intelligence CRM solution

National Fibromyalgia Association, RemedyMD partner to build fibromyalgia research registry

PEM scanners demonstrate improved specificity with high sensitivity in breast cancer diagnosis: Study

Researchers develop new instrumentation to simplify testing patients for infectious diseases

HighRes Biosolutions to install automation platform in China

INPUT releases new report on Electronic Health Record Incentive Funding and Certification Program

Fla.'s Jackson Health System struggles with nursing home and hospital losses; Advocates push marijuana cultivation in Calif.

Spaulding Clinical becomes world’s largest provider for Mortara Surveyor telemetry-monitoring capability

Cambridge Health Alliance to expand use of MedAssets' revenue cycle management solutions

AP reports on efforts to monitor authenticity of antimalarials, other drugs in Africa

ArtVentive Medical Group signs development agreement with Medical Murray

Ethicon Endo-Surgery launches EESadvancements.com

Canon to present Wireless Digital Radiography System at 2010 AHRA

Fluid dynamics and mechanics to simulate stent design and coating

Unlocking drug amorphization: Continuous, solvent-free twin screw granulation

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