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Reliance on assistive devices can affect everyday life in multiple ways: Study

Obese older adults are more likely to use walkers, canes and other mobility devices at a younger age, and may run the risk of using them incorrectly, according to new research from Purdue University.

29 Jul 2010

Noveko RD2 antimicrobial respirators obtain FFP2 classification

Noveko International Inc. is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Noveko Inc. has obtained FFP2 classification for its new model of antimicrobial respirators and can now bring them to market in all countries throughout the European Union. These respirators will be marketed as Noveko RD2 antimicrobial respirators.

29 Jul 2010

Harvard psychologists develop new tests to predict suicide risk

Two powerful new tests developed by psychologists at Harvard University show great promise in predicting patients' risk of attempting suicide.

29 Jul 2010

PFSCM wins Supply Chain Innovation Award, Best Value Supply Chain Provider Award

The Partnership for Supply Chain Management, a partner of the U.S. Agency for International Development under the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, has won two prestigious awards for groundbreaking work on PEPFAR's Supply Chain Management System. PFSCM received the Supply Chain Innovation Award and Best Value Supply Chain Provider Award during the European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit held in Prague.

29 Jul 2010

IBM, UPMC partner to provide redesigned SmartRoom solution with service-oriented architecture

IBM and UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) are teaming up to bring "smarter" hospital rooms to patients nationwide. Created by UPMC three years ago to bring the right patient information to the bedside when it's needed, the high-tech "smart room" now features new capabilities, namely a system for automatically organizing and prioritizing the work of nurses and other caregivers. Under a new agreement, IBM will be the exclusive sales channel for the SmartRoom solution and will help to implement the technology for customers.

29 Jul 2010

Quest Diagnostics' Fragile X Syndrome test receives New York State health department approval

An accurate, faster testing option to identify female carriers and other patients with genetic abnormalities that cause Fragile X Syndrome is now available to physicians in all fifty states with the recent approval in New York. Fragile X is the leading cause of inherited mental retardation and the most common known single gene cause of autism.

From Quest Diagnostics 29 Jul 2010

New implantable sensor to continuously monitor tissue glucose

Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego and GlySens Incorporated have developed an implantable glucose sensor and wireless telemetry system that continuously monitors tissue glucose and transmits the information to an external receiver. The paper, published in the July 28, 2010 issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine, describes the use of this glucose-sensing device as an implant in animals for over one year. After human clinical trials and FDA approval, the device may be useful to people with diabetes as an alternative to finger sticking and short-term, needle-like glucose sensors that have to be replaced every three to seven days.

29 Jul 2010

NDS Surgical Imaging introduces ConnectOR G2 visualization and informatics platform

NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) today launched its next-generation visualization and informatics platform—the ConnectOR G2—with production units now shipping to customers. Based on the NDSsi technology vision of Medical Visualization Informatics (MVI), ConnectOR G2 medical-grade products are leading the industry in procedural efficacy by offering the unique ability to connect the realms of PACS imaging, surgical video and medical informatics.

29 Jul 2010

New test to predict suitable treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia patients

Scientists in Japan may have developed a way to accurately predict those patients who will resist treatment with imatinib, which is the standard of care for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

29 Jul 2010

Encision’s AEM system recognized as technology to eliminate visceral burns

Encision Inc, a medical device company owning patented surgical technology that is emerging as a standard of care in minimally-invasive surgery, recognized as a technology to eliminate visceral burns during monopolar electrical surgery.

29 Jul 2010

Generex reports positive trends in ongoing Oral-lyn buccal insulin spray global Phase III trial

Generex Biotechnology Corporation, the leader in drug delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth, today announced that it has now achieved 75% of the required number of per-protocol completers in its ongoing six month pivotal global Phase III study of Generex Oral-lyn™, the Company's proprietary buccal insulin spray product.

29 Jul 2010

Boston Scientific announces launch of Neuroform EZ Stent System in U.S. and Europe

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the U.S. and European launches of the Neuroform EZ(TM) Stent System, its fourth-generation intracranial aneurysm stent system designed for use in conjunction with endovascular coiling to treat wide-necked aneurysms. The Company plans to launch the product immediately in both markets.

29 Jul 2010

CompuMed signs agreement with Lincoln High School Learning Centers

CompuMed, Inc., a telemedicine and medical informatics company, has entered into an agreement with the San Diego Unified School District's Lincoln High School Learning Centers to provide CompuMed's CardioGramKids electrocardiogram telemedicine technologies and services to the four schools that comprise the Lincoln High Learning Centers: the Lincoln High Schools of Public Safety, Science & Engineering, Arts and Social Justice.

28 Jul 2010

Clinical Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratory deploys AB SCIEX mass spectrometry technology

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that the Clinical Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island's College of Pharmacy is using AB SCIEX mass spectrometry technology to develop a novel test that would enable clinical researchers to use saliva to monitor immunosuppressant drugs commonly administered to make organ transplants successful.

28 Jul 2010

Water Pik launches advertising campaign to introduce consumers to new Waterpik Water Flosser

Water Pik, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative personal healthcare products, today announced the launch of the "Say No To String" advertising campaign to introduce consumers to the new Waterpik Water Flosser and to promote it as an easier and more effective alternative to traditional string floss.

28 Jul 2010

SCCT names recipients of fourth annual Young Investigator Award

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), the leading international professional society dedicated to research, education and clinical excellence in cardiovascular computed tomography (CT), has named Dr. Raman Dusaj and Dr. Thomas Smith the recipients of the fourth annual Young Investigator Award. The Young Investigator Award was announced at SCCT's 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting in Las Vegas.

28 Jul 2010

American Red Cross explores new ways to utilize mGive platform and services

mGive and the American Red Cross have extended their ability to use mobile technologies to engage supporters using the mobile channel. mGive, a pioneer and leader in powering mobile donations for nonprofit organizations, and the Red Cross previously cooperated to raise the largest amount of mobile donations ever contributed following the Haiti earthquake, involving more supporters compared to any previous mobile fundraising campaign.

28 Jul 2010

EyeHealth Northwest to deploy NextGen Ambulatory EHR and Practice Management solutions

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced it has executed an agreement with EyeHealth Northwest to deploy NextGen® Ambulatory EHR and NextGen® Practice Management across its 11 offices, 11 optical shops and two surgery centers in Oregon.

28 Jul 2010

Regence announces milestone 50,000 reviews of health care providers

When Regence members look for a doctor, they turn to a trusted source – fellow members. In fact, Regence provides a member-focused Web site, myRegence.com, where members have just reached a huge milestone: 50,000 reviews of health care providers.

28 Jul 2010

Positive results from study with Genome Sequencer FLX System for HIV drug-resistant mutation detection

454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company, has announced promising new results from a multi-site collaborative research study which used the company's Genome Sequencer FLX System to perform HIV drug-resistant mutation detection.

28 Jul 2010

Device / Technology News

Reliance on assistive devices can affect everyday life in multiple ways: Study

Noveko RD2 antimicrobial respirators obtain FFP2 classification

Harvard psychologists develop new tests to predict suicide risk

PFSCM wins Supply Chain Innovation Award, Best Value Supply Chain Provider Award

IBM, UPMC partner to provide redesigned SmartRoom solution with service-oriented architecture

Quest Diagnostics' Fragile X Syndrome test receives New York State health department approval

New implantable sensor to continuously monitor tissue glucose

NDS Surgical Imaging introduces ConnectOR G2 visualization and informatics platform

New test to predict suitable treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia patients

Encision’s AEM system recognized as technology to eliminate visceral burns

Generex reports positive trends in ongoing Oral-lyn buccal insulin spray global Phase III trial

Boston Scientific announces launch of Neuroform EZ Stent System in U.S. and Europe

CompuMed signs agreement with Lincoln High School Learning Centers

Clinical Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratory deploys AB SCIEX mass spectrometry technology

Water Pik launches advertising campaign to introduce consumers to new Waterpik Water Flosser

SCCT names recipients of fourth annual Young Investigator Award

American Red Cross explores new ways to utilize mGive platform and services

EyeHealth Northwest to deploy NextGen Ambulatory EHR and Practice Management solutions

Regence announces milestone 50,000 reviews of health care providers

Positive results from study with Genome Sequencer FLX System for HIV drug-resistant mutation detection

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