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Healthcare groups to rollout two new PHR Quick Reference Guides

Several groups across the healthcare sector will rollout two new "Personal Health Record Quick Reference Guides" in an effort to educate consumers and clinicians about how PHRs can be useful tools for making more informed healthcare decisions and enhancing care coordination.

6 Apr 2010

Toughbook Preferred Partners to sell Toughbook C1 product: DataSource Mobility

DataSource Mobility is pleased to announce that it is one of a select group of Toughbook Preferred Partners to sell the Toughbook C1—the newest healthcare specific product from Panasonic, the world leader in rugged mobile computers.

6 Apr 2010

TachoSil blood-clotting patch receives FDA approval for cardiovascular surgery

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved TachoSil, the first absorbable fibrin sealant patch for use in cardiovascular surgery to prevent mild and moderate bleeding from small blood vessels, when standard surgical techniques are ineffective or impractical.

6 Apr 2010

Aethon and Bosch Group announce new partnership deal

Aethon, Inc., the leading developer of mobile robotics for hospital supply chain logistics, is pleased to announce a partnership with the Bosch Group that includes an investment of $5 million through its venture arm, Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH.

6 Apr 2010

Emory University researchers develop experimental clinical test for XMRV

The recently discovered retrovirus, xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV), has been identified in some prostate cancer patients. In light of conflicting data concerning XMRV, standardized diagnostic testing is important to identify patients in which XMRV is present and to determine whether it plays a role in the incidence of prostate cancer.

6 Apr 2010

Humana adopts radiology benefit management programs to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure

Humana Inc. has reduced unnecessary radiation exposure for its members by the equivalent of more than five million chest x-rays since 2004, demonstrating how health benefits companies can lead the way in improving the quality and safety of health.

6 Apr 2010

FDA-approved contrast agent improves optical imaging of stem cells

A study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (19:1) has found that using the FDA-approved contrast agent Indocyanine Green (ICG) to label human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hESC-CMs) substantially improved efforts to optically track stem cells after transplanting them into heart tissues.

6 Apr 2010

Web-based version of Point of Care Guidelines launched

The Clinical Practice Model Resource Center, an Elsevier company and leader in developing clinical practice guidelines for healthcare, today launched its first Web-based version of Point of Care Guidelines(TM).

6 Apr 2010

Unilife's Unitract 1mL Insulin Syringes receive 510(k) market clearance

Unilife Corporation today announced it has received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) market clearance for the Unitract™ 1mL Insulin Syringes assembled at its Lewisberry, PA manufacturing facility.

6 Apr 2010

Rice University's nano-bio-chip 93% specific in detecting patients with premalignant lesions

The gentle touch of a lesion on the tongue or cheek with a brush can help detect oral cancer with success rates comparable to more invasive techniques, according to preliminary studies by researchers at Rice University, the University of Texas Health Science Centers at Houston and San Antonio and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

6 Apr 2010

AnaptysBio, VLST collaborate to generate novel multi-antigen specific antibody therapeutics

AnaptysBio, Inc., a privately-held therapeutic antibody platform and product company, today announced a collaboration with VLST Corporation to generate novel multi-antigen specific antibody therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. This is the fourth collaboration announced by AnaptysBio during 2010.

5 Apr 2010

Aris Global introduces solution suite for integrating data from EDC and clinical safety

Aris Global, a leading provider of software solutions for the life sciences industry, today introduced Total Clinical 2.0, an integrated solution suite designed to help life science organizations enter clinical safety data once and share seamlessly across their enterprise. Total Clinical is available on a hosted, managed platform and includes a full range of delivery and support services.

5 Apr 2010

Canon receives FDA 510(k) clearance for CX-1 Hybrid Mydriatic/Non-Mydriatic Digital Retinal Camera

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in medical imaging, today announced the Canon CX-1 Hybrid Mydriatic/Non-Mydriatic Digital Retinal Camera has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

5 Apr 2010

Methodist chooses Eclipsys HealthXchange solution for expanding care community access to clinical data

Eclipsys Corporation, The Outcomes Company®, today announced that The Methodist Hospital of Houston, TX, has selected Eclipsys HealthXchange™ to support it in connecting its local care community. The scalable and secure platform, powered by Medicity, will connect Methodist's acute care electronic health record (EHR) with a network of disparate EHRs in use at local affiliated physician offices throughout the region/local area.

5 Apr 2010

Ingen Technologies's SMART Nasal Cannula to be featured at upcoming Las Vegas MedTrade convention

Ingen Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of respiratory medical devices, recently announced today that the SMART Nasal Cannula is a featured new product at the upcoming MedTrade convention in Las Vegas from May 10 through May 13, 2010. The Las Vegas MedTrade convention is the largest home health care expo in the world. Ingen is an exhibitor and will be part of the New Product showcase at MedTrade. The SMART Nasal Cannula is the Next-Generation of cannulas that improve oxygen therapy and reduce expenditures.

5 Apr 2010

Rosetta Genomics' Philadelphia lab commences FNA cell block sample analysis with miRview squamous test

Rosetta Genomics, Ltd., a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announced today that starting April 1, 2010 physicians are able to send FNA cell block samples to Rosetta Genomics' CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited laboratory in Philadelphia for analysis using Rosetta's miRview squamous test. FNA is a less invasive method to obtain tumor cells compared with tumor resections or biopsies.

5 Apr 2010

Free online training program for saving individuals with disabilities during fire emergencies

United Spinal Association has developed a free online training program designed to save the lives of individuals with disabilities and mobility impairments during fire emergencies.

5 Apr 2010

Hospital ER wait time via text messaging

The first wave of Spring Breakers has hit the sugar white sands of Panama City Beach, Florida. While most don't plan on a trip to the emergency department while they're on vacation, some end up there. And when they need emergency care, Gulf Coast Medical Center has made it easy for vacationers to find out how long they may have to wait for treatment before they leave for the hospital.

5 Apr 2010

Plexiglas robot sees in the dark much like blind cave fish Astyanax

Clever as a blind fish, the underwater robot "Snookie" can orient itself in murky waters with an artificial sensory organ inspired by the so-called lateral-line system, found in fish and some amphibians. The experimental vehicle was developed by researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen within the framework of the CoTeSys (Cognition for Technical Systems) excellence cluster. In the future, the researchers expect such capabilities to enable underwater robots to work autonomously in operations ranging from deep sea exploration to inspection of sewer pipes.

5 Apr 2010

KMI receives 2-year Phase II SBIR grant to study new treatment for TBI

Kinetic Muscles Inc., a leading innovator of neurorehabilitation technology, announced it has received a 2-year Phase II SBIR grant to study a new treatment for veterans returning from active duty with traumatic brain injury.

5 Apr 2010

Device / Technology News

Healthcare groups to rollout two new PHR Quick Reference Guides

Toughbook Preferred Partners to sell Toughbook C1 product: DataSource Mobility

TachoSil blood-clotting patch receives FDA approval for cardiovascular surgery

Aethon and Bosch Group announce new partnership deal

Emory University researchers develop experimental clinical test for XMRV

Humana adopts radiology benefit management programs to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure

FDA-approved contrast agent improves optical imaging of stem cells

Web-based version of Point of Care Guidelines launched

Unilife's Unitract 1mL Insulin Syringes receive 510(k) market clearance

Rice University's nano-bio-chip 93% specific in detecting patients with premalignant lesions

AnaptysBio, VLST collaborate to generate novel multi-antigen specific antibody therapeutics

Aris Global introduces solution suite for integrating data from EDC and clinical safety

Canon receives FDA 510(k) clearance for CX-1 Hybrid Mydriatic/Non-Mydriatic Digital Retinal Camera

Methodist chooses Eclipsys HealthXchange solution for expanding care community access to clinical data

Ingen Technologies's SMART Nasal Cannula to be featured at upcoming Las Vegas MedTrade convention

Rosetta Genomics' Philadelphia lab commences FNA cell block sample analysis with miRview squamous test

Free online training program for saving individuals with disabilities during fire emergencies

Hospital ER wait time via text messaging

Plexiglas robot sees in the dark much like blind cave fish Astyanax

KMI receives 2-year Phase II SBIR grant to study new treatment for TBI

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