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New book on history and future of medical technology

Some health care reform advocates complain that physicians rely too much on expensive technology. Published by Telescope Books, The History and Future of Medical Technology shows that today's medical technologies are worth every penny—saving lives, improving patients' quality of life, and helping doctors diagnose diseases during the earliest, most treatable stages.

19 May 2010

Tel Aviv University researcher develops tool to measure tissue damage in bed-ridden, paralyzed patients

There's currently no reliable tool to help prosthetic developers fit artificial limbs without ensuing discomfort or pain, or tell medical personnel when bed-ridden patients need to be moved to avoid bedsores and other problems.

19 May 2010

Neuro Kinetics releases new version of VEST control and analysis software

Neuro Kinetics, Inc., manufacturers of noninvasive medical diagnostic equipment used worldwide to test for neuro-otologic, vestibular and neurological dysfunctions, said today that it has released version 6.8 of its VEST control and analysis software.

19 May 2010

PET scanning provides great insight into immune response

A commonly used probe for Positron Emission Tomography scanning and a new probe developed by researchers at UCLA reveal different functions in diverse cells of the immune system, providing a non-invasive and much clearer picture of an immune response in action.

19 May 2010

CRE launches new Web-based Interactive Public Docket on FDA Tobacco Advisory Committee

The watchdog group Center for Regulatory Effectiveness (CRE) today launched an initiative to bring sunlight and transparency to the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco advisory committee examining the potential regulatory efforts surrounding menthol cigarettes, dissolvable tobacco products and other issues. As to the broader issue of governance, the tobacco advisory committee is an operating arm of FDA, not an ad hoc committee of experts who render advice on select issues assigned by a regulatory agency and as such should be transparent and accountable to the public.

19 May 2010

Researchers develop PHI test to help determine aggressiveness of prostate cancer

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed what could be a promising new test to help determine the aggressiveness of prostate cancer, says a Bay Area urologist who specializes in treating the disease, although patients may not realize any benefits for another decade or longer.

19 May 2010

AmbryScreen test launched to identify severe childhood diseases

Ambry Genetics announced today at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists annual clinical meeting the launch of AmbryScreen, a genetic screening test used to identify carriers of some of the most severe and common childhood diseases affecting pan-ethnic populations.

19 May 2010

Roche Diagnostics, ACC collaborate to develop biomarkers clinical resource Web portal

Roche Diagnostics and the American College of Cardiology have begun a unique collaboration to develop a peer-reviewed biomarkers clinical resource Web portal.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 19 May 2010

New test to detect HBV receives regulatory approval for use in the European Union

An inexpensive new test for the detection of Hepatitis B virus has been given regulatory approval for use in the European Union. The test, developed with support from the Wellcome Trust, delivers accurate results while-you-wait, enabling doctors to take immediate action on health decisions.

19 May 2010

Molecular Devices' foundational planar patch-clamp patent upheld by European Patent Office

Molecular Devices today announced that European Patent Office (EPO) has upheld Molecular Devices foundational planar patch-clamp patent (EP No 1 040 349 B1). The board will issue a written decision to this effect in the near future. The ruling will be the final determination of the EPO and cannot be appealed.

19 May 2010

Market for telehealth and home health monitoring to grow up to $7.7 billion by 2012: Survey

AMERICAN TELEMEDICINE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING - Health care delivery in the United States will undergo dramatic changes over the next 10 years through the adoption of telehealth, according to a national survey of health care and information technology professionals sponsored by Intel Corporation.

19 May 2010

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center launches REGID

A new nationwide registry will allow researchers to conduct larger, more effective studies of often misdiagnosed disorders that affect thousands of children in the United States.

19 May 2010

Breathe Technologies to fund commercialization of mobile ventilation system with $23M Series C financing

Breathe Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative technology solutions for people with respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sleep apnea, announced today it has secured $23 million in Series C financing.

19 May 2010

Federal health IT investments get cautious reception

The federal government is investing tens of billions of dollars in health information technology, but the medical groups that stand to benefit from the money are less enthusiastic than their government benefactors, arguing that the push is "too much, too soon," Politico reports.

19 May 2010

FDA grants Illumina 510(k) clearance for VeraCode Genotyping Test for Factor V and Factor II

Illumina, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) market clearance for the VeraCode® Genotyping Test for Factor V (Leiden) and Factor II (Prothrombin).

From Illumina, Inc. 19 May 2010

Covidien launches SILS stitch suturing device for advanced laparoscopic surgery

Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the worldwide launch of the SILS™ Stitch articulating suturing device for advanced laparoscopic surgery, including SILS single-incision procedures. The SILS Stitch instrument expands the Company’s SILS product line, as well as its endoscopic suturing portfolio, which includes today’s leading automated endosuturing product, the Endo Stitch™ instrument and reloads.

18 May 2010

WPI, Cerus announce positive results from study of INTERCEPT Blood System to inactivate XMRV

The Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease (WPI) and Cerus Corporation announced positive results from a study demonstrating the efficacy of the INTERCEPT Blood System to inactivate XMRV, a human retrovirus, in donated platelet components.

18 May 2010

Covidien announces global launch of SILS Stitch articulating suturing device for advanced laparoscopic surgery

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the worldwide launch of the SILS™ Stitch articulating suturing device for advanced laparoscopic surgery, including SILS single-incision procedures. The SILS Stitch instrument expands the Company's SILS product line, as well as its endoscopic suturing portfolio, which includes today's leading automated endosuturing product, the Endo Stitch™ instrument and reloads.

18 May 2010

Baptist Health System implements eGuardian eICU Program from Philips VISICU

Baptist Health System completes final steps to become the first in South Central Texas to implement an eICU® program designed to improve critical care delivery and save lives. "eGuardian" utilizes the eICU® Program from Philips VISICU, that combines early warning software and remote monitoring to connect off-site critical care physicians and nurses to ICU patients around the clock.

18 May 2010

Medico's Hirata to distribute Accumetrics' VerifyNow System in Japan

Accumetrics, Inc., a privately-held developer and marketer of the VerifyNow System, the first rapid and easy-to-use diagnostic system for measuring platelet reactivity to multiple antiplatelet agents, announced today that the company has signed a new agreement with Medico's Hirata for distribution of its VerifyNow System in Japan.

18 May 2010

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New book on history and future of medical technology

Tel Aviv University researcher develops tool to measure tissue damage in bed-ridden, paralyzed patients

Neuro Kinetics releases new version of VEST control and analysis software

PET scanning provides great insight into immune response

CRE launches new Web-based Interactive Public Docket on FDA Tobacco Advisory Committee

Researchers develop PHI test to help determine aggressiveness of prostate cancer

AmbryScreen test launched to identify severe childhood diseases

Roche Diagnostics, ACC collaborate to develop biomarkers clinical resource Web portal

New test to detect HBV receives regulatory approval for use in the European Union

Molecular Devices' foundational planar patch-clamp patent upheld by European Patent Office

Market for telehealth and home health monitoring to grow up to $7.7 billion by 2012: Survey

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center launches REGID

Breathe Technologies to fund commercialization of mobile ventilation system with $23M Series C financing

Federal health IT investments get cautious reception

FDA grants Illumina 510(k) clearance for VeraCode Genotyping Test for Factor V and Factor II

Covidien launches SILS stitch suturing device for advanced laparoscopic surgery

WPI, Cerus announce positive results from study of INTERCEPT Blood System to inactivate XMRV

Covidien announces global launch of SILS Stitch articulating suturing device for advanced laparoscopic surgery

Baptist Health System implements eGuardian eICU Program from Philips VISICU

Medico's Hirata to distribute Accumetrics' VerifyNow System in Japan

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