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Research highlights importance of CT scanning in severe asthma patients

A new study led by University of Leicester researchers at Glenfield Hospital suggests that CT scans may be the way forward for monitoring progression of severe asthma as well as checking how it is responding to treatment.

14 Jun 2010

NBAD to deploy Misys Loan IQ for loan operations

Misys PLC, a global provider of application software and services for the banking and financial industry, has announced that the National Bank of Abu Dhabi will deploy its commercial lending solution, Misys Loan IQ, for its loan operations.

14 Jun 2010

Synexus invests in Doppler Ultrasound for 7 UK-based Dedicated Research Centres

Manchester-based Synexus, the world's largest multi-national company dedicated to the recruitment and running of clinical trials, has recently invested in Doppler Ultrasound equipment for each of its seven UK-based Dedicated Research Centres. After training for all Synexus' doctors, the facilities are now being used as part of the drive to recruit patients to a new diabetes study.

From AES - Accelerated Enrollment Solutions 14 Jun 2010

New report on beneficial effects of nanotechnology innovation on human health, environment

The beneficial effects of nanotechnology innovation on human health and the environment are the focus of a comprehensive report to be presented at the Nano Science and Technology Institute's Nanotech Conference and Expo 2010 in Anaheim, CA, June 21-24, 2010. The report, titled "Nanotechnology, Health and the Environment," was authored by shareholders of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP; the managing director of Intertox, Inc.,

14 Jun 2010

UJI participates in project OPTIMI for early detection of depression

Treatments for mental illnesses are based on medicines and on therapies. Nevertheless it is not being done much to develop effective systems to prevent the appearance of such illnesses. In January starts the European initiative OPTIMI to contribute to the early detection of depression. The research group Labpsitec of the Department of Basic and Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology at the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón, takes part in the project with the design of evaluation strategies for people in situation of risk.

14 Jun 2010

Children get MRI tests for reasons unrelated to benign anomalies: Study

Pediatricians whose patients undergo "routine" brain MRIs need a plan to deal with findings that commonly reveal unexpected-but-benign anomalies that are unlikely to cause any problem, reports a research team led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigators.

14 Jun 2010

Continua Health Alliance, Vignet partner to develop interoperable reference code library for mobile platforms

Continua Health Alliance, an international organization of leading healthcare and technology companies, today announced it will begin developing an interoperable source code software library for various mobile platforms. The Alliance has selected Vignet, a leading provider of person-centric connected health platform and solutions, to develop this mobile Continua Enabling Source Library (mCESL) to be made available to Continua Health Alliance members.

14 Jun 2010

Ontario Shores creates new public website to better serve needs of users

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is creating a new public website intended to better serve the needs of users and provide opportunities to engage in online dialogue with a variety of stakeholders.

14 Jun 2010

New SACS Instrument launched to assess and classify peristomal skin lesions

A new evidence-based instrument to assess and classify peristomal skin lesions was launched at the 2010 Joint Conference of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society and World Council of Enterostomal Therapists. The instrument, known as the SACS Instrument, represents the first content-validated instrument to objectively assess and classify peristomal lesions by type and location in relation to an individual's stoma.

14 Jun 2010

PolyMedix awarded $150,000 grant to support development of antimicrobial sutures to reduce SSIs

A new discovery may help curb surgical site infections through the use of a novel antibiotic agent that can be incorporated into sutures. SSIs are the third most common hospital-acquired infection and may be associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Since more than 60% of SSIs occur in the area of the incision, the use of sutures coated with an antibacterial agent called PolyCides, created by Radnor, PA-based PolyMedix Inc., may reduce infection rates.

14 Jun 2010

Allied Telesis to provide integrated network solutions for TAF hospital system

Allied Telesis, Inc., a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet switching solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of converged multi-play networks, was selected by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF), the second-largest standing force in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as the network solutions provider for improvements to 34 military medical facilities as part of an ongoing technology modernization effort driven by the Turkish Ministry of Defense.

14 Jun 2010

NTI's standalone ePrescribing solution RxNT eRx achieves Gold Solution Provider status

Networking Technology, Inc., the leader in electronic healthcare technology, today announced that their standalone eprescribing software product received Gold Solution Provider status from Surescripts. NTI's standalone ePrescribing solution RxNT eRx has achieved Gold Solution Provider status placing their standalone eprescribing solution into an elite group of certified products for the fourth year in a row.

11 Jun 2010

PharmaTrust to demonstrate MedCenter technology at Annual Healthcare Conference

PharmaTrust has been invited to participate in the Private Company forum of the Goldman Sachs 31st Annual Healthcare Conference in Los Angeles, June 14th to 17th. The company will demonstrate its revolutionary Healthcare…Everywhere MedCenter which will connect conference 'patients' in Los Angeles to PharmaTrust pharmacists in Toronto.

11 Jun 2010

TransEnterix selects SYSPRO ERP software

SYSPRO, the leading provider of visionary, pragmatic ERP software, has today announced that TransEnterix, a fast-growing medical device manufacturer based in Durham, North Carolina, has selected SYSPRO ERP software after a lengthy selection process that included a thorough analysis of seven mid-range ERP software providers.

11 Jun 2010

Sundise to implement Medidata Rave as its EDC and CDM solution

Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of SaaS-based clinical development solutions, today announced that Traditional Chinese Medicine company Sundise will implement Medidata Rave as its electronic data capture and clinical data management solution. Selected for its ability to offer a broad global reach with local in-country support, Medidata will work with Sundise to conduct its first U.S. trial for its TCM treatment for liver fibrosis and will play a key role in supporting the company's strategy to launch in the U.S.

11 Jun 2010

Cook Medical files for PMA of Zilver PTX Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent with FDA

Cook Medical has submitted its Pre-Market Approval (PMA) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company's unique polymer-free Zilver® PTX® Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent. Intended for use in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the superficial femoral artery (SFA), Zilver PTX is a self-expanding, highly durable nitinol stent that uses a proprietary, polymer-free technology to deliver a locally therapeutic dose of paclitaxel, an antiproliferative drug, to the target lesion.

11 Jun 2010

Zargis Medical signs exclusive license agreement with Boston-based Stethographics

Zargis Medical Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp., today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Boston-based Stethographics, Inc. providing an exclusive license to patented, FDA-cleared Stethographics lung sounds analysis technology that automatically identifies clinically significant respiratory sounds.

11 Jun 2010