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QBC Diagnostics launches SureFocus Microscope Slide for detection of tuberculosis bacteria

QBC Diagnostics is pleased to announce the release of the SureFocus Microscope Slide, a breakthrough in the detection of tuberculosis bacteria.

8 Jun 2010

PhotoMedex announces combination study of XTRAC Velocity laser and Clobex spray for generalized psoriasis

PhotoMedex, Inc. announced today that John Koo, MD will be the principal investigator in a clinical study assessing the efficacy of the XTRAC Velocity® excimer laser in the treatment of generalized psoriasis when used in combination with Clobex® spray. Dr. Koo is Professor and Vice Chairman in the Department of Dermatology at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. Spearheading the study will be Dr. Koo's colleague, Tina Bhutani, MD.

8 Jun 2010

U.S. Renal Care acquires Dialysis Corporation of America for $110.25M

U.S. Renal Care, Inc., a leading privately-held provider of outpatient dialysis services, today announced that it has completed its $110.25 million acquisition of Dialysis Corporation of America, Inc., a leading provider of outpatient kidney dialysis services. With this acquisition, USRC will provide dialysis services to approximately 5,500 patients and operate 84 dialysis centers, home and specialty hospital dialysis programs and facilities in nine states: Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.

8 Jun 2010

Medtronic launches iPro2 Professional CGM system to help improve diabetes management

Medtronic, Inc. announced today the launch of iPro2 Professional CGM, a continuous glucose monitoring system used by physicians to help improve diabetes management, in 49 countries around the world. This simplified, yet more advanced fourth-generation CGM system is valuable for detecting high and low glucose fluctuations that can lead to dangerous health complications, which often go undetected with traditional A1C tests (a measurement of glucose control over a two-to-three-month period) and glucose meter measurements.

7 Jun 2010

EKOS receives $2.7M grant to develop product for treatment of ICH

EKOS Corporation announced today that they received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for the development of a product to provide therapy for intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke.

7 Jun 2010

Assured Pharmacy launches new website

Assured Pharmacy, a pharmacy service healthcare organization operating a chain of specialty pharmacies providing advanced prescription medication fulfillment solutions to sufferers of chronic pain, is pleased to announce the launch of its new website: www.assuredrxservices.com.

7 Jun 2010

Masimo announces full market release of Rainbow Acoustic Monitoring to provide RRa

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today the full market release of its latest medical technology breakthrough—Masimo Rainbow Acoustic Monitoring— providing continuous and noninvasive respiration rate that is accurate, easy-to-use, and enhances patient tolerance.

7 Jun 2010

UBMD selects Allscripts EHR solution to help its physicians enhance quality of patient care

Allscripts announced today that UBMD has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record solution to help its 450 physicians enhance the quality of patient care, improve patient communications, and better manage the cost of care delivery.

7 Jun 2010

Immunome selected as winner of annual New York Venture Summit Top Innovator award

Immunome, a discovery-stage antibody platform company focused on life-threatening infectious diseases, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a winner of the annual New York Venture Summit Top Innovator award by youngStartup Ventures. The companies awarded this honor have been identified as those that play a leading role in innovation for the Technology, Life Sciences and Clean-tech sectors.

7 Jun 2010

Elekta Neuromag TRIUX system unveiled at Organization of Human Brain Mapping's Annual Meeting

At the Organization of Human Brain Mapping's 16th Annual Meeting (Barcelona, Spain, June 6-10), Elekta unveiled its next generation magnetoencephalography system, Elekta Neuromag TRIUX. A platform that addresses key requirements critical for monitoring normal and abnormal brain activity, Elekta Neuromag TRIUX was designed to operate in virtually any clinical environment – an advance welcomed by the growing number of Elekta Neuromag clinical and research facilities worldwide.

From Elekta 7 Jun 2010

BGS develops new bio filters for testing E. coli, salmonella, listeria and pseudomonas in food samples

BioSpec Global Solutions Inc., and partner -ICBS Ltd., announced today that it has begun development of three new bio filter for the testing of E. coli, salmonella, listeria and pseudomonas in food samples. Development of the Antibody/antigen multiple discrete filters and optical system for the simultaneous analysis of E.coli, salmonella, listeria and pseudomonas in food samples.

7 Jun 2010

SEMHIE wins $3M contract for Social Security Administration's electronic medical records initiative

The Southeast Michigan Health Information Exchange announced today that it has won a $2,988,000 contract for an electronic medical records initiative from the Social Security Administration. This award comes to SEMHIE in partnership with its fiduciary, Southeastern Michigan Health Association and its project partners CNSI, The Object Management Group™, Computer Sciences Corporation and Oracle/Sun Microsystems.

7 Jun 2010

Elsevier, InfoDesk partner to co-develop federated drug pipeline intelligence solution

Elsevier, a world-leading healthcare and scientific publisher, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Tarrytown, New York based InfoDesk to co-develop a federated drug pipeline intelligence solution for pharmaceutical and life science companies. The combination of Elsevier's business intelligence expertise and InfoDesk's technological know-how paves the way for the development of a powerful search and delivery tool that will increase productivity and improve the quality of results, securely inside or outside of a customer's firewall.

7 Jun 2010

Guardian Home Care Holdings, Cardiocom provide home telehealth technology to patients with chronic illnesses

Guardian Home Care Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of home care and hospice services, announced it has entered into a business relationship with Cardiocom to provide advanced home telehealth technology to patients with chronic illnesses. Cardiocom is a developer, manufacturer and clinical service provider of award-winning telehealth solutions.

7 Jun 2010

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust implements Lorenzo Regional Care Release 1.9

CSC announced today that Lorenzo Regional Care Release 1.9 went live on June 1, 2010 at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, with the implementation completed on June 3, 2010.

7 Jun 2010

CompuMed, CSHC partner to promote CardioGram and CardioGramKids ECG for school health centers

CompuMed, Inc., a telemedicine and medical informatics company, has partnered with the nonprofit California School Health Centers Association to promote CompuMed's CardioGram and CardioGramKids electrocardiogram telemedicine technologies for use in school health centers throughout California.

7 Jun 2010

MKMG implements CoActiv Medical's EXAM-VAULT QUAD-REDUNDANT ARCHIVING solution

Mount Kisco Medical Group (MKMG), the largest multi-specialty medical group in New York state, has selected CoActiv Medical's EXAM-VAULT® QUAD-REDUNDANT ARCHIVING® solution for the storage of its multi-modality imaging exams.

7 Jun 2010

HP Enterprise Services signs seven-year agreement with NASCO

HP Enterprise Services today announced it has signed a seven-year agreement with Atlanta-based National Account Service Company LLC to enable the health insurance claims processor to expand its membership while lowering costs.

7 Jun 2010

FDA approves 45mm GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis device

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market a 45 mm diameter version of the GORE® TAG® Thoracic Endoprosthesis for treatment of aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta. The larger diameter device allows treatment of TAAs with proximal and distal neck diameters ranging from 37 - 42 mm and is now available for commercial use in the U.S.

7 Jun 2010

SunTech Medical named Rookie Vendor of the Year

SunTech Medical was named 'Rookie Vendor of the Year' at Medline Industries, Inc.'s annual meeting for their HealthCare sales division in Montgomery, Texas. SunTech supplies Medline with the 247 Diagnostic Station, a blood pressure device that can also serve as a vital signs monitor, which Medline distributes to nursing homes and hospitals across the United States.

7 Jun 2010

Device / Technology News

QBC Diagnostics launches SureFocus Microscope Slide for detection of tuberculosis bacteria

PhotoMedex announces combination study of XTRAC Velocity laser and Clobex spray for generalized psoriasis

U.S. Renal Care acquires Dialysis Corporation of America for $110.25M

Medtronic launches iPro2 Professional CGM system to help improve diabetes management

EKOS receives $2.7M grant to develop product for treatment of ICH

Assured Pharmacy launches new website

Masimo announces full market release of Rainbow Acoustic Monitoring to provide RRa

UBMD selects Allscripts EHR solution to help its physicians enhance quality of patient care

Immunome selected as winner of annual New York Venture Summit Top Innovator award

Elekta Neuromag TRIUX system unveiled at Organization of Human Brain Mapping's Annual Meeting

BGS develops new bio filters for testing E. coli, salmonella, listeria and pseudomonas in food samples

SEMHIE wins $3M contract for Social Security Administration's electronic medical records initiative

Elsevier, InfoDesk partner to co-develop federated drug pipeline intelligence solution

Guardian Home Care Holdings, Cardiocom provide home telehealth technology to patients with chronic illnesses

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust implements Lorenzo Regional Care Release 1.9

CompuMed, CSHC partner to promote CardioGram and CardioGramKids ECG for school health centers

MKMG implements CoActiv Medical's EXAM-VAULT QUAD-REDUNDANT ARCHIVING solution

HP Enterprise Services signs seven-year agreement with NASCO

FDA approves 45mm GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis device

SunTech Medical named Rookie Vendor of the Year

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