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KCI to submit labeling for its products cleared by FDA for home use

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today announced it is the first manufacturer to commit to submitting labeling for its products used in the home to the Food and Drug Administration as part of the agency's medical device Home Use Initiative. KCI will voluntarily submit labeling for its products cleared by FDA for home use for inclusion in the home use device labeling repository on the FDA's website.

5 Jun 2010

Eye test to detect cattle infected with Mad Cow Disease

The eyes may or may not be windows to the soul, as the old adage goes, but scientists are reporting evidence that a peek into the eyes of cattle may become the basis for a long-sought test to detect infection with the agent that causes Mad Cow Disease. That test could help prevent the disease from spreading in the food supply. A study on using the tell-tale glow given off by eyes infected with the Mad Cow agent appears in ACS' semi-monthly journal Analytical Chemistry.

5 Jun 2010

Researchers assess influence of oral dimensions on MAS treatment success in patients with OSA

According to new research that will receive the Graduate Student Research Award on Saturday, June 5, at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, the ratio between tongue volume and bony enclosure size in patients with obstructive sleep apnea may help dentists calculate oral appliance treatment success.

5 Jun 2010

$2M federal grant to double computing power at Southwest Foundation For Biomedical Research

The "computer ranch" at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR), one of the world's largest clusters of computers for human gene research, will more than double in size this summer, thanks to a $2 million federal grant that will speed the pace of discovery at the Foundation's AT&T Genomics Computing Center.

5 Jun 2010

Nasendoscopies help predict response to OAT in sleep apnea patients

According to new research that will be presented on Saturday, June 5, at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, nasendoscopy may help dentists predict oral appliance therapy success in sleep apnea patients. Nasendoscopy involves a flexible endoscope being inserted through the nasal cavity. The tip of the scope is placed at the level of the velopharynx and oro-/hypopharynx.

5 Jun 2010

Prismatic eyeglass lenses reduce symptoms associated with TBI, vertical heterophoria: Study

A recent retrospective study by four Michigan physicians shows strong evidence that symptoms of headache, dizziness and anxiety in some patients with traumatic brain injury potentially could be alleviated or even eliminated with specialized eyeglass lenses containing prisms.

5 Jun 2010

Siemens Healthcare donates MAGNETOM ESSENZA MRI system to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center

After three long years of hardship to rebuild a cornerstone of the community, the staff of Phoebe Sumter Medical Center welcomed the arrival of a new MAGNETOM® ESSENZA magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, compliments of Siemens Healthcare. The new MRI scanner premiered today at the official ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark Siemens' donation after a tornado destroyed the hospital in 2007. State and local political dignitaries and community leaders were on hand for the event.

5 Jun 2010

St. Jude Medical to pay $3.7M to resolve allegations of illegal kickbacks

Working with an internal whistleblower, Attorney Warner Mendenhall, the Law firm of McLaughlin and McCaffrey, LLP, and Assistant United States Attorneys Alex Rokakis and Michelle Heyer have worked for four years to expose False Claims by St. Jude Medical, Inc. a cardiac device manufacturer.

5 Jun 2010

John Theurer Cancer Center to showcase treatment advancements for cancer at ASCO 2010

The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center announced today important research findings that will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting taking place June 4 - 8, 2010 in Chicago. Research highlights include a comparison of first-line treatments for an aggressive form of lymphoma, the efficacy and safety of a new genetically engineered cancer therapy, and the value of a commonly used tool for staging lymphoma.

5 Jun 2010

Encore Path signs license agreement for UMB technology that helps stroke patients redevelop natural gait

The University of Maryland, Baltimore's Office of Research and Development announced that Encore Path, Inc. of Baltimore signed an exclusive worldwide license agreement for a device technology invented jointly by researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the University of Maryland Baltimore County that helps stroke patients retrain their bodies to walk.

5 Jun 2010

PEB's European licensee SDX completes clinical trial for prognostic gene signature for colorectal cancer

Pacific Edge (PEB), a New Zealand-based biomedical company, today announced the successful completion of the European clinical trial for their prognostic gene signature for colorectal cancer. The clinical trial results showed a successful outcome that enables patients diagnosed with UICC stage II or UICC stage III colorectal cancer and with a high risk of disease progression to be identified and treated more appropriately.

5 Jun 2010

Endologix named as Orange County's Outstanding Company in Medical Technology

Endologix, Inc., developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, announced today that TechAmerica has named Endologix as Orange County's Outstanding Company in Medical Technology. The award was presented to Endologix at the 17th Annual TechAmerica High-Tech Innovation Awards on June 2, 2010 in Irvine, CA.

5 Jun 2010

Walter Reed Army Medical Center to treat pain patients with CTT's Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment

Competitive Technologies, Inc. announced today that the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., has joined the growing list of organizations that will treat pain patients with CTT's Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment, as authorized by the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command.

5 Jun 2010

Biomet Biologics initiates enrollment in MarrowStim P.A.D. Kit IDE trial for critical limb ischemia

Biomet, a global leader in the manufacture of orthopedic and biotechnology products, announced today that its subsidiary, Biomet Biologics, has enrolled the first subject into its multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial for critical limb ischemia (CLI).

5 Jun 2010

Cardinal Health and UW collaborate to advance use of molecular imaging in clinical investigations and trials

Cardinal Health and the University of Washington (UW) today announced an innovative public-private collaboration designed to advance the use of molecular imaging in clinical investigations and trials.

4 Jun 2010

Vivakor reduces long and short term debt

Vivakor, Inc. today announced the Company has reduced its long and short term debt by an additional $510,000 by converting those debts to shares of common stock. This substantial debt reduction through conversion to stock finalizes the acquisition payments for Health America Inc. and the VIVASLICES MRI software technology, which the company purchased in August of 2008.

4 Jun 2010

Reprints Desk to sponsor and exhibit at two pharmaceutical marketing events

Derycz Scientific, Inc., a company that is pioneering a fresh way of facilitating the flow of information from content publishers to enterprise customers and their constituents, today announced that Reprints Desk, an award-winning provider of information services and content workflow solutions, will sponsor and exhibit at two pharmaceutical marketing events: Digital Pharma West, being held in San Francisco from June 28-30, 2010, and Digital Pharma East, being held in Philadelphia from October 18-20, 2010.

4 Jun 2010

MediQuant announces DataArk for managing legacy healthcare data from older applications

DataArk™ from MediQuant is an active archive that houses legacy clinical, financial, revenue cycle management and other health information system (HIS) data. Today, many hospitals and healthcare organizations are converting to new HIS or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.

4 Jun 2010

Freescale Semiconductor develops portable medical kiosk to run routine health screenings at home

As the population continues to age and medical monitoring becomes more integrated into everyday living, healthcare professionals are constantly striving to find new ways to monitor patients with improved accuracy, speed and end-user convenience. Taking an active part in this initiative, Freescale Semiconductor, partnering with Pounce Consulting, developed a portable, easy-to-use telemonitoring reference design, which allows patients and physicians to run routine health screenings at home or remotely.

4 Jun 2010

Roche's new dual-PCR target HIV-1 viral load test receives FDA approval

Roche Molecular Diagnostics announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its new dual-PCR target HIV-1 viral load test to quantify the amount of virus in a patient's blood. The COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® TaqMan® HIV-1 Test, v2.0 is the first quantitative viral load test to amplify and detect two separate regions of a target genome and offers a fully automated and reliable solution for physicians to make informed treatment decisions for HIV-1 patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy.

4 Jun 2010

Device / Technology News

KCI to submit labeling for its products cleared by FDA for home use

Eye test to detect cattle infected with Mad Cow Disease

Researchers assess influence of oral dimensions on MAS treatment success in patients with OSA

$2M federal grant to double computing power at Southwest Foundation For Biomedical Research

Nasendoscopies help predict response to OAT in sleep apnea patients

Prismatic eyeglass lenses reduce symptoms associated with TBI, vertical heterophoria: Study

Siemens Healthcare donates MAGNETOM ESSENZA MRI system to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center

St. Jude Medical to pay $3.7M to resolve allegations of illegal kickbacks

John Theurer Cancer Center to showcase treatment advancements for cancer at ASCO 2010

Encore Path signs license agreement for UMB technology that helps stroke patients redevelop natural gait

PEB's European licensee SDX completes clinical trial for prognostic gene signature for colorectal cancer

Endologix named as Orange County's Outstanding Company in Medical Technology

Walter Reed Army Medical Center to treat pain patients with CTT's Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment

Biomet Biologics initiates enrollment in MarrowStim P.A.D. Kit IDE trial for critical limb ischemia

Cardinal Health and UW collaborate to advance use of molecular imaging in clinical investigations and trials

Vivakor reduces long and short term debt

Reprints Desk to sponsor and exhibit at two pharmaceutical marketing events

MediQuant announces DataArk for managing legacy healthcare data from older applications

Freescale Semiconductor develops portable medical kiosk to run routine health screenings at home

Roche's new dual-PCR target HIV-1 viral load test receives FDA approval

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