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Oncimmune develops new blood test to aid early detection of cancer

The University of Nottingham spin-out company, Oncimmune Ltd, has developed a ground breaking blood test which will aid the detection of cancer as much as five years earlier than current testing methods such as mammography and CT scans. Physicians will know the result of their patient's test within one week of sending in a blood sample to Oncimmune.

2 Jun 2010

Texas A&M uses pGAP and IBM supercomputing technology to boost tuberculosis research

IBM today announced that Texas A&M University used IBM supercomputing technology to carry out potentially life-saving tuberculosis research at a rate more than four times faster than was previously possible.

2 Jun 2010

CPA introduces myPatientAccess portal to help patients access their PHR

Canadian Patient Access Inc. today announces the introduction of a secure, web-based patient portal, myPatientAccess.ca. The first of its kind in Canada, myPatientAccess will be fully integrated with an electronic medical record system and will be available to Canadian patients whose doctors use Canada's leading EMR, Nightingale On Demand. Nightingale On Demand is a web-based EMR system provided by Nightingale Informatix Corporation.

2 Jun 2010

Pioneer announces presentation of NuBac IDE feasibility study 2-year follow up results at 10th SAS meeting

Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce that the clinical results of the two-year follow up on the NuBac IDE feasibility study patients was presented at the recent 10th annual meeting of The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (SAS) in New Orleans by Domagoj Coric, M.D., Chief, Department of Neurosurgery, Carolina's Medical Center.

2 Jun 2010

EHSI develops new iPhone app to reduce medication errors for senior citizens

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. announced today that a new breakthrough iPhone app is being developed to dramatically reduce medication errors for senior citizens. Millions of seniors in America take a confusing array of medications to improve their quality of life. When they forget to take their medications or confuse dosage and administration times, they suffer.

2 Jun 2010

MSI Surgical Solutions adds three new autoclaves to expand ETO sterilization capabilities

MSI Surgical Solutions, an Empire Investment Holdings company, announced today that it has expanded its ETO (Ethylene Oxide) sterilization capabilities through the addition of three new autoclaves. ETO machines are critical in the sterilization of both disposable and reusable items made of rubber or paper products, items that are sensitive to heat or moisture and medical device components including probes, scopes, tubes, cords, wires and leads.

2 Jun 2010

New Health Navigator program to help IEHP Members better understand how to use health care

Inland Empire Health Plan has developed an innovative program called Health Navigator designed to help IEHP Members better understand how to use their health care. Launching this month, the program will arrive in select communities in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. It aims to increase preventive-care visits and reduce avoidable emergency room visits and hospitalizations.

2 Jun 2010

PET and CT colonography combination may provide suitable alternative for detecting polyps: Study

A study published in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography -a molecular imaging technique-combined with computer tomography colonography may provide a suitable alternative for detecting polyps and cancer in the colon. This particular imaging method may be especially desirable for patients because it does not require sedation or bowel preparation.

2 Jun 2010

TU Delft, MI Labs combine microPET and microSPECT into Versatile Emission Computed Tomography device

TU Delft and Molecular Imaging Labs (MI Labs) have succeeded in combining two forms of medical imaging techniques into one piece of equipment. These techniques are particularly useful for cancer research.

2 Jun 2010

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International honors Roche with "Chancellor's Award"

Roche, makers of ACCU-CHEK® blood glucose meters, infusion pumps, lancing devices and data management systems for people with diabetes, received the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International's "Chancellor's Award" during the JDRF Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The "Chancellor's Award" recognizes and honors longstanding JDRF corporate partners.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 2 Jun 2010

Naples Diagnostic Imaging Centers to deploy IntelePACS Breast Imaging digital mammography solution

Intelerad® Medical Systems, a leader in medical imaging PACS and workflow solutions, today announced that Naples Diagnostic Imaging Centers will be replacing its current mammography workstations with the IntelePACS® Breast Imaging digital mammography solution.

2 Jun 2010

US Oncology introduces new KnowMed Technology Platform to support oncologists nationwide

US Oncology, Inc., the nation's leading integrated oncology company, today announced its new iKnowMed™ Technology Platform to support community oncologists nationwide. This new platform enhances cancer care quality and practice efficiency through integrated, oncology-specific technologies that enable community oncologists to solve challenges in the areas of care delivery, drug management, and revenue cycle management.

2 Jun 2010

TapImmune signs Licensing Option agreement with Mayo Clinic for breast cancer vaccine technology

TapImmune Inc. announced that it has signed an exclusive Licensing Option agreement with Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, for clinical development of a breast cancer vaccine technology. The option to license this technology can be exercised after Phase I clinical trials under terms agreed between Mayo Clinic and TapImmune.

2 Jun 2010

Medtronic discloses payments, mostly royalties, to doctors

The Wall Street Journal: "Medical-device maker Medtronic Inc. disclosed that it made payments of more than $15.7 million in royalties and consulting fees to U.S. doctors in the first quarter, the first time the big Minneapolis company has provided such details. In making the voluntary disclosure, Medtronic is stepping ahead of requirements of a new federal law mandating such publication by 2013.

2 Jun 2010

Generex awarded new patents in Japan and Ukraine for buccal drug delivery platform technologies

Generex Biotechnology Corporation, the leader in drug delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth, today announced that it has been awarded two new patents in Japan and Ukraine.

2 Jun 2010

Firms chase opportunities in online medicine

General Electric Co. chief executive Jeffrey Immelt urged Japan, at a conference in Tokyo Monday, to use health information technology to improve home-based health care as a hedge against the strains of an aging population, The Wall Street Journal reports. Japan's over-65 population is growing, and could top 30 percent by 2030.

2 Jun 2010

CoaguSense unveils first portable point-of-care PT/INR Monitoring System for patients on oral anticoagulants

CoaguSense™, Inc., a diagnostic device company that has been in stealth mode for the past two years, today unveiled the first portable point-of-care Prothrombin Time/International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR) analyzer to directly detect blood clotting time for patients stabilized on oral anti-coagulation medications such as Coumadin® or warfarin.

2 Jun 2010

OrthoDynamix releases disposable biter for meniscal shoulder, knee repair

OrthoDynamix announces a line extension to their sports medicine portfolio. The ArthroSteer Biter is the first ever disposable biter used for meniscal shoulder and knee repair. A sharp jaw for every procedure affords the ultimate tissue interaction. Moreover, the Biter is steerable, allowing access to and around joint capsule structures.

1 Jun 2010

GE Healthcare introduces new CESM technology to aid in breast cancer diagnosis

GE Healthcare, a pioneer in digital mammography, today announced the introduction of an innovative technology to aid in breast cancer diagnosis. GE Healthcare's new SenoBright Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography technology reduces ambiguity in mammography results, enabling physicians to detect and diagnose cancer with more confidence - even in the densest part of the breast tissue more rapidly and accurately.

1 Jun 2010

Perspectives on computational methods applied to membrane proteins

There have been impressive advances in computational methods, allowing researchers to better understand biological and physiological systems at the atomic level. In its latest Perspectives in General Physiology series, the Journal of General Physiology (JGP) offers an in-depth look at several of these methods and the advantages of each as applied to membrane proteins, with special focus on ion channels.

1 Jun 2010

Device / Technology News

Oncimmune develops new blood test to aid early detection of cancer

Texas A&M uses pGAP and IBM supercomputing technology to boost tuberculosis research

CPA introduces myPatientAccess portal to help patients access their PHR

Pioneer announces presentation of NuBac IDE feasibility study 2-year follow up results at 10th SAS meeting

EHSI develops new iPhone app to reduce medication errors for senior citizens

MSI Surgical Solutions adds three new autoclaves to expand ETO sterilization capabilities

New Health Navigator program to help IEHP Members better understand how to use health care

PET and CT colonography combination may provide suitable alternative for detecting polyps: Study

TU Delft, MI Labs combine microPET and microSPECT into Versatile Emission Computed Tomography device

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International honors Roche with "Chancellor's Award"

Naples Diagnostic Imaging Centers to deploy IntelePACS Breast Imaging digital mammography solution

US Oncology introduces new KnowMed Technology Platform to support oncologists nationwide

TapImmune signs Licensing Option agreement with Mayo Clinic for breast cancer vaccine technology

Medtronic discloses payments, mostly royalties, to doctors

Generex awarded new patents in Japan and Ukraine for buccal drug delivery platform technologies

Firms chase opportunities in online medicine

CoaguSense unveils first portable point-of-care PT/INR Monitoring System for patients on oral anticoagulants

OrthoDynamix releases disposable biter for meniscal shoulder, knee repair

GE Healthcare introduces new CESM technology to aid in breast cancer diagnosis

Perspectives on computational methods applied to membrane proteins

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