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Still River Systems announces clinical beam extraction from world's smallest high-energy proton therapy accelerator

Still River Systems, Inc. announces successful clinical beam extraction from the first production unit of the world's smallest high-energy proton therapy accelerator. Powerful proton beams are used for the precise treatment of cancer by delivering a highly focused beam of radiation to the tumor while reducing the damage to surrounding healthy tissue and vital organs.

15 May 2010

STOP AF trial: Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter System reduces AF symptoms by 80%

Medtronic, Inc. today released new STOP AF clinical trial data showing the number of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients reporting AF symptoms declined by 80 percent after treatment with the Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter System.

15 May 2010

EES launches two surgical staplers to optimize efficiencies and compression during open surgery

Ethicon Endo-Surgery today announced the launch of two new surgical staplers designed to optimize efficiencies and compression during open surgery. The Ethicon Endo-Surgery Linear Cutter 55/75, engineered with novel staple technology and selectable staple heights in one cartridge, provides superior hemostasis for patients and improved efficiencies to surgeons, nurses and facility administrations. The Ethicon Endo-Surgery Intraluminal Stapler, designed with a new tissue compression scale, provides surgeons improved flexibility and control so that they can address the individual needs of each patient.

15 May 2010

Heart defibrillators complicate end-of-life care

Heart defibrillators, "small implants that save lives by sending an electrical jolt to interrupt a potentially fatal heart rhythm and restore normal beating," can pose a "challenge near life's end, for both patients and their families," The New York Times reports.

14 May 2010

SANUWAVE Health reports $3.0 million net loss for first-quarter 2010

SANUWAVE Health, Inc.,, an emerging medical technology company focused on regenerative medicine, today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and provided a business update.

14 May 2010

SwabCap disinfection cap demonstrates successful compliance with new Joint Commission requirement

A hospital's evaluation trial of the SwabCap™ disinfection cap for needleless IV connectors showed the cap achieved compliance with a new Joint Commission requirement, according to a poster to be presented at the National Patient Safety Foundation Annual Congress.

14 May 2010

PLC Systems reports total revenues of $1,062,000 for first-quarter 2010

PLC Systems Inc., a company focused on innovative cardiac and vascular medical device-based technologies, today reported financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010.

14 May 2010

Caliper Life Sciences' CDAS unit awarded new funding commitment for EPA ToxCast screening program

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced that its Caliper Discovery Alliances and Services (CDAS) unit has been awarded a new funding commitment for $2.9 million under its contract with the Environmental Protection Agency for the EPA's ToxCast screening program.

14 May 2010

Axcess International first-quarter net loss increases to $1,118,732

Axcess International Inc., a leader in local area Wireless ID solutions, today reported results for the quarter ending March 31, 2010.

14 May 2010

SQI announces poster presentations on novel diagnostic assays at 7th International Congress on Autoimmunity

SQI Diagnostics Inc., a medical systems automation company focused on evolving laboratory-based biomarker testing, today announced data from oral and poster presentations that highlights the Company's leadership position in the autoimmune diagnostics space.

14 May 2010

Phase 2a study results of Aerosurf for prevention of RDS in premature infants published

Discovery Laboratories, Inc., announces the publication of results from its previously-conducted Phase 2a feasibility study of Aerosurf, the Company's aerosolized KL4 surfactant, for the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants, in the May 2010 issue of the Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery in the study titled "An Open Label, Pilot Study of Aerosurf Combined with nCPAP to Prevent RDS in Preterm Neonates".

14 May 2010

3D test for diagnosing malignant melanoma

UK scientists have developed a 3D test for malignant melanoma that can identify problems not easily spotted in a standard two-dimensional view of the pattern on the skin. The researchers describe the technique in detail in the latest issue of the International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control.

14 May 2010

IVAX Diagnostics first-quarter net revenues decline 1.4% to $4,655,000

IVAX Diagnostics, Inc., a fully integrated in vitro diagnostics company, reports its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

14 May 2010

Medtronic releases Virtual ICD study data

Medtronic, Inc. released the Virtual ICD study data today that predicted 98 percent of studied implantable defibrillator patients would be free of inappropriate shocks one year after implant and 92 percent at five years post-implant.

14 May 2010

Viking Systems announces positive response to 3DHD camera-display combination at Hospital Build Asia 2010

Viking Systems, Inc. today announced an overwhelmingly positive response to the demonstration of the 3DHD combination of Viking's cameras with Sony's 3DHD display by those who had the opportunity to experience it earlier this week in Singapore at Hospital Build Asia 2010 Exhibition and Congress.

14 May 2010

Practice Greenhealth honors SRI Surgical with Champion for Change Award

SRI/Surgical Express, Inc., a leading provider of reusable surgical products and reprocessing services supporting the healthcare industry, announced today that Practice Greenhealth presented its "Champion for Change Award" to SRI Surgical for outstanding contributions to environmentally responsible health care.

14 May 2010

SPIROCOR's RSR non-invasively measures presence of significant coronary artery disease

Newly published data confirm a non-invasive Respiratory Stress Response (RSR) can quickly and accurately measure the presence of significant coronary artery disease (sCAD), the leading cause of cardiovascular death worldwide. Patients in the study with sCAD had a lower RSR compared to patients without.

14 May 2010

OnCallData Community Health Portal helps hospital systems, RHIOs access patient's record

OnCallData, whose pioneering electronic-prescribing product was the first electronic prescribing application to launch two-way connectivity with national pharmacy chains, announced this week that it has integrated its systems with ShareStream, a rich media platform that allows organizations to educate and train their workforces through multimedia while safeguarding and controlling access to content during online delivery through digital rights management, to provide online learning and secure, media-based communications within the OnCallData Community Health Portal.

14 May 2010

Mauna Kea Technologies' Cellvizio improves diagnosis of early forms of bile duct cancer

New data from a multi-centric international registry study show that cellular-level imaging with Mauna Kea Technologies' Cellvizio®, the world's smallest microscope, appears to significantly improve a physician's ability to diagnose or rule out early forms of bile duct cancer during a standard endoscopic diagnostic exam.

14 May 2010

EPA continues to validate ToxCast screening tool by testing more than 100 drugs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will continue validating its ToxCast screening tool by screening more than 100 drugs provided by Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi-Aventis, and Merck. These drugs never entered the marketplace because they demonstrated different types and levels of toxicity when the pharmaceutical companies conducted the early stage clinical trials required by the Food and Drug Administration as part of the drug development process.

14 May 2010

Device / Technology News

Still River Systems announces clinical beam extraction from world's smallest high-energy proton therapy accelerator

STOP AF trial: Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter System reduces AF symptoms by 80%

EES launches two surgical staplers to optimize efficiencies and compression during open surgery

Heart defibrillators complicate end-of-life care

SANUWAVE Health reports $3.0 million net loss for first-quarter 2010

SwabCap disinfection cap demonstrates successful compliance with new Joint Commission requirement

PLC Systems reports total revenues of $1,062,000 for first-quarter 2010

Caliper Life Sciences' CDAS unit awarded new funding commitment for EPA ToxCast screening program

Axcess International first-quarter net loss increases to $1,118,732

SQI announces poster presentations on novel diagnostic assays at 7th International Congress on Autoimmunity

Phase 2a study results of Aerosurf for prevention of RDS in premature infants published

3D test for diagnosing malignant melanoma

IVAX Diagnostics first-quarter net revenues decline 1.4% to $4,655,000

Medtronic releases Virtual ICD study data

Viking Systems announces positive response to 3DHD camera-display combination at Hospital Build Asia 2010

Practice Greenhealth honors SRI Surgical with Champion for Change Award

SPIROCOR's RSR non-invasively measures presence of significant coronary artery disease

OnCallData Community Health Portal helps hospital systems, RHIOs access patient's record

Mauna Kea Technologies' Cellvizio improves diagnosis of early forms of bile duct cancer

EPA continues to validate ToxCast screening tool by testing more than 100 drugs

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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