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Data from MiDAS I trial of mild for treatment of LSS to be released

Medical device company Vertos Medical, Inc. has announced the release of additional patient outcomes data from the MiDAS I trial, a prospective, 75-patient study of mild for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. As presented at the Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Annual Meeting in Orlando on May 23, investigators found that study participants reported statistically significant improvement in both their physical and mental well-being six weeks following the mild procedure.

24 May 2010

Spectrum Health receives MEDSEEK's 2010 eHealth Excellence Award

MEDSEEK, the industry's only provider of the eHealth ecoSystemTM, announced today that Spectrum Health was awarded MEDSEEK's 2010 eHealth Excellence Award for outstanding vision, innovation and performance in using eHealth technology to enhance care delivery, information access and service. The award was presented at MEDSEEK's 10th Annual eHealth Client Congress in San Diego, Calif., on May 5, 2010.

24 May 2010

DCA implements Demandforce D3 to improve patient communications

Demandforce, the leader in consumer demand creation for small-businesses, has been chosen by Dental Care Alliance, a Dental Service Organization, as their patient communication software system. Dental Care Alliance has 76 affiliated dental practices in seven states throughout the East Coast and is continuing to expand into new regions.

24 May 2010

Volcano to highlight extensive pipeline of imaging and therapy products at EuroPCR 2010

Volcano Corporation announced today the company's plans to highlight its new product launches, presence in live cases, and participation in late breaking trials during EuroPCR from May 25 – 28 in Paris.

24 May 2010

New technique designed to analyze individual immune cells may help diagnose food allergies: Study

About 30 percent of Americans believe they have food allergies. However, the actual number is far smaller, closer to 5 percent, according to a recent study commissioned by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. That's due in large part to the unreliability of the skin test that doctors commonly use to test for food allergies.

24 May 2010

MediConnect Global renames PassportMD online portal to myMediConnect

MediConnect Global today announced that it has changed the name of its personal health record and consumer health portal, PassportMD, to myMediConnect.

24 May 2010

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center commemorates signing of new act for cancer screening programs

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center commemorated the signing of legislation requiring the Alabama Department of Public Health to create breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening programs designed to save the lives of thousands of Alabamians in an event held May 19.

24 May 2010

KIKA Clinical Solutions upgrades Veracity EDC platform for all clinical trial stakeholders

KIKA™ Clinical Solutions, the leader in advanced EDC solutions for Clinical Asset Management, announced a significant upgrade of its groundbreaking Veracity EDC platform today. KIKA will demonstrate Veracity 3.9 at the 46th DIA Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., June 13-17, Booth 2419.

24 May 2010

Researchers develop new therapy for psychological treatment of patients suffering from fibromyalgia

Researchers of the Labpsictec at the Universitat Jaume I of Castellon and the LahHuman Group at the Universidad Politecnica of Valencia and the University of Valencia have developed a new therapy based on the use of mobile devices and virtual reality for the psychological treatment of patients suffering from fibromyalgia.

24 May 2010

At-home blood pressure monitors help patients manage their high blood pressure: Research

The use of at-home blood pressure monitors and web-based reporting tools that connect clinicians and patients via the Internet appears to significantly improve patients' ability to manage their high blood pressure to healthy levels, according to research from Kaiser Permanente.

24 May 2010

SiMoA technology measures individual PSA molecules in prostate cancer patients: Nature Biotechnology

Quanterix Corporation, the single molecule diagnostics company focused on developing and commercializing high sensitivity tests, announced the publication of a breakthrough study of the company's proprietary technology that demonstrates an unprecedented sensitivity for measuring a biomarker for prostate cancer recurrence.

24 May 2010

Abviva receives new patent grant notifications for MSA technology

Abviva, Inc., a biomedical company engaged in the development and commercialization of breast cancer related applications of Mammastatin, today provided further details about worldwide patent protection for its breast cancer risk assessment technology.

24 May 2010

New MALDI molecular imaging system offers spatial analysis of target metabolites

At the 58th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Bruker today announces a novel MALDI molecular imaging system based on the extreme performance of the solariX FTMS.

24 May 2010

New electronic device regulates nerve cell activity

A major step toward being able to regulate nerve cells externally with the help of electronics has been taken by researchers at Linköping University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

24 May 2010

Pharmacist-led HBPM program improves blood pressure control

A pharmacist-led home blood pressure monitoring program supported by the American Heart Association's Heart 360 website dramatically improved blood pressure control for patients with uncontrolled hypertension, according to a study.

21 May 2010

Axis Three announces availability of new XS-400 scanner for face, breast and body procedures

Axis Three, the leader and pioneer of 3D surgical simulation tools for aesthetic consultations, today announced the availability of its new XS-400 scanner, a turnkey system designed to address face, breast, and body procedures. The only 4-position 3D scanner on the market, the elegant XS-400 captures anatomically-accurate, 3D images of a patient's face or body, and serves as a vehicle to extend Axis Three's unrivaled simulation platform to an even broader range of cosmetic procedures.

21 May 2010

CTT's Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment decreases pain associated with CIPN

Competitive Technologies, Inc. today announced the issuance of an abstract from a study which has shown the successful treatment of patients suffering from pain associated with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy using CTT's Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment.

21 May 2010

Oberthur Technologies, SMART Association to offer smart card-centric ID solution to hospitals in North America

Oberthur Technologies, a global leader in the delivery of high security solutions and the #1 provider of smart credentials to the U.S. Federal government, has teamed up with one of healthcare's leading smart card software providers, SMART Association Inc., to offer a powerful, proven and secure, physical and logical access smart card-based admissions solution to hospitals and clinics throughout North America.

21 May 2010

Lantheus Medical Imaging receives additional supply of Mo-99 for production of vital medical isotopes

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic imaging, today announced that it has received additional supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) to produce vital medical isotopes for its TechneLite® (Technetium Tc99m Generator) generators as the result of a recent agreement between the Institute for Radioelements (IRE), Fleurus, Belgium, and the Nuclear Research Institute (NRI), Rez, Czech Republic.

21 May 2010

PLC Systems' RenalGuard to be showcased at EuroPCR 2010

PLC Systems Inc., a company focused on innovative cardiac and vascular medical device-based technologies, today announced that it will demonstrate RenalGuard® at EuroPCR, the annual meeting of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), May 25-28, 2010, in Paris, France. More than 11,000 clinicians and professionals are expected to attend this event.

21 May 2010

Device / Technology News

Data from MiDAS I trial of mild for treatment of LSS to be released

Spectrum Health receives MEDSEEK's 2010 eHealth Excellence Award

DCA implements Demandforce D3 to improve patient communications

Volcano to highlight extensive pipeline of imaging and therapy products at EuroPCR 2010

New technique designed to analyze individual immune cells may help diagnose food allergies: Study

MediConnect Global renames PassportMD online portal to myMediConnect

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center commemorates signing of new act for cancer screening programs

KIKA Clinical Solutions upgrades Veracity EDC platform for all clinical trial stakeholders

Researchers develop new therapy for psychological treatment of patients suffering from fibromyalgia

At-home blood pressure monitors help patients manage their high blood pressure: Research

SiMoA technology measures individual PSA molecules in prostate cancer patients: Nature Biotechnology

Abviva receives new patent grant notifications for MSA technology

New MALDI molecular imaging system offers spatial analysis of target metabolites

New electronic device regulates nerve cell activity

Pharmacist-led HBPM program improves blood pressure control

Axis Three announces availability of new XS-400 scanner for face, breast and body procedures

CTT's Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment decreases pain associated with CIPN

Oberthur Technologies, SMART Association to offer smart card-centric ID solution to hospitals in North America

Lantheus Medical Imaging receives additional supply of Mo-99 for production of vital medical isotopes

PLC Systems' RenalGuard to be showcased at EuroPCR 2010

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