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GeckoSystems' in home personal robot trials continue to proceed with new insights

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (http://www.geckosystems.com/) -- announced today that their world's first in home personal robot trials continue to proceed with new insights being revealed.

1 Feb 2010

DSG’s eCaseLink EDC system employed in clinical trials for treatment of chronic kidney disease

DSG’s eCaseLink™ Electronic Data Capture (EDC) and data management are currently being used by a biotechnology company for two current phase 2 and phase 2a clinical trials for treatments of progressive and chronic kidney disease.

1 Feb 2010

New testing method for early detection of cancer

A new testing method is being developed to detect cancer soon after the tumor has formed. It will identify characteristic substances in the blood which accompany a certain type of tumor. The first steps in the development have already been completed.

1 Feb 2010

ISO renewal audit for KIKA Clinical Solutions' U.S. and France operations complete

KIKA™ Clinical Solutions announced the successful completion of its ISO renewal audit for its operations in the U.S. and France. KIKA is the leading provider of advanced EDC solutions for Clinical Asset Management™ for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device markets.

1 Feb 2010

Epigenetics may help determine CT radiation risk to patients' offsprings

There remains a lack of consensus amongst the medical and scientific communities about any cancer risk from low level radiation, particularly low-dose radiation delivered from computed tomography (CT) scans. However, the study of epigenetics may play a role in determining whether or not future trends of diseases can in fact be linked to utilization of CT, according to an article in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

1 Feb 2010

Researchers to assess any cancer risk associated with low-dose radiation exposure from medical imaging tests

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center are incorporating radiation dose exposure reports into the electronic medical record, an effort that they hope will lead to an accurate assessment of whether any cancer risk is associated with low-dose radiation exposure from medical imaging tests, according to an article in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

1 Feb 2010

Cochlear implantation enables quality of life equal to normal hearing peers

Children who have cochlear implants (CI) rank their quality of life (QOL) equal to their normally hearing (NH) peers, indicates new research in the February 2010 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

1 Feb 2010

Optimed appoints Menicon as exclusive distributor for Japan and Taiwan

Optimed Ltd. and Menicon Co., Ltd. announced on January 26 the expansion of Optimed products into the Asia market by the appointment of Menicon as exclusive distributor for Japan and Taiwan.

1 Feb 2010

Noninvasive optical imaging probes to determine amount and type of cell death in tumors

For quite some time, the "Holy Grail" in medical imaging has been the development of an effective method to image cell death as a means to intervene early in diseases and rapidly determine the effectiveness of treatments. A new paper by researchers at the University of Notre Dame and the Washington University School of Medicine describes important progress in using a synthetic probe to target dead and dying cells in mammary and prostate tumors in living animals.

30 Jan 2010

Musical video to teach basics of biotechnology

The video will be made available to high school students across North Carolina to help teach them how biotechnology harnesses cellular machinery to cure diseases, detect biohazards and manufacture new materials.

30 Jan 2010

South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust to deploy the Gateway Edition of PROXY Pro 7

Northern Ireland-based South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, an integrated health care organization providing acute hospital services as well as community health and social services for a population of 440,000, has selected PROXY Pro 7, the latest version of remote desktop software from Proxy Networks, Inc., to provide remote PC access and PC remote control for thousands of remote computers in its network.

30 Jan 2010

PeaceHealth-San Juan Island community's new hospital initiative receives Certificate of Need approval

State of Washington Department of Health (DOH) officials approved a Certificate of Need for a new critical access hospital on San Juan Island. The new facility will be owned and operated by PeaceHealth, a regional health system that serves communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska.

30 Jan 2010

BIA to exhibit new in-house software platform at 2010 Legaltech conference

Business Intelligence Associates, Inc. (BIA), a legal software and services industry leader, announced today that they will be exhibiting their new in-house ESI Management software product, Solis™, at ALM's LegalTech® New York 2010 from February 1-3, 2010 (Booth #1720).

30 Jan 2010

Caldwell, IV discussed key elements on extension of human longevity at 7th Insurance Linked Securities Summit

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: ACTC), a biotechnology company applying cellular technology in the field of regenerative medicine, announced today that company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, William M. Caldwell, IV, will be delivering a luncheon keynote address today at the 7th Insurance Linked Securities Summit, being held January 27-29, 2010 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.

30 Jan 2010

Siemens Healthcare selects Cordys solution for managing and improving global material logistic processes

Cordys has been chosen by Siemens Healthcare, one of the largest suppliers to the healthcare industry and a trendsetter in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, medical information technology and hearing aids, for managing and continuously improving key logistics processes in 125 countries, including Germany, the USA and China.

30 Jan 2010

U.S. Marshals seize unapproved ozone generators from Applied Ozone Systems

At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals today seized 79 ozone generators, models AOS-1M and AOS-1MD, from Applied Ozone Systems of Auburn, Calif. The seized goods, which are medical devices, are valued at $75,900.

30 Jan 2010

LiveData OR-Dashboard completes 2010 IHE North American Connectathon

LiveData, a leading innovator in real-time data integration and display, today announced that the technology underlying LiveData OR-Dashboard, has successfully completed the 2010 IHE North American Connectathon, a proving ground for medical device integration.

30 Jan 2010

BIA announces the long-anticipated release of its enterprise legal software product, Solis

Business Intelligence Associates, Inc. (BIA), today announces the long-anticipated release of its enterprise legal software product, Solis™, which is a complete in-house solution providing a defensible and automated system for legal hold, data collections, and early case assessment.

30 Jan 2010

FMCNA ships dialysis machines and supplies for Haiti relief efforts

Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), the world's largest integrated provider of products and services for individuals undergoing dialysis because of chronic kidney failure, is donating and delivering dialysis supplies to Haitians, at a time when relief supplies continue to be slow to reach those in need following a devastating earthquake and aftershock.

30 Jan 2010

Cerner to provide AORN SYNTEGRITY SPF for streamlining EHR perioperative documentation

Helping to streamline electronic documentation processes for perioperative care, CSC and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) announced today that Cerner, a global supplier of healthcare solutions, will be the first to provide AORN SYNTEGRITY™ Standardized Perioperative Framework (SPF) within a surgery and anesthesia management clinical information system. With AORN SYNTEGRITYTM, the amount of clinical staff time needed to configure and support electronic health record (EHR) perioperative documentation can be reduced by as much as 80 percent.

30 Jan 2010

Device / Technology News

GeckoSystems' in home personal robot trials continue to proceed with new insights

DSG’s eCaseLink EDC system employed in clinical trials for treatment of chronic kidney disease

New testing method for early detection of cancer

ISO renewal audit for KIKA Clinical Solutions' U.S. and France operations complete

Epigenetics may help determine CT radiation risk to patients' offsprings

Researchers to assess any cancer risk associated with low-dose radiation exposure from medical imaging tests

Cochlear implantation enables quality of life equal to normal hearing peers

Optimed appoints Menicon as exclusive distributor for Japan and Taiwan

Noninvasive optical imaging probes to determine amount and type of cell death in tumors

Musical video to teach basics of biotechnology

South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust to deploy the Gateway Edition of PROXY Pro 7

PeaceHealth-San Juan Island community's new hospital initiative receives Certificate of Need approval

BIA to exhibit new in-house software platform at 2010 Legaltech conference

Caldwell, IV discussed key elements on extension of human longevity at 7th Insurance Linked Securities Summit

Siemens Healthcare selects Cordys solution for managing and improving global material logistic processes

U.S. Marshals seize unapproved ozone generators from Applied Ozone Systems

LiveData OR-Dashboard completes 2010 IHE North American Connectathon

BIA announces the long-anticipated release of its enterprise legal software product, Solis

FMCNA ships dialysis machines and supplies for Haiti relief efforts

Cerner to provide AORN SYNTEGRITY SPF for streamlining EHR perioperative documentation

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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