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New website launched by A.D.A.M.

A.D.A.M., Inc., a leading provider of consumer health information, benefits technology solutions and award-winning education products, today announced the launch of www.adamimages.com.

15 Dec 2009

ARKRAY reintroduces the CLIA waived DiaScreen 50 Urine Chemistry Analyzer

ARKRAY USA, Inc., a global leader of clinical chemistry, urine chemistry, and blood glucose products, today announced that it has re-introduced the CLIA waived DiaScreen® 50 Urine Chemistry Analyzer.

15 Dec 2009

Cellular and subcellular effects of PACE technology presented

SANUWAVE Health, Inc., (www.sanuwave.com), an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive, biological response activating devices in the regenerative medicine area, announced that the cellular and subcellular effects of PACE™ technology were described during a lecture presented this past weekend.

15 Dec 2009

Gamma Medica-Ideas signs exclusive license and commercialization agreement with Mayo Clinic

Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. ("GMI"), a leading developer of digital molecular imaging systems, announced today that it has signed an exclusive license and commercialization agreement with Mayo Clinic to further develop and commercialize a suite of technologies invented by a team of Mayo physicians and scientists, headed by Michael O'Connor, PhD.

15 Dec 2009

Abbot announces definitive agreement to acquire STARLIMS Technologies for $123 million

Abbott announced today a definitive agreement to acquire STARLIMS Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of laboratory information management systems, for approximately $123 million in cash.

15 Dec 2009

Insights and recommendations for transition to ASC X12 5010 transaction standard and ICD-10 code sets

Foresight Corporation’s Chief Technology Officer Ed Hafner testified Thursday, December 10, before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Subcommittee on Standards, providing insights and recommendations to help the industry prepare for the upcoming transition to the ASC X12 5010 transaction standard and ICD-10 code sets, as mandated by HIPAA.

15 Dec 2009

Bend Research makes available Type V DMF for HPMCAS concerning FDA regulatory filings

Bend Research Inc. announced today that its clients may now reference a key safety file for HPMCAS, an excipient used in technologies developed by the firm to enhance the oral bioavailability of clients' low-solubility drugs.

15 Dec 2009

Cerebrospinal fluid signature and PiB imaging help predict Alzheimer's disease

Early Alzheimer's disease detected by a compound that binds to brain plaques appears likely to progress into symptomatic Alzheimer's disease with dementia, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

15 Dec 2009

Risks and benefits of CT scans

Doses of radiation from commonly performed computed tomography (CT) scans vary widely, appear higher than generally believed and may contribute to an estimated tens of thousands of future cancer cases, according to two reports in the December 14/28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

15 Dec 2009

IDBS included in recent research report from Gartner

IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced that it has been included in a recent research report from Gartner, "Who's Who in Interactive Visualization for BI," by James Richardson, published November 13, 2009.

15 Dec 2009

Enrolment for pivotal Phase II/III trial of C-Cure completed ahead of schedule

Cardio3 BioSciences, a leading Belgian biotechnology company specialising in cell-based therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today that it has completed, two months ahead of schedule, enrolment in the first stage of its pivotal Phase II/III trial of C-Cure, a unique stem cell therapy for heart failure.

15 Dec 2009

PPI announces new Exotec Cubital Tunnel Splint

When staff from a leading orthopaedic group grew tired of struggling to apply the difficult to adjust and uncomfortable cubital tunnel splints available on the market, they enlisted Professional Products, Inc. (PPI) to develop a superior alternative. PPI, a leader and innovator in orthopaedic solutions for nearly five decades, responded with the revolutionary Exotec Cubital Tunnel Splint(TM) (cubitaltunnelsplint.com), which it announced today.

15 Dec 2009

Mitrionics' Accelerated Computing Platform selected by QUT for accelerating algorithms

Mitrionics AB, the technology leader in FPGA-based hybrid computing, today announced that the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) High Performance Computing group has selected the Mitrion™ Accelerated Computing Platform to explore several projects designed to accelerate algorithms in different application areas.

15 Dec 2009

Medline, 3M reach an amicable agreement over surgical hand cleaner allegations

Medline Industries, Inc., based in Mundelein, Illinois, and 3M Company, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, announced today that they have amicably reached an agreement resolving all claims between them based on allegations that each company made false claims in advertising promoting their respective surgical hand cleaners, Medline’s Sterillium® Rub and 3M’s Avagard™ Surgical Hand Antiseptic.

15 Dec 2009

Haemonetics alleges continued patent infringement by Fenwal, files a new lawsuit

Haemonetics Corporation announced today that it has filed a new legal action to stop Fenwal Inc.'s continued patent infringement resulting from Fenwal's just released red cell collection kits, using a modified separation chamber. Fenwal allegedly modified its separation chamber to circumvent Haemonetics' patent and the injunction entered by the Court prohibiting Fenwal's continued sale of infringing products after December 1, 2010.

15 Dec 2009

OU lab completes studies on new type of training technique

Bemben's lab at the university is currently only one of four labs outside of Japan that has been working with the KAATSU-Master training system, testing the effectiveness of reducing blood flow to exercising muscle.

15 Dec 2009

Tech Rx Transformation Contest launched by CDW Healthcare and Cerner

CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation, and Cerner Corporation, a global provider of healthcare solutions, today announced the launch of the Tech Rx Transformation Contest, which offers physician practices nationwide the opportunity to receive an end-to-end electronic health record (EHR) solution valued at up to $50,000.

15 Dec 2009

Merck granted exclusive license to Pfenex' Pseudomonas-based protein expression technology

Pfenex Inc. announced today that it has granted Merck & Co., Inc., through an affiliate, an exclusive worldwide license to Pfenex Expression Technology(TM) Pseudomonas-based recombinant protein expression technology for the production of specific proteins to be used in the development of an undisclosed vaccine candidate.

15 Dec 2009

HealthPort's RACPro now holds the distinction of being RACTrac Compatible

HealthPort®, Inc., a top 25-company in the healthcare information technology industry, today announced its recovery audit contractor (RAC) management tool, HealthPort RACPro, now holds the distinction, through the American Hospital Association (AHA), of being RACTrac Compatible.

15 Dec 2009

Hospitals to find acceptable alternatives to STERIS System 1 sterile processing system

In response to an FDA notice issued on December 3, 2009, in which the Agency recommended that healthcare facilities discontinue use of the STERIS System 1® (SS1) sterile processing system, hospitals throughout the U.S. are faced with the task of finding acceptable alternatives to that product.

15 Dec 2009

Device / Technology News

New website launched by A.D.A.M.

ARKRAY reintroduces the CLIA waived DiaScreen 50 Urine Chemistry Analyzer

Cellular and subcellular effects of PACE technology presented

Gamma Medica-Ideas signs exclusive license and commercialization agreement with Mayo Clinic

Abbot announces definitive agreement to acquire STARLIMS Technologies for $123 million

Insights and recommendations for transition to ASC X12 5010 transaction standard and ICD-10 code sets

Bend Research makes available Type V DMF for HPMCAS concerning FDA regulatory filings

Cerebrospinal fluid signature and PiB imaging help predict Alzheimer's disease

Risks and benefits of CT scans

IDBS included in recent research report from Gartner

Enrolment for pivotal Phase II/III trial of C-Cure completed ahead of schedule

PPI announces new Exotec Cubital Tunnel Splint

Mitrionics' Accelerated Computing Platform selected by QUT for accelerating algorithms

Medline, 3M reach an amicable agreement over surgical hand cleaner allegations

Haemonetics alleges continued patent infringement by Fenwal, files a new lawsuit

OU lab completes studies on new type of training technique

Tech Rx Transformation Contest launched by CDW Healthcare and Cerner

Merck granted exclusive license to Pfenex' Pseudomonas-based protein expression technology

HealthPort's RACPro now holds the distinction of being RACTrac Compatible

Hospitals to find acceptable alternatives to STERIS System 1 sterile processing system

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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