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New DNA test to detect Lyme disease spirochete infection

Many of the more than 30,000 people a year in the United States with suspected cases of Lyme disease spirochete (bacterial) infection can now take a DNA test developed by a Connecticut scientist/physician and his team that can quickly determine if they test positive for Lyme spirochetes in their blood.

30 Mar 2010

MEDSEEK expands relationship with Frederick Memorial to develop eHealth ecoSystem

MEDSEEK, the leading provider of healthcare enterprise portal connectivity solutions, announced today the expansion of its relationship with long-time partner Frederick Memorial with its engagement to develop the healthcare organization's comprehensive eHealth ecoSystem.TM

30 Mar 2010

Alpha Pro Tech changes distribution strategy for disposable protective apparel

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. a leading manufacturer of products designed to protect people, products and environments, including disposable protective apparel and building products, today announced a strategic change in the Company's disposable protective apparel distribution strategy.

30 Mar 2010

Royal Philips Electronics introduces InnerCool RTx Endovascular System

Royal Philips Electronics announced today its launch of the Philips InnerCool RTx Endovascular System for cooling and warming, which provides advanced whole body temperature modulation therapy in a closed-loop system from the inside out. The InnerCool RTx is a high-performance system that can rapidly raise and lower the body temperature of certain non-paralyzed, awake patients of all sizes in the intensive care setting.

From Philips Healthcare 30 Mar 2010

Adoption of healthcare IT is on steady incline in small physician practice: NaviNet survey

Adoption of healthcare IT is on a steady incline in the small physician practice, reveals a survey by NaviNet, America's largest real-time healthcare communications network. In early March 2010, NaviNet conducted a survey of IT and electronic medical record adoption trends in small practices and compared results to a similar survey the company issued to small practices in August 2009.

30 Mar 2010

Enrollment complete in Paradigm Spine's comparative study of coflex interlaminar technology

Paradigm Spine, LLC, a developer of innovative non-fusion and fusion spinal implant solutions, announced today that it has completed patient enrollment in an Investigational Device Exemption pivotal clinical study comparing the coflex® interlaminar technology to instrumented posterolateral fusion in the surgical treatment of spinal stenosis.

30 Mar 2010

LCT receives approval for New Zealand Phase II human trial of DIABECELL

Living Cell Technologies Limited, a global company pioneering the development of a cell implant to treat diabetes, today announced that it has received approval to advance to the next phase of its New Zealand Phase II human clinical trial with its groundbreaking DIABECELL®. The approval follows a positive assessment from the New Zealand Data Safety and Monitoring Board of the first four patients to receive its DIABACELL® implants.

30 Mar 2010

DIATHERIX GI test panel can detect nine types of GI infections

DIATHERIX Laboratories adds a gastrointestinal panel to its lineup of highly sensitive, rapid response diagnostic tests. In a single result, the DIATHERIX GI panel can detect and differentiate nine types of GI infections so physicians can quickly identify patients who have severe, life-threatening infections.

30 Mar 2010

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announces new contract with Premier Purchasing Partners

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announces a new three-year contract with Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., the group purchasing unit of Premier Inc., that includes Siemens powerful integrated diagnostic systems, several specialty diagnostic instruments, and a comprehensive menu of diagnostic tests for Premier's more than 2,300 member hospitals and 64,000 additional healthcare sites.

29 Mar 2010

Eclipsys, Rothman partner to build Patient Condition Tracker software solution on Helios by Eclipsys platform

Following the momentum of launching an industry-defining open architecture platform, Eclipsys Corporation today announced a partnership with Rothman Healthcare Research to build its Patient Condition Tracker software solution on the Helios by Eclipsys™ platform.

29 Mar 2010

$Vivakor, Eco Scientific Lab partner to commercialize VIVABlend and digital photo refractor screening device$

Vivakor, Eco Scientific Lab partner to commercialize VIVABlend and digital photo refractor screening device

Vivakor, Inc. announced today that it has partnered with Eco Scientific Lab, Inc. for commercialization of two Vivakor products. The first is the phytochemical rich nutraceutical beverage, VIVABlend™, developed exclusively by Vivakor and currently being sold in the direct to consumer market by Regeneca International, Inc.

29 Mar 2010

Prolucent Workforce Management acquires intellectual property assets from Symbio Solutions

Prolucent™ Workforce Management, the leading partner for healthcare providers seeking to optimize deployment of their workforce, today announced the acquisition of intellectual property assets from Symbio Solutions, Inc. The asset acquisition further strengthens Prolucent's best-of-breed workforce management software platform and will help Prolucent deliver even greater value to the more than 1,000 acute-care hospitals and staffing agencies it currently serves.

29 Mar 2010

FDA grants SynCardia Systems conditional approval to conduct IDE study of Freedom driver system

SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart, today announced it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical study of the Freedom™ driver system, the first-ever U.S. portable driver designed to power SynCardia's Total Artificial Heart.

29 Mar 2010

Health Robotics launches global Beta installation of 3 i.v.SOFT Workflow Engine automation modules

Health Robotics today announced the successful global launch of the Beta Installation kick-off for its 3 latest i.v.SOFT Workflow Engine software automation modules [Assist, Label+ and Profile] in Nice [France], the 2010 venue for the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists. i.v.SOFT helps Pharmacy Technicians, I.V. Room Supervisors, and Pharmacy Directors to compound and manage the safe and efficient manual production of IV Admixtures according to hospital-defined sterile compounding guidelines, and to help bring the pharmacies into compliance with USP 797 regulations in the United States and GMP guidelines elsewhere.

29 Mar 2010

FDA grants IDE approval for Urovalve's Surinate Bladder Management System

Urovalve, a medical device company focused on creating superior products for urinary flow and control, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval for the Company's Surinate® Bladder Management System, allowing Urovalve to conduct a clinical study for the Company's lead device in the United States.

29 Mar 2010

HealthCare.com launches new online resource for Medicare Supplemental information and quotes

HealthCare.com, Inc. the leader in online health insurance information and plan quotes, today announced the launch of MedicareSupplemental.com, a new website aimed to be the premier online resource for Medicare Supplemental information and quotes. The website provides extensive information to help consumers understand the complexities of Medicare Supplemental or "Medigap" coverage as well as a search tool to obtain quotes and connect with multiple brokers and agents.

29 Mar 2010

GEA Niro selects engineering simulation software from ANSYS

GEA Niro has selected engineering simulation software from ANSYS to optimize equipment design and reduce development time and costs. Based in Denmark, GEA Niro is a world market leader in drying technology for the dairy, food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries and is a core technology center in the GEA Process Engineering business segment in GEA Group.

29 Mar 2010

Bodhtree Consulting enters into Middle East and North African Healthcare Market

Bodhtree Consulting Ltd., an IT Services Innovator, Data Management and Integration Company, announced its entry into the Middle East and North African Healthcare Market to expand its global data cleansing services business.

29 Mar 2010

Three new hospitals utilize PureWellness' comprehensive online employee wellness platform

PureWellness, Inc., a leading provider of online wellness solutions, announced it has signed agreements with three new hospitals; Northeast Georgia Health Systems, McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, and Fletcher Allen Health Care.

29 Mar 2010

Helmholtz Zentrum München, SIRION BIOTECH partner to develop new therapeutic approaches against lymphoid tumors

Helmholtz Zentrum München has launched a new cooperative project with SIRION BIOTECH GmbH in Martinsried to develop new therapeutic approaches against lymphoid tumors. With a two-year grant from the Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology, the two partners will seek to further develop lentiviral vector systems to better understand the disease mechanisms of this cancer form and to devise approaches for treatment.

29 Mar 2010

Device / Technology News

New DNA test to detect Lyme disease spirochete infection

MEDSEEK expands relationship with Frederick Memorial to develop eHealth ecoSystem

Alpha Pro Tech changes distribution strategy for disposable protective apparel

Royal Philips Electronics introduces InnerCool RTx Endovascular System

Adoption of healthcare IT is on steady incline in small physician practice: NaviNet survey

Enrollment complete in Paradigm Spine's comparative study of coflex interlaminar technology

LCT receives approval for New Zealand Phase II human trial of DIABECELL

DIATHERIX GI test panel can detect nine types of GI infections

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announces new contract with Premier Purchasing Partners

Eclipsys, Rothman partner to build Patient Condition Tracker software solution on Helios by Eclipsys platform

Vivakor, Eco Scientific Lab partner to commercialize VIVABlend and digital photo refractor screening device

Prolucent Workforce Management acquires intellectual property assets from Symbio Solutions

FDA grants SynCardia Systems conditional approval to conduct IDE study of Freedom driver system

Health Robotics launches global Beta installation of 3 i.v.SOFT Workflow Engine automation modules

FDA grants IDE approval for Urovalve's Surinate Bladder Management System

HealthCare.com launches new online resource for Medicare Supplemental information and quotes

GEA Niro selects engineering simulation software from ANSYS

Bodhtree Consulting enters into Middle East and North African Healthcare Market

Three new hospitals utilize PureWellness' comprehensive online employee wellness platform

Helmholtz Zentrum München, SIRION BIOTECH partner to develop new therapeutic approaches against lymphoid tumors

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