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New health IT grants to be 'models' for the nation

The federal government will offer $235 million in grants for communities to upgrade and improve their health information technology, The Dallas Morning News reports. Only organizations that are already using health IT are eligible. Health secretary Kathleen Sebelius said, "Our hope is that the communities will become models for the rest of the country" (Roberson, 12/2).

3 Dec 2009

CLC bio, imaGenes announce collaboration in high-throughput sequencing analyses

Today, the leading provider of High-Throughput Sequencing analysis solutions, CLC bio, announced that they're collaborating with premier German sequencing service provider, imaGenes, to better support the fast growing German market of high-throughput sequencing analyses. imaGenes, will provide all customers receiving Next Generation Sequencing data with a temporary license for CLC Genomics Workbench for assembly and downstream sequence analyses.

3 Dec 2009

Cielo MedSolutions, DrFirst partner to provide a comprehensive e-prescribing solution

Cielo MedSolutions today announced a new partnership with DrFirst to provide comprehensive e-prescribing functionality to practices using the company's Cielo Clinic clinical quality management system. The fully integrated e-prescribing solution will enable customers to improve prescribing safety and medical practice efficiency.

3 Dec 2009

Enrollment closed early in Cubist Pharmaceuticals' ecallantide Phase 2 program

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the early closing of enrollment in its ecallantide Phase 2 program. Ecallantide, in development as therapy to reduce bleeding in on-pump cardiac surgery, is now known as CB-500,929. After a regularly scheduled review meeting, the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) contacted the company to recommend a temporary suspension in enrollment in one of the CB-500,929 trials, CONSERV-2.

3 Dec 2009

Psynova Neurotech, Roche collaborate in development of diagnostic immunoassays for schizophrenia treatment

Rules-Based Medicine, Inc. (RBM) today announced that Psynova Neurotech Limited (Cambridge UK), a majority-owned subsidiary of RBM, has executed an exclusive research and licensing agreement with Roche to collaborate on the discovery, development, validation and commercialization of diagnostic immunoassays to aid the clinical development and commercial differentiation of novel treatments for schizophrenia.

3 Dec 2009

Continued rise of PSA value in prostate cancer patients can indicate relapsing disease

Prostate cancer patients who have a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value of less than or equal to 1.5 at two years after external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) are less likely to have a cancer recurrence and cancer-related death, according to a study in the December 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

3 Dec 2009

Most of the fatal falls in the home can be avoided with fall prevention and protection products

Healthcare costs are rapidly increasing due to the rapid aging of our population. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that over 60% of fatal falls occur in the home. Additionally, the total cost of falls in 2010 is expected to be between 68 and 100 Billion Dollars. More than 25,000 older adults died due to falls last year.

3 Dec 2009

MaRS teams up with Baycrest to develop and market brain fitness products

One of the world's leading cognitive science institutes announced today it has created a new company with MaRS, Canada's premiere innovation centre, to develop and market brain fitness products to help adults extend their memory and cognitive abilities longer in the lifespan.

3 Dec 2009

Roche to provide the RealTime ready Influenza A/H1N1 Detection Set to CLIA high-complexity labs under EUA

The Roche assay for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus detects RNA from the 2009 H1N1 Influenza A virus and provides a rapid means of identification of patients infected with this virus. In order to ensure continued specificity and sensitivity of the Roche's Influenza A/H1N1 assay, Roche performs sequence comparisons with all available 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus sequences on a regular basis.

3 Dec 2009

Specially developed PACEM system installed at Max Planck Institute for Biophysics

PACEM is a transmission electron microscope (TEM) designed to image low-contrast biological specimens. It was specially developed and installed at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics (MPI-BP) by optical expert Carl Zeiss in Oberkochen and researchers from the Macromolecular Complexes excellence cluster in Frankfurt.

3 Dec 2009

Lung disease linked to the use of contaminated well water in a CPAP machine

Many people rely on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines as a safe and effective treatment for sleep apnea. But a new case report describes a rare complication—a lingering inflammatory disease of the lungs, apparently related to the use of contaminated well water in a CPAP machine. The report appears in the December Southern Medical Journal, official journal of the Southern Medical Association.

3 Dec 2009

New study utilizes solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyze intact bone

A new study using solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyze intact bone paves the way for atomic-level explorations of how disease and aging affect bone.

3 Dec 2009

Novel multi-analyte approach to develop urine-biomarker based diagnostic assay to be presented

Predictive Biosciences today announced that Company scientists will be presenting a novel multi-analyte approach to the development of a non-invasive, urine-biomarker based diagnostic assay during the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO).

3 Dec 2009

AclarusDx Alzheimer’s test now available as RUO product

ExonHit Therapeutics is pleased to announce that AclarusDx™ Alzheimer’s test (formerly known as EHT Dx21), its blood-based test for the detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is now available as a Research Use Only (RUO) product for pharmaceutical companies and leading academic centers conducting clinical trials in Alzheimer’s disease.

3 Dec 2009

First computerized crash model to test how crash forces affect the human body

Although states are not required to report fetal deaths in accident data, between 300 and 1,000 unborn babies die in car accidents each year. This accident fatality rate is about four times the rate for victims between infancy and four years old, said Stefan Duma, head of the Virginia Tech --- Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Science (SBES).

3 Dec 2009

Bavarian Red Cross selects Microcap portable capnographs for RTW medical vehicles

Oridion Systems Ltd. today announced that the Bavarian Red Cross has chosen Microcap(R) portable capnographs for its RTW (Rettungswagen) medical vehicles.

3 Dec 2009

SJH and Pharos Innovations team up to enhance care and reduce healthcare costs

According to Stephen F. Jencks, MD, MPH, in a recent New England Journal of Medicine article, America's healthcare crisis is fueled by unnecessary and costly hospitalizations, including re-admissions -- 90% of which are unplanned and at a price-tag of $17.4 billion. To enhance care and combat readmissions, South Jersey Healthcare (SJH), a leading regional healthcare provider in southern New Jersey, has entered a partnership with Pharos Innovations that aims to reduce healthcare costs while improving quality of life for patients.

3 Dec 2009

Researchers build better artificial visual systems using high-performance gaming hardware

Taking inspiration from genetic screening techniques, researchers from Harvard and MIT have demonstrated a way to build better artificial visual systems with the help of low-cost, high-performance gaming hardware.

3 Dec 2009

Jupiter Medical Center deploys GE Healthcare's Signa HDx 1.5T MRI system

Jupiter Medical Center has incorporated one of the most advanced diagnostic tools available into its imaging program, the new Signa HDx 1.5T MRI system from GE Healthcare. The system delivers highly detailed images of the human body with increased speed, better resolution and unique applications, including dual breast scanning and non-contrast vascular imaging for patients with renal dysfunction.

3 Dec 2009

Brandeis University researchers appraises economic benefits of BOS-P lens

Today, in the December issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology Brandeis University researchers published a paper appraising the economic benefits of the BOS-P, a highly precise scleral lens used to treat severe cornea or ocular surface disease. A companion paper on the clinical benefits has been published online and will appear in the journal's January issue.

3 Dec 2009

Device / Technology News

New health IT grants to be 'models' for the nation

CLC bio, imaGenes announce collaboration in high-throughput sequencing analyses

Cielo MedSolutions, DrFirst partner to provide a comprehensive e-prescribing solution

Enrollment closed early in Cubist Pharmaceuticals' ecallantide Phase 2 program

Psynova Neurotech, Roche collaborate in development of diagnostic immunoassays for schizophrenia treatment

Continued rise of PSA value in prostate cancer patients can indicate relapsing disease

Most of the fatal falls in the home can be avoided with fall prevention and protection products

MaRS teams up with Baycrest to develop and market brain fitness products

Roche to provide the RealTime ready Influenza A/H1N1 Detection Set to CLIA high-complexity labs under EUA

Specially developed PACEM system installed at Max Planck Institute for Biophysics

Lung disease linked to the use of contaminated well water in a CPAP machine

New study utilizes solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyze intact bone

Novel multi-analyte approach to develop urine-biomarker based diagnostic assay to be presented

AclarusDx Alzheimer’s test now available as RUO product

First computerized crash model to test how crash forces affect the human body

Bavarian Red Cross selects Microcap portable capnographs for RTW medical vehicles

SJH and Pharos Innovations team up to enhance care and reduce healthcare costs

Researchers build better artificial visual systems using high-performance gaming hardware

Jupiter Medical Center deploys GE Healthcare's Signa HDx 1.5T MRI system

Brandeis University researchers appraises economic benefits of BOS-P lens

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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