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PARI Pharma commences enrollment in L-CsA Phase 2b efficacy study

PARI Pharma has enrolled the first patient in its Phase 2b clinical trial studying inhaled liposomal cyclosporine A (L-CsA) delivered via a customized Investigational eFlow Nebulizer System. The multinational study is investigating the safety and efficacy of PARI's L-CsA formulation. In previous clinical trials, reactions from physicians and lung transplant recipients to PARI's drug-device combination were encouraging.

11 Feb 2010

Cambridge Heart submits 510(k) application for Microvolt T-wave Alternans OEM Module

Cambridge Heart, Inc., today announced that the Company has completed the development phase of its Microvolt T-wave Alternans (MTWA) OEM Module, and has submitted a 510(k) application for regulatory approval with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The module is the centerpiece of the Company’s new business model that involves partnering with leading stress test equipment manufacturers to broaden the distribution and use of MTWA technology.

11 Feb 2010

QIAGEN N.V. enters into agreement to distribute Celera molecular multiplex assay

QIAGEN N.V. and Celera Corporation today announced an agreement under which QIAGEN will distribute a Celera molecular multiplex assay. The assay is the next generation version of QIAGEN’s ResPlex II assay for detection of respiratory pathogens.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 11 Feb 2010

Lack of provider status denies radiation oncologists authority to make decisions based on patient safety and treatment accuracy

Our members deeply regret the needless tragedies outlined in the Times articles and express our sympathy to the families who have lost loved ones and witnessed their suffering. Our hearts also go out to all others whose lives have been impacted by these tragedies including therapists, physicians and physicists. We feel that, as radiation oncology professionals, we are all, directly or indirectly, responsible for these disastrous treatment errors and we therefore must, in future, take a more active role to assure episodes like these are never repeated.

11 Feb 2010

Toshiba America Medical Systems' cardiovascular X-ray service receives top ranking

As health care facilities today seek the best value in imaging and customer service, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s Service organization strives to deliver top-tier service and customer satisfaction. The result of this dedication was once again confirmed by IMV, Ltd., which provides independent analysis of service trends in the imaging industry. In IMV’s 2009 ServiceTrak™ Imaging report on cardiovascular X-ray system service, Toshiba received more top rankings than any other imaging vendor.

11 Feb 2010

$NovaShunt initiates study to evaluate AFS for refractory ascites patients$

NovaShunt initiates study to evaluate AFS for refractory ascites patients

NovaShunt today announced the initiation of its pivotal multi- center clinical study named PIONEER, a Prospective, multi-center, open label, non-randomized study to Investigate the safety and perfOrmance of the Automated Fluid ShuNt in patiEnts with ascitEs and diuretic Resistance.

11 Feb 2010

Altarum Institute re-vamps Health Policy Forum “blog” for 2010

Altarum Institute, a nonprofit health systems research and consulting organization, has re-vamped its Health Policy Forum “blog” for 2010. With a fresh look and new content, the blog is now tailored to the interests of journalists and health policy experts looking for thought-provoking commentary and analysis of the most pressing issues in health care today.

11 Feb 2010

SafeBridge Consultants validates improved hygiene air sampling and analytical method for naproxen sodium

SafeBridge® Consultants, Inc. headquartered in Mountain View, California announced today that its industrial hygiene analytical laboratory has recently validated an industrial hygiene air sampling and analytical method with improved analytical sensitivity for measurement of naproxen sodium on filters. SafeBridge now has a validated method that will detect as low as 20 picograms per filter in an air sample collected on appropriate media. This limit of detection is four (4) to five (5) times lower than methods available from other commercial laboratories.

11 Feb 2010

McKesson releases latest version of Lytec EHR and practice management solutions

To help physician practices improve workflow, cash flow and patient care, McKesson has released the latest and fastest versions of its trusted Lytec® electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solutions, used by thousands of doctors nationwide. The updated Lytec® MD is a seamlessly combined CCHIT-certified EHR and practice management system that features Bright Note Technology™, a proprietary chart automation function. It also features Lytec® Connect, designed to enable the secure electronic delivery of patient data across care settings.

11 Feb 2010

Texas RHIO empowers with Prognosis Health Information Systems' web-based EMR

Four community hospitals in Texas have taken the bull by the horns to form a regional health information organization (RHIO) that will enable them to experience the clinical and financial benefits commonly associated with electronic medical records (EMRs).

11 Feb 2010

Edwards Lifesciences’ German Andersen patent not infringed by Medtronic's CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve system

Medtronic, Inc., announced today that an appeals court in Germany has found that the CoreValve® transcatheter aortic valve system does not infringe Edwards Lifesciences’ German Andersen patent, which is set to expire in May 2011. The appellate court’s decision upholds a lower court’s ruling and enables uninterrupted access to the leading transcatheter heart valve in Germany.

11 Feb 2010

Bard FLAIR Endovascular Stent Graft more effective than balloon angioplasty for failing dialysis grafts

C. R. Bard, Inc. today announced the publication of trial results by The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) showing the Bard FLAIR® Endovascular Stent Graft maintains the patency of dialysis access grafts more effectively than balloon angioplasty alone. The FLAIR® Endovascular Stent Graft is the only implant approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment of stenoses at the venous anastomosis of ePTFE or other synthetic arteriovenous access grafts.

11 Feb 2010

MINW initiates digital imaging and data management integration project

Even before Healthcare IT stimulus and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act became household terms, Medical Imaging Northwest (MINW) initiated a comprehensive digital imaging and data management integration project with interoperability provider Compressus. The project's ambitious goals are already paying dividends for MINW patients even after the completion of the initial phase of implementation, designed to enable the electronic collection and distribution of the medical records, images and patient reports MINW radiologists need to make patient diagnoses.

11 Feb 2010

Silver nanoparticles in higher-power, longer-life batteries for ICDs

Diamonds and gold may make some hearts flutter on Valentine's Day, but in a University at Buffalo laboratory, silver nanoparticles are being designed to do just the opposite.

11 Feb 2010

Online fundraising now possible with new iphone application

The newest fundraising tool for participants in the 2010 Hill Country Ride for AIDS comes by way of the mobile device. The Central Texas nonprofit today launched its new iPhone® application, further equipping event participants with the technology solutions they need to reach more donors and be more successful in their peer-to-peer fundraising efforts.

11 Feb 2010

MEDNET to display NHIN and health care information technologies at HIMSS annual conference

MEDNETWorld.com (MEDNET) will be featured at the March 1-4, 2010 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference in Atlanta, Ga. with a special demonstration at the “Interoperability Booth” by MEDNET Chief Architect Seonho Kim and a special presentation on March 4 in Session 246 by MEDNET CEO John Fraser on Identity Management in a Federated Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).

11 Feb 2010

Drexel University CNHP invites nominations for Bayada Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice Awards

Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) announces the seventh annual Bayada Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice. The award, sponsored by brothers Mel and Mark Baiada, recognizes the importance of incorporating technology in nursing for better patient outcomes. Applications are being accepted now.

11 Feb 2010

Role of evidence-based pathways in providing high quality, cost effective oncology care

Although health care reform is taking a back seat to the economy on Capitol Hill, discussions continue in the health care industry on how best to lower the cost of care while maintaining or improving patient outcomes.

11 Feb 2010

Sears Hearing Centres joins Hearing Mission to Toluca, Mexico

Sears Hearing Centres founder, Rhonda Martin, announced today that she will be volunteering on an eight-day Hearing Mission to Toluca, Mexico from February 21st to the 28th. The Mission, which is preparing to fit more than 2,000 adults and children with over 4,000 hearing devices, has been organized by the Starkey Hearing Foundation, as part of its commitment to "Help the World Hear."

11 Feb 2010

Intermec Technologies announces partnership with HealthWyse and Data Capture Solutions

Intermec Technologies today announced its partnership with HealthWyse and Data Capture Solutions to provide healthcare professionals with access to electronic medical records anytime, anywhere. The durability of Intermec’s CN3 ruggedized handheld computers combined with the ease-of-use of Healthwyse’s mobile clinical software and Data Capture Solutions’ support has saved customers, like Caritas Home Care, an average of 98 hours of total annual time per healthcare professional.

11 Feb 2010

Device / Technology News

PARI Pharma commences enrollment in L-CsA Phase 2b efficacy study

Cambridge Heart submits 510(k) application for Microvolt T-wave Alternans OEM Module

QIAGEN N.V. enters into agreement to distribute Celera molecular multiplex assay

Lack of provider status denies radiation oncologists authority to make decisions based on patient safety and treatment accuracy

Toshiba America Medical Systems' cardiovascular X-ray service receives top ranking

NovaShunt initiates study to evaluate AFS for refractory ascites patients

Altarum Institute re-vamps Health Policy Forum “blog” for 2010

SafeBridge Consultants validates improved hygiene air sampling and analytical method for naproxen sodium

McKesson releases latest version of Lytec EHR and practice management solutions

Texas RHIO empowers with Prognosis Health Information Systems' web-based EMR

Edwards Lifesciences’ German Andersen patent not infringed by Medtronic's CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve system

Bard FLAIR Endovascular Stent Graft more effective than balloon angioplasty for failing dialysis grafts

MINW initiates digital imaging and data management integration project

Silver nanoparticles in higher-power, longer-life batteries for ICDs

Online fundraising now possible with new iphone application

MEDNET to display NHIN and health care information technologies at HIMSS annual conference

Drexel University CNHP invites nominations for Bayada Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice Awards

Role of evidence-based pathways in providing high quality, cost effective oncology care

Sears Hearing Centres joins Hearing Mission to Toluca, Mexico

Intermec Technologies announces partnership with HealthWyse and Data Capture Solutions

How does norepinephrine influence anxiety-related behaviours?

Transforming Lab Workflows with Cell Culture Automation

Building Bridges to Scalable Allogeneic Cell Therapy

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