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Role of robots in the future of healthcare to be discussed during Mobile Robots in Motion conference

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. today announced that Martin Spencer, GeckoSystems' president and chief executive officer, will discuss the role of robots in the future of healthcare during their "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference in Atlanta, Ga. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging mobile robotics industry, revolutionizing their development and usage with "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service™."

4 Nov 2009

Health Canada approves the Zenith Branch Endovascular Graft-Iliac Bifurcation

Canadian physicians can now treat patients suffering from life-threatening aneurysms in one of the body’s largest arteries with an endovascular graft delivered during a minimally invasive procedure without blocking a critical artery.

4 Nov 2009

Solos Endoscopy receives purchase orders for its MammoView line of surgical endoscopy instruments

Solos Endoscopy, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has received purchase orders for its MammoView(TM) line of surgical endoscopy instruments from various hospitals under Catholic Health Initiatives, Littleton, CO.

4 Nov 2009

superDimension's electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy device receives AMA Category I CPT code

superDimension, Inc.®, a private company that develops minimally invasive interventional pulmonology devices, announced today that The American Medical Association (AMA) has issued a new Category I CPT® code for the use of the Company's electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy (ENB) device to navigate to lesions or spots deep in the lungs.

4 Nov 2009

Webinar series on neuroendocrine tumours

The Canadian Oncology Societies and the Canadian Association of Medical Oncologists continue the series of webcasts on Neuroendocrine Tumours by presenting an hour-long webinar by Dr. Walter Kocha, Dr. Amil Shah, and Dr. Peter Metrakos. This webinar is part two of a three-part series and will cover the subjects of Surgery, Cardiology, Radiology & Principals of Medical Management in Treatment.

4 Nov 2009

Laser-scanning microscope records brain activity in freely moving animals

The majority of our life is spent moving around a static world and we generate our impression of the world using visual and other senses simultaneously. It is the ability to freely explore our environment that is essential for the view we form of our local surroundings.

4 Nov 2009

Cardiac MRI useful for diagnosing myocarditis

Myocarditis is an important, and often unrecognized cause of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Several new diagnostic methods, such as cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are useful for diagnosing myocarditis, according to a study published in the November 2009 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

4 Nov 2009

Combination of high-dose radiotherapy and chemotherapy shows encouraging results in treating LSCL

Treating limited stage small cell lung cancer(LSCL) with a combination of accelerated high-dose radiotherapy and chemotherapy has shown encouraging results, opening the door to larger scale investigation, according to new research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

4 Nov 2009

Canada Health Infoway makes best use of its funds for EHR projects, says Auditor General

A report released today by the Auditor General of Canada confirms Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) has "accomplished much in the eight years since its creation."

4 Nov 2009

Enobia Pharma initiates study of bone-targeted enzyme replacement therapy for hypophosphatasia

Enobia Pharma announced today the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical study of ENB-0040, a bone-targeted enzyme replacement therapy, under investigation for the treatment of hypophosphatasia (HPP). The six-month study will assess the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of ENB-0040 in up to 12 children with HPP.

4 Nov 2009

Radiation treatment as effective and as safe in reducing the risk of prostate cancer from returning

A shorter, five-week course of radiation treatment that delivers higher doses of radiation in fewer sessions, known as hypofractionation, appears to be just as effective and as safe in reducing the risk of prostate cancer from returning as standard radiation therapy, yet is delivered in two-and-a-half weeks less time, according to interim results of a randomized study presented November 4, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

4 Nov 2009

Advanced equipment targets radiation to specific areas in the brain

Radiation oncologists at Rush University Medical Center are intent on finding ways to avoid damage to the critically important hippocampus and limbic circuit of the brain when cranial radiation is required to treat existing or potential metastatic cancers.

4 Nov 2009

ASTI's 'Tell-a-Friend program' for solving sleep-related problems

Adaptive Sound Technologies, Inc. (ASTI) announced today that it will pay cash rewards to ASTI customers who refer friends that in turn buy an Ecotones or Ecotones Duet directly from ASTI. The new "Tell-a-Friend" program rewards customers for doing what they have been doing since the first Ecotones was introduced late last year: letting friends in on the secret to better sleep.

4 Nov 2009

Stereotactic radiosurgery effectively controls pain in patients with cancer

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), a radiation therapy procedure pioneered at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) that precisely delivers a large dose of radiation to tumors, effectively controls pain in patients with cancer that has spread to the spine, according to researchers from UPCI.

4 Nov 2009

Aetna provides free electronic roster billing to pharmacies and other providers for H1N1 flu vaccine claims

Aetna is providing free electronic roster billing for pharmacies and other non-traditional providers to use when submitting claims for the administration of the H1N1 flu vaccine.

4 Nov 2009

Specimen Collection Kit to help medical personnel combat H1N1 and RSV

As the outbreak of H1N1 (Swine Flu) intensifies, there is a growing need for greater speed and accuracy in collecting specimens from patients for testing to determine with what they've been infected.

4 Nov 2009

PET imaging is not the basis for increasing dosage level

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of non-small cell lung cancer prior to receiving radiation therapy should not be the basis for determining areas that may benefit from higher doses of radiation, according to research presented by investigators at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital at the 51st ASTRO Annual Meeting (Abstract #2583/B-186).

4 Nov 2009

$Optic nerve sheath meningioma patients can be cured using fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy$

Optic nerve sheath meningioma patients can be cured using fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy

Optic nerve sheath meningiomas are rare tumors that are traditionally treated with surgery, which is typically a blinding procedure. However, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have found that a specialized type of radiation therapy offers the same local control, with fewer adverse effects on vision.

4 Nov 2009

Sigma-Aldrich, Polyplus-transfection sign licensing agreement to manufacture ZNA oligonucleotides

Sigma-Aldrich today announced a worldwide licensing agreement with Polyplus-transfection (Strasbourg, France) to manufacture and commercialize Zip Nucleic Acid (ZNA(TM)) oligonucleotides, a new technology that provides solutions for increased affinity for nucleic acids.

3 Nov 2009

Absorption Systems awarded FDA SBIR grant for developing its CellPort Technologies testing platform

Absorption Systems LP today announced that it has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue development of the company’s CellPort Technologies™ testing platform. This unique assay platform enables more specific prediction of potential drug-drug interactions mediated by human drug transport proteins.

3 Nov 2009

Device / Technology News

Role of robots in the future of healthcare to be discussed during Mobile Robots in Motion conference

Health Canada approves the Zenith Branch Endovascular Graft-Iliac Bifurcation

Solos Endoscopy receives purchase orders for its MammoView line of surgical endoscopy instruments

superDimension's electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy device receives AMA Category I CPT code

Webinar series on neuroendocrine tumours

Laser-scanning microscope records brain activity in freely moving animals

Cardiac MRI useful for diagnosing myocarditis

Combination of high-dose radiotherapy and chemotherapy shows encouraging results in treating LSCL

Canada Health Infoway makes best use of its funds for EHR projects, says Auditor General

Enobia Pharma initiates study of bone-targeted enzyme replacement therapy for hypophosphatasia

Radiation treatment as effective and as safe in reducing the risk of prostate cancer from returning

Advanced equipment targets radiation to specific areas in the brain

ASTI's 'Tell-a-Friend program' for solving sleep-related problems

Stereotactic radiosurgery effectively controls pain in patients with cancer

Aetna provides free electronic roster billing to pharmacies and other providers for H1N1 flu vaccine claims

Specimen Collection Kit to help medical personnel combat H1N1 and RSV

PET imaging is not the basis for increasing dosage level

Optic nerve sheath meningioma patients can be cured using fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy

Sigma-Aldrich, Polyplus-transfection sign licensing agreement to manufacture ZNA oligonucleotides

Absorption Systems awarded FDA SBIR grant for developing its CellPort Technologies testing platform

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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