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Prestigious journal suppressing dissenting evidence favoring unnecessary cervical biopsy industry, complains HiFi DNA Tech president

Connecticut Pathologist Sin Hang Lee, MD, has filed a complaint with the international Council of Science Editors alleging the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (Journal) is suppressing dissenting evidence in favor of a $10 billion “unnecessary cervical biopsy industry that protects special interest groups.”

16 Feb 2010

Spectra Laboratories replaces legacy system with McKesson’s Horizon Lab LIS to improve workflow

Spectra Laboratories East (Rockleigh, N.J.), a lab division of Fresenius Medical Care North America, recently replaced its legacy system with McKesson’s Horizon Lab™ laboratory information system (LIS) to improve workflow associated with more than 30 million tests it performs annually.

16 Feb 2010

Altarum Institute awarded $19.6M ARRA funds to serve as lead agent in establishing M-CEITA

Ann Arbor-based Altarum Institute has been awarded a grant of $19,619,990 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to serve as the lead agent in establishing Michigan’s health information technology regional extension center, the Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption (M-CEITA, www.mceita.org). The grant will be administered through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and managed and sponsored by Altarum. It is expected to create over 100 new jobs in Michigan.

16 Feb 2010

Genous Bio-engineered R stent beneficial for patients not suitable for long term DAPT

OrbusNeich announced that clinical data presented at the Joint Intervention Meeting (JIM) 2010 in Rome provide further evidence that the company's Genous stent could be a treatment of choice for patients not suitable for long term dual antiplatelet therapy. The investigator initiated, 50 patient, multicenter study evaluated the safety of patients receiving only 10 days dual antiplatelet therapy undergoing stenting with the Genous Bio-engineered R stent. The primary endpoint was the absence of stent thrombosis or any occlusion within three months.

15 Feb 2010

LCA announces new internet link with renowned lung cancer research center in Zhuhai, China

Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) announced today a new internet link with a renown lung cancer research center at the 5th Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, in Zhuhai, China.

15 Feb 2010

NRF and MOE fund support for SCELSE microbial biofilm research centre

The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced today the funding support for a Research Centre of Excellence (RCE) called the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) to be set up at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

15 Feb 2010

ALCAT Laboratory introduces compatibility testing to over 130 new functional foods and medicinal herbs

Millions of people use herbs and functional foods to treat countless ailments, from hiccups and hemorrhoids, to balance hormones and stimulate libido. They may work well as natural remedies, but are they safe for everyone?

15 Feb 2010

APS-AAPT joint meeting: Highlights

Secret military projects, powerful collisions at the LHC, future international physics projects, and lots of new data from around the universe will be featured in talks at this year's spring meeting of The American Physical Society (APS), the largest professional society of physicists in the world. This year, APS is joining with the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), the world's largest society of physics teachers, for a joint meeting from February 13-17, 2010 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

15 Feb 2010

TV medical dramas show inaccurate seizure management

Watching TV medical shows might not be the best way to learn what to do when someone has a seizure. Researchers screened the most popular medical dramas and found that doctors and nurses on the shows responded inappropriately to seizures almost half the time, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010.

15 Feb 2010

Freeland Systems prohibited from selling Kardia Health Systems' software and customer lists

Today, the United States District Court enjoined Freeland Systems, LLC, from conducting a sale of Kardia Health Systems' (Kardia) software and customer lists developed since May 2008.

15 Feb 2010

High-resolution still images alongside high-speed video footage for detailed scientific imaging

Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the British Heart Foundation at the University of Oxford have developed a revolutionary way of capturing a high-resolution still image alongside very high-speed video - a new technology that is attractive for science, industry and consumer sectors alike.

15 Feb 2010

TAP to showcase ambr system at Cell Line Development and Engineering 2010

The Automation Partnership, a world leader in the design and development of innovative automation for life science applications, is pleased to announce it will be showcasing its new advanced micro bioreactor system (ambr™) at Cell Line Development and Engineering 2010, February 25-26 in San Francisco, USA.

15 Feb 2010

Discharged VAD implanted pediatric patient receives successful heart transplant after eight months

The wait is over for 16-year-old Francesco "Frank" De Santiago. On January 29, De Santiago received a donor heart in a nine-hour transplant operation at Texas Children's Heart Center De Santiago made news last October as the first child ever discharged from a pediatric hospital with an implanted mechanical heart pump, or ventricular assist device (VAD). Until then, pediatric patients with VADs remained in the hospital, often in ICU, while awaiting a donor heart.

15 Feb 2010

Synexus takes just ten months to carry out 52,000 DEXA scans

It took clinical trial experts Synexus, just ten months to carry out 52,000 DEXA scans and randomise over 2,700 patients across twelve of their UK, European and African dedicated research centres.

From AES - Accelerated Enrollment Solutions 15 Feb 2010

National MS Society launches We Keep Moving campaign to capture stories of people living with MS

For every person living with and affected by MS there is a unique story about how they move forward with their lives. That is why the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is launching We Keep Moving, a viewer-driven reality campaign that will capture these stories and perspectives through online videos that chronicle how people across the country keep moving forward while living with MS

15 Feb 2010

Effective smoking cessation treatments

With the national trend toward quitting smoking flat, psychologists are finding some success with treatments aimed at helping smokers from underserved groups, including racial and ethnic minorities and those with psychiatric disorders.

15 Feb 2010

Genencor launches Accellerase DUET at the 15th Annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando

Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, today introduced Accellerase® DUET at the Renewable Fuels Association's 15th Annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando, Fla. This product is the latest generation in the company's line of enzymes used to convert biomass into sugars, a critical step in the production of cellulosic ethanol and other advanced biofuels and biochemicals from non-food feedstocks.

15 Feb 2010

GE Healthcare launches Vscan ultrasound, pocket-sized visualization tool for point-of-care imaging

GE Healthcare today announced the availability of Vscan, a new, pocket-sized visualization tool developed to provide physicians with imaging capabilities at the point-of-care. Roughly the size of a smart phone, Vscan houses powerful, ultra-smart ultrasound technology that provides clinicians with an immediate, non-invasive method to help secure visual information about what is happening inside the body. Vscan is portable and can easily be taken from room to room to be used in many clinical, hospital or primary care settings.

15 Feb 2010

Free educational webinar: Important aspects to be aware of when selecting EHR system

Community oncologists, practice administrators (PAs), executive directors (EDs), and clinical staff interested in learning the most important aspects to be aware of when selecting the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system most appropriate for your particular practice are invited to attend a free webinar at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST) on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010.

15 Feb 2010

Benefits of NaviNet Insurer Connect to be studied in New Jersey

NaviNet, America’s largest real-time healthcare communications network, today announced its participation in a landmark initiative to document the benefits of electronic health information exchange between healthcare providers and health insurers.

15 Feb 2010

Device / Technology News

Prestigious journal suppressing dissenting evidence favoring unnecessary cervical biopsy industry, complains HiFi DNA Tech president

Spectra Laboratories replaces legacy system with McKesson’s Horizon Lab LIS to improve workflow

Altarum Institute awarded $19.6M ARRA funds to serve as lead agent in establishing M-CEITA

Genous Bio-engineered R stent beneficial for patients not suitable for long term DAPT

LCA announces new internet link with renowned lung cancer research center in Zhuhai, China

NRF and MOE fund support for SCELSE microbial biofilm research centre

ALCAT Laboratory introduces compatibility testing to over 130 new functional foods and medicinal herbs

APS-AAPT joint meeting: Highlights

TV medical dramas show inaccurate seizure management

Freeland Systems prohibited from selling Kardia Health Systems' software and customer lists

High-resolution still images alongside high-speed video footage for detailed scientific imaging

TAP to showcase ambr system at Cell Line Development and Engineering 2010

Discharged VAD implanted pediatric patient receives successful heart transplant after eight months

Synexus takes just ten months to carry out 52,000 DEXA scans

National MS Society launches We Keep Moving campaign to capture stories of people living with MS

Effective smoking cessation treatments

Genencor launches Accellerase DUET at the 15th Annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando

GE Healthcare launches Vscan ultrasound, pocket-sized visualization tool for point-of-care imaging

Free educational webinar: Important aspects to be aware of when selecting EHR system

Benefits of NaviNet Insurer Connect to be studied in New Jersey

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

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