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Data miners can inform drug companies of doctors' prescribing habits

The Baltimore Sun reports: "[P]harmaceutical companies that make … prescription drugs are also looking over the doctor's shoulder, keeping track of how many prescriptions for whose drugs the individual physician is writing."

25 Nov 2009

Roche's xCELLigence RTCA DP Instrument with CIM-Plate 16 enables real-time monitoring of cell migration

Cell migration is an important process in the development of organisms, as well as during immune surveillance and wound healing. For cancer development, the potential of cells to migrate or to grow invasively is, in addition to proliferation, the most important disease-causing factor. The inhibition of cell migration is a key target of the new anti-inflammatory therapies.

25 Nov 2009

Medtronic's strong earnings reassure defibrillator industry

Medical technology company Medtronic's stocks surged 5 percent Tuesday in the wake of strong earnings reports, while rivals on implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) market saw similar gains in the neighborhood of 4 percent, Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal reports. ICDs monitor patient's hearts and shock them when they fall out of beat. The market for the devices was believed to be in a slowdown lately.

25 Nov 2009

Merge Healthcare, Insite One expand their contract to provide a universal viewing solution for archiving services

Merge Healthcare, announced today that InSite One, a leading service provider of medical data archiving, storage, and disaster-recovery solutions, has expanded its contract with Merge to provide a universal viewing solution for their InDex® archiving services.

25 Nov 2009

Emerging trends that drive the U.S. market for trauma fixation devices

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the nearly $3 billion US market for trauma fixation devices will continue to see rapid growth over the next five years despite the recent economic slowdown. MRG's US Markets for Trauma Devices 2010 report finds that this market will remain highly dynamic over the next five years, with competitors introducing specialized devices in previously underserved segments of the trauma fixation market, fueling market growth.

25 Nov 2009

iThemba Pharmaceuticals and Pyxis Discovery sign a collaborative agreement

iThemba Pharmaceuticals' service division and Pyxis Discovery announced today that they have signed a collaborative agreement to jointly market both companies' services.

25 Nov 2009

Swiss investor acquires Swissray International

Swissray International, Inc. a leading manufacturer of direct digital Radiography (ddR) systems, announced today that its operations have been acquired by a private Swiss Investor with a long term view towards growing Swissray's medical imaging brand. The acquisition included all assets and intellectual property, as well as contracts and inventory.

25 Nov 2009

Given Imaging's PillCam SB wireless capsule endoscopy effective in treating GI patients

Given Imaging Ltd., the global leader in patient-friendly GI diagnostic and monitoring solutions, today announced that three new studies demonstrate that PillCam® SB endoscopy has a clear impact on how physicians manage GI patients, including those patients suspected of having Crohn's disease. The studies were presented at the Gastro 2009 conference taking place in London from November 21 to 25.

25 Nov 2009

TMCI announces a national rollout of its successful "Plan" to reach the nation's teen moms

Lee Daniels' gritty indie film "Precious” follows a suffering pregnant girl struggling against impossible odds. Producer and director Daniels said on NPR's Fresh Air, "I know the cycle has to stop. And that's the beauty of 'Precious.'"

25 Nov 2009

Study: On-call radiology residents accurately interpret most emergency neuroradiology CT scans

On-call radiology residents generally provide accurate preliminary interpretation of emergency neuroradiology CT scans after hours when attending neuroradiologist unavailable, according to results of a large study performed at a level I trauma center published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

25 Nov 2009

MAQUET Cardiovascular signs a two-year contract with Novation

MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC, a leading provider of cardiovascular technologies, announced today that it has signed a guaranteed two-year contract with Novation, one of the nation's largest group purchasing organizations, to be the sole source provider of surgical devices for beating heart cardiac surgery.

25 Nov 2009

Merck Chimie advances to the next phase in commercializing Beads, reports CardioGenics Holdings

CardioGenics Holdings Inc., a developer of technology and products targeting the immunoassay segment of the IVD testing market, reports that Merck Chimie S.A.S. ("Merck Chimie") is progressing to the next phase of the commercialization of CardioGenics' proprietary silver coated paramagnetic Beads ("Beads").

25 Nov 2009

TSO3 and 3M continue contract negotiations; parties agree to extend timeline by Dec 21

TSO3 Inc. ("TSO3") (TSX: TOS), an innovator in low temperature sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings through the use of ozone, today announced that discussions with 3M continue, with the intent of signing a definitive agreement which would provide 3M with a global license and distribution rights to TSO3's STERIZONE 125L sterilizer including new cycles recently announced by TSO3.

25 Nov 2009

IES to install electrical systems at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

IES, a leading national provider of electrical and communications systems and services for the commercial, industrial and residential markets, announced today that its commercial business group has been awarded a contract from Manhattan Torcon JV to install the electrical systems for the Level 4 bio-safety lab (BSL-4) replacement facility at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md.

25 Nov 2009

GeckoSystems learns new insights during home care robot trials

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (http://www.geckosystems.com/) announced today that during their first week of real world evaluation trials, for their fully autonomous personal companion home care robot, the CareBot™, they have learned some surprising and some, not surprising, insights.

25 Nov 2009

Replay 4, next-generation backup and recovery platform from AppAssure Software

"If you're an IT person and you're not getting successful backup, you're not doing your job," says Brooks Betts, Vice President of Information Services at LCH. As is the case with many hospitals in Maine, budgets are extremely tight for LCH, but Betts knew he needed a backup redesign to protect his mission critical systems.

25 Nov 2009

JACR: Computerized support system provides solution to manage imaging utilization

Providing physicians with a computerized order entry/decision support system that provides immediate feedback regarding imaging appropriateness at the time of ordering may be an effective solution to managing imaging utilization, according to an article in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

25 Nov 2009

Device / Technology News

Data miners can inform drug companies of doctors' prescribing habits

Roche's xCELLigence RTCA DP Instrument with CIM-Plate 16 enables real-time monitoring of cell migration

Medtronic's strong earnings reassure defibrillator industry

Merge Healthcare, Insite One expand their contract to provide a universal viewing solution for archiving services

Emerging trends that drive the U.S. market for trauma fixation devices

iThemba Pharmaceuticals and Pyxis Discovery sign a collaborative agreement

Swiss investor acquires Swissray International

Given Imaging's PillCam SB wireless capsule endoscopy effective in treating GI patients

TMCI announces a national rollout of its successful "Plan" to reach the nation's teen moms

Study: On-call radiology residents accurately interpret most emergency neuroradiology CT scans

MAQUET Cardiovascular signs a two-year contract with Novation

Merck Chimie advances to the next phase in commercializing Beads, reports CardioGenics Holdings

TSO3 and 3M continue contract negotiations; parties agree to extend timeline by Dec 21

IES to install electrical systems at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

GeckoSystems learns new insights during home care robot trials

Replay 4, next-generation backup and recovery platform from AppAssure Software

JACR: Computerized support system provides solution to manage imaging utilization

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Vicor Technologies announces implementation of ASP distribution model in cardiology practice

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