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Chembio Diagnostics to present possibilities of OTC home-use HIV test kits at the FDA meeting

Chembio Diagnostics, Inc., a company that develops, manufactures, licenses, and markets proprietary rapid diagnostic tests, announced today that it will present at a meeting of the Blood Products Advisory Committee ("BPAC") of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") in Bethesda, Maryland, on the afternoon of November 17, 2009.

18 Nov 2009

IBM scientists create one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test based on innovative silicon chip

IBM (IBM) scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip, that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy to use, and can test for many diseases, including one of world's leading causes of death, cardiovascular disease.

18 Nov 2009

New generation of implanted devices help a failing heart function properly

A new generation of implanted devices that help a failing heart function properly is significantly more effective than the previous version, making these new devices an appropriate permanent therapy for many of the more than 5 million Americans who suffer from heart failure.

18 Nov 2009

Verax Platelet PGD test receives FDA clearance

Fenwal, Inc., a global medical technology company focused on improving blood collection, separation, safety and availability, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Verax Platelet PGD® test as a quality control test to detect bacterial contamination in whole blood-derived, pooled platelets prior to transfusion. Fenwal is the exclusive global distributor of the test, which was developed by Verax Biomedical of Worcester, Mass.

18 Nov 2009

Enigma ML, the fully automated Point-of-Care mini-laboratory instrument to be showcased

Enigma Diagnostics Limited, the decentralised point-of-care molecular diagnostics company, announces the showcasing of its fully automated Point-of-Care mini-laboratory instrument, the Enigma ML, at MEDICA 2009 at the Dusseldorf Trade Fair Centrehas in Dusseldorf, Germany in Hall 1, stand E07a between 18-20 November.

18 Nov 2009

Asuragen enters into an exclusive agreement with Life Technologies

Asuragen, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Life Technologies Corporation to develop and distribute worldwide an in-vitro diagnostic test intended to aid clinicians in the monitoring and treatment of individuals afflicted with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

18 Nov 2009

Quest Diagnostics' Simplexa Influenza A H1N1 (2009) test receives CE mark

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced that the Simplexa Influenza A H1N1 (2009) test developed by its Focus Diagnostics business has been CE marked and is now available as a test kit for distribution to approximately 35 countries in Europe.

From Quest Diagnostics 18 Nov 2009

Third patent application for COPD stem cell therapy filed by Entest BioMedical

Entest BioMedical Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ENTB) announced today the filing of a third patent application relating to the area of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that affects more than 5 million patients in the United States, resulting in more than 120,000 deaths per year. The application covers an implantable medical device useful in re-directing the immune system to stop tissue inflammation.

18 Nov 2009

Maintenance and Facility Management Software to be integrated with Wi-Fi RFID solution

Ultimo Software Solutions today announced that it is partnering with AeroScout to integrate its Maintenance and Facility Management Software, which includes inventory and work order administration, with AeroScout’s Wi-Fi RFID solution.

18 Nov 2009

ViPS introduces comprehensive software solutions for health payer customers

ViPS, a General Dynamics Information Technology company, today announces its next-generation STARS Solutions suite, an advanced, comprehensive solution to assist health payers -- organizations liable for healthcare coverage for plan members or beneficiaries -- stop healthcare fraud, waste and abuse (FWA).

18 Nov 2009

ED clinicians utilize WEBeMARS to report the progress of the H1N1 flu pandemic

EDIMS LLC, a leading provider of interoperable emergency department (ED) information management systems for hospitals, announced today that 22 of its client EDs in New York and New Jersey are reporting daily on the progress of the H1N1 flu pandemic to their state health departments.

18 Nov 2009

First gene expression test for coronary artery disease

The Heart & Vascular Center of Arizona today announced the availability of Corus(TM) CAD, the first and only gene expression test to quantify the likelihood of obstructive(i) coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with stable chest pain.

18 Nov 2009

Thomas Memorial Hospital equips itself with the latest technology from Spacelabs Healthcare

Thomas Memorial Hospital has completed the purchase to equip its critical care, perioperative, telemetry and outpatient surgery areas with the latest technology from Spacelabs Healthcare, a leader in patient monitoring and other healthcare products and services for over 50 years.

18 Nov 2009

GE receives NIEHS grant to develop wearable RFID sensors

GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced a $2 million award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health to develop wearable RFID sensors to alert people to the presence of environmental chemical agents in the air and sample exhaled breath to serve as an early indicator of disease.

18 Nov 2009

New encapsulated system may enable doctors to deliver anti-cancer drugs directly to tumors

An encapsulation breakthrough by researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology may enable doctors to deliver anti-cancer drugs directly to tumors over extended periods of time, while preventing the systemic side effects of chemotherapy and other current cancer treatments.

18 Nov 2009

ScienceWorksForUS launched by the representatives of public and private research universities

Representatives of the nation's leading public and private research universities, joined by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Members of Congress, today announced the launch of ScienceWorksForUS, an initiative that will highlight the scientific research and related activities that have been made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), also known as the stimulus.

18 Nov 2009

Real time location system can make hospitals more efficient and improve patient care

Results from the first multidisciplinary university study examining the impact of a Real Time Location System (RTLS) deployed throughout a hospital show that the technology for tracking mobile medical equipment is driving increased operational efficiency and saving hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, while also enabling nurses to spend more time with patients and improve staff morale.

18 Nov 2009

Planning and Forecasting system for healthcare organizations

CPM Marketing Group, Inc., the market leader for healthcare customer relationship management (CRM) and strategic marketing solutions, announced today the introduction of its Planning and Forecasting (P&F) system designed to provide actionable forecasting information to assist hospitals and health systems in planning.

18 Nov 2009

Novel device may reduce ischemic stroke damage

Stroke researchers at the Methodist Neurological Institute in Houston are the only ones in Texas to offer a novel device that might extend the acute stroke treatment window from three hours to 24.

18 Nov 2009

FDA approval to market KRYPTONITE Bone Cement received

Doctors Research Group, Inc. announced today that it has received 510(k) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market KRYPTONITE(TM) Bone Cement for cranioplasty applications.

18 Nov 2009

Device / Technology News

Chembio Diagnostics to present possibilities of OTC home-use HIV test kits at the FDA meeting

IBM scientists create one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test based on innovative silicon chip

New generation of implanted devices help a failing heart function properly

Verax Platelet PGD test receives FDA clearance

Enigma ML, the fully automated Point-of-Care mini-laboratory instrument to be showcased

Asuragen enters into an exclusive agreement with Life Technologies

Quest Diagnostics' Simplexa Influenza A H1N1 (2009) test receives CE mark

Third patent application for COPD stem cell therapy filed by Entest BioMedical

Maintenance and Facility Management Software to be integrated with Wi-Fi RFID solution

ViPS introduces comprehensive software solutions for health payer customers

ED clinicians utilize WEBeMARS to report the progress of the H1N1 flu pandemic

First gene expression test for coronary artery disease

Thomas Memorial Hospital equips itself with the latest technology from Spacelabs Healthcare

GE receives NIEHS grant to develop wearable RFID sensors

New encapsulated system may enable doctors to deliver anti-cancer drugs directly to tumors

ScienceWorksForUS launched by the representatives of public and private research universities

Real time location system can make hospitals more efficient and improve patient care

Planning and Forecasting system for healthcare organizations

Novel device may reduce ischemic stroke damage

FDA approval to market KRYPTONITE Bone Cement received

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