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AcroMetrix introduces the OptiQual HPV Genotype Panel

AcroMetrix, a leading manufacturer of quality control material for clinical diagnostic and blood testing laboratories, announced today the launch of its OptiQual HPV Genotype Panel. Designed to help clinical laboratories comply with CLIA guidelines for qualitative molecular assays that detect Human Papillomavirus (HPV), this addition to AcroMetrix’s line of women’s health products can assist laboratorians with the validation and verification of their molecular HPV tests.

19 Nov 2009

SPG establishes a nationwide sales force to meet demand for its Zip-Outs

StreamWorks Products Group, Inc. (SPG), renowned for developing innovative consumer products across several industries, has announced that its new PlugsSafety™ division, a cutting-edge line of hearing protection solutions, has contracted with seven regional sales groups across the country to establish a nationwide sales force following the tremendous debut of the company’s newest product, Zip-Outs™.

19 Nov 2009

Vicor Technologies' PD2i nonlinear algorithm and software: a promising diagnostic for in-field trauma triage

David H. Fater, CEO of Vicor Technologies, Inc., today announced that Andriy Batchinsky, MD, a researcher with the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), identified Vicor's proprietary PD2i® nonlinear algorithm and software as the most promising diagnostic for in-field trauma triage during a presentation before several hundred attendees at the American Heart Association's Resuscitation Science Symposium 2009 on November 14, 2009 in Orlando, Florida.

19 Nov 2009

Anika Therapeutics' "ELEVESS Light" receives European CE Mark approval

Anika Therapeutics, Inc., a leader in products for tissue protection, healing and repair based on hyaluronic acid (“HA”) technology, today announced that it has received European CE Mark approval for “ELEVESS™ Light,” the Company’s latest aesthetic product used for the treatment of fine lines and facial wrinkles. ELEVESS Light will be distributed in the European market by the Company’s current aesthetic dermatology distributors.

19 Nov 2009

Kansas pilot program to use electronic medical records to coordinate care

A health information technology project "may revolutionize how health care is managed" by using medical records to coordinate patients' records.

19 Nov 2009

VisEn Medical launches two new agents for imaging quantification

VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence in vivo imaging from research through medicine, announced today the commercial launch of its new OsteoSense® 800 imaging agent for targeting areas of bone turnover and microcalcification in vivo. The new 800 nm OsteoSense agent complements VisEn's OsteoSense 680 and 750 products, and is expected to further expand the utilization of this agent family in enabling in vivo detection, measurement and monitoring of skeletal changes in a wide range of disease states, including arthritis, osteoporosis, and cancer metastasis.

19 Nov 2009

Emerging trends fuelling the US market for reprocessed electrophysiology diagnostic catheters

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the US market for reprocessed electrophysiology diagnostic catheters will grow at a rate of over 15% through 2014. MRG's new US Markets for Electrophysiology Mapping and Ablation Devices 2010 report finds that although reprocessed catheters have existed for a number of years, it is only recently that this device type has begun to play a larger role in the electrophysiology diagnostic market.

19 Nov 2009

Positive results from Echo Therapeutics' Symphony tCGM System study

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing its needle-free Symphony(TM) tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring (tCGM) system and the Prelude(TM) SkinPrep System for transdermal drug delivery, today announced positive results of a clinical study of its Symphony tCGM System in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.

19 Nov 2009

Cardiovascular Systems commences patient enrollment in CALCIUM 360° clinical trial

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., announces the first patient enrollment in its prospective, randomized CALCIUM 360° clinical trial, part of the company’s 360° Clinical Series. The CALCIUM 360° study will evaluate the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) behind and below the knee using CSI’s Diamondback 360® PAD System, a minimally invasive catheter for treating PAD anywhere in the leg.

19 Nov 2009

Dicom Systems' latest API improves the Teleradiology network experience for healthcare professionals

Dicom Systems, consolidating their reputation for continued and groundbreaking innovation, are preparing to launch the latest addition to their DCMSYS family: API for Advanced Statistical reports and graphs, and for monitoring.

19 Nov 2009

VCU-RAA treatment protocol nearly doubles pre-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation and survival rates

ZOLL Medical Corporation announced today that in a “Best Original Resuscitation Science” presentation at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS) in Orlando Florida, Joseph P. Ornato, M.D., and Mary Ann Peberdy, M. D., reported nearly doubling the resuscitation and survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to a comprehensive treatment protocol established between Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (VCU) and the Richmond Ambulance Authority (RAA).

19 Nov 2009

SinoFresh Nasal Spray effective against 'swine flu' in animal study

SinoFresh Healthcare Products, Inc. announced today the successful results of its initial pilot animal study testing the efficacy of the SinoFresh Nasal Spray product when used on animals infected with the H1N1 virus. The study data suggests that treatment with SinoFresh allowed the infected animals to recover more rapidly from H1N1 infection than did untreated animals. In addition, pre-treatment with SinoFresh Nasal Spray decreased the severity and/or incidence of infection.

19 Nov 2009

DxNA announces successfull evaluation of its GeneSTAT PCR system

DxNA, a molecular diagnostics company headquartered in St. George, Utah, announced today that the DxNA GeneSTAT PCR system has successfully completed evaluation studies under the direction of a California laboratory supported by the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme in Food and Agriculture.

19 Nov 2009

Medtronic introduces imaging and visualization service for endovascular specialists

Continuing to drive innovation in endovascular aortic repair (EVAR), Medtronic, Inc., today announced the introduction of an imaging and visualization service for endovascular specialists who use the company’s market-leading portfolio of stent grafts to treat aortic aneurysms. Aortic aneurysms affect more than one million people in the United States alone and can rupture with fatal consequences if left untreated.

19 Nov 2009

EIN News launches "Mesothelioma News Today"

EIN News, an online leader in industry news monitoring and press syndication, has today added a new publication to its portfolio of health-related international news sites for industry professionals and analysts: Mesothelioma News Today (http://mesothelioma.einnews.com).

19 Nov 2009

Recent progress of Delcath Systems in drug delivery platform reported

Delcath Systems, Inc., a medical technology company developing the Delcath Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion (PHP(TM)) System, a minimally invasive drug delivery platform for the regional treatment of cancer metastatic to the liver, today reported on the Company's recent progress.

19 Nov 2009

Parascript releases AccuDetect 3.0 CAD software for film and digital based mammography systems

Parascript, LLC, the image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, today announced the release of AccuDetect 3.0, the next generation of its computer-aided detection (CAD) software with higher sensitivity and lower false-positive rates when detecting suspicious lesions on mammograms, compared to the previous version of the product.

19 Nov 2009

Launch of Florida Medicaid Health Information Network to be announced

Senior officials from Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) will announce the launch of the Florida Medicaid Health Information Network powered by Availity at a press conference on Thursday, November 19.

19 Nov 2009

Book on pediatric IBD launched

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and indeterminate colitis. The distinct phenotype in pediatric and adolescent patients and the difference from adult IBD make early-onset IBD a unique subgroup requiring specific therapeutic considerations. In this book, leading experts from the USA, Europe and Israel present new data on the genetics, epidemiology, pathology and pathogenesis of pediatric IBD. Imaging and endoscopy in the diagnosis of IBD are also discussed.

19 Nov 2009

Continuous flow heart pump improves survival rates in heart failure patients than current pulsating models

A new, continuous flow heart pump, or left ventricular assist device (LVAD), delivered better two-year survival in advanced heart failure patients than the current pulsatile model, researchers reported in a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.

19 Nov 2009

Device / Technology News

AcroMetrix introduces the OptiQual HPV Genotype Panel

SPG establishes a nationwide sales force to meet demand for its Zip-Outs

Vicor Technologies' PD2i nonlinear algorithm and software: a promising diagnostic for in-field trauma triage

Anika Therapeutics' "ELEVESS Light" receives European CE Mark approval

Kansas pilot program to use electronic medical records to coordinate care

VisEn Medical launches two new agents for imaging quantification

Emerging trends fuelling the US market for reprocessed electrophysiology diagnostic catheters

Positive results from Echo Therapeutics' Symphony tCGM System study

Cardiovascular Systems commences patient enrollment in CALCIUM 360° clinical trial

Dicom Systems' latest API improves the Teleradiology network experience for healthcare professionals

VCU-RAA treatment protocol nearly doubles pre-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation and survival rates

SinoFresh Nasal Spray effective against 'swine flu' in animal study

DxNA announces successfull evaluation of its GeneSTAT PCR system

Medtronic introduces imaging and visualization service for endovascular specialists

EIN News launches "Mesothelioma News Today"

Recent progress of Delcath Systems in drug delivery platform reported

Parascript releases AccuDetect 3.0 CAD software for film and digital based mammography systems

Launch of Florida Medicaid Health Information Network to be announced

Book on pediatric IBD launched

Continuous flow heart pump improves survival rates in heart failure patients than current pulsating models

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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