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Grady Memorial Hospital uses LiveProcess event log for emergency healthcare management

Facilities like Atlanta, Georgia-based Grady Memorial Hospital are taking extra precautions, including leveraging technology for emergency healthcare management, in anticipation of a H1N1 surge this fall.

21 Oct 2009

Nationwide H1N1 Event Log to help ongoing challenges of flu pandemic

LiveProcess launched a nationwide H1N1 Event Log on October 1 designed to help regional healthcare organizations more effectively deal with the expected patient surge, consolidate the massive flow of disease-related communications and coordinate regional events with their constituent hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

21 Oct 2009

First human implants of the Conformable GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis performed

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today announced the first human implants of the next generation Conformable GORE TAG® Thoracic Endoprosthesis for the treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs). The first implants were performed by Joshua Rovin, MD and Eugene Murphy, MD, at Bayfront Medical Center and William McMillan, MD and Scott Schultz, MD, at North Memorial Medical Center.

21 Oct 2009

Exact Sciences to use Hologic's Invader chemistry for colorectal cancer screening

Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS) today announced that it has obtained a worldwide license from Hologic Inc. for that company’s Invader, Invader plus and real-time Invader detection chemistries for the field of colorectal cancer screening.

From Hologic, Inc. 21 Oct 2009

Also in Global Health News: Cholera in Zimbabwe; personal computers; medical 'outliers'; rain in Kenya; generic drugs

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has infected more than 100, resulting in five deaths, state media said Tuesday, Reuters reports, "raising fears of a repeat of last year's epidemic that claimed more than 4,000 lives.

21 Oct 2009

Inovio Biomedical highlights its advances in SynCon DNA vaccines

Inovio Biomedical Corporation, a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced that Dr. David B. Weiner, Chairman of Inovio’s Scientific Advisory Board, highlighted advances in electroporation-delivered SynCon™ DNA vaccines compared to other leading vaccine technologies at the AIDS Vaccine 2009 Conference being held this week in Paris, France.

21 Oct 2009

New EHR and practice management solution from Nuesoft Technologies

Nuesoft Technologies Inc. today announced the launch of its electronic health record (EHR). The NueMD® EHR 5.2 is certified for Ambulatory EHR 2007 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), and accompanies NueMD's medical practice management software solution to comprise NueMD® Complete, a fully integrated practice management and electronic medical record.

20 Oct 2009

Computerized decision support solution from GE Healthcare

As part of GE’s healthymagination commitment, GE Healthcare today announced a new solution that puts clinical data and treatment practices in the hands of doctors and clinicians in real-time so that they can make informed decisions right at the point of care.

20 Oct 2009

Covalon and Bard sign license agreement; Bard to apply Covalon's technology on its products

Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the "Company" or "Covalon") (TSX VENTURE:COV), an advanced medical products company, announced that it has signed a License Agreement as well as a Services and Supply Agreement with a division of C. R. Bard, Inc.

20 Oct 2009

On-line portal for training doctors and nurses on fall prevention and protection

Medical Nurse Training, Inc. (www.MedicalNurseTraining.com) is the premier on-line portal for training doctors and nurses on fall prevention and protection.

20 Oct 2009

National Health Partners adds third marketing firm to its internet marketing campaign

National Health Partners, Inc. (National Health) (OTCBB: NHPR), a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced today that it has added a third leading marketing firm to its internet marketing campaign.

20 Oct 2009

FTC Red Flags Rule compliance with message encryption

With the deadline for compliance with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Red Flags Rule looming, one Colorado Internet company is providing a simple solution -- encrypt your messages.

20 Oct 2009

Smoothduck releases new Windows software to speed up file search

Smoothduck Inc. has just released its new Windows software product, Where'sMyStuff?, designed to simplify and speed the tasks of finding and organizing files on PCs.

20 Oct 2009

Alberta revises its cervical cancer screening guideline

Alberta has revised its Cervical Cancer Screening Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) based on new technologies and epidemiologic evidence from Alberta and internationally.

20 Oct 2009

Tyrian Diagnostics and BD end collaboration to develop a Point-of-Care test for TB diagnosis

Tyrian Diagnostics Limited announced today that Tyrian and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) will not continue their collaboration to develop a Point-of-Care (PoC) test for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB).

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 20 Oct 2009

Cardiac Science and OMRON Healthcare sign distribution agreement

Cardiac Science Corporation (Nasdaq: CSCX), a global leader in automated external defibrillator (AED) and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices, entered into an exclusive agreement with OMRON Healthcare distribute Omron's vital signs and spot check monitors under the Cardiac Science brand in the United States and Canada.

20 Oct 2009

Conference to discuss the pent-up demand for home based eldercare personal robots

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that during their first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference November 4-5, 2009, attendees will be able to learn and discuss the basis for GeckoSystems' belief that pent-up demand exists for their cost effective, home based eldercare personal robots.

20 Oct 2009

Waters presents a new video on its UPLC Systems, Mass Spectrometers and SDMS software solutions

Waters Corporation has posted a new version of its online video showcase featuring compelling interviews with more than 50 scientists, development partners, and product experts in the fields of pharmaceutical discovery and development, food safety, environmental analysis, sports medicine, disease research and clinical toxicology and clinical research.

20 Oct 2009

Cork University Hospital uses a computer simulation system in its clinical trials

SensAble Technologies, Inc., announced that its customer, the Cork University Hospital, is leading clinical trials in two European hospitals using a haptically-enabled computer simulation system for testing physician competency in administering spinal anesthesia.

20 Oct 2009

Aspect Medical Systems to present a complete family of BIS monitoring technologies at ASA meeting

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting will feature 62 scientific presentations that reference BIS® monitoring when it convenes on October 17-21, 2009 in New Orleans. BIS-related research will cover a broad range of applications for BIS monitoring, including initial results from studies conducted as part of a comparative effectiveness research collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic as well as findings from a study evaluating use of a Composite Variability Index (CVI) that is based on BIS parameters.

20 Oct 2009

Device / Technology News

Grady Memorial Hospital uses LiveProcess event log for emergency healthcare management

Nationwide H1N1 Event Log to help ongoing challenges of flu pandemic

First human implants of the Conformable GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis performed

Exact Sciences to use Hologic's Invader chemistry for colorectal cancer screening

Also in Global Health News: Cholera in Zimbabwe; personal computers; medical 'outliers'; rain in Kenya; generic drugs

Inovio Biomedical highlights its advances in SynCon DNA vaccines

New EHR and practice management solution from Nuesoft Technologies

Computerized decision support solution from GE Healthcare

Covalon and Bard sign license agreement; Bard to apply Covalon's technology on its products

On-line portal for training doctors and nurses on fall prevention and protection

National Health Partners adds third marketing firm to its internet marketing campaign

FTC Red Flags Rule compliance with message encryption

Smoothduck releases new Windows software to speed up file search

Alberta revises its cervical cancer screening guideline

Tyrian Diagnostics and BD end collaboration to develop a Point-of-Care test for TB diagnosis

Cardiac Science and OMRON Healthcare sign distribution agreement

Conference to discuss the pent-up demand for home based eldercare personal robots

Waters presents a new video on its UPLC Systems, Mass Spectrometers and SDMS software solutions

Cork University Hospital uses a computer simulation system in its clinical trials

Aspect Medical Systems to present a complete family of BIS monitoring technologies at ASA meeting

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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