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Cell Therapy Catapult launches Cell History File

The Cell Therapy Catapult, the organisation dedicated to the growth of the UK cell and gene therapy industry by bridging the gap between scientific research and commercialisation, today announces the availability of the Cell History File (CHF) template document. The Cell History File template has been developed in conjunction with the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) and other cell therapy developers and manufacturers from academia and industry.

7 Oct 2015

Brain metastases evolve ‘clinically actionable’ mutations

Brain metastatic disease shows branched evolution from the primary tumour, suggest preliminary findings from the largest massively parallel sequencing study of paired samples performed so far.

7 Oct 2015

Adeptus Health closes $175 million of new senior secured credit facilities

Adeptus Health Inc., the largest operator of freestanding emergency rooms in the U.S., today announced that it has closed on $175 million of new senior secured credit facilities. Bank of America Merrill Lynch served as administrative agent. Bank of Montreal and SunTrust Bank served as co-syndication agents.

7 Oct 2015

VWR announces acquisition of Purification Technologies

VWR, a leading, global, independent provider of laboratory products, services and solutions, announced today that it has acquired Purification Technologies Inc., a specialty solvent company that performs high volume purification of selected high purity solvents. This acquisition will enhance VWR's growing laboratory and production chemical manufacturing portfolio to better support its laboratory and biopharmaceutical manufacturing customers.

7 Oct 2015

Use of chest CT scans for hospital emergency-room patients with blunt trauma can be reduced: Study

Use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest for hospital emergency-room patients with blunt trauma could be reduced by more than one-third without compromising detection of major injury, concludes a new study led by a UC San Francisco physician.

7 Oct 2015

Study identifies five resources that can help hospitals improve surgeries on weekends

Studies have shown that patients who undergo surgeries on weekends tend to experience longer hospital stays and higher mortality rates and readmissions.

7 Oct 2015

Innovative one-year project aims to bridge gap between healthcare education and clinical practice

Caring for patients in an acute care setting in a hospital requires a team approach and involves a multitude of healthcare professionals including nurses, attending physicians, residents, case managers, pharmacists, and clinical psychologists to name a few. Each of these professions enters into practice with different skills sets, knowledge and professional identities that contribute to patient care. Yet, in many circumstances, barriers exist between disciplines that can obstruct a team-based system.

7 Oct 2015

Luminex receives rapid clearance from FDA for ARIES System and ARIES HSV 1&2 Assay

Luminex Corporation today announced that it has received FDA clearance for the company's ARIES® System and ARIES HSV 1&2 Assay.

7 Oct 2015

New nanometer-scale DNA machine can be used for detecting HIV diagnostic antibodies

New research may revolutionize the slow, cumbersome and expensive process of detecting the antibodies that can help with the diagnosis of infectious and auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and HIV.

7 Oct 2015

Cervicovaginal mucus effectively traps HIV particles

HIV particles are effectively trapped by the cervicovaginal mucus from women who harbor a particular vaginal bacteria species, Lactobacillus crispatus. The findings, published this week in mBio, an online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, could lead to new ways to reduce or block vaginal transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

7 Oct 2015

Researchers explore how common genetic mutation influences effects of taking melatonin close to mealtime

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Murcia, Spain, have shed new light on why people who carry a common genetic mutation may be more at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. By carefully studying healthy subjects, researchers were able to chart the effect of melatonin supplements on blood sugar control.

7 Oct 2015

New online Smart Map shows progress in UK lung cancer care

Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (RCLCF) today launches a new online Smart Map that shows how standards of lung cancer care vary throughout the UK.(1) The resource, available at http://www.roycastle.org/how-we-help/our-campaigns/improving-treatment-and-care/interactive-map, is based on the latest research by the National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA), published in December 2014.2 This shows encouraging improvements have been made in standards of lung cancer care across multiple UK regions.

7 Oct 2015

Agfa HealthCare awarded new three-year DR contract with Premier, Inc.

Agfa HealthCare announced today that it has been awarded a new three-year group purchasing contract with Premier, Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, to provide its entire product line of digital radiography (DR) solutions to the alliance's approximately 3,600 member hospitals and 120,000 other alternate healthcare sites in the United States.

From Agfa HealthCare 7 Oct 2015

Michigan researchers use Raman spectroscopy to study various childhood diseases

Renishaw, a world leader in metrology and spectroscopy, reports on the use of its inVia confocal Raman microscope in the study of various diseases–with a major focus on childhood diseases–at the Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University.

6 Oct 2015

Genetic carrier screening: an interview with Don Hardison, CEO of Good Start Genetics

Carrier screening provides you and your doctor with information about your risks of having a child with a serious genetic disease prior to or during pregnancy.

6 Oct 2015

Vertera Spine receives FDA 510(k) clearance for COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device

Vertera Spine, a developer of medical devices with advanced functional surface technologies for spine applications, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device.

6 Oct 2015

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals initiates ARX-04 Phase 3 study in emergency room patients with acute pain

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of moderate-to-severe acute and breakthrough pain, today announced the initiation of an open-label Phase 3 study (SAP302) of ARX-04 for the treatment of adult patients who present in the emergency room with moderate-to-severe acute pain associated with trauma or injury.

6 Oct 2015

2e Creative named Medical Marketing & Media's 2015 Small Healthcare Agency of the Year

2e Creative, Inc., a full-service creative agency based in St. Louis, Mo., focused on healthcare, science, and technology, was recently named Medical Marketing & Media's "2015 Small Healthcare Agency of the Year." This award marks back-to-back Agency of the Year wins for 2e Creative, who was named "Healthcare Impact Agency of the Year" by Advertising Age and Modern Healthcare in 2014.

6 Oct 2015

Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition issues safety message to consumers about flu medicines

With cold and flu season around the corner, consumers will soon begin to purchase medicines such as cough syrup, throat lozenges, and nasal sprays to help get relief from symptoms such as fever, coughs, congestion, and more. Many of the medicines used to treat these cold and flu symptoms can contain common drug ingredients such as acetaminophen.

6 Oct 2015

Getting right nutrition throughout life can help protect against osteoporosis in old age

Whether you're young or old, the right nutrition can make a difference to your bone health and influence your ability to live an independent, mobile, fracture-free life into your more senior years. That's the key message of a new scientific review published today in the journal 'Osteoporosis International' by leading bone and nutrition experts, in anticipation of World Osteoporosis Day on October 20.

6 Oct 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Cell Therapy Catapult launches Cell History File

Brain metastases evolve ‘clinically actionable’ mutations

Adeptus Health closes $175 million of new senior secured credit facilities

VWR announces acquisition of Purification Technologies

Use of chest CT scans for hospital emergency-room patients with blunt trauma can be reduced: Study

Study identifies five resources that can help hospitals improve surgeries on weekends

Innovative one-year project aims to bridge gap between healthcare education and clinical practice

Luminex receives rapid clearance from FDA for ARIES System and ARIES HSV 1&2 Assay

New nanometer-scale DNA machine can be used for detecting HIV diagnostic antibodies

Cervicovaginal mucus effectively traps HIV particles

Researchers explore how common genetic mutation influences effects of taking melatonin close to mealtime

New online Smart Map shows progress in UK lung cancer care

Agfa HealthCare awarded new three-year DR contract with Premier, Inc.

Michigan researchers use Raman spectroscopy to study various childhood diseases

Genetic carrier screening: an interview with Don Hardison, CEO of Good Start Genetics

Vertera Spine receives FDA 510(k) clearance for COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals initiates ARX-04 Phase 3 study in emergency room patients with acute pain

2e Creative named Medical Marketing & Media's 2015 Small Healthcare Agency of the Year

Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition issues safety message to consumers about flu medicines

Getting right nutrition throughout life can help protect against osteoporosis in old age

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