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Medtronic fiscal year 2010 revenue up 8% to $15.817 billion

Medtronic, Inc. today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 30, 2010.

25 May 2010

T2 Biosystems raises $15 million to accelerate development of next generation diagnostic platform

T2 Biosystems, Inc., a company developing the first decentralized clinical diagnostic solution that eliminates extensive sample preparation and enables rapid molecular and immunodiagnostic testing on a single instrument, today announced that it has raised approximately $15 million in a Series C financing. Proceeds from the financing will be used to accelerate the development and commercialization of T2 Biosystems' next generation diagnostic platform for use in the decentralized setting.

25 May 2010

CoDa Therapeutics reports positive results from Phase 2 study of NEXAGON for chronic venous leg ulcers

CoDa Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for wound care and tissue repair, today announced positive results from its Phase 2 NOVEL Study of NEXAGON® in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers. NEXAGON® is a topically applied, novel therapeutic candidate, with the potential to revolutionize the wound healing treatment paradigm by leveraging a new mechanism and target involved in the healing process.

25 May 2010

Emdeon introduces Office EZBill solution

Emdeon Inc., a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced the launch of a free service available through its Emdeon Office solution. Healthcare providers will now have the ability to submit workers' compensation and automobile medical bills and related attachments electronically through the Emdeon Office EZBill solution regardless of which practice management software they are currently using.

25 May 2010

BIO praises Obama Administration’s dissemination of Therapeutic Discovery Project Program

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) praised the Obama Administration for its new guidance, released today, that will lead to many small biotechnology companies receiving needed funding to support critical on-going research and development programs. The guidance document initiates the Therapeutic Discovery Project Program (TDPP), which was created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Obama on March 23.

25 May 2010

Anaheim Regional Medical Center uses Arctic Sun cooling device to protect a patient from brain damage

A day after delivering her fourth child at Anaheim Regional Medical Center in Anaheim, California last December, 34-year-old Brynn Ervin suffered a cardiac arrest, the result of massive blood clots lodged in the main arteries that take blood to her lungs. Desperate to save the life of the young mother, the cardiac arrest team performed 95 minutes of CPR.

25 May 2010

GATOR approach helps assess health information websites

Patients researching health conditions on the internet should use reputable and frequently updated websites and not see online research as a replacement for consulting healthcare professionals, according to a paper in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

25 May 2010

Researchers develop new device that can change current landscape of chronic wound management

Complex wounds affect more patients in the United States than heart attack and stroke combined, and five to seven million Americans with complex wounds account for over $20 billion in healthcare expenditures. About 150,000 amputations a year result from complex wounds, while about 80,000 are attributed to diabetes and peripheral arterial disease.

25 May 2010

Hospitalar Welch Allyn to feature electronic connected solutions for frontline caregivers in Latin America

Hospitalar—Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, is reconfirming its commitment to caregivers in Latin America with innovative solutions to healthcare issues that are unique to the region. In March 2009 the company acquired MD International (MDI), now Welch Allyn Latin America, and has since gained significant market share in South and Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean thanks to strong relationships with large distribution and manufacturer partners.

25 May 2010

EHSI reports favorable completion of due diligence with Stand-By Systems

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. disclosed today that the Company has just favorably completed the financial review phase of due diligence with Stand-By Systems. EHSI recently executed an option with Stand-By Systems; owner of the new FDA approved SBS 1615 catalytic oxygen generator, as well as the associated LIFEDGE® and MAYDAY® emergency systems. EHSI is currently performing due diligence under this option.

25 May 2010

PMI's CAAS software integrated with Ziehm Imaging's mobile cardiovascular imaging solutions

Ziehm Imaging and Pie Medical Imaging BV have joined forces to make the CAAS quantification software available on mobile C-arms dedicated for cardiovascular procedures. This capability is the result of Ziehm Imaging's strategic partnership with Pie Medical Imaging BV (PMI, Maastricht, the Netherlands), a leading developer of quantitative analysis software for cardiology and radiology.

25 May 2010

Boston Scientific collaborates with Philips, Siemens to offer integrated imaging systems

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced collaborations with Philips Healthcare and Siemens Medical Solutions to enable the use of its iLab® Ultrasound Imaging System with the Philips Allura™ Xper and the Siemens AXIOM™ Artis and Artis™ zee interventional X-ray systems. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology is designed to provide physicians a 360-degree view inside the heart and coronary vessels to assist with diagnosis and to generate a more accurate image of the diseased vessels than is possible with angiography alone.

From Philips Healthcare 25 May 2010

Bayer's Adalat XL product and Mylan's nifedipine extended release 60 mg not bioequivalent: Study

Bayer Inc. today responded to Professor Marvin Meyer's letter to the editor, entitled: "Critical questions concerning the validity of the Bayer study report of differences in bioavailability between 60 mg of nifedipine osmotic push-pull systems after fasted and fed administration" and published in the online edition of the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Bayer responded to the clinical relevance of the differences in formulation and dissolution behaviour and the delayed absorption of Mylan's extended release nifedipine.

25 May 2010

Researchers examine relationship between visiting primary care physician and effect blood pressure

Frequent doctor visits helped diabetes patients lower their high blood pressure to normal quicker, according to a large study reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

25 May 2010

Community hospitals select McKesson's Paragon HIS, Practice Partner EHR system for physicians

McKesson today announced that three more community hospitals have chosen the company's Practice Partner Patient Records electronic health record and practice management solution for their employed/affiliated physicians. The hospitals, which also selected the Paragon hospital information system to automate care processes in their inpatient settings, aim to enhance communication and care coordination among healthcare providers in their communities.

25 May 2010

WorkplaceDiversity.com to present Diversity and Inclusion Healthcare Summit

WorkplaceDiversity.com, in partnership with Learning Works, will present the Diversity and Inclusion Healthcare Summit, on August 3. Hosted by The New York Times, the summit – "Moving from Talk to Action" – will examine the workplace impact as millions more Americans enter the healthcare system.

25 May 2010

Genzyme finalizes terms for consent decree regarding Allston manufacturing plant

Genzyme Corporation announced today that the terms for the consent decree regarding the Allston manufacturing plant have been finalized. These terms are in line with the company's expectations announced last month. The consent decree is subject to approval by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

25 May 2010

Aging-at-home concept should provide mobility assistance, says AAHomecare president

At a town hall meeting a year ago, President Obama said that home-based care could play a major role in controlling Medicare costs by keeping older people out of more expensive institutional care.

25 May 2010

AAPA, ACP release policy monograph on critical health care issue

The American Academy of Physician Assistants and the American College of Physicians today released a policy monograph that supports the critical roles physician assistants and physicians play in improving access to high-quality primary care. The paper, "Internists and Physician Assistants: Team-based Primary Care," results from a months-long collaborative project.

25 May 2010

Simbionix USA to launch two new hands-on training systems at AUA annual meeting

Simbionix USA Corporation, the world's leading provider of medical education and simulation training products for medical professionals and the healthcare industry, is launching two new hands-on training systems - the Lap Nepherctomy simulation module and the VirtaMed TURPSim. Both solutions will be revealed for the first time at the AUA annual meeting in San Francisco next week.

25 May 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Medtronic fiscal year 2010 revenue up 8% to $15.817 billion

T2 Biosystems raises $15 million to accelerate development of next generation diagnostic platform

CoDa Therapeutics reports positive results from Phase 2 study of NEXAGON for chronic venous leg ulcers

Emdeon introduces Office EZBill solution

BIO praises Obama Administration’s dissemination of Therapeutic Discovery Project Program

Anaheim Regional Medical Center uses Arctic Sun cooling device to protect a patient from brain damage

GATOR approach helps assess health information websites

Researchers develop new device that can change current landscape of chronic wound management

Hospitalar Welch Allyn to feature electronic connected solutions for frontline caregivers in Latin America

EHSI reports favorable completion of due diligence with Stand-By Systems

PMI's CAAS software integrated with Ziehm Imaging's mobile cardiovascular imaging solutions

Boston Scientific collaborates with Philips, Siemens to offer integrated imaging systems

Bayer's Adalat XL product and Mylan's nifedipine extended release 60 mg not bioequivalent: Study

Researchers examine relationship between visiting primary care physician and effect blood pressure

Community hospitals select McKesson's Paragon HIS, Practice Partner EHR system for physicians

WorkplaceDiversity.com to present Diversity and Inclusion Healthcare Summit

Genzyme finalizes terms for consent decree regarding Allston manufacturing plant

Aging-at-home concept should provide mobility assistance, says AAHomecare president

AAPA, ACP release policy monograph on critical health care issue

Simbionix USA to launch two new hands-on training systems at AUA annual meeting

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