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Home Controls, Traxxit to distribute GPS tracking solution

Traxxit Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of GPS devices and MyTraxxit mapping software web portal, and Home Controls announced today the distribution agreement for Home Controls to represent the Traxxit360 GPS tracking solution.

19 Mar 2012

Study confirms value of Cambridge Heart's MTWA test for SCA

Cambridge Heart, Inc., a developer of non-invasive diagnostic tests for cardiac disease, today announced that a new study published on-line in the Heart Rhythm Journal confirms the value of Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) testing for identifying patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

19 Mar 2012

China Botanic first quarter net sales increase 24.4% to $28.1M

China Botanic Pharmaceutical Inc., a developer, manufacturer and distributor of botanical products, bio-pharmaceuticals and Traditional Chinese Medicines in China, today announced financial results for the three months ended January 31, 2012.

19 Mar 2012

First Edition: March 19, 2012

Today's headlines reflect the anticipation and anxiety that surrounds the Supreme Court's upcoming health law oral arguments.

19 Mar 2012

Largest ever academic-industry research project to find new drugs for ASD

An international consortium of scientists, led by Roche, King's College London, and Autism Speaks, is collaborating on one of the largest ever academic-industry research projects to find new methods for the development of drugs for autism spectrum disorder.

From CSL Ltd 19 Mar 2012

IOB, Delcath to launch CHEMOSAT system for Spanish cancer patients

Delcath Systems, Inc. announced today that the Company has entered into an initial launch and training agreement for the Delcath Hepatic CHEMOSAT Delivery system with the Instituto Oncologico Baselga (IOB), Grupo Quiron—a private hospital located in Barcelona, Spain.

19 Mar 2012

Hive Health Media article cites several tips to improve skin's health

Hive Health Media has recently published an article that presents several tips for those individuals who are seeking anti-aging solutions. As a cultural movement, as well as a healthcare trend, anti-aging has become a popular activity among many generations.

19 Mar 2012

Amphar, ETView Medical to distribute VivaSight airway devices

ETView Medical Ltd. announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Amphar b.v. (Amphar). The agreement enables Amphar to market ETView's VivaSight platform, combining an airway ventilation tube with integrated continuous high resolution airway imaging for patient airway control and lung isolation capability in the Netherlands.

19 Mar 2012

Prostate Center of Academic Urology receives accreditation from ACR, ASTRO

The Prostate Center of Academic Urology has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and The American Society for Radiation Oncology.

19 Mar 2012

Top-line data from Provectus' PH-10 Phase 2 trial on plaque psoriasis

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, announced top-line data for the company's randomized controlled trial (RCT) of PH-10 for mild-to-moderate plaque psoriasis.

19 Mar 2012

RBCC's new agreement with n3D could help develop stem-cell therapies

As global demand for innovative new stem-cell therapies grows by the day, Rainbow BioSciences' new agreement with n3D Biosciences could help to bring these therapies to market faster than ever before.

19 Mar 2012

High job strain decreases risk of mortality in white-collar women

Work defined by high job demand and also high control, a so-called 'active job', decreased the risk of mortality in white-collar women, the Finnish study published in BMJ Open found.

19 Mar 2012

Convergence initiates CNV1014802 Phase II study in trigeminal neuralgia

Convergence Pharmaceuticals Limited, the company focused on the development of novel and high value analgesic medicines, today announced that the Phase II proof of concept study for CNV1014802 for the treatment of pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) has started.

19 Mar 2012

Different mechanisms might be involved in relapsing and progressive onset MS

Patients with relapsing onset Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who consumed alcohol, wine, coffee and fish on a regular basis took four to seven years longer to reach the point where they needed a walking aid than people who never consumed them. However the study, published in the April issue of the European Journal of Neurology, did not observe the same patterns in patients with progressive onset MS.

19 Mar 2012

New software tool can accurately estimate risk of heart disease

University of Granada researchers have developed a software tool that makes an accurate estimation of the risk that a person has to suffer a heart disease. In addition, this software tool allows the performance of massive risk estimations, i.e. it helps estimating the risk that a specific population group has of suffering a heart condition. The researchers employed a sample including 3 000 patients.

19 Mar 2012

EU-funded 'afresh'-project looks at food and physical activity

Food and physical activity are looked at together in the EU-funded "afresh"-project. Eight regional clusters - strong in food and/or health - currently are setting up their joint future agenda aiming at the prevention of diet-and activity related deseases like obesity, diabetes, cardiovasculaire deseases, osteoporose, etc.

19 Mar 2012