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Samplify Systems debuts SAM2032, the first merchant ultrasound beamforming ASIC

Samplify Systems, Inc., a technology company focused on delivering innovative semiconductors, modules, and subsystem solutions to the ultrasound industry, today announces availability of the industry's first merchant beamforming ASIC—the SAM2032.

28 Nov 2011

AP: Parties pressuring Kagan, Thomas to recuse themselves from health reform lawsuits

Conservative interest groups and Republican lawmakers want Justice Elena Kagan off the health care case. Liberals and Democrats in Congress say it's Justice Clarence Thomas who should sit it out. Neither justice is budging - the right decision, according to many ethicists and legal experts.

28 Nov 2011

Toshiba to showcase Aquilion PRIME CT scanner at RSNA 2011

As the latest addition to the "ONE Family" of CT scanners, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will showcase the AquilionTM PRIME CT (pending 510(k) clearance) at this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago, Nov. 27 - Dec. 2, 2011 (Booth #5634, South Hall).

28 Nov 2011

Drugs seniors use most often cause 60K hospitalizations annually

News outlets are reporting on a new study that challenges conventional wisdom about seniors, their medicines and hospitalizations.

28 Nov 2011

Toshiba debuts 510(k) cleared Aplio 500 ultrasound system

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., launched the Aplio 500 ultrasound system, enabling clinicians to diagnose like never before, using the most advanced visualization tools in the industry.

28 Nov 2011

Laminar air flow therapy via novel device could be beneficial for asthmatics: Study

A new device that offers drug-free bedside filtered air flow can significantly reduce patients' symptoms such as wheezing and tight chests in asthmatics. The temperature controlled laminar airflow treatment, called Protexo, filters out airborne triggers such as dust particles and mites, pet hairs and powders that cause irritation and inflammation of the lungs.

27 Nov 2011

Mass immunization with cervical cancer vaccine switched to a more effective variety

Cervarix is currently offered to girls aged 12 and 13 years to protect against strains of the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes most cases of cancer of the cervix, the neck of the womb. Cervarix was picked by the Labour government for the first four-year phase of the NHS programme in 2008 because it offered ‘best overall value’ and more than five million doses have been given.

27 Nov 2011

Drug for midnight waking gets FDA approval

Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its drug Intermezzo - a drug that can help people get back to sleep after waking in the middle of the night. The treatment contains a low-dose of zolpidem tartrate, the active ingredient in Paris-based Sanofi’s sleeping pill Ambien.

27 Nov 2011

Migraines and depression risk: Study finds link

According to a new Canadian study, people who get attacks of migraine may be at a higher risk for developing clinical depression.

27 Nov 2011

Funds for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria dry up

A global fund organization against three killer diseases says it has run out of money to pay for new grant programs for the next two years. An official with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said Thursday that it has been forced to cease giving new grants until 2014 because of global economic woes brought on by debt crises in the U.S. and Europe.

27 Nov 2011

Ziehm Imaging to highlight Vision RFD hybrid at RSNA 2011

Ziehm Imaging, leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of mobile C-arms, presents its innovative, award-winning product portfolio at RSNA 2011. Latest market analyst reports (GIA[1]) predict substantial growth for the fluoroscopy and mobile C-arm market segments that will be substantially driven by the growing number of minimally invasive procedures.

25 Nov 2011

Moleac launches NurAiD II in France and Belgium

Biopharmaceutical Company Moleac has announced the launch in France and Belgium of NurAiD II. NurAiD II is a natural health supplement engineered to stimulate neuroplasticity and recovery.

25 Nov 2011

Impact Health and Fitness enters collaborative partnership with Opportunity Services

Impact Health and Fitness and Opportunity Services have joined forces to provide employment assistance opportunities for Tallahassee residents with disabilities.

25 Nov 2011

Transplantation of new neurons into damaged area of the brain could restore brain functions

Without neurons reacting to the blood leptin level, the brain does not control the feeling of hunger and fullness. This type of genetic defects results in severe obesity in humans and animals.

25 Nov 2011

Digital ArtForms introduces new imaging tool, iMedic3D

Digital ArtForms announces iMedic3D, the first in a new generation of imaging tools, as well as the addition of Dr Eliot Siegel and Dr David H Kim to its Advisory Board.

25 Nov 2011

Dicom Systems announces XMRI.com beta, a new B2C service for radiological opinions online

San Francisco-based healthcare IT company and interoperability experts Dicom Systems announces the beta version of XMRI.com, a new B2C service that enables consumers to receive primary or secondary radiological opinions online.

25 Nov 2011

Cardinal Health Canada, Futuremed report on proposed acquisition

Futuremed Healthcare Products Corporation and Cardinal Health Canada Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cardinal Health, Inc., reported on developments in the Competition Bureau's review of Cardinal Health Canada's proposed acquisition of Futuremed under the Canadian Competition Act.

25 Nov 2011

Immunicum receives Swedish approval to commence first clinical trial of patented cancer vaccine

Immunicum, which is developing cancer vaccines, has received approval from the Swedish Medical Products Agency to start its first clinical trial. The study will be conducted on kidney cancer patients at the University Hospital in Uppsala. At the same time, the company secures substantial financing to complete the clinical trial.

25 Nov 2011

Cameras in the form of a pill

Cameras ingested in the form of a pill make it possible to examine areas of the stomach and intestines that cannot be reached using traditional equipment. Norwegian researchers are busy developing the next-generation camera pill.

25 Nov 2011

Even normal salt intake can cause hypertension in people suffering from sodium dysregulation

Hypertension is an endemic condition with far-reaching consequences. For instance, high blood pressure is the main cause of heart attacks and strokes. Other organs are also damaged by the chronic condition.

25 Nov 2011

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Samplify Systems debuts SAM2032, the first merchant ultrasound beamforming ASIC

AP: Parties pressuring Kagan, Thomas to recuse themselves from health reform lawsuits

Toshiba to showcase Aquilion PRIME CT scanner at RSNA 2011

Drugs seniors use most often cause 60K hospitalizations annually

Toshiba debuts 510(k) cleared Aplio 500 ultrasound system

Laminar air flow therapy via novel device could be beneficial for asthmatics: Study

Mass immunization with cervical cancer vaccine switched to a more effective variety

Drug for midnight waking gets FDA approval

Migraines and depression risk: Study finds link

Funds for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria dry up

Ziehm Imaging to highlight Vision RFD hybrid at RSNA 2011

Moleac launches NurAiD II in France and Belgium

Impact Health and Fitness enters collaborative partnership with Opportunity Services

Transplantation of new neurons into damaged area of the brain could restore brain functions

Digital ArtForms introduces new imaging tool, iMedic3D

Dicom Systems announces XMRI.com beta, a new B2C service for radiological opinions online

Cardinal Health Canada, Futuremed report on proposed acquisition

Immunicum receives Swedish approval to commence first clinical trial of patented cancer vaccine

Cameras in the form of a pill

Even normal salt intake can cause hypertension in people suffering from sodium dysregulation

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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