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World's largest sterile compounding center for oncology patients

Health Robotics today announced the official opening and live operation of the largest Sterile Compounding Center for Oncology patients in the world. Akdeniz University Hospital in Antalya (Turkey) compounds 90% of its 80.000 annual chemotherapy intravenous doses with 4 CytoCare robots and related Health Robotics' technology, or an average of 325 patient doses per 6-hour work cycle.

25 Jan 2011

FDA approves IDE Supplement for third patient allotment in HeartWare Ventricular Assist System ADVANCE trial

HeartWare International, Inc., a leading innovator of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies that are revolutionizing the treatment of advanced heart failure, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an IDE Supplement that allows HeartWare to enroll a third allotment, of 94 additional patients, in its "ADVANCE" bridge-to-transplant clinical trial under a Continued Access Protocol (CAP).

25 Jan 2011

St. Georg Hospital performs two live procedures using Endoscopic Ablation System

CardioFocus announced that two "live cases" using its Endoscopic Ablation System were recently conducted. The first live case was a satellite transmission performed at Centro Cardiologico Monzino in Milan, Italy; broadcast to the 16th Annual Boston Symposium on Atrial Fibrillation in Boston, MA.

25 Jan 2011

NEPAD, GAIN sign Memorandum of Understanding to reduce malnutrition in Africa

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and the New Partnership for Africa Development today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to significantly contribute to reducing malnutrition in Africa.

25 Jan 2011

Eisai's eritoran ACCESS study in severe sepsis does not meet primary endpoint

Based on the preliminary findings from the ACCESS (A Controlled Comparison of Eritoran and Placebo in Patients with Severe Sepsis) trial, Eisai Inc. announced today that the company will not submit marketing authorization applications to regulatory authorities in the United States, the European Union and Japan by the end of the fiscal year (March 31, 2011), as previously planned.

25 Jan 2011

U.N. commission to establish benchmarks for $40B maternal, child health initiative commitments

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will travel to Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday to co-chair a commission that aims to establish benchmarks for the U.N.'s $40 billion maternal and child health initiative that was establish at last year's Millennium Development Goal summit, the Canadian Press/Toronto Star reports (1/23).

25 Jan 2011

RSPB, Bupa collaborate to bring wildlife gardening for 300 care homes

Bupa and the RSPB have joined forces to bring wildlife gardening to over 300 of the health and care company's care homes in 2011.

25 Jan 2011

XIRING and SCM Microsystems enter strategic cooperation agreement

XIRING, a security solutions provider for electronic transactions, and SCM Microsystems, a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. and a global leader in security and identity solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, announced today that they have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement that expands their existing successful partnership.

25 Jan 2011

Tips for getting good night's sleep

Bedrooms are important to getting a good night's sleep, according to the first ever Bedroom Poll from the National Sleep Foundation. The poll found that Americans love their bedrooms and believe that comfort and cleanliness are fundamental to good sleep.

25 Jan 2011

LHSC performs complicated aortic valve bypass surgery using Correx AVB device

Doctors at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) are the first in the world to use a new implantable surgical device that promises to revolutionize aortic valve bypass surgery.

25 Jan 2011

Diamyd Medical to report European Phase III trial results for type 1 diabetes

Diamyd Medical's President and CEO Elisabeth Lindner states in the CEO comments in today's quarterly report that the Company expects to begin reporting the results from the European Phase III trial in type 1 diabetes as planned in late spring 2011.

25 Jan 2011

Schools have highest number of bacteria

When kids are at school, we hope for high marks in math, science and English. But what about the grades the school itself would receive in a class on cleanliness? A study conducted by Dr. Charles Gerba, professor of environmental microbiology at the University of Arizona, in partnership with The Clorox Company, found that plenty of bacteria are going to school too.

25 Jan 2011

American Red Cross urges all eligible donors to donate blood

Severe winter weather throughout much of the eastern half of the United States in recent weeks has already caused the cancellation of more than 14,000 blood and platelet donations through the American Red Cross. With more winter weather and a possible coastal storm predicted, the Red Cross is urging all eligible blood donors to help boost its blood supply back up to sufficient levels.

25 Jan 2011

Strong opposition to 'prescription-only' measures for OTC medicines with pseudoephedrine

More than 300 million Americans get the common cold, and up to 70 million get the flu annually. But for the 60 million people who also have asthma and allergies, a cold or flu can pose even greater risks. Together, these respiratory diseases take a devastating toll on public health, costing billions of dollars in direct medical expenses, reducing quality of life, lowering workplace and school performance, and can even be life-threatening to high-risk populations, such as asthma patients.

25 Jan 2011

Patients with chronic depression can benefit from pioneering neurosurgical treatment

Pioneering neurosurgical treatment, a world first in Bristol, which very accurately targets brain networks involved in depression, could help people who suffer with severe and intractable depression.

25 Jan 2011

Researchers discover new treatment for difficult-to-control high blood pressure

Researchers were surprised to discover what may be a potential new treatment for difficult-to-control high blood pressure, according to a case report published in the January 25, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

25 Jan 2011

Niteo's SmartPredict Healthcare to be showcased at IT Healthcare Summit

Niteo Partners, an NEC company, today announced SmartPredict™ Healthcare – the latest iteration of Niteo's award-winning SmartPredict solutions. SmartPredict Healthcare brings cutting edge performance dashboards, data integration and predictive analytics to the healthcare industry in order to improve patient satisfaction, track meaningful use compliance metrics, and improve operational outcomes.

25 Jan 2011

Canada's new lowered exercise guidelines are only minimums for a sedentary population

The Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) says the new lowered exercise guidelines released today by the Public Health Agency of Canada represent minimums for a sedentary population, and will therefore not be applicable to all Canadians. Guidelines for exercise targets for Canadians should be based on health characteristics including health status and current activity levels.

25 Jan 2011

RRD enters partnership with NIH Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases program

RRD International, a strategy-driven biotech and pharmaceutical product development company, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) program as a regulatory support and development partner.

25 Jan 2011

SDI releases 2011 rating of top 100 integrated healthcare networks

SDI announced today the release of the SDI 2011 Top 100 IHNs, the 14th edition of its annual assessment of the 100 most integrated healthcare networks (IHNs). SDI's report, regarded as the nation's premier rating system, evaluates IHNs on their performance and degree of integration.

25 Jan 2011

Medical News

World's largest sterile compounding center for oncology patients

FDA approves IDE Supplement for third patient allotment in HeartWare Ventricular Assist System ADVANCE trial

St. Georg Hospital performs two live procedures using Endoscopic Ablation System

NEPAD, GAIN sign Memorandum of Understanding to reduce malnutrition in Africa

Eisai's eritoran ACCESS study in severe sepsis does not meet primary endpoint

U.N. commission to establish benchmarks for $40B maternal, child health initiative commitments

RSPB, Bupa collaborate to bring wildlife gardening for 300 care homes

XIRING and SCM Microsystems enter strategic cooperation agreement

Tips for getting good night's sleep

LHSC performs complicated aortic valve bypass surgery using Correx AVB device

Diamyd Medical to report European Phase III trial results for type 1 diabetes

Schools have highest number of bacteria

American Red Cross urges all eligible donors to donate blood

Strong opposition to 'prescription-only' measures for OTC medicines with pseudoephedrine

Patients with chronic depression can benefit from pioneering neurosurgical treatment

Researchers discover new treatment for difficult-to-control high blood pressure

Niteo's SmartPredict Healthcare to be showcased at IT Healthcare Summit

Canada's new lowered exercise guidelines are only minimums for a sedentary population

RRD enters partnership with NIH Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases program

SDI releases 2011 rating of top 100 integrated healthcare networks

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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