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Toshiba receives top ratings on IMV ServiceTrak's 2010 MRI system service report

As healthcare organizations continue to look for the best value in imaging and customer service, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Service organization continues to deliver on the company's dedication to top-tier service and customer satisfaction. In the 2010 IMV ServiceTrak™ ratings report on MRI system service, Toshiba received more number one ratings than any other manufacturer in the categories of Service Performance, Phone Support Performance and Remote Service.

22 Nov 2010

Acthar Gel may be a viable treatment option for resistant nephrotic syndrome

On November 20 at the American Society of Nephrology 43rd Annual Meeting, Columbia University Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Andrew Bomback, MD, presented results from a patient case series assessing the potential therapeutic value of H.P. Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection) as a treatment for patients with nephrotic syndrome, a kidney disorder characterized by excessive loss of urinary protein.

22 Nov 2010

ContextVision launches GOPView CT image enhancement software on standard CPU platform

ContextVision, the software imaging partner for the most recognized medical imaging manufacturers worldwide, today announced GOPView® CT, the company's CT image enhancement software, on a standard CPU platform. This standalone cost-effective CPU-based solution enables OEMs to leverage advanced imaging technology for low dose CT imaging.

22 Nov 2010

CDS introduces new genre to online learning content

The College of Direct Support (CDS), an internet-based curriculum for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and managed in partnership by Elsevier/MC Strategies and the University of Minnesota's Research and Training Center, has introduced its latest offering in the form of a new genre of its online learning content.

22 Nov 2010

Variation at gene locus associated with greater reproductive success

Since 1871, when Charles Darwin wrote The Descent of Man, it has been widely accepted that "Variability is the necessary basis for the action of selection." Variability is associated with the ability to adapt, which is clearly beneficial at a species level. But there is increasing evidence that genetic variability may also give rise to advantages at the level of the individual.

22 Nov 2010

WHO's guidance to governments on ways to finance health care

Governments worldwide are struggling to pay for health care. As populations get older, as more people suffer chronic diseases, and as new and more expensive treatments appear, health costs soar.

22 Nov 2010

Stealth Peptides introduces Bendavia clinical candidate at AHA Scientific Sessions

Stealth Peptides, a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing innovative mitochondrial therapies for diseases with significant unmet medical needs, introduced its lead clinical candidate, Bendavia, a novel compound that targets the mitochondrion, at the 2010 American Heart Association's (AHA) Scientific Sessions, Resuscitation Science Symposium.

22 Nov 2010

Global biotechnology company selects ReadSoft's SAP-certified invoice processing solution

A leading international biotechnology company has selected ReadSoft's SAP-certified invoice processing solution to process paper and electronic invoices in North America. After implementing SAP more than a year ago, the company now wanted to automate its invoice processing. ReadSoft was chosen because of its proven expertise from similar implementations in SAP environments. The deal was signed during the third quarter of 2010.

22 Nov 2010

SIS perioperative modular EHR achieves ONC-ATCB meaningful use certification

Surgical Information Systems (SIS), a leader in perioperative information systems, announced today that SIS Version 5 has been certified to meet 2011/2012 Stage 1 meaningful use measures as a modular Electronic Health Record (EHR). Certification was conducted by the Drummond Group, an Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB).

22 Nov 2010

New study links high prevalence of insomnia and poor quality of life in software engineers

Insomnia is bad news for software engineers' quality of life and deserves greater recognition and attention, according to new research by Sara Sarrafi Zadeh and Khyrunnisa Begum from the University of Mysore in India. Their work shows that poor sleep has a bearing on quality of life - affecting physical and mental health in particular - in this group with high levels of job-related stress. Their paper is published online in Springer's journal Applied Research in Quality of Life.

22 Nov 2010

OraSure granted FDA approval for final phase studies of OraQuick Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test

OraSure Technologies, Inc., the market leader in oral fluid diagnostics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has granted an investigational device exemption (IDE) for the Company to conduct the final phase of clinical testing for FDA approval of its OraQuick® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test for sale in the consumer or over-the-counter ("OTC") market.

22 Nov 2010

ImmunGene awarded $244,479 therapeutic discovery project grant under PPACA 2010

ImmunGene, Inc., a privately held drug development company focused on targeted antibody therapeutics with numerous anti-cancer functions built into a single therapy, announced today that it has received a $244,479 grant under The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA). The grant was related to the development of ImmunGene's technology which is based on antibody-cytokine fusions that have demonstrated targeted toxicity and added tumor benefits.

22 Nov 2010

Perspectives on World Health Report 2010

With the financial crisis still hanging over many countries, this year's World Health Report from the World Health Organization, "Health Systems Financing: The Path to Universal Coverage" is timely and relevant to the question of how to ensure that all people have access to health care services, without suffering financial hardship. This is the conclusion of a Perspective article on the 2010 World Health Report from Sara Bennett (Johns Hopkins University, USA) and colleagues, published in PLoS Medicine to coincide with the release of the Report.

22 Nov 2010

2011 RAC Summit prepares physicians for new audit landscape

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Obama this past March greatly expands the audit operations for Medicare and Medicaid programs. At the hub of these efforts are the Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), which are fully operational for the Medicare program, and will expand to include services reimbursed by state Medicaid programs in April of 2011.

22 Nov 2010

Military surgeons provide guidance on handling emergency blast injuries

Hospitals all over the world need to be aware of how to treat emergency blast injuries and military surgeons can provide valuable knowledge and advice to their civilian counterparts based on their experience of battlefield injuries. That is the driving force behind two papers published online by BJS, the British Journal of Surgery.

22 Nov 2010

Lumenis and Alma settle pending patent lawsuit in Chicago district court

Lumenis Ltd., the world's largest medical laser company and a global developer, manufacturer and seller of laser, light-based and radiofrequency devices for Aesthetic, Surgical and Ophthalmic applications, and Alma Lasers, Ltd., a global developer, manufacturer and provider of laser, light-based, radiofrequency and ultrasound devices for aesthetic and medical applications, announce that they have settled all patent claims and counterclaims in a litigation between Lumenis and its subsidiary, Lumenis Inc. and Alma and its subsidiary, Alma Lasers Inc..

From Lumenis Inc. 22 Nov 2010

f-star and Boehringer Ingelheim enter joint discovery agreement for new antibody-derived therapeutic products

f-star Biotechnologische Forschungs-und Entwicklungsges.m.b.H today announced the signing of a collaboration and license agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim for joint discovery of new antibody-derived therapeutic products based on f-star's Modular Antibody Technology.

22 Nov 2010

TIS wins Brandon Hall silver award for Custom Content category excellence

Tata Interactive Systems, a global leader in innovative learning solutions, won a coveted Brandon Hall silver award for excellence in the Custom Content category.

22 Nov 2010

SESCAM selects WeatherBug weather monitoring solution for emergency services operations

WeatherBug®, the leading provider of consumer and professional weather products and services and operator of the largest weather observing and lightning network, announced its selection by SESCAM (Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha), a regional healthcare organization in central Spain that serves more than two million living throughout the region of Castilla-La Mancha.

22 Nov 2010

Convergence enters drug discovery collaboration with Selcia for chronic pain treatment

Convergence Pharmaceuticals Limited, the new company focused on the development of novel and high value analgesic medicines, and Selcia Limited, a contract research organisation, today are pleased to announce that they have entered into a drug discovery collaboration to identify and develop high quality candidate molecules for the treatment of chronic pain.

22 Nov 2010

Medical News

Toshiba receives top ratings on IMV ServiceTrak's 2010 MRI system service report

Acthar Gel may be a viable treatment option for resistant nephrotic syndrome

ContextVision launches GOPView CT image enhancement software on standard CPU platform

CDS introduces new genre to online learning content

Variation at gene locus associated with greater reproductive success

WHO's guidance to governments on ways to finance health care

Stealth Peptides introduces Bendavia clinical candidate at AHA Scientific Sessions

Global biotechnology company selects ReadSoft's SAP-certified invoice processing solution

SIS perioperative modular EHR achieves ONC-ATCB meaningful use certification

New study links high prevalence of insomnia and poor quality of life in software engineers

OraSure granted FDA approval for final phase studies of OraQuick Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test

ImmunGene awarded $244,479 therapeutic discovery project grant under PPACA 2010

Perspectives on World Health Report 2010

2011 RAC Summit prepares physicians for new audit landscape

Military surgeons provide guidance on handling emergency blast injuries

Lumenis and Alma settle pending patent lawsuit in Chicago district court

f-star and Boehringer Ingelheim enter joint discovery agreement for new antibody-derived therapeutic products

TIS wins Brandon Hall silver award for Custom Content category excellence

SESCAM selects WeatherBug weather monitoring solution for emergency services operations

Convergence enters drug discovery collaboration with Selcia for chronic pain treatment

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