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Swemed Sense oocyte aspiration needle available now for Australian customers

“Swemed Sense, with its unique characteristics, is an important part of our existing product portfolio in Europe, and is now available even to our Australian customers, Says Vitrolife's Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Nils Sellbom. Vitrolife have identified Australia as one of the key markets in the world and we have a office located in Melbourne. Approximately 67 000 fertility treatment cycles are conducted in Australia and New Zealand each year”

1 Oct 2009

Welichem announces filing of clinical trial application with Health Canada

Welichem Biotech Inc. (the "Company") announces the filing with Health Canada of a clinical trial application for its lead, anti-inflammatory drug WBI-1001. The application is for a 3-month, double blinded clinical trial in patients with chronic atopic dermatitis at three trial centres.

1 Oct 2009

Federal employees can expect a big increase in their health care costs

Federal employees can expect big increases in their health-care costs in 2010, according to an announcement Tuesday. The Washington Post reports: "Employees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program will pay an average 8.8 percent more in health-care costs, according to figures released by the Office of Personnel Management.

1 Oct 2009

Amerinet, OKAAP sign five-year purchasing agreement

Amerinet, Inc., a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization, today announced a new five-year purchasing agreement with the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (OKAAP).

1 Oct 2009

Scientists report new development for diagnosing malignant melanoma

Scientists in Australia are reporting development and testing in laboratory animals of a potential new material for diagnosing malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer. Their study is scheduled for the September 10 issue of the ACS' Journal of the Medicinal Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.

1 Oct 2009

Respiragene test for lung cancer motivates smokers to quit smoking

Smokers who learn their personal risk of lung cancer through gene-based risk assessment are more likely to be motivated to quit their habit, according to Dr. W. Jeffrey Allard, clinical affairs director of Synergenz Bioscience Ltd.

1 Oct 2009

BMJ examines new strategy for universal healthcare in Asia Pacific

A BMJ News article examines a new strategy, which was released at the 60th session of WHO's regional committee for the Western Pacific, calling for countries in the Asia Pacific region to "strive for universal access to health care."

1 Oct 2009

Trichodesmium has important role in nitrogen cycle and carbon sequestration

A new study of microscopic marine microbes, called phytoplankton, by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of South Carolina has solved a ten-year-old mystery about the source of an essential nutrient in the ocean.

1 Oct 2009

Less than half of men and women in Ontario with depression visit doctor for treatment

Less than half of men and women in Ontario who may be suffering from depression see a doctor to treat their potentially debilitating condition, according to a new women's health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).

1 Oct 2009

IDC to supply DR systems for Indian hospitals

IDC (Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd.) (TSX: IDL), announced it was awarded three separate contracts in June 2009 with hospitals in India to supply its high end X-Series 1590 digital radiography (DR) systems and Magellan software following an extensive process in which the IDC CCD-based DR technology was determined to provide the best combination of value and clinical performance.

1 Oct 2009

National Institutes of Health awards $16.8 million grant to Hutchinson Center/UW group

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a $16.8 million, seven-year grant to launch a bicoastal research partnership between Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

30 Sep 2009

Texas-based retailer seeks recipients to accept donation of medical apparel

blue sky scrubs, an online boutique specializing in designer scrubs and scrub hats, has been looking for a non-profit organization who will accept a large donation of men's scrubs, women's scrubs, and scrub hats.

30 Sep 2009

U.S. patent for Idaho Technology’s high resolution nucleic acid melting techniques

Idaho Technology’s patent portfolio continues to grow as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the company U.S. Patent No. 7,582,429 relating to methods of performing genetic analysis in the presence of a double-stranded nucleic acid binding dye.

30 Sep 2009

Challenges, optimism remain for Senators after public option amendments fail

Senate Democrats are recouping from yesterday's Finance Committee turn-down of the public option and looking ahead.

30 Sep 2009

NERAC launches public information campaign to prevent H1N1

As millions of Massachusetts children and teenagers returned to school this month, at the start of a serious flu season, the Northeast Homeland Security Regional Advisory Council (NERAC) has an important health message: "It's Up to You to Stop the Flu."

30 Sep 2009

New online platform help physicians make informed decisions about e-prescription

Informed Decisions, LLC, a leading developer of drug information applications and clinical information solutions, announced today that it is providing information about its leading e-prescribing solution via the American Medical Association's (AMA) new ePrescribing Learning Center.

30 Sep 2009

Houston Northwest Medical Center recognized as Cycle III Chest Pain Center with PCI

In its continuous pursuit of quality cardiac care, Houston Northwest Medical Center was proudly recognized as the first accredited chest pain center in Houston and one of a handful in Texas to be named a Cycle III Chest Pain Center with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention).

30 Sep 2009

GAO: Medicaid wastes millions on phony prescriptions for painkillers

A new report by the Government Accountability Office "finds that state and federal officials failed to detect millions of dollars in Medicaid prescription drug abuse," USA Today reports. "An audit of the government program in five large states found about 65,000 instances of beneficiaries improperly obtaining potentially addictive drugs at a cost of about $65 million during 2006 and 2007 — including thousands of prescriptions written for dead patients or by people posing as doctors."

30 Sep 2009

The Replikin Count of H1N1 virus’s infectivity gene shows continued elevation

The latest H1N1 genomic data shows a 50% drop in the Replikin CountTM of the virus’s replikins lethality gene since its recorded highs in April 2009. In contrast, the Replikin Count of the virus’s infectivity gene showed a continued elevation.

30 Sep 2009

TheraDoc's patient safety surveillance system helps hospitals manage their H1N1 responses effectively

As the battle against the H1N1 influenza outbreak continues, hospitals are on the front lines, charged with identifying, treating, monitoring, and reporting flu cases—as well as preventing their spread to other patients and hospital personnel. To facilitate this arduous task, a growing number of U.S. hospitals are using a patient safety surveillance system developed by TheraDoc that helps them more effectively coordinate their responses to this serious public health threat.

30 Sep 2009