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One-legged cycling can improve overall fitness in COPD patients

People with chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often find themselves in a downward spiral when it comes to their health. COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, means that the elasticity of the lungs is destroyed.

21 Jan 2010

Smith & Nephew makes available more than $2M in implants and surgical instruments for Haiti earthquake victims

Medical device maker Smith & Nephew's Orthopaedics business is making available this week more than $2 million in implants and surgical instruments for use by orthopedic surgeons in the treatment of survivors of last week's earthquake in Haiti.

21 Jan 2010

Research provides new insights on VEGF receptor function

Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland, have determined the crystal structure of the ligand binding domain of a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor in complex with one of its ligands (VEGF-C).

21 Jan 2010

State officials, companies examine possible new regulations

"California's largest health insurer is teaming with hospitals and doctors throughout the state to better share ways to improve patient safety and cut costs, leaders of the initiative said Tuesday. ... Woodland Hills-based Anthem Blue Cross is contributing $6 million toward" a series of knowledge-sharing meetings over the next three years (Helfand, 1/20).

21 Jan 2010

Study: Heart's ability to pump effectively is diminished among people with common lung disease

A new study from Columbia University Medical Center researchers, has found that the heart's ability to pump effectively is diminished among people with a common lung disease, even in people with no or mild symptoms.

21 Jan 2010

TruTouch Technologies completes human clinical trials of its finger-touch detection system

TruTouch Technologies, a pioneer in non-invasive biometric intoxication detection systems, today announced that it has successfully carried out human clinical trials of its newest finger-touch detection system for alcohol intoxication, in collaboration with Lovelace Scientific Resources.

21 Jan 2010

Unilens Vision completes Stock Purchase Agreement

Unilens Vision Inc. today announced the Company completed the Stock Purchase Agreement announced on November 9, 2009, in which it repurchased 2,188,861 shares of its common stock, representing approximately 48% of it's outstanding shares, from its largest shareholder, Uniinvest Holding AG in Liquidation (Uniinvest) for an aggregate purchase price of US $6,894,912 or $3.15 per share.

21 Jan 2010

CareCloud closes oversubscribed capital raise of $2.3 million for healthcare IT ecosystem

CareCloud, a provider of web-based physician practice software and services, today announced it has closed an oversubscribed capital raise of $2.3 million. Investors include a cadre of prominent entrepreneurs and business leaders.

21 Jan 2010

VisEn Medical announces the commercial launch of new Cat B 680 FAST imaging agent

VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence in vivo imaging from research through medicine, announced today the commercial launch of its new Cat B 680 FAST™ imaging agent for measuring and monitoring cathepsin B activity associated with disease progression and therapeutic response in vivo.

21 Jan 2010

U.S. District Court finds Johnson & Johnson patents as invalid

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has found all four patents in a suit involving Johnson & Johnson to be invalid.

21 Jan 2010

Xbrane Bioscience signs licensing arrangement with Vaxiion Therapeutics

The Swedish biotech company Xbrane Bioscience and the San Diego based biotech company Vaxiion Therapeutics, Inc. have announced that they have reached a licensing arrangement granting Xbrane Bioscience rights to Vaxiion’s proprietary protein production system – the Rhamex System™.

21 Jan 2010

Maturation disorders of nerve terminals may trigger autism

For brain cells to communicate, the contacts to each other must function. The protein molecule neuroligin-1 plays an important role in this as it stimulates the necessary maturation processes at the contact sites (synapses) of the nerves.

21 Jan 2010

Circumcising newborn males cost effective strategy for HIV prevention, Rwandan study finds

Performing circumcisions on newborn boys to lower their risk for HIV infection later in life is more cost-effective than adolescent or adult circumcision, according to researchers at Rwanda's health ministry, Reuters reports.

21 Jan 2010

U.S. Healthworks completes $175 million financing package to leverage its acquisition strategy

U.S. HealthWorks, one of the nation’s largest providers of healthcare for on-the-job injuries and urgent care, today announced the completion of a $175 million financing package that will support the company in its growth and acquisition strategy.

21 Jan 2010

Health shares rise with speculation regarding Massachusetts election

Health shares rose Tuesday as traders considered the prospect that a Republican victory in the special Senate election in Massachusetts could jeopardize the health reform legislation.

21 Jan 2010

Fujitsu PalmSecure palm vein biometric authentication technology to be demonstrated

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., today announced the company will demonstrate the MedServ Patient Kiosk, featuring the Fujitsu PalmSecure™ palm vein biometric authentication technology, at the 13th Annual Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Kickoff Technology Policy Exhibition, on January 26, 2010.

21 Jan 2010

Research shows controlled breathing can reduce pain

Research performed by a scientist at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has shown that controlled breathing at a slowed rate can significantly reduce feelings of pain.

21 Jan 2010

First Coast Oncology uses PEM scanner and AccuBoost image guided procedure for breast cancer treatment

First Coast Oncology in Jacksonville, Florida has significantly enhanced its ability to treat breast cancer with the addition of a Naviscan PEM (Positron Emission Mammography) scanner.

20 Jan 2010

Physician attributes sudden death in young athletes to inherited heart diseases

The sporting world lost two young athletes this month to sudden cardiac death. Preliminary autopsy reports indicate that Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams, 26, and Southern Indiana center Jeron Lewis, 21, both had enlarged hearts at the time of their death.

20 Jan 2010

Health overhaul may have helped capsize Mass. Democrat

News reports ruminated Wednesday on a key question: How did the Massachusetts Senate seat left behind by Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy fall into Republican hands?

20 Jan 2010

Medical News

One-legged cycling can improve overall fitness in COPD patients

Smith & Nephew makes available more than $2M in implants and surgical instruments for Haiti earthquake victims

Research provides new insights on VEGF receptor function

State officials, companies examine possible new regulations

Study: Heart's ability to pump effectively is diminished among people with common lung disease

TruTouch Technologies completes human clinical trials of its finger-touch detection system

Unilens Vision completes Stock Purchase Agreement

CareCloud closes oversubscribed capital raise of $2.3 million for healthcare IT ecosystem

VisEn Medical announces the commercial launch of new Cat B 680 FAST imaging agent

U.S. District Court finds Johnson & Johnson patents as invalid

Xbrane Bioscience signs licensing arrangement with Vaxiion Therapeutics

Maturation disorders of nerve terminals may trigger autism

Circumcising newborn males cost effective strategy for HIV prevention, Rwandan study finds

U.S. Healthworks completes $175 million financing package to leverage its acquisition strategy

Health shares rise with speculation regarding Massachusetts election

Fujitsu PalmSecure palm vein biometric authentication technology to be demonstrated

Research shows controlled breathing can reduce pain

First Coast Oncology uses PEM scanner and AccuBoost image guided procedure for breast cancer treatment

Physician attributes sudden death in young athletes to inherited heart diseases

Health overhaul may have helped capsize Mass. Democrat

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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