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Centene announces new program to educate children on the importance of active and healthy lifestyle

Centene Corporation today announced the creation of a program called Kids' Club, aimed at educating its child members on a variety of health topics. Centene's health plans are reaching out directly to children with newsletters, contests and other innovative events, such as readings with the author of "The Adventures of Thumbs Up Johnnie(TM)."

30 Nov 2009

Sentinelle Medical, Siemens Healthcare to jointly develop solutions for Interventional Prostate MRI

Sentinelle Medical Inc., a leading manufacturer of breast MRI coils and software, and Siemens Healthcare today announced at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago, that they are collaborating on the development of a suite of innovative solutions for Interventional Prostate MRI.

30 Nov 2009

Minerva Biotechnologies grants Clarient exclusive commercializing rights to its MUC1 diagnostic test

Clarient, Inc., a premier technology and services resource for pathologists, oncologists and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced that privately held, Waltham, MA-based Minerva Biotechnologies has granted it the exclusive right to develop and commercialize a test that identifies the MUC1* protein, a biomarker researchers believe may be implicated in the spread of many cancers, including breast cancer.

30 Nov 2009

Sentinelle Medical's Aegis Navigation MRI and ultrasound imaging system showcased at RSNA 2009

Sentinelle Medical Inc., a leading manufacturer of MRI coils and advanced visualization software is demonstrating a number of innovative new works-in-progress, including MRI and ultrasound co-registration offering at RSNA 2009.

30 Nov 2009

Sentinelle Medical, Ultrasonix Medical announce distribution partnership for new SonixTOUCH ultrasound imaging system

Sentinelle Medical Inc., a leading manufacturer of MRI coils and advanced visualization software, and Ultrasonix Medical Corporation, a leading provider of innovative ultrasound imaging systems have announced a distribution agreement for the new SonixTOUCH Ultrasound with Aegis(TM) Navigation. The system will be shown as a work-in-progress on both Sentinelle and Ultrasonix's booths at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago, Nov. 30 - Dec. 5, 2009.

30 Nov 2009

Toshiba introduces new CT system for pediatric imaging

With smaller vessels, lower bone density and less body fat, pediatric patients have different imaging needs than adults. Pediatric patients frequently have difficulty holding their breath or staying still during a scan, creating the need for CT technology tailored for their needs.

30 Nov 2009

$Stem cell technology for rapid healing of complicated bone fractures$

Stem cell technology for rapid healing of complicated bone fractures

A novel technology involving use of stem cells, developed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers, has been applied to provide better and rapid healing for patients suffering from complicated bone fractures.

30 Nov 2009

CDS announces second Disability Intensive Course on cerebral palsy

The College of Direct Support (CDS), an internet-based curriculum for direct support professionals and managed in partnership by MC Strategies/Elsevier and the University of Minnesota's Research and Training Center, announced today that its second Disability Intensive Course (DIC) on "Cerebral Palsy" is now available for administrators and learners to use as part of the online curriculum.

30 Nov 2009

Study provides new insight into the mechanism of bacterial invasion protein

Spoiled meat is one of the sources for Listeria infections leading to listeriosis. Pregnant women, newborns and immune compromised people are susceptible for a severe progression of this disease. Firstly, the pathogen breaches the intestinal barrier and thus enters the body. The key for further spreading is the invasion protein internalin B that is located on the bacterial surface.

30 Nov 2009

"Skin" to aid hearing

An apparatus that converts sound to vibrations makes it possible for individuals who are deaf and blind or severely hearing impaired to perceive and recognize sounds with their skin. The method, which can also be adapted for infants, has been developed by engineering researcher Parivash Ranjbar, who is submitting his findings in a new dissertation at örebro University in Sweden.

30 Nov 2009

Simple measures can help in reducing peak noise levels in hospital wards, says new study

Patients often complain that getting a good night's sleep or a bit of peace and quiet in hospital can be difficult. But a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing has shown that adopting some simple measures can reduce peak noise levels on hospital wards by just under 20 per cent.

30 Nov 2009

Novel initiative to improve NMR structure determination

In structural biology, the only technique available to predict the three dimensional structure of large complex molecules in solution, such as proteins and DNA, is NMR spectroscopy. To catalyze improvements in the techniques behind these predictions, the "eNMR" project has launched a new initiative. In September's Nature Methods the project issued an invitation to the entire biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance community to participate in a large scale test of modern computing algorithms.

30 Nov 2009

ApaTech named Europe's fastest growing company in Deloitte 2009 Technology Fast 500

ApaTech, the rapidly growing orthobiologics company, was named Europe's fastest growing Biotech/Pharmaceutical/Medical Technology/Equipment company in the Deloitte 2009 Technology Fast 500 for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

30 Nov 2009

Raleigh dentist to educate public about the benefits of sedation dental care

Raleigh dentist Robert L. Williamson III, DDS and Associates have launched a new plan to educate the community and patients about sedation dentistry and its many benefits.

30 Nov 2009

Major re-launch of Embase biomedical database announced

Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of scientific, medical and technical products and services, today announced a major re-launch of Embase, its comprehensive biomedical database which holds over 20 million indexed records from more than 7,000 active, peer reviewed journals.

30 Nov 2009

SCA's 349,554 Class A shares converted to Class B shares

According to SCA's articles of association, owners of Class A shares have the right to have such shares converted to Class B shares. Conversion reduces the total number of votes in the company. When such a conversion has occurred, the company is obligated by law to disclose any such changes in this manner.

30 Nov 2009

WALFA project demonstrates alternative way to mitigate climate change

A landmark Australian project that mitigates the extent and severity of natural savannah blazes by deploying traditional Indigenous fire management techniques is being hailed as a model with vast global potential in the fights against climate change and biodiversity loss, and for protecting Indigenous lands and culture.

30 Nov 2009

WuXi PharmaTech recognized as 50 fastest-growing companies for the fifth consecutive year

WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, announced that it had been selected to the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China 2009 list for the fifth consecutive year.

30 Nov 2009

Exiqon announces the recognition of ICCB-L

Exiqon A/S announced today that the Harvard Medical School ICCB-Longwood Screening Facility (ICCB-L) has been recognized as a MicroRNA Screening Center of Excellence.

30 Nov 2009

Simbionix USA offers PROcedure Rehearsal Studio workshop at upcoming ICCA Meeting

Simbionix USA Corporation, the world's leading developer of medical simulation systems, in collaboration with GORE Medical Products will be offering a PROcedure Rehearsal Studio(TM) workshop for the first time at the upcoming ICCA Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany.

30 Nov 2009

Medical News

Centene announces new program to educate children on the importance of active and healthy lifestyle

Sentinelle Medical, Siemens Healthcare to jointly develop solutions for Interventional Prostate MRI

Minerva Biotechnologies grants Clarient exclusive commercializing rights to its MUC1 diagnostic test

Sentinelle Medical's Aegis Navigation MRI and ultrasound imaging system showcased at RSNA 2009

Sentinelle Medical, Ultrasonix Medical announce distribution partnership for new SonixTOUCH ultrasound imaging system

Toshiba introduces new CT system for pediatric imaging

Stem cell technology for rapid healing of complicated bone fractures

CDS announces second Disability Intensive Course on cerebral palsy

Study provides new insight into the mechanism of bacterial invasion protein

"Skin" to aid hearing

Simple measures can help in reducing peak noise levels in hospital wards, says new study

Novel initiative to improve NMR structure determination

ApaTech named Europe's fastest growing company in Deloitte 2009 Technology Fast 500

Raleigh dentist to educate public about the benefits of sedation dental care

Major re-launch of Embase biomedical database announced

SCA's 349,554 Class A shares converted to Class B shares

WALFA project demonstrates alternative way to mitigate climate change

WuXi PharmaTech recognized as 50 fastest-growing companies for the fifth consecutive year

Exiqon announces the recognition of ICCB-L

Simbionix USA offers PROcedure Rehearsal Studio workshop at upcoming ICCA Meeting

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