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FBN features Prescient Medical's CEO

Prescient Medical Inc. announced that CEO Patricia Scheller, appeared on FOX Business Network (FBN) to discuss the company's groundbreaking products and recent achievement of CE Mark approval for their vProtect(TM) Luminal Shield Stent System.

27 Aug 2009

Geron provides additional comments on the recent clinical hold of Spinal Cord Injury IND

Geron Corporation today provided additional comments on the recent clinical hold on its Spinal Cord Injury IND.

27 Aug 2009

The Summer 2009 software platform release of Medeanalytics' healthcare performance management solution deployed

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced its summer 2009 software platform release, MedeAnalytics 9, which offers performance-packed features for enhanced collaboration and personalization. Deployed to clients on Aug. 17, the release incorporates client input and reflects the company’s ongoing investment in its analytic platform.

27 Aug 2009

Sunquest Information Systems to co-develop laboratory information system with MGH, Partners HealthCare System

Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a market leader in laboratory and diagnostic information systems, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), an innovator in medical care, research and teaching, and Partners HealthCare System, an integrated health care delivery system with a tradition of IT excellence, today announced a collaborative agreement to jointly develop the next generation anatomic and clinical pathology based laboratory information system.

27 Aug 2009

MBS/Vox hires two new analysts

MBS/Vox, the research-based consultancy unit of CommonHealth specializing in the linguistic analysis of healthcare communication, today announced two new hires.

27 Aug 2009

Roper Industries to raise funds for general corporate purposes and repayment of borrowings

Roper Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) announced today the pricing of its public offering of $500 million of 6.25% Notes due 2019 (the "Notes"). The offering is expected to close, subject to customary closing conditions, on September 2, 2009.

27 Aug 2009

Contract research organization signs agreement to utilize NewCardio's QTinno(TM) software suite

NewCardio, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: NWCI) a cardiac diagnostic and services company, today announced that a top-three contract research organization has signed a Master Services Agreement (MSA) to use NewCardio's QTinno(TM) software suite as its technology in fully automated Thorough QT (TQT) and Phase 1 studies delivered by its centralized ECG core lab.

27 Aug 2009

Medgenics' EPODURE tissue Biopumps platform technology effective in maintaining hemoglobin levels

Medgenics is pleased to announce that one of the patients, who was treated with the Company’s EPODURE tissue Biopumps almost 11 months ago, continues to be effectively treated for anemia without a single erythropoietin (EPO) injection. This patient (#2) was dependent on frequent injections of the therapeutic protein (EPO) for the 18 months prior to receiving a single administration of 3 tiny EPODURE tissue Biopumps in the Company’s phase I/II anemia trial in Israel.

27 Aug 2009

URAC accredits Medversant in the 2009 CVO Standards category

Medversant Technologies (www.medversant.com), the nation’s exclusive provider of AutoVerifi™ technology (U.S. Patent 7,529,682) that continuously monitors Web-based credentials verification solutions for hospitals, health plans, state Medicaid programs, and other healthcare settings, has been accredited by the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) in the 2009 Credentials Verification Organization (CVO) Standards category.

27 Aug 2009

Arrayit supplies instruments for identifying allergens

Arrayit Corporation, a proprietary life sciences technology leader, announces the sale of instruments used to identify allergens in affected individuals.

27 Aug 2009

Alegro Health renamed as Centric Health Corporation

Alegro Health Corp. (TSX-V: AGO), a provider of medical, surgical and rehabilitation and disability management services, today announced that it has changed its name to Centric Health Corporation. The Company received shareholder approval to change its name at a special meeting of shareholders held on August 25, 2009. The reason for the name change is that Management believes the new name better aligns the Company and brand with the industry in which it operates.

27 Aug 2009

First Edition: August 27, 2009

Today's news: Speculation begins regarding the impact Sen. Kennedy's death will have on the health reform debate and the Democrat's prospects for success.

27 Aug 2009

Four medical groups of Resurrection Health Care Preferred earn nine blue stars in the 2009 Blue Star Report

Three out of four medical groups of Resurrection Health Care Preferred (RHCP) have earned nine blue stars, a perfect score, in the 2009 Blue Star Report -- an annual ranking of doctors in medical groups from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.

27 Aug 2009

Trident(R) donates proceeds for children's oral health

Trident(R), the best selling sugar-free gum brand in the world[4], is donating a portion of its proceeds during the first week in September to Smiles Across America(R) (SAA), the signature program of Oral Health America that supports dental services to thousands of children in underserved communities nationwide.

27 Aug 2009

MN Community Measurement publishes cost and quality information together to help consumers make informed decisions about their health care

In a significant step toward bringing cost and quality information together to help consumers make informed decisions about their health care, MN Community Measurement has published new information about how much medical groups are paid to provide more than 100 common health care services. MN Community Measurement, a nonprofit organization, already provides objective information on the quality of health care through its Web site, www.mnhealthscores.org.

27 Aug 2009

Waters exhibits the SYNAPT G2 system at the 18th International Mass Spectrometry Conference in Europe

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today exhibited for the first time in Europe the Waters((R)) SYNAPT(TM) G2 a system offering scientists greater power, versatility and speed at the 18(th) International Mass Spectrometry Conference (IMSC). Rounding out its display of mass spectrometry (MS) and UltraPerformance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC((R)))/MS systems at IMSC will be Waters Xevo(TM) family of tandem quadrupole and time-of-flight mass spectrometers noted for their ease-of-use and versatility.

27 Aug 2009

FDA approves clinical study of ATS 3f(R) Aortic Bioprosthesis with the younger aortic valve replacement population

ATS Medical, Inc. manufacturer and marketer of state-of-the-art cardiac surgery products and services, announced today that the FDA has approved a landmark clinical study in which cardiac surgeons will implant the ATS 3f(R) Aortic Bioprosthesis in a younger aortic valve replacement patient population that has not been previously studied in a controlled and scientific manner.

27 Aug 2009

Department of Veterans Affairs cancels contract with UTSWMC for Gulf War research

Citing persistent noncompliance and numerous performance deficiencies, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will not exercise the third year of a five-year, $75 million contract with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSWMC) to perform research into Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses (GWVI).

27 Aug 2009

Adventist Medical Center receives the Community Value Index Five-Star hospital award

Adventist Medical Center (AMC) has received the Community Value Index (CVI) Five-Star hospital award for the third consecutive year. Developed by Cleverley and Associates, the national recognition signifies AMC’s dedication to meeting the healthcare needs of the community in a financially responsible, efficient and effective manner.

27 Aug 2009

Providing voluntary benefits to workers helps close financial gaps

Many employees now face gaps in coverage that put them at financial risk because of the economy, according to a new white paper released by Colonial Life.

27 Aug 2009

Medical News

FBN features Prescient Medical's CEO

Geron provides additional comments on the recent clinical hold of Spinal Cord Injury IND

The Summer 2009 software platform release of Medeanalytics' healthcare performance management solution deployed

Sunquest Information Systems to co-develop laboratory information system with MGH, Partners HealthCare System

MBS/Vox hires two new analysts

Roper Industries to raise funds for general corporate purposes and repayment of borrowings

Contract research organization signs agreement to utilize NewCardio's QTinno(TM) software suite

Medgenics' EPODURE tissue Biopumps platform technology effective in maintaining hemoglobin levels

URAC accredits Medversant in the 2009 CVO Standards category

Arrayit supplies instruments for identifying allergens

Alegro Health renamed as Centric Health Corporation

First Edition: August 27, 2009

Four medical groups of Resurrection Health Care Preferred earn nine blue stars in the 2009 Blue Star Report

Trident(R) donates proceeds for children's oral health

MN Community Measurement publishes cost and quality information together to help consumers make informed decisions about their health care

Waters exhibits the SYNAPT G2 system at the 18th International Mass Spectrometry Conference in Europe

FDA approves clinical study of ATS 3f(R) Aortic Bioprosthesis with the younger aortic valve replacement population

Department of Veterans Affairs cancels contract with UTSWMC for Gulf War research

Adventist Medical Center receives the Community Value Index Five-Star hospital award

Providing voluntary benefits to workers helps close financial gaps

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Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

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