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AtriCure gets approval for AtriClip heart system
June 15, 2010 7:10 am | CommentsMedical device maker AtriCure Inc. said regulators cleared its AtriClip system, which is designed for use in surgery treating atrial fibrillation.The Food and Drug Administration cleared AtriCure's AtriClip Gillinov-Cosgrove Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion system. The system is intended for use...
New combination effective against pancreatic cancer
June 15, 2010 6:41 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(University Hospital Heidelberg) The new cancer medication sorafenib looks promising. Sorafenib is used for advanced liver and kidney cancer and also appears to be effective against cancer stem cells in pancreatic cancer. The team led by Professor Dr. Ingrid Herr, Head of the...
New President and Chief Executive Officer Named at Access Communications, LLC
June 15, 2010 6:40 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. , June 15 /- Access Communications, LLC (Access) has named David P. Gagliano the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO). Since mid-2009, Access was under the leadership of a group of managing partners, a role in which Gagliano served in addition to...
Access Communications, LLC Wins Four Creative Design Awards from the Art Directors Club of New Jersey
June 15, 2010 6:40 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. , June 15 /- Access Communications, LLC (Access) has been awarded four distinctions of honor for its creative expertise from the Art Directors Club of New Jersey (ADCNJ). The most notable ADCNJ recognition for 2009 is the agency's Medal Award for the creative design...
Perrigo Company to Present at the 31st Annual Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference
June 15, 2010 6:39 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsALLEGAN, Mich. , June 15 /- Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO;TASE) today announced that Perrigo Executive Vice President and CFO Judy Brown will present at the 31st Annual Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, June 15 , at 3:05 p.m. (PT) at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza...
Healthcare matchmaker WellClicks raises $1 million
June 15, 2010 6:39 am | by Mass Device | CommentsWellClicks, a startup aiming to connect consumers with healthcare providers that match their preferences, drums up $1 million in an equity offering. By Brandon Glenn WellClicks, a startup that promises to match consumers with health providers, raised $1 million from seven...
Kendle Advances Early Stage Drug Development with ElMindA's Innovative Brain Network Activation Technology
June 15, 2010 6:39 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCINCINNATI , June 15 /- Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL ), a leading, global full-service clinical research organization, today announced it now offers Brain Network Activation (BNA) imaging providing a non-invasive platform for mapping, monitoring and understanding brain electro-physiological...
Epocal Announces FDA Clearance of Lactate Test
June 15, 2010 6:38 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsOTTAWA, Canada , June 15 /- Epocal, Inc., a leading edge provider of point of care technology, announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its new lactate test on the epoc Blood Analysis System. Lactate measurements from the epoc...
Dominion Diagnostics Introduces CARDâ„¢: The Next-Generation Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Tool for Addiction Treatment
June 15, 2010 6:37 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. , June 15 /- At the forefront of the ongoing effort to enhance addiction treatment outcomes, one leading Rhode Island Company has announced the next-generation clinical laboratory diagnostics tool designed to assist clinicians. Â Dominion Diagnostics (Dominion),...
Autism in a test tube?
June 15, 2010 5:43 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) In a recent study, Dr. Ditza Zachor of Tel Aviv University's Sackler School of Medicine reported a strong link between IVF and mild to moderate cases of autism.
EMBL picture release: Developing zebrafish patchwork
June 15, 2010 5:43 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(European Molecular Biology Laboratory) Using an electron microscope, scientists at EMBL captured this snapshot of the beginnings of an organ which plays a central role in how zebrafish perceive the world around them.
Public Meeting: Converged Communications and Health Care Devices Impact on Regulation, June 26-27, 2010
June 15, 2010 5:35 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe objective of this meeting is to gather information and to better understand issues and perspectives from various stakeholders so the agencies can identify potential areas where each agency?s jurisdiction can be identified and clarified for affected...
MDUFMA: Agenda and Materials From April 20, 2010 FDA Performance Report
June 15, 2010 5:35 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsA meeting regarding the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act.
Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; The Mammography Quality Standards Act Requi...
June 15, 2010 5:35 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsThe Mammography Quality Standards Act requires the establishment of a Federal certification and inspection program for mammography facilities; regulations and standards for accreditation and certification bodies for mammography facilities; and standards..
Surplus PC Power Yields Faster Cancer Research
June 15, 2010 4:42 am | by IBM | CommentsScientists have devised a way to automate and accelerate a manual, complex process that enables researchers to more easily discover the structure of cancer-related proteins, and, eventually, formulate cancer cures. This new, automated approach may also help the exploration of other...
