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New Leapfrog Report: A Call to Action on Improving the Safety of Computerized Prescribing Systems
June 30, 2010 8:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsLack of Testing and Monitoring By Hospitals and Vendors Potentially Jeopardizes Patients -- But Solutions Are Available WASHINGTON , June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health information technology could inadvertently result in harm to patients without proper monitoring, according to a...
OXIS International Assumes Control and Exploitation Rights to Key L-Ergothioneine Patent Filing Representing a Major Market Opportunity
June 30, 2010 8:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. , June 30 /- OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: OXIS, Paris: OXI), is extremely pleased to announce that it has assumed control and future exploitation rights to International Patent PCT Application PCY/US2008/059831. The invention centers on the use of...
Medolutions and COCSA Expand Relationship to Benefit the Chiropractic Profession
June 30, 2010 8:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsDUBLIN, Ohio , June 30 /- Medolutions, LLC, the manufacturer of the patented Bio-Back Lumbar Orthosis and the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations (COCSA) are pleased to announce that they have executed the COCSA Affinity Agreement. This agreement will introduce a new...
Simbionix and USF Receive Grant to Support Development of Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Simulation
June 30, 2010 8:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsCLEVELAND, Ohio , June 30, 2010 /- Simbionix Ltd., a subsidiary of Simbionix USA Corporation, the world's leading provider of medical education and simulation training products for medical professionals and the healthcare industry, and USF Health, an organization dedicated to creating a...
Biomerix Ventral Hernia Repair Mesh Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance
June 30, 2010 8:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsFREMONT, Calif. , June 30 /- Biomerix Corporation announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) Clearance to market its Biomerix Ventral Hernia Repair Mesh, the latest addition to its innovative portfolio of soft tissue repair devices. The Biomerix...
Do eggs matured in the laboratory result in babies with Large Offspring syndrome?
June 30, 2010 6:40 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) A review of studies of babies born after in vitro maturation fertility treatment has suggested that they are more likely to be born larger than normal and to have more difficult births requiring more obstetric interventions...
Hoag Breast Care Center Installs Xoft Electronic Brachytherapy System for IORT Program
June 30, 2010 6:39 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNEWPORT BEACH, Calif. , June 30 /- Xoft, the leading provider of FDA-cleared Electronic Brachytherapy Systems, announced today that Hoag Breast Care Center of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif. , has recently installed an Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy,...
Concord Medical Announces Share Repurchase Program
June 30, 2010 6:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBEIJING , June 30 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited ("Concord Medical" or the "Company") (NYSE: CCM ), operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China , today announced that its board of directors approved a...
ERT Industry Poll and Sponsor Endorsement Confirms eC-SSRS is an Effective Method of Suicidality Monitoring in Clinical Trials
June 30, 2010 6:35 am | by RealWire | CommentsPHILADELPHIA, PA 30 June 2010 ERT, a leading provider of centralized services to global pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies, announces that a recent survey of over 250 respondents reported that all clinicians polled found the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale...
Claros Diagnostics Receives CE Mark Approval for Point-of-care PSA System
June 29, 2010 11:38 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsClaros Diagnostics, a developer of novel point-of-care in vitro diagnostic systems, today announced the CE Mark approval for its rapid quantitative point-of-care diagnostic platform, which can now be used for prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing throughout the European Union.
MOSFETs utilize copper clip technology
June 29, 2010 11:38 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsInternational Rectifier has expanded its portfolio of HEXFET power MOSFETs to offer a complete family of mid-voltage devices available in a 5mm x 6mm PQFN package with optimized copper clip and solder die.
Google powermeter could expand to monitor home gas and water Use
June 29, 2010 11:38 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsMedia reports reveal that Google is hoping to expand the capabilities of its PowerMeter technology to include the monitoring of water and natural gas use, in addition to the monitoring of home electricity usage.
New hope for victims of stroke
June 29, 2010 11:34 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of Manchester) Top British neuroscientist Nancy Rothwell will summarize her team's latest research into both the causes of brain damage in stroke patients as well as future treatment options when she delivers the Physiological Society's annual public lecture on June 30,...
Europe leads the world in assisted-reproduction technology
June 29, 2010 11:34 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) Europe leads the world in assisted-reproduction technology with most cycles initiated in the region.
The teeth of cadavers reveal their identity
June 29, 2010 6:38 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) Researchers from the University of Granada have shown that a person's dental patterns can be used as proof of their identity with the same degree of reliability as DNA testing, the method that forensic police use to reveal the...
