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Dilon Diagnostics and Philips sign distribution agreement

Dilon Diagnostics, the leader in molecular breast imaging (MBI) also known as Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) and Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI), today announce that they have entered into a distribution agreement. Philips Healthcare will sell and support the Dilon 6800 gamma camera in key European and Middle Eastern markets. The compact camera technology and related products and services are used for the detection of breast cancer as an adjunct to mammography and serve to complement Philips innovative women's health solutions.

12 Oct 2009

Crescendo Biologics raises funds to advance the development of its fragment antibody technology platforms

Crescendo Biologics today announces it has raised GBP4.5 million in a seed-funding round to advance the development of its fragment antibody technology platforms. The funding round was led by Sofinnova Partners, a Paris-based venture capital firm, with Aitua, Avlar BioVentures and the Rainbow Seed Fund also participating.

12 Oct 2009

Mentalympians announces its inaugural Advisory Group

Mentalympians(TM) announced today, on this World Mental Health Day, its inaugural Advisory Group, consisting of twelve advisors based in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland and the United States of America. Profiles of the advisors are found on www.mentalympians.org.

12 Oct 2009

MEDLINE multi-purpose electronic database helps doctors care for their patients

Research funded by The Kidney Foundation of Canada and led by kidney specialists at Lawson Health Research Institute and The University of Western Ontario will make it possible for doctors to quickly and effectively access information relevant for patient care.

12 Oct 2009

Hyper-SAGE with MRI sensitivity, a promising tool for in vivo diagnostics and molecular imaging

A new technique in Magnetic Resonance Imaging dubbed "Hyper-SAGE" has the potential to detect ultra low concentrations of clincal targets, such as lung and other cancers. Development of Hyper-SAGE was led by one of the world's foremost authorities on MRI technology, Alexander Pines, a chemist who holds joint appointments with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley.

12 Oct 2009

Canary Foundation to implement biosensor technologies for early cancer detection

Canary Foundation has committed to being the first organization to implement the breakthrough in biosensor technologies in its research pipeline. The new technology promises to revolutionize the early detection cancer field.

12 Oct 2009

INVO Bioscience announce the birth of the first baby conceived by the INVO procedure and INVOcell device

INVO Bioscience, Inc., a medical device company focused on treatment options for patients diagnosed with infertility, announced that on September 29, 2009 the birth of the first baby conceived by the INVO procedure and INVOcell device. The mother is a 40 year old Pakistan woman who had suffered from infertility for 16 years.

9 Oct 2009

The 'Turbocharged' health IT industry

Allscripts, the Chicago-based electronic medical records company, has more than doubled its profits since last year, Forbes reports in a special report. Its stock doubled, too, and it attracted nearly 50 percent more business. It's been a "sweet year" for Glen Tullman, the company's chief. That's due in part to a $19 billion infusion into the health information technology industry from the federal stimulus package.

9 Oct 2009

Aperio's new digital slide sharing service for pathology incorporated as part of CAP’s Diagnostic Work Station

Aperio Technologies, Inc., a global leader in digital pathology for the healthcare and life sciences industry is pleased to announce that SecondSlide™, its newly launched digital slide sharing service for pathology, has been incorporated as one of the vendor solutions in the College of American Pathologists (CAP) prototype of the Diagnostic Work Station (DWS), a collaborative and heterogeneous vendor-neutral environment.

9 Oct 2009

Web-based TV program to focus on holistic lifestyle

The outcome of the current healthcare legislation is uncertain, but one matter is clear: Americans need to get healthier. From childhood obesity to alarming rates of clinical depression among adults, people across the U.S. have been confronted with the consequences of lives off-balance.

9 Oct 2009

Verichip Corporation's H1N1 virus triage detection system to feature in Fox News

VeriChip Corporation has announced that the Company is scheduled to be featured on the Glenn Beck show on Fox News today, October 8, 2009 during the 5 p.m. hour. Glenn Beck intends to dedicate today's show to the H1N1 virus and will feature VeriChip, its Health Link personal health record and its H1N1 virus triage detection system currently being developed with partner RECEPTORS LLC, as part of the show.

9 Oct 2009

LeVOCC air purification system destroys the PR8 strain of the H1N1 virus

LeVOCC, Inc. today announced that independent laboratory testing has conclusively demonstrated that the LeVOCCTM air purification system successfully destroys a strain of the H1N1 virus. Testing was conducted using the Puerto Rico 8 (PR8) strain of the H1N1 virus. This strain is an influenza A H1N1 seasonal strain and is a valid representative of all H1N1 strains.

9 Oct 2009

Smart For Life launches its weight loss program on BJ's Wholesale Club's e-commerce website

Smart For Life(TM) Cookie Diet, the all-natural weight management program, announces its launch today as the only weight loss program on BJ's Wholesale Club's e-commerce website (http://www.bjs.com). Reaching out to a wider audience, Smart For Life(TM) partnered with BJ's to provide convenience and value to BJ's members searching for weight loss and healthy, lifestyle foods.

9 Oct 2009

Medicago receives contract from U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command laboratory

Medicago Inc. (TSX-V: MDG), a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), today announced that it has been awarded a proof of concept contract by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command laboratory specifically the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center ("ECBC") Research & Technology Directorate.

9 Oct 2009

TOPS Versalink Spinal System to treat moderate to severe lumbar stenosis

Impliant, Inc., a developer of novel motion-sparing alternatives to traditional spinal fusion surgery, announced today that it conducted the first two implantations of its TOPS VersaLink System, the newest addition to its product portfolio.

9 Oct 2009

BIO-Key International to showcase fingerprint biometric solutions at Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference

BIO-key International, Inc., a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety and a member of the Oracle® PartnerNetwork, is showcasing its fingerprint biometric solutions at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from October 11-15, 2009.

9 Oct 2009

Magnetic resonance imaging to help diagnose hidden prostate cancer

Clinical researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) can now answer the question that baffles many clinicians - why do some men with elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels who are carefully monitored and undergo repeated negative biopsies still develop aggressive prostate cancer?

9 Oct 2009

Environmental Protection Agency grants for students to design sustainable technologies

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded 43 grants to teams of college and university students across the country who will design creative technologies to sustainability challenges in the developed and developing world.

9 Oct 2009

Harris Poll shows physician and consumer interests in mobile healthcare technologies

Mobile healthcare companies can increase adoption of the new technology by understanding their customers' "activation levels" in light of a newly released Harris Poll showing strong physician and consumer interest in the emerging industry.

9 Oct 2009

Cambridge Heart to showcase Microvolt T-Wave Alternans technology at 2009 Annual Meeting Conference

Cambridge Heart, Inc. (OTCBB-CAMH) will participate in the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association’s 2nd Annual Meeting and Medical Education Conference in Chicago, Illinois October 9th through the 11th, to showcase their Microvolt T-Wave AlternansTM (MTWA) technology designed to identify patients at risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA).

9 Oct 2009

Device / Technology News

Dilon Diagnostics and Philips sign distribution agreement

Crescendo Biologics raises funds to advance the development of its fragment antibody technology platforms

Mentalympians announces its inaugural Advisory Group

MEDLINE multi-purpose electronic database helps doctors care for their patients

Hyper-SAGE with MRI sensitivity, a promising tool for in vivo diagnostics and molecular imaging

Canary Foundation to implement biosensor technologies for early cancer detection

INVO Bioscience announce the birth of the first baby conceived by the INVO procedure and INVOcell device

The 'Turbocharged' health IT industry

Aperio's new digital slide sharing service for pathology incorporated as part of CAP’s Diagnostic Work Station

Web-based TV program to focus on holistic lifestyle

Verichip Corporation's H1N1 virus triage detection system to feature in Fox News

LeVOCC air purification system destroys the PR8 strain of the H1N1 virus

Smart For Life launches its weight loss program on BJ's Wholesale Club's e-commerce website

Medicago receives contract from U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command laboratory

TOPS Versalink Spinal System to treat moderate to severe lumbar stenosis

BIO-Key International to showcase fingerprint biometric solutions at Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference

Magnetic resonance imaging to help diagnose hidden prostate cancer

Environmental Protection Agency grants for students to design sustainable technologies

Harris Poll shows physician and consumer interests in mobile healthcare technologies

Cambridge Heart to showcase Microvolt T-Wave Alternans technology at 2009 Annual Meeting Conference

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