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CryoValve SG aortic human heart valve receives Humanitarian Use Device designation

CryoLife, Inc., an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, today announced that it has received a Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) designation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its CryoValve® SG aortic human heart valve.

6 Oct 2009

FDA provides 510(k) clearance for Boston Scientific's WallFlex Biliary RX covered stents

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its WallFlex(®) Biliary RX fully and partially covered stents for the palliative treatment of malignant bile duct strictures. The WallFlex Biliary RX uncovered stent was cleared by the FDA in 2006.

6 Oct 2009

Health educator stresses the importance of sinus cleansing

With fall allergy season underway and Americans concerned about keeping their family safe from H1N1 and other flu viruses, health educator and fitness trainer Isabella "Betti" Jones is urging Americans to take a proactive, natural approach to staying healthy - the important step of daily sinus cleansing.

6 Oct 2009

Latest version of IncentOne's Healthy Choice Award solution released

IncentOne (http://www.incentone.com), the leading provider of incentive solutions to the healthcare industry, has released the newest version of its Healthy Choice Award.

6 Oct 2009

Sigma-Aldrich to distribute ThalesNano's CatCart catalyst products globally

Sigma-Aldrich announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with ThalesNano, the world leader in bench top flow chemistry instruments, the terms of which will see Sigma-Aldrich distribute ThalesNano's complete line of approximately 400 CatCart® catalyst products for flow chemistry solutions on a global basis.

6 Oct 2009

AMICAS announces launch of its Radiology Information System Version 5.5 at the 2009 RBMA

AMICAS, Inc., a leader in image and information management solutions, will launch AMICAS RIS(TM) Version 5.5 at RBMA's 2009 Fall Educational Conference in Chandler, AZ, from October 11 to 13. AMICAS will be in booth #203.

6 Oct 2009

Healthcare workforce management staffing solution provider updates website

Stay Staffed Technologies announced today their newly updated website includes new client resources such as case studies, product reviews, and healthcare IT resource links and more. The suite of workforce management software heightens the efficiency and staff productivity of hospitals while reducing operational expenses associated with costly third-party vendors, health care staffing overtime, and burdensome manual systems.

6 Oct 2009

U.S. market for diabetes drugs, devices and monitoring systems to reach over $55 billion by 2016

According to a new report series by iData Research, the leading global authority in medical device, dental and pharmaceutical market research, the U.S. market for diabetes drugs, devices and monitoring systems will reach over $55 billion by 2016, tripling in value.

6 Oct 2009

Alere to showcase its Apollo integrated health management system at the Health 2.0 conference

Alere(®) LLC, a national patient-centered health management services company, has been selected to demonstrate its innovative integrated health management system, referred to as Apollo, at Health 2.0, a highly respected industry venue created to showcase web-based and mobile technologies transforming the healthcare system.

6 Oct 2009

MEF 21 certification for D-Link Xstack DES-3200 switch series

D-Link, the end-to-end computer networking solutions provider for consumer and business, today announced that its xStack® DES-3200 Series was one of the first product lines to receive MEF 21 certification from Iometrix test laboratory, the MEF authorized certification test lab.

6 Oct 2009

Scientists expand their fleet of genomic next-generation sequencing technology to study about cancer

Scientists from the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC) are expanding their fleet of advanced genomic next-generation sequencing technology from Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation to accelerate their studies of the genetic underpinnings of cancer and other complex human diseases.

6 Oct 2009

LMA Stonebreaker and Holmium Lasers to feature at 27th World Congress on Endourology

Continuing to drive innovation in endourology, Cook Medical will feature a series of product demonstrations and interactive presentations with a special emphasis on kidney stone management solutions, including the LMA Stonebreaker and Holmium Lasers at the 27th Annual World Congress on Endourology and SWL (shock wave lithotripsy) at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Munich, Germany from 6-10 October.

6 Oct 2009

PDS Biotechnology's Versamune-based immunotherapy drug demonstrates safety in preclinical studies

PDS Biotechnology Corporation today announced that the company has completed GLP toxicology studies of its lead HPV-cancer product. The studies, which included pharmacokinetic (PK) and adsorption, bio-distribution and excretion (ADE) studies in addition to the evaluation of toxicity, all demonstrated a very safe profile of the drug and PDS Biotech's platform Versamune((TM)) technology.

6 Oct 2009

Mirth Corporation announces the launch of Mirth Meaningful Use Exchange

Mirth Corporation, the leader in commercial open source healthcare information technology, today announced the launch of Mirth Meaningful Use Exchange (Mirth MUx) as well as the first Mirth MUx implementation at Thayer County Health Services (TCHS).

6 Oct 2009

BIOBASE to integrate its TRANSFAC database with CLC bio's popular workbenches

Today at the Biotechnica / Bio-IT World Europe conference in Hannover, Germany, BIOBASE and CLC bio announced a partnership to integrate BIOBASE's comprehensive TRANSFAC® database with CLC bio's popular workbenches and award-winning server solution.

6 Oct 2009

New line of waterproof headphones from H2O Audio

H2O Audio (www.h2oaudio.com), the leader in high performance sweatproof and waterproof headphones and accessories for active people everywhere, today unveiled three progressive new products.

6 Oct 2009

Triage NGAL Test allows early identification of AKI in ICU patients

According to a new study now available online, and to be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Critical Care, bedside testing for a blood biomarker called neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in patients being admitted to the intensive care unit can help to identify patients at risk for acute kidney injury (AKI).

6 Oct 2009

EDI hosts "United Nations of Providers and Payers" event to bring nation's largest dental groups together

EDI Health Group, Inc., (EHG), a provider of enhanced connectivity, streamlined technology and transaction solutions for patients, payers and providers in the dental industry, hosted its first "United Nations of Providers and Payers" on August 27, 2009.

6 Oct 2009

Next generation remote monitoring platform to improve healthcare access

UPMC Health Plan today announced a joint initiative with BL Healthcare to address the issues of access to quality healthcare and rising healthcare costs by using technology to provide remote care over broadband. UPMC Health Plan will leverage BL Healthcare's next generation remote monitoring platform to provide unique and innovative services to their members.

6 Oct 2009

Ingenuity Systems, Millennium Science announce a multi-year deal for Ingenuity Pathway Analysis with QFAB

Ingenuity Systems, the leading provider of information solutions for life science researchers, and Millennium Science, Ingenuity Systems' exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand, today announced a multi-year deal for Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) with the Queensland Facility for Advanced Bioinformatics (QFAB).

6 Oct 2009

Device / Technology News

CryoValve SG aortic human heart valve receives Humanitarian Use Device designation

FDA provides 510(k) clearance for Boston Scientific's WallFlex Biliary RX covered stents

Health educator stresses the importance of sinus cleansing

Latest version of IncentOne's Healthy Choice Award solution released

Sigma-Aldrich to distribute ThalesNano's CatCart catalyst products globally

AMICAS announces launch of its Radiology Information System Version 5.5 at the 2009 RBMA

Healthcare workforce management staffing solution provider updates website

U.S. market for diabetes drugs, devices and monitoring systems to reach over $55 billion by 2016

Alere to showcase its Apollo integrated health management system at the Health 2.0 conference

MEF 21 certification for D-Link Xstack DES-3200 switch series

Scientists expand their fleet of genomic next-generation sequencing technology to study about cancer

LMA Stonebreaker and Holmium Lasers to feature at 27th World Congress on Endourology

PDS Biotechnology's Versamune-based immunotherapy drug demonstrates safety in preclinical studies

Mirth Corporation announces the launch of Mirth Meaningful Use Exchange

BIOBASE to integrate its TRANSFAC database with CLC bio's popular workbenches

New line of waterproof headphones from H2O Audio

Triage NGAL Test allows early identification of AKI in ICU patients

EDI hosts "United Nations of Providers and Payers" event to bring nation's largest dental groups together

Next generation remote monitoring platform to improve healthcare access

Ingenuity Systems, Millennium Science announce a multi-year deal for Ingenuity Pathway Analysis with QFAB

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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