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Burzynski Research Institute and BBSF sign Research Agreement

The Burzynski Research Institute, Inc. (BRI) today announced that it has signed a Research Agreement with the UAB Division of Preventive Medicine, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Facility (BBSF) that will provide biostatistical and data management support for BRI’s ongoing Phase II and Phase III protocol studies of Antineoplaston (ANP) treatment for gliomas.

30 Sep 2009

Impulse Monitoring, VUMC sign agreement for onsite monitoring services

Impulse Monitoring, Inc. (IMI), a leading provider of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) services to hospitals, today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, TN, to provide comprehensive IONM overflow support to VUMC’s in-house neuromonitoring team.

30 Sep 2009

EnWave receives R&D funding to develop REV dehydration technologies

EnWave Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ENW)(FRANKFURT:E4U) ("EnWave" or "the Company") today announced that it has received research and development funding from three separate Canadian federal and provincial government agencies totaling $370,000 to continue the Company's development of its Radiant Energy Vacuum ("REV") dehydration technology for food, food cultures, and biopharmaceuticals.

30 Sep 2009

Promised e-health improvements also come with shortcomings, risks

Efforts to achieve greater efficiency and higher quality in health care through new health information technologies are not without new risks as well.

30 Sep 2009

Pfizer and Composite Software executives to present at Butler Group’s BI Symposium

Composite Software, the leading provider of data virtualization software, today announced that a senior executive from Pfizer (a Composite customer) and a senior Composite executive will present at the Butler Group’s Business Intelligence (BI) Symposium. “BI Foundations for Decision-Making Excellence and Risk Management” is scheduled for October 7-8, 2009, at the America Square Conference Centre in London.

30 Sep 2009

ASU receives $32 million as research grants

Arizona State University researchers to date have received more than $32 million in stimulus package research grants. For ASU, which has played a very active role in attracting this additional funding, much of these research funds have gone for projects that meet challenges currently confronting society.

30 Sep 2009

ABL partners with Evivar Medical to develop and commercialize clinical management tools

Advanced Biological Laboratories S.A (ABL) and Evivar Medical Pty Ltd (Evivar) today announced the completion of agreements to cross-licence their respective intellectual property portfolios, and to form strategic alliances based on the use of their proprietary disease management platforms in HIV and Hepatitis B.

30 Sep 2009

Automated SafetySurveillor system to detect healthcare-associated infections

The Premier healthcare alliance today announced that Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center of Midlothian, Va., selected Premier’s SafetySurveillor® Web-based infection tracking and antimicrobial utilization tool. More than 270 hospitals use SafetySurveillor to help prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and optimize antibiotic use, thereby protecting patients more effectively while safely reducing hospital costs.

30 Sep 2009

SunTech Medical announces independent validation of SunTech 247 blood pressure monitor

SunTech Medical announces the independent validation of the SunTech 247 blood pressure monitor to appear in the October issue of Blood Pressure Monitoring.

30 Sep 2009

Effective decision support tools may help decide whether or not to undertake PSA screening

Although screening for prostate cancer with the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test in men ages 50-70 can detect the cancer before it becomes symptomatic, knowing whether screening is beneficial for these men is uncertain.

30 Sep 2009

Wound Management Technologies signs sales agreement with Med Pro Associates

Wound Management Technologies, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM) a rapidly growing provider of specialty medical products, announced today an agreement with Med Pro Associates of Colorado to serve as a non-exclusive independent sales and marketing representative to solicit sales, obtain orders and provide sales and marketing support for the company's line of products within the U.S.

30 Sep 2009

Virginia Blood Services certifies Mediware's LifeTrak blood donor management software

Mediware Information Systems, Inc. announced today that Virginia Blood Services (VBS) has licensed the company's LifeTrak® blood donor management software to enhance the automation of data management capabilities. The addition of LifeTrak will enable the blood center to more efficiently manage thousands of donor records, including the complex donor eligibility requirements that blood centers are required to calculate.

30 Sep 2009

Seminar to focus on clean technologies

Technologies like nanotechnology, biomaterials and microfluidics can play a powerful role in reducing the impact of industrial activity on the environment, while opening new markets for Alberta-developed products and services.

30 Sep 2009

BioMed collaborates with AuthorMapper to add publishing metadata

BioMed Central, the world's largest open access publisher with over 200 peer-reviewed journals, has teamed up with AuthorMapper.com and SpringerExemplar.com to add data for its 60,000+ published articles to both platforms.

30 Sep 2009

Better TV to feature show on Thermofocus 5-in-1 thermometer

Kidz-Med Inc., a subsidiary of American Scientific Resources, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ASFX) is pleased to announce that the Kidz-Med Thermofocus 5-in-1 Non-Contact Thermometer and Pacifier Medicine Dispenser will be featured on Better TV airing live from 10-11am EST on CBS - TV channel 3 Connecticut Tuesday, September 29.

30 Sep 2009

New oral health information program from American Dental Association

The American Dental Association (ADA) is launching "Straight from the Mouth," a new video podcast series for the public, to provide oral health information in amusing three to five-minute Webisodes.

29 Sep 2009

Response Genetics launches new genetic diagnostic test for gastric cancer

Response Genetics, Inc., a company focused on the development and sale of molecular diagnostic tests for cancer, announced today the availability of its ResponseDX: Gastric™ genetic test panel, a proprietary PCR-based diagnostic test. By analyzing the expression of genes that correlate with response to commonly used chemotherapy agents, physicians can better tailor treatment for their patients with gastric cancer and gastroesophageal (GE) junction cancer.

29 Sep 2009

Solos to supply MammoView surgical endoscopy instruments for Beth Israel Medical Center

Solos Endoscopy, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SNDY) is pleased to announce that the Company has received purchase orders for the MammoView(TM) line of surgical endoscopy instruments from Beth Israel Medical Center, one of the five Continuum Health Partners health care facilities that play a vital role in providing quality medical care for millions of New Yorkers.

29 Sep 2009

San Francisco Medical Center acquires a BSD-500 Hyperthermia System

BSD Medical Corporation announced today that the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) has acquired a BSD-500 Hyperthermia System (BSD-500). UCSF is a world leader in hyperthermia and has the largest and most versatile hyperthermia program on the West Coast, and its world-renowned Radiation Oncology team has added the capabilities of the BSD-500 to its growing hyperthermia cancer treatment program.

29 Sep 2009

Doctations launches blog to improve healthcare

Doctations, Inc., an innovative leader in applying Internet technology to improve healthcare, today announced the launch of its new DocPatient blog. Weekly postings to the blog site by company executives and thought leaders will address timely healthcare related topics, express expert opinions and pose provocative questions intended to inform the community, stimulate constructive dialogue and promote healthcare improvement.

29 Sep 2009