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Medifacts awarded a $1.9M contract to provide cardiac safety services

MEDIFACTS INTERNATIONAL, INC., one of the largest global providers of noninvasive cardiac diagnostic services, today announced the award of a $1.9 million contract with a Global pharmaceutical company to provide comprehensive cardiac safety and efficacy services for a large late stage clinical trial.

23 Sep 2009

SEA technology to increase potency of monoclonal antibodies

Seattle Genetics, Inc. announced today the introduction of its sugar engineered antibody (SEA) technology, a novel approach to increasing the potency of monoclonal antibodies through enhanced effector function. The technology will be presented today by Dennis Benjamin, Ph.D., Senior Director, Chemistry, during the Americas Antibody Congress being held in Washington, DC.

23 Sep 2009

Protica obtains exclusive distribution rights for aseptic dispensing device

Protica, Inc., the makers of the first protein shot, Profect®, and dozens of the world’s most compact protein and energy drinks, has now set its sights on bulk packaging, thanks to International Dispensing Corporation’s (IDC) (IDND.PK) patented aseptic tap The Answer™.

23 Sep 2009

Practice Fusion’s EHR offered to BioReference physicians

Practice Fusion Inc., the fastest growing electronic health record community for physicians in the United States, today announced a partnership with BioReference Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRLI), the third largest full service laboratory in the country. The companies will collaborate to distribute Practice Fusion’s EHR to interested BioReference physicians and will integrate BioReference lab results into the Practice Fusion’s system.

23 Sep 2009

Automated software solution for H1N1 preparation

San Diego-based Concerro, Inc., the market leader in enterprise-wide hospital shift and emergency workforce management software, is pleased to announce the launch of PanFluAware™, an automated software solution and decision making system for H1N1 preparation and response. A free webcast demonstration will be held on Friday, September 25th at 1:00 PM eastern standard time.

23 Sep 2009

CPS expands business, adds a remote order entry services division

Comprehensive Pharmacy Services (CPS) announced today a significant expansion of its business, adding a remote order entry services division. CPS’ new division will offer remote prescription approval and order entry to the healthcare industry and will be branded as RemoteSolutions, a CPS company.

23 Sep 2009

ADRS to improve consumer care by using Starbak's enterprise video platform

Starbak (http://www.starbak.com/), the leading provider of enterprise video portals and integrated networks for the Education, Corporate, Healthcare and Government markets, today announced that Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (ADRS) is using its award-winning enterprise video platform (http://www.starbak.com/solutions/Starbak_V3_Video_Portal_and_Integrated_Network/solutions.aspx) to improve consumer care by providing its geographically dispersed rehabilitation professionals with access to targeted and timely on-demand skills training videos.

23 Sep 2009

Bio-Path Holdings to develop liposome tumor targeting technology

Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: BPTH), a publicly traded biotechnology company with drug development operations in Houston, Texas, announced today the Company has executed an exclusive license with The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to develop liposome tumor targeting technology. Bio-Path is currently developing a neutral-lipid based liposome delivery technology for nucleic acid cancer drugs (including antisense and siRNA molecules).

23 Sep 2009

Community Hospital South implements GE Healthcare's Centricity Enterprise solution

GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, announced Community Hospital South (Indianapolis) is now live with GE Centricity™ Enterprise 6.1 and Monitored Care, an integrated clinical, financial and administrative solution that helps streamline workflow and improve productivity across the continuum of care.

23 Sep 2009

Hyperthermia with chemotherapy prolongs survival

BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:BSDM) reports that significant and “medical practice changing” clinical study results were the subject of a news briefing at Europe’s largest cancer congress, ECCO15 – ESMO34, which is being held September 20 to 24, 2009, in Berlin, Germany.

23 Sep 2009

Sterile cord blood collection bag now from PacifiCord

Dedicated to serving the private cord blood banking needs of Southern California, PacifiCord (www.pacificord.com) today announced it has secured Pall Corporation’s sterile cord blood collection bag. Since April 2006, this industry-best sterile bag has been unavailable for purchase due to prior limiting agreements with its manufacturer; no longer.

23 Sep 2009

NIH grants $3.4M to develop tools for identification of prostate cancer using MRI

Rutgers University and two collaborators have received a $3.4 million research grant to develop tools aimed at improving the identification of prostate cancer using MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging.

23 Sep 2009

ACR Image Metrix successfully completes two years, looks forward to increased business in third year

ACR Image Metrix™, an imaging contract research organization (CRO), exceeded its goals by initiating projects for over 30 pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies through its second full year of operation.

23 Sep 2009

Medtronic's transcatheter valves to be presented at TCT 2009

With the promise of percutaneous treatments for patients with diseased heart valves growing, Medtronic, Inc., announced today that more presentations than ever before – at least 25 – on the company’s portfolio of unique transcatheter valves will be presented at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2009, the world’s premier annual meeting for interventional cardiologists.

23 Sep 2009

Results of OASIS clinical trial reported by Cardiovascular Systems

Two-year follow-up of patients in the first-ever prospective, multi-center clinical trial evaluating a plaque removal product show promising results after treatment with the Diamondback 360® PAD System, a minimally invasive catheter system that removes hardened plaque to restore blood flow in arteries.

23 Sep 2009

Civil action against BioAlliance Pharma gets rejected

BioAlliance Pharma SA (Paris:BIO) announces today that the American District Judge has granted the motion to dismiss of BioAlliance Pharma and one of its executive in response to the civil action filed by Eurofins. Eurofins filed an appeal.

23 Sep 2009

Decision Points helps patients with important medical decisions

Healthwise has released a new, interactive generation of its Decision Points to help people make better decisions with their doctors.

23 Sep 2009

Renaissance Radiology chooses Aspyra’s AccessRAD RIS/PACS solution

Aspyra, Inc. (AMEX:APY) announced today that the Company has contracted with Renaissance Radiology Medical Group, Inc., a leading provider of outpatient diagnostic services throughout southern California, to provide Aspyra’s integrated AccessRAD RIS/PACS solution.

23 Sep 2009

Computational model representing brain activity in cocaine users

About 2 million Americans currently use cocaine for its temporary side-effects of euphoria, which have contributed to making it one of the most dangerous and addictive drugs in the country. Cocaine addiction, which can cause severe biological and behavioral problems, is very difficult to overcome. Now, University of Missouri researchers Ashwin Mohan and Sandeep Pendyam, doctoral students in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, are utilizing computational models to study how the brain's chemicals and synaptic mechanisms, or connections between neurons, react to cocaine addiction and what this could mean for future therapies.

23 Sep 2009

Axion Health and CHS to deliver Workforce Emergency Preparedness and Response programs

Axion HealthTM (www.axionhealth.com), a workforce health protection, emergency preparedness and response provider, today announced that it will partner with Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (www.chsmedical.com), the industry’s largest independent provider of onsite health centers, nationwide exam programs and rapid response medical readiness teams for workforce health to deliver its ReadySetTM Program for Workforce Emergency Preparedness and Response; including the ReadySet Pandemic Program for prevention, protection and response to pandemic health threats.

23 Sep 2009