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Phase 2b trial of Mpex's Aeroquin with PARI Pharma's eFlow Nebulizer System successful

Mpex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported positive top line results from a Phase 2b clinical trial with Aeroquin, a novel aerosol formulation of levofloxacin delivered by an optimized Investigational eFlow Nebulizer System from PARI Pharma. In the Mpex cystic fibrosis trial, nebulized Aeroquin met the primary endpoint of reducing bacterial counts of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sputum after 28 days of dosing versus placebo.

15 Sep 2009

Engineering researchers receive funds to design liver mimics

Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers will use more than $1 million in grant funding to study engineered tissues that mimic the liver, one of the human body's most complex organs.

15 Sep 2009

American Scientific Resources acquires Safeguard Medical's home needle destruction device patent

American Scientific Resources, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ASFX) (the Company), is excited to announce that it has acquired the intellectual property to the world's only FDA approved home needle destruction device (NDD), the Disintegrator(TM) and Disintegrator Plus(TM) (U.S. Patent No. 6,384,362 Patent Application No.: 09/500,504) (the "Device Technology").

15 Sep 2009

FDA clears Diagnostic HYBRIDS' D3 FastPoint L-DFA Respiratory Virus Identification Kit

Diagnostic HYBRIDS, a leading developer of IVD fluorescent staining kits and cell culture products, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (510k) clearance of its D3 FastPointTM L-DFATM Respiratory Virus Identification Kit, which allows the individual detection of influenza A, influenza B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human metapneumovirus (hMPV), adenovirus and parainfluenza viruses from a patient’s specimen in under 30 minutes.

15 Sep 2009

Cardiac Network to introduce next generation cardiac monitors

Cardiac Network, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: CNWI) reported today that it will be offering its current inventory of monitors at or below cost to patients through its retail networks as it makes preparations for its next generation of cardiac monitors.

15 Sep 2009

Development of noninvasive imaging and treatment of the heart chronicled in a new article

Fifty-one years ago the average American home cost $30,000, Elvis Presley wooed listeners with Hard Headed Woman, and the hula hoop was introduced. That same year, 1958, a team comprised of a groundbreaking engineer -- Dean Franklin -- in concert with two exceptional physicians -- Drs. Robert Rushmer and Robert Van Citters - was laying the foundation for what would eventually become a radical new approach to health care: the noninvasive imaging and treatment of the heart.

15 Sep 2009

Boston Software and Vocollect collaborate to seamlessly integrate AccuNurse with MEDITECH

Vocollect, Inc., the global leader in voice technology and Boston Software Systems, the leader in workflow automation to the healthcare market, today announced a strategic partnership.

14 Sep 2009

Health Dialog's Care Transitions and telephonic health coaching support reduces costs for Medicare beneficiaries

Health Dialog today released a report showing that nurses who used the Care TransitionsTM model telephonically, in conjunction with Health Dialog’s standard telephonic health coaching support, were able to reduce costs and re-admissions for Medicare beneficiaries recently discharged from the hospital.

14 Sep 2009

eClinicalWorks to open new offices at Pleasanton, California and New York City

eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced the opening of new locations in Pleasanton, Calif., and New York City, both set to open in October. Currently, the company is headquartered in Westborough, Mass., and has additional offices in New York City and Alpharetta, Ga. The Bay Area location will provide a West coast presence and focus on implementation.

14 Sep 2009

Virtual Pharma Rep - an electronic "go green" revolutionary pharmaceutical sales product

Virtual Pharma Rep™, a new company built by pharmaceutical industry veterans, today announced their launch to market. Virtual Pharma Rep™ delivers a patent pending, virtual sales process that revolutionizes expensive pharmaceutical sales.

14 Sep 2009

Boston Scientific to market Bladder Health Network's female urodynamic testing solutions in the U.S.

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that it has entered into a co-marketing agreement with Bladder Health Network, a privately held company offering advanced testing solutions for urinary incontinence. Bladder Health Network offers an integrated diagnostic service that combines staffing, equipment, supplies and results analysis, helping to ensure that physicians and their patients have access to testing, interpretation and treatment options for urinary incontinence and other problems related to the urinary system.

14 Sep 2009

Benefit Informatics and Eldorado Computing collaborate to offer an integrated health plan management solution

Competition and cost control initiatives are forcing health plan payers to move beyond being “claims payers” and position themselves as plan resource providers that meet the individual needs of each customer.

14 Sep 2009

ODS Health Plan selects American Imaging Management to provide diagnostic imaging services

American Imaging Management(R) (AIM), an operating subsidiary of WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP), and one of the leading imaging benefit management and technology companies with health plan clients representing over 35 million consumers, announced that it has been selected by ODS Health Plan, Inc. to provide diagnostic imaging services. Under the agreement, AIM will administer diagnostic imaging management services to ODS members in Oregon and surrounding service areas.

14 Sep 2009

BioElectronics bags second place in the medical device category of the 2009 Wall Street Journal Innovation Award

BioElectronics Corp. (PINKSHEETS: BIEL), the maker of inexpensive, disposable drug-free anti-inflammatory devices, today announced it has been selected as a runner up in the medical device category of the 2009 Wall Street Journal Innovation Awards unveiled in today's global editions and online. The award was given for the Company's wearable patch that uses pulsed electromagnetic energy to deliver drug-free pain relief for a variety of conditions.

14 Sep 2009

Spacelabs Healthcare launches its Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System in the U.S.

OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS), a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, has launched the Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System (“CIMS”) in the United States.

14 Sep 2009

Emergency Medical Associates to track swine flu movement with SAP business intelligence solutions

As families return from summer travels and children head back to school, Emergency Medical Associates (EMA) is preparing for a potential resurgence in the swine flu virus (H1N1) this fall. By using business intelligence (BI) solutions from SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), EMA will continue to pinpoint the movement of swine flu and alert federal organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as 21 different emergency medical departments to patterns of outbreak.

14 Sep 2009

Calypso’s GPS for the Body technology installed at University Of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center

Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc., a developer of real-time localization technology used for the precise tracking of tumor targets, announced today that the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Baltimore, now offers the Calypso® System to provide accurate, precise, real-time tumor tracking for cancer patients undergoing external beam radiation therapy.

14 Sep 2009

Systech International announces new software for SPT application

Systech International, innovator of Packaging Execution Systems (PES) for the pharmaceutical industry, today announced the availability of a new software release for its widely-deployed Serialized Product Tracking (SPT) application.

14 Sep 2009

Corventis' AVIVO Mobile Patient Management System receives the CE mark

Corventis, Inc., a developer of wireless cardiovascular solutions designed to enable early detection, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular conditions, announced CE marking for the company’s AVIVO™ Mobile Patient Management System. Physicians and patients in the European Union and other countries that accept CE Mark now have access to the company’s noninvasive, wireless solution to evaluate physiological changes and monitor signs of cardiac irregularities in patients away from the hospital.

14 Sep 2009

FDA clearance for PRO-STIM bone graft substitute

Wright Medical Group, Inc., a global orthopaedic medical device company, today announced the 510K clearance of PRO-STIM™ Injectable Osteoinductive Bone Graft Substitute. PRO-STIM™ graft is a composite grafting material that is injected through a small needle, hardens, and is replaced by the patient’s new bone over time.

14 Sep 2009

Device / Technology News

Phase 2b trial of Mpex's Aeroquin with PARI Pharma's eFlow Nebulizer System successful

Engineering researchers receive funds to design liver mimics

American Scientific Resources acquires Safeguard Medical's home needle destruction device patent

FDA clears Diagnostic HYBRIDS' D3 FastPoint L-DFA Respiratory Virus Identification Kit

Cardiac Network to introduce next generation cardiac monitors

Development of noninvasive imaging and treatment of the heart chronicled in a new article

Boston Software and Vocollect collaborate to seamlessly integrate AccuNurse with MEDITECH

Health Dialog's Care Transitions and telephonic health coaching support reduces costs for Medicare beneficiaries

eClinicalWorks to open new offices at Pleasanton, California and New York City

Virtual Pharma Rep - an electronic "go green" revolutionary pharmaceutical sales product

Boston Scientific to market Bladder Health Network's female urodynamic testing solutions in the U.S.

Benefit Informatics and Eldorado Computing collaborate to offer an integrated health plan management solution

ODS Health Plan selects American Imaging Management to provide diagnostic imaging services

BioElectronics bags second place in the medical device category of the 2009 Wall Street Journal Innovation Award

Spacelabs Healthcare launches its Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System in the U.S.

Emergency Medical Associates to track swine flu movement with SAP business intelligence solutions

Calypso’s GPS for the Body technology installed at University Of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center

Systech International announces new software for SPT application

Corventis' AVIVO Mobile Patient Management System receives the CE mark

FDA clearance for PRO-STIM bone graft substitute

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