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Transportation Insight receives SDCE100 Award for second consecutive year

Transportation Insight, a leading global third-party logistics (3PL) provider, announces winning the SDCE100 Award for the second consecutive year from Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.

29 May 2015

For World No-Tobacco Day WHO makes a stand against illicit tobacco trade

May 31 2015 is World No Tobacco Day and the World Health Organization (WHO) is using this opportunity to bring attention to the illicit trade in tobacco and try to bring an end to it by urging Member States to sign the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products...

29 May 2015

Charged particles more common beside busy roads, reveals QUT study

Despite community concerns about living under high-voltage power lines, a world-first QUT study reveals that there are far more charged particles beside busy roads.

29 May 2015

Novel in-line blood gas analyser demonstrated in Germany at H.I.T. 2015

The Proxima sensor is a miniaturised blood gas analyser that is integrated directly into the patient’s arterial line, which also ensures blood conservation since all blood is returned to the patient...

27 May 2015

Understanding the antimicrobial action of borrelidin: an interview with Dr Min Guo, TSRI

Borrelidin is a naturally occurring antibiotic isolated from the Streptomyces species and initially from Streptomyces rochei in 1949. It is called Borrelidin because it was firstly discovered as having anti-Borrelia activity. Borrelia is a type of bacteria...

27 May 2015

Versatile paediatric standing frame to be launched at Kidz South

Standing involves many different positions and a child might want to stand prone (tilted forward), upright or supine (supported from behind) and although each position offers specific benefits, they all offer greater weight bearing through a child’s legs which helps to strengthen bones...

26 May 2015

South Asian Health Foundation wins BMJ “Diabetes team of the year” award

The South Asian Health Foundation (SAHF) has been named ‘Diabetes Team of the Year’ at the prestigious 2015 BMJ Awards...

26 May 2015

AXT to distribute OpenSpecimen Biobanking software solution

Based on an open source platform designed by Krishagni Solutions, OpenSpecimen (formerly known as caTissue Plus) is currently used by a host of highly-respected research institutions across 12 countries where it manages biospecimens from collection to utilisation...

From AXT Pty Ltd 26 May 2015

Orthocell presents at Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Congress in London

Orthocell’s current and future approaches to the regeneration of tendon tissue were presented with particular focus on the recent breakthrough by the Company in demonstrating its new technology to grow human tendons outside of the body...

25 May 2015

High Grade Agarose for Nucleic Acid Electrophoresis

CleverGEL is a new environmentally friendly agarose suitable for routine analysis of nucleic acids using standard electrophoretic procedures...

25 May 2015

NIDEK launches GYC-500 Vixi and GYC-500

The GYC-500 Vixi / GYC-500 is a solid state green laser that achieves stable treatment outcomes for multiple applications including, retinal photocoagulation, trabeculoplasty and iridotomy.

25 May 2015

Magstim Announces FDA (510k) Clearance of rTMS (repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) Therapy System

Magstim is the pioneer of TMS technology, having built a reputation for developing leading medical devices in the research field for over 25 years. ..

From Magstim 21 May 2015

Skipping meals linked to abdominal weight gain and diabetes risk in mice

The researchers assessed glucose production to check for insulin resistance in the mice that gorged and then fasted and found that they had indeed developed insulin resistance in their livers, which is an indicator of prediabetes...

21 May 2015

UK Medical Device Companies in the Spotlight at the Medilink UK Awards 2015

News-Medical.net was proud to sponsor this year’s Medilink UK Innovation Award. The Innovation Award was presented to The Learning Clinic for their VitalPAC Nurse software platform which is used to capture patient observations in real time...

20 May 2015

Presentation at International Headache Congress shows electroCore’s chronic cluster headache treatment to be cost-effective

Cluster headache is one of the worst pain conditions known to medical science and has few preventative treatment options, many of which have severe side effects...

19 May 2015

MDLGI partners with top GI experts to expand most comprehensive gastroenterology test review service

MDLGI provides hospitals; gastroenterologists; surgeons; capsule endoscopy programs; GI clinics; as well as GERD, esophageal and reflux centers around the globe a unique ability allowing consultation with the world’s leading GI experts for detailed analyses of esophageal function testing...

19 May 2015

University of Denver Announces Dual Law/Healthcare Degree

The University of Denver now offers a dual degree between the Sturm College of Law and University College, where students may earn a Juris Doctor and Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership...

19 May 2015

The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh endorses Touch Surgery, a mobile cognitive simulation and rehearsal platform for surgeons

Touch Surgery is officially the largest community of surgeons practising and rehearsing virtual surgery, and is accessible via any smart device on both iOS and Android platforms. ..

19 May 2015

Multi-center study shows WATS3D biopsy increases detection of esophageal pre-cancer by 60% following endoscopic ablation of Barrett’s Esophagus

CDx Diagnostics announced today new clinical data from a multi-center study demonstrating the utility of the WATS3D biopsy for post-ablation surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal dysplasia...

18 May 2015