Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 19th, 2006
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Anesthesia - T-Line Tensymeter provides noninvasive surgical blood pressure monitoring
Cardiology - Cardiac arrest neurologic outcome improved by automated chest compression device
Medical Devices - Cochlear implant effects on peripheral vestibular system characterized
Neurology - Vertigo vestibular prosthesis prototype developed
Otorhinolaryngology - Laryngeal subglottal pressure assessment with incomplete airflow interruption feasible
Aesthetic Medicine - Despite risks, adults not shying away from cosmetic surgery and other treatments
Alzheimer Disease - Alzheimer disease may be detected with blood-based test
Alzheimer Disease - Lab21 to provide Nymox's Alzheimer test, AlzheimAlert, in the U.K.
Anesthesia - Cobra PLA and laryngeal mask Unique effective during spontaneous ventilation
Anesthesia - In gynecologic laparoscopy, ProSeal and SLIPA SLAs reduce surgery time
Anesthesia - Laryngeal surgery lidocaine and prednisolone have opposite postoperative effects
Anesthesia - Morbidly obese may experience improved intraoperative oxygenation postalveolar recruitment
Anesthesia - New findings in the area of anesthesia described
Angina - Successful clinical application of PHOENIX TMR plus stem-cell delivery system announced
Angiology - Aneurysm endovascular polyester vein graft treatment superior to ePTFE grafts
Angiology - Hyperhomocysteinemia inhibits postinjury re-endothelialization in mice
Angiology - New research in the area of angiology detailed
Angiology - Recent findings in angiology described
Apoptosis - Apoptosis of oral epithelial cells in oral lichen planus caused by upregulation of BMP-4
Arterial Occlusive Disease - Postangioplasty femoropopliteal stenosis prevented by endovascular gamma irradiation
Arthroplasty - Revision hip replacement with trabecular metal acetabular cup effective
Assisted Reproduction - In vitro fertilization with microfluidic device may require less sperm
Astrocytomas - Efficacy of radiation therapy in management of grade I astrocytomas assessed
Atherosclerosis - Restenosis in atherosclerosis coronary stent and angioplasty differ in inflammatory cell behavior
Avian Influenza - BioMerieux launches H5 and N1 genetic targeting avian flu detection test for researchers
Awards - Thermo Electron named 2005 Company of the Year by Instrument Business Outlook
Bacteriology - Bacterial surface display of recombinant proteins is enabled by Autodisplay system
Bioimplants - Pegasus Biologics launches new product that fortifies and promotes tissue ingrowth
Biomedical Engineering - Coronary artery stents can be improved by increasing ductility via optimization of microstructure
Biomedical Engineering - Pediatric cardiovascular disease circulatory support technology is under development
Biomedical Engineering - RNAi, gene expression, cell-base assays agreements signed by Sigma-Aldrich and Genospectra
Bioterrorism - First responders select GeneXpert system for biothreat detection
Bladder Cancer - Analysis of morphology and FISH increased accuracy of detecting bladder cancer
Bladder Cancer - Bladder cancer patients with preoperative delay had worse long-term prognosis
Bladder Cancer - Findings in bladder cancer provide new insights
Bladder Cancer - Routine follow-up urography not advised for certain pelvic carcinoma conditions
Blood Transfusions - Blood transfusions may transmit occult hepatitis B virus to adults and children
Brain Tumor - Stereotactically guided interstitial brain tumor therapy evaluated
Breast Cancer - Breast lesion size was examined for association with positive biopsy prediction
Breast Cancer - Case of Trichinella spiralis infestation and breast carcinoma reported
Breast Cancer - Efficacy of Doppler US in evaluating RF in breast cancer recurrences assessed
Breast Cancer - Lower mammography surveillance is seen in elderly breast cancer survivors
Breast Cancer - MRI can detect breast disease missed by mammography
Breast Cancer - New findings in the area of breast cancer detailed
Breast Cancer - Reports describe recent advances in breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Video-assistance used to manage malignant pleural effusion in breast carcinoma
Business & Finance - Cardica files post-effective amendment
Business & Finance - Cardium Therapeutics' resale registration statement is declared effective
Business & Finance - Carl Zeiss Group reports 4% increase in revenue
Business & Finance - ComfortScan maker provides 2005 highlights, reports $303,000 in annual revenues
Business & Finance - Diagnostics company reports Q2 sales of $1,580,883
Business & Finance - Endocare closes sale of Timm Medical unit for $9.5 million
Business & Finance - Escalon Medical Corp. reports net revenue of $7,310,000
Business & Finance - Genomic Health announces Q4 revenue of $1.9 million
Business & Finance - Iridex records 14% increase in revenues
Business & Finance - Pneumatic device maker announces equity restructuring plan in advance of recapitalization
Business & Finance - SeraCare announces receipt of additional notice of deficiency from Nasdaq
Business & Finance - Vascular drug-delivery company receives notice of remediation of Nasdaq noncompliance
Business & Finance - Venture capital group Kleiner forms $600 million IT life sciences, medical devices fund
Business & Finance - Wound-care company announces licensing deal with Comvita
Business Update - Aastrom Biosciences provides clinical pipeline update, financial results
Business Update - Emdeon exploring strategic alternatives related to Business Services and Practice Services
Business Update - Esprit Pharma expands relationship with Dendrite
Business Update - Health Discovery expands relationship with Clarient
Business Update - HearUSA and Siemens Hearing Instruments sign agreements
Business Update - Intrepid Holdings forms company to market e-prescribing tools
Business Update - Number of SynCardia Systems' temporary artificial hearts to grow in 2006
Business Update - Thrombus program moves forward; patent granted for peptide-based contrast agents
Business Update - VantageMed Corp. announces sale of Hawaii operation, new partnership with TeamPraxis
Cancer Therapy - Minidose warfarin therapy deemed effective for preventing thrombotic events
Cancer Therapy - Mobile electron-beam system boosts survival rates for patients with rectal cancer
Cancer Therapy - Radiation therapy improves survival among women with early endometrial adenocarcinoma
Cancer Therapy - Research in cancer therapy provides new insights
Cancer Therapy - Use of motexafin gadolinium and radiation therapy in pancreatic cancer evaluated
Cancer Vaccine - MaxCyte cell-loading technology licensed for use in closed-system cancer vaccine
Carcinoid Tumors - Stage IV carcinoid tumors may be treated by more aggressive surgical management
Cardiology - Acute coronary syndromes management in prehospital period reduced mortality, morbidity
Cardiology - Aortic valve replacement with severe prosthesis mismatch has lower long-term survival
Cardiology - Arrhythmia, sudden death after conduit repair may be reduced by earlier primary operation
Cardiology - Atrial fibrillation after ablation may be associated with endurance exercise history
Cardiology - Combined supine-prone quantification show improved obstructive CAD recognition
Cardiology - Early intervention with cardiac defibrillators saves lives and money
Cardiology - Findings describe new data in cardiology research
Cardiology - Implantable cardioverter defibrillator survival rates are comparable in elderly patients
Cardiology - MRI superior to conductance microcatheter for LV function assessment
Cardiology - Natural HDL booster increases good HDL cholesterol, reduces cardiovascular risk
Cardiology - New research in the area of cardiology detailed
Cardiology - Percutaneous coronary intervention may be linked to vascular complications in women
Cardiology - Recent findings in cardiology provide new insights
Cardiology - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of cardiology
Cardiology - Researchers' findings advance cardiology research
Cardiology - Zygote Media Group launches human heart model
Cardiovascular Disease - Aortic counterpulsation hemodynamics and indications for use are reviewed
Cardiovascular Disease - Aortic valve calcification severity, location are associated with increased pressure gradient
Cardiovascular Disease - Renal transplant recipients with altered glycemia show higher BMI and Hb1Ac
Cardiovascular Research - Stent system studies show positive results in small vessels
Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer complicated by endometrial extension results in poor prognosis
Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer screening is less likely to be recent among women in high-poverty neighborhoods.
Cervical Cancer - Locally advanced cervical cancer treated by preoperative chemoradiotherapy
Chronic Hepatitis C - Pegylated interferon alpha-2b monotherapy for chronic HCV confers no advantage in hemodialysis
Collaborations - CA partners with Carefx to help healthcare providers reduce costs
Collaborations - Caliper Life Sciences strengthens distribution channels in China, Hong Kong, India
Collaborations - Care Fusion signs agreement with GE Healthcare for Wireless CareAssist
Collaborations - Cepheid to develop in-field nucleic acid detection tests for biological agents
Collaborations - Delta Dental becomes major sponsor of NetWellness
Collaborations - Epitomics to use monoclonal antibody technology in immunohistochemistry applications
Collaborations - HemoCue signs new distribution agreement with Cardinal Health
Collaborations - Iatia demonstrates proof of concept for ophthalmology company
Collaborations - Mended Hearts, American Medical ID partner to offer medical IDs to heart patients
Collaborations - Pharmaceutical, hospital supply company launches partner program
Collaborations - Potelligent technology licensed to Igeneon to develop a Lewis Y-specific antibody
Colon Cancer - Cancer screening with computed tomography incites dose controversy
Colorectal Cancer - Biopsy of colorectal polyps deemed inadequate for grading neoplasia
Colorectal Cancer - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of colorectal cancer
Colorectal Cancer - Various combinations of chemotherapeutic agents for colorectal cancer evaluated
Compliance Services - Dendrite solution helps pharmas comply with state reporting, disclosure requirements
Congestive Heart Failure - NQCI reports that removing salt and fluids is effective in patients with congestive heart failure
Coronary Artery Bypass - Coexistent carotid, coronary atherosclerosis were treated with carotid stenting, staged CABG
Cystic Fibrosis - Monitoring cystic fibrosis patients' arterial blood oxyhemoglobin recommended
Defibrillators - U.S. FDA grants 510(k) clearance for new "crash cart" defibrillator
Depression - VNS therapy developer responds to U.S. Senate finance committee staff report
Desmoid Tumors - Desmoid tumors and current status of management reviewed
Diabetes Complications - CAD screening guidelines in asymptomatic type 2 diabetes mellitus evaluated
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Co-stimulatory signal blockage prolongs the survival of islet xenografts
Diabetes Therapy - Rapid angiogenesis sustains islet transplant survival in diabetes models
Diagnostics - Botulinum neurotoxin types C and D detected with immunoaffinity chromatographic column test
Diagnostics - Cardiovascular data imaging gains improved technique for center lumen line definition
Diagnostics - Clinical heart examination during imaging can provide additive information
Diagnostics - IgM and IgG ELISAs highly sensitive for human Andes hantavirus detection
Diagnostics - LI-COR Biosciences introduces new infrared-labeled secondary antibody products
Diagnostics - Microfluidic CE PCR gene fragment detection developed
Diagnostics - Monoclonal antibodies rapidly detect Rift Valley fever virus from culture or in ELISA
Diagnostics - Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Epstein-Barr virus load screening has low utility
Diagnostics - Neurofibromatosis type 1-specific microarray facilitates diagnosis
Diagnostics - PCR-RFLP simple and less costly typing method for M. avium epidemiological studies
Diagnostics - Protedyne Corporation completes installation of BioCube System for Correlagen Diagnostics
Diagnostics - Real-time PCR more sensitive than viral isolation for equine herpesvirus type 1 detection
Diagnostics - Research in diagnostics provides new insights
Diagnostics - Researchers describe findings in diagnostics studies
Diagnostics - Researchers' data advance diagnostics research
Diagnostics - Studies advance knowledge in diagnostics research
Diagnostics - UGT1A1 gene variants test for dosing colorectal cancer therapy launched by LabCorp
Diagnostics - Uveal melanoma tyrosinase PCR testing may have prognostic value
Divestiture - Superabsorbent products business to be sold to Degussa
Drug Abuse - U.S. FDA approves over-the-counter home-use drug test to screen for prescription drugs
Drug Delivery - Asthma drug inhalers with hydrofluoroalkane comparable to CFC-based inhalers
Drug Delivery - Moxifloxacin delivery after cataract, refractive surgery by collagen shield promising
Drug Delivery - Transdermal drug delivery via iontophoresis with constant current AC promising
Drug Delivery - U-Strip maker applies for U.S. patent on Power-E Cell battery
Drug Development - Kensey Nash receives CE Mark approval for embolic protection system in saphenous vein graft
Drug Development - Positive meeting on xeno-based cell therapies with U.S. FDA, New Zealand MedSafe reported
Drug Development - Sofia KnowledgeScan launched to help pharmaceutical R&D decision makers
Drug Development - hERG liability can be identified using electrophysiology techniques
Electrocardiography - Brugada-type EKG is uncommon, not tied to higher mortality risk among Japanese-American men
Electronic Medical Records - MedCommons announces free emergency personal health record for consumers
Electronic Medical Records - Oracle study points out potential obstacles to electronic healthcare initiatives
Emergency Medicine - CPR for cardiac arrest improved by tracheal intubation
Emergency Medicine - Endotracheal intubation prehospital airway management safe despite complications
Endocrinology - Angiogenesis modulators diagnose thyroid cancer
Facilities - Guidant announces completion of U.S. FDA inspection of St. Paul facilities
Facilities - Quintiles to consolidate and expand Kansas City-area clinical research and development operations
Finance - Academy of General Dentistry Foundation receives educational grant
Finance - Avitar reports loss of $0.01 per share
Finance - BioMimetic Therapeutics files registration statement for initial public offering
Finance - BioVeris Corp. reports $0.28 per share net loss for third quarter
Finance - Biopure posts losses of $0.22 per share
Finance - Boston Scientific pays installment of loan to cancer device maker
Finance - Cambridge Heart reports 21.9% decrease in revenue
Finance - Cangene receives continued funding to develop therapy for acute radiation syndrome
Finance - Caprius completes $3M equity financing.
Finance - CardioDynamics reports 21% decrease in sales
Finance - CardioTech International reports 3.9% increase in revenue
Finance - Chad Therapeutics reports $0 earnings per share
Finance - Ciphergen reports Q4 total revenue of $6.6 million
Finance - Claimsnet.com reports fiscal year 2005 revenues of $1,266,000
Finance - Dj Orthopedics reports 10.1% Q4 2005 net revenue increase over year ago
Finance - Eye care company TLCVision reports expected 2006 revenues of $308-318 million
Finance - Female Health Company reports Q1 2006 net revenues of $3,408,062
Finance - Fine chemicals company Synthetech reports Q3 06 revenues of $1.7 million, up 47% over Q3 05
Finance - Greatbatch posts 27% increase in net sales
Finance - Heartscape closes $3M series A financing
Finance - Helix receives milestone payment on biochip license
Finance - Henry Schein reports diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.59
Finance - Hypertension Diagnostics posts 85% increase in revenue
Finance - I-Flow 2005 revenue increased 41%
Finance - I-trax reports profits of $1M
Finance - Immunicon reports net loss of $0.21 per share
Finance - Immunodiagnostics company announces record fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 results
Finance - Implant Sciences reports 2Q revenues grew by almost 200%
Finance - InstaCare Corp. announces reverse stock split, targets future exchange listing
Finance - Insulet raises $50M in latest financing round
Finance - LMS Medical Systems reports year to date revenue increase of 34% up to US$1.15 million
Finance - LabCorp reports net earnings up 10.3% in Q4 2005 excluding restructuring, special charges
Finance - Lincare reports Q4 2005 revenues similar to year ago, $326.1 million versus $324.2 million
Finance - Medical device company reports fourth quarter revenues of $18.6 million
Finance - Memry Corporation announces fiscal year 2006 second quarter revenue of $12.6 million
Finance - Pharming Group announces net loss in 2005 of EUR 17.9 million
Finance - Precision Optics Corporation announces revenues of $529,195
Finance - Qiagen reports net sales for fourth quarter of $104.3 million
Finance - Screening and diagnostics company reports strong Q4 and full-year 2005 financial results
Finance - Symmetry Medical reports Q4 2005 revenue of $62.6 million, up 19.6% over a year ago
Finance - TeamStaff reports operation revenue for 3 months to December 31, 2005 of $20.9 million
Finance - Trial technology company reports 27% increase in revenue in fourth quarter
Finance - Vascular drug-delivery company reports Q4 net loss of $20.1 million
Finance - VirtualScopics reports sales for full year 2005 up 38% to $3.5 million over prior year
Finance - Vital Images announces record Q4 of $15.3 million, up 38% over Q4 2004
Food Safety - Real-time PCR detects Staphylococcus aureus in restaurant meals
Gastric Cancer - Complications occurred after gastrectomy with jejunal pouch interposition
Gastric Cancer - Subserosal compared to submucosal dye injection method for SN biopsy in gastric cancer
Gastrointestinal Cancer - Favorable tumor grade linked to low risk of adverse outcome in colorectal cancer
Gastrointestinal Cancer - Pathology of early upper GI cancers discussed
Gastrointestinal Lymphoma - Capsule endoscopy used to evaluate gastrointestinal lymphomas
Genetics & Genomics - Center for Inherited Disease Research will offer genome-wide association service
Genetics & Genomics - Chiron to use GenomeQuest
Genetics & Genomics - SAIC-Frederick awards contract for cancer genetics marker study to Illumina
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Reports describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS diagnostics research
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Studies describe new findings in HIV/AIDS diagnostics research
HIV/AIDS Drug Screening - T-cell-based reporter system screens antiretroviral drugs
HIV/AIDS HAART - Cost-savings model monitors HAART efficacy in resource-poor countries
HIV/AIDS Healthcare - HIV status does not influence the outcome of general surgical admissions
HIV/AIDS Screening - Calypte Biomedical supports U.S. presidential HIV/AIDS initiative
HIV/AIDS Testing - HIV diagnostic changes will involve monitoring individual's progress, market study shows
HIV/AIDS Testing - Prenatal diagnosis for chromosomal anomalies is effective for HIV-infected women
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Intranasal AIDS vaccine using HIV-capturing polymeric nanospheres has been developed
Head & Neck Cancer - 3DCRT compared to inversely optimized IMRT planning for head and neck cancer
Head & Neck Cancer - Chemoradiotherapy used to treat poor prognosis head and neck squamous cell cancer
Head & Neck Cancer - Head and neck cancer patients with oral mucositis have radiotherapy risks
Head & Neck Cancer - Regional recurrence rate evaluated in patients with node-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Healthcare Costs - Medicare sustainability is challenged by cardiac testing proliferation in Canada
Healthcare Coverage - Essure procedure now covered by Medicaid in New York, Texas, and Wisconsin
Heart Failure - Dyssynchronous failing heart shows evidence of structural remodeling
Heart Failure - One third of hospitalized congestive heart failure patients were thiamin-deficient
Hepatitis B Virus - Adefovir dipivoxil is promising in lamivudine-resistant chronic HBV infections
Hepatitis B Virus - Adefovir dipivoxil treatment is beneficial in post-liver transplant patients
Hepatitis B Virus - Hepatitis B core antibodies are frequently detected in heart transplant recipients
Hepatitis C Virus - Cryoglobulinemia is prevalent in kidney transplant recipients
Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virus recurrence predicted in liver transplant patients
Hepatitis C Virus - Interferon and ribavirin are promising for recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation
Hepatitis C Virus - Interferon with ribavirin lessens recurrence of chronic HCV in transplant patients
Hepatocellular Cancer - Direct therapeutic implications for HCC may be result of DcR3 overexpression
Home Healthcare - Study shows patient self-monitoring market is positioned for growth
Hormones - Hormonal function after ovarian transposition to abdominal subcutaneous fat tissue was studied
Hospitals - Tm Bioscience to supply reagents for cystic fibrosis gene assay to Arizona medical center
Hyperparathyroidism - Parathyroidectomy improves bone mineral density in mild hyperparathyroidism
Hypoxia - Cerebral hypoxic preconditioning could result from phosphorylation of element binding protein
Imaging - 3T MRI in Parkinson disease allows subthalamic nucleus imaging
Imaging - Acute, healed myocardial infarction extent was quantified by contrast-enhanced MDCT
Imaging - C-11-acetate positron emission tomography used to image lung adenocarcinoma
Imaging - Congenital heart disease may be marked by fetal heart block, increased nuchal translucency
Imaging - Congenital heart disease pediatric patient scanning protocol for 3-D CT angiography is suggested
Imaging - Coronary artery calcifications rule-out using MDCT requires different intervals
Imaging - Coronary artery calcium volume may best be measured by thin-slice spiral CT scanning
Imaging - Coronary artery disease assessment and nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, and MRI roles are examined
Imaging - Coronary artery disease is accurately detected by 16-MDCT angiography
Imaging - Dental patients requiring antibiotic prophylaxis must be fully evaluated
Imaging - Findings describe new data in imaging research
Imaging - MRI skeletal muscle perfusion testing with noninvasive single-voxel FAIR promising
Imaging - PET/CT scans used to predict response in primary lung tumor and lymph nodes
Imaging - Prostate cancer monitoring facilitated with PSA-specific imaging contrast agent
Imaging - Research add new data to imaging body of knowledge
Imaging - Researchers' data advance imaging research
Imaging - Systemic atherosclerotic disease can be assessed quickly with whole-body imaging
Imaging - Whole-body turbo STIR MRI with panoramic table used to detect bone metastases
Immunotherapy - Antigen presentation is prolonged by biodegradable nanoparticles
Inflammation - Systemic inflammation and adiposity are strongly associated in women
Information Technology - ACD/Labs Online service deployed across France's ICSN/CNRS
Information Technology - ACS partners with New Mexico to roll out statewide immunization system
Information Technology - BidShift web-based staffing application selected by Sun Health of Arizona
Information Technology - Cascade Healthcare Community targets revenue cycle management
Information Technology - Catholic Healthcare West completes phase two of Lawson implementation
Information Technology - Cisco, Philips, and Emergin to collaboratively develop patient monitoring solution
Information Technology - Clarian, St. Francis become newest additions to Indiana Health Information Exchange
Information Technology - Court Square launches life sciences practice
Information Technology - DataLabs announces e-clinical collaboration software for clinical trial processes
Information Technology - Deep Freeze protects the heart of Volcano Corp.'s medical devices
Information Technology - Delaware children's hospital selects demand management software system
Information Technology - Dell introduces technology framework designed to reduce healthcare costs
Information Technology - Denver Health deploys TMS Locator for Wifi based real-time asset tracking
Information Technology - DirectView selected by AvMed Health Plans
Information Technology - Geisinger Health System contracts with Sun Microsystems
Information Technology - GetWellNetwork signs twelve new agreements with U.S. hospitals
Information Technology - Glucon selects NetRegulus' enterprise compliance software to manage clinical trial schedule
Information Technology - Hattiesburg Clinic chooses Misys Healthcare Systems to manage processes
Information Technology - Health insurance plans advancing the horizons of information technology
Information Technology - Health systems accelerate slate tablet PC adoption
Information Technology - Healthcare information company Solucient signs agreement with Continuum Health Partners
Information Technology - Hebrew SeniorLife deploys Vettro FieldMaster for Healthcare
Information Technology - Hill-Rom launches new nurse communication system release
Information Technology - Hoana Medical to offer patient safety system
Information Technology - Hospitals select RFID asset tracking and patient monitoring system from AeroScout, Inc.
Information Technology - Illinois hospital selects enterprise wireless solution
Information Technology - Impac launches PowerPath Version 9.0 for pathology, oncology
Information Technology - InfoLogix launches HealthTrax RFID asset tracking software
Information Technology - Johns Hopkins uses Sonic's web service to communicate medical information to remote areas
Information Technology - Jopari, JT2 sign agreement for compliant paperless medical bill processing in California
Information Technology - Kaiser medical center selects speech recognition application for medical professionals
Information Technology - Lexi-Comp and Cerner partners to create medical content-based software system
Information Technology - Mazu Networks wins deal with Catholic Health Care System in New York
Information Technology - Medical business software company NaviSite picks IT custom design, development service
Information Technology - Meru installs wireless voice over Internet protocol network at Maryland hospital
Information Technology - Metrologic introduces FocusBT hand-held area imager for 2D bar code scanning
Information Technology - Misys Healthcare Systems partners with Elsevier for real-time clinical decision support
Information Technology - Misys Healthcare Systems partners with InstantDx to offer secure electronic prescription solution
Information Technology - MultiCare Healthcare system selects Digital Persona biometric authentication solution
Information Technology - NEC announces new product to simplify access to electronic patient records and streamline workflow
Information Technology - New Boundary Technologies launches HIPAA compliance solution
Information Technology - New InVivo Analyzer Suite 3.0 software combines applications for complete live cell imaging
Information Technology - New learning resources to help providers adopt health information technology
Information Technology - Omnicel introduces server that allows medication and supply management
Information Technology - PatientKeeper introduces eight new physician information products
Information Technology - Perot Systems, California hospital system sign agreement for business, clinical IT services
Information Technology - Pervasive Software announces new integration functionality for patient data in U.S. and Canada
Information Technology - PharmaVigilant introduces new enterprise solution products
Information Technology - Pharmacy OneSource launches Accupedia for pediatric IV dosing
Information Technology - Phoenix Data Systems company launches services for phase I-IV trials
Information Technology - Physicians Plus selects RxEob for pharmacy web portal and utilization management services
Information Technology - RemedyMD launches product that adds specificity to enterprise clinical systems
Information Technology - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital deploys EMscribe Dx computer assisted coding solution
Information Technology - Robotic pharmacy intravenous drug preparation device selected by Florida children's hospital
Information Technology - Royal Philips Electronics announces future speech recognition products will optimize accuracy
Information Technology - SCI Solutions partners with Stoltenberg Consulting to provide rapid integration to Siemens Invision
Information Technology - Salem Hospital Regional Health Services selects IT provider
Information Technology - Sentillion announces release of identity and access management software upgrade
Information Technology - Siemens, Nova Southeastern University launch communications technology partnership
Information Technology - Siemens, Vocera Communications form partnership to tackle healthcare workflow processes
Information Technology - SoftMed introduces hosted transcription and speech recognition software systems
Information Technology - Software company launches suite of training services for health and human services organization
Information Technology - South Carolina hospital selects XactiMed claim management solution software
Information Technology - Spacelabs launches clinical event interface for secondary patient alarm notification
Information Technology - Sprint, Global Care Quest introduce secure wireless mobile access to patient data
Information Technology - Sullivan Group introduces risk management documentation prompt system for nurses
Information Technology - Systemware releases document and records management application for hospitals
Information Technology - TVR, Zodiac Gaming to provide interactive video games to hospital patients, visitors, staff
Information Technology - Web-based diagnosis reminder system selected by Loma Linda University hospital
Information Technology - Web-based integration tool enhances radiologists' workflow and productivity
Information Technology - ZixCorp adds automatic encryption service module to e-mail function
Ischemia - Critical limb ischemia may be attenuated with Rheopheresis
Ischemic Stroke - Ischemic stroke study clinical data points to promising drug delivery treatments
Kidney Dialysis - Kidney dialysis innovation receives investment boost
Kidney Transplantation - Post-transplant diabetes mellitus is associated with high tacrolimus concentration-dose ratios
Kidney Tumors - Prognostic value of subdivision of kidney tubulopapillary tumors discussed
Laparoscopy - Robotic surgeon being studied for laparoscopic procedures
Leukemia - Quality of life assessed in children with leukemia after central venous catheter placement
Liver Transplantation - Acute graft-versus-host disease can be diagnosed by high levels of donor T-cell chimerism
Low Back Pain - Acupressure more effective than physical therapy in relieving low back pain
Lung Cancer - FDG-PET used to identify patients with suspected recurrence of surgically treated lung cancer
Lung Cancer - Findings in lung cancer provide new insights
Lung Cancer - Highest mediastinal lymph node involvement predicted advanced N2 lung cancer
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer diagnosis may come earlier with superDimension/Bronchus System
Lung Cancer - Pleural lavage cytology compared before and after resection in lung cancer
Lung Cancer - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer
Lung Cancer - Target volume dose considerations in treatment planning for lung tumors examined
Lung Cancer - Use of PET-CT for radiotherapy planning in lung cancer reviewed
Macular Degeneration - Verteporfin photodynamic therapy works better with modified regimens
Market Analysis - Cancer vaccines account for 60.6% of projects being developed in therapeutic vaccine area
Medical Devices - Acon launches digital thermometer, blood pressure monitor
Medical Devices - Advanced Medical Institute completes prototypes of ultrasonic nebulizer device
Medical Devices - Cerner enters healthcare device market
Medical Devices - Congestive heart failure treated with DexAide RVAD in animal tests
Medical Devices - Endodontic surgery magnification device does not affect outcome
Medical Devices - Flexiblade superior to Macintosh laryngoscope after lever activation
Medical Devices - French government approves reimbursement for coronary stent system
Medical Devices - Hospira launches LifeCare PCA infusion system
Medical Devices - Ikonisys gets U.S. FDA clearance to market Ikoniscope fastFISH amnio test system
Medical Devices - InforMedix' Med-eMonitor improves patient medication adherence to more than 92%
Medical Devices - InstaCare contracts to supply diabetic monitoring, asthma devices to home care clients
Medical Devices - Instrumentation Laboratory installs 2000th GEM Premier 3000 analyzer
Medical Devices - Intraocular lens bifocal system effective
Medical Devices - Market research study shows above-the-neck personal protective market remains dynamic
Medical Devices - Microchip capillary electrophoresis amperometric detection system devised
Medical Devices - Microfluidic capillary electrophoretic chip devised for mass spectrometry detection
Medical Devices - Microfluidic electrophoresis chip coupled to MALDI-TOF MS with novel interface
Medical Devices - Microfluidic electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry SU-8 tips developed
Medical Devices - Millstone Medical Outsourcing expands contract packaging division
Medical Devices - Multiple high-throughput enzyme drug screens controlled by multichannel microchip
Medical Devices - Oral implant length and diameter influence outcome for HA-coated implants
Medical Devices - Planar Systems receives U.S. FDA clearance for new product with 4-megapixel color display
Medical Devices - Postcataract removal IOL edge sharpness affects posterior capsule opacification rate
Medical Devices - Radiancy receives clearance from U.S. FDA for psoriasis light unit assembly
Medical Devices - SunTech Medical receives U.S. FDA 510k release on pulse oximetry
Medical Devices - Taxus stent is more cost effective than bare metal stents for Swedish patients
Medical Devices - VQ OrthoCare introduces electrotherapy devices for treating postsurgical or chronic pain
Medical Devices - Viking Systems announces release of optimized 3D stereoscopic surgical camera
Melanoma - Findings advance knowledge in melanoma research
Melanoma - Laser Doppler perfusion images cannot distinguish tumor angiogenesis from reactive hyperemia
Melanoma - Melanoma with brain metastases treated by temozolomide plus radiotherapy
Mental Health - Electroconvulsive therapy improves quality of life for at least 6 months
Mergers & Acquisitions - Beckton, Dickinson and Company completes acquisition of GeneOhm Sciences
Mergers & Acquisitions - Caliper Life Sciences to merge with imaging systems developer
Mergers & Acquisitions - Healthcare technology services provider Masterplan acquires Genesis Technology Partners
Mergers & Acquisitions - Hemagen completes purchase of remaining ownership in Brazilian subsidiary
Mergers & Acquisitions - McKesson Corporation to acquire Sterling Medical Services to expands homecare capabilities
Mergers & Acquisitions - MedAvant acquires Zeneks, Inc. to enhance cost containment service offering
Mergers & Acquisitions - Moog announces acquisition of Curlin Medical's assets
Mergers & Acquisitions - Per-Se Technologies purchases eShift product from Flexestaff
Mergers & Acquisitions - PharmaTech Solutions signs letter of intent to acquire Realinterface Expert Systems
Mergers & Acquisitions - Schick Technologies files preliminary proxy statement for merger with Sirona Dental Systems
Mergers & Acquisitions - Secured Financial Network acquires HEB with assets of $12 million
Mergers & Acquisitions - ULURU signs merger agreement with Oxford Ventures, plans wound management product launch
Myocardial Infarction - After MI, endothelial function relation between arteries was shown by flow-mediated dilatation
Nasal Surgery - Snoring is not relieved by nasal surgery despite improvement in nasal resistance
Nephroblastoma - Reference radiological evaluation improved accuracy of diagnosing nephroblastoma
Neurosurgery - Bispectral index during craniotomy affected the quality of recovery
Obesity Complications - Obese renal transplant patients experience increased risk of DGF and low graft survival
Obesity Complications - Obesity requires special perioperative management including arterial monitoring
Obesity Epidemiology - Obesity and weight gain is common following renal transplantation
Obesity Therapy - New findings in the area of obesity therapy described
Obesity Therapy - Obese treated by RYGBP experience higher morbidity and mortality risk after extraluminal leaks
Obstetrics - Fetal hypoxia may be detected earlier in birth process with new sensor
Obstetrics - New research in the area of obstetrics detailed
Obstetrics - Nonmedically-based human egg banking program launched by California reproductive center
Ophthalmology - Postcataract surgery excimer laser treatment resolves ametropia
Oral Cancer - Factors predicting response to preoperative radiotherapy in oral cancer found
Orthopedics - Dj Orthopedic teams with ski federation on new injury surveillance project
Osteoid Osteoma - Osteoid osteoma treated by CT-guided drilling resection in pediatric patients
Otorhinolaryngology - Cochlear implant digital volume tomography imaging useful
Otorhinolaryngology - Continuous laryngoscopy exercise test developed
Otorhinolaryngology - Tracheal intubation vocal cord injury not reduced by neuromuscular monitoring
Ovarian Cancer - CA-125 level used to predict non-optimal primary cytoreduction of ovarian cancer
Ovarian Cancer - Genetic profile of ovarian cancer may help define better chemotherapy treatment
Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer prediction via neural model outperforms logistic regression model
Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer survival improves with radical surgical resection
Ovarian Cancer - Pap test quality is improved by using Toyota production system methods
Ovarian Cancer - Pap tests for HIV-infected women have high accuracy rate
Pain Management - Opioid analgesia inferior to continuous peripheral nerve block
Pancreatic Cancer - New findings in the area of pancreatic cancer detailed
Pancreatitis - Severe acute pancreatitis workload and input has increased for radiologists in English hospitals
Pap Tests - Pap testing is not affected by water-based lubricant
Patents - U.S. patent covers support vector machine use for processing data from digital mammography
Patents - U.S. patent granted for digital scanning regions of interest detection technology
Pathogen Inactivation - Clearant announces sterilization of device in final packaging
Pediatric Cardiology - Cyanotic congenital heart disease is detectable with pulse oximetry in newborns
Pediatric Cardiology - Findings in pediatric cardiology provide new insights
Pediatric Cardiology - Implantable cardioverter defibrillator use in children is feasible with psychological monitoring
Pediatric Cardiology - In neonates with transposed great arteries, balloon atrial septostomy is a risk factor for preop stroke
Pediatrics Scoliosis - Scoliosis correction with flexible lateral spinal tether shows promise
Pelvic Cancer - Urinary reconstruction examined in patients undergoing surgery for pelvic cancer
Personnel - AtriCure appoints Mark R. Lanning to board of directors
Personnel - Biovest names general manager of advanced instrumentation
Personnel - Cardiac Science strengthens senior executive team
Personnel - CareTech Solutions selects Raymond Scroggie to lead WebCare sales
Personnel - Celerus Diagnostics names members of board of directors
Personnel - Charles T. Liamos joins board of directors of OmniPod Insulin Management System maker
Personnel - Daniel Pelak joins board of Duke spinout
Personnel - Diagnostic imaging software company Viatronix names Jan F. Jumet, JD, chairman of board
Personnel - Dr. Barbara McNeil elected to board of cardiovascular-disease-focused company
Personnel - Eric Topol, MD, chair of Cleveland Clinic department of cardiovascular medicine, resigns
Personnel - Global Care Quest names Cleve Adams CEO
Personnel - Global Healthcare Exchange names Michael J. Alkire to board of directors
Personnel - Healthcare IT company Systems Xcellence names Mark A. Thierer to board of directors
Personnel - Kyphon promotes CFO and treasurer Arthur T. Taylor to chief operating officer
Personnel - Larry R. Ferguson named to board of healthcare software company AtStaff, Inc.
Personnel - Mylan Laboratories appoints Carolyn Myers, PhD, as president of Mylan Technologies
Personnel - ONI Medical Systems names Peter Pellerito as president and CEO
Personnel - Optimedica appoints Waldemar Orlow as chief operating officer
Personnel - Rheologics Technologies adds Dr. Young Cho to the advisory board
Personnel - Ron Jones named chief operating officer of SoftMed Systems, Inc.
Personnel - Sybron Dental Specialties announces new management structure for Professional Dental Group
Personnel - Synthetech board appoints Daniel Fagan sole member of new strategic development committee
Personnel - Vlad Budzynski, MD, PhD, named senior scientist in drug research of MIV Therapeutics
Primary Tracheal Tumors - Surgery has potential to cure most patients with primary tracheal tumors
Product Licensing - Purkinje to integrate coding and compliance tools for U.S. EMR product launch
Product Licensing - Signature Genomic Laboratories, Affymetrix sign license agreement for microarrays patents
Prognostics - QOL scores linked to surgical outcome for cancer of esophagus or gastric cardia
Prostate Cancer - Factors leading to delayed rectal and urinary symptomatology in prostate cancer examined
Prostate Cancer - Findings describe new data in prostate cancer research
Prostate Cancer - Patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer should be evaluated for chemotherapy
Prostate Cancer - Researchers' work adds to prostate cancer body of knowledge
Proteomics - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of proteomics
Public Health - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center launches biosurveillance system
Quality Assurance - Over 90% of surgery patients fail to benefit from life saving hemodynamic monitoring technique
Quality of Life - Joint replacement produces better quality of life with explicit appropriateness criteria
Quality of Life - Two kinds of variables differentiated within HRQOL instruments
Radiation Therapy - Radiation therapy may be strengthened by inactivating telomere protein
Radiation Therapy - Significance of arm position for breast radiation therapy planning was evaluated
Reconstructive Surgery - Gene therapy initiates angiogenesis genes in ischemic flaps
Rectal Cancer - Recent findings illuminate research in rectal cancer
Rectal Cancer - Reports add new data to rectal cancer research
Renal Tumors - Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography used to diagnose hypovascular renal tumors
SARS - Studies add new findings to SARS body of knowledge
Supply Management - Clinicopia labeling to be implemented at LEO Pharma
Surgical Technology - Agreement inked for distribution of DuraMatrix Collagen Dura Substitute Membrane
Surgical Technology - Arkansas physician develops technique for performing heart catheterizations without x-ray
Surgical Technology - Coapt Systems launches SurgiWire Incisionless Dissector
Surgical Technology - Congenital heart disease lesions were effectively occluded with transcatheter vascular plug
Surgical Technology - Coronary artery bypass grafting vein graft failure markers identified
Surgical Technology - Coronary bifurcation strategies using drug-eluting stents are bench-tested
Surgical Technology - Dural arteriovenous fistula surgery somewhat improved by image-guided neuronavigation
Surgical Technology - Fallbrook awards contract to develop software for total knee arthroplasty system
Surgical Technology - Fluidjet-based system for preparing spinal disc for fusion requires 65% fewer passes
Surgical Technology - Hotel-Dieu Quebec recognized for 1000th permanent prostate implant treatment
Surgical Technology - Hydroxyapatite orbital implants can be repegged with bioactive glass
Surgical Technology - LASIK exciser laser type does not affect corneal aberration levels
Surgical Technology - LASIK femtosecond laser microkeratome increases flap strength and inflammation
Surgical Technology - LASIK retreatment with Alcon CustomCornea wavefront-guided ablation effective
Surgical Technology - Laryngectomy pharyngeal closure with linear stapler safe and cost-effective
Surgical Technology - Optimal treatment parameters for treating intestinal metaplasia assessed
Surgical Technology - Oral implant drill heat production compared
Surgical Technology - Perimembranous ventricular septal defect closure by Amplatzer occluder is safe enough for trials
Surgical Technology - Plaque excision shown to lower amputation rate in patients with critical limb ischemia
Surgical Technology - Radio-guided surgery of thyroid cancer using I-131 or Tc-99m-Sestamibi reviewed
Surgical Technology - Restenosis rates were similar for both rapamycin- and paclitaxel-eluting stents
Surgical Technology - Sinus surgery outcome improved by nonabsorbable middle meatus packing
Surgical Technology - Sirolimus stent implantation yields peak drug levels proportional to number of stents implanted
Surgical Technology - Studies advance knowledge in surgical technology research
Surgical Technology - Ureteral removal achieved by hand assisted laparoscopic nephroureterectomy
Thrombosis - Combined clinical pretest probability and D-dimer test used to detect thrombosis in cancer patients
Thyroid Carcinoma - Diagnosis and treatment of thyroid carcinoma reviewed
Tissue Engineering - Biological disc repair evolving with knowledge of disc aging events
Tissue Engineering - Superior extracellular matrix formation in nanofiber over membrane-type scaffolds
Tissue Engineering - Tissue engineered cardiovascular patch fabricated for cardiovascular surgery
Transplant Medicine - Cyclosporine suppresses hepatic stellate cell growth and collagen production
Transplant Medicine - Inhaled cyclosporine improved survival in patients who had a lung transplantation
Transplant Medicine - Sirolimus appears to be an effective immunosuppressant regimen for liver transplant patients
Transplant Medicine - Use of anti-cytomegalovirus IgG is warranted in lung transplantation
Transplantation Biology - Prognosis after liver transplantation modeled
Trigeminal Neuralgia - Nerve atrophy in trigeminal neuralgia detected with magnetic resonance
Tuberculosis Prophylaxis - Anergy is an independent predictor of death for patients on TB prophylaxis
UV Radiation - Spectacle lenses in India fail to provide protection from ultraviolet absorption
Urology - Holmium laser enucleation of prostate fluid absorption assessed
Vaccines Delivery - Data advance knowledge in vaccines delivery research
Wilms Tumor - Preoperative chemotherapy for treating Wilms tumor should not be abandoned
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