Deep Breeze Ltd, the leader in Vibration Response Imaging (VRI™) technology, announced that it is launching its VRIxp™ lung imaging system, for aiding in diagnosis and monitoring in the emergency department (ED)….
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Nearly 80% Of Men Are Unaware Of Their Breast Cancer Risk Despite Having A Family History Of The Disease
A study, published in the October issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), revealed that nearly 80% of men are unaware of their breast cancer risk despite having a family history…
A New Way Of Reversing Certain Cancers
Australian and American scientists have found a way of shrinking tumours in certain cancers – a finding that provides hope for new treatments. The cancers in question are those caused by a…
Guided Therapeutics Files Premarket Approval Application For Non-Invasive Cervical Cancer Scanner With FDA
Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: GTHP) announced that it filed its completed premarket approval application (PMA) for the LightTouch™ Cervical Scanner with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for patients at risk…
Quantum Dots Delivered To Cell Nucleus By Nanoneedle
Getting an inside look at the center of a cell can be as easy as a needle prick, thanks to University of Illinois researchers who have developed a tiny needle to deliver…
Charlottesville hospital plans to merge with Sentara
An independent hospital in Charlottesville announced today its intent to merge with Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare. Martha Jefferson Hospital is a 176-bed nonprofit hospital that was founded in 1903. According to a release…
HealthStream Launches Industry-Leading Home Healthcare and Hospice Courseware Libraries through Partnership with The Corridor Group
HealthStream, Inc. a leading provider of learning and research solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced that it has partnered with The Corridor Group, Inc. (TCG) to launch their home health and…
TAU Develops Innovative Software To Analyze And Manipulate Diseased Cells
About ten years ago, the discovery of microRNAs – tiny cellular molecules that regulate our genetic code – unlocked a world of scientific possibilities, including a deeper understanding of human disease. One…
Leading Expert In Spirituality And Medicine Discusses Healing Power Of Faith
Dr. Harold G. Koenig, an internationally-recognized expert in spiritually and medicine, will be the featured speaker at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work’s (GCSW) 13th Annual R.J. DeBottis Memorial…
Major Grant To Study HIV-Neutralizing Antibodies Won By IAVI-Led Team
A team of investigators headed by International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) Investigator Pascal Poignard has been awarded a major grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the…
MMRL Discovers New Treatment For Atrial Fibrillation
The Cardiac Research Institute of the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory (MMRL) of Utica NY today announced the publication of a research paper in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showing,…
IN.PACT drug-eluting balloons show promising results for superficial femoral artery disease treatment
Advancing research on drug-eluting balloons for the treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced the latest results from the IN.PACT drug-eluting balloon (DEB) clinical program presented…
Cancer-causing mutations have minimum effect on tumor growth
Mathematical modeling reinforces view of cancer as a complex culmination of many mutations Individual cancer-causing mutations have a minute effect on tumor growth, increasing the rate of cell division by just 0.4…
Malaria vaccine development meeting begins in Washington
Agence France-Presse Reports on a malaria vaccine development meeting that kicks off Tuesday in Washington, D.C. “One of the stars at the meeting will be the RTS,S malaria vaccine, which has been…
MRSA survivors to share experience at World MRSA Day kickoff event
No one needs to explain to the people who have experienced it the danger posed by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the antibiotic-defying bacterium commonly known as MRSA. In 2005, about 94,360 people developed…