Abaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABAX), a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analysis systems, today announced the release of a new Piccolo® reagent disc panel called BioChemistry Panel Plus. This new reagent disc…
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New catheter device for abdominal aortic aneurysm
William E. Sorfleet had a life-threatening abdominal aortic aneurysm, but at age 82, he was too old for major invasive surgery to repair the bulging blood vessel. So vascular surgeon Dr. Ross…
Glycotope GmbH to present advances in GlycoExpress technology at BIO-Europe
Glycotope GmbH, a leading glycobiology company, will present recent advances with its GlycoExpress™ technology of novel human cell lines during the upcoming BIO-Europe in Munich. With two of its glycooptimized antibodies produced…
New Alma’s Soprano laser technology delivers painless procedure for hair removal
Alma Lasers, Ltd. (“Alma”), a leader in laser, light, radiofrequency and ultrasound-based aesthetic devices, unveils the latest in next generation medical laser technology with the debut of its new Soprano(XLi) for laser…
MobileHelp introduces new mobile Personal Emergency Response System
MobileHelp today announced the introduction of their new SOLO system, a mobile, Personal Emergency Response System (M-PERS). Operating on AT&T’s nationwide cellular network and enabled with GPS location technology, SOLO is redefining…
New SMILEY tool helps assess QoL of children with lupus
A newly designed tool is helping researchers shed light on the quality of life (QoL) of children with lupus around the world, according to research presented at the American College of Rheumatology…
Scientists find way to overcome limitations of ultrasound imaging
Capturing evanescent sound waves to capture more detail University of California, Berkeley, scientists have found a way to overcome one of the main limitations of ultrasound imaging – the poor resolution of…
UC Riverside to design ultra-cheap sensors to fight malaria with $100,000 Gates Foundation grant
Professor will use grant from Gates Foundation to design ultra-cheap sensors that could help fight malaria. The University of California, Riverside announced today that it has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations…
Investigations Examine Medicare’s Dialysis System, CT Scanners And Drugs
Several high-profile investigations probe health care issues. ProPublica reports on the costs and risks associated with dialysis: “In 1972, after a month of deliberation, Congress launched the nation’s most ambitious experiment in…
Women taking HPV vaccine need only two HPV screening tests for rest of their lives
Women who have had the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could need only two HPV screening tests for the rest of their lives according to new calculations being presented at the NCRI Cancer…
Biovista and Pfizer enter pilot research collaboration
Biovista announced today that it has entered into a pilot research collaboration agreement with Pfizer (Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE). The aim of the collaboration is to identify new indications for a number…
Boston Scientific announces first implantation of Vercise Deep Brain Stimulation System in Parkinson’s disease trial
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced the first implantation of its Vercise™ Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System as part of the VANTAGE clinical trial. VANTAGE is a multi-center, prospective trial designed…
CRi adds TRIO to Nuance multispectral imaging product family
Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi), a leader in multicolor imaging solutions for preclinical and clinical research, today announced the newest addition to the award-winning Nuance™ multispectral imaging product family for multicolor…
Undergraduate students win Gates Foundation grant for low-cost ultrasound system
A team of University of Washington undergraduate students was among 65 research groups that today learned they had won one of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grants….
Baxa launches ExactaMix 1200 Automated Compounding Device
Baxa Corporation, a leading provider of medical devices and systems that automate pharmacy operations, today introduced the ExactaMix 1200 Automated Compounding Device (ACD) for small- to mid-sized hospital pharmacies in need of…