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Hormone Therapy Use By Postmenopausal Women Associated With Increased Incidence Of More Advanced Breast Cancer
Follow-up of about 11 years of participants in the Women’s Health Initiative finds that among postmenopausal women, use of estrogen plus progestin is associated with an increased incidence of breast cancers that…
Atrius selects Sightlines, DxCG Risk solutions for healthcare processes
Verisk Health, Inc., announced today that Atrius Health has selected Sightlines™ Medical Intelligence and DxCG Risk Solutions to identify, manage, and predict healthcare risk across its commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare populations. Atrius…
MabCure announces agreement with two Europe’s medical centers to explore diagnostic test for ovarian cancer
Biotechnology company MabCure, Inc. (OTCBB: MBCI) today announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with Catholic University, K.U. Leuven and University Hospital, UZ Leuven, Belgium, together comprising one of the largest…
MD Anderson treats lung cancer with pencil beam scanning proton therapy
Pencil beam scanning technology, an even more advanced and targeted form of radiation treatment known as proton therapy, is now being used to treat patients with lung cancer at The University of…
CIED implantation with AIGISRx Antibacterial Envelope reduces overall infection rate
Patients undergoing CIED (Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device) implantation with TYRX, Inc.’s FDA-cleared AIGISRx Antibacterial Envelope enjoyed a 99.5% rate of successful implantation with an overall infection rate of 0.48% in the first…
Canon’s hi-tech retina photography
From the front, Canon’s latest retina-imaging camera looks every inch the hi-tech hospital machine. But look past the small, curved shelf where you rest your chin and you’ll notice that the operator…
TearLab publishes CPT code for Osmolarity test
TearLab Corporation (Nasdaq:TEAR) (TSX:TLB) announced today that, further to its press release of October 8, 2010, a unique new Current Procedural Terminology (“CPT”) code that will apply to the TearLab® Osmolarity test…
Syneron launches VelaBABE device for women to reclaim pre-baby body
Syneron Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq: ELOS), a leading medical aesthetic device innovator, is announcing their new VelaBABE™ (Vela Body After Baby Enthusiast!) promotion for women who want to reclaim their pre-baby body –…
Novartis to implement Veeva CRM for global deployments
Veeva Systems announced today that Novartis Pharmaceuticals AG, a world leader in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of products to protect and improve health and well-being, has chosen Veeva CRM® for…
UC awarded $2.1 million technology award to develop next generation brain monitors
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) a $2.1 million Advanced Technology/Therapeutic Development Award to develop the next generation of brain monitors. The researchers’ novel,…
New motion management software enables clear visualization of moving tumors in lung cancer
A 67-year-old female patient with lung cancer presented physicians with a difficult challenge: her tumor was small and it rode up and down with her breathing. During her treatment set up, all…
CoAxia presents SENTIS clinical trial for ischemic stroke at 2010 Congress in Seoul
CoAxia Inc. of Maple Grove, MN, announced today that the results of the SENTIS clinical trial – a worldwide, multi-center, randomized study of its NeuroFlo™ catheter – were presented on Saturday, October…
NIST Mini-Sensor Traces Faint Magnetic Signature Of Human Heartbeat
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the German national metrology institute have used NIST’s miniature atom-based magnetic sensor to successfully track a human heartbeat, confirming the device’s…
Integra launches CRW Precision Arc Stereotactic System for neurosurgery
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) announced today the launch of the CRW Precision™ Arc Stereotactic System, a multi-purpose stereotactic system used for localizing intra-cranial targets and precisely directing instruments to the target…