Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from May 2004

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from May 2004

Soybean oil-filled trilucent breast implants are not safe.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report that trilucent breast implants filled with soybean oil are associated with many problems and have been removed from patients in Belgium. According to recent research from Belgium,...

Robotic surgery provides new options for complex gynecologic surgeries.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, has become the first medical center in the southwestern U.S. to perform hysterectomy and other complex gynecologic surgeries using robotic technology. This opens...

Liquid chromatography-mass spec used to study antiangiogenic drug in rat model.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was used in a rat model to study a new antiangiogenic drug. According to published research from South Korea, "A liquid chromatography-tandem mass...

Remote thermometry increases safety in radiofrequency ablation.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Remote thermometry increases safety in radiofrequency ablation. "Percutaneous image-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of tumors has the potential risk for thermal damage to nearby normal...

New anastomosis technique is reliable for vascular anastomosis.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Using a new technique involving heat can unite vessels quickly without suturing, researchers say. According to published research from Austria, "The interrupted suture technique is most commonly...

Cardiac device firm reports 7.2% decrease in revenues.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardima, Inc., (CRDM), reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2003 were $552,000, compared with $595,000 for...

License agreement signed with BiOracle diagnostic test.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DMI BioSciences, Inc., announced the licensing of its novel point-of-care diagnostic test (APPYTEST) for acute appendicitis to BiOracle, Ltd., (www.bioracle.co.uk). BiOracle was granted exclusive,...

Novel MRI method used to measure efficacy of MAP kinase inhibitor.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel MRI assay has been used to determine the efficacy of a MAP kinase inhibitor as an allergy treatment. Researchers in Switzerland "recently described a new model to study non-invasively with...

Guidelines established for transmyocardial revascularization therapy.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the first time, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has established guidelines to assist heart surgeons in their use of transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) therapy to treat angina. ...

Study results on 5-year TMR outcomes published.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioGenesis Corporation (CGCP), developer of angina-relieving Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) and Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularization (PMR), announced that the 5-year follow-up results...

Anti-angiogenic agents could affect healing after surgery.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anti-angiogenic agents could affect healing after surgery. Scientists writing in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta explain that "[s]urgery may be regarded as an angiogenesis-inducing condition since it...

Mechanical problems main cause of premature CVC removal in children.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mechanical problems are the main cause of premature central venous catheter removal in children. "A prospective pediatric survey on the incidence of central venous catheter (CVC) complications,"...

Ovarian tissue banking is one option for cancer patients who want to conceive.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preserving fertility by one of several methods is important to cancer patients, researchers say. According to published research from the United States, "While ovarian tissue cryopreservation has...

New asthma breath test now ready for Canada.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aerocrine, Inc., announced that NIOX, a non-invasive asthma test system, has received market authorization from the Therapeutic Products Directorate of Health Canada. NIOX measures exhaled Nitric...

Cardiac surgery clinical study initiated for RSD1235.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiome Pharma Corp. (COM) announced that it has commenced its second phase III efficacy study of RSD1235 for the acute treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). The study, called ACT 2, will evaluate...

Microbia expands partnership to improve biomanufacturing processes.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Microbia, Inc., announced a multiyear, multiproduct expansion of its collaboration with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to develop improved, higher-yielding biomanufacturing processes using Microbia's...

PHBHHx has good affinity with bone marrow stromal cells.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PHBHHx is compatible with bone marrow stromal cells. Scientists in China conducted a study "to investigate the biocompatibility of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) with bone...

Rapid advances made in smart sensors that detect, deliver therapies.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Just as sophisticated automobile sensors improve gas mileage and provide increased safety and protection for drivers and passengers, rapid advances in the use of smart sensors implanted in the human...

New evidence for whole genome linkage in bipolar disorder.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Affymetrix, Inc., (AFFX) announced that a team of researchers from Upstate Medical University, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the University of Coimbra, and the Broad and Whitehead Institutes...

Anti-Mullerian hormone levels used to investigate prenatal abnormal genitalia.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cord blood AMH levels can help physicians detect and diagnose gonadal disorders in fetuses and neonates. "Serum anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) determination has been used to investigate gonadal...

Twenty trial sites recruited for acute transfusion study.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- V.I. Technologies, Inc., (VITX) has recruited 20 trial sites for the company's acute transfusion study. These hospitals include some of the highest volume hospitals performing open heart surgery in...

Clinical trial initiated in Spain for bone grafting.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc., (ASTM) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Zellera AG (Berlin, Germany), announced the initiation of a bone grafting clinical trial to be conducted by ITRT (Institut de Terapia...

Endoscopic technology is being applied in neurosurgery.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endoscopic techniques in neuro-oncology will allow minimally invasive removal of tumors and results in less morbidity, researchers say. "Neuro-oncology, in all its aspects, provides an ideal venue...

Equipment for less invasive neuroendoscopy is evolving.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New and smaller fiberoptic endoscopes will lead to efficient, safer, and less invasive tumor removal, researchers say. According to recent research published in the journal Neurosurgery Clinics of...

Breast reconstruction in thin patients can be done with TRAM flap and implant.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For thin women requiring breast reconstruction, combining a transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap with an implant is feasible. "Breast reconstruction with a transverse rectus...

First 1000 patients enrolled in MammoSite patient registry.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Society of Breast Surgeons has established the largest compilation of data on the use of partial breast irradiation to treat breast cancer, through the MammoSite Patient Registry. The...

New technology may be better than mammography in finding microcalcifications.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Video-acoustography is a new technology that may be better than mammography in detecting microcalcifications, especially in dense breasts. "X-ray mammography is the principal modality used today for...

No significant effect on thermal radiosensitization by DNA polymerase beta.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DNA polymerase beta does not significantly effect thermal radiosensitization. "Thermal radiosensitization was tested in a pair of mouse cells (MB[superscript]+ wild-type and MB[superscript]-, DNA...

Partners to develop breast cancer gene expression database.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a new attempt towards the identification of novel breast cancer genes, Genomics Collaborative, Inc., (GCI) and Celestar-Lexico Sciences, Inc., announced their partnership to create a large-scale...

Prevention and genetic testing for breast cancer vary geographically.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A survey conducted in three countries finds differences in the way testing and prophylactic surgery are performed, researchers report. According to recent research from Canada, "The discovery...

RFA for breast cancer shows promise as minimally invasive treatment.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RITA Medical Systems, Inc., (RITA) announced that the results of a study into the use of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to treat breast cancer has been published in the April issue of Radiology, the...

There are some ethnic differences in coping with early-stage breast cancer.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds that Hispanic and African American breast cancer patients using religious coping mechanisms more than white breast cancer patients. According to recent research from the United States,...

There may be no race gap in support group attendance by breast cancer survivors.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A survey finds that there is no difference in participation in support groups between African American and Caucasian breast cancer survivors. "Addressing methodological weaknesses of previous...

Atypia in the assessment of breast cancer risk reviewed.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review atypia in the assessment of breast cancer risk in a recent issue of Diagnostic Cytopathology. According to a study from the United States, "Proliferative disease accounts for as...

Management of women at increased risk for breast cancer reviewed.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review current strategies for the comprehensive assessment and management of women at increased risk for breast cancer in a recent issue of the American Journal of Surgery. According to...

$375,000 grant awarded to train employees for medical device market.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transoma Medical has been awarded a $375,000 training grant from the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) to train its employees for the heavily regulated medical device environment. The company...

Company completes private placement to advance NanoInvasive surgery.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ImaRx Therapeutics, Inc., announced that it has closed a private placement with First Montauk Securities Corp., a registered broker dealer, through the issuance of 2,500,000 shares of its common stock....

Equity investment made in emerging heart failure technology.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thoratec Corporation (THOR) has made an equity investment in BioCardia, Inc., which is developing tools to enable the local delivery of biotherapeutics to the heart. BioCardia, which is privately...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy effective for pathologic staging of solid neoplasms.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sentinel lymph node biopsy is effective for the pathologic staging of solid neoplasms. "Sentinel lymph node (sN) biopsy has gained special attention among surgical and medical oncologists as it...

Data demonstrate IMO compounds inhibit tumor growth.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hybridon, Inc., (HBY) announced two presentations of preclinical data showed Hybridon's immunomodulatory oligonucleotide (IMO) compounds inhibited tumor growth in mouse models of cancer. In these...

Data demonstrate vaccine technology's potential to treat/prevent cancer.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedImmune, Inc., (MEDI) and Cerus Corp. (CERS) announced preclinical results demonstrating the effectiveness of a therapeutic vaccine technology in suppressing the growth of certain tumors. ...

Early, high-dose chemotherapy with HPCS effective for poor prognosis GCT.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early, high-dose chemotherapy with hematopoietic progenitor cell support increases the survival rate in patients with germ cell tumor with poor prognosis. "The 5-year overall survival rate of...

Technology provider announces agreements for cardiac safety monitoring.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- eResearchTechnology, Inc., (ERES) has received agreements for more than $1.4 million in cardiac safety monitoring and services from a top 50 pharmaceutical and growing biotechnology organization for two...

Studies awarded for cardiac safety monitoring, information distribution services.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- eResearchTechnology, Inc., (eRT, ERES), a provider of centralized electrocardiographic (ECG) collection and interpretation services, announced that it has been awarded studies totaling more than $1.3...

Enrollment in Taxus V clinical trial concluded.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (ANPI; ANP) announced that its corporate partner, Boston Scientific Corporation, concluded enrollment in its Taxus V de novo lesion clinical trial. Boston announced...

Cumulative etoposide doses prognostic factor for transplant-related mortality.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cumulative etoposide doses are a prognostic factor for transplant-related mortality. "Studies evaluating the effects of previous chemotherapy on stem-cell yield and hematological recovery after...

Agreement with Innogenetics on hepatitis vaccine programs extended.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epimmune, Inc., (EPMN) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Belgian-based biopharmaceutical company Innogenetics NV (INNX), its new partner in vaccine programs focused on Hepatitis B...

Manufacturing agreement extended with Lonza Biologics.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chromos Molecular Systems, Inc., (CHR) announced that it has extended its collaboration agreement with Lonza Biologics PLC, of Slough, England. This agreement provides Lonza researchers with...

NanoHorizons to partner on nanobiomedical device development.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NanoHorizons, Inc., announced a research collaboration with Arrow International, Inc., (ARRO), a supplier of disposable catheters, to develop opportunities to apply nanotechnology to numerous emerging...

OEM agreement with Medtronic Physio-Control extension.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CAS Medical Systems, Inc., (CAMY) announced the further multiyear extension of its OEM Agreement to supply non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) technology to Medtronic Physio-Control of Redmond,...

Partnership to deliver tools to accelerate information-based medicine.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IBM and Affymetrix, Inc., (AFFX) announced a global initiative to speed the adoption of a new information-based approach to medicine. The far-reaching collaboration is designed to help medical...

Partnership to expand malaria vaccine efforts.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GenVec, Inc., (GNVC), PATH's Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI), and the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) announced a dynamic partnership to enable scientists to assess whether five malaria...

"Virtual colonoscopy" needs to improve before widespread clinical use.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The accuracy of computed tomographic colonography ("virtual colonoscopy") for the detection of colorectal cancer is lower than that for conventional colonoscopy, suggesting that use of "virtual"...

Heme iron intake is related to an increased risk of proximal colon cancer.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A large study finds that alcohol and heme iron intake increase risk of proximal colon cancer but that zinc intake is associated with a decreased risk. "We examined associations among colon cancer...

Screening can essentially prevent colorectal cancer.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preventing colon cancer and death from the disease depend upon increasing screening compliance, researchers report. According to a study from the United States, "Colorectal cancer is responsible...

Endoscopic stenting can sometimes relieve obstruction caused by colonic tumors.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Expanding stents are feasible in relieving obstruction caused by colon tumors, but more research is needed to compare the effectiveness to surgical treatment and to determine the best method of stent...

Immunological testing for colorectal cancer is feasible.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers predict that immunological screening for colorectal cancer will be cost effective and more effective clinically. According to a study from France, "The implementation of colorectal...

Update provided on coronary artery bypass graft clinical trials.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioTech International, Inc., (CTE) announced that the first three adult patients enrolled in the Brazilian clinical trials have reached the 6-month milestone. All three patients implanted with...

ASDS urges consumers to investigate physicians' qualifications and credentials.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) launched a campaign in 2001 warning consumers that cosmetic treatments, such as those using lasers, high-tech light devices, chemical peels, soft...

Invader cystic fibrosis genotyping reagents launched.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Third Wave Technologies Inc. (TWTI) announced the launch of its Invader cystic fibrosis (CF) genotyping analyte-specific reagents (ASRs). This latest product offering enables CLIA-certified...

Proteoplex 16-Well Human Cytokine Array Kit launched.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EMD Biosciences, Inc., a manufacturer of products for proteomics and disease pathway analysis, announces the launch of the ProteoPlex 16-Well Human Cytokine Array Kit. The kit provides a complete...

Catheter-directed thrombolysis study results presented.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study on catheter-directed thrombolysis was presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 29th Annual Scientific Meeting and showed that a combination of clot busting drugs infused directly...

Depression PMA-S on FDA panel's June agenda.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cyberonics, Inc., (CYBX) announced that it has been formally notified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that a meeting of FDA's Neurological Devices Advisory Panel has been scheduled for...

MassARRAY System used to identify a novel genetic association to diabetes.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sequenom, Inc., (SQNM) announced that its MassARRAY system was used to identify a novel genetic association to diabetes, according to an independent study from the April 2004 issue of the journal...

Prefilled insulin doser introduced.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Wal-Mart have introduced ReliOn/Novolin InnoLet Human Insulin (rDNA origin) prefilled insulin doser to Wal-Mart's ReliOn brand of diabetes healthcare products....

$12M R&D project launched for novel family of rapid diagnostic tests.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spectral Diagnostics Inc. (SDI) and IDx Inc. jointly announced the launch of a $12-million, 3-year research and development project to develop and deliver a novel family of rapid diagnostic tests. ...

Data on disease-specific inflammatory diagnostics reported at cancer meeting.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc., (CIPH), in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, presented data at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 95th annual meeting in...

Improving technique lowers complications of ureteroscopy for upper tract disease.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Improving technique lowers complications of ureteroscopy for upper tract disease. "Advances in ureteroscope design, instrumentation, and technique have expanded the indications for ureteroscopic...

Multispectral analysis allows quantification of tumor populations.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multispectral analysis allows quantification of tumor tissue populations. "Tumor heterogeneity complicates the quantification of a therapeutic response by MRI. To address this issue, a novel...

PET scanning for pediatric oncology patients is explored.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PET imaging may play a role in treatment planning for pediatric radiation therapy, researchers report. According to recent research published in the journal Pediatric Radiology, "The application of...

PET-CT for pediatric oncology is implemented in a tertiary care center.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers discuss the logistics of introducing cross-sectional anatomic information (CT) combined with functional imaging (PET) into pediatric oncology. According to a study from the United...

Retrograde ureteropyelography demonstrates fibroepithelioma of left ureter.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Retrograde ureteropyelography is able to demonstrate a fibroepithelioma in the left ureter. "Gross hematuria without pain is a classical symptom of malignancy in the urinary tract. Despite the...

SPE-LC-ESI MS/MS method rapid and sensitive detection of CAP in seafood.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new SPE-LC-ESI MS/MS method is rapid and sensitive for the detection of chloramphenicol in seafood "A method based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was developed and validated...

Thorough training necessary for endorectal ultrasound-guided biopsy.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thorough training is necessary for endorectal ultrasound-guided biopsy. "Endorectal ultrasound-guided biopsy is the best available method for histological determination of small solid tumors and...

LAM signs distribution agreement with Chinese firm.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LAM Pharmaceutical Corp. (LAMP) has signed an agreement with China National Pharmaceutical Foreign Trade Corp. (Sinopharm Foreign Trade), a sales arm of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm...

"Tandem technology" delivers two drugs simultaneously into cancer cells.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NeoPharm, Inc., (NEOL) announced that data for its new technology for entrapping two drugs in a single liposome for combination therapy was presented via poster presentation on March 28, 2004, at the...

Bandage could change lives.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new invention that could dramatically change the lives of millions of people administering medication at home, has received investment worth 120,000 pounds from the National Endowment for Science,...

Company launches IMAP Substrate Finder.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Molecular Devices Corp. (MDCC) announced the launch of the latest addition to its IMAP Platform, the IMAP Substrate Finder. The IMAP Platform provides tools for successful assay development and...

Geron announces telomerase licensing agreement.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Geron Corp. (GERN) and Xcellsyz, Ltd., announced that Geron has granted to Xcellsyz a nonexclusive license to Geron's human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) technology for research applications...

GMP Cos. announces availability of Lifesync Wireless ECG System.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GMP Cos., Inc., a company that acquires, develops, and commercializes pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and medical-device technologies, announced the availability of the LifeSync Wireless ECG System,...

Company announces U.S. Army contract for Personal Information Carrier.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- InHand Electronics, Inc., a provider of low-power handheld- and wireless-device platform technologies, announced it has received a contract from the United States Army to develop a new electronic...

Oral medications are preferred for treating most cases of erectile dysfunction.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If oral medications fail to help erectile dysfunction, other procedures, such as penile implants, are available. According to a study from Germany, "Erectile dysfunction is a common, age-dependent...

Researchers describe guidelines for Barrett esophagus screening.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Screening methods for Barrett esophagus are effective and comparable to the effectiveness of mammography for breast cancer screening. "There is a strong association between symptomatic...

Cancer diagnostics company reports 101% increase in revenue.
May 2, 2004... 2004 MAY 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AMDL, Inc., (ADL) developer and marketer of tests for the early detection of cancer and other serious diseases, reported its fiscal 2003 financial results. AMDL's product revenues for the year ended...