Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from October 2004

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from October 2004

Novel inhalation device enables efficient glutathione treatment.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel inhalation device enables efficient lower airway glutathione treatment in cystic fibrosis patients. "Chronic neutrophilic inflammation leads to oxidative damage, which may play an important...

Method devised for photopatterning enzymes inside microfluidic channels.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A photoattachment chemistry-based technique has been developed for patterning enzymes in microfluidic channels. Researchers in the United States presented "a general method for photopatterning...

Far-red fluorescent contrast agent devised for EGFR expression imaging.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel far-red fluorescent contrast agent has been devised for EGFR expression imaging and oral cancer diagnosis. "Recent developments in optical technologies have the potential to improve the...

Novel intercalary allograft improves segmental femur reconstruction.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel intercalary allografting technique can improve the outcome of segmental femur reconstruction after tumor resection. "The use of intercalary allografts has been an important innovation for...

Transnasal laryngoscopy facilitates diagnosis of vocal cord dysfunction.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transnasal laryngoscopy facilitates the differential diagnosis of vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) in suspected asthma patients. VCD is "described as a functional disorder of the vocal folds which...

Novel injectable urethral bulking agents show promise for treatment.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel injectable urethral bulking agents (UBAs) show promise for the treatment of urinary incontinence. "Stress urinary incontinence is a highly prevalent disorder resulting from weak urethral...

Promising results announced for AdVac.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dutch biotechnology company Crucell, NV, (CRXL) and Harvard Medical School announced results of a joint study supporting novel vaccine vectors developed by Crucell. The results were outlined in a...

Multiple dose laser phototherapy improves acne vulgaris.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multiple-dose laser phototherapy is effective in treating acne vulgaris with no side effects. According to a study from Russia, "Near infrared (NIR) diode laser low-intensity (soft) phototherapy...

Serum levels of 20 kilodalton human growth hormone key in acromegaly patients.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High serum levels of 20K-hGH might elicit a chronic change in the clearance kinetics of 20K-hGH and increase the proportion of 20K-hGH in acromegalic patients. "Circulating human GH (hGH) consists...

Genes linked to AML-associated centrosome aberrations identified.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genes linked to centrosome abnormalities in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have been identified through microarray analysis. "Centrosomes, which mediate accurate chromosome segregation during...

ETG hair-loss treatment technology introduced to Taiwan.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Current Technology Corp. reported ETG (ElectroTrichoGenesis) is being introduced to Taiwan. "We have received the transfer of funds required to secure the sale of 4 ETGs to Taiwan," stated CEO...

Acetylcholine minor role in prepulse inhibition regulation in Alzheimer disease.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acetylcholine has only a minor role in prepulse inhibition regulation in Alzheimer disease. According to published research from Denmark, "Prepulse inhibition (PPI) is used as a measure for...

Influence of O-3/O-2-pneumoperitoneum as an oxidative stressor analyzed.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The influence of O-3/O-2-pneumoperitoneum has been studied as an oxidative stressor on duration of anesthesia, loss of different reflexes and cytokine mRNA expression. "We analyzed the effect of...

Age-dependent thickening of arterial walls may begin in childhood.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The effect of age on carotid arterial intima-media thickness in childhood is the subject of recent research. According to a report from Japan, "To investigate relationships between carotid arterial...

Complications of cardiovascular angiography require vigilance.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An audit reports on vascular surgical intervention for complications of cardiovascular angiography in 2324 patients from a single center. According to a report from England, "This study examines the...

Data are collected for upright exercise measurements of blood flow.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent study measured blood-flow conditions in the proximal pulmonary arteries and vena cavae of healthy children during upright cycling exercise. "Diagnostic testing in patients with congenital...

Effects of vascular graft compliance mismatch on protein transport reported.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report the effects of an artery/vascular graft compliance mismatch on protein transport in a recent issue of the Annals of Biomedical Engineering. "Small-diameter vascular graft failure...

Hemodynamic improvement after stripping or saphenofemoral ligation were assessed.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recent research focused on hemodynamic changes in stripping operation or saphenofemoral ligation of the greater saphenous vein for primary varicose veins. According to a study from Japan, "The aim...

Mobile helical computed tomography unit is an accurate predictor.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A 4-year follow-up of 6120 asymptomatic Japanese indicates that coronary artery calcification detected by a mobile helical computed tomography unit is predictive of future cardiovascular death. ...

Model performs mechanical analysis for atherosclerotic plaques.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A 3D MRI-based multicomponent fluid-structure interactions (FSI) model for atherosclerotic plaques is introduced. Scientists in the United States report, "A three-dimensional (3D) MRI-based...

Inhibition may aid protective effect of IL-10 on postangioplasty restenosis.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IL-10 inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell activation in vitro and in vivo. According to published research from France, "The anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 inhibits intimal hyperplasia after...

Research animal stress may be a data-confounding variable.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research animals need companionship and positive reinforcement to minimize stress. According to recent research published in the journal Laboratory Animals, "Common, often overlooked variables in...

Researchers improve detection of diverse anthrax strains.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have capitalized on genomic data to define novel diagnostic tests and to gain insight into the evolutionary and genetic history of the deadly pathogen Bacillus anthracis (anthrax). ...

Optimal level of anticoagulation remains matter of debate.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- What are the remaining questions regarding monitoring of heparin therapy during extracorporeal bypass? According to published research from France, "Cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation...

Researchers describe strategy for treating thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aortic aneurysm repair involving direct cross-clamping of the aorta gives limited time for performing the necessary anastomoses without causing mesenteric ischemia, researchers say. According to...

New technology greatly improves shoulder arthroscopic surgery.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New shoulder prostheses systems and arthroscopic techniques result in vastly improved functional results for patients. According to a study from Austria, "Tremendous advancement has been made in...

Antimicrobial-coated vascular grafts provide antimicrobial protection.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antimicrobial-coated vascular grafts provide antimicrobial protection. "The serious medical consequences and costly management of infections associated with vascular grafts have prompted an...

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy expert receives national research award.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LipoScience, Inc., founder James Otvos has been recognized by the Lipoproteins and Vascular Disease Division of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC). The annual award was...

Durasis used in separation of conjoined Aguirre twins.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors at the Children's Hospital of Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, New York, used Durasis, Dural Substitute, a biomaterial developed at Cook Biotech, to replace the dura mater on the...

Phosphoserine can improve calcium phosphate bone cement.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The addition of phosphoserine can improve the performance of calcium phosphate bone cement. "Temporary bone replacement materials on the basis of calcium phosphates and hydroxyapatite (HAP) are...

Surface treatment improves mechanical properties of bioactive bone cement.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surface treatment improves the mechanical properties of bioactive bone cement. "Bioactive bone cements based on a paste-paste system for orthopedic applications have been developed," scientists in...

Bladder cancer can be detected with near-infrared imaging techniques.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Near-infrared imaging techniques can delineate bladder tumor margins. "High-contrast imaging of bladder cancer is demonstrated using near-infrared autofluorescence under long-wavelength laser...

Breast tumor cells may swell in response to tamoxifen methiodide treatment.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diffusion breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be applied to the clinical evaluation of breast cancer. "The parameters that characterize the intricate water diffusion in tumors may serve to...

Breast-conserving surgery plus radiation good for older women, too.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surgery plus radiation therapy is an effective way to treat early breast cancer in women aged 70 and older, according to a new study published in the September 1, 2004, issue of the International...

MRI more accurate for detecting disease due to BRCA gene mutation.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more accurate for detecting breast cancer than mammography, ultrasound, or clinical breast examination alone, in women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation,...

MastaScope Eastern European distributor announced.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lifeline Biotechnologies, Inc., (LBTT) has signed an agreement with Vamstec of Zagreb, Croatia, that gives Vamstec exclusive rights to distribution the company's microendoscope product. Countries...

SPECT and pinhole SPECT are advances in axillary lymph node status evaluation.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and pinhole collimator SPECT have improved breast cancer axillary lymph node imaging. "Scintimammography with the cationic lipophilic...

Imaging company earns quality management system certifications.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gamma Medica, Inc., the Northridge, California, manufacturer of clinical and preclinical imaging devices, recently received two international quality management system certifications. Gamma Medica...

Silicone gel breast implant PMA application submitted to FDA.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mentor Corporation (MNT) has submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an amendment to the company's silicone gel breast implant Pre-Market Approval (PMA) application. The amendment...

Temporal gene expression patterns in cutaneous burn healing characterized.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Temporal gene expression patterns in cutaneous burn wound healing have been characterized in a murine model. In a study from the United States, the "global changes in gene expression in injured...

Breast imaging system company selects agent to complete $10 million financing.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TechniScan Medical Systems (TMS) Inc., a developer of ultrasound imaging technology for breast cancer diagnosis, has signed an exclusive agreement with Maxim Group, LLC for a $10 million private...

Cancer drug maker provides corporate update.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Australian Cancer Technology (ACU) released the company's financial results and a report on its activities for the year ending June 30, 2004. The period under review, and post balance date, has been...

Haemonetics acquires Bloodless Surgery Station product line.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Haemonetics Corp. announced the asset acquisition of the Bloodless Surgery Station product line from Harvest Technologies Corp. Haemonetics will pay cash for the assets, inventory, and intellectual...

MacroPore Biosurgery to receive $1.5 million milestone payment.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MacroPore Biosurgery, Inc., will receive $1.5 million from Medtronic, Inc., for completing the final milestone related to the September 2002 sale of its Craniomaxillofacial/Neuro (CMF/N) product line to...

New chairman, quarterly finances announced by assay maker.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The board of directors of PharmaGap reaffirms Daniel Larkin as board chairman. Larkin will be working closely with the managing director and company management to refine the company's financing and...

Novo Nordisk A/S completes investment in biopharma company.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transition Therapeutics Inc. (Transition) (TSX: TTH) announced the closing of a previously announced issuance of 5,000,000 common shares to Novo Nordisk A/S (Novo Nordisk) at a price of $1.20 per share...

Biotech company business update includes vaccine development, financing, growth.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (SNVBF) has announced updates to its business activities. Sinovac has three vaccines that have completed all three phases of clinical trials: hepatitis A, hepatitis A&B...

Diagnostics company announces quality system certification.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunicon Corporation (IMMC) received certification that it has established and is maintaining a quality system that meets the requirements of ISO 13485:2003 (Medical Devices - Quality Management...

Joint agreement announced for development of Non-Invasive Hematocrit Technology.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- InMedica Development Corporation (IMDD), Chi Lin Technology Co., Ltd., and Wescor, Inc., have entered into a definitive joint development agreement to continue the development of the Non-Invasive...

Medical device manufacturer opens Japanese subsidiary.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LeMaitre Vascular announced the opening of its Japanese subsidiary. Situated in Tokyo, the 2200 square foot facility will serve as the headquarters for all sales and marketing activities as well as...

Oralin dossier submitted to the Ecuador Ministry of Public Health.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Generex Biotechnology Corp. (GNBT), a buccal drug-delivery company, announced that, in furtherance of its previously announced joint venture with PharmaBrand, SA, the Oralin dossier has been submitted...

Pharma company announces share purchase plan, awards and legal update.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novartis announced that it will offer a direct share purchase plan (DSPP) to investors in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France and the United Kingdom, marking the first time such a program has been...

Technology upgrade cuts costs, improves earnings for China-based company.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genex Pharmaceutical, Inc., (GENX) announced that its research and development team has completed a 6-month upgrade of its product manufacturing technology which will result in reduction of product...

Tenet Pennsylvania transfers hospital to nonprofit state-created corporation.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tenet Pennsylvania announced the transfer of the facility and grounds of MCP Hospital to WMCH, Inc., a new nonprofit corporation created by the Commonwealth. The non-real estate assets, including...

Transaction processing and e-commerce company adds pharmacy chains to network.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ProxyMed, Inc., (Nasdaq:PILL) and eRx Network, LLC, announced the addition of four new pharmacy chains to their joint electronic prescription network. eRx Network pharmacies now actively exchanging...

VScan HIV rapid test kits ordered from Chinese production facility.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Services International Inc. announced that its Chinese production facility has received an initial order of 200,000 VScan HIV rapid test kits from a network of major pharmaceutical distributors...

First genetic step necessary for prostate cancer growth identified in research.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center published in the September 1, 2004 issue of Cancer Research, found that when mice are engineered to lose a single copy of a gene called Rb in...

Genes causing inherited cancer can help elucidate chemoresistance.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genes causing inherited cancer may help elucidate the causes of chemoresistance. "Mechanisms of resistance to cancer chemotherapy are poorly understood. Molecular pathways involving genes associated...

J-tipped guidewire suitable for RPCS placement through subclavian artery.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A J-tipped guidewire is suitable for use in implantation of a reservoir port and catheter system (RPCS) through the subclavian artery. Radiologists in Japan conducted a study "to verify the...

Liposomal and standard paclitaxel formulations have comparable efficacy.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Liposomal and standard paclitaxel formulations have comparable pharmacokinetics and efficacy. Oncologists in the Netherlands conducted a "study of liposome encapsulated paclitaxel (LEP)" to "define...

New patent for compounds delivering drugs directly to tumor granted.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPHM) announced the grant of a new patent for the development of novel compounds that deliver cancer drugs directly to tumor blood vessels to enhance standard...

FDA approves Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads for sudden cardiac arrest.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medtronic, Inc., (MDT) announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the Sprint Fidelis family of defibrillation leads for patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest. At 6.6 French in...

Mitral valve repair has promising midterm survival for endocarditis.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have analyzed midterm results of mitral valve repair for complicated active bacterial endocarditis in high-risk patients. According to a study from Germany, "Mitral valve repair in...

QT prolongation and dispersions of repolarization predict recurrence of VT/VF.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Excessive increase in QT interval and dispersion of repolarization predict recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmia after amiodarone. According to a study from Japan, "Although chronic amiodarone has...

Cell cycle regulator expression after coronary stenting characterized.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell cycle regulator expression after coronary stenting has been characterized. "Proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is under the control of cell cycle regulator activity, which is...

Perlecan gene mutation does not mark MVP in Taiwan Chinese.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A perlecan gene mutation is not associated with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) in Taiwan Chinese carriers. "Abnormalities of proteoglycan, collagen, and elastic fibers" have been "found in floppy...

Novel access facilitates endovascular repair of descending aorta aneurysm.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel access technique facilitates endovascular repair of descending aorta aneurysms. "Coexisting arterial diseases and endoprosthesis to peripheral vessel-mismatch may impair conventional femoral...

FDA clears new hydrophilic antimicrobial catheter for U.S. sales.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Federal clearance to market a hydrophilic-coated version of Cook Critical Care's antimicrobial central venous catheter means U.S. clinicians now can bring Cook Spectrum's properties, which help provide...

S-phase checkpoint genes protect high-fidelity sister chromatid cohesion.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- S-phase checkpoint genes protect high-fidelity sister chromatid cohesion. "Cohesion establishment and maintenance are carried out by proteins that modify the activity of Cohesin, an essential...

MRI can detect brain inflammation after cerebral infarction.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO)-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can visualize inflammation in the brain after stroke and other pathologies. "Brain inflammation contributes...

Dominican Republic immunization project announced.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Project HOPE, Merck & Co., Inc., BD, and the government of the Dominican Republic announced that they will join together to support a country-wide immunization campaign to reach thousands of children in...

Researchers propose a model of adjusting to chronic illness.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers develop a biopsychosocial model for understanding and adjusting to chronic physical illness. According to a study from Australia, "There are a number of theoretical frameworks that...

Curved leads designed to focus stimulation for pain relief.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc., (ANSI, ANS) introduced its line of C-Series Lamitrode leads, the market's first set of leads to mimic the curve of the epidural space - the space between the...

C. difficile presence from hospitalized children with diarrhea not significant.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The presence of Clostridium difficile from hospitalized children with diarrhea is not significant. According to published research from Brazil, "Clostridium difficile is an important pathogen...

HEI, Inc., signs manufacturing agreement for implantable hearing devices.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HEI, Inc., (HEII) announced that Cochlear has entered into an agreement with HEI, Inc., to manufacture several of their high-density, rigid-flex printed circuit boards (PCBs) for implantable hearing...

Health-related quality of life benefits determined.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The effects of cochlear implants on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) have been characterized. In a study from Australia, researchers evaluated the HRQoL and "social participation benefits of...

Joint venture in mass spectrometry expanded.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Applied Biosystems Group (ABI), an Applera Corporation business, and MDS, Inc., (MDS; MDZ) announced the signing of a definitive agreement to expand the scope of their joint venture in life science mass...

Cardiology firm acquires BVA-100 blood volume analyzer.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Daxor Corporation, (DXR), a medical instrumentation and biotechnology company, announced the receipt of a signed trial agreement from Cardiology Associates, LLC, located in West Paterson, New Jersey....

Marketing deal signed with Teva Medical for Kerraboot in Israel.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ark Therapeutics Group plc announced that it has signed a 10-year exclusive marketing deal with Teva Medical, Ltd., a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., (TEVA) for the sale and...

Technology will enable chemical depiction in electronic lab notebook.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Accelrys, Inc., (ACCL) announced that its Accord Chemistry Control cheminformatics component will be used to enable chemical depiction in GenSys Software's Electronic Laboratory Notebook (GenSys/ELN)....

Natural Standard available on handheld devices.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Handheldmed, Inc., and Natural Standard announced release of Natural Standard for use on handheld computers and personal digital assistants. Natural Standard is the product of an international...

Hospital, company provide training for radiation therapy professionals.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Varian Medical Systems (VAR), a manufacturer of integrated cancer therapy systems, and Florida Hospital, a healthcare system including 17 Florida hospitals, announced that they have formed a strategic...

Second harmonic imaging of cornea delineates deep cornea ultrastructures.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Second harmonic imaging using femtosecond laser intrastromal ablation may have application in future refractive procedures. "Nonlinear laser scanning microscopy is widely used for noninvasive...

"No-touch" saphenous vein harvesting improves graft outcome.
October 3, 2004... 2004 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "No-touch" saphenous vein harvesting may improve the outcome of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. CABG is "routinely used to restore blood flow to diseased cardiac muscle due to...