Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from September 2004

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from September 2004

Automated detection system devised for biowarfare agents.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An automated system has been devised for detection of biowarfare agents. According to researchers in California, an "automated sample preparation module, based upon sequential injection analysis...

Thermosiphon-based PCR reactor developed.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A thermosiphon-based PCR reactor has been developed and evaluated. In a study from the United States, a "self-actuated, flow-cycling polymerase chain reaction (PCR) reactor that takes advantage of...

Novel assay enables direct visualization of CNS peptide uptake.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel assay enables direct visualization of CNS peptide uptake activity. "Carrier-mediated transport of small peptides and peptidomimetics offers the opportunity for a targeted drug delivery...

Cell phones do not affect Cyberonics neural stimulators.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell phone use does not affect the performance of Cyberonics neural stimulators. "Several clinical and laboratory studies have demonstrated electromagnetic interaction between implantable medical...

Encapsulated microbubbles have potential as drug delivery system.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Encapsulated microbubbles have the potential to be used in cellular drug delivery systems. "When encapsulated microbubbles are subjected to high-amplitude ultrasound, the following phenomena have...

Sampling-dependent gene upregulation noted in airway epithelial cells.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sampling-dependent gene upregulation has been reported in airway epithelial cells. "As part of a study of in vivo gene expression levels in the human airway epithelium in response to chronic...

AML-associated mutant inhibits differentiation of myeloid/erythroid stem cells.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An acute myeloid leukemia-associated mutant inhibits differentiation of myeloid/erythroid stem cells. "The CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha (C/EBPalpha) is an essential transcription factor for...

Acute pancreatitis can be a life-threatening illness.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diagnostic imaging now plays an important role in assessing acute pancreatitis. According to a study from the United States, "Acute pancreatitis can manifest as a benign condition with minimal...

Agency highlights risk of adverse drug reactions arising from the use of SonoVue.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Because of a risk of serious adverse drug reactions, the European Medicines Evaluation Agency, EMEA, has decided to limit the use of SonoVue by means of a so-called urgent procedure. Thus, the use...

Clopidogrel-associated autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura reported.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A case of clopidogrel-associated autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura has been reported. Physcians in the United States described their experience treating "a 51-year-old male who underwent coronary...

Trial of Ranexa initiated for certain patients with chronic angina.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CV Therapeutics, Inc., (CVTX) announced that it has initiated an approval-enabling study of Ranexa, which, if successful, could support approval of Ranexa for the treatment of chronic angina in a...

Recall of Taxus coronary stent system expanded.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s, (ANPI, ANP) corporate partner, Boston Scientific, provided an update on the Taxus Express(2TM) Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System. On July 2 and 16, Boston...

Study highlights benefits of drug-eluting stents in coronary revascularization.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pooled analysis of 11 previously published trials provides evidence that drug-eluting stents (DES) - increasingly used in coronary angioplasty - have benefits over bare-metal stents (BMS) by reducing...

Prophylactic use of antibiotic bone cement is an emerging standard.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prophylactic use of antibiotic bone cement is an emerging standard--in opposition. According to a report from the United States, "Antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ABLC) is an effective delivery...

RNAIII-inhibiting peptide suppresses drug-resistant staphylococcal infections.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RNAIII-inhibiting peptide suppresses drug-resistant staphylococcal infections. According to a study from the United States, "Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis are major causes of infection...

Efavirenz plasma levels reproducibly predictive of primary treatment failure.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Efavirenz plasma levels are reproducibly predictive of primary treatment failure in HIV-infected patients. According to recent research from Sweden, "Efavirenz is a drug subject to extensive...

Study reviews details of surgery for aortic arch thrombosis.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The various methods of surgical excision of aortic arch thrombosis are described. "A localized thrombus involving the ascending aorta and arch rarely occurs in the absence of an underlying etiology...

Second human successfully receives self-expanding stented aortic heart valve.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CoreValve, S.A., announced that its proprietary self-expanding stented aortic heart valve has been implanted successfully in a second human, using the CoreValve percutaneous ReValving system in the...

Biologic resurfacing may resurrect the performance of knee osteotomies.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biologic resurfacing may resurrect the performance of knee osteotomies. "The prevalence of knee osteotomy seems to have diminished. Better total knee arthroplasty (TKA) results, greater survival,...

Biofeedback helps asthmatics reduce steroid use.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biofeedback, the conscious control of body functions through the use of electronic monitoring devices, may help asthmatic patients use inhaled steroids less. Researchers from Robert Wood Johnson...

Internal cardioversion for chronic atrial fibrillation is feasible.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Internal cardioversion (CV) is safe and effective, even in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, researchers say. "Internal cardioversion can restore sinus rhythm with energies below 6-10 J,...

U.S. NIH awards nearly $1.5 million for study of human bone precursor cells.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Velcura Therapeutics, Inc. was awarded $1,452,000 to study the mechanisms by which primitive cells develop into mature bone-forming cells. Velcura, as part of its work developing therapies for bone...

XLIF procedure offers less invasive alternative to traditional spine surgery.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NuVasive, Inc., (NUVA) announced that its new, minimally disruptive procedure is being performed at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene to provide relief to those who suffer from back pain. The...

Microcalorimetric assay devised for B. thuringiensis protein yield.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A microcalorimetric assay has been developed to monitor the yield of insecticidal proteins from B. thuringiensis. In a recent study from China, a "novel microcalorimetric technique based on the...

tetR real-time PCR detects and quantifies tetracycline-resistant bacteria.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A tetR real-time PCR assay detects and quantifies tetracycline-resistant bacteria. According to recent research published in the Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods, "Bacteria of implant...

Beta-glucoside metabolism genes may be involved in biofilm formation.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Beta-glucoside metabolism systems may be involved in the adhesion, biofilm formation, and in vivo gene expression of Streptococcus gordonii. According to scientists writing in the Journal of...

SeqExpress provides desktop visualization of gene expression.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel software system can facilitate gene expression analysis. "SeqExpress is a stand-alone desktop application for the identification of relevant genes within collections of microarray or SAGE...

Method to investigate knee behavior uses finite element model of lower limb.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new method to investigate in vivo knee behavior uses a finite element model of the lower limb. According to recent research published in the Journal of Biomechanics, "Several finite element...

Researchers study the dependence of blood flow conductivity on flow velocity.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in the Netherlands have extended the Maxwell-Fricke theory to explain the dependence of the electrical conductivity of blood flow on flow velocity. According to a study from the...

Skull resistivity affects the spatial resolutions of EEG and MEG.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Studies on the resistivity of the skull indicate that the spatial resolution of the EEG is better than that of the MEG. According to recent research from Finland, "The resistivity values of the...

304 stainless steel implant shows no corrosion after 40 years of service.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A type 304 stainless steel implant shows no signs of corrosion after 40 years of service. According to a case report from Singapore, "When exposed to 0.9% NaCl type 304 stainless steel undergoes...

Copolymers have applications as thermosensitive materials.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(caprolactone) copolymers have applications as thermosensitive materials. According to published research from South Korea, "The polymerization of...

Biosynthesis of marmoset proteins occurs in oocytes and follicle cells.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have gathered in formation about the localization and synthesis of zona pellucida proteins in the marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus) ovary. According to recent research published in...

Constant-distance mode scanning potentiometric assay devised.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A constant-distance mode scanning potentiometric assay has been developed. In a recent study from Germany, "[c]onstant-distance mode scanning potentiometry was established by integrating...

Electrochemical pumping system devised for on-chip gradient generation.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An electrochemical pumping system has been developed for on-chip gradient generation. "Within the context of microfluidic systems, it has been difficult to devise pumping systems that can deliver...

New approach has potential for screening of metabolic network activities.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new approach analyzes lysine-producing Corynebacterium glutamicum at a miniaturized scale. In Biotechnology and Bioengineering, C. Wittmann and colleagues wrote, "We present a straightforward...

Pegylated polystyrene particles serve as a model system for artificial cells.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pegylated polystyrene particles serve as a model system for artificial cells. According to published research from the Netherlands, "Pegylated polystyrene particles (PS-PEG) were prepared as a model...

Purification of beta-lactoglobulin is improved.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Purification of beta-lactoglobulin from acid whey is improved by means of ceramic hydroxyapatite chromatography with sodium fluoride as a displacer. According to a study from Germany, "The...

SECM system using band microelectrode developed.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) system using a band microelectrode has been developed and evaluated. "Numerical calculations allow the determination of approach curves of an insulating...

Ultrasonic mixer devised for microfluidic channels.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel ultrasonic mixer has been developed for use in microfluid devices. Researchers in California presented "a microfluidic mixer that uses acoustic stirring created by ultrasonic waves." ...

Variable volume injector devised for miniature isotachophoresis assays.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A variable volume injector has been developed for use in miniature isotachophoresis assays. Researchers in England presented a "microdevice design furnished with a novel sample injector, capable of...

Company introduces enhanced red cell collection technology.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Haemonetics Corp. introduced an enhancement to its leukocytes-reduced red cell collection technology that, according to the company, triples the time within which donated blood can be filtered to remove...

Novel method developed to quantify botulinum neurotoxin antibodies.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have applied an in vitro technique to achieve the detection and quantification of botulinum neurotoxin antibodies. According to a study from England, "Detection of Clostridium botulinum...

HER-2 amplification can be acquired with breast cancer progression.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Contrary to conventional wisdom, HER-2 gene amplification can be acquired during breast cancer progression. "Amplification and overexpression of the HER-2 oncogene in breast cancer is felt to be...

HER2 expression in metastases determined.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Expression of the HER2 oncogene product has been characterized in metastatic breast cancer. Oncologists in Sweden conducted a study "to evaluate whether the HER2 expression in breast cancer is...

Indole-3-carbinol augments IFN responsiveness in breast tumor cells.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) augments IFNgammaR1 gene expression and interferon responsiveness in breast tumor cells. I3C, "a naturally occurring compound of Brassica vegetables, has promising...

MIN-R EV mammography film wins R&D 100 Award.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A mammography screen-film system from Eastman Kodak Company's Health Imaging Group won a 2004 "R&D 100" award that recognizes the 100 most technologically significant products introduced over the past...

Utility of CISH in detecting HER-2/neu amplification evaluated.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The utility of chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH) in detection of HER-2/neu amplification has been evaluated in breast cancer patients. "Determining of HER-2/neu oncogene amplification has...

European patent granted for CT Laser Breast Imaging system.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (IMDS) has received an international patent for its CT Laser Breast Imaging system, which was granted by the European Patent Office and assigned to Imaging Diagnostic...

SecurViewDX breast imaging workstation receives FDA clearance.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic, Inc., (HOLX) announced receipt of marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its SecurViewDX breast imaging workstation. The SecurViewDX is a dedicated,...

7-year deflation rate data filed for breast implants post approval survey study.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- INAMED Corporation (IMDC) has filed 7-year deflation rate follow-up data with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for augmentation and reconstruction patients who are participating in the core...

Long-term study in Danish women finds no disease link to silicone implants.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A long-term study in Danish women revealed no disease link to silicone breast implants. V.B. Breiting and colleagues "evaluated long-term symptoms and conditions and medication use among 190 Danish...

Tissue inhibitors of MMPs increased in women with capsular contracture.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study by plastic surgeons, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases are increased in women with capsular contracture after insertion of breast implants. "In various fibrotic diseases,...

$1.2M NIH grant awarded for continued research on bead-based proteomic arrays.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Illumina, Inc., (ILMN) has been awarded a $1.2 million phase II SBIR grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), for...

Bioscience company reports financial results, provides business update.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq: QGENF; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) announced the results of operations for its second quarter and 6-month period ended June 30, 2004. The company reported that net sales...

Cardiac device maker reports 9% increase in revenue.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioGenesis Corporation (CGCP), a provider of surgical products and accessories used in angina-relieving Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) and Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularization (PMR)...

Life sciences company reports on second quarter 2004 results.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: PLI) reported on its business and financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. - Human cytotoxic T lymphocites (CTL) stimulated by PBI-1393 proven...

Medical oncology device company announces financial results.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RITA Medical Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ:RITA) announced that higher sales and lower operating expenses led to a significant improvement in bottom-line results for the second quarter and 6 months ended June...

Oral fluid diagnostics producer announces second quarter results.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq NM:OSUR) announced its financial results for the quarter and 6 months ended June 30, 2004. Total revenues for the second quarter of 2004 increased 37% to $13.2...

Pharma company reports second quarter 2004 results.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Point Therapeutics, Inc., (NASDAQ: POTP) reported results for the fiscal quarter and 6 months ended June 30, 2004. During the second quarter of 2004, Point achieved the following key milestones:...

Radiation therapy provider reports second quarter 2004 financial results.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiation Therapy Services, Inc., (NASDAQ:RTSX) announced its financial results for the second quarter and 6 months ended June 30, 2004. On June 18, 2004, Radiation Therapy began trading as a public...

Surgical group creates joint venture with Spanish investment firm.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- United Surgical Partners International, Inc. (USPI) has entered into a relationship with a private Spanish investment firm and USPI's Spanish management team to joint venture USPI's Spanish subsidiary,...

BioScience company and Kreatech Biotechnology sign license agreement.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Schleicher & Schuell BioScience, Inc., and Kreatech Biotechnology BV announced the signing of an agreement for incorporation of Kreatech's patented Universal Linkage System (ULS) into Schleicher &...

Biological products manufacturer extends distribution alliance with Hitachi.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc., (SRLS), in conjunction with its Genomics Collaborative (GCI) division, has extended its strategic distribution alliance with Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (Hitachi)...

Cardiology systems producer named one of Washington's fastest-growing companies.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quinton Cardiology Systems announced that it has been named the ninth fastest growing public company headquartered in Washington by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Each year Puget Sound Business...

Company renames laser venous system.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AngioDynamics, Inc., (ANGO) announced that it is changing the name of its endovascular laser venous system to VenaCure Laser Vein Treatment. VenaCure is a minimally invasive alternative for the...

Device firm sells first 100 CAD systems for MRI.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Confirma, Inc., provider of computer-aided-detection (CAD) systems for MRI, announced that it has sold and installed more than 100 CADstream systems to customers throughout the United States since...

Medical product manufacturer announces supplier agreement.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Merit Medical Systems Inc. (MMSI) has signed a supplier agreement with Novation, the supply company of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC). The agreement runs through July 31,...

Ophthalmic device firm to sell Complete Aquavision contact lenses.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., (AMO, AVO) announced plans to sell Complete Aquavision monthly contact lenses in Europe and selected Asia Pacific markets. Through an agreement with CooperVision...

Orthopedics supply contract signed with Premier, Inc.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) announced that it has entered into a 3-year contract with Premier, Inc., to begin supplying orthopedic trauma products throughout the Premier system, effective...

Pittsburgh incubator signs Revivicor, Inc. as new tenant.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG) announced that Revivicor has leased laboratory space in the PLSG Incubator. Revivicor commercializes therapies that can treat and cure serious human...

Study shows home healthcare products and services market rapidly expanding.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The home healthcare products and services market in the U.S. is expanding rapidly, due to the aging of the population and the corresponding increase in chronic illnesses and diseases, the expense and...

Telemedicine company says shipments jumped 51% in first half of 2004.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HomMed, LLC, announced that unit shipments of its telehealth products increased by 51% over the comparable period in 2003. "Telehealth is proving its value to home care and managed care in...

Carbogen breathing enhances penetration of red light in murine tumors.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Carbogen breathing significantly enhances the penetration of red light in murine tumors in vivo In Physics in Medicine and Biology, S. Mitra and colleagues wrote, "We report results of experiments...

Immunoconjugates improve targeting of photosensitizers.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intratumoral administration of immunoconjugates improve the targeting of photosensitizers. According to published research from India, "Biodistribution of technetium (99mTc) labeled hematoporphyrin...

Levels of pH and oxygenation affect tumor sensitivity to freezing.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Levels of pH and oxygenation in cryotherapy-induced cytotoxicity affect tissue response to freezing. "The microenvironmental pH and oxygenation is known to influence tumor cell response to heat,...

Tumor fluorescence is detected with a two-photon optical fiber probe.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tumor fluorescence is detected and analyzed using a two-photon optical fiber probe. "The utility of a two-photon optical fiber fluorescence probe (TPOFF) for sensing and quantifying tumor...

Biotechnology company and ViroTarg sign anticancer license agreement.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Psiron Ltd signed a worldwide license agreement with ViroTarg Pty Limited, and its major shareholders, The University of Newcastle Research Associates (TUNRA) Ltd and SciCapital Pty Limited. The...

Independent laboratory and Merck & Co., Inc., sign oncology research partnership.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pierre Fabre Medicament has signed a collaborative research, development and license agreement with Merck & Co., Inc., for F50035, Pierre Fabre Medicament's recombinant humanized antibody targeted...

Pharma company announces publication of study examining Talabostat.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Point Therapeutics, Inc., (NASDAQ: POTP) announced that a study investigating its lead product candidate talabostat (PT-100) has been published in the August edition of Cancer Research. The study...

Public-access defibrillation trial results reaffirm AHA message on AED programs.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trial results reaffirm the American Heart Association's position that a community-based, comprehensive lay-rescuer program that includes both cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external...

VPC detection uses wavelet transform and fuzzy neural network.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel method for detecting ventricular premature contraction (VPC) from the Holler system is proposed using wavelet transform (WT) and fuzzy neural network (FNN). According to published research...

Blind source separation is used for atrial fibrillation analysis.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Blind source separation is used in atrial activity extraction for atrial fibrillation analysis. In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, scientists in Spain wrote, "This contribution...

Researchers develop a system for optical mapping of large hearts.
September 5, 2004... 2004 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in the United States have developed a system that enables three-dimensional surface reconstruction and optical mapping of large hearts According to a report published in IEEE...