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LED Technologies LLC Receives FDA Approval
FDA Clears the DPL™ (Deep Penetrating Light) Therapy System for Over-the-Counter - Home Use - November 18, 2008 - LED Technologies LLC
Mednovus Ferromagnetic Detection Products Help MRI Providers Meet New Joint Commission Environment of Care (EC) Standards
New safety requirements for MRI providers will take effect in January and Mednovus SAFESCAN products are helping imaging centers comply. - November 17, 2008 - Mednovus, Inc.
AnaSpec Establishes New Dedicated GMP Manufacturing Facility
In response to increased demand for GMP peptide production, AnaSpec has established a new facility dedicated to GMP manufacturing. Located adjacent to its current San Jose, California-based headquarters, the expansion provides an additional 5000 sq. ft. of dedicated GMP space including two class... - November 16, 2008 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Deploys Newgen Solutions
Newgen provided the bank with a BPM-enabled workflow platform. - November 16, 2008 - Newgen Software Technologies
Extremity Innovations, Inc. Receives CE Mark for InnoPad™
Extremity Innovations, Inc. has been awarded a CE mark for its InnoPad™ fat pad augmentation device. This designation permits the marketing of InnoPad™ in the countries of the European Union and those that recognize the CE Mark. - November 15, 2008 - Extremity Innovations, Inc.
Lahey Clinic, Inc. Selects PMMC Physician Pro
Preferred Medical Marketing Corporation (PMMC) announced that Burlington, Massachusetts based Lahey Clinic, Inc. has signed an agreement to incorporate PMMC Physician PRO to help with maintenance of its contractual agreements with payers. - November 15, 2008 - PMMC
Proposed Hospital Building Code Calls for Specialized Ferromagnetic Detectors for MRI Safety
Draft versions of the 2010 release of the 'Guidelines' building code for hospitals and health care facilities includes references to ferromagnetic detection systems for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facilities. - November 15, 2008 - Mednovus, Inc.
Gaymar Expands Sof•Care® Line with New Chair Cushion for Bariatric Patients
Gaymar Industries introduces the Sof•Care® Bariatric Chair Cushion, specifically engineered for patients 350 to 700 lbs. who need pressure redistribution while sitting. - November 15, 2008 - Gaymar Industries
Unicoi Systems’ Fusion Embedded Networking Software Attains IPv6 Phase-2 Certification: IPv6 Phase-2 Ready Logo Garnered by Fusion TCP/IPv4/IPv6 Dual Stack
Unicoi Systems now has IPv6 Phase-2 certification status for the Fusion Embedded Networking Suite's Fusion TCP/IPv4/IPv6 Dual Mode Stack. After meeting hundreds of test criteria in accordance with the IPv6 Forum, the Fusion Embedded Dual Mode TCP/IPv4/IPv6 Stack now has IPv6 Phase-2 certification, providing developers with a strong base for certifying their applications. - November 14, 2008 - Unicoi Systems, Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces Series of Luminescent and Non-Luminescent Calcium Indicators
AnaSpec offers coelenterazine and several synthetic coelenterazine analogs for reconstituting aequorin in cells that have been transfected with apoaequorin cDNA. - November 14, 2008 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Premarin Vaginal Cream FDA-Approved for Dyspareunia (Painful Intercourse)
The FDA has approved Premarin Vaginal Cream as the first prescription vaginal cream for postmenopausal dyspareunia (painful sexual intercourse). - November 13, 2008 - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Sale of Enzymatic Therapy, Inc. To Nature’s Way Holding Company Finalized
Nature’s Way Holding Company names Randy J. Rose President/CEO and Rory Mahony Chief Operating Officer of new natural medicine powerhouse. - November 13, 2008 - Enzymatic Therapy, Inc.
Birmingham Radiological Group, P.C. Selects IMAGINEradiology™
IMAGINE Software, a leading provider of medical billing technology, announces that Birmingham Radiological Group, P.C./Specialty Physician Billing, Inc. (BRG-SPB) of Birmingham, AL, has selected the IMAGINEradiology™ practice management system. - November 13, 2008 - Technology Partners Inc. dba IMAGINE Software
Hunt Memorial Hospital District Selects PMMC Estimator PRO to Provide Point-of-Service Patient Portion Due
Preferred Medical Marketing Corporation is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Hunt Memorial Hospital District (HMHD) to implement PMMC Estimator PRO. A champion to its motto, “Close to home. Far from ordinary.”, Hunt Memorial Hospital District has undergone major... - November 12, 2008 - PMMC
Give a Gift with Natural Health Benefits This Holiday Season; Treat the Feet with Yoga Sandals® Footwear
Beech Sandal Co., LLC takes Yoga Sandals® to the next level by introducing new “slipper” styles great for the winter months and new designer lines available mid-November, just in time for holiday gift-giving. This unique line of affordable footwear provides patented foot therapy with added health benefits of better balance and overall body alignment. - November 12, 2008 - YogaSandals.com
AnaSpec Introduces Improved AnaTagTM APC, B-PE and R-PE Labeling Kits
AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of the improved AnaTagTM APC, B-PE and R-PE Labeling Kits. Labeling of antibodies can be both tedious and time-consuming. Without the use of proper techniques and reagents, the conjugation may result in suboptimal or no labeling. AnaSpec’s improved... - November 12, 2008 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
PMI Announces Dates for Its Spring 2009 Short Course
PMI has announced the dates of its Spring Short Course in order to enable interested companies plenty of time to register. - November 12, 2008 - Porous Materials, Inc.
Grove Dental Continues to Pamper Chicagoland Patients After 40 Successful Years
Finding a dentist in Bolingbrook, Downers Grove, Lombard and Wheaton is easy and convenient with Grove Dental Associates, serving Chicago-area adults and children for four decades. - November 11, 2008 - Grove Dental Associates
Smile in the City Dental Group Now Offering Laser Treatment to Lighten Dark Gums
New York periodontist Dr. Joseph Zelig, can lighten dark spots on gums of patients with a painless laser treatment. Hyper pigmentation, or dark gums, is prevalent in patients with darker complexions. - November 11, 2008 - Smile in the City Dental Group
MuscleandStrength.com Boasts New Look, Opens Bodybuilding Supplement Store, Adds Thousands of Exercise Videos and Images
MusclandStrength.com, once a small one man operation, has grown leaps and bounds within the past several years. Now occupying thousands of square feet in Columbia's Industrial Park, Fit Ventures, LLC and MuscleandStrength.com are set to take the natural bodybuilding industry by storm. - November 11, 2008 - Fit Ventures, LLC
Baxa Expands Its Automated Syringe Processing Capabilities
Baxa Corporation is the first to provide colored labels for automated filling of sterile anesthesia syringes, with the addition of colored syringe labels to its Rapid-Fill™ Automated Syringe Filler offering. The system reduces pharmacy overhead for batching activities, while providing the opportunity for more adequate staff allocation and greater inventory control. - November 11, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
Prestigious Hospital Uppsala Akademiska Chooses mdesk™
The renowned Swedish hospital Uppsala Akademiska has chosen mdesk™ as their orthopedic preoperative planning and templating system. The university hospital, recently awarded their own TV-show, will use mdesk™ to enhance and improve the workflow for their many orthopedic surgeons. - November 10, 2008 - RSA Biomedical
CureMD Won the Best of E-Health Applications at P@SHA 2008 ICT Awards
P@SHA today announced the 2008 ICT (Information & Communication Technologies) awards to acknowledge the most influential achievements in Information Technology. CureMD has been awarded for providing the best e-healthcare solution comprising of integrated Electronic Medical Records, Practice... - November 09, 2008 - CureMD Healthcare
Solutions Provider Seeks “Innovation Partners” at Medical Summit
In a move that underscores the growing trend toward early-stage collaboration between medical manufacturers and their component suppliers, Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. has announced that it will participate in the Cleveland Clinic’s Medical Innovations Summit, to be held November 10th-12th, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio. - November 09, 2008 - Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
OSU-Developed Technology Licensed to Home Dialysis Plus, Ltd. for First Medical Application
Home Dialysis Plus, Ltd. (HD+), a developer of advanced home hemodialysis devices, announces the signing of a licensing agreement with Oregon State University for exclusive global use of MECS technology in blood filtration and water treatment for dialysis. Initial use of the technology will allow... - November 08, 2008 - Home Dialysis Plus, Ltd.
Peer-Reviewed Flexiciser Clinical Trials Published by the Journal for Spinal Cord Medicine
Flexiciser International which provides movement therapy solutions for people with mobility challenges today announced that its Clinical Trials have been published by the Journal for Spinal Cord Medicine. The Clinical Trials were completed by Dr. Todd Astorino, member of the Board of Directors of... - November 08, 2008 - Flexiciser
Colorado BioScience Association Honors the Best of Colorado’s Bioscience Industry
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has released winners of its 2008 Awards Program. Official presentation of the awards occurs Thursday, November 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the CBSA’s annual awards dinner. Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., recipient of one of this year’s Chairman’s Awards, will serve as the Cooley Godward Kronish keynote speaker for this event as the Colorado Bioscience Association celebrates its fifth anniversary. - November 07, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
South Dakota Department of Health Deploys VisualDx Statewide
Logical Images, Inc. announced that the South Dakota Department of Health's (SDDOH) Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response has deployed VisualDx to help facilitate preparedness efforts at the point-of-care and to bring specialist-level information into 82 medical facilities throughout South Dakota. VisualDx offers health care providers fast, point-of-care access to a visual diagnostic decision support system that improves health care quality by reducing costly medical errors. - November 07, 2008 - Logical Images Inc
Adena Health System Selects PMMC Contract PRO
Preferred Medical Marketing Corporation (PMMC) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Adena Health System to implement PMMC’s Contract Management Service to model and audit its payer’s contractual reimbursement. This service is built around PMMC Contract PRO, a... - November 06, 2008 - PMMC
Arthritis & Osteoporosis Medical Associates Select CureMD All-in-One EMR/PM System
Arthritis & Osteoporosis Medical Associates, a multi location health care organization specializing in rheumatology and physical therapy, selected the CureMD all-in-one EMR/PM system, a comprehensive Health Information Solution that will help seamlessly connect their five locations and... - November 06, 2008 - CureMD Healthcare
Making a Difference in Patient Care: Electronic Medical Records Company Meets Non-Profit Organization Serving People with Disabilities
CureMD Announces Second Sponsorship of Westchester Institute for Human Development Gala on November 1 and More. - November 06, 2008 - CureMD Healthcare
DRE Medical Equipment Adds Affordable Refurbished Ultrasound Machines to Product Line
A premier medical and surgical equipment supplier, DRE adds affordable, professionally refurbished ultrasound machines to its extensive product lineup. - November 05, 2008 - DRE Medical Equipment
AnaSpec Introduces Fluorescent Calcium Indicators
Calcium plays a vital role in the regulation of cardiac contractility, growth and gene expression; consequently, calcium measurement is critical in numerous biological investigations. Fluorescent probes that show spectral responses upon Ca2+ binding have enabled researchers to investigate changes... - November 05, 2008 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
restorAGE®, Now Offers Its Medically-Developed Anti-Aging Solution Nationwide
restorAGE is a targeted nutritional supplement with five great products in one great medically developed formula: muscle support, sexual performance, skin care, antioxidant & stress support blend and memory and cognitive function support. - November 05, 2008 - restorAGE
Online Pricing Continues to Grow: PMMC Signs 200th Client and Releases Software Enhancements
PMMC recently signed its 200th Online Pricing customer. This enhancement release offers expanded analysis, reporting, and security. - November 04, 2008 - PMMC
Baby Boomers Struggling with Menopause Get Hot Flash Relief
Millions of women baby boomers are suffering from hot flashes. Dr. Patricia Beckstead has devoted a website and product line to helping those women get menopause relief without drugs. - November 03, 2008 - Freedom from Menopause® and PMS
Baxa Corporation Launches The Virtual Compounder™
Baxa Corporation announces the launch of The Virtual Compounder – interactive training capability that enhances the functionality of its CriticalPoint USP 797 Sterile Compounding Program. The Virtual Compounder is an innovative series of training lessons that allows users not only to read and memorize materials, but to demonstrate a clear understanding and proficiency in the concepts. - November 01, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
National Speakers – Steven Burrill, Guy Kawasaki & T.R. Reid – and Expo with More Than 50 Bioscience Vendors To Attract 700+ at BioWest 2008, Nov. 13 & 14, in Denver
Outstanding national speakers Steven Burrill, Guy Kawasaki and T.R. Reid lead the conference lineup for BioWest 2008, plus 50+ bioscience vendors will introduce their products and services to more than 700 attendees. The BioWest Conference and Expo is the Rocky Mountain region’s preferred venue for visiting with researchers about their newest discoveries and meeting founders of the area’s most innovative and promising bioscience start-up companies. - November 01, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
Dataworxs Announces Integrated Back End Speech to Text
Dataworxs Systems Limited today announces full digital dictation workflow integration to back end speech recognition software. - October 31, 2008 - Dataworxs Systems
Easy to Use Absorbent Polymers for Medical Liquid Waste Disposal
Medical Liquid Waste Disposal is an effective product that has been specially formulated with a Super Absorbent Polymer blend to meet the Liquid Waste Solidifying needs of a hospital or a medical center. - October 31, 2008 - Zappa Tec, LLC
Mednovus Ferromagnetic Detection Systems Now Available Through Siemens Medical
Mednovus, Inc., has teamed with Siemens Medical Solutions’ Accessory Division for the distribution of the Mednovus SAFESCAN® hand-held Target Scanner™ and pass-through MRI Sentinel® ferromagnetic detection systems. Siemens, one of the world leaders in Magnetic Resonance Imaging... - October 30, 2008 - Mednovus, Inc.
Ads Running Throughout the City Are Alerting New Yorkers That a Major Cancer is Now Preventable
“So Disfiguring, So Preventable,” the Message about Oral Cancer that is Dominating the City. - October 30, 2008 - OralCDx Laboratories
Meaningful Health Solutions Launches New Website www.meaningfulhealthsolutions.com
Meaningful Health Solutions, offers highly effective, all natural stress relieving wellness products, is pleased to announce the launch of their new website. www.meaningfulhealthsolutions.com. - October 30, 2008 - Meaningful Health Solutions
Healthy Being Releases 5 Tips to Being Healthy on a Budget
Is it Possible to Be Healthy on a Budget? Learn 5 Quick Tips to Stay Healthy & Save Money. - October 30, 2008 - Healthy Being LLC
L.W. Gatz Develops Online Calculator to Help Women Choose Their Breast Implant Size
The Purlz Cup Size Calculator helps women choose their tester breast implant size. The Purlz Breast Sizing System helps her internalize the breast sizing decision. - October 30, 2008 - L.W. Gatz
Terry Trimmer Celebrates 3 Years with Florida-Based Executive Search Firm
Brooke Chase Associates, Inc., an executive search firm specializing in the building materials industry, congratulates Terry Trimmer for 3 years of recruiting excellence. - October 30, 2008 - Brooke Chase Associates, Inc.
20+ Colorado Bioscience Companies Are Looking to Fill Positions at the 2008 BioWest Conference & Expo’s First Annual Job Fair
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is hosting a new Bioscience Job Fair the afternoon of November 14, 1:30 to 4 p.m., following the 2008 BioWest Grand Finale Luncheon. The BioWest Conference and Expo is the Rocky Mountain region’s preferred venue for visiting with researchers about their newest discoveries and meeting founders of the area’s most innovative and promising bioscience start-up companies. - October 30, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
LT Masks New and Improved CPAP Masks from Resmed Available in Australia
New Swift LT and Activa LT CPAP masks from Resmed are now available from CPAP Australia, the country's biggest full service CPAP equipment supplier. - October 28, 2008 - CPAP Australia
Free Nordic Walking Clinics Coming to the Hagerty Insurance Health and Wellness Fair on Tuesday, November 18th
Nordic Walking is the fastest growing fitness activity in Europe. Over 6 million Europeans are walking with poles - in the city, in the country and up in the mountains. Walking with poles is ideal for all ages and all fitness levels. Walking with poles helps to burn more calories than regular walking and helping to improve balance and stability. - October 28, 2008 - American Nordic Walking System SkiWalking.com
Unicoi Systems’ Fusion Software Ported to Micrium µC/OS-II: Partnership Provides Embedded Developers with a New Alternative
The integration of Fusion Embedded Software and µC/OSII provides developers with a unique means of reducing development time with state-of-the-art networking protocols, including the Fusion TCP/IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, while complying with most mission critical OS requirements, for multiple chip sets. - October 27, 2008 - Unicoi Systems, Inc.