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Preventing Medication Errors with Better Syringe Labeling

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While there has always been concern in the medical field about medication errors and their effects on patients, the issue has recently been brought to the forefront. The National Committee of Science's 2006 study entitled Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series states, "The committ ...

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While there has always been concern in the medical field about medication errors and their effects on patients, the issue has recently been brought to the forefront. The National Committee of Science's 2006 study entitled
Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series states, read more Wed Apr 2008

Early Determination Of Effectiveness Of Cancer Treatment Using Quantitative PET Imaging

Categorie : Medical Devices
With positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, seeing is believing: Evaluating a patient's response to chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) typically involves visual interpretation of scans of cancer tumors. [click link for full article] ...

read more With positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, seeing is believing: Evaluating a patient's response to chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) typically involves visual interpretation of scans of cancer tumors. [click link for full article] read more Sun Oct 2007

Results Of 2 Carotid Artery Stenting Studies Comparable To AHA Guidelines

Categorie : Medical Devices
Two carotid stenting trials examining patient outcomes demonstrated results that are comparable to guidelines established by the American Heart Association (AHA) for patients treated with carotid artery surgery. The results of these studies were presented at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's ...

read more Two carotid stenting trials examining patient outcomes demonstrated results that are comparable to guidelines established by the American Heart Association (AHA) for patients treated with carotid artery surgery. The results of these studies were presented at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's read more Sun Oct 2007

Medical Imaging Research In Europe

Categorie : Medical Devices
The European Science Foundation calls for greater collaboration across Europe on research in medical imaging.New imaging technologies will result in improved and cost-effective healthcare, the ESF says, but there needs to be closer cooperation between doctors, scientists and industry if Europe i ...

read more The European Science Foundation calls for greater collaboration across Europe on research in medical imaging.New imaging technologies will result in improved and cost-effective healthcare, the ESF says, but there needs to be closer cooperation between doctors, scientists and industry if Europe i read more Sun Oct 2007

Focusing On Detecting Deadly Aortic Aneurysms

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Yale scientists have discovered a way to use a simple blood test that may accurately detect thoracic aneurysm disease (TAA), which gives little warning and is almost always fatal if untreated.The study, published this month in Public Library of Science (PLoS), represents the collaborative work of Ya ...

read more Yale scientists have discovered a way to use a simple blood test that may accurately detect thoracic aneurysm disease (TAA), which gives little warning and is almost always fatal if untreated.The study, published this month in Public Library of Science (PLoS), represents the collaborative work of Ya read more Sun Oct 2007

New Data Shows Ongoing Benefits Of Percutaneous MitraClip(R) Device For Patients With Mitral Regurgitation

Categorie : Medical Devices
The vast majority of patients who had a successful result with the percutaneous MitraClip device did not need mitral valve surgery three years after their procedure, and many benefited from significantly improved function of the left ventricle (commonly known as reverse remodeling), according to dat ...

read more The vast majority of patients who had a successful result with the percutaneous MitraClip device did not need mitral valve surgery three years after their procedure, and many benefited from significantly improved function of the left ventricle (commonly known as reverse remodeling), according to dat read more Sun Oct 2007

Vascular Closure Systems, Inc. Announces Initial Funding

Categorie : Medical Devices
Vascular Closure Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has recently secured initial corporate funding. The proceeds from the funding will be used to accelerate the development of the company's core technology and to support regulatory activities. The company's technology is based on several i ...

read more Vascular Closure Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has recently secured initial corporate funding. The proceeds from the funding will be used to accelerate the development of the company's core technology and to support regulatory activities. The company's technology is based on several i read more Sun Oct 2007

Diffusion Tensor Imaging Reveals Structural Changes In Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

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Researchers report that diffusion tensor imaging can identify structural changes in the white matter of the brain that correlates to cognitive deficits even in patients with mild traumatic brain injury.The study is published in the October issue of the journal Brain."We studied patients with all sev ...

read more Researchers report that diffusion tensor imaging can identify structural changes in the white matter of the brain that correlates to cognitive deficits even in patients with mild traumatic brain injury.The study is published in the October issue of the journal Brain. read more Sun Oct 2007

Computerized Testing System Helps Determine Whether Athletes With Concussions Can Get Back In The Game

Categorie : Medical Devices
How soon can I get back in the game? Despite a severe blow to the head, that is a frequent question by athletes who have suffered a concussion. Returning to play too soon can have catastrophic consequences. Suffering a second blow to the head while recovering from an initial concussion can cause per ...

read more How soon can I get back in the game? Despite a severe blow to the head, that is a frequent question by athletes who have suffered a concussion. Returning to play too soon can have catastrophic consequences. Suffering a second blow to the head while recovering from an initial concussion can cause per read more Sun Oct 2007

CMS Likely Will Not Restrict Coverage For Drug-Coated Stents

Categorie : Medical Devices
CMS likely will not restrict Medicare coverage for drug-coated stents in response to recent concerns that they can increase risk for blood clots, according to Marcel Salive, director of medical and surgical services at the agency's coverage and analysis group, the Wall Street Journal reports. [c ...

read more CMS likely will not restrict Medicare coverage for drug-coated stents in response to recent concerns that they can increase risk for blood clots, according to Marcel Salive, director of medical and surgical services at the agency's coverage and analysis group, the Wall Street Journal reports. [c read more Sun Oct 2007

Center For Education And Research On Therapeutics At University Of Pennsylvania Receives $4M Award

Categorie : Medical Devices
The University of Pennsylvania Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (Penn CERT) will receive $4 million over the next four years to continue and expand its work on improving the use of therapies for infections.The Penn CERT is a collaboration among Penn's Center for Clinical Epidemiolog ...

read more The University of Pennsylvania Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (Penn CERT) will receive $4 million over the next four years to continue and expand its work on improving the use of therapies for infections.The Penn CERT is a collaboration among Penn's Center for Clinical Epidemiolog read more Sun Oct 2007

Legislation Would Require Quarterly Price Disclosures Of Medical Devices

Categorie : Medical Devices
Republican Sens. Arlen Specter (Pa.) and Chuck Grassley (Iowa) on Tuesday introduced a bill (S 2221) that would require medical device manufactures to file quarterly reports on the average prices of all implantable medical devices sold for inpatient and outpatient procedures, CQ HealthBeat reports. ...

read more Republican Sens. Arlen Specter (Pa.) and Chuck Grassley (Iowa) on Tuesday introduced a bill (S 2221) that would require medical device manufactures to file quarterly reports on the average prices of all implantable medical devices sold for inpatient and outpatient procedures, CQ HealthBeat reports. read more Sun Oct 2007

The Impact of Labeling on Reducing Medication Errors

Categorie : Medical Devices
Although the United States touts some of the best healthcare in the world, medication errors continue to be a problem in the industry. Because many times errors go unreported, it is impossible to isolate just one cause of the high medication error rate, but many approaches to medication error pr ...

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Although the United States touts some of the best healthcare in the world, medication errors continue to be a problem in the industry. Because many times errors go unreported, it is impossible to isolate just one cause of the high medication error rate, but many approaches to medication error pr read more Mon Sep 2007

Safety Syringe Designs: How to Select the Most Appropriate Product for Your Healthcare Facility

Categorie : Medical Devices
In 2000, the Needlestick Prevention Act was passed, which requires healthcare providers to review and update their exposure control plans, to maintain a log of needlestick injuries, and to evaluate and implement the provider's choice of safety syringe and needleless systems. As a result of the A ...

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In 2000, the Needlestick Prevention Act was passed, which requires healthcare providers to review and update their exposure control plans, to maintain a log of needlestick injuries, and to evaluate and implement the provider's choice of safety syringe and needleless systems. As a result of the A read more Mon Aug 2007

Miniature Robot For Precise Positioning And Targeting In Neurosurgery Wins Award For HU Researcher

Categorie : Medical Devices
While recent advances in neurosurgery have made it possible to precisely target areas in the brain with minimum invasiveness -- using a small hole to insert a probe, needle or catheter -- there remains a disadvantage. The small size of the openings reduces or eliminates direct site visibility and re ...

read more While recent advances in neurosurgery have made it possible to precisely target areas in the brain with minimum invasiveness -- using a small hole to insert a probe, needle or catheter -- there remains a disadvantage. The small size of the openings reduces or eliminates direct site visibility and re read more Mon Jun 2007

Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings On Ureteral Stents A New Strategy For Decreasing The Formation Of Crystalline Bacterial Biofilms?

Categorie : Medical Devices
UroToday.com- Researchers from Germany present a unique technique of coating polyurethane stents with a diamond-like carbon (DLC). This biocompatible, thermo-dynamically meta-stable state of carbon can be applied as a thin film to the stent surface. These researchers hypothesize that this stent coa ...

read more UroToday.com- Researchers from Germany present a unique technique of coating polyurethane stents with a diamond-like carbon (DLC). This biocompatible, thermo-dynamically meta-stable state of carbon can be applied as a thin film to the stent surface. These researchers hypothesize that this stent coa read more Mon Jun 2007

Breaking The Barriers To Nanomanufacturing To Enable The Commercialization Of Nanotechnology

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WHO: Organizers: Northeastern University's NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing Co-hosts: National Science Foundation (NSF)University of Massachusetts LowellUniversity of New Hampshire Sponsors: The Canadian Con [click link for full article] ...

read more WHO: Organizers: Northeastern University's NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing Co-hosts: National Science Foundation (NSF)University of Massachusetts LowellUniversity of New Hampshire Sponsors: The Canadian Con [click link for full article] read more Fri Jun 2007

Genetic Testing Equipment Company Qiagen To Acquire HPV Test Maker Digene For $1.6B

Categorie : Medical Devices
Gaithersburg, Md.-based biotechnology company Digene, which produces a human papillomavirus test, on Sunday announced that it will sell itself to Netherlands-based Qiagen, maker of genetic testing equipment, for about $1.6 billion in cash and stock, the [click link for full article] ...

read more Gaithersburg, Md.-based biotechnology company Digene, which produces a human papillomavirus test, on Sunday announced that it will sell itself to Netherlands-based Qiagen, maker of genetic testing equipment, for about $1.6 billion in cash and stock, the [click link for full article] read more Thu Jun 2007

Multiple Hospitals Acquire Second CyberKnife(R) System To Meet Growing Demand For Radiosurgery

Categorie : Medical Devices
Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that Georgetown University Hospital's second CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System has arrived at its Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C. The system is expected to begin treati ...

read more Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that Georgetown University Hospital's second CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System has arrived at its Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C. The system is expected to begin treati read more Thu Jun 2007

Brain 'Pacemakers' Erase Diseased Messages

Categorie : Medical Devices
Brain "pacemakers" that have helped ease symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders seem to work by drowning out the electrical signals of their diseased brains.Despite the clinical success of the devices, which have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and ...