Wound Management Technologies, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Wound Care Innovations, LLC has further expanded its rapidly growing coverage of the Florida wound care market with the addition of Central Medical Systems to its already extensive list of distributors and suppliers. “A company like CMSI is the ideal type of distributor; they have credibility and [...]

(MENAFN Press) Conference told that new guidelines would improve assessment Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in acute medical patients remains underutilised in the Gulf. This was the message heard by delegates when the Sixth Gulf Initiative on Antithrombotics (GIANT) took place recently in Beirut. Five speakers and 37 physicians gathered for two days at the event, [...]

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—Faced with rising technology costs and numerous clinical department demands, hospital leaders nationwide are being forced to make tough choices with scarce capital technology dollars. The capital budgeting process can get political—and even downright ugly. How do administrators choose which new technologies are worthwhile, which are wasteful and which existing medical equipment can [...]

GE Healthcare has commenced a phase III study of a new positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent for use in the field of brain imaging. The agent, flutemetamol, is used in conjunction with PET scans of the brain in order to improve detection of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. Phase III trials have already commenced [...]

We have always thought grasses, weeds and trees caused those common seasonal allergy symptoms? a new research now shows parasites are actual cause for those sinus woes. The plants’ harmless pollen enzymes confuse the immune system into triggering the runny nose and watery eyes chain reaction, but humans might have initially developed that defense to [...]

Atlanta – Soon after The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its proposed rules for “meaningful use” of electronic health records (EHRs) on December 30, 2009, Siemens asked two prominent chief nursing officers (CNO) how the new guidelines support nurses’ commitment to quality patient care delivery, enhance their care documentation capabilities, and can spur [...]

The picture here might appear a little intimidating to anyone with a less technical prosthetic limb (or those who have ever angered anyone with a prosthetic limb), but despite its intense demeanor, the artificial foot is designed for the good of mankind. All those tiny, functioning pieces are designed to recycle energy created by walking [...]

GE Healthcare and a Danish scientist have reached a settlement in a libel lawsuit over statements made about the side effects of Omniscan, an MRI contrast agent that has been linked to nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), a severe and debilitating injury. Neither party disclosed details of the settlement, but both GE Healthcare and Henrik Thomsen, [...]

Older people need training and education to help them get online, says charity Age Concern. By “demystifying online technology” and demonstrating the benefits of using computers, it is possible to get more people of pension age involved with digital life, it claims. Nancy Johnson, technology and digital inclusion development manager at Age Concern, said the [...]

February 2010  Feb 26 – Feb 28, 2010  MEDITEC CLINIKA 2010 Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India Orbitz Exhibitions Pvt Ltd info@meditec-clinika.com http://www.meditec-clinika.com/ March 2010  Mar 4 – Mar 5, 2010 Healthcare Resource Optimization and Management The Westin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Pacific Conferences Pte Ltd. pacific@conferences.com.sg http://www.conferences.com.sg/conf-hcm2.htm Mar 8 – Mar 12, 2010 23rd International CME [...]

Pharmacy services in a hospital can be defined as ‘Premises licensed for the retail sale or supply to the hospital outpatient department and/or inpatient areas of drugs which have  qualified licensed persons & indulge in compounding of drugs’ The obvious roles and responsibilities of a pharmacy department are demand estimation , compounding and manufacturing of [...]

Abu Dhabi, UAE: HealthPlus Women’s Health Center, the first to open in the planned network of 20 premium outpatient centers, was inaugurated on 16th February 2010. As a distinct ‘Center of Excellence in Women’s Health’ this innovative facility offers a team of competent healthcare professionals dedicated to meeting the unique and changing medical needs of [...]

PATH has received an award from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support the enhancement of sustainable influenza vaccine production in Vietnam. BARDA is providing the full $7.9 million in funding, which builds upon support that BARDA is providing to the World Health Organization [...]

Researchers at the Karolinska revealed a novel mechanism for regulating the hormone prolactin.  Prolactin is a hormone released from the pituitary gland.  The release of prolactin is the signal that triggers breast milk production during nursing.  The reason that why women normally do not produce milk, and men never do is for the reason that [...]

Innovative, forward thinking technology to enhance quality of care and operational efficiency from the pharmacy to the bedside – DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 26, 2010 – Hospira (NYSE: HSP), a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, is showcasing its portfolio of innovative medication management and safety solutions at Arab Health, the Middle East’s largest healthcare [...]