data in Medical News

Featherstone Informatics Group, Inc. Named Exclusive Vendor for the American College of Cardiology's Practice-Based Data Registry Program

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Featherstone Informatics Group, Inc. (FIG) today announced that they have been chosen as the exclusive vendor for the American College of Cardiology's practice-based quality improvement program, called the IC3 Program(R) (Improving Continuous Cardi...

Recently Released Data from the National Survey of Children's Health Reports That Autism Now Affects 1% of Children and is More Common Than Children's Cancer, Diabetes, and AIDS Combined.

The Autism Research Institute mobilizes international experts in the effort to hold back this devastating disorder, and to discover effective treatments and prevention strategies. ATLANTA, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Children's Health Survey recently released ...

Health Market Science Unveils CompleteView, the Most Comprehensive Master Data Management (MDM) Solution Available in the Healthcare Market

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Market Science today announced the launch of CompleteView(TM), their much anticipated product for the master data management market. The CompleteView offering will be available to all healthcare segments including life sciences, payer, pha...

QLT announces interim data from a Phase II clinical trial and a device study for the Punctal Plug Drug Delivery System

VANCOUVER, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - QLT Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTI ; TSX: QLT) ("QLT" or the "Company") today announced encouraging interim data from an ongoing Phase II clinical trial and a device study for the punctal plug delivery system. These studies are part of a development program that i...

Food Illness Accountability Undermines Food Safety Overhaul: Food Safety Legislation Propped up by Antiquated Estimates Rather Than CDC Data

Foodborne illness is underreported, but 12 years of CDC FoodNet data collection confirms a difference of tens of millions between estimated and reported cases of food illness. The CDC, legislators and other public officials continue to use 10-year-old, non-substantiated estimates as the basis for...

Quark Pharmaceuticals Announces Data Indicating Potential Utility of QPI-1007 for Treatment of Glaucoma

FREMONT, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage pharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutics, today announced data suggesting that QPI-1007 prevents progressive retinal ganglion cell (RGC) loss in ...

Leading Independent Analyst Firm States Silver Creek Systems Holds A Virtual Monopoly In Delivering Advanced Product Data Quality Capabilities

Report recognizes Silver Creek Systems' product data quality market leadership. Westminster, CO (PRWEB) July 27, 2009 -- Silver Creek Systems®, the pioneer and leader in automated Data Mastering, announced today that in a July 2009 report titled, It's Time to Revisi...

Limited data suggest possible association between Agent Orange exposure

WASHINGTON -- A new report from the Institute of Medicine finds suggestive but limited evidence that exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War is associated with an increased chance of developing ischemic heart disease and Parkinson's disease for Vietnam veterans. ...

Bioheart Announces Acceptance of Marvel-1 Data for Presentation at the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Meeting

SUNRISE, Fla., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bioheart, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BHRT) a company committed to delivering intelligent devices and biologics that help monitor, diagnose and treat heart failure and cardiovascular diseases announced today acceptance of MARVEL-1 data for p...

TELEHOUSE America Offers Integralis' Data Loss Prevention Consulting Services as Part of its Manage-E Solution

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. and EAST HARTFORD, Conn., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- TELEHOUSE America ( www.telehouse.com ) the United States' leading provider of dedicated data centers, international Internet exchanges, and managed IT services, today announced it is offering Integralis ...

AlphaRx Presents Positive Preclinical Data on Zysolin(TM) Inhalable Nanoparticles at Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting

MARKHAM, ON, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AlphaRx, Inc. (OTCBB: ALRX) announced positive preclinical results which demonstrated that an inhaled tobramycin nanoparticle (Zysolin(TM)) formulation was a more effective treatment in animal models of acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia when compa...

Partnership Collaborates on HIE for Interoperability of Electronic Health Records and Patient Data in Ohio

MINNEAPOLIS and COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- MEDNETWorld.com (MEDNET), a leader in Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) connectivity and clinical applications, in partnership with The Rubicon Group, eHealth Ohio, Bostech Corporation and TechColumbus Platform ...

ID Experts Offers Breach Prevent for Healthcare: A High-Touch, Affordable Solution for HITECH Data Breach Protection and Compliance

BEAVERTON, Ore., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Experts((R)), the leader in data breach prevention and remediation, today announced Breach Prevent for Healthcare, a customizable set of services designed specifically for healthcare organizations to easily and cost-effectively comply with the ...

Quest Diagnostics MedPlus Subsidiary Enables New York Clinical Information Exchange (NYCLIX) to Share Meaningful Data and Enhance Patient Care

Patient-Based Record Improves Quality, Safety and Efficiency MADISON, N.J., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedPlus, the healthcare information technology subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX ), today announced that NYCLIX is now sharing key patient...

New Data Say Uninsured Account for Nearly One-Fifth of Emergency Room Visits

Sebelius Releases New Nationwide Emergency Department Sample Data ROCKVILLE, Md., July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released new data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample -- the largest, all-paye...

Lumension Webinar Highlights How Organizations Can Protect Information and Comply with Data Handling Procedures

Webinar Outlines UK Government Data Handling Standards and Key Steps to Protect and Manage Data London, UK (PRWEB) July 13, 2009 -- As government data handling has come under increased scrutiny, organizations need to know how to protect their environments and comply wit...

Scientist Presents Data Countering Medicine's Claim of Increasing Life Span In Midst Of Debate Over Medical Insurance

Retired scientist Robert L. Peck reports in his article, The Great Medical Myth, that U.S. Vital Statistics prove that Medicine has not increased life expectancy, and that the Medical Establishment misleads the public by hiding: iatrogenic induced deaths, Medicine's inability to help 80% of its p...

Vital New Quality Data on Hospital Readmission Rates Available on Hospital Compare Website

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, released for the first time on Hospital C o mpare ( www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov ) are hospital readmission rates for Medicare patients with heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia. This vital new quality information for health care cons...

ZyGEM Releases Data Confirming Its prepGEM(R) Bacteria Kit Is a Simple, Universal Method for Extracting DNA from Different Bacteria Species

SOLANA BEACH, Calif. and HAMILTON, New Zealand, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ZyGEM Corp. Ltd., a provider of innovative enzyme-based products for DNA extraction and other life sciences applications, today announced the availability of a new application note documenting that its prep GEM(R) Bacteria DNA...

B-Line Medical(R) and Mentice, Inc. Announce Data Integration Partnership

WASHINGTON and EVANSTON, Ill., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- B-Line Medical, LLC and Mentice, Inc. today announced a data integration partnership facilitating integration of a broad range of Mentice products with B-Line Medical's SimCapture(R). SimCapture is an all-in-one solution for capturing, debriefi...

B-Line Medical(R) and Surgical Science Sign Data Integration Agreement for LapSim(R) Simulator

WASHINGTON and MINNEAPOLIS, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- B-Line Medical, LLC, and Surgical Science today announced a data integration partnership enabling seamless integration of B-Line Medical's SimCapture(R) product and Surgical Science's LapSim product portfolio. SimCapture is an all-in-one solution ...

AlphaRx Reports Positive Preclinical Data on GAI-122 Against Liver Disease

GAI-122, an investigational injectable nano-emulsion formulated with AlphaRx's proprietary drug delivery technology, provides significant hepatoprotection in multiple animal models of acute hepatitis suggesting that GAI-122 may reduce necro-inflammation and may halt disease pr...

Fate Therapeutics to Present Data on Stimulation of Osteogenic Activity Using Small Molecule Modulators of Wnt Pathway

LA JOLLA, Calif., and BARCELONA, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Fate Therapeutics, Inc. announced today the presentation of data from its research on small molecule modulators of the Wnt pathway for osteo-regeneration at the 7th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR...

Medical Data Systems, Inc. (MDS) Announces Operations Expansion and Opening of its Primary Collections Operations Office

Medical Data Systems, Inc. (MDS), a national leader in accounts receivable management, and collection services to the healthcare industry has announced the expansion in to Primary Collections Operations, and the opening of an additional office in Vero Beach, Florida. ...

Premier Research Launches Oracle(R) Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3

PHILADELPHIA, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier Research Group Limited, the international clinical research services company, announced that it has implemented Oracle(R) Remote Data Capture Onsite 4.5.3, the enhanced version of Oracle's EDC application featuring new functionality to meet the needs of...

HMS Awarded Third Party Data Match and Recovery Contract by Mississippi Medicaid

NEW YORK, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HMS (Nasdaq: HMSY ) today announced that it had been awarded a contract by the State of Mississippi, Office of the Governor, Division of Medicaid (DOM) to provide various third party recovery activities, including data matches with commercial and govern...

Hyland Software Acquires Valco Data Systems

Purchase enables document management leader to serve a broader range of healthcare organizations CLEVELAND, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyland Software today announced that it has purchased privately held Valco Data Systems, a provider of document management, document imaging, workflow and health ...

Amira Pharmaceuticals Announces Initial Positive Phase 1 Clinical Data for AM211, a Novel Product Candidate for the Treatment of Respiratory Diseases

Results Demonstrate Positive Proof of Mechanism SAN DIEGO, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today initial positive data from a Phase 1 clinical study of AM211, the company's oral selective antagonist of the DP2 (also known as CRTH2) receptor. The interim resu...

BioGlue(R) Surgical Adhesive Hits 500,000 Procedure Milestone Worldwide, Company Data Indicates

ATLANTA, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CryoLife, Inc., (NYSE: CRY ) an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, today announced that, according to company data, CryoLife's BioGlue(R) Surgical Adhesive has been used in more than 500,000 surgical proc...

Sentry Data Systems Announces Claims Guardian(TM)

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Sentry Data Systems, Inc. announced Claims Guardian(TM), a new module for its SentinelRCM(TM) Hospital Pharmacy and Revenue Cycle Management application. Claims Guardian is designed to help hospitals quickly and easily examine their bills for u...

Clinical Study Data Indicates that Celliant Reduces Pain

A just completed clinical study proves that revolutionary technical performance fiber actually reduces pain when worn in garments or slept on in bedding. Already proven to increase oxygen levels in the body, data from a new clinical study published in online journal BioMed Central ( www.BioMedCen...

Pre-Diabetes Costs Nation $25 Billion Annually in Extra Medical Care, New Data Show

57 Million Americans With Elevated Blood Sugar Incur $443 Each In Extra Medical Care; Gestational Diabetes Costs $3,305 Per Woman, $209 Per Infant In First Year With Future Health at Risk; Aggressive Intervention Needed to Stem Diabetes Epidemic WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- O...

McKesson Medical-Surgical Selects DataLens System to Automate Product Data Mastering

Leader in Product Data Mastering chosen by nation's oldest and largest healthcare services company Westminster, Colo. (PRWEB) June 22, 2009 -- Silver Creek Systems®, the pioneer and leader in automated Data Mastering, including product data quality, integration a...

Forest Laboratories Announces Positive Top-line Data from Two Pivotal Phase III Trials of Ceftaroline for the Treatment of Community-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP) Requiring Hospitalization

Ceftaroline Met Primary Objective and Achieved High Clinical Cure Rates in Adult Patients Hospitalized for Moderate to Severe CABP NEW YORK, June 19, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX ) announced today positive results from two global multi-center Phase III...

Sentry Data Systems, Inc. Announces: Sentinel RCM(TM) - Now with Mobile Manager(TM) Included!

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Sentry Data Systems, Inc. today announced the inclusion of its wireless scanning device, Sentinel Mobile Manager(TM), as part of its core application, Sentinel RCM(TM), in response to customer feedback and the desire to provide increased value to cl...

Zysolin(TM) Pre-clinical Data Supports Once-a-day Dosing in Humans

AlphaRx's inhaled Tobramycin nanoparticle formulation provides 300% more availability than standard free drug in lung tissue, as demonstrated in a recent animal pharmacokinetic study. MARKHAM, ON, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AlphaRx (OTC BB:ALRX) is pleased to report a sign...

Analysis of drug-eluting stents data demonstrates safety, efficacy in on-and-off-label use

NEW YORK, NY JUNE 16, 2009 The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that results of the largest meta-analysis to date comparing mortality rates for drug-eluting stents (DES) versus bare metal stents (BMS) were published online June 15 in the journal Circulation . The study also co...

New data demonstrate potential for early detection of Alzheimer's disease

MONTREAL, CANADA, JUNE 16, 2009 Data published in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease demonstrated that minimally-invasive biospectroscopy was able to identify changes in oxidative stress (OS) levels in blood plasma, which may prove to be a useful biomarker in the early detecti...

Amira Pharmaceuticals to Present Preclinical Data from LPA1 Receptor Antagonist Program at FASEB Summer Research Conference

SAN DIEGO, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it will present preclinical data from its LPA1 receptor antagonist program on June 30, 2009 at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Summer Research Conference in Carefree, Arizona...

NUVIGIL Jet Lag Disorder Data Presented at the SLEEP 2009 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies

Data Show That NUVIGIL Improves Excessive Sleepiness Associated with Jet Lag Disorder FRAZER, Pa., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cephalon, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPH ) presented results from a pivotal trial that showed NUVIGIL(R) (armodafinil) Tablets [C-IV] significantly improved wakefulness i...