TCS Healthcare Technologies to Offer Remote Hosting Options for Acuity Advanced Care(TM)
AUBURN, Calif. and EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- TCS Healthcare Technologies (TCS), an industry leader in the development of medical management software applications, announced today that TCS is expanding its software hosting options through a partnership with Wizmo, Inc., a Software...Test for visual acuity could aid detection, rehabilitation of AMD
Rockville, MD A computer-based method for evaluating the eyes ability to distinguish object details and shape in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) could provide a more accurate way to assess the effectiveness of eye surgery or vision rehabilitation interventions with devices an...Researchers Produce First Nationwide Study of Homeless in ERs
...Poor and Underserved. "The thing that surprised me the most was that acuity levels -- how sick the person was -- and hospital admissions rates were sim...s of insurance status, use of ambulance transport, hospital admission rate, acuity level and other factors." Two-thirds of the homeless patients were w...MedCath Corporation Reports Third Quarter Earnings
...edCath Corporation (Nasdaq: MDTH ), a healthcare provider focused on high acuity healthcare services, predominately the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovas... headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is a healthcare provider focused on high acuity services with the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease being a...TCS Healthcare Technologies Releases Three New Clinical Care Programs Within ACUITY
New AcuCare Programs Automate the Interface between Health Assessments for Patients and the Generation of Customized Care Treatment Plans AUBURN, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- TCS Healthcare Technologies, an industry leader in the development of medical management software applications th...Mission Pharmacal Launches CitraNatal(R) Assure Prescription Prenatal Vitamin
...e the baby's gestation period, birth weight and size, lead to higher visual acuity at age 60 days, and increase cognitive and psychomotor developments(2,3,4)...., Friesen R.W. Essential n-3 Fatty Acids in Pregnant Women and Early Visual acuity Maturation in Term Infants. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008;87...Sirion Therapeutics Announces Positive Pivotal Uveitis Data for Durezol(TM)
... Adverse reactions associated with ophthalmic steroids include elevated intraocular pressure, which may be associated with optic nerve damage, visual acuity and field defects, posterior subcapsular cataract formation, secondary ocular infection from pathogens including herpes simplex, and perforation of th...Video: Sirion Therapeutics Launches Durezol for Postoperative Ocular Inflammation and Pain
... Adverse reactions associated with ophthalmic steroids include elevated intraocular pressure, which may be associated with optic nerve damage, visual acuity and field defects, posterior subcapsular cataract formation, secondary ocular infection from pathogens including herpes simplex, and perforation of th...Mobile Acuity LT™ Central Station
Description: The Mobile Acuity LT Central Monitoring Station allows emergency caregivers to establish an Emergency Medical Delivery Area when and where it's needed. Central Station monitoring can be deployed immediately on-site in response to emergency situations to increase the level and timeliness of care for...ClearChart Digital Acuity System
Description: The ClearChart Digital Acuity System is an easy-to-use, remote controlled acuity chart system featuring an all-in-one design that eliminates the need for a PC or additional components. Featuring a 15-inch LCD flat-panel screen, the ClearChart's sleek design fits neatly into any refraction en...Functional Acuity Contrast Test
Description: Contrast Sensitivity is Recognized as a Valuable Tool for Measuring Functional Vision Loss Caused by Early Eye Disease. Near Test F.A.C.T. 101: Size 5 in x 7 in (12.7cm x 17.78cm) Can be Hand-Held or Mounted on a Refractor Distance Test F.A.C.T. 201: Size 27 in x 37 in (68.58cm x 93.98cm)Can be ...STIMULi Diagnostic Acuity System
Description: The STIMULi is Refraction device that replaces the old technology, the automated projector. Stimuli eliminates the "memory" effect" by bringing virtually unlimited charts to the patient in a random manner. All functions are at the practitioners finger tips. The STIMULi supports many types of acuit...Taste, odor intervention improves cancer therapy, according to Virginia Tech, Wake Forest study
...otherapy report altered sensory perception, such as decreased or lost taste acuity or metallic taste. Altered sensory perception causes psychological anxiety ...sing taste alteration. Findings from these studies showed changes in taste acuity are dependent on the site of the tumor with head and neck patients reportin...Brain tweak lets sleep-deprived flies stay sharp
...p people awake, but they're addictive and lose their effectiveness with repeated use. This research should help us find methods for maintaining mental acuity that have more specific effects, are less addictive and retain their potency." The results appear in Current Biology on Aug. 5. Shaw's lab wa...Right breakfast bread keeps blood sugar in check all day
...nse of satiety. Anne Nilsson also studied the connection between mental acuity and blood sugar levels after meals. Trial subjects were given experimental ...and high GI, respectively, and afterwards they were asked to perform mental acuity tests. It turned out that subjects who had eaten low GI breakfasts could co...Device helps patients survive, regain function til transplant
...cluding 18 patients who died before leaving the hospital, show that serious complications do occur even with the newer generation of device due to the acuity of illness of these patients. Many patients experienced bleeding related to blood-thinning drugs used with the device. But nearly all patients expe...Action video games sharpen vision 20 percent
... percent in their ability to identify letters presented in clutter—a visual acuity test similar to ones used in regular ophthalmology clinics. In essence,...as amblyopic patients, may also be able to gain an increase in their visual acuity with special rehabilitation software that reproduces an action game's need ...Tracking sperm whales and jumbo squid
...ir time. However, he added, at depths of 800 feet or more, where it’s very cold and oxygen levels are extremely low, the squid’s reaction time, visual acuity and swimming speed may be significantly impaired because of an inadequate supply of oxygen—a condition known as hypoxia. "Squid need a constant s...Compound eyes, evolutionary ties
...thering units in each of its 800 unit eyes, an evolutionary change to an "open system" that enabled insects to make significant improvements in visual acuity and angular sensitivity. In contrast, beetles (shown surrounding the fruit fly), bees and many mosquito species have the light-gathering units fused t...Results with newer bladeless LASIK equivalent to standard microkeratome LASIK
...nd laser. "At six months after surgery, there are no differences between the eyes that had bladeless or microkeratome LASIK with respect to visual acuity (vision as measured by reading an eye chart), contrast sensitivity (ability to discriminate bright objects from dark objects), or in perception of str...CompareNetworks Media Group Delivers CME/CE Through Acuity Medical Education
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- CompareNetworks Media Group, the leading global media company for the life science and healthcare industries, today announced the launch of Acuity Medical Education, http://www.acuitymeded.com, the continuing medical education subsidiary o...Gentiva Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Results
...f 2007. Home Health Medicare revenue growth of 26% was driven by a double-digit increase in episodes as the Company served a growing number of higher acuity patients, expanded specialty programs and integrated acquisitions completed in 2008. Revenues in Gentiva's Other Related...Alere Offers Single-Source Solution for Health Plans Seeking to In-Source Health Management Programs
...lans seeking to in-source their health management programs. This move enables health plans to better integrate programs ranging from wellness to high acuity chronic care. It also helps plans avoid the excessive investment costs of building their own technology platforms. Alere, a member of the Inverness M...ThromboGenics N.V.: Business Update
... reduced amount and duration of suction needed to achieve a PVD in patients who progressed to surgical intervention, compared to placebo. The visual acuity of all patients recruited into the study was also measured at day 35 after the injection of microplasmin or placebo, whether they had a vitrectomy or ...B. Braun Technology Wins Novation Specialty Infusion Pumps Contract Award
...At 9 inches by 6 inches and weighing only three pounds, the SPACE pumps can fit easily into a range of environments. The system is designed for higher acuity care facilities, offering a large drug library as well as the capability to build up to 24 pumps in a single bedside tower. Clinicians benefit from th...Martek Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
...ical Nutrition (March 2008) examined visual acuity in infants whose mothers received DHA suppl...econd and third trimester and infant visual acuity was measured in the children at 60 days of ...ed with longer gestation and better visual acuity and cognitive function in these infants. Th...GenePix Pro from Universal Imaging Corporation (a subsidiary of Molecular Devices)
Description:...ize scanning, analysis, and reports for your unique needs, without a degree in programming. With the touch of a button, save your data directly to the acuity database for advanced analysis of multi-array experiments....Acuity Enterprise Microarray Informatics Software from Molecular Devices
Description:... acuity is the complete enterprise microarray informatics ...ata storage, data filtering and data analysis. Buy acuity once and use it forever without paying ongoing license fees. Analysis Tools for Quality acuity has all the analysis tools you need to get the mos...GenePix Pro Microarray Image Analysis Software from Molecular Devices
Description:...ize scanning, analysis, and reports for your unique needs, without a degree in programming. With the touch of a button, save your data directly to the acuity database for advanced analysis of multi-array experiments....