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The NIH Urges Bystanders To "Make The Stroke Call"

BETHESDA, Md., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- During Stroke Awareness Month this May, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke's (NINDS) Know Stroke campaign is urging all Americans to "make the stroke call" by learning the signs of stroke and sharing them across social media platforms. NINDS has produced a series of infographics to increase recognition of stroke signs and th...

CytoSorbents To Present At The Second Annual Marcum LLP MicroCap Conference

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CytoSorbents Corporation (CTSO), a critical care focused therapeutic device company using blood purification to treat life-threatening illnesses, announced today that Dr. Phillip Chan, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Second Annual Marcum LLP MicroCap Conference on Thursday, May 30, 2013 in New York City at the Grand Hyatt Hote...

Vitamin D may help treat severe asthma

”Sunshine vitamin 'may treat asthma'”, BBC News informs us, as a new lab-based study suggests vitamin D could help control symptoms of severe asthma. Asthma is caused by inflammation of the airways, related to malfunctioning of the body’s immune system. In theory, the immune system mistakes harmless substances, such as dust mites, as a threat and triggers inflammation of the lungs and airwa...

Value Investors Take Note: Fire Sale On This Heart Failure Asset

ByPropThink: By Jake King With a capital raise recently out of the way and a pivotal trial enrolling towards a regulatory filing in the U.S., Sunshine Heart's (SSH) $60M market capitalization drastically discounts the long-term potential of the company's experimental heart assist device. The C-Pulse Heart Assist System is an implantable device being developed for the treatment of moderate to sev...

Three Quarters of Pharmacies Give Poor Advice

Patients' health is at risk as three quarters of pharmacies are dispensing poor drugs advice. Some pharmacies are not only dispensing bad quality advice, but the results could be dangerous, according to a new survey. Nearly three-quarters of pharmaci...

Syntermed Awarded 510(k) Clearance for Novel Cardiac Imaging Decision Support System – Emory Toolbox™ 4.0

Syntermed to launch Emory Toolbox 4.0 with the new SmartReport powered by Syntermed IDS at the June meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Emory Toolbox™ 4.0 is the result of an award (1 R42 HL106818-01) from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute titled “Novel WEB Decision Support System for cardiac image interpretation and reporting.” Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) Ma...

Elan Announces Transactions: Decisively Transforming the Company

Proposed Transactions offer shareholders highly unique investment and asset proposition Acquisition of AOP Orphan – a private, orphan disease company headquartered in Vienna, Austria Acquires 48% of Newbridge Pharmaceuticals – a private Africa, Middle East & Turkey (AfMET) company, headquartered in Dubai...

Peripherally inserted central catheters increase risk of dangerous blood clots

Touted for safety, ease and patient convenience, peripherally inserted central catheters have become many clinicians' go-to for IV delivery of antibiotics, nutrition, chemotherapy, and other medications.

Study shows treatment of sleep apnea in patients with prediabetes improves blood sugar levels

Optimal treatment of sleep apnea in patients with prediabetes improves blood sugar (glucose) levels and thus can reduce cardiometabolic risk, according to a study to be presented at the ATS 2013 International Conference in Philadelphia.

Test to Aid Doctors Diagnose and Monitor Diabetes

A clinical chemistry blood test reflects a person’s average blood-glucose levels over the preceding three months.

Genetic Engineering Study Reveals Molecular Mechanism Controlling Blood Vessel Growth and Repair

Researchers have used advanced genetic engineering techniques to show that mice with a mutation in the gene encoding for...

Upgraded Software Enhances Confidence in Flow Cytometry for Hematology Labs

An innovative software solution, with cutting-edge image analysis technology for use with a specialized 5-color reagent, has been upgraded...

Sanofi Reports Positive Topline Results from Pivotal Phase III JAKARTA Study for JAK2 Inhibitor in Myelofibrosis

PARIS, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that the pivotal study, JAKARTA, examining the selective JAK2 inhibitor SAR302503 for myelofibrosis (MF), met its primary endpoint in both dose groups. The primary endpoint assessed the proportion of patients achieving >/=35% reduction of spleen volume. Consistent with data reported in previous tr...

Blood Banking Market Trends and Opportunities for Suppliers

DALLAS, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- ReportsnReports.com offers new blood banking market research reports for UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, US and Japan covering information on industry outlook, innovations, trends and opportunities for suppliers. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130517/CG16214) These blood banking market reports provide information and data individually f...

Researchers examine new zinc-based bioabsorbable stents

In 2012, more than 3 million people had stents inserted in their coronary arteries. These tiny mesh tubes prop open blood vessels healing from procedures like a balloon angioplasty, which widens arteries blocked by clots or plaque deposits. After abo...

GMOs cause leukemia!? Think again.

The Organic Consumers Association (among others) has gleefully announced: New Study Links GMO Food To Leukemia (also saved as a PDF). This article by Sayer Ji was originally published on Green Med Info on 12 May 2013 but seems to have disappeared. Th...

[Comment] Peripherally inserted catheters: all that glitters is not gold

Indwelling central venous catheters are used widely for a range of indications, such as cancer treatment, diagnostic monitoring, and cardiac pacing; and administration of fluids, parenteral nutrition, or blood products. However, the benefit provided...

Welch Allyn Showcases Single-Use Blood Pressure Cuff, Wireless Monitoring System at NTI

Welch Allyn, a leading medical diagnostic device company that specializes in helping clinicians improve patient outcomes, will showcase its new FlexiPort EcoCuff blood pressure cuff and EarlySense Vitals Surveillance System at the AACN National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Expo in Boston. Both products enable improvements in patient safety and clinical decision-making to help reduce ri...

Uniquely Susceptible Errors

A closer look at preanalytical errors associated with blood gas testing, analysis.

Chicago Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler in Talks With Bio-Solutions Corp-UPDATE

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- (Marketwired) -- 05/20/13 -- Bio-Solutions Corporation (OTCBB: BISU)(PINKSHEETS: BISU) is announcing today that Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is currently looking over an endorsement deal involving their diabetic product, Type-2 Defense, which is a preventative supplement for people who are diabetic or who are pre-diabetic. This product helps regulate blood sugar and...

Rockwell Medical Presents PRIME Study Results at the 50th ERA-EDTA Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey

WIXOM, MI -- (Marketwired) -- 05/20/13 -- Rockwell Medical (NASDAQ: RMTI), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company targeting end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) with innovative products and services for the treatment of iron deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism and hemodialysis, announced today PRIME clinical study results for Soluble Ferric Pyrophosphate (SF...

Atossa Genetics to Present at the Sidoti Semi-Annual Microcap Conference

SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/20/13 -- Atossa Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATOS), the Breast Health Company™, today announced that Dr. Steven Quay, chairman, CEO and president, will be presenting at the Sidoti Semi-Annual Microcap Conference on Friday, June 7, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. In addition to presenting the company story, management will...

Injectable Nanogel Can Monitor Blood-Sugar Levels And Secrete Insulin When Needed

Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin. The nanoparticles were designed to sense glucose levels in t...

Chicago Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler in Talks With Bio-Solutions Corp.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- (Marketwired) -- 05/20/13 -- (OTCQB: BISU) (PINKSHEETS: BISU) - Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is currently looking over an endorsement deal proposed by Bio-Solutions Corporation for Type-2 Defense, a preventative supplement for people who are diabetic or even pre-diabetic. This product helps regulate blood sugar levels, especially for people who are insulin-resistant....

Parasitic wasps use calcium pump to block fruit fly immunity

(Emory Health Sciences) Parasitic wasps switch off the immune systems of fruit flies by draining calcium from the flies' blood cells, a finding that offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host's defenses. Researchers at Emory Universit...