Press Releases by Category Health & Medicine
PerfectLum Software Added to SECULIFE Product Range
28/08/2013, Nuremberg, Germany - With the inclusion of PerfectLum software into the SECULIFE product range, Gossen-Metrawatt, a manufacturer of measurement and testing technology for medicine, integrates a powerful tool for quality assurance of displays in medical diagnostics.
In cooperation with QUBYX, the manufacturer of PerfectLum software, it has been adapted to the meter Mavo-Spot made by Gossen and allows automatic data transfers.
The SECULIFE PerfectLum was developed for medical imaging…
seca mBCA at the International Congress of Nutrition 2013
Body composition analysis will be a subject of discussion at the 20th International Congress of Nutrition (ICN) 2013. The annual congress is among the most widely recognized nutritional events at the international level. More than 5000 nutritionists and nutrition experts are expected in Granada, Spain, from 15th to 20th September 2013. That’s reason enough to present the medical Body Composition Analyzer seca mBCA in this pre-eminent forum. The seca…
hawo GmbH honoured with TOP 100 for its role as an agent of progress
Top 100: Mosbach-based company makes it into the ranks of Germany's most innovative SMEs and is congratulated by Ranga Yogeshwar
Obrigheim: The German capital city of Berlin will be playing host to a very special kind of summit meeting on 5 July this year when the country's most innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) gather for an awards ceremony. Project mentor Ranga Yogeshwar will be presenting them with the compamedia…
First warning breast lumps: How can symptoms for breast cancer be identified?
Breast cancer or mast carcinoma is the most frequent type of cancer for women. Almost 60,000 breast cancers are reported annually in Germany. At a higher age, after the menopause, the risk is increasing significantly. An easy method to discover breast cancer in an early stage is self examination of the breast.
The best time period to palpate the breasts is in the first days of menstruation, women in menopause can…
eHealth 2.0 - TheHealthNet - Your Personal Health Manager
The IhrArzt24 GmbH has confirmed the launch of its English version today. This is part of its international roll-out into the European and international market. The company is one of the leading Next-Generation-Healthcare and eHealth 2.0 providers in Germany and aiming to establish a variety of medical services via the internet.
The telemedical service company was founded by young doctors in 2009 and has now expanded their telemedical services. Besides the…
bitop AG receives Frost & Sullivan’s 2013 New Product Innovation Award for its E …
The Ectoin® Allergy product line is expected to revolutionize the way allergies are treated.
Witten - June 18th 2013 – Frost & Sullivan, a global research organization of 1,800 analysts and consultants, monitors more than 300 industries and 250,000 companies to determine how best-in-class companies worldwide manage growth, innovation and leadership. Based on the findings of this research, Frost & Sullivan grants the 2013 European New Product Innovation Award in Extremolytes…
1. Japanese EXCOR® Pediatric patient successfully transplanted
Berlin, 19.06.2013: The wait for a donor heart is over for the 1st Japanese patient treated with the EXCOR® Pediatric. On May 20th, 2013 the two-year-old girl was successfully transplanted at Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital, New York Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. According to the patient’s physicians, she tolerated the procedure well and is recovering as expected.
In August 2012, for the first time in Japan’s history, it was possible…
A secret problem – Taboo hemorrhoids
Often it starts with a burning sensation on the skin. This is not only painful but also embarrassing, because it appears in a very intimate place, namely in the rectum. Many people have inhibitions to talk about problems with hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids itself are really only arteriovenous vascular pads at the end of the rectum and are necessary for safe closure of the anus. If the veins will dilate and bulge…
MetaFix™ PlantarMAX™ Foot Plate received FDA-Release
Merete Medical GmbH announces the FDA-approval for MetaFix™ PlantarMAX™ plate. PlantarMAX™ is designed as the first plantar/medial Lapidus fixation plate which takes advantage of the biomechanically superior fixation on the tension side of the Metatarsal/Cuneiform joint during a Lapidus Hallux Valgus correction procedure. The fixation on the tension side of the joint is superior to dorsal or medial fixation and offers additional compression as the patient proceeds to weight bearing.
Merete…
Customized Therapy for Breast Cancer Patients
Researchers in the VPH-PRISM project develop new procedures to improve treatment of breast cancer using multidisciplinary image data.
Every tenth woman is afflicted with breast cancer during her lifetime.The diagnosis and treatment of a patient involves the collaboration of a wide range of specialists. The broad range of software platforms for storage and visualization of medical imaging data used by radiologists, pathologists, oncologists, radiotherapists and surgeons, brings challenges for communication and…
Four Years of the International DDI Workshop in Marbach Castle – a Real Success …
The organisation team of the international Drug-Drug Interaction (DDI) Workshop in Marbach Castle on Lake Constance is happy to report the great acceptance and success of the events series in its fourth year.
More than 70 drug development experts and representatives of health authorities participated in the scientific event "DDI 2013 – 4th International Workshop on Regulatory Requirements and Current Scientific Aspects on the Preclinical and Clinical Investigation of Drug-Drug Interactions".…
A secret problem – Taboo hemorrhoids
Often it starts with a burning sensation on the skin. This is not only painful but also embarrassing, because it appears in a very intimate place, namely in the rectum. Many people have inhibitions to talk about problems with hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids itself are really only arteriovenous vascular pads at the end of the rectum and are necessary for safe closure of the anus. If the veins will dilate and bulge…
The Fourth International Drug-Drug Interaction Workshop at Marbach Castle, Germa …
Radolfzell, 27.05.13 - The organization team of the 4th DDI workshop reports that more than 70 international drug development experts and representatives from health authorities take part at the scientific meeting ”DDI 2013 – 4th International Workshop on Regulatory Requirements and Current Scientific Aspects on the Preclinical and Clinical Investigation of Drug-Drug Interactions” at Marbach Castle, Lake Constance.
On May 26th the fourth DDI Workshop started with come together activities, a…
bitop AG and JGL d.d. Croatia signed License and Supply Agreement for Ectoin® Al …
bitop AG today announced that it has recently entered into an exclusive license and supply agreement with JADRAN-GALENSKI LABORATORIJ d.d. (JGL d.d.) for bitop’s Ectoin® Allergy Nasal Spray 2%. Under this agreement, JGL d.d. will have the right to sell the nasal spray under its Aqua Maris® brand in various countries of the CEE and CIS regions. The agreement is valid for 3 years. The sale of the product with…
UMS AG releases figures for Q1 2013 - forecast for full fiscal year confirmed
Hamburg, 14 May, 2012 - UMS United Medical Systems International AG (UMS/ ISIN DE0005493654) has published its figures for the first quarter of 2013, and they are in line with the forecast for the full fiscal year 2013. Consolidated sales under IFRS in the first quarter amounted to EUR10.0 million, following EUR10.5 million in the same period last year.
Net income in the first quarter of 2013 amounted to EUR2.4 million,…
bitop AG and Alfa Intes signed License and Supply Agreement for Ectoin® Allergy …
bitop AG today announced that it has recently entered into an exclusive license and supply agreement with Alfa Intes Terapeutica Splendore Srl for bitop’s Ectoin® Allergy Eye Drops 2%. Under this agreement, Alfa Intes has the right to sell the eye drops with the name Ectoal in Italy, Vatican City and the republic of San Marino. The agreement is valid for 5 years. The sale of Ectoal has started in…
ECO 2013: seca mBCA – the future of obesity treatment
The 20th European Congress on Obesity takes place in Liverpool, Great Britain, from 12 to 15 May 2013. At the annual meeting of the EASO, the European Association for the Study of Obesity, researchers and clinicians discuss the latest research results and methodological innovations in the obesity field. Body composition analysis is one of the subjects receiving close attention.
seca mBCA – developed for medical use
State-of-the-art in body composition analysis…
Take the Sampletype Route to High Quality DNA Extracts
Biotype Diagnostic Introduces a Rationalized off-line DNA Extraction System. Biotype launched the Sampletype i-sep® ONEprep buffer set, complementing the Sampletype i-sep® columns.
Dresden, Germany, May 01, 2013 -- At this year’s Forensics Europe Expo in London, Biotype launched the Sampletype i-sep® ONEprep buffer set, complementing the Sampletype i-sep® columns. Applied together, both systems guarantee with only 20 min preparation time fast and reliable DNA extractions optimized for direct PCR amplification. The…
5 in 10.000 or Real Chance of Early Relapse Detection
The Next Generation Chimerism Analysis for Higher Sensitivity Patients are going to benefit of considerably better healing opportunity as well as a tremendously increase of health-related quality of life.
Dresden, Germany, May 01, 2013 -- During this year’s EBMT-meeting held in London, a new, high-resolution diagnostics for the area of stem cell transplantation and leukemic diseases was launched by Biotype Diagnostic from Dresden. Combining two methods of analysis that are used…
International Drug-Drug Interaction (DDI) Workshop 2013 at Marbach Castle
Radolfzell, Germany, April 22nd 2013: The organization team of the International DDI Workshop announces the final programme of the DDI 2013 – 4th International Workshop on Regulatory Requirements and Current Scientific Aspects on the Preclinical and Clinical Investigation of Drug-Drug Interactions, which will take place from May 26th to 28th 2013 at Marbach Castle, Germany.
More than 80 experts from 14 countries attended the DDI Workshop 2012. Based on the current…
Purification and Detoxification: Healthy and Weight-Conscious “Spring Cleaning” …
The beginning of spring marks the time for a fresh start. Many people feel the need to get rid of old, unwanted things and set new resolutions for themselves. These days, the annual spring cleaning does not only apply to cleaning the household, it is also the perfect opportunity to bring the body’s health and fitness back on track. 63% of the adults in the UK are overweight or obese.*…
Polarion Software and Vector Software Announc Strategic Partnership
Partnership delivers solutions to help software development teams achieve standards and regulation compliance
Stuttgart, Germany, April 15, 2013 -- Polarion Software, creators of the world’s fastest enterprise scale web-based Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution, and Vector Software, the leading provider of dynamic software testing solutions for embedded systems, today announced a strategic partnership to develop solutions that improve software Verification and Validation in regulated environments.
Vector Software solutions provide development organizations the…
Product innovation – Erler-Zimmer introduces auscultation trainer with upgradeab …
Even these days auscultation of heart and lung sounds are an essential part of every medical examination. Auscultation results are often the initial indication for further diagnosis. Learning auscultation is still one of the most challenging tasks medical students have to master, especially because learning on a real patient is almost impossible due to the sheer number of different sounds.
The specialist for anatomical models and medical simulators Erler-Zimmer now presents…
red dot awards for Ottobock
Awards for three product designs
Ottobock impressed the 37 experts of the jury at this year's "red dot award: product design 2013" with its sport prosthesis, 1C63 Triton Low Profile prosthetic foot and Patella Pro knee orthosis. Among a total of 4,662 entries, these medical technical devices were selected both for their innovative concept and their high design quality. The award ceremony for the internationally recognised seal of quality will be…
Intelligent Software for Patient-Friendly Radiation Therapy - The SPARTA Researc …
X-rays can provide much more than radiography for diagnosing bone fractures or internal disease. In the form of high-energy photon beams, cancer can be treated by exposing tumors to a strong dose of targeted radiation. This type of radiation therapy is currently one of the most important treatment methods for cancer; about half of all tumor patients are now treated with photon or particle beams. The novel, interdisciplinary SPARTA project…
UMS AG increased its earnings significantly in fiscal 2012
UMS AG increased its earnings significantly in fiscal 2012 – Management Board and Supervisory propose raising the dividend to 55 cents per share
Hamburg, March 18, 2013 - UMS United Medical Systems International AG (UMS/ ISIN DE0005493654) is reporting a considerable increase in revenues and earnings for fiscal 2012. A provider of mobile service concepts for select medical fields, the Company improved its earnings per share to 57 cents, for an…
aycan invited to participate in face-off at European Congress of Radiology
Rochester, New York, March 12, 2013. aycan, a recognized worldwide leader in medical imaging, was invited again this year to participate in the European Society of Radiology’s Post Processing Workstation Face-Off session during their annual conference held this year in March in Vienna, Austria. Along with aycan, the other companies that participated were GE Healthcare, Siemens Healthcare, TeraRecon, and Vital Images.
Moderated by Chairman Professor Anno Graser…
Large order from the cruise ship industry for OR Technology X-ray units
OR Technology will supply all 12 vessels of MSC Cruises with digital X-ray units. The cruise ship company decided to purchase the digital, portable Leonardo DR1417 system with a detector, which will be installed on all the ships. In addition, OR Technology will also supply new mobile X-ray units for nine ships.
The compact Leonardo suitcase solution is a portable digital X-ray system for mobile and stationary medical facilities of any…
Slim and healthy easily: Omron Healthcare Launches New Foot to Foot Body Composi …
Omron Healthcare B.V., leader in health and wellness monitoring products, launches its brand new foot to foot body composition monitors. The digital scale enables users to accurately measure and record their body weight, as well as body fat and body mass index (BMI); thus, providing major support towards reaching personal weight and fitness goals.
As winter is starting to fade and the first warm days of spring enter the…
Ottobock expands its production and logistics site in Duderstadt
Investments of 35 million euros from 2013 to 2015
The family-owned business based in Duderstadt, Lower Saxony (Germany), is planning extensive expansion of its production in the areas of Prosthetic Feet and Socket Technologies and of the central logistics hub for its 49 foreign branches located throughout the world.
The German global market leader for technical orthopaedics will invest 35 million euros from 2013 to 2015 in around 20,000 square metres of…
Successful air transport of the first Japanese baby with artificial heart to the …
Berlin, 07.03.2013: For the first time in the history of Japan the physicians Professor Murakami and Professor Ono of the University of Tokyo were able to save the life of an infant with severe heart failure with the help of a Berlin Heart EXCOR® Pediatric ventricular assist device in August 2012. The 21-month-old patient had fallen ill from a dilated cardiomyopathy and was successfully treated for almost six months at…
Cendres+Métaux Dental presents new services, processes and products at the IDS.
Biel/Bienne (Switzerland), 7 march 2013
Pekkton® ivory: organic high-performance polymer for prosthetics.
Pekkton® ivory is a latest generation, high performance polymer for crown and bridge prosthetics. It differs from the materials in use today by coming closest to natural tooth substance and represents the optimum for dental applications. Pekkton® ivory is virtually insoluble. Biological studies have demonstrated excellent tolerability in the mouth. Pekkton® ivory also has a very low density to provide…
Fitness Podcaster Returns to Roots with "Interval Training RX" on iTunes
You can take the boy out of podcasting but you can't take podcasting out of the boy. For five years and over 175 episodes, Skip Orem was the producer and host of the Get Fit Pod fitness podcast. Over 200,000 listeners around the world have trained using Skip's fitness advice and coaching. Orem left podcasting two years ago to focus more attention on his day job as a professional voice-over…
Physicians Rejoice that the IAPAM's Training is the Best in Terms of Content, Pr …
Physicians affirm that the IAPAM's Symposium with Botox Training and the IAPAM New and Improved Clean Start ® hCG Training are, "very informative and FUN!" The latest physicians testimonials were published today on the IAPAM website.
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - March 6, 2013 -- Physician feedback on the IAPAM's Symposium with Botox training (http://iapam.com/aesthetic-medicine-symposium-botox-training) and the IAPAM's comprehensive NEW Physician Clean Start ® hCG Training (http://iapam.com/aesthetic-resources/clean-start-weight-loss-program) are consistent. The latest…
Emirati females make up 30% of Cervical Cancer cases in the UAE
Dubai, UAE: Cervical cancer is a disease where the cells of the cervix start multiplying uncontrollably and 99% of the time is cause by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). It is the most common cancer in women and the fourth most fatal. Without urgent action deaths are projected to rise by 25% over the next 10 years. Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD) will be implementing a HPV screening programme…
Local San Clemente Dentists Announces Office Upgrades for 2013
San Clemente, CA. – Orange County, CA family dentists Drs. Eric Johnson and Thomas Risbrudt have been doing some housekeeping (and upgrading) this year in an ongoing effort to make their patients’ visits more pleasant and contribute to a more sustainable environment.
"We understand that visiting the dentist is not always on the top of our patients’ 'love to do’ list," Dr. Eric Johnson says. "This is why we are continually…
Action Steps for MS Patients and Veterans with MS
Allsup provides guidance, free screenings and links to fliers during MS Awareness and Education Month in March
Belleville, Ill.—March 5, 2013—During Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness and Education Month in March, organizations across the nation are sponsoring activities to increase understanding of the chronic neurological disorder. Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) representation, helps individuals with MS obtain disability and healthcare benefits when they can no longer continue…
Reboot Dorset Boot Camp, UK
Reboot Dorset fitness and weight loss UK boot camp is the biggest trend setter among boot camps in the United Kingdom, based and operating out of Dorset. It has been ranked as the best fitness and weight-loss Company in the United Kingdom by Independent Magazine in their issue dated January 2013. They assure people of a fitness regime that balances nutrition with physical exertion and psychological stretching. One can check…
“Free Medical & HIV/Aids Awareness Camp” organized by MIW Foundation at GODREJ F …
MIW foundation has organized a “Free Medical & HIV/Aids Awareness Camp” held at Godrej Frontier Construction Site, Gurgaon wherein doctors from government and non-government participated in the Camp. The camp was organised with support of Godrej Properties Ltd., Feedback Infra Services Pvt Ltd. and Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering & Construction.
The Camp was organised to provide Medical Relief which included free general medical consultation, ENT consultation, dental clinic, distribution of free medicines…
Vanishing Vials and the Growth of Branding - the Brave New World of Injectable D …
(Amherst, NH) – For developers and marketers of injectable drugs, the world has changed dramatically since the start of the millennium. Once completely focused on the therapeutic formulation and content to supply/ship the drug product in glass vials, today’s injectable product managers and their drug development colleagues are faced with a growing spectrum of device, administration and packaging choices, with the knowledge that – beyond efficacy and physician detailing -…
Immuno Biotech to present third paper on GcMAF at Immunotherapy and Immunomonito …
GcMAF helps body destroy cancer cells.
St Peter Port, Guernsey (March 4, 2013) -- Immuno Biotech Ltd has been invited to present its latest research paper on GcMAF at the 3rd Immunotherapy and Immunomonitoring Conference on April 22-25, 2013 in Krakow, Poland. Entitled "The effects of Vitamin D-binding protein-derived macrophage activating factor (GcMAF) on human breast cancer and neuroblastoma cells," it is about examining how GcMAF destroys breast and brain cancer…
Rapid Response Medical Agency Moves To Wyboston Lakes
A new company set up to assist the NHS cope with the increasing demands on its services has just moved to Wyboston Lakes’ Knowledge Centre. Originally based in Bedford to supply qualified doctors to hospitals throughout the UK, RM Medics needed larger premises with excellent communications channels to deal with the dramatic growth it has experienced since its formation just six months ago.
Unlike a lot of medical recruitment…
Defibrillator tester for monophasic and biphasic systems with pacer function
Nuremberg, 1. March 2013 : GOSSEN METRAWATT, Supplier of test and measurement equipment introduces the SECULIFE DF+, a new tester for testing defibrillators and transcutaneous pacemaker. Der SECULIFE DF+ Defibrillator Analyzer can deliver accurate, consistent test results for all defibrillators due to the latest electronic technologies used, regardless of manufacturer or model. Whether you want to test the emitted energy, the cardio latency, maximum energy load time or other parameters,…
Ottobock receives four awards at once
Company receives iF design awards
Three Ottobock products received an iF product design award 2013, namely the knee orthosis Patella Pro, the Michelangelo Hand and the back orthosis line Soft Backs. In addition to that, the jury awarded the medical technology company an iF communication design award. Ottobock employees accepted the awards on Friday, 22 February 2013 at the BMW Welt in Munich, Germany, which is where the…
Regional Presence of a Proton Therapy Center: Imperative
A recent study “Proton Beam Therapy and Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer: If You Build It, They Will Come” published in the JAMA Internal Medicine found that men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer were more likely to be treated with proton therapy if the technology was available nearby. The study evaluated the treatment choices of nearly 20,000 men living inside and outside the regional market for Loma Linda University. Nearly…
New Phase 3 Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Clinical Trial Now Enrolling at Avail …
Avail Clinical Research is now enrolling for an Irritable Bowel Syndrome Clinical Trial in Florida. To get started, visit Avail Clinical Research or call us directly at (386) 310-1334.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder that is characterized by symptoms of abdominal discomfort or pain associated with altered bowel habits (Drossman, 2006). The 4 main forms of IBS are characterized by bowel habits, and are chronic or…
Type 2 Diabetes Clinical Trial Now Enrolling at Achieve Clinical Research in Bir …
*Achieve Clinical Research conducts Clinical Trials in Birmingham, Alabama. For more information about getting started with a Diabetes Clinical Trial, please visit our website or contact us directly at (205) 380-6434
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a multi-organ disease characterized by defective insulin action in the liver, adipose tissue and skeletal muscle and a relative impairment of insulin secretion capacity. At diagnosis, subjects with T2DM have only 50%…
8th Nutra India Summit to kick off from March 13 In Mumbai
Mumbai, 28th February, 2013: The 8th Nutra India Summit, the country’s biggest Nutraceutical, Functional Foods, Dietary Supplements and Ingredients Show will start off on March 13 in Mumbai and continue till March 16, 2013. The Summit is being organized by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), The International Society for Nutraceuticals, Naturals and Nutritionals (ISNNaN) and MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications.
The event will witness four days of inspiring sessions…
Heart risk increases with high Omega-6 cooking oils – New Study
Since long the health monitoring bodies have allowed companies to put health messages on their labels saying that replacing saturated fats with poly-unsaturated fat Omega-6 rich vegetable oils help lower cholesterol. But in a story carried widely on CBC-TV's The National, this theory has been trashed.
In a recent study conducted by Dr. Christopher Ramsden, a clinical investigator with the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Washington, researchers offered a fresh…
Booming Medical Tourism Market in Asia-Pacific
Growing market for medical tourism is providing a new dimension to the Asia-Pacific region’s Pharmaceutical Industry. Low costs, quality treatment, and less waiting is driving the region’s pharma sector to new heights. The region’s medical tourism is going through a transitional phase and has immense future growth and development potential. Moreover, the total number of medical tourists visiting Asia is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of nearly 16% during…
