<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>BioSpace.com News</title><link>http://www.biospace.com</link><generator>BioSpace RSS Generator</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 04:23:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><image><url>http://rss.biospace.com/images/BSPLogo.gif</url><title>BioSpace.com</title><link>http://www.BioSpace.com/news.aspx?SectionId=1</link></image><copyright>Copyright (C) 2011</copyright><item><title>Flat Spray-On Optical Lens Created, University of British Columbia Study  </title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130523101841.htm</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A University of British Columbia engineer and a team of U.S. researchers have made a breakthrough utilizing spray-on technology that could revolutionize the way optical lenses are made and used. Kenneth Chau...</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cradle Turns Smartphone Into Handheld Biosensor, University of Illinois Study  </title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130523162250.htm</link><description>Researchers and physicians in the field could soon run on-the-spot tests for environmental toxins, medical diagnostics, food safety and more with their smartphones. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a cradle and app for the iPhone that uses the phone's built-in camera and processing power as a biosensor to detect toxins, proteins, bacteria, viruses and other...</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Genomic Analysis Lends Insight to Prostate Cancer, Mayo Clinic Study  </title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130523162300.htm</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mayo Clinic researchers have used next generation genomic analysis to determine that some of the more aggressive prostate cancer tumors have similar genetic origins, which may help in predicting cancer progression...</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Noninvasive Detection, Diagnosis of Oral Cancer, Texas A&amp;M University Study  </title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130523180310.htm</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More effective detection and diagnosis of oral cancer could result from an advance in noninvasive imaging of epithelial tissue by a Texas A&amp;M University researcher who says her research has the potential to...</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Technique to Detect Breast Cancer in Urine Developed, Study  </title><link>http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/7067/20130524/new-technique-developed-to-detect-breast-cancer-in-urine.htm</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher has developed a new screening method that uses urinalysis to diagnose breast cancer -- and determine its severity -- before it could be detected with...</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Microsphere-Based Methods For Detecting HIV Antibodies, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Study  </title><link>http://www.sciencenewsline.com/articles/2013052322280003.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!Detection of HIV antibodies is used to diagnose HIV infection and monitor trials of experimental HIV/AIDS vaccines. New, more sensitive detection systems being developed use microspheres to capture HIV antibodies...</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RTI Biologics Announces Milestone in Tissue Processing: More than 5 Million Implants Sterilized With Zero Incidence of Implant-Associated Infection
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130523006163&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ALACHUA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RTI Biologics Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq:RTIX), a leading provider of orthopedic and other biologic implants, is pleased to announce that the company has passed the five million mark...</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Covidien plc Releases Results From First-in-Human Study of New Drug-Coated Balloon  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130523006450&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced the 12-month results from its ILLUMENATE First-in-Human (FIH) Study on the safety and effectiveness of Covidien...</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Elixir Medical Announces Outstanding Two-Year Results From the EXCELLA BD Randomized Clinical Trial for the CE Mark-Approved DESyne&amp;#0174; BD System With Biodegradable Polymer Coating  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130524005096&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elixir Medical Corporation, a developer of products that combine state-of-the-art medical devices with advanced pharmaceuticals, announced today excellent long-term results...</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>University of Southampton Scientists Develop Worm EEG to Test the Effects of Drugs  </title><link>http://www.theengineer.co.uk/medical-and-healthcare/news/worm-trap-tests-brain-cell-activity-to-reveal-drug-effects/1016370.article</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a device which records the brain activity of worms to help test the effects of drugs. NeuroChip is a microfluidic electrophysiological device, which...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CT Detects Twice as Many Lung Cancers as X-Ray, University of Minnesota Study  </title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130522180105.htm</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Physicians have more information to share with their patients about the benefits and risks of LDCT lung cancer screening following today's publication in the New England Journal of Medicine of the results...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>3-D Printer to Create Lifesaving Airway Device for Infant, University of Michigan Study  </title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130522180102.htm</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Every day, their baby stopped breathing, his collapsed bronchus blocking the crucial flow of air to his lungs. April and Bryan Gionfriddo watched helplessly, just praying that somehow the dire predictions...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Healthy are You for Your Age? Albert Einstein College of Medicine Study  </title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130522095333.htm</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On May 22, JoVE will publish details of a technique to measure the health of human genetic material in relation to a patient's age. The method is demonstrated by the laboratory of Dr. Gil Atzmon at New York...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sugar Water Injections Work Better than Exercise in Relieving Knee Pain, University of Wisconsin Study  </title><link>http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/7008/20130522/sugar-water-injections-work-better-exercise-relieving-knee-pain.htm</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A novel finding offers some relief for those who suffer from knee osteoarthritis. The new study says that injections with a form of sugar called dextrose offer significant relief from chronic pain as compared...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>University of California, Irvine Chemists Devise Inexpensive, Accurate Way to Detect Prostate Cancer  </title><link>http://scienceblog.com/63331/chemists-devise-inexpensive-accurate-way-to-detect-prostate-cancer/</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Early screening for prostate cancer could become as easy for men as personal pregnancy testing is for women, thanks to UC Irvine research published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. After...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BIOTRONIK SE &amp; Co.KG Announces Completion of Enrollment in IMPACT Study to Investigate Stroke Risk Reduction in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297785&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div id"releaseBody"&gt;&lt;div class"releaseMediaMW"&gt;&lt;img src"http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201305/TN-157254_BIOTRONIKHomeMonitoring_dataoverview.jpg" alt"BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring(R) - data overview...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Biosensors International Release: Axxess&amp;#0153; Self-Expanding Bifurcation DES Shown to be Safe and Effective Up to Five Years  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297805&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Paris, France, 23 May 2013  New long-term data from the DIVERGE study, presented today at EuroPCR 2013 by Principal Investigator Dr. Stefan Verheye, Antwerp Cardiovascular Centre, ZNA Middelheim Hospital, Belgium...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New U.S. Study Indicates That Biomet Inc.???s Oxford Partial Knee Patients Were More Likely to Be Satisfied Than Total Knee Patients in Ability to Perform Activities of Daily Living  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace2/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130523006019&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;WARSAW, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biomet, Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of orthopaedic and biotechnology products, announces the presentation of research that included an evaluation of patient satisfaction...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tryton Medical, Inc. Announces Nordic-Baltic Dedicated Bifurcation Trial Studying the Side Branch Stent  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace2/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130523006018&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to treat bifurcation lesions, today announced that the Nordic-Baltic Bifurcation Study Group will investigate the Tryton...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;Kona Medical&lt;/b&gt; Release: Six Month Data Reported for WAVE I Study of Renal Denervation Therapy for Hypertension at &lt;b&gt;EuroPCR &lt;/b&gt; Meeting in Paris  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace2/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130523005718&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BELLEVUE, Wash. &amp; MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kona Medical announced that three and six month results from the WAVE I study were presented today at the late-breaking clinical trials session of EuroPCR...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>One Year Data From St. Jude Medical Study Demonstrates Safe, Rapid and Sustained Blood Pressure Reduction With EnligHTN Renal Denervation Technology  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130523005474&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ST. PAUL, Minn. &amp; PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced that the companys EnligHTN Multi-Electrode Renal Denervation System provides a...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Svelte Medical Systems, Inc. Drug-Eluting Stent Utilizing New Class of Bioabsorbable Drug Coating Attains 0% Clinically-Driven Events Through 12-Months in First-In-Man Study  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130523005222&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Final 6 and 12-month results of the DIRECT first-in-man clinical study were presented by study principal investigator Dr. Mark Webster at the late-breaking clinical trials...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;TOPS Comprehensive Breast Center&lt;/b&gt; Study Validates the Benefits of New 3D Mammography Technology in Breast Cancer Screening  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130523005832&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first large-scale U.S. study comparing conventional 2D mammography screening exams alone versus 2D mammography with the addition of 3D mammography (breast tomosynthesis) technology...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Further Data on Stentys Self-Apposing Stent Reinforces Strength of Clinical Results  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297768&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;PRINCETON, N.J. &amp; PARIS, May 22, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- STENTYS (FR0010949404 - STNT), a medical technology company commercializing in Europe the world's first and only Self-Apposing(R) Stent to treat acute...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;CFDA&lt;/b&gt; Approves Clinical Trials for Novel China AIDS Treatment  </title><link>http://www.chinabiotoday.com/articles/20130523</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;by Richard Daverman, PhD&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;May 22, 2013 -- A novel treatment for AIDS, developed in the Zhengzhou University labs of Junbiao Chang, PhD, has been approved by the CFDA for human trials. The...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Scientific Corporation Promus PREMIER&amp;#0153 And SYNERGY&amp;#0153 Drug-Eluting Stent Systems Provide Exceptional Safety and Efficacy Data  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297779&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;PARIS&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 22, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) reports positive results from two trials...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>InspireMD Ltd.'s MGuard Embolic Protection Stent (EPS) Shows Lower Mortality Rate in STEMI Patients at Six Months Compared to Control Group  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297794&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;PARIS, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;InspireMD, Inc. ("InspireMD" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT: NSPR), the leader in embolic protection stents, today announced new 6-month results from the MASTER...</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hear a Heartbeat in Space With This Stethoscope, Johns Hopkins University Study  </title><link>http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/hear-heartbeats-in-space-with-this-stethoscope/</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A new electronic stethoscope designed for NASA could deliver accurate heart and body sounds to medics assessing astronaut health in a noisy spacecraft. Space itself is silent; the lack of air prevents sound...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hope for Emphysema Patients Offered by Tiny, Implantable Coil,  </title><link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260789.php</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A small, easily implantable device called the Lung Volume Reduction Coil (LVRC) may play a key role in the treatment of two types of emphysema, according to a study conducted in Europe. Results of the study...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Improved Detection of Elephantiasis Worm Infection, Washington University School of Medicine Study  </title><link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260794.php</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A new diagnostic test for a worm infection that can lead to severe enlargement and deformities of the legs and genitals is far more sensitive than the currently used test, according to results of a field study...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;Lenox Hill Hospital&lt;/b&gt; Study Supports Using Low-Dose CT Scans to Spot Early Lung Cancer  </title><link>http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/news/20130521/study-supports-using-low-dose-ct-scans-to-spot-early-lung-cancer</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Finding early signs of lung cancer was once next to impossible, but a new study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that screening with low-dose CT scans may help spot the beginnings of disease in...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Radioactive Nanoparticles Target Cancer Cells, University of Missouri Study  </title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130521132229.htm</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Can a Smartphone Help Spot a Stroke? American Stroke Association Reveals  </title><link>https://www.massdevice.com/news/can-smartphone-help-spot-stroke-massdevicecom-call</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The app market is now home to the Spot a Stroke F.A.S.T. app, launched by the American Stroke Assn, the American Heart Assn. and the Ad Council. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hey, check out all the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Covidien plc Touts Positive Study Data From BARRX Medical, Inc. Ablation System  </title><link>http://www.massdevice.com/news/covidien-touts-positive-study-data-barrx-ablation-system</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Covidien champions positive results for the Barrett's esophagus ablation device it acquired along with Barrx in 2011. Covidien (NYSE:COV) touted study results showing that the Barrett's esophagus treatment it...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BIOTRONIK SE &amp; Co.KG Orsiro Hybrid Drug-Eluting Stent Lives Up to Abbott Laboratories's XIENCE PRIME&amp;#0153; Standards  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297642&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  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Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ORLANDO, Fla., May 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Given Imaging Ltd, (Nasdaq:GIVN), a world leader in GI medical devices and pioneer of capsule endoscopy, today announced that numerous studies presented at Digestive...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Insulin Pump Therapy Provides Better Glycemic Control Among Type 1 Diabetics, According to Research  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297655&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;NEW YORK, May 21, 2013Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) who are treated with insulin pump therapy have better glycemic control as measured by significantly lower HbA1C levels than patients with T1D who treat...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;Innovnano&lt;/b&gt; Release: High Performance Ceramic for Increased Life-Span of Orthopaedic Implants  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297656&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Coimbra, 22 May 2013 - Innovnano, an expert manufacturer of high performance ceramic powder, has developed 3 mol % yttria stabilised zirconia powder (3YSZ)  an advanced technical ceramic with medical device...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;Cognoptix&lt;/b&gt; Test Identifies Alzheimer's Disease Via Beta Amyloid Signature in the Eyes in Proof-of-Concept Clinical Trial
  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297661&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ACTON, Mass., May 22, 2013  Cognoptix, an emerging medical device company, announced today that its SAPPHIRE II eye test identified Alzheimers disease patients via a beta amyloid (Ab) signature in their...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BioVentrix to Exhibit Revivent&amp;#0153; System, which Surpasses Survival Benefit Threshold for Heart Failure Treatment, at  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace2/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130522005459&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LISBON, Portugal--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioVentrix, pioneer of the Less Invasive Ventricular Enhancement (LIVE) procedure for the treatment of heart failure (HF), announced today that it will showcase its Revivent...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fresenius Medical Care Prepared to Provide Uninterrupted Care for Dialysis Patients With the Onset of an Active Storm Season  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.b30484b92e958b11adda3242e6908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130521006869&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  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Announces Positive Clinical Data Showing Consistent Compelling Positive Results for Patients Treated With Minimally Invasive Structural Heart Device for Heart Failure  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130522006109&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>PARIS &amp; MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CardioKinetix Inc., a medical device company pioneering a catheter-based treatment for heart failure, today announced results of a meta-analysis study of the first-of-its-kind catheter-based Parachute Ventricular Partitioning Device. Six-month clinical results from 91 U.S. and European patients with ischemic heart failure were presented at the 2013 EuroPCR...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;SalutarisMD&lt;/b&gt; Data for Wet AMD Treatment With Long Term Positive Outcomes Presented at &lt;b&gt;The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress&lt;/b&gt;  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130521006858&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LIVERPOOL, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress yesterday, results were presented from a cohort study evaluating the use of a minimally invasive retrobulbar episcleral...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Direct Flow Medical, Inc. Transcatheter Aortic Valve System Demonstrates Excellent 30 Day Outcomes Following Full Enrollment of DISCOVER CE Mark Trial  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130522005170&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  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Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;WILMINGTON, Del.&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;MUNICH&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 22, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- JenaValve Technology, Inc...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Neuronetics, Inc. Release: New Data Show Long-Term Benefit of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Difficult-to-Treat Patients With Depression using NeuroStar TMS Therapy System  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297609&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  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Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;PARIS&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 22, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) reports positive results from a pre...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Data Demonstrate Significant and Sustained Blood Pressure Reduction With Boston Scientific Corporation Vessix&amp;#0153 Renal Denervation System  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297652&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;PARIS&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 22, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today reported interim data from the REDUCE...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Non-Wetting Fabric Drains Sweat, University of California, Davis (UCD) Study  </title><link>http://www.theengineer.co.uk/medical-and-healthcare/news/fabric-channels-lab-on-a-chip-ideas-to-remove-sweat/1016353.article</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  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Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Medical guidelines say that people with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)  colloquially referred to as "heart-zappers"  installed in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Graphene Ink Could Lead to Bendable Electronics, Northwestern University Study  </title><link>http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1112852249/printing-graphene-could-lead-to-foldable-electronics-052113/</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  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Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;An experimental, inexpensive iPhone application transmitted diagnostic heart images faster and more reliably than emailing photo images, according to a research study presented at the American Heart Association...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Drug Device Meets Main Goal of Late-Stage Study  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297339&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  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Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that its superDimension Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB) system, the first...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Positive Patient Outcomes at One Year With Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Sapien XT Transcatheter Valve  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297508&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  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Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ORLANDO, Fla., May 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Given Imaging Ltd, (Nasdaq:GIVN), a world leader in GI medical devices and pioneer of capsule endoscopy, today announced a secondary analysis of data from its...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Given Imaging Ltd. Announces Data Confirming PillCam&amp;#0174; SB Improves Monitoring and Management of Crohn's Disease  </title><link>http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/21/548672/10033566/en/Given-Imaging-Announces-Data-Confirming-PillCam-R-SB-Improves-Monitoring-and-Management-of-Crohn-s-Disease.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  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Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;SAN DIEGO, May 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the Paris Course on Revascularization ("EuroPCR") being held this week in Paris, France, REVA Medical, Inc. (ASX:RVA) ("REVA" or the "Company") released 12-month...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>St. Jude Medical EnligHTNment Study Highlighted at During Trials That May Change Clinical Practice Session  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130521006187&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ST. PAUL, Minn. &amp; PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced the start of its landmark EnligHTNment clinical study. This is the largest randomized...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Elixir Medical Announces Excellent Six-Month Safety and Efficacy Results for the CE-Marked Fully Bioresorbable DESolve&amp;#0174; Novolimus Eluting Coronary Scaffold System at Late Breaking Clinical Trial Session of  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace2/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130521006199&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elixir Medical Corporation, a developer of products that combine state-of-the-art medical devices with advanced pharmaceuticals, announced excellent six-month clinical trial...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Biodesix, Inc. to Announce Results of VeriStrat&amp;#0174; Biomarker Study  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130521006451&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biodesix, Inc., announced that final results of the first completed biomarker-stratified, validation study in oncology will be presented at the 2013 American Society of Clinical...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Benvenue Medical Completes Follow-Up Phase in KAST Study Evaluating Kiva&amp;#0174 VCF Treatment System vs. Balloon Kyphoplasty  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297478&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;SANTA CLARA, Calif.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 21, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- &lt;a href"http://www.benvenuemedical.com/" target"_blank"&gt;Benvenue...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Scientific Corporation Long Term Data Demonstrate Bronchial Thermoplasty Treatment Benefits Persist Out to Five Years in Patients With Severe Asthma  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297489&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;NATICK, Mass.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 21, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- Five-year data from the Asthma Intervention Research 2 (AIR2) clinical...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OrbusNeich Release: Delayed Healing of Coronary Artery Following Implantation of Drug Eluting Stents, Increasing Risk of Thrombosis, is a Top Concern of Interventional Cardiologists, International Survey Shows  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297458&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;PARIS&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 21, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- The delayed healing of the coronary artery following physicians' use of drug eluting...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CardioDx, Inc. Announces Publication of the IMPACT-CARD Trial Demonstrating Use of Corus&amp;#0174 CAD Test Influenced Cardiologists' Clinical Management of Patients with Symptoms Suggestive of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297428&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;PALO ALTO, Calif.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 20, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- CardioDx, Inc., a pioneer in the field of &lt;a href"http://cardiodx...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Masimo Corporation Study Shows Noninvasive SpCO&amp;#0174 Can Help Rapidly Detect Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Emergency Department  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297405&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IRVINE, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/  Masimo (NASDAQ:MASI) announced today that a new clinical study posted online in Respiratory Care confirms the clinical utility of Masimos noninvasive carboxyhemoglobin...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;Specific Technologies&lt;/b&gt; Detects and Identifies Potential Bioterrorism Pathogenic Bacteria  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297439&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 20, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Specific Technologies, today announced the...</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Device Claims to Give Asthma Sufferers Relief, Boston Scientific Corporation Reveals  </title><link>http://www.kvue.com/news/health/New-non-pharmacuetical-device-claims-to-give-asthma-sufferers-unparralled-relief-207908221.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A new treatment is available for asthma sufferers in Central Texas. It doesn't involve breathing machines nor medications, but this new device is quite literally providing asthma sufferers a breath of fresh...</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Direct Flow Medical, Inc. Aims to Use Heart Valve Giants' Experience Against Them  </title><link>http://www.massdevice.com/features/direct-flow-aims-use-heart-valve-giants-experience-against-them</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Drect Flow Medical and CEO Bernie Lyons are betting that its heart valve technology can use the decade's worth of experience of the medical device industry's transcatheter aortic valve implant pioneers to...</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rice University Students Develop Shoes That Can Power Medical Devices  </title><link>http://www.thevindicator.com/news/article_55fb491e-c09d-11e2-b837-001a4bcf887a.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Four seniors at Rice University have invented shoes that extract energy with every step and turn it into juice to power portable electronics and, perhaps someday, life-preserving medical devices.&lt;br&gt;...</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Device Detects Breast Cancer's Spread, University of Houston Study  </title><link>http://www.thevindicator.com/news/article_e488cea0-c15a-11e2-aa6a-0019bb2963f4.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A device co-developed by a University of Houston physicist to detect the spread of breast cancer and allow physicians to better plan intervention is extending its market reach, bringing it another step...</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Laser Cutting Will Make Skull Surgeries Much Safer, Study  </title><link>http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6951/20130519/laser-cutting-will-make-skull-surgeries-much-safer.htm</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If the brain starts to swell after a stroke, surgery is often the only treatment option  one in which the physicians open the patients cranial vault. Up to now, they would reach for the drill and the saw...</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Device May Show Doctors More of the Colon, Reveals  </title><link>http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/05/18/new-device-may-show-doctors-more-of-the-colon</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A new device that gives doctors a better view during colonoscopies may help them miss fewer suspicious growths during those exams, a new study shows. Colonoscopies are the recommended screening tests for colorectal...</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>University of Limerick Invent a New Metal for Medical Devices  </title><link>http://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=36808</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Scientists and engineers from the Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI) at the University of Limerick have invented a new metal that will make medical devices inside the body more visible under X...</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Data Reinforce the Value of the WATS3D Biopsy in Detecting Otherwise Hidden Precancer of the Esophagus  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297242&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwired - May 19, 2013) - CDx Diagnostics announced today that new data from routine clinical use in a number of academic GI centers continue to support use of company's WATS3D (Wide Area Transepithelial...</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EDAP TMS S.A.'s Ablatherm-HIFU Demonstrates Long Term Efficacy, Durability and Reproducibility With Prospective Fourteen -Year Study  </title><link>http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/20/548404/10033414/en/EDAP-s-Ablatherm-HIFU-Demonstrates-Long-Term-Efficacy-Durability-and-Reproducibility-With-Prospective-Fourteen-Year-Study.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LYON, France, May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EDAP TMS SA (Nasdaq:EDAP), the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced today new long term data demonstrating high rates of both cancer-specific and...</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>