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European Parliament urged to focus on
need for safety and timely access to medical devices
Eucomed
has issued a statement that it welcomes stakeholder calls at a
public hearing of the European Parliament’s Environment, Public
Health and Food Safety Committee for improvements to Europe’s
regulatory system for medical devices. 28 Feb 2013
Informed patients more likely to take
colorectal cancer screening test
Colorectal cancer patients
who are given information tools to help them decide whether to have
a colorectal cancer screening test are more likely to request the
procedure, finds a study published in the American Journal
of Preventive Medicine. 28 Feb 2013
AstraZeneca and Exco InTouch to develop
chronic disease management software
AstraZeneca and patient
management systems developer Exco InTouch have announced a programme
to develop interactive mobile phone and internet-based health tools
for tracking and managing chronic conditions. 28 Feb 2013
Nanosensor detects cancer cells
A
nanosensor that can detect cancerous skin cells by identifying
mutated RNA has been developed by the Swiss Nanoscience Institute of
the University of Basel and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
in Lausanne. 27 Feb 2013
European medtech industry criticises
proposed EU medical device legislation
Eucomed, the European
medical technology industry association, has called for changes to
the European Medical Device Directive proposal and has launched a
campaign, called "Don't lose the 3", to ensure legislators are aware
of the objections. 25 Feb 2013
MRSA more virulent in space
Research on board the International Space Station (ISS) has found
that spaceflight culture increases the disease-causing potential
(virulence) of the foodborne pathogen Salmonella. 25 Feb 2013
Cholesterol levels regulated by gut
bacteria
The metabolism of cholesterol in the human body is
regulated by bacteria in the small intestine, according to research
at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. 24 Feb
2013
Disruption of body clock linked to
diabetes, obesity and heart disease
For the first time a
study has shown that insulin production follows the body’s circadian
rhythm and disruption of this can increase the risk of obesity,
diabetes and heart disease. 24 Feb 2013
European Science Foundation calls for increased use of ICT in health
and social care
A new position paper produced by the European Science Foundation
(ESF) calls for increased use of information and communications
technologies (ICT) to improve delivery of health and social care services.
22 Feb 2012
Manchester hospitals install 97 patient
information screens
Central Manchester University Hospitals
NHS Foundation Trust has installed enhanced digital information
screens to deliver information in real time to patients in six
hospitals. 20 Feb 2013
Medtech and life sciences sector in East
Midlands standing up to the recession
Medilink East Midlands
says that the sector has overcome the business support difficulties
posed by significant changes in government policy over the last
three years. 19 Feb 2013
Northampton Hospital treats first prostate cancer patient with HDR
Brachytherapy
Northampton General Hospital (NGH) has used monotherapy HDR
brachytherapy for the first time for a patient with prostate cancer,
enabling the patient to make just two visits to the clinic for
treatment.
Organic pesticides associated with
increased risk of diabetes
A Spanish study has shown a direct
relationship between the presence of persistent organic pollutants
in the body and the development of type 2 diabetes, regardless of
the patient’s age, gender or body mass index. 19 Feb 2013
GP develops app for revalidation and
appraisal
A Leeds-based GP has developed the first app in the
UK specifically designed to help GPs go through the new
appraisal and revalidation processes. 19 Feb 2013
Mobile device apps help Northwest
hospitals meet quality and innovation targets
Wrightington,
Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) in Northwest England is
using mobile devices to collect the data for the Department of
Health’s Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) payment
framework. 19 Feb 2013
Diamond Light Source shows structure of
viruses in unprecedented detail
The UK's national synchrotron facility, the Diamond Light Source
has shown the structure of infectious viruses such as AIDS,
hepatitis and some types of flu, at the atomic and molecular level.
18 Feb 2013
Prosthetic hand gives sensory
feedback
The École Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, is developing smart
prosthetics that connect directly to the nervous system
giving intuitive motor control and realistic sensory
feedback. 18 Feb 2013
Elastography shows promise
for detecting cancers without biopsy
Researchers
from the University of Oslo and Beaujon University
Hospital in Paris are to start clinical trials of a new
method for detecting cancer that measures the elasticity
of body tissue. 18 Feb 2013
Rise in TB infection rates
could “turn clock back to 1930s”
Tuberculosis
looks set to defy concerted efforts to treat it
successfully with powerful drugs, warn the editors
of the journal Thorax in a special themed issue to mark
World TB day on March 24.
Patients at risk from
inaccurate antibiotic test kits used in hospital
pathology labs
An investigation by the British
Medical Journal (BMJ) has found that one of the world’s
leading producers of diagnostic tests has been falsely
marketing one of their products. 13 Feb 2013
Oxford Nanopore announces
further collaborations for nanopore sensing technology
The company has completed agreements with the University
of Illinois, Brown University, Stanford University,
Boston University, University of Cambridge and the
University of Southampton. 13 Feb 2013
Curie-Cancer and GenoSplice
Technology in genomics informatics partnership
Curie-Cancer, part of Institut
Curie, and GenoSplice Technology have formed a partnership to combine their
expertise in genomics to develop new cancer treatments. 13 Feb 2013
Bolton University in €1.3m project to
produce artificial tendons
The University of Bolton has joined an international
consortium of universities that has secured €1.5 million of funding for
research into developing biomaterials for tendon regeneration. 13 Feb
2013
TLT wins Political and Public
Life Innovation Award
Dr Sandeep Shah and Nita
Shah, the founders and Directors of Tarilian Laser
Technologies (TLT), were presented with the prestigious
2013 Innovation Award at the Asian Voice Political and
Public Life Awards Ceremony held at The Houses of
Parliament on 7 February. 12 Feb 2013
Plastic compound provides
foundation for bone regeneration
Edinburgh and
Southampton Universities have developed a plastic
compound with sponge-like pores that can replace damaged
bone and allows the patient's own cells to grow into and
take over the material to form new bone. 8 Feb 2013
Pathology image analysis
software improves certainty of cancer diagnosis
Scientists at the University of Oslo have developed
pathology image analysis software that can determine the
seriousness of a cancer prognosis with 80% certainty,
halving errors. 8 Feb 2013
Provence Technologies launches €1.3m programme to develop ultra-pure
compounds
Provence Technologies has launched Screening 1000, a
research programme with the goal of discovering a new ultra-pure
molecule for the healthcare market. 8 Feb 2013
Sygnature Discovery selected
as partner in European drug discovery project
Nottingham-based Sygnature Discovery has been selected
to be an SME partner in the €196m European Lead Factory
project, which was launched today by an international
consortium of 30 partners. 7 Feb 2013
BioCity Scotland to be UK hub
for €196m European drug discovery project
A major
new pharmaceutical drug discovery initiative, the
European Lead Factory, is to be centred at BioCity
Scotland in Lanarkshire, in partnership with the
University of Dundee. The project will bring at least
€19 million (£16.3 million) of research funding to
Scotland. 7 Feb 2013
Portable Medical Technology
launches decision-support app for oncologists
The
company has launched ONCOassist, a new smartphone app
developed specifically for oncologists to bring clinical
decision support tools to their mobile device. 7 Feb
2013
Royal Cornwall Hospitals
installs two new DR rooms
Royal Cornwall
Hospitals NHS Trust has installed two DX-D 600 Direct
Radiography (DR) systems from Agfa Healthcare, creating
two new DR rooms. 7 Feb 2013
Eczema in infants linked to
composition of gut bacteria
Infants with eczema
have a more diverse set of bacteria in their guts and the types of
bacteria present are also more typical of adult gut microbes than
for those without eczema. 7 Feb 2013
Big pharma companies facing
US$100bn shortfall in growth due to flat sales
The largest pharmaceutical companies are facing a
widening growth gap that will increase pressure to drive
growth through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to bridge
the gap. 7 Feb 2013
Magnetic nanoparticles
deliver drugs directly to diseased cells
This limits side effects on other parts of the body and
opens up new possibilities for the development of more
efficient targeted treatments. 7 Feb 2013
ASA recommends 60-minute
limit for door-to-needle time for stroke sufferers
People having an ischemic stroke should receive
clot-dissolving therapy, if appropriate, within 60
minutes of arriving at the hospital, according to new
American Stroke Association guidelines. 7 Feb 2013
NICE recommended to look at
impact of new drug approvals on other patients
For the first time a method has been found for
estimating the impact on other patients of new and more
costly drugs and other treatments in an environment of
limited budgets. 7 Feb 2013
Nurses at the forefront of
genomics in healthcare
A special Genomics Issue
of the Journal of Nursing Scholarship addresses genetic
applications that are essential to advancing nursing
knowledge and patient care. 5 Feb 2013
Hormone produced by moderate
exercise could delay onset of Alzheimer's
The
discovery, by a team at Nottingham University, may also
explain why people who are susceptible to stress are at
more risk of developing the disease. 5 Feb 2013
Personalised medicine using
genomics shows patients can stop taking drug
Genetic analysis of two children with an adrenal disease
has shown that they did not need to take one of the
drugs they had been taking for many years, saving costs
and reducing potential side effects. 4 Feb 2013
NHS leasing wider range of medical
equipment, according to SFS research
Leasing in the NHS is
growing in popularity and extending to a wider range of equipment,
according to a new analysis by Siemens Financial Services (SFS) of
leasing activity in 2012. 4 Feb 2012
ESMO calls for caution over current
expectations of personalised medicine
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
has issued a statement to dispel the myth that personalised
medicine is already a reality for all cancer types and all cancer
patients. 4 Feb 2012
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