United Kingdom Medical News

Germguard has been cited as an important find to replace Actichlor+, as the most widely used disinfectant cleaner within the NHS.

The Anaesthesia Department at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has invested in six SonoSite point-of-care ultrasound systems for its surgical and intensive care services.

The PET Centre in Brno, Czech Republic, has added to the growing positive feedback about LabLogic’s Scan-RAM radio TLC scanner for PET and SPECT.

Leading extractable and leachable conference organisers Pira International and Smithers Rapra join forces for 2012, announcing Extractables and Leachables USA 2012

Fitzco have long been respected for developing innovative sample collection devices including the acclaimed FTA paper which they co-founded in the 90's. The new ECS range offers brand new technology perfect for blood and buccal collection.

EMS Healthcare is unveiling the latest addition to its fleet of state-of-the-art mobile medical units at an open day for healthcare professionals this month.

The portability and ease of use of SonoSite’s NanoMaxx™ point-of-care ultrasound systems have enhanced management of pleural effusions at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital (QEII) in Welwyn Garden City.

Springer Healthcare, has signed an extensive three-year reprints and sales agreement with the American Society of Clinical Oncology® (ASCO), the world's leading professional organization representing physicians who care for people with cancer.

New Service Helps Grieving Pet Owners To Deal With The Sad Loss Of Their Beloved Friends, Says Whitley Brook Founder Tony Faulkner

Natural Healing Guru Coby Zvikler Gave Housewife And Mum Of Four Debbie The Ability To Overcome Post-Op Paralysis

Cheshire - based Safe Solutions To Investigate Reports Their Animal Disinfectant Range Has Pet Calming Properties

BioMoti is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Keith Powell as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Northumbria Healthcare Trust has recently upgraded the patient paging system at Hexham General Hospital and chose QuietCall IQ Patient Pagers and Pager Call Systems as their provider.

A report released today, showing unrivalled customer service results, substantiates the bold service claim made by Speed Medical’s managing director two months ago when he challenged the rest of the medico-legal industry ‘to put up or shut up’.

British surgical products from Elemental Healthcare replace American products to save hospital £200,000

In light of the recent introduction of the draft 510K guideline for infusion pumps by the FDA, the direction for extractable and leachable activities for infusion systems will be discussed at Pira’s Extractables and Leachables (E&L) 2011 conference

Leading academic and industry specialists to meet in Amsterdam next February to discuss the challenges that could see R&D grind to a halt and the newest ways to tackle them

Colebrook Bosson Saunders, leading designers and manufacturers of ergonomic support products, are to exhibit at Medica: the world’s largest medical trade fair taking place in Düsseldorf between 16th and 19th November 2011.

Radiometer’s award-winning, cassette-based ABL90 FLEX analyser provides healthcare professionals with blood gas results in only 35 seconds

Therapeutics is pleased to announce the launch of their new gait analysis service which is run by the biomechanist Kim Lilley at the physiotherapy and sport injury clinic based in the UK.

Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report.

The University Hospital of Wales (UHW) in Cardiff has recently invested in a SonoSite S-­Nerve™ point of care ultrasound system for its delivery suite.

Cloned hair follicles to cure baldness. In what might become the most effective permanent treatment for the condition, several research teams around the world have successfully cloned human hair follicles — though only in limited amounts.

Piribo, the online destination for Pharma intelligence, has added a new report.

Seamlessly Integrated R&D, Production, Sales and Marketing Processes to Ensure Success in this High Growth Market

We were represented on Gok's Teens last night demonstrating our method and how it helped a young boy Kyle's anxiety.

Semiconductor Healthcare Pioneer to Present “DNA Transistors and Handheld Sequencing” at Key Educational Conference (La Jolla, California, March 1-2 2012)

Brief explanation about what we do here at the Linden Centre

Germguard has been cited as an important find to replace Actichlor+, as the most widely used disinfectant cleaner within the NHS.

Piribo, the online destination for Pharma intelligence, has added a new report.

The A&E Department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital is taking advantage of the point-of-care immunoassay capabilities of Radiometer’s AQT90 FLEX analyser to assess patients with low risk chest pain.

Pro-Lab Diagnostics has developed a new enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the qualitative detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia lamblia antigens in human faecal specimens from patients displaying gastrointestinal symptoms.

The Anaesthesia Department at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has invested in six SonoSite point-of-care ultrasound systems for its surgical and intensive care services.

Piribo, the online destination for Pharma intelligence, has added a new report.

Piribo, the online destination for Pharma intelligence, has added a new report.

Event Marketing Solutions (EMS) has launched a new leg of the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) marathon Heart Health roadshow, which has connected with more than 72,000, people in an award-winning three year tour.

Opening of new global base follows year of exceptional revenue growth

The PET Centre in Brno, Czech Republic, has added to the growing positive feedback about LabLogic’s Scan-RAM radio TLC scanner for PET and SPECT.

National Tinnitus Awareness Week (6-12 February), organised by the British Tinnitus Association (BTA), the only UK charity dedicated to supporting those with tinnitus, kick-starts today.

WebHealer: Feel Good Friday – Try a therapy and support Samaritans On 3rd February 2012, it's Feel Good Friday, a fundraising day in aid of Samaritans. WebHealer is proud to be supporting this with our Feel Good Friday Therapy Map

Industry wide economic climate study reveals bleak outlook for Pharmaceutical Industry in new report from Pharma-IQ.com

Piribo, the online destination for Pharma intelligence, has added a new report.

The Global Infusion Systems Market was Valued at $6 billion in 2010

Piribo, the online destination for Pharma intelligence, has added a new report.

The rights to Aderma® have been acquired by the UK subsidiary of Smith & Nephew

Piribo, the online destination for Pharma intelligence, has added a new report.

Increasing Incidence of Thrombosis, Paralleled by Maturing Life cycles of Existing Products, Underpin the Demand for Novel Alternatives

The average survival rate from a confirmed diagnosis of advanced stage mesothelioma is between 4 to 12 months. To date, there is still no cure for the fatal and incurable malignant tumours caused by the ingestion of asbestos fibres...

According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), between 1968 and 2008, there had been an 100-fold increase in mesothelioma fatality with more than 2,200 cases reported. Just one year later, over 100 new cases had been recorded.

New Government Regulations Mandating the Maintenance of Archives Bodes Well for the PACS Market

A leading supplier of medical imaging equipment has confirmed the promotion of Helen Macdonald to head up its veterinary team.

In trials, PosturePlast, the drug-free adhesive support developed by an osteopath, was found to give “significant” pain relief to 78% of chronic back pain sufferers in just 7 days.

Clinicians at the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust are benefitting from using SonoSite’s M­-Turbo® and MicroMaxx® hand-carried ultrasound systems for vascular diagnostics and treatment guidance.

Radiometer’s new AQURE point-of-care (POC) management system offers hospitals a customisable, highly flexible and scalable software solution with the capability to monitor and control the performance of their POC testing platform.

Haag-Streit UK, is pleased to announce the appointment of Grahame Wood as National Sales Manager. Grahame has been promoted from the position of Regional Sales Manager, a role he has held for over 5 years.

A new report by visiongain, a London-based business information provider predicts the global needle-free delivery devices market to be worth almost 5.9 billion dollars by 2022.

If the problems of noise induced hearing loss are not traumatic enough for an ageing individual reaching or having just taken retirement, recent research has found that...

A new report by visiongain predicts that the world market for cell-based assays will reach 2.78 billion dollars in 2012. That sales forecast appears in Cell-Based Assays: World Market Prospects 2012-2022, published in January 2012.

Constant research into developing better asbestosis treatment methods for prolonging life expectancy rates for patients diagnosed with mesothelioma have found a number of promising results in recent years.

The Tracerco T404 personal electronic dosimeter, which is available in the UK from LabLogic Systems, is proving to be greatly effective in improving the safety of personnel working with radiation in both nuclear medicine and research environments.

Technical Expertise, Potential for Time and Cost Savings Underlines Viability of Contract Outsourcing

The Global Hearing Implants Market is Forecast to Exceed $2 Billion in 2017

The Global Multiparameter Patient Monitoring Devices Market is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 3.5% from 2010 – 2017

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Strategic Analysis of the European Stem Cell Research Tools Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $131.7 million in 2010 and estimates this to reach $322.0 million in 2017.

A new report by visiongain, a London-based business information provider, predicts that the global market for endoscopy devices will be worth $75.8bn by 2022. The market generated sales of 23.3 billion dollars in 2010.

Visiongain predicts that the overall world antithrombotic and anticoagulant drug market will reach 24.4 billion dollars in 2015. That forecast appears in Antithrombotic/Anticoagulant Drugs: World Market 2012-2022, published in January 2012.

The Global Transcatheter Heart Valve Market is Expected to reach $1,196m by 2017

Modalities Based on Fusion Technologies to be the Mainstay in the Future

Recently awarded FSC compliance Gloveman Supplies Ltd now can proudly state that they are the only medical glove company in the UK whose latex gloves carry this certification.

EPG Online (www.epgonline.org) is pleased to announce the launch of a new CME accredited activity in the area of diabetes. This activity has been approved for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.