SCIENTISTS at the National Centre for Vermiculite and Asbestos-Related Cancers (NCVAC) in conjunction with the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine Wayne State University have announced the use of a new technology to aid in the diagnosis of asbestos-related lung disease.
31/03/2009
The NHMRC, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Ageing, has developed the draft Guidelines for the Screening, Prognosis, Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Glaucoma. Comments on these guidelines from interested organisations and individuals must be in by Monday 23 November 2009.
03/11/2009
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes a listing of fraudulent 2009 H1N1 Influenza products that have not been approved for diagnosis, prevention or treatment.
27/11/2009
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has published interim guidelines to clinical laboratories responsible for testing patients with respiratory illness for Influenza A, including H1N1.
30/10/2009
A P3SENS consortium has been formed to develop a biochemical detection device to detect cerebrovascular disease ('stroke') that is suitable for use in emergency-medicine, whether diagnosis is required in an ambulance, emergency room or as part of a rapid laboratory test in a hospital environment.
31/03/2010
The federal government has announced that it will review the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in 2009.
12/01/2009
RESEARCHERS at the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) developing an ultrasound device which will assist the fight against bone disorders.
19/02/2009
The University of Queensland and hospital partners will unveil a $1 million MRI incubator, especially designed for brain scans of premature and sick newborns.
20/11/2009
A NEW web resource, Mykidneyinfo.net, will be launched this month with the aim of improving patient care for those suffering kidney diseases.
01/06/2009
RESEARCH and Markets has announced the availability of its new ‘Global Medical Imaging Equipment Market 2008-2012’ report.
26/06/2009
Randox Medica has launched a biochip analyser that will save lives of cardiac patients by providing immediate diagnosis at the point of care.
11/11/2009
The European Commission has approved Herceptin (trastuzumab) in combination with chemotherapy for use in patients with HER2-positive metastatic stomach (gastric) cancer.
02/02/2010
A POTENTIAL new syndrome called cannabinoid hyperemesis which afflicts heavy cannabis users has gained more credibility after the worlds first cases were diagnosed in South Australia.
26/03/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Herpes Management Forum (AHMF) is asking for healthcare professions to identify patients diagnosed with and treated for genital herpes to participate in an online patient perspective study of herpes management and treatment.
01/06/2009
Second-round grants under the Medical Devices Financial Incentive Program have been awarded to four companies developing medical devices that improve patient safety and comfort. The funding is to enable local companies to have their innovative devices clinically assessed and trialled.
23/10/2009
Applications for the Federal Government’s AUD$560 million Regional Cancer Centres are now open. Eligible public or private organisations can apply for infrastructure funding to establish new or enhanced regional cancer centres.
17/11/2009
Philips Healthcare and bioMérieux have announced their partnership to jointly develop and market fully automated handheld diagnostic testing solutions for hospital use that can be deployed at the point-of-care (POC) – ie. close to the patient.
08/02/2010
CSL Behring has been informed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), that its RiaSTAP drug is entitled to seven years of ‘orphan-drug exclusivity.’
16/03/2009
ACCORDING to a report by Nehmat Houssami in the Annals of Oncology, women who survived a primary breast cancer were more likely to survive a subsequent case if detected early.
20/03/2009
Using a molecular imaging technique to study brain cell inflammation may help researchers understand why certain neurological disorders, such as migraine headaches and psychosis in schizophrenic patients, occur and provide better approaches for treatment.
12/11/2009