The Future of Online Health: Interview with Aaron Wall

Aaron Wall is a skilled internet marketer and author of the hugely successful SEO Book. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The London Times, Wired, BusinessWeek, and many other leading publications. I’ve followed Aaron for several years – he’s always impressed me with his...

PLC to Commence Pivotal Study of RenalGuard

One year ago, PLC Systems enrolled the first patients in its FDA-approved clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety of its RenalGuard System. Yesterday, PLC received conditional approval from the FDA to begin enrollment of a U.S. pivotal trial to study the effectiveness of the System. Things seem to be...

Painting the Colon: Early Stage Cancer Detection without Biopsy

Most cases of colon cancer begin as small noncancerous polyps. Over time these polyps may become colon cancers. Regular screening helps identify polyps before they become cancerous, allowing for prophylactic treatment. According to the American Cancer Society, 112,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer...

New Insurance Contracts for I-Flow’s ON-Q

I-Flow Corporation develops ambulatory drug delivery systems for pain management and infusion therapy. The company’s line of compact and portable infusion pumps includes catheters and pain kits to administer medications directly to a wound site. ON-Q, I-Flow’s principal product, delivers local...

[Video Profile] Interview with Ron Andrews, President & CEO of Clarient

Clarient provides access to technologies and services for the characterization, assessment and treatment of cancer. The company offers a full range of diagnostic technologies and services for the clinical cancer diagnostics industry including immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, in-house molecular testing,...

Chembio Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results

Chembio Diagnostics reported financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2007. Total revenues for 2007 were $9.2 million, an increase of $2.7 million or 42% from total revenues of $6.5 million in 2006. This increase was primarily due to initial sales of Chembio’s rapid HIV...

Pieces Falling into Place for Harvest Technologies’ Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate System

Osteotech has signed an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Harvest Technologies, a privately held company based in Plymouth, MA, for its Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) System. The BMAC System concentrates autologous stem cells from bone marrow aspirate in approximately fifteen minutes. In...

Hacking the Heart

A team of computer security researchers have remotely hacked Medtronic’s Maximo – a stopwatch-sized implantable cardiac defibrillator. Armed with an antenna, radio hardware and a PC, the team was able to shut down and manipulate the device – and even deliver potentially lethal jolts of...