The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Quidel's non-instrumented molecular diagnostic assay, designed for the detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile (C difficile) bacterial DNA. The AmpliVue C. ...
Tags: FDA, Non-Instrumented C Difficile Detection Assay, medical technology
Hospira (HSP), a provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, has revamped its TheraDoc clinical surveillance system, which is designed to support hospital antimicrobial stewardship efforts. The new TheraDoc system version ...
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Microsoft has uncovered a vulnerability in the PC supply chain that allows hackers to pre-install malware-infected copies of Windows onto new machines. As a result, the company has received approval from a federal court to strangle a ...
Tags: Microsoft, PC, surgical sinkhole
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Nanosphere's CYP2C19 nucleic acid test to determine gene variants affecting drug metabolism. The CYP2C19 enzyme, in general, metabolizes approximately 15% of all ...
Tags: FDA, CYP2C19 enzyme, automated sample-to-result Verigene system
SRS Medical, a provider of urology products, has purchased AbbeyMoor Medical's Spanner temporary prostatic stent. SRS Medical CEO Lee Brody said the Spanner is a synergistic addition to the company's suite of urology products for the ...
Tags: acquisition, urology product, clinical trial
The European Union has granted CE mark to Abacus Diagnostica's molecular diagnostic assay, designed for detecting toxin-producing Clostridium difficile. The GenomEra C. difficile assay, which is designed for use with the company's ...
Arch Biopartners has signed an agreement to buy a new diagnostic technology, which identifies irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The technology helps clinicians to diagnose IBS that causes frequent abdominal discomfort, pain and ...
Tags: diagnostic technology, IBS, Arch Biopartners, clinical technology
As many as 300,000 PCs and Macs will drop off the Internet in about 65 hours unless their owners heed last-minute calls to scrub their machines of malware. According to a group of security experts formed to combat DNSChanger, between a ...
Tags: Internet, PCs and Macs, infected computers
BitDefender Labs has discovered Android malware that regularly broadcasts the location of the infected mobile device to a remote server. What the malware creators intend to do with the privacy-invading information is not clear. The app ...
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American medical devices developer Catheter Connections has roped in Merit Medical Systems for the distribution of its DualCap technology for IV connector disinfection and protection. Both firms have entered into a distribution agreement, ...
Ireland top least-malware-infected nations for the first time PandaLabs, Panda Security's antimalware laboratory, today published its Quarterly Report for Q3, analyzing the IT security events and incidents from July through September ...
Symantec has spotted another odd piece of malware that appears to be targeting Iran and is designed to meddle with SQL databases. The company discovered the malware, called W32.Narilam, on Nov. 15 but on Friday published a more detailed ...
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A computer worm that propagates by exploiting a 2010 Windows vulnerability is responsible for some of the recent incidents involving network printers suddenly printing useless data,according to security researchers from Symantec. Many ...
Tags: rogue printouts, Security Researchers, computer worm, Trojan program
Life Ball Fashion Show 2012 20 years on, the Life Ball in Vienna has become an internationally acclaimed major event and an established recognized platform in the fight against the HI virus. This year’s Vienna Life Ball has ...
Sunshine Heart has completed two-year follow-up mark for first patient who was implanted with the C-Pulse Heart Assist System in the North America feasibility trial. According to the results from the first patient, it was observed that ...
Tags: Sunshine Heart, two-year follow-up mark, C-Pulse system