Biohealthmatics.com News Digest - 8/12/2005

Biohealthmatics.com's Daily News Digest The latest health informatics news from Biohealthmatics.com Date: Friday, August 12, 2005 Biohealtmatics News Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Syndicated Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News Daou Systems, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Financial Results Friday, August 12, 2005 Daou Systems, Inc. ("Daou") (BULLETIN BOARD: DAOU) today reported financial results for the second quarter 2005. For the second quarter, Daou reported a net income available to common stockholders of $273,000, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, on net revenue of $7,436,000. This compares to net loss available to common stockholders of $1,323,000, or ($0.06) per basic and diluted share, on net revenue of $6,643,000 for the second quarter of 2004. ... more ORTHOsoft Awarded Grant for Orthopaedic Training Centre Friday, August 12, 2005 CEO Surgeon performs first navigated minimally invasive spinal surgery in Canada ... more Healthcare Industry Thought Leader Dan Perrin to Keynote at The Healthcare Communications Forum Friday, August 12, 2005 Dan Perrin will deliver the opening keynote speech at the Healthcare Communications Forum 2005, which takes place September 20-21 at The Harvard Club in Boston. Mr. Perrin will speak on September 20 at 9:00am. ... more Biotech Firm Spherics Relocating to Massachusetts and Building Manufacturing Facility, $2.5M Emerging Technology Fund Loan Clinches the Deal Friday, August 12, 2005 MassDevelopment, Spherics, Inc., the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MBC), the Massachusetts Office of Business Development, and the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development today announced that Rhode Island-based Spherics will relocate to Massachusetts. ... more Carefx Corporation Announces New EVP of Sales and Marketing Friday, August 12, 2005 Carefx Corporation, the leading provider of healthcare application integration software, today announced that Mark R. Briggs has joined the Company as EVP, Sales & Marketing. ... more Click here for more news Back to top

Editor's Pick of Health Informatics Headlines Bluespier Software Could Avoid 5000 Hip Operations BIOS, UK - Friday, August 12, 2005 According to a leading consultant orthopaedic surgeon, better hospital communication could protect patients from thousands of otherwise avoidable hip operations. There are approximately 50,000 hip fractures each year, which is expected to rise to 120,000 by 2015 due to the ageing UK population. ... Comments (0) Healthcare technology: German physicians demand health information online Pharmaceutical Business Review - Friday, August 12, 2005 A large number of physicians in the European market are turning to the Internet when searching for health information. Many physicians prefer to use specific types of websites. For instance, surveyed physicians from Germany overwhelmingly prefer 'general health information' websites, while surveyed physicians from France prefer 'disease specific' websites. ... Comments (0) Vendors to Develop Linux-based Phones Mobile Health Data, US - Friday, August 12, 2005 Sunnyvale, Calif.-based PalmSource Inc. will work with MontaVista Software, also of Sunnyvale, Calif., to develop mobile phones that run the Linux operating system. PalmSource, which distributes the PalmOS operating system that powers many smart phones and PDAs, joined MontaVista's Mobilinux Open Framework partner program. MontaVista followed suit and joined PalmSource's Palm Powered Mobile World program. ... Comments (0) Study: Patients in the ICU face serious risks Healthcare IT News, US - Friday, August 12, 2005 Patients in intensive care units face a significant risk for preventable medical errors, and the greater use of information technology in these units may be one way to prevent these mistakes, according to a study published in the August issue of Critical Care Medicine. ... Comments (0) Sierra Health to put IT to work on growing membership Healthcare IT News, US - Friday, August 12, 2005 Sierra Health Services is serious about growing its business, and to that end, it is spending more than $5 million on new technology. ... Comments (0) Click here for more news Back to top

Syndicated Health Informatics News Bioinformatics News International Research Team Announces Finished Rice Genome Moreover - Friday, August 12, 2005 12:21:00 PM Source: The Institute for Genomic Research Date: 2005-08-11 International Research Team Announces Finished Rice Genome Rockville, MD -- Every year, the world consumes over 880 billion pounds of rice, which feeds half the ... more Bioinformatics News NEWS - A giant among viruses could delay ageing and the effects of terminal diseases UK Bioinformatics Forum - Friday, August 12, 2005 11:25:40 AM Genome of a viral ... more Bioinformatics News Planet Technologies and Allergy Control Products Announce Completion of Merger LifeSciencesWorld.com - Friday, August 12, 2005 11:25:25 AM SAN DIEGO and RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Planet Technologies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: PLNT) , today announced completion of its merger with Allergy Control Products, Inc. (ACP), following shareholder approval and Board of Directors ratification on August 10th. The ... more Bioinformatics News PROTEIN LINKED TO GROWTH OF ORGANS AND CANCER LifeSciencesWorld.com - Friday, August 12, 2005 11:25:25 AM Johns Hopkins scientists have identified a protein in fruit flies whose counterpart product in humans may help cause cancer. The researchers report in the Aug. 12 issue of Cell that a protein dubbed Yorkie directly controls the fruit fly's organ size and, when overabundant, causes ... more Bioinformatics News Alexion Pharmaceuticals Prices Offering of 2,500,000 Shares of Common Stock LifeSciencesWorld.com - Friday, August 12, 2005 11:25:25 AM CHESHIRE, Conn., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) announced today that it priced an offering of 2,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $26.75 per share. All of the shares are being offered by Alexion. Alexion intends to use ... more Click here for more news Back to top

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