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Used Medical Equipment – Old lab to have new life overseas (Akron Beacon Journal)

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

Old lab to have new life overseas (Akron Beacon Journal)
When it came time for doctors and nurses at Akron General Medical Center to say goodbye to a long-trusted but outmoded heart catheter lab, Dr. Michael Hughes, the lab’s director, had an idea for saving the machine.
Curt Detjen column: Founders' ideas still work well after 20 years – Appleton Post Crescent

Curt Detjen column: Founders' ideas still work well after 20 years
Appleton Post Crescent,  USA - Apr 16, 2006
… bringing together experts to address issues of aging and stocking a workshop for Larsen-Winchester Lions Club members who repair used medical equipment to loan …

Ten years of Pope County Hospice Ride history
Pope County Tribune – The Pope County Hospice Ridin for a Cause Motorcycle event has grown every year since it started in 1997. The 10 year anniversary of the ride generated a look back to the hospice ride beginnings. The concept was given birth by a small …
Old lab to have new life overseas (Akron Beacon Journal)
When it came time for doctors and nurses at Akron General Medical Center to say goodbye to a long-trusted but outmoded heart catheter lab, Dr. Michael Hughes, the lab’s director, had an idea for saving the machine.
Medical equipment has now joined the recycling movement – News-Medical.net

Medical equipment has now joined the recycling movement
News-Medical.net, Australia - Mar 27, 2006
… Aid (a Christian relief and development agency that provides and supports health care solutions throughout the world) send used medical equipment overseas. …

Ipswich Council on Aging
Ipswich Chronicle – Helping hand program: The Ipswich Rotary Club provides an outreach program to help seniors with small chores or repairs around their homes. For information, call outreach coordinator Patricia Valcour, 978-356-6650. Knitting group: Tuesdays, 1 p.m …

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Medical Imaging – Caltech Professor Wins Top Research Award

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

Caltech Professor Wins Top Research Award
Los Angeles Times – A Caltech mathematician has won one of the scientific community’s most prestigious awards for his breakthrough work on wave signals, theoretical discoveries that could advance medical imaging, radar and other technologies. Emmanuel Candes is this

PCC PET program available
Daily Reflector – PET certification: It isn’t for veterinarians. The acronym stands for positron emission tomography, a medical imaging technique Pitt Community College will begin teaching this fall in the first program of its kind. PCC has gotten preliminary approval

Hispanic PR Wire News
Hola Arkansas – Philadelphia, PA–(HISPANIC PR WIRE – BUSINESS WIRE)–April 25, 2006–General Electric and Greater Philadelphia Cares today extended their 10-year relationship in a new effort to boost literacy among grade school-aged children in Philadelphia. GE has

Siemens Medical Solutions enters the in-vitro diagnostics market
WebWire – Erlangen, Apr 27, 2006, Siemens and Diagnostic Products Corporation (DPC) announced today that they have entered into a merger agreement under which Siemens will acquire DPC for approximately $1.86 billion. DPC is one of the global leaders in

GE Healthcare’s digital mammography system gains FDA approval
Milwaukee Business Journal – GE Healthcare said Thursday that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its next-generation digital mammography system, an update to a product line introduced in 2000. The systems will be sold under the Senographe Essential

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MRI – EXCLUSIVE: NHS SCANDAL (Sunday Mail)

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

EXCLUSIVE: NHS SCANDAL (Sunday Mail)
PATIENTS are waiting nine weeks for potentially life-saving scans – while the vital equipment is rented out to private health firms. The NHS in Scotland has a 50million drive to get the waiting time for MRI scans down to nine weeks by the end of next year.
Still no answers in Baby Paige case – Regina Leader-Post

Still no answers in Baby Paige case
Regina Leader-Post, Canada - Apr 29, 2006
… After her condition worsened over the Easter weekend, her parents brought her back into a Saskatoon hospital April 18, but the MRI was not in service and there …

From wire services
Winona Daily News – In the world of dogged but aging recreational athletes, it s typically the body that gets to make the final call. Like thousands of weekend and weekday warriors, Folsom is coming to terms with getting older, even though she s only 35. But the gap …
TRISH STRATUS INJURED (PWinsider)
For those who have asked, Trish Stratus is believed to have suffered either a separated shoulder or an AC injury. She is being evaluated by medical personel backstage at the Dupp Arena and is slated to get an MRI as soon as possible.
Fresh cash to alleviate wait times – London Free Press


CTV.ca		 Fresh cash to alleviate wait times
London Free Press, Canada - Apr 29, 2006
… more than $13 million by the province to cut wait times for cancer surgery, cardiac procedures, hip and knee replacements, cataract operations and MRI and CT …
Local hospitals snag $25M to slash waits Ottawa Sun
Wait times getting better: Smitherman Toronto Sun
Ont. to spend $222M to reduce patient wait times CTV.ca
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Angiography – Compressus MEDxConnect(TM) System Delivers on the Promise of PACS With Integration of Disparate Imaging and Information (SYS-CON Media)

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

Compressus MEDxConnect(TM) System Delivers on the Promise of PACS With Integration of Disparate Imaging and Information (SYS-CON Media)
Compressus, Inc. today announced that it will showcase its comprehensive suite of integrated digital medical imaging and data management solutions here at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR), April 27-30. The MEDxConnect(TM) System enables seamless integration of disparate data systems and provides users the freedom to select best of breed PACS,
Ellipsoid Approximation versus 3D Rotational Angiography in the … – AJNR (subscription)

Ellipsoid Approximation versus 3D Rotational Angiography in the …
AJNR (subscription), IL - Apr 12, 2006
Fig 3. Manual segmentation of a 12-mm large carotid ophthalmic artery aneurysm with the 3D rotational angiography (3D-RA) volumetric measurement software. …

Preventing Nephropathy Induced by Contrast Medium
New England Journal of Medicine – This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the authors’ clinical …
A Novel MRI Adiabatic T2 Preparation Sequence with Reduced B1 Sensitivity (Pharmalicencing)
This invention relates to a novel magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) method that accomplishes uniform contrast enhancement between coronary arteries and the surrounding tissue across the entire imaging volume.
FemoStop(R) Supports Early Ambulation After Coronary Angiography … – Business Wire (press release)

FemoStop(R) Supports Early Ambulation After Coronary Angiography …
Business Wire (press release), CA - Apr 6, 2006
… R) Plus Femoral Compression System to manage hemostasis as part of an early ambulation protocol for patients undergoing elective coronary angiography with 6 Fr …

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