Archive for May, 2006

Medical Imaging – FDA Approves Shingles Vaccine

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

FDA Approves Shingles Vaccine
KRNV – BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Emageon Inc. announced today that Chuck Jett, Chairman, CEO and President, and Randy Pittman, CFO will present at the Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. 2006 Growth Investor Conference – Presenting the

New MRI Can Spot Emphysema Early
KRNV – TEL-AVIV, Israel, May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. (“EMI”) today announced the results of the Special General Meeting of its shareholders held today, Wednesday, May 31, 2006, in Tel-Aviv, Israel. At the meeting, all

About the day
Journal and Courier Online – Paula Davis had breast cancer surgery in October 2005. Now she’s undergoing chemotherapy. So, to mark National Cancer Survivors Day, she will host a celebration and remembrance June 1 at her personal training and Pilates studio in Lafayette. Another

VirtualScopics shares start trading on Nasdaq
Rochester Business Journal – VirtualScopics Inc. s stock began trading on Nasdaq under the symbol VSCP, some six months after it went public in November. The company s shares (Nasdaq: VSCP) Wednesday afternoon were trading at $5.79, up more than 18 percent from Tuesday s

Ultrasounds go compact
MSNBC – Technological advancements have allowed GE Healthcare to offer laptop-size ultrasound products with imaging capabilities comparable to the company’s full-size ultrasound equipment. GE Healthcare is introducing four such products in 2006 that the

ZOLL Medical Corporation Announces Appointment of New Director
Forbes – ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: ZOLL), a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, today announced that William J. Mercer has been appointed to its Board of Directors. With this appointment, ZOLL has expanded its Board

Ultrasound – Rach’s recovery is very special

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Rach’s recovery is very special
Vindicator – NORTH LIMA The problems started almost two years ago, during a high school football game against Mineral Ridge. The second half had just started and David Rach, then a sophomore outside linebacker for South Range, started to feel a little light

Running In Place
Popular Mechanics – Cage Wars: The VirtuSphere allows Soldiers to train in realistic scenarios. Inside The Game: The sphere tracks movements with ultrasound. It transmits video to the headset. Creator Of The (Virtual) World: Ray Latypov stands with the VirtuSphere

National News from AP: Hitech
Ledger Independent – DALLAS – Chip-maker Texas Instruments Inc. has ridden the wireless wave since the dawn of the cellular age, with its sales and profits growing along with the popularity of games, cameras and other fancy mobile phone features that require more

China Closes 201 Medical Clinics to Counter Gender Gap
FOX News – SHANGHAI, China A northern Chinese province has closed 201 clinics that helped detect and abort female fetuses, and is offering stipends to elderly couples without sons in an attempt to counter the widening gender imbalance, the government said

Unnecessary ultrasound: The risks
Wilmington Morning Star – Ultrasound has been since the 1950s. While there has been no confirmed evidence that fetal ultrasounds have biological effects, medical experts argue that risks from medically unnecessary exposure could be identified in the future. The FDA, which has

Mammography – Latest News

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Latest News
dBusinessNews.com – Orange County: K2 Network Commercializes Global MU Online with Cutting Edge Hybrid Pricing Model IRVINE — Global MU Online — the home to more Orange County: SenoRx Successfully Settles Lawsuit ALISO VIEJO — SenoRx, Inc. today announced that it

Bay Area Hospital serves entire South Coast
Daily Triplicate – Bay Area Hospital, located in Coos Bay, is a 172-bed, publicly owned hospital, the largest on the Oregon Coast, and has more than 100 physicians on its medical staff. The hospital is the area’s largest employer with more than 900 personnel and $45

House OKs funds for temporary nuclear storage
Deseret News – WASHINGTON The House approved $30 million for the temporary storage of nuclear waste in the energy spending bill passed late Wednesday. The bill’s report says the Energy Department could consider private sites, which might make Private Fuel

Art to Present at Biomedex 2006 in Montr al (Canada)
WebWire – Montreal, Canada, – ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. (“ART”) (TSX: ARA), a Canadian medical device company and a leader in optical molecular imaging products for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, is pleased to announce its

Breast – Breast News
Health 24 – This week, in a highly emotional episode, Egoli s Nora decided to shave her head after chemotherapy made her hair fall out. She was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. And this was no trick for the camera actress Christine Basson really went

Web Portal Gives Patients Control of Mammogram Records
CRM Buyer – “This is a part of the transformation of health care,” Scott Cleare, Medical Imaging Channel Segment Executive, IBM Life Sciences, told TechNewsWorld. “Patients want to and should be taking responsibility for managing their own health care.” Learn

Used Medical Equipment – Natick trash load is radioactive

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Natick trash load is radioactive
MetroWest Daily News – N ATICK — A load of radiation-laden residential trash made a big stink last weekend after state health officials ordered it stored at the town’s West Street recycling center. “Normally, it’s just some medical waste that didn’t get flushed down the

Arab League denies it is unable to provide aid to Palestinians
Haaretz – CAIRO, Egypt – The Arab League denied on Saturday that it was unable to transfer aid to Palestinians, saying that the issue, including paying salaries to Palestinian Authority employees, was still under discussion. The statement followed an urgent

Senior notes
Ipswich Chronicle – Cribbage: Thursdays, 1 p.m. Dominoes: Thursdays, 10 a.m. Exercise class, low-impact: Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 9 to 10 a.m. in Senior Center cafeteria. For information, call Patricia Valcour, 978-356-6659. Cost $3. Grocery shopping trips: Shaw’s

Palestinian health minister asks Arab League for help
Sioux City Journal – CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The Palestinian health minister on Saturday appealed to the Arab League and international community for $4.3 million to prevent “a humanitarian and health disaster.” Since Hamas won Jan. 25 parliamentary elections, the

PA asks world for $4.3m. for health care
Jerusalem Post – The Palestinian health minister on Saturday urged the Arab League and international community to provide $4.3 million for health care in the Palestinian territories to prevent “a humanitarian and health disaster.” Health Minister Bassem Naim also

Mammography – Don’t wait for digital breast X-rays

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Don’t wait for digital breast X-rays
Political Gateway – ROCHESTER, Minn., May 30 (UPI) — U.S. doctors advise women to get regular mammograms even if their local hospital or clinic does not yet have the latest digital technology, a report says. Some doctors and hospitals told The Wall Street Journal they

Intermountain Healthcare to expand clinic
Spectrum – HURRICANE – Since Inter-mountain Healthcare opened an InstaCare clinic in Hurricane in the fall of 2003, the number of patients seen at the clinic has climbed from 350 to 1,100 a month. Jan Eggleston, office manager for the Hurricane Clinic, said

Local Sports and Recreation Briefs
Cottage Grove Sentinel – Members of the Cottage Grove High School track and field team will travel to Eugene on Friday and Saturday to compete in the OSAA state track and field Championships. The event held at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus will

Breast Conservation A Good Option For Non-invasive, ‘early’ Breast
Medical News Today – For women diagnosed with a type of non-invasive breast cancer , removing the breast is not the only treatment option. Breast conserving surgery, long known to be successful at treating the more common invasive cancer, can also be effective for this

New medical building open on Delnor campus
Beacon News – GENEVA A medical office building that houses a cardiac rehabilitation center, a center for breast health and space for 50 physician offices has opened at Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva. The 111,000-square-foot Medical Office Building is

HealthWrap: No cancer link for pot smokers
Science Daily – OXFORD, England, May 25 (UPI) — A study led by Donald Tashkin, a professor at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles, has shown no direct link between heavy marijuana smoking and cancer. Not only did heavy marijuana smoking not appear

Used Medical Equipment – Palestinian Aide Appeals to Arab League

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Palestinian Aide Appeals to Arab League
WINK TV – CAIRO, Egypt The Palestinian health minister on Saturday appealed to the Arab League and international community for $4.3 million to prevent “a humanitarian and health disaster.” Since Hamas won Jan. 25 parliamentary elections, the Palestinian

Palestinian health minister asks Arab League for help
Sioux City Journal – CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The Palestinian health minister on Saturday appealed to the Arab League and international community for $4.3 million to prevent “a humanitarian and health disaster.” Since Hamas won Jan. 25 parliamentary elections, the

DR. HUGO A. BRENNER, M.D.
Commercial News – ATTICA, Ind. Dr. Hugo A. Brenner, M.D., 78, of Attica, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, at 2 a.m. in the St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital. Born June 13, 1927, to the late Luis Hermann Brenner and Ana Maria Guembes de Brenner in Lima, Peru, he grew up

PA asks world for $4.3m. for health care
Jerusalem Post – The Palestinian health minister on Saturday urged the Arab League and international community to provide $4.3 million for health care in the Palestinian territories to prevent “a humanitarian and health disaster.” Health Minister Bassem Naim also

Arab League denies it is unable to provide aid to Palestinians
Haaretz – CAIRO, Egypt – The Arab League denied on Saturday that it was unable to transfer aid to Palestinians, saying that the issue, including paying salaries to Palestinian Authority employees, was still under discussion. The statement followed an urgent

Senior notes
Ipswich Chronicle – Cribbage: Thursdays, 1 p.m. Dominoes: Thursdays, 10 a.m. Exercise class, low-impact: Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 9 to 10 a.m. in Senior Center cafeteria. For information, call Patricia Valcour, 978-356-6659. Cost $3. Grocery shopping trips: Shaw’s