June 18, 2008 – MEDRAD gained FDA 510(k) clearance for a new Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) infusion system for positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging procedures, reportedly the first infusion system available in the U.S. to automate the FDG delivery process.

The new PET infusion system, Intego, reportedly enables the healthcare provider to easily administer FDG at any time throughout the day and enhances the clinician's ability to deliver FDG with precision, flexibility and safety.

June 17, 2008 - One of the biggest challenges in fighting tuberculosis is simply getting patients to take their medicine, and MIT students have come up with a possible solution using a new testing and reporting system that is easy for patients to use and offers free cell phone minutes.

Tuberculosis kills an estimated 2 million people every year, and treating the disease requires a strict six-month regimen of antibiotics. If patients abandon the treatment early, the TB bacteria survive and can become resistant to first-line antibiotics.

June 17, 2008 - A new report on the worldwide wound care market by Kalorama Information shows research is shining a light on some very familiar substances that have powerful medicinal properties - including honey and silver.

Advancements in biotechnology, biomaterials and tissue engineering are driving growth in the worldwide wound care market, which reached $12.3 billion in 2007.

June 17, 2008 – A radiation-free ultrasound exam of a women’s heel may predict if a woman is at an increased risk for fractures, according to a new multicenter study published in the July issue of the journal Radiology, finding that radiation-free ultrasound of the heel may be used to better select women who need further bone density testing, such as a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) exam.

June 17, 2008 - Gamma Medica-Ideas and GE Healthcare entered a partnership allowing GE to be the exclusive distributor of Gamma Medica-Ideas’ pre-clinical imaging products effective July 1, 2008, hoping to have a positive impact on new pharmaceutical therapeutic development by allowing researchers to visualize the structure, function and response of laboratory animals in vivo.