June 18, 2008 - Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently said it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial for its Trofex molecular imaging program for the detection and staging of metastatic prostate cancer.

June 18, 2008 - eHealth Global Technologies released today the eHealthViewer for clinical image analysis and review on any Windows desktop or Windows Mobile device or smart phone, and when used in with the company's eHealthConnect services, users can view true diagnostic quality medical images captured by virtually any standards-compliant medical device or modality, such as those used by radiology, cardiology, oncology, neurology and orthopedics.

June 18, 2008 - Elekta received FDA 510(k) clearance for its volumetric intensity modulated arc therapy (VMAT) solution that reportedly combines a significant reduction in treatment time with optimal avoidance of radiation dose to healthy tissues surrounding the tumor.

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 - The Premier healthcare alliance’s purchasing partners division last week recognized the winners of its third annual Pinnacle Award and Performance Award at the 2008 Premier Annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in Nashville, TN.

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 - Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions will host a three-day workshop, “Developing, Financing and Implementing the Standardized Patient Experience in Nursing Education,” for nursing educators Aug. 12-14, 2008

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 – Imaging Dynamics Co. began implementing a contract awarded by the Government of Pakistan to install the X-Series 2200 digital radiography (DR) systems in eight A-Class military hospitals, looking to provide high-quality images using low dose and with a low cost of ownership compared to traditional film X-ray technology.

This is the second contract that IDC has been awarded to provide DR systems to hospitals in Pakistan.

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.

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