January 10, 2008 – Molecular imaging agents development will enhance the use of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) for early diagnosis of disease, according to the report Molecular Imaging Agents: Evolving Capabilities, Emerging Opportunities.

January 10, 2008 – Confirma raised a $17.5 million Series C round led by Telegraph Hill Partners, joined by Northwest Venture Associates, Prism Ventureworks and Versant Ventures; the investment will be used to fund the company’s operations and new product development.

Additions to the company’s Board of Directors include, Dr. Tom Raffin and Jeff Calhoun from Telegraph Hill, and Denny Weston from Fluke Ventures.

January 10, 2008 - Scientists used magnetic fields and tiny iron-bearing particles to drive healthy cells to targeted sites in blood vessels in animals to develop a new method of delivering cells and genes to repair injured or diseased organs in humans, in a study which was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Jan. 7, 2008.

January 10, 2008 - Dublin Methodist Hospital, part of OhioHealth, is opening today as one of the nation's few all-digital, full-service community hospitals, due to the implementation of McKesson’s Horizon Clinicals suite EHR system, which supports more than two million clinicians nationwide.

January 9, 2008 - ReBuilder Medical Technologies Inc. announced this week it has created a new research and development facility.

“We have leased, fitted and established the infrastructure for a new offsite engineering laboratory that will allow us to streamline the process of new product development,” said David B. Phillips, Ph.D., CEO of RBRM. “This state of the art R and D facility will house both electronic and pharmaceutical laboratories.”

January 9, 2008 - Wellsoft Corp. recently announced Memorial Hospital in York, PA has selected its emergency department information system (EDIS) to help create a more efficient emergency department.

January 9, 2008 – Every hospital in England’s national socialized medicine program will be able to recruit two infection control nurses, two isolation nurses and an antimicrobial pharmacist with millions in extra investment for infection control in the National Health Service.

New stringent requirements outlined today in the government’s strategy to tackle healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) also mean that NHS Foundation Trust applications will not be supported by the secretary of state unless trusts are consistently hitting local targets on both MRSA and C. difficile.

January 9, 2008 – Every hospital in England’s national socialized medicine program will be able to recruit two infection control nurses, two isolation nurses and an antimicrobial pharmacist with millions in extra investment for infection control in the National Health Service.

New stringent requirements outlined today in the government’s strategy to tackle healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) also mean that NHS Foundation Trust applications will not be supported by the secretary of state unless trusts are consistently hitting local targets on both MRSA and C. difficile.

January 9, 2008 - The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) recently issued education materials to more than 3,000 local union presidents in the U.S. and Canada calling for routine carbon monoxide (CO) screening using a pulse CO-oximeter for all fire fighters potentially exposed to CO.

January 9, 2008 - OhioHealth opened the doors of Dublin Methodist Hospital this morning, which boasts an innovative, patient-centered design, state-of-the-art technology, and a near-paperless environment making it the first in Ohio and one of the first in the country to do so.

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