December 5, 2007 - The Cianna Medical SAVI applicator, an advanced treatment for breast cancer, provides multiple benefits for patients, breast surgeons, and radiation oncologists, according to research performed at the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center and presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

December 5, 2007 - Starion Instruments' TLS3 Tissue Ligating Shears feature Starion's proprietary thermal welding technology, focusing thermal energy to simultaneously seal and divide soft tissue, reducing thermal spread and collateral damage.

December 5, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions yesterday said the newest version of its Invision health information system is now generally available, which contains platform, database and application upgrades to assist in streamlining information across clinical, financial, and administrative functions.

December 5, 2007 - Measuring both the level of red blood cells in the body and the blood flow in tumors can help predict which cervical cancer patients are likely to have a better outcome, according to researcher from the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center presented at the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in Los Angeles.

December 4, 2007 - Streamline Health Solutions Inc. said today it reached an agreement so Emergis Inc. can integrate Streamline's accessANYware document management repository and document workflow applications into its Oacis Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

The companies said the integrated solution addresses clinicians' need for immediate access to patient records in hybrid environments, where electronic health records still cohabit with paper.

December 4, 2007 - A new, free white paper, addressing the challenges of new FDA regulations awaiting combination products manufacturers, is now available for download from Microtest, a testing services and contract manufacturing for the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology industries.

While combination products are experiencing dramatic growth, the convergence of drug/biologics and devices brings a host of regulatory challenges. Manufacturers must ensure their products meet cGMP practices as well as pass muster with the FDA, ISO and USP.

December 5, 2007 - Cepheid said yesterday it released Xpert MRSA/SA-Blood Cultures and Xpert MRSA/SA-Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) tests in Europe designed to enable simultaneous rapid detection of two leading causes of hospital and community acquired infections - Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Staphylococcus aureus.

December 5, 2007 - Bristol-Myers Squibb will divest its medical imaging division as part of an initiative to maximize the value of its healthcare group.

As part of the restructuring, Bristol-Myers Squibb will cut personnel by 10 percent, possibly resulting in pretax cost savings of $1.5 billion by 2012. It will focus its activities on such key growth products as specialty and biologic medicines and cardiovascular and metabolic drugs.

The downsizing of its labor force started in November and will continue for three years, the company announced.

December 5, 2007 - IMIX Americas Inc. debuted a new line of full-featured digital radiography products, such as the IMIX insight PanoRAD, a universal, full-function DR system, the IMIX insight NovoRAD, offering a new approach to radiology room configuration and the IMIX insight OrthoRAD, a partially motorized, straight-arm stand specifically designed for the orthopedic market.

December 5, 2007 - The United Kingdom's Department of Health said today it will begin a new stroke strategy in which anyone in a higher-risk group who suffers a minor stroke will receive an MRI scan within 24 hours to accelerate the emergency response.

The department hopes the new strategy will help prevent up the 6,800 deaths and cases of disability, which occur due to strokes in the U.K. annually. A further 1,600 strokes may also be averted through preventative work, the department said.

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