December 13, 2007 - Langford IC Systems recently introduced the Manzi Mach 1 Cleaner-Processor, one of the world’s first Parametric Release liquid chemical instrument processors, which the maker says is a new method of cleaning and sanitizing medical instruments.

The sterilizers are now in production for delivery in mid 2008.

December 13, 2007 - Agendia’s breast cancer prognosis test, MammaPrint, is now available to U.S. patients after receiving two clearances from the FDA.

The first clearance in February of this year cleared MammaPrint as an In Vitro Diagnostic Multivariate Index Assay (IVDMIA) for use in breast cancer prognosis. In June of this year, Agendia received a second clearance for the test in conjunction with RNARetain, an RNA stabilizing solution allowing shipping of tumor biopsies at ambient temperature, greatly facilitating the logistical process of sample handling.

December 13, 2007 - Tennessee-based Shared Health Inc. yesterday announced the results of a new study showing a 17 percent improvement in efficiencies following implementation of its HIE.

December 13, 2007 - Catcher Holdings Inc., a maker of ruggedized integrated mobile computing and WiFi communication platforms, together with Response Data Engineering, an emergency medical services patient care technology company, today announced a $265,000 purchase of the CATCHER command and control platform that will be deployed in rural areas where EMS technicians are often faced with communication challenges.

December 13, 2007 - The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) will hold the third year of its scholarship program for trainees who are interested in imaging informatics, open to radiology residents, fellows and medical students from North America.

Perks include travel expenses and meeting registration for the SIIM 2008 Annual Meeting, as well as a one-year SIIM membership. The SIIM Annual Meeting will take place in Seattle, WA, May 15-18, 2008.

December 13, 2007 - GE Healthcare IT announced that its Centricity Enterprise support organization has achieved certification under the Service Capability & Performance (SCP) Standards program, auditing the effectiveness of customer service and support based upon a stringent set of performance standards.

This recognition occurred after an extensive audit of the GE service center in Seattle, Washington against the SCP Support Standard.

December 13, 2007 - TomoTherapy Inc. announced that the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) has begun treating patients with the TomoTherapy Hi-Art treatment system, the first to be installed in Switzerland.

The system is an advanced radiation therapy system for the treatment of a wide variety of cancers, combining integrated CT imaging with conformal radiation therapy to deliver radiation treatments with speed and precision while reducing radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. The company completed its initial public offering in May 2007.

December 13, 2007 – A Canadian nuclear reactor that makes and distributes globally more than two-thirds of the world’s supply of radioisotopes for cancer tests, may reopen by Dec. 20, after being shut down since November.

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (ACEL), a government-owned nuclear technology company that operates the reactor, shut it down after technical problems. Pending a push through emergency legislation allowing AECL to use a backup method, the reactor should be back to full production within seven days.

December 12, 2007 - Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), the first hospital-based proton treatment center in the U.S., has recently launched Protons.com, a Web site designed to help patients understand and explore this treatment option -promoting not only the hospital's advanced offerings, but bringing greater attention to proton therapy itself.

December 12, 2007 - Zimmer Holdings Inc. announced that its Premarket Approval application for the Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex Mobile Knee has been granted by the FDA.

Zimmer says that a key strength of its mobile bearing system is its ability to be used in a minimally invasive procedure. The LPS-Flex Mobile Knee is compatible with the company's Minimally Invasive Solutions (MIS) Systems and Technologies knee replacement instrumentation.

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