September 11, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions congratulates Dr. Kenneth R. Bertka, chief medical information officer, Catholic Healthcare Partners, Northern Division, Toledo, OH, on receiving one of the 2007 Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) Awards, which recognizes individuals for excellence and outstanding achievement in applied medical informatics.

September 11, 2007 - Carestream Molecular Imaging, a division of Carestream Health Inc., announced at the Joint Molecular Imaging Conference the introduction of new large Stokes shift dyes for fluorescent in vivo imaging applications, KODAK X-SIGHT Large Stokes Shift Dyes, which are reactive dyes designed to enable researchers and scientists to maximize the fluorescent signal while minimizing auto-fluorescence issues during in vivo imaging.

September 10, 2007 — Elsevier, a publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced the launch of OncologySTAT a free website featuring high-quality, scientifically-based oncology and cancer care information and education.

The site is aimed at more than 1 million US oncologists, hematologists, oncology nurses, and all other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment, care and diagnosis of patients with cancer.

September 10, 2007 — The Prescription Project, a national campaign to end the influence of pharmaceutical marketing on physician prescribing decisions, applauded U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) for their proposed legislation to require manufacturers of pharmaceutical drugs, devices and biologics to disclose the amount of money they give to doctors through payments, gifts, honoraria, travel and other means.

September 10, 2007 - The National Prostate Cancer Coalition’s annual Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill will be on September 27 and 28.

Attendees will have an opportunity to visit Washington to meet with their elected members of Congress and discuss the importance of prostate cancer research funding, awareness, and education.

September 10, 2007 - PDI recently announced the FDA approval of Chlorascrub Swabstick and Maxi Swabstick, the only 3.15 percent Chlorhexidine Gluconate (w/v) and 70 percent Isopropyl Alcohol (v/v) pre-injection skin antiseptic for inclusion in kits.

Recognizing the need for clinicians to have the convenience of kits for a variety of medical procedures, PDI, the Healthcare Division of Nice-Pak Products Inc., has now made its Chlorascrub Swabstick and Maxi Swabstick available to kit manufacturers. The Chlorascrub Swab was approved for kit use earlier this year.

September 10, 2007 - Aten Technology Inc. unveiled the first LCD KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) switches to feature a antimicrobial nanocoating.
Aten specializes in KVM switches and remote connectivity products to centrally manage servers, network devices and IT infrastructure.

September 10, 2007 - Leading pharmacies in Florida, including Walgreens, CVS, Wal-Mart, Publix and Winn-Dixie, are now part of the ePrescribe Florida Collaborative to promote a cooperative statewide effort toward the adoption of electronic prescribing capabilities by physicians and clinicians.

September 10, 2007 - Doctors in south Texas are seeing the potentially deadly staph infection known as Community Acquired-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (CA-MRSA) emerging in epidemic proportions in children.
South Texas was one of the first regions of the country to experience CA-MRSA and has since become a hot bed for the infection.
"We've seen that MRSA working in the community is much more virulent," said Jaime Fergie, M.D., Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi, TX.

September 10, 2007 - Health information management services provider Precyse Solutions said it made major enhancements to its remote coding capabilities with PrecyseCode 2X, including a new screen emulation innovation, which ensures greater security of the medical record and greater efficiency and speed of coding.

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