September 5, 2007 - The FDA has licensed a new vaccine to protect people at high risk of exposure to smallpox during a bioterrorist attack.
The ACAM2000 vaccine will be included in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Strategic National Stockpile of medical supplies.

September 5, 2007 - The FDA has approved Evithrom (human thrombin), a blood-clotting protein used to help control bleeding during surgery.
Evithrom is the first human thrombin approved since 1954 and is the only product currently licensed. It is derived from human plasma obtained from carefully screened and tested U.S. donors and has undergone steps to further reduce the risk for transfusion-transmitted diseases.

September 5, 2007 - Agfa HealthCare, a provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow solutions and diagnostic imaging solutions, announced that it will demonstrate its new IMPAX Cardiovascular (CV) Suite at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2007 in Vienna.

September 5, 2007 — A new technology for cancer detection that eliminates the need for drawing blood has been developed by Purdue University researchers.

Researchers from Purdue's Cancer Center, Department of Chemistry and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering collaborated with cancer and biotechnology experts from the Mayo Clinic to develop technology to detect tumor cells within the human body. By shining a laser on surface veins, such as those on the wrist and inside the cheek, researchers are able to reveal and count circulating tumor cells.

September 5, 2007 - The Emergency Medical Foundation (EMF) and GE Healthcare have entered into a one-year educational partnership to promote scientific knowledge and medical advancement of emergency medicine ultrasound.
The goal of the one-year educational partnership is to support ultrasound use in emergency medicine. The partnership will include two ultrasound training days for emergency medicine residents.

September 5, 2007 – Allscripts, a provider of clinical software, connectivity and information, announced today that Columbia University Medical Center (Columbia) has selected Allscripts as its Electronic Health Record (EHR) provider for Columbia’s outpatient physician group and planned community-based Independent Practice Association, reportedly largest agreement in the company’s history.

September 5, 2007 - Imaging Diagnostic Systems Inc. has installed a CT Laser Mammography (CTLM) system at the Tianjin Medical University's Cancer Institute and Hospital, the largest breast disease center in China.

September 5, 2007 - NightHawk Radiology Services, a provider of business services and clinical workflow technology to radiology groups, recently reported survey results that found 84 percent of survey respondents "strongly agree" or "agree" that engaging NightHawk Radiology Services has helped their organizations deliver excellent patient care.

The survey also found that 94 percent of respondents "strongly agree" or "agree" that using NightHawk helps improve work-life balance for radiologists in their organization.

September 5, 2007 - Viatronix Inc., a developer of 3D imaging software and Vertec Scientific Ltd., its U.K. based distributor, jointly announced the publication of the results of a study utilizing Viatronix V3D Colon, performed at the Departments of Gastroenterology and Radiology, Hampstead Campus, Royal Free and University College Medical School in London, UK.

Emageon Inc. recently announced its new RadSuite Express PACS, a simplified Web-enabled, single-server solution based on Dell technology, created for the fast growing small to mid-sized hospital and clinic market. The system reportedly gives specialists and referring physicians in smaller facilities access to the same high-end, multidisciplinary 3D imaging tools used by radiology, orthopedic and emergency specialists.

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