August 30, 2007 — An international working group of renowned scientists, researchers and public health policy professionals (The BioInitiative Working Group) has released its report on electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and health, which includes serious safety concerns.

August 31, 2007 - Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Inc., a provider of microscopy solutions for a variety of research, clinical and industrial applications, introduced the SteREO Discovery.V20 stereomicroscope, reportedly ideal for dissection and documentation, research and development and quality assurance applications.

August 31, 2007 - Action Medical Research has announced that a new MRI scanning technique could mean life-changing curative surgery for more people with epilepsy.

The technique helps to pin-point the exact source of seizures in the brain and where surgery is possible, the area may be removed. This can mean a future that is seizure free for those sufferers whose epilepsy cannot be controlled by drugs.

It has reportedly detected abnormalities in the brain that may give rise to epilepsy in 29 percent of patients whose brains appeared normal using conventional MRI scanning.

August 31, 2007 - TomTec Imaging Systems recently announced that a new version of the 4D RV-Function software, with a new routine oriented clinical workflow, will be launched at the European Society of Cardiology congress 2007, in Vienna.

The software reportedly allows the physician to completely analyze the right ventricle by referring to familiar anatomical structures. This may be accomplished without any experiences in 3D echocardiography.

For more information: www.tomtec.de

August 30, 2007 — Misys Healthcare Systems and iMedica jointly announced an agreement that promises to change the market dynamics and competitive landscape of healthcare IT.

Under terms of the agreement, Misys will license iMedica's innovative electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) solutions as the foundation for a new family of physician offerings focused on small-sized practices. Practices in this segment of ambulatory healthcare have been eager to more fully capitalize on all the benefits of healthcare IT.

August 30, 2007 – Cardinal Health announced a three-year agreement with Cosmetrex, a group purchasing organization uniquely focused on cosmetic surgeons and their practices, to provide custom procedure packs and surgical apparel to cosmetic surgeons and outpatient surgery centers in the U.S.

August 30, 2007 — PowerFile, an innovator in archive appliances for permanent storage of digital content and assets, announced the introduction of the Active Archive Appliance (A3) Enterprise Edition, the industry’s most energy efficient system for online data storage.

August 30, 2007 — Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based real time location systems (RTLS), said it was selected to install a RTLS system in Herentals Hospital in Belgium to track patients through its operating room complex.

August 30, 2007 — The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) has selected the IT and medical-technology company Sectra as their provider for PACS products and services.
HHC is the largest municipal hospital and healthcare system in the U.S.

August 30, 2007 — Viking Systems Inc., designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-performance laparoscopic vision systems, said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Tuebingen Scientific Medical GmbH, a Germany-based developer of articulating surgical instrumentation for minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
Tuebingen Scientific Medical markets its instruments under the brand name Radius. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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