August 24, 2007 — Lumitex Medical Devices has introduced a new generation of its patented VersaLight single-use surgical device.

The VersaLight is reportedly five times brighter, as well as cooler, stronger and less costly, than its competition. The new offering features improved suction, a new cable management system, and uniform, cool, shadowless light.

August 24, 2007 - The market for skin ulcer treatments is expected to see solid growth over the next four years due to demographic shifts and new treatments such as negative wound pressure therapy, sending the market to $6.2 billion in 2011, according to the third edition of "Wound Care Markets: Volume I: Skin Ulcers," a new report by New York-based Kalorama Information.

August 24, 2007 – In an extension of its "America's Best" series, U.S. News & World Report today unveiled its first stand-alone "America's Best Children's Hospitals" issue, featuring a detailed ranking of the finest pediatric facilities in the United States.
The data will be published in the magazine's Sept. 3 issue, on newsstands Monday, Aug. 27. It is also available online today at health.usnews.com/pediatrics.

August 24, 2007 – The Emergency Medical Foundation (EMF) and GE Healthcare announced 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. Ultrasound can be used as an integral part of an emergency physician’s training.

Prime Healthcare Services Installs IntegradWeb PACS in Five of its Hospitals

August 24, 2007 - Carestream Health Inc. debuted a pre-configured version of its KODAK CARESTREAM RIS that reportedly enables small to medium-sized hospitals to quickly achieve desired workflow efficiencies.

August 24, 2007 - The market for skin ulcer treatments is expected to see solid growth over the next four years due to demographic shifts and new treatments such as negative wound pressure therapy, sending the market to $6.2 billion in 2011, according to the third edition of "Wound Care Markets: Volume I: Skin Ulcers," a new report by New York-based Kalorama Information.

August 24, 2007 - In a paper published by the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Joseph Culver, Ph.D., assistant professor of radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and his colleagues report that they've improved a recently developed brain imaging technique to the point where a babie's brain will allow for more accessible imaging scans.

August 23, 2007 — Hologic Inc. announced the publication of the first large scale study comparing the results of a particular digital mammography technology to women screened with film.

The Vestfold County Study by E. Vigeland, H. Klaasen, T.A. Klingen, S. Hofvind and P. Skaane was published in the on line version of European Radiology in August 2007.

The researchers compared cancer detection and recall rates of 18,239 women screened with a Hologic Selenia digital mammography system to the results of 324,763 women screened with film over a two year period.

August 23, 2007 — The FDA has approved Reclast (zoledronic acid) Injection, the first and only once-yearly treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Approximately 8 million women in the United States suffer from osteoporosis, a disease characterized by low bone mass and reduced bone strength that causes bones to break easily. Osteoporotic fractures are associated with increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs.

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