August 3, 2007 — Artromick recently announced the general availability of the NX10 Mobile Computing WorkStation, a point-of-care computing cart that reportedly delivers a flexible, light weight and cost effective solution for bedside data management.

The NX10 WorkStation 20 percent lighter than the previous product releases with a stable and trim-line footprint making it easy for nursing staff to maneuver through the most crowded corridors and patient rooms, according to the manufacturer.

August 3, 2007 — MEDecision Inc., a provider of software, services and clinical content to healthcare payers, received a "Recognition of Excellence in Innovation Certificate" from the United States Department of Commerce, which honors local and regional innovators nationwide who have introduced a new product or service into the market, utilized a new manufacturing process, or received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

August 3, 2007 — Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC) recently announced the release of its color coded Alert Band Wristbands for patient safety.

Throughout the U.S., healthcare facilities have long used color-coded wristbands to signal important medical information. In fact, according to the 2005 Patient Safety Authority Survey of Pennsylvania Hospitals four out of five respondents’ facilities used color-coded patient wristbands.

August 3, 2007 - HP recently signed on to supply technology to MD Anderson, one of the nation’s leading cancer research and treatment centers, enabling researchers at MD Anderson to investigate new techniques in bioinformatics, epidemiology, radiation treatment modeling, and many other fields, in ways that were previously either not possible or too slow to be effective.

August 3, 2007 - Medipattern Corp., a developer of computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) medical imaging software designed to detect cancer announced it has closed a deal with Research Capital Corp. issuing 4,730,000 common shares at a price of $1.10 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,203,000.

August 3, 2007 - According to a study released in the August 1 edition of the International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics, the official journal of ASTRO, women with early stage breast cancer who receive a newer type of radiation called intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) develop significantly fewer side effects than women who receive traditional radiation therapy.

August 3, 2007 - ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. (ART), a Canadian medical device company, announced an agreement to develop and conduct clinical research with the Stanford Breast Imaging Section of Stanford University to evaluate the effectiveness of the SoftScan optical breast imaging system in treatment monitoring and diagnosis of breast cancer.

August 3, 2007 - OncoLogics Inc., a comprehensive radiosurgical and radiation therapy clinic in southwest Louisiana, announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase a Clinatron-250 proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT) system, still under development, from Still River Systems, reportedly becoming the only center in Louisiana to commit to this technology.

August 2, 2007 — Masimo announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for pulse oximetry (SpO2) and methemoglobin (SpMet) measurement in neonatal patients with its Rainbow adhesive sensors.

August 2, 2007 — The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (CHAMP Act), which will expand health insurance coverage to more poor children and help preserve Medicare beneficiaries' access to physicians.

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) urged the U.S. Senate to pass similar legislation this week, saying that improving health insurance coverage for children will help them live healthier, happier lives and help protect access to emergency care for everyone.

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