August 3, 2007 - The Society for Women’s Health Research has established a new scientific health research network that will explore how the sexes differ in health and disease related to bones, muscles and joints.

August 3, 2007 – The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology’s (ASTRO) new brochure, Radiation Therapy for Lymphoma, is a short treatment guide to assist people coping with Hodgkin’s and nonHodgkin’s lymphoma, and outlines the major differences between the diseases, explains radiation therapy’s role in treatment and what patients can expect before, during and after radiation therapy.

August 3, 2007 - Rorke Data has achieved ISO 13485:2003 certification developed for quality management systems in the medical device and diagnostic imaging community.
Rorke Data provides Healthcare Industry OEMs, hospitals and clinics a range of custom and off-the-shelf data storage, server and network solutions complemented with a full suite of related pro-services such as pre-site analysis, installation and post sales support options.

For more information: www.rorke.com

August 3, 2007 — The 6th Annual RFID, Barcoding & Emerging Technologies for Hospitals & Health Systems Conference, Sept. 24-26 2007 in Philadelphia PA, will feature hospital leaders speaking about their tracking technology applications.

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.

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