July 31, 2007 - Datalux Corp. recently introduced the XG10 and SG10, 10.4-inch LCD monitors that feature touch-screen capability and compact, all-metal enclosures making them applicable for a wide range of uses.

July 30, 2007 — Frost & Sullivan has selected Mindray Medical International as the recipient of the 2007 Global Excellence Award in Patient Monitoring.

This award is presented in recognition of the patient monitoring manufacturer's continuous global expansion through competitive pricing and the worldwide presence of its sales and marketing support teams.

July 30, 2007 - Users of Integra Radionics’ XKnife noninvasive radiosurgery presented their latest advances in the treatment of brain, spine and lung tumors at the recent AAPM meeting in Minneapolis, MN.

July 30, 2007 — The FDA's Nanotechnology Task Force released a report that recommends the agency consider developing guidance and taking other steps to address the benefits and risks of drugs and medical devices using nanotechnology.

July 30, 2007 - PDI recently announced the FDA approval of Chlorascrub Swab, the first 3.15 percent Chlorhexidine Gluconate (w/v) and 70 percent Isopropyl Alcohol (v/v) pre-injection skin antiseptic for inclusion in kits.

PDI, the Healthcare Division of Nice-Pak Products, Inc., has now made its Chlorascrub Swab available to kit manufacturers.

July 30, 2007 - Varian Medical Systems' advanced treatment planning and information management software was selected as part of a major project to integrate all radiotherapy activities in Stockholm, Sweden, in an effort to unify the Karolinska, South and Danderyd Hospitals, which recently merged under the title of Karolinska University Hospital.

July 30, 2007 – Siemens Medical Solutions announced today that it has been granted an Investigational New Drug (IND) Exemption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a Phase I clinical trial of (F-18) 3'-fluoro-3'-deoxythymidine (FLT), a molecular imaging biomarker that has shown promise in monitoring the proliferation of cancer cells, which could help physicians quickly determine the effectiveness of cancer therapies.

July 30, 2007 - Visualase Inc., with its research partner BioTex Inc.

July 27, 2007 - Internationally Recruited Nurses: Creating Positive Practice Environments is the topic of a conference being sponsored by the International Centre on Nurse Migration and the American Nurses Association Aug. 3 to 7 in Chicago, Ill.

The conference will serve to provide a better understanding of the immigration process and the strategies that create a positive work environment and facilitate the successful integration of internationally recruited nurses into the healthcare team.

July 27, 2007 — In a recent opinion poll conducted by Sage Products Inc., 57 percent of the 200 wound ostomy continence nurses who responded said their hospital has a specific protocol in place for prevention of incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD). Forty-three percent do not have any protocols in place. The poll was conducted at the Wound Ostomy & Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society’s annual conference, June 9-13, 2007.

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