July 23, 2007 – Derma Sciences Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of advanced wound care products, today announced that it has received clearance from the FDA to market and sell its API-MED Active Manuka Honey Absorbent Dressing.

This represents the first FDA clearance of a honey-based product for the management of wounds and burns. Honey-based products have been available throughout Europe where they compete against silver-based dressings, and have in only two years captured approximately 10% of that market.

Source: www.aapm.org

Source: www.aapm.org

July 23, 2007 - By borrowing techniques used in telecommunications technology, computed tomography (CT) scanners may eventually see data collection speeds increase by hundreds of times, leading to better images, faster imaging procedures, and potentially lower X-ray exposures. A University of North Carolina team has pioneered a method that collects images from many sources at once, instead of the current serial method of data collection.

July 23, 2007 - Bringing together the high-quality 3D images of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the intense tumor-killing X-rays of a linear accelerator, scientists at the Alberta Cancer Board are building a prototype that could for the first time enable powerful X-ray beams to become a viable treatment option for liver, stomach and pancreatic cancers, which currently must be treated with su

July 23, 2007 - Teleflex Inc., a global supplier of disposable medical products used in critical care, specialty medical, and surgical applications and Arrow International Inc. announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Teleflex will acquire Arrow in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $2 billion.