May 15, 2007 – The American Cancer Society recently announced that it is keeping its recommendation that women begin receiving annual mammograms at age 40, though other organizations recommend mammograms for women every one to two years from age 40 to 50 and then every year after age 50.

May 15, 2007 – The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced the recipients of the 2007 Advocacy Awards to Michael O. Leavitt, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Olympia Snowe (D-WA); Commonwealth of Virginia Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra; and Colorado State Senator Bob Hagedorn (D), and for the first time a statewide award to the state of Michigan.

May 15, 2007 - BARRX Medical, Inc. announced at Digestive Disease Week in Washington, D.C., results of a clinical trial in which 96 percent of patients with advanced stages of Barrett's esophagus, dysplasia and early cancer, who were treated with the HALO Ablation System, an endoscopic device which removes diseased tissue without the need for surgery, were cured of the disease, with average follow-up exceeding one year. Additionally, all genetic abnormalities associated with developing cancer of the esophagus were reportedly eliminated after treatment.

May 14, 2007 - Hillenbrand Industries Inc. recently announced that its board of directors approved in principle a plan to separate into two independent publicly traded companies, each strategically positioned to capitalize on growth opportunities in their respective markets.

May 14, 2007 - The FDA has cleared the first respirators that can help reduce the user’s exposure to airborne germs during a public health medical emergency, such as an influenza pandemic.

These two filtering facepiece respirators, manufactured by St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M Company (and called the 3M Respirator 8612F and 8670F), will be available to the general public without a prescription.