March 8, 2007 - According to the University of Florida, findings show that cancer can cause bone marrow to make blood vessels which feed and help cancer thrive, revealing that instead of using medicine to treat thyroid disease, doctors may someday be able to use bone marrow to repair damaged thyroid tissue.

March 8, 2007 - ProviderSelect: MD has recently chosen Brent Wiseman to lead its ProviderSelect: MD program, aiming to strengthen relationships with physician practice managers and to concentrate on the unique needs of the physician practice market.

Wiseman, a former national director of VHA Inc. PhysicianLink, will focus on adding new members, enhancing portfolio usage and developing productive relationships with contracted suppliers.

March 8, 2007 - Defibtech, LLC announced today it is initiating a voluntary worldwide recall of the Lifeline AED and ReviveR AED (semi-automatic external defibrillators). The software for these devices may allow a self-test to clear a previously detected low battery condition; if this situation occurs the operator may be unaware of the low battery and the device may be unable to deliver a defibrillation shock, which could result in failure to resuscitate a patient.

March 5, 2007 - UltraRAD Corporation announced the introduction of UltraGATEWAY Version 3.0, the newest version of the DICOM Gateway with enhancements designed to allow the user to increase throughput with added ability to facilitate workflow for the Teleradiology/PACS environment.

March 8, 2007 - SunPoint Systems recently introduced the Universal Medical Imager (UMI), a high-resolution computerized viewbox for the review of DICOM images from spinning media, WiFi connectivity and hard copy films independent of a PACS or PC environment, reportedly suited for the emergency room, operating room and patient bedside, providing an enhanced level of security, at HIMSS 2007 in New Orleans.

March 8, 2007 Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc. will reveal its new CT Laser Mammography (CTLM) system, a wave laser breast imaging system that reportedly creates 3-D images and allows for a non-invasive procedure that does not expose the patient to radiation or require breast compression, at the annual European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2007, March 9-13, in Vienna, Austria.

March 7, 2007 � Siemens Medical Solutions recently celebrated the five-thousandth instillation of its Somatom Emotion CT system, a compact scanner which reportedly has a wide range of flexibility, allowing clinicians to perform routine examinations such as chest, abdomen and head, with the option for more advanced applications.

While it's rather easy for the media to beat up the healthcare system and the many facilities that provide services as being broken due to a litany perceived failures, it's even easier to showcase what's succeeding, who's achieving success and why. You just have to look for it. That's why Outpatient Care Technology magazine is shining a spotlight on some of the most forward-thinking, progressively minded ambulatory surgery centers in the nation. We're focusing on such issues as innovation, operational efficiency, customer service and teamwork as ASCs provide care to their patients.

March 7, 2006 � McKesson Corporation announced today that it will launch the Horizon Anatomic Pathology solution at the CLMA ThinkLab �07, March 25-27 in Houston, Texas, a system that will be linked to McKesson�s Horizon Lab laboratory information system (LIS), expanding upon the company�s suite for hospital, reference and hybrid laboratories.

March 7, 2007 - Merge Healthcare announced today the release of its Fusion PACS MX version 2.2 with native 64-bit processing that reportedly enables radiologists to overcome limitations on their computer systems' memory usage, to view, compare and manipulate larger studies than with today's most commonly used 32-bit technology.

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