Feb. 20, 3007 - U.S. researchers are launching a major population-based study to examine the genetic and environmental factors that may cause many diseases, including asthma, Alzheimer's, cancer, depression, diabetes, heart disease and reproductive problems, among others.

This is the first such study in the U.S. since the Framingham Heart Study began in 1948 with some 5,000 men and women. Data from that project has helped determine the risk factors and best treatments for heart disease ever since.

Feb. 20, 2007 - TraumaCad by Orthocrat, a digital orthopedic surgical planning solution, offers enhanced surgical planning options for orthopedic procedures. It expands upon the features and Web-based functionality of the original version by offering surgeons additional resources that enable more thorough and accurate planning of foot, spine, hip and trauma surgeries. The new version also provides more reporting options.

Specialized templates simplify planning for the most common types of orthopedic surgery. Highlights of TraumaCad 2.0 include the following:

February 20, 2007 – Kodak’s Health Group will demonstrate its new Carestream Digital Dashboard software that will provide system administrators with a way to more accurately monitor equipment performance, storage utilization and volume changes at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference and exhibition.

February 20, 2007 – Directive Analytics for Siemens Medical Solutions recently conducted a survey to assess consumer attitudes toward scientific capabilities to predict diseases and found that 72 percent of consumers would take a test to identify a disease they will develop, 20 years before symptoms may occur.

February 20, 2007 – Still River Systems, based in Littleton, MA, recently announced plans to sell pared-down proton sources with the ability to fit in a treatment room, reducing the size, cost and complexity of an accelerator.

Though Still Rivers Systems has not yet received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance, the company has a contract with Washington University, St. Louis, MO, to create a one-room proton-therapy facility.

February 19, 2007 – A study conducted in December 2006, by Kodak’s health group Zoomerang, found 49.6 percent of women aged 40 and older do not receive annual mammorams as recommended by the American Cancer Society.

February 16, 2007 – Rush University Medical Center recently announced their use of the TomoTherapy Hi-Art System that confirms the exact location of tumors and then delivers tumor treatment, a process known as image guide radiation therapy (IGRT).

The TomoTherapy Hi-Art System combines 3-D imaging from CT scanning with radiation beams, allowing for higher radiation levels with a lower risk of affecting surrounding areas.

For all the potential patient safety good that is promised by healthcare’s widespread embracing of electronic health records (EHR), as well as the hoped-for harmony of hospital information systems happily humming a unified tune across vendor brands, the reality of sluggish adoption still plagues the industry. Hospital IT executives continually point to financial constraints as the No.

February 19, 2007 - Philips recently announced that its speech recognition-based document creation platform SpeechMagic will be integrated with CareRevolution from Electronic Healthcare Systems, to ensure faster availability of accurate medical data in electronic medical records.

February 19, 2007 – A study conducted in December 2006, by Kodak’s health group Zoomerang, found 49.6 percent of women aged 40 and older do not receive annual mammorams as recommended by the American Cancer Society.

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