Feb. 23, 2007 - Eat less and exercise more - the simple solution to weight loss - is not always simple, according to Dr. David Katz of Yale University. Here are some ideas Dr. Katz gave recently as keynote speaker of a recent conference:

-Don't make kids clean their plates. Help them learn to stop eating when they are no longer hungry. The old ploy about starving children in China is no longer valid, says Katz, because children in China are overweight as well.

Feb. 23, 2007 - Seal Shield Corp. is introducing the first products in a complete family of infection control solutions at the 2007 HIMSS show in New Orleans, LA, Feb. 26-March 1. Notably, Seal Shield will be unveiling the company's signature products, the SEAL SHIELD Medical Grade Washable Keyboard and Mouse. According to the company, the SEAL SHIELD Keyboard and Mouse are the first ever to be fully submersible and dishwasher safe.

February 23, 2007 - VersaMed recently called upon state and local governments to redouble respiratory care preparation and to stockpile critical supplies beyond the ventilator, in order to be better prepared for disaster and pandemic incidents.

As states, cities and local municipalities move to purchase disaster preparation supplies, it is crucial that procurement officials acquire provisions to support the ventilator, such as oxygen concentrators and electric generators. Oxygen concentrators are critical in order to supply a guaranteed source of oxygen for a patient.

Bill Crounse, M.D., Director of Worldwide Health at Microsoft Corporation, speaks with Imaging Technology News (ITN) on how Radiology is moving the whole industry toward digitization.

ITN: How is Radiology playing an important role helping to integrate the enterprise the electronic health record?

In a live interview with California radio station KNCO, Rob McAllister asked Cristen Bolan, editor of Imaging Technology News magazine, how the publications chose the criteria for selecting the Five Women’s Centers to Watch in 2007, an article that recently appeared in a Special Report in Imaging Technology News (ITN) and Outpatient Care Technology News (OPCT).

Employing an enterprise-first approach, Philips Medical Systems� iSite PACS 4.0 and 3.5 enable access to diagnostic-quality images and relevant information throughout the enterprise. Both versions include a new core IHE-compliant database, HL7 workflow engine, back-end system architecture harmonized with Philips� user interface design standards and a localization framework that provides internationalization support.
In addition, several visualization viewing and processing applications are now interfaced with the iSite Radiology application.
Philips Medical Systems

February 12, 2007 - Sectra recently announced that it will launch the latest member of its next-generation Sectra PACS workstation family, plus its latest generation of RIS/PACS and orthopedic solution at ECR.

February 13, 2007 - Sectra will launch at ECR the next generation of its photon-counting full-field digital mammography system, Sectra MicroDose Mammography, which features the latest developments within photon-counting technology, in response to a growing trend toward photon-counting in medical imaging.


Bill Crounse, M.D., Director of Worldwide Health at Microsoft Corporation, speaks with Imaging Technology News (ITN) on how Radiology is moving the whole industry toward digitization.

ITN: How is Radiology playing an important role helping to integrate the enterprise the electronic health record?

Feb. 22, 2007 - Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. has received FDA clearance to market TenoGlide Tendon Protector Sheet in the US. The product is indicated for the management and protection of tendon injuries in which there has been no substantial loss of tendon tissue. It is an advanced tendon protection device, composed of a porous matrix of cross-linked collagen and glycosaminoglycan (GAG). The collagen-GAG resorbable matrix provides a protective, biocompatible interface, which creates a favorable environment and gliding surface for tendon healing. Based on available

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