NHS Scotland rolls out nationwide diabetic
retinopathy screening service
NHS Scotland has completed the roll-out of a country-wide diabetic
retinopathy screening service to help prevent the large number of cases of
blindness caused by diabetes. 23 August 2007
Boston Scientific plans further consolidation of core businesses
Boston Scientific Corporation has announced that it is considering
the sale of its cardiac surgery and vascular
surgery businesses in an ongoing review of its assets and as part of moves
to strengthen its operating and financial performance. 21 August 2007
Staffordshire digital eye-screening programme on
target to screen 35,000 diabetics
The Staffordshire Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Service, which is part of
the UK's screening programme, is averaging 4,000 patient screenings per
month and is on track to exceed its target of screening over 35,000 diabetes
patients this year. 21 August 2007 MindWeavers
to launch software to improve brain function
MindWeavers, a spin-out company from the University of Oxford, is launching
a series of 'brain exercise' computer game products after securing £558,000
of new investment capital. 21 August 2007 MRI
beats mammography in detecting early-stage breast cancer
A study by researchers at the University of Bonn has shown that magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) is more accurate than mammography in diagnosing very
early stages of breast cancer. 21 August 2007 US
FDA lacks resources to regulate nanotechnology
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report recommending
action to address the benefits and risks of nanotechnology. But according to
the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies the agency has been under-resourced
for decades and there is a lack of risk-research data on nanotechnology for
the agency to be able to carry out the recommendations. 21 August 2007
Philips to acquire RIS supplier Ximis
Royal Philips Electronics is taking over Texas-based radiology information
system (RIS) supplier Ximis Inc. Ximis' product, Xiris, is considered to be
complementary to Philips' own RIS product, iSite. 20 August 2007
Barco and Medicsight produce virtual colonoscopy
solution
Barco will integrate Medicsight’s CAD function into its ColonMetrix software
solution, thereby enabling faster and more efficient recognition of suspect
lesions during virtual colonography. 17 August 2007
Nikon BioStation combines incubator and inverted
microscope in one unit
An integrated ‘hands-off’ system for managing, observing and recording the
growth of cells in culture has been launched by Nikon Instruments. 17 August
2007 Eye implant to monitor glaucoma
A sensor for implanting in the eye to monitor glaucoma by measuring
pressure in the eye's interior has been developed by researchers at Purdue
University. 15 August 2007 Miniature device
implanted in brain could monitor and treat epilepsy
Purdue University researchers have developed a tiny transmitter three times
the width of a human hair to be implanted below the scalp to detect the
signs of an epileptic seizure before it occurs. 15 August 2007
Carestream Health becomes ‘supporting member’
of European Society of Radiology
Carestream Health will make its European debut at the 2008 European Congress
of Radiology (ECR). The comapny was formed in May, when Canada's Onex
Corporation acquired Eastman Kodak Company’s Health Group. 15 August 2007
US environment agency criticised for lack of
action on health risks of nanomaterials
The US Environmental Protection Agency's voluntary Nanoscale Materials
Stewardship Program has been labelled "too little, too late" by
Environmental Defense. 14 August 2007
Orbotech acquires 3D — Danish Diagnostic
Development
Danish Diagnostic Development A/S, a manufacturer of gamma cameras for
nuclear medicine, is a privately-held Danish company that markets primarily
in the United States through major industry suppliers that distribute them
under their own brands. 13 August 2007
First implants for BioControl’s device for
congestive heart failure
Cardiologists and surgeons at in Germany and Italy have successfully
implanted BioControl's CardioFit device in the first patients as part of a
multi-center clinical study. 13 August 2007
Rapid action in the community can prevent
deaths during pandemic
A study of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic has shown that early
intervention to isolate infected people slowed down the spread of the
disease and saved lives, according to a new study based on public records
from the time. 9 August
Inverness Medical Innovations to acquire
Hemosense
Inverness Medical Innovations is to acquire point- of-care diagnostics
supplier HemoSense, Inc. in an all stock deal. HemoSense manufactures and
sells handheld blood coagulation systems for monitoring patients taking
warfarin. 9 August 2007 Siemens to take over
Dade Behring for US$7bn
Siemens has further strengthened its diagnostics capabilities with its
merger agreement with US-based Dade Behring, Inc. The planned acquisition
has a total transaction volume of approximately US$7 billion (about €5
billion), almost a 40% margin over the value of the company. 9 August
Speech and therapy software for speech disabled
The Touch & Talk system is a speech communication and therapy tool for
patients suffering from stroke, autism, cancer and other speech
communication disabilities. 5 August OmniGuide
gains EU approval for flexible fibres for CO2 surgical lasers
This will make flexible fibre delivery of a CO2 laser for minimally invasive
surgery available in Europe and other countries that accept the CE mark. 5
August CardioFocus receives European approval
for endoscopic cardiac ablation system
The device combines endoscopic visualization and guidance with the delivery
of therapeutic light energy to perform pulmonary vein isolation for the
treatment of atrial fibrillation. 5 August GE
Centricity RIS/PACS goes live at Florence Nightingale Kiziltoprak Hospital,
Turkey. 3 August 2007 Medtronic expands
spinal business with acquisition of Kyphon for US$3.9bn
Medtronic, Inc. is strengthening its spinal business with the acquisition of
Kyphon for US$3.9 billion in a move seen as complementary in product range
and geographical markets. 3 August 2007
Compact
proton accelerator could revolutionise radiotherapy
The prospect of more widely available proton radiation therapy has moved
closer with the development of a compact device called a dielectric wall
accelerator (DWA) that could fit in standard treatment rooms and allow
modulation for more precise treatment. 3 August 2007.
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