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Society of Nuclear Medicine Releases New Guidelines for Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging
June 22, 2010 6:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNEWPORT NEWS, Va. , June 22 /- Dilon Diagnostics, the industry leader in molecular breast imaging, today announced that the Society of Nuclear Medicine Procedure Guidelines Committee has released The SNM Procedure Guideline for Breast Scintigraphy with Breast-Specific Gamma Cameras. This...
Pink Lotus Breast Center to Integrate Electronic Brachytherapy Cancer Treatment Platform
June 22, 2010 6:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSUNNYVALE, Calif. , June 22 /- Xoft, makers of Electronic Brachytherapy systems based upon miniaturized X-ray tube technology, today announced the integration of its Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy System at the Pink Lotus Breast Center, a state of the art, fully comprehensive...
Spectranetics settles class action lawsuit
June 22, 2010 5:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMedical laser maker Spectranetics Corp. said Tuesday it has settled a securities class-action lawsuit and a stockholder derivatives case.The class action lawsuit filed against the company and certain executives had alleged that Spectranetics broke federal securities law by making false and...
Freescale unveils new era of sensing with Xtrinsic portfolio
June 22, 2010 5:38 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsXtrinsic sensing solutions for motion and touch applications boost sensing context and performance for next generation applications
Covidien prices offering of $1.5B in senior notes
June 22, 2010 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsIrish drug and medical device maker Covidien PLC has priced an offering of senior notes totaling $1.5 billion, which it will use to help pay for the acquisition of medical device maker ev3 Inc.Covidien said late Monday its subsidiary, Covidien International Finance SA, is offering $500 million in...
NIH and Wellcome Trust announce partnership to support population-based genome studies in Africa
June 22, 2010 4:36 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute) The National Institutes of Health, an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services, and the Wellcome Trust, a global charity based in London, today announced a partnership to support population-based genetic studies in...
Concord Medical Announces New Centers Opening at Hospital Partner
June 22, 2010 4:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsBEIJING , June 22 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited ("Concord Medical" or the "Company") (NYSE: CCM ), the operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China , today announced that it will add two new centers to...
ISYS® Search Software Wins Key Enterprise Search Contract With UNAIDS
June 22, 2010 2:35 am | by RealWire | CommentsISYS and Partner Raytion Selected to Provide UNAIDS With Enterprise-Wide Information Access SolutionLONDON, 22 June, 2010 - ISYS® Search Software (http://www.isys-search.com), a global supplier of enterprise search solutions for information access, management and reuse, today...
Polymer laser pinpoints explosives
June 21, 2010 10:37 pm | by I-Micronews | CommentsOrganic lasers show tremendous promise for sensing the vapours given off by the explosives found in landmines.
Zapping Asthma
June 21, 2010 10:34 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsPatients who have asthma that is not controlled by drugs may benefit from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the Alair medical device. It uses a catheter with an expanding tip made of four electrodes. Inserted in a lung passageway by a medical professional, these electrodes d
Noninvasive combination technique may reduce number of breast biopsies
June 21, 2010 10:33 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(Radiological Society of North America) By combining two relatively inexpensive technologies based on sound and light waves, researchers hope to lower the rate at which women undergo breast biopsies for suspicious lesions, according to a new study.
Lincare to start issuing dividends
June 21, 2010 1:45 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsHome respiratory therapy company Lincare Holdings Inc. said Monday its board has approved the start of quarterly cash dividends of 20 cents.The first dividend will be paid on July 29 to stockholders of record as of July 15.In May, Lincare had declared a three-for-two stock split.The company's...
Learning disabled care is 'worse'
June 21, 2010 1:38 pm | by BBC | CommentsSome doctors and nurses believe people with learning disabilities get a poorer standard of care, says a charity.
Surveillance colonoscopy should be targeted to high-risk patients
June 21, 2010 1:38 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(American Gastroenterological Association) Surveillance colonoscopy is effective and cost-effective when targeted to high-risk patients.
JDR increases its 5-Year SIF and remains number one dental journal of 64 in its category
June 21, 2010 1:38 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(International & American Association for Dental Research) Today the International and American Associations for Dental Research announced that its Journal of Dental Research remains the number one journal of 64 journal published in the "Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine" category...
