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Genome-wide Association Studies Must Account for Ancestry

Ask someone where their ancestors were from and odds are that they know. Or maybe not. A new study published in Human Molecular Genetics suggests that scientists using the latest tools to scan the human genome must pay attention to ancestry when analyzing and interpreting their results.

The Top 10 Health Stories of 2008, from the Harvard Health Letter

National Survey of Radiologists Reveals Systemic Problems Hurting Industry and Patient Care

Ninety Four Percent Link IT Hurdles to Missed or Delayed Diagnosis; Almost Seventy Percent Report Unnecessary or Duplicative Scans

Applied Biosystems – Part of Life Technologies – Helps China Respond to Melamine Contamination in Dairy Products : Government and Industry Increase Contaminant Testing to Increase Food Safety

Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science research and discovery solutions, today announced that the Chinese government and two leading food manufacturers are implementing its mass spectrometry-based technologies for food analysis as part of efforts to identify and contain the spread of melamine in the food supply.

Study demonstrates Biospace med's 3D x-ray orthopedic imaging system, 'EOS', "shows better image quality" than Computed Radiography (CR) while reducing up to 90% of the radiation dose : "EOS represents one of the most significant advances in support of the Image Gently initiative of the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging." Marie Meynadier, Ph.D., CEO, Biospace med

Biospace med announced today that data from a clinical study of its FDA-cleared ‘EOS' 3D x-ray orthopedic imaging system conducted by a Montreal-based hospital—“EOS: A New Breed of X-Ray Imager Using Low-Dose Slot-Scanning to Achieve High-Quality Images”—showed that the EOS ultra-low-dose orthopedic imaging system makes possible “better image quality” than CR (Computed Radiography) imaging while using nearly 10 times less radiation.”

CCHR Endorses Survey from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality survey results show that psychiatrists, representing only 4 percent of the U.S. physician population, accounted for nearly 50 million (29 percent) of antidepressant prescriptions in 2005.

iCRco Opens Regional Branch Office In Beijing, China

iCRco has just opened its latest office in Beijing, China, serving as its regional Customer Support Center. The newest expansion of iCRco's growing Asian presence will also provide the region with a Sales Inquiry Center supporting iCRco's on site staff who will work directly with iCRco's head distributor in mainland China, Huqiu Imaging Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

HighPoint Patient Services of Arlington to Give Free Body Composition Scans Using GE's Lunar iDXA™ System : Total Body Scans Offered to Tarrant County, Texas Residents Each Saturday During Oct. 2008 Pinpoint Metabolic Status along with Amounts of Fat, Lean and Bone Tissue

While Texans are proud of the sentiment implied by the expression, “Everything is bigger in Texas,” such pride is misplaced when it comes to healthy Texans.

FDA Clears Biospace med's New 3D X-Ray Orthopedic Imaging System, 'sterEOS', Enabling Routine Weight-Bearing and 3D Examination of the Spine at Ultra-Low Radiation Dose : "The sterEOS platform, with its FDA-cleared 3D capability, is not only designed to dramatically reduce radiation doses for both children and adults but also makes possible the first weight-bearing 3D x-ray images for better surgical planning." Jean-Charles LeHuec, M.D., Ph.D. Bordeaux Spine Center, Pellegrin University Hospital

Biospace med announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to market the Company's EOS x-ray imager along with its new image workstation, sterEOS, which enables 3D skeletal reconstruction.

Overwhelming IT Success at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust as Digital Dictation Improves Patient Care and Cuts Unnecessary Costs

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has today announced that the implementation of the BigHand digital dictation workflow system within the Histopathology department has had a significant impact on patient care. The Trust has replaced analogue tape dictation equipment for the 22 consultants, 14 trainee medical staff and 12 secretaries within the department, spanning 2 hospital sites. The implementation of BigHand digital dictation has been cited as an overwhelming success, and has challenged the perception of speech technology within the Trust.

NIH Awards a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research Grant on "Novel Laser Scanning Technology for Computed Radiography" to VIXAR and iCRco

The National Institutes of Health has awarded iCRco partner Vixar a Phase I SBIR grant to develop a red VCSEL array assembly for the readout of images in computed radiography systems. Vixar is developing the new technology for use in computed radiography systems, and is collaborating with iCRco to evaluate the potential of the technology for the digital x-ray imaging market.

iCRco Lands CR Contract with Thu Duc District Hospital in Vietnam

iCRco Inc. with Coastal Medical Technologies Co., Ltd completed a multi unit CR installation at Thu Duc district Hospital. Two new iCR3600 CR solutions combined with two iCRco iFilm CReators have been installed in the new Computed Radiography room in the Radiology department of the Thu Duc District Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

USA-ONE Interactive Unveils Visioneer OneTouch® Scanning into the Docuvation Content Management Solution

Using Visioneer's breakthrough OneTouch® Link,; USA-ONE Interactive offers Docuvation users full control of scanning from any computer, letting users create electronic documents out of paper documents all with a simple touch.

Lumension Security Receives Frost & Sullivan 2008 Global Market Penetration Leadership Award

Lumension Security™ has been Awarded the Prestigious Award for Strong Market Share Growth, Product Innovation, and Continued Leadership in Vulnerability Management

Patient Placement Systems and MedFORCE Technologies Announce Partnership, Integrated DME/HME Intake, Referral and Document Management Software

Healthcare Software Partnership Marks First Integrated Intake Automation and Paperless Office Solution for DME/HME Providers