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Fecal test, sigmoidoscopy effective for colorectal cancer screening
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 12 - Both fecal occult blood testing and flexible sigmoidoscopy represent feasible and acceptable approaches to colorectal cancer screening in normal-risk men and women, Italian researchers conclude. The six-center study included more than 18,000 randomly selected patients between 55 and 64 years old who hadn't been screened for colorectal cancer in the past two years.
July 11, 2007
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Philips reviewing MedQuist stake
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics said it is "reviewing its options" regarding its 70% ownership stake in speech recognition firm MedQuist of Mount Laurel, NJ.
July 9, 2007
Delft installs Odelca-DR in Africa
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Delft Diagnostic Imaging, the parent company of PACS developer Rogan-Delft, has completed the first African installation of its Odelca-DR digital thorax screening device.
July 9, 2007
Bracco, ImaRx sign licensing pact
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Milan, Italy-based contrast agent developer Bracco and biopharmaceutical firm ImaRx Therapeutics of Tucson, AZ, have signed a cross-license agreement for certain patents and patent applications of each other's products.
July 3, 2007
CT urography helps diagnose cancers
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 4 - Multidetector computed tomography urography (MDCTU) is effective in diagnosing upper urinary tract urothelial tumors, according to U.K. researchers.
July 3, 2007
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Cold case closed: CT solves iceman's cause of death
By Heather Hokenson
You could say it's the oldest open "cold case" to date -- the death of the famous Alpine glacier iceman. Since he was discovered in 1991, his 5,300-year-old mummified remains have been subjected to numerous scientific tests, and theories have abounded as to how he died. Recently, however, a team of Italian and Swiss researchers determined the iceman's exact cause of death using multidetector-row CT (MDCT).
July 3, 2007
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IBA gets OK for U.K. PET facility
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radioisotope manufacturer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has received approval from U.K. officials to begin the manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals at its new PET production facility in Dinnington, South Yorkshire.
July 2, 2007
Foreign doctors play key role in U.K. health system
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Jul 3 - Foreign doctors play a vital role in running Britain's publicly funded health service and have to come through stringent tests before they are allowed to work here, health authorities said on Tuesday.
July 2, 2007
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Occupational stress common among oncologists
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 3 - A study of oncologists and palliative care specialists reveals that occupational stress is common in these fields, according to a report in the June issue of Clinical Medicine.
July 2, 2007
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Merge ships new Merge Mammo version in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare of Milwaukee has begun shipments in Europe of the newest version of the company's Merge Mammo breast imaging workstation.
July 1, 2007
Elekta sells Synergy systems to Royal Marsden
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta of Stockholm has inked a deal to sell two of its Elekta Synergy radiation therapy systems to Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K.
June 28, 2007
Ziehm's IGS system to enter the U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Xograph Healthcare of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, U.K., will supply Ziehm Imaging's Cappa IS digital mobile C-arm with fully integrated surgical navigation system to the U.K. and Ireland.
June 27, 2007
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