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Fracture risk increased in primary biliary cirrhosis
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 30 - Patients with primary biliary cirrhosis have a slightly increased risk of fracture compared to the general population, according to researchers in the U.K. Using the General Practice Research Database, the researchers conducted a cohort study involving 930 subjects with PBC and 9,202 age- and sex-matched controls.
January 29, 2007
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FlowCardia launches Crosser stent portfolio in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Endovascular device developer FlowCardia said that it is making its Crosser 14P, 14S, and 18 chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization catheters available in the European Union (EU).
January 24, 2007
Agfa continues German Orbis install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare of Mortsel, Belgium, said that it has completed the initial phase of the implementation of its Orbis hospital information system (HIS) at the Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit in Berlin.
January 24, 2007
Endurance sports may harm the heart: study
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Jan 22 - Endurance sports may cause changes in the hearts of some athletes that can lead to a rare but life-threatening condition which causes an abnormal heart rate and rhythm, Belgium researchers said on Monday.
January 22, 2007
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Sectra receives first Spanish mammo order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish healthcare technology and device developer Sectra has received an order from Clinica Tesla, a mammography clinic in Alicante, Spain, for the Linkoping-based firm's full-field MicroDose digital mammography system.
January 21, 2007
Philips sales, earnings climb in Q4
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Growth in almost all of its businesses helped Philips Medical Systems to 7% fourth-quarter sales growth after the effects of currency adjustments are taken into account.
January 21, 2007
Study: PET posts double-digit gains in Western Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A study by healthcare consultants Medical Options of London estimated that 491,000 patient studies will be performed using PET in Western Europe in 2006.
January 21, 2007
Testing procedure improves usability of DICOM CDs
By Erik L. Ridley
DICOM CDs are commonly used today to disseminate patient images and information, but many of them suffer from deficiencies that can hinder image viewing and integration into PACS networks. To help deal with the problem, the German Roentgen Society (DRG) initiated a quality assurance initiative designed to improve the quality of DICOM CDs.
January 21, 2007
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GE Healthcare to expand once more with $8 billion Abbott deal
By Wayne Forrest
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., today released more details regarding its proposed $8.13 billion acquisition of Abbott Laboratories' primary in vitro diagnostics businesses and Abbott Point-of Care diagnostics business (formerly known as i-STAT).
January 18, 2007
IBA expands production capacity
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine products firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has launched an expansion program to meet the demand for its proton therapy systems.
January 18, 2007
Orion Health rolls out EHR in Spain
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Healthcare information technology developer Orion Health of Auckland, New Zealand, said that Hospital Universitario Son Dureta in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, has gone live with an electronic health record (EHR) and clinical applications portal.
January 17, 2007
3mensio enters surgical visualization market
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Advanced visualization developer 3mensio Medical Imaging has signed a contract with the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands for the development and delivery of a new surgical visualization product, 3surgery.
January 17, 2007
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