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Philips' nets Norwegian SpeechMagic contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
SpeechMagic software from Philips Speech Recognition Systems will be implemented with the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system of Norway's Health Region South (HES), according to the Vienna-based firm.
October 30, 2006
Placental thickening seen in pregnant women with CMV infection
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 31 - Placental thickness is greater in women with primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection than in uninfected pregnant women, particularly in those women who give birth to infants with congenital disease, researchers report. CMV status was determined at baseline and ultrasound was performed regularly between 16 and 36 weeks' gestation.
October 30, 2006
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Paperwork error led to teen's radiation overdose
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Oct 27 - A teenage cancer patient was mistakenly given massive overdoses of radiation for a brain tumor, mainly because of a mistake in paperwork, a report found on Friday.
October 26, 2006
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Experimental drug might help treat bowel cancer
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Oct 27 - An experimental drug that is effective in reducing the size and number of precancerous growths in mice could help treat or prevent bowel cancer in humans, scientists said on Friday.
October 26, 2006
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German hospital selects Sectra PACS
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Düren Hospital in Germany has signed with Linköping, Sweden-based Sectra to provide the facility's PACS.
October 26, 2006
Med Exchange International opens California office
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiology equipment distributor Med Exchange International has opened a new office in San Diego to meet the demand for radiological equipment in Mexico, South America, and Eastern Europe.
October 24, 2006
Row in Italy over medical malpractice death figures
By Reuters Health
ROME (Reuters Life!), Oct 25 - A row broke out in Italy on Tuesday over controversial figures estimating that some 90 people a day die in the country's hospitals due to bad medical practices. Some newspapers described the figures as a "massacre," noting that the yearly number of about 33,000 estimated deaths was more than three times that in road accidents.
October 24, 2006
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Pathologic degradation of collagen found in loosened hip replacement implants
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 24 - Successfully placed artificial hip joint implants frequently become loose many years after the original surgery. Now, researchers in Finland and the Netherlands have shown that this degradation is due, at least in part, to activated enzymes that target the fibrous connective tissue capsule that directly surrounds the joint.
October 23, 2006
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U.K.'s GMC issues post-Shipman doctors' guidelines
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Oct 24 - The General Medical Council (GMC) launched a national poster campaign on Monday to alert the public about new guidelines for doctors that encourage them to work more closely with patients.
October 23, 2006
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Abnormal ventricular wall motion a cause of mitral regurgitation
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 23 - Dyssynchronized motion of the left ventricle is an independent risk factor for functional mitral valve regurgitation, Italian researchers report. In their study of 74 patients, tissue-derived Doppler-derived dyssynchrony index was measured according to time to peak systolic contraction of eight left ventricular segments supporting the papillary muscle.
October 22, 2006
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Philips names Rusckowski CEO of medical division
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics has named company veteran Stephen Rusckowski as CEO of its Philips Medical Systems division, replacing Jouko Karvinen, who is leaving the Dutch company.
October 18, 2006
Vepro nets Indian PACS/EMR deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German PACS vendor Vepro has been selected by the Wockhardt Hospital Group in India to provide its PACS and electronic medical record (EMR) products.
October 18, 2006
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