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75 years is an appropriate upper age limit for mammography
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 17 - Results of a study published in the April issue of the International Journal of Cancer suggest that 75 years of age is an appropriate upper limit for population-based mammography screening.
May 16, 2006
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Cedara signs GIP CPAGE
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Canadian medical imaging software developer Cedara Software said it has been named the exclusive electronic patient record (EPR) supplier of French hospital association GIP CPAGE.
May 16, 2006
Sectra adds Netherlands office
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Secure Communications division of Swedish technology firm Sectra has opened an office in the Netherlands to better serve the Dutch market, the company said.
May 15, 2006
Boston Scientific gets EC nod for added Liberte uses
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Boston Scientific reported that it has received indication extensions to the European CE Mark for its Taxus Liberte paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.
May 15, 2006
Varian adds Swedish orders
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems will be installing its radiotherapy equipment at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg and Linköping University Hospital in Linköping, Sweden.
May 15, 2006
Cancer drug Glivec may harm bones
By Reuters Health
LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters), May 12 - Results of a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated that the drug inhibits bone formation and resorption -- a process known as bone remodeling.
May 11, 2006
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Sectra notches Norwegian mammo order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has received its first Norwegian order for its MicroDose Mammography (MDM) full-field digital mammography (FFDM).
May 10, 2006
Radioactive medical deliveries face new delays
By Reuters Health
VIENNA (Reuters), May 11 - A growing unwillingness of shippers to deliver radioactive medical materials due to rising costs and safety fears since the September 11 attacks is threatening healthcare in some countries, experts said on Wednesday.
May 10, 2006
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Senior U.K. doctors contract 90 million pounds over budget
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), May 11 - The U.K. government's new consultant contract for senior doctors cost 90 million pounds more than expected, but has yet to show much benefit for patients, according to a report on Wednesday.
May 10, 2006
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Publishers mobilize against U.S. research proposal
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), May 10 - Scientific and scholarly publishers, including Reed Elsevier and John Wiley, are launching an offensive against newly proposed U.S. legislation that would require them to make much of their research available for free within six months of publication.
May 9, 2006
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CT, MRI show successful vocal cord restoration
By Eric Barnes
A new vocal cord restoration technique injects the body's own fat into damaged vocal cords to restore damaged voice quality. Imaging with CT and MRI show that vocal function not only improves after the procedure, but endures over follow-up periods of at least four years.
May 9, 2006
Schering divests CIS radiopharma unit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German contrast media firm Schering has completed the divestiture of the radiopharmaceutical business of CIS bio international to a consortium formed by Belgian companies Ion Beam Applications and the Institut National des Radioéléments (IRE).
May 7, 2006
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