January 10, 2008 — Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Inc. will phase out the production of medical imaging film products at Fujifilm Manufacturing USA Inc. in Greenwood, S.C., by April 1, 2008, due to declines in medical film use.

January 10, 2008 – The FDA today granted Ethicon Inc. an expanded indication for EVICEL Fibrin Sealant (Human), which is one of the first fibrin sealants available as an adjunct to hemostasis for use in surgery, when control of bleeding by standard surgical techniques is ineffective or impractical.

January 11, 2008 - The latest advancement in aspirin is “Fasprin,” an 81mg tablet that enters the bloodstream through the lining of the mouth after rapidly dissolving on the tongue, which recently launched by Improvita Health Products.

January 10, 2008 - The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA), based in Washington, DC, launched its first 13 local chapter and affiliate organizations to build a network of local organizations to help carry out its mission of preventing sudden cardiac arrest.

January 10, 2008 – Molecular imaging agents development will enhance the use of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) for early diagnosis of disease, according to the report Molecular Imaging Agents: Evolving Capabilities, Emerging Opportunities.

January 10, 2008 - Scientists used magnetic fields and tiny iron-bearing particles to drive healthy cells to targeted sites in blood vessels in animals to develop a new method of delivering cells and genes to repair injured or diseased organs in humans, in a study which was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Jan. 7, 2008.

January 10, 2008 - Piedmont Hospital has been recognized as Best in Atlanta for Overall Cardiac Care and Cardiac Surgery for 2008, according to The Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study.

January 10, 2008 - Patients who received OrbusNeich’s Genous Bio-engineered R Stent had significantly fewer major cardiac adverse events (MACE) than patients who received FDA-cleared drug-eluting stents in a study conducted at Federico II University of Naples in Naples, Italy.

January 10, 2008 - ThromboVision Inc., a biomedical diagnostics company, has initiated clinical trials of its ThromboGuide (T-Guide) Platelet Function Monitor. Enrollment and data collection are under way at four key research institutes as it prepares to apply for 510(k) FDA clearance.

The T-Guide consists of a disposable test kit and a point-of-care base unit. The system is designed to help physicians individualize antiplatelet therapy that they use to prevent heart attacks, strokes and stent occlusions.

January 9, 2008 - The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology with its software design partner, the MITRE Corp., stated that their work to build a testing tool to evaluate compliance of electronic health records (EHR) with criteria for interoperability, named project LAIKA, will be further advanced by the Commission’s collaboration with two organizations that play major roles in healthcare IT connectivity.

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