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Abbott Park, Illinois and Wilmington, Delaware – Abbott and AstraZeneca announced that they have entered into an agreement for Abbott to promote AstraZeneca's CRESTOR® (rosuvastatin calcium), a medication used along with diet to reduce high cholesterol.

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company , announced its Signa HDe 1.5T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system as the first medical imaging product from GE Healthcare to be recognized as an ecomagination offering after completing the company's rigorous internal environmental and operational evaluation, recognizing it as one of the most energy efficient 1.5T MRI systems commercially available.

Nanogen, Inc. developer of in vitro diagnostic products announced today it has been awarded a new $10.4 million, two-year contract from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a multi-analyte molecular diagnostic assay for Influenza.

Across France 37 privately owned medical facilities are utilising Hosted Information Management (HIM), one of a number of eHealth Managed Services from Carestream Health designed to archive, share and distribute medical data more cost effectively and efficiently.

The International Brain Mapping and Intraoperative Surgical Planning Society (IBMISPS) has recognized GE Healthcare with the Society’s “Pioneer in Technology” award, rewarding GE’s leading role in the development and commercialization of image-guided technologies in healthcare.

Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, founder of the Center for Health Transformation, will join the 4th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress, December 8-10, in Washington

Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) and BrainLAB AG are announcing that one of Scandinavia's leading cancer centers has ordered three Novalis Tx™ radiosurgery platforms which combine the most advanced technologies from both companies to offer superior non-invasive radiosurgery for patients.

GE Healthcare announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted clearance for the company’s newest model of Positron Emission Tomography/ Computed Tomography (PET/CT) scanner.

SaskTel and Alcatel-Lucent announced the launch of LifeStat™ Remote Monitoring and Health Management, a service that records and transmits daily blood glucose and blood pressure readings, automatically creating confidential, easy-to-use reports that can be viewed online by the client, their caregivers, and the client's healthcare professionals.

Cardinal Health to offer Presource® and Convertors® products to 2,000 U.S. hospitals and 53,000 other health care sites through Premier agreement

A new study reveals that, with dual-source computed tomography (DSCT), the effective dosage for a heart examination can be significantly lowered, in comparison to conventional computed tomography (CT).

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. was awarded a computed tomography (CT) contract by Broadlane's clients. Toshiba, an industry leader in CT technology, has won this contract two years in a row for the same modality from Broadlane, a leading supply chain services company serving healthcare providers throughout the United States.

Two prostate cancer patients became the first people in New York to receive a faster, more comfortable form of highly accurate radiotherapy in pioneering treatments at Radiation Oncology Associates of New York (a Division of Integrated Medical Professionals, PLLC).

GE, a worldwide partner of the Olympic Games, today announced that it is donating a new 64-slice CT (computed tomography) scanner as a legacy gift to the Sea to Sky Region, British Columbia.

Abbott today announced the start of the XIENCE V™ USA post-approval study, with six hospital centers already recruiting and enrolling patients just one week after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the XIENCE V™ Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System.

Cardinal Health, a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of health care, today announced a consolidation of its businesses into two primary operating and reporting segments to reduce costs and align resources with the unique needs of each segment.

Varian Medical Systems anked #1 in an independent study released last week by KLAS, a research firm that specializes in monitoring and reporting on the performance of healthcare vendors.

Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the XIENCE™ V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

The Center for Radiation Therapy of Beverly Hills became the first medical center in California yesterday to commence treating cancer patients with a revolutionary new technique utilizing RapidArc™ radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems

GE Healthcare, a leading provider of maternal and infant care devices, announced an innovative clinical education program, designed specifically for physicians, midwives, nurses, residents and students in obstetrics, to enhance their knowledge of fetal heart rate monitoring. GE’s Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Interpretation and Management education program, developed in partnership with Frank Miller, M.D., FACOG and David Miller, M.D., FACOG, both leading experts in the field of fetal monitoring, emphasizes the importance of using standardized NICHD terminology to describe, communicate and interpret abnormal fetal heart rate tracings.

QIAGEN announced a significant expansion of its EpiTect product portfolio for epigenetics, one of the most dynamic areas in life sciences. With the five new products, QIAGEN now offers standardized solutions covering all steps of epigenetic research processes in molecular diagnostics, pharma and life sciences. By removing existing bottlenecks in epigenetic research, the new products are expected to advance progress in the development of new diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer and other diseases.

Carestream Health, Inc., announced that its newest version of KODAK CARESTREAM Information Management Solutions (IMS) will be available worldwide by the end of June.

Elekta have created a 3-D Virtual Clinic which offers radiation therapists, administrators, patients and investors alike a unique opportunity to better acquaint themselves with Elekta’s products and solutions and how they are interconnected.

Cancer patients in eastern France now have access to advanced image-guided radiotherapy treatments with the arrival of the first Trilogy® linear accelerator in the country.

UnitedHealth Group unveiled a new Web site dedicated to social responsibility. The new Web site features UnitedHealth Group’s social responsibility commitment to preventing disease and promoting health, addressing racial and social disparities in health care, improving medical knowledge, encouraging volunteerism, and fostering corporate citizenship. The site builds on last year’s inaugural social responsibility report and continues the company’s commitment to accountability and transparency in all that it does.

GE Healthcare today launched the company’s next-generation applications to expand the capabilities of the company’s SPECT/CT flagship: Infinia Hawkeye 4. The new software applications, offered as Volumetrix Suite, are on display June 14-18 at the 55th annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine.

Covidien , a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the launch of www.bariatrics4diabetes.com, an educational website focused on bariatric surgery as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes.

GE Healthcare announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated for priority review the New Drug Application (NDA) for AdreView. AdreView is a molecular imaging agent for the detection of neuroendocrine tumors in pediatric and adult patients.

The newest generation of CARESTREAM Digital Dashboard that includes proactive notification for system events via e-mail or text messaging will be available worldwide on June 19.

QIAGEN Asia to supply RNAi and related solutions to China’s premier provider for drug discovery and development services

Hanoi, Vietnam – June 5 19, 2008 – QIAGEN was featured this week for its efforts to eliminate cervical cancer at the 14th annual Global Summit of Women in Hanoi, Vietnam.

GE Healthcare and InSightec Ltd. announced today that a new study suggests that women with clinically significant uterine fibroids (UF) have poorer health status and more associated health conditions than their counterparts.

Abbott announced that it has submitted an application forSeizo Hanbai Shonin (Marketing Authorization License) to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)/ Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) to gain approval for its XIENCE™ V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System to treat coronary artery disease.

Mindray Medical International Limited, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced the company and its employees have together made cash donations of over RMB1.0 million through the Red Cross Society of China to help support the Sichuan earthquake disaster relief. In addition, Mr. Xu Hang and Mr. Li Xiting, Mindray's co-chief executive officers, together donated a combined value of over RMB3.2 million in high-quality, portable multi-parameter patient monitoring devices, which they purchased from the company at distributor list prices.

For the seventh year in a row, GE Healthcare has won Omega Management Group’s prestigious NorthFace ScoreBoard Award™ for excellence in customer satisfaction and loyalty in servicing anesthesia machines and patient monitors.

Elekta, the international medical technology group and developer of Gamma Knife® surgery, will now be able to deliver and install the advanced technology at new and existing customer sites in Japan.

Gambro is extending a helping hand to the victims of the May 12 earthquake in the Sichuan region in China by donating dialysis equipment and necessary disposables to Intensive Care Units as well as Hemodialysis clinics across the affected region.

GE Healthcare, through a collaboration with CenTrak, Inc. of Newton, PA, today announced the availability of a new RFID technology capable of dividing a room or segmenting a bay by creating radio frequency identification (RFID) “virtual walls.”

ZOLL Medical Corporation, manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, today announced that it will display its range of resuscitation products—including the AutoPulse® Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump and R Series™ Code-Ready™ defibrillator—at the 9th Scientific Congress of the European Resuscitation Council Stand #74 in Ghent, Belgium May 22-24th. AutoPulse Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump

One of Denmark's leading cancer centers has placed an order for three new treatment machines and nine advanced RapidArc™ volumetric arc therapy systems from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), the world leader in radiotherapy.

Collaboration develops easy, interactive online walking program to provide consumers with a fun, easy way to achieve healthy living

RapidArc Systems Acquired as Part of Major Linear Accelerator Order at World-Famous Cancer Hospital

Merge Healthcare, a leading medical imaging software and services provider, today announced the release of Fusion PACS MX 3.0, featuring integrated Merge Mammo 7.10, Merge’s digital mammography application.

Abbott Park, Illinois — Abbott today announced the launch of the StarClose® SE Vascular Closure System, a next-generation vessel closure device engineered to enable fast, safe and secure closure of the femoral artery access site following a catheterization procedure. StarClose SE is available in the United States and Europe.

Mindray Medical International Limited, a leading China-based developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Datascope Corporation's patient monitoring device business pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreement entered into on March 11, 2008.

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Pinyons Medical Technology Inc., a privately-held company based in Park City, Utah, and its President and CEO, Shawn Fojtik, to acquire all assets related to the Pinyons POWRSyringe Injector and POWRSyringe Monitor handheld, manual injection and inflation devices.

Patients Treated with XIENCE™ V in SPIRIT III Trial Experience Better Long-Term Clinical Outcomes, Lower Rates of Stent Thrombosis than Patients Treated with TAXUS

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the world leader in the science of heart valves, announced that the company will celebrate a number of cardiac surgery milestones and product debuts at the 88th annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), May 10-14 in San Diego.

ZOLL's Medical Corporation , a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, today announced that it will display its range of resuscitation products—including the LifeVest® wearable defibrillator and the AutoPulse® Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump—in Booth #529 at the Heart Rhythm 2008 Exposition in San Francisco May 15-17th.

Siemens Healthcare is showing its Acuson S2000, the first ultrasound system of the new product series S, at the ECR (European Congress of Radiology) 2008 in Vienna.

GE Healthcare today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company’s new 3.0T magnetic resonance (MR) scanner, the latest addition to GE’s Signa family of MR systems.

The 3viseon™ 3D imaging workstation is a turn key solution which enables large medical datasets, generated by CT and MRI scanners, to be displayed as a three dimensional reconstruction using standard PC technology.

Smith & Nephew’s Endoscopy Division today announced the launch of the FOOTPRINT PK Suture Anchor, a system used to attach rotator cuff tissue to bone in the shoulder.

Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced it has received morethan 60 orders for its new RapidArc radiotherapy product for faster image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). RapidArc orders have been concentrated in North America but have also come in from Europe and Asia since the product was introduced to the market in January, according to the company.

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Whatman plc, a global supplier of filtration products and technologies.

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it has been named U.S. Healthcare Supplier of the Year in the GHXcellence Awards for achievements in improving supply chain performance. The award recognizes Boston Scientific's successful use of electronic transactions to improve supply chain efficiency for customers and suppliers.

GE Healthcare IT, a division of General Electric Company and a leading provider of clinical, financial and administrative information technology solutions, announced today that it has signed an agreement with the University of Tennessee (UT) Medical Center.

AVANT Immunotherapeutics , acting through its wholly-owned subsidiary Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Pfizer will be granted an exclusive worldwide license to a therapeutic cancer vaccine candidate, CDX-110, in Phase 2 development for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). This agreement also gives Pfizer exclusive rights to the use of EGFRvIII vaccines in other potential indications.

London, United Kingdom -Euromed Networks today announced that it has signed a partnership with Philips Speech ecognition Systems, for the integration and distribution of the company’s SpeechMagic platform in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Euromed Networks’ digital dictation software MedSpeech now features Philips industrial grade speech recognition for accurate, convenient and efficient information capturing.

Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE; TSX: MRG), a leading medical imaging software and services provider, announced today the release of eFilm Scan 2.0, an application designed to scan conventional medical films using third-party digitizers.

Newly Designed Blood Glucose Meter Easier to Read and Offers Next-Generation Benefits that Can Help People Improve Their Diabetes Management

LigaSure Advance(TM) Instrument for Laparoscopic Procedures

CAS Medical Systems, Inc. a medical device company focused on innovative, non-invasive monitoring that is vital to patient care, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Nonin Medical, Inc., a leading innovator of physiological monitoring solutions, has long envisioned a streamlined environment of interoperability with other medical equipment. Nonin continues to actively invest and incorporate innovative technologies that facilitate information flow without the need of proprietary interfaces.

Nonin Medical, Inc., in an effort to address rising healthcare costs and promote the use of remote monitoring, unveiled the world’s first fingertip oximeter with Bluetooth wireless technology at the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) meeting in Seattle, WA. The revolutionary Onyx® II, Model 9560 fingertip pulse oximeter is designed for interoperability, meeting the requirements of the emerging Medical Device Profile (MDP), IEEE11073 and Continua compliance standards.

CIGNA HealthCare and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health System announced today that they have entered a seven-year agreement preserving access for CIGNA members to VCU Health System facilities including Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Hospitals, the region’s only Level 1 trauma center

Baxter Healthcare Corporation today announced its V-Link Luer-activated device (LAD) with VitalShield protective coating, the first needleless intravenous (IV) connector to contain an antimicrobial coating, is now available for hospitals in the United States and Canada.

For a limited period Progen Scientific is pleased to offer its range of BioPette E electronic pipettes at discounted prices that are so good you would expect them to be manual pipettes.

Progen Scientific Limited is introducing a long term price promotion on the TKA Smart2Pure range of systems for ultra pure water.

Progen Scientific Limited of Mexborough, South Yorkshire has teamed up with Telstar to offer customers the new range of Top Tips newsletters from Telstar.

Leverkusen, Germany / Pittsburgh, PA, USA– Bayer HealthCare affiliate MEDRAD, Inc. announced today the completion of its tender offer for the outstanding shares of common stock of Possis Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: POSS).

Healthcare veteran Peter A. McClennen appointed President, North America - bringing proven track record in growth and executive leadership

Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI), a global orthopaedic manufacturer, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of INBONE Technologies, Inc., for an initial cash payment of $24 million, guaranteed minimum future payments of $3.7 million and potential additional cash payments based upon the future operational and financial performance of the company.

Promoting the Critical Role of Laboratory Professionals and Addressing the Issues Facing Clinical Labs Worldwide

Company Announces Update on Product Approval Pipeline

New Data from SPIRIT II Show Continued Low Rates of MACE with XIENCE V

CIGNA HealthCare announced an agreement continuing its member access to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, Ill., and Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Both MacNeal and Weiss Memorial are affiliated with Vanguard Health Systems, which also has hospitals in Arizona, Massachusetts and Texas.

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of VersaMed Corporation, a provider of portable critical care ventilators for respiratory care.

AtriCure, Inc. , a medical device company and leader in cardiac surgical ablation systems, has announced that its Coolrail™ linear ablation pen received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the ablation of cardiac tissue. Additionally, the first patient was successfully treated using the AtriCure Coolrail™ Linear Ablation Pen.

Alsius Corporation , the worldwide leader in intravascular patient temperature management therapies, has received approval from regulatory authorities in China and Mexico to market its intravascular temperature management (IVTM(TM)) systems and catheters in those countries. Alsius IVTM(TM) provides cooling and warming therapy via a computer-controlled temperature regulation system that connects to Alsius' proprietary heat exchange catheters.

Possis Medical, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of pioneering medical devices used in endovascular procedures, has announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the Federal District Court's dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit that was filed June 5, 2005.

Creates significant synergy opportunities by combining Mindray's leading China-based R&D and production platform and Datascope's strong US-based direct sales and service network Provides powerful platform for Mindray's international expansion in United States and Europe

Siemens Healthcare has announced that the University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein (UC S-H) commissioned a consortium of bidders, including Siemens, Bilfinger Berger and HSG Technischer Service, with the construction and operation of the first particle therapy center (PTC) in Northern Germany. With overall costs of approximately 250 million euros, this represents the largest public private partnership project (PPP) ever launched in the German healthcare sector.

Royal Philips Electronics has announced a new structure for its Healthcare Informatics business to align its entire portfolio of clinical information solutions including patient monitoring, enterprise and clinical image management, anesthesia information,

To provide patients with greater access to quality, affordable and convenient health care near their homes and at work, Walgreen Co.has created a new Walgreens Health and Wellness division.

Covidien a leading global provider of healthcare products, has announced that its Surgical Devices business unit has introduced three access products, VersaStep(TM) Plus 15mm, Visiport(TM) Plus with fixation and Versaport(TM) Plus RPF 15mm with fixation. The products are now available in the United States and are scheduled to be launched in other markets over the next several months.

DAPTACEL vaccine is licensed for the entire immunization series to protect against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis

The Urology Clinic at the Klinikum Mansfelder Land & Pflege gGmbH in Eisleben offers high-tech options for diagnosing and treating the male and female urogenital tract.

Now the innovative LIFE™ laser therapy for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is also available at the Klinikum Mansfelder Land & Pflege gGmbH – For the first time, prostate tissue can be gently removed without secondary bleeding – The therapy enables short treatment durations, quick recovery and only slight post-operative risks – Since January 1, 2008, in-patient treatment is reimbursed by statutory health insurance providers

Packed with new features and enhancements, Cardax FT V5.20, was released on 2 April, 2008. Daniel McVeagh, Cardax Product Manager, defines this version of Cardax FT as “delivering a great combination of new technologies, smarter installation tools, and improved usability for our valued customers”.

March 13, 2008 - Abbott announced today the first two-year data for Crohn's disease patients with fistulas, which show that more than half of patients receiving HUMIRA® (adalimumab) had continued fistula healing. These data were presented at the European Crohn's and Colitis Organization (ECCO) Annual Meeting in Lyon, France. Fistulas are tunnels that form between the intestine and other parts of the body and are considered one of the most painful complications of Crohn's disease. Fistula healing in these studies was defined as complete cessation of fistula drainage.

In response to the growing burden of cancer in the developing world, AstraZeneca, in partnership with Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa, The Ethiopian Ministry of Health and AXIOS, developed a framework two years ago for the first-ever programme to raise awareness, diagnose and treat breast cancer in Ethiopia. The interim results of this five-year initiative are reported in the March edition of Clinical Oncology*.

Abbott has announced that it has received CE Mark (Conformité Européene) approval for a 2.25 mm version of its XIENCE™ V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, offering physicians a smaller stent based upon the proven efficacy, positive safety results and excellent deliverability of XIENCE V. The addition of the 2.25 mm stent to the XIENCE V portfolio gives physicians access to a wider range of stent sizes for treating a variety of patient types.