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The Medical Industry Business Weekly |
| May 15, 2008 |
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Other HeadlinesLeon Gugel, the company's DOTmed Certified founder, pitches honesty, integrity and outstanding service.
Due to provider requests, KLAS investigated single-cassette computed radiography (CR) in a groundbreaking study to uncover the strengths and weaknesses of the marketplace.
The SNM Annual Meeting runs June 14-18 in New Orleans. Be sure to come by the DOTmed Booth #570 and meet our jazzy Trade Show Team!
Earthquakes, typhoons, cyclones, tornadoes and more lead to death and disaster across the globe.
Have News for Us?Submit your news on the industry, people, or companies.More Industry HeadlinesHospitals Demand Feedback About Computed Radiography Due to provider requests, KLAS investigated single-cassette computed radiography (CR) in a groundbreaking study to uncover the strengths and weaknesses of the marketplace. Worldwide Weather Woes Bring Disaster and Grief Earthquakes, typhoons, cyclones, tornadoes and more lead to death and disaster across the globe. Strike Force Targets Medicare Fraud by Los Angeles Area Health Care Companies Eleven people indicted in case involving millions of dollars in claims. House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Medicare Bidding Program for Durable Medical Equipment House hears testimony on benefits and drawbacks of Competitive Bidding Program planned for implementation this year. Medicare Roundup: CMS Recent Decisions Agency gives coverage to artificial hearts, raises rates for long-term care hospitals. This SIEMENS Open Viva MRI Scanner is going to move fast... get your bid in now! Also see the other great lasers, imaging systems, and more... all on your favorite website for used medical equipment! Are Anxiety Disorders All in the Mind? Researchers find link between altered dopamine activity and Social Anxiety Disorder, according to an article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. GE's Industry Leading Service Delivers Improved Uptime and Reliability Proactive monitoring and data mining combine to enhance installed base performance. Philips to Acquire Brazilian Patient Monitoring and Critical Care Company Dixtal Biomedica e Tecnologia Move further bolsters Philips' healthcare presence in high-growth emerging markets. Smart, Miniature Pump Offers Medicine in Small and Flexible Doses An innovative micro-pump mimics our own peristaltic system, but works accurately forward and backward. 
Bones and Genetic Links
Ailment of Bones Comes From Genetic Linkby Keith Loria, Reporter
Those who have osteoporosis see their bone density thin as more bone cells are lost than replaced as one ages. It affects about one in three women and one in five men around the world, according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation.
"Eventually, a panel of genetic markers could be used in addition to environmental risk factors to identify individuals who are most at risk for osteoporotic fractures," wrote Spector and Richards. These changes were present in 20 percent of the people studied and highlight the potential role of screening for osteoporosis, the bone-thinning disease that mainly affects women after menopause, they said in the journal Lancet. In the Lancet study, the team scanned the genes of 2,094 female twins and identified a link between decreased bone mineral density and changes in chromosomes 8 and 11. In chromosome 11, the change was associated with a 30 percent increased risk of the condition and related fractures, and for chromosome 8, the mutation raised risk by 20 percent. For people who had both changes, their risk went up by 30 percent. These two genes are important targets for treatments, and drugs are already under development, the researchers said. Please Send us your Comments. |
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