Diagnostic Instruments & Medical Imaging Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Genetic parallels between lung development and lung cancer 7/11/2006

For over 100 years, biologists have speculated that cancer growth shares common features with embryonic development. Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston now provide solid ...

Australian breakthrough in heart tissue engineering 7/10/2006

The Treasurer has announced a major breakthrough for international medical science in the field of tissue engineering by an Australian Research Institute.

New scoring system predicts gastric bypass surgery risk 7/5/2006

Duke University Medical Center surgeons have developed a simple scoring system based on five patient characteristics that can predict which candidates for gastric bypass surgery ...

Australia and Singapore collaborate on immunology research 6/30/2006

Singapore's Agency forScience, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and The Australian National University have agreed to collaborate on immunology research.

$1.4 million in international grants for Aussie scientists 6/27/2006

Five Australian scientists will receive approximately $1.4 million in grants awarded under the prestigious international Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP).

Australian technology approved as cervical cancer vaccine 6/22/2006

It is the world's first cervical cancer vaccine and has been approved in the United States. In addition, it could be on the shelves in Australia by the end of the year.

Eye software analyses image of eye to predict diseases and strokes 6/21/2006

Predicting the risk of cardio-vascular disease has won Professor Tien Wong of the Centre for Eye Research Australia the Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research ...

$10 million boost for health research into diseases 6/19/2006

The Commonwealth Government has announced a boost of $9.8 million for health research into chronic diseases, Indigenous health and the recovery process of older Australians who have ...

Australia offers advantages to medical device and diagnostics companies 6/9/2006

Australia offers companies engaged in the medical devices and diagnostics sectors a number of inherent advantages - access to a mature and skilled medical workforce of clinicians, ...

Australia's medical devices respected around the world 6/9/2006

Australia’s medical device industry is an exemplary model of research and commercialisation, a wealth of opportunity for investment and international collaboration, writes

Fibre-optic catheter eases the hard swallow 6/9/2006

A tiny fibre-optic catheter that detects swallowing abnormalities in a far less intrusive way has been invented by CSIRO.

Wireless healthcare in Australia 5/19/2006

Monash Medical Centre (MMC) in Melbourne is in the middle of a wireless trial that aims to plug the gap between bedside care and the hospital’s centralised information systems. ...

Trial of electronic health records 5/18/2006

Healthelink, the first NSW pilot of a revolutionary electronic health records system to improve patient care and speed up treatment, is underway in Hunter.

Health reform needs to be championed by health leaders 5/17/2006

Health reform needs to be championed by health leaders, responsive to community needs and securely funded, to be sustained and benefit the health of Australians according to a new ...

Qld Premier and local researchers excited about new world leading medical equipment 5/12/2006

The new equipment that will be used at the Mater Complex in Brisbane includes Australia’s first Dual Gradient, 16 channel, 3.0T MRI and 64-slice CT scanner.

Three-dimensional ultrasound probes poised to advance minimally invasive surgery 5/5/2006

Three-dimensional ultrasound probes built by researchers at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering (U.S.) have imaged the beating hearts of dogs. The engineers said their demonstration ...

Keeping new and emerging diseases in check 5/5/2006

CSIRO’s A$500 million Australian Animal Health Laboratory is renowned for its safe handling and containment of new and emerging diseases and the major role it plays in keeping ...

Device for testing breath for the presence of metabolites associated with breast cancer 5/2/2006

One of the biggest problems in fighting breast cancer is the lack of inexpensive, early detection diagnostic tools.

Three-dimensional ultrasound probes poised to advance minimally invasive surgery 4/28/2006

Three-dimensional ultrasound probes built by researchers at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering have imaged the beating hearts of dogs. The engineers said their demonstration showed ...

Victoria improves medical communication 4/26/2006

During 2004-05, the Department of Human Services in Victoria undertook work to develop a strategic approach in regards to purchasing new and replacement medical equipment that would ...

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