2003 NEWS ARCHIVE
The following information has been archived on a weekly basis, and is presented in reverse chronological order, with the most recent pages appearing first.
December 15, 2003
Information Technology, Telehealth, Telemedicine, and Radiology
• Mobile Medicine In Africa
• National Satellite Initiative Launched In Canada
• New PACS Enables Improved Management and Image Sharing
• Proposed Nebraska Center Will Recruit and Train
• World Summit on the Information Society Emphasizes
November 24, 2003
MEDICALSPA CONFERENCE®
The Official Conference For Medical Spa Professionals!
• Santa Fe, NM
• Next MSC Event — Atlanta GA
• Medical Spa Professional Alliance
• Call for Future Medical Spa Speakers!
October 20, 2003
Cosmetic Surgery Services & Medical Spas:
In The United States:
• Cosmetic Changes Are Being Celebrated
• High Satisfaction Rates Associated With Cosmetic Surgery
• The Opening of a New Cosmetic Dentistry and Surgery Center
• A Botox Course Was Presented at the Annual Scientific Assembly
Internationally:
• Prime Time Television Broadcasts of Cosmetic Makeovers
• By Publicizing Claims Of Job Discrimination
Medical Spa and Plastic Surgery Conferences:
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• The Medical Spa Conference & Expo
September 22, 2003
Consumer & General Health Care:
• Web Services Technology Deployed
• House Calls Are Still Being Made by Doctors in Rural Areas
Imaging & Preventive Care:
• CTI Capital Program Financing Advances
• A Nationwide U.S. Initiative Centered on CT Scanning
• Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) Offer
• Second Quarter Financial Results Announced in Late August
• Several Preventive Scanning Businesses Are Scaling Back Services
August 18, 2003
Blood Pressure Monitors
• Datascope's Fiscal Year 2003 Sales Increased
• Operating Rooms & Post Anesthesia Care Settings
Home Health Care
• Acquisition Of BeyondNow Technologies By Cerner Corporation
• Second Quarter 2003 Financial Results
• Two Home Health Agencies Acquired By Amedisys
August 4, 2003
Telehealth & Telemedicine
• Home Telemedicine Technology Enables Elderly Patients
• The Latest Version Of The TIGR Interactive Video System
• New Agreement Expands Health Monitoring Service Into Canada
• Versalius Ventures Inc. (Houston TX) Concentrates On Telemedicine
June 9, 2003
Diabetes, Heart Failure, & Telemedicine
• Adult Onset Diabetes Likely To Affect One In Three Children
• Diabetes Prevention Trial On Oral Insulin
• Exenatide From Amylin & Eli Lilly
• Motion Media Launches New Videophone
• New Guidelines Identify Individuals' Risk For Heart Failure
• Tablet PCs Allow Mobile Workers Data Access & Entry
Blood Pressure Monitoring / Sleep Disorder Diagnosis & Treatment
• Accelerometer From Analog Devices Improves Monitor Accuracy
• Remeron May Reduce Sleep Interruptions For Patients With Apnea
• ResMed & Guidant Corporation Form Cardiology Sleep Alliance
• Venezuelan Research On Coffee Shop Workers
May 12, 2003
Telehealth & Telemedicine
• ATA's Advancement Of Telemedicine Awards
• Doctors Telehealth Network Alliance Restructuring
• First-Year Telehealth Funds Of Nearly $14 Million
• New Agreement Promotes The Androscope i-stethos
March 24, 2003
Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes, & Home Health
• Accuracy & Productivity Increased For European Home Health Workers
• Improved Glycemia Control In Phase II Clinical Trials
• Milestone Payment Rewards Advancement
• High Blood Levels Of Homocysteine
• National Public Health Initiative On Diabetes & Women's Health
February 10, 2003
Blood Pressure Monitors
• A Private Label Line For VSM Med Tech
• HealthGuard International's Blood Pressure Monitor Network
• Medwave's Latest Customers For Vasotrac Products
• Omron's New Health Care Business
January 13, 2003
Health Care News
• An Ongoing Controversy
• Home Testing
• The Indiana Heart Hospital
• New Health Plan Options
• Barrier's Clinical Trial Schedule
• New Acne Drug
• Velac Gel Studies
• New Diabetes Monitors
• Diabetes Research Forum
