100 years ago in October 1907, company founder, Johann Heinrich Dräger, was awarded a patent for the Pulmotor, the first mobile short-term respirator. This marked the birth of ventilation technology development at Dräger. Simple, reliable, and extremely effective, the apparatus - transported in a wooden casket - quickly became a standard piece of equipment used by rescue services throughout Germany.
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New Study Tracks Physician Internet Usage in Europe
Manhattan Research, a healthcare marketing information and services firm, revealed emerging trends of European physicians in Germany, Spain, Italy, France and the United Kingdom. The country-specific insight and data are based on the comprehensive telephone-based research study Taking the Pulse® Europe v5.0, conducted among more than 1,000 European practicing physicians.
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European Consumers Use of Internet for Pharmaceutical Information
In today's world of fragmented media and channel mix, it is increasingly difficult to isolate the information sources used by consumers to research health information and inform healthcare decision making. This is especially the case across Europe, where consumers are accessing an expanding range of resources which vary greatly by country and by region.
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New Siemens software helps to correct cardiac fibrillations
Worldwide, five percent of all people over the age of 65 suffer from atrial fibrillation. While cardiac arrhythmia can be treated with medication, patients have to take it for the rest of their lives. Ablation therapy offers an alternative: myocardial cells in the left atrium are obliterated to interrupt the problematic pathway. However, every patient is different. For this reason, electro physiologists have to be able to discern the size and shape of the left ventricle in precise detail during the intervention.
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Medical Search Engine for General Practitioners in France
Convera Corporation (NASDAQ: CNVR), a leading provider of search technologies for publishers, announced the launch of SearchMedica France. The specialized search engine, built for doctors in France, was developed by CMPMedica, Convera and medical experts from Le Quotidien du Médecin, a popular daily medical journal published by CMPMedica. CMPMedica, a division of UBM plc, is a global provider of healthcare information and education.
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New USB-IF Working Group to Improve Healthcare Technology
The USB Implementers Forum, Inc. (USB-IF) announced the formation of the Personal Healthcare Device Working Group. The group's initial goal is to define a USB Personal Healthcare Device Class specification. The new specification will enable health-related devices, such as blood pressure cuffs and exercise watches, to connect via USB to consumer electronic products, such as PCs and health appliances.
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World's First System Capable of Simultaneous Imaging of the Brain by MRI and PET
In what could prove to be a turning point in diagnosis and therapy for millions of patients suffering from neurological diseases, stroke and cancer, Siemens Medical Solutions showed a prototype for the worlds first fully-functioning imaging system capable of performing simultaneously Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Testing of this new prototype MR-PET will start before the end of 2007.
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100 years ago in October 1907, company founder, Johann Heinrich Dräger, was awarded a patent for the Pulmotor, the first mobile short-term respirator. This marked the birth of ventilation technology development at Dräger. Simple, reliable, and extremely effective, the apparatus - transported in a wooden casket - quickly became a standard piece of equipment used by rescue services throughout Germany. 
Manhattan Research, a healthcare marketing information and services firm, revealed emerging trends of European physicians in Germany, Spain, Italy, France and the United Kingdom. The country-specific insight and data are based on the comprehensive telephone-based research study Taking the Pulse® Europe v5.0, conducted among more than 1,000 European practicing physicians. 
Worldwide, five percent of all people over the age of 65 suffer from atrial fibrillation. While cardiac arrhythmia can be treated with medication, patients have to take it for the rest of their lives. Ablation therapy offers an alternative: myocardial cells in the left atrium are obliterated to interrupt the problematic pathway. However, every patient is different. For this reason, electro physiologists have to be able to discern the size and shape of the left ventricle in precise detail during the intervention.