BK Medical, a wholly owned subsidiary of Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ:ALOG), and Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) announced a global collaboration to improve and streamline prostate brachytherapy procedures through a new, digital interface between BK Medical’s Pro Focus ultrasound scanner and Varian’s VariSeed 8.0 planning software.

With prices on the rise on just about everything these days, everyone is looking to save money. And, with gas prices at historic highs, nobody wants to make unnecessary trips…

The South African diabetes market is growing rapidly, primarily as a result of higher diagnosis rates. This is due to increased access to healthcare. Many type 2 diabetics are shifting towards the use of insulin along with their oral treatment. In 2006, 43.0 per cent of type II diabetics were using the more expensive insulin in addition to the oral treatment. This trend is significantly boosting the revenues of the anti-diabetic pharmaceutical market.

A bipartisan group of eight House members on Monday discussed several health care issues — such as SCHIP, Medicare and Medicaid — during a debate at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, The Hill reports.

For every one point rise in the U.S. unemployment rate, the number of uninsured is projected to increase by 1.1 million people, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured analysis released Tuesday, the

The World Bank recently approved a $10 million grant for Rwanda to help the country’s HIV/AIDS efforts, the New Times/AllAfrica.com reports. According to a World Bank release, the funding is in addition to an initial grant of $30.5 million, which was allocated two years ago.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Monday at the Miami Children’s Hospital promoted his health care proposal, which he said would “put families in charge,” USA Today reports (Jackson, USA Today, 4/29).

Humana on Monday announced that first-quarter revenue increased by 12% to $6.96 billion from $6.20 billion in the period last year, driven by higher-than-average enrollment in the company’s Medicare Advantage plans, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company also reported that first-quarter net income increased by 13% to $80.2 million, or 47 cents per share, from $71.

The Anchorage Daily News on Monday examined a new subsistence diet guide targeting Alaska Natives that includes nutritional and cultural food options for cancer survivors that modern medicine providers have a “hard time endorsing.” The 142-page guide, “Traditional Food Guide for Alaska Native Cancer Survivors,” is a part of the

Was Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter (Elizabeth) in a cellar for 24 years and has confessed to fathering seven children with her, responsible for his actions? That is what his lawyer, Rudolf Mayer, said experts must decide. He faces up to 15 years in prison just for rape - if he is found guilty of rape. In an interview with the BBC Mayer said Fritzl will undergo several psychological and psychiatric tests.