Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced the release of its Avalon FM40 and FM50 fetal-maternal monitors. The Avalon FM40 and FM50 are the newest additions to the Avalon family of fetal-maternal products, which includes the Avalon Cordless Transducer System (CTS) and the Avalon FM20 and FM30 fetal-maternal monitors.

System C Healthcare PLC, the provider of specialist IT products and services to the healthcare sector, today announces the acquisition of clinical systems developer Care Records Limited from Huntleigh Healthcare Ltd, one of the UK's largest medical equipment manufacturers.

B. Braun and Health-Robotics announced a long-term and exclusive strategic agreement for B. Braun to exclusively utilize Health-Robotics' IV Admixture Automation Solutions worldwide within the Oncology, Pain Management, Antibiotics, Radio Pharmaca, and all other IV Therapy and Clinical Nutrition.

Angiography (vascular imaging) uses X-ray technology and contrast media for spatial visualization of blood vessels. The new Artis zeego angiography system of Siemens Healthcare introduces unprecedented flexibility in catheter labs and operating rooms. The industrial robot technology integrated in Artis zeego allows the physician to move the C-arm to almost any position around the patient.

iSOFT Deutschland has strengthened its position in Russia's healthcare market after a partnership agreement with ML Park of Moscow to distribute and support iSOFT's laboratory information systems (LIS). The market in Russia offers huge potential and is set to grow at unprecedented rates. The Russian market for medical technology is worth US$2 billion a year and is growing by about 15 per cent per annum.

Axon Lab AG, a leading service provider for diagnostics and molecular biology, will support iSOFT, an IBA Health Group company, as distribution partner in Switzerland with immediate effect. Core elements of the agreement are the distribution, implementation and support of the leading iSOFT laboratory solution, LabCentre. iSOFT is the market leader in laboratory information systems with more than 200 installations in Germany.

Google Health Login page has been recently made public, and it is available online. This page includes a general overview regarding the speculated, global Google Health initiative. According to the Google Health login page "With Google Health, you can: