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> GE Healthcare will integrate its wireless medical products into MobileAccess Networks' solutions, and sell and install the systems to its clients. This is a coup for the small company which provides multiple wireless services over its infrastructure to hospitals, and is in fierce competition with Innerwireless, Meru Networks, Airwave and others. Article

> Infectious disease specialists meeting at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy say that the problem of drug-resistant bacteria is reaching "pandemic" proportions. Article

> A group founded by the evangelist Pat Robertson is suing Illinois in an attempt to block a law that requires pharmacists to prescribe the Plan B contraceptive. Article

> After the experiences of the September hurricanes in Houston, support is growing for a plan that would provide centralized "air traffic control system" for ambulances and other emergency services. Article

> In Japan, a successful pilot program is using the Real Time Location System (RTLS) developed by Ekahau to track all staff and patients at Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital with WiFi tags. Release

> First Consulting Group says it is laying off an undisclosed number of employees and shutting two offices in an effort to improve its competitiveness. Release

> Indiana is the latest state with a law on the books requiring hospitals to report medical errors. Article

> General Data is introducing a new FoamWrap patient identification bracelet designed for infants and the elderly. Release

> Despite a botched implementation two years ago, Orange County is considering a $1 million deal for a new disease surveillance system from Cerner. Article

And Finally... It was only a matter of time: on E-Bay, potential buyers have bid on a hospital building. Article

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