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Mobile Sensors can help congestive heart failure patients
Wireless sensors that monitor elderly patients’ physiological functions and physical activities can help reduce congestive heart failure symptoms and potentially prevent hospital readmissions, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Systems, InformationWeek reports.
Report on how to improve EHRs for eye specialists
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has published a report with recommendations to improve electronic health record systems for eye specialists, Healthcare IT News reports.
India aims to scrap unreliable TB tests
Following WHO warning, India alerts doctors of unreliable TB tests that may endanger patients
Malvern and Paraytec to develop imaging technology
UK-based Malvern Instruments has signed a development and licensing agreement with Paraytec, under which Paraytec will add its ActiPix technology to Malvern’s materials characterisation portfolio.
Ambitious project for rural healthcare in West Bengal
The Mamata Banerjee government has initiated an ambitious project to bring specialised health care to rural Bengal, asking private hospitals to set up
Opto Circuits inks distribution pact with Japanese firm
Healthcare equipment maker Opto Circuits (India) said it has entered into an agreement with Japan’s Omron Healthcare to distribute equipment used for treatment of heart disease in the Japanese market.
ResMed completes acquisition of BiancaMed
ResMed, a developer, manufacturer and distributor of medical equipment for treating, diagnosing, and managing sleep-disordered breathing and other respiratory disorders, announced the acquisition of BiancaMed Ltd, a leading Irish medical technology company.
LIC launched Jeevan Arogya health insurance
Life Insurance Corporation of India has launched a new non-linked health insurance plan called
US Hospital Offers New Osteoarthritis Treatment
Health Link Medical Center in San Diego, US, is offering has begun offering platelet-rich plasma injection therapy to help patients suffering from osteoarthritis and joint injuries.
World’s largest online medical encyclopedia planned
A plan to create the world’s largest online medical encyclopedia was announced recently. Known as Medpedia, the site will be free and available to the public when it launches at the end of this year.
Asian-Pacific nations would be discussing the perils of ageing during July, 2007
A United Nations-backed meeting on the social, health and economic consequences of population ageing would start in Bangkok, Thailand in July, 2007. The two-day seminar is being held by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), in collaboration with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). Population ageing, due to declining fertility and increasing longevity, has increasingly come to pose a challenge to the Asia-Pacific region, with the number of older persons in the area to grow rapidly, surging from 410 million in 2007 to 733 million in 2025 to an expected 1.3 billion in 2050.
The State of the World’s Children 2007
The State of the World’s Children 2007 examines the discrimination and disempowerment, which women face throughout their lives and it outlines what must be done in order to eliminate gender discrimination and empower women and girls.
