e-Book on e-Health released
Bankix Systems Ltd has released its latest e-Book. It is a 200-page in-depth analysis of the issues involved in ‘Making E-Health Work’, the e-Book’s title.
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Regenerative Medicine to be a USD 20 Billion Industry by 2025
Explosive growth over the next decade in the field of regenerative medicine could aid medical device companies looking to develop “delivery systems” for cell therapies, according to an analysis released last week.
Robotic Therapy Helps Patients Regain Limb Movement
Intensive therapy with specially trained personnel and newly created robotic aids can help stroke patients regain limb movement more than a year after a stroke occurs, a new study has revealed.
First RENEW Spine Implant Conducted in USA
Interventional Spine has announced the first commercial US implant of RENEW Interspinous Allograft Technology in the USA to treat lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).
Researchers Question Security of Implanted Medical Devices
Researchers warn that hackers could gain access and remotely control medical devices that transmit wireless signals, such as insulin pumps, pacemakers and cardiac defibrillators.
York Researchers Develop Safer Medical Imaging Technique
A new method for transferring magnetic spin from parahydrogen, a molecule most notably used for fuelling the space shuttle, has been developed by York University researchers.
Wellpoint Sentinel System to monitor drug safety
US health insurer WellPoint Inc is developing a system that will use its 35m member database to monitor and more quickly identify potential safety problems of approved medicines.
Philips developing test kits for TB, malaria
Scientists, software professionals and medical professionals at the Philips Innovation Campus are working on health care solutions for developing countries, developing microscope-based portable diagnostic kits for rural health care workers that can be used to test for tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in an attempt to address a significant gap in the country
Cloud Technology to Combat Cancer
Cloud services provided over grid technology are helping to treat cancer patients, owing to an enormous effort by European researchers working closely with industry.
Biomedical Research Infrastructure Goes Global
Six institutions from Canada, the Czech Republic, Austria, France and Italy have now become official partners of the Infrafrontier consortium. With the participation of Canada, the consortium will be extended beyond Europe. The aim is to create a multinational research infrastructure for the phenotyping and archiving of mouse models of human diseases.
People receiving antiretroviral treatment tripled in developing nations
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) was released lately.
News Review – April 2010
ET Medical Devices, Italy announces joint venture with Trivitron Healthcare Trivitron the largest technology provider of Indian origin has announced […]
Maternal Mortality in India: 1997-2003, Trends, Causes and Risk Factors
The survey study titled Maternal Mortality in India: 1997-2003, Trends, Causes and Risk Factors, shows that overall MMR [maternal mortality ratio, which means number of maternal deaths to women (in the age group 15-49 years) per 1 lakh live births to women (in the age group 15-49 years)], which was nearly 400 in the year 1997-98, has declined to about 300 in the year 2001-03, thus registering a decline of 24 per cent during this period based on SRS data.
